(In the image, a beautiful woman stands before a young man. She continues speaking, and the young man approaches her, a golden dagger in his hand...)
"Oh my god, it's the young man again! What is he going to do to this beautiful woman?!"
"Perhaps this woman is the savior!"
"Are your moral values dictated by your aesthetic preferences?"
"That's... not it... I hope this savior can have a good ending!"
"This time, he probably won't be as invincible as Saitama. After all, only a bald head has appeared alone so far..."
Fate World – Fuyuki Church
Gilgamesh wore an exceedingly pleased smile, as if he himself were the savior.
"Hahahaha, who would have thought such fairy tales would also be recorded?"
"Then let the entire world witness the glory of my Uruk!"
"World, behold my perfect heroic form and worship me!"
"Hahahaha, Fujimaru Ritsuka, I wonder what expression you're making now!"
"And that mediocre mongrel—my eyes see through all his truths!"
Kotomine Kirei, hiding in the background, dared not speak. This King was mad, his mind clearly not right.
Also, who was this "mongrel" the King mentioned? He didn't know, so he didn't dare ask. It was better to stay a salted fish.
He would simply remain quietly by the side of this emotional ancient King.
A good student, that's all.
After all, the current Holy Grail War needed someone like him...
Chaldea
"Isn't that Fujimaru Ritsuka?! He's actually on this savior list!"
Many staff members at Chaldea stared in shock at the light screen above their heads.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was on it—meaning he would save the world.
The thought made them leap with excitement!
Romani Archaman looked at the now much more mature Fujimaru Ritsuka with a strange expression.
But he seemed to sense someone's mockery and couldn't help but sneeze!
Meanwhile, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just returned from the third singularity, was dumbfounded by the scene.
Had they succeeded?
"Senpai, Senpai, have we succeeded?!" Mash excitedly shook Fujimaru Ritsuka's arm.
"I don't know. Let's go find the doctor first."
Fujimaru Ritsuka shook his head. Saving a world—he wouldn't know until the very end.
Whether Human Order Restoration had been completed, nothing was certain yet.
"Okay, Senpai..."
The adorable Mash nodded and followed her Senpai...
[The screen continues]
[The year 2015 AD—the last era in which Magecraft was established... The Organization for the Preservation of Human Order, Chaldea]
[An agency established to prevent the extinction of humanity, operating on the principle that magecraft alone cannot perceive the whole picture, nor can science alone measure the entire world...]
[The future that Chaldea had continually observed vanished without warning...]
[It became clear—no, it was proven—that humanity would perish in 2017...]
[Chaldea pinpointed the cause of humanity's destruction and issued orders: investigate the Singularities, and eliminate them...]
[This is the quest for the Holy Grail... Title designated]
This is the beginning of everyone's gacha hell...
"Damn, are humans going extinct again?"
"Can you just leave humanity alone? From beginning to end, it's always humanity being persecuted, never stopping..."
"Good thing it's not our world, or we'd have been long gone..."
"I'm in 2021 right now, feeling just fine. I hope there's no war; I just want to be a happy salted fish[1]."
Fate World – Fuyuki City
"Saber, do you know about this?" Shirou asked, looking at Saber.
Though he couldn't fully understand what was above, he recognized the Holy Grail—after all, it was what they were fighting for now...
"No, I don't. I am a Servant now, and much of my memory has long faded."
Saber shook her head, indicating she didn't know. She silently stood up and went to refill her bowl.
The Tohsaka Residence
"Archer, do you know about this?"
Tohsaka Rin looked at Red Archer, who had the demeanor of an old man.
Red Archer glanced at her and said lightly, "You'll understand just by watching. And don't scream after seeing it!"
"Why?"
"No reason!"
Meanwhile, a certain mongrel brother felt a pang in his heart, sensing something bad.
A red figure suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Tch, why did I think of him? Such bad luck!"
[The screen continues]
[A beautiful girl with short pink hair, one side covering her eye, wearing glasses, attentively reads the content on her tablet...]
[Suddenly, a cute Merlin's... Fou, appears before her, calling out as if trying to tell her something]
fou fou foufou...
[The girl follows Fou to a boy lying on the ground. Fou licks the boy's cheek.]
[The boy slowly opens his eyes, staring blankly ahead. Upon seeing the girl, he startles and shuffles back.]
The boy asks:
"Who are you?"
[The girl is stunned, placing a hand on her chest as if pondering something.]
"Probably... a nobody? Of some sort?"
"Huh?"
[The girl continues speaking words the boy finds incomprehensible]
"As for a name, I do have one... but I haven't found the right time to say it..."
[The boy interrupts the girl]
"Where is this?"
"This is an observation station for humanity to endure longer and more resiliently—Chaldea!"
[The girl explains everything about the organization to the boy.]
"Investigating phenomena by traveling back in time... and what was destroyed. The above is a summary of Chaldea's Spiritron Transfer."
[The boy is slightly shocked that he's involved in such an incredible plan.]
[After a brief moment of surprise, he extends his hand with a smile, looking at the girl.]
"By the way, sorry for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Fujimaru Ritsuka. It's not an impressive introduction, but please excuse me..."
[The girl is stunned for a moment, blankly extending her hand, somewhat at a loss. The boy takes her hand.]
[This sends a ripple through the girl's heart.]
"My name is..."
"Mash... Mash Kyrielight. So you are here..."
[A man in a green top hat, eyes narrowed, appears before the two.]
[Later, Mash temporarily leaves for the control room.]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka also arrives at his assigned room, where he meets Dr. Romani Archaman.]
[As the two converse, an unexpected event occurs!]
"A blackout?"
[The doctor looks shocked, denying it]
"How could Chaldea have a blackout?!"
[Just then, a radio broadcast slowly comes through]
"Fire has broken out at the central power station and central control room."
"Fire?"
[Fujimaru Ritsuka thinks of Mash—she's in the central control room!]
[When they reach the control room, they are horrified by the tragedy before them.]
[Corpses are strewn everywhere; walls shattered by flames have collapsed. It is purgatory.]
"I'm heading to the generator room!"
"It's too dangerous!"
"I can't let Chaldea's last hope die out!"
[The doctor runs toward the generator room without looking back.]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka searches everywhere for Mash, shouting]
"Matthew! Where are you?!"
[At that moment, the system prompts]
"Spiritron Transfer entering final stage..."
"Coordinates: January 30, 2004 AD..."
"Island Nation... Fuyuki..."
"Laplace providing transfer assurance... Established."
"Adding factor bits to singular points... Secured."
"Anti-Summoning System... Installed."
"Please make final adjustments, Master."
[Fujimaru Ritsuka anxiously searches for Mash when he hears Fou's voice.]
Kyu~
[He finds Mash pinned under a large boulder!]
[The boy knows the girl is beyond hope—with his strength, he cannot move the boulder.]
[The boy sits beside the girl, resolved to stay with her.]
[The girl tremulously extends her hand, speaking weakly]
"Senpai... sorry... Could you hold my hand?"
[The boy wipes the dust from his hands, smiles, and covers the girl's hand with his own.]
"Please..."
[Laplace in the sky prompts]
"Resetting qualification number 48 as Master."
"Anti-Summoning System... Starting up..."
"Begin... Spiritron Conversion."
"3... 2... 1..."
"All projects completed... Commencing actual verification... First Order."
[A white light flashes, and a gorgeous passage appears on the screen.]
[When Fujimaru Ritsuka opens his eyes again, everything around him has changed.]
"Where is this?"
[The surroundings are dilapidated ruins; buildings are charred black as if scorched. Fires burn in the distance. Then, a red dot flies from afar.]
[Closer... until it hovers above the boy's head...]
[1] a person who is lazy, unmotivated, or has no ambition