The whole group gathered in one place, looking at each other.
"Alright, this will be the first Singularity if we don't count Singularity F. Wishing you all success!" Da Vinci said cheerfully.
"Wait a second! I have a question!"
"Huh? What is it, Mash?"
"This Singularity... What is it exactly?"
"Oh, it's Orleans, also known as France. Why?" Roman asked, confused.
"...Ohh, Senpai, we're doomed."
"Huh?? Why's that?" Gudako scratched her head, looking clueless.
"France back then... How should I put it? They were ready to burn a girl they suspected of being a witch."
...Yeah, true.
"Eh? So, will I be called a witch?" Caster pointed at himself.
"You? They'd probably call you a servant of God or something. Back then, they didn't think much of women, did they?" Roman said.
"Whatever, are we heading into the Singularity or just gonna keep complaining?" Nura said.
"Alright, Nura's right. Let's get going!" Gudako shouted to everyone.
She then looked at the Servants she currently had:
Two Assassins, one Caster, and one meat shield.
How should I put it? This team is built for generating Crit Stars to land critical hits, right?
But this Orlungs... Orlaen... Orleans! Yeah, Orleans. It probably won't be too tough, right? I've already leveled up the Servants.
Umu! Nice! This team will sweep through all enemies!
"Alright, everyone, get ready!" Roman said, sitting at his desk.
Nura looked around, starting to feel something was off.
"By the way, where's Shu-chan—"
"DEPLOY! SEE YOU LATER!!"
And with that, the entire group vanished, except for Da Vinci and Roman.
"...Wait a minute, are we missing someone else?"
"Really? I counted everyone. One Caster, one Mash, and two Assa—"
Both of them paused, then turned to look at the door.
Shuten stumbled in, her face still flushed from drinking.
"Hic! Huh? Where'd everyone go?"
"..."
THE STRONGEST SERVANT IN CHALDEA RIGHT NOW GOT LEFT BEHIND?!?!
***
First Singularity: Orleans
At a certain castle,
The voice of a girl echoed repeatedly, accompanied by a strange man beside her, watching her with... an obsessive gaze.
Moments later, a bright light illuminated the room, and six figures appeared before her.
"Thank you for coming, my Servants. I am your Master," she said, flashing a cruel smile.
"You know why you were summoned. Slaughter and destroy—that's the order. Understood?"
"No matter how cruel, God will forgive you~"
After speaking, she felt... something was off.
"Hm? Gilles, I thought we summoned five. Why is there one extra?" she asked.
"Hm? Strange. Although we're strong enough to summon multiple Servants, an extra one? I believe it's because of your greatness that an additional one was summoned!" Gilles said excitedly.
"..."
She turned to look at the extra person.
"Oh, hello, nice to meet you all," the newcomer said politely, bowing to everyone.
"Yeah, yeah, skip the formalities. Who are you? You look... like you're from another country," the girl asked the Servant.
"Oh, I'm from Japan."
Japan?
"Gilles?" She glanced at Gilles.
"Surely, your beauty drew her here!"
"Ugh... Fine, what's your name?"
"The daughter of Takanashi from Nagano. My name is Kurohime."
"Hm... Kurohime, huh? Well, I expect you to carry out the tasks I give you—"
"Um, I'd prefer not to, if that's okay?"
"...?"
The girl glared at Kurohime.
"Reason?"
"My strength is currently compromised."
Hearing this, she glanced at Gilles again.
"There must be some issue. Summoning a Western Servant isn't surprising, but an Asian Servant? Something's odd."
"Whatever. You said you can't fight, right?" She approached Kurohime.
"Correct."
"Then die. I have no need for useless Servants."
"That won't do."
"Why not?"
The other Servants watched the two converse, then exchanged glances.
"Nice to meet you."
"Oh, likewise."
Meanwhile, Kurohime continued to refuse.
"Sorry, I can't."
"Why not? I could drive my flag through your core!"
"Absolutely not! I sense someone with strange hair nearby! I have a feeling they're someone I know!"
"What does that have to do with me?"
"I think it does. He's quite dangerous, especially to girls like you."
The girl raised an eyebrow, then smirked.
"Oh? Who is he?"
"I won't say his name out of respect for him... But you should know he's very dangerous to girls. Especially beautiful ones! I've been through it, so I know."
"Heh, I look forward to seeing who he is and whether he's worthy of facing this Jeanne!"
...
"Achoo!"
"Huh? What's wrong, Nura?" Gudako asked.
"Nothing, just a feeling that some girl is targeting me, though I don't know who."
"?"
"Senpai, it's 1431, meaning we're in the middle of the Hundred Years' War."
"Sounds cool," Gudako said.
"Can't deny that," Caster said.
"Completely agree," Nura added.
Mash looked at the three of them talking, then turned to Fou.
"Fou?"
"Fou, you're probably the only one I can talk to..."
"Fou??"
*Beep beep!*
[Oh! Finally! Can you all see me?] Roman asked.
"Clear as 4K, Dr. Roman!" Gudako gave a thumbs-up.
[Thanks... WAIT, THIS ISN'T THE TIME! SHUTEN IS STILL WITH US!]
"Wait, seriously?" Gudako counted everyone, and yeah, someone was missing.
...
Oh wait, she's the one Gudako nearly maxed out, second only to Nura.
...Great.
[It'll probably take about 10 hours or more to Rayshift her here,] Da Vinci said.
That's rough, just like the sky.
...
...Hm, I thought the sky would be clear and blue, but why are there weird flying things darting around?
And the sky itself looks strange too. I don't even know how to describe it.
Ugh! Type-Moon has too much lore! I'm too lazy to read it all!
"Oh, look, French soldiers! Go greet them, Mash!" Caster patted Mash on the shoulder.
She looked at them, then at everyone else.
"Um... Why do I have to greet them?"
"To gather information, obviously! It's called making a contract!" Caster replied.
"..."
So, Mash nervously approached, and the French soldiers noticed her.
"Ahem... Bonjour!"
"Fou!"
...
A long silence followed. The French soldier stared at her while her face turned completely red.
"...B-Bonjour?"
"ENEMY! ATTACK!!!"
"THEY CAN SPEAK ENGLISH?!?!"
And just like that, the group was surrounded by French soldiers.
What a terrible start!