akikan 40. Tanuki. 238-249

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The night had become dawn.

It was almost morning.

Yet, Aoi was in a daze and felt guilty about what she had done. Her heart was so heavy that she couldn't breathe, yet when she thought about how to react when she was with him, she felt ashamed.

The scent of sex still lingers.

It was as intense as

announcing to the people present inside the room what the two of them had done.

"I am sorry."

Her naked shoulders trembled when she heard his apology.

Was he at fault?

He was.

Yet, it was only partly since she knew she might have expected this.

Inviting a younger man than her into a single room, then asking him to drink with her.

Did she expect him to be a saint or gay? No.

While she wanted to know how he could deal with his loss, a small part of her heart wanted him to make her forget everything by drowning themselves in pleasure.

Then, she was correct.

When they were together, all of the problems inside her head disappeared.

She was in euphoria and also an intense guilt at the same time.

It was probably her first time feeling like this.

Even with her husband, she had never felt this much pleasure.

Yet because of this, she felt even more guilty since she knew that she shouldn't feel like this.

In the first place, how could she even give him a chance to be with her alone?

Yet, for Tamazuki, this development didn't surprise him.

The relationship between Aoi and her husband had cracked the moment her husband decided to give away their second daughter to the Matou house. Due to his greed, he lost everything.

Nevertheless, Tamazuki was sure that as a "Mage," Tohsaka Tokiomi had never cared about all of those things.

In Tokiomi's mind, everything was for his ancestor's wish.

The inheritance of his family as a "Mage" and reaching the "Akasha," the root of all the knowledge, was something that Tokiomi upheld the most.

So, was Aoi guilty?

Naturally.

After all, Aoi also didn't openly oppose her husband's decision to give Sakura away, even though she didn't want to.

Moreover, as a wife from the "Mage" family, she shouldn't expect the normal happiness of a family.

So, because of that, Tamazuki decided to take care of Tokiomi's wife in his place.

He sighed and thought that he was such a gentle heart, but he knew that Aoi was in a mess since it was her first time to have adultery. While he had said the fault was on him, could she think that way? After all, while she appeared to resist at first, she didn't really hate it.

However, he couldn't be blunt, and he needed to be gentle.

"I will leave. Take care."

Then, he left, leaving Aoi alone inside the study room.

Aoi didn't say anything, only pretending to sleep while hugging her blanket tightly. However, after a moment, she woke up. While her lower body was quite sore, strangely enough, she was refreshed. However, she forced herself to stand up and walk toward the window then she saw his appearance walking away from her house without looking back.

Her expression became complicated, and she didn't know what to do.

She kept staring at him, even when she couldn't see his figure anymore.

She took a deep breath and thought that she should bury everything without letting anyone know until her death.

Then, she rubbed her flat stomach, which didn't change much even from her youth, even after she had given birth to two daughters. While helpless, a tenderness couldn't be hidden from her eyes.

Still, unlike him, who was a beast, while she came from a "Mage" family, her physical wasn't much different from a normal human. She thought to rest, but then she noticed something on the table.

Three unfamiliar items were present.

One was a book, the second was a crystal ball, and the third was a letter.

She took the letter as she sat on the soiled sofa as she read this letter.

"When you read this letter, I have gone, but I leave you two things. The first one is a book of training, "Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist." Tell Rin I'm sorry since I can't teach her, especially... actually, never mind."

Her expression was conflicted as she saw scribbles on the letters, showing his hesitation when he wrote the letter, putting her heart even in a more complicated mood.

"The second gift is this crystal ball. As long as you want to, you can see anyone that you wish to see from this crystal ball, but it might take your stamina, so be careful when you use it."

The martial art book was one thing, but the second item... she could tell that it wasn't something that could be given to someone he had just met for the first time!

It wouldn't be weird to say that this was a treasure that every "Mage" family wanted!

Yet, it was given to her easily by him...

Was it his way to apologize?

Was it his way of saying that she should forgive him for this?

She didn't know, but even if he had made this mistake, he shouldn't have given something so important to her, yet he gave it to her.

Her heart was heavy, and her head was even more of a mess.

However, she took the beautiful crystal sphere with her slender, weak hands and held it gently. She thought of something then a picture of him was seen on the crystal ball. She was surprised even more so when she could tell that he didn't realize that she was looking at him.

She lay her head lazily on the sofa, naked as she stared at him blankly as she was unable to forget what had happened between her and him. She kept staring at his figure until she closed her eyes, falling asleep unconsciously, never putting a single thought toward her husband.

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Inside the house of Tohsaka, in Fuyuki City, the room was filled with three people.

One was an older man with an air of elegance and an expensive red suit.

The other two were an elderly man and a man with a priest-like outfit, who sat side by side while facing the man with a suit.

If other participants of this war saw the three of them, they would be surprised and couldn't believe their eyes since the head of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, stayed in the same room with the priest, who had been chosen as the overseer of this war. From how they appeared together, it wouldn't be weird that they had a good relationship, and they might even be an ally.

Yet, because of this relationship, the other participants would be furious as the overseer, who was in the position of an impartial judge, had become a cooperator of Tokiomi, which clearly broke the rules of this war.

"Risei, haven't all the Servants been summoned?"

"Not yet." The elderly priest shook his head since as the overseer, he possessed a magical device known as the "Spirit Board." It had the function of displaying the attributes of the Heroic Spirits summoned by the Grail. He could tell whether all the servants were summoned or not. Nevertheless, he wasn't sure of the identity of the masters unless they made a report.

"But I am sure that all of them will gather sooner or later."

"That's true." Tokiomi still maintained his smile as he swirled the wine glass in his hand elegantly. "But even so, let's prepare our plan."

"Yes."

Risei Kotomine, the elderly priest, nodded kindly.

"Kirei, I will leave the rest to you."

The youngest man among the three, who had been quiet, quickly became the center of attention.

His expression was calm, almost flat, or even worse lifeless, as he didn't even see a meaning in life. Yet, he still answered that question. "Yes, leave it to me."

"Yes, we can't let the others get the Grail since we're not even sure what they will wish for when they get the Grail."

"Yes, the Grail can only be mine as my purpose is to reach Akasha."

Risei and Tokiomi smiled as they thought the victor of this war was, without a doubt, them, as no participants would realize that the church had decided to cooperate with Tokiomi.

Nevertheless, this conversation had nothing to do with Tokiomi.

In his mind, only a single person could attract his attention, and he couldn't wait to meet this person in this war.

'Emiya Kiritsugu...'

He hoped to meet this person so he could feel the void inside his heart.

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Holy Grail.

This was, without a doubt, his goal in this world.

In simple terms, it was a war to gain the Holy Grail, a grant wishing tool that could grant any wishes of the victor of the war.

Seven Mages were chosen in this war as they fought to get their hands on the Holy Grail.

Among the sevens Mage chose, the three participants were chosen among the Three Founding Families of Tohsaka, Matou, and Einzbern.

If he gave an example, it was like Tohsaka Tokiomi, the current head of the Tokiomi family.

As for the rest of the participants, they were chosen by Holy Grail randomly.

Though, the ones that were chosen were, without a doubt, those who wished for it.

Then, among them, a murderer named Uryuu Ryuunosuke was chosen.

Unlike others, Ryuunosuke wasn't a "Mage." He was just a murderer, nothing less and nothing more.

In other words, his participation in this Holy Grail was nothing but a coincidence.

Nevertheless, he was chosen, and he didn't even realize that he was chosen.

Instead of thinking about the Holy Grail, he was feeling down with a serious loss of motivation.

After some 30 victims, his methods for execution and torture had started losing their freshness as they all looked the same. Testing all the techniques, he could come up with, even when he witnessed their dying agony. He also lost the taste of excitement and stimulation from teasing his prey.

Deciding to return to the place of his origin, Ryuunosuke came home after some five years of breaking into the backyard storehouse as his parents had fallen asleep this late at night. It was in this storehouse that he had taken his first victim, and it was now crumbling and abandoned.

Meeting again after five years, his sister's body had completely changed, but she waited for her brother at the place Ryuunosuke had hidden it. The silent meeting with his sister gave him a partially strong emotion, and Ryuunosuke was disappointed that he had come for nothing, but at that moment, he found a rotten old book from the mountain of junk crammed in the warehouse.

The thin worm-eaten book was not a printed copy but an individual note. The postscript says the ninth year of the Keiou era. This writing was more than a hundred years old, dating back to the end of Bakumatsu.

Having occasionally tapped into Chinese books during his student days, Ryuunosuke could read the notes without much difficulty. But the problem was the content itself. The incoherent writing of thin characters was preposterous nonsense about some kind of dark magic. Moreover, the inscriptions involved Christianity and Satan; apparently, it was about some Western occults. Offering human sacrifices to otherworldly demons to invoke spirits was definitely fiction.

In the dying hours of the era of Edo, studying Western knowledge was a genre or heresy. While a book about the occult, the most heretic of heresy, could only be a prank, Ryuunsouke had some admiration for it, and he cared little about its authenticity. It was already quite cool and funky to keep just the old book on the occult from the storehouse. That was enough of a stimulus to renew his inspiration as a homicidal maniac.

At one point, Ryuunsuke made the place a "spiritual ground," as described in the notes, then resumed his nighttime reading. He didn't know just what meaning the land now called the town of Fuyuki had, but Ryuunosuke was setting up the important points of the mood for new killings; he followed the instructions of the old book as faithfully as possible.

When he first sacrificed a girl who had run off to play at night in an abandoned factory, the stimulus was more interesting than expected. The style of the sacrificial ritual totally captivated Ryuunosuke despite his inexperience. He became infatuated with the method, and after three failed attempts, the peaceful provincial city was struck with fear.

By then, Uryu Ryuunosuke planned to break into the house of a four-person for the fourth crime; he was by then completely intoxicated with ecstasy in the midst of the crime, and of course, he started cooling off after repeating the same crime for the fourth time. The voice of reason in his head started whispering in his ears.

Ryuunsouke had accumulated crimes as he wandered all over the country. He never killed twice in the same spot and always disposed scrupulously of the body. Most of Ryuunosuke's victims are, even now, being searched as missing persons.

But this time, a series of crimes without hiding the remains would warn people quickly; this definitely was folly. Obsessed with the method, he had completely forgotten about his usual prudence. This one was partially bad. For the three previous ones, he had tried to draw the magic circle with blood, and mistakes made him go short on blood. So this time, to draw a perfect circle, he had decided to kill a little more than usual, but really, planning to slaughter a whole sleeping family might be a little too sensational. The police would be in a frenzy, and everyone in the region would be increasingly wary. Going into hiding was definitely not the style of a "leopard."

Nevertheless, Ryuunosuke was excited. He had trained with his three previous victims, and this one should be perfect, yet when he was about to break into the apartment, someone suddenly appeared before him.

"Eh?"

Ryuunosuke was stupified since this figure appeared so suddenly, and he was still unable to understand anything until the special note that he had kept suddenly appeared in this figure's hand.

"Ah, that's mine!"

It was only his instinct, but Ryuunosuke could tell that this person wasn't good news, but he had never run away. Instead, he pretended like he was scared and stupid before he struck him down with a knife, but suddenly a painful feeling was felt on his hand.

"ARRGGGHHH!!! IT HURTS!"

Ryuunsouke felt that his hand was burning, so he screamed in pain.

Even though Ryuunosuke was screaming, this figure didn't seem to take a glance at him. Instead, it felt like this figure was staring at his left hand.

"What-What are you looking at?"

Ryuunosuke asked as he held his left hand painfully.

"Nothing."

It was the first time this figure talked, but Ryuunsouke felt that this voice was so cold, yet strangely enough, he was so entranced.

"Then, goodbye."

Ryuunosuke was unable to understand what those words meant, but suddenly he could see part of his body was swelling.

"Huh? Ah? Um?"

Ryuunosuke became even more confused as many parts of his body kept swelling before he exploded, burnt, and became ashes, completely vanishing from the world.

While death might be too cheap to punish Ryuunosuke, Tamazuki didn't want to waste his time with this abscess of society.

'Ava, analyze this note for me.'

[Yes, master!]

Tamazuki then looked at the three magatama symbols that created a circle on his left hand and knew that it was proof that he had become a master. With this, everything was ready; he could participate in the Holy Grail, and what he needed to do next was to summon his Servant.

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If Tamazuki wasn't chosen by the Holy Grail, then he decided to rob the qualification of others.

That's what he did to Uryuu Ryuunosuke.

He robbed Command Spells, a symbol of someone chosen as a participant, and three absolute spells for a Master to get the obedience of the Servant.

Master.

It is a designation given to an individual, usually a Magus, who has become one of the formal participants of the Holy Grail War by obtaining Command Spells and forming a contract with a Servant.

Yet it wasn't absolute since even Ryuunosuke, who wasn't a Magus, could be chosen.

However, it was him now.

It might be strange how easy it was for him to get the Command Spells from Ryuunosuke, but as he had a "Magic Talent" and "Enhanced Learning," it was easy for him to learn the basics or even create the "Command Spells." Moreover, it was even easier for him to steal the Command Spells from others.

Especially when he had "Degenerate," the Unique Skill from Shizu.

Degenerate has two abilities: synthesis and separation.

With synthesis, he could merge two objects into one.

With separation, he could separate inherent properties.

In this example, he could separate Ryuunosuke's Command Spells, then use them for himself.

Moreover, Ryuunosuke was just a normal human.

Doing this was just like walking into the park.

Nevertheless, with the analysis from Ava, he could recreate Command Spells, but even if he could create them, they were nothing but fake as in this war known as Holy Grail, the Command Spells were only limited to 21 in number.

More than that, it was nothing but a fake.

Unless... unless those Command Spells were something gained from the previous Holy Grail.

Nevertheless, even if the ones that he created were fake, he believed that the Holy Grail wouldn't think that it was fake.

After all, like in reality, a fake could become genuine as long as everyone believed it.

Genuine could also become fake.

It was a paradox.

Then, when everything was over, and he had erased Ryuunosuke from the Earth, he took a house as his base camp. He controlled the owner and the rest and bought this house immediately, then made them leave.

The house wasn't luxurious, but even so, it was impossible for a normal person to buy it. It had two stories, a good yard, and a modern yet simple interior.

He also used magic, so the neighbors wouldn't think his appearance in the house was weird, or rather, they would think of him as their everyday neighbor.

'Should I buy more?'

Frankly, having several base camps might be better, but the other Masters would definitely not be able to tell that he was living among normal people.

However, this was the advantage of those Masters who weren't part of the Three Founding Families. Those from the Founding Families had their own houses, and their base camp was in that house, so they couldn't hide.

Meanwhile, the other Masters, who weren't Fuyuki City's natives, could live in any place they wanted to, and as long as they didn't use a "Magecraft" and hid well, no one would be able to find them.

Nevertheless, even if the location of the base camp of the Three Founding Families were something that everyone knew, no one thought to attack it since their base camp or house was like a fortress. It was full of traps and various other things.

Even if a "Servant" was powerful, they might die if they entered the base camp of the Three Founding Families carelessly.

Now, with his base camp settled, he has decided to summon a Servant.

Servant.

Servants are Spirits summoned by the Holy Grail for the purpose of competing under the Masters in the Holy Grail War.

Still, when he thought about a Servant, he couldn't help but feel quite curious as their identity was a hero and famous figures from the past.

It was also because of this he hesitated at what kind of Servant that he should summon.

Though, he could only summon the class of servants that hadn't been summoned as the other six servants had been summoned.

Whether it was Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Assassin, or even Berserker had been summoned.

Then, the only class of Servant that he could summon would be...

"Caster."

When he thought of Caster, it was like a Mage in the RPG game or even the "Mages" in this world.

However, it didn't matter since while Caster might be weak in a frontal and direct fight, this class of Servant had a lot of tricks.

Nevertheless, when he thought about the heroes and another type of Servants that appeared on the Fate/Zero, he couldn't help but sigh.

Stubborn.

If he remembered well, all the Servants that appeared in this world were stubborn, and all of them had their own beliefs.

All of them were irrational and followed their ideals and beliefs to the end, even if they clashed with their Masters.

Because of this, Tamazuki didn't really want to summon those famous heroes or kings.

'If possible, I want an obedient one that won't cause trouble and follow my orders without giving me a headache.'

In this world, he had several goals.

The first goal was the heroine.

He had taken down Aoi Tohsaka, and he gained...

<Congratluations, you have received "Breed">

While it might sound strange, he has the ability to make children without worrying. As long as he wanted to, he could make a woman pregnant and bore his children. Moreover, his child would be amazing, and they would receive his traits along with his traits, races, or even talents of the mother.

Lastly, the children of the monster might take the energy of the parents to grow and weaken the parents' power as their power is needed to supply the growth of their children, but Tamazuki didn't need to worry about that since his women could get pregnant like a human usually did.

Frankly, if a woman bore his children, they would die as their energy would be sucked dry by their children. Unless he supported the woman with energy, they would be in a critical situation.

However, this ability erased that worry and made him sigh in relief since this ability helped him to make a woman pregnant without worry.

Leaving this ability aside, his second goal was the Holy Grail. It was something he sought after, as it would lead him to Root and enable him to master Magic, the highest class of Mystery that surpasses Magecraft and all current sciences of that age, along with all other information and abilities that existed inside the Root.

As for the problem within the Grail, Tamazuki believed that he could solve it.

Then, as for his last goal, it was to devour all the Servants within this Holy Grail.

Well, not all, but some of them since there were also heroines among the Servants, but the rest of the Servants in this Holy Grail War had various unique abilities and treasures.

He was eager to get all of them.

However, before that, he was going to summon his Servant.

Yet, unlike others, there were some differences in how he summoned his Servant, and he was quite anticipating what kind of Servant he would summon.

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In the living room, where all the interiors have been put aside and above the laminate flooring, Tamazuki began his preparation of the summoning ritual after he had finished his analysis of the note he had taken from Ryuunosuke.

Even though he had read the stories and watched the anime, it didn't mean that he knew everything, as the details weren't told.

While he was unfamiliar, it didn't mean the others were unfamiliar, so he borrowed the note from Ryuunosuke and analyzed it, so his summoning ritual could succeed.

Frankly, it might be easier to go to the house of the Three Founding Houses or Mage's Association, the international, self-preservative and self-defense organization formed by practitioners of Magecraft as they had more detailed information about Holy Grail, but he had been only in this world for a day.

Moreover, the Holy Grail War would only take less than two weeks, so his time was limited.

Lastly, he was an alien in this world, and he wanted to make his life easier instead of going to make trouble everywhere.

After all, in this world, the existence of God, like in the previous world, might exist.

If he was targeted once again, it would be so troublesome.

Though, even if he was targeted, he didn't fear since he could run away once, so the next one, he should be able to devour it.

Including the "God" in this world.

Though, he wasn't sure whether "God" existed in this world.

"If I am not wrong, the ones that control this world should be called "Alaya" and "Gaia."

However, it didn't matter since his focus should be on the ritual summoning.

He drew a magic circle on the laminate flooring with four encircling patterns of departure within erasure inside the summoning circle.

Usually, there was a catalyst put in the center of the magic circle to summon a Servant.

The catalyst could be anything that could be part of the Servants during their lives. It could be anything from a sword, armor, a talisman, or even their bones.

However, he didn't have one, and he also didn't prepare for it, but it didn't matter as he had [Jupiter], so his luck was greatly enhanced.

Jokes aside, even if the catalyst wasn't added to the summoning ritual, a Master could summon a Servant.

However, unlike those Masters that prepared their catalyst, so they could expect what kind of Servant that would serve them during the Holy Grail War, those who didn't prepare a catalyst would have a random Servant.

Whether this Servant was weak or not, no one knew since the result could be seen when the summoning ritual succeeded.

Nevertheless, even if he didn't have a catalyst, it was okay since a catalyst wasn't necessary.

According to Ava's analysis, without a specific artifact, the Holy Grail will, rather than basing it on their power, choose a Servant based upon similarities to the summoner's own nature.

"I wonder what kind of Servant that I will summon."

Frankly, he didn't care whether his Servant was weak or strong. Even if his Servant was weak, he was okay with it since he didn't expect them to fight.

Why?

Because he sought to devour the other Servants.

He had made a plan in his head, and he didn't want a strange Servant that would interrupt his plan.

Still, as he had said before, among the seven classes of Servant, six classes had been summoned, leaving him with only the Caster Class of Servant.

So, without a catalyst, he sought after a Servant that suited his nature.

Frankly, when choosing based on power with a Catalyst, bad compatibility may make forming a bond impossible, bringing about hardships without being able to have faith in each other. When allowing for a good affinity, it may bring forth a weaker Servant, and it is possible that a single mistake could rouse bad feelings between them due to the resemblance in their personalities being so close.

However, this was normal since when there was an advantage, there was a disadvantage.

Unless that person was a romance harem protagonist, a happy and easy journey was impossible.

Nevertheless, even if it wasn't necessary to use an artifact, it was still necessary for him to chant the spell.

Frankly, Ryuunosuke's note was thin, and whether the chant was correct or not was still questionable.

Moreover, a wrong chant creates aberrations like Gilles de Rais, which was the original Caster in Fate/Zero.

Originally, Gilles de Rais was more suitable as a Saber, but because Ryuunosuke was an amateur and didn't know anything, it led to the situation where Gilles became a Caster, a Class that wasn't suitable for him.

In his case, even if there was only a Caster class that hadn't been summoned, it was the same.

Maybe he got a Servant who was suitable for the Assassin Class or even Archer Class, but because of the wrong chant, they became a Caster Class, which made them even weaker than they originally were.

In other cases, a Servant might have a bad connection with him, so they were unable to receive Magical Energy through normal methods.

Even worse, the Grail had been corrupted by Angra Maiyu, the previous Servant during the Third Holy Grail.

However, even with all of that, it didn't matter.

As he had said before, he had decided to fight this battle by himself, and this Servant was nothing but just a qualification so he could enter this war legally and was counted as a part of a participant.

Then, without hesitation...

"Fill, fill, filling, fill.

"Fill, fill, filling, filling, fill."

Frankly, he was speechless by the chant, but a strange session surrounded his body, and a lot of his energy was pulled and absorbed into the magic circle.

Even if he knew nothing, he knew the amount of energy taken from his body was abnormal.

'Fortunately, fortunately.'

It was fortunate that he didn't lack energy, and he knew because of his sloppy chant, the energy which was usually supplied by the Holy Grail to summon a Servant was all taken from him.

If he was a normal Mage or just a human, that amount would make him die.

The Command Spells that seemed like a tattoo on his left hand shone brightly, and the air moved within the Magic Circle.

The air grew hot. A current that shouldn't be possible indoors. Soon, the breeze changed into a whirlwind blowing in the living room.

Tamazuki stared at the Magic Circle drawn on the floor with fresh blood as it was unbelievably stated to emit a phosphorescent light.

Violent gusts were known to trample the room, blowing off TVs, flower vases, and other furniture. In the center of the Magic Circle, a mist started to rise, and sparks scattered.

With all of this phenomenon, should he get a powerful Servant?

A flash, then a roaring sound like a thunderbolt.

Within a haze, a figure appeared.

With his eyes, it was impossible for him to miss the figure inside, and it made him dumbfounded.

The powerful Servant that he thought of wasn't seen anywhere.

Instead...

"Did you call me? My name is Scheherazade."

She lowered her head without daring to look into his eyes, showing utmost submission the moment she was summoned.

"If you are willing to listen to a simple wish, I will serve you forever as a king."

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Tamazuki tried not to show his expression through his facial expression, but he had a feeling that Caster or Scheherazade might realize his confusion.

"Um, Master?"

"It's okay. I am just surprised that you were the one that I summoned."

"Yes, me too. I also didn't expect to be summoned either."

Scheherazade was quiet, showing a docile appearance, but inwardly she sighed as she filed with helplessness.

Scheherazade.

This isn't the name of a famous female hero or male hero. Instead, it is the name of a narrator in the famous story known as "One Thousand and One Nights"—a collection of stories structured with embedded narratives, translated into Arabic around the 8th Century—and the legendary queen of Persia's Sasanian Empire.

Whether the "Scheherazade" that is here is a character from the stories or the actual person who served as the character's model—no one can be sure. There is no one other than herself who knows all the truths of "her own tale."

Yet, Tamazuki could say that Scheherazade was an unfortunate woman.

He wasn't sure what kind of courage she had when she faced the king who would kill every maiden that entered his room every night as she tried to survive every night, but he was sure that she would have trauma since she wasn't sure when she was going to be killed by the king's whim.

Even he felt weird that Scheherazade could be summoned since he didn't think that this Servant of his could fight.

Unlike a fighter, she was more like a courtesan whose job was to serve and bring happiness to those of the upper class.

Her appearance was slutty, yet, strangely enough, she seemed so pure.

Her skin was exotic, her appearance was beautiful, and her body was plump and lewd.

Moreover, she was a married woman.

She was a married woman!

He needed to repeat this since it was the most important point.

Still, he felt that King Shahryar was an unfortunate man since even his most loyal wife was going on to the other man.

Nevertheless, while he observed her, she also observed him.

Her mind was in a daze for a moment, and instantly, the moment she was summoned, she could tell that he was a King, or even... a God.

Yet, it was normal since many kings in history were linked to a deity.

Even the King of China was known as the Son of Heaven and the autocrat of all under Heaven.

In ancient Egypt, the King was also known as the pharaoh, the god of all of his subjects.

Yet, Tamazuki was different.

Scheherazade thought that she might need a real God.

Even though he might not be one, his existence might be close.

While she was curious, her survival was more important.

Her appearance in this Holy Grail War was nothing but a misfortune to her. She also didn't understand why she was even summoned, and the only one that she wished was that her Master wouldn't ask her to fight the other heroes since her status was rather... wait, strong?

She knew that she was weak, and her "Parameter" as a Servant was even more so, yet it was different now.

Parameter:

Strengths: C

Endurance: B

Agility: C

Mana: EX

Luck: EX

NP: EX

Luck and NP aside, she knew whether it was Strength, Endurance, or even Agility, her status should be at the lowest, yet they had raised by two ranks.

'Moreover, the Mana...'

She could feel that her Mana was so much, or even almost unlimited.

It was amazing that she was unable to say anything.

Yet, even if she was strong, she was still timid.

Her survival was above everything, so she used her limited time to observe him.

While she wasn't the name of his Master, she knew that he was special, but then she noticed him crossing his legs in an awkward way. She nodded and didn't say anything since she knew the best way to maintain her survival, but before that, she wanted to know what kind of person her King was and what he would do with her in this Holy Grail War.

"So, what is that wish of yours?" Tamazuki asked softly.

Every Servant was born with a Personal Skill.

Those skills were born from their legends, stories, and identities.

Scheherazade also had this Personal Skill and even three of them.

Her first skill was Storyteller (Rank EX). It is a skill that displays one's amazing eloquence by verbally narrating tales and legends. It is completely different from the written craft of literature, and adapts to the mood and mental state of the listener by selecting the most appropriate way of reciting the story, a storytelling ability specialized in improvisation.

Frankly, while this skill was amazing, she didn't think that she could use it for fighting. Instead, it could only be used to serve her king.

Her second skill was Bedchamber of Survival (Rank A). It is a skill by combining "her own charm," "the charm of the place," and "the charm of her actions" in the most suitable way according to the situation presented, Scheherazade can form and make use of "an area where she has the lowest probability of death in the World."

Although it is a conceptual area, it is also another "sleeping quarter," a safety base that is just like her Workshop as well.

Frankly, it can't be used in battle, either.

Then her third skill, and last skill, was Counter Hero (Rank A). It is a skill that brings down the parameters of any hero on the occasion of dealing with them. In her case, it is being limited to "anti-king." For that reason, it acquires Rank A. It becomes something that especially demonstrates "the capability to survive against existences that have taken the title of King," grasping the king's mood, disposition, abilities, principles, state of health, etc., to make use of every art of coaxing she has so that by doing this, no matter how capricious a king can be, she can conduct herself in a way that will at least not get herself killed.

Yes, not to get herself killed.

Even if this skill couldn't help her in a fight, it could help her to stay alive.

Moreover, even if Tamazuki wasn't a King within the history or legend, she could tell from her instinct that he was a king.

"Can you promise me you won't take my life?"

While she asked this question timidly, he answered her question without hesitation.

"I promise you, or rather, I never expected you to fight in this Holy Grail War. I want you to be in charge of logistics and support and help me with the strategy to take down my opponents.

In this Holy Grail War, I will be the one who fights.

While you don't know me, and you might not believe me since we have just met, I promise you that as long as I am alive, I will keep you alive, so as long as you help me without betraying me, then I will promise you all of that."

"..."

Scheherazade blinked her eyes as she stared into his eyes.

One says that eyes are the window of the soul.

She could easily tell someone's emotion through their eyes, and she could tell that he didn't lie and he promised her to stay alive along with a logistic job without the need to fight or die as long as he stayed alive.

While she should have doubted whether he had the power to fight a Servant, she doesn't have that now and kneeled to show her submission to him.

"From this on, this Scheherazade will serve you with my everything, Master."

She knew that she might need to spend more time with him to know his character, but nevertheless, from their first meeting, she could tell that he was a good king that she could serve with her everything.

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"Then, please take care of me, Caster."

Even if Scheherazade wasn't fighting, he called her a "Caster," so her identity wouldn't be known, or rather, even if she might not meet any Servants and Masters in the future, this prudent of him to call her by her Class name instead of her real name, at least, during this Holy Grail War would give him a favorability from her.

"Yes, Master. No, Tamazuki-sama. Should I call you that?"

"Yes, I don't mind."

"Then, Master, how about we move now?"

"Move? Why?"

"Because if we stay in the same room for a long time and after that commotion, there is a high chance that we might die."

"...."

Tamazuki looked at Scheherazade, who was looking at him with an earnest gaze. He knew that she was timid, but he didn't expect that she would be this timid.

"Sure, I don't mind. You don't need to worry about money; with your skill, you should be able to know a place with the lowest chance of being endangered, right?"

Then, he took out a map of Fuyuki City that he had stolen from the bookstore before and spread it on the table so that she could see it.

"Then, excuse me."

Scheherazade looked at the map and asked, "Where is our place?"

"This place."

He pointed to where this house was located.

"Hmm..."

She thought for a moment, then looked at him in surprise. "This house is surprisingly good."

"Yes, I am learning Fengshui. This house's location brings a good omen and the health of the resident."

"Master, you are amazing."

She didn't lie since she thought that Fengshui was a good skill since it could bring good luck to their base camp, pushing away all the disasters, bad omens, and everything that brought misfortune.

"Also, since you are my Servant, I will tell you about my "Blindspot" ability."

"Blindspot ability?"

Scheherazade stared at Tamazuki earnestly, waiting for his explanation.

Blindspot Talent.

It was the talent that he got in the beginning, and it was something that he had always been using. This was also the reason why he could run away from that being before. That being might have omni-precognition, but with his "Enhanced Learning," he had honed his "Blindspot Talent" to something that could even affect that being.

The reason why he chose this house was also for the same reason since this house had a certain element that would make people ignore this place.

Hearing his explanation, she thought that she was really lucky to have him as her Master.

Yet, that was the truth.

If her Master was one of those among the Masters within this work, then her ending was clear.

However, her Master was Tamazuki, so everything was different.

By now, she was glad that her Luck parameter was EX rank, so she could meet such a wonderful master.

"Amazing, Master! Amazing!"

She was full of excitement about the safety of this house, and if she added her Skill, "Bedchamber of Survival," then this place would become the safest place on Earth.

"However, nothing is perfect. We might as well prepare for several base camps. But Master, you should be the one to choose our new base camp since your skills are better than mine."

"Sure."

He nodded and made his preparations for which houses he should buy, but he had to say this world was still inconvenient since a smartphone didn't exist and an online service was still at the trial and error stage.

After all, this was in 1994.

Still, this feeling was quite unique since the worlds that he had been in had always had a futuristic feeling, but this time, it was different since it gave him retro and vintage. Nevertheless, even if there were many inconveniences in this world, it was also strangely comfortable.

"Master, I will make this place into our territory."

"Territory?"

"Yes."

Scheherazade explained her ability as a Servant summoned in the Caster Class.

Territory Creation.

It is the skill to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana.

Usually, the place that was chosen was a place where there were a lot of leylines.

This place was such a place, but because it was located within the blind spot, it was hard for people to find it, even if those people were from the Matou family or the Tohsaka family, who had been living in this city for centuries or so.

As this location was good, Scheherazade didn't hesitate to make this place into their territory. Moreover, the rank of her Territory Creation wasn't low, and the rank of her skill was A++.

By using this skill, she would make this place into a "sleeping quarter," the place where she and her Master could sleep peacefully with the lowest danger ever.

Still, even if she didn't do so, as long as she stayed by his side, everything was okay.

Tamazuki could even run away from the God who created the universe. He could even run away from such a being, then was there even any existence that he couldn't run away from?

Nevertheless, he wasn't arrogant enough to think that he could face an existence that was similar to a God. When he met such an existence, his only option was to run away. Anyway, he had taken down a heroine and got various rewards.

The door to the new world had opened, and if he wanted to go to a new world, he could go anytime.

However, he wanted to go back first since it had been a while since he went out, and he wanted to complete all the things that he hadn't finished in the original world before he started his adventure once again.

Still, as expected of the system.

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The moment he summoned Scheherazade as his Servant, he got a reward, but then his attention was attracted to the change of his house. From the eyes of others, there might not be change, but he could tell the difference, and he could tell that a certain concept had been added to this house.

By now, probably, this place really had become the safest place on the whole Earth.

Still, what surprised him, it seemed he could learn Scheherazade's skill.

'Hmm...'

With this success, he knew that he could learn the other Servant's skills too.

This made him excited.

Nevertheless, Scheherazade didn't know what her Master was thinking and only focused on making this place her safe heaven. Still, she felt that this was from enough. As she had said before, this might be the safest place on Earth, but it didn't mean that nothing could harm this place.

Even if the chance was small, it was possible for her and her Master to die if they stayed in the same place for a long time.

"Is it finished?"

"Yes." Scheherazade nodded with his question. "Master, this is far from enough, so let's get more houses, okay?"

"...okay."

"Also, should we make a shelter?"

"She-Shelter?"

"Yes."

"...."

Tamazuki thought for a moment and nodded. "It should be possible."

"Really? How long until the shelter is finished, Master?" Scheherazade was so glad that Tamazuki was her Master.

"Well, it can be done now." Tamazuki gestured for his Servant to move closer. "Come here."

"Yes."

Her body moved obediently yet lewdly as she fell into his arms.

"Um... you don't need to be this close." His lips twitched.

"But isn't it easier for me to be this close?" Scheherazade looked at him with an upturned gaze as she put her soft hands into his chest.

"..."

Was this a seduction skill?

He felt like he was drunk whenever he heard her voice, smelled her scent, and saw her appearance.

"Master?"

She tilted her head, showing an innocent yet curious expression.

Tamazuki shook his head and thought that this might be the weakness of being a dog. It was easy for him to get into the heat.

Then, the scene before them changed.

The living room they stayed in before changed into a world of shadows.

"Should this place suffice to become our shelter?"

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Shadow Motion.

It was a skill he learned from Ranga and the other Tempest Wolves in the world of Tensura.

This skill allows the user to utilize Shadow Space. It is a space inside the shadow that connects it to other shadows and can be accessed through related spatial movement.

Usually, there is no air inside the space, so the user needs to hold their breath while inside.

It is mainly used as a spatial ability that reduces the distance traveled to zero, ignoring obstacles by passing through the shadow space that leads from shadow to shadow; depending on the individual, the range can vary.

Besides that, it is also used as a waiting area for Star Wolves, which allows them to stay by the other's side regardless of the distance traveled by hiding in their shadows.

However, Tamazuki developed this skill further and made this place into his living quarter.

It might not be wrong to say that in this world of shadows, he was the God.

"....."

Scheherazade fell in silence before she asked, "Master, are you a God?" If so, how wonderful was it since that way, she didn't need to fear anything.

Tamazuki looked at her, who was still on his arm and didn't move away. She even pressed her body even closer, subconsciously that it made all the blood on his body move into his nether region.

It was impossible for him to stop the natural reaction that happened to his body.

"Oh..."

She felt an intense heat on her stomach, then exclaimed in surprise, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Don't get too close to me, okay? I don't want to become a beast."

How long had they just met?

How could the development suddenly become like this?

Was it the effect of [Jupiter]?

Yes, it should be.

Nevertheless, even if he had a lucky pervert ability, which was an ability owned by every harem protagonist, there was a huge difference between him and all of those harem protagonists.

There might be only one difference, but this difference would cause a different reaction in females.

Erection.

Yes, he got an erection.

It should be impossible for the harem protagonist. as no matter what the situation was, they could only fluster, have a nosebleed, or even be beaten up.

The choice of erection should be impossible, but it happened to him.

Or rather, wasn't it weird for it not to happen, especially with such a charming woman like Scheherazade?

However, his body became tense when a soft hand suddenly pressed into his erection.

"Wow... it's so big."

Scheherazade muttered in a low voice, but Tamazuki snorted inwardly since if this size was enough to surprise her, what if he transformed into his beast form?

Let's see how she was going to react when she faced such a gigantic beast.

"Master... I am your Servant. I might not be able to fight, but I can help you with the rest, including maintaining your health."

"...maintain my health?"

"Yes, it isn't good for you to hold back as it might lead to stress and diseases. If you feel uncomfortable, then let Scheherazade help you, Master~."

She hugged him gently as she whispered those words into his ear.

The hot air blew into his ear, causing something to snap within him.

"Master?"

At that moment, she didn't know she had just awakened a dangerous beast.

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"Ha... ha... ha..."

Scheherazade lay on the bed weakly as she tried to catch her breath. Her brown skin was glistening with sweat and other liquids.

She was unable to move, but her lower body quivered from time to time, unable to forget the sensation that he gave her.

Inside... she could feel that her body was filled with boundless energy.

Because of Tamazuki's support, she didn't need to worry about energy, or in this world, it was called a Prana. Nevertheless, she only used an appropriate among Prana, so she could maintain her physical body as she didn't need to fight.

Her Master was the one that would be fighting, so she wanted him to be in the optimum condition.

Yet... yet... she underestimated him.

As he had said before, he was a beast.

His Prana was enormous.

The proof? It was from his semen.

Apart from Prana, a Servant could consume semen or blood for energy.

His semen was full of energy, and it was so lively.

Even if she was a Servant, she might get pregnant if this continued.

Though it wouldn't be bad if she got pregnant, since that way, she didn't need to fight and take care of their children.

'Hmm... that's not a bad idea.'

She then took a deep breath and used Mana on her body to recover her stamina. Her strength and endurance might have increased to a rank that she had never felt before, but that wasn't enough to take care of his lust. Fortunately, as long as energy existed, she could stand up anytime.

Still, she didn't immediately stand up and sat on the edge of the bed for a moment, trying to recover from the previous hard work.

To be honest, it was her first time facing such a fearsome opponent.

Well, it was normal since she had only one experience, and that was with her husband, King Shahryar.

Yet, with him, it was different.

Sometimes, he was gentle. Sometimes, he was rough.

In other words, it was incredible.

She let out a helpless sigh and thought that it wouldn't be bad to do it again, but she knew that this wasn't a time to go to bed all the time.

They had a battle that they needed to face, and she knew that he wanted a Grail.

As for her? She didn't care and didn't really want to since she only wanted to stay alive.

She didn't wish to die.

Because of this, she would do her best to support and help him with his ambition.

However, when she walked into his study room, she was in a daze.

He was sitting on the chair as he was observing water-like screens that spread all over the room.

"Oh? Have you woken up?"

"Master, what is this?"

Scheherazade walked slowly before she sat on his lap docilely and curiously, watching all the screens within the room. She might have been born in the Middle Ages, but as she was summoned as a Servant, she was given information about the present world.

Nevertheless, she didn't understand what was on the screens before her.

Tamazuki put his hands around her waist and inhaled the scent of her hair. Her scent was so good, and her thighs were so nice to rub.

"This is my magic, Argos."

"Argos? Eye of God?"

"Yes, as long as it is within this world, we can see anything."

The crystal ball that he gave to Aoi was an item to allow others to access his Argos.

Still, once again, this magic raised her favorability toward him even more.

After all, what she liked the most was safety and security.

However, even with all of this, his huge has her the most security.

"Master... do you want me to help you with my hand?"

Even without waiting for his answer, her hand had already moved into his thigh, rubbing it gently and alluringly.

"..."

He blinked his eyes, wondering how a woman could be innocent yet lewd at the same time.

"Wait a moment; something will happen soon."

"Something?"

Scheherazade stared at the screen that showed the scene of the Tohsaka mansion, and then, she saw the appearance of two Servants that started their fights.

Yet, unexpectedly, it wasn't even a fight.

Instead, it was a one-sided slaughter from a Servant known as Archer.

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On the screen, a Servant, who seemed to appear as an Assassin, invaded the Tohsaka mansion, but before Assassin was able to do anything, he was killed by Archer, who stood at the top of the mansion, folding his arms and annihilated Assasion without mercy.

"You can't look at me. Worms can only look at the ground when they die, like the worms they are."

When those words fell, Assassin was rained down by numerous swords and died.

While Tamazuki watched this famous scene calmly, Scheherazade was scared silly and hugged him tightly.

She was going to die!

This was her thought when she thought that if she was asked to face an Archer. Then, timidly, she peeked at his expression, observing his expression before she sighed in relief.

His calmness eased her.

She snuggled into him and hugged him.

It was unfortunate that she was summoned by the Grail as she didn't have an interest in one, to begin with.

However, it was fortunate for her Master to be an almighty warrior.

Or a monster?

Nevertheless, whatever he was, she didn't care since he was the only one that could give her this sense of security.

However, it didn't mean that she was useless.

Instead, even if she was unable to help him in the battle, she could help him with the strategy and various other things so the victory would be in the hand of her Master.

"Master, it feels like I am familiar with Assassin. As for Archer, while I am not sure of his identity, I can tell that he is a king."

The war had already started, and it wouldn't be weird for them to start their battle right away, so before that, the best way, they needed to gather all the information they could.

If possible, she wanted to have access to Argos, so she could search all the locations of Masters and Servants before they met each other, knowing their identities, before taking them down swiftly, or... wait for them to fight each other before they came out at the end to claim the Grail.

Or... might they as well hide and not participate in the Grail at all?

"It's normal for you to be familiar with the Assassin. If I am not wrong, this Assassin should be Hassan-i Sabbah."

"Hassan-i Sabbah?"

Schehezade was surprised. "Is that the Old Man of the Mountain?"

If that was the case, why was he so weak?

For her, who was born in the Middle East, she was familiar with the name of the Old Man of the Mountain, and as she was from someone in a high position, she knew how powerful the Assassin was.

Yet... yet... he was so easily defeated?

Suddenly, she became suspicious.

"I think this is weird."

"I also think that the Assassin isn't dying yet. According to the legend, no one knows the real identity of the Hassan-i-Sabbah. It can be one person, or it can be a group of people, so if we follow this legend, this Assassin might be more than just a single Servant."

"Ma-Master... then, does it mean that there are several Assassins?"

"There is a high chance of that."

"...."

Scheherazade knew that she was going to die if she had to face Assassin.

Looking at his Servant, he sighed inwardly since she was too weak.

Her physical ability and skills aside, her mentality was the real problem.

Fortunately, he was strong.

"Then, who about the Archer?"

While she might ask this question on a whim, she had a feeling that Tamazuki might be able to tell the identity of this Servant.

"Don't be surprised."

"You know him, Master?" She blinked her eyes and looked at her Master curiously. Whenever she saw him, he had this mysterious feeling as if he knew everything. This feeling was amazing, and it reassured her as if his side was the safest place in the whole universe.

"Yes, he is the first King in the world—Gilgamesh."

"..." Scheherazade.

She was in a daze for a while before she lay weakly on his chest.

She was going to die.

Yes, without a doubt.

Similar to Hassan-i-Sabbah, she was extremely familiar with Gilgamesh since it was the famous king that appeared in Mesopotamian mythology.

Facing such an existence, Scheherazade almost passed out. She thought that she was really going to die.

"As I have said before, you won't fight. I will be the one who is fighting, okay?"

"Master..."

She hugged him and thought that she was going to give him everything.

"But... this one is strong. Can you defeat him?"

"Well, he is strong."

Tamazuki didn't deny Gilgamesh was strong, especially when he had the memory of his previous life. Moreover, it wouldn't be weird to call him a God as he had a divinity, and because of this, he was quite disadvantaged in facing Gilgamesh.

As the first king in the world, Gilgamesh owned all the treasures in this world.

Among the treasures Gilgamesh owned, there was one treasure that would give him trouble.

"However, it isn't like we will attack him immediately. We can also use the other Servants to fight against Gilgamesh."

"That's right." Scheherazade nodded. "I will do my best to help you, Master."

"Thanks." He smiled and kissed her forehead gently, causing her to close her eyes in enjoyment and peace. "However, even if I have to face Gilgamesh, I won't fear him."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Whether it was Gilgamesh or Hassan-i-Sabbah, they had already become his targets, and he was going to devour them sooner or later.

"But Master, those weapons that were used by Archer to take down Assassin, were they his Noble Phantasm?"

Noble Phantasms.

These are the weapons and/or abilities owned by Heroic Spirits. As humanity's illusions, they embody the ultimate Mysteries of a hero as symbols of their existence through historical facts and anecdotes.

These can be physical weaponry (e.g., swords, spears, bows) or support items (e.g., shields, rings, crowns). They can also be abstractions such as unique, often magical abilities (even close to or matching True Magic), unique (even conceptual) means of attack, curses, and changes to the very environment and its physical properties. When summoned as Servants in the Holy Grail War, they are the trump cards of the heroes that allow them to overcome others in battle.

"Well, I'm not sure, but if we make the worst assumption, then all of those weapons used by him to annihilate Assassin were Noble Phantasms. If we make even further assumptions, his Noble Phantasm might be a treasure trove. After all, as the first King in the world, it won't be weird if he owns all the treasure in the world, right?"

"Well...."

Scheherazade felt that she was so helpless.

"But I have to say Gilgamesh is too arrogant. Even if he is the first King, his territory is nothing but just a small village."

If they looked into history, even if Gilgamesh had the title of the first King, his territory was small. In modern times, his territory might not be able to be called a city, yet this Gilgamesh was so arrogant.

"Isn't it normal? During that time, it is an age of barbarism."

Scheherazade wasn't surprised by Gilgamesh's personality since everyone during that era was a barbarian and lacked a culture. Still, because of this, her fear of Gilgamesh was lowered since she knew that if it was a modern time, Gilgamesh would be nothing but a village chief.

"Well, that's true."

What did he expect from a primitive civilization?

Still, he suddenly thought about the reward that he gained from Fubuki in the world of One Punch Man.

'Should I use it on Gilgamesh?'

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Item: Steal.

It was an item that made him able to steal everything that was owned by his target.

Whether it was memories, treasures, experiences, skills, abilities, and all other things, they would be stolen.

This item was amazing since it could be done instantly, and he didn't need to kill it so he could devour it.

Nevertheless, while this item was amazing, it wasn't omnipotent, as those who were stronger than him could resist the effect of this item.

Frankly, if it wasn't because of this limitation, he might use this item on the being that chased and almost crashed him in the world of One Punch Man. After all, if he got the power of that being, was there even a need for him to walk around this journey or even use the system?

By becoming a God, he was invincible.

Nothing could defeat him.

He was everything.

Suddenly, the longing in his heart grew, and his ambition became hotter.

If it was before, he only thought of staying alive, defeating Nurarihyon and all the troubles in his world, but now, after his journey in various worlds, his view had already expanded.

In front of that being, whether it was, Nurarihyon and everything that wished for him to disappear from this world, was nothing but an ant. They were weak and could be crushed anytime.

Everything aside, that being was nothing but a weakling, including him.

The next time he was going to meet that being, he wasn't going to run away.

He was going to devour it and truly become the highest existence within the universe.

The one above all.

The only one.

However, such an existence was still distant. It was almost impossible to reach, yet it wasn't impossible.

Nevertheless, his focus was on this world.

His goal was to devour everything within this world.

Still, it didn't mean he was going to destroy everything since, if so, he was going to be targeted by all the higher beings in this world.

However, due to being chased by that being, whether it was his camouflage was almost perfect.

He was only any other human unless he was about to destroy this planet.

Still, the higher beings in this world, the Servants in this Holy Grail War, also couldn't be underestimated, especially Gilgamesh.

Depending on the situation, if he couldn't take it down instantly, then he would use the "Item: Steal" without hesitation as he was afraid Gilgamesh might destroy the world with his Noble Phantasm.

This world was beautiful, after all, and there were many heroines that he hadn't taken down.

"But Scheherazade, with your skill, facing a King shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

"Facing a King and defeating one is two different things, Master..."

Scheherazade sounded so helpless.

With her skill Counter Hero (Rank A), it was possible for him to stay alive against all the King types of Servants no matter how capricious they were, but if she was asked to defeat it, then it might be hard.

She wasn't an Assassin, nor was she a warrior, so fighting directly was impossible.

If she was asked to defeat a Servant, then she could only manipulate by using schemes, tricks, and body.

Yet, if possible, she didn't want to face a Servant.

She just wanted to stay as a logistic and supported him from backstage.

"That's true. Sorry for asking."

"No, it's okay, but if I use my Noble Phantasm, then it might be possible."

Yes, if she used her Noble Phantasm, she had a chance to fight against the other Servants. Moreover, with unlimited support from Prana from her Master, it was even possible for her to create a fictional world.

"Tell me more about your Noble Phantasm."

"Yes."

Alf Layla wa-Layla.

This was the name of her Noble Phantasm.

This Noble Phantasm gave her the ability to turn fiction into reality.

"A Reality Marble?"

"Yes." Scheherazade nodded. "Reality Marble is a projection of one's inner world onto reality. Everything in my story, stories that I have read and or created now, all of them can be created into a reality with my Noble Phantasm."

Because One Thousand and One Nights were never a fixed set but a malleable collective that grew over time, and as Scheherazade is the originator of the said collection of stories, Scheherazade has the right and ability to choose what she decides to be the "One Thousand and One Nights" where the female storyteller can choose stories, completely unassociated with the original One Thousand and One Nights, that came after her time or fiction and nonfiction that she simply read from books.

"If I give you a story, then you can make it into reality?"

"That's possible, especially with the unlimited energy that you have given to me."

Then to show her power, she showed her palm to him, and a cute miniature figure with Middle East-like clothes appeared on the top of her palm.

"What is this?"

"Aladdin."

"....."

With this power, he had to say; they were practically invincible, especially when she had a supply of energy from him.

As for feeling afraid the energy from the world would be drained by him, he didn't have it, as there were more than 200 billion galaxies in the universe. Even if one of the two disappeared, no one cared, right?

"Do you want to create a planet, so we can have a safe haven?"

"Is it possible?"

Tamazuki looked at Scheherazade, who was looking at him with shining eyes.

"No, let's not do that since our safety is currently enough. Moreover, against Gilgamesh, your world will be destroyed."

"Huh?" Scheherazade became scared and asked, "Is Gilgamesh's power more than that, Master?"

"Yes, among all the Servants that are summoned in this Holy Grail War, Gilgamesh can be said to be one of the strongest."

He didn't lie since Gilgamesh was the one that gave him the greatest threat among all the Servants summoned in this Holy Grail War, yet it wasn't to the point that he would run away like before.

After all, no matter what, Gilgamesh is a human.

No matter how special they are, in the end, it can't change the fact that they are fragile beings and die in the end.

"One of the strongest? Is there a Servant that can match him?"

However, Scheherazade caught this one more important point. She didn't doubt him since she felt like he was omniscient, as if whether it was the past, present, or even future were clearly seen by his eyes.

Still, Tamazuki didn't answer her question and peeked into fate.

Even with the disappearance of Ryuunosuke from the board, it didn't change the end of the Holy Grail.

Whether it was the beginning or end, they remained the same.

If there was a difference, it would be the middle, but none of those didn't include him within the equation.

Fate didn't have the power to turn him into a piece of the board like others.

"Well, you will see her in a few days."

"Her? Servant that can match Gilgamesh is female?" Scheherazade was surprised.

After all, was there a female figure that could even match Gilgamesh?

It might sound unfair or unjust, but besides bearing a child and taking care of the house, such as the role of a woman in the past.

So, the fact that there was a woman whose existence could match Gilgamesh stupefied her.

"Well, no hurry. I will buy bookstores and publishing houses. Let's stay quiet since everything is still within the curtain."

"Yes, Master."

"Oh, right!"

"What's wrong, Master?"

"Let's get you less slutty clothes."

"....."

Scheherazade was a little speechless, but she couldn't do anything since her dancer-like clothes were a default costume when she was summoned, but she also knew her clothes were rather slutty, so she agreed.

"Yes, Master."

She linked her arm against his and leaned her head, thinking that his side was the safest place in the whole universe, but then she asked curiously, "Do you hate such clothes, Master?"

"I love it."

She chuckled and thought that it might not be bad to be summoned.

While they made their preparations, the Volare Italia charter coming from Germany landed on the F lane of the airport neighboring Fuyuki City.

"So this is Japan."

Two fair figures stepped into the runaway race as they came to this country for the first time, and the appearance of the two figures was the prelude of this Holy Grail War.

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"Have Irisviel arrived? I see."

There were no more conversations, and it ended quickly.

In a cheap hotel room, Emiya Kiritsugu, one of the Masters in this Holy Grail, continued to smoke with absentminded eyes, yet if someone looked closely, one would be able to see how empty and cold this man was. Nevertheless, when he heard about his wife, his eyes regained a little color, returning the humanity that he had lost for so long.

"Kiritsugu, we should start."

On his side, a handsome, fair-skinned beauty who used neither eye-line nor lipstick stared at him indifferently yet with gentleness. Such a contradictory gaze shouldn't appear, yet it appeared on this short-haired beauty.

Kiritsugu didn't say anything, but he started his work because he had a feeling the war would start tonight.

With the annihilation of Assassin by Archer, there should be six Servants left within this war, yet he didn't think so. He felt suspicious and smelled a conspiracy, but he decided to hold it since he knew that nothing could be found currently.

Nevertheless, his goal had never changed.

Holy Grail.

For his ambition, he had to get it.

Because of this, he made his preparations three years ago.

Or rather, his preparation had started ten years ago when he was chosen as the son-in-law of the Einzbern family. However, during these ten years, he had lost his callousness and coldness as he felt the warmth of the people he cared about.

This feeling should be erased as it would become a hindrance.

He needed to regain the feeling that he had lost ten years ago, killing people mercilessly for peace as a "Magus Killer."

It was also because of this his assistant couldn't help but chide him as if this continued, they might lose.

Watching Kiritsugu, who tried to regain the feelings he had lost by holding the weapons she had prepared, Hisai Maiya stayed in silence by his side, like always.

However, even if he might have lost his touch, it didn't mean he didn't make his preparation.

As a Master, he should have a Servant by his side, but he didn't do that. He left his Servant to his wife's side, letting all the Masters in this Grail mistake her as a Master while he was in the dark, killing all the Masters silently, ending this Grail, and achieving his ambition.

However, when he started his preparation, suddenly, the door of the room was knocked on.

Whether it was Kiritsugu or the beauty known as Hisau Maiya, their bodies tense.

The reason why they chose this hotel was because no one knew them, and they could stay low-key.

Also, would someone ever think that they would stay in the hotel?

Moreover, who would ever think he was the Master?

Even if some Masters in this Holy Grail War learned about his information, all of them would disdain him as the existence known as a Magus was someone arrogant. They believed in their "Magecraft," and all of them believed in the upright battle.

However, that wasn't the case with him.

Tracking, assassination, and all types of modern weaponry, he would use all of them to dispose of his targets.

His motto was to eliminate the minority for the majority.

As long as one evil was eliminated, thousands of good people could live.

However, such a person was suddenly caught in the net by someone without even realizing it.

By now, Kiritsugu and Maiya realized that this Holy Grail wasn't filled with those outdated Magus who would use their proud "Magecraft" to take down their opponents.

"Excuse me; this is room service."

Kiritsugu glanced at Maiya, and she nodded.

"Room service?"

"Yes, I have heard that someone asked for room service in this room."

"But, I don't ask for room service."

Maiya walked quietly without a sound as she peeked at the peephole with a pistol in her hand. There she saw the hotel staff, but she couldn't see his expression as he lowered his head, but suddenly the door was kicked forcefully, and several people in uniform came in as they raised their weapons.

"Stand down! This is the police! Terrorist Emiya Kiritsugu, you are under arrest! Give up—"

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Kiritsugu didn't say a single word and shot down all the people inside. While his heart ached when he thought about killing those innocent people, he needed to do this to save more people. However, inwardly, he was enraged as he thought those "Mages" who participated in the Holy Grail involved normal civilians and police in this battle.

By now, he knew that he needed to end this battle as quickly as possible, so no people would be harmed.

Maiya, who was by his side, didn't say anything and just watched this scene indifferently since killing those people would make Kiritsugu return to how he was.

All the police and the staff hotels were killed by the bullets.

"Maiya, let's go."

"Yes."

They couldn't stay in this hotel any longer, and they needed to change their positions as they would be surrounded if they stayed any longer.

Yet, at the same time, Kiritsugu also raised a question.

Who?

Who among the other Masters would trap him like this?

Or was he thinking too much?

Was it because of his fault?

Nevertheless, he needed to run away and searched for a safe place.

Facing two professional killers with long experiences, the local police were helpless, but with the death of their comrades, all of them were filled with sadness and rage.

How could they stay calm with their comrades being killed mercilessly?

Moreover, how could they let such a dangerous criminal stay in this town without feeling fear?

However, with limited weaponry, they could do nothing and quickly asked for the help of the police in other cities to help since if they let this terrorist go, then everyone in this town would be in a dangerous state!

When the police dispatched their forces, two people watched what had happened in the hotel without missing anything.

"It's a pity."

Scheherazade sighed when she saw the police were unable to capture Kiritsugu.

"If the local police can capture him, then will he be called a "Magus Killer"?"

"Well, that's true, but because of this, it is impossible for him to run away anymore. Even if he is strong, he is facing all the Japanese police."

If the opponents were a Servant, Scheherazade didn't think the police could do anything but against Emiya Kiritsugu. She felt that this man had been doomed.

When Tamazuki told her about Emiya Kiritsugu, Scheherazade didn't hesitate to tell him to call the police to capture Emiya.

While Tamazuki could kill Emiya with ease, he was still interested in his Servant, so he didn't wish for this person to die so soon.

Nevertheless, he agreed with Scheherazade's plan.

This plan might seem weird, but it couldn't be denied that Emiya Kiritsugu was a criminal. After all, what kind of civilian would bring grenades, sniper rifles, missiles, and all the modern weapons that could pose a threat?

Especially in Japan, where even the police had limited firearms or did not have them at all.

In a country where firearms are banned, having them alone would make you a criminal.

As for the Magus, while they were dangerous, they wouldn't use those firearms as they were confident in the "Magecraft," so they were safe, and would normal people believe the existence of "Magecraft to begin with?

However, Kiritsugu had always used that prideful nature of the "Magus" to take them down, using the latest technology to kill them, so giving him the title of "Magus Killer," yet it was also because of this, the moment he entered this country, he was already labeled criminal, and with his natures to clean up all of his opponents without mercy, his fate was already doomed by being targeted by all the Law enforcement in Japan.

A modern war needs to be fought in a modern way.

Though, the real reason why Scheherazade initiated this strategy was that she didn't need to meet the enemies and just stayed in their base camp without fighting.

Before the battle even started, the Master of Saber was already at a disadvantage, and sooner or later, even without them doing anything, he would be taken down.

Meanwhile, Scheherazade and Tamazuki had lost interest in Emiya Kiritsugu, but his eyes stared at Maiya for a moment before he looked at his new target.

The water-like screen before them quickly changed into a different scene.

"Master, they are...?"

"Yes, that's Emiya Kiritsugu's wife and Saber."

"....."

Nevertheless, when Scheherazade heard his confirmation, her eyes widened.

"Eh?"

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Two figures walked down to the runaway, and one of them marveled at the scenery before her.

"So this is the country Kiritsugu was born in..."

She is a beautiful woman with long silver hair and red eyes, which were so distinctive and impossible to ignore.

Even if she was dressed in a sloppy way, she would attract all the attention around her due to her beauty.

However, due to her lack of common sense in the outside world, the dress-up she thought currently would be fit for common garments was already off. Her silk blouse, her long knee-high boots, her casual coat with silver fox fur, everything was coming straight out of a high-class display window; it was very visible that she was a gem from a particular birthplace with a particular tailoring. They were clothes clearly fit for modern fashion, but to Irisviel von Einzbern, who grew up with polished jewelry, it seemed intimate enough, even.

Irisviel had indeed considered it a camouflage for town areas, but it was simply impossible for a beauty such as her to disappear from the general public, to begin with.

Yet even if that was the case, she might not even show a single attention since all of her attention was taken by the new scenery before her.

While it might be weird, it was her first time going out after she was born.

It was her first time to be able to walk out of her house and walk freely without being watched. Even if her purpose in coming to this country was for the Holy Grail War, it couldn't diminish the excitement in her heart.

Now, with all of that introduction, it might be easy to tell something weird happened to this woman.

Irisviel von Einzbern.

Her identity wasn't just a normal woman, or rather she wasn't even a human as she was a homunculus, an existence created through an alchemical method to produce fully functional lifeforms from sperm and other elements without the use of a womb.

While she might appear like a woman in her late 20s, she was only ten years old.

Yet, nevertheless, she had married, and she also had children.

However, homunculus was different from humans the moment they were born; their appearance was like those of an adult instead of a baby.

Still, even so, no one would be able to tell she was a homunculus, especially when her smile was so bright, like a sunrise in the snow country, giving warmth and gentleness to those who saw her.

"So, Saber? What do you think of plane travel?"

Irisviel asked the Servant with a short stature, who stood by her side like a bodyguard.

Similar to Irisviel, this Servant was a female in gender, yet she appeared far from being weak or transient. Her blonde hair was visibly light and soft, and she wore a dark blue dress shirt and necktie with a French continental dark suit, perfectly disguising her as a man.

Nevertheless, it would sound wild and foolish to dress a young woman of under 155 centimeters like that, but this was different when it came to Saber.

She didn't appear like a perverted beauty having a beautiful woman dressed as a man. Saber's cold and hard face wasn't that of a feminine complexion. It was already a given that her disguising as a man was unequaled as a beautiful young man. Along with her thin stature, her face was obviously glamorous and fair-skinned, which could pass the manly, charming air of a pure young man.

However, Saber didn't answer Irisviel's question.

Staring into the distant blue sky, Saber felt something staring in her direction. It didn't come from one direction but from several directions. However, those feelings quickly disappeared as if everything was just a haze.

"Saber, what's wrong?" Irisviel noticed something strange must be happening.

"Nothing. It might be my imagination." Saber shook her head and told Irisviel nothing was happening with a gentle smile.

Hearing that answer, Irisviel nodded softly and sighed in relief.

The two continued their conversation, and when Saber heard that Irisviel wanted to tour around the city, Saber was a little speechless as her fake Master didn't realize what kind of war they were about to face soon. Yet when she heard it was Irisviel's first time walking freely, Saber decided to become a gentleman and led her on a tour around the city as her partner.

Happily, the two enjoyed their first date in Fuyuki City without realizing they were being watched out.

However, Scheherazade's expression was far from good. "Master... that's... is that Servant can realize out surveillance?" During this moment, she had thought that Tamazuki's Argos was invincible and no one would find out that they had observed all of them secretly, yet Saber's reaction broke her confidence.

"That's right. It seems to be part of her Skill."

If Tamazuki didn't use his "Blindspot Mastery," then Saber would realize that she was being watched over by them.

"It's like your Counter Hero; as the strongest Class, Saber should have a similar skill, right?"

"...."

Scheherazade sighed helplessly and thought that she might be the weakest Servant among the seven Servants summoned in this Holy Grail War.

"Do you know what kind of skill is that Master?"

"If I am not wrong, it should be Instinct (A Rank)."

"Instinct (A Rank)?"

"It gives her the ability to always instantly identify "the best personal course of action" during combat. It might not be wrong to say that it is essentially a sixth sense in the realm of predicting the future."

When Tamazuki thought about it, Saber seemed to have a better instinct than him. After all, Saber could even read the future, even if it was only for a few seconds. In his case, he could also read the future, but this reading future wasn't something for a battle. Instead, it was for auxiliary or support since it needed preparation and couldn't be used instantly.

"But your "Blindspot Talent" is better, right?"

"Yes."

Hearing that, Scheherazade sighed in relief.

Tamazuki didn't lie as his "Blindspot Talent" could give him time to run away from a God who had an Omni-Perception, so Saber, who was weaker, naturally was unable to break away from it.

Still, as expected, whether Irisviel or Saber, they were top beauties.

Tamazuki knew that he shouldn't do this, especially when the two were married, but everything was already too late. He had plunged into the abyss, and the taste of the married women wasn't something that he could forget.

"...."

Scheherazade looked at his erection.

"Cough! Cough!"

Looking at his awkward expression, she sighed helplessly, but she asked, "Do you want to sleep with them?"

"Don't say such a stupid thing. They are married women!"

"I am also a married woman, though."

"....." Tamazuki.

Scheherazade stared at her Master in a subtle manner and understood his taste.

"It's okay, Master. I understand."

However, because of this, she was even relieved since she knew she was his type.

"....."

Tamazuki was glad that he had an understanding Servant, but... but... was it really okay?

"Well, don't you feel curious about the identity of Saber?"

"Who is she, Master?"

Scheherazade asked curiously, wondering about the identity of that girl.

"King Arthur."

"....."

Hearing that answer, Scheherazade felt that her head was blank.

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"Ki-King Arthur?"

Scheherazade widened her eyes. "That's King Arthur?!"

"That's right."

"....." Scheherazade.

"...a female?"

"Yes."

"Is that existence comparable to King Gilgamesh?"

"Yes."

"....."

Scheherazade took a deep breath and calmed herself. She didn't think that he was lying. After all, there was no benefit, even if he was lying. It was a battle, and she also knew that he wouldn't joke about this matter... even so... she was stunned silly.

King Arthur, the legendary King of Britain, was a female.

If Tamazuki wasn't the one who told her, she wouldn't believe it.

Yet, at the same time, she also felt suspicious. "Is this the Servant that you told me has a similar strength to Gilgamesh?"

"That's right."

"..." Scheherazade.

"You believe me?"

"I believe you, but..."

It is hard to see how this Saber could be comparable to Gilgamesh.

Saber's body was petite, and she was even smaller than Scheherazade.

"Don't underestimate her. You should know her legend, right?"

"Yes."

Who didn't know King Arthur?

If someone might be unfamiliar with Gilgamesh, no one would be ignorant of King Arthur.

Even if they didn't know the entire story of King Arthur, one would be able to tell his legend from Excalibur: Sword of Promised Victory.

"But even so, how strong is she?"

With just the legend, it was hard for her to tell how strong Saber was.

"Well..." He thought for a moment and said, "You should know that according to the legend, King Arthur is the incarnation of Dragon, right?"

"Yes."

"Then, she should have the power of the dragon."

"....." Scheherazade.

"Besides the power of the dragon, her instinct can even predict the future, superb swordsmanship, amazing parameter, and lastly, Excalibur."

"...."

Scheherazade had long realized that she was the weakest Servant, but even so, she couldn't help but sigh. "...Master, are we okay?"

Whether it was Hassan-i-Sabbah, Gilgamesh, or King Arthur, all of them were powerful, and all of them were enough to cause anyone to feel helpless.

Somehow, Scheherazade wondered why she was even summoned as a hero. After all, she was just a mere narrator of the storybook. Even if her Noble Phantasm was quite good, her experience in fighting was zero.

Or rather, she didn't want to fight.

"It's okay. I can defeat her."

His calm answer surprised her.

"Really?"

"Yes." Tamazuki didn't lie since he really didn't think that Saber could defeat him. Even if Saber had superb swordsmanship, so what?

He was a god of swords.

If he wanted to, he could cut down the planet in half.

"However, if the Excalibur is unsealed, then she might give me trouble."

"Excalibur? Unseal? What's so special about this sword? Isn't it just a sword given by the Lady of the Lake, Vivian?"

According to legend, Excalibur was a sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake, Vivian.

Frankly, except for that, she couldn't tell much since the story of King Arthur had never explained how powerful this weapon was.

However, she also knew that the power of the Servant couldn't be described by a mere historical recount, story, or any other things written by the people in the present era as they weren't in the same generation as King Arthur.

The only people that could tell how powerful King Arthur was were those who lived in the same generation as her, but all of them had already died, so it was impossible for her to know how powerful Excalibur was.

Yet, her Master seemed to know how powerful Excalibur was.

"Excalibur is a sword forged by the planet as the crystallization of the wishes of mankind stored and tempered within the planet. The truth is it is used by the planet to fight against external threats. Now, the problem is, how strong are the enemies of the planet?"

How strong was the enemy of the planet?

Even Scheherazade couldn't imagine it.

No, she could imagine it, but her fear of death made her not wish to make such an imagination.

"Master..."

"Calm down. Currently, Excalibur is sealed, so the might isn't that powerful. It also takes a lot of energy. If Saber uses it, then the Master might die from being overdrawn. However, if the Master is willing to use all three of the Command Spells, then it might be possible for Saber to use the unsealed Excalibur."

Tamazuki didn't lie since if the Excaliber was really unsealed, then it might be possible for the Solar System to be destroyed. He might be powerful, but he didn't think that he was powerful enough to destroy the Solar System.

It might not be wrong to say that Excalibur was comparable to Gilgamesh's Ea.

This was also why the two of them could give him a threat.

Yet, when he thought about their personality, it might be hard for them to defeat him.

After all, whether Saber or Gilgamesh, each of them had a flaw in their personality, which made it impossible for them to use all of their powers.

He had to say, though, whether it was Saber or Gilgamesh who were his nemesis since each of them had an ability to counter him or an ability to destroy him.

As for the rest?

He had never thought of them as his opponents.

"The battle will start tonight."

"Will you fight tonight?"

"I guess that depends on the situation. If you want to stay, then you can, though."

"....."

Should she stay?

She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "No, Master. Let me go with you." After all, his side was the safest, and as Tamazuki had said before, her skill allowed her to give an advantage over the King type of Servant.

Whether it was Gilgamesh or Arthur, the two of them were kings.

Even if she couldn't fight, she knew she could stay alive.

Yet, it didn't change the fact that she was scared, though.

He chuckled and gently patted her head. "Sure."

"Though, you will be the one who is fighting, right, Master?"

"I am."

He rubbed Scheherazade's hair hard before he sighed helplessly, wondering why he even summoned a Servant.

Still, because of this action, she leaned on his chest and snuggled into his arms.

Watching Scheherazade, who was in his arms, Tamazuki thought that it didn't matter as his Servant was cute and easy to hug.

The two continued to watch Saber and Irisviel, watching them touring around Fuyuki City.

'Now that you mention it, I haven't walked around Fuyuki.'

Whenever he was in another world, he had a hobby of traveling to various places, looking at the places that weren't mentioned in the story, trying various foods, and enjoying life.

However, he knew that this wasn't the time for that, and he knew that, unlike his adventurers that would last a few months or so, in this world, it would end before a month.

"Scheherazade."

"Hmm?"

"When everything is over, let's go travel."

"...."

Scheherazade stared at him, showing a surprise before she smiled. "Un." Holding his hand, she hoped that everything could be smooth.

As the two kept watching, the day became night.

Irisviel and Saber went to the beach, watching the scenery of the beach as they talked to each other—only Saber's expression became dignified.

Saber held and pulled Irisviel's upper arm. Just by this gesture, Irisviel settled down and exchanged a look with Saber.

"...an enemy Servant?"

"Yes."

The sensation didn't change. From undercover, a hundred meters to the side, he was leaving plain indications like a provocation. He was clearly conscious of Saber's presence, yet didn't shorten the distance, rather slowly distancing himself—

"He seems to be inviting us."

"Hmm. That is honest. Does he want to choose the battlefield?"

Without a trace of tension in her voice, Irisviel still kept cool as she replied. This battle situation was proof of her complete faith in Saber. This made Saber revise her inner judgment in favor of her mistress.

"It appears the opponent has the same expectations as us. Making the opponent bite on the indication left for show... He is a Servant looking for a frontal fight, just like you, Saber, isn't he?"

"That would be a Lancer or a Rider class. He makes a straightforward opponent."

When Saber nodded, Irisviel again returned with a fearless smile.

"So, shall we take on the invitation?"

"I wish the same."

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