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If one would describe the current situation in Chaldea's cafeteria, it would be simplified in a few words.
Really tense.
Why? Because nearly everyone was focused on one person in the room, Emiya Kenzaki, who revealed himself as Shirou and Arturia's son.
Currently, Kenzaki, Arturia and her counterparts, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Astraea, Irisviel, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Kiritsugu, Jaguar-Man, Ritsuka, Gudako, Mashu, Olga Marie, Da Vinci, and Romani were sitting at a combined table while Shirou, EMIYA, and his counterpart were in the kitchen, cooking to ease the tension in the room.
As the three were cooking, they began to whisper among each other. "So…apparently…I'm a dad now…and Arturia's the mom…this is new." Shirou whispered.
"Tell me about it. The fact that he came from the same crack as those things is one thing, but him being your son is another thing I can't even fathom about. Hell, even I'm having a hard time believing it despite the proof being in front of my eyes." EMIYA replied.
"This is unbelievable. The red hair, green eyes, your face, it clearly says 'your son,' but how is that even possible? Even I remember not getting married." EMIYA Alter said.
"Well, let's hope he'll be able to tell us…if he survives."
Back at the table, Kenzaki was facing the many stares of everyone, and each of their stares were varied.
Arturia's and her counterparts' staring were ones of interest.
Irisviel's staring was one of wonder.
Ritsuka's, Gudako's, and Mashu's staring were one of nervousness.
Jaguar-Man's staring was one of suspicion.
Illya's, her counterparts', and Miyu's staring were one of shock.
And Ishtar's, her counterparts', Parvati's, Kama's, BB's, her sisters', Astraea's, Kiritsugu's, Olga's, Da Vinci's, and Romani's staring were casual.
Meanwhile, Kenzaki sipped on a glass of water while looking at the many gazes. "Jeez, it's been a few minutes since my arrival here, and I'm already the center of attention…guess revealing my identity must have been a shock to everyone here…" he thought to himself as he remembered the events prior.
(An hour ago…)
"Kenzaki. Emiya Kenzaki."
At that moment, Shirou, Arturia, Ritsuka, Gudako, and Mashu dropped their mouths upon hearing the man's identity. "E-E-Emiya Kenzaki?!"
Ritsuka then turned to Gudako and Mashu. "Please tell me I'm not dreaming, right?" he whispered.
"Sadly, we're not. This is the reality we are living in right now…" Gudako said in disbelief.
"Ehhhh?! S-Shirou-san's and Arturia-san's son?! B-But how though?! They're not married yet! Not to mention which Arturia-san is the mother!" Mashu whispered.
"Not in this world, remember?" Ritsuka said.
"Hey! Are you three done whispering to each other over there?" Kenzaki asked, snapping the three out of their conversation.
"S-Sorry!" Mashu apologized.
Kenzaki let out a small sigh before continuing his introduction. "Well, now that's out of the way. Let me introduce myself again. I'm Emiya Kenzaki. Nice to meet you three."
For a moment, they were silent before Ritsuka snapped out of it. "Y-Yes! My name is Fujimaru Ritsuka!"
"M-Mashu Kyrielight! N-Nice to meet you too!"
"Well…this may sound weird…but I'm his alternate counterpart with the same name as well. Just call me Gudako in this case." Gudako replied.
"I see."
"Um…hope I'm not interrupting the conversation…but are you really mine and Shirou's son?" Arturia asked.
"Yeah." Kenzaki replied.
For a moment, Arturia did nothing but stare at him. As she did, she felt something that was familiar to her. "This presence…it's mine and Shirou's…I can't believe it…and yet, it feels like this man is not lying…" she thought to herself before turning to Shirou. "Shirou, this man in front of us…is our son, but how is that possible?" she whispered to him.
"Honestly, I'm not sure either. I didn't get married in my life after all, let alone…well, you know." Shirou replied. For a moment, Shirou and Arturia were silent before Shirou looked at Kenzaki again. "Um…let me ask you a question…when were you born?"
"Hm? Years after that battle against that alien god you and mom went up against! When mom decided to come with you back to Fuyuki!"
Shirou's eyes widened upon hearing those words. "After that battle?! Arturia coming back to Fuyuki with me?! None of that happened in my life…unless-"
"WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLL?!"
Nearly everyone jumped at the voice of Olga Marie coming out from Ritsuka's commlink, in which Ritsuka pulled away by accident. "Director?!" Ritsuka asked.
"Emiya Kenzaki?! You're Shirou's and the King of Knights' son?! That's impossible! From what we know of, Emiya Shirou died of old age many years later after that battle! He never got married, let alone have a kid!" Olga Marie yelled from the commlink.
"Director! Calm down!" Romani said.
"How can I! First we saw a person coming out of that hole, then he uses the same magecraft as Emiya Shirou, then he kills off those things so easily, and then he proclaims himself as their son!"
As there was a commotion coming from the commlink, Kenzaki let out a sigh. "So…this is not my world then…" he muttered.
"Eh? Not your world? What do you mean by that?" Arturia asked.
"Well…it's a bit complicated to say…and here isn't a good place to explain…"
"Then why not come over to Chaldea? It's a good place to explain everything there."Ritsuka asked.
"Eh? Chaldea? What is that?"
"It's an organization. I'll explain everything later when we arrive at the building." Ritsuka then put the commlink back on. "Is that okay with you, director?"
"Sure! I have a lot of questions to ask him after all!"
"Great. So anyways…want to come with us?"
For a moment, Kenzaki gave Ritsuka's suggestion some thought. "Sure. Considering I don't know where I am, I might as well take up your offer."
"Great! Let's go then!"
As Ritsuka, Gudako, and Mashu headed for Chaldea, Kenzaki began to follow them with Shirou and Arturia shortly. As they were following them, Shirou asked Kenzaki a question. "About what you muttered earlier…what was that about?" he asked.
"Oh, that? Well…it's a long story. And I mean, really long story."
"I see…"
Meanwhile, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Gudako were having a conversation of their own about the current situation with Kenzaki. "So…we should probably inform the other Arturias about this." Ritsuka whispered to the others.
""Eh? Is that a good idea, senpai? I mean, aren't we forgetting Ishtar-san and her counterparts, Parvati-san, Kama-san, BB-san and her sisters, and Astraea-san?" Mashu asked.
"Oh yeah, them too…I'm pretty sure they are not going to take this well…especially Gilgamesh if he finds out…" Gudako replied.
Ritsuka let out a small sigh. "Well, he better prepare himself for Irisviel when he meets her…"
As the group was walking, they eventually crossed paths with Olga Marie, Da Vinci, and Romani. The moment the groups made eye contact, Olga Marie eyed Kenzaki immediately. "So, that's Emiya Kenzaki?" she asked before she got up close to him.
"Y-Yes, director!" Mashu replied.
"Huh? Who are you?" Kenzaki asked.
Olga Marie was slightly shocked before greeting herself. "I-I'm Olga Marie Animusphere! Director of Chaldea! Have some manners you fool!"
"I'm Romani Archaman. Nice to meet you."
"And I'm Da Vinci!"
At that moment, Kenzaki was shocked. "Y-You're Da Vinci? But you look like the Mona Lisa!"
"I get that a lot."
"I see…anyways, my name is Emiya Kenzaki. Nice to meet you too Olga Marie Animusphere, Romani Archaman, Da Vinci." Kenzaki replied.
It was then a clap was heard, which Da Vinci did. "Good. Now that greetings are done, let's head to the cafeteria to talk things out, shall we?" Da Vinci asked.
Soon, the giant group went towards the cafeteria. As they arrived, they saw that Arturia's counterparts, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Astraea, Jaguar-man, Irisviel, Kiritsugu, and EMIYA and his counterpart were already there.
"Okay, what the heck is this?! All of Arturia's counterparts, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Astraea, and the Emiya family are here in one spot! Is this some sort of coincidence?! I hope Kenzaki takes this well…" Ritsuka thought.
"Um…Ritsuka…is it me…or am I seeing multiple versions of my mom?! Not to mention that one of them is wearing a bunny suit?! And why are there multiple versions of Rin and Sakura here?! And how is Illya alive with multiple versions of herself?! And the same can be said about my grandpa too! And Luvia and Taiga are here as well?! What the hell is going on here?!" Kenzaki exclaimed in shock, loud enough for everyone to hear.
At that moment, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at Kenzaki. For a moment, nobody did not say anything until Irisviel broke the silence.
"Excuse me, did you just say…multiple versions of your mom…bunny suit…and grandpa?" Irisviel asked with excitement building up in her voice.
Ritsuka let out a sigh. "Well…that's one of our problems marked off the list…well, time to get it over with." he muttered as he facepalmed himself, knowing the chaos that was going to happen soon.
He then cleared his voice to make the announcement.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make. This person right here…is Emiya Kenzaki, Shirou and Arturia's son."
For a moment, nobody said anything…and then all hell went loose.
"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!"
At that moment, the group had to cover their ears. "Yup. I knew this was going to happen." Ritsuka thought.
"M-Mine and Shirou's son?!"
"Emiya-kun's kid?!"
"Senpai had a child?!"
"Sherou's son?!"
"Another grandchild!"
"I have a nephew?!"
"Oh what the hell is this?!"
"Shirou! Did you do something naughty?!"
(Back to the present…)
"Even now, I still can't believe that I'm seeing multiple versions of people that I know of and my dead relatives in the flesh...wow, this day just got a lot crazier…" he thought to himself as he drank from his glass again.
After a few minutes of silence, Romani had the courage to start up the conversation as he cleared his throat. "So…Emiya Kenzaki…thanks for helping us earlier."
"Ah. It was no problem. I was making sure those things never crossed through other worlds." Kenzaki replied.
"Other worlds? You have traveled through other worlds before?" Da Vinci asked, getting interested in what Kenzaki was saying.
"Yes. And-"
It was then Jaguar-Man slammed her hands down on the table in frustration. "Okay! This is ridiculous! You're Shirou and Saber's kid?! Where's the proof?! Also, how did you even get here in the first place?!" Jaguar-Man exclaimed.
For a moment, nobody did nothing but stare at Kenzaki. Shortly afterwards, Kenzaki let out a small sigh before reaching for one of his pockets, pulled out a smartphone, and fiddled with it before putting it on the table, letting everyone see. As everyone did, they were shocked at what was shown on the screen, especially the Lancer and Ruler Arturias.
It showed Shirou, Arturia, and Kenzaki together in casual clothing. However, the Arturia in the photo looked like Lancer Arturia with her hair down, and Kenzaki was a child.
And they all had a smile on their faces.
"See?" Kenzaki said.
"T-That's me? A-And you and Shirou? Together?" Lancer Arturia asked as she was covering her mouth in both shock and happiness.
"Well…I'm not sure what to say considering the situation here. I mean…there are multiple versions of mom, and…argh! This is so confusing! I have no clue what to say or who to call!" Kenzaki said as he began scratching his hair in frustration. However, it was then something unexpected happened.
His stomach growled, and it was a large one at that. Upon hearing the growling of his stomach, Kenzaki blushed for a bit in embarrassment. "Ah. It seems…I'm hungry."
For a moment, nobody did not say anything…until a chuckle heard from Arturia. "Seems so. Maybe a meal could help you?" she asked.
"Y-Yes…" Kenzaki said as he sat down again.
Arturia then turned to her counterparts and whispered among each other. "So, what do you think?"
"Hm…his face definitely resembles Shirou's, but with your eyes." Arturia Alter replied.
"Me and Shirou's child…waahhh. That is not what I was expecting to happen today." Arturia Lily said merrily as she continued to look at the photo with interest.
"So…am I the mother?" Lancer Arturia asked hopefully, only to receive a bonk on the head from her altered counterpart.
"No. As much as you want to believe it, you are not the mother." Lancer Arturia Alter stated.
"Still though, the prospect of starting a family with Shirou though…sounds exciting." Ruler Arturia said as she began daydreaming.
"Indeed. I wonder what raising a child is like…" Archer Arturia said.
"Looks like Christmas came early." Santa Arturia Alter said with a smirk.
"Yes. A child of Shirou and I is the best present." Rider Arturia Alter said in triumph.
"This is totally unexpected…" Mysterious Heroine X said in amazement.
"Yes…I should give him some sweets later…" Mysterious Heroine X Alter said.
"A child huh…I'm definitely asking for a day off later from master." Mysterious Heroine XX said.
"Hm…maybe I could take a break from idol work and focus on parenting…" Mysterious Idol X Alter said.
"I should teach him some magecraft later…" Caster Arturia said.
(With Ishtar, her counterparts, and Astraea…)
"Wow. Never would I have thought that Emiya-kun would get married…or have a kid…" Ereshkigal said in disbelief.
"Tell me about it. And for some reason…it feels like I lost." Ishtar replied.
"Same here…" Rider Ishtar said.
"For once, I agree with you…" Astraea muttered.
(With Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters…)
"So…he's senpai's child…with saber-san…" Parvati thought. As she continued to think about the implication, a bit of sadness was dropped onto her heart.
"Huh. To think that she would corrupt him instead of me…I underestimated her." Kama said.
"Tch! To think the development would turn out this…BB-chan did not expect this!" BB said as she looked at the photo in jealousy.
"Jeez, she is not liking that photo, huh?" Passionlip said.
"Yup, and I like that look on her face." Meltlilith said with a smirk.
"Me too…" Kingprotea replied.
(With the Emiya Family…)
Irisviel was in a state of utter bliss as she now has another grandchild to dote on. "Another grandchild to spoil! He looks a lot like Shirou, but with the King of Knights' eyes! And if he's like Shirou…I wonder if he has a love life…oh the possibilities of having great-grandchildren!"
"Iri, calm down." Kiritsugu said.
"How can I?! We have another grandchild to add to the family! I just want to dote on him right now!" Irisviel exclaimed.
"Onii-chan's child…I'm too young to be an aunt already…" Illya said.
"You're telling me. First was Mordred, then him. What's next? Him having a love life like onii-chan?" Kuro replied.
"At this point, it's possible considering how onii-chan attracts women easily." Sitonai said before looking at Miyu, who was quiet. "Miyu?"
"Onii-chan having a child…the possibilities of that happening…and the mother…which means they have done 'that…'" Miyu muttered.
"Ah. I think that photo broke her…" Illya and her counterparts thought.
"Okay. That photo looked legit…I suppose I'll have to accept it." Jaguar-man thought.
(With Ritsuka and the others…)
"Wow. To think that man is their son…I'm shocked." Da Vinci said.
"You're telling me. Although everything that happened earlier makes sense now. The floating swords, him projecting that flaming katana, and those facial features, everything fits in." Romani said.
"Like father, like son I suppose…" Olga Marie replied before seeing Ritsuka, who was in deep thought. "Hey, Ritsuka."
"Hm? What is it, director?".
"You seemed to be thinking about something, correct?"
"Yeah. I don't know why, but when I saw that photo and the Arturia in it…I can't help but feel familiar with it. And no, it's not because of the various Arturias and Shirou we have here. It's something else, but I can't put my mind on it."
"Me too. It feels like…we met her before, and yet we have not." Gudako said in agreement.
"I see. Maybe Kenzaki-san could give both of you answers later. After all, he knows about everything in the photo." Mashu replied.
"I hope so…"
It was then Shirou brought out a large tray of food, much to everyone's relief as they were waiting for a while for Shirou's cooking. "Food's ready!" he said as he put the giant tray down with EMIYA and EMIYA Alter following him.
Immediately, everyone looked at the food in awe, including Kenzaki himself who started to tear up a bit. "Is there something wrong?" Arturia asked.
"No. It's just that…it's been a long time since I had my dad's cooking. And I mean, a really long time." Kenzaki replied.
"I see. Well then…eat up as much as you can."
Kenzaki let out a small smirk. "You don't have to tell me."
(Later…)
"Man, I am stuffed." Kenzaki said as he let out a sigh of relief.
"That is an understatement." Shirou replied as he looked at the massive amount of bowls in front of him.
As it turns out, Kenzaki also inherited Arturia's stomach, much to the chargin of Shirou and the others.
"Looks like Arturia and her counterparts' hunger is a hereditary trait…"
"So. I take it that all of you want to know about everything after seeing that photo, correct?" Kenzaki asked, which everyone nodded. "Well, it's going to take a while, considering that…well, the dad and mom in front of me…are not the dad and mom I know of."
"Not the mom and dad you know of? You mean you're from an alternate world?" Ritsuka asked.
"Yes. Although right now, I need to know what happened differently for him, because it seems his history is different from the one I know of, so-"
"Leave that to me!" Irisviel exclaimed happily as she quickly left the cafeteria before shortly returning with a mobile white board with markers. "Here!" she said as she gave Shirou a marker.
"So fast!" Everyone thought.
"T-Thanks…" Shirou replied, completely stunned at Irisviel's actions. Soon, Shirou began plotting out the events in his timeline out on the white board, showing Kenzaki what happened. As he did, Kenzaki looked at the timeline with interest. Eventually, he was done. "Well, that's what happened in my timeline. Any thoughts?"
"Well…for the most part, the events I know of were the same except for two certain events." Kenzaki replied as he got up.
"Which ones?"
It was then Kenzaki grabbed a nearby marker and circled two events. "These ones."
Everyone looked at what he circled and their eyes widened upon seeing which events he circled.
The separation of Shirou and Arturia and Shirou's fight against Asakim.
"What happened?" Shirou asked.
"Well…from what I was told… after the end of the Holy Grail War, mom went back to her time. However, what happened there that was different was that Bedivere did not throw Excalibur into the lake."
Everyone was shocked upon hearing those words, especially Ritsuka, Gudako, Mashu, Romani, and Da Vinci.
Because that event was how the sixth singularity began.
"N-No way. T-That's…?!" Ritsuka said as he suddenly got out of his seat in shock.
"Hm? Is there something wrong, Ritsuka?"
"Eh? A-Ah, it's nothing! P-Please continue!" he replied as he sat back down. "No wonder why that Arturia in the photo felt so familiar! She was the Lion King?!"
"You have got to be kidding me…the Lion King married Shirou and gave birth to a son…" Gudako thought in disbelief.
Kenzaki was slightly confused at Ritsuka's actions before continuing his explanation. "Anyways, I don't know the events that happened later, but one thing that I knew of is that after Bedivere refused to throw Excalibur into the lake, Rhongomyniad suddenly appeared in front of mom, and she continued to live because of it."
For a moment, everyone was silent amongst each other. After a few seconds, Romani continued the conversation. "S-So…what happened next?"
"Well, years later, this event occurred." Kenzaki replied as he pointed at the second event. "In my timeline, a wormhole suddenly appeared during that fight, teleporting them across time and space."
"A wormhole?"
"Yes. And because of that, both my dad and Asakim ended up in the same timeline where my mom was. Luckily, my dad arrived first."
"I see. So what happened next?"
"Apparently, my dad traveled across a large desert for a few days. During those few days, various monsters attacked him, and he was slowly running out of food and water. And during one assault on his life, one of my mom's knights saved him and brought him over to Camelot. That's where something happened."
"What happened?"
"From what I was told, before my mom found my dad again, she lost all of her emotions and memories of her time in Fuyuki. When one of her knights found him and brought him to her, she remembered everything. In addition to that, when my dad was spending time with her in Camelot, she was slowly returning to what she was during her time in Fuyuki."
Everyone's eyes widened even further than before.
"However, those days did not last that long due to a certain event."
"Did it have to do with an Egyptian king by any chance?" Gudako asked.
This time, it was Kenzaki's turn to be surprised. "Yes. but how did you know?"
"Well…it's a long story. Anyways, please continue."
"Okay. So what happened next was that somehow, an Egyptian king named Ozymandias showed up and picked a fight against mom and dad. Apparently, this feud was happening before he arrived. However, that fight came to an early end, because of a…few certain developments."
"What happened?" Ritsuka asked.
Kenzaki let out a sigh. "Asakim invaded the domain of the Egyptian king…took a holy grail over there, and absorbed it into himself."
Everyone's mouths dropped upon hearing that. "WHAT?! HE TOOK A HOLY GRAIL AND ABSORBED IT?!" they exclaimed.
"Yes."
Everyone was silent again as they took in the idea of an immortal alien god absorbing a holy grail. "Just what the hell is this…an immortal alien god absorbing the holy grail…that's ridiculous…" Olga Marie thought.
"Um…should I give all of you some time to process this?"
"Yeah. We definitely need some time to think about this." Ritsuka replied. "Asakim…with a holy grail…this completely derails the entire Super Robot Wars Z timeline! It's odd enough that he shows up in Shirou's timeline as a human god, but him absorbing the holy grail?! That's madness! Just what is going on?!"
"That immortal alien god absorbing the holy grail…just what did Kenzaki's version of me went through in that timeline?" Shirou thought.
After a few seconds, everyone took in the information fully. "Continue." Ritsuka said.
"Okay. So what happened next was that dad, mom, Ozymandias, and the Knights of the Round joined forces to defeat the alien god. However, it was not easy though as because of him absorbing the holy grail, Asakim gained further strength than before, easily beating everyone, including you dad."
Everyone shuddered at his words.
"And then…something dreadful happened." Kenzaki replied with a change in his tone of voice; more sadness involved. For a moment, everyone was nervous to ask until Shirou decided to ask himself.
"What happened?" Shirou asked.
Kenzaki gulped and took a deep breath before answering. "During that fight, Asakim went for mom after killing Ozymandias. You protected her…at the cost of your own life."
At that moment, the mood around everyone went down completely as they had just heard that Shirou died in that timeline. "I…died?" Shirou asked in disbelief.
"For a moment, until Merlin came along with Bedivere. It was then they somehow managed to resurrect you by implanting both Excalibur and Avalon inside of you, and Bedivere sacrificed himself in the process as well. After that happened, you had your rematch against Asakim, and you won using your reality marble, Excalibur, and Tsumugari Muramasa with some help from mom, Rhongomyniad, and her knights."
Everyone let out a sigh of relief, especially Arturia and her counterparts.
"So…what happened after that fight?"
"Well…with the death of the alien god, the holy grail destroyed, and Camelot almost completely destroyed, mom decided to move back to Fuyuki with you. And then from that point on…everything went smoothly. Both of you got married and eventually, mom gave birth to me."
For a moment, Arturia and her counterparts were happy that a version of them married Shirou and gave birth to a son after what happened.
However, Kenzaki was not done.
"As for the second question…let's just say I'm a dimensional wanderer."
Everyone's eyes widened upon hearing those words. "What do you mean?"
"Well…you see, this is not the first alternate world I have seen or visited."
"Not your first? You mean you spent some time of your life seeing and visiting various worlds? But how though?! That's relatively impossible!" Olga Maria said.
It was then Kenzaki let out a chuckle. "That's what I thought at first, but that encounter completely changed my perspective of things. As for how I became a dimensional wanderer, I was chasing after a magus who was trying to complete a dangerous experiment that involved time and space itself. I managed to stop him, but the experiment went haywire and pulled me into the boundary between dimensions. Since then, I've been seeing and traveling through various worlds in order to return home."
Everyone was silent for a moment before Romani asked a question. "Um…if I may ask…what worlds have you seen and visited in your lifetime?"
"Well…I have seen worlds with different events from my timeline. For example, there was one world where he ended up with Rin-"
"Eh?! M-Me and Emiya-kun together?! There's a world like that?!" Ishtar exclaimed, suddenly having interest along with her counterparts.
"Y-Yeah. There's also a world where he ends up with Sakura, a world where he ends up with Luvia, worlds where he did not even summon my mom, worlds where the holy grail war never existed, and a lot more."
For a moment, hope returned to Ishtar's, Parvati's, and Astraea's faces, now knowing that there were worlds where they took Arturia's place as his love interest. Meanwhile, Ritsuka, Gudako, Mashu, Da Vinci, Romani, and Olga Marie looked at the scene with a bit of shock on their faces. "Wow. That was a quick change of mood for them…" Gudako commented.
"No kidding. Wait a minute…who were the servants that took your mom's place in those other worlds?" Da Vinci asked.
"Oh, that? Well…Nero, Jeanne D'Arc Alter, Okita, Okita Alter, and Musashi. What's odd is that the first four that were mentioned have the same face as mom. In addition to that, they ended up with him in those worlds as well. Weird coincidence."
Immediately, everyone's eyes widened upon hearing the servants' names, and most of the female servants mentally groaned. "Oh you have got to be kidding me. They became Shirou's servants in those worlds too?! This is too suspicious to be a coincidence!"
"So, am I done answering all of your questions?"
"Just one more actually. What were those things that came out of that crack in the sky?" Olga Marie questioned?
"You mean those things? Well, those were dimensional beasts. They mostly live in the boundary between dimensions, although there are times where they would escape into other worlds by means of crossing through fissures, like what you saw earlier."
"I see. Thank you for the information, Kenzaki-kun. That will be a great reference for future events." Da Vinci replied.
"No problem. Now then…any other questions? Or are we done here?"
For a moment, nobody said anything until Shirou broke the silence. "Honestly…I don't know what to say. I mean, there's so much to process, no offense."
Kenzaki let out a chuckle. "None taken. I mean, it's not like every day, you would see someone appear from the sky and said person happens to be your son from an alternate world. Not to mention the fact that seeing multiple versions of mom pretty much gave me a shock as well. Even now, I'm having a hard time processing this."
Shirou then placed a hand on his shoulder. "Take your time, things will smooth out eventually."
"Thanks…dad."
Immediately, Shirou blushed at what Kenzaki said. "N-No problem…son."
For a moment, everyone was in awe over how the two reacted to each other; seeing this as a family moment that should not be disturbed. As the two were having their moment, a certain caster decided to join in.
"Welcome to the family, Kenzaki-chan!" Irisviel exclaimed happily as she gave him a surprise hug from the back.
"Wah! W-Who are you?!"
Irisviel let out a small pout. "I'm Irisviel Von Einzbern! Shirou's and Illya's mother, which makes me your grandmother!"
Kenzaki was surprised at Irisviel's exclamation. "My grandma?!" he said as he turned to Shirou. "Is this true, dad?!"
"Y-Yeah." Shirou replied.
For a moment, Kenzaki looked between Irisviel and Illya and realized how identical the two looked. "Huh. Now that he mentioned it, they do look similar to each other." he thought before he felt Irisviel hug him tighter than before. "Ah…c-can't breathe! H-Help!" he said before turning to Arturia. "M-Mom!"
Immediately, Arturia went over to Irisviel and tried to pull her away from Kenzaki. "Irisviel! You're hurting him! Let him go!"
"No! I want to spend some time with my grandson! In fact, why don't you spend some time with him, Arturia? He is your son after all!"
Arturia immediately blushed. "W-Well…I would like to, but-"
"If you're going to say no, then leave the parenting to me." Arturia Alter interrupted, making Arturia mad.
"No fair! I want to be a part of Kenzaki's life too!" Arturia Lily said.
"Now hold on a second! I should be the one taking the role as Kenzaki's mother!" Lancer Arturia stated.
"No, that's my role!" Ruler Arturia argued.
"Just because both of you look identical to the Arturia in the photo doesn't mean you get to be the mother! I deserve that role too!" Lancer Arturia Alter replied.
"In your dreams. As a maid, I know the basics of how to take care of a person. Therefore, that role should be mine." Rider Arturia Alter said.
"Idiot! Being a maid and being a parent are two different things!" Archer Arturia argued.
"That's it! None of you sabers are going to separate me from Kenzaki!" Mysterious Heroine X yelled.
"Now hold on! I should be the mother considering that out of all of you, I actually have a job with income!" Mysterious Heroine XX argued.
"So do I." Mysterious Idol X Alter replied.
"Me too." Santa Arturia Alter said.
"Being Santa does not count as a job." Mysterious Heroine X Alter replied.
"Motherhood huh…I wonder if it's harder than magecraft…" Caster Arturia muttered.
The argument between Arturia and her counterparts soon descended into chaos as their desire to spend time with Kenzaki made them turn against each other. In addition to that, Ishtar, Parvati, and Astraea were in their imaginary worlds while Illya, her counterparts, and Miyu were huddling up for something, and Irisviel was still hugging Kenzaki really hard.
"Well, looks like I'm going to be a dad." Shirou said as he watched the chaos unfold.
"Heh. Good luck with that." EMIYA replied sarcastically while EMIYA Alter did not say anything.
"Wait. There's one question that's been confusing me for a while now. Just who told you all of those events? I mean, you weren't even born then, so how did you know so much about those events?" Romani suddenly asked.
For a moment, everyone was silent as they just realized that, including Irisviel who slowly let go of Kenzaki. However, he did not say anything, but quickly got out of his seat and headed towards the exit before shortly returning. "Ok. Now that he's not nearby, I can answer."
Everyone was confused at his words, until the answer answered his actions.
"Merlin."
Immediately, everyone's mouths dropped upon hearing that name. "M-Merlin?! How?!" Ritsuka asked.
"Well…let's just say…he escaped his prison…and is currently residing at my house in my world."
At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded at what he just said. At the same time, Arturia, her counterparts, Shirou, EMIYA, his counterpart, Ritsuka, Gudako, Mashu, Da Vinci, Romani, and Olga Marie had one thought in mind.
"Oh no. Merlin living in the present era…"
Author's Note: Merry Christmas! That was quite a chapter to write! Anyways, just for context on what Kenzaki sounds like, think of Ultraman Zero's voice. Also I will kind of be on break from writing for a bit because of other hobbies I want to focus on.