[Fate] Falling Sun

"I'm not a magician." The black-haired girl clasped her hands in front of her chest and wrapped them tighter. "In other words, the winning rate in this Holy Grail War is very low, and it might even be the weakest Master."

Karna turned his head to one side, and the golden earrings hanging on the white earlobe made a slight knocking sound.

──He is observing the new owner like a frightened bird.

"Well... I'm sorry for saying that, but I probably won't be able to fulfill your expectations and get the Holy Grail... I just want to survive in this war." The girl finally let out her heart, and breathed a sigh of relief. atmosphere.

"Really. Is this your wish? Master." His pair of heterochromatic pupils did not show any emotional fluctuations, and they were very sharp against the backdrop of the golden armor. "Then I understand, and I will do my best to assist you."

"...Huh?" The black-haired girl was stunned. Regarding such a humble wish, is what he just said true?

And the other party seemed to see through her doubts, and said again: "As a follower, isn't it natural to fulfill my lord's wish?"

"Yes...that's right, but..." Facing the unhesitating follower, the black-haired girl who originally imagined seven or forty-nine possibilities felt at a loss for Karna's reaction. "Don't you think this kind of wish is too petty and...forget it, it's too pathetic to complain about yourself like this." Mio shook her head, trying to get rid of the negative thoughts. "Then... what is Karna-san's wish?"

"Fulfill your wish." He answered cleanly.

"...Huh?" In return, the girl exclaimed in astonishment. "Um...Mr. Karna, can you not be so polite? It's okay to be straightforward?"

"This is not a polite word, and I'm not very good at saying it." The white-haired young man blinked his slender eyelashes, as if he was thinking about the appropriate words. "Anyway, that's my wish."

“……………………………………………………” The girl was silent. Should I say that she really deserves to be the hero of Shi Yu?She has never been able to imagine why someone can be so lenient, probably this is the most direct gap between heroic spirits and humans.

"Any more questions? Master." Facing the girl's silence, Karna asked her straightforwardly. As a novice Holy Grail War competitor, as a servant, it seems that he has to spend more time protecting his master.

"Ah, ah...I understand. Also...you can just call me Mio from now on." I always feel that there is a subtle feeling about being called master master all the time.The girl nodded calmly.

"I see." Immediately, Karna closed his strange eyes, as if thinking of something. "Mio, please call me Lancer from now on." As for the master who is still in Novice Village, he is not sure if she understands that her real name cannot be revealed casually.For the sake of unnecessary trouble, the son of the sun god showed a care that could hardly be associated with the appearance of such details that could make a fatal mistake.

At this moment, Mio breathed a sigh of relief, feeling gratified that she was able to successfully summon followers, and even thought that this summoning formation was a method that would surely succeed as long as she summoned, so she couldn't help but thank the magician who gave her the textbook back then.

What the girl didn't know was that answering the summons was always a matter of the servant.There are many servants summoned with holy relics and summoned with master-slave aptitude.In any case, most summoned servants share some degree of bond with their master.But a weak Master like Mio doesn't have any connection elements, so the probability of failure in summoning is actually very high.

However, why are there still Heroic Spirits responding to the call?

Karna looked at the new master who was delighted by the restoration of power, and said nothing.

──The hero of giving will never reject those who are really in need.

***

After class the next day, the girl walked into Fuyuki Church alone.

"Welcome—it's Ms. Yuyin, what's the matter? Could it be that you came here because of your troubles last time?" In the huge chapel, the priest's footsteps sounded.

"Yes, thank you for taking the trouble to tell me so many things last time." The girl thanked again politely. "However, I have a new question."

"Please say."

"As far as I know, most of the magi who appeared in the Holy Grail War volunteered to become Masters. Then... there must have been examples like me before──people who were not interested in this war."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Yuyin is the first example." Father Yanfeng smiled wryly with a little regret. Whether this sentence is true or not... No one knows. "If you don't want to participate in the war, there are still alternate plans."

"Please tell me." Sure enough, there are still... Otherwise, as an ordinary person, I would be a fish on the chopping board.

"The Church has to take back the Command Seal in your hand, and temporarily stay in the Church for a period of time until the end of the war. During this period, you will be blessed by the Church." The priest's dark pupils scanned the mark on the back of the girl's hand. "However..." Mio couldn't help becoming wary of the priest's chilling eyes. "Miss Amane has summoned a servant, right?"

"...Yes. So...?"

"Although it's a bit troublesome, it's just an extra step." Father Kotomine walked down the steps and strode up to Mio's side. "After handing over the command spell, it means that you have lost the power of the Master, and the servants you summoned will also be destroyed."

"..." The girl's dark pupils suddenly enlarged.

"Then, if you want to participate in the Holy Grail War or seek the asylum of the church, I'll wait for your answer, Miss Yuyin." A smile finally appeared on the priest's expressionless face, an uncomfortable kind.

"...I see, I will consider it carefully." The black-haired girl clenched her fists and left the church with stiff shoulders.

After returning to her residence, the girl hung the coat she had gone out on the hanger, and softly called out to her servant, and he immediately appeared beside the girl. "What's wrong, Mio."

"Did you... hear everything just now?" The black-haired girl didn't look at the white-haired young man, but just lowered her head.

"Ah, yes." Karna looked at the girl who bowed her head, a little puzzled. "are you angry?"

“……………………… It would be a lie to say that I’m not angry, but I’m not angry with you. But… am I acting so obvious?” The girl’s anger is rarely noticed by others. , It's better to say that I don't often get angry, but can the heroic spirit in front of me see through my mood so easily?

Karna shook his head. "But, Mio. Why are you angry?"

"...I feel like I'm being used. I don't have any concrete evidence, but I feel very annoying from that priest." If there is a backup plan, why not explain it at the beginning?It's too strange that she didn't tell the proposal until she summoned the servants.

"Also, Lancer...if I really listen to that priest's advice and hand over the Command Seal obediently, won't you be the first Servant to be eliminated in the Holy Grail War?"

"I will obey the Master's decision no matter what it is." Karna's expression remained unchanged. "As long as it meets Mio's expectations."

"What... I don't see Lancer at all, you are a typical example of huskies!" To be honest, she wanted to say it from the beginning, white hair and different color pupils, and she said such foolish and loyal words, she is simply a husky. up!

"Husky...?" Karna tilted his head, showing a puzzled expression. "I shouldn't have anything to do with dogs born in cold regions." He retorted seriously.

"That was just a joke... No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be joking with serious people. It's my fault." The girl shook her head a few times. "However, Lancer also saw Father Yanfeng today, do you have any thoughts?" Although she felt the priest's strange aura in the church, it is also possible that she was too suspicious. It might be more accurate to ask a third person's opinion.

"──People who can't be trusted." Only a second passed before Mio asked the question, and the white-haired youth answered immediately.

"...It really wasn't my illusion." The girl put her arms around her chest and lowered her head in thought.

If you can't even trust the church in the so-called neutral zone, you can only rely on yourself.

***

"This is so Cooooooooooooool!" The short-haired young man admired the latest body art in Caster's magic workshop with adoring eyes.

It was a young girl, and the various parts of the dismembered body were turned into famous three-dimensional paintings with gorgeous gold-lacquered wooden frames.

"The Maiden's Crown", "The First Kiss", "The First Waltz", "Virginity"...and other cruel and bloody techniques put dreamy titles on each painting.These paintings each represent various opportunities and processes that a person will encounter in his life.In the eyes of young people, it is simply an incomparable masterpiece.

"If you're just doing these things, you'll encounter a bottleneck." Caster stared at him dissatisfiedly flipping through the ancient tome in his hand.

"Huh? Did the master come up with something new?"

"Let's go, Ryunosuke──let's find new inspiration!" Caster, who was named Bluebeard before his death, called out to his Master, who had a good understanding with him.

On the other hand, in the Tohsaka mansion──

"What? Did even that little mouse summon servants?" The blond-haired, red-eyed king lay on the sofa, sipping the red wine in the goblet in his hand.

"My lord, do you care about the newly summoned servant?" Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was standing in front of the French window, asked doubtfully.

"My lord thought it would be your style to let that little mouse fend for itself, but I didn't expect you to help her—it really opened my eyes." Gilgamesh said loudly sarcastically.

"It's just a chess piece for the front line. Although I have no doubts about my king's overwhelming power, if I use it as a servant, I think it will be much easier."

"Humph──" The golden king didn't continue to speak, he narrowed his eyes, and almost immediately deduced what kind of plaster was sold in Tohsaka Tokiomi's gourd.

If it is a magician who pursues the root, the seven knights are absolutely necessary, so that at the last moment the Holy Grail can obtain enough magic power to open the road to the root.

Magicians are really boring.

Gilgamesh began to think about changing hands.

And now above the airport, a plane just landed.

"Irisviel, let me do it." The handsome blond boy was wearing a black suit and was sitting in the driver's seat of a black car.

"Really, Saber~ people want to drive it too!" The white-haired woman in a pure white sweater muttered and sat in the passenger seat, as if she was dissatisfied that she couldn't drive by herself.

"If something happens to the important Master, I won't forgive myself." Saber, who is actually a daughter, shifts gears skillfully, not at all like she was driving for the first time.

The last set of master and slave arrived in Japan.

This Holy Grail War──is about to begin.

The author has something to say: I used to write too much about battles, but now that I am old, I feel too lazy to write about battles. (decadent)