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Haru's face didn't smile, only stared at Shirou silently, but it brought tremendous pressure on Shirou. It was very hard to breathe and it made Shirou feel uncomfortable, but then that pressure changed again.

"I was joking, don't take it seriously," Haru said with a smile.

Shirou wasn't sure, but it was so hard to read Haru's mind since he felt that Haru could change into anything from flirtatious, kind, domineering, etc with ease.

'Acting?'

Well, not exactly, but then Shirou thought again and realized.

Roleplay!

Shirou had "revelation" skills and an A-Rank at it which made him capable of searching for an answer to the question.

Shirou had a feeling that this young man might have a lot of women and a lot of those women had very difficult, troublesome, or even psychopath personalities. Even Raikou who had "Mad Enhancement" with EX Rank was tamed by him which made him realize Haru's power.

However, of course, Shirou also knew that the pressure that he felt before wasn't some bluff or trick, but rather, the young man in front of him was really that powerful that he was able to release such a powerful pressure on him.

Shirou also wasn't good at fighting and compared to the other servants, he wasn't the strongest and even below the average.

During the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, Shirou was able to get so close to victory because of the privilege which was brought by his position as a Ruler class servant.

Of course, those privileges couldn't be used by those who weren't servants.

Not to mention, that it wasn't possible for Shirou who had lost his position as a Ruler in this Holy Grail War to use his privileges again.

In conclusion, if Haru wanted to end Shirou's life, it was as easy as stealing candy from a child. It was so easy that he didn't see what was so fun about it, however, because of that, he didn't attack Shirou.

Haru knew that his mission was important, but he wanted to avoid showing his power as much as he could since he knew this world wasn't that simple. There was a lot of mysterious existence in this world, and it was better to be low-key.

Shirou knew that there was a big possibility that he would be killed, but he still came which showed how dangerous and crazy his mind was.

"if I am still afraid, then I won't be here to meet you."

Shirou said while showing a fearless smile without looking away from Haru.

"I have heard from Achilles and Atalanta that you're very strong, and it seems the rumor is true. You can release a strong pressure that can easily crush me. In your eyes, I am nothing but a saint in Japan after all, compared to you, I am nothing."

Shirou owned "revelation" skills that could give him an answer of everything, but in front of Haru's, that ability was useless, but he knew the pressure which was incited by Haru before was very strong and if Haru wanted, he could be crushed to death by that pressure.

However, even so, Shirou still came to visit Haru.

"My revelation tells me that once I am going to attack you, unless, there is a miracle, then I will die."

Shirou let out a sigh since he felt even more confused by Haru's existence since he had never seen such a strong human.

"Unfortunately, I am very good at doing miracles before I was alive so I chose to take a gamble." Shirou smiled and said, "I am betting that you won't kill me."

Haru let out a long sigh and said, "Well, I don't like to kill people after all." Even if he had killed a person, there was no way that he would get used to it, but then again, if someone had tested his bottom line then he wouldn't show remorse when he killed those people, and fortunately, Shirou hadn't done anything that tested his bottom line.

"As what Atalante had said, you were very gentle," Shirou said.

"I am very gentle at the opposite gender. If you swing that way then I am sorry, I don't have an interest in you," Haru said.

Raikou showed a murderous aura, thinking that Shirou might swing that way. If that was the case then she needed to kill this youth as soon as possible to protect Haru's virginity!

"...."

Shirou let out a sigh and twitched his lips since he was being teased.

But still, Haru had to admit that Shirou had one or two screws loose on his head.

Betting his own life for so-called conversation and meeting, was basically something that was done with brain problems.

However, Haru knew that so-called heroes were a group of people with brain problems.

They could bet their lives for a small hope.

They could give up their lives because of their mood.

They could kill themselves because they wanted to save a stranger that they had never seen before.

For these heroes, one thing that was really important had never been their own lives, but their own desires

These desires could be glory, self-esteem, pride, whim, and various things.

It was because of that that these people could become heroes and there was no doubt that Shirou was a hero.

Even if Shirou yearned for the Holy Grail, he wouldn't hesitate to bet his life when the time called him.

"If I die here, maybe God is telling me that my wish isn't worth fulfilling."

Shirou said and his eyes were full of brilliance and hope.

"I really have a purpose to come to you since I have done so much to prepare for the Holy Grail War."

Haru looked at Shirou with a bored expression. He didn't care about Shirou's hopes or anything. It was normal for someone to have a wish after all, but well, rather than putting his hope on something, it was better for him to do everything by himself.

"Now that you've mentioned it, what is your wish for this Holy Grail?" Haru asked.

"Do you want to know it?" Shirou asked with a smile.

"No, but since you're here, then I don't mind listening," Haru said.

Shirou smiled and said, "If Semiramis is here then you might be more excited with my story."

"....."

Haru twitched his lips and asked, "You have been telling me the real name of your servant, is that alright?"

"Why not? You have seen my real name after all. I'm sure you'll know all the names of the servants in the Red Faction sooner or later," Shirou said.

Well, Haru was curious about Semiramis, but he wouldn't say it out loud.

Shirou then said his wish for the Holy Grail War.

"My wish is pretty simple and that is to make everyone throw away their selfishness and create a world where everyone is saved and happy," Shirou said.

"........"

Haru and Raikou were speechless when they heard it.

Haru looked at Shirou and said, "Well, you're really a hero. I admit it." There was no way that someone wouldn't be selfish, and it was normal to be selfish.

"Unfortunately, I have never considered myself a hero." Shirou smiled and said, "Here, I have no companions, and it is very troublesome to fight the opponent who is stronger than me."

"So what are you doing here?" Haru looked at Shirou and asked, "Don't tell me that you're planning something in this place while you're at that, you plan to talk with me to see what is my intention or goal?"

"That's right." Shirou nodded and said, "In this Holy Grail War, no matter who it is, everyone has their own goals. Even Ruler has a responsibility to maintain the order and make the Holy Grail War go smoothly." He looked at Haru and said, "Only you, we don't know your purpose so far that you even act as a Darnic's admirer in the Black Faction. I can even tell that your plan is successful from the intelligence that I have gathered."

Shirou had been wary with Haru from the beginning to the end, even if he was smiling, in truth, he felt that it was Haru the real opponent that he needed to watch out for.

"So I have been thinking that if I meet you, I might be able to understand something."

Shirou smiled once again, but this smile, not the gentle smile that he usually showed, but a smile with a very strong will, and soon, he declared."

"Now, I finally understand. You will be my enemy and it is enough to know that." When his voice fell, the whole room began to shake and there was a loud sound from beneath.

Not only this room, but the entire Fortress of Millennia was shaking.

Haru was calm and this accident didn't face him at all since he had noticed the presence of the huge thing in the air.

However, Shirou seemed to not see Haru's expression and stretched out his hands high.

"Okay, let's end the short chat here. It's time to start. The real Holy Grail War!"