"You know Contractor, I happen to like this world better than the Pan Human one." Helel noted as he drank his tea elegantly. Many goddesses and women, both single and married were focused on him while he did so. Hakuno could guess an obvious reason why, but she wanted to make sure.

"Why is that?" she asked while Gilgamesh eyed the Divine Spirit warily while sipping his own wine.

"My Innocent Monster Skill is much lower here, probably since Christianity has never become a powerful religion in this world…it probably helps those mortals aren't twisting my Brother's teachings on Father's faith." The Ruler answered.

There was only one person that could be alluded to from that sentence alone.

"You're referring Him as brother? I'd thought you'd despise Him most of all." Hakuno questioned as Gilgamesh was knowing of his Queen's nature. She always tries to understand the true nature of a person before deciding how to go about it. Like how she wanted to know and understand him back in the Far Side. It was…heartening to know that part of her still hasn't changed.

"Oh please, humans are quick to make assumptions and twist things to suit their needs." Helel scoffed in disdain. "The reason I become the Devil in Pan Human History was because of beliefs, twisting my Spirit Origin on a scale I become that." His hissed the last one with utter distain, his beautiful face marring a nasty scowl. He calmed himself, "But the reason I refer to Him as brother is because he is a fellow child of Father's and has humbled many humans like my angelic kin have despite His humanity. That alone deserves respect." He smiled fondly at memories only he knew.

Now Hakuno understood why Helel had the Innocent Monster Skill. Distorted beliefs twist beings into something wretched and monstrous. Elizabeth Bathory and Vlad the Impaler were two Servants who came into mind when it came to that cursed skill. But that alone doesn't fully earn her trust in the Servant. She needed to know more about this angel's true nature.

She can continue this later after she gets more information, because she should give this Heroic Spirit a chance and then try understanding more about the enigmatic Morning Star.

His identity as Lucifer was known as the Lord of Lies, but what kind of lie? The lies he speaks of, or the lies people made to ruin the image of a once benevolent being. She knew nothing was born evil; they learn how to do so.

But now there was a bigger problem at hand. The Empire had been responsible for raiding elf forests, killing or enslaving any other Demi-Human race for some unknown reason. So she sent a command to the Moon Cell Automaton to investigate the history and culture of the Empire, to pick away at it and find a way to crush it. Their poor attempt at kidnapping her nudged a bad feeling and she wanted to be sure of it. She also needed to communicate with Morgan again privately, to see where she stands with the behavior of the Empire.

First Asherah's Horseman War, the Apollo Familia, and now the Empire. The Holy Witch isn't getting a break from these moments of madness, isn't she?

*Twilight Manor*

"I see you've improved quite a bit Ais, and I have to say that your new uniform suits you." Riveria complimented, noting Ais new knightly armor granted to her by Queen Morgan for becoming Hakuno's personal knight.

"Thank you, but I worry that I might not deserve this." Ais admitted, looking troubled. While Passionlip and Kingprotea were acting as bodyguards for Hakuno today, Ais decided she needed some guidance with her current dilemma.

"Because you've been knighted by Hakuno, and due to the loss of her arms while under your watch feel responsible for?" Riveria guessed as the Sword Princess slumped at the painful reminder. But the sight did amuse the elf, since this kind of reaction was different from her more subdued expressions in the past. Perhaps the time with the Hestia Familia had been just what Ais needed.

Given the domain that Familia's goddess governs and the respect that even Riveria gives Hestia, it proved that the girl she had been looking after for so long has finally become more like a girl her age should be. These experiences Ais is gaining from that familia had helped Ais become stronger in a different way.

There was a reason why Ais was considered the Sword Princess, it was a mocking title in the past to represent how aggressive she was as a child when she joined the Loki Familia. Unrestrained, ruthless and aggressive in the Dungeon. Akin to a sword being swung around recklessly. It would soon rust, chip away from the erosion caused by the blood she spilt until she broke in two. Now the blade had been cleaned and sheathed and given a new identity akin to a free-spirited breeze.

Her spiritual and emotional growth was needed this whole time, the one aspect Riveria could not successfully nurture even with the help of other members of the Loki Familia. While Tione and Tiona helped get Ais to smile a bit more, whatever was involved with Kishinami had smashed open those boundaries the Loki Familia struggled with like it was an unlocked door.

Part of her was exasperated and grateful for the Holy Witch's influence on Ais. At least the girl was no longer constantly trying to train in the Dungeon and was enjoying more to life now like holidays and days off. Worries that had plagued Riveria in the past were now gone and a sense of ease and fulfillment was in its place. She knew now that Ais will without a doubt, become a great adventurer. She had something that not even the King in Freya's Familia had, and it will make her all the stronger for it.

"Ais, nobody is perfect with who they are and what role they play. It is important to learn from these mistakes, and make sure they don't happen again. I'm sure Hakuno doesn't blame you for the loss of her arms. It is important as her knight to voice out your thoughts and concerns to her as well so you both know if something is wrong. Communication, unity, and trust are important between lord and knight." Riveria lectured.

It was times like these Ais cherished the wisdom Riveria had given her over the years, and they have not led her down the wrong path yet. And it made her think a bit more about herself and what happened that day. She should share her self-doubts with Hakuno, see what she says and have that reassurance that this mistake won't happen again. She was Lady Hakuno's knight of honor, granted this armor and clothing to fit her station and she had a role to play in it. She'll become stronger with each new trial the Hestia Familia will face in the future, and she will be by her Lady and her Beloved's side till the day they finally witness the dawn of a new world.

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Gareth-chan strutted through the dirt road, her armor currently off, irritation droving off her aura in waves that compelled anyone near to keep their distance. She faced off against sectors of supposed witch hunters that persecuted anyone without shame for anything suspicious of witchcraft and putting innocents to the torch. Usually she's a sweet girl, but right now after witnessing the blind zeal of these lunatics…she had no qualm of impaling them upon her lance and brutally crushing bone beyond repair out of disgust.

She hated to admit it, but deep down she was still the daughter of the Witch Queen Morgan le Fay. This brutality she was taught by her dark matron in her youth before she went out to become a knight reflected what she could have been if she did not take a different path in life.

But speaking of family

She did not expect her mother to be here, nor claiming that Hakuno was her daughter. It brought so many questions to Gareth-chan's mind as to how Hakuno was her sister in the first place. With what she learned of the Empire's witch-hunts and the revelation of a living sibling; the poor knight's brain was spinning in her head.

It was like that time she met the male King Arthur and became confused with the numerous variations of her own king in Chaldea.

"Oya? The goody-to-shoes puppy knight is here." A familiar biting tone in one's voice spoke up. Gareth-chan looked up to see Jeanne Alter with a hand on her hip, looking at her with a raised brow with Caster Gilles faithfully behind her. Gareth-chan blinked at the Dragon Witch before regaining her composure.

"Hello Jeanne Alter," Gareth-chan greeted, recalling that was how the Avenger preferred being called, "What brings you here?" the knight asked.

Jeanne Alter scoffed and rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Came here to make things easier for Master when they decide to enter this nauseating world and ending it." She answered before looking in a certain direction the knight had come from. "But decided to step in and crush some blind zealots that repulse me with their depraved faith and uncompromising mindsets."

"…I take it you saw the witch-hunts?" Gareth guessed.

"Exactly!" Gilles exclaimed, holding his hands in the air as his fish-like eyes popped out on their own, freaking Gareth-chan out at the sight. "Blind fools claiming to follow God's will but end up aiding the fiends of darkness by spilling the blood of innocent! A delicious irony this world provides to God Himself!"

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She already wanted a nap because the last five minute have drained her mentally.

Servant: Helel

Class: Ruler

Alignment: Neutral?

Strength: B+

Endurance: A

Agility: B

Mana: A+++

Luck: E

Noble Phantasm: Unknown data. Not enough interactions with Servant to confirm Noble Phantasm.

Personal Skills

Angel's Radiance-EX (in PH History, it is downgraded to E rank) A skill that declares an envoy of Heaven and the ability to dispel all illnesses and injuries. Falsehoods and hidden truths will become exposed. The ultimate healing art only known by benevolent angels. Helel had lost this skill in PH History but here in the Lostworld in an untainted Saint Graph returns in full force.

Battle Continuation-EX. As one of the mightiest angels in The Bible that waged war in Heaven and battled with fellow kin showed how durable Helel was under the identity as Lucifer. Being casted out of Heaven and falling to the earth would be fatal to mortals. But sheer grit, will and hatred allowed the Fallen Angel to survive an inevitable death. This skill and rank is carried in the core of this being.

Innocent Monster: D (EX). A skill possessed by Servants whose true history and existence has been distorted with monstrous reputations and gossips accumulated across their life and beyond without concern of the actual person's will or appearance. This results in certain abilities and appearances they usually don't have. The skill cannot be removed.

*Due to Hakuno being aware of Helel's other identity, the only thing he got was the horns and a D rank in the skill since his legend was only known by one person in the Danmachi world.