Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

【are you alone? Yeah? Then come with me, from today on, we are two people——】

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"Happy New Year, Earl."

While cooking dinner, Xia Yuan did not forget to say blessings to his Servant, even though it was not the New Year at all.

"New Year? I remember it is an important festival here in the East. It roughly corresponds to Christmas over there. Although I don’t know much about it, I still thank you, Master, and Happy New Year."

"Thanks."

After thanking the count, Xia Yuan brought the newly prepared dishes to the table. Seeing the steak and several other Western-style dishes on it, the count couldn't help but frowned, and then Xia Yuan pushed the dishes to the table. He said in front of him:"Come and try some Western food. I specially learned a few Western dishes, but they may not taste very good.""

"Does it taste?……"

The Cave King nodded, glanced at the dishes in front of him, and then looked at Xia Yuan with expectant eyes. He skillfully picked up the knife and fork prepared by Xia Yuan in advance and took a small bite, then nodded slightly.

"Isn’t it delicious?"

Xia Yuan was a little nervous. This was his first time cooking Western food. Although the process strictly followed the requirements of the recipe, he still felt unsure.

"Well, it tastes really bad."

The heat was not controlled well, the beef used was inferior, and the condiments were incomplete. This kind of food may not be called Western food."

"ah? Sorry, this is the only beef available in the supermarket."

But... the earl put down his knife and fork, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. At that moment, Xia Yuan always felt that he saw a trace of nostalgia in the earl's smile?

This kind of bad but very familiar taste is similar to She really looks like her

"However, I enjoyed it." like?

"Yes, as long as you like it."

Seeing that the earl liked him, Xia Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. His nervousness finally calmed down, and there was a sense of relief in his eyes. All of this fell into the eyes of the Cave King.

At first, it was very difficult for the Cave King to understand why. His master can believe in him so much.

From the very beginning, when he came here as an avenger, the cave king, as an anti-hero, naturally didn't have much respect for his master, not to mention that this master was even a human being. For an ordinary person who cannot even provide basic magic power, it can be said that as a servant, he will naturally be full of resentment towards him and will not give him a good look at all, let alone listen to his orders. Naturally, he is not qualified to be called His accomplice.

This also led to the cave king often wandering out alone, and even the bad situation of not returning for several days was common. If it weren't for the command spell on the back of his hand, Xia Yuan would have doubted whether he was. He died outside.

Although the Holy Grail War has not yet begun, the preparations of the Masters have already been carried out. Such unconventional behavior is a taboo for the Holy Grail War. If it were another Master, facing the Cave King's behavior

The Cave King had already gone crazy. He also thought that his master would use command spells to restrict his behavior, and he was already mentally prepared to stab his master in the back.

However, Xia Yuan not only did not do that, he even supported Cave. Wang Duo goes out for a walk and takes a good look at what freedom is in the current world. If he encounters trouble, he can just contact him at any time to use the command spell. He will not interfere with the rest. They had been getting along for a long time in a very strange way.

To put it bluntly, they were each doing their own thing.

Just contact him regularly to report that he is safe. Xia Yuanye will not restrain him in other matters. The two of them get along as if nothing has happened, and life continues as usual.

This weird way of getting along will not matter to anyone. This is unprecedented in the Holy Grail War. How could a Master indulge a Servant so much? Or should he treat him as a servant or a familiar? This kind of relationship is just like... a friend... until one day he comes back. , the Cave King finally couldn't help but ask him.

Why?

This behavior confused him.

Maybe it was just an accident, or some kind of arrangement, but summoning him in the Holy Grail War meant that he also had his own wishes. But he completely let himself go and didn't take the Holy Grail War into his heart at all. Such contradictory behavior made him curious.

One day, he asked his master this question without hesitation.

Xia Yuan just laughed when he heard this. He smiled and replied:"A·Venger, as the one who was summoned, you also know that I did not use the holy relic to summon, but you were summoned from the Seat of Heroes and formed a bond with me."

"Doesn't this mean that you are willing to reach an agreement with me? So I believe in you. No matter what mission or purpose you come with this time, I am willing to believe in you, even if you don't want to believe in me."

He has no talent, and he doesn't even have a magic circuit. He is so weak and has no qualifications to claim to be a master.

"I don’t have any talents, and I don’t know how to be a qualified Master. I’m not even a basic magician. I’m your burden. It’s not surprising that A·Venger is dissatisfied with me."

"If doing this can make A·Venger happy, I will naturally choose this. Don’t worry about me, just do what you like to do. We are just partners, no one is the master of the other."

For an avenger like the Earl who is happy to take revenge, lies and calculations will only bring him dissatisfaction and rebellion. The best choice is to be honest and treat each other as equals.

And after hearing Xia Yuan's words, the Cave King was also stunned. , looked at Xia Yuan with those golden eyes for a long time, and then he smiled, very easily.��

"Free? Krypton Hahaha, you, a guy who is not even a magician, are really interesting. Maybe it is because of this that you can do this, but... freedom……"

"For vengeful ghosts, the luxury word freedom has long been abandoned. Listen, what appears in front of you now is not the redeemed Edmond Dantès, but a revengeful man named the Cave King. ghost!

Therefore, what I am composed of is endless resentment, curses, and poisonous flames that can kill me at the touch of a touch. If you want to touch me, be prepared. Do you really have the courage to associate with the devil? master."

The blazing black flames carried ominous resentment and curses, and the terrifying temperature made people retreat. The cave king in the blazing flames looked at his master indifferently, but Xia Yuan didn't care about it.

He shook his head and replied :"Whether you are Edmond Dantès or the King of the Grotto, a venger is a venger, and that's enough for me."

"If you need it, I can contribute my strength at any time. After all, we are partners... I guess it counts."

"Partner?……"The Cave King snorted coldly,"Don't talk to yourself, I haven't approved of a guy like you yet. If you partner with a vengeful ghost like me, you may die suddenly.""

"It's okay, I actually quite like Cave King"

"Um? like me? What are you talking about? It's not funny to like a vengeful ghost like me."

"not real"

"Although the Cave King is a bit indifferent, I can see that you are not a bad person, you are just not good at expressing yourself. Xia Yuan shook his head and said,"I can see that the Cave King was once a very gentle person.""

Cave King:"………"

After a long silence, he slowly spoke

"What the hell is going on with you? Such an attitude, insisting on staying with me even so, is just like her... No, she is her after all, and you are different."

After opening their hearts this time, the relationship between the originally estranged master and slave became closer, and the cave king's murderous intention towards the master completely disappeared as they got along day and night.

Even in getting along with each other, his feelings for the master became clearer. He is very satisfied with the thoughts and actions of his master. Compared with the evil ghosts in Chateau d'If, he is still a good master.

For such a master, he does not mind being less helpful. In the process of several extreme frictions, several troublemaking gangsters were quickly knocked to the ground by some unknown strange attack and fell unconscious. Until they were brought into the station, they kept shouting about"evil spirits" And so on.

Because of those several meritorious services, Xia Yuan's status in the Fujimura Group was significantly improved, and he was promoted from an outside member to the backbone of the organization.

Although Xia Yuan would complain afterwards that the Cave King wasted his magic power. It may attract those magicians. In short, the tacit understanding between the master and the slave continues to grow, just like a casual story, two people with opposite personalities develop a light friendship in their daily interactions.

He knew from the very beginning that the Count was not a bad person, but that he was very considerate and would not hold anything back for the Master he recognized.

Of course, neither party acknowledged this. There is a silent tacit understanding between

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"Earl, I have something to talk about tomorrow. I'll go to bed first. Help me put away the dishes."

"………"

Um? Is this what the heroic spirit is used to do?

The Earl gave him a meaningful look, nodded, and did not forget to ask:"What are you going to talk about? Do you need me to accompany you?""

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. I want to quit this job. After all, the next battle will be very dangerous. I don't want to implicate them and make them worry."

"That's it... you want to wash your hands in a golden basin?……"

"That's right, I can no longer continue to be a Yakuza."

"Have you considered your future life after leaving the organization and waiting for the Holy Grail War to end?"The Earl narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and savored it carefully.

"Master, if you leave your original life, you will definitely feel uneasy."

"……"

It is undeniable that I do feel this way

"Thank you for worrying about me, Earl. However, there should be no problem. I have saved a lot of money in the past few years, which is enough to live on for a long time."

"The current Fujimura team has also established a good relationship with the police station. As long as it doesn't cause any big trouble and slowly transforms into a white road, there won't be any problems."

"That's it, since you know what's going on, I won't say anything more."

"Have a good rest, good night, master."

The Earl tapped the table, picked up the dishes, gently closed the door, stood up and left the room.

"Good night"

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