9 Chapter 09

Sorry for being late. Was watching Kinnikuman Nisei and holy cow. I want to write those fighting technique in here. Too bad there won't be many hand to hand combat in this fanfic.

I only changed a little in Manaka's POV because I was satisfied with it.

About Manaka's POV, I took reference from Realization by EternalKing

Although it was last updated in Dec 24, 2018, please give it a try!

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About some hours ago, Manaka Sajyou POV

Just another day of normality, and another day of boredom. My life has been boring since birth because I already know what will happen in the future. Nothing changes. Even if I see different things, and interacting with different people, it is still boring.

I don't enjoy doing magecraft either. Most of the magi of this era practice magecraft to reach Root. Why would I need magecraft if I am already connected to the Root? None of the magi for the next thousands of years would reach there. That is what the Root show me and that's the truth.

One of the downsides of being connected to Root is that you already know what will happen in the future. Nothing can change the future. Sometimes, I asked myself if I am still a human being as there is nothing I do not know. I know who will die at what time, who will get a pair of mystic eyes after a certain accident, who will rise in political power, and many more. It is surprising to know that even a normal person could get a mystic eye although they would never know how to activate it in their entire lifetime. And I feel sorry for the people of America since a meme dude is going to be leading them from the year 20x7 to the first month of year 20x1.

Today as well, nothing will change. Today is the day that my sister returned home with a sprained ankle. As I am pretending to be a good sister, I need to tend her wound. Speak of the devil, she came back.

"I am home," my sister called out from the hallway.

"Ayaka? Did you come back already? Did you hurt somewhere?" I asked while pretending to care about her.

"No sister, I did not," comes a reply which shocked me to the core.

What? How did that happen? Nobody can change the future! Who changed it?

"So, did you ask where they live or how to contact them?" I asked while hiding my excitement.

I must find them! I must! Was there really a human that can defy fate? If so, will they also accept me who has no emotions? All I have are my hollow emotions. Although I can feel happiness, anger, and sadness, it doesn't last long as it doesn't come from my heart.

Even babies have more emotion than me. So, can I even be called human? Can I finally become human?

"He treated me at the place he works. Why?" Oh, my dear sister, I should teach you not to trust someone who wants to give you something and take you to someplace. But this time, it works in my favor.

"I must show my gratitude to him. He did save you from falling off the stairs after all," I replied while patting her head.

"Oh, okay."

She is too easy to trust.

"Wait. Let me prepare myself." I can't show myself like this. I am still in my sleepwear.

After finishing myself, I went and stand near the door. Although our house is not big, it is still vast for normal people.

"Let's go Ayaka."

"Okay, sister."

She took me in front of the café named Anteiku. What a weird name. Anyway, let's meet this person. We went inside the café and I see an extra. Someone that shouldn't be here. Everything was always where it was meant to be. Everything except an extra.

An extra's name is Oswald Kingsley. Someone who shouldn't be here. What had happened? He was supposed to die in his Dead Apostle hunt 4 months ago! He and an executor named John Doe were supposed to be killed by a Dead Apostle named Silvan Alariv. So, why is he here?!

Ah, I see. He is the one I am searching for. He was the one who defied fate. What is his future now? I tried to look into it but I got nothing. I can't see it. I got many questions in my mind. Every time, it was others that asked questions but not me. I don't need questions as I already have the answer to all. I am omniscient and I know all.

My knees are trembling. Is this what it means to not knowing something? Is this what it means to be human? Can I… finally become a human being?

I saw him talking with other girls while smiling. What are these feelings? Jealousy? Anger? Even if I can't feel any emotions, it doesn't mean I don't want to feel any.

And he looked in my direction. What is this feeling? The feelings are trying to burst out from my heart. Is this what it means to not have bland emotions? I have a strong desire to know something. It is curiosity. Something I lacked since birth. Something more. I want something more than just knowing him. What I'm currently feeling is more than my hollow emotions from my entire life before meeting him combined.

I wAnt hiM. I waNT him. I wAnt HIM. I wanT him. i Want Him. i WAnt him. i WaNT hIm. i WaNt him. I WAnT hIm. I waNt hiM. I wanT hIM. I WANT HIM. i WanT hIM. i Want hIM. i WANt HIM. i waNT HIm. I WanT hIm. I wAnt HiM. i WAnT hiM. i want HIM. i WANt hiM. I waNT HIm.

I walked in front of him, holding out my hand, and said resolutely. Because these words come to me impulsively are proof that I'm still human. Because my feelings are real! I won't let them fade. No matter what.

"I love you."

Ayaka Sajyou POV

As far as I know, ever since I could aware of my surroundings, my sister has always been perfect. A person who shone more than anyone else. But something about her feels wrong. It's not like I don't love her. I love her very much.

But being compared to my sister every time hurts my self-esteem. But I couldn't pass my sister no matter what I do. Just walking with her is a task for me. With her foreign looks, she stood out more than me. It's like I'm always in the background whenever I'm with her. But she is a beaming pillar, a light in my life.

She always cares for me even when my own father does not. And now, because of me, my sister comes together with me to show gratitude to a person that saved me. I'm sure, he too will forget about me when he sees my sister.

After arriving at the café that that person works, we went inside. The café got really packed since that person started working here. Is he some kind of a celebrity?

When my sister saw him, she looked stunned. Then I saw something I've never seen since I've known my sister. She went quickly to that person, holding out her hand, and said something I have never expected.

"I love you."

She said that to a stranger! I tried to look to know if she is joking, but she is not! She even has a determined look on her face. Something I've never seen before. He made it possible.

3rd POV

Currently, to summarize what is happening inside Oswald's head, is this 'Does the world hate me?'

He was so shocked that his mouth is gaping like a Magikarp. He looks at the little girl in front of him, thinking about how to reply without losing his life. Having nothing comes up, he decided to bite the bullet.

"I am sorry." He gave himself a pat on the back in his mind. Then, he saw the child he saved from falling down the stairs.

"Hey there, kid. How are you doing?" he asked with a smile.

Currently, Ayaka too cannot comprehend what is happening. The man whom her sister confessed her love to is smiling at her and patting her head.

"He sees me?" she thought. "He didn't blush at my sister, refused her confession and then he noticed me. Someone like me who is always in my sister's shadow?" her minds are going haywire.

Finally, our protagonist knows who this little girl was. "Manaka came together with this girl. And this girl has brown hair and blue eyes! This girl is Ayaka Sajyou! Even if she doesn't wear glasses now, without a doubt, she is Ayaka Sajyou. Great! Now, I know why Manaka is here." He thought while cursing his luck.

"I am sorry, but you look so young and I don't want to end up in jail yet."

"I will keep saying it until you accept me!" she replied bubbly.

"I have a fiancé."

"I don't care. (I can kill her)"

"How old are you again?"

"14!"

"Too young! Now, excuse me, I have works to do."

"Don't worry. I won't give up until you are mine," she replies while smiling radiantly.

Did I change her obsession for Proto Arthur to me? … F*ck!

Unknown place, 3rd POV

Inside the spacious spherical room, dyed the color of night, a wooden chair was floating. Sitting on the chair is the Wizard Marshall named Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg or most of the people know him as the user of Second Magic, Kaleidoscope.

He was surprised by the appearance of The First Tokyo Holy Grail War in this timeline. When he looked into that, he found the center of it all, the man named Oswald Kingsley. For Zelretch, he is a minor character that plays little part in most of the timeline. Even when he has a role, his role is to die and give Lorelei Barthomeloi more hatred for Dead Apostles.

He looks more into it and he found out that this man did not die at the place where all of his counterparts did. And moreover, his partner for the assignment changed. In all of the other timelines, his partner is John Doe but, in this timeline, it was Kirei Kotomine.

In other timelines, his death led The Queen to hunt down the Dead Apostle that killed him. But her target was killed and the soul is destroyed by another Dead Apostle in front of her which hurts her pride and this made her hatred for Dead Apostles grow larger. It is after that she pushes away all of her works when she hears news about Dead Apostles and leads the hunt herself and loses an arm.

By watching the way Oswald Kingsley acts, he made the decision that the soul inside of this man is not from this world and prepare to destroy that man himself. But before he could do that, two women appear inside the room.

"Stop whatever you think you are going to do," said the woman in her twenties with twin-tail blue hair.

"Hmm… Alaya? Strange. You of all people telling me not to kill the parasite," Zelretch bemused.

"He has permission from the one above us to live in this world. And currently, his friends from different worlds are watching over him," the girl (I mean) woman in the grade-schooler body with the bob cut green hairs replied for her nemesis.

"And Gaia, if your answer is true, then it seems Akasha has given green light to everything he does. The reason you don't do anything about that katana in his hand is also because of those friends of his?" he is grinning right now. It has been a while since he has his fun.

"Yes." They both reply.

"I don't know how to contact his friends. So, can one of you please contact his friends and ask if I could send him to one of the timelines of my choice? And don't forget to add that it would be fun."

The two women look at each other and contact their boss to ask the friends of the parasite.

"They gave permission. But you must do it only after this Tokyo Grail War."

The grin on his face grew. He is very amused that he does not need to take a walk while wearing a red long coat, a red fedora hat, and circular sunglasses with goggle sidings.