Epilogue: Master Returns to the Cafeteria

Senpai... Senpai!

Senpai! Senpai, please wake up. Something terrible has happened!

Foufooou, fofofoufooou!

Yes, good morning! I-I mean...! It's utter chaos!

Please don't say that!

Andersen says that people are actors on a foolish stage called redundancy, and people are still able to progress even within that mindless cycle!

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Just please come to the cafeteria!

I...I didn't think it would end this way! Sous-chef! What's the status of our food supply!?

We don't even have a sprinkle of cheese left! We're out of emergency rations, and my cat cans are in danger of getting used!

But I have some rice seeds I secretly stashed away. These seeds are meant to be used for the future, so now's the right time to go ahead and cook them!

...We have no choice. Quick, cook those rice seeds.

Seriously!? Talk about hard-boiled! But this cat can't stomach serving bad food!

I'm gonna try my darndest to make it an appetizing rice dish! Maybe mix in some corn or saffron.

Corn! I can make a ton! Leave it to me!

Oh...but the corn I usually make is for making oil...and that's not edible...

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Yes, it's Bunyan!

When you Rayshifted back, she came to Chaldea along with you!

The Grail that created her was destroyed, and it lost its power as a Grail...

But it appears that Bunyan was registered to the Throne of Heroes as a Servant in exchange!

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Yes. It's a shame about the Grail, but the Singularity has disappeared, and Chaldea gained a new friend.

This is probably the best way it could've ended. That's why Emiya is entertaining her with food.

To celebrate our anniversaryI mean, a new Heroic Spirit.

Is the food ready yet? I want to eat hamburg steak!

Wait. We're preparing it. Honestly...she ate an entire day's worth of food for the whole staff of Chaldea...

This... I sense a new gluttonous character rising! SOMEBODY will need to step up her game to keep up!

Oh! Hey there, Master!

Let's eat together!

Eat! Eat!

Tee hee. Eating together makes food even more delicious.

Hm. Inspiration begins with breakfast. That's why every household needs an Edison brand toaster!

By sharing a meal, we all grow closer. You need nothing more than that.

Here! One hamburg steak! Don't hound me about what went into it! It's...probably good for you!

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...And so...

The annual farce reached its climax in typical fashion.

That other world will continue to live within Bunyan's heart.

Bunyan will continue to "live" here in Chaldea, all the while carrying her loneliness...

Her existence is different from ours...we who bear the records of the dead. Yet she is also not a living being.

An unusual, even bizarre girl... I suppose at least one of them can exist in Chaldea.

After all...urban legends, Demi-Servants, phantoms, and AI are all possibilities here.

While humanity is still unstable, all "what-ifs" are accepted and used. That's what Chaldea is.

The ultimate defense for this world...staffed by a chaotic rabble...and a Master named Fujimaru.

How will this story unfold? I'll just keep an eye on this interesting tale.

Thank you Master...! I may be the parsley of Heroic Spirits, but don't leave me on the plate, okay?