"NO! I won't, I will not turn into—"
"Calm down." Senpai's voice thankfully seemed slam down on Miss Olga's panic before she turned hysterical.
"Senpai," I scolded at his treatment of the Director. I held her shoulders to support her and let her know someone was here for her. "Can't you please take it easy on the Director?"
"I'm sorry, Mash." He shook his head. "But we really don't have that luxury."
"So what's the plan, Master?" Caster injected into the situation so we could focus on a solution.
"First, Olga, chill. You're not going to be taken by a Demon God instantly. It's a process that takes from weeks to even years. You don't have any signs of it happening, and unless Solomon actively going out of his way, it is not something that is likely to happen anytime soon." Senpai explained. "Also, I know how to perform spiritual surgery, and I'm good enough that I don't need all day. An hour would be plenty for me."
"DO YOU ENJOY STRESSING ME OUT!?" Miss Olga roared, being fed up with Senpai's constant revelations, which is instantly has a solution to, or just tell us not to worry about the existential horror of it.
"A little," he admitted shamelessly.
"GRRAAGH!"
For the next while, I had to hold Miss Olga back from physically strangling Senpai, who was wearing a 'sorry but not really' smile.
"Honestly Senpai, you seriously have a…" Was Miss Olga always this strong? I'm trying to hold her back, but I can't. "...bad habit that will…" The strength in my arms was waning. My eyes felt very heavy and my head felt very light. "...get you into…"
"Olga. Olga, stop for a second!" Senpai looked panicked. Did he reflect on his actions?
"...trouble." The mattress really was soft. I could feel it hugging me. It was nice.
So nice, my breath was going away. I was so tired. My body doesn't want to move. It's functions are slowing down.
I could see Senpai's worried face. He was saying something about being okay.
Hehe. He looked better like that, when he's trying to help someone, not when he's scheming.
Everything was going dark, and I understood I was dying.
=x=x=x=x=
Mysterious Heroine X (Assassin Totes Saber) POV
The instant Mash started to faint, I could feel the sheet I was sitting on began to move with a massive amount of restorative spells. It slipped from under everyone without any friction, and rolled around Mash like she was a burrito. Only her head was left out. Makes sense. No one wants to die choking in a burrito. That would be humiliating. Kinda like how Grand Chancellor Merlin keeps getting his ass handed to him by a fuzzy squirrel whenever they meet.
"Mash! Mash! What happened to her? You, explain!" The silver haired tsundere shouted at my Master.
"One of the effect of using the incomplete form of the Bleeding Lance is that it causes its user to experience death. A byproduct on the part of it's legend about Galahad returning the spear along with the grail back to heaven. Also yes, the Heroic Spirit, Mash contracted to was Sir Galahad of the Knights of the Round Table." Master said quickly while checking on Cinnamon Roll Girl. He looked like he had everything well in hand. Guess timeloops pay in having nothing phase you.
"W-will she be okay?" Olga asked.
"Yes. While it's to experience death, it's only in the sense of knowing what it feels like to die. Thankfully it doesn't actually kill you...as long as your health is okay." Master said as he added his own healing spells on Mash.
"But Mash's physical condition, would it impend her?"
"No, thankfully as a Demi-Servant she's as good as she could be until her expiration date."
Expiration date?
"Is Mash an event character?" I asked.
"Uuuh?" Master actually had to think about this. Guess Mash was originally an obscure character. "In a sense, but—No, no. She's a main character."
"Ah plot armor guaranteed. Gotcha." I nodded in understanding.
"Would you two stop talking about useless nonsense," Olga Marie growled out, as she waved her glowy hands. Likely a spell to figure out what's going on with Eggplant Shield Girl, or to look cool like she's doing something. Merlin tended to do the second a lot. "She seems physically and spiritually fine" She let out a sigh. "In fact don't you have a lot of healing spells on this thing." Olga pointed to the sheet roll.
"It's just in case. Also I made it with the original idea being to heal one of you should you end up dismembered or cut in half." Said Master shrugging.
Sounds like a flesh wound problem.
"W-w-wait, dismembered? Cut in half? Aren't you exaggerate too much? I mean how likely is that to happ—"
"Too much." Master deadpan voice slammed down on her argument. "It happened far too much."
"O...oh, I s-see." And Olga was traumatized again.
"Welp, anyways, we spent enough time here, and most of the important points were said." Then Master proceeded to grab and carry the Demi-Servant Roll Up in a bridal carry.
"Eeh!?" And there's the blush. "W-what are you doing with Mash?"
Olga seriously needs to get laid.
"We need to change locations. I already know a good place to set up in the commercial district, and we'll get supplies easily there." Master began heading to the exit. "Also this cavern is like the setting of every horror movie. We shouldn't sleep here."
Wait, if we're going to leave then, "hey Master, did you get the Saint Quartz from Black Saber?"
"Yep," he said without turning around. "Got three with me. There are eleven left we're gonna have to go get. Hurry up, it's a long walk." Dog Caster and Silver Tsundere began following him.
"We could always cut travel time with my ship, you know." I said. It's like Master didn't know all my abilities. Wasn't he a game nerd? Shouldn't he know my character stats in and out.
Everyone stopped and turned around.
"Your—You have your ship? And it works?" The others were confused. Master however was disbelieving. That was insulting to my pride. What, did he think I was a bad driving crashing my ship wherever I go or something?
"Of course I have it and it works at maximum power. It's one of my Noble Phantasms, after all." I held my fist to my chest in pride.
"Noble what?" Why was Master the one most surprised? Shouldn't you know this? No wonder you got stuck in the timeloop for so long. You're a noob.
A few moments later, we were all on my magnificent Dun Stallion II and rocketing through the hole Bersercar made with what I was told was a Kool-Aid Man impression, and widening said hole all the while. Dun Stallion didn't have a scratch obviously, because my baby was that awesome.
Everyone appreciated my ship and my driving.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA Dammit, now I wish Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend were here. I forgot how much fun charioting was!"
"HEEEELLLL YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
And Mash was unresponsive.
Of course I made sure the ship's internal cameras took pictures of everyone and their reactions. For posterity.
