Singularity F: Flame Contaminated City - Fuyuki
Prologue
Announcement:
—Base sequence: human genome confirmed
—Alignment: Good-Neutral
Announcement:
Welcome to the data center for the future of humankind.
This is the Security Organization for the Preservation of Humanity, Chaldea.
Announcement:
Fingerprint, voiceprint, and DNA authentication cleared.
Magical Circuit assessment complete.
Announcement:
Username matched.
You are recognized as a member of the primates.
Announcement:
Nice to meet you.
You're our final visitor today.
Announcement:
We hope you enjoy your time here.
Announcement:
We are very sorry. Another 180 seconds is needed to complete the admission process.
Announcement:
Enjoy a simulated battle while you wait.
Announcement:
Regulation: Senior
Contract Servants: Saber, Lancer, Archer
Announcement:
There will be no record of your score.
Please feel free to enjoy.
Announcement:
Activating Heroic Spirit Summoning System Fate.
We hope you have a good experience as a Master for these 180 seconds.
TUTORIAL
C：???:
Fou?
Kyuu... Kyuu?
C：???:
Fou!
Fou...Fou!
Fujimaru 1:
...What's that sound?
Fujimaru 2:
...Feels like something just licked my cheek...
A：???:
...
A：???:
...Umm. Since it's neither morning nor night, please wake
up, Senpai.
Fujimaru 1:
Who are you?
A：???:
That's a hard question to answer suddenly. Maybe I'm
not important enough for you to know my name?
A：???:
No, I do have a name.
I have a proper name.
A：???:
But I never really had the chance to use it...
I'm afraid I don't leave a good first impression...
Fujimaru 2:
Where are we?
A：???:
Right. That's a simple question.
I really appreciate it.
A：???:
This is the passageway from the front gate to the Central
Command Room, which is in front of the Main Chaldea
Gate.
A：???:
...Ahem. Anyway, can I ask you a question, Senpai?
A：???:
You were asleep, but I don't see why you'd sleep in the
hall. Can you not sleep unless you're on a hard bed?
Fujimaru 1:
Was I sleeping here?
A：???:
Yes, like a log.
It was such a deep sleep, it was almost textbook.
Fujimaru 2:
Yes. I can't sleep unless I'm on a straw mat.
A：???:
Oh, a Japanese carpet. I've heard of those before.
I see... I see.
C：???:
Fou!
Kyuuu! Kyao!
A：???:
...I completely forgot.
I still haven't introduced you yet, have I, Fou?
A：???:
This squirrel-like creature is Fou. He's a Privileged
Life-Form allowed to freely walk around Chaldea.
A：???:
Fou led me here, and that's how I ran into you, Senpai.
Fou:
Fou.
Mmkyu, Fou!
A：???:
He ran off somewhere again.
He does that sometimes, just walks around.
Fujimaru 1:
...I've never seen an animal like that.
Fujimaru 2:
...What a mysterious creature.
A：???:
Yes, normally he doesn't go near anyone aside from me,
but he seems to like you, Senpai.
A：???:
Congratulations. Now you shall be the second caretaker
of Fou in Chaldea.
D：???:
Ah, there you are, Mash. That won't do, you know,
wandering about without permission...
D：???:
Oh, someone's already with you? You're...
I see... The rookie who just got assigned here.
Lev:
I'm Lev Lainur, one of the technicians employed here.
Lev:
And your name is?
Lev:
Hmm, Fujimaru.
So you're the last of the 48 candidates.
Lev:
Welcome to Chaldea.
I'm glad you're here.
Lev:
I heard you were selected out of many public applicants, how long was your training?
A year? 6 months? 3 months?
Fujimaru 1:
...I'll leave that to your imagination.
Lev:
I see that you already know how competitive it is in here.
You're going to hide your info from your rivals?
Mash:
Dr. Lev, Fujimaru's training was less than a few hours. I think it's from embarrassment.
Lev:
Oh? Well, now... I see. We had an emergency opening for applicants to fill out numbers.
Fujimaru 2:
No, I didn't go through any training.
Lev:
Oh? So you're a complete amateur?
Lev:
Right... Come to think of it, we did call for applicants just to fill numbers.
Lev:
So you're one of them?
Do forgive me, I was inconsiderate.
Lev:
But please don't be discouraged because you're a public applicant. We need all of you for this mission.
Lev:
38 elite mages, plus 10 talented public applicants...
Somehow, we were able to gather all possible candidates.
Lev:
That's something to rejoice over. This year, 2017, all possible candidates capable of Spiritron Dives were brought to Chaldea.
Lev:
If there's something you don't understand,
feel free to ask Mash or myself anytime... Hmm?
Lev:
Come to think of it, what were you talking about with [ ♂ him / ♀️ her], Mash? That's not like you. Did you know each other before?
Mash:
No, I'd never met Senpai before.
I saw Senpai sleeping here, so I just...
Lev:
Sleeping?
Fujimaru was asleep, here?
Lev:
Ahh, you went through the simulation when you entered, right? Spiritron Dives can get to you if you're not used to them.
Lev:
After the simulation, the gate must've opened and you walked over here before you returned to consciousness.
Lev:
It's a type of sleep-walking. When you fell, Fujimaru, that was when Mash spoke to you.
Lev:
You seem to be fine, but I'd like to take you to the infirmary just in case...
Lev:
Sorry, hang in there a little longer. The Director's orientation is about to start. You should hurry over.
Fujimaru 1:
Director?
Lev:
The Director's the director. The person in charge of Chaldea, and the commander of our special missions.
Lev:
Since you're a rookie from the public, you may have only seen the pamphlet?
Mash:
It would appear so.
Since the Director's profile hasn't been made public.
Mash:
Senpai has no connection to the Director.
Only mages from families that have been around for over a century show respect to the Animusphere name.
Lev:
Right. Well, whether you know the Director or not, it doesn't affect your work as a Master, so it's not a problem.
Lev:
But it's good to not get on her bad side. If you wish to work in a peaceful environment, better hurry.
Lev:
There's an orientation by the Director at the Central Command Room in 5 minutes. She's putting on a presentation for the newbies.
Fujimaru 2:
Orientation?
Mash:
Yes, to greet the Master candidates assigned here today like you, Fujimaru.
Lev:
In other words, it's for the big boss to welcome the careless newbies.
Lev:
Since the Director is not the type to forgive and forget, if you show up late, you'll be on her radar for the entire year.
Lev:
The orientation begins in five minutes in the Central Command Room. Go straight down this hall. Hurry.
Mash:
Dr. Lev, do you think I'll be allowed to sit in on the orientation, too?
Lev:
Hmm? Well, if you stand way back in a corner,
I think she'll look the other way... But why?
Mash:
I just thought I should take Senpai to the Command Room. It's possible that Senpai might fall asleep on the way again.
Lev:
...If I leave you alone like this the Director might yell at me... I should tag along as well, eh?
Lev:
Well, if that's what you want to do, Mash, go ahead.
You okay with that Fujimaru?
Lev:
If you have no other questions, let's head to the Command Room. Is there anything else you want to know?
Fujimaru 1:
I have no questions.
Lev:
All right, let's get going.
Stand up straight, but remember to relax, okay?
Fujimaru 2:
Why is she calling me Senpai?
Mash:
...
Lev:
Oh, don't worry about it.
To her, every human your age is her senpai.
Lev:
But it's unusual to hear her actually call someone that.
This might be the first time.
Lev:
Actually, I'm intrigued.
Say, Mash, why do you call [ ♂ him / ♀️ her] Senpai?
Mash:
The reason? Fujimaru is the most human-like person I've ever met.
Lev:
Hmm. Which means?
Mash:
I don't feel threatened.
So there's no reason for me to be hostile.
Lev:
I see, that is important!
People at Chaldea are all a piece of work!
Lev:
I agree with you, Mash.
I think you two will get along just fine!
Mash:
...If you like Senpai Dr. Lev, the Director will probably hate Senpai.
Mash:
...Well, why don't we hide in the restroom to boycott the orientation, then?
Lev:
That will only make the Director more upset.
We're going to have to leave it to fate.
Lev:
Shall we jump into the lions' den, Fujimaru? Hey, once you get used to her, she can be a pretty sweet person.
Mash:
This is the Central Command Room. Your number, Senpai... Single digit, you're in the front row.
Mash:
Take an empty seat in the front row.
...Senpai? You're looking a bit pale...
Fujimaru 1:
Sorry, I'm starting to space out again...
Fujimaru 2:
...Sleepy ...So sleepy.
Mash:
It's an after effect of the simulator.
I wish I could take you to the infirmary...
E：???:
...
Lev:
No more small talk.
See, the orientation's already begun.
E：???:
Well, that wasn't on time, but looks like we're all here now.
Olga Marie:
Welcome to Special Organization, Chaldea.
I'm the director, Olga Marie Animusphere.
Olga Marie:
You have been selected, or discovered from each nation for your rare—
Mash:
...Are you all right, Senpai?
Fujimaru 1:
...Uh-oh.
Fujimaru 2:
...Wait, was I asleep?
Mash:
Yes.
It seemed like you were in REM sleep...
Mash:
Anyway, the Director's slap seemed to wake you up completely. Thank goodness.
Mash:
You've been left out of the first mission, Senpai.
I was taking you back to your room—Oh!
Fou:
Fou!
Fujimaru 1:
A squirrel on your face!
Fujimaru 2:
Watch out!
Mash:
No, no, this is normal.
No problem at all!
Mash:
Fou likes to attack my face, slide around to my back, and settle on my shoulder.
Fujimaru 1:
So you're used to that, huh?
Mash:
Yes. It's been a year since Fou came to live here.
Fujimaru 2:
Wait, are you the one who named him?
Mash:
That's right. No special reason, the word "Fou" is the first thing that popped into my mind.
Mash:
I'm impressed you knew that, Senpai.
I see you're quite perceptive yourself.
Fou:
Fou.
Kuuu, Fou! Fou!
Mash:
Hmm, hmm. Apparently, Fou's embraced you as one of his own, Senpai.
Mash:
But can a squirrel who sees humans as rivals exist in this world?
Fujimaru 1:
He sees me as a rival?
Fujimaru 2:
Don't look at me, I have no idea
Mash:
Well, knowing Fou as I do, I'm sure he'll forget it by tomorrow.
Mash:
Actually, we've reached our destination.
This is your room, Senpai.
Fujimaru 1:
...I see. Thanks for coming all this way.
Mash:
It's fine. If you ask me, Senpai,
I wouldn't mind even if it's treating you to lunch.
Fujimaru 2:
What team are you on, Mash?
Mash:
First Mission, A Team.
Speaking of which, I've got to head back now.
Fou:
Kyu... Kyu!
Mash:
Fou says he'll look after you, Senpai.
That sets my mind at ease.
Mash:
Now, then, I'm off.
If we're lucky, I think we'll meet again.
B：???:
Okay, I'm in here—Wait?
Whaaaaaat? Who are you?
B：???:
This is an empty room! It's where I slack off!
Who gave you permission to come in?
Fujimaru 1:
I was told that this was my room...
B：???:
Your room? This place? Oh...
I see, so the last one finally showed up, huh?
Fujimaru 2:
Well, who are you?
B：???:
Who am I? Isn't it obvious that I'm a healthy, diligent and hard-working doctor?
B：???:
Well, nice to meet you, Fujimaru. Didn't think I would run into you like this, but let me introduce myself again.
Dr. Roman:
I'm the head of the medical department, Romani Archaman. For some reason, people just call me
Dr. Roman.
Dr. Roman:
I don't know why, but it's easier to pronounce, so go ahead and call me Roman.
Dr. Roman:
Fact is, Roman has a nice ring to it, no?
It sounds cool and vaguely sweet.
Fujimaru 1:
Nice to meet you, Doctor.
Dr. Roman:
Yes, nice to meet you.
I look forward to getting to know you.
Fujimaru 2:
...Oh, so you're the fluffy type?
Dr. Roman:
Fluffy? Oh, you mean my hair?
I'm normally pretty busy so I just let it grow.
Fou:
...
Dr. Roman:
Huh? On your shoulder - is that the mysterious creature I've heard so much about? Whoa, nice to meet you!
Dr. Roman:
Mash told me a lot about him, but I didn't really think he existed... Hey, why don't I teach him some tricks?
Dr. Roman:
Okay, shake hand.
If you do it well, I'll give you a snack.
Fou:
...Fou.
Dr. Roman:
Huh, what? He gave me a really pitying look and then completely ignored me...
Dr. Roman:
A-Anyway, I think I get what's going on.
Dr. Roman:
You're the rookie who just got here then got on the Director's bad side?
Dr. Roman:
Then you and I are alike.
Just so you know, I got yelled at by her too.
Dr. Roman:
You know the Rayshift experiment's about to start, right? The entire staff's been sent to help out.
Dr. Roman:
But since my job is to look after everyone's health.
I had nothing to do.
Dr. Roman:
The machines are more accurate at reading the vitals of the mages who are in the Coffins.
Dr. Roman:
The Director said, "When you're here, Romani, everyone slacks off!" Then she threw me out. So I've been sulking here.
Dr. Roman:
But that's when you showed up.
This is what they called a blessing in disguise right?
Dr. Roman:
Since we both have nowhere to go, why don't we spend some time and deepen our friendship!
Fujimaru 1:
Sure. This is my room, anyhow.
Dr. Roman:
Yeah. So that means I'm visiting a friend's room!
Woo hoo! I've made a new friend!
Fujimaru 2:
It's not like I'm a loner.
Dr. Roman:
Hey... You already have a friend even though you just got here... What a people person! I want in!
Dr. Roman:
...So that's the structure of Chaldea. An underground workshop built on a snowy mountain 6,000 meters above sea level...
Lev:
Romani, we're going to start the Rayshift soon.
Could you come in case there's an emergency?
Lev:
The A Team's in perfect condition, but B Team on down is less experienced and they are displaying some slight abnormalities.
Lev:
It probably comes from anxiety.
The inside of that Coffin is like a cockpit.
Dr. Roman:
Hey Lev, I feel bad for them.
Why don't I give them some anesthesia?
Lev:
Yeah, hurry up, will you? If you're in the infirmary, then you can get here in two minutes.
Fujimaru 1:
This isn't the infirmary, is it?
Fujimaru 2:
...but you're just hiding and slacking...
Dr. Roman:
Whoa... Please don't mention that...
It's gonna take five minutes from here, no matter what...
Dr. Roman:
Well, I think they'll forgive me for being a little late.
A Team has no issues anyway.
Dr. Roman:
Oh, that guy's named Lev Lainur.
Dr. Roman:
He's the mage who created the Near-Future Observation Lens, Sheba— A telescope used to observe that pseudo-planet, Chaldeas.
Dr. Roman:
Sheba not only observes Chaldeas, but also serves as a surveillance system for most of this facility.
Dr. Roman:
Also, it was the previous director who built the summoning/unsummoning system, which is the foundation of the Rayshift tech.
Dr. Roman:
To actualize that theory, the Pseudo-Spiritron Calculation Engine, (basically a super computer) was provided by the Atlas Academy.
Dr. Roman:
All these different talents have been gathered to carry out this mission.
Dr. Roman:
It's pointless for an ordinary doctor like me to be there, but if I'm summoned, I must go.
Dr. Roman:
Thanks for chatting with me, Fujimaru!
Dr. Roman:
When you get settled in, come by the infirmary.
Next time, I'll treat you to some yummy cake.
Dr. Roman:
What's this?
The lights are out. Did something—
Announcement A:
Emergency. Emergency. A fire has broken out in the Central Power Station and the Central Command Room.
Announcement A:
Central Area's containment wall will activate in 90 seconds. All staff must evacuate from Gate 2 at once.
Announcement A:
Containment wall will close in 40 seconds Those remain in Central Area, evacuate immediately—
Dr. Roman:
Was that an explosion just now?
What on earth is happening?
Dr. Roman:
Monitor, show us the Command Room!
Is everybody all right?
Fujimaru 1:
...So awful...
Fujimaru 2:
...Command Room? What about Mash?
Dr. Roman:
What's this—
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, evacuate right now.
I'm going to the Command Room.
Dr. Roman:
The containment wall is about to close.
Get yourself out before it's too late!
Fou:
...
Fujimaru 1:
I can't just run away now...
Fujimaru 2:
I know. Let's go save Mash!
Fou:
Fou!
Dr. Roman:
Wait, what are you doing?
Wrong way, Gate 2's over there!
Dr. Roman:
Don't tell me you're coming with me?
Sure the more helping hands the better, but...
Dr. Roman:
Oh man, there's no time to argue!
Make sure you get back before it's too late!
Dr. Roman:
...No survivors.
Only Chaldeas is safe.
Dr. Roman:
This was where the explosion originated.
This was no accident, it was sabotage.
Announcement A:
Generator operation stopped.
Power level critical.
Announcement A:
Switch to the backup generator, error.
Please make switch manually.
Announcement A:
Containment wall will close in 40 seconds Those remain in Central Area, evacuate immediately—
Dr. Roman:
...I'm heading down to the underground power station.
We can't let Chaldea's light go out.
Dr. Roman:
Hurry up and go back the way we came.
You can still make it.
Dr. Roman:
Listen, don't stop anywhere on the way!
Go outside, and wait for help!
Fujimaru:
...
Announcement B:
System switching to the final phase of Rayshift.
Coordinates, AD 2004, January, 30th, Fuyuki, Japan.
Announcement B:
Laplace's shifting protection established.
Singularity's additional factor slot secured.
Announcement B:
Unsummon Program set.
Please start final adjustments.
Fujimaru 1:
...Something's wrong. Got to hurry back...
Fujimaru 2:
...I should look for survivors till the last minute...
Fujimaru:
!!!
Mash:
...Oh.
Fujimaru 1:
...Hang in there, I'll get you out now!
Mash:
...It's all...right. You can't...save...me.
Don't mind me, please... Run.
Fujimaru 2:
(With those wounds, she's...)
Mash:
...That's right, thank you... For your understanding.
Please Fujimaru, you need to...get out of here.
Fujimaru:
!?
Mash:
Ah...
Announcement B:
Warning all observation staff.
Chaldeas' state has changed.
Announcement B:
Now rewriting Sheba's near-future prediction data.
Announcement B:
Unable to detect the existence of mankind
100 years in the near-future on Earth.
Announcement B:
Unable to confirm human survivors.
Unable to guarantee mankind's future.
Mash:
Chaldeas...has turned bright red...
No, never mind, that—
Announcement A:
Central Area, sealed.
180 seconds till internal containment procedure.
Mash:
...they, shut off, the area.
...Now, we can't, get out.
Fujimaru 1:
...That's right. We're in the same boat now.
Fujimaru 2:
...We'll figure it out.
Mash:
...
Announcement A:
Coffin Vitals: Masters
Baseline not reached.
Announcement A:
Rayshift requirement not met.
Searching for qualifying Master... Found.
Announcement A:
Candidate No. 48, Fujimaru
reset as Master.
Announcement A:
Unsummon Program, start.
Spiritron Conversion, start.
Mash:
...Um...Sen...pai?
Mash:
Would you mind...
Holding my hand?
Announcement:
Rayshift starting in 3
Announcement:
2
Announcement:
1
Announcement:
All procedures clear.
First Order, commencing operation.
Section 1: Burning City
???:
Kyuu...
Kyuu.
???:
Fou...
Fou... Fou...
Fujimaru 1:
...This sound...
Fujimaru 2:
...It's like something licked my cheek again...
???:
Senpai.
Please wake up, Senpai.
???:
...Won't wake up.
Maybe I should use the official title...
???:
—Master, please wake up.
If you don't wake up, I will kill you.
Fujimaru:
—
Mash:
Thank goodness you're awake now, Senpai!
I'm so glad you're safe.
Fujimaru 1:
Mash, are you okay?
Mash:
...I'll explain later.
First, take a look around you, please.
Fujimaru 2:
Did you just say, "I will kill you?"
Mash:
That came out wrong.
What I meant to say was, "you're going to be killed."
Mash:
Um, I was confused because everything happened so
quickly. As much as I want to gather our thoughts, please look around you.
???:
Gi—GAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Mash:
—Linguistic communication impossible.
—Identifying life-form as hostile.
Mash:
Master, your orders, please.
You and I will overcome this together!
BATTLE
Mash:
—phew.
I had my worries, but we made it somehow.
Mash:
Are you hurt Senpai?
Does your stomach hurt, or does it feel heavy?
Fujimaru 1:
What was that?
Mash:
...I don't know.
Something that doesn't exist in our era, let alone this era.
Mash:
That was the cause of the Singularity, or something like
it. I guess calling it that isn't too far off, or maybe it is.
Fujimaru 2:
Mash, you're that powerful?
Mash:
...No, in combat training I always had to stay after class.
I couldn't even do a pull-up.
Mash:
The reason I was able to fight like that just now—
Dr. Roman:
Right, I finally got through! Hello?
This is Chaldea Command Room? Do you read me?
Mash:
This is Mash Kyrielight, a member of A Team.
At this time, I've completed the shift to Singularity F.
Mash:
My sole companion is Fujimaru.
Mind and body both intact.
Mash:
Rayshift compatibility, Master compatibility both
satisfactory. Please register Fujimaru as an official researcher.
Dr. Roman:
...So Fujimaru also got dragged into the Rayshift, huh?
Dr. Roman:
I'm impressed you didn't "lose your existence."
I'm really glad.
Dr. Roman:
Also, Mash... Of course I'm glad you're safe, too...
But what's up with that outfit?
Dr. Roman:
It's shameless!
I didn't raise you to dress like that!
Mash:
I transformed into this.
I couldn't protect Senpai wearing Chaldea's uniform.
Dr. Roman:
What do you mean by transformed, Mash?
Did you hit your head? Or was it that...
Mash:
—Dr. Roman. Please be quiet.
Mash:
Please check my condition.
I think you'll understand the situation better.
Dr. Roman:
Your physical condition?
Wh-Whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA!
Dr. Roman:
Physical strength, Magical Circuits, everything's
improved! You're not so much a human, but—
Mash:
Yes, I'm a Servant.
Mash:
I don't remember how it happened, but it seems I have survived by fusing with a Servant.
Mash:
To investigate and resolve Singularity F, a Servant was provided in advance at Chaldea.
Mash:
This Servant lost its Master in that explosion, and was doomed to vanish.
Mash:
But at the last second, he offered me a contract.
Mash:
In return for the abilities and Noble Phantasm of a Heroic Spirit, he wanted me to eliminate the cause of this Singularity.
Dr. Roman:
A Heroic Spirit and a human, fused...
A Demi-Servant? That's Chaldea's sixth experiment.
Dr. Roman:
I see. So it finally succeeded, huh?
Does this Heroic Spirit still have his consciousness?
Mash:
...No, he gave me his combat abilities then vanished.
Mash:
He never revealed his True Name even at the end.
So I don't even know whose Heroic Spirit I am...
Mash:
...Nor what kind of Noble Phantasm I'm holding.
At this point there's too much I don't know.
Dr. Roman:
Hey, look on the bright side.
Not every Servant who gets summoned is cooperative.
Dr. Roman:
Now that you're a Servant, this is in our favor.
After all, you're completely trustworthy.
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, it looks like you're the only one who Rayshifted there safely.
Dr. Roman:
Also, I am sorry.
Forcing you into this without any explanation.
Dr. Roman:
I'm sure you're full of questions, but try not to worry.
Dr. Roman:
You've already got a powerful weapon.
Humanity's most powerful weapon - Mash.
Mash:
I don't know about "most powerful."
I'm the one who gets blamed later.
Dr. Roman:
Now, now, as long as Fujimaru understands that's what a Servant is, it'll be fine.
Dr. Roman:
But Fujimaru, while Servants can be reliable allies, they also have a weakness.
Dr. Roman:
They disappear without their magical energy source.
Their Master.
Dr. Roman:
I'm still analyzing the data, but it's indicating that Mash has become your Servant.
Dr. Roman:
Meaning that you're Mash's Master. She's the first
Heroic Spirit you've entered a contract with.
Fujimaru 1:
I'm Mash's Master?
Fujimaru 2:
Uh, I can't keep up with what you're saying...
Dr. Roman:
Right, I don't blame you for being confused. I never
explained what Masters and Servants are to you, anyway.
Dr. Roman:
Now's a good time, I'll explain it to you in detail.
The current mission has two new goals...
Mash:
Doctor, you're breaking up.
10 seconds until the connection is lost.
Dr. Roman:
Huh, so Sheba's output is unstable because we switched
to the backup generators? Oh well, I'll brief you later.
Dr. Roman:
Both of you, I'm getting a strong leyline reading about
2 km from where you are.
Dr. Roman:
Try to get there somehow.
That way, it will stabilize our connection.
Dr. Roman:
Listen, don't do anything reckless, will you?
I'll try to bring the power back up as soon as—
Mash:
...
Fujimaru 1:
The connection got cut off.
Mash:
Well, that's the Doctor for you.
You can't rely on him in situations like this.
Fujimaru 2:
It can't be helped, let's get going.
Mash:
Right, you're so dependable Senpai.
I was actually terrified, so thank goodness.
Fou:
Kyu.
Fou, Fooou!
Mash:
That's right, you're with us as well, aren't you Fou?
Thank you for cheering us up.
Mash:
Apparently, Fou Rayshifted here with you Senpai.
Mash:
...Ah. But I forgot to let the Doctor know...
Fou:
Kyu.
Fou, kyaao!
Fujimaru 1:
He said, "don't worry about that guy."
Mash:
You're right.
I'll find the right time to let him know about Fou later.
Mash:
First, let's head to the coordinates he mentioned. Once we get there, we should be able to set up a base camp.
Section 2: To the Spirit Meridian
Mash:
Senpai.
We will soon reach the point Doctor specified.
Mash:
There are only flames as far as the eye can see.
It's nothing like the Fuyuki in our data.
Mash:
According to our data, it's an average regional city.
There's no record of such a disaster occurring in 2004...
Mash:
The Mana density in the atmosphere is also abnormal.
In fact, it's a lot like ancient Earth...
???:
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Fujimaru 1:
What was that scream?
Fujimaru 2:
I'm getting a bad feeling.
Mash:
It was a woman's scream for sure.
Let's hurry over, Senpai!
Olga Marie:
Wh-Who are these guys, anyway?
Why do these things keep happening to me?
Olga Marie:
I can't take it anymore! Come save me, Lev!
You were always there for me right?
Mash:
Director Olga Marie?
Olga Marie:
Y-You two!
What in the world is going on here?
BATTLE
Mash:
The battle is over.
Are you hurt, Director?
Olga Marie:
...What's going on?
Mash:
Director? About my situation.
I know it's hard to believe, but the truth is—
Olga Marie:
A Demi-Servant, right?
It's pretty obvious that you fused with a Servant.
Olga Marie:
What I want to know is why it's successful now all of a sudden!
Olga Marie:
Enough of that. You!
The civilian who showed up late to my speech!
Fujimaru:
!?
Olga Marie:
How did you become a Master?
Only first-class Mages can enter contracts with Servants!
Olga Marie:
There's no way you could ever become a Master!
What did you do to her to have her do your bidding?
Fujimaru 1:
You are way off base!
Fujimaru 2:
Well, don't look at me...
Mash:
There's a misunderstanding, Director.
I'm actually the one who forced the contract.
Olga Marie:
What did you say?
Mash:
I'll explain how it happened. That way we
can understand each other's situation better.
Mash:
...And that's how it happened. We were dragged
into a Rayshift, and teleported here to Fuyuki.
Mash:
No other Master candidates shifted with us.
You're the only human we've run into, Director.
Mash:
But this gives me hope. If you're here, that means there must be other candidates who got teleported here...
Olga Marie:
...There aren't, actually.
That much I'm certain of.
Olga Marie:
...I hate to admit it, but I know why we were shifted to Fuyuki.
Mash:
So you understand why we survived?
Olga Marie:
All of us here share a common denominator. Neither me, nor you, nor that one "were actually inside the Coffins."
Olga Marie:
Though Rayshifting flesh and blood isn't likely to succeed, it's not impossible.
Olga Marie:
Meanwhile, the coffins have breakers.
When the success rate's below 95%, the power's cut off.
Olga Marie:
So they never actually Rayshifted.
We're the only ones here.
Mash:
I see. That's why you're the director.
Fujimaru 1:
You can be reliable when you're calm, I see.
Olga Marie:
What's that supposed to mean?
Are you saying I'm not usually calm?
Fujimaru 2:
Huh? You weren't planning to shift, Director?
Olga Marie:
...Is that a problem? What commander heads to the front lines? Didn't I tell you that you were my tools?
Olga Marie:
...Hmmph, whatever.
I understand the situation now.
Olga Marie:
Fujimaru, since it's an emergency I'll approve you and Kyrielight's contract.
Olga Marie:
From here on out, you'll follow my commands.
First, let's set up a base camp.
Olga Marie:
Listen, this is the time to search for a Leyline Terminal.
A place where magical energy converges.
Olga Marie:
There we'll be able to contact Chaldea.
So in this town's case...
Mash:
This is the point, Director.
The Ley point is at your feet.
Olga Marie:
Whoa! Oh r-right, I knew that, I knew that, of course!
Olga Marie:
Mash, place your shield on the ground. I'm going to set up a summoning circle, with your Noble Phantasm as the catalyst.
Mash:
...So she says.
Are you all right with that, Senpai?
Fujimaru 1:
Sure, go ahead and do it.
Fujimaru 2:
I'm not about letting go of the weapon.
Mash:
...Understood.
Now let us begin.
Mash:
This is... The same as the summoning experiment chamber at Chaldea.
Dr. Roman:
CQ, CQ. Hello, hello?
Okay, the connection's back!
Dr. Roman:
Good job, you secured the connection.
Now we can communicate again, and even send rations...
Olga Marie:
Huh?! Why are you running the show, Romani?
What about Lev? Where's Lev? Put Lev on!
Dr. Roman:
Waaaahhhhhhhhh!
Dr. Roman:
D-Director, you're alive?
And you're unharmed? What the...
Olga Marie:
What's that supposed to mean? Where's Lev?
What's the head medic doing in charge?
Dr. Roman:
Don't ask me why.
I'm fully aware that I'm not cut out for this job.
Dr. Roman:
But there's nobody else, Olga Marie.
Dr. Roman:
Currently, the surviving full time staff of Chaldea is less than twenty people, including me.
Dr. Roman:
The reason I'm in charge of operations is because there's no one ranked higher than me who survived.
Dr. Roman:
Dr. Lev was supervising from the Command Room.
There's no way he could survive that blast.
Olga Marie:
No way—Lev...
No, forget that, wait... please wait.
Olga Marie:
Less than 20 survivors?
What about the Master candidates...the coffins?
Dr. Roman:
...47, all in critical condition and we're short on medical
supplies. We might be able to save a few, but all of them might be—
Olga Marie:
Don't be ridiculous! Cryopreserve them immediately!
Think about reviving them later. Your top priority is to make sure they don't die!
Dr. Roman:
I forgot the coffins had those functions!
I'll get on it right away!
Mash:
...That surprises me.
Cryopreservation without prior consent is a crime.
Mash:
Yet you made the decision right away. You put human
lives ahead of your own reputation as the director.
Olga Marie:
Don't be stupid! As long as they're not dead, I can explain myself later - why else?
Olga Marie:
In the first place, 47 lives...
There's no way can I carry that burden!
Olga Marie:
Please don't die... I'm begging you...
If only Lev were here!
Dr. Roman:
...This concludes my report.
Dr. Roman:
Chaldea has lost 80% of its functionality.
There's only so much that the remaining staff can do.
Dr. Roman:
I'm shifting available manpower to Rayshift repairs, and maintaining Chaldeas' and Sheba's current states.
Dr. Roman:
As soon as external communications are back up, we'll request supplies and start rebuilding Chaldea.
Olga Marie:
That's fine.
I would've done the same if I were there.
Olga Marie:
...Ah. Romani Archaman. I don't like it, but until I return you're in charge of Chaldea.
Olga Marie:
Make the Rayshift repairs your top priority.
Olga Marie:
We'll be investigating this town.
The Singularity F.
Dr. Roman:
Director, you're not afraid to be at ground zero?
Since when did you become so brave?
Olga Marie:
...Seriously, you don't know when to shut up.
Olga Marie:
I'd like nothing better than to go back now, but it's going to take time till you finish the Rayshift repairs.
Olga Marie:
This town only contains low-level monsters, with Mash as a Demi-Servant we'll be safe.
Olga Marie:
Accident or not, we Animuspheres pride ourselves on doing our best in the situations we're given.
Olga Marie:
I'll be looking into Singularity F with Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight as investigators.
Olga Marie:
That said, since my field staff is inexperienced, the extent of this mission will be to discover the cause of this anomaly.
Olga Marie:
Analysis and eradication will have to wait until after Chaldea's restored, and I can send in a second team. You okay with that?
Fujimaru 1:
Only discover it?
Fujimaru 2:
That would be nice and easy.
Dr. Roman:
Roger that. Best of luck to you, Director.
Dr. Roman:
We can now communicate in short bursts.
Feel free to contact me in an emergency.
Olga Marie:
...Huh! Even if we sent an SOS, nobody would come to our rescue.
Dr. Roman:
Director?
Olga Marie:
Nothing, I'm cutting off the connection.
Go do your job.
Mash:
...Director, are you sure about this?
There's also the option of waiting here for rescue.
Olga Marie:
I can't afford to do that... After we return to Chaldea, who knows how long it will take to select the next team?
Olga Marie:
A month won't be enough to gather personnel or funds.
Do you know how much the Association will harass me in the meantime?
Olga Marie:
Worst case, they'll blame me for mismanagement, and I'll lose Chaldea to them.
Olga Marie:
If that came to pass, I'd be toast. I can't go back
empty-handed. I need something that will shut them up!
Olga Marie:
...Sorry, but you're both stuck with me,
Mash, Fujimaru.
Olga Marie:
Come on, let's explore this town. The cause of
this twisted history must be here somewhere.
Section 3: Investigate the Bridge
Olga Marie:
Stop. Before we start exploring the city,
Fujimaru, isn't there something you want to say to me?
Fujimaru 1:
No, nothing in particular.
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah, nothing in particular.
Olga Marie:
...You're not very smart are you?
Remember what happened in the Command Room?
Mash:
Senpai, it's probably about when you dozed off in the Command Room.
Mash:
It'll come back to you if you focus.
That was, you know—
Mash:
We made it in time. Senpai, your number is...
A single digit, in the front row.
Mash:
Please take any available seat in the front row.
Right in front of the Director, what a bad luck.
Olga Marie:
...
Lev:
Let's cut the chit-chat.
It's about to start.
Olga Marie:
Not quite on time, but it looks like everybody's here.
Olga Marie:
Welcome to Special Organization, Chaldea.
I'm the director, Olga Marie Animusphere.
Olga Marie:
You have been selected, or discovered from each nation for your rare talents.
Olga Marie:
By talent, I mean your aptitude for Spiritrons. People with magical circuits capable of becoming Masters.
Olga Marie:
I'm sure you can't even imagine it, but be sure to keep this in mind.
Olga Marie:
You are about to be reborn as cutting-edge mages, in an unprecedented fusion of magecraft and science.
Olga Marie:
That said, although all of you possess special talents, none of you are special.
Olga Marie:
Understand that you're all inexperienced rookies, standing at the same starting point.
Olga Marie:
In particular, the mages sent from the Association still seem to be acting like students. Fix that immediately.
Olga Marie:
Chaldea is my domain. Family heritage and
personal achievements have no meaning here.
Olga Marie:
Always remember that my orders are absolute.
My position is completely different from yours.
Olga Marie:
I won't allow arguments.
You're all mere tools to protect humanity, nothing more.
Olga Marie:
...What's that commotion? Didn't I just tell
you that I wouldn't allow any arguments?
Olga Marie:
You there. The one who came in late.
Do you have a problem with what I just said?
Fujimaru 1:
...
Fujimaru 2:
...Yawn.
Olga Marie:
Uh... Am I seeing this right?
Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me?
Olga Marie:
Sleeping while standing...
No way, right? Not in a million years...
New Hire (Female):
Hey, I didn't sign up for this! We're experts
who were summoned here because of our skills!
New Hire (Female):
We came all this way on your insistence.
Absolute obedience? That's ridiculous!
New Hire (Male):
She's right, you're way overstepping!
New Hire (Male):
Lineage is the most important asset for a mage!
How can you brush it off?
Olga Marie:
Quiet! No talking!
That's why I say you're still acting like students!
Olga Marie:
I'm only telling you what's going on right now.
If you don't like it, leave Chaldea at once!
Olga Marie:
Not that there are flights to send you home.
Olga Marie:
Though if you're ready to trek down a snowy mountain 6,000 meters above sea level, that would be commendable.
Olga Marie:
Very good! Nobody's dropped out. Seriously,
don't make me waste my time on such matters.
Olga Marie:
I wish you'd realize that's how dire our, no, humanity's situation is now.
Olga Marie:
Look. [ ♂ He / ♀️ She] is a good example.
No argument, no opinion. Good and obedient.
Olga Marie:
...Now, then, back to the topic.
Are you listening? Today is—
Mash:
Do you remember now, Senpai?
Fujimaru 1:
...Vaguely, I guess.
Fujimaru 2:
...In a way.
Olga Marie:
Remembered... You weren't really listening after all, were you?
Olga Marie:
Honestly! Sit yourself down! How could you come
to a Singularity not knowing the situation or your mission?
Olga Marie:
I'm going to have to explain it to you again.
Listen up! We at Chaldea—
Mash:
Director, leave that for later.
Enemies are incoming!
Fujimaru 1:
All right! Good timing!
Fujimaru 2:
Let's go, Mash!
Olga Marie:
Hey, come back here!
Listen to what I have to say!
BATTLE
Olga Marie:
...Phew. Good work, Mash Kyrielight.
Now I can pick up where I left off.
Mash:
Resume... You mean there's more, Director?
Olga Marie:
Why, certainly! Fujimaru!
Don't tell me you forgot already!
Olga Marie:
I'm only half way through!
In fact, it's the latter half that's important!
Olga Marie:
Make yourself remember!
Make...your...self...re...mem...ber!
Fujimaru 1:
...Guess I have no choice.
Fujimaru 2:
...What a piece of work.
Dr. Roman:
Now, now, don't be like that. Director's ramblings can be useful, Fujimaru.
Dr. Roman:
Why were you Master candidates summoned to Chaldea? This will explain that.
Olga Marie:
Listen up. Today of all days, we at Chaldea will achieve something that will be written in history.
Olga Marie:
The science of learning. The invention of religion.
The acquisition of navigation. The focus of communication. The voyage into space.
Olga Marie:
Our legacy will be on par with the "Pioneers of the Stars." No, it will surpass them.
Olga Marie:
Rather than expanding civilization, we will be the hands of God protecting it.
Olga Marie:
Stabilizing human history, we will transform the future into a solid resolution.
Olga Marie:
The principles of mankind—
in other words, to ensure the continuation of humanity.
Olga Marie:
That is Chaldea's, and now your only and absolute purpose.
Olga Marie:
Chaldea has achieved many results to date.
The development of observation cyber daemon, Laplace.
Olga Marie:
The Global Environment Model, Chaldeas.
Completion of the Near-Future Observation Lens, Sheba.
Olga Marie:
The Heroic Spirit Summoning System, Fate, and the launch of the Spiritron Calculation Engine, Trismegistus.
Olga Marie:
With these technologies, we at Chaldea have observed humanity's progress one hundred years into the future.
Olga Marie:
We do not predict the future, but observe it. Like many who observed celestial bodies, Chaldea has been observing the future.
Olga Marie:
Whatever it sees, our job has been to ensure that humanity will survive 100 years into the future.
Olga Marie:
Look up. That is Chaldea's proudest achievement—
Olga Marie:
Created with advanced magical theories, the Global Environmental Model, our Chaldeas.
Olga Marie:
Planets have been defined as beings with souls.
We copied them into this miniature Earth.
Olga Marie:
Because of the difference in scale, we are unable to read each single human mind.
Olga Marie:
But whatever's on the surface, the city lights that can be seen on land, can be observed through Sheba.
Olga Marie:
Currently, it's been set to reflect the Earth one hundred years from now. Chaldeas may very well be the future of Earth itself.
Olga Marie:
As long as the light of civilization shines within Chaldeas, we can guarantee humans will exist a century further.
Olga Marie:
As long as there's light people will live in cities, and serve as proof of civilization's survival.
Olga Marie:
But— Lev, could you normalize Sheba's polarization angle?
Olga Marie:
This is the current state. Starting six months ago, Chaldeas changed color, and it's become difficult to observe the future.
Olga Marie:
The light of civilization, our beacon till now, has become largely unobservable to us.
Olga Marie:
Hmph, the right response.
Good to see you've got some sense.
Olga Marie:
That's right. The lack of light means that civilization has become extinct.
Olga Marie:
This was considered highly classified, but you have the right to know.
Olga Marie:
Our observations indicate that the light of humanity is only visible up to the year 2018—
Olga Marie:
In other words, we've observed, no, proved
that humanity will become extinct in that year.
Olga Marie:
Obviously, this future is not possible.
It cannot happen, and physically speaking, is impossible.
Olga Marie:
There's neither an economic collapse nor some sudden
seismic event. We can't explain how humanity would suddenly just disappear.
Olga Marie:
Over the past six months, we've found the cause of this strange phenomenon—the disappearance of the future.
Olga Marie:
If the reason is not in the present, then it is in the past.
Olga Marie:
Using Laplace and the Trismegistus, we've reviewed all data for the past 2000 years.
Olga Marie:
We tried to find something that didn't exist in history, or was on Earth until this point in time.
Olga Marie:
As a result, we finally found something new.
It's this—
Olga Marie:
Spatial Singularity F, a city in the Japanese countryside in 2004.
Olga Marie:
We discovered an "unobservable zone" that did not exist in history up to the year 2017.
Olga Marie:
Chaldea hypothesizes that this is the cause for
humanity's extinction. We proposed the Rayshift experiment to the U.N. and received approval.
Olga Marie:
The Rayshift process transforms a human into spiritrons, sending them into the past and allowing them to alter it.
Olga Marie:
Simply put, it's time travel. But not everyone can do it.
Olga Marie:
Only people with exceptional magical circuits, and the ability to become a Master, can be transformed.
Olga Marie:
Now— I'm sure that cleared things up.
Your task is the investigation of Singularity F.
Olga Marie:
You'll travel 14 years into the past, find Singularity F, and destroy it.
Olga Marie:
We are now entering unknown territory.
There's no telling what you might find there.
Olga Marie:
But you've been selected from among people all over the world. You can do this, and we have high expectations for you.
Olga Marie:
The higher-ups want to know the cause of this
immediately. We don't have time to waste.
Olga Marie:
We'll be performing the first Rayshift experiment in an
hour. I'm sure you've all had enough training.
Olga Marie:
For the first experiment we'll send Team A, the top 8 scorers, to Singularity F.
Olga Marie:
I haven't told the later groups, but they're Master candidates who have been chosen from Chaldea.
Olga Marie:
Team A has been active for a month now.
You can call them trained warriors.
Olga Marie:
Team A will go on ahead and establish a base camp at Singularity F, guaranteeing your safety.
Olga Marie:
Teams B and below will monitor their situation and prepare for the next experiment.
Olga Marie:
Let's register your information with the Klein Coffins, the arks that will send you to the past as spiritrons.
Olga Marie:
There's one for each person, and there are no spares.
Be very careful with them.
Olga Marie:
Teams B through D will be on standby, in case of trouble with Team A.
Olga Marie:
—What are you doing?
I told you what you have to do.
Olga Marie:
You were brought here as a potential Master.
You're practically a soldier now.
Olga Marie:
You will obey orders and be ready for a fight.
Do not make me repeat myself.
Olga Marie:
Or do you have more questions?
Hey you, the one who was late!
Olga Marie:
You look confused.
I'll give you the chance to ask one question.
Fujimaru 1:
Is time travel possible?
Fujimaru 2:
Is it safe to change the past?
Olga Marie:
...
Does the word "Singularity" mean nothing to you?
Olga Marie:
The singularity we found doesn't exist in any of our observation records.
Olga Marie:
It's like a hole that just appeared out of nowhere.
The hole itself is cut off from the proper temporal axis.
Olga Marie:
The 2004 singularity exists apart from the past and
future. There's no need to connect it to our present.
Olga Marie:
It's more stable than regular time travel, and whatever happens the timeline can still repair itself.
Olga Marie:
Singularity F is like a tiny stain on the dress that is human history.
Olga Marie:
It ruins beauty just by its presence.
Your job is to extract it.
Olga Marie:
That's what will return humanity to its proper, observed course of history.
Olga Marie:
...What is the Association thinking, sending me someone who doesn't know basic spacetime theory?
Olga Marie:
I told them this plan was a Grand Order, the highest possible duty in the world of magecraft...
Olga Marie:
Well, it doesn't matter. What team are you with?
...Show me your ID.
Olga Marie:
What? You're in the wrong spot!
A civilian, and with no combat or training experience?
Olga Marie:
Chaldea is much too important to be wasting valuable slots on people like you!
Olga Marie:
Lev!
Lev Lainur!
Lev:
I'm right here, Director.
Why the yelling? Is there a problem?
Olga Marie:
There're problems everywhere!
Just get this amateur out of my sight!
Lev:
Oh...so that's it?
Director, [ ♂ he / ♀️ she] is a chosen Master candidate.
Lev:
Sure they lack experience, but it's inappropriate to be that rude...
Olga Marie:
Having an inexperienced amateur here is a problem!
What if something happens to my Chaldeas?
Olga Marie:
Let Romani handle this!
At least get some basic training in!
Lev:
...Hmm, I don't think she likes you.
All right, orders are orders.
Lev:
Mash, show Fujimaru their room.
Mash:
All right, understood.
I just need to take Senpai to their room, right?
Lev:
Yes, thanks.
I'm busy with the Rayshift experiment and can't.
Lev:
Don't worry. This experiment will be over in 2 hours.
I'll drop by your room then.
Fujimaru 1:
Thank you.
Lev:
No need to thank me.
You're really lucky, after all.
Fujimaru 2:
...
Mash:
That's unusually kind of you, Dr. Lev.
Do you know each other from somewhere?
Lev:
Not at all. I was just thinking things like eternal rivals and fated encounters are very important.
Mash:
Come this way.
I'll show you to your room.
Mash:
And that's how you were removed from the Command Room. Remember?
Fujimaru 1:
I see.
Fujimaru 2:
Got it.
Olga Marie:
You little...
You look quiet, but you've got some nerve, don't you?
Olga Marie:
Anyway! Do you finally remember how much of a mess you made at that critical moment?
Dr. Roman:
Um, Director Marie?
I think that's going a little too far...
Olga Marie:
Like hell it is! Thanks to the time I wasted on your question I didn't have time to change!
Mash:
Uh... You weren't planning to dive, so I'm not sure you needed your suit...
Olga Marie:
I did! I most certainly did!
I had a special Mystic Code made for this mission.
Olga Marie:
Jeez, I didn't even get to wear it once...
Well, it doesn't matter.
Olga Marie:
Anyway, you understand your responsibilities and duties as a Master candidate now, right?
Olga Marie:
Very well, Fujimaru.
I'm ordering you to be my bodyguard. Work hard.
Fujimaru 1:
Aye-aye, oh great Director Marie!
Olga Marie:
W-What? That's creepy. F-Flattery will get you nowhere!
Fujimaru 2:
...Are you trying to be someone you're not?
Olga Marie:
This is who I am! I was just in a hurry back there!
Once we get back to Chaldea, you're in for it.
Mash:
...Good to see you two getting along.
Let's move before more enemies show up.
ARROW
Olga Marie:
By the way, the type of being we call Servants, you know what they are, don't you?
Fujimaru 1:
I have no idea.
Olga Marie:
Just as I thought.
It can't be helped. I'll tell you as we move.
Olga Marie:
Think of a Servant as the highest-ranked familiar in the magical world.
Olga Marie:
Various historical heroes. Noble acts. Concepts.
They're all summoned as spiritual bodies.
Olga Marie:
Whether or not a hero truly existed, he or she is still "information that was produced on Earth," right?
Olga Marie:
To summon a Heroic Spirit is to convert the information stored on this planet into something for the good of mankind.
Olga Marie:
People today have the right to use legacies of the past, and with that right, the duty to leave behind a future.
Olga Marie:
Do you see? What you made your contract with is greater than a human, and yet is a tool to serve humans.
Olga Marie:
That's why they're called Servants. Even if they're
gods, they exist only to serve their Masters.
Mash:
Director. Your line of thinking may be extreme.
My cells are not agreeing with what you just said.
Olga Marie:
Hmph. Meaning the Servant you fused with must be an Earth-type Heroic Spirit.
Fujimaru 2:
I do have some basic knowledge.
Olga Marie:
Glad to hear it. Now I won't have to explain
rudimentary things like what a Heroic Spirit is.
Olga Marie:
Servants are heroes of the past made into familiars.
Those who enter into a contract with them and use them are Masters.
Olga Marie:
There are seven classes of Servants, which vary depending on a Servant's legends and abilities.
Olga Marie:
It's incredibly difficult to copy a Heroic Spirit entirely.
Human mages do not have enough resources or memory to achieve such feat.
Olga Marie:
That's why only one aspect of a Heroic Spirit is fixed in our world, resulting in the seven classes—
Olga Marie:
Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Berserker, Assassin.
Olga Marie:
Every Heroic Spirit will manifest as one of these classes.
Olga Marie:
That's the true nature of Servants...
It's also a way to hide their True Names, as well.
Olga Marie:
They hide their names because they are famous.
Take Achilles from Greek Mythology.
Olga Marie:
Achilles is an invincible Heroic Spirit, but his weakness is extremely famous, right?
Olga Marie:
When a Heroic Spirit returns, their weakness returns with
them. That's why Servants hide their names behind their class names.
Olga Marie:
If you don't know their identity, it's harder to figure out their past or weaknesses, right?
Olga Marie:
That's not all.
There's another reason for hiding one's True Name.
Olga Marie:
A Servant has a secret weapon worthy of their legend.
The crystallization of that Heroic Spirit's miracle and existence.
Mash:
Director, sorry to interrupt you while you're having fun but we've detected hostiles. Entering combat.
Olga Marie:
What! T-Take them out right now!
I-I'll be hiding over here!
BATTLE
ARROW
Olga Marie:
—
Dr. Roman:
I can feel the tension across the screen...
The Director is grumpy as usual.
Fujimaru 1:
She's not just grumpy, she's a total crank.
Fujimaru 2:
Why is she always so mad?
Mash:
Well, I can feel some sympathy for the Director's ill temper.
Mash:
Excuse me, but Fujimaru Senpai, there's too much about Chaldea you don't know.
Fujimaru 1:
Y-You really think so?
Fujimaru 2:
Well, I admit I came here clueless...
Mash:
I really don't know what to do with you.
It's like you're a lost little kitty.
Mash:
—Well, not that I'm any different.
Mash:
It's been about two years since I started here, and I still
don't get it. I kind of sneaked in. Almost like an alligator.
Fujimaru 1:
I-Is that right?
Fujimaru 2:
True, alligators have no clue.
Mash:
Yes, I've learned as much as I can from the database.
But I'll share it with you.
Mash:
Chaldea Security Organization. Or more accurately,
the Security Organization for the Preservation of Humanity, Fenis Chaldea.
Mash:
A research observatory with the purpose of continuing and strengthening human history, with researchers, scholars, and mages from all around the world.
Mash:
They watch a world that magecraft couldn't observe, and science couldn't measure.
Mash:
We're a special organization with national support, created to prevent humanity from reaching a "bad end."
Fujimaru 1:
You sure know a lot, Mash.
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah, I figured.
Mash:
Anyway, that's pretty much it.
Fou:
Fou!
Mash:
It's true that Chaldea receives financial support from across the globe, but the majority of that comes from the Mage's Association in London—
Mash:
From the the Animusphere family.
Director Olga Marie's family.
Mash:
Chaldea is a research organization, but due to its importance, it operates on a military level.
Mash:
There are extremely strict rules and punishments for everything, so the Director's attitude is actually reserved.
Mash:
The Director isn't a villain, but she is evil.
She'll get rid of any staff member she doesn't like.
Mash:
Well, I'm not sure if it's okay to call someone who's got a bad attitude, evil.
Mash:
...Sorry, I wanted to give you some encouragement, but I'm not used to cheery words.
Fou:
Kyu. Kyu, kyu!
Olga Marie:
Whaaaaaaat?
Hey! What are you guys doing?
Olga Marie:
Behind you! Behind you!
The e-enemy's found us!
Olga Marie:
Prepare for battle!
Mash:
They're so close!
Senpai, give me your orders!
BATTLE
Olga Marie:
Sigh... Please keep an eye on your surroundings.
Olga Marie:
Even if Romani is monitoring us, this is a Singularity.
There's no telling what might happen.
Olga Marie:
Come here, Kyrielight.
You're hurt, aren't you? I can heal something like that.
Mash:
Oh... right.
Thank you very much, Director Olga Marie.
Dr. Roman:
Really, now.
When the director is calm, she can be dependable...
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, you should know...
The director is in a complicated position as well.
Dr. Roman:
Initially, Marie was like you all, a Master candidate.
Dr. Roman:
Three years ago, the previous director, her father, passed away and she had to take over Chaldea when she was just a student.
Dr. Roman:
Since then it's been one tense day after another.
She had to take over as head of the Animusphere family.
Dr. Roman:
It was all she could do to keep Chaldea running.
Around that time, an anomaly was found in Chaldeas.
Dr. Roman:
We could no longer see into the promised future of 100
years from now. There was huge criticism from the Association and our sponsors.
Dr. Roman:
She was ordered to get the situation back to normal as soon as possible.
Dr. Roman:
To make matters worse, they found that she had no aptitude to be a Master.
Dr. Roman:
The noble Animusphere family, one of the Twelve Lords, the dominating faculty of Astronomy at the Mage's Association.
Dr. Roman:
Oh the scandal that would occur if the head of such a family was found to be unfit to become a Master.
Dr. Roman:
You can imagine the level of gossip happening behind
the scenes. I'm sure those rumors reached Marie too.
Dr. Roman:
She still worked to be her absolute best as Director.
This last half-year, she's just barely been hanging on.
Dr. Roman:
She's worked herself so hard, I'd like her to come for counseling, but with how things are...
Dr. Roman:
In any event, she's been emotionally stretched to the
limit. She doesn't hate you, or anything like that.
Fujimaru 1:
I know. Director Marie isn't an evil person.
Dr. Roman:
I'm glad you think so.
But you know she is evil, right?
Dr. Roman:
She isn't cruel, nefarious, and dishonest, that I can
promise you. She's just a rather serious person.
Fujimaru 2:
I was just having fun.
Dr. Roman:
Hey, that's not nice! But I understand how you feel.
Dr. Roman:
The Director wasn't allowed to go out much growing up, so everything she says is honest and innocent...
Dr. Roman:
But make sure you don't say that in front of her.
She'll just hate you more.
Dr. Roman:
Anyhow, you're the only three I can trust right now.
I want you to continue investigating without fighting.
Section 4: Innvestigate the Port Ruin
Mash:
The hostile lifeform has been removed.
Let's move on.
Olga Marie:
I didn't know what would happen with that monster, but I expected nothing less of a Servant's body. Such power.
Mash:
Not that it makes them look any less scary...
By the way Director, I have a question for you.
Mash:
The Fuyuki in our data, and this Fuyuki are just too different.
Mash:
What happened in this city, exactly?
What are your thoughts, Director?
Olga Marie:
Let's see, history must've been slightly disrupted.
That's the only reason I can think of.
Olga Marie:
Mash, Fujimaru.
I'm only going to say this once, so listen up.
Olga Marie:
Chaldea observes the future through an Earth model
called Chaldeas. At the same time, a familiar called Laplace compiles past records.
Olga Marie:
You can say it is Laplace's job to gather data on history that wasn't made public, and information that was buried in darkness that no one knows.
Olga Marie:
According to Laplace's observations, an unusual Holy Grail War was confirmed in this city in 2004.
Mash:
Holy Grail War?
You mean the Holy Grail from the legend?
Mash:
The magical chalice that is the root of all magecraft, the one that is said to grant its holder's wishes?
Olga Marie:
Yes, that's the one.
Olga Marie:
Mages in Fuyuki City competed for the Grail, and in order to activate it summoned seven Heroic Spirits—
Olga Marie:
That was the beginning of the Holy Grail War. Unknown
to anyone, Servants were summoned to this town.
Olga Marie:
The Fuyuki Holy Grail War system is simple.
Olga Marie:
Seven Masters fight each other.
The last one standing gets the Grail.
Olga Marie:
Chaldea learned about this in 2010. My father...
I mean, the previous director used this data to build the summoning system.
Olga Marie:
That's what makes up Chaldea's Heroic Spirit Summoning System, Fate. Our third invention after Laplace and Chaldeas.
Mash:
Third? Isn't that the Near-Future Observation Lens, Sheba?
Olga Marie:
That was created by Professor Lev.
Well, I guess you can say we both worked on it.
Olga Marie:
Anyway, this is where Servants come from.
Olga Marie:
Seven Servants fought here, and in the end, Saber was victorious.
Olga Marie:
The town wasn't destroyed, and the Servants shouldn't have been noticed by anyone, but...
Olga Marie:
Now this is happening. We should assume that
the outcome changed due to this Singularity.
Olga Marie:
The anomaly in 2004 brought about an alteration to human history and as a result, we're no longer able to see 100 years into the future.
Olga Marie:
That's why it's our job to repair this anomaly.
Somewhere here is the reason history has been disturbed.
Olga Marie:
Once we analyze and eliminate it, that will complete our
mission. All of us will be able to return to the present.
Fujimaru 1:
I see. Got it.
Mash:
Anyway, although we're not sure what's going on, it's good that the mission is simple.
Fujimaru 2:
Heroic Spirits were summoned at Chaldea?
Olga Marie:
Of course.
But it didn't go well, and there weren't many successes.
Olga Marie:
According to the data, three were summoned, but I only know of two.
Olga Marie:
The previous director summoned the first.
The second and third arrived after I became Director.
Olga Marie:
...The second fused with Mash.
And, well, you know the third.
Olga Marie:
The weirdo that now lives in Chaldea.
Leonardo da Vinci.
???:
GuOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Olga Marie:
Not these guys again!
Get rid of them, Mash, Fujimaru!
BATTLE (x2)
ARROW
Mash:
...Phew, the battle is over Master.
I'm relieved that we pulled through again.
Fujimaru 1:
Good work, Mash.
Fujimaru 2:
Thank you, Mash.
Mash:
...Yes.
I am happy that I can be useful.
Olga Marie:
...Hey, Mash.
Is it possible that you can't use your Noble Phantasm?
Mash:
Apparently. I don't even know which Heroic Spirit fused with me...
Mash:
...and I'm unable to use the power of its Special Arts,
the Heroic Spirit's secret weapon—known as a Noble Phantasm.
Mash:
Fujimaru Senpai.
I'm sorry for explaining this so late.
Mash:
Servants are equipped with a unique skill called a Noble Phantasm.
Mash:
It's derived from each hero's legend and great deeds, and is a secret weapon.
Mash:
However, I am unable to wield my Noble Phantasm.
Mash:
...I can somehow use it as a weapon, but its output is decreased. I can't even release its True Name.
Mash:
In fact, I don't even know what the origins of this weapon of mine might be.
Olga Marie:
...
Mash:
In any case, you can think of me as a failed Servant.
Or maybe just a capable kouhai that can get even stronger.
Mash:
I don't have any leads on the Heroic Spirit that fused with me, but with you as my Master I will figure it out as I grow.
Olga Marie:
That's true. Masters have the ability to analyze their Servants parameters, skills, and matrixes.
Olga Marie:
Fujimaru... As a Master, once you become good enough, you should be able to analyze Mash's Servant data.
Olga Marie:
Any Servants you make a contract with from this point
should be the same. First, you need to learn their True Name and Noble Phantasm.
Olga Marie:
As your trust with them grows, your Servant's power will grow too.
Olga Marie:
Well, it's not like you have that much potential in you.
The fact that you can't use Mash that well shows that.
Olga Marie:
Once we get Chaldea's Rayshift capability back online, we're going to shift a first-class Master here.
Olga Marie:
Then you're fired. Newbies with no combat experience can spend their time terrified in some corner in Chaldea.
Fujimaru 1:
Weren't you the one scared, Director Marie?
Olga Marie:
I wasn't! Not in the least!
You should be respectful to your elders!
Fujimaru 2:
Could it be that you're worried about me?
Olga Marie:
O-Of course! You're our only fighting force here!
If you get taken out, who's going to fight?
Mash:
...Anyway, I'm glad you two understand each other
better now. Let's move before any more of them show up.
Section 5: Investigate the Church Ruin
Olga Marie:
Everything's burnt down far as the eye can see...
There aren't any traces of residents either. What happened here?
Olga Marie:
What could even turn Chaldea gray in the first place?
If we can't see the future, that means humanity will vanish...
Olga Marie:
Could that mean the Counter Force doesn't work in a
Singularity? Then this place is like a Bolt...
Olga Marie:
The fatal choice of destruction scattered throughout
human history... When your choices become mistakes, this is what happens.
Dr. Roman:
Looks like the Director is talking to herself again.
This could take a while.
Dr. Roman:
Hey Fujimaru, looks like it's safe over
there. Why don't you rest a bit?
Mash:
I agree with you, Doctor.
Senpai, would you like some rations?
Fujimaru 1:
Thanks. Aren't you tired, Mash?
Fujimaru 2:
Sure, but how are you, Mash?
Mash:
Tired? Are you asking if I've been having any problems since I became a Servant?
Mash:
...Well, for the most part.
It's scary to fight, but I'm doing fine otherwise.
Fujimaru 1:
Are you okay with me being your Master?
Mash:
Of course.
I think you might've been the best Master this summer.
Fujimaru 2:
Any complaints since you've become a Servant?
Mash:
It's hard to explain.
Imagine yourself becoming a jet fighter.
Mash:
You might be able to fly around in the sky, but you can't do your own maintenance.
Mash:
No matter how strong you might be, your existence essentially depends on having a Master.
Mash:
...The risk and reward makes sense here. But I can't be
too happy when I think of the burden I'm putting on you.
Dr. Roman:
—! That's enough rest!
We got incoming!
Mash:
... Master, your commands, please!
BATTLE
ARROW
Mash:
Phew!
Thank goodness, we managed it yet again Master.
Olga Marie:
I see you're getting used to being a Servant.
Is it because now that you know what we're up against, you're not afraid anymore?
Mash:
I don't know about that. No matter how good I am
with my weapon, when it comes to the battle itself...
Dr. Roman:
Sorry, let's talk later!
The three of you need to get out of there now!
Dr. Roman:
I'm still picking up something!
And this is—
Olga Marie:
Wha—is that...
Dr. Roman:
A Servant is there!
Dr. Roman:
Don't fight it, Fujimaru, Mash!
It's too soon for you to fight a Servant!
Olga Marie:
Even so, we can't escape!
Olga Marie:
Mash, prepare for battle!
It's a Servant, you can do something about it, right?
Mash:
...Yes.
I will do my best!
BATTLE
Mash:
Okay—okay—we won... I was sure
I didn't stand a chance, but we actually won—
Dr. Roman:
...Sorry, there's no time to rest Mash.
Dr. Roman:
"A similar signal as before" is heading that way.
I don't have to tell you what you need to do, right?
Mash:
What—Same signal?
No way—
Olga Marie:
Fujimaru! Retreat! Hurry up!
We've got to get out of here now!
Section 6: Shadow Servant
Olga Marie:
Okay—Oh for God's sake, what is happening?
Why are Servants here?
Dr. Roman:
I see... A Holy Grail War?
A Holy Grail War was going on in that town!
Dr. Roman:
Normally, it would be a battle royale amongst the Seven
Servants summoned in Fuyuki. But something's gone terribly wrong.
Dr. Roman:
I'm not surprised there's a Servant without a Master.
It's natural for Servants to target other Servants.
Mash:
Then as long as I'm here, we'll be targeted by other Servants?
Olga Marie:
But Mash has nothing to do with the Grail!
That's just a wandering phantom gone mad!
F：Servant:
—I found it.
New prey. The Grail shall be mine!
Dr. Roman:
Servant's signal confirmed, it's an Assassin-class Servant!
Mash:
I can fight!
Senpai, please give me your orders!
Fujimaru 1:
All right, I'll have us win no matter what!
Fujimaru 2:
Sorry, just bear with us a little longer!
Mash:
—Okay.
I'll bring you victory, Master!
BATTLE
Mash:
All right—How about that!
F：Servant:
—This is a waste of time.
I could have handled this on my own.
Fujimaru 1:
...What does that mean?
Fujimaru 2:
...Mash, fall back!
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, they've caught up!
There's one more, that's their main force!
Olga Marie:
No way... We're losing to one already, and now there's one more on the way?
Mash:
Ah—
F：Servant:
Let's finish this, Lancer. I don't know what kind of
Heroic Spirit that is, but I will have her head.
G：Servant:
—Ha. Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Dr. Roman:
Director, Mash, hang in there!
You got to keep moving!
Fou:
Fou! Fou!
G：Servant:
—Ha. Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Dr. Roman:
Dammit, they both let fear get to them... Give your orders, Fujimaru! You're the only calm one now!
Fujimaru 1:
...We've got to run for now!
Mash:
Senpai!
G：Servant:
Fun, fun, fun, fun!
Mash:
Ugh...
G：Servant:
This is fun! I want to kill! Yes, run!
Fujimaru 2:
We have no choice but to fight!
Mash:
...Understood, there's no other option!
F：Servant:
Ha! Futile! Fight, then you die. Run, and you still die.
The demise of the futile, oh so miserable.
G：Servant:
Go ahead and struggle.
Miserable people are ever so entertaining.
Olga Marie:
F-Fight? Are you serious? We don't stand a
chance against something like that, right!?
Mash:
...Even so, we must fight.
I will find a way for us to get out of this alive!
F：Servant:
Ha— You've just killed yourself, girl!
???:
I thought you were just some girl, but it looks like you've
got some fight in you. Then I can't leave you like this.
F：Servant:
Ugh! Who are you?
???:
What do you mean? Can't you tell?
Don't tell me the mud got in your eyes too?
ARROW
G：Servant:
Curse you Caster!
Why are you siding with a Wanderer?
Caster:
Huh? Because it's better than siding with you guys.
And hey, I don't mind brats with some potential.
Caster:
Young lady, be ready for a fight. Don't worry, you're good. You can turn this around if you just pay attention.
Mash:
R-Right, I'll do my best!
Caster:
Hey [ ♂ Boy / ♀️ Lady], are you her Master?
Then I'm leaving the orders to you.
Caster:
I'm a Caster-class Servant.
They don't really like me right now.
Caster:
Not like the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but for now you can trust me.
Caster:
In honor of the brave young lady there, I'll form a temporary contract with you and fight as your Servant!
BATTLE
F：Servant:
Ugh— Curse you, with the Holy Grail,
before my eyes—
Mash:
Um, excuse me...
Thank you very much, for saving us from danger...
Caster:
Hey, good work.
You don't owe me for this, so don't worry about it.
Caster:
You should be more worried about your body.
That damn Assassin kept targeting your butt like a pest!
Mash:
Oh!
Caster:
Hey, you look fragile but you have a pretty nice body!
Icing on the cake!
Caster:
I have no idea what class you are, but you're pretty
sturdy... Maybe Saber? No, you don't have a sword.
Olga Marie:
...Hey Fujimaru, what did you think of that?
Fujimaru 1:
Without a doubt, he's an old pervert.
Fujimaru 2:
...He's an ally, maybe?
Dr. Roman:
For now, let's get some information.
He seems to be a decent Heroic Spirit.
Caster:
Oh, so someone who wants to cut to the chase.
What is this? Some means of communication through magecraft?
Dr. Roman:
Well met, Caster Servant. I don't know which Heroic
Spirit you are, but we have nothing but respect and awe for you.
Caster:
Oh, spare me your remarks. I'm sick of hearing them.
State your business, weakling. Isn't that what you're good at?
Dr. Roman:
Uh... I-I see. All right then... Weakling... I got called
a weakling from someone I've met for the first time.
ARROW
Dr. Roman:
...And that's the current situation in Chaldea.
Dr. Roman:
Currently, Fujimaru is the acting Master and in the middle of conducting field research.
Dr. Roman:
Let me confirm something. You're a Servant from
the Holy Grail War that broke out in this city, and the sole survivor?
Caster:
If by that you mean I haven't lost. Our Holy Grail
War changed to something else entirely along the way.
Caster:
I don't know how it happened either. The city was engulfed in flames, and the humans vanished.
Only the Servants remained.
Caster:
Saber was the first to resume the Holy Grail War. That chap began rampaging like a tiger released from a cage.
Caster:
Archer, Lancer, Rider, Berserker,
and Assassin were all defeated by Saber.
Olga Marie:
The survival of the Seven Servants...
That rule of the Holy Grail War was broken here.
Mash:
And in the end you won, Caster...
Or rather, you're the Servant who survived.
Caster:
Yes. Any Servant that was defeated by Saber became like those two, corrupted by the black mud.
Caster:
They, and the monsters that sprung up like maggots, started looking for something together.
Caster:
The troublesome part is that I'm one of the things they're looking for. You see, the Holy Grail War won't end until I'm killed.
Dr. Roman:
You and Saber are the only surviving Servants...
Then if you defeat Saber...
Caster:
Yes, that would probably end the Holy Grail War here.
But I don't know whether things would return to normal.
Olga Marie:
I see. You helped us, but in the end,
it was for your own sake, huh?
Olga Marie:
You want to defeat Saber, but don't stand a chance
doing it alone. That's why you zeroed in on us... Right?
Caster:
That's right. But it's not a bad deal, is it?
At any rate—It looks like we've got company.
???:
GuOOOOOOOOO!
Olga Marie:
Yikes!
Caster:
There's no end to these guys.
I'm telling you, there's nothing better than having allies!
BATTLE
Mash:
Sigh... Things have settled down at last.
True, we can't have a decent conversation like this.
Caster:
My bad. If I'd been summoned as a Lancer,
I could've finished off Saber with just one strike.
Caster:
Man, Caster is just not for me.
I don't like being a Caster in a Holy Grail War like this.
Fujimaru 1:
If you were a Lancer?
Fujimaru 2:
Is it hard being a Caster?
Mash:
It's been known to happen, Senpai. Some Heroic Spirits
have the attributes of multiple classes.
Mash:
He is not just a spear-wielder, but a high-level Heroic Spirit with qualifications to be a mage.
Mash:
...I'm only speculating, but he must be one of the top
Servants. The kind that's featured in the magazine Vivian.
Caster:
Ahh yes, you said you were Masters of an organization
called Chaldea... I guess that's all I need to know.
Caster:
In general, Servants tend not to get overly involved in problems outside of their own time period.
We ultimately only cooperate as weapons.
Caster:
Your goal is to investigate this anomaly.
My goal is to put an end to the Holy Grail War.
Caster:
We share mutual interests.
So how about we join forces?
Olga Marie:
...That is a rational proposition.
But if we do that, who will be your Master?
Caster:
Well that [ ♂ kid / ♀️ young lady] there, of course. It doesn't seem like you have the aptitude to be a Master.
Caster:
I mean you possess high quality magical circuits, yet you
don't have the aptitude to be a Master. Is it a curse?
Olga Marie:
Oh, shut up!
What do you care?
Olga Marie:
Fujimaru, he's in your hands.
Use him wisely.
Caster:
Then it's settled.
The contract is only temporary, but I'm counting on ya.
Caster:
That leaves one last thing, your goal.
What you're looking for is probably the Greater Grail.
Dr. Roman:
Greater Grail?
I'm not familiar with that. What is it?
Caster:
This land's true "heart."
If there is indeed a "Singularity," it has to be that.
Caster:
But Saber is lingering around the Greater Grail.
The remaining Servants she contaminated, too.
Olga Marie:
Berserker and Archer are the ones left?
What are those two like? Are they strong?
Caster:
Well, Archer can be dealt with if I'm with you.
Berserker is the problem.
Caster:
Even Saber had trouble with that monster.
But he won't attack unless you get close to him, so ignoring him is one option.
Dr. Roman:
We understand the situation now. We'll team up
with Mr. Caster to obtain the Greater Grail.
Dr. Roman:
Mr. Caster, would you show us the way?
Caster:
Skip the "Mister." I'll take you there.
The [ ♂ kid / ♀️ young lady] here will decide when to make our move.
Dr. Roman:
Much obliged. Then shall we resume the search?
I'm counting on you, Fujimaru.
Section 7: Toward the Greater Grail
BATTLE (x2)
Section 8: Mash's Training
Mash:
...
Olga Marie:
Hey, Fujimaru.
It's pretty obvious that Kyrielight's looking depressed.
Olga Marie:
You are her Master, aren't you?
Do something to cheer her up!
Fujimaru 1:
Mash, is something wrong?
Mash:
No! There's nothing different.
I'm operating perfectly, Master!
Mash:
But that's the problem, nothing's different...
Fujimaru 2:
Could it be...
Mash:
Yes. I'm ashamed to be the one to say this, but...
Mash:
Um, under your command Senpai, I have gained enough experience...
Mash:
And yet... I'm still unable to unleash my Noble Phantasm.
Mash:
I don't even know how to unleash it...
I'm like a defective Servant.
Fou:
Fou...
Dr. Roman:
Oh, so that's what was bothering you.
You have such a strong sense of responsibility, Mash...
Dr. Roman:
But I don't think that can be settled overnight.
After all, it's a Noble Phantasm.
Dr. Roman:
If a Heroic Spirit's secret weapon can be mastered within a day or two, then Servants wouldn't be that special anymore.
Caster:
Of course we can master something like that
immediately. After all, Heroic Spirits and Noble Phantasms are the same thing.
Caster:
If the young lady here can fight as a Servant, that means at that very moment you can use your Noble Phantasm.
Caster:
And yet you can't, which simply means your magical energy is not circulating right.
Caster:
Let's see, maybe enthusiasm? No, perhaps too reserved?
Anyway, I'm sure it's because you just don't yell out when you practice.
Mash:
Really? R-E-A-L-L-Y-!?
Fou:
Faaaaaaaaaaa?
Olga Marie:
Hey, don't yell all of a sudden!
You're going to burst my eardrums, seriously!
Mash:
Sorry Director.
But Caster said we should shout...
Caster:
No, that was a metaphor...
Well, at any rate, I see you have enthusiasm.
Caster:
Fujimaru, you heard the young lady.
Do you mind if we take a quick detour?
Fujimaru 1:
Detour? What kind?
Fujimaru 2:
Don't tease Mash. She's an innocent girl.
Caster:
What? I'm just talking about special training. It won't
take long. I'm a Caster right now, so leave the healing to me.
Caster:
First we'll start off small. Let me inscribe some
misfortune-bringing runes... Okay, we're done.
Olga Marie:
Huh? What are you doing?
Why are you inscribing runes on my coat?
Caster:
Even if something targets you, you can take care of yourself, right? And look, here they come.
???:
Grrrrrr...
Zuaaaaaaaa!
Olga Marie:
I don't know what you're talking about!
Mash:
D-Director, get behind me!
You too Senpai, prepare for battle!
Caster:
All right, that should be enough.
Caster:
To put it simply, a Noble Phantasm is part of a Heroic
Spirit's instinct. It's hard to use it if you think too much.
Caster:
Therefore, you must first use up all of your energy, young lady! Man, I'm a genius!
Fujimaru 1:
That isn't a cure, that's an extreme measure!
Fujimaru 2:
Maybe you're an idiot?
BATTLE (x3)
ARROW
Mash:
I can't, go on— Any more back-to-back, battles—
I'm sorry, Caster—
Mash:
Rather than test my will, please teach me some solid theories—
Caster:
—You just don't get it, do you?
Did I miscalculate?
Caster:
Oh well, let's cross that bridge when we get to it.
Okay, I'm your next opponent.
Caster:
You don't have to hold back because we're allies.
I'm not gonna hold back when I kill Fujimaru.
Mash:
Wh-!
Olga Marie:
What are you talking about? Are you crazy?
What does Fujimaru have to do with this?
Caster:
A Servant's problems are the Master's problems.
Didn't I mention that you share the same fate?
Caster:
You've had the same thought, right Fujimaru? When the young lady can't stand anymore, it's your death.
Mash:
... Master, please, stand back!
Mash:
I—won't be a hindrance for Senpai...
I won't!
Caster:
That's what I like to hear.
All right, let's have a real Servant battle.
BATTLE
Mash:
(Pant)—(Pant)—(Pant)—
Caster:
Ok, it's time to finish this.
Burn to the ground with your Master!
Caster:
My spell is the coffin of flames, a giant of verdant thorn.
Retribution, the forest that will purify human
misery—
Caster:
Befall the Wicker Man!
And behold, as both good and evil bite the dust—!
Mash:
Ah—Ah...
Mash:
(I must protect... I must unleash it, or everyone will—
Even if it's fake, even if it's just for now...
Mash:
...I have to unleash it properly, or everyone will
disappear—!)
Mash:
Ahhhhhhhh—!
ARROW
Mash:
Oh...I...
Did I, manage to unleash my Noble...Phantasm...
Caster:
—Whew, I knew you'd survive that. But I never thought both you and your Master would walk out without a scratch.
Caster:
Be happy, wait no...
Praise her, Fujimaru.
Caster:
That young lady there is without question, a first-rate Heroic Spirit.
Mash:
Senpai, I... just now!
Fujimaru 1:
Right. Congratulations, Mash.
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah. That was amazing, Mash.
Mash:
!!
Fou:
Fou, fooooouuuu!
Dr. Roman:
That was surprising. I didn't expect her to unleash her
Noble Phantasm that soon. Mash was never someone with a strong will...
Caster:
That's because you got her all wrong.
You may call the young lady here, a protector.
Caster:
There's no point in teaching a bird to swim, is there?
You have to teach a bird how to fly high.
Caster:
Although...
She didn't get to obtain its True Name.
Mash:
Right. Even though I can unleash my Noble Phantasm
now, I still don't know its True Name, nor the True Name of the Heroic Spirit...
Olga Marie:
That's fine, even if you are inexperienced...
Even if you are only temporary...
Olga Marie:
Your very wish unleashed your Noble Phantasm.
Olga Marie:
You didn't have the slightest desire to obtain a True Name, to become one of the chosen—
To become a true Heroic Spirit.
Olga Marie:
That's why your Noble Phantasm responded.
Ahhh, what an inspiring story. Just like a fairy tale.
Mash:
Um, Director...
Olga Marie:
Don't mind me, I'm just teasing. I'm pleased that
you're able to use your Noble Phantasm now.
Olga Marie:
But it's inconvenient to use it without a True Name, right? I'll think of a good spell for you.
Olga Marie:
Since it's a pseudo-deployment of Noble Phantasm...
Let me see... Yes, let's call it "Lord Chaldeas."
Olga Marie:
Chaldea is a name that has meaning for you too. So to
activate your Spirit Origin, that's a good spell for you, right?
Mash:
Y-Yes...
Thank you, Director!
Dr. Roman:
Lord Chaldeas... Yes, I like it.
That fits you perfectly, Mash!
Dr. Roman:
And the desire to try it out after getting it is only human
nature. Caster, would you be Mash's sparring partner?
Caster:
Yes, of course. I was holding back before, but even so, her defense was impeccable.
Caster:
As someone with more experience, I'll hammer the basics of Noble Phantasms into your head.
Fujimaru, young lady, are you ready?
Mash:
Yes, please!
Section 9: The Dark cave
BATTLE (x2)
Caster:
The Greater Grail is back here.
It's a little far back, so don't get lost.
Mash:
This place looks like a natural cave...
Did this always exist in Fuyuki City?
Olga Marie:
Probably, it's half natural, half man-made. It's the
underground workshop expanded by mages over a number of years.
Olga Marie:
Anyway, Caster.
I forgot to ask you something important.
Olga Marie:
Do you know Saber's True Name?
It sounded like you'd fought several times.
Caster:
Yes, I know it. Anyone who gets hit by Saber's Noble Phantasm will find out that bastard's True Name...
Caster:
The other Servants were all defeated because Saber's Noble Phantasm was that powerful.
Mash:
A powerful Noble Phantasm, is it?
What was it like?
Caster:
The sister sword of the Sword in the Stone.
It's the most famous sacred sword in your time period.
Caster:
Its name...
Servant:
The Sword of Promised Victory, Excalibur.
Wielded by King Arthur, the proud King of Knights.
Fujimaru:
!?
Olga Marie:
Archer!
Caster:
Ah, speak of the devil. Or shall I say, the faithful follower.
As always, I see that you're still the loyal knight.
Archer:
...Hmph, I don't remember becoming a follower of
anybody. I'm just here to chase away unwanted visitors.
Caster:
In other words, you're the gatekeeper. I don't know why
you're protecting Saber, but let's end this here.
Caster:
Isn't a game that never ends boring? For better or worse,
we need to move the pieces forward.
Archer:
From the way you talk, I think you understand the
circumstances. Yet you are still absorbed by your own desires...
Archer:
You still haven't changed despite being a mage now.
In that case, I will knock some sense into you.
Caster:
Ha, big talk for a mere Archer.
Hey, why are you just standing there, young lady?
Caster:
He's an Archer. Without your shield,
I won't have the time to cast my spells.
Mash:
Ah...R-Right!
Sorry, I was out of it for a second there.
Mash:
But no problem, I can do this.
When it comes to guarding, leave it to me!
BATTLE
Archer:
Well done, Mage of Flowers! Who knew her
Noble Phantasm could be utilized that way!
Caster:
Hey, it's time for you to take a hike!
The young lady and I will take down the Sacred Sword!
Mash:
...I'm glad that you trust me, but do you think I can guard against it?
Mash:
...I've heard about the Sword of King Arthur.
My fingers are trembling, it seems too much for me...
Caster:
Well, you'll just have to overcome it with courage. But
from where I stand, you seem to be perfect for the job.
Caster:
That shield will never shatter, if you were to lose, it would be because the young lady messed it up.
Caster:
If you let go of that shield, your Master behind it will evaporate instantly.
Caster:
Listen, don't think about beating the Sword.
All you need to think about is protecting your Master.
Caster:
That's right up your alley, no?
Caster:
Well, anyway. Leave it to me to finish off Saber,
and just do what you need to do.
Mash:
...Right. That advice will be of great help.
Section 10: Facing the Greater Grail
BATTLE (x2)
Caster:
Time for the Greater Grail. This will be our last break.
Is there anything you've left undone?
Fujimaru 1:
No, I'm ready.
Caster:
That's good to hear. I dislike Masters who can't
make up their minds when push comes to shove.
Caster:
You're still a rookie, but you've got the most important thing a pioneer can have.
Caster:
The divine luck to grasp fate, and the ability to make decisions.
Caster:
Don't forget how to be reckless. People like that
are the ones who'll get blessed by the stars.
Fujimaru 2:
Can we go back to the base first?
Caster:
If it's necessary, then by all means go back.
We're attacking a bear in its hole, so we need plenty of supplies.
Olga Marie:
I don't know what you're talking about. Whether we
forge ahead or go back, we need to rest first.
Olga Marie:
Doctor, are you checking vitals?
Fujimaru looks paler than usual.
Dr. Roman:
Huh? Ah...Yeah, this doesn't look very good.
It's because of the unexpected Servant contract...
Dr. Roman:
You never used your magic circuits and now they're
running at full capacity. It's probably putting stress on your brain.
Dr. Roman:
Mash, set up camp.
It's time to make warm tea with plenty of honey.
Mash:
Got it, Doctor.
I think tea time is a good idea.
Caster:
Oh, feeding yourselves before the final battle?
Then maybe I'll go hunting for some wild boars.
Olga Marie:
I'm sure there aren't any around here. Besides, forget
about meat, if you must get something make it fruit.
Mash:
...I'm stuffed. I can't believe you had dried fruits with
you, Director. Again, your level of preparation astonishes me.
Olga Marie:
I just happened to have them. Citrus is effective
against headaches. But that aside—
Olga Marie:
...
...
Fujimaru 1:
Um, what is it, Director?
Fujimaru 2:
Would you like seconds, Director?
Olga Marie:
No, I'm full! But from now on, remember that I like coffee more than tea!
Olga Marie:
N-No, that's not it.
That's not what I wanted to... Oh, forget it!
Olga Marie:
Th-The work you've done so far, has been passable.
As the director of Chaldea, I have to give you credit.
Olga Marie:
...Hmph. What's that look for?
I'm sure it's a fluke, but right now you're all we've got.
Olga Marie:
What I'm saying is, keep it up and you might hear praise
from me yet. I know that even a third-rater can do first-rate work.
Dr. Roman:
Well, well, admitting that Fujimaru did a
solid job. Have you eaten something sweet?
Olga Marie:
Romani. If you've got time to be flapping your gums,
use it to send Fujimaru a supply or two instead.
Olga Marie:
I would feel bad if someone failed because they were
ill-equipped. Especially, when they have been doing their best.
Dr. Roman:
What's this? "Feel bad?" How kind of you. Director,
does this mean you're finally opening up your heart?
Olga Marie:
Idio... I-I meant pitiful! Pathetic!
You couldn't even tell that?
Dr. Roman:
Well, I never grow tired of watching young men and
women interact. Although when it comes to young women, Director, you're not really...
Mash:
Is that right? Certainly, the Director is older, but I feel like we have similar tastes. I feel affection for her.
Olga Marie:
What are you going on about?
I told you before that you're all just tools to me!
???:
—(Mm, hmm)
Olga Marie:
There, see?
Even this shadowy-like monster-thing agrees with me!
Olga Marie:
Huh? —Eeeeek! Mash, hurry up and get rid of it!
It's gonna eat me! It's gonna eat me!
Section 11: Grand Order
Olga Marie:
This is the Greater Grail... It's an ultra-superior Magical
Reactor... What's it doing on this island nation in the Far East?
Dr. Roman:
According to our data, it was built by an eminent family of alchemists called the Einzberns.
Dr. Roman:
Though apparently they didn't belong to the Mage's Association, and were solely made of homunculi.
Caster:
Sorry, that's it for the chitchat.
The lady has noticed us.
Saber:
—
Mash:
...Unbelievable magical output...
Is that really King Arthur?
Dr. Roman:
No question. She seems to have changed somehow but she's the king of Britain, Arthur, wielder of the Sacred Sword.
Dr. Roman:
Her gender's different than the legend, but she had her reasons for dressing like a man in Camelot.
Dr. Roman:
I mean, you can't assume the throne unless you're a
man, right? She must've had to pretend to be a guy for family reasons.
Dr. Roman:
I have an idea who's behind that. It's mentioned in the
legends, but Merlin really does have a terrible taste.
Mash:
Huh? Ah, you're right.
I thought that person was a man, but it's a woman.
Caster:
Don't be fooled by her appearance. She's a monster.
Her power is not of muscle, but a ridiculous amount of magical energy.
Caster:
Every single strike is massive. If you're not paying
attention, the top half of your body will go flying.
Mash:
Basically, just think of her like a human rocket.
...Understood, I'll fight back with everything I've got.
Caster:
Good. If you defeat her, the anomaly in this town will
disappear. Listen, that includes both me and her.
Caster:
After that, it's your job.
I don't know what will happen, but do the best you can.
Saber:
—I see.
You've got an interesting Servant with you.
Caster:
What! You can talk?
You were just maintaining your silence all this time?
Saber:
Yes, and you were being watched the whole time you
were chatting. I merely acted as a scarecrow.
Saber:
But—it's interesting.
I'm curious about that Noble Phantasm.
Saber:
Be ready, strange girl.
This sword shall test the truth of your shield.
Mash:
Here she comes—Master!
Fujimaru 1:
Yeah, let's fight together!
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah, no way are we gonna lose this!
Mash:
Yes! Mash Kyrielight, here I come!
BATTLE
Saber:
—Hmph. Unbeknownst to me, my power has
weakened. I stayed my hand at the very last moment.
Saber:
I was going to defend the Holy Grail to the end, but I lost because my tenacity wavered.
Saber:
Ultimately, no matter how my fate changes, I will always meet the same end if I'm alone.
Caster:
What's that supposed to mean?
Bastard, what do you know?
Saber:
Eventually, you too will realize it, Ireland's Child of Light.
Saber:
Grand Order—the battle to obtain the Holy Grail has only just begun.
Caster:
Hey, wait! What do you mean by— Whoa!
Oh crap, I am getting sent back too?
Caster:
Dammit! I don't like this, but whatever.
[ ♂ Kid / ♀️ Young Lady], I'm leaving the rest to you!
Caster:
If there's a next time, try to summon me as a Lancer!
Mash:
Confirming both Saber and Caster have vanished.
...Does that mean we've won?
Dr. Roman:
Yes, you did a fine job, Mash, Fujimaru! The Director must be so pleased... Hey, where's the Director?
Olga Marie:
Grand Order...
How did that Servant know that name?
Fujimaru 1:
Orders please, Director Marie.
Fujimaru 2:
...Is something the matter?
Olga Marie:
Huh? O-Oh, right.
Well done Fujimaru, Mash.
Olga Marie:
Several points are unclear, but let's call this mission complete.
Olga Marie:
First, let's retrieve that crystal.
It's the reason Saber became abnormal...
Olga Marie:
It's clearly the reason why Fuyuki City became a singularity.
Mash:
Yes. An immediate retrieval—What?
???:
Well, I didn't expect you'd get this far.
Beyond my plan's expectations and my own tolerances.
???:
Master Candidate #48. It was my mistake to naively overlook you as an improbable child.
Mash:
Professor Lev?
Dr. Roman:
Lev—!
Professor Lev, you say? He's there?
Lev:
Hm, is that Romani I hear?
So, you survived as well.
Lev:
I told you to come to the command room immediately, but it seems you didn't listen. Honestly—
Lev:
Trash who can't even follow orders.
Just the mere sight of it makes me want to throw up.
Lev:
Why is it that humans always try to avoid their preordained destinies?
Mash:
—!
Master, fall back! Fall back, please!
Mash:
That person is dangerous... Th...
That isn't the Professor Lev we know!
Olga Marie:
Lev... Oh, Lev! Lev! You're alive!
Olga Marie:
Thank goodness! Without you, I don't know how I could protect Chaldea!
Mash:
Director don't! That man is...
Lev:
Hi, Olga. You seem well.
Looks like you had a rough time, too.
Olga Marie:
Yes, yes, that's right, Lev! The command room blew up,
the city's in ruins, and I can't return to Chaldea!
Olga Marie:
I'm going crazy from all these unforeseen complications!
But it's okay, as long as you're here we'll be fine, right?
Olga Marie:
That's how it's always been, right?
You'll help me this time too, won't you?
Lev:
Yes, of course.
Honestly, all these complications have irritated me.
Lev:
And the biggest complication is you, Olga.
I set the bomb right under your feet, yet you still live.
Olga Marie:
—What?
...L-Lev? Um, wh-what's that supposed to mean?
Lev:
Sorry, you're not actually alive.
You're already dead. Your body, at least, long ago.
Lev:
Trismegistus thoughtfully transferred you into this land after you'd become residual thoughts.
Lev:
You had no aptitude for Rayshift while alive, right?
You can't teleport while you have a physical body.
Lev:
Understand? You only gained the aptitude you so desired after you died.
Lev:
That's why you can't return to Chaldea.
The moment you do, your consciousness will vanish.
Olga Marie:
Wh-What? I'll vanish?
Wait...I can't return to Chaldea?
Lev:
Indeed. But that's too sad of a story for you.
Lev:
Let me show you the fate of the Chaldea that you devoted your entire life to.
Olga Marie:
Wh-What is that?
Chaldeas is bright red?
Olga Marie:
It's a lie, right? It's just an illusion, right, Lev?
Lev:
It's real. I've connected the dimensions for you.
Having the Holy Grail allows me to do so.
Lev:
Now behold, descendant of Animusphere.
Behold your folly!
Lev:
Not a sliver of blue representing human survival remains.
Nothing but a burning, bright, red.
Lev:
That is the outcome of this mission.
Lev:
Isn't it wonderful, Marie? Once again, your incompetence has brought forth tragedy!
Olga Marie:
Don't—Don't be absurd!
Olga Marie:
I'm not responsible!
I didn't fail! I'm not dead!
Olga Marie:
Who are you?
What have you done to my Chaldeas!
Lev:
It isn't "yours." Honestly—
What an annoying girl you are!
Olga Marie:
Wha... Something's pulling—
my body across space—
Lev:
I told you. That place is now connected with Chaldea.
Lev:
I could kill you now, but there's no grace to that.
I will grant you your final wish, instead.
Lev:
Go ahead and lay hands on your treasure.
Think of it as benevolence on my part.
Olga Marie:
Wait—What do you mean, Lev?
My treasure... You mean Chaldeas?
Olga Marie:
No, stop, please! Chaldeas? A high-density body
of data? A territory of dimensional anomaly?
Lev:
Yes. No different from a black hole.
Or perhaps a sun. Well, either way.
Lev:
A human touching it would be a hellish disintegration on
the molecular level. By all means, have a taste of infinite living death!
Olga Marie:
No—No, no! Someone help me! Help!
I...I don't want to die here!
Olga Marie:
Because I've never been praised...
I've never been praised by anyone!
Olga Marie:
Why? Why does this always happen to me!?
Olga Marie:
No one ever valued me!
Everyone hated me!
Olga Marie:
No! Stop! No, no, no, no, no...
I haven't even accomplished anything yet!
Olga Marie:
From the moment I was born,
I've never been accepted by anyone—!
Fujimaru 1:
Director!
Fujimaru 2:
...It's too late, we can't make it...
Fujimaru:
!!!
Mash:
No! Don't do it, Senpai!
If you approach that man, you'll die the same way!
Lev:
Oh? Impressive, for a Demi-Servant.
You sense that I am a fundamentally different life form.
Lev:
Shall I reintroduce myself?
My name is Lev Lainur Flauros...
Lev:
...In charge of the year 2017 sent to dispose of you humans.
Lev:
Are you listening, Dr. Romani? As a friend who studied
magecraft with you, let me give you some final advice.
Lev:
Chaldea is finished. You humans have reached the moment of your destruction.
Dr. Roman:
...Professor Lev.
No. Lev Lainur.
Dr. Roman:
What do you mean?
Is it related to being unable to see 2019?
Lev:
It's not "related."
It's the reality that this is the end.
Lev:
Unable to observe the future, you babbled that it had "disappeared." That was truly wishful thinking.
Lev:
The future didn't disappear. It was incinerated.
The moment Chaldeas was dyed crimson.
Lev:
Your end is certain.
Your era no longer exists.
Lev:
Chaldeas' magnetic field may be protecting Chaldea,
but any outside of it will face the same fate as Fuyuki City.
Dr. Roman:
...So, that was it.
Dr. Roman:
We didn't lose contact with the outside world due to interference, we simply lost the outside world itself.
Lev:
Hmpf, you really are perceptive.
A shame I didn't kill you immediately.
Lev:
But that too is futile resistance. If the time within
Chaldea passes 2018 it will be wiped from this universe.
Lev:
No one can change the outcome now.
This is a rejection of humanity by human history.
Lev:
You didn't perish because your inability to evolve, nor did you perish due to war with foreign species.
Lev:
Rather, it was your own foolishness! Your incompetence!
Because you lost the grace of our King!
Lev:
Like a bunch of worthless scrap paper, you'll be burned away without a trace!
Lev:
Ah, is this singularity at its limit?
Lev:
...Cursed Saber. If you'd just obeyed, you would have been allowed to live.
Lev:
Even when given the Holy Grail, she caused trouble by wanting to sustain this era.
Lev:
Farewell, Romani.
And you Mash, Candidate #48.
Lev:
Believe it or not, I have other things to do.
My enjoyment of your destruction ends here.
Lev:
Now, be swallowed by the dimensional warp. But I'm
not that evil, I'll allow you to say a final prayer.
Mash:
The underground cavern's collapsing!
No, the cavern wasn't stable in the first place!
Mash:
Doctor!
Perform an emergency Rayshift!
Mash:
At any rate, we can at least save Senpai!
Dr. Roman:
Understood! I'm already doing it!
But I'm sorry, it may collapse faster than I can fix it!
Dr. Roman:
If it does, then do what you can on your side! I mean,
we can survive in space for a few dozen seconds, right?
Mash:
Sorry, but please shut up, Doctor!
I'm so mad, I'm about to lose my cool!
Dr. Roman:
Just hang on to your consciousness!
If we don't lose that, I might salvage—
Mash:
We won't make it!
Fujimaru 1:
Mash, this way!
Fujimaru 2:
Mash, you at least...
Mash:
Senpai, your hand!
???:
All right, you're a good boy.
Want something to eat? Nuts? Or maybe fish?
???:
Hm, not sure if you are a cat or a squirrel.
But that's okay, you are pretty cute!
Fou:
Fou...
Kyu, kyu...
???:
Hm? Ah, the hero has awakened.
There, there, that's how a main character should be.
???:
Good morning Fujimaru.
You're conscious now?
Fujimaru 1:
Where...
Fujimaru 2:
Who are you?
???:
Hm, you're not thinking straight yet?
This is the first time we've spoken directly like this.
???:
What? Are you shocked that you woke up to the sight
of such a beauty? I understand, but I'm used to it.
Da Vinci:
I'm Da Vinci, a Chaldea collaborator.
Or perhaps the third summoned Heroic Spirit.
Da Vinci:
Anyway, we'll talk later.
Somebody's waiting for you, go to the command room.
Fujimaru 1:
Someone's waiting?
Fujimaru 2:
Is it the doctor?
Da Vinci:
Roman?
Roman's waiting too, but he's not important.
Da Vinci:
Jeez, there's someone else, she's the important one.
Guess you're not used to being the main character yet.
Fou:
Fou, Fou!
Da Vinci:
See? This little one says so, too.
Come on, time to get up Fujimaru.
Da Vinci:
From here on, you'll be the center of this story.
The choices you make will probably save us all.
Da Vinci:
Just like the multitudes of brave souls who weren't remembered by history as they saved humanity.
Da Vinci:
You've been given a role to fight, not as a hero, but as a human walking a path that was preordained by the stars.
Mash:
Good morning, Senpai.
I am glad to see that you're okay.
Fujimaru 1:
Good morning. Thank you, Mash.
Mash:
I should be the one thanking you.
I was able to stay conscious, thanks to you.
Fujimaru 2:
Good morning. You were saved, Mash?
Mash:
Yes, thanks to you holding my hand. I now believe
that saying "what happens twice will happen thrice."
Dr. Roman:
Ahem. I'm all for your reunion, but could you bring your attention here, please.
Dr. Roman:
First of all, congratulations on surviving and completing your mission Fujimaru. Well done.
Dr. Roman:
While the situation was forced on you gradually, you bravely faced the challenges and overcame it.
Dr. Roman:
That earned my respect and appreciation.
Thanks to you, Mash and Chaldea were saved.
Dr. Roman:
It's a shame about the Director, but we've no
time to hold a service. All we can do is grieve.
Fujimaru 1:
...
Fujimaru 2:
If I survived, then maybe the Director...
Dr. Roman:
...
Dr. Roman:
Listen. We must defend humanity in the Director's
place. That's how we pay her tribute.
Dr. Roman:
I got the report about the crystal from Mash, and what Lev said.
Dr. Roman:
From Chaldea's state, what Lev said was true.
We can't contact the outside world.
Dr. Roman:
The staff who left Chaldea haven't returned.
I fear humanity has already been destroyed.
Dr. Roman:
Chaldea seems to be the only place outside of the
normal timeline. Perhaps it's staying on the timeline right before the collapse.
Dr. Roman:
Think of it like a colony floating in space. The outside
world is dead, until we do something about this situation.
Fujimaru 1:
Can we even do it?
Fujimaru 2:
Is there something we can do?
Dr. Roman:
Of course. First, I want you to see this.
We tried scanning Earth with the resurrected Sheba.
Dr. Roman:
It's Earth of the past, not the future.
The Fuyuki Singularity was destroyed, thanks to you.
Dr. Roman:
But we hypothesize that the future was unchanged due to another cause.
Dr. Roman:
The result being—
Dr. Roman:
This distorted world map. A newly-discovered
dimensional disturbance against which Fuyuki pales in comparison.
Dr. Roman:
They say changing the past changes the future, but you can't overthrow the future by slightly altering the past.
Dr. Roman:
History has the power to heal itself.
You might be able to save a person or two...
Dr. Roman:
...But the end of that era—
Will still end up with its definitive result unchanged.
Dr. Roman:
But these singularities are different.
These are humanity's turning points.
Dr. Roman:
"What if this war didn't end?"
"What if this naval voyage wasn't successful?"
Dr. Roman:
"What if this discovery was wrong?"
"What if this nation couldn't become independent?"
Dr. Roman:
The ultimate decision point to determine the current state of humanity.
Dr. Roman:
Destroying them is like causing the foundation of human
history to crumble. That's what these seven singularities are.
Dr. Roman:
The future had already been decided when these seven
singularities formed. As Lev said, humanity doesn't make it to 2019.
Dr. Roman:
—But, we're different.
Chaldea has yet to reach that future.
Dr. Roman:
Do you understand? Only we can fix this mistake.
Now we have a chance to return the singularities to normal.
Dr. Roman:
So here's the deal.
Dr. Roman:
Rayshift into these seven singularities and get history back on track.
Dr. Roman:
It's the only way to save humanity.
However we are still powerless.
Dr. Roman:
All other Master candidates are frozen.
Mash is the only Servant we have.
Dr. Roman:
I realize you're being forced into this situation.
Even so, I'll still say it.
Dr. Roman:
Master Candidate #48, Fujimaru.
Dr. Roman:
If you wish to save humanity...
If you wish to have a future beyond 2018.
Dr. Roman:
Then you alone must go and face these seven singularities in human history.
Dr. Roman:
Are you prepared to do this? Can you shoulder
the burden of Chaldea and humanity's future?
Fujimaru 1:
Of course.
Fujimaru 2:
If it's something I can do.
**Dr. Roman:** —Thank you. With those words, our fate has been decided.
Dr. Roman:
We will now carry out the Prevervation of Humanity as laid out by Olga Marie Animusphere, former director of Chaldea.
Dr. Roman:
Our objective is the protection and recovery of human
history. Our search target will be each era's relic and Grail.
Dr. Roman:
Our opponent is history itself. Many great Heroic
Spirits and legends will stand against you.
Dr. Roman:
Challenging them is an act of blasphemy against the
past. To save humanity, we must defy human history.
Dr. Roman:
But this is the only way to survive.
No, the only way to take back the future.
Dr. Roman:
...No matter what sort of end awaits us.
Dr. Roman:
To reflect our determination, we shall abandon the original mission name, First Order.
Dr. Roman:
This is now Chaldea's last yet original mission.
The Grand Order!
Dr. Roman:
In the name of the magical world's highest order.
We will take back the future!