CHAPTER 2: My Heroic Student
A ghost… I can't believe I thought such a beautiful woman to be a ghost and moreover I panicked so much that I had forgotten to use my Otherworldly Analysis. If it wasn't for her cute voice snapping me out then I probably would have pissed myself… can't blame a guy for getting scared of a ghost now, can you?
Checking her out with my skill I couldn't believe that it was actually Medea the caster of the 5th Holy Grail War. So, I had figured out that I was actually in the 5th Holy Grail War timeline. Now, I was actually confused on how to start my conversation with her since well… I thought her as a ghost which was pretty pathetic of me. A fucking cheat character like me getting scared of ghost… utterly ridiculous or not… I can't help it I am scared of ghost. To start my conversation with her I asked her if she was a Servant… GREAT going Drake you just won douchebag of the year award. Instead of asking her if she was alright, I asked her THAT. Shame on me.
Poor Medea-chan could only nod her head at my question. I don't want to talk about the creepy laugh and screaming about whole lucky fucker thing I was doing. Please don't ask me about that. It seems like she didn't have much mana left. Oh! How I wish I could just glomp her into my embrace. Even if I can't see her face I find her so attractive and lovely. Now, I again had to be an idiot and asked her to be my Servant and in a fucking awkward manner. Smooth… real smooth there Drake.
She really had low self-value… it seems that she thought herself as a witch who was a traitor to her own allies. Damn! I got worked up so much that I had unconsciously given her an epic speech only to end it with awkward ending. Damn it! What is wrong with me? I have a fucking Rank EX Charisma; I should have been able to handle this shit like a child's play.
Even if my action were… you know what, I had managed to win her trust. And that was the most amazing thing I think I had ever done in my entire life. Revealing her face to me was well… mesmerizing. She was beauty personified. She was enchanting, charming, adorable, pure… I could go on about it forever. She had instantly captured my heart, soul and body. I wanted her. It wasn't lust… it was something, something much deeper. It was a feeling making me want to love her with all my heart just to see her happy. A feeling that made me want her to be never sad or lonely.
As our contract between Master and Servant was formed, I was thinking that I would treat her like how I treated my waifu... that was in my imagination when I was still a NEET. But then I suddenly got a notification from my Nasuverse system. It was Contract Link skill. It actually gave Medea-chan empathic abilities towards me. At first I was confused but slowly a horrifying thought came to my mind. She can read my emotions which means she probably noticed my feeling towards her. I felt like dying. But as I was lamenting my bad luck, she asked me why I was so ashamed of myself. Who wouldn't be ashamed when you have a feeling for a woman you have just met for not even 10 minutes?
As I said what I thought about my situation, you know what she did she caressed my face saying she was not disgusted with me and was actually happy. HAPPY she said. I was over the top. I felt like I could do anything. And you know what was the best damn thing? She declared herself as my wife and me as her husband. Haaaa…. I really am the luckiest guy ever.
After that I knew I couldn't hide anything from this beautiful waifu of mine so I told her how I got here and had cheat like abilities and about the future of Holy Grail War as well. She was even more happy that I wasn't willing to keep any secret from her even if the information I gave her was a little disturbing for her. "So what is it you plan on doing, my love? You know that I don't care for the Grail anymore since I already got what I wanted and with it being corrupted as well." My wife Medea asks as she leans her head on my shoulder. We were currently sitting together on a bench in a park and it was already night. I thought about what we should do about our next course of action.
Suddenly a flash of inspiration came to my mind. "Medea-chan, we are going to the protagonist. Yes… I can see it. I am going to be the badass teacher of the badass heroic student of mine." Hehehe…
Shirou Emiya's POV
Urk! It still hurts like hell. Whenever I use my magecraft, my whole body feels like its being dipped into lava. I don't know what I am doing wrong or is it supposed to hurt like this? Is it because I am a third rate magus? I just wish there was someone to guide me. Haaa… no use complaining now. I still have to keep on practicing no matter how painful it is if I want to be the hero of justice.
DING DONG! DING DONG!
Huh? Who could be here this late? Better to be safe than sorry. I grab a metal rod and reinforce it as I go towards my front door. I carefully open the door to see a beautiful woman and a man with sharp features but his expression… is that of a child. It's like he's meeting his idol or something.
"Um… how can I help you guys?"
"Haha… it's not you thats going to be helping but me your great badass teacher." What? What the hell is he saying? So I do any sane person would do. I close the door. Phew… a lot of weird people are starting to pop out. I shake my head and walk towards my work shop or rather it's a shed. But as I was walking I bumped into something.
"You have a lot of nerve shutting the door at my face, huh?"
"How did you get inside?" I immediately jump back arm myself with the metal rod.
"Oi oi… is this how you treat your teacher? Man kids these days are so disrespectful." He shakes his head in disappointment. A childish man calling me kid? I can already see through his personality in this brief time. I can tell that he is 100% a childish guy.
Haaa… I cross my arms. "Ok then tell me what you are going to be teaching me? And I don't even know your name."
"I will be teaching you the ways of being an epic badass hero, of course. And my name is Drake Reddings. But call me Drake-sensei." I just blankly stare at him. Is this how I sound like when I say that I want to be the hero of justice? I can't face the world anymore. I am too ashamed of myself.
"Darling. Why don't you just say you want to teach him magecraft. It would be much easier to convince him don't you think, Shirou Emiya?" Woah! She just teleported. So… these guys are actually magus?
"So you all are magus then?"
"My wife here Medea is no magus. She's a bonafide sorceress. And me? I am the magician capable of utilizing true magic." He doesn't seem like he's lying but he's just so childish. His expression is saying that 'Praise me'. And I can see that his wife his laughing at his antics.
"Well… say that I believe you. Then, why me? I am just a third rate magus. I am not that special."
"Pfft… Hahahahaha…" Oi! It's rude to laugh at other's misfortune.
"You are fucking special. Believe it."
"How?" He is childish but seems to have a knack for profanity.
"You are an incarnation kid." Incarnation?
"What is that?" He looks at me with amused eyes. He seems to find joy in knowing information others don't know about.
"Incarnation are people having the same origin and element in them. And your origin and element aren't normal either. Your element and origin is actually Sword." Sword huh? Is that why I find everything related to sword easier?
"Oh… so is that why you want to teach me? Because I am an incarnation?" He shook his head. It's not that?
"It's actually because of your dream to be the hero of justice. I am not only going to guiding you on your magecraft but also on your path to becoming the hero you want to be." This time there was no childish expression on him. He was serious. It seems he can be mature when he wants to be. He actually thinks I can be a hero? Nobody really took me seriously except for Sakura. She always stood by my side no matter what. She was after all my dear Kohai.
"You really think I can be hero?" I blurted out my question. He smiled at me.
"I don't think you can. I know you will become a hero." I felt warm inside my heart. Is this how it feels to be acknowledged? I have been helping out people but I know that they never seemed to be genuinely thankful for it. They took it for granted but I still didn't mind it. Because I wanted to feel the same happiness Kiritsugu my step father felt when he saved me from the fire 10 years ago.
This happiness wasn't from saving people but from where you get recognised for what you are doing. It was… satisfying to think that there would be people who find my dream… ideal worth fighting for. I understood clearly what he was implying. 'You have the capacity to become hero so let me help you.' It wasn't spoken out loud but I knew that was what he was trying to say.
"Then Drake-sensei, I will be in your care." Without even realizing I had already bowed and declared him as my teacher.
"Well then. Let's get stated then, shall we?"
"Yes!"
I took him towards my workshop (shed). "So before we start let me tell you something very important." He started telling me about the Holy Grail War and how my step father was actually a Master in the previous Holy Grail War as well and how it caused the mass fire 10 years ago. I couldn't help but grit my teeth in anger. So it was actually the Holy Grail War that caused such an incident. Moreover, the Grail was cursed it seems. If someone were to make a wish from it who knows what might happen?
"So you want me to summon a Servant as well?"
"Yes but not right now. You are too inexperienced. You will summon your Servant in a week. Till that time we training in your magecraft but first we should do something about your magic circuits."
"What's wrong?"
"Everything. You haven't been using your magic circuit at all. You have been using your nerves as a makeshift circuit and have been harming yourself quite badly. If you didn't have Avalon inside you, you would be dead." I couldn't help but feel dread at my untimely demise. It wasn't that I was scared of dying; I was scared of dying without any accomplishment.
"Is there any way to fix this?" I looked at him with hopeful expression. He said that he was a magician capable of using true magic then he might be able to fix this, right?
"Of course I can but it's going to be extremely painful. I am going to have to use Alteration on you and modify your circuits as well. If we are going to do it then we are going to do it right. Got me?"
I nod at him. "I can endure it." I said without any hesitation. He didn't look worried as well. He had a look that said he fully trusted me as well.
"Alright then. Warning though just don't lose consciousness."
"Alright." After that was painful agony. The agony was beyond anything I have experienced. I didn't even realize that I was screaming my lungs out. I don't know how long it was but it felt like eternity.
"Congrats Shirou. You have successfully activated your magic circuits and moreover I modified it so one of your magic circuits is equal to ten normal magic circuits. Awesome right? And what's more is your nerves that you have been using as a makeshift circuit, I permanently turned it into your magic circuit so you have a total of 40 magic circuit of godlike quality."
"Thank you sensei." After saying that I pass out. But before I passed out I could feel the mana in my body through the magic circuit and it was amazing. I guess I am even more closer to becoming the hero of justice that I dreamed of and it's all thanks to sensei.
Character Sheet
Name: Drake Reddings
Origin: Magic
Element: Magic
Strength: A
Endurance: A
Agility: A
Magic: S++
Luck: S
Skill Max: Rank EX (Passive)
Any skills in your repertoire will be Rank EX.
Dragon Core: Rank A++ (Passive)
You have the core of the dragon in you. You are also granted with the prowess of the dragon.
True Projection: Rank EX (Active)
Enables you to create any object except for living organism as long as you have the blueprint in your mind. It is also a true magic, a miracle that is practically impossible to achieve.
Supreme Reinforcement: Rank EX (Active)
Enables you to break the limit any object or beings and also strengthen it further without any repercussion.
Otherworldly Analysis: Rank EX (Active)
Enables you to instantly grasp all information regarding the object or being of your desire with a simple sight.
Alteration: Rank EX (Active)
Enables you to alter and modify objects to your desire.
Mana Burst: Rank EX (Active)
Gives you instant burst of strength and speed through mana beyond your limit.
Universal Language: Rank EX (Passive)
Enables you to understand and speak any language.
Unarmed Combat: Rank EX (Passive)
Ability to fight without any weapons.
Weapon Expert: Rank EX (Passive)
Ability to wield any weapon.
Prophet: Rank EX (Passive)
Allows you to have improved vision and see future visions as well.
Magic Resistance: Rank EX (Passive)
Defence against magic attacks. No damage is received from magic as only supreme magic will be effective against you.
Presence Concealment: Rank EX (Active)
Allows you to avoid detection.
Detect Presence: Rank EX (Passive)
Allows you to detect hidden presences.
Eye of the Mind (True): Rank EX
Gives you heightened capacity for observation and enables you to avoid danger to monstrous degree.
Charisma: Rank EX (Passive)
Makes you more charming or attractive to the people.
Contract Link: Rank EX (Passive)
A psychic link between Master and Servant. It grants Servant empathic ability only towards Master to form a bond and to also understand his/her Master more efficiently. The link also cannot be broken unless either Master or Servant perishes. It also grants Servant true body through the link of the Master. Until the Master severs the link or Master dies, the Servant will continue to live. It also enables your Servant to instantly teleport to your location at any distance, be it worlds apart.