Ten minutes after Xiang Yu appeared as a Servant.
"The situation is roughly like this."
Since Hinako was too excited and temporarily lost her ability to speak normally, Naoki took over and briefly explained the situation to Xiang Yu.
After hearing about his beloved wife, Xiang Yu nodded with deep gratitude. "So that's how it is… Thank you so much for the explanation."
"No need to thank me; you should thank Senior Hinako." Naoki laughed. "Besides, though we've summoned you as a Servant, we at Chaldea won't ask you to do anything. Please enjoy this second life by Senior Hinako's side."
"Ugh, wa… ahh…"
Hearing Naoki's advice, Hinako wished she could speak more.
(This guy can actually talk properly when he needs to!)
"I understand. I'll carry out this order with the highest priority."
"Lord Xiang Yu… please, please come with Yu. Yu has so many things to tell you. Please come to Yu's room!"
After saying that, Hinako pulled Xiang Yu out of the room.
Seeing this scene, Naoki sighed helplessly. "Haaah~~~~ Now that's taken care of. Hm? What's wrong, Fujimaru? You look shocked."
"No…"
Ritsuka, who had witnessed the entire process, pointed in the direction the two had gone. "The Servant just summoned… is Akuta-senpai's husband!? And Xiang Yu… isn't he the famous Tyrant King from the Qin-Han period in China!?"
"Yeah. Senior Hinako's current name is a pseudonym; her real name is [Yu Ji], the beloved concubine of Xiang Yu in history."
"Eh—!?"
She had no idea!
Though they had gone through five Singularities together, and she knew Hinako was a fairy who had lived for a very long time, Ritsuka never imagined Hinako was someone from so far back!
She was a figure from before the Common Era!
Naoki smiled. "You've experienced so much already; why are you still so surprised by something small like this? More importantly, it's your turn to summon now."
"Huh? Summon… um, Department Head, can I skip summoning?"
After thinking for a moment, Ritsuka shook her head. "As for Servants, I already have Mash, and that's enough. Summoning another Servant feels a bit wrong."
"No problem." Naoki agreed casually. "Initially, since Senior Hinako was summoning, I thought we shouldn't play favorites, so I called you too. If you don't want to summon, that's fine. Mash will probably be thrilled."
"Yes, thank you, Department Head."
Seeing the situation settled, Roman stepped forward. "Since it's done, let's shut down the ceremony. Maintaining it consumes a lot of electricity. It'd be troublesome if it caused operational issues in parts of Chaldea."
"What are you talking about, Roman?"
Naoki suddenly grinned mischievously. "I never said I wouldn't summon a Servant."
"Huh? You're going to summon a Servant?" Roman frowned. "Why? And what Servant are you summoning?"
"Hehe~~~ Rei, take action."
"As you command, Master."
Following Naoki's order, Rei immediately stepped up to the ceremony, pulling a gold ring from her pocket that Roman found all too familiar.
(That—!)
In that moment, Roman realized what Naoki was planning. His face turned completely pale, and he rushed to the wall to cut the power! But Naoki, anticipating Roman's move, grabbed his collar from behind.
"Calm down, Roman. Why are you panicking?"
"How can I not panic! The Holy Relic you're using—"
It was one of the ten rings belonging to him as Solomon!
In the Holy Grail War ten years ago, Marisbury summoned him using that ring. Logically, this ring could be used to directly summon Solomon.
But now, Solomon's physical body was occupied, and he, the previous Solomon, still existed in the world. So the Servant summoned this time naturally wouldn't be Solomon but a certain existence related to him.
(I'm doomed no matter who gets summoned! That jerk Natsukawa set me up!)
With Naoki holding his collar, Roman not only couldn't stop the summoning but couldn't even escape. He could only watch the golden ribbon of light appear above the summoning circle.
Then—
"Hey~~~ I've arrived."
The Servant emerged from the light, revealing a dark-skinned woman with animal-like ears and a tail, and a seductive figure.
"People call me the Queen who ruled Sheba. My real name, please call me Sheba."
Servant Caster, Queen Sheba, summoned using Solomon's ring as the medium.
Naoki smiled and stepped forward. "Nice to meet you, Queen Sheba. Welcome to Chaldea. I'm Natsukawa Naoki, one of the few in charge of Chaldea right now."
"Mmm, I know you. I received knowledge about you when I was summoned." Sheba laughed. "By the way, I'm interested in the orange-haired guy behind you. He feels kind of familiar, but I'm not sure if it's just my imagination."
Roman's body stiffened instantly.
(She doesn't recognize me, she doesn't recognize me, she doesn't recognize me…)
Praying like that in his heart, Roman genuinely felt his end was near.
Why did it have to be Sheba who was summoned!
"About that…"
Taking the ring from Reika's hand, Naoki said, "The medium used to summon you was this ring, and this ring originally belonged to him—Romani Archaman."
"Hmph?"
Seeing the very familiar ring in Naoki's hand and Roman's pale, sweat-drenched face, the corner of Sheba's mouth curved slightly. "I see, um… your name is Romani Archaman."
Approaching Roman, Sheba gently took his hand. "I'm Caster, my real name is Sheba. Please take care of me in the future~~~ Roman."
"Hahaha… but I'm not your Master, so…"
"No need to worry about that." Rei laughed. "I can turn two Command Seals into a Mystic Code. That way, as long as Doctor Roman has the Mystic Code, he can be Caster's Master. Of course, I'll still provide the Mana, so don't worry."
(You master and maid devils!!)
Looking at Naoki's wicked smile and Sheba in front of him, who definitely knew who he was, Roman now wanted to find a place to bash his head in and end it all.
He couldn't stay in this Chaldea for another second.