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Man... I really didn’t expect to summon Charlemagne.
As I was heading to the command room, thinking, "No way... that’s not how five-stars work in FGO...", Romani said something.
"Still... Juhwan, you’re incredibly lucky, aren’t you? First Savior, then Lancelot, and now even the Great Emperor Charlemagne. How are you that lucky?"
I thought about it for a moment, then said,
"Hmm... I honestly have no idea."
"Really...? At that level, maybe you saved a country in your past life!? Or the world, maybe!?"
I said as if that was ridiculous.
"Come on, that’s a joke. At most, I was just a normal student..."
"Hahaha! Is that so? Anyway, the briefing will start soon, so wait a little longer."
With that, Romani went into the command room.
I thought, "So what am I supposed to do now...?"
Just then, Tonelico spoke up.
"Then why don’t we wait in the cafeteria, Master?"
"Oh... that’s a good idea."
So we went to the cafeteria. There, Tamamo Cat, Emiya, and Benienma were all moving around busily.
"Looks like everyone’s busy..."
"Seems that way..."
The moment I said that, Benienma met my eyes.
"Chirp chirp!! A customer came in!! Tamamo Cat!! Emiya!! Hurry up and get ready!!"
"Understood! Woof!"
"A customer, huh. Please wait just a moment."
"No... if you’re busy, I’ll just leave. See you later!!"
So we left the cafeteria. I hadn’t expected them to be cooking that frantically.
As I thought, "I should summon a few Servants later... This is basically a total black company," I suddenly remembered that Chaldea had a library.
I thought, "Come to think of it, I barely got to see Chaldea properly when I first arrived... Should I take a look around?"
After thinking that, I told Tonelico, Mélusine, and Charlemagne,
"Sorry, but I’m going to go wander around on my own. Tonelico, Mélusine, and Charlemagne, just do whatever you were doing!!"
"Yes. Understood, Master."
"Understood, my Master."
"Yeah, but come back quickly!! Otherwise I’ll destroy Chaldea!!"
I thought, "No... you absolutely can’t destroy it..."
With that in mind, I parted ways with the Servants and headed straight for the library. After walking for a few minutes, I entered a place called the "Chaldea Library." Inside, there were an enormous number of books. It was like some central library or something... I started looking for a book to read first.
"Hmm... is there anything interesting...?"
As I kept searching, one book with a strange title stopped me in my tracks.
"Huh? What’s this...?"
I picked up the book and looked at the cover.
"An Introduction to the Study of Pleasure...?"
What the hell... why is there a book like this? I looked at the author.
"Kotomine... Kirei..."
I thought, "Ha... this looks interesting..."
Just as I was about to open it and start reading...
-Announcement. The briefing will begin shortly, so Yang Juhwan, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and all Servants are requested to come to the command room immediately. Once again...
"Ah, what the... I have to go already. I’ll read it after we restore the Singularity."
For now, I put the book back on the shelf and went to the command room. By then, Ritsuka, Mash, and the other Servants were already there.
"Sorry I’m late!!"
I opened the command room door and went in. Romani, who saw me, said,
"No worries~ We were just about to start anyway. All right, let’s begin the briefing!"
Then a map appeared, pointing to Rome.
I thought, "So the next one is Rome after all..."
While I was thinking that, Director Olga Marie said,
"I’ll explain the Singularity. The era we’re heading to this time is Rome in 60 AD."
"60 AD... that’s during Emperor Nero’s time, right? The Great Fire of Rome and all that?"
As if she had just remembered, Mash said,
"That’s right, Mash. The Rome we’re going to this time is from Emperor Nero’s era. Sheba is telling us that a Singularity has appeared there."
"So anyway, we’re going there, solving the problem, recovering the Holy Grail, and coming back, right?"
"Yes, that’s right, Juhwan."
I thought, "Well... as long as nothing’s changed, that’s a relief..."
While I was thinking that, Romani said,
"And one more thing. Starting with this Singularity, we can only bring about five Servants. So Ritsuka and Juhwan will need to decide who to take with them."
"What?"
"I’m really sorry! It’s a technical issue, so only five are possible right now... Once it’s fixed, we should be able to manage up to eight later, so please bear with us just this once..."
I thought, "No way... then we can’t even steamroll them anymore... Ha... so who am I supposed to bring...?"
First of all, Mash and Tonelico were basically guaranteed. If a Part 2 incident happened, that would be a pain too... so training them up in advance wouldn’t be a bad idea. Hmm... in that case...
"Then I’ll bring Tonelico and Charlemagne."
Hearing that, Mélusine said,
"Th-that’s impossible..."
"Heh... how unfortunate for you, Mélusine..."
"Ugh..."
Then Tonelico started teasing Mélusine. Mélusine glared at her with a furious look.
I thought, "Honestly... fully grown fairies, and this is how they act..."
Anyway, that was my decision, and Ritsuka took Mash, Ushiwakamaru, and Emiya. Once everyone had been chosen, Romani, who had been waiting, said,
"Ahem... Juhwan, Ritsuka. The future of Human Order rests on you two. Don’t get hurt, and please come back safely!!"
"Please come back safely, Juhwan, Ritsuka!!"
"No... we’re all grown up now, so treating us like kids is a bit much..."
I said that, feeling embarrassed. After that, Ritsuka, Mash, Tonelico, Charlemagne, Ushiwakamaru, and Emiya all entered the Coffin one by one. Just as I was about to get in myself, Mélusine called out to me.
"Master!!"
"You have to come back safely, all right, Master?"
"Yeah. I’ll restore the Singularity in style and come back, so watch me."
"Yeah! That’s my Master!!"
And then, at last, I entered the Coffin too. Not that I’ll admit it, but I definitely felt Tonelico’s killing intent before going in. Anyway, the [Ray Shift] preparations were complete.
I thought, "All right... let’s do this!"
-Un-summon program start.
-Spiritron conversion commencing.
-[Ray Shift] initiation in...
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-All processes complete.
-Commencing Grand Order verification.
The Second Singularity: The Eternal Empire of Madness, Shephtem (Beginning)
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