The Assassin

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now approaching Tokyo. Get out on the right side of the landing. Please make sure to not forget any luggage. 

This is the Ueno line train for Atami. Stop after Tokyo will be Shimbashi. 

We are now delayed for approximately 8 minutes because of a fatal accident in Yokosuka Line. 

We apologise for the inconvenience. Thank you." 

The male voice of the operator sounded as the train arrived in Tokyo. Meng xixi walked out of the train with a long podao that's wrapped in bundle and blended herself into the crowd, while had a telepathic conversation in her head,  "We have arrived, Assassin." 

"...."

There's no voice that replied to her, but the girl has been used to her servant's quiet attitude. 

"I have a request for you, Mister." 

Humbled herself, her waist bowed slightly, even though she's in the middle of the crowd and that courtesy was for no one to see. 

"What thou wish for?" 

This time, the voice replied with calmness in it. 

"Please scout the city and tell me if there's any master in the nearby vicinity."  Immediately, The girl replied in a heartbeat. 

"T shalt beest done, contractor." 

After that last voice, The girl began to feel the presence near her faded away. Sighing, she raised her head and stared at the blue sky in resolution. 

'Just you wait...I'll prove it to you all that I'll be the winner!' 

*** 

"You never gave me your name, Lancer," Yumi said after pulling opened the window to let him in. The male lightly hopped in and the girl had to take a few step back else he'd run into her. 

Lancer hummed lightly under his breath as he set his feet inside. Lightly, the male took the girl's hand and kissed the back of her hand.

"Cú Chulainn, at your service, my lady." 

Yumi felt her cheeks warmed once more yet she tilted her head in confusion.

"Cú Chulainn?" 

Sensing the question hanging in the air, Lancer looked like as if he had gotten slapped. 

"Ya never heard of me?" He gaped in disbelief. 

The red dusting her cherk darkened even further as Yumi took her unoccupied hand to scratch her cheek. 

"Umm...I might have only heard heroes from Japan?" She said sheepishly, freaking out when she saw her Servant's disappointed look. The Seimei family was well known for mostly summoning Japanese or even Asian heroes, that was why she never gave too much attention to heroes outside of it plus the books in here didn't have much info for them. Who knew that the spear would summon heroes she never knew about? 

"Don't worry," she said quickly and clasped his hand that was holding hers, startling him and stared at him with unwavering determination. "I've still got a week left to know more of you and you can get to know me too like friends!"

For the first time in his life, Lancer went speechless after an attempt of flirting. Not because of the rejection or ignorance, but because of the pure eagerness in her eyes caught him off guard. 

Yumi assumed his silence was his bubbling anger and she slowly loosened her clasped hands. If there were a pair of bunny ears on her head, they would have flopped down already. 

"You don't want it?" 

Hearing the dejected tone of his Master's voice, this time Lancer was the one who clasped her hands in panic. 

"No, no, Master, I'd love to know more about ya," he said, trying to ease the forming frown on her delicate face. 

Her brown eyes immediately lit up. 

"Then, what do you like to do?" She asked suddenly.

"Fishing?" The male answered uncertain, not sure why she asked for that.

And that's when Lancer found himself getting dragged into a nearby lake.

The lake lay silver in the bright light of the noon sun. The rippled water ran right into the crevices, washing the soil from the rocks. Around the edges were pines, chaotic in their spacing but never more than a few feet without a tree. A long wooden dock jutted it to the silvery water.

It's been a while since he had last seen a beautiful lake like so. But still, nothing could be comparable to the lakes back home.

"This is the lake that was helped being taken care to by Seimei so feel freely to use it," the girl chirped, tugging a strand to her ear as the breeze blew past, rustling the leaves while dragging the male to the dock.

"Seimei?" 

"See, you didn't know about me either so we're even!" Yumi laughed as they settled themselves at the edge of the dock. Lancer could only shake his head yet his lips quirked up slightly. 

"Hey Lancer," his Master called out after a long moment of peaceful silence, her bare legs swinging her legs lightly, the water slushed around as she kicked it,"did you know who the other Servants and Masters were?"

The male stared at the red ball, bobbing up and down in the water. Mellamu Dingir and Blood of the Sea God. "It's Gilgamesh and Theseus."

"Gilgamesh?" Yumi looked up, blinking her eyes. Even she would know the name of the King of Heroes. The other name, however, didn't ring a bell. She really ought to learn more of foreign heroes, she would die first at this rate. 

"Someone summoned him? That's amazing."

Lancer recalled the lady that was safely tucked in the Caster's arms. "A noble lady, not from around here. Her magecraft seemed to be strong."

"And Theseus?" she mumbled.

"Are you asking for the Master or Servant himself?" Lancer raised his eyebrow at her hanging question. 

Yumi flushed. "Both." 

"Ya really know nothing about us, ain't cha, Master." Lancer sighed and reeled his fishing pole when it felt lighter, putting a new bait before flinging it across, landing on water with a soft 'plop'. 

"I'm sorry for only knowing Asian heroes." She huffed. "I'll drill everything in my brain tonight." 

"Ya a lost case, Master." 

Yumi smacked his shoulder lightly. "Anyway, the Master?" 

"A male, wields handguns and a..." Lancer frowned, remembering the glowing blade. "Saber? His weapon seemed weird."

Yumi chewed on her lips. She knew two Servants and Masters for now. These information would be useful. Her train of thoughts were interrupted by a loud, excited 'Oh' from Lancer. 

"Did you get one?" She turned to face him. 

The male beamed and showed her a fish still flapping wildly in the air, its breath being sucked out of it. He was surprised to see the brimming awe in her eyes. 

"Ya never fished before, Master?" He asked as he tossed the fish to a bucket.

The girl shook her head. "This is my first time seeing someone fishing up close, my frail body used to won't let me stay outside for too long." Her tone sounded wistful. 

Lancer widened his eyes before he pat the girl's head. "Don't worry, Master, we'll go to lots of other place with me here," he said proudly. 

Yumi nodded and smiled, seeing her own distorted reflection in the water. 

"That will be nice," she mumbled, fighting the clawing urge to cough. When she was sure she wasn't going to, she asked the male. 

"Where do you want to go next?"