Author's Note: Happy one-year anniversary! It's been one year since I started writing this fanfiction. To all the favs, followers, and reviews I received, thank you.
Ritsuka let out a yawn as he opened his eyes. As he did, he rose from the bed and looked at the alarm clock. "Hm...guess I didn't oversleep this time," he thought. He then got out of his bed and headed towards the bathroom, getting himself ready for the day.
After he was done with his daily routine in the bathroom and changing his clothes to wearing Chaldea's uniform mystic code, he was ready for the day. He then headed towards the front door of his room and when it opened by itself, he was greeted with Mashu in front of him.
"Good morning senpai," Mashu said with a smile on her face.
"Good morning Mashu," Ritsuka replied with a smile on his face as well.
"What do want to do today senpai? Do you want to go to the cafeteria? Or do you want to go to the training room?"
Ritsuka gave Mashu's question some thought and replied, "Well, I want to go to the summoning room."
Mashu was a little confused upon hearing Ritsuka's answer. "Eh? The summoning room? This early senpai?"
"Yes."
"But why?"
"Well, I just want to do something different today. And for some reason...I have a feeling that if I do a summoning right now, I might get something good."
Mashu was still confused with Ritsuka's answer, but still went along with it. "Okay senpai! Let's go then!"
Soon, Ritsuka and Mashu headed towards the summoning room. As they arrived, Ritsuka pulled off his usual routine and pulled out his saint quartz and summoning tickets he gathered up from the last summoning he did. "Well, as usual, let's see what I'm going to get..."
Soon, Ritsuka placed the saint quartz onto the summoning alter and activated it. As he did, the alter lit up, temporarily blinding the two from how bright the light was. The saint quartz then disappeared, then formed into multiple blue orbs. Then the blue orbs started to connect with each other and turned into a ring of blue sparks swirling around. Then the ring split into three and continued to swirl around.
As the light died out, it revealed a gold card showing a robed old man wearing a hood with a long beard holding a staff while carrying a book at the same time. However, when the card disappeared, it revealed a certain person both Ritsuka and Mashu would never think to see him again.
That person was Romani Archman, Chaldea's doctor and formally known as Solomon, the king of mages.
Ritsuka's jaw nearly hit the floor as he stood there, shocked. "I-It can't be...?!" he thought as he looked at the familiar orange hair, the slightly panicked/joyful emerald eyes, and the lab coat he always wore. Meanwhile, Mashu felt like she was going to cry upon seeing Romani again.
"Wow. I did not expect this to happen. Guess I did enough to qualify as a hero, even in my current state. Anyways, servant caster, Romani Archman, at your service," Romani said with a smile.
However, nobody didn't move or say anything, worrying Romani for a bit. "H-Hey! Why are all of you staring at me like that?" he asked as he waved his hands in front of them to get their attention.
At that moment, both Ritsuka and Mashu immediately lunged towards him, giving him one tight, but well-deserved hug. "DOCTOR! WELCOME BACK!" they exclaimed happily.
Romani let out a smile. "Yeah. I'm back. How are you two doing?"
"We're doing great doctor!" Mashu exclaimed happily.
"I see. What did I miss?"
Ritsuka let out a sigh. "A lot of things Romani. So much stuff happened that I want to talk to you about."
"I see."
As Ritsuka, Mashu, and Romani were enjoying their reunion, the summoning alter behind them started to light up again. "Hm? Another summoning? But who could it be?"
The light then formed into multiple blue orbs. Then the blue orbs started to connect with each other and turned into a ring of blue sparks swirling around. Then the ring split into three and continued to swirl around. As the light faded, it revealed a gold card showing a person restrained by multiple chains around the entire body.
Soon, the card disappeared, and it revealed a person that Ritsuka, Mashu, and Romani didn't think of seeing again.
That person was Olga Marie Animusphere, who was wearing a modified derivative of the Mage's Association Uniform, mixed her previous commonly worn articles from before her death.
"N-No way..." Mashu muttered in shock while Ritsuka didn't say anything upon seeing Marie in front of him.
"Wow...this is unexpected..." Romani said in awe.
"Wow...to think that I would be summoned as a servant here in Chaldea, which means I was recognized for something...hehe, this is ironic," Marie muttered as she got a hold of the situation that was happening right now. "Anyways, servant avenger, Olga Marie Animusphere, you know the rules, now-"
Before Marie could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a hug from both Ritsuka and Mashu. "WELCOME BACK DIRECTOR!" they exclaimed happily.
Marie was shocked at the hug both Ritsuka and Mashu just gave to her. "W-What?! H-Hey?!"
"You finally came home director! It's like a dream come true! First the doctor came back, now you! If this is a dream, then I don't want to wake up!" Mashu said happily with tears in her eyes.
"Me neither!" Ritsuka exclaimed.
Hearing the other half of Mashu's sentence, Marie turned around to see Romani, who was looking at the scene with a tear on his eye.
"O-Oi! Don't cry Romani!" Marie yelled in embarrassment.
"S-Sorry. It's just that those two are extremely happy to see you again. Including me," Romani replied.
Marie let out a small sigh. "Jeez, you three are celebrating this a bit too much..."
"S-Sorry. It's just that we didn't expect to see you again..." Ritsuka said.
Marie sighed again. "Well, anyways, I'm back you two. And by the way, can both of you let me go?! I need my space!"
Ritsuka and Mashu quickly let go of Marie. "S-Sorry director," Mashu said.
"Y-Yeah. We're just so happy to see you," Ritsuka said.
"I can see that. Anyways, I'm back you two. Have things been running smoothly since my absence?" Marie asked.
"Yeah!" Mashu replied.
"I see. Is humanity still alive and running?"
"Yeah! We handled all the singularities as you instructed us director. And here's the thing, we defeated Goetia!"
Marie was surprised upon hearing those words. "Did you two actually beat Goetia?! One of the many demons in Solomon's book?!"
"Yeah! Turns out that he was the one behind the singularities and humanity's upcoming extinction. So, under you orders, we defeated him and restored humanity!" Mashu said.
Upon hearing Mashu's words, Marie felt relief and amazement that her work hasn't gone to waste. "And I suppose that Lev met his demise?"
"Y-Yes!"
Marie turned her hand into a fist and raised it into the air trimunphly. "Hah! Take that Lev, you back-stabbing demon! I hope that you end up in hell like you should be! Not only that, but I'm still here, Chaldea is still here, and you're dead! Furthermore, the holy grail recognized me as a heroic spirit! How does that feel, huh?! How does that feel that your plans were ruined by my subordinates! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Ritsuka, Mashu, and Romani looked at Marie's reaction with shock upon seeing Marie acting so uncharacteristically. "Um...director? Are you okay?" Romani asked.
Marie immediately blushed at the words she just said and lowered her fist. "S-Sorry for acting out of character. It seems that being an avenger-class servant seems to change my personality a bit. And it's making me...well, unleash some of that rage that's been building up in me for a while..." she said with a chuckle.
"I can see that...anyways, welcome back to Chaldea director," Ritsuka said.
"Yeah. I'm back," Marie said. "Speaking of which, the summoning room here looks a bit different than before."
"Yeah. Now that you mentioned it, it looks like some things have been fixed here and looks new," Romani said.
"Yeah! During the time when both of you were gone, me and senpai summoned many new servants! And they helped us fix some of the rooms and the devices here!" Mashu said.
"I see. Anyways, let's get out of here. I want to see how much Chaldea has changed," Marie said.
"Me too," Romani said.
Ritsuka and Mashu let out a smile. "Okay then! Let's go!"
"So, that's what happened after I sacrificed myself in the temple of time..." Romani said as he heard the events of what happened after Romani's sacrifice from Ritsuka.
"Yes. After finishing the seven singularities and defeating Goetia, humanity was restored. However, it wasn't over as other singularities were popping up for some unknown reason. Luckily, we managed to summon new servants," Ritsuka said.
"I see. Well, it's a good thing that you two were able to fix those singularities, or else things would have got a lot worse," Marie said.
"Yeah," Mashu said.
Right now, Ritsuka, Mashu, Romani, and Marie were walking down the hallway, chatting about the events that happened after both Marie's demise and Romani's sacrifice at the temple of time. As they were walking down the hallway, they were met with various gazes and reactions from servants and the staff of Chaldea.
And some of the staff's reactions to both Romani and Marie being back in Chaldea was that they were shocked and started to pinch themselves if what they were seeing was real, much to the ire of Marie, who was not amused with their reactions.
It took a while for her to calm down.
"So, aside from summoning new servants, Chaldea hasn't changed that much huh?" Marie asked.
"Well, in a way, yes," Ritsuka said. "Other than the new servants we got here, nothing big has changed here."
"I see..."
Ritsuka, Mashu, Romani, and Marie continued to walk down the hallway. However, when they were walking, Romani stopped for a moment. "Hey everyone, stop for a moment," he said.
Ritsuka, Mashu, and Olga stopped for a moment and turned around for a moment to see where Romani was. As such, he was in front of a certain room.
That room was Da Vinci's room.
"Ah? You want to meet Da Vinci again, don't you doctor?" Mashu asked.
Romani let out a smile. "Yes. I just want to see her again. Plus, I want to see her face when she sees me right now."
Ritsuka let out a smile. "Then go on ahead."
Romani let out a small sigh as he then knocked on the door. For a few minutes, nothing happened until the door opened by itself, revealing Da Vinci.
"Hello, who needs my..." Da Vinci said before she suddenly stopped from seeing Romani in front of her.
"Hi," Romani said with a smile on his face.
Da Vinci was shocked to see Romani in front of her. "R-R-Romani? I-Is that you?"
"Yes, Da Vinci. It's me, and I'm back for real."
For a moment, nothing happened between the two...and then Da Vinci gave Romani a hug while in a surprise turn of events, a passionate kiss on Romani's lips.
Surprised by both the kiss and the hug, Romani fell backwards along with Da Vinci, who was still hugging him. Meanwhile, Marie was blushing at the kiss between Romani and Da Vinci while Ritsuka and Mashu let out a small smirk.
Releasing the kiss, Da Vinci had a few words to say to him. "You idiot! What the hell took you so long to get here?" she demanded.
Romani let out a chuckle. "Sorry! I didn't know it was even possible for me to get here! Otherwise, I've would have arrived here a long time ago!"
"That still doesn't make up for the sacrifice you did back in the temple of time! I missed you, you know! Everyone else did as well, you idiot! Apologize!"
"But-"
"Apologize now!"
Romani then turned to Ritsuka, Mashu, and Marie, who looked at him with their eyes saying, "Do it!"
Romani let out a defeated sigh. "I'm sorry for sacrificing myself in the temple of time like an idiot."
Da Vinci let out a smile. "Apology accepted! Now don't do something like that ever again! Or else I'll make sure to put a tracking device on you! Got it?!" she yelled.
"Y-Yes!"
"Good!" Da Vinci then released Romani from her hug and got up. Romani then did the same thing. "Anyways, welcome back to Chaldea, Romani," Da Vinci said with a smile on her face.
"Yeah. I'm back Da Vinci," Romani replied with a smile on his face as well.
"Ahem...aren't you missing someone here?" Marie asked while being a bit annoyed at the same time.
Da Vinci turned around to see Marie, who was looking at the two with an annoyed look on her face. "Ah! Director Marie! You're here too?"
"Yeah. As an avenger-class servant if you're wondering-" Marie replied, but was cut off by a hug from Da Vinci.
"Welcome back director!" Da Vinci said happily.
"Y-Yeah. I'm back now. A-Anyways, let me go! You're crushing me right now!" Marie yelped.
Da Vinci then let go of Marie. "Man, you still haven't changed..." Da Vinci said.
Marie let out a chuckle. "The same can be said about you. Speaking of which, what's all of that stuff behind you?" she asked as she noticed all the stuff that was in Da Vinci's room. Romani then did the same and looked at Da Vinci's room, and he was amazed with the amount of stuff that was in there.
"Wow. The last time I've been in your room, it wasn't this messy and crowded...just what happened in there Da Vinci?"
Da Vinci sheepishly laughed. "Well...let's just say...I might have gotten myself a helper in my experiments...and he's proven to be quite helpful."
Romani and Marie were surprised with Da Vinci's words. "A helper?" Marie asked.
"Yes."
"Wow. To think you have a helper right now...just who is he?"
"Oh? Are you jealous Romani?"
"Well no. I'm just curious. Just who is he? And where he is?"
"Well...according to my calculations...he should be here right...about...now."
And as according to Da Vinci's words, a figure was coming in the distance, holding a box.
That figure was Emiya Shirou.
"Hey Da Vinci! I've got the items you needed! Where do you want me to put them?" Shirou asked.
"Put them somewhere in my room! I'll look at them later!" Da Vinci replied.
"Okay!" Shirou then headed into Da Vinci's room and placed the box down.
"So...that's your helper?" Romani asked.
"Yes."
"Is he a servant of Chaldea? Because the way he dresses sure looks like one," Marie said.
"Yes. That servant is known as Emiya Shirou, director," Ritsuka said.
Marie was a little confused for a moment. "Emiya Shirou? I've never heard of a heroic spirit with a name like that. What kind of legend does he have?"
Da Vinci let out a smirk. "Let me tell you something director. You too Romani," she said as she then got closer to both of their ears. As she did, she then whispered to something to their ears.
After a few minutes, both Romani and Marie were in complete shock, especially Marie.
"What?! Are you saying that Emiya Shirou is a heroic spirit from the future that won a holy grail war with his saber-class servant, destroyed the holy grail, became a pseudo-servant vessel to Sengo Muramasa, possesses two noble phantasms in which one of them is a reality marble while the other is a copy of a divine construct, fought off against multiple dead apostle ancestors, corrupt magi, and an evil immortal interdimensional space god that can control the Akashic Records from another universe?! And not only that, but ever since his arrival in Chaldea, he's fought off many servants and beat them in practice matches, including Gilgamesh, who possesses all the world's treasures?! And he's just a third-rate magus that only knows projection and reinforcement?!" Marie yelled in shock.
"Yeah," Da Vinci said with a smile on her face.
For a few seconds, Marie stood there shocked before walking backwards until she caught herself on the wall. "Okay...this is not what I was expecting...just what kind of heroic spirit is that..." she muttered in disbelief.
"Indeed. To think that there was a heroic spirit that can surpass Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes...that's what Emiya Shirou is..."
"I know right? And furthermore, practically everyone in Chaldea knows and has respect for Shirou-san as well," Mashu said. "Well, aside from Gilgamesh-san that is."
"Really?"
"Yeah. And there's the fact that some of the servants already knew him from the holy grail war he was in. And don't get me started on the counterparts," Ritsuka said.
"I see..."
It was then at that moment, Shirou got out of Da Vinci's room. "Da Vinci, I placed the box on top of your desk. Is that okay with you?"
"Yes."
"Okay. But seriously, I think you made too much stuff lately. There are so many items in your room, I can't even find a place to put the box."
Da Vinci sheepishly laughed. "Sorry. Guess I did get a bit overboard there...oh, speaking of which, there are two people here you should meet."
Shirou looked at Romani and Marie. "You mean those two?"
"Yes. Meet Romani Archman, Chaldea's doctor, and Olga Marie Animusphere, the director of Chaldea."
"I see." Shirou then raised his hand for a handshake. "Nice to meet you Romani, Olga. I'm Emiya Shirou," he said with a smile on his face.
Romani let out a smile and replied by shaking Shirou's hand as well. "Nice to meet you too, Emiya Shirou. I'm Romani Archman, Chaldea's doctor. I hope we can get along."
"I can say the same thing," Shirou said as he was done shaking Romani's hand. Soon he and Romani stopped their handshake and Shirou did the same thing to Marie. "I hope we can get along Olga."
For a moment, nothing happened between the two. Ritsuka and Mashu were worried if Marie wasn't going to accept Shirou's handshake.
Then, in a surprise turn of events, Marie grabbed Shirou's hand and shook it. "Call me director. Anyways, if you wish for me and you to be on good terms, then call me by that," she said.
"As you wish."
Meanwhile, Ritsuka, Mashu, Da Vinci, and Romani were surprised at how Marie took the handshake. "Wow. The director didn't even yell at him. That's new," Ritsuka said.
"Yeah...was the director like this?" Mashu said.
Romani let out a smile. "Hmph. Despite that personality of hers, she's actually nice on the inside."
Hearing those words, Marie quickly turned to Romani. "What did you just say, Romani?!" she yelled in anger.
"Nothing!" Romani quickly replied.
Ritsuka, Mashu, and Da Vinci let out a chuckle. "She definitely still hasn't changed..."
Omake
Romani was walking down the hallways, minding his own business while dealing with Merlin annoying him. "Jeez, it's been a few minutes here and Merlin's already found me. Guess things will never change between me and him..."
As Romani kept while while dealing with Merlin annoying him, it was then he saw a certain servant in the distance.
That servant was Proto-Merlin, who looked at lot like Magi-Mari.
In an instant, Romani grabbed Merlin and hid at a nearby hallway.
"What are you doing Romani?" Merlin asked.
"That's Magi Mari! That's Magi Mari in the distance right now! This isn't a dream, right?! Magi Mari exists for real?! This is big news for me! I must meet her right now!" he said excitedly.
Merlin let out a sigh. "Romani, let me tell you something. Magi Mari, the one who you have supported for a long time, is none other than me! That girl is my alternate female counterpart. She's a different person entirely."
However, as Merlin was done with his explanation, he noticed that Romani was gone already and was already at where Proto Merlin was. "Oh dear..." he thought as he headed towards where Romani was.
"Um...can I help you?" Proto-Merlin asked.
There was silence in the air before Romani decided to speak up.
"Magi Mari! You're Magi Mari, right?! I'm a really big fan of you! Would it be possible at all for me to shake your hand?!"
For a moment, Proto-Merlin looked at Romani before figuring out the dots from her counterpart.
"Ah...so this person is Romani Archman, the person who my male counterpart like to mess with...this should be fun...fufufufu..."
Proto Merlin then grabbed Romani's hand and shook it. "Of course," she said with a smile on her face.
As Proto Merlin shook Romani's hand, Romani felt like he was having the best time of his life. "A handshake from Magi Mari...THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!"
"Romani. Look at me, you must face reality. Your beloved Magi Mari is me. Me, right here. You don't want to be cheating now, do you?"
"The grand shitty bastard can just shut his stupid face!" Romani yelled in denial.
Marie was walking in hallway, heading towards the cafeteria to get something to eat. "Phew. It's been a while since I had something to eat, even though I'm a heroic spirit..." As Marie eventually found herself in front of the cafeteria, she came across a sight that surprised her.
Which was Shirou cooking for Arturia and her counterparts.
"Shirou! Food!" they exclaimed.
"On it!"
Meanwhile, Marie was shocked at Arturia and her many counterparts. "Okay. Since when did the King of Knights have this many counterparts?! Especially when some of them are wearing scandalous clothes?! What did the summoning system do?!"