Chapter 58: There Is No Holy Grail War
"So that's how it is~ Satoru-sensei has precognitive abilities, no wonder you know so many things~"
"It's not exactly precognition. I just occasionally come to know some inexplicable things, and I can't really control it either."
"Is that so~ I thought our family's secret had been exposed, making the clan send me here to check the situation first~"
After listening to the explanation from the man before her, the silver-haired young woman dressed in luxurious fur couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, her entire demeanor visibly relaxing.
Meanwhile, the golden-haired beauty seated nearby, clad in a black men's-style suit with trousers, maintained an expressionless face but still appeared slightly more at ease.
According to the man's explanation, he merely possessed a "precognitive" ability that allowed him to uncover others' secrets.
The reason he had written about it was simply because his profession as a novelist compelled him to do so—he had no intention of publicly revealing these secrets.
In any case, keeping this matter concealed was for the best.
"Don't worry, I won't say anything. Honestly, I didn't even know you existed. If I had, I wouldn't have written about it. So, Heroic Spirits really do exist... Saber, I can call you that, right? Miss King Arthur?"
In response to her words, Satoru waved his hand somewhat helplessly and spoke to the golden-haired girl beside him, his expression tinged with complexity.
Regarding the affairs of the three great families, he had at least altered the surnames a bit.
But for this legendary "King Arthur," he hadn't made any changes at all.
Of course, there wasn't really anything about her that needed altering—she had always been referred to as "Saber" for the most part.
Still, he hadn't expected her to actually appear before him in the flesh.
"Yes, that's fine. I am no longer a king, so just call me Saber."
The "Ahoge King" nodded solemnly and replied meticulously, just as Satoru remembered—a serious woman.
But it made sense for her to have this personality; if she had acted differently, Satoru would have suspected she was an imposter.
He didn't bother pretending ignorance about her identity or anything like that.
After all, he had already written her into his novel as the female lead, complete with illustrations—what was the point in feigning ignorance?
"Mr. Satoru, did you also learn about Saber's identity through your 'precognitive' ability?"
"Yes, but I'm not sure why you're here. Could it be that a Holy Grail War is truly taking place here? Saber, are you here to obtain the Holy Grail and change your kingdom's fate or something?"
"...No, Mr. Satoru, we haven't heard of any Holy Grail War."
"Huh?"
Hearing Irisviel's response, Satoru couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
He had initially assumed that these two had come here, just like in the original story, to participate in a Holy Grail War in this city. But now they were outright denying it, even claiming they had never heard of such a thing?
Was she trying to deceive him?
However, upon seeing the equally confused expressions in Irisviel and Saber's eyes, Satoru became convinced that they genuinely had no idea.
This was strange. Could it be that they had come specifically because he had written this novel and wanted to question him about it?
But even then, was it really necessary to send Saber herself?
"...Mr. Satoru, I did want to change our country's fate, but I've never heard of something like the Holy Grail. The reason I'm here now is because while wandering in the Throne of Heroes, I was summoned by Irisviel to protect this world from being destroyed by excessive power."
Saber at this moment seriously explained the reason for her appearance.
Truly righteous and principled—probably with a grand purpose like "to prevent the world from being destroyed, to maintain universal peace." Very much in Saber's style.
"Yes, our Einzbern family has been following this idea for 400 years, trying our best to prevent Earth from being excessively damaged."
Irisviel also nodded and spoke seriously.
Though she would have been more convincing if she could put down the soda in her hand.
"I see. So you want to protect world peace, and whenever you see disharmony, you want to change the world's fate? That's a noble goal~"
Satoru smiled gently as he looked at the two people before him.
The image of the Three Great Families in the original work wasn't actually very good, especially the Matou family, given what they did.
But their original intention was good—they wanted world peace.
It seems the Einzbern family in this world has taken a better direction~
"Actually, it's not that exaggerated. If it's just human behavior, we basically don't interfere, even with wars. What we mainly intervene in are powerful supernatural forces. For example, someone like you, Mr. Satoru."
"Me?"
"Yes. Didn't you recently subdue the 'Time Spirit'? We were originally very wary of the Time Spirit's power, so we summoned a true Heroic Spirit, preparing to fight her. But during this time, we found she's been very obedient to your commands, hasn't attacked anyone since, and even directly became your maid, right?"
"..."
No wonder. After all this, it turns out it's about Kurumi "turning over a new leaf."
"But actually, we came here with another target."
"Who?"
It wouldn't be Nia or Mukuro, would it?
"It's a Spirit who plays pranks everywhere. She seems to have grown tired of the city she was originally in, and after causing chaos in the Clock Tower, she came here. And from what we understand, she seems very interested in your novels, so we suspect she might come looking for you."
"..."
Although these two weren't here to cause him trouble, it still felt like trouble was coming!
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