Chapter 114
- You won't abandon your sister Emiya, will you? Shiro ? – I asked provocatively, looking into the guy's eyes.
- Of course not! - came the immediate answer.
- That's great. - I nodded with satisfaction. - I think you'll recognize her quite easily if you see her. She has very noticeable white hair and red eyes, and despite the fact that she looks like a little girl, she's 18 years old.
- Wait, I saw her! - Shiro exclaimed . - Last night, when I was returning home, at first I thought I imagined it, because she disappeared too quickly, but she definitely said something about summoning and death.
- Oh yeah, - I said thoughtfully. - She'll want to make fun of you now to take revenge on you instead of Kiritsugu , so it's better not to go anywhere without Saber , otherwise you might die.
- Eee ? But I have to go to school! She won't go there with me.
- Master, the Holy Grail War is no joke. You can't be so superficial about your safety. - Arturia scolded the guy .
- But you yourself said that masters fight only at night in places without witnesses, which means I'm safe in a crowded place.
- Idiot.
- Idiot.
There were two simultaneous sighs of disappointment. After which Rin and I looked at each other, expressing complete mutual understanding at this point.
Mordred, who was sitting next to him, expressed her support . While Arturia only sighed with concern.
- Why am I an idiot? - Shiro was indignant .
- Because, even after listening to everything we talked about before , you still think that the enemy won't break the rules for the sake of victory.
- And if you consider what your father did in the last war, then it's extremely stupid to count on the honesty of the masters.
- What are you talking about ? - Emiya frowned . - Kiritsugu always wanted to become a hero of justice, he wouldn't use dishonest methods.
- Master, I'm afraid you're wrong, Emiya's methods Kiritsugu was really vile, which is why we had many disagreements." Arturia intervened .
- Here Arturia will then tell you about her experience of the last war Emiya , they think it will be useful for you to know. In the meantime, I suggest everyone go to bed so that tomorrow we will be full of strength.
- You wouldn't mind giving us rooms in your house, Shiro ? I think it would be perfect for a common base.
- Um. Well, I don't mind, but...
- That's great! - I nodded, not waiting for the "but" he wanted to say, and placed a 13-kilogram gold bar in front of him. - Consider this payment for our accommodation during the war, as well as compensation in case your house is destroyed.
"Where did you get so many jewels?" Tohsaka asked, stunned , remembering how I had calmly given her a decent amount of gems just for helping her with the summoning ritual.
- I am the ruler of the whole world and at the same time I can travel to other worlds, how many jewels do you think I can have?
- Oh. - Realization dawned on Tohsaka before a sly expression appeared on her face and she asked, - Do you by any chance need a court mage?
- Ha-ha-ha, not yet, but if I change my mind I will definitely contact you. - I was amused by such a funny proposal.
My suggestion to use Emiya's house as our base during the Holy Grail War, despite the boy's uncertainty about such a decision, was received quite favorably by the others, especially Tohsaka seemed excited . It seemed that she really liked the contrast of the Japanese mansion with her house, which was made in the European style.
It was also funny to watch how Saber planned to stay the night with Shirou to protect him, which he stubbornly refused, but eventually managed to defend his position as a virgin teenager, and for me there was no problem sharing a room with Mordred . The only thing I had to do was use my abilities to create additional sets of bed linen, because what was in the mansion was not designed for such a crowd, especially considering that tomorrow there would be at least one more tenant.
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ding ding - the sound of metal colliding with each other was heard against the backdrop of hills littered with corpses and a sky that seemed to be on fire. With unstoppable fury, the knight with the horned helmet on his head first chopped off his opponent's arm in a few moves, and then with one powerful blow he cut in half what seemed to be the most ordinary knight dressed in full armor.
- ARTHUR! Behold the king of knights! - a female voice filled with rage rang out before the knight leaned on his two-handed sword and coughed from exhaustion after such a long and bloody battle.
Until suddenly, on the hill above, the figure of a golden-haired young girl dressed in armor appeared, looking at the knight with an expressionless face.
- Well, what now, Arthur? Your reign has come to an end. - Seeing his enemy, the knight seemed to get a second wind, and he raised his sword defiantly. - You should have given up the title of king to me.
To these words, the girl simply held her blade out in front of her in a two-handed grip, without answering anything.
- Do you hate me? Do you hate me? All because I was born a witch? - the girl asked the knight, even stopping to hide her gender.
Excalibur out of her hands in the first collision .
"I never hated you," the girl finally spoke, taking the knight by surprise with these words.
"Do you want to know why I didn't give up the throne?" she continued, summoning a spear into her hand, which looked a bit like a knight's spear, but the piercing part was like a spiral woven from metal strips stretching all the way to the handle.
Having understood the girl's intention, the Knight prepared to attack, but the attack was so swift that she did not have time to do anything and the next moment the spear, without even noticing the presence of armor, pierced her body, and in the meantime the girl finished what she wanted to say.
- Only because you are not capable of it.
- Father . - the girl knight squeezed out of herself, whose armor literally flew into pieces, revealing a face that was almost identical to the face of the girl who pierced her, and yet she still found the last bits of strength in herself to impale herself even more on the spear and deliver a fatal blow to the king of knights.
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- ... - I sighed heavily and looked at the unfamiliar ceiling, thinking about how realistic the dream I had had was.
"It's because of the connection with the servant, right?" I muttered, holding my hand out in front of me and looking at the command spells that appeared on the back of my hand after summoning Mordred .
- Are you awake anymore, Master?
- Yes.
- ... Next time, don't interfere with my dreams. - Mordred said .
- I didn't interfere. It's just a master and servant bond, we see parts of each other's past. - I answered calmly, before sitting up slightly and asking curiously. - What did you see, by the way?
- I saw how you became a big crow and started eating worlds.
- Huh? That's strange, I thought you'd see something from this life of mine, and not from the one that even I don't remember.
- And what did you see?
- Your last fight.
- Clear.
- Oh, by the way, it looks like you've finally accepted yourself as a woman? Congratulations. - I said with a teasing smile, noticing that she was no longer referring to herself with male pronouns.
"Shut up," the embarrassed girl knight snapped before a pillow flew into my face.