After waking up inside the Fantasy Tree, Ritsuka is soon faced with the reality of what he'll have to endure.

As soon as he saw Shirona there, he tried to run, yet his body was frozen and didn't moved an inch.

"You hurt me my child, to think I build this mansion especially for you and yet you try to run away" - she said on a calm voice.

"Jeez, I wonder why, it's not like I was kidnapped or anything. Oh wait" -

"Do know that if there was any other way I wouldn't resort to this type of action, yet after he refused to sell Chaldea I needed to act quickly. I even had the building all set up and ready. Oh how sad" -

"Where are my Servants? I swear if you did anything to them..." -

"I didn't touched them, they are of no interest to me. I only came looking for you, and thankfully I got what I came looking for" -

"And what do you plan to do to me? Kill me perhaps?" -

"What makes you think I would murder my own son? I'm saddened that you think I'm such heartless" -

"Then why..?" -

"I explained it to you alredy didn't I? I lost my son, you lost your mother, we can be a family again if you just allow me to" -

"You really think I'll accept that after you kidnapped me?" -

"You have no reason not to, life here would be perfect. As the most powerful human alive, I can provide you with anything you'd need. We'd still, of course, need to attend events, we actually have the first one tonight" -

"What?" -

"A party held in Moscow to Russia's elite. I think you'll like them, much of them are young boys your age" -

Ritsuka was then finally able to move his body again. Knowing that making any dangerous moves could get him killed, he decided to play along for the moment.

"I'll only do this because I have no other choice, don't think I'm excited about this" -

"You'll be in no time, I know that. First however, I'll need you to drink this" - Shirona extended a bottle with green liquid to him, which the boy looked before putting it in a nearby table.

"Sorry, I'll pass" - just as he finished saying that, he felt his entire body freeze once more as his mouth opened.

"Sorry, I wasn't asking, I was ordering" -

With the boy's mouth open, Shirona then started to pour the drink inside. Ritsuka felt that breathing was becoming harder and harder after that moment ended and fell to the ground trembling.

"What... Is... This...?" -

"Viper's Elixir. Don't worry, you'll be fine, endure for a few more seconds my son" -

Just as she said, a few seconds later he seemingly recovered and got up, feeling something strange in his body.

"What was..." -

"The Viper's Elixir is consumed only by the powerful of Arcana. Enjoy it my son, for you are not a simple human anymore. It will be hard to get used to it, but I promise it will be useful" -

He got up from the ground and tried to walk normally, yet he was simply unable to do so. He staggered as Shirona led him throught the house, all while Fujimaru tried to remember the way out as the house was pretty big.

"Oh, and do not think of escaping. If you do, I'll have to punish you" -

"Understood..." - he reluctantly said.

"Good boy" -

After getting to a door that seemed to lead outside, Shirona opened it, noticing that there was nothing outside, it was just a giant fall towards the ocean.

"Where are we going?" -

"I told you didn't I? We're going to Moscow" -

After snapping her fingers, a private black jet showed up directly in front of them with the door open.

Despite being confused, Ritsuka had no choice but to enter, as he didn't wanted to anger Shirona. As soon as he was inside, he noticed that there was no pilot.

"Are you going to fly it?" -

"Of course not, just sit down and enjoy the flight" -

He did as he was told. The inside was pretty luxurious, with expensive furniture, drinks and foods.

"Wine?" -

"No thanks" -

He was happy that at least this time, she didn't forced him to drink it.

While the plain flew to Russia, Ritsuka took the time to look out of the window and contemplate the sea. It looked peaceful, nothing was off about it, despite the fact that just a few meters behind them there was a giant Fantasy Tree.

"You created it?" -

"You mean the Tree? I didn't, it was a gift by the Demiurge" -

"The Demiurge?" -

"It came to me while I was in the hospital, recovering from the accident. Thanks to it, I learned about the Beyond and was able to become what you see in front of you. After that, he gifted me a strange seed that took root in the depths of the ocean, becoming the Tree that we now live in" -

"Then this world..." -

"A lost world? Nonsense my child, the Fantasy Tree merely exists as a way to consolidate my power, you'll soon learn what it means" -

As the trip continued, Ritsuka couldn't help but think about his Servants and what had become of them, which his 'mother' didn't took long to notice, yet she decided to refrain from asking questions, that would be until after the party.

As they arrived into Russia, Fujimaru noted how the city looked more advanced and fancy than his world's version, but at the same time it looked... Darker, like something was off.

"I'm having a bad feeling about here" -

"You have nothing to worry, even the dumbest of criminals knows not to mess with me. You'll be safe as long as you stay by my side and don't do anything stupid" -

"Right, right..." -

While walking, he noticed how the feeling of the place was similar to the one back in Salem during Abby's fight, but this time it wasn't as agressive, it was calmer, like it found a spot to settle in and was now simply guarding it.

"Here we are my child. I think you'll enjoy meeting them" - Shirona said after they arrived at a giant skyscraper that towered over every other building in the city.