"There are all sorts of possession stories in Fate, you know? Like this Nameless Heroic King, for example."
"As a kindness, I left just the tip of your pinky. If you insist, I'll harden my heart and set it free, okay?"
No way… that's too cruel… too much… don't abandon me, don't cast me aside… Kiara-sama…
"Or something like that."
"By the Command Spell, I order you! Engrave my existence upon your soul!!"
"DAAAAMN YOU, DANIIIIK!!!"
"Give it back! Give me back my Holy Grail!!"
"Like that, too."
"Hahaha! Bow before the radiance of my gorgeous majesty!"
—The selection of treasures is complete. Now, with the King, we'll scatter our foes!!
"Which possession story's your favorite, huh? (Fou)"
Chaldea Great Adventure Diary
In Gilgamesh's private chamber, Chaldea
While the vessel rested in slumber, I moved its body as the Heroic Princess.
"La~ la~♪ La~♪ La~♪"
Humming a cosmic melody, I plunged my hands into the ripples of gold.
"What're you up to?"
Bouncing across the keyboard, tinkering with something, was my friend Fou, who knows me as Nameless.
"You seem awfully chipper."
"Hm? Oh, just organizing the Treasury."
"Organizing?"
"Yup. Making it smoother to sort and pull from the Treasury's contents."
Using the vessel's clairvoyance and insight, I cataloged where everything in the golden Treasury was, what it connected to, sorting and tidying it all.
Even as the Heroic Princess, in battle, it's the vessel—the Heroic King—who wields the weapons.
My job is to make the selection and deployment of those weapons sharper, more precise. That's where my role lies—organizing the Treasury.
Managing an incomprehensible hoard of treasures, preparing them for selection and use—that's my duty. Now that I've been granted a body to move, there's no reason not to do it.
"Organizing, huh… With a new body, isn't it, like, a transsexual trope to check out your chest or… you know, down there?"
"Well, sure, but I'm still Nameless. This body's female, but my gender's kinda undefined, you know?"
Exactly. I haven't settled on being male or female.
I don't blush at a man's bare skin, nor do I lust after a woman's body.
…Okay, I did freeze for ten minutes staring at the Heroic Princess in the mirror… but still, while my body's female, my soul feels genderless.
"So, which do you want to be?"
"Huh?"
I blinked, caught off guard.
"Girl or boy, which one's your pick?"
"Which one, huh…"
"Do I really need to spell it out? Top or bottom, which vibe suits you?"
"—?"
Which one… I hadn't thought about it much.
Male bodies, female bodies—both are precious, both have their charm.
More than that…
"…You know, I think as long as the soul's beautiful, I love both."
Preferences aside, it's the beauty of the soul that matters to me.
Conviction, resolve, faith, the way someone lives—that's where I find value.
Physical differences are endless… so everyone's different, and everyone's great, right?
"Wow… not even a flicker of lust? That's something else."
"Men, women—I know the pinnacle of both. Hard to top the vessel's beauty, don't you think?"
"Alright, then I'll shatter that confidence! With my Chaldea Great Adventure Diary!"
"Oh, it's done?"
I wrapped up my sorting, scooping Fou into my arms.
"So soft…"
"It goes up to the Seventh Singularity, right? I wanna see it. I want to see the Heroic King's feats from a third-person view. I'm always so busy sorting treasures, I can't focus on much else."
"Heh heh, to meet your needs, we've got a three-part set this time! Oh, keep holding me like I'm nestled in the sacred peaks of Mount Ebi while you scroll."
"? Like this?"
"Mmmph!"
Pressing the play button, three books appeared before me.
One was a coverless pink booklet.
Another—
"Hey, this is 'The Golden Titan Marduk, Cleaver of Heaven and Earth'!"
I picked up the large booklet, adorned with golden trim.
"Sharp eye! This one's a 'Battle Book' to fire up a boy's soul! Hercules, Achilles, Asterios… that grimy-beard guy, the lazy old man—all their feats compiled!"
"…Wait, you weren't with us during Achilles' time, were you?"
"No worries. Got it from my fellow club members online."
"Those seniors are amazing!"
"No one's left out."
—Wow, the club members… where were they snapping these shots?
"And this one's about Gilgamesh—aka you and him! Titled 'Gorgeous Conquest Chronicles'! It details 'The Golden Titan, Cleaver of Heaven and Earth,''The Final Hour That Surfs Heaven's Waves,' and the Demon Pillar we wanted to kill but not see die. I put so much passion into editing, I lost fur from stress."
"Great work, Fou."
Grateful for Fou preserving these moments, I petted his head, scratching under his chin.
"Ahh… drowning in love and kindness… N-no, I can't die yet. Though dying in these supreme pillows would be a dream…"
"Look, you even turned the Enuma Elish blast into a photo!"
"Pretty skilled, right?"
—The resolution, the clarity—it's masterful. True craftsmanship…
"Amazing… you're no ordinary beast, Fou."
"Right? Praise me! Pet me!"
"There, there."
"Ahh…"
When operating as the Heroic Princess, it feels like balancing my thoughts with the will I've infused into this body.
Deciding the body's words and actions while letting my mind wander—it's easier that way. It's how I align with the Heroic King.
"Wanna read it?"
Fou clapped his paws, pat pat.
"Sure, let's see."
I opened the book.
"…"
I flipped through, racing to the end.
"…Yup. No missing pages, no typos. Ready for print, Fou."
"Whoa, already done!?"
"Heh, pretty cool, right?"
I puffed out my chest proudly.
"I sort thousands, tens of thousands of treasures daily. A few hundred or thousand pages? Done in a flash."
—Thanks to that, I can pick out weapons for Okeanos' armies with ease. I've got some confidence in my eye and selection.
Of course, it's all thanks to the vessel's abilities.
"Hmph, not bad. Next up…"
"Hm, this one?"
I grabbed a book that was oddly upside-down.
"Wait, hold o—"
I flipped it over…
"…"
I froze solid.
On one side, the vessel, Gilgamesh, gleaming with the Royal Key of that region (suggestive).
On the other, Hercules, surging with the thunderous Nine Lives of that region (also suggestive).
A feast of supreme art, bathed in golden radiance and blue lightning, unveiled before me.
"…"
"It's the Okeanos chapter of Muscle Carnival! Well, it's, uh, a tribute to the physical beauty of Gilgamesh, Hercules, Asterios, Eirik, David… made to throw in Merlin's face."
"…"
"…You okay?"
"Fou."
"Yes!"
—It's too intense as is.
"Mosaic it. Properly."
"…Yes."
At the Heroic Princess's smile, the beast nodded obediently.
"Now, brace yourself, Heroic Princess! This is the real deal, my ultimate compilation!"
Fou pressed his paw against the vessel's chest.
"The Chaldea Great Adventure Diary: Women's Edition! A definitive collection of every woman in Okeanos! From the bountiful—Drake, Anne, Artemis—to the delicate—Mary, Euryale, Atalante, Medea Lily—no discrimination, all in one masterpiece!"
"…Oh, it even has bathing scenes."
"Exactly! I've always thought: a woman's body is beautiful, but that's not enough, fatally not enough! Building a Gunpla and just assembling it? Too bland! You'd want to weather it, paint it, deck it out in a diorama, right? Same thing. Humming Drake in a cheery bath, Artemis cleansing in a forest soak, Euryale, Atalante wrestling faith and reality under a waterfall—I captured every moment they poured their all into!"
"Hmm, hmm."
"And I didn't skimp on the columns! Drake's chiseled muscle curves, Artemis's 'you call that pure?' slouchy figure, Anne's unapologetic tomboy (lol) vibe—touch, softness, bounce, everything covered! Everything!!"
"Uh-huh."
"No discrimination for size! Atalante's purity is this! A hunter's sleek, slender frame! Euryale's eternal maiden form! Mary's chrysalis before her future wings! Medea Lily's pristine body before Jason's betrayal! All of it, all leading to beauty!"
"Oh, wow."
"I only compare! Superiority's meaningless! Beauty is beauty just by existing!! Yes! Big or small, all deserve equal value!!"
"Yup, yup. Totally."
"Ha… ha… ha…"
"…Done?"
"…Yeah."
—I caught Fou's soulful cry with both body and spirit.
"Let's take a break. Wanna make something?"
"You can cook?"
—Actually, I stayed up last night teaching myself some simple dishes.
A female body, huh? What kind of Heroic Princess doesn't master a recipe or two?
"Bacon and eggs or French toast—sound good?"
"…Absolutely. Let's eat!"
—Time to show off my skills.
"Just wait there."
I set Fou down and slipped into the kitchen.
"Delicious!"
Fou devoured the food with gusto.
"Glad you like it. My soul's light, but my cooking's full of flavor. Get it?"
I grinned proudly.
…These quiet moments—they're my pleasure too. Seeing someone happy makes me happy.
"Thanks. My faith in you wasn't misplaced."
—Thanks, huh?
"That's my line, Fou."
"?"
"I was just a soul, unable to talk to anyone. Now here I am, chatting with you so easily."
…These small exchanges are irreplaceable to a Nameless soul.
"You even made records I can see with my own eyes… and you're always there to talk to."
"…Nameless…"
—So.
Hand on my heart, I looked straight at him.
"I'm the one who should thank you, Fou. For keeping these memories, thank you."
To my dear friend who found me, I poured out my heartfelt gratitude.
"For being my friend, a Nameless soul's friend—thank you…"
I gave him a sincere, beaming smile.
(…)
"—? Fou?"
…Fou froze. What's wrong?
"Hey, you okay?"
(…So…)
"So?"
(…Pre… cious…)
Golden particles began to dissolve Fou.
"What! Wait! What's happening!?"
(Too much… too pure… I'm done for… Let that whole sequence be the cover of the Adventure Diary…)
"Hold on! You can use it for the cover, just hold on!"
(I have no regrets… I'm certain now.)
"Certain of what!?"
(The Nameless soul and supreme art… no Beast could ever stand against them…)
"Fou! Fou! Hold on! Fou!"
—Why do people who talk to the Heroic Princess keep ascending at a fixed rate!?
(Ars Nova… a farewell to all impurity… Congratulations, Nameless Heroic Princess… the Beast of Comparison was defeated by you, solo…)
"FOU—!!!"
The Heroic Princess's anguished cry echoed through Chaldea's chambers…
"Any itchy spots?"
(More skin-to-skin, please♪)
…He revived after we bathed together.
"It's a splurge at 1500 Mana Prisms. Taking orders and deliveries! (Fou)"
"Aaaaa (Thanks for your patronage!)"
"If you wish, I'll throw in counseling as a bonus!"
"Beast Delivery Service, at your service! (Fou Fou!)"
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