Type-Moon: I! The Magic King! Am going to marry Tiamat!

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Ma En naturally wouldn't reveal the matter of the "Omniscient and Omnipotent Star," so he said, "It's a wound; using the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid is your biggest weakness."

Then he pretended to make some reasoning.

Such precise wounds are not something that ordinary people or magicians can do; only those who have undergone rigorous training or robots can accomplish this.

The Moon Spirit Essence Fluid happens to have a virtual personality, possessing the magical robot mode of an automaton, and its owner, Reines, happens to have a history of conflict with it, blah blah blah.

Olga Marie and Rafe couldn't help but admire Marne's reasoning ability.

Only Weber, who knew the truth, thought that Marx and Engels were really making things up.

What happened next was quite simple. Reines honestly confessed, and after Waver's apology and some bargaining, the matter of Reines's sentence was dropped.

After all, this matter is neither a small thing nor a big thing; it only caused some controversy and resulted in minor injuries to three Chaldea staff members.

And it can't all be blamed on Reines. She wasn't specifically instructed to spread rumors; she just made up a version and told it to them. They then spread it on their own.

The evidence is that in her original version, she portrayed Marx as a scumbag who started a relationship and then abandoned the woman.

As it turned out, all three of them were cowards. They felt that saying it out loud would offend Ma En, the new junior manager, so they each secretly made some changes.

This can be seen from the fact that the rumors they told differed in their parts about Marx and Engels, which shows that they did not communicate with each other.

So they deserved it, and it wasn't entirely Reines's fault for using them.

When Marne heard Reines's explanation and learned about the original version's portrayal of him, his face darkened.

Good guy!

I never expected that little devil Reines would be so ruthless this time!

They directly slandered him as a scumbag, Kuo Haixing!

Fortunately, those three unlucky guys chickened out, otherwise Marx and Engels might have been wiped out.

"I never expected the truth to be like this."

In Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, Mashu listened to Marne's explanation and couldn't help but be amazed.

"Yes, you really can't judge a book by its cover. I thought Reines was a pretty well-behaved girl before."

Even Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

She then looked at Marne, who was clinging to Mashu for comfort, and said somewhat speechlessly, "By the way, don't you have your own office? Why are you here?"

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"I just came to check on your progress and also to ask about my daughter."

Ma En said nonchalantly, and then casually rubbed Little Eggplant's cheek.

Yes, my daughter is so cute.

"Maensang, you'd better go back to work quickly. I heard that new Master candidates will start arriving soon."

Mashu said helplessly as she pushed Marn away.

Marne didn't hold on any longer and let go of Mashu, but he was stunned when he heard her words.

"A Master candidate has already been found? So fast?"

This was something Maren hadn't expected; he had originally thought it would take at least another month or two.

"Where is the speed? Don't you even look at the current situation? This is already considered slow, okay?"

Da Vinci made a slight comment.

Humanity is on the verge of extinction, and it has taken almost a week for them to start finding and expanding their workforce. That's already considered slow, isn't it?

"That's true." En nodded, agreeing with the logic.

However, this leaves him with very little time to make arrangements.

Thinking this, he stood up.

"Well then, I'll go back to work now. Goodbye."

After saying goodbye, Marn left the workshop, but instead of going back to his office immediately, he went to another place.

At the corner in front of Group A's preparation room, Ma En stopped and sent a message through his wristband terminal.

A moment later, the door to the preparation room opened, and Hinako Akuta came out. She looked around and then quickly walked over to Maren.

Mar and Eng made a gesture, and the two of them went to a corner without saying a word.

"What do you want from me?"

Without wasting any words, Hinako Akuta got straight to the point and asked.

How's Group A doing lately?

"Still the same, nothing found. Is that all you wanted to ask?"

“The Master candidates have started arriving one after another. Keep a close eye on them recently.”

Hinako Akuta nodded, indicating that she understood.

At this point, Ma Encai took out a jade pendant and handed it to her.

"You may encounter danger next, so keep this with you at all times. This amulet can save your life in a critical moment."

Nine.

Chapter 210 The Arrival of the Master Candidate and Marne's Various Arrangements

Hinako took the jade pendant and examined it. As a long-lived spirit, she was quite knowledgeable and could naturally tell that this amulet was extraordinary and contained terrifying magical power.

Marx and Engels said it could save lives, and it seems that their words were not unfounded.

With that thought in mind, Hinako carefully put the amulet away close to her body.

Seeing this, Ma En felt relieved, told her to be careful, and then parted ways with her.

Actually, he didn't need Hinako Akuta to do anything right now.

He only won over Hinako Akuta to reduce the power of the Hidden Ones and to give Lev some say in Chaldea after his plan was launched.

At that time, with the only Master besides Gudako who can repair the Singularity on his side, Marne will be able to gain a foothold in Chaldea.

As for why it was Hinako Akuta, and not the others from Group A.

Firstly, "430" was chosen because she was relatively easy to win over; secondly, her abilities were quite good; and finally, Ma En personally had a good impression of her.

Moreover, they don't even look at what kind of people are left in Group A. Apart from Ophelia, they don't think much of the others. They're either hard to manage or don't want to cooperate.

As for Ophelia, although her loyalty could be guaranteed if she was kept in check, her abilities were too weak to control even a severely crippled Chaldea.

After all, even though Chaldea was badly damaged by Lev's bomb, Mash and Da Vinci were still there.

Especially Leonardo da Vinci. Don't be fooled by her usual tinkering with props and doing research; she's actually quite strong when it comes to fighting.

Especially in Chaldea, it's practically her home turf. You have to understand that when a Caster fights on her home turf, her combat power will increase several times over.

Therefore, Hinako Akuta is the first choice. Although her strength has diminished a lot, she was originally a True Ancestor level being. Even if it has diminished, she is not much weaker.

After that, Mar and Eng went back to their office.

Although there are still some arrangements to be made, it's not the right time yet; the time isn't right, so we'll just have to wait.

Chaldea finally returned to peace after that.

Marx and Engels were also quietly slacking off every day.

After a week of this, the peace of Chaldea was broken once again.

New Master candidates began to arrive one after another, and the classification department to which Maren belonged also began to get busy.

For example, the adult Rin would be transferred to Da Vinci's side from time to time to help maintain the virtual training room and let the new Master candidates get familiar with the battles of cooperating with Servants.

Marne can no longer slack off happily. First, the list of Servants for Group A needs to be submitted, the Heroic Spirit database is also being urged to be completed as soon as possible, and there are also consultations and discussions on the Servants for the new Master candidates.

There's practically no free time left each day. Even if he does manage to slack off, there's no one to keep him company. All the people Ma En knows are busy with their own lives now.

Only Mashu can't keep him company, since Mashu currently has nothing else to do besides taking care of Fou.

For example, right now, Marne has taken a break from his busy schedule and found Mash, who was spacing out in the Chaldea corridor.

"Hey, girl, what are you doing?"

Ma En naturally sat down next to Little Eggplant and reached out to rub her head.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about some things."

Mashu was no longer as resistant as she had been at first, and slowly shook her head.

Seeing this, Ma En didn't say anything, but silently took out some snacks and ate them himself, and handed some to her.

Seeing this, Mashu also silently began to eat.

After tasting the delicious food that Ma En brought, she no longer resisted being fed by him.

Delicious food can bring joy to people's minds and bodies. After taking a few bites, the girl's mood improved considerably, and she began to talk about her troubles.

"Looking at those new Master candidates, I can't help but feel so useless. I should be training with them or guiding their training, but now I can only watch from the sidelines."

As the girl said this, she slowly lowered her head, looking somewhat dejected.

Upon seeing this, Marx and Engels comforted him.

"Don't think about these things. You are different from them. You are a special being. There is no need to compare yourself with them. What you should be thinking about now is how to cooperate with Da Vinci and completely merge with the heroic spirit on your body."

"When you integrate the Heroic Spirits, you will be a Demi-Servant with considerable combat power, much stronger than those ordinary Masters."

"Mm." The woman nodded, regaining her composure.

"Here, I'll give you something else good."

Seeing this, Ma En took the opportunity to take out the jade pendant he had prepared beforehand and handed it to her.

"What is this?" Xiu handed it over and looked at it, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

With her limited experience, she naturally couldn't see any hidden meaning in this.

Ma En smiled and said, "A talisman, something that gives people peace of mind."

Well, he wasn't lying, but it was something that put his mind at ease.

Seeing this, Mashu didn't ask any more questions and silently accepted the jade pendant.