After meeting Artoria, the next morning. The weekend had arrived.
"So, what's your name?"
"Barghest."
"I see. A fairy knight... I think I've seen something like that in Arthurian legends. But, why is your outfit like that?"
"It's to serve my Master, of course."
"... A fairy knight, as a maid?"
"That's just how this worldview is, Manaka. First rule of the multiverse. Don't assume you know what you know."
"Hmm... So what's with that posture?"
"What do you mean? I'm literally being served right now."
I was lying on the sofa, receiving Barghest's lap pillow.
"You have no shame at all. I couldn't even see Saber's face because of you."
"That was a world-ending moment, you know."
"How cruel."
"Unfortunately, that's reality."
"That's right. If it's Master's word, then it must be correct, so don't argue."
"That's not it, Barghest."
"But, we must unconditionally follow Master's words..."
She really treats me like a king... As Barghest slightly bent her waist, her large breasts touched my face... This is better than I thought.
"You're hopeless, Master~ Do you think Mother would like this?"
Bavanshee teased while looking at me.
"... And you're one to talk?"
"What? Anyway, if you act spoiled like a child, do you think Mother would like it? Mother likes me more!"
"Will you kiss me, Bavanshee?"
"What kind of nonsense is that..."
Manaka looked incredulous, and Bavanshee was startled for a moment, then touched her temple with her finger before approaching me.
"No, it's a joke."
"... A joke? Ha, don't act cocky and just accept it!"
Chuup!
Bavanshee grabbed my cheek firmly and planted a kiss on me. I was just teasing, but even for Bavanshee, is it Bond Level 10...!
"Huh, it's sweet."
"What are you guys doing...?"
"Daily life."
Manaka stared at us with a look of disbelief, and shortly after, Ayaka arrived.
"Ha~am... Sorry, sis, I overslept... But, who are they?"
"Fairy knights."
"Fairies...? Sis, are you a fairy!? Then can you fly in the sky!?"
Ayaka believed without doubt that they were fairies, and Barghest, who couldn't fly, was troubled, but Bavanshee grinned and floated in the air.
"Wow~!"
"Bavanshee, you...?"
"Barghest is too big and heavy, but I can do it?"
Barghest was surprised to see her floating in the air. Is it magecraft? No... upon closer look, it's strings. She was floating using nearly invisible strings. What, like Doflamingo?
"Amazing! Sis, are you an elf!?"
"No~ If I had to say, a vampire?"
"Wow~"
Surprisingly, she gets along well with kids.
"I'm thinking of going out for a bit this afternoon, how about it? Manaka."
"What for?"
"To have some simple fun, and to hunt a cat."
"A cat...?"
"There is one, a poison cat."
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An assassin of bones, elusive in Tokyo.
She is the 18th Hassan-i-Sabbah, with a body made of poison, and her wish was to meet her partner who could remain unharmed even by touching her.
Therefore, she killed her Master, Jinsei Seiji, who summoned her, and without a Master, she roamed Tokyo, seducing easy men and devouring their souls to maintain her manifestation.
"That girl is..."
She was monitoring the city from a Tokyo alley during the day, using Presence Concealment. Then, she discovered Artoria and the Arthur pair.
After the Archer pair and the Berserker pair, the third faction. As the day gradually darkened, she decided to poison her for the Holy Grail, and went to find prey to replenish her mana before the battle.
While wandering like that...
"Found you, thief cat."
"!?"
And she was flustered to see a boy who had instantly detected her despite her Presence Concealment. A child who seemed less than 10 years old. But, he was a boy with a strangely eerie atmosphere.
He didn't seem like a Servant, but somehow familiar...
Scent of Death
"Are you... a former Hassan-i-Sabbah?"
"Huh? No, not really~ I'm more like indebted to a former one, shall I say?"
Serenity felt a sense of déjà vu and stared at him intently...
Flutter~
Above her, a small white feather fell.
"────!!!"
At that, her face turned pale, and she immediately prostrated herself in a bow.
"F-f-f-f-f-first, I greet the First One!!!"
"... I'm not the elder, but his contractor. Well, should I say I'm well-loved?"
"B-but this atmosphere..."
"I'm really not. More importantly, I'm interested in you."
He approached and grabbed her shoulder. Serenity was startled, but he, of course, was unharmed.
"Ah... y-you are..."
Serenity was moved to see him unharmed even by her touch. He gave Serenity a slight smile.
Kaga kaga kaga...
At that moment, the sound of footsteps on the ground and the arrival of Lancer. Having detected Serenity whose Presence Concealment was lifted, she came to find the Assassin, following her Master's order to fight all Servants.
"A lovely assassin, aren't you?"
"Lancer..."
Serenity took out a dagger and stood in front of him. A miraculous meeting that had just been achieved. To protect him who was unharmed by her poison, Serenity faced Lancer.
Chang!
Serenity fought without hesitation, even though she was lacking in close combat.
"Are you protecting me? Ah, my heart is melting..."
Serenity's heart raced as she looked at him, and she thought she would gladly give her life for him.
"[Include](Limited Deployment)"
A small crossbow equipped on his wrist. Serenity expected him to help her, but...
Puuk!
"Eek!?"
"!?"
An arrow pierced her shoulder. Lancer was also surprised...
"But that, you don't need it anymore, right?"
"There was never a need for it in the first place."
"Ah...?"
"Serenity. I am an artist. One who paints the big picture... And, art is explosion. {Yu Bau}(Bow of Origin)"
Fwoooooooooosh!!!!!
A massive explosion occurred. An arrow that explodes impurity. Impure things, including poison.
The explosion of Serenity, who is poison itself... blew away Lancer as well.
"W-what is this..."
Lancer, severely injured and in critical condition. She was poisoned by the poison explosion and quickly disappeared with the light of a Command Spell.
"... Beast, are you even human?"
"Manaka, this was a necessary sacrifice. And, in Chaldea, self-destruction is daily life, right? That I don't call him is immense mercy? Even kids like Shiki or Quetzalcoatl fear the real Voldemort..."
"Is that place insane?"
This man was indeed not in his right mind.