Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing how Naruto and Rin have gotten settled into the Tohsaka Residence with Rin and Artoria. Along with seeing them further plan out their strategy for the Grail War, along with introducing some new characters. So, without further ado.
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The crowd cheered as the King and the Knights rode back towards the castle. The King riding at the front, accompanied by Merlin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, and Sir Tristian.
"Arthur!"
"Our King, Arthur Pendragon!"
"The Promised King!"
"Bring peace to Britain!"
Though while this was happening, hidden in alleyway was a young girl with a cloak covering her body and a hood pulled up. The girl watching the King and the Knights ride by in amazement, but having her eyes solely on the King.
"That's Arthur, the King of Knights." The girl said, amazed at seeing the King in person and being so close to them.
"Yes, the hero you should aim to become. And the enemy that you must defeat." Said a woman that appeared right behind the girl, surprising her at her sudden appearance before seeing it was just her mother.
Before the girl looked back at the King, feeling uneasy and concerned, wondering how she could ever defeat someone so perfect, so stunning. And why would she seek to destroy the King, believing it would be better to serve as their sword, to eliminate all who oppose them.
*Real World*
Naruto's eyes opened up in surprise at the dream he just had, knowing he never had a dream like that before.
'Was it even a dream? That girl in the alley, that must have been Mordred; along with Artoria, who she was watching. And the ones that were with her, those were the Knights of the Round Table and Merlin. Could that have been a memory from Mordred?' Naruto thought, amazed at getting to see Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table.
Before remembering the woman that also appeared behind Mordred, knowing who that must have been.
"Morgan le Fey." Naruto muttered, knowing that was Mordred's mother and Artoria's sister.
Shaking his head the dream/memory, Naruto got out of the bed and headed for one of the bathroom in the Tohsaka Residence. With him and Mordred having gotten settled in for the past couple of days, after the condo was attacked by Assassin. Thinking about that made Naruto groan as he remembered the phone call he had with his parents, after the attack to let them know he was okay.
*Flashback*
"What do you mean you were attacked?! Are you alright?! Who attacked you?! Was it another Magi?! What about a Servant?! Do you need us to come help you?!" Kushina asked frantically after Naruto called them to tell them about the attack.
With Naruto holding the phone away from his ear with how loud his mother was being, which also allowed Rin, Mordred, and Artoria to hear what was being said. The former two smirking in amusement at Naruto's expression with his mother's questions, while Artoria remained stone-faced.
"I'm fine Kaa-san, really, nothing bad happened thanks to Saber. As for who attacked us, it was another Servant, Assassin; apparently their Master sent them after us." Replied Naruto, only to realize his mistake too late.
"They were sent after you?! They knew where you lived and sent Assassin after you?! Who are they?! Could you see who Assassin was?! Do you need us there to help you?!" Said Kushina, even more worried that an unknown Master knew where Naruto had been staying and sent their Servant after him.
"No! No, you guys don't need to come here, everything was handled! Saber and I managed to escape, while Assassin either retreated or was summoned back by their Master." Naruto said quickly, not wanting his parents to come here.
"Are you sure? We could help set up some protections for you, in case another Master tries again or if Assassin comes back. We may even be able to find out where they are, so we can see why they were targeting you specifically. Are you really sure we shouldn't just come to Fuyuki?" Questioned Kushina, attempting to persuade her son to let them come to Fuyuki.
"Yes, I'm sure, and I doubt they'll send Assassin after us again. They were probably just trying to get a feel for the competition, since we summoned our Servants before the war is even close to beginning." Said Naruto, knowing his mother would look for any excuse for her and his father to come to Fuyuki with how overprotective she can be.
"Well, if you're sure. But where are you staying now?" Kushina asked, wanting to know where Naruto was staying now, after the condo was attacked.
"Uh…Saber and I are staying with a classmate from school, they're a Magi so they know about the Grail War. We even managed to make an alliance with them for when the war begins. And don't worry, they can be trusted." Naruto answered, not wanting to tell her that he's staying with the Tohsaka Heiress, knowing how she'd react to him staying with a girl.
"Oh, well that's good. I'm glad you're alright, and if there's anything you need, anything at all…" Said Kushina, with Naruto nodding at her words.
"Yeah, I know, I'll call if I need anything and let you know if anything happens. Bye Kaa-san." Replied Naruto before hanging up and looking at the girls, with Rin and Mordred still looking at him with smirks on their faces.
"Well…she certainly sounds lively." Rin stated, making Naruto sigh, and put his phone in his pocket.
"She's just worried, since the war hasn't even begun yet and we've already been attacked by another Servant." Naruto said, before looking at Mordred in annoyance, when she ruffled his hair.
"Yeah, she's just worried about her little baby boy. But don't worry, the big strong Saber is here to keep the baby safe." Said Mordred in a mocking baby voice, reveling in the chance to get some payback against her Master for all his previous teasing and nicknames.
"They seem very…attached and protective of you, for a Magus Family." Artoria said, not expecting Naruto's parents to be that overprotective of him, going by her past experiences in dealing with Magi.
With Rin and Mordred losing their smirks and nodding in agreement, seeing how different Naruto's family was to their own.
"Yeah, they don't seem to act like typical Magi Families. Most parents tend to be rather hands-off with their children, instead letting them figure things out on their own. But yours sound like they'd rather be participating in this war, rather than having you be in it." Added Rin, while hiding her envy at how close Naruto's parents were to him.
While she did care about her parents and respected them, while knowing that they cared about her and Sakura as well. After hearing how worried and concerned Naruto's own were for him after one attack, Rin couldn't deny that she felt envious with how different Naruto's family was to the regular Magus Family; especially with what happened with Sakura.
While Mordred and Artoria were pointedly not looking at each other, given their own familial issues.
"Yeah, given how I didn't have a normal childhood, even by the standards of a Magus, they did everything they could to make me feel comfortable and happy; making them act less like typical Magi and more like just regular parents. Though I don't know how they compare to other Magi parents, since I've never met any others before." Naruto replied with a shrug, since he never thought much about how protective his parents were of him, having live with it his entire life.
*End Flashback*
'At least I was able to convince them not to come here.' Naruto thought, knowing that would have only caused more problems and potentially encouraged any other Masters that have summoned their Servants already to attack them.
After that, he and Mordred had gotten settled into the Tohsaka Residence and things continued as normal. With the addition of the four of them now being more on guard, in the event they're attacked again, along with keeping an eye out for anyone who could have been following them to send Assassin after them.
'Today's Sunday, so that could give us a chance to explore of the city and be on the lookout for any other Masters we'll encounter. Along with getting more familiar with the layout and locations, to see if there are any places to use as battlegrounds when the war starts.' Thought Naruto, knowing there's no school today, giving them plenty of free time to plan out what they'll do.
Reaching the bathroom, Naruto opened the door only to immediately freeze when he saw Artoria in the bath, completely naked. The Uzumaki's face slowly turning red at seeing the Servant's naked body, while the King of Knights merely looked at him blankly.
"I was under the impression that it was customary to knock, before entering a room." Artoria said, not phased or embarrassed at Naruto seeing her naked.
"S-sorry! I-I-I d-d-di-di-didn't h-he-hear y-yo-you!" Stuttered Naruto before hastily closing the door, while Artoria shrugged, not seeing why he got so embarrassed before she finished and got out.
Going downstairs, Naruto saw Rin and Mordred were already up and dressed, with them soon taking notice of his presence along with his red face.
"What happened to you?" Questioned Rin, looking at him with a raised brow.
"I uh…I accidently…walked in on Artoria in the bath." Naruto said nervously in embarrassment, only for Rin and Mordred to look at him in confusion.
"And?" Mordred asked, having expected it was something important, while Naruto looked at her with wide eyes.
"And?! She's a girl, and I just her naked!" Said Naruto, wondering why they didn't see the problem.
"Naruto, you do remember that both of them are Servants, right? They also don't seem to really like being treated as females." Rin said, with Mordred nodding in agreement.
"Yeah, so don't worry about seeing us naked or bathing. We don't really care." Stated Mordred with a shrug.
"You're both still girls! Just because you don't care, doesn't mean it's alright if I see either of you like that!" Naruto said, not wanting to be seen as a pervert or creep by just walking in on them naked.
"Naruto, seriously, just relax! They're Servants, so they aren't even technically alive. You might as well be looking at a naked picture or statue. No offense." Said Rin while rolling her eyes, before directing the last part to Mordred, who merely shrugged, not feeling offended; especially since she was a Homunculus to begin with.
"Yes. they are alive!" Naruto shouted making them look at him with wide eyes, seeing the angry expression on his face, while Artoria also froze on the stairs after she got dressed.
"It doesn't matter if they're Servants, they're still living people! They had their own lives before they died and when they're summoned, they're given new bodies and another chance at life! Whether they're people like you or me, it doesn't matter, because they sleep, eat, and bleed just like everyone else! And that makes them real, living people!" Said Naruto, angry at Rin comparing Mordred and Artoria to pictures or statues, when they had their own lives before and now they're alive again.
Whether they're Servants or not, it didn't matter to him as they were real people, no matter what anyone said.
"O-okay." Rin said in surprise and intrigue at how Naruto defended their Servants, along with being further intrigued at him and how unpredictable he can be.
With Mordred and Artoria also intrigued at Naruto's defense of them, his words leaving a bit of an impression on both Saber-class Servants. Finding themselves stunned and intrigued as well, with Mordred's own intrigue growing.
'You certainly become more interesting each day, Master.' Mordred thought, finding her curiosity and intrigue growing, along with being curious of how insistent he's being of her and Artoria being real people.
The Knight feeling like there was more too that, but decided to hold off on asking or figuring it out when they had less problems to worry about.
*Later*
After that, Naruto had went to take a shower before getting dressed, with him then coming back downstairs and began fixing a large breakfast. Given he had a big appetite, along with the Pendragon Girls eating as well, he made sure to make a lot of food.
Once everything was ready, the four teens sat down and began eating, with Naruto taking notice of the attire Artoria was wearing, since it wasn't her usual blue dress and armor.
With the Servant now wearing a blue, knee-length skirt, black tights underneath, a white shirt with a blue string tie, and brown boots.
'They say they don't like being treated as girls, but they have no problem wearing girls' clothes.' Naruto thought, seeing how both Mordred and Artoria were dressed, though would admit both looked good in their attire.
"So, it'd be best that we took the time to explore the city and get you all familiar with it, as well as the layout. Perhaps even see if we can sense or locate any other Servants that have been summoned, along with any potential Masters. As well as finding any locations that will serve as suitable battlegrounds that we can investigate and have the advantage, if we use them." Said Rin, getting the others attention and pulling Naruto from his thoughts.
"A sound strategy Master, giving us ample time to explore the layout of the city and suitable locations for battle. We'll be more than prepare for when the Grail War starts." Artoria said, nodding in agreement.
"I say that we also set up traps in the locations that we choose as our go-to battlegrounds, since it'd certainly be a nasty surprise for the other Servants and Masters that we fight there. Even better if they go investigate those places themselves and trigger them; hopefully taking care of some of the competition sooner, rather than later." Added Mordred with an eager smirk, much to Artoria's annoyance that she'd want to pull such tricks.
"I'm not sure that'd work, at least not until we see what other Servants are summoned, since most of them could probably brush off any traps that we set." Said Naruto, knowing how durable many Servants can be, so any traps that they set up may end up being little more than bug bites to them.
"I also had another person that could be a potential ally for us, even if they end up not becoming a Master. Shirouko." Naruto added, wanting to share his suggestion of Shirouko being their ally.
"Absolutely not." Said Rin immediately, refusing to consider bringing Shirouko into their alliance or getting her involved in the Holy Grail War; especially with how much she means to Sakura.
And the last thing Rin wanted to do, was cause her sister even more pain than she already has.
"The archery girl? Why would you suggest her to be an ally?" Questioned Mordred, having not sensed anything of significance from Shirouko.
"I have to ask as well. If she doesn't become a Master, then what benefit would it be to ally with her?" Artoria asked, remembering when they saw Shirouko and the familiar feeling she got from the auburn-haired girl, but couldn't quite place what it was that was familiar.
"Because I believe that she's the daughter of the Magus Killer, Kiritsugu Emiya, given they both have the same last name and Shirouko does seem to possess some Magic Circuits inside of her." Revealed Naruto, much to the shock of Rin and Artoria, with the latter tensing slightly at the mention of Kiritsugu.
"You've mentioned this guy a couple times before and everyone seems terrified of him, with the way you talk about him. Who exactly is this Magus Killer?" Mordred asked, wanting to know who the Magus Killer is to have a reputation that seems to terrify people.
"He was a notorious assassin, deadlier than even the most experienced Magi, who he killed as a profession. Every Magi was terrified of him, knowing if he came after you, then you couldn't run or hide, since you were already dead the moment you entered his sight." Rin said, knowing Kiritsugu Emiya had been one of the most dangerous men on the planet.
"What made him really dangerous was his use of firearms, something no Magus is prepared for, and that he'd do anything to complete his goal, anything. Whether it was fighting dirty or simply shooting a target from a distance." Added Naruto, none of them noticing Artoria clench her hands under the table, while Mordred whistled in amazement.
"Damn, this guy sounds like a badass. And you think Shirouko is his daughter?" Said Mordred, seeing why Naruto would use guns and make people think there's another Magus Killer in the making.
"Yeah, and he must have trained her before he died. So, whether she becomes a Master or not, Shirouko would still be a great ally to have." Naruto replied, knowing Shirouko could have been trained in Magecraft and how to fight by Kiritsugu, making her a dangerous and powerful ally.
"Well, if she's half as good as you're making her father out to be, then I'm all for recruiting her." Mordred stated eagerly, wanting to see how strong Shirouko could be.
"While yes, Shirouko could potentially be a great ally. I still refuse to bring her into this as she's shown no inclination of being a fighter, nor any knowledge of Magecraft. Given if she is in fact Emiya's daughter, it would be better to not draw attention to her if no one else has figured that out." Said Rin, willing to admit that Shirouko could be a good ally, but refused to risk her being hurt or dying, taking away Sakura's closest friend.
"I agree with Master. The way you speak of this Magus Killer, how do we know his daughter didn't inherit the same dishonorable traits and would betray us, should she also become a Master." Artoria added, absolutely refusing to ally herself with another Emiya, not after dealing with her cold and unfeeling father as her Master.
She refused to go through that again.
"Fine, we'll hold off on deciding if Shirouko will be brought in or not. But even if she isn't, it'd still be good to look after her; since who knows if anyone else will figure out that she is Kiritsugu's daughter and would want to get revenge against him through her." Said Naruto, since the Magus Killer did make plenty of enemies before he died, enemies that could target Shirouko in revenge.
His words making Rin falter slightly, but remained steadfast with her decision, while Artoria didn't waver and simply resumed eating.
*Church*
Meanwhile at the Church, Kirei and Caren were both present as they'd just gotten word of someone else arriving today, Kirei's stepbrother, Shirou Kotomine.
Not a moment later, the doors opened and Shirou himself walked in.
Despite technically being Kirei's older brother, Shirou is a tanned-skinned youth with white hair like silver and with dark ageless golden eyes. He wears the vestments of a priest and a golden cross around his neck. His vestment is a type of a red holy shroud and he wore a red stole over his cassock.
"Shirou." Kirei greeted neutrally, while Shirou smiled at his brother and niece.
"Kirei, it's good to see you again, brother, and it's always a pleasure to see Caren. Tell me how have you settled in to Fuyuki?" Asked Shirou.
"I have settled just fine uncle; I've recently enrolled into the nearby academy." Caren replied, with Shirou nodding at this.
Though despite his friendly appearance, there was an underlying tension between the three of them, given Shirou could sense Kirei's warped nature. Which he could tell has only gotten worse since the last time they met, making him even more weary of his stepbrother. While Kirei could sense Shirou's own malicious side, knowing behind his smile and kindness, he was a master manipulator that could snap someone's neck just as easily as he could.
"So, are you here as another overseer or as a Master?" Questioned Kirei, with Shirou holding up his fist showing his Command Seals.
"A Master it would seem, I've already summoned my Servant, Assassin." Shirou replied, something Kirei and Caren both found rather ironic.
Given whether by blood or adoption, all the Kotomine's seem to always summon Assassin in the Grail Wars.
"Very well, I'll have you registered. I wish you luck in the coming war." Said Kirei, with Shirou nodding in response.
"There's no need for luck, I've already taken the liberty of making some allies to assist me in the war, as well as coming in their stead to register their own Servants. There is Berserker, Rider, and Archer." Shirou revealed, while internally smirking at having made his "allies".
*Unknown Location*
Meanwhile at Shirou's base, his "allies" were seated and under the effects of his own Servants poison, leaving them helpless and ensuring they can't get in his way.
While guarding the base were both Berserker and Rider.
Berserker lovely young girl, with long reddish-pink hair, clad in a white dress with empty eyes, the right being green and the left being blue, along with carrying a giant mace. Her eyes are covered by her long hair and only peek between the gaps.
While Rider was a massive Servant and looked to be more beast than human, with glowing blue-white cracks lining his body and converging on a hole in the center of his chest, large tusks on either side of his head, jagged spikes protruding from his arms and legs, while wearing a conical helmet, a dark blue cape, and a matching battle skirt, while carrying a large golden staff.
*With Archer*
While Archer was currently jumping across buildings and getting a layout of the city, along with scouting the competition that they'll be competing against in the Grail War.
Archer is a huntress who wears beautiful green clothing, clad in verdant green with her cold, sharp eyes containing a beastly glint. Her hair is stretched out long and unkempt, while being green at her bangs before transitioning to a golden-brown, before turning white at the ends. With her most noticeable features being the lion ears and tail she has.
*Church*
"I see, I shall have them registered as well then." Kirei stated, with Shirou nodding before taking his leave, with Caren watching him leave.
'Jack, follow Uncle Shirou and find where his base is, along with how powerful these other Servants are. Do not engage though, and make sure to keep your distance on the off chance that could sense you, despite your Presence Concealment.' Caren thought while mentally contacting her Servant, knowing the information will be useful if her uncle tries something.
"Yes mommy." Jack replied before doing as her Master ordered and followed Shirou and his own Assassin.
*Later*
*With Naruto, Rin, Mordred, and Artoria*
Once they finished their breakfast, Naruto, Rin, Mordred, and Artoria headed out to get a better layout of the town.
"Master, does Fuyuki have any locations that would be useful battlegrounds? Such as docks, warehouses, or abandoned buildings and construction sites? As those would seem like the best places to use to fight other Servants." Artoria said while looking at Rin, with the brunette thinking about it before nodding.
"There are some docks down by the water, it's a shipping yard filled with shipping crates and warehouses. It's usually empty at night, so that'd be a great place to use. And after the Fuyuki Fire, there are plenty of abandoned buildings and construction sites we could use. There's also the graveyard as well which is always empty." Replied Rin, the King nodding at this, pleased that it seemed not much has changed since the Fourth Grail War.
"Then those will be excellent locations to scout out and draw enemy Servants there to fight them." Artoria stated.
"Good idea, with locations like that, Artoria. In fact, you would be really useful in the shipping yard, Mordred. If that lightning attack you did acts like real lightning, then you could use it on multiple Servants at once by getting them in the water to hit them at the same time." Said Naruto, looking at his own Servant, who smirked at the idea.
"That'll certainly be fun, taking out plenty of opponents at once. Even better if they get back up and can keep fighting. Good idea Master." Mordred replied.
"Thanks, though I doubt I would have thought of seeing if there were docks here, if Artoria didn't mention them." Naruto stated, with Artoria waving it off.
"It's nothing. I was merely considering any type of location that would be present here in the city that we could use." Said Artoria, hiding the fact she's already been here before and knows many locations here.
"Still, good thinking on suggesting those kinds of places." Naruto said, with the King nodding at his words, while Mordred looked at her suspiciously.
'Yeah, good thinking, and very specific thinking at that.' Thought Mordred, wondering why her father suggested those locations specifically, plus her annoyance at Naruto and Rin praising Artoria as well.
"Another location, while it may sound strange, could be the school. Given how it's empty at night and we're already familiar with its layout, it'd be the perfect place to fight other Servants. Plus, given with how many Magus Family Heirs are going there, it'd also make sense that it'd be a target for other Masters to take out the competition, or use the students as batteries to feed their Servant's Magical Energy." Added Naruto, surprising Rin at the suggestion, before thinking about it and saw he was right.
"That would make sense, as it'd certainly empower any Servant with how many students would be there, combined with the Magi present as well; even more so with our Servants being there, too. And it would be a good location to use, since we are familiar with it. Good suggestion, Naruto." Rin said while nodding at him.
"No problem, it just seemed obvious, so I'm sure any of you would have suggested it eventually." Naruto replied, knowing the three of them are smart and could have figured it out themselves.
As the four of them continued walking, the Uzumaki suddenly spotted someone sitting at a cake café, before taking notice of the fact they were a little girl sitting by themselves.
'Wait…that's…' Naruto thought, when the little girl looked up at feeling eyes on her and looked at Naruto with crimson eyes.
The girl, who couldn't be older than twelve-years-old, has pale skin, crimson eyes, and long white hair. With her wearing a collared, purple long-sleeved shirt with a light purple scarf to match, a long white skirt, and purple boots. While wearing a dark purple coat and matching hat.
'The Einzbern Master.' Thought Naruto, recognizing the girl as a member of the Einzbern Family, and if she's here, then that means she's their Master.
Thankfully, Naruto was pulled from his staring when he heard Rin groaning.
"What is it?" Naruto asked, only to see her looking ahead with an annoyed expression, with Naruto seeing Luvia and Miyu.
"Hey, it's Luvia, but who's the girl with her?" Wondered Naruto, not recognizing the young girl.
"That's Miyu, her little sister." Revealed Rin, surprising Naruto at hearing this.
"Huh. Well since she's here, then maybe we can get her answer on whether she'll ally with us for the Holy Grail War." Naruto suggested, making Rin groan again, still not liking the idea of allying with Luvia.
"Fine, let's get this over with. Saber, you and Mordred can continue exploring the city while we deal with the spoiled brat." Said Rin before grabbing Naruto and dragging him towards where Luvia and Miyu were going, with Artoria and Mordred nodding in at this before going off to continue getting a layout of the city.
None of them seeing the Einzbern Master looking at them curiously.
'That was Tou-san's Saber, but I thought Oneechan would have summoned her, not the Tohsaka Master. And who was that other Servant that looked like her and the other Master?' Wondered Illya, having arrived in Fuyuki only a few days ago with her caretakers, Sella and Leysritt, who she also sent to the Church to register her and Berserker for the Grail War, while she was getting familiar with the city.
Along with finding the best places to encounter Shirouko at, as well as the perfect spot to ambush her in, once the Holy Grail War begins. Only to be surprised when she saw Saber, having expected her to be summoned by Shirouko, due to her most likely having Avalon.
'Now I'm curious of what Servant Oneechan will summon if she doesn't get Saber.' Illya thought, wondering who Shirouko will summon now that that Saber is already taken.
Though the young girl was also curious about that other Master with the Tohsaka Heiress, when she looked into his eyes. It wasn't long, but she thought she felt something familiar from him, though she couldn't place what it was.
'Maybe I just heard about him before, and ended up forgetting.' Thought Illya with a shrug, knowing she might have forgotten some stuff, to instead focus on her revenge and winning the Holy Grail War.
*With Naruto and Rin*
"Hey Luvia!" Naruto said, after they caught up with Luvia and Miyu, with the sisters stopping and turning to Naruto and Rin.
"Ah Naruto, how wonderful to see you again. And I suppose it's necessary to see you Rin, with you being allies and all." Said Luvia while smiling at Naruto, before looking at Rin boredly, making the brunette growl in annoyance.
"And I suppose I couldn't go a day without having to see that fat head of yours." Rin retorted, as both girls glared at each other, before Luvia smiled at Naruto again.
"Where are my manners, this is my little sister Miyu. Miyu, this is Naruto Uzumaki, a fellow Master and classmate." Introduced Luvia, with Naruto smiling at Miyu who looked at him blankly.
"It's nice to meet you, Miyu." Naruto said, while Miyu's expression didn't falter.
"Luvia-nee said you were rather ignorant. She didn't say anything about you looking flaky." Stated Miyu coldly, not being open with anyone besides Luvia and Shirouko.
"Uh…right. Anyway, we wanted to see if you decided on whether you wanted to join our alliance." Said Naruto, after looking back at Luvia.
"I've considered the offer and while it does have merit, I'd like to wait before I give you my final answer. I'll give it to you after the war starts, in order to first see who and what we'll be up against." Luvia replied, wanting to wait and see what other Servants will be summoned, while Naruto nodded at her response.
"Nee-chan is going to win anyway, so it seems pointless for you both to try and ally with her, when she doesn't need help. Especially since she'll crush your Servants when she summons hers." Miyu said, doubting they'll be able to beat Luvia, no matter what Servants they have.
"And what makes you think she'll stand a chance against us?" Demanded Rin while looking at Miyu in annoyance.
"Just that it's true, since her Servant will be the strongest one that no one would have a chance of defeating; including whichever ones you both summon." Miyu replied, given Luvia already had a Servant in mind to summon and with who it was, then no one will stand a chance against her.
"You must really like your sister to have that much faith in her." Naruto said, smiling at Miyu, who regarded him coldly.
"It's the truth, Flaky." Stated Miyu, making Naruto falter again.
"Well if that's all, then we'll be on our way." Said Luvia before they turned to leave.
"Actually, Rin and I were exploring the city to get a better layout of it. You two could join us, since we're also looking for places to go down on-" Naruto said before Rin quickly covered his mouth, knowing what he was about to say.
"He means look for places where we can battle when the war begins." Rin said quickly, much to Luvia's relief, having an idea of what Naruto was going to say.
"Hm, I suppose that would be fine, and a good idea." Luvia replied, not seeing the harm in joining them, since it would also help her as well.
*With Mordred and Artoria*
Meanwhile, the father and son were exploring the city in silence, neither of them having anything to say to each other. Though Artoria could still see Mordred looking at her with narrowed eyes, every once and a while.
"If you have something to say, then say it." Artoria stated while looking at her son.
"Alright. You're hiding something. The way you asked about locations, where we can fight the other Servants and Masters. You may have phrased it as a question, but you listed specific locations as if you already knew they were here and where they are. And this morning, while Master was suggesting we bring Shirouko into the alliance, you immediately refused the moment he mentioned her father. Now here, you aren't even really looking around, sure you may be glancing at everything, but you're not taking note of anything that'd be useful. So, what are hiding, father?" Mordred demanded, looking at her with narrowed eyes.
"I'm not hiding anything Mordred. I merely suggested those locations as they'd seem like obvious ones to use in a city this big. I refused the idea of Shirouko joining us, because I don't like the idea of allying with someone who could potentially be just as dishonorable as her father, from the way our Masters talked about him. And I am taking note of our surroundings and locations, I'm just not doing so in a way that would be obvious." Retorted Artoria, which only angered Mordred.
"You really can't do it can you?! You can't just give me an honest answer for once in your damn life?! You just have to keep lying?!" Said Mordred, angry that even now, her father was lying to her and refusing to tell her the truth.
Remembering how she rejected her as her son, refused to give her the throne that rightfully belonged to her, and even at the very end still rejected her. Now she's doing the same again, which further angered and hurt Mordred; that even now, her father would still push her away.
"I don't know what you want from me Mordred, but that is the truth. Whether you accept it or not is your problem, not mine." Artoria said stubbornly, before Mordred grabbed her by the collar and glared at her.
"And you wonder why I rebelled and destroyed Camelot?! Maybe, you should wonder why someone didn't do it sooner with that damned attitude of yours! It's a miracle that Camelot wasn't destroyed by a civil war, long before I showed up!" Mordred hissed scathingly, with it being more scathing than she knew, given what Artoria wanted to wish for with the Holy Grail.
"Don't. You. Ever. Mention Camelot like that again!" Artoria ordered while trying to control her emotions at remembering how she failed her kingdom and wanting to fix things.
Mordred glared at her, before scoffing to hide the hurt she felt at being pushed away again.
"Gladly, King of Knights." Retorted Mordred before turning and walking away, with Artoria watching her go.
So, what do you think, good. Yep we see Naruto having dreams of Mordred's memories, as well as a flashback to calling his parents of Assassins attack, before accidently walking in on Artoria in the bath much to his embarrassment, despite the King of Knights not caring, the same being said for Rin and Mordred, since they're technically not alive or like being treated as girls, only for Naruto to defend them and say they are real people whether they're Servants or not. Then we see them planning what to do next, with Naruto suggesting they bring Shirouko into the alliance, which Rin and Artoria both refuse for their respective reasons. Afterwards we get a look at the Church where Shirou arrives as the newest Master, having summoned Semiramis again as well getting "allies" who summoned Brerserker, Rider, and Archer (Frankenstein, Ivan the Terrible, and Atalanta respectively). Then we see Naruto and the girls exploring the city, with Artoria using her knowledge from the Fourth Grail War, hiding the fact she was summoned before, something Mordred finds suspicious, while Naruto spots Illya, who's arrived with her own Berserker and her caretakers, before he and Rin go and meet Luvia and Miyu. Learning she'll give them her answer after the war begins to see what they'll be up against. Finally back with Mordred and Artoria, Mordred demands answers from her father with how she's acting, which Artoria tries brushing off much to Mordred's anger and hurt at being pushed aside again, before storming off. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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