[A Fictitious Return] - Epilogue

What's up, Fujimaru? What's a faker?

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Really? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that's not a Servant class registered in Chaldea.

Maybe not here, but it was in my world.

Oh, hey, El-Melloi II.

Sorry to eavesdrop.

I was just out for a walk now that I'm finally starting to feel I've recovered from the Mnemosyne incident...

...when I heard a word I'd not thought of in a long time.

Tell me, how do you know of it?

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A dream? Interesting... Do you remember anything else about it?

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It's all right. Take your time. There's no rush.

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Indeed, I knew him very well. Though that's not a name I ever expected to hear from you.

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Of course. But be warned, it's something of a long story.

I'll have to cover everything from the auction on the Rail Zeppelin to the Grand Roll at the Spiritual Tomb of Albion.

On second thought, if I'm going to start at the beginning, I'll need to begin with Blackmore Cemetery...

Wow, you are just dropping big names left and right. This would blow Gordy's mind.

Which is exactly why I've been keeping it to myself.

All right. If we're going to get into this, Gray should probably be here, too.

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Hmm. Then I'll go look for her.

Of course, Reines might not be too thrilled about me sharing information about a parallel world.

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As I've mentioned before, I'm still technically a Clock Tower Lord. There are many things I'm not at liberty to discuss.

On top of all that, I've run into no shortage of issues since arriving in Chaldea.

It seems as if I run into someone I know no matter where I go.

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It would be fine if they were all just Servants, but the fact that there are present-day organizations and people involved as well makes for a host of difficulties.

I can, if I must, ignore my obligations to the dead. Not so, the living.

I was already passingly familiar with the Atlas Institute and the Wandering Sea. I also have ties to the Ryougi family thanks to a past adventure.

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I must, again, stress that this pertains only to my world. As humanity is in a completely different situation here, I have no idea what else may also be different.

That said, I don't even want to think about what kind of problems I might cause by being careless in sharing knowledge about my world.

To simply give you such information unreservedly could be a very, very bad idea.

Still, in this case...

All right, come with me.

I'd love to hear about this too, but I'll defer to your judgment here. Just fill me in too if you get the chance, okay?

I'll try.

After what I've just said, this may seem contradictory...but here is what I think:

I don't know how you know about Faker and Doctor Heartless...

...but now that you do, I feel there are things I need to tell you about them.

Not because they'll be of any use, or bring you victory or reward.

But because

Oh, hello, Brother. Hello, my pupil.

Sir! Reines was just about to put some tea on for us.

Heeheehee! I still wanna know where you get those fancy leaves here at Chaldea!

Whoa there. Didn't I tell you from the start not to pry into my sources?

Hello, Gray, Reines. My, Reines, I still can't believe you were summoned as well, and as if it were the most natural thing in the world to boot.

Anyway, I'm sorry to interrupt your teatime, but I'd like to discuss certain matters, and the Clock Tower, with Fujimaru here. Do you mind?

Excuse me! You there, mage! I demand to be present for this, too!

Wha

What did you expect? How could I not be curious, given my vessel, and the fact that I too have been summoned here?

After all, if I was there, I'm sure I must have done something spectacular!

It doesn't matter if this all seems like a dream, or just something he imagined.

What matters is that he gets back where he belongs.