Although Ren Kurose had told them to simply call him by his name, Bai Yuekui and Mitsuri Kanroji didn’t immediately do so.
Bai Yuekui thought about it for a moment.
This person’s strength was simply too terrifying.
Before the apocalypse descended upon her world, there had been novels that described existences known as gods.
People often referred to such beings using special pronouns reserved for deities.
So Bai Yuekui decided to address Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose in the same respectful manner.
It was a sign of respect toward his strength.
In her opinion, his power was already comparable to the gods described in stories from before the apocalypse.
Merely existing was enough to influence a large number of people.
Although…
that did make him sound a little like an evil god.
Ren Kurose didn’t particularly care.
Being able to speak again was already good enough.
And now that he could move around on Earth instead of remaining forever in that empty, lifeless space, he was quite satisfied.
Speaking of his true body, shifting most of his attention onto this Servant body hadn’t affected it at all.
It could be said that Ren Kurose now possessed two separate perspectives.
At any moment, he could shift his awareness back to his true body.
It was simply that he was more accustomed to this human form, so most of his attention was currently focused here.
This was completely different from the relationship between Servants and their Heroic Spirit originals in the Type-Moon world.
Besides, nothing ever happened in that space where the passage of time was nearly impossible to perceive.
There was no telling when Azathoth would awaken.
The timescale involved would inevitably be measured in tens of thousands of years.
In other words, Ren Kurose could remain on Earth until Ritsuka Fujimaru finished restoring Human Order, while from the perspective of his true body, it might feel as though he had merely taken a short nap.
After chatting in the Chat Group for a while, Ren Kurose withdrew his attention.
Da Vinci was still beside him, after all.
There wasn’t much for the two of them to talk about since they were hardly familiar with one another.
Fortunately, at that moment, Romani contacted Da Vinci and ordered her to return to the Control Room.
Another abnormal situation had occurred, and it was extremely urgent.
Da Vinci had no choice but to abandon her surveillance of Ren Kurose and hurry over.
As for Ren Kurose, he leisurely headed toward the Control Room as well.
At this moment, Ritsuka Fujimaru, who was still inside the Singularity, had already located the Greater Grail in Singularity F.
Unfortunately, Lev appeared at the very end and casually revealed that he had been the mastermind behind everything.
The revelation shocked everyone.
At the same time, Lev explained why he had done all of this.
His goal was nothing less than the incineration of Human Order.
That revelation immediately threw everyone into panic.
By the time Ren Kurose entered the Control Room, everyone’s expressions were extremely grim.
However, when Ren Kurose walked inside, no one noticed that the anxiety, tension, and panic in their hearts were being subtly amplified.
Although Ren Kurose had descended here in the form of a Servant, he was still an Outer God.
His presence continued to exert a negative influence on people’s emotions, minds, and sanity.
The only people who had interacted with him before were Romani and Da Vinci, so Ren Kurose hadn’t noticed much.
But now, he could clearly sense that the mental states of Chaldea’s ordinary staff were fluctuating because of him.
Ren Kurose forcibly concealed his aura, hoping to reduce the effect.
Fortunately, everyone was focused on the large screen, so no one noticed the danger Ren Kurose himself posed.
The screen displayed a somewhat blurry view of Ritsuka Fujimaru’s location.
And for the first time, Ren Kurose finally saw what Ritsuka actually looked like.
Orange-red hair.
A young woman.
So the Ritsuka Fujimaru of this world was Gudako.
In the game, the protagonist’s gender could be chosen.
Here, the female version had become the actual Ritsuka.
On Ritsuka’s side, Director Olga Marie’s soul had already been swallowed by CHALDEAS.
CHALDEAS itself had turned completely red.
That meant the incineration of Human Order had already begun.
Yet for some inexplicable reason, when Ren Kurose looked at the glowing red CHALDEAS…
he felt as though it were giving off the aroma of barbecue.
Ren Kurose swallowed.
Even though he had completely merged with Yomagn’tho, the Feaster from the Stars’ preferences had clearly influenced him as well.
In the end, Lev didn’t have enough time to kill Ritsuka Fujimaru.
The space around them was already beginning to collapse.
So Lev simply left.
Afterward, Romani could only arrange for Ritsuka and Mash to return.
Even though something as catastrophic as the incineration of Human Order had occurred, Chaldea had no choice but to pull itself together.
After all, Ritsuka Fujimaru was now Chaldea’s sole remaining Master.
Only if she remained determined would humanity still have hope.
Ritsuka’s response was certainly worthy of praise.
Without hesitation, she accepted the responsibility placed upon her.
And then…
Romani brought Ritsuka Fujimaru directly before Ren Kurose.
“Huh?
A new Servant?”
After learning Ren Kurose’s identity, Mash, who was standing beside Ritsuka, immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Gudako herself was equally shocked.
She had no idea when she had supposedly summoned a Servant.
Before this, she had barely even been a proper Master.
She didn’t know how to summon Servants at all.
“You are my Master?”
Ren Kurose looked at her.
“Class: Foreigner.”
“True Name: **** · Ren Kurose.”
“I have answered your summons!”
Ren Kurose spoke his name.
And then—
Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash, and Romani all froze in surprise.
It was obvious that Ren Kurose had spoken six syllables.
Yet they had only heard the final two corresponding to Ren Kurose.
The first four had reached their ears as nothing more than an incomprehensible mass of static.
At the same time, that strange noise caused the relatively ordinary Ritsuka Fujimaru to feel a slight headache.
Combined with the exhaustion of having just returned from the Singularity…
she suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed.
Neither Mash nor Romani had expected that.
And neither had Ren Kurose.
Damn it.
These passive effects that came with being a Cthulhu Mythos Outer God were seriously making it difficult for Ren Kurose to function in human society.