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Even this trip to Chaldea with 417 was driven by this competitive spirit; otherwise, she wouldn't be so free, as the El-Melloi family has a lot of things that require her attention.
After the little farce, the plane fell silent.
The journey was uneventful. The plane landed in Antarctica, and after a transfer to a snowmobile, the four of them finally arrived at their destination: Chaldea!
They were then led to the director's office by the reception staff, where two people were already waiting for their arrival.
They are the director, Olga Marie, and the director's right-hand man, Rafe.
"Welcome, everyone. You must be tired from your journey to such a remote place. I am the director here, Olga Marie Animusfia."
The silver-haired girl sitting behind the desk spoke with a serious face.
"Hello, I am Rafe Lenore, a technician at Chaldea, and I also serve as the director's assistant. Welcome to all of you, and I look forward to your guidance in the future."
The man, dressed in dark green, smiled and gave a gentlemanly bow.
"Lord El-Melloi II has come on an inspection tour. I hope you will forgive any inconvenience caused."
After all, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so Webber was polite.
"Lynnes Elmello Archizorti, like my sworn brother, please forgive me if this visit causes any disturbance."
Chapter 187 Ma the Conman, Pretending to Be Fooled Online
After Reines greeted them, the two people opposite her turned their attention to Ma En and the adult Rin.
“Marne, I was transferred here because I have some research on Heroic Spirits. This is the appointment letter. It says I’m an advisor or something. I don’t know what I can do. You in charge can arrange it as you see fit.”
As he spoke, Mar and Eng took out their appointment letter and handed it to the desk.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she patted the shoulder of the adult Rin next to her and said, "Oh right, this is my assistant, Rin Tohsaka."
Adult Rin was a little embarrassed by Ma En's casual attitude, but she still forced herself to say, "Please take care of me."
In fact, it wasn't just her who felt embarrassed; even Olga Marie across from her couldn't help but frown.
He was about to say something to Marne, but considering that Weber and Reines, the two inspectors, were present, he reluctantly held back for the time being.
"Well then, I'll arrange accommodations for you first. We can talk about it later, but I have other work to do here, so I'll leave that to Rafe."
As she said this, she looked at Rafe beside her and said, "Rafe, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Yes, Director." Fu replied with a smile, then turned to the four and said, "This way, please."
Since they had only come to say hello, the four of them didn't waste any words and followed Rafe to the staff quarters.
"This is the staff quarters. Rin Tohsaka's room is over here. This area is for women only. This whole area is empty, so you can choose the room you like, but they're all the same."
As Rafe said this, he turned to Reines with a slight apology and said, "Miss Reines, please also stay here for the time being. We just received the order, so we were a bit rushed and not prepared. Please forgive us."
"Oh, please don't mind, this place is just fine."
Reines smiled gently and then gestured for Rin, who was of marriageable age, to choose a room.
Seeing this, Rafe called Marne and Weber and led them to the male staff quarters on the other side, where he arranged a single room for the two of them as well.
"Advisor Ma, please wait in the room for a moment. Someone will bring you your uniform, identification, and terminal shortly. Yes, this is the wristband. The staff here all use these technological products to assist in their work. I hope you can get used to it as soon as possible."
"Ok."
Rafe nodded in response.
"Well then, I have to take my leave now. If you need anything, you can contact us using the computer in the room."
After giving his instructions, he turned and left.
Around the corner, they disappeared from their sight.
But he suddenly stopped and opened his squinting eyes.
"Is it them? Their presence has been blocked, otherwise we would have been able to sense them immediately. This is troublesome; they actually found us so quickly."
He murmured softly, then slowly closed his eyes again and continued walking forward.
After watching Rafe leave, Marn gave Weber a look, and Weber nodded.
Neither of them went into the room. Instead, they walked back to the women's quarters, where Reines and the adult Rin were already waiting at the corner.
The two sides met up and found a place without surveillance cameras. Reines looked at Marne and asked, "Now that we've infiltrated, what's the plan?"
Ma En shrugged: "No, everyone is just doing their jobs normally. Just pay attention to the people and things around you, and be careful not to expose yourselves."
Weber frowned slightly and said, "Seriously, do we really need to be so secretive? How can you be so sure there's something wrong here?"
He had originally planned to contact them directly, explain the situation, and ask for clarification, but Marne stopped him, saying that Chaldea might have a problem.
He considered it for a moment and agreed to the decision.
However, he still had doubts and did not quite trust Marx and Engels, fearing that this was some kind of conspiracy or trickery by Marx and Engels.
"So, are you absolutely certain there's nothing wrong here? You've only been here for less than an hour, have you noticed anything yet?"
Ma En rolled his eyes speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Why is this guy so suspicious? I wonder if it was a mistake to choose him to help me in the first place."
Weber was speechless.
"It's better to be safe than sorry. If something really goes wrong, can you take responsibility?"
"..." Bo remained silent.
"I only explained the situation to you because I trusted you, and now you're turning around and not trusting me. I'm starting to wonder if there's something wrong with you."
Weber thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, and immediately lowered his head in shame.
Reines opened her mouth, wanting to say something for her unfortunate adoptive brother, but the words almost came out.
Because she also felt that Weber was being a bit too paranoid.
Weber took a deep breath, looked up at Mar and Eng intently, then lowered his head again, but this time it was because…
"I'm sorry, this was my fault, I apologize."
He sincerely expressed his apology, and it seemed he also realized he had gone too far.
"Alright, that's enough for now. Focus on concealment and observe the entire Chaldea. We'll discuss the rest once we've confirmed that everything is safe here."
Marx and Eng didn't want to continue the topic and briefly summarized the current arrangements.
Because, in fact, he was also somewhat guilty.
He knew that Chaldea had a problem, and a big problem at that. The executor of the incineration of humanity was right here, the very same Rafe from earlier.
But he couldn't say these things; if he did, his hitchhiking plan would fall through.
Even if the hot springs don't fall, things can still go in unpredictable directions.
For a time traveler who knows the future, the worst thing is to excessively disrupt the original development trajectory, thereby losing the advantage of foresight.
However, while Marne absolutely needs this, if things proceed roughly along the original trajectory, he will encounter fewer problems.
Therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Marne had no choice but to pretend to be stupid and fool Webber and the other two.
"Hmm." X3
The three nodded, and the somewhat unpleasant meeting ended there, with everyone returning to their rooms.
As soon as Ma En entered the room, he was surprised to find that there were people inside.
A girl with short pink hair, bangs covering one eye, glasses, a red-tie dress, and a gray-white sweatshirt, around ten years old, was fiddling with something.
The other party was also taken aback when they saw Ma En suddenly enter, not expecting anyone to come in at this time.
Ma and En raised an eyebrow: "Illegal intrusion?"
The girl was startled and quickly explained, "No! It's because I was asked to deliver something to this room, but there was no response when I rang the doorbell."
"So you just came in without asking the master's permission?"
"Ugh~!" The girl's pretty face immediately turned red, and she was at a loss for words.
She lowered her head and muttered, "I didn't know there were already people here. There's no information logged in."
Chapter 188 Marne, Matthew, Matthew? What a coincidence! Let's get to know each other!
She can swear to God that she didn't mean to trespass into someone else's room.
She was just assigned to deliver something, and she was already being very careful. She rang the doorbell before entering, but there was no response, so she checked the room's login information.
Finding no login information, she realized that the room was probably unoccupied and that the delivery was just a preparatory step. So she came in, since it was her task.
"Okay, I was just kidding. I was only just assigned here myself."
Seeing the girl's anxious and flustered appearance, Ma En stopped teasing her, smiled and waved his hand, then came to the girl's side and took the things from her hands.
"My name is Ma En, and I'm a newly appointed advisor. And you, little sister?"
The girl breathed a slight sigh of relief. Upon hearing the question, she was initially surprised, as she had assumed the other party was just an ordinary employee, but it turned out to be a consultant-level executive!
She replied somewhat nervously, "Hello senior, my name is Mash, Mash Kyrielight, my job is... well, not really, just a general errand boy. Please take care of me."
“Hello Mashu, what a coincidence, our names seem to be from the same series. However, my last name is Ma, but people usually just call me Ma En. You can call me that too.”
As Ma En spoke, 417 rummaged through the things Mashu had brought.
"But why do you call me senior? If we were here, you should have arrived before me."
"No, that's not what I mean. It's because I'm not mature enough yet, so everyone around me is like a senior to me, like a mentor in life."
"I see. In that case, you're more like a parent or elder than a senior."
Mashu tilted her head and thought for a moment: "It seems that's true, but I don't think anyone would easily agree to treating someone as a parent."
As she said this, a hint of disappointment appeared on the girl's face.
As a test-tube baby, she naturally had no parents. Apart from the doctor, the other people in Chaldea did not treat her as a living person, but only as an experimental subject, an object.
Even if she wanted to find a parent for herself, there would be very few people in the entire Chaldea who would accept her.
Well, the doctor could, but he declined, saying he had nothing to teach her.
Just as the girl was feeling downcast, Ma En smiled and said, "Yes, there are. Aren't I one?"
"Huh?" Xiu was stunned for a moment, a little slow to react.