Chapter 167
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Chapter 167:
Mordred POV
I don't understand it.
Why?
Whywhywhywhywhy!?
...
Why does Father look so happy?
I wanted to crush this strange device, this little contraption that showed these ridiculous images. Yet.....I was unable to stop myself from burning every single image into my memory. Why do all of these show Father's smile when I was never able to receive one?
I almost choked when the next image appeared.
How?
It showed Father and this...Magus....kissing!?
WHAT!?
No, I don't believe it!
Never, this could never be true! I'll kill this fucker for trying to deceive me with this bullshit! Even if Father wished to find a suitable Queen, this bastard is far from worthy! Which he definitely isn't because Father is perfect and wouldn't ever deem this idiot worth his time.
Hmph.
{Saber, you okay?} Master's voice rang in my ears through our link.
{I'm fine.}
{If you –}
{I SAID I'M FINE.}
{Alright, then I'm going to start the negotiations for our alliance.}
{Whatever.} I ignored him as I kept going through all the pictures on this strange thing.
Other people had started appearing. A woman, a Magus most likely. She had black hair in twintails. Father looked like he got along with her well. Good, Father already has a new retinue. I would expect nothing less from him.
A non-human woman with blue skin. An old man who also looks like a Magus and gives me the strangest feeling of Déjà Vu.
It was almost as if I was looking at that flowery bastard.
Another woman with blonde hair and blue robes who looked important. I would also remember their faces so I could find Father after I win this war. When I finally get my wish and pull forth Caliburn and earn my birthright, I can show Father how worthy I am.
Then he'll know how wrong he was.
I couldn't help gut growl as most of these images were filled with that bastard mage's face. I had to resist the urge to hit him in his very punchable face.
"Pretty fancy tech you got there." I looked up as Master eyed the device in my hand, I also took a second look at it. I didn't really give a shit about things like this, but Master thought it was important or something.
"Time And Space." The bastard replied with cheeky smile that I wanted to slap off his face.
"Huh.....so how long until...?"
"Eh, give it twenty years at most." The bastard shrugged.
"Got any investment advice?" Master chuckled.
I didn't know what they were talking about, but Master was no fool. The fact that he was able to summon me proved it. This kind of crap was never my strong suit...even Mother gave up on trying to teach me it, which is an achievement in of itself now that I think about it. Mother was not one to...relent.
It doesn't matter. Even Father had subordinates that handle all that bothersome stuff. If it ever became an issue I would just need to find someone like Agravain. Even when running the kingdom, he always found time to help me when I was troubled by something, though we rarely spoke.
"I can add a list of stuff after we settle our business." The Bastard's voice grated on my ears again.
"So, what do you want?" Master asked. "I won't sign my life away, but I'm willing to work together."
"I don't have a wish, I'm planning on taking the Grail itself."
"What did you just say?" I snapped my head towards that arrogant lout.
"Would you just calm down and listen?" He sighed. "I swear, you're exactly like Artoria described."
"F-father spoke about me?" Not that I care. I know how great I am, I don't need anyone to sing my praises, especially not him. ".....what did he say?"
"Arrogant, Rash, Headstrong...." He started listing off.
Hmph, I didn't care anyways.
"But above all, a good knight."
"O-of course." I turned away to ignore his stupid smile. "I'm the greatest knight, that much is obvious." Stupid Magus, saying shit like that. Why's there a need to say something so obvious?
"Just a child." That bastard's servant laughed at me.
"The fuck you just say? I couldn't hear over the sound of your cow udders slapping together." I sneered at the other Servant.
He whistled in surprise. "Done. And if possible, can I get some protection for my family? Some vultures have been circling ever since it's been made public that I was going to be the last generation."
The lackadaisical way he said it...I don't know if he was being sincere about his desire or not.
"I'll make sure the pests are taken care of." Wouldn't be too hard. Zelretch mentioning a casual word would have them running for the hills.
"I'll accept this deal and formally the Alliance." Kaira declared. "So, what's the plan?"
***
Non-canon Omake – The Secrets of Shishou's training, Part 1.
"Well, this is fucking deplorable." I looked around at the wasted city of Fuyuki. "So this is a Singularity."
"Yeah....it's pretty scary." The other Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru stood beside me.
"Senpai." Mashu the Demi-Servant spoke softly. "We'll get through this together!"
"Right, Mashu." Ritsuka smiled brightly, only for a white furball to jump on his shoulder.
"Fou Fou." He squeaked out.
"You too, Fou." He laughed.
"And how the hell are we supposed to get through this!? We only have one Servant, and she doesn't even know the name of her Noble Phantasm" The last member of our little group spat out The Director of Chaldea, Olga Marie Animusphere.
"Well, not quite without any Servants." I looked to the side. "How about you come out, you damn mutt."
"Oh?" A man walked out from the shadows, long blue hair and robes, carrying a wooden staff. "That was a pretty specific insult there."
"Hmm, it's almost like I know who you are." I grinned.
He laughed. "Seriously? I didn't think I was famous enough to be recognized at first glance." He shrugged. "And what makes you think I'm not your enemy?"
"Please, like you could hide your bloodlust when facing someone in a fight."
He burst out laughing. "You really know who I am. Alright, I'm curious, how?"
"Same Teacher." I said bluntly.
He almost choked as the words reached him. "A-are you fucking with me?"
"Nope."
"Shit."
"Yeah."
"Huh, I guess that makes us....brothers or something." He scratched his head. "Well, guess I'll introduce myself proper. Cu Chulainn, Caster Servant."
"What the hell is going on!" Olga screamed.
"Got a new servant." I shot her a thumbs up.
She let out a sigh, rubbing her temples. "Okay, okay. This is good. Now we just have to form a contract with Caster, and we have two servants." She bit her thumb. "But this idiot has no idea what he's doing." She huffed, looking at Ritsuka.
"Ah....sorry." He apologized.
"Don't apologize, be better!" Olga shouted.
"Director." I put a hand on her shoulder. "Let me handle this. Between me and Cu over there, we can get Ritsuka up to fighting shape in no time."
"What nonsense are you speaking!? We're in the middle of a singularity, what could you possible do?"
"Oi, brat, you think about doing....the thing?" Cu looked at me.
"Yeah, with your help, I think we can pull it off." I nodded towards him.
"I've never done it before." He scratched his head.
"Yeah, but we both experienced it with 'Her'."
"Experiencing it and doing it are two different things." The corners of his lips curled up. "But shit if this aint something I wanted to do for awhile." He laughed. "What the hell, I'm in."
"What are you two talking about!?" Olga shouted in frustration.
Me and Cu shared a look.
"Training montage." We said at the same time.
***
So something people need to remember. Mordred is only like 10 years old or something like that. Her growth was accelerated by Morgan, so she isn't exactly the most -- I don't want to say unstable -- but she definitely has a weird thought process. She doesn't know how to parse her feelings towards Artoria.
On a side note, I didn't expect to be able to get something out today. Work is really fucking bad right now. I worked 12 hours and expect to do the same the next few days, so I'm just going to say not to expect a chapter tomorrow or Wednesday.
Anyways, if you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone
We have a discord for questions about the story or just to hang out -- JbwkdNDt7F
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Chapter 167:
Mordred POV
I don't understand it.
Why?
Whywhywhywhywhy!?
...
Why does Father look so happy?
I wanted to crush this strange device, this little contraption that showed these ridiculous images. Yet.....I was unable to stop myself from burning every single image into my memory. Why do all of these show Father's smile when I was never able to receive one?
I almost choked when the next image appeared.
How?
It showed Father and this...Magus....kissing!?
WHAT!?
No, I don't believe it!
Never, this could never be true! I'll kill this fucker for trying to deceive me with this bullshit! Even if Father wished to find a suitable Queen, this bastard is far from worthy! Which he definitely isn't because Father is perfect and wouldn't ever deem this idiot worth his time.
Hmph.
{Saber, you okay?} Master's voice rang in my ears through our link.
{I'm fine.}
{If you –}
{I SAID I'M FINE.}
{Alright, then I'm going to start the negotiations for our alliance.}
{Whatever.} I ignored him as I kept going through all the pictures on this strange thing.
Other people had started appearing. A woman, a Magus most likely. She had black hair in twintails. Father looked like he got along with her well. Good, Father already has a new retinue. I would expect nothing less from him.
A non-human woman with blue skin. An old man who also looks like a Magus and gives me the strangest feeling of Déjà Vu.
It was almost as if I was looking at that flowery bastard.
Another woman with blonde hair and blue robes who looked important. I would also remember their faces so I could find Father after I win this war. When I finally get my wish and pull forth Caliburn and earn my birthright, I can show Father how worthy I am.
Then he'll know how wrong he was.
I couldn't help gut growl as most of these images were filled with that bastard mage's face. I had to resist the urge to hit him in his very punchable face.
"Pretty fancy tech you got there." I looked up as Master eyed the device in my hand, I also took a second look at it. I didn't really give a shit about things like this, but Master thought it was important or something.
"Time And Space." The bastard replied with cheeky smile that I wanted to slap off his face.
"Huh.....so how long until...?"
"Eh, give it twenty years at most." The bastard shrugged.
"Got any investment advice?" Master chuckled.
I didn't know what they were talking about, but Master was no fool. The fact that he was able to summon me proved it. This kind of crap was never my strong suit...even Mother gave up on trying to teach me it, which is an achievement in of itself now that I think about it. Mother was not one to...relent.
It doesn't matter. Even Father had subordinates that handle all that bothersome stuff. If it ever became an issue I would just need to find someone like Agravain. Even when running the kingdom, he always found time to help me when I was troubled by something, though we rarely spoke.
"I can add a list of stuff after we settle our business." The Bastard's voice grated on my ears again.
"So, what do you want?" Master asked. "I won't sign my life away, but I'm willing to work together."
"I don't have a wish, I'm planning on taking the Grail itself."
"What did you just say?" I snapped my head towards that arrogant lout.
"Would you just calm down and listen?" He sighed. "I swear, you're exactly like Artoria described."
"F-father spoke about me?" Not that I care. I know how great I am, I don't need anyone to sing my praises, especially not him. ".....what did he say?"
"Arrogant, Rash, Headstrong...." He started listing off.
Hmph, I didn't care anyways.
"But above all, a good knight."
"O-of course." I turned away to ignore his stupid smile. "I'm the greatest knight, that much is obvious." Stupid Magus, saying shit like that. Why's there a need to say something so obvious?
"Just a child." That bastard's servant laughed at me.
"The fuck you just say? I couldn't hear over the sound of your cow udders slapping together." I sneered at the other Servant.
He whistled in surprise. "Done. And if possible, can I get some protection for my family? Some vultures have been circling ever since it's been made public that I was going to be the last generation."
The lackadaisical way he said it...I don't know if he was being sincere about his desire or not.
"I'll make sure the pests are taken care of." Wouldn't be too hard. Zelretch mentioning a casual word would have them running for the hills.
"I'll accept this deal and formally the Alliance." Kaira declared. "So, what's the plan?"
***
Non-canon Omake – The Secrets of Shishou's training, Part 1.
"Well, this is fucking deplorable." I looked around at the wasted city of Fuyuki. "So this is a Singularity."
"Yeah....it's pretty scary." The other Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru stood beside me.
"Senpai." Mashu the Demi-Servant spoke softly. "We'll get through this together!"
"Right, Mashu." Ritsuka smiled brightly, only for a white furball to jump on his shoulder.
"Fou Fou." He squeaked out.
"You too, Fou." He laughed.
"And how the hell are we supposed to get through this!? We only have one Servant, and she doesn't even know the name of her Noble Phantasm" The last member of our little group spat out The Director of Chaldea, Olga Marie Animusphere.
"Well, not quite without any Servants." I looked to the side. "How about you come out, you damn mutt."
"Oh?" A man walked out from the shadows, long blue hair and robes, carrying a wooden staff. "That was a pretty specific insult there."
"Hmm, it's almost like I know who you are." I grinned.
He laughed. "Seriously? I didn't think I was famous enough to be recognized at first glance." He shrugged. "And what makes you think I'm not your enemy?"
"Please, like you could hide your bloodlust when facing someone in a fight."
He burst out laughing. "You really know who I am. Alright, I'm curious, how?"
"Same Teacher." I said bluntly.
He almost choked as the words reached him. "A-are you fucking with me?"
"Nope."
"Shit."
"Yeah."
"Huh, I guess that makes us....brothers or something." He scratched his head. "Well, guess I'll introduce myself proper. Cu Chulainn, Caster Servant."
"What the hell is going on!" Olga screamed.
"Got a new servant." I shot her a thumbs up.
She let out a sigh, rubbing her temples. "Okay, okay. This is good. Now we just have to form a contract with Caster, and we have two servants." She bit her thumb. "But this idiot has no idea what he's doing." She huffed, looking at Ritsuka.
"Ah....sorry." He apologized.
"Don't apologize, be better!" Olga shouted.
"Director." I put a hand on her shoulder. "Let me handle this. Between me and Cu over there, we can get Ritsuka up to fighting shape in no time."
"What nonsense are you speaking!? We're in the middle of a singularity, what could you possible do?"
"Oi, brat, you think about doing....the thing?" Cu looked at me.
"Yeah, with your help, I think we can pull it off." I nodded towards him.
"I've never done it before." He scratched his head.
"Yeah, but we both experienced it with 'Her'."
"Experiencing it and doing it are two different things." The corners of his lips curled up. "But shit if this aint something I wanted to do for awhile." He laughed. "What the hell, I'm in."
"What are you two talking about!?" Olga shouted in frustration.
Me and Cu shared a look.
"Training montage." We said at the same time.
***
So something people need to remember. Mordred is only like 10 years old or something like that. Her growth was accelerated by Morgan, so she isn't exactly the most -- I don't want to say unstable -- but she definitely has a weird thought process. She doesn't know how to parse her feelings towards Artoria.
On a side note, I didn't expect to be able to get something out today. Work is really fucking bad right now. I worked 12 hours and expect to do the same the next few days, so I'm just going to say not to expect a chapter tomorrow or Wednesday.
Anyways, if you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone
We have a discord for questions about the story or just to hang out -- JbwkdNDt7F
Chapter 167:Mordred POV I don't understand it. Why? Whywhywhywhywhy!? ... Why does Father look so happy? I wanted to crush this strange device, this little contraption that showed these ridiculous images. Yet.....I was unable to stop myself from burning every single image into my memory. Why do all of these show Father's smile when I was never able to receive one? I almost choked when the next image appeared. How? It showed Father and this...Magus....kissing!? WHAT!? No, I don't believe it! Never, this could never be true! I'll kill this fucker for trying to deceive me with this bullshit! Even if Father wished to find a suitable Queen, this bastard is far from worthy! Which he definitely isn't because Father is perfect and wouldn't ever deem this idiot worth his time. Hmph. {Saber, you okay?} Master's voice rang in my ears through our link. {I'm fine.} {If you } {I SAID I'M FINE.} {Alright, then I'm going to start the negotiations for our alliance.} {Whatever.} I ignored him as I kept going through all the pictures on this strange thing. Other people had started appearing. A woman, a Magus most likely. She had black hair in twintails. Father looked like he got along with her well. Good, Father already has a new retinue. I would expect nothing less from him. A non-human woman with blue skin. An old man who also looks like a Magus and gives me the strangest feeling of Deja Vu. It was almost as if I was looking at that flowery bastard. Another woman with blonde hair and blue robes who looked important. I would also remember their faces so I could find Father after I win this war. When I finally get my wish and pull forth Caliburn and earn my birthright, I can show Father how worthy I am. Then he'll know how wrong he was. I couldn't help gut growl as most of these images were filled with that bastard mage's face. I had to resist the urge to hit him in his very punchable face. "Pretty fancy tech you got there." I looked up as Master eyed the device in my hand, I also took a second look at it. I didn't really give a shit about things like this, but Master thought it was important or something. "Time And Space." The bastard replied with cheeky smile that I wanted to slap off his face. "Huh.....so how long until...?" "Eh, give it twenty years at most." The bastard shrugged. "Got any investment advice?" Master chuckled. I didn't know what they were talking about, but Master was no fool. The fact that he was able to summon me proved it. This kind of crap was never my strong suit...even Mother gave up on trying to teach me it, which is an achievement in of itself now that I think about it. Mother was not one to...relent. It doesn't matter. Even Father had subordinates that handle all that bothersome stuff. If it ever became an issue I would just need to find someone like Agravain. Even when running the kingdom, he always found time to help me when I was troubled by something, though we rarely spoke. "I can add a list of stuff after we settle our business." The Bastard's voice grated on my ears again. "So, what do you want?" Master asked. "I won't sign my life away, but I'm willing to work together." "I don't have a wish, I'm planning on taking the Grail itself." "What did you just say?" I snapped my head towards that arrogant lout. "Would you just calm down and listen?" He sighed. "I swear, you're exactly like Artoria described." "F-father spoke about me?" Not that I care. I know how great I am, I don't need anyone to sing my praises, especially not him. ".....what did he say?" "Arrogant, Rash, Headstrong...." He started listing off. Hmph, I didn't care anyways. "But above all, a good knight." "O-of course." I turned away to ignore his stupid smile. "I'm the greatest knight, that much is obvious." Stupid Magus, saying shit like that. Why's there a need to say something so obvious? "Just a child." That bastard's servant laughed at me. "The fuck you just say? I couldn't hear over the sound of your cow udders slapping together." I sneered at the other Servant. He whistled in surprise. "Done. And if possible, can I get some protection for my family? Some vultures have been circling ever since it's been made public that I was going to be the last generation." The lackadaisical way he said it...I don't know if he was being sincere about his desire or not. "I'll make sure the pests are taken care of." Wouldn't be too hard. Zelretch mentioning a casual word would have them running for the hills. "I'll accept this deal and formally the Alliance." Kaira declared. "So, what's the plan?" *** Non-canon Omake The Secrets of Shishou's training, Part 1. "Well, this is fucking deplorable." I looked around at the wasted city of Fuyuki. "So this is a Singularity." "Yeah....it's pretty scary." The other Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru stood beside me. "Senpai." Mashu the Demi-Servant spoke softly. "We'll get through this together!" "Right, Mashu." Ritsuka smiled brightly, only for a white furball to jump on his shoulder. "Fou Fou." He squeaked out. "You too, Fou." He laughed. "And how the hell are we supposed to get through this!? We only have one Servant, and she doesn't even know the name of her Noble Phantasm" The last member of our little group spat out The Director of Chaldea, Olga Marie Animusphere. "Well, not quite without any Servants." I looked to the side. "How about you come out, you damn mutt." "Oh?" A man walked out from the shadows, long blue hair and robes, carrying a wooden staff. "That was a pretty specific insult there." "Hmm, it's almost like I know who you are." I grinned. He laughed. "Seriously? I didn't think I was famous enough to be recognized at first glance." He shrugged. "And what makes you think I'm not your enemy?" "Please, like you could hide your bloodlust when facing someone in a fight." He burst out laughing. "You really know who I am. Alright, I'm curious, how?" "Same Teacher." I said bluntly. He almost choked as the words reached him. "A-are you fucking with me?" "Nope." "Shit." "Yeah." "Huh, I guess that makes us....brothers or something." He scratched his head. "Well, guess I'll introduce myself proper. Cu Chulainn, Caster Servant." "What the hell is going on!" Olga screamed. "Got a new servant." I shot her a thumbs up. She let out a sigh, rubbing her temples. "Okay, okay. This is good. Now we just have to form a contract with Caster, and we have two servants." She bit her thumb. "But this idiot has no idea what he's doing." She huffed, looking at Ritsuka. "Ah....sorry." He apologized. "Don't apologize, be better!" Olga shouted. "Director." I put a hand on her shoulder. "Let me handle this. Between me and Cu over there, we can get Ritsuka up to fighting shape in no time." "What nonsense are you speaking!? We're in the middle of a singularity, what could you possible do?" "Oi, brat, you think about doing....the thing?" Cu looked at me. "Yeah, with your help, I think we can pull it off." I nodded towards him. "I've never done it before." He scratched his head. "Yeah, but we both experienced it with 'Her'." "Experiencing it and doing it are two different things." The corners of his lips curled up. "But shit if this aint something I wanted to do for awhile." He laughed. "What the hell, I'm in." "What are you two talking about!?" Olga shouted in frustration. Me and Cu shared a look. "Training montage." We said at the same time. *** So something people need to remember. Mordred is only like 10 years old or something like that. Her growth was accelerated by Morgan, so she isn't exactly the most -- I don't want to say unstable -- but she definitely has a weird thought process. She doesn't know how to parse her feelings towards Artoria. On a side note, I didn't expect to be able to get something out today. Work is really fucking bad right now. I worked 12 hours and expect to do the same the next few days, so I'm just going to say not to expect a chapter tomorrow or Wednesday. Anyways, if you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone We have a discord for questions about the story or just to hang out -- JbwkdNDt7F
