Saber? Saber. SABER!!

"I ask you. Are you my master?"

[The constellation "Story Enjoyer" is smiling with his handsome face.]

The person standing there was none other than blue saber, the waifu of Fate, the best known servant and the King of Knights herself; Artoria Pendragon.

Artoria has the appearance of a young woman in her early-mid teens with a slender physique, soft skin, and green eyes. She has "finely textured" blonde hair that seems "as if sprinkled with gold dust." Her face shows some signs of naivety and displays elegance. She is more muscular than normal women, leading her to believe her body is unappealing, but all of the fanbase believes her to be very beautiful. She wears shining armor with an old styled dress, made from old-fashioned blue cloth, underneath.

"Servant Saber has come in response to your summoning."

Seeing the blonde swordswoman already equipped with armour and an invisible weapon in hand, all the girls each took a stance while simultaneously taking a step back. For one, they wanted to signify with this step back that they didn't have any malicious intentions and were just in a defensive position just like Yami had told them. And the other reason was the pressure that all of them felt. Each one of them had senses honed by life and death battles and they knew that this person before them was strong, very strong.

Yami stepped forward without saying anything and looked deep into Sabers eyes, who did the same.

As she looked at the white haired man, Artotia felt a strange feeling. A kind of kinship? She herself couldn't explain it. Of course this was caused by the King of Knight passive skill.

Without breaking eye contact, Yami raised his left arm and revealed his command spells. They had the appearance of a heart surrounded by two wings.

"My name is Yami. I am your master and the champion of God. Don't worry about that title, you can just ignore it if you want to. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Seeing that Yami was undoubtedly her master, Artoria stepped forward and declared.

"My sword will henceforth be at your side. Your fate is henceforth my fate. The pact is now sealed."

His command spells shined for a moment and a special connection was formed between the master and servant. Saber now got a little bit of Yami's mana.

The amount was managed by Eve to make sure everything went well. Even a "little bit" was actually a great amount since Yami had a Magic stat at 3700 and this world was overflowing with Mana in comparison to the dry world of modern Fate.

Yami nodded towards her and then finally broke eye contact. He glanced towards Esdeath and the girls all loosened their stances and withdrew their weapons.

[The constellation "God is a girl" is pouting because you dare say that the title of being her champion could be ignored.]

"Please leave the two of us alone for a moment."

Raphtalia and the rest instantly disappeared. Now there were only the King of Knights and the Champion chosen by God standing in the beautiful garden of Paradise.

"I suppose you need a moment for yourself. Just like you have received information about this world, I have seen your fate, Artoria Pendragon."

Her life was just like in the original, being trained as a knight and king since childhood, pulling out Caliburn out of the stone, becoming the king, "birthing" Modred and of course the fall of herself and her kingdom. However, this was the point where God intervened and also the point from which Saber came from. Instead of the Counter Force, Artoria was given a "second chance" by God. Although she was made a "Servant", she never entered the throne of heros and has no connection to the grail. God made her a "Servant" and she had the skills of one, but she was different from the ones in the Nasu-verse.

And the "Perfect moment" in which she was summoned was right after her death. This was also why Yami gave her some space since at the moment she was pretty much destroyed after seeing her kingdom fall.

She has gotten information about the "Main-world" and Paradise as well and needed to digest it for a moment. Thus she was blankly standing there while the wind made her blue dress flutter.

"...Second… Chance…"

These were the only words she could remember from God. She didn't remember how he/she looked or anything else about the being.

She stared into the sky, no, she was staring somewhere far away. Something gone.

Yami was standing ten meters behind her, patiently waiting for her to sort her thoughts and feelings. Although he could try to directly approach her while she was in a mentally fragile state and attempt to extinguish the wish of saving her kingdom, this was a very bad idea and Yami knew that very well.

Artoria never had anything to live for other than her kingdom and subjects. Even though she was in the weakest state of mind, she was still standing there as a knight should, but Yami could see drops of water fall down to the ground beneath her, the tears of a king. He didn't want to have a bad relationship with her because of his words, like Kiritsugu and there was no guarantee that she wouldn't go rouge at this moment of fragility or something like Dark Saber could happen.

His plan was to stick to the original with Saber slowly accepting things and building up feelings for Shirou, in this case Yami, and becoming more "human".

Sighing internally at the sad fate of Saber, Yami first sent a message to Alice since she and the King of Knights should be getting along very well and what Artoria needed was interaction with other people. She needed to be saved, saved from herself.

He also started making a sandwich to cheer the soon to be glutton up. At that moment he thought of another thing as well.

(Eve, can I buy a lion cub or something similar?)

{Wait a moment… Done.The old woman just added it. A cute little female lion cub for 600 System Points. It's so pricey since it is stronger than a normal animal, closer to a magical beast, she has a high intelligence and can evolve. Some good news as well; once Artoria reaches a certain level, she can transform. Into other classes as well as a lion-girl form if she wishes so.}

[You have purchased: Female lion cub for 600 System Points.]

[Current System Points: 69 010]

A cute little ball of fur appeared, for some reason, atop Yami's head. It was really adorable, as the small face leaned forward, the faces of the two were right next to each other, although "her" face was upside down.

Not wanting her to fall down, Yami grabbed the cute furrball by her waist and held her in front of himself. Her big child eyes were staring into his own. At that moment he was a bit confused because he could see something resembling a mane on her head. It was very small and looked good, but the description was very clear that this cub was a girl and not a boy.

{God designed her that way since it looked good. But she is 100% a girl.}

"Grahhrr~~"

"She" had opened her mouth as if she was a baby calling out to its mother. And her paws were moving, as if trying to get a hold of their parents.

He wasn't able to do anything against this level of cuteness and hugged her to his body, stroking her head. For a moment he was thinking whether he should just keep her instead of giving her to Saber, but then he caught sight of the lonely "king" standing there. The scene of her body standing within the mysterious and fairytail like garden of Paradise made her look fabulous and at the same time, sad.

"Gwaa~~"

The lion cub had noticed the great smelling sandwiches that Yami had made and was stretching its small paws out to them.

"Okay, okay. The similarities between you and her make me understand why she is so fond of Lions instead of Dragons… Eve, what would happen if I used my Primordial Dragon Bloodline? After all, she has a deep connection with the Red dragon I think it was? Didn't she also have dragon blood in her veins? Well, her name is Pendragon after all..."

{I can't say for sure, but since she has already accepted you as her master and has made an oath, her loyalty will probably increase along with her intrigue. After all, her bloodline would tell her to submit to you, that you are a higher being than her and that she should follow the ancestor of the dragons.}

"Hmmm… Release only a small bit of it please. We should slowly build up our relationship instead of rushing."

It had already been over ten minutes. Yami looked towards Artoria, she seemed to have calmed down. Her mental strength and will were truly awe inspiring and the role model of a knight and king. Yami had a deep sense of respect for Saber.

Yami slowly walked forward step by step until he arrived right next to Artoria. Neither of them spoke or looked at the other. But this silence carried a lot of emotions, at least for Saber.

Yami stretched out his hand. An ordinary rock appeared before him, it looked really similar to the one in which Caliburn was. He took out a white rose and placed it down. It resembled the most basic of graves.

The intention behind his actions were clear. This was a memorial for Camelot. At least that was what Artoria believed. Her master knew of her past after all and was now showing sympathy, not only to her, but to her subjects as well.

"Do you need more time?"

Artoria was still looking at the white rose and Yami didn't look at her either. As master and servant, they didn't need to look into each other's eyes to know…

"No. Mourning won't bring them back. But God may… Yami, what are your orders as my master?"

After taking one last look at the memorial, Saber turned towards Yami and now the others faced each other seriously. Somehow she felt different strange emotions as she looked at him and even her blood seemed to tell her that the person before her was her master. As she looked into his eyes, she saw her own reflection, however, the next moment it was swallowed by the blood red of his iris.

"Saber… Artoria, my first and foremost order for you is to protect me, Paradise and everyone dear to me. As a king you should understand it, right?"

Artoria nodded. She knew that Yami was the "ruler" of Paradise and she was faintly aware of the people around him, although she only knew how they looked. Strangely, almost all of them were female and very beautiful at that. And they were strong. From the women who were there when she was summoned, she felt power comparable to a servant, although she would still win in a fight. Especially now that she had Yami as her master, she felt powerful, really powerful.

"For now, I want you to accompany me on the outside and act as my guardian. Are you fine with this?"

She nodded once again. She wasn't a woman of many words, but deeds instead. It was the duty of a servant and knight to protect their master. For some reason, she felt that she was his knight rather than the King of Knights…

{Husband, I think it is good to mention that Artoria is able to actually "dematerialize" and become completely invisible. Since the laws of the Nasu-verse don't apply to her, God just gave her that skill. It is based on the spirit form, but a bit different, the best way to describe it would be a guardian spirit form. Of course she can also normally walk around and she can't fight while dematerialized. This means that you now have the king of knights, Saber as your guardian servant. Congratulations hubby.}

"Saber. Once it is morning, the two of us will leave Paradise and you guard me in your Spirit Guardian Form, I will call it that for now. Until then, I want you to see a bit more of Paradise and meet a few more people. After all, a knight shouldn't fight for a kingdom that they don't even know. The first person would be Alice, I'm certain the two of you will get along very well. She is waiting for you at the outskirts of the city. You go there first, there is still something I want to do. Oh right, here."

Yami handed over the sandwich he had made for her. The lion cub had jumped onto his shoulder and for the moment, he still couldn't bear to let her go. But he could also see the glances that Saber threw at it.

(MY PRECIOUS!)

(I think I now understand those overprotective fathers in anime a bit… If my cute little one were to get taken by some idiot… Well, that is for the future. Saber, feel honored that I am giving you this absolutely adorable creature, however, I won't let her be monopolized completely by you!)

Unaware of Yami's inner thoughts, Saber took the great looking and smelling sandwich… AND ATE IT!

[The constellation "God-father" is saying RIP after God's name was written into the death-note while praying in front of its gravestone.]

After she took the first bite, she froze for a moment, the next moment she devoured the rest within seconds, probably making use of her mana to boost her own speed just to taste more of it faster.

Her eyes slowly moved towards the rest of the sandwiches which were still within Yami's left hand…

The two strong rulers both had a great struggle of willpower and desire!

{Darling~ Snap back to reality.}

{The constellation "Meme-lord" is --- The constellation "Meme-God" is nodding sagely.}

Seeing Artoria's eyes and cute actions, Yami wanted to try something. He took one of the five sandwiches and threw it towards her.

She opened her mouth and caught it, instantly swallowing it.

[The constellation "Appreciator of Beauty" is being overloaded with KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. 200 System Points have been sponsored.]

Happy with the change of atmosphere and Saber's mood, Yami threw her another sandwich and then gave her the two others which the glutton ate instantly as well. Somehow this "feeding" reminded him of a certain very cute loli-dragon which was very cute and really cute and adorable. Important things need to be said trice!

"Alice is already waiting for you."

Yami gave her the last one and Saber did as he said, walking towards the city where a blonde knight in golden armour was already waiting. She was nibbling on the sandwich in the meantime while thinking about how great it tasted, it was better than anything she had eaten even as a king. Way better! Maybe this wasn't so bad.

Turning around to the stone again, a sword made of glass or crystal appeared in Yami's hand. It looked majestic and artistic. And somehow it had a special vibe to it, as if it had a certain purpose. If Artoria saw it, it would remind her a bit about Caliburn.

"The Sword in the Stone part 2… Everybody loves sequels, right?"

With these unfitting words of mocking the film industry, Yami stabbed the crystal blade into the stone.

- - -

It was early morning, but the Antaiku was already pretty lively and hungry…

Yami spent most of his morning, over half an hour, cooking breakfast. That was mostly thanks to his "guardian servant" eating nearly everything he made.

The small lioness on Alice's head was also happily munching on the meat that Yami made for her. She now also had a name; Leoness. It seemed that just like God and many others, Alice wasn't good with naming.

The similarity to another anime character's name was also starting to call upon the copyright lawyers who were already working overtime. Since she could "evolve", maybe she could one day transform into a human-lion Waifu? If she did, Yami was certain that God would make her look like Leone.

After Saber ate over twenty plates of food, Yami was finally able to make the breakfast for the ever growing residents of the Antaiku.

There were; him, Yoshimura, Touka, Hinami, her mother Ryoko and currently, Kuroka and Mai-san were living in the cafe as well.

Thankfully he was already above the level of a chef and with the help of magic and his authority within Paradise, he sped up the process of making the food by a lot. He was using his godly powers to speed up the baking of bread. That's how one should use absolute power! That's responsible use!

Thus, all the doors simultaneously and everybody stormed down as if it was a shopping mall on black friday. None of them noticed, or could notice, a door open that shouldn't have, the room where the bunny girl was staying. A naughty black cat was waiting for her food as well of course.

Even though he couldn't see her, Yami was sure that his "guardian servant" was currently staring at the meal on the big table as if it was prey. He had even cooked for both her, Alice and the other demi-humans to welcome Saber, but it seemed that this blonde haired servant was actually a black hole.

Not to be confused with the black holes named "Harem-Protagonists", they are so dense they just don't make any sense.

[The constellation "MC" is saying that it isn't their fault! It's the physical abuse coming mainly from the Tsundere that deals irreversible Brain Damage, making them unable to read basic social clues, becoming totally oblivious to anything regarding love and Incapable of MAKING UP THEIR FREAKIN MIND ALREADY. This message was paid for and approved by his holiness the anime-pope. For further instructions please go to Youtube and consult the Harem Survival Guide.]

There was hot chocolate, fresh bread, jam made out of the fruits of Paradise, croissants, cereal, fruit salad, but most importantly pancakes and waffles!

The energetic Hinami was the first one to sprint towards the table with her mother closely following her wanting to catch up on her. Of course she just wanted to make sure that her daughter didn't trip while running at superhuman speeds, she wasn't at all thinking about being the first to taste the delicious, heavenly, captivating, heavenly, captivating, heavenly, delicious and heavenly food! The more you say it the more you say it, right?

[The constellation "People die when they die" is in awe at your wisdom once again.]

Touka was walking down the stairs as well, but cast a quick look at Yami.

The phrase the system gave for her feelings was "Unacknowledged love". This referred to herself instead of Yami. She herself didn't acknowledge that she had started to develop feelings for him.

"Meooww~"

"Of course I didn't forget you, here."

Yami put down a cleanly cut pancake, fish and fresh milk. This wasn't a good diet for a cat at all, but if this SSS-rank stray-devil got diarrhea from this Yami didn't know whether to laugh or cry, probably both.

Kuroka literally punched on it and started digging in. Hinami, Ryoko and Touka were already eating, or rather feasting on the lavish breakfast that Yami had prepared. The moment they took a bite, everything but divine foodgasm was totally ignored since they couldn't focus on anything but the taste, even if they wanted to.

Yoshimura was watching over them with a slight smile while making coffee. This was a peaceful and good life. This was something he had dreamt of in regards to Ghouls, not having to murder and eat humans, but able to enjoy their lives without having to fear being killed. But he was also aware that the government wouldn't let them live in true peace as long as they were ghouls. And he was contemplating about what Touka had reported about Yami after yesterday's events. Yami was way stronger and more special than he had thought. Yoshimura was aware that the white haired boy was by no means ordinary and the thing about suddenly being teleported to Japan was still on his mind as well. But the speed and fighting capabilities that Touka described were way above a normal ghoul or even a highly trained human. But the thing that truly unsettled him was the indifference that Yami supposedly had in regards to killing. It was a good thing that Yami was able to protect himself and being strong was very important, even in this rather civilized environment, but a normal person shouldn't have to kill someone, especially not without any lasting emotions. Yoshimura had very clearly seen that as Yami returned, there was no weight on his shoulders about having murdered, there wasn't even excitement from battle, or fear or any other emotion, there was just nothing. He could tell that there was indeed something Yami was happy about or looking forward to, but this was about something totally different, that was what his intuition was telling him.

"Yoshimura-san, don't you want to eat something too?"

Yami looked over at the old man after he finished stroking the eating and purring Kuroka.

"You are trying to use titles at the end I see. But you don't have to, I know that you aren't used to it. And I'm just an old man, you don't need to use san or anything."

Yoshimura had a ever calm voice. After Yami had already invited him, how could he still not take part in the breakfast? And if he didn't hurry up, there might not be any left after the three devoured more than they should probably be able to. Maybe the saying was true that there was a second stomach just for good food. He had made himself a cup of coffee already and it went along very well with the delicious bread.

Yami then looked over at the bunny girl who looked around the cafe and was currently coming out of the kitchen.

Since all the others were wholly immersed in the food they didn't react to Yami taking another plate and placing it on a table in the corner.

"Do you want to eat something?"

Mai couldn't help but nod. None could resist the temptation after tasting Yami's food once.

"And? What is it you plan on doing now?"

After she had finished, Yami looked her into her eyes and asked the important question. There wouldn't be a problem if she just stayed in the Antaiku and to become visible again she would need to face her own hearts-demons. Even if she kept on being invisible for the time being, that would only be better for Yami since only he could see her, interact with her and thus it was only a matter of time until she started to develop feelings for him since he was practically her only choice. He was the only person who could see her, the one who helped her, the prince in shining armor!

Welp, Yami internally snorted at the "prince in shining armor" bullshit.

It was Mai's life, Yami wasn't the one to decide what she should do, it was she herself. This might also just be the easiest way for Yami.

"... I don't want to disappear…"

Her voice was very faint, but with his perfect hearing it of course didn't escape Yami's senses. But contrary to yesterday, her voice wasn't as lost anymore, now there was will and determination to her tone.

"Don't worry about that, as long as I live, I won't forget you and as long as I don't forget you, you won't disappear. But this still doesn't answer the question, no pressure though. The cafe will open soon and after that is school. You can take the time to think about what you want to do next and how you can overcome your "Puberty Syndrome". I will help you in any way I can, but there is only so much I can do and it is a problem of your own heart. As long as I can't go inside of it, there is no way to mend it."

Yami spoke the last words in a joking manner, but the true meaning wasn't hard to understand.

"Please enjoy the rest of your breakfast."

Yami stood up since Yoshimura was signaling to him. He still needed to make fresh bread and cakes for later.

Mai stared into her tea and then at Yami's back as he was walking to the kitchen.

While he prepared everything, a black cat was watching him, who was in turn watched by a blonde king. Like a kitty watched by a lion.

"Hmm, I hope that Shizuku will come again today… I'm looking forward to it."

[STATUS - AFFECTION

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