After the incident six years ago ended, most people left Chaldea.
Although it was said they had left, regular communication still existed. Therefore, Ritsuka and Mash basically received communications from Chaldea every month, learning about the others scattered around the world through Merry or Gray.
First were Aoko and Touko.
According to Aoko, to deal with those with ill intentions in the Clock Tower, the two of them would help Chaldea from the outside—though Touko herself had no such intention, she was still forced by Aoko to cooperate.
Over the past six years, there had been reports on the internet of sudden gas explosions in some places, or sudden fires.
Though not all of them, about five or six out of ten cases were caused by Aoko.
Thanks to this, Chaldea had not faced any major problems over the past six years.
Of course, this was also thanks to the efforts of the two Lords, Riddell and Olga Marie. One was the Lord of the Department of Botany, and the other was the Lord of the Department of Astromancy. Their words and decisions held great influence in the Clock Tower.
Furthermore, it seemed the Department of Mineralogy and the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory also helped. In fact, with the support of four departments, Chaldea was quite safe, both internally and externally.
Next were Artoria, Mordred, Okita Sōji, and Angelica.
Artoria and Mordred returned to London, continuing their duties as Riddell's bodyguards. Moreover, for the two of them, England was also their homeland. King Arthur continued to protect Britain in the modern era—just like the prophecy in the legends.
Meanwhile, Okita and Angelica were both in Japan. Angelica was originally the head maid of the Ryougi Family. Okita, being Japanese, now lived with Atalanta, serving as a swordsmanship instructor at a Dōjō established by the Ryougi Family in Misaki City, teaching Tennen Rishin-ryū.
Then there were Arcueid and Ciel. Originally, Arcueid continued to sleep in the Millennium Castle, but it seemed that two or three years ago, she cooperated with Ciel to open an office in Italy, which specialized in accepting requests to exterminate demons and vampires.
Apparently, it was decided on a whim by Ciel after she played a game a few years ago called Devil May Cry.
Honestly, when learning about this, everyone felt amused.
A former Executor of the Church, and a True Ancestor Princess, the two of them opening a demon and vampire extermination office right next to the Holy Church—openly stealing their business, and the Church couldn't do anything about it.
After all, who could defeat Arcueid?
As for the rest...
Ayaka was invited by Riddell to join the Department of Botany, continuing her training in Summoning Magecraft while also delving deeper into Black Magic. Though in terms of compatibility, this Magecraft system wasn't suitable for her, this could be considered a regret from the past. She hoped to redeem it now.
Last year, she officially became a Dignified-ranked Magus in the Clock Tower, and it seemed she could rise to Colour rank anytime.
Merry and Gray, as mentioned before, remained in Chaldea, responsible for coordinating with Naoki.
It happened about ten days after everything ended. Chaldea received a message from another world—actually, it was sent by Naoki from a parallel world fourteen thousand years ago.
In the message, he said that he had successfully defeated the White Giant God, urged the six fairies with a whip to complete the Holy Sword, and had become the king who unified Britain. Since the matters at hand were temporarily settled, he wanted to first give news of his safety to everyone. After that, he would continue sending messages to Chaldea every hundred years.
[This is also one way for me to remember you all, recording all your names, so I won't forget anyone from you]—that's what Naoki wrote.
After that, due to the time flow difference between the two sides, Chaldea actually received communications from Naoki about every week. Merry and Gray, as the direct contacts, were responsible for this part.
As for Rei, she had fallen asleep—more precisely, letting her consciousness enter hibernation mode, but her core body was still operating. After all, it was a replica of one of the Atlas Institute's Seven Weapons that operated with the Greater Grail as its core. Now, as Chaldea's central computer, she continued to observe the future together with Chaldeas.
[I am a doll that serves Master. A world without Master has no meaning for me. So, until Master returns, I will sleep]
This was the message left by Rei in her room before she fell asleep six years ago.
That was the current situation and state of everyone from Proper Human History over the past six years.
Likewise, the five people from the Lostbelt brought back by Rei—Morgan and the others—along with Miyamoto Musashi and Tomoe Gozen, also lived their own lives during these six years.
Musashi, due to her characteristics, continued to drift between different worlds, undergoing training to reach the Void. Six years ago, she had experienced her future self's power, so her heart always yearned for that kind of self.
Tomoe accompanied her as her partner, while also acting as her Guide.
According to Merry, because Tomoe was an existence from Proper Human History, as long as she was with Musashi, Chaldea could track the locations of both of them, and if possible, guide them to return.
In fact, over the past six years, Musashi and Tomoe had returned several times. The two had even visited the parallel world where Naoki was once, meeting Naoki who had left Britain and become the hero of the Argo Ship in the Greek region. It seemed that at that time, he was targeted by several Greek Goddesses. Naoki also explained this in his hundred-year communications.
As for the people from the Lostbelt—
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In Misaki City, about a two-hour journey from the university of Ritsuka and Mash.
After taking a taxi and arriving under a building, paying the fare, and going up to the second floor together, Ritsuka knocked on the door.
"The door's not locked, come in."
"Excuse us."
Opening the door, Ritsuka and Mash entered the room.
The interior of the room looked somewhat messy, as if it had been tidied up but not quite. On the table were scattered cans containing strange corpses and experimental equipment, looking like someone's laboratory.
And beside the office desk near the window—
"I was wondering who it was, turns out it's you two who came."
Wearing a white shirt and black skirt, like a female CEO at work, Morgan pushed up her gold-framed glasses and looked towards the two of them.
This was the current status quo of the group from the Lostbelt.
After staying in Chaldea for one year, the five of them came to Misaki City on Merry's suggestion. They inherited the long-closed Garan no Dō office, reopened it, and operated it as an all-purpose service bureau.
Named—Neo-Camelot House.