13 Chapter 13
I got ambushed by Assignments. And had no idea how to write the feast. So, I thought. Why should I write it now when I could add later as flashbacks. And we got this chapter. Please bear a little as I don't have any idea how to write this arc. I just BS-ing my way out.
As some of the readers have figured out one of the friends of our MC, I won't be adding *** to his name. That's right. The glowing man is called Zion or Scion from Worm! The next chapter might be about Misaya.
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In the deepest part of the Root, 3rd POV
Oswald's old friends are laughing at him giving a T pose and cursing because Lancer drank the love potion in front of him. Then, they heard Lancer said "Sigurd?!", two of the four stopped immediately.
"Hey H*******, is it just me, or did you also notice something is amiss?" T**** asked.
"No, I noticed it too. Those two remembered." H******* replied.
Then they heard Lancer having a mental breakdown, that prove their suspicions.
"I thought Servants from the Throne of Heroes will not remember their summons from another summon," T**** said.
"Er… did I miss something?" Zion asked.
"You won't know about this because this is before he reincarnated in your universe," T**** replied.
"His first reincarnation was in the RWBY universe without any gift from the gods. The second was in T****'s and the third was in mine. And we are currently talking about from his fourth reincarnation," replied H*******.
"I gave him one of the best gifts from my world during his stay!" T**** chimed in.
"His fourth reincarnation was in DxD universe. As you know, Ophis is pouting and doesn't want to rule the universe, it was Great Red's job to welcome him. He faked himself as a R.O.B and give four wishes to our friend," H******* explained.
"His first wish is to have the skillset and body of Sigurd from Nasuverse. The second is to reborn as a devil, 17 years before the canon. The third is to be able to summon Servants from the Throne of Heroes and be able to add them in his peerage. And a final wish is not to change the race of the Servants he added into his peerage and for others to think the members are devil," T**** explained the next part.
"And two of the Servants from his peerage are Maou Oda Nobunaga and Brynhildr. Maou Oda is a Knight and Brynhildr is a Rook. Great Red borrowed the Throne of Heroes from Akasha (A.N for those who don't know, Akasha is the one with a higher rank than Alayashiki and Gaia in this fanfic) with a favor," H******* said.
"What we are surprised is that both of them remembered their summon from that time. I wasn't sure about Nobunaga before but I am sure now," T**** said.
"By the way, where is Akasha? I thought she would come here before the war starts," Zion said.
"She said she found a soul trying to reincarnate into this universe, more so, into this timeline. She went to check it. But she left these two mutes," the dragon said while pointing his chin towards Alayashiki and Gaia.
"Guess this is one of the downsides for being a popular universe," T**** laughed.
"So, what do we do about this situation? Should one of us ask Akasha and fix it?" asked the dragon.
"Meh, just leave it. I know those two won't do anything to him," H******* replied.
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Oswald's POV, 1991 The First Tokyo Holy Grail War, 4th day
"It seems like Rider and Caster's Masters had made an alliance," Nobu said while drinking her miso soup.
"Well, they did. But I'm pretty sure that alliance won't pass 5th night," I replied while eating my second breakfast of the day.
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
"Fine."
"I am thinking about making a feast for the participants," I said while wiping my mouth.
"Are you crazy?" Her eyes went wide.
"I don't want to hear the word 'crazy' from you, you Fool of Owari," I deadpanned.
"Hey! I was young those days, okay?"
"Well, I know how to invite all Servants except Rider."
"Why not Master? And what about Rider?"
"I have a hunch that most of the Masters except Archer's and Berserker's won't come. I don't need to talk about Manaka as she'll come even if I don't invite her. As for Rider, he kinda reminds me of someone I don't want to interact with," I sighed.
"That person being?" Nobu raised her eyebrows.
"Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes," I replied.
"You know the King of Heroes?" she asked, again.
"Not personally. I have some kind of clairvoyance that can see some of the future (of course I lied). And Gilgamesh is there."
"You can see the future."
"Limited but yes. You wanna know some?"
"Nah, I'll pass that."
"Fine then. Like I was saying, Rider is an arrogant prick just like Gilgamesh. I'm sure I won't be able to invite him," my shoulders slump.
After a while,
"Sure. Fufu… fuhahahahahaha!!" In front of me is the King of Kings "Fuhaha"-ing with Dio's voice.
What did he mean by "sure"?! He just accepts just like that? And that laugh. It irritates me. But luckily, his hair is still down. So, I'm pretty sure he is calm.
"You are having a feast! How could I, a pharaoh, stay behind? I will come," he said it like it is a normal thing to do.
And thus, I was able to invite Rider. Inviting other servants and their masters are easy except some refuse the invitation. About Archer, you just need to tell him that he can have some drinks (especially alcohol) and he accepts easily. His Master also accepted it as long as there is no fighting.
As for Saber, I just need to waltz in and invite him. Manaka said she will also come. When I asked her to bring along Assassin, she was surprised that I knew she has recruited Assassin. But she refused as Assassin is not suitable for feasts. She'll bring some back home for the old man of the mountain.
Inviting Caster is tricky. I told him that he could at least study other servants during the night out. As I thought his Master also refused to come.
Lancer's Master said he couldn't come due to some circumstances. I know the fact that he is making a drug for Lancer to drink. Well, I can't say no to him because even if I am a Ruler's Master, he is still a rank higher than me as a "Pride" rank. He said he would send Lancer.
As for Berserker and his master,
"You are inviting me too?" the high schooler asked.
"Why not? You can also come. I am inviting all the participants," I replied.
"But, are you sure? I am still a minor and can't drink alcohol," he tried to protest.
"Then drink orange juice or whatever. We are having a feast. Not alcohol drinking contest. Your servant will also come. There will also be me, Saber and his Master, Archer, and Elza also be there. And all other Servants except Assassin," I tried to invite him again.
"Er… Can I have a group photo of all of us when we meet? It is not every day that I can meet with people from the Legend." This time he has stars in his eyes.
"Hmm… It is up to them. But, why not?"
"Thank you!"
I don't need to talk with Berserker. He's a pretty chill guy unlike Arthur-con black knight and roaring angry hulk from other Holy Grail Wars. Now, the plan. What to do with the feast? Meh, I will leave it all to the staff from the hotel I stayed at before.
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Time skip to after the feast cuz I have no idea how to write that without failing
I will say it again. It was a grand feast. At least 60 people could eat those. And what the hell! There is nothing left for me. I only got to drink wine and beer. I thought I would eat later because seeing them eating made me full.
Lancer gave me strange looks but Nobu took her somewhere and they were acting nothing happened when they came back.
Well, Manaka being Manaka trying to get my attention.
As for Tatsumi, at his request, we had decided to take a group photo before the feast. To my surprise, Rider accepts easily while "Fuhahahaha"-ing. We took two pictures. One with the battle suits of the servants and the other with their casual clothes. I need to convince the photographer that they are cosplayers. Little hypnosis would not hurt.
Well, nothing is going to happen today, I should sleep.
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3rd POV,
While our MC is sleeping, Nobu was thinking about the talk with Lancer during the feast.
*Flashback*
"We need to talk," Nobu said to Lancer and asking her to come with her.
They walked up toward the roof.
"He was our King, didn't he? He was Sigurd, right?!" the Valkyrie asked with an impatient manner.
"Yes, he was." Nobu nodded solemnly
"Then!"
"But he doesn't remember us," the fool said.
"Why?! He is alive! In front of me! I must repay what he had done for me during the battle with Trihexa! What he had done for us! That thing could easily kill all the Servants he summoned. If not for him tanking that thing and shielding with everything he got, we would be back into the Throne sooner."
"I know. I understand that. What will you do when someone you had served for over twenty years suddenly said 'My Lord' to your face? And that dogeza. He had changed so much that I won't remember him if all of us were not forced to study a subject related to the soul during the fight with that maniac Lucifer," the redhead folds her hands below her chest.
"But he is still the King we loved, isn't he?" Lancer spoke slowly while smiling a little.
At that, Nobu also smiles, "Yes. He might be a different person. But he still retains his original kindness."
"And do you have any idea why we can still remember about that summons?" Lancer asked.
"Well, I have an idea of why we remembered. A girl named Anshin'in came to me before being sent back to the Throne. She did say she got permission to come to that universe from Ophis. And did something to my body saying, 'I won't be a good friend if I let my future friend's harem members disappear like this.' I didn't understand what she said at that time. But now, I know."
It seems Lancer also got an idea. "She visited me too. And I bet other peerage members too."
"By the way, do you still remember the face of that crimson haired girl when our king defeats her peerage? It was priceless. It was because of her that our king left his home right after getting his evil pieces on his tenth birthday. Hating him because he urged her to train a little more. And refuse to come to his birthday party and accepting the arranged marriage with the Phenix family." Nobu snorted.
"She didn't know that Sigurd and her soon to be fiancé are good friends. Riser holds grudges against her because she was the reason why his friend left home. He publicly shames her with the rating game. And break off engagement right there. Good times." Lancer seems satisfied when thinking about the past.
"Poor girl trying so hard because she didn't want to marry Riser just for him to break off the engagement himself and in front of all the people from underworld too. His reason was 'I may be the third son. But I might as well become a farmer if I have to marry such a weakling and be the head of her family.' And his excited face when seeing our king again in the rating game. I still can't understand why many hate him." Nobu said and Lancer nodded in agreement.
It was then a paper fell down above them.
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"Don't talk about past life too much. You are spoiling the readers. And Lancer, some readers might say you are out of character as you are a little cheerful while talking about your King.
By your beloved Anshin'in."
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Nobu and Lancer looked at the letter, each other, and back to letter. Nobu slowly burns the letter and the two decided not to talk about this again. After feeling a cold breeze for a while, they both went back to the feast.
*Back to present*
"Don't worry. I will protect you in this life," both Nobu and Lancer said while looking at the moon from their respective base.
