familiar (1/3)

Alright, after you set things right with the lancer. I left my room and walked to the castle room where Archer was taking care of the boy. she was sitting in front of him asking a lot of things and making fun of the boy.

She had a weak but happy smile as she comforted the boy

Seeing me arrive, she grimaced and stepped in front of the boy.

No, or to say it was an unnecessarily hostile attitude on her part because I caused her hostility by shooting the boy. Yes, I was heavily influenced by Angra Mainyu. Is it an excuse for my actions? no!

What happened was all my fault and I won't be weak and cowardly. I should have thought Angra Mainyu would have some influence over me when I planned his death

I got ahead of the two with Archer snarling at me. She got into a defensive position and seemed to be gathering energy to summon her bow.

A silly thing to do, since she doesn't have a contract yet. Attacking me now will only spend the rest of your mana that keeps you in this world. Her attacking me will only generate her destruction and she would enter into me (her soul). What will suck for me?

Having more minions entering the lesser Grail inside me will only increase the pressure inside my body and decrease my lifespan.

So I decided to do and ask for something I never imagined I would ask for.

"Archer, relax, I won't do anything with the boy," I said looking at her

"How will I know if it's true?" she asked in disbelief

I smiled making her even more uncomfortable squinting my eyes

"Simple" I replied "I'm the lesser grail, if you die I'll get sick and you don't have enough mana to keep you going so if I attack you I'll be hastening my death"

"A homunculus with an attachment to life?" She rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Tell me another joke! Because that's not funny!"

"An oni who cares about a child?" I scoffed back "I must be dreaming"

Archer's eyes widened and her hands went to her head rubbing her hair "how do you know?"

"Looks like I was right!" I laughed looking at her "who knew Tomoe Gozen, the most famous Onna-bugeisha, was a demon? I'm shocked"

Archer widened his eyes even further in shock and opened his mouth letting her jaw drop.

I knew she was an Oni, from the FGO Fandom, but I still doubted that the world was different from the Type-Moon franchises. Luckily I was right. When she battled Lancer a short time ago (she was crushed), I felt the distorted mana inside her showing before Lancer finished taking out Archer.

"When you took a beating from Lancer" I replied with a light chuckle "you showed some demonic mana"

"I DIDN'T TAKE A WASHING" Archer yells angrily "IT WAS UNFAIR, I WAS NOT PREPARED"

She grabbed my collar and tried to slash me violently. Luckily, I managed to lean back before she managed to shrug me, I moved my arms and let go of my t-shirt which was in her hands.

I took several steps back and left her looking at my shirt and then took several peeks at my bare chest. Her face turned green and she yelped 'kyaaa' before pulling her bow and trying to shoot me.

Damn it

She made the move to pull the bowstring.

I responded by invoking my revolver and pointing at her locking her head in my sights.

We both looked at each other nervously, at first I had nothing to do. Her bow could kill me and my weapon all I could do was scratch her with a slight bruise

"Acher, don't hurt your uncle" The boy's tearful voice resounded

Archer looked back hesitantly and very warily she lowered her bow and twisted her face towards me.

I'm saved

"It's Archer don't hurt me" I play smiling at the boy

The boy grinned back at me and Archer growled, clenching his fist and squinting menacingly at me.

I was amused by her reaction causing a vein to rise in her forehead.

Okay, if I keep going, I'm going to suffer a crackdown. I don't think it's going to be cool for me to suffer such repression, so let's stop here

I looked to the corner of Eye and saw Lancer leaning against the wall with Harpe in hand. Archer also took notes and gritted his teeth. she knows she is at a disadvantage

*Sigh*

"OK, Archer I'll make you a proposal" I spoke amiably and looked at her, my lip dried and I licked my lip to wet it again "I want you to do something really important for me"

Lancer stiffened and grimaced? Seriously? what got into her?

Archer stiffened, too, and wrapped his hands around his body as if protecting himself. the boy looked at me shaking his head looking like he was saying that I messed up

Okay, something is wrong, what are they thinking? never mind, I don't want to know

"I want you to become the boy's familiar"

"What?"

"What?"

"What? Did you think it was?"