Chapter 2: Chapter 2: 47th Master Candidate
"Huh?"
He made a confused sound as he tried to process the information he had just received from the man called Romani.
"Chaldea? What's Chaldea?" He asked confused as it sounded familiar but unfamiliar at the same time as he tried to focus on that then froze.
"MY FATE COLLECTIONS?! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FIGURINES?!" He suddenly asked as he sat up suddenly as Romani looked away then patted his shoulder with sympathy.
".....You grabbed onto your collection shelf as you fell..... I'm afraid all your figurines were destroyed" Romani sad with pursed lips
"...My..... collection...." He said as he processed it and his eyes actually began to mist over as tears began to form in his eyes.
"I understand you my friend! Be strong!" Romani said as he patted Zeteo's shoulder and clenched his other fist in the air.
".....Great, now there's two of them" Alice sighed as she walked towards Romani and slapped him on the head again. "Introduce him first! Dr.Roman!" She said with one hand on her hip as Roman smiled a bit embarassed and coughed
"*Ahem* As I was saying, Chaldea Security Organization or just Chaldea is an Organisation founded for the purpose of preventing the "certain extinction" of the human race Or in simple terms, An Organization for the Preservation of Human Order Or Human History that was founded by Mages" he explained in one breath and took a deep breath and looked a bit proud of himself
"....Wait, Mages as in Magecraft Mages?" Zeteo asked after freezing for a moment as he understood why he felt ominous when the System kept silent and why his Fate Collection disappeared.
"Huh? You know of Magecraft?" Roman looked at Zeteo while blinking confused as he nodded "Yeah, I only know the basic outline of Magecraft though, I learnt it by accident." He said with twitching eyes and then promptly fainted again.
"ZETEO!" Romani yelled confused and shocked when he fainted again and checked him.
"...He fainted from high blood pressure and shock." Romani said with twitching eyes to Alice who also looked awkward ".... Telling him something so huge without warning wasn't a good idea" Alice said quietly as Roman nodded.
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".....So, I'm calm now." He lied through his teeth as he woke up, mentally cursing all 18 generations of his System's family, yes, he asked.
".... Anyways, let me get this straight. Because I registered for the part-time job, I was actually selected by Chaldea after they tested my blood and found that I have potential to be a 'Master'-" He asked Roman who nodded "-And then, the Organisation decided to kidnap me here to Antartica. ANTARTICA!" He yelled then took deep breaths as Roman handed him a bottle of Cola "Thanks." he said as he unscrewed the cap and took a long sip, nearly finishing half the bottle in one go.
"So let me process the rest." He sighed trying to understand this as Roman looked a bit shifty "There's more?!" Zeteo asked horrified as he felt like laughing and crying at the same time
"... Humanity according to CHALDEAS, the Device used to predict the future of humanity for around 100 years.... Humanity due to an error in the timeline may go extinct this year. That's why 48 Masters are being recruited." Roman said quickly then closed his eyes, only opening his left eye slightly to see Zeteo's reaction.
".....Roman" he breathed with a bright and innocent smile as Romani slowly moved towards the door while Alice had already left long ago "....tell me more." he said as he jumped off the bed and just sat on the chair.
"GET BACK HERE! DAMN IT!!" He gave chase to Roman who escaped as he followed Roman who skidded out the door and ran with Zeteo hot on his tail.
That day, A Doctor and A Master chased each other across the whole of Chaldea, A new and 'beautiful' friendship was born that day!
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"....*Pant* You....Okay?" Zeteo asked panting as he and Romani sat back to back on the ground in Room 48 as they were covered with sweat "...*Pant* Yeah.... I'm okay..." Roman replied as he also panted.
The two of them had chased each other for nearly an hour before they finally stopped due to being too tired and nearly collapsed.
"... Can you tell me why you ran?" Zeteo asked as Roman shook his head "I don't know, I felt like I'd suffer otherwise." Roman said as he leaned back onto Zeteo's back.
".....Say, why do you believe that Humanity is going extinct when I just said it? I'm pretty sure there's no real reason for you to believe it." Zeteo said confused as he took deep breaths.
"But, I'll try to do my best if Humanity truly is going extinct." he said as he looked at the floating red screen only he could see.
[ Main Mission: Save Humanity - Ongoing]
[Sub-Mission: Join Chaldea - Complete ]
[ Rewards: 10 JP, 1 Skill Point, Rare Item Summoning Ticket ]
'Ah, shit'. It's real after all' he thought as he and Roman got up from the floor and began walking back to the infirmary.
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"So, Because Human History has been altered, we're going to be sent back into the past with something called Rayshifting, I apparently have the potential to Rayshift and also be a Master this, I was chosen?" He asked Roman who nodded, they were currently seated in a huge room with a bed and some other necessities, Room 47, Zeteo's room.
"Yeah" Roman nodded as he kept watching a video on his tablet "Magi☆Mari!"
"Seriously? Vtubers?" Zeteo said with a bit of disgust as Roman shook his head and showed him the screen "Magi☆Mari is not a VTuber! She's a great streamer that gives life lessons!" He said indignant as he showed the screen with a white haired beautiful woman wearing a flowery dress.
"Sure...." He replied perfunctory as he laid on the bed, the two of them began to slack off together.
[ Status ]
[ Name: Zeteo ]
[Skills: - ]
[Items: Novice Gift, Rare Item Summoning Ticket ]
'System, Open my Novice Gift's he thought in his mind [ Sure, you're finally willing to stop cursing me and my entire family now? ] It joked as it opened the novice gift.
[ Skill: Body of Steel! Yeah, that's right! ]
[ The 'Skill Body of Steel! Yeah, that's right!' will allow you to be resistant to any beating or damage under anything that isn't world destroying, you'll still feel pain though, even if minimized! ]
'It's a skill for taking a beating only?! Are you trying to make me a meat shield?!' he asked in his mind as his mouth twitched while he tried to suppress his smile.
[Item: Guaranteed Character Summon Ticket, literally what it says, allows you to summon a Comedy related character from fiction, the Rank of the character depends on your luck though. Gamble, My Child!]
'Are you encouraging me to Gamble, damn it??' He asked this time, his mouth twitching in annoyance instead of happiness.
[ Not my fault that you're a Gacha addict ] it defended itself.
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