Right now, I was petting the fox and the sparrow.
"Right there~ chirp♡"
"Arf arf~♡"
At some point, I had become an animal-taming Master.
'What? I was just petting them as a hobby? How did it come to this?'
I was petting them so much that I thought my hand might burn if I petted more than this (more than 4 of them).
I know birds like having their head, base of the neck, neck, and cheeks touched, but I didn't know they'd like it this much.
Meanwhile, the other Servants were looking with expressions like 'Servants can be tamed too?' Conversely, Achilles was looking with a gaze that said 'Surely he doesn't plan to tame sis too?'
'Wait, bird, dog… now a cat…. If this continues, it seems like it'll become an animal (heroic spirit) farm.
Excluding the petting, Benienma is a cooking inn specialist. Tamamo is love expression, otaku specialist? Is that right? Anyway, Benienma has the highest rank.
The sparrow may be weak, but since it's not the sparrow we know, even Tamamo can't do anything about it.
'.... But were all the animal heroic spirits female?'
I had no memory of any male animals appearing, and considering the possibility they won't appear, the point is that it would be a real headache if they go into heat.
Well, if such a case occurs, the day may come when I have to ask Medea to make a potion that can relieve the heat.
Anyway, thinking leisurely, I decided to go around the village.
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"Hey, Saber. What will you do if a person called Father appears?"
"Haa? Why, are you saying Father came to this Holy Grail War?"
"Uh…. A piece of information just came from the Mage's Association, but it's hard to verify if it's true. It's hard to believe too."
The girl shouted and said.
"Haa? First, tell me about that information."
"The Master who won the 4th Holy Grail War is named Akira, and it's said the Servants King Arthur, the witch from Greek mythology, and a Knight of the Round Table, the Knight of the Lake incarnated."
"Lake means that brat Lancelot. A bastard that should be cut from the lower body."
He fell silent for a moment at the girl's eerie words.
"It's said in the 5th Holy Grail War, all except Berserker incarnated. Among them, Gawain of the Round Table is also there."
"The Knight of the Sun…. Three Knights of the Round Table gathered…. Now it's four?"
"Anyway…, I have something I want to ask, that… was King Arthur busty?"
"Haa? What nonsense are you saying?"
At the girl's words, he spoke with a slightly trembling appearance.
"Never mind, I'll find out later…. 'If that guy grows up, does she become like that?'"
"What, talking ambiguously is bullshit!"
"Kuhum!?"
Hit by the girl's punch in the solar plexus, he could only cough while holding his painful solar plexus.
"Well, I don't know if that's credible information, but if it's Father, it's Father, if not, it's not. I'll definitely kill any bastard impersonating the King of Knights!"
At the girl's words, it's said regret washed over him for mentioning this for no reason.
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"Assassin, the person who fought Rider was Cú Chulainn, they say. It seems the winner from the Fuyuki Holy Grail War probably used the Grail to summon Servants."
"Hmm, quite relaxed for having lost two Servants."
"It's an unavoidable matter. Berserker, well, since we can't control him on our side, we had to accept unavoidable sacrifices, but losing Rider is more regrettable. Still, I think it's fortunate that we managed to eliminate one incarnated Servant on the opponent's side. Thanks to that, we were able to recognize that he has participated in this Great Holy Grail War."
"What will you do?"
"First, while those related to him are a category Revelation doesn't work on, their clairvoyance similar to Revelation is probably also blocked. The Ruler will also be wary of him. I also can't see Servants related to him, but I can roughly grasp how the Black faction will act. What do you think they'll do when they see a foreign object suddenly intervening?"
At the words of Assassin's priest, the situation was already realized.
Although it's a normal Holy Grail War, with a third party intervening and even incarnated Servants joining in along with seven Servants, it could be interpreted as meaning to disrupt the Great Holy Grail War.
That meaning is….
"Now it's not a Great Holy Grail War…. It will become a Holy Grail Super Great War."
"Yes, well… we can only hope no casualties occur in that process, but thinking of the achievements they've accomplished, casualties from the Holy Grail War might be few or none."
"And you're calculating the opponent's lives too. Isn't that too greedy?"
"Ahaha, thinking of the achievements he accomplished in Fuyuki, my wish might have already been figured out."
Assassin laughed at the saint who was not a saint and said.
"You're composed, but might he become your enemy? What are you thinking?"
"Rather than dealing with him, I'll use him to fulfill my wish."
"Planning to use the Black faction as a shield?"
"Yes, given his personality, he's not the type to kill Masters. Well, Danik Preston Yggdmillennia might be an exception. He's a person full of desire as a magus. The moment he crosses the line, he'll become his enemy."
"Is that so…, I will become the Master's eyes and ears. I'll scatter my familiars and watch Akira."
"Yes, if discovered, just give up. Let's use the garden to infiltrate the Black faction."
"Understood."
Afterwards, the pigeons sent for reconnaissance became chicken.
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"Chirp, how dare these pigeons~! Even after releasing magical energy, where did their fear go. They don't even think of running~!"
You could see them tearing into pigeon chicken with draft beer.
"Oh~ this is delicious!"
"Achilles!!!!"
"Lea, I said don't fight…."
They were enjoying their meal leisurely while tearing into pigeon chicken.
"That aside, why did you catch so many pigeons?"
"They lost their minds so many got caught~!"
"Lately, pigeons really have no fear…. They ignore eagle pictures, and even when people come, they don't even run away…."
"One bottle of beer!!"
"I'll have soju please…."
Emiya was performing the butler role, delivering soju and beer bottles from the special pocket dimension pouch Medea made.
"Chicken curry would probably be delicious too."
"Huh? You're from India, right? Chicken curry is delicious too!"
"I see."
"This seems closer to a Holy Grail mukbang than a Holy Grail War."
"Wow? So this is the taste of modern food?"
"Nom nom."
Penthesilea was eating while glaring fiercely at Achilles, and Xuanzang Sanzang was eating meat.
"But…. Is it okay for Buddhists to eat meat?"
"Huh? The Buddha never set a precept saying not to eat meat, nor has he ever forbidden it?"
"Ah? Really…?"
"The Buddha taught that humans are born through accumulating countless merits in past lives to be born with difficulty, and since all living beings have Buddha-nature and only one life, they are most noble and dignified, so he first emphasized not to kill (killing beasts or people). In conclusion, it's don't kill. He never said not to eat meat."
I could only nod at Xuanzang Sanzang's words.
"Then in Buddhism, what is the place that says not to eat meat?"
"Hmm, maybe the Buddha's words were conveyed incorrectly? Or maybe it was interpreted in another direction?"
"Hmm…, well, since we can eat meat, that's fortunate? Then what about alcohol?"
"The Buddha warned. He said while drunk, the mind becomes disturbed and loses restraint, wasting wealth. Second, he said alcohol is the door through which all illnesses enter. Third, he said alcohol becomes the root of fighting. In conclusion, alcohol isn't prohibited, but to summarize, it means to restrain oneself from alcohol."
I could only nod.
"Well, still…. I don't plan to eat much. Walking the path of Buddha. If I give in too much to gluttony, I don't know what the Buddha will say to me."
"... First, fighting?"
"Yeah, will you also walk the path of Buddha?"
"No, I'll decline. I pursue non-religion, you see."
"Yeah…."
And so, we spent time quietly tearing into pigeon chicken.
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"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…."
"Assassin? Why are you like this?"
"I sent familiars…. They became chicken."
"Huh? Chicken?"
The priest roughly guessed at those words.
Even without Revelation…. Since he knew the word chicken well, he understood what happened.
"Pfft…. Sorry. I don't mean to laugh, but I never imagined they'd fry and eat them…."
At the priest's suppressed laughter, Assassin's cheeks puffed up in anger, but it was too embarrassing an incident to get angry about, so he just remained silent.
In that process, Caster was so dumbfounded he laughed to a degree Assassin couldn't hear, then was caught by Assassin and had his head filled with blood to the point of nearly dying while being tied with chains on his legs and hung from the ceiling.
Writer Caster Happy Ending~
"Ahhh!!! Blood is rushing to my head, I think I'll die! Empress!!!! Please release me!!! Ooooo!!!"
Caster had to endure being tied to the ceiling for 4 hours.