"...Miss Elisabeth, can you please stop singing for a moment?"
Watching Elisabeth Báthory who was singing while adjusting equipment, Takumi held his forehead and spoke out.
"Da da da—Yaa! When did you appear?! Why was there no sound at all!"
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Elisabeth, who was singing happily, was startled by Takumi's sudden voice. Reflexively hugging the microphone in her hand, she retreated a few steps, looking at Takumi with a panicked expression.
If Takumi had run over normally, Elisabeth probably could have noticed his movements. Unfortunately, Takumi ran over in an ultra-accelerated state. With unimaginable speed, plus high-speed movement not achieved purely by physical body, even if Takumi ran very fast, passing by Elisabeth, she could hardly detect even the breeze from running.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say Takumi's movements were ghost-like.
Before Takumi could reply, Elisabeth suddenly remembered something, stroking her chin and carefully examining Takumi's appearance.
"Wait, I seem to remember you... Oh! You are that guy who suddenly cried and laughed when I was arguing with that Japanese rat snake!"
Recalling for a moment, Elisabeth suddenly realized, pointing at Takumi's face.
Although she only saw Takumi briefly at the end, Takumi's appearance was still very recognizable.
"What do you mean crying and laughing! That's ancient history!"
Thinking Elisabeth had some brilliant opinion, Takumi blushed instantly upon hearing this, refuting strongly.
"Wasn't that still crying and laughing... By the way, why did you run here?"
Elisabeth muttered a sentence, then asked back.
"I wanted to ask you too. If I remember correctly, this is the third Singularity you've appeared in, right? Someone's favoritism seems a bit too much..."
"Sigh, who let me be so lovable? But knowing so clearly... so you are the Master? My puppy?"
Elisabeth puffed out her chest proudly, then tilted her head and asked.
She also guessed Takumi's identity abruptly. After all, having been summoned three times, her understanding of Singularities was considered relatively high among Servants.
"Please remove the title 'puppy', but if you are asking about the last Master of humanity, then that is indeed me..."
Takumi sighed, pulling down the clothes on his chest, revealing the scarlet Command Spells.
After his right arm was severed, the Command Spells automatically moved to the chest position.
"Then you walked all the way from France to Rome? Just how did your hand become like this? I remember when I first saw you, your hand was still intact."
Seeing this, Elisabeth jumped next to Takumi, poking Takumi's iron arm curiously.
"Anyway, some things happened on the way... I plan to find more reinforcements to fight the enemies in the east together. Next, I'm going to find Geronimo and the others over there. Do you want to come along?"
Takumi didn't want to talk much about this, as it always made him feel like he was selling misery, so he changed the subject while inviting her.
Saying this, Takumi moved two steps away from Elisabeth slightly, trying to stop Elisabeth's poking.
"Wow, your way of changing the subject is so stiff. Asking for my help is also boring to death."
Elisabeth caught up with Takumi, continuing to poke while complaining.
"Being clumsy with words isn't something I can change just because I want to... You haven't said if you want to come along."
Takumi stopped helplessly on the spot.
"No!"
Elisabeth said decisively.
"Why?"
The decisiveness of her tone made Takumi ask subconsciously.
"Because it was Geronimo and the others who kicked me out and told me to come here to sing!"
Elisabeth got angry thinking about it, hugging her chest with a puffy face.
"Not long ago they were attacked by a black dog and a pink bitch. Many people were injured, so I wanted to hold a concert to soothe their injured hearts, but they said my singing would affect their recovery!"
"Hmph! Truly a bunch of guys with no appreciation ability!"
"Anyway, they are in that small town over there. There is a yellow porcupine who shoots fast and accurately, and a green rat. Anyway, they are all over there."
"If you want to go, go yourself; I won't go!"
Elisabeth pointed in the direction of the town, continuing to sulk.
Seeing this, Takumi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but finally chose to shut up.
At the same time, he decisively took a few steps back.
Smack!
"Of course, if you insist on asking for my help, Master, it's not like I can't make an exception!"
Elisabeth changed her face instantly, grabbing Takumi's arm who wanted to run away, looking at Takumi's eyes with a smile.
"Ah haha, then, may I ask what I need to do to get Miss Elisabeth's help?"
Looking at Elisabeth's direct yet somewhat pitiful gaze, Takumi forcibly endured the urge to run away, sweating coldly and cooperating.
"Hehe! Just listen to me finish singing two songs!"
Elisabeth cheered happily instantly, holding up two fingers, hopping back to the stage she made.
"Running away is not allowed!"
As if remembering something, Elisabeth turned her head abruptly, saying seriously.
"Yes yes, I won't run away."
Takumi sighed, dragging a wooden box from the side and sitting on it.
Seeing this, Elisabeth felt relieved instantly, then prepared for the performance happily.
Regarding singing, Elisabeth's Noble Phantasm was quite useful. Bringing its own high-power speakers, she could sing wherever she wanted.
So preparation was completed in a short while.
"If not like the sun (Forever and ever)~"
"It won't do to shine on (Won't change)~"
"Forever pursuing sorrow~"
...
Elisabeth's passionate singing began. Under the amplification of the speakers, one could even see black-tinged red sound waves spreading outward in a spherical shape.
The sound waves spread straight out of this empty town. If someone went to look at this time, they would find that in the small woods not far away, many wild animals were foaming at the mouth and fainting on the ground.
Obviously, for ordinary animals, singing of this level was still too stimulating.
And off-stage, Takumi, closest to Elisabeth, was surprisingly fine!
Sitting on the box, resting his face on one hand, with a look of slight helplessness on his face.
Indeed looked unaffected.
But looking carefully, one could find that the flag in Takumi's hand had unfolded at some point, shimmering with faint golden light.
The reason Elisabeth's singing made even Servants unbearable was mainly because her voice contained magical energy.
However, not magical energy that could make the voice sound good like Euryale's [Siren Song], but magical energy that added offensive noise to the singing.
So Takumi only needed to use his Noble Phantasm [Mon Coeur] to filter Elisabeth's singing once, filtering out the magical energy within, to hear Elisabeth's true voice.
And listening to the true voice, Takumi had to admit, just in terms of voice, the Dragon Daughter sounded quite nice.
Just—
'So incredibly off-key...'
Takumi's pupils lost focus, choosing to start spacing out.
Hope Elisabeth can finish singing sooner.