Fate/Roulette

(3rd person's POV)

Her name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. After becoming the fifth emperor of Rome, basked as a tyrant in the eyes of the senate and her relatives but loved by the people of Rome, Nero walked with her chest high on a red carpet.

After watching the grand welcome in her respect, she praised the 'beauty' of her welcome ceremony with a gentle smile.

"Umu!"

Nero had a profound yet cute way of nodding that charms others. Even as the emperor, she didn't care what the nobles thought but what her people needed.

She walked until the end and stopped as her throne was in front of her.

She then sat on the chair and gazed upon the rows of her people waiting to be addressed.

These people were gathered from different realms of hierarchy. On her right was the nobility of Rome, most of them carrying disgusted faces for Nero yet still smiling, while on her other side were the groups of people belonging to different professions.

Her wife, Claudia Octavia, stood beside Nero with a gentle smile. Even with a tired face, Octavia was, perhaps, the only human in the court who was genuinely concerned for Nero.

Octavia then put the crown on Nero's head and bestowed Nero a the scepter.

Then the announcer of the royal court stepped forward, addressing the commencement of the meeting.

"We greet our beloved Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus for the audience. The talk shall now begin."

Nero smiled and was about to open her mouth when someone from the crowd yelled.

"NERO HAS TITS?!!"

Pin-drop silence occurred in the court.

The identity of person who yelled was a teenage boy who was also confused as to what had just happened. Still, after processing the event segments, the boy took a deep breath and cursed his loud mouth.

"Shit."

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2006, Clock Tower Campus

Rin Tohsaka, a 19 years old girl with dark hair, and a twin tail at each side, wearing full sleeves red shirt and thigh-length skirt over high stockings, was standing in front of a boy a young boy named Titus Faria Dusklock.

He was also a 19 years old boy with silky brown hair and dark eyes—an overall good-looking fellow with campus girls confessing to him on a daily basis.

He was also Rin's old friend who went to Fuyuki in Japan to assist her in the fifth Holy Grail war. Still, for some reason, the grail disappeared as if it had never existed.

As for her, Rin brought her sister Sakura and another magus named Shiro Emiya to the Clock Tower.

Anyway, judging by the nervous expression like a beta male on the boy's face, it was evident what would happen.

A love confession.

'What should I do?! What should I do?!'

Rin was also flustered. While Titus was kind of a dick, Rin always had a thing for him.

He was caring and intelligent fellow, with good knowledge of lore and history. He also helped Rin in her magecraft without anything in return.

As an aspiring mage, Rin was conflicted about whether or not she should accept Titus's feelings.

"So…" Titus muttered.

"Y-yes…?!" Rin also spoke with the same nervousness.

"Well, you see, Rin. I have been meaning to ask you for a long time…."

Tension around them grew, and silence fell between them.

Rin was getting deep red as she was about to be confessed.

Rin didn't want to hurt Titus's feelings, but she had to answer the confession. An obvious choice.

"Will you…"

Rin is going to decline the confession.

"Will you have sex with me?"

"Titus, I am sorry- wait, what?" Rin was utterly confused. What the hell did she hear again?

"You know, sex where a male thing goes in female thing. They rampage bed, turn adults, have good ol' time…."

"I know that kind of stuff, you idiot! Why are you asking me that?!!" Rin turned flustered, her mind still processing what Titus had just asked.

"Why? I mean, I only know you around here. I am also friends with Luvia, but I don't want to ask her. She will interpret the sex proposal as a real wrestling match. Imagine getting a suplex in doggy style." Titus said nonchalantly.

"Idiot, that thing happens after love and going on several dates! How could you ask something like that?!"

"Love? Nah." Titus said and then smirked, "I am a person who can't love a single woman. I am made different."

Rin's fuse finally blew off.

"Don't worry. I won't get you pregnant. I promise just to lose virginity and will forget about you." Titus said and then seductively raised his brows, "So, wanna go all giggity giggity with me?"

"…"

BOOM!

The next moment, Rin was chasing Titus while casting offensive spells to kill the pervert.

"COME BACK HERE AND DIE, YOU SH*THOLE!"

"W-why are you so furious, Rin? I have even seen your teddy bear underwear! Your taste was terrible for a tsundere girl, but we can work that out!"

"DIE!"

BOOM!

Rin chased for a while when Titus suddenly took a sharp turn. Rin followed, but the pervert was nowhere.

At that moment, Rin saw a fellow acquaintance.

"EMIYA, TELL ME WHERE THE HELL THAT PERVERT RAN OFF?!"

"Oh, Titus, he went to meet professor," Shiro answered with a plain face.

Rin tried to read if Shiro was lying but seeing Shiro confused, Rin gave up and walked away.

Shiro waited a couple of minutes before he took a deep breath. Drops of sweat appeared on his forehead, which was previously covered with Illusion magecraft cast by none other than Titus, who also came out behind Shiro.

"Phew! That was close. I didn't know she would become a berserker." Titus took a deep breath and wiped his forehead.

"Tit, what did you do this time?" Shiro asked.

"Well, I just wanted my little servant to ascend to the next level, but Rin was too pure to talk about birds and bees. Also, the fu*k, did you just call me?"

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(Titus's POV)

"Hmm, Hmm~! Shiro, your stuff is so delicious~! Kind of reminds me of my mother's cooking who doesn't exist." I exclaimed as I gulped a bite.

"Be mindful of your words, Titus." The boy with red hair sighed.

"No, seriously. Your cooking is on a different level. You should be a master chef like Gorgon Ramsi." I said and gulped the last bite from Shiro's bento.

I wouldn't have eaten his bento, but Shiro had already eaten Sakura Matou's cookies.

"It's Gordon Ramsey." Shiro sighed and looked at me, "Also, can't you be honest with Rin? I mean, asking directly for sex is just… absurd. You should ask her out first."

"Oh, look, who is talking? You took Sakura's virginity when she was, what, 16? How many dates have you gone with her before?!"

"Hey! Why are you involving her in your matter?!" Shiro turned flustered.

"Because I am jealous! Can you imagine your friend having sex in the next room when you are a virgin?!"

"Oh…" The red-haired prick didn't answer. He smiled nervously and scratched his cheek.

Even though it has already been a year since meeting him, I still can't rub the fact that such a beta male protagonist could beat me in terms of ascending to manhood.

"Hm, I didn't know you wanted sex so badly."

"Hm? No. It's not like that. I mean, a magus's life is unpredictable, and I don't want to die a virgin for a second time."

"Second time?" Shiro was confused but then rubbed off the last comment and smiled, "Anyway, Professor El-Melloi is looking for 3rd year."

"You mean Waver?"

"He is a Professor, Titus. He asked to gather all third years for the basic magecraft oral test to be held tomorrow."

"Oh, count me in." I smiled tiredly. The only problem was that I got to take a class with Rin and Luvia. One was behind my ass to kill me, and the other just wanted to wrestle me.

"Then I will leave." Shiro bid his farewell and left.

While sitting on a bench, I looked at the bright sky and took a deep breath.

"Ahah! It has been four years."

My name is Titus, and as you might have guessed, I am a transmigrated/reincarnated person who just happens to have the worst luck of being born in Nasuverse.

I loved ancient and historical figures and used to study world history in my previous life. Unfortunately, I died and transmigrated to this world.

My full name is Titus Faria Dusklock, and I belong to a small mage family. I was the 8th youngest child, so I was neglected as I was not even close to being an heir. And just like every asshole magecraft family, I was left alone to care for myself.

Your typical nasuverse sad story.

It was probably why my memories got awakened inside this body so that I could support myself without the need from the so-called 'family.'

When I awakened my memories, my magic circuits also revived, and I was able to practice magecraft. Through recognition and with the help of a certain red head, I was able to roll on Clock Tower Mage Campus, where I met with Rin Tohsaka and Luviagelita Edelfelt.

I instantly knew I was the same age as the main cast.

I also got close with Rin because she was getting into debt as Kieri Kotomine poorly managed her family property. You know, giving a shoulder to a damsel in distress.

You might wonder if I am a waifu sucker; you are wrong. I wanted to get close to her to participate in the Holy Grail war. I wanted to witness those fights and meet the adorable gender bend, King Arthur.

I went with Rin to Japan, Fiyuki, to help her summon a servant and back her with my specialty; illusion arts.

However, just like every isekai MC, I also found my golden finger in this world, and it was a freaking Holy Grail.

Yes, my friend, I was transmigrated with a hidden Holy Grail in my Imaginary Inventory.

However, after confirming my timeline, I just wished to erase every trace of the Holy Grail from this world.

My wish was granted, and Holy Grail just disappeared from this world. Rin couldn't summon any servant, nor was I able to meet any historical figure.

Even though I was excited to meet heroic spirits, only I knew how corrupted the grail was. Thinking of the consequences, I erased all the traces of the Holy Grail from this world for good. I don't know what happened to Illya, who had a lesser grail in her, or golden king, who was revived from the same corrupted grail, as I never encountered any of them.

I then informed Shiro and Rin about Sakura's situation, manipulated them to think of Matou Family as their natural enemy, and made them fight, destroying the family and saving Sakura. I don't know why, but in this timeline, Shiro was strong and daring, unlike in the first two routes.

After Shiro's and Sakura's graduation from high school, we returned from Japan along with Shiro and Sakura. They entered as first years while Rin and I were in our final year.

You might wonder why I was being a dick and asked Rin directly for sex. Well, I don't like being in a love relationship.

Love, promising to protect each other, holding hands (so lewd), and then gifting chocolates are all pointless in my eyes. I mean, marriage is the real deal. Those love birds will eventually see the inner demon of their partner when they would invade each other's privacy.

As such, I would like to avoid a love war with girls. I just wanted to taste the warmth of the opposite gender to see what it tasted like.

This pretty much explains my personality. I am a rational person who doesn't involve in trivial matters unless necessary.

Relationships also never worked for me. In my previous life…. In my last life….

Wait.

"Who was I in my previous life? How did I die? My name, the name of my parents, and their faces… why can't I remember any of it?!"

I widened my eyes, stunned, when I detected my missing memories of my previous life. Though I always missed questioning it, where are all my memories?

"But I remember being a student and aiming to become a historian. I can also recall the events of my life perfectly, but everything else seems to like it is rubbed from my memories…." I muttered.

Suddenly, a sense of anxiety basked my brain, and I fell deep in thought.

My name, identity, parents, school name, and friends. When, where, or how did I die? Was coming to Nasuverse really my choice? And from what deity or devil I made a deal to be granted a Holy Grail in this universe? Why, of all wishes, I wished to erase the Holy Grail from this world.

I couldn't recall anything.

"I have to know this."

I was a person who couldn't just sit and live in a world that only appeared in fiction in my world. I knew I had to dig deep into this matter.

At that moment, I saw a holographic blue screen in front of me.

[A desire to know the 'Truth' has awakened the Fate Roulette system within you.]

[Welcome, host. For the cost of using a Holy Grail, as per the agreement, you will have to complete the Roulette missions in different historical ages of this universe.]