"The Friend Feature is finally live—!"
"We did it, Senpai!"
"Now I can forge bonds with Chaldeas from parallel worlds! Wow, look at all the neat badges next to everyone's names!"
"That's the Designation mark, Senpai! Proof that they saved the world! It goes right next to their name!"
"I wonder if I have one too!"
[ BEAST MARK ]
"What is this?! Everyone else's window is crisp blue and white, so why is mine a sinister, glowing red and black?!"
"Your public comment is hard-coded to [Evil of Humanity Has Arrived!], Senpai!"
"I can't even set it to 'Nice to meet you'?! M-My personal profile is cursed...! Whatever, it doesn't matter! Let's start recruiting people who want to be friends!"
— A Parallel World's Chaldea —
"Whoa, what is up with this Master?! Fujimaru Rikka... Beast of Humanity?! Mash! Mash, I'm scared! Look at this Master! It says she's a Beast of Humanity?!"
"That can't possibly be right... Wait, what?! It's real?!"
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"Is this a bugged account? That's terrifying."
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"It's a trap! A despicable snare set by Goetia to lure us in and bring about our ruin!"
"Doctor! Blacklist this account immediately!"
"Good idea! That is unequivocally a dangerous Master! In more ways than one!"
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"She doesn't even have a Kaleidoscope equipped..."
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"...Number of accepted friend requests: Zero, Senpai."
"Thought so... Deep down, I already knew."
"...Let's hang in there, Senpai!"
"Yeah..."
"—And that's the dream I had."
"Hmm. A truly tragic scenario. Shall we deem this feature useless, then?"
"Yeah... A 'Beast of Humanity' Master really does seem super shady after all..."
"Fuhahaha! Do not hang your head so low. Your unique worth remains unchanged. Hold your head high and press forward."
"Thanks! Ah... but wait, does this mean even parallel versions of myself would reject me at a blind date...?"
"It simply means you were filtered out during the initial resume screening."
"Guh, nooo—!!"
— The Master was brought to her knees! —
(You heartless monster!!)
"I shall pray... for your victory in future endeavors..."
"Do not be so impatient. By the time a supernova detonates, you too shall be united with a spouse."
"When is that going to be?! That's a literal exploding star, I don't wanna wait for that—!!"
Part 2: Meuniere's Chaldea Sommelier
Hey there! I'm Meuniere! A Chaldea operator!
Every single day here at Chaldea—a place overflowing with superhumans and geniuses—my retinas are brutally assaulted by Servants wearing utterly ridiculous outfits, leaving me agonizing in my male desires while I run operations in this paradise! Man, I'm getting pumped!
...I'm sorry. I went way too far with the act. The truth is, I'm just a totally average guy from France who happens to be interested in Japanese culture. I can't fire a Kamehameha, and even though I have blonde hair, I'm definitely not a Super-whatever-ian. My battle power is barely a five—just your run-of-the-mill extra.
Now, why am I giving this high-energy monologue, you ask?
Because among the countless perspectives floating around Chaldea, I wanted everyone to know how this place looks through the eyes of an ordinary staff member.
Chaldea isn't made up of just the Doctor and Da Vinci-chan. It's managed and kept running by the several dozen staff members who weren't blown to bits by Lev's bombing. Sure, our numbers are a bit thin for operating such massive facility equipment, but everyone is giving it their absolute all to run and safeguard this treasure of humanity.
I don't mean to boast about being the unsung heroes behind the scenes, but hey—regular staff are working hard too! We exist! If you could just keep that tiny fact in the back of your mind, it'd mean the world to us. Remember us once in a while, okay?
Alright, enough self-promotion. Let's get down to business. Today, I want to share my personal take—from an ordinary staff member's perspective—on the three girls who support Chaldea.
It might be hard to believe, but the resolution of that massive, catastrophic Incineration of Humanity brought about by Goetia? It was primarily achieved through the actions of three girls.
Our King Gilgamesh is a Servant, the Doctor is living the dream life, and Da Vinci-chan is a Servant too... So technically speaking, the ones operating as proper humans—even if one is a Demi-Servant—boil down to just these three.
...Well, because each of them has pushed their boundaries into insane territory, calling any of them a "proper human" is extremely questionable at this point... but please take this as just the casual observations of a normal guy. With the intro out of the way, let's talk about the three girls. First up...
"—Yes, correct. Construction of the Gofdolf Circuit is proceeding without delay. Is everything fine on your end? Excellent. Keep up that momentum..."
Floating a phone via magecraft, writing a report on a certain armament with her right hand, tapping away at a console to handle Chaldea's maintenance with her left hand, and reading through documentation with both eyes—the one casually pulling off this absurd multi-tasking feat is our Director, Olga Marie Animusphere. Though she claims she is no longer an Animusphere, let's call her that for convenience's sake.
She was the formal heir to the Lordly Animusphere family, taking over after the late Marisbury to bear the weight of Chaldea as its Director. Timid, petty, hysterical, negative. She made tons of mistakes and lost her temper instantly. Everyone used to laugh and point at her, calling her a textbook figurehead Director. ...Well, six months ago, at least.
Nowadays, anyone attempting to fling such foolish insults or contempt is either completely ignorant of their place, suicidal, or just a posturing idiot. She's mastered Magecraft from the Age of Gods, equipped the Atlas Academy's ultimate weapon, the Black Barrel, learned hand-to-hand combat from legendary Greek heroes, absorbed leadership essentials from Caesar, David, and Amakusa, and even gained the ability to manifest a Reality Marble. She's become a total monster. That is Director Olga Marie today.
To be precise, Director Olga Marie isn't entirely human anymore. Her physical body was blown away in Lev's bombing, and while her lingering thoughts drifted through SHEBA, King Gilgamesh saved her... well, her backstory doesn't matter as much as what she's doing right now.
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