The News
( 3rd POV )
"Alright, let's kick off the meeting," declared a woman with cascading white locks and eyes resembling golden amber, addressing the occupants of the bustling central control room.
"Sion, Da Vinci, share the intel we've gathered from the web over the past five days," she instructed, gesturing to the woman wielding a staff and the girl with vibrant purple hair, both diving into their keyboards with purpose.
"While we're waiting for them, I believe Romani already told you about our current situation, right, Ken?" The director of Chaldea turned her gaze towards the young man with raven hair standing alongside the orange-haired individual.
"Yeah, I get the gist of it, and nice to see you too, Director Olga," Ken replied to the white-haired lady.
"Thanks. I'm quite grateful that I've been given a second chance, despite questioning how the hell I got resurrected. But we can leave that topic for a later time.
Da Vinci, Sion, and Romani have been updating me about Mash and your journey in every singularity to stop the incineration of human order. Both of you have been through a lot, and I must say you did a very good job defeating Goetia. So, as the director of the Chaldea Security Organization and on behalf of every other human saved by you, I'd like to offer my sincerest thanks and congratulations to both of you."
Director Olga Marie Animusphere's words surprised and perplexed the two young men and the woman in front of her simultaneously. Knowing her character, they seemed to be questioning reality now.
Ken was like, 'I wonder if she's actually growing as a person or something, after experiencing death.'
"Haha, the director is right, Ken, Mash. Even though we're not in our original world and nobody will ever know you saved them, the fact that you saved humanity will always be remembered by us. I'm so proud of both of you," chimed in the man with fiery-orange hair and a pristine lab coat, offering a reassuring pat on their shoulders.
"Thank you, director, doctor, but without your help and the others, we wouldn't have achieved victory. And I didn't do much honestly, it's all thanks to senpai's leadership," the lavender-haired girl replied humbly to the others' praises.
But the young man beside her stared at her with a serious gaze before grasping her right hand tightly. "No, what are you talking about, Mash? Don't sell yourself short. I was a support most of the time on the battlefield, and it was you who always protected me along with the other heroic spirits.
Sometimes it's good to show your humbleness, but this time you should hold your head high. You are a powerful and amazing woman, Mash!"
Mash, whose hand was held by the last master of Chaldea, was stunned by his sincere words before a blush crept onto her cheeks. "U-um, thank you... You are also an amazing master, s-senpai," she said, stuttering and feeling embarrassed.
"Hai~ hai~ But why is no one praising the universal genius here?" The warm atmosphere around them was disturbed by another woman holding a staff.
"Shut it, you narcissistic woman! You're not the only genius in this group! Oh, and Olga, we're ready now," the purple-haired girl gazed at the magician woman with stinky eyes before calling out to the director.
"Mou~~ You're no fun, Sion-chan!"
"Alright, show us the result of your investigation."
Ignoring the pouting woman, the group quickly gathered in front of the giant monitor hanging in the center of the room. Sion immediately showed multiple videos of scenery from the outside world.
"As you're aware, SHEBA has been scouring the internet for the past few days, gathering crucial information," remarked a woman with flowing white hair and eyes of golden amber, addressing the assembly in the central control room. "And I must say, we've amassed quite a trove of data from both past and present."
"However," she continued, her tone taking on a somber note, "despite our efforts, we've come up empty-handed regarding the Clock Tower, Holy Church, our UN records, and even details as minuscule as the Barthomeloi family. It's now the 28th of November, 2005."
"So, it's confirmed then. We've been transported to a new world..." Dr. Romani muttered.
"Yes, but it's not what I want to inform you, unfortunately." Sion, who heard his murmurs, replied with a grim tone in her voice.
"Sion is right. If this were an ordinary world, without any conflict from the mysterious side, then I myself would like to travel around, but unfortunately it isn't." The woman holding her staff also said with a wry tone to the rest of them.
"Explain, Da Vinci," Olga said in a commanding tone.
Sion and Da Vinci exchanged a knowing glance before the monitor flickered to life, revealing a series of shocking videos.
"Thanks to SHEBA's prowess, we've managed to breach government and organizational databases, unearthing classified intel about our new reality," Da Vinci explained, gesturing towards the screen.
The monitor showed multiple strange and bizarre scenes at the same time, like Nazi World War II weapon experiments, a group of young people fighting on the beach with some kind of power, a futuristic city hidden in some poor nation, a man who turned into a giant green berserker, and so on.
Seeing all of these strange things made everyone in the room dumbfounded. "Is that man just casually swiping his hands in the air and sending all of the missiles sent to him back to their ship?" Mash asked while staring at one of the videos on the monitor.
"You are right, my dear Mash. From the videos, I can deduce that he and the other people from the videos possess some kind of extraordinary abilities. That man manipulates some form of energy to make the missiles stop. Whether it's telekinesis, magnetism, or maybe some kind of magecraft, remains to be seen. But this video is from 1962; those young people have already aged a lot," Da Vinci explained to the clueless Mash.
"Oh my God, what happened to that man? He suddenly turned into a green giant, and even tanks couldn't injure him. Such power..."
"And what happened to that one? He is being injected with liquid metal into his body. How is he not dead yet? It must hurt..."
Even Director Olga and the former king of magecraft were taken aback by the revelations. But there was someone who watched all of these scenes with disbelief flashing in his eyes, yet no one noticed it.
"Those two are subjects of a US government experiment. It seems nations and organizations worldwide are dabbling in similar pursuits to acquire superhuman abilities," Da Vinci continued.
"Right. There is a group of humans called mutants because of mutations in their bodies giving them power, enhanced individuals who gained power through technology or other means, and there is also an organization called SHIELD that is supposed to be dealing with the threats. And of course, there is also a trace of aliens in this world.
This world's level of technology is also quite advanced as far as we know, but of course, they can't be compared to us. All of this information is just the tip of the iceberg from what SHEBA showed, and it has already been summarized as simply as it can." Sion added.
Both women finally finished showing what they wanted to, leaving the rest of the spectators perplexed. "So how should we deal with this, Director?" Da Vinci asked.
The poor white-haired lady seemed to be distracted for a while before she asked them something. "Before we make any decisions, I want to know the news from the magical side of this world," she said while staring at Sion and Da Vinci.
"We don't know much about them. As you know, the magical side wouldn't blend with the technological side very well, even if we are in a different world now.
But we found traces of records of vampires and werewolves from SHIELD's database, adding to the fact that this world's mana is quite abundant, we believe the magical society exists somewhere in this world," the two big brains of Chaldea said about their hypothesis to them.
"That's a lot to take in, Sion, Leonardo," Dr. Romani said with a wry smile after listening to all of the information they shared. Even for the former king of magecraft himself, this kind of situation is a bit too much, after all, they just finished dealing with the Beast of Humanity last week.
Seeing that the room had gone completely silent, Mash looked at her master, who seemed to be oddly silent since the moment those videos started playing.
She saw his new blue eyes glow with an eerie look as she nudged him before asking him with a hint of concern shown in her tone. "Senpai, are you okay?"
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( Ken POV )
'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck...!'
How the hell are we getting isekai'd to the freaking Marvel Multiverse!? This world is no joke at all. There's a bunch of crap happening already after I saw those videos.
Mutants? SHIELD? Aliens?
If we're in the MCU universe, then I wouldn't be panicking so much, but the possibility of landing in the 616 universe sent a chill down my spine. My knowledge of Marvel comics was limited, a mere scratch on the surface of its vast lore, damn it!
'Why are you doing this to me God!? Who let this bastard cook!!??'
Oh, shit, my brain is feeling dizzy again, and my eyes are itchy. My whole vision suddenly turned weird as multiple red lines and dots manifested from everything around me. From the ground, desk, monitor, walls, and even the bodies of everyone present here.
'W-what...? What just happen...?'
It's kind of scary; those lines are like a pulse... casting an eerie glow all over the room. Is it my mystic eyes activating because my emotions are out of control? Or because I can't control the eye's power? Maybe both...?
As I continue to ponder multiple things in my head, lost in a whirlwind of uncertainty, a gentle voice of a concerned girl suddenly rings in my ear as my arms are nudged, pulling me back to reality.
"Senpai, are you okay?"
As she asks that question, everyone in the room also starts staring at me. Some are staring curiously at my eyes, and the rest are also staring at me, hoping for me to share my opinion about the previous matter.
Taking a deep breath, I gathered my thoughts. It was time to make a decision, to confront the challenges that lay ahead.
'Now... What should I tell them...?'
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A/N: That's a wrap! I only wrote three chapters of this fic, so if you guys want me to continue writing this story, please leave a comment, review, or your suggestion for me.
If this fic gets a lot of support from you, maybe I'll even post the next two chapters at the end of the week. I appreciate your support and response to this fic!!!
Oh, by the way, I want to ask, why couldn't I leave a comment on the paragraph like before and could only do it if there is already one on it? I've been experiencing this since the last update; do you guys know why this is happening?