The Fate universe.
Earth, Antarctica.
High above the ice sheet, at an altitude of over six thousand meters, lies a hidden observatory-like structure.
Under the effect of concealment magic, it is impossible to detect its presence even at close range.
Only great mages or those fortunate enough to be invited can glimpse the full form of this mysterious building.
【Humanity's Preservation Organization · Chaldea】
Inside the building, the entire Chaldea appears to have been ravaged by a massive explosion, reduced to a heap of ruins and debris.
A man with orange hair, dressed in a white lab coat and resembling a doctor, stands before a device that looks like a blue globe.
He is engaging in a serious conversation with a young girl in front of him.
“48th Master Candidate, Fujimaru Ritsuka.”
“I know under these circumstances, what I say is close to demanding, but I still need to say it.”
“If you want to save humanity, if you want to save the future after 2016, from now on, you must stand alone and fight against seven segments of human history…”
“Do you have the resolve to do so?”
His tone is incredibly heavy, as if he is entrusting the future of both himself and humanity.
Across from him, the young girl has orange hair and orange eyes, she wears a white coat and black stockings with a short skirt, and her hair is tied in a single ponytail, she looks full of vitality.
Standing beside her is a young girl with pink hair, wearing combat gear.
“… If I can…”
Fujimaru Ritsuka contemplates for a brief moment before she can speak.
Swoosh—
Suddenly, a holographic interface opens in front of the three of them.
Lu Chen's half-body projection appears on the screen, extending a hand to greet them.
“Yo? Hello? Fujimaru Ritsuka!?……”
“Directly contacting Chaldea, huh? Female Guda? Not bad luck…”
“Where are you at on your singularity count? What about the Lostbelts?”
The man on the other side is muttering strange words to himself.
Judging from his surroundings, he appears to be in a conference room, with several ship girl heads occasionally poking in from the side.
“Hi~~ Friends from another world, hello~”
Yukikaze greets them, nodding her head.
“???”
The girl with orange hair is completely shocked.
“W-w-who are you?!”
“My name is Lu Chen, I’m from the Star Sea Alliance, another world.”
Lu Chen briefly introduces himself.
Then he takes a look at the environment on the other side.
Looks like he's directly contacted the protagonist of FGO.
But judging from this situation…
“Um… is humanity also finished over there?”
“Also?”
The three on the other side find the use of this word a bit strange.
They are stunned for a moment before the doctor in the white coat introduces himself first:
“I am Romani Archaman, Chief Physician of Chaldea, you can call me Doctor Roman.”
“You’re right, we’ve just experienced a ‘Humanity's Singularity’ event, humanity is extinct, only Chaldea, being independent from the world, has survived for the time being.”
He’s unable to determine Lu Chen’s identity, but based on his ability to make cross-dimensional communication, it seems the situation of the entire world wouldn’t be hidden from him, so Roman tells the truth.
“So you’re planning to fix seven singularities, defeat the mastermind behind the Singularity of Humanity, and save the world?”
Lu Chen asks with a smile.
As a veteran FGO player, he knows exactly what stage they are in.
The story has just begun, the timing is perfect.
“???”
“How do you know?! Who are you?”
Doctor Roman and Fujimaru Ritsuka are surprised again.
“Second playthrough, cough…”
“But more importantly, I have some suggestions, how about we collaborate?”
Lu Chen coughs.
“Chaldea provides the technology and the Servants, I provide the money and the manpower, let’s work together to clear the singularities and hang Gilgamesh on a lamppost, how about that?”
“???”
……
……
Half an hour later.
Swoosh—
With the opening of a spatial portal, Lu Chen, accompanied by several ship girls, steps onto the land of another world.
It’s better to meet face-to-face than to talk through a holographic screen.
“…”
Fujimaru Ritsuka, Doctor Roman, and Mash observe the group before them.
While on missions, Lu Chen and the ship girls wear the uniform of the Star Sea Alliance.
The black and red color scheme, combined with the Eagle Flag symbol, gives them a sense of imposing grandeur.
They look like they belong to some mysterious organization.
“You can cross time and space? You’re from another world?!”
Roman asks, looking at Lu Chen who has appeared out of thin air.
His expression is more serious than when he entrusted the fate of all humanity to Fujimaru Ritsuka earlier.
“Uh-huh, Solomon, no, Doctor Roman, nice to meet you.”
Lu Chen shakes hands with the group and greets them.
Perhaps the supernatural powers in the Fate universe are already abundant enough, Roman and Mash are not too surprised by the fact that he is from another world.
They’re calmer than the Demon Slayer and ship girls from before.
Only Fujimaru Ritsuka looks bewildered, her eyes darting back and forth between Lu Chen and the ship girls.
Buzz—
Out of habit, Richelieu and Daifuku activate their scanning devices, ready to examine their surroundings.
Then, their faces instantly change.
“Commander.”
“Beyond this building… humanity, no, the space-time here is already broken!!”
If Lu Chen’s world is a wasteland after the destruction of humanity.
Then this Earth is where the ‘existence’ and ‘history’ of humanity have been directly erased, the entire world's existence has become unstable and chaotic, with space-time anomalies everywhere.
Chaldea is like a space station floating in the universe, independent of space-time.
“I know.”
Lu Chen nods.
“Our two world’s humanity is finished.”
“But theirs seems to be salvageable.”
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(Image of Guda)