Chapter 08

I look at my servant, no, my partner in front of me. Did she just say, Ruler Servant? What? How? Why? She waited patiently after asking if I was her Master.

"Ah… Yes, Ruler. I'm your Master," I replied.

I said it while showing her the back of my right hand. My command seals looked like 2 gears; the smaller one is in the middle of the bigger one with a wing on the left. I'm sure I've seen these 2 gears somewhere. For command seals, one for each gear and one for a wing thus make 3 command seals.

"With this, our seal is set. I'll be working together with you, young man."

"By the way, Ruler. Why would a Ruler servant be summoned? As far as I know, this Grail War is not the Great Grail War," I asked. Why did I summon an extra class servant? And moreover a 5 stars servant. I didn't even get her in my previous life.

"Of that, I do not know. It was Root that told me to answer your summon. And it was also Root that gave me a Ruler class instead of my original class. And the way you are looking at me, I could assume that you know who I am; correct?" She asked me while giving me a toothy grin.

"I don't know how to give you a proper response but since you were a lord when you were alive, I'll address you as Lord. Yes, my lord. You are Demon King of Sixth Heaven, Oda Nobunaga," I replied while addressing her with her proper title.

Yup! The servant that answered my summon is Demon King Nobunaga. Not Archer one, mind you. This Nobunaga could be said to have a Saint Graph that is the aggregation of every possible Nobunaga from the past, present, and future.

"Very well. Make sure to engrave the Demon King of Sixth Heaven, Nobunaga's lifestyle in your soul as we are going to be together in this war! And you, young man. Tell me your name."

"Oswald, my Lord. Oswald Kingsley. By the way, shall we leave for our base? It won't be good if others hear our conversation."

"Very well, young Oswald. Lead the way and I will allow you to call me Demon King!"

We went back to the hotel I'm currently staying. The reception was dumbfounded that I have brought a girl home, and a beautiful one at that. He starts muttering 'Riajuu explode'.

"Now that we are in the room, I will tell you what I think young Oswald. From my knowledge, it is our job to make sure the thing inside the Grail never comes out. And also, to make sure to prevent servants from killing non-magus. I don't hate humans. Even if I am the enemy of the gods, Buddha, and all living beings, I do not hate them. So, as a Ruler servant, I will give my all to prevent it," she said while sitting on a chair, knuckle under her chin and putting her leg on the other.

"I see. Our job is to prevent the Beast from manifesting, right?" I asked.

"I see that you catch on quick, young man. But, as the master of Ruler class servant, you won't be able to get your wish. Is that okay with you?"

"To be honest? I'm relieved. This is not the Grail War that I had in my mind. So, I don��t mind. I will take it as a trial Grail War before the one I was preparing to fight. And Ruler, the war does not start yet. There're six months before it starts."

"I see. You are a courageous fellow, aren't you? Thinking of the fight that others stake their lives as a trial one before your war."

"No, Ruler. I'm scared. Really scared that I might die in this war. But I would rather die than give up hope. I want to be stronger. I want more power. So, Ruler. You know how to use katana, right? Please, train me," I asked her didn't know that I'm walking straight into living hell. And not knowing Yamato's lust for power is corrupting me.

"Oh… Very well, young fellow. My training will make you feel like you want to die," she looked impressed.

"I don't mind. I will be counting on you, Ruler."

"By the way, I was meaning to ask you. What catalyst did you use to summon me? Was it a katana? Was it a burnt piece of cloth?"

"Nothing," I answered as quietly as I could.

"What did you say? Speak loudly."

"Nothing. I used nothing to summon you. I just make random summoning. I'm sorry!" I apologized to her with a perfect dogeza. After hanging around Raiga and his men, I had perfected the art of dogeza.

And don't underestimate the art of dogeza. There's nothing it can't solve. And look! Even the Demon King looked trouble by it!

At that time, in the deepest part of the Root, 3rd POV

H******* is rolling on the ground laughing his arse loud.

"Hey, is it just me, or she acts just like your sister, M*******?" T**** asked the gaping dragon.

"No, the way she acts is just like my sister V*****. She is just like my sister if my sister has red and straight hair and a little taller," said the dragon.

Then there appears a golden glow near them. "What did I miss?" asked the golden man.

"Oh, Z***. You came. What about your universe?" T**** asks as he shows the man a place to sit.

"I left E*** to manage it. So, how is our friend doing?" Z*** asked.

H******* said nothing and show him what is happening to our MC. He saw our MC doing a dogeza to his Servant.

"What had become of him?" Z*** said.

"What had become of the man who led a group of people to fight me? Although he didn't know that most of the people were gathered by his girlfriend, K*****'s skill, but never the less, the group he led beat the clone I left for storyline purpose." Z*** never thought the first time he sees his old friend would be when his friend is acting like a coward.

"Give him a break, Z***," T**** said.

"That woman can kill him as easily as batting the eyes. And although he doesn't remember it, the way she acts resemble his wife in one of the previous universes. You know he acts with his brain, not with brawn. He won't be arrogant near those who are a lot stronger than him." H******* chimed in.

"Now that I look at it, she does resemble the dragon kid's adoptive sister. The avenger with a weird hand always saying 'I will eat you', right?" he asked the dragon.

"At least don't talk bad things about her in front of her brother." M******* muttered.

"This is his last adventure and I had made a conclusion that he has a thing for girls stronger than him. Even though he becomes stronger than them as the time comes." T**** sigh.

"And don't forget to add Yandere to the list," H******* said.

"Ah… yes. How could I forget about that term? Wherever he goes, Yandere follows. I still can't wrap my head around how the hell did he make a shy, low self-esteem girl like K***** aka T***** H****** to become a Yandere." Z*** said.

"Wait, he only has one girlfriend in your universe?" Both T**** and H******* exclaimed.

"Yes. Mine is a modern world which only allows monogamy. Why do you ask?"

"Mine is a sword and Arte world that allows polygamy but he only has sister V***** as his wife," M******* also gave his comment.

Both H******* and T**** looked at each other. "Although I watched his adventures, I've never watched his love life. All of us here except Z*** are single. I thought if I continue to watch his love life, I would eventually destroy my universe and thus I shut it off whenever I see him near women. This is the first time I watch because this is his last adventure." T**** said while mopping on the ground.

"And as far as I know, he got a harem in our universes. And I see that this universe is also the same." This time, H******* sit next to T**** to start moping.

"Although he reincarnated again and again with different memories of the way arriving into the universes, his attitude is always the same, isn't it?"

"His kind and humble attitude? Yes. Then add a little dense to romance and always going with the flow. Even in this universe, he has a soft spot for kids," T**** said while drawing a circle on the ground with a stick.

"Anyway, let's continue to watch our friend," Z*** said.

Back to our MC, 1st POV

"Er… young man. Why are you apologizing? (And what's up with that perfect dogeza! In my lifetime, I can count with one hand that can do this perfectly! Even Saru's form is not this good.)" Ruler asked.

"It is because it wasn't my intention to summon you. I was trying for Assassin class as I will be summoning that class in the next war."

She doesn't look trouble with it. And strangely, she laughs aloud. "HAHAHAHA! That is what troubling you? Do you really think I would be angry about that kind of stuff? Fool! I'm not that petty."

"Of course, Ruler. By the way, there're still six months until the war. So, what will you do until then?"

"Nothing. I will just make you suffer during the training."

"But I never said I will not make you suffer," she said with a smug on her face.

Now that I've summoned the Servant, I need to secure a house. I also need to add a bounded field, so I need to prepare for the war.

The next day, I made Ruler turn into her spiritual form and go house hunting. I found a very good, neat, beautiful, and traditional house. I've also requested the Fujimura group to forge an identity for Ruler. For a week, I arrange the furniture and train with Ruler in our new house. During that week, the identity for Ruler arrived. I spit my hot chocolate and cursed out.

Her name is Noriko Kingsley. Half Japanese, half British. That's not important. What almost shocked me to death is that she's married to Oswald Kingsley. I'm somehow married! Lorelei is going to kill me. I can feel it. Ruler said that she doesn't mind. And so, we spent our days sleeping, eating, doing a part-time job, training, and sleeping again.

I haven't told you all about how I ended up getting a part-time job, right? It was during the second day we moved into our new home.

"I just remembered. How do you know that I am a Demon King Nobunaga if you didn't use any catalyst?" Ruler asked.

"Ah… it's all thanks to Root."

"Root? Wait. That means you are already connected to Root?"

"Yes? Connected to Root since birth. But only know how to make a connection 2 months ago. But there's also a problem with this war."

"What?" she tilted her head.

"There's also a person who's connected to Root since birth and use it since young. Also, she's participating in this Holy Grail War."

"That's a lot to take in. It seems that I was summoned because of these. Tell me, young man! What will you do? You are going to face a person who's connected to Root and can use its power easily."

"As I said before, I'm scared. But a person named Riku Asakura aka Geed said this, 'Sitting around doing nothing will get us nowhere!' So, I will do everything I can and even if I die, I could die without any regret which is 'Why didn't I do that?' For that, I need power. I need strength." I replied.

Yes, I would risk my life. Yes, I treasure my life. But dying by offending someone who is stronger than you and dying by trying my best to save the world are two different things. I won't do something like those Chinese MC who have tons of plot armors.

"Young man, no, partner! Let me officially introduce myself! Lives with me, and perishes with me. Until the distant end of the Nirvana, we shall continue desiring the karma of humans. For, I am Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, Hajun, Oda Nobunaga. Let's die without regret!"

Good. Now she considers me as her equal. But, "Sorry, Ruler. But I don't want to die yet."

"Don't mind the details," she said while fanning her hand.

"And you said that you're to be Avenger Class servant, right? Why are you a Ruler Class now?"

"Well, I don't have any wish now. Japan is already unified. Although it wasn't me who did it, I'm satisfied. All in all, my wish is already fulfilled. If I got myself a grail, I might use it to maintain my body. Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Every woman cares about their bodies!"

"Anyway, I need to gather information. Which place do you think would be best?"

"I recommend a bar or someplace where people gather. And why don't you take this as a chance to relax? You should look at yourself in the mirror. You look haggard. I saw a nice place near our base to relax. And moreover, that place is popular which means many people will gather."

"So, you want me to work at the café," I stared at her. "And the main reason is?"

"I smelled something nice from there."

"*Sigh* Fine."

And that is how I got myself a part-time job at a café.

Like that, two months have passed. You see, if you avoid a person because you don't want to meet him or her, you would surely meet them. It's not like Tokyo is a small place. But against all odds, I met her at my part-time job. She has light blonde hair and light blue eyes and has fair features, with her buttoned-up green dress. She looked stunned looking at me. After that, she came in front of me and said the word almost that would almost send me to jail.

"I love you," the mysterious little girl said while holding out her tiny hand in front of me.

For fu*k's sake. My luck is almost as bad as EMIYA's.