Life As A Chaldean Master
Familiar Faces
Reminder: In This Universe. Gudao And Gudako Were Never Masters, To Begin With. And This Chapter Takes Place After LB 3.
Chaldea*
It's a snowy day outside Chaldea. Everyone inside was relaxing and doing their things without interruptions, while Blackbeard usually hid from Tiamat after calling her Grandmother. Despite that, everything seemed to be going peacefully inside Chaldea. At the Chaldea Hallways, Consort Yu was seen walking through the Halls alongside Lanling Wang, talking about different topics they seemed interested in.
"So, Yu Mei-Ren, how's the latest chapter of the book you're currently reading? Any interesting things you happened to learn?" Lanling Wang asks
"Same old stories, but it's exciting nevertheless. Thanks to the librarian Murasaki, I acquired essential details on different Servants and how they came to be." Consort Yu replied
"Fascinating; what made you so intrigued about learning more facts about the Servants of Chaldea? I get it; it's because everyone here is unique to one another but always together to solve the Human Order." Lanling Wang commented
"No! I was bored and wasted time reading about everyone else's lives. I'll give those useless humans credit for giving a damn about all of us. Including my loving husband!" Consort Yu said
"Humans are interesting, indeed. But what about Sonic The Hedgehog? What do you think of him knowing he Isn't a Servant or Human? I'm sure you at least have something to say about him." Lanling Wang replied
"Sonic... Sonic... Despite the things I and the others used to do to him before they all died and before I became a Servant. He forgives everyone for everything. He knew we were doing our job working for the Foreign God. Since we were recruited into Chaldea, he knew we were working to save Humanity from being erased. Deep down, he knew that we all somehow cared for Humanity, but he understood that it had to become like this. Even though we both keep saying everything is in the past now, It sometimes comes into my head knowing I put him into a rough spot while we were his enemy. I wish I dared to tell him I'm sorry for everything... None of this was for Sonic, to begin with, in the first place." Consort Yu explained
"Even after so long, you still have regrets about hurting Sonic with the other former Crypters. Don't worry. I'm sure Sonic doesn't have the heart to hold Grudges for his enemies. Those he forgives would become His closes acquaintances... No, Close Friends. I'm sure you Fit in that category perfectly."
"Despite trying to hurt Him when I had my physical body. He still wanted me to help him on his journey and save the Human Order. And I'm glad I decided to help him since I started to learn more about Sonic and his past. Let me tell you; he's been through more than the rest of us here in Chaldea. What still surprises me is that he's been through more adventures where he wasn't supposed to be involved but still somehow manages to get involved. Going through the Losbelts is his latest adventure that never involved him in the first place." Consort Yu said
"Our Master had tons of interesting stories before we met. I wish I were there to experience such an adventure with him and his friends from his world. Maybe one day, I'll get to experience that as well with you." Lanling Wang said
"Why are you suddenly romanticizing something like that? I'll explore with him whenever I feel like it. And with Xiang Yu as well tagging along with us!" Consort Yu replied
The two continue talking for a few minutes with no interruptions while walking through the Halls. As they minded their business, Consort Yu suddenly stopped walking, which caused Lanling to question her sudden break from walking.
"What's wrong? Why did you stop suddenly? Did something hit you?" Lanling Wang asks
"No, it's nothing like that. Look!"
Consort Yu pointed in the direction as she and Wang noticed Sonic, EMIYA, Mash, and Kiyohime talking to two young people wearing black and white outfits and dark brown and red hair, having a normal conversation with one another like nothing was happening. Consort Yu's eyes widened as she couldn't believe what she was looking at. It was like a wave of memories suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"T-Those two! W-What are they doing here?! I-I thought I'll never see them again here! What are they doing here?!" Consort Yu shock
"What's going on, Yu Mei? Is something bothering you?"
"That boy and girl... I-I knew them from a while back. They were one of the many Master candidates that arrived at Chaldea from the Director before Sonic appeared out of nowhere and became Master himself. I-I didn't think I would see them again, or in fact... She them alive and in good shape. I don't see any Command Seals on their hands. Meaning they are just regular humans like the workers here in Chaldea..." Consort Yu said
"I see. They don't seem to notice both of us standing here. Why don't we introduce ourselves to them? Sonic is there too, so I'm sure everything is going well for them?" Lanling Wang said
"I don't think they know who I am. Who I was before becoming a Servant, but I knew who they were..." Consort Yu said
"Let's go there and see what's happening. Let you introduce them to them."
*With Sonic And The Others*
"If it isn't my two best friends, Gudao and Gudako. How's life treating you two? How's working for Chaldea going as well? Anything new from Olga?" Sonic asks
"Hey there, Sonic. Everything is going well for both of us. We're doing our best to give you and the Servants as much support as you need. We're doing work that Director Olga is ordering us to do. I don't know about you, but ever since we met her the first time, she's been happier than ever before. I still remember the first time we met each other. She was quite the person." Gudao replied
"One's thing for sure is that it is all thanks to you, Sonic. You sure know how to make friends quickly around here. Including the Servants of Chaldea. Especially, Mash." Gudako commented
"Senpai is great at making friends, Fujimaru! Even Beasts of Humanity are great friends to Sonic, like Tiamat, Kiara, and especially Sodom's Beast/Draco. No matter where we go, it's like friends are always there. Waiting for him!" Mash said
"Master appreciates the kind words from you two. You two should know by now that we all appreciate your strenuous efforts. Despite you two being young humans, you show hard-working efforts to give Chaldea life as we know it." Kiyohime said
"If Sonic weren't our Master, I would've been okay if you two were our Masters. Especially you three share the same friendly personality and never hold grudges against anyone." EMIYA commented
"Thanks for the compliments, everyone. We appreciate it. But I feel like Sonic should deserve the title of Master. After all the things we have all been through, he's a great leader who shows no signs of giving up when times are tough. Without him, we wouldn't have made it this far." Gudao said
"Hey, don't give me all the credit! You two earn them more than me. I knew nothing about this world or how to deal with Magic Energy and all that stuff. If it weren't for you and Chaldea, I would've been the clumsy Hedgehog I always was and wouldn't know how to take down the Losbelts and the Mini Singularities. And that's saying something!" Sonic commented
Everyone laughed at Sonic's joke. As Consort Yu and Lanling Wang walked closer to them, everyone else noticed them.
"Oh, hey there, Consort and Wang! What's up?" Sonic asks
"Good day to you, Master. I see you're enjoying yourself with these two young humans here." Lanling Wang replied
Yep, these are both Ritsuka Fujimaru. Nickname, Gudao, and Gudako. They've been working alongside us for a while back. They're working for Chaldea as everyone else here!" Sonic replied
"Ritsuka Fujimaru... The t-That name sounds as familiar as the day I heard it..." Consort Yu thought
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lanling. I'm Gudao. And right beside me is my friend and working partner, Gudako. We currently work for Chaldea after Sonic allowed the Director to offer us a job here! Now, we are members of Chaldea." Gudao introducing himself
"Nice to meet you. I'm Gudako. A current member of Chaldea. I hope the three of us can get along as well!" Gudako replied
"Names Langling Wang, General of the Northern Qi Dynasty and current Servant contracted to Sonic. And right beside me is my acquaintance, Consort Yu." Lanling Wang said
"N-Nice to meet you two... Humans... My True Name is Consort Yu. To think I'm seeing Humans in front of me is repulsive. It makes me sick!" Consort Yu introducing herself
"..."
"..."
"Oh dear, that was quite the introduction, Yu Mei-Ren. I was looking for a warm welcome, just like how you give your welcome t Master." Kiyohime said
"It's okay, you two. That's how Consort Yu usually is around humans. Don't worry about it. Eventually, you'll understand her. She's a nice person in reality." Sonic said
"Shit! I made myself look like an idiot in front of everyone! I'm so sorry, Ritsuka! But why have we just barely met just now!" Consort Yu thought
"Ummm... Nice to meet you as well, Consort Yu. Sorry if we are some disturbance to you. We didn't mean to cause any harm here." Gudako said
"W-What?! N-No! I-I didn't mean to say anything wrong to you two! I-I'm sorry! Something just clicked on me.
"Yu Mei-Ren? Are you okay? You don't look like yourself right now." Lanling Wang asks
"Is something bothering you right now? Do you want me to get Nightingale to check up on you?" Mash asks
"Hmmm... We have to ask your husband to see if everything is alright. I haven't seen you act like this at all. Maybe never!" EMIYA said
"It was an accident, dammit!
"I knew something like this would happen. My love, please don't go further. You have been through a lot for a while now. Please, come with me so you can get some fresh air. Apologies for the inconvenience, young humans. Please don't paint my wife as some evil entity hated for everything." Xiang Yu said
"It's alright, Mr. Xiang Yu. We completely understand. Not every Servant likes humans like us, so it doesn't bother us." Gudao replied
"*sigh* I'm sorry, you two, Master. Sorry I made myself a fool right now. *Walks Away With Xiang Yu As Everyone Watches*."
"W-What just happened right now? I didn't expect anything like this to happen..." Kiyohime said
"Sorry, you have to have to see witness something like that, Ritsukas. Sometimes, it isn't the Servants days every so often, so stuff will happen like this." Mash said
"Don't worry, guys, everything will be alright. It doesn't mean anything to us. Besides, Not everyone has the personality, right?" Gudako replied
"Yeah, you're right. Let's pretend as if nothing happened and enjoy ourselves. We have a lot of fun activities to do for the next couple of days! So why don't we begin right now?" Sonic said
*Command Room*
Sometime later, Consort Yu and Xiang Yu watched Sonic, Gudao, and Gudako inside the Simulation Room with Nightingale, Arash, Mash, and Karna doing mini battles against a few enemies surrounding them. Xiang Yu watched peacefully while Consort Yu felt a little unhinged.
"*Notices Consort Yu Mood* My love, what seems to be the problem? You don't look like yourself." Xiang Yu asks
"Oh, it's nothing... I'm just thinking about something. Something that I can't get out of my mind." Consort Yu replied
"Is it about your interaction with those two young humans you had?" Xiang Yu asks
"...A-Are you still mad from what happened that day? Yes, you are. I can feel the anger and disappointment inside of you just by being next to you." Consort Yu replied
"I never was angry in the first place, my love. I would never get mad at you. The only thing I felt was sadness from you. The way you introduced yourself to them, it's like something told you inside that they seemed like trouble and acted accordingly. I have seen this happen in the past." Xiang Yu said
"It's just... It's just... How can I explain this? Well, to put it short, I had some affiliation with them when I was alive. I saw them when I was still a Chaldea Master Candidate for Team A before all of this happened." Consort Yu said
"Is that so, huh? And when our Blue Master came along. Everything changed for everyone. I'm amusing." Xiang Yu replied
"Yeah, Chaldea was frantic when word spread that an unknown Blue creature invaded Chaldea and was currently being kept inside the room. I didn't care about it cause believing that it was just some useless information given to us. But when I saw Sonic and him being a Chaldea Master with my own eyes. I started questioning myself on that day." Consort Yu said
"Fascinating to see someone like Master changing the future just by existing. But we can talk about that some other time. All I want for you right now is wanting to settle things with you and the humans. Start over again from where you started and be what Master wants us to be with them. As friends." Xiang Yu replied
"And how can I do that? The only people I consider friends are Langling, Oskabehime, and Sonic." Consort Yu said
"Please follow what I'm about to say, My love. It does out take a day to consider someone as a friend. Yu have to show others respect and promise to them you are willing to give them a hand." Xiangabout Yu said
Xiang Yu explains many subjects to Consort Yu and what it means to become friends with those who aren't similar to them.
*Sonic's Room*
"And that's the full story of how I managed to teleport my way into this world. Old Eggman may have won that fight. But he didn't expect me to return with some new allies. You should've seen the look on his face when he was face to face with the four Hassans. He was practically frozen in fear!" Sonic joked
"*Laughing* Hahaha! Thanks for sharing your story with us, Sonic! To think someone like that Eggman guy was afraid to see Hassan in front of them. I can already see his face and his horror when looking at his eyes!" Gudako said
"Even the evilest scientists can get scared from the face of death and his companions beside them as well! Imagine what it would look like if Dantes and Lobo were with you. That would've been better!" Gudao said
"Now that you mention, I may bring Lobo and Edmon along if they wish to scare Egghead for a little. It would be a fun experience to see that!" Sonic replied
"Can't wait to see that as well! *Notices The Time At The Clock* Oh no, it looks like we have to get back to work now. Sorry Sonic, but the Director needs us for an important meeting." Gudako said
"Don't worry about it. I'll wait until your next break happens once you have your day off again. I'll take you to the Simulation room, where we can go snowboarding all day!" sonic said
"That sounds good! I will love to do that! Now, if you can, please excuse us!"
Gudao and Gudako exited Sonic's room and headed back to work with the others. A few seconds later, Consort Yu enters Sonic's room and happens to see her enter the room.
"Oh, hey there, Yu Mei-Ren. What's up?" Sonic said
"Sonic, I came here to ask you something that I wanted to tell you for a while now. And I think it's time to spill out it." Consort Yu replied
"Well, that was quick to answer. Alright, what's this question about? What's been bothering you? Did Cat catch the whole Kitchen on fire? Man, I need to talk to her about leaving the Pizzas in the oven for too long..." Sonic said
"What? No! What the hell are you talking about? Ugh, be serious about what I am about to say. It's about both those two humans that you spent time with this whole weekend." Consort Yu said
"You mean both Gudao and Gudako? Do you have a problem with them that you wanted to ask me in private?" Sonic asks
"N-Not really... Sure, I may hate humans. I told you a few times that being a Servant to a human is the worst thing I can have. But this time, it's different." Consort Yu replied
"Hmmm... Where is this going?" Sonic asks
"I used to know both were before you appeared in Chaldea and before the explosion occurred. I and the rest of the former Team A spotted them with the rest of the master Candidates there. I happened to spot them with us before the explosion." Consort Yu replied
"..."
"Ever since I changed into this form and returned to Chaldea under your contract. I always believed both were one of the causalities back then from that incident. I saw them last week with you and the others." Consort Yu said
"Is that so, huh?" Sonic said
"I never told you about it because I didn't know you knew about them since I've never seen them around you. That's why I kept it to myself for a while. But since all of this is happening, I decided to spit this out. There, Are you happy with your response? I knew about them before you. Are you upset I kept something from you? Knowing you hate being told things kept hidden from you?" Consort Yu question
"Why would I be upset by something like that? I knew something like this would eventually come out. The answer has always been in front of me. I'm just going to say this for you, Yu. I had a feeling you knew each other before I arrived. I can see your emotions when you saw them again last week." Sonic replied
"Y-You read through my emotions?! H-How?!" Consort Yu shock
"It's not difficult to read emotions, Yu. But moving away from that, you may have known them from before, but they don't know who you are." Sonic replied
"W-What do you mean they don't know me? Granted... I never actually talked to them when I first met them, and I didn't care about them as well... But still... I think my voice is very noticeable... Right? Especially these glasses?" Consort Yu said
"Gudao and Gudako lost their memory from that incident after we gave them treatment. Many former Master candidates suffered some PTSD after they recovered and left. The Servants and I did our best to take good care of them while giving them big stuff as an apology for what happened. One affected was Gudao and Gudako, who is alright now but lost their memory from that day. That's why I don't mention anything to them when I'm with them. I don't even want to bring up a tragic event in which many people were hurt. It pains me that something like that ever happened. Mash, Da Vinci, and Olga also try not to bring up such an incident. We never told Sion anything about it as well." Sonic replied
"*Shock* W-Why did this happen, Sonic? Why?! Why does something like this have to happen to someone like those two?! If only I weren't susceptible to joining helping the Alien God and talking to those two. Things would've been completely different then from what it is currently! Is this a way of punishment for always remembering what I could've avoided?!" Consort Yu shouted
"It's alright, Yu. I understand you're frustrated with all of this. I get it. But you have to understand none of this was your fault, to begin with. You may have had an attitude against them with them bad then. But I know that you have changed a lot ever since that day. Yes, you still have days where it isn't just right. But aside from those, you're a great person who cares for others. Even though you don't usually show it to everyone. Even your husband cares about you and loves the way you are right now. He knows more than I do. He knows deep down you are someone that you need as much support as she needs. He doesn't want to see you talk yourself down, right?" Sonic said
"Master is right, my love. You don't need to blame yourself for what happened to both Ritsukas when you were alive. All you need is to the years lost for you three. Something overdue." Xiang Yu entered the room
"Darling, what are you talking about?" Consort Yu said
"For you to gain the trust of those two, consider respectfully talking to them and have them understand that you're someone that can be trustworthy, even if you aren't their Servant or they aren't their Master. I understand you have some hate towards humans, but you could at least give these two a chance. They don't mean any harm, and it will be fair for them to be treated with kindness. You show your respect to Sonic often; why don't you also show them that respect? I know you are capable of that, my love." Xiang Yu replied
"I think you should listen to him, Yu. Gudao and Gudao don't hate you. They may not remember you. But you can start all over if you take the time to talk with them and understand them a little more. Don't worry. Xiang and I will help you along the way. We will help you no matter what." Sonic said
"*Looks At Both Before Nodding* Alright, I accept your proposal. I want you two to help me get to know Ritsuka as much as possible. It's time to do what I couldn't be able to do in those previous years. I'm back at Chaldea. It's time to reconcile for the time lost." Consort Yu replied
"That's the best answer you can give. Don't worry; I will go talk with them later to make things up with an apology and will go from there." Sonic said
Eventually, Consort Yu Apologizes To Gudao And Gudako For Her Attitude And Accepting As The Three Began Making Things Up And Learning About One Another And Their History. Even Consort Yu Bringing Up The Subject That She Worked For Chaldea Before But Never Evaluating Her Previous Self.
To Be Continued...
A Little Chapter To Introduce Both Gudao And Gudako, Who Are Now Added Into The Story. If You Have Any Suggestions, You Would Like Them To Do With Sonic. Then Feel Free To Share.
