[Fate] Falling Sun

"…Who are you?"

Mio finally found the man walking towards her, she was really puzzled by his appearance, but at the same time she was wary of the knife in his hand.

"Don't move." It was a hoarse voice. The girl closed her eyes, only hearing the slight sound of cutting the rope.

"...Thank you." She thanked the red hooded man in astonishment. He didn't respond, and continued to untie the other tied up children and women.

When waking up the other imprisoned people to escape, suddenly there was a loud bang at the top of the cave, and a big hole was broken.

The stones fell down, and the smoke filled the passage, while the moonlight from outside poured in, and then the sun, which was brighter than the moonlight, appeared—it was Karna.When he jumped from it, it was like a golden bird gliding in.

Seeing the intruding servants, the man in the red hood arched his body slightly to be vigilant, "Run away." Said to Mio who was behind him, and then raised the dagger in his hand.

"Wait, wait - please stop, that person is..." The black-haired girl hurriedly pulled the man in front of her, but he just glanced at her suspiciously.Due to close observation, Mio realized that the man's skin was dark, and he didn't seem to be a local.

"... Mio!" Karna's originally solemn and pale face finally relaxed a little after seeing Mio again, but he became alert again when he saw the strange servant in front of him. "...It's Assassin, right? Are you with Caster?" It was obvious that this was indeed Caster's position, and another follower who appeared here could quickly think of a cooperative relationship.

"Lancer, this man saved me just now!" The black-haired girl said impatiently, fearing that the two would suddenly fight indiscriminately.However, this sentence is also very effective. As soon as the words came out, the two servants quickly let go of their hostility.

"Are you the Assassin who never showed up?" The girl stared at the masked man suspiciously.

"...I will return this sentence to you as it is." It seemed that there was no need to plan too much communication, and the man who was found to be Assassin immediately turned into a spirit and left.

"... Mio, are you alright?" The white-haired young man approached the black-haired girl, as if wanting to make sure that his master was missing a piece of meat, and stared at the other person closely.I don't know if anyone has said that Karna, who frowned and pursed his lips, looks extremely vicious, just like that husky who also looks very vicious.

"I'm fine...let's go back first, Lancer, or you'll be in trouble when Caster comes back." The girl watched the scattered crowd leave here, and had to escape before Caster came back.

"He's really not there..." Karna, after breaking through a big hole here, found the breath of another follower and thought it was Caster, but when it turned out to be Assassin, he understood that Caster was not here.

When he was leaving, the white-haired young man raised his right hand, flipped his palm to produce a column of flames, and waved his arms—the flames were like falling flowers of the other side, and the falling fire seeds ignited here.

"Lancer?" The black-haired girl was a little surprised by his behavior, but he just murmured softly.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

The gradually rising flames bloomed like red lotuses.Most of the body collections and wreckage housed here will be burned, and this may be the last mercy the heroes of Giving can show these victims.

***

The Lord who returned to the residence safely never spoke more than half a sentence, perhaps because of the embarrassment earlier, or because he was tired after the thrilling process of being robbed.But when the girl was lying on the bed and originally planned to take a rest, she couldn't sleep no matter what, so she sat up again.

"...Lancer." She finally spoke.

In the next second, the white-haired young man obediently appeared in front of her.

But he remained speechless, still looking at Mio with the same Wannian-[-] expression as usual.

The girl bit her lower lip, as if she was thinking about how to speak—even though she had rehearsed it thousands of times in her heart just now.

"...Just now, thank you. Also, I'm sorry..." Thousands of words were reduced to such a few simple words, and after she finished speaking, she regretted how the other party could understand what she wanted to say.

"It's okay, it's the servant's duty to protect the Master." But Karna really understood. "I'm the one here to say I'm sorry, I've always made you angry. Although this may happen again in the future, I will try my best to improve it."

It is true that overly frank remonstrance can easily offend people. Although Karna himself is aware of this situation, it is probably difficult to achieve the level of "speaking without annoying people and reaching the other party's ears" in a short time. It seems to be a taciturn image.

In fact, it is also because it is too easy to irritate the other party, so most of the time I always suppress my thoughts in my heart, and do not speak out easily until the critical moment.But the new master in front of him seems to be the type who is quite good at guiding people to talk, and talking with him can also make people feel spiritually comfortable, but unconsciously, he tells all his thoughts.

But he completely underestimated his sharp and unadorned truth, unless it was a machine—otherwise, as long as it was a human being, it would be difficult for him to bear the sharp point of view.

For this, he will feel a little sorry.But for the sake of Master's safety, I'm afraid I won't stop my harsh words.

"─────"

The girl was almost stunned, she stared blankly at Karna, thinking how could there be such a magnanimous heroic spirit, after all, he is also a man who inherited the blood of the sun god and dared to choke the oldest king, but he was a bit arrogant nor.

Mio lowered her head in shame, feeling that she was really a petty person.

And Karna just patted her head, expressing kindness that he hoped she would not care.

"That──...Lancer, I want to ask you something." After finally stopping her infinite sense of shame, the girl thought of a more important thing.

"Um?"

"I'm not a magician, so I don't understand the concept of the supply of magic power... That is to say, while other masters and slaves normally transport magic power to maintain combat power, the magic power connection between us is not complete ?”

“…………………………………”

This is another reason Karna never mentioned to Mio, "Don't take part in the siege operation".

In fact, as Yusheng Ryunosuke said, although the contract is concluded with the servants, the master does not know how to transmit the magic power to the servants, then the servants will lose their functions due to the gradual consumption of magic power. In the end, it will be reduced to disappear.

If a large amount of mana is consumed before an alternative is found, it is only natural for Karna to be out early.This is why it has been almost on hold until now.

And seeing Karna's reaction, the girl realized that she was right.

"Why didn't you tell me... Does Lancer know how to provide magic power?"

"Because I missed the time to say it." The white-haired young man recalled that from the time he was summoned to the present, there was indeed no suitable time to mention this matter. "About the method of providing magic power...sorry, I don't know." He is not a magician, so naturally he doesn't know how to provide magic power.

"It seems that I can only visit Archer's Master tomorrow..." Although the textbook Mr. Tohsaka gave at the beginning was quite helpful, there is no record book in the knowledge that provides magic power, which is as natural to them as breathing. It is also a matter of course.

Or, it's not really necessary.If it is left to perish...

Mio shook her head, deciding not to continue speculating.

If you don't ask, you won't know anything, so let's wait until tomorrow.

***

On the morning of the holiday, Mio prepared breakfast as usual.However, unlike when I lived alone, meals prepared at home are usually shared by two people.From the day he summoned Karna, although he had stated that his followers did not need to eat, he would obediently sit down and dine with her at the insistence of the girl.

In the state where there is no magic power, eating meals is also one of the ways to replenish a small amount of magic power, so Karna no longer refuses.

"I tried different sauces today, I hope it tastes smooth." Mio seemed to be in a good mood after cooking a few dishes, and walked around the kitchen, serving all the freshly prepared dishes. table.

"As long as it's made by you, I'll eat it." The white-haired young man who was ordered to sit obediently at the dining table looked at the sumptuous dishes. The corners of his eyes, which are usually painted with red eyeshadow, should enhance the sharpness of his eyes. Pretty soft.This sentence was not said to please Mio, but Karna was originally simple in nature during his lifetime, and his diet was not extravagant, and the implication was that he was not picky about anything.

If you want to talk about why Mio insists on eating together, it may be because of the lack of family love since childhood. As long as you get the opportunity, you will hope to get together to have a good meal, and make up for the regret that you almost never lived with your parents in memory. .

"Then eat more! Lancer, you are actually a little too thin." But this is undoubtedly a very high compliment for a woman who can cook.Naturally, it made the girl feel much better.

"Is it too thin? The previous Master said something similar, like the shape of bean sprouts." Karna picked up the bowl, although he was not suitable for eating with chopsticks at first, but because of his dexterous hands Relationship, now I have gotten used to the culture here.

"However, since they are all servants, I guess it won't change no matter how you eat it." The white-haired young man said thoughtfully after taking a bite of Tamagoyaki.

"I always feel...it's a very enviable way of life..." Eating everything without gaining weight is the physique that every girl dreams of. "But you just said... the former Master? Could it be that Lancer also participated in the Holy Grail War before?"

"Ah, yes, but it is quite far from the present era..."

"What kind of person was the Master at that time?" Although it seemed like a common topic of gossip, the black-haired girl actually cared a little bit.If she is a very powerful magician, then in the eyes of the followers, her current master is undoubtedly the most useless master.

"...just like you, not a magician." Recalling the memory of the Moon Holy Grail War, all the information can be obtained by simply consulting the "main body" of the Hero Seat. Speaking of the competition on the surface side of the moon, in fact, they have never participated in a competition.

"Huh? Are you the same as me?" This surprised her a bit.

"Ah, yes. So it's pointless to continue to care about yourself who is useless." The white hair slightly covered the dreaded crimson eyes, while the silver-blue eyes on the other side were just gentle. Stare at the girl. "Mio, to me, everyone is the same, or ── unique. So, please don't underestimate yourself." He understands that everyone will have their own inner demons, whether it is Ginako from the Hunju clan, Mio, who wants to work hard to be a master, and even himself, has an obsession that is hard to get rid of.

“…………………………” was seen through again.Mio just ate with her head sullen, and didn't make any answer, but the red ears showed that she had listened.

"Mio's cooking is really good." Almost all the dishes were tasted for a round, and the heroes at the table gave affirmative praise. "Next time, teach me too."

"...Lancer who cooks?" After saying that, Mio herself laughed. If she saw Karna wearing an apron, the picture would be as incongruous as possible. "If Lancer is interested, I will teach you when I have time."

"Ah." He narrowed his eyes, and a smile appeared on his thin lips. "Let me do the dishes later."

"Lancer really can't take it easy, I'll let me do such trivial things...huh?" The girl who put down the bowl and chopsticks was obviously stunned when she saw that Karna finally had another expression.

"What's wrong?"

"...cough, it's nothing." Mio turned her head slightly away, but her cheeks became a little rosy. "Lancer rarely smiles, but he's actually pretty."

"...Is that so?" The white-haired young man tilted his head in confusion, and then nodded as if taught.

Then, the girl's cell phone rang suddenly.

"Hello? You are already downstairs? Why is it so sudden... Wait for me to open the door──"

Mio hurriedly ran to open the security electronic lock.