Equal Love

"That's how it is..."

As XX relaxed in the bath, sipping on chilled fruit juice and letting Artorius, who had transformed into his 'shota form', playfully fondle her breasts, she began to recount her story.

In the beginning, it was nothing special. Just aimless chaos, fighting against Sabers; similar to X.

But after several aimless years of this, at the age of twenty, XX saw that the number of Sabers—or rather, Artoria Species in the universe not only hadn't decreased but had actually increased.

This left XX feeling bewildered, and her life took a turn for the worse.

As she grew older, her thoughts matured and became more realistic. In her twenties, she had no house and no savings. The spaceship Dun Stallion II was also broken. What was she going to do in the future?

After all, at that age, continuing to mess around was no longer an option. Working odd jobs here and there didn't seem like a viable solution either.

With those thoughts in mind, XX abandoned the idea of exterminating Sabers. She accepted a settlement and joined the galaxy police, living the life of a typical public servant. When rumors of problems in the galaxy arose, she had to go on field duty as soon as possible.

Busy and hectic, just like any other public servant, her life was miserable, to say the least. Perhaps not entirely miserable, all things considered.

After all, human emotions don't necessarily align and are equal. Her life might be enviable to those who had a worse life than hers.

But, in this moment of candidness with XX, Artorius didn't have to concern himself with the miserable lives of others. All he cared about was XX, the one lying in his arms right now.

"What a pitiful life..."

Artorius in his 'shota form' said that as he leaned against XX's breasts. With her 15-year-old 'Artoria Face' but with a 20-year-old body with great breasts and good curves, XX was indeed a precious miracle.

"But don't worry."

After another moment of fondling, Artorius lifted his head, looking earnestly at XX.

"After this, you don't have to worry about all that anymore. From now on, just live your life here. I'll make sure you live like a princess."

While the level of technology in this world was much lower than in hers, she couldn't shop on Amazoness, play gacha games, indulge in console gaming, or watch TV for entertainment. Artorius could be her 'entertainment'.

Could he?

Also, XX wasn't a shut-in or an 'otaku'. In her younger days, her 'entertainment' involved beating up Sabers. After becoming a galaxy police, it was beating up cosmic criminals all over the place.

She could still do that on the current Earth.

The empire was currently facing the threat of vampires, and they needed a tough big sister like XX to join.

She had years of real combat experience in Sapphire Galaxy and had spent many years as a galaxy police. She was a capable figure, not inferior to anyone under Artorius's command.

This was like a dream come true!

Artorius had been worried that when facing the vampires, his forces might not be enough!

"Ooh!" XX got excited after hearing Artorius say that. "Right! I heard it before that you need me!"

She excitedly propped herself up, making Artorius have to increase the strength of his embrace to prevent himself from bouncing off her breast.

"Yeah, yeah, calm down."

Artorius continued to comfort XX gently and listened as she recounted the second part of her story.

She heard Artorius's 'prayer', abandoned her job, gathered her sisters, hijacked a spaceship, and came to Earth where Artorius was. They engaged in a series of battles, and then she was betrayed by her sister YY and fell. He saved her just before she was about to disappear.

"That's how it is..."

"..."

Listening to XX, Artorius fell silent for several minutes, even stopping his playful antics with her breasts.

This made XX feel somewhat uneasy.

"Artorius... umm, what's wrong?"

"It's, no, it's not, it's just..."

Artorius opened his mouth, unsure of what to say. He then exclaimed in his mind:

'What the hell?! What X had said before is actually true?! Is there really that many Artoria Species in the Servant Universe?! And they all come to this world?!'

'The number of Artorias that came here was in the hundreds, no, maybe thousands, and even though they fought and killed each other along the way, there are still three organizations and hundreds of Artorias left...'

'The three leaders are all god-level Servants and each of them has a powerful strength exceeding the entire empire's forces...'

"Ah, don't worry too much, Artorius." Seeing Artorius in a daze, XX thought he was worried about the other Artoria Species. "I'll handle them!"

But Artorius's thought had not ended yet.

'In this world...'

'Can such...'

'Great things exist?!'

Artorius's face turned crimson, and he instantly felt high as if inhaling weeds, his eyes reddening as he looked at XX.

This wasn't like winning the lottery; it was more like getting an extravagant feast served on a silver platter, with boxes of gold bars and jewels to go along with it!

Before becoming an admirer of Scathach, he was an admirer of Artoria above all else, even before he was reincarnated.

With so many Artorias on his side, Artorius had no reason to fear the vampires or Crimson Moon.

When hundreds of Artorias teamed up, Crimson Moon would be nothing. Even the Counter Force like Gaia or Alaya, would be powerless.

From now on, as long as Crimson Moon and the Counter Force behaved without causing trouble, Artorius would allow them to enjoy their lives; however, if they dared to provoke him and his empire, he would deal with them without hesitation!

With the Artoria Species as a backup, Artorius felt much more confident in his decisions.

"???" XX tilted her head sideways in confusion as she saw Artorius stay silent.

*Splash!*

Suddenly, Artorius stood up directly from the pool and left XX's embrace, switching from his 'shota form' to his usual 'ikemen form'. In the next moment, he teleported himself and XX to the changing room, expelled the water droplets and moisture from her, and handed her a towel.

"Let's go!" Artorius said while gazing at XX seriously.

"Go? Go where?" XX asked confusedly.

"Take me to find those Artoria Species of course..." Artorius said without hesitation.

"Go... find... those... Artoria Species?!"

"Yeah!"

As XX looked at Artorius with astonished wide eyes and an expression of disbelief, he declared decisively:

"I'm going to find them! Bring them all under my command and give them equal love!"