Cú Chulainn (Odin) was still desperately trying to keep his true identity hidden.
He figured Adam had no real evidence that he was Odin. It was probably just a lucky guess.
"Young man, what are you even talking about?"
"How could I possibly be that magnificent, wise All-Father Odin, whose divine authority includes prophecy, kingship, wisdom, healing, magic, poetry, war, and death!"
Adam: …
He had been one hundred percent certain earlier. Now he was one hundred and twenty percent certain.
Wow. What a long list.
And you're still insisting you're not Odin?
Adam stared straight into Cú Chulainn (Odin)'s eyes.
"You're really not Odin?"
Cú Chulainn (Odin) shook his head.
"I'm not."
Adam narrowed his eyes, his voice carrying a faint challenge.
"Are you absolutely sure you're not Odin?"
Cú Chulainn (Odin) shook his head again and answered with firm conviction.
"I really am not Odin."
"I'm Cú Chulainn."
Adam let out a sigh, as if disappointed.
"Alright then…"
Cú Chulainn (Odin) thought he had pulled it off and breathed an inward sigh of relief.
Thank goodness the kid had no solid proof. It was just suspicion after all.
Still… where exactly had he gotten the information to start doubting me?
Olga Marie saw Adam sigh and assumed he had been mistaken.
"You really startled me. I actually thought the great god Odin himself had arrived."
Ritsuka Fujimaru looked equally disappointed as she stared at Cú Chulainn (Odin).
"I wonder if Odin rules some alien realm… Do they travel between planets using the Rainbow Bridge?"
"I was hoping I could ask him personally—if someone lifts Thor's hammer with an elevator, does the elevator become the King of Asgard?"
Olga Marie understood part of what Ritsuka was saying, but the rest left her confused. Something about it felt off.
She stared at her blankly.
"Which Odin are you talking about?"
Meanwhile, Adam had already opened his system panel. He entered the summoning interface and scrolled quickly through his Servants until he found the one he wanted.
Since you're refusing to admit it, Odin…
Hehehe~
Of course someone can expose you.
It didn't take long. Adam locked onto a five-star Servant.
Scáthach-Skadi (Caster)
Cú Chulainn (Odin) had no idea what was about to hit him. He looked at Adam and spoke in a teasing tone.
"Young man, I get it. You couldn't win over the one in your heart—"
Before he could finish, Adam cut him off.
"Odin, would you like to meet Skadi?"
Cú Chulainn (Odin) started denying it on reflex.
"I already told you I'm not Odi—"
Then he froze, sensing something was wrong.
"Wait… Who did you just say?"
Adam simply smiled and snapped his fingers.
Snap!
In the next instant, a stunning purple figure materialized out of thin air.
Scáthach-Skadi was holding a teacup in one hand and sipping from it with the other. She glanced around in confusion. Even with so many people present, her eyes found Adam immediately.
"Master? Where is this?"
She turned and spotted Cú Chulainn (Odin). Scáthach-Skadi's brows drew together as she narrowed her eyes at him. She seemed to have noticed something.
"You are…"
The moment Cú Chulainn (Odin) saw her, his posture snapped to attention. Whether it was an instinctive reaction from the body or something else entirely, he simply stared at her, mind momentarily blank.
Adam stepped over to Scáthach-Skadi's side and began explaining the situation.
"This is…"
...
The experienced Mash stared at the suddenly summoned Scáthach-Skadi, barely able to keep her expression under control.
Several memories of Scáthach-Skadi and Adam back at Chaldea flashed through her mind.
Chaldea, noon, in the hallway.
She had been on her way to meet Adam for lunch at the cafeteria when she saw Scáthach pinning him against the wall in a deserted corner. They looked like they were in the middle of something very intimate.
Scáthach-Skadi happened to walk by, saw the scene, and immediately stepped in to stop them. She began scolding Scáthach, words like "shameless" clearly audible.
But Scáthach showed no sign of accepting the lecture. She gave Scáthach-Skadi a knowing look, then leaned in and whispered a few words in her ear.
Scáthach-Skadi's expression instantly wavered.
In the end, Scáthach half-dragged and half-coaxed her along, and the two of them carried Adam off toward a room together.
They weren't even going to eat lunch?!
They were literally treating Adam as their lunch instead?!
The experienced Mash looked at Scáthach-Skadi with that same strained expression.
Damn it…
Those two really are too enviable…
Cough—no, that's not right.
I mean, far too shameless!
This time, the local Mash noticed the complicated look on the experienced Mash's face. She asked curiously,
"What's wrong, Shishou?"
"Is something the matter?"
The experienced Mash glanced at her, then at Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Right now Ritsuka was staring at the summoned Scáthach-Skadi, first in amazement.
"She's so beautiful!"
Then she muttered worriedly,
"This feels kind of dangerous…"
The experienced Mash recognized that look in Ritsuka's eyes all too well. She could already picture the future this young Mash would face—her own Senpai and Adam getting together while the local Mash watched helplessly from the side with the face of a powerless wife.
She placed a hand on the young Mash's shoulder and spoke with deep meaning.
"You'll understand one day."
Mash: ('?д?)?
The local Mash stared at her senior's cryptic remark, completely bewildered.
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