Chapter 2: Day 1

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-Kousuke-

-Train-

"The human world really has changed a lot…"

I looked to my right to see Tamamo gazing out of the window. We had boarded the train for Fuyuki in the morning and we were now headed there. Although many people would have assumed Tamamo was cosplaying, I got her to wear a set of normal clothes (which she willingly did) to attract less attention, since I knew she didn't want to go into her spirit form. And now, wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of jeans, she had also hidden her ears and tail as well as let her hair down. She suddenly looked so…human, than I couldn't stop thinking of her as one.

"The next stop is, Fuyuki, Fuyuki. The next stop is Fuyuki, Fuyuki."

Hearing the announcement, I put my Hadō spellbook away. Of course, all of the family's ancient texts on Magecraft were recorded on scrolls. My grandfather took the liberty to demand that all non-forbidden Magecraft were to be recorded digitally and printed into convenient handbooks for the ease of the newer generation, to preserve them properly in case of damage as well as to make learning Magecraft more interesting. Who wants to study by poring over tons of dusty scrolls and heavy books anyway.

"Come on, get up, the train will be arriving soon."

"Hai~"

Soon, the train alighted. Grabbing our luggage, we left the train, then the station and started walking.

"So, where will we be staying, Master?"

Before coming here, I told Tamamo that she had to refer to me as Master and I had to refer to her as Caster the second we set foot in this city. Secrecy is everything.

"I considered two places, both of which my family have some connections to. The first is the Fujimura yakuza family, but I didn't choose that one. There was a third, but because of the man's death, we no longer considered it. Instead, we'll be staying at the Ryuudouji. The main reason is that it's located right on top of one of Fuyuki's main leylines. Perfect for you to make your temple."

"I see. Master really thought this out!"

"Of course I did."

-Ryuudouji-

The second both of us stepped within the boundaries of the hill, we could instantly feel massive flows of prana.

"Can you feel it, Master?"

"Yes."

"It's interesting. The hill actually has its own Bounded Field. What it essentially does is it denies any form of spiritual being from entering its boundaries. However, the only break in the field is the stairs, which means-"

"-Servants can only reach the temple by climbing the stairs."

"Exactly. But I think that once I meld my own Bounded Field with it and it has accepted me, I should be able to bypass the hill's Bounded Field."

"You can do that?"

"Umu…now that I'm further in, I think it won't be easy. Even now I can feel a faint force pushing me back, but because of who I actually am, it seems to be letting me in a bit more."

"Local legend says that a dragon sleeps in the lake behind the temple. Maybe if we appease it?"

"Ehehe, Master can be silly sometimes, there's no dragon here. Even if there were, it would be long gone by now."

After some time, we reached the top of the temple. There, we saw a young man with dark blue hair and glasses sweeping the compound.

"Excuse me, are you a monk here?"

He stopped sweeping and looked at us.

"Actually, I'm a monk in training. But never mind that, how can I help you?"

"I'm looking for the head monk. He should be informed of our arrival?"

"Oh, so you're the guests we're expecting? My name is Ryuudou Issei. I'm the son of the head monk here."

"I am Yagami Kousuke. And this is…"

"Just call me Misukume. I'm his fiancée."

I cringed at the word fiancée. Oh well.

"Misukume? Have I heard that name somewhere before?"

"Of course not, don't be silly~"

Even as he brought us to see the head monk, he still seemed wary of Caster. It seemed that he had a slight innate ability to sense spirits or something similar ability.

"Alright, here we are."

"Thanks, Issei-san."

"No problem."

-Some time later-

After talking to the head monk, he brought us to a medium-sized Japanese-style guest building separate from the temple. It wasn't that bad really. It had a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room/bedroom of just the right size.

"Alright, I'm done unpacking, Master!"

"Same here."

"So what do we do now?"

"We have to go register ourselves at the Church."

"Register? Ok then, let's go!"

-Kotomine Church-

The second I stepped into the church, I wished that I had never done so in the first place.

"I hate this place already."

"It's terrible…I can hear the crying souls of tortured children."

"On second thoughts, make my wish for this war be to completely obliterate this church."

We walked further into the church.

"Priest! Are you there?"

"Yes, who calls for me?"

I watched as a tall, very well-built man with dark brown hair dressed in a priest's garb step out from somewhere behind the altar.

"I am Kotomine Kirei, the priest of this humble church. How may I help?"

"Are you the overseer?"

"Yes. Yes I am."

I dusted off the makeup covering my Command Spell and showed it to the priest.

"I, Yagami Kousuke, have come to register for the fifth Heaven's Feel with my Servant, Caster."

"Very well. If you ever lose your Servant, you may come to the church to seek sanctuary. While you are here, other Masters are not allowed to make any attempt on your life."

"Understood. Are you allowed to answer our questions?"

"If it is within my power to answer, then yes."

"Have all the Servants been summoned yet?"

The priest's lips curled up in a small smile.

"No."

"Very well. I bid you goodbye now."

We left the church.

XXX

-Kirei-

As Yagami Kousuke and Caster left, the King of Heroes emerged from a door, hidden away from prying eyes.

"It seems that they might have noticed your presence, King of Heroes."

"Hmph! They should be honored to even be in my oresence!"

"Well then, what is your evaluation."

"I hate them. They both have the blood of a god running in their veins. Such divinity should not be present in a vixen and a mongrel!"

"Oh? As expected of you, King of Heroes."

I looked up to the roof of the church, awaiting the great disaster that was next to come. And as I spoke, the words seemed to echo through the empty church.

"I wonder, what is your true wish, Yagami Kousuke."

XXX

-Kousuke-

Only after we were a large distance from the church did I finally let my guard down.

"Damn, what was up with that place, not to mention that massive presence we felt. Caster, was it a Servant?"

"I don't know…I really couldn't tell…sorry Master…"

At that moment, Caster looked so down that I couldn't help but rub her head to comfort her.

"Don't worry Caster, it's no big deal for now. We'll just have to handle it when the time comes."

"Hyah! Master~it tickles!"

Well, at least she was back to normal.

"Come on, let's buy our ingredients for dinner."

As we walked, Caster asked me something.

"Hey, why did you ask the priest about whether all the Servants have been summoned yet?"

"Well…I was thinking…only magi can become Masters and summon Servants, and Casters are magi, so…"

"Master?"

Suddenly, I realized I was grinning.

"I'll tell you more when we get back."

"Hai!"

-Night, Ryuudouji-

Caster and I stood in the compound in front of the temple.

"Is everyone asleep?"

"Yes. And even if they weren't, I made sure they were."

"Alright, let's begin."

Slowly, with a stick of chalk, I drew a summoning circle just like the one I used to summon Caster with. My plan was to have Caster summon a Servant, but have it contracted to me. That way, Caster can supply the prana while I command the Servant. Of course, she won't be supplying 100% of the prana. I was going for a 75/25 split. I stood near the edge of the circle, while Caster stood behind me.

"Good. Here we go. Caster, start it up!"

The circle flared to life as I began the incantation.

"so ni gin to tetsu. so ni ishi to keiyaku no taikou. so ni wa waga daishi Schweinorg.

oritatsu kaze ni wa kabe wo. shihou no mon wa toji, oukan yori ide, oukoku ni itaru sansaro wa junkan seyo.

tojiyo (midase). tojiyo (midase). tojiyo (midase). tojiyo (midase). tojiyo (midase).

kurikaesu tsudo ni godo.

tada, mitasareru toki wo hakyaku suru.

-tsugeru.

nanji no mi wa waga moto ni, waga unmei wa nanji no ken ni.

seihai no yorube ni shitagai, kono i, kono kotowari ni shitagau naraba kotae yo.

chikai wa koko ni. ware wa tokoyo subete no zen to naru mono, ware wa tokoyo subete no aku wo shiku mono.

nanji sandai no kotodama wo matou shichiten, yukushi no wa yori kitate, tenbin no mamorite yo!"

The glow grew brighter, but not as bright as when I summoned Caster. Then, instead of culminating in a flash, the glow faded away, and no Servant could be seen.

"Did we fail?"

At that moment, I felt a searing burn on the back of my left hand and at the same time, he slowly appeared from the feet up. The Servant was wearing a traditional light purple umanori hakama and kimono, light purple tabi and black geta with purple haori and tekkou. His indigo hair was tied back in a long ponytail and he had with him a ridiculously long nodachi. Most would not have recognized him, but I did. From the only, single, hand-painted portrait of him in the Yagami mansion.

"I am Servant Assassin, at your service. I ask of thee, art thou my Master?"

"Are you…Sasaki Kojirou?"

He looked mildly surprised.

"Well, I never thought I would be easily recognized by someone from this time period. Tell me Master, what is your name?"

"Yagami Kousuke, future 13th head and heir of the Yagami family."

"Yagami…you don't mean the Yagami family founded by Yagami Masahiro at the end of the Heian Period?"

"Yes, that one. The one you married into, then left after divorcing your wife."

He sighed and looked up.

"Yagami…I never thought I would hear that name again…to answer your question, I am Sasaki Kojirou; but at the same time, I am not Sasaki Kojirou."

"I don't understand."

"What you have summoned is a fictional character, a fictional samurai. I am the swordsman from fiction, Sasaki Kojirou. I have all his skills and techniques, but I am not him."

"I see. But you remember my family name?"

"Yes. The only reason I could was because you are my Master, and thus my memories of the past of Sasaki Kojirou have been strengthened.

"I see. Very well. Assassin, your first, and only job is to guard this gate with your life. Do not let anyone enter but myself, Caster and any of the temple's residents."

I gave him a small bell, and so did Tamamo.

"Whenever we leave this temple, we will ask you for those bells. Whenever we return, we will give you those bells. If either of us ever fail to do so, I want you to attack us the minute our backs are turned, understood?"

"Yes, Master."

"Good. See you tomorrow…Kojirou-sama."

As I walked back to the guest house with Tamamo, I remembered what I read about Sasaki Kojirou from our family archives. Master of the nodachi and inventor of the Tsubame Gaeshi, he met his untimely end at the hands of his rival, Miyamoto Musashi after a duel on an island. What isn't publicly known is that he was married into the Yagami family for three years, but left after a falling out with his father-in-law which subsequently led to a divorce. Because of that, our family did its best to forget him, but he carved himself into the annals of our history books with his superior nodachi technique as well as the invention of the legendary Tsubame Gaeshi, a technique where three concurrent arching blades close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. True pure skill alone, he managed to replicate the effects of the Second Magic with his sword. And thus, he set the bar to be surpassed by our family. The goal of all Yagamis is to perfectly replicate his Tsubame Gaeshi, but none have succeeded. That too, is one of my goals. So far, I have only been able to do two illusional slashes and one true slash…but it's still not enough. Somehow…somehow, I will be the second person alive to master it!

-Guest house-

Walking into the guest house, I stumbled into the futon.

"Haah…hah…"

"Master, you look tired."

"I am…I just summoned a Servant, even if it was a joint summoning."

Even though Tamamo supplied most of the prana, I still put in quite a large amount of my own, which tired me out.

"Weeeeell then…ufufu…"

And before I even noticed, Tamamo was crawling on top of me.

"I know a reaaally good way to handle that problem…"

"Wha-What do you mean?!"

"Oh, you know what I'm talking about~ Mana transfer…"

"N-No! It'll refill on its own, thank you very much!"

"And don't worry about making too much noise…I already soundproofed this whole house, so no one can hear us at-all~"

"Nonononono, we can talk this over! Tamamoooooo!"

And thus, I spent the night being forcefully given mana by Caster. I really hope this war ends soon.

And thus, we end this chapter with super fluffy rape time! And WOW, I was amazed by the amount of favorites and followers I got for just one chapter! And so, thanks to Fenrir of the North, Hunter-35, bamafelix, linkthetoaoftime, lioncousin and namikaze93600 for favoriting! As for followers, thanks to 4112519 (seriously?), EdwynX, HegemonAlexandrov, HolyMage Mouto, Hunter-35, bamafelix, chins4tw, gundamxmeister and I suck at naming things (yes you do) for following! I'm gonna do the Servant stats for Caster and Assassin later because I'm just too damn tired right now (it's 4.20am) and I'm still deciding whether to make that a single chapter or tack that onto the end of the next chapter. Well whatever, thanks for reading, review, favorite, follow whatever! Flamers can go burn in their own flames! Capitalism, ho!

Edit: Just tiny bits.