Chapter 10

I am going to say it. You guys might hate me in this chapter.

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Just like that, 4 months have passed with an additional named "Manaka" in my life. Ruler, who is sitting in front of me, is drinking her green tea. "So, today is the day, huh?" she said while putting her cup on the table.

"Yes, Nobu. Today is the day." We had become closer during these 6 months. And I finally know how to use katana! Just like how Saber trained Shirou, she just beat the s*it out of me until I understand how to properly use katana. She did teach me the basics before that.

Then, I thought I could rest at night but no. I got dragged into my dream by none other than Vergil who got sealed into Yamato. When I asked him how he got sealed, this was what he said.

"I got dragged from the Demon World by a truck and it asked me to return the favor which I owned long ago by training the one who is going to use my sword. It said after training you for six months, it will send me back to the time when it took me, together with some compensations. It also said I can beat you up however I like because you would gain more demon traits after using Yamato and this will be happening in your dream."

And just like that, Vergil, who is an honorable man, return the favor he owned to the truck by training me the skillset of his. Then he taught me to fight honorably and fairly including morals and disciplines for me to follow as a warrior. He also told me to embrace my demonic heritage as the body is starting to transform into a demon.

Yesterday was the last day he trained me. Then he disappeared without telling me goodbye! That damn grumpy old man. I think I can use the term 'old man' on him, right? I mean Nero is about the same age as me. I know he is a socially awkward man but he should at least say something before going back.

Hmm? I saw a paper falling down from the sky. It says from Vergil. I stopped questioning things happening around me after certain things, and I still blame Zelretch. Paper from Vergil whom I should only meet inside my dreamscape is now in the real world. What does it say?

"Might controls everything, and without strength, you cannot protect anything, let alone yourself." Wow. This is the quote from DMC 3 that he said to Dante while stabbing him in the stomach, right? Hmm? There are more.

"I hate to admit it but your sword is giving you Sparda's blood instead of other demons'. I must reluctantly have to agree that you are now one of our family. I'll tell Dante about you. Try to wear the coat at least as long as the knee cap. Don't break the family tradition." Did he just try to make a joke? Well, can't say no to family tradition then. I'll find myself a dark green coat to wear.

After saying goodbye to Ruler, I slashed Yamato and opened the portal to an ally way near the café. How convenient. I won't be late for work if I have this.

"I'm here. I'll start working now," I said to my purple hair co-worker. And I'm pretty sure Manaka will be here, right about… now.

"Oz, I'm here!" Didn't I tell you? She always comes to the café about this time last 4 months. She's here, together with Saber. Now that I look at him, he looks nice. He has short blond hair and green eyes. He wore an all-black business suit which consisted of a black tie, shirt, vest, and shoes.

"Oh, hey Manaka. This man is?"

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Oswald. My name is Argos, Argos Pandora."

I nodded at the man. I gave him and Manaka the menus.

"What would you like to order?" I asked Manaka although I know what is her answer.

"You!" comes the bubbly reply.

I sighed. "No, what would you like to order from the menu?"

"I would like to have coffee. And breakfast for Argos which you think the best for him."

"Breakfast for this fine gentleman? Coming right up!" I replied and went into the kitchen. But before I go, I heard Manaka's voice.

"Oz! I love you!"

"No."

"Eh… this is the 134th time you refused my love."

"With you coming to this café every day and saying that every time you met me, I would be surprised if the count is below 120," I replied dryly and went back to do my job. He is a Saber, right? More so, he is King Arthur. I know exactly what to give him as a breakfast.

About 20 minutes later,

"Here you go, two servings of each from the breakfast menu," I said while putting the plates on the table. Manaka has a shocked face. She clearly didn't expect this.

"Isn't this too much?" she asked.

"Nope. A meal serves as a knight's vitality for when he's appeared on the battlefield. Isn't that right, sir knight?" I replied with a smirk.

Saber looked surprised by this. And Manaka, Manaka has stars in her eyes.

"Eh? Did you know?"

"As a master of Ruler, I keep tabs on each and every servant. Though we can't join the war unless someone broke the rule. And we can only take down the servant and master pair that broke the rule."

"I knew you are a magus. But not a Ruler's master. Really, with you, I could be a human that doesn't know everything," she said while clapping her hands softly and closing her eyes.

"But wait. Ruler is summoned in this war? I thought that class is for Apocrypha Grail War." She tilts her head.

"That is what I thought too but Ruler said we are supposed to prevent that thing inside the Grail from coming out."

"Ah, I see! I will help you, however, I can!"

"Thank you. That would be great," I replied. Then I turn my face toward Saber, "I hope you could eat all of this. And Manaka, don't worry about the bills."

"The amount is not the problem Mr. Oswald. Though there are a lot of them, I believe I can finish this all."

"Thank you, Oz!"

"This is delicious, Mr. Oswald." Saber said after swallowing his food.

"Thank you. Though, this is the first time I cook in the café as the cooking staff has an accident this morning."

"You cooked these?" a young girl asked.

"Yes."

"And Saber was the first one to eat your cooking?"

"In this café? Yes."

"Hmm… (Should I use my command seal to make Saber throw up all of the material he ate? Then I shall ask Oz to make me something. With this, I could get one of his first times.)" she was deep in thought.

"Wait, then who was the first one to taste your cooking?"

"It was Lorelei."

"Your fiancé?"

"Yes."

"(She is an obstacle; I should eliminate her.) So, Saber was the first servant to eat your cooking."

"No, it was Ruler. She was the first."

"Wait, she?"

"Yes, Ruler is a woman."

"Oh, Okay. (i WILL kill her. i wiLL kiLl hEr. I wiLl KiLl HEr. i WILL KIlL HeR. i WILL KILL Her. I wilL kiLl heR. i wIll KILL hEr. I WilL KiLl Her. i WIlL Kill her. I WiLl KiLl hEr. i WILl kilL HeR. i wILL KILL HeR. i wilL kIll HER. i wiLL KilL Her. I WilL Kill HEr. I WILl kILl hER. I wIll kill Her. I WiLl kIll Her. i WILL KILL hER. i will KIlL heR. I wiLL kiLL HEr. i WiLl KILL HER. i wilL kILl hEr. I wiLl KILl Her. i wILL KiLl HeR. I WIll kilL hEr. i WILL KiLl hEr. i will KiLL HEr. I WIlL…)"

Hmm… Something wrong. She gave up easily. She must be plotting something.

"Manaka, no killing my servant."

She puffed up her cheeks. "Fine," she said reluctantly.

"Hey, Oz. You know how to cook, right?"

"Yes?"

"Then, cooking is the same as the Holy Grail War!"

Oh no. This is one of her famous quotes.

"What do you mean?"

"You see, if it takes time, then it's better to use your head so that it doesn't take time. Although it takes time for stewed dishes to stew 'blub, blub' for a long time, wouldn't it simply be over and done with if you used a pressure cooker? Or even an electric mixer, or even a microwave oven."

"I see," I could do nothing but reply.

"So, instead of fighting against Servants, how about we target Master instead? We don't know anything about our opponents' servants. Like I've said before, if we target their masters, it would take less time." She inquired.

"That is acceptable. And why are you telling me about your plan? You know that Ruler can't interfere with the war, right?"

"Then how about their family?"

I widened my eyes at this statement. This is exactly what she proposed in the novel. Reading a novel is something. But a girl barely 15, saying this statement in real life? It is something else. But, I'm Ruler's master. I can't interfere with the war as long as they follow the rules.

"That is also acceptable by the rule of war. But I suspect that your Saber won't agree with that idea."

Saber, who was eating a moment ago, nodded his head with a frown. "He is right, Master. As a knight, I think your method is dishonorable."

"I see. Then, I need to choose another method." Phew, crisis averted.

"Good luck, Manaka." Then I turn to Saber. "Let's sit down and have a talk while drinking tea when we have time, Saber. I'll make some desserts as well."

"It would be a pleasure, Mr. Oswald."

"Just Oz is fine. And," I went near Saber and whisper into his ear.

"Please keep an eye on Manaka. Don't let her do anything crazy."

"You have my word."

"Then, I'm off to work."

After a while, Manaka and Saber went off. I can't believe I met Proto Arthur! My fanboy side is showing again. How could I not? He was the first SSR servant to show up in my Chaldea! Screw the waifu(s) who didn't answer my summons. The first SR (4 stars) to answer my summon was good ol' EMIYA. Now that I see my very first SSR servant, whom I've raised all the status to max level, in real life, I'll do anything I can to become his friend. Yosh! A new goal was found.

Some might think, I'm acting like a child. I mean who wouldn't? Won't you feel the same if you meet your idols in real life? More so, if it is someone who is supposed to stay dead? I like King Arthur legend as a whole. I might diss Merlin, but I admire him as well. After doing my job, I went home.

"You are here. Let's go see the church's observer," Ruler immediately stands up and come toward the door.

"Let me take a shower first. Why are you rushing?"

"Staying inside the house is boring."

"Wait for a while. I'll be back."

"I was trying to ask you. Did you dyed your hair when you went to work?" she asked while pointing at my head.

"No, I didn't. Don't tell me, my hair color changed?" I asked.

"Go and look yourself while taking a shower."

When I got into the shower, I must say the neighborhood might hear an angry shouting. My hairs turn completely white. Looking at myself unbelievably, I remembered I look like someone. I tried mimicking the way that person talks.

"No. You will be using your own landing strategy."

The facial movement is the same. Although the voice a little different, mine is much younger. I now understand the two gears on my command seals. By Zelretch's fake beard, I had become Ozpin!

Did the author too lazy to create his own character? I hope not. I do not want to become Ozpin. Hey! At least there is no soul trying to take over my body just like what happened to Oscar!

Well, nothing I can do if it was the author's idea. After taking a shower and prepared myself, we went to the church. When we go inside the church, we saw a young adult with short straight silver hair, blue eyes, and a thin frame with a reptilian shape, wearing a black priest's uniform with white gloves.

"Ah, lost lambs," he started trying to preach something but I interrupt him. "Hold your horse, priest. We came to announce something."

"And that is?"

"My servant Ruler and I will be overseeing this war."

"Ruler class servant? This is the first time I've heard of this."

"Now, you've heard about it, right? Now let's get to business, Sancraid Phahn."

"Fine. Tell me. What do I need to know about this… Ruler servant? (God, an Asian. At least her master is not.)"

"I know your hatred for Asians but don't let it blind you, priest. And about business, we will be overseeing the battle between servants and will be punishing those who broke the rules. As for you, you will be doing damage control."

"It sounds like a demand than negotiation."

"Because it is."

"And why should I accept it?"

"Because it is your job as an overseer of this Holy Grail War. But your job now is not to oversee but to handle damage control. Am I understood?" I said while flaring up my blood lust. Currently, I am a one-fifth demon. I don't know if I should be happy or sad that I lost half of my humanity. Ruler was laughing her ass off of my change in hair color.

"Okay, you win," the lanky man finally gave up.

"Okay, then. Now if you excuse me, I've found someone that broke one of the rules."

With that said, we went hunting a little girl that has been breaking the rule.

"Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill.

Repeat each five times.

But, dismiss the time until its filled―――"

It starts off with a man chanting the summoning Servants spell. He didn't know about its origin but he remembers his grandfather telling him that the Grail would grant his wish. He then thinks about the Root which he was seeking. He then ended the summoning chant.

"O' Seven Heavens clad in the three great words of power

Come forth from the circle of constraint, Guardian of Scales――――!"

The spell finishes and the summoning are completed. The summoned class is Assassin. It wore a skull mask and had the figure of a young woman. The man starts laughing like a maniac, being he accomplished something that he thought was impossible. He was the first one from the Jinga lineage to be able to participate in the Holy Grail War.

"I did it! I, Seiji Jinga really did it!" We see a man who looked overjoyed. He lost in thought applauding himself that he almost forgot about the servant he summoned.

"Display yourself, servant!" He didn't know that he had no collaborators and he wasn't allowed help as it was an isolated battle. So, he invested all of his family's property into this.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! I! will slay all the other 6 Masters and Servants! I'll find the Greater Grail which is hidden in Tokyo and I'll make it to the Root and the Grail with these hands!"

He then turned to his servant. He saw that his servant has a figure of a young woman. He then realizes that he is a powerful heroic spirit and also a woman. His eyes are now filled with lusts. He was charmed by her. His servant has brown skin with tight black clothing and well-trained in order to fight.

"You are my servant, right? You answered my summon in order to help me with my wish, correct?"

A simple "Yes" resounded in the surrounding. The voice was so obedient. He then realized that she was waiting for his orders.

"I want to know your name."

"My name… you don't know it?" She tilts her head. To which he nodded his head.

"I'm a killer, of all life."

"Is that so?" He approaches the woman, she looks anxious.

"I'm someone who only knows how to kill. Even so, can I still serve by your side?" she asked trying to act as meek as she could.

He turned deaf ear to her question. In his mind, he had finally found his destined partner. He was her Master. He could do anything he likes with her. Then he stepped within her sphere without questioning everything. He didn't know that his own body was seeking her without being confused. He thought it has something to do with his servant's sill before disregarding it.

"Then, master. I'll offer all of my body, my name as well as my Noble Phantasm."

He doesn't mind about that as she grabs his hand. Then, they fell onto his bed. He doesn't mind anything now. What filled in his mind is that he wanted this woman. She belonged to him since she accepted his summoning.

Then, they kissed. It was his first kiss. The pleasure is getting to his brain. But again, it was that pleasure that ends his 20 years of life.

"My true name is Hassan-i-Sabbah. My Noble Phantasm is Zabaniya: Delusional Poison Body." She breaks their kiss and the lifeless body of her master flops onto the bed.

"All parts of my body are poisonous," she keeps talking to her now-dead former Master. She is a poison that had the form of a woman. There is no way to escape death since he touched her.

She breathes a bit before staring at her former master, approaches his dead lips again, and said, "If it weren't for you…"

A servant needs prana or a master to continue her existence. Even if she has Independent Action skill, she won't last long. So, she basically needs to kill people and consumes their souls in order to maintain her existence. She notes and talks to the men quietly who couldn't hide their lust. After consuming their souls, she leaps into a dark alley before going on top of a roof on an apartment building.

"I've found you," she heard the voice of a man.