It all happened so fast, Rapi's head was taken off by that laser. Neon's missing a leg, and Anis has a hole in her stomach.

The approaching raptures only makes the situation worse. They were doing something here, and they obviously don't want the Ark finding out.

But, none of that mattered to me. I, no, we were going to die. '...Not like this…' A faint glow appeared under me, I could only assume they were after me.

"...aster, please leave…" I barely hear Neon over the explosions.

"Commander! You need to get out of here!" Anis, she could barely fight back from behind her cover, but she still did anyway.

Yet, I couldn't get my body to move. 'If I do run, I won't make it far. Even if I do make it back, what does it matter? They'll all have died for someone like me…' The dim glow below me brightens, attracting my attention.

It wasn't a laser like I had thought, but a golden goblet? A sudden surge of energy hits me, snapping me out of my miserable mindset, but the goblet disappears with a bright glow. 'Wh-What? What was that? N-No, it doesn't matter now.'

"Master! Please take this chance to get back to the Ark! Don't worry ab-"

"It doesn't matter now, Neon." I say, our flank was exposed now. "We're going to get completely surrounded." Despite the imminent threat of death, I was strangely calm about this. 'I won't allow another death to be on my hands, I'll make sure they get to live.'

"Anis, as your Commander, you must obey my orders, right?"

"Yeah!? But why…are you bringing it up…now!?" She says in between reloads.

"I want you to help Neon out of here, and get back to the Ark. I'll distract them and buy you all some time."

"Even if we did make it, we'd be scrapped for letting you die! So just go on by yourself, we're expendable, you're not!"

"Then run away from here! I can't allow for another nikke to di-" With a glow at my feet, I feel my hand start to burn. "Aghh!"

"Commander!/Master!"

Contract Finalized, Summoning Servant…

Saber Servant Selected

In a bright golden glow, a woman clad in armor looks down at me. "I ask you, are you my-Tch. Apologies, it would seem I did not notice the unwanted guests. Allow me to deal with them."

"Huh?"

"Please stay behind me." I watch on as she holds the…air? She uses it to completely destroy the raptures that managed to get behind us. "Come, air!"

With a strong burst of air, she destroys another group of raptures. "Who is that?" I hear Anis mutter, something I also wondered.

"Hya!" With one last final swing of her weapon, all of the raptures have been eliminated. "That is all-hm?" Alarms suddenly start to blare.

Reactor Core Has Been Breached, Please Exit The Building! Reactor Core Has Been Breached, Please Exit The Building!

"Oh crap!" Getting on my feet, I help Anis up. "We need to get out of here!" Turning in Neon's direction, I notice the horrible state she got in, and Rapi beside her.

'Damn it, Anis and I can't carry Neon, and she can't walk, let alone run…'

"Commander, now is not the time to get depressed! You over there, a little help!?" Anis rudely calls out to our blonde haired savior.

"Ah. Yes, of course." In a burst of incredible speed, she is by our side. "I must apologize once again, my Master, but it looks as though introductions will have to wait." She effortlessly picks up the now unconscious Neon, perhaps due to the pain.

My eyes land on the beheaded Rapi. 'If only I…'

"God damn it, Commander! What did I just say?!"

"But…I-"

"Rapi's still alive, as long as her head is still intact, so let's get going before we all actually do die!" She scolds me, as she puts Rapi's head in my arms.

Taking the tunnel we came from, we start to hear a timer start to count down.

10, 9, 8, 7…

"We're almost there!"

6, 5, 4…

The light of the outside finally starts to reach our retinas.

3…

'Almost there…'

2…

"Yes! We're ou-"

KABOOOM!

Not even a second after the explosion, the tunnel we were just in collapses. "Ah. My ear." Using my only free hand, I hold it over my left ear. "I'll develop tinnitus at this rate…"

"Allow me to check." The blonde woman removes my hand from my ear. "You're bleeding…" She says, a few inches too close.

Backing up, I shrug off her concern. "I'll be fine, but…who are you?"

"I've been meaning to ask as well." Shifty's holographic image appears from my watch.

"Oh, hey Shifty."

"Hey yourself. Honestly, what were you thinking trying to sacrifice yourself?" Ah. I'm being scolded now… "But that's not important right now. You…You're not a Nikke are you? You don't come up on any database, and your signature is different from the one nikke's usually have."

'Wait, she's not a Nikke? Then is she a human? Like me?' I throw a curious look her way, which she notices.

"You would be correct. I am not a Nikke, was it? I am a Saber class Servant." She extends her armored hand my way. "I look forward to working with you, Master."

I take her hand in my own, shaking it dumbly. "That's great, but I don't have a clue of what you're talking about."

"A servant..? Could you explain?"

Now it was her turn to be confused. "You do not know about Servant Summoning? But you summoned me, no?"

"I did?"

"Hm, I believe I understand. You are completely ignorant of the moonlit world." Moonlit? Why do I get the feeling there's a really long explanation coming?


"You can't seriously expect us to believe that."

"Yes, even I have to share my own doubts."

"What of you, Master? Do you find my explanation too far-fetched?" Saber turns to me, but I can't bring myself to look her in the eye.

"I…I'm having a difficult time processing this…I mean, not that I doubt you, but is it really possible? Summoning heroes from the past?" If so, then perhaps…No, I'm thinking too far ahead.

"I am proof of such a fact."

"Then, which hero are you?"

"...I suppose if it is necessary." While one of her arms was busy carrying Neon, the other held her invisi-What? That blade…it's beautiful. "This is the Excalibur, I am sure it is fairly obvious who I am."

"…"

"…"

"...What's an Excalibur?" I ask, confused as to why her blade is so important.

"You are serious? The sword of promised victory? King Arthur? Pulling the sword from the stone?"

"Nope."

"Never heard of it."

"..." She just stands there, silent.

"However, taking what you say into account. If you truly are a hero from centuries ago, then it is highly likely that we have lost all information on you and your legend." Shifty surmised. "But, that doesn't explain how the Commander summoned you. He couldn't have possibly tapped into his magic power, since he has zero history of ever doing so before."

Thinking back to the fight, I'm reminded of the golden chalice. "Does it have anything to do with that golden goblet I picked up back in the reactor's control room?"

"Golden Gob-" Anis starts.

"Please stand still for a moment, Master." Saber's, now ungloved, hand reaches my chest. "I see…It would seem you are rather fortunate, Master. You are currently in possession of the Holy Grail."

"THE WISH GRANTER?" Ow…My ear is sensitive right now, y'know?!

"Unfortunately, it would seem that function is not available. It does, however, still have a near-infinite amount of mana."

"Gee…That's great, but can we get back to the Ark already? I still have a hole in my stomach. Neon's still injured, and Rapi needs repairs asap." Oh, yeah…I almost forgot.


Anderson's Office

"You expect me to believe this?" I can't help but slightly waver under his stern gaze. "Nevermind. It doesn't matter. What does matter is the destruction of the power plant. You have just cost us 2 whole months worth of resources for the Ark, and for that, you will be punished with banishment. To the Outpost, that is."

'…Oh. I thought it'd be the death penalty.'

"Do not look so relieved. If it were up to me, you would be in a rehabilitation center right now. Now, anything to say?"

"Uhh…"

"It doesn't matter, this decision cannot be changed." Then why ask? "Your Nikkes will be rejoining you soon, and I shall have someone escort you there. Dismissed." Harsh…but, I'm happy they're not scrapping Counters.

Exiting the room, I nearly bump into…Ingrid? "Ah, excuse me." I politely get out of the way, not that she pays much notice to me.

'...Banishment, huh? I probably should be more worried, but I just can't bring myself to care. I'm just happy that we're all still alive, especially after that.' Opening the dormitory which was mine, I am greeted by an unhappy Saber.

"Master, I'm hungry."

'Seriously?'


To Be Continued


Horny Mobile Game meets Horny VN series. Obviously the servants will have an impact on the Nikke story, and won't just be an extension to the roster.

There won't be that many servants, hopefully. Too many Nikkes already, servants aren't going to help.

I'll try to update this, but I obviously have other stories to write too. Ah, and if you're reading this and like it, make sure to check out my other works.

So, bye.