The midst of the Inner Sea Continuation Conflict.
A brief peace came to Chaldea, where there is neither Republic nor Imperial Army.
Then, mysterious extraterrestrial lifeforms that suddenly appeared from the sky (space).
What is the aliens' purpose? What is Artorium?
Roughly, that's the synopsis. Clearly Saber Lily is the main character... but she's not actually here.
Lily's Bond Level... was it 6 or 7? Honestly, her performance wasn't great, so I didn't use her much.
A spaceship crash all of a sudden... The location is, my room...?
"My room has become a Singularity..."
Opening the door, my room was gone, replaced by a sprawling blue plain. Damn, has my room disappeared...! How unreasonable! Well, life is like that, so let's accept it. It's not like there was anything important in the room anyway.
"Hey, how can you park like this!?"
"... Huh?"
But suddenly, X appeared. Yes, X.
"Haa~ Because of that, my neck is quite sore, you know... Placing this old-model spaceship right in my warp path. That's a violation of Servant Universe Traffic Law Article 3, you know? If you just pay a settlement fee, I'll let it slide."
What kind of fresh nonsense is this?
"Hmm, I see. We call this kind of thing insurance fraud."
"What are you talking about? Shall I pull up the black box? Ahh, my neck still hurts... The parts of my Dun Stallion II got scattered, and I even lost the fuel, Artorium!"
"... Hmm, hmm, hmm... This won't do. Shiki, you can dismantle it to your heart's content."
"Wow~"
"Wait, you're a Saber, right? If you're a Saber, you must di──"
Snick!!!
Soon after, Shiki cut the spaceship's lifeline and turned it into dust. Ah, such a pity.
"M-My Dun Stallion II!!! I haven't even paid off the loan yet!!!"
"If you get caught, you die~"
"Eek!? What is this Saber!!!"
What is she? She's the instant-death cheat lady.
Hmm, is this the censorship filter? She looks cute like this. Wait, what am I saying.
And so, X being chased by Shiki. Well, well, what a splendid scene.
"Shiki, don't kill her, bring her back with all her limbs intact."
"Got it~"
"Spare me!"
I'll spare you.
A short while later... X was dragged here by Shiki.
"Now, now, our insurance fraudster? No, self-injury extortionist? So, have you reflected on your actions?"
"Yes, yes...."
"Good, good. Then we've reached a settlement, right? You destroyed my room first, and I destroyed your spaceship as payment. That should be enough, don't you think?"
"B-But that was my entire fortune..."
"Aye~ Someone smart enough to commit self-injury extortion, right? No, someone who knows the law well, or rather, a Servant, would surely understand what that means... You could enter as you pleased, but you can't leave as you please?"
"Ah, no...!"
"Yes, you can! Shiki, can you make a simple contract for me?"
"Here~"
A contract appeared with a poof~! sound from thin air. Let's see...
"Hmm, looks good. Now, now, press your seal here, X."
"Wha, what kind of contract is this...!? It's of worse quality than Merlin's contract!? I'm sorry! I have a wife and child!"
"The child you abandoned, you mean."
"Kuh! You even know that...! P-Perhaps this is a premeditated crime?"
"Did we know it was you? Nothing of the sort. It's a situation you brought upon yourself."
"Even so, a contract signed under coercion and threats is invalid, you know...!"
"Coercion, threats...? Shiki, are we perhaps threatening her?"
"No way~ X? Aren't we friends? Right?"
"... Yes, yes... O-Of course... H, haha, threats, you must be joking.... Haha."
And so, X was made to press her seal.
"Hmm, perfect. Welcome to our family-like Chaldea, X."
"This is so unfair..."
It just so happens I had XX but not X... Of course, she's different from the system's Servants, so it probably doesn't mean much.
"As expected of you, Master, that was splendid negotiation. A negotiator would suit you too."
"No, Kiara, in modern times, that's the contract style of shady small companies."
Hmph, I've seen a lot of dirty companies back when I was interviewing for jobs at shady places.
"Preparing a contract and all, you're more thorough than Morgan."
"I think that's a bit off the mark."
Don't badmouth our Morgan, Melusine...! No matter who you are, I can't forgive that! I do like Morgan, but summoning her because of high Bond Level is a bit... It seems like she'd fight with Kebab or Alter all the time...
"Now, now, Shiki, bring me the broken parts and the resources you said were scattered."
"Ah, that's impossible. I could if they were here, but the parts X lost during the crash are space debris, so even I can't do it."
"I see... Then, it's time to move."
I should call everyone. Right now, Kebab is probably having snacks with Bunyan, and what would Taiga be doing? I'll summon them with a Command Seal right away. Since one gets replenished per day anyway, I can use one for a trivial reason.
"Everyone, come here."
Keen...!
And so, I exhaust one Command Seal to summon everyone.
"Ah! My cake!"
"You called~?"
Kebab drops her cake and despairs, while Bunyan smiles innocently and greets us. And...
"Huh? What?"
Perhaps she was bathing, as a naked Taiga was summoned. No, this is a trap. The perverted cliché of a lucky pervert scene for an isekai protagonist, no, for any typical shonen manga protagonist!
"What's up~? Master... Hehe♡"
Soon after, Taiga grinned, pushed me over, and got on top of me. No, this is dangerous...!
E-Even without showing that part on her chest, the rating is dangerously high, the episode will explode!!! It'll get censored!
"Now, now, get dressed and calm down, Jaguar. We have a new recruit."
Shiki dresses her while pointing at X... Soon after, Taiga switches into yakuza mode and starts enforcing discipline.
"Where are you from?"
"Huh?"
"I said where are you from!"
"Eek! S-Servant Universe!"
"Is the whole Servant Universe your home!?"
"I'm from the Cornfield of Planet Guntama in the Servant Universe!"
"Good! You can talk! Why didn't you say so from the start!? How will you survive in society like that!? You have no discipline! Do you want your fingers cut off!?"
"Eeeeek! N-No, I don't!"
"Shall I bury you in cement...? Get your act together, huh? This isn't a soft place. The moment you cause trouble for Master, I won't just cut off your fingers, I'll cut off your whole hand, so behave...?"
"Y-Yes, ma'am!"
She really enforces discipline well. No wonder she was a teacher.
"Don't just scare her like that, Mr. Jaguarman. Don't be nervous, you don't need to be afraid. At least Master has no such intentions, so even if others try something, he'll stop them. Right?"
"That's right. I'm not that cruel of a person, am I?"
"Of course. First, as a Seraphist, I also provide counseling. If you have any troubles, you can talk to me anytime. And regarding welfare... Master?"
"Ahem, welfare. Welfare is important. First, three meals a day and snacks are provided, and we'll let you sleep well. Unless it's a special situation or a Singularity, there's no overtime or all-nighters, and even if we don't pay money, we actively support leisure activities. Whether you want to play games or do something else, we'll support you. And if there's no separate work normally, you have free time all the time, so you can play to your heart's content."
"... The welfare is so good it's actually scary? What work do we even do?"
"Just catching Servants and gathering materials, that sort of work. Not hard, right? Ms. X, you're a bounty hunter, right? And a royal, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"
"Y-Yes, that's right... It seems much easier than running an empire. Will you really protect all of that?"
"Huh~!? Are you doubting Master right now!? This won't do. Let's start by offering your heart to the sun."
"Eeeeeek!"
"Taiga, no human sacrifices... You don't need to doubt, it's all true. I guarantee it all. Didn't I say? It's a family-like workplace. I decline shitty workplaces, you see. In return, please do your best to clean up this mess, okay?"
"Ah, yes..."
Welfare is important. You should choose a workplace based on welfare in the first place.
"... I didn't have any of that."
"Huh?"
"I farmed loops without any of that!!!"
"Kebab, Kebab... Your performance is different."
"Kuh...!"
"Still, you know I like you, right?"
"... I'll let it slide just this once."
"Master, that sounds like a bad guy."
"It's fine, Melusine. You like even this bad guy, me. That's all that matters."
"Hmm, I can't refute that logically. That's true."
"What is this group..."
"Hehe, sowaka sowaka~"
Now... then, it's time to gather materials...!