Author Note: This chapter turned out to be longer than expected. I hope you enjoy.
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Story Arc: Welcome to Labyrinth City Hours
Episode 1: Is it wrong to take a gap year in a dungeon? (IV)
Chapter 4: Is it wrong to welcome heroes from another world into your family?
Plot: The morning of the Hestia Familia begins with screams and a delicious breakfast. Then, things get interesting when two Heroic Spirits are summoned by the Last Master of Chaldea. Finally, the first strategic meeting of the Hestia Familia begins, which takes an unexpected path.
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POV Narrator
For five hours last night, Bell listened very carefully to Bruce and Mash's story.
First of all, Bruce, with the help of Mash and his devices has provided a basic context of what Chaldea is, what Heroic Spirits are, what a Master is and how the Magic of their world works, all in thirty minutes.
After that, Bruce, with the occasional participation of Mash, narrated/did a half-hour summary of each step of their adventure, christened as the story arc: Observer on Timeless Temple.
- Singularity F: AD 2004 - The Flame Contaminated City, Fuyuki
- First Singularity: AD 1431 - Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons, Orleans - "Holy Maiden of Salvation"
- Second Singularity: AD 0060 - Eternal Madness Empire, Septem - "Emperor of Rose"
- Third Singularity: AD 1573 - Sealed Ends of the Four Seas, Okeanos - "Voyager of the Storm"
- Fourth Singularity: AD 1888 - The Mist City, London - "Londinium Knight"
- Fifth Singularity: AD 1783 - North American Myth War, E Pluribus Unum - "Steel Robe"
- Sixth Singularity: AD 1273 - Divine Realm of the Round Table, Camelot - "The Shining Airgetlám"
- Seventh Singularity: BC 2655 - Absolute Demonic Front, Babylonia - "Chain of the Heavens"
- Final Singularity - AD 2018 : The Grand Temple of Time, Solomon - "The Rain of Stars"
Bell's heart and mind were captured by the epic of the Last Master of Chaldea and the Knight of the Grail.
From an early age, the albino boy was fascinated by the stories of heroes and their great deeds.
Bell's grandfather to convince him to go to sleep had to tell him a story of heroes and beautiful girls.
But none of the heroes featured in fairy tales, folklore, myths or legends can not be compared to the two new members of the Familia Hestia.
Even the greatest heroes of myths at most saved a nation, while Bruce and Mash saved the world and all of humanity from Goetia's plans.
And this was only the first adventure together.
From, what Bell understood, after Goetia were two other great threats to their world, Knull and the God-Alien.
In short, Bell has become a little fanboy of the two new members of the Hestia Familia.
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The sun has just risen and all the members
of the Familia Hestia, except two, are fast asleep.
It's no surprise that they want to sleep, they stayed up late last night, listening to the first part of an epic.
"haaaaaaaaa!" A battle cry echoes throughout the church, rudely waking Bell and Hestia.
The albino boy rolls off the couch, hitting the floor.
Little Goddess got out of bed, looking battered, like she was half dead or a zombie girl.
Clearly, hearing the events of the Human Order Incineration Incident rocked Hestia.
" Good morning, Bell and Goddess Hestia." Mash said, entering the lower floor of the Church.
The lilac-haired girl carries a tray with a light breakfast for two: a couple of pancakes, wholemeal bread, honey and a citrus juice with rusks.
Seeing and smelling the hot food, accompanied by Mash's calming presence, Bell and Hestia's worries disappeared in an instant.
Mash put the tray on the table, after which he was "attacked" by Hestia.
" Mash, you are a holy girl!" Hestia exclaims, hugging Mash's legs, trying to express her thanks.
A hot breakfast is something Hestia hasn't seen in a long time.
' My dear Bell, a pretty girl brings you breakfast with a smile on her face, one of your wishes has come true, I'm proud of you!' declares a voice inside Bell's head.
This entry represents her fond memories of her late grandfather (and probably her less pure wishes).
"Thank you very much, Mash, you didn't have to bother." Bell said, thanking the lilac-haired girl, before sitting down at the table.
"It wasn't a problem. We have a long day ahead of us, so we need a good breakfast." Mash said, motioning for Hestia to sit at the table.
Before Bell and Hestia could take a bite of pancakes or a swig of citrus juice…
"haaaaaaaaa!" A battle cry rings out again within the abandoned church.
" What is going on ?" Hestia asks as she nearly drops her glass.
"Senpai is finishing his morning exercises. Shouting like a Berserker is the last stage of his process." Mash said, with a disinterested, long accustomed to Bruce's strange habits.
"Do you do these exercises every single day?" She asks Hestia, in a nervous voice, hoping she won't be woken up by Bruce's cries at six in the morning all year long.
"Senpai does this routine every single day, like a living alarm clock or a humanoid rooster." Mash answers, being able to testify with her eyes and ears.
Hestia's face has suddenly darkened, mentally, the little Goddess is saying goodbye to her peaceful naps.
"Living under the same roof with Senpai is hard at first, but most people get used to it.
When it comes to her morning exercises, I attend many times and enjoy it." Mash said on a positive note, trying to make Hestia feel better.
'Perfect, I'll be a Goddess awakened by two cries instead of one.' Think Hestia, wanting citrus juice so much to be an alcoholic drink.
"Mash, would it be a problem if I could join your morning exercises?" Bell asks in a shy voice, wanting to train alongside the two greatest heroes he knows.
"It won't be a problem, the more the merrier." Mash said, seeing nothing that would stop Bell from joining them.
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After a few minutes, breakfast is over.
Mash, Bell and Hestia exited the basement, finding Bruce standing in the center of the room.
Vritra, the mutant ferret-like creature, is seated on a small red cushion, placed on top of a stone boulder.
The Last Master of Chaldea is in the position of a certain modern Shōnen hero, who is reaching the third level of his super-form.
"Mash, could you tell us who taught Bruce this training technique?" Bell asks, wanting to know a lot more about Bruce's training methods.
"The popular manga and anime series, Dragonclaw Z." Mash answers as he lowers his head.
The lilac-haired girl is slightly embarrassed by this fact regarding her Senpai.
Bell and Hestia, not knowing what a Manga or an Anime is, didn't understand the reason for Mash's embarrassment.
"Mash, Bunny-Boy and little Dea, you've arrived just in time." Bruce said, putting an end to his eccentric training.
"What did we arrive just in time for?" Hestia asks, hoping not to get another shocking revelation.
"Simple, I'm going to invoke two Heroic Spirits, who will join the Hestia Clan and assist me in my tasks." Bruce said, as if it were one of the most obvious things in the world.
A Master is not a Master without a Servant by his side. And Bruce Belmont can't be comfortable without a Servant or three around.
This news made Bell's heart beat wildly, the opportunity to meet authentic legendary heroes is priceless.
"You mean, Hestia and I are about to witness the summoning of your world's greatest heroes!" Bell exclaims, not trying to hide his enthusiasm.
The albino boy appears to be a child about to be visited by Santa Claus.
" I'm not against receiving new members, but isn't it tiring to keep Heroic Spirits in this World ?" Hestia said, showing concern for Bruce.
Little Goddess like Bell heard the whole story of the Last Master of Chaldea and the Knight of the Grail.
However, unlike Bell, Hestia had the good sense to ask a few questions.
Hestia has learned that Servants are the souls of the world's greatest heroes, summoned from their eternal realm of rest to serve a wizard with the qualification of Master.
Normally, performing such a miracle that approaches the realm of the gods requires an extremely complex ritual and a recharge time of several decades.
Chaldea, Bruce's old home, using complicated magic and many things that Hestia doesn't fully understand, allows Bruce to manage a small army of Servants.
But, now Bruce and Mash have nothing like that at their disposal, and this worries the little Goddess.
Hestia remembers very well, when Bruce spoke of one of the risks of being a Master is being drained by the Servant to the point of death.
The relationship between Servant and Master can be compared to a machine and a Magic Stone.
The Machine (Servant) can run at high output until the Magic Stone (Master) breaks down and/or runs out.
"I understand, Bell and I are not much, but if you give us time, we can surely surprise you." Hestia said, beginning to build trust in her words.
"There is no need to risk your life to summon and maintain Heroic Spirits in this World." Hestia said, expressing her personal opinion on the matter.
Mash hearing Hestia's words can't help but smile kindly, finding the little Goddess' maternal concern tender.
" Goddess Hestia you are a kind person." Mash declares, stroking Hestia's head, as if she were a younger sister who just did something wonderful.
Bruce remains completely stoic, arms folded, as if he hadn't heard Hestia's words.
"Your feelings are wasted on someone like me." Bruce declares, in a neutral tone, showing no feelings of love or hate.
"You should focus your energy on someone who really needs it." Bruce said, looking in Bell's direction.
In his humble opinion, the albino boy needs all the help he can get if he wants to become someone of note.
"This is Senpai's Tsundere method of saying you shouldn't worry about him, because he's strong." Mash whispered into the Goddess' ears, translating.
"I have no Holy Grail, not even a Greater Grall or a Lesser Grail." Bruce said as he slowly and dramatically raises his right arm.
"The Guardian Heroic Spirit Summoning System "FATE" can't help me with the summons either." Bruce said, in a calm voice, raising his left arm.
'Senpai is going to do something dramatic.' Think Mash, quite sure of her Master's action.
The lilac-haired girl has developed a sixth sense when it comes to predicting Bruce's over-the-top moments.
"If I were any wizard, the act of invoking a Servant would be fatal, but I've never been normal." Bruce declares aloud, starting to show some energy in his eyes.
Indeed, his gray eyes have turned yellow and luminescent.
Then, circuit-like fluorescent symbols appeared on Bruce's body.
" I am Bruce Bel Bahamut Belmont, the Ultimate Life Form, Evolutionary Apex, the King in Black of Chaldea!" Proclaims Bruce, speaking some of his titles.
"Here comes the big start to the show." Mash comments, knowing that when Senpai declares his titles, things are about to begin or end.
"Shield Onyx." Bruce said, conjuring up a mighty shield in his right hand.
This shield looks a lot like Around Round Shield, i.e. Mash's shield, having the same basic shape, but there are notable differences.
The shield is made of an unknown dark black material with shades of red.
Obviously, this shield is techno-magical in nature.
The cross-shaped sides of the shield are reinforced with futuristic red metal components, around the four ends are large rectangular shaped purple crystals.
Surrounding the edge of the shield's circular section are 72 oval-shaped purple crystals.
In the center of the shield is a sort of purple colored dome resembling some sort of power core or Arch Reactor.
"Daedalus cube." Bruce said, conjuring up in his left hand a black cube that glows when tiny lights appear and disappear in the inky depths of him.
" Preparing invocation set." Bruce said, hitting the floor with the mighty Onyx shield.
Under Bruce's feet appeared a short magic circle of black-red color with a circumference of three meters, composed of Norse runes and glyphs of the Boiling Isles.
Without uttering another word, the two objects began to move by themselves.
The Shield and the Cube have moved in a straight line, leaving behind them a road of archaic symbols, as if it were a bridge or road.
The Onyx Shield landed on the ground, instantly a second magic circle appeared, with a circumference of seven meters.
The magic circle under Bruce's feet and the magic circle under the Onyx Shield are connected by the bridge of mystical symbols.
The Cube of Daedalus floats above the shield, precisely above the dome which begins to glow together with the rest of the gems on the shield.
" Goddess Hestia, Bell Cranel, you two witness my Magnum opus, the Daedalus System, my version of summoning Heroic Spirits!" Bruce declares, pronouncing the names of the little Goddess and the albino boy for the first time.
The Last Master of Chaldea raises his left hand towards the two magical artifacts, which are emitting a faint glow of light.
" The curtain rises again for this epic that is not over yet.
Hear me!" Bruce begins to speak the verses of the spell.
The Cube of Daedalus has begun to rotate on its axis, getting faster and faster.
"Heroic Spirits, Noble Souls, Nefarious Souls, Souls Lost and Found!
I am the one who will lead you into battle and bring you to your resting place." Bruce continues to cast the spell as all the magical components of his body activate one by one.
The Onyx Shield has activated one of its main functions, connecting directly to the city's leyline, then mustering as much magical energy as it can support within itself.
"Mighty warriors of sword, bow and spear!
I am the one who is blessed by heaven." Bruce said, focusing solely on the invocation of the Servants and nothing else.
All the crystals present on the Onyx Shield, including the dome, are processing the raw energy, then releasing it in a purer state towards the Daedalus Cube.
"Great tamers, wise sorcerers, mad beasts and masters of shadows!
I am he who is cursed from the depths." Bruce continues to play his part perfectly.
The Cube of Daedalus, using pure and perfected magical energy, is releasing a miasma of Spiritrons which are used to build the body of a Servant.
"Women close to holiness, men marked by vengeance, people created by desires and those who come from the outside!
I'm the one who seeks balance." Bruce said, getting closer to the end of his spell.
The Cube of Daedalus using what is inside it, releases two completely white Class Cards, which serve as a core or vessel for the Saint Graph of the Servants.
"Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Berserker, Ruler, Avenger, Alter Ego, Foreigner !
By your return, I will become your anchor to this world!" Bruce proclaims, feeling two threads connect again between himself and the soon to come Servants.
The Cube of Daedalus is about to finalize the process, using the systems and components inside it, it invokes two heroic souls in the material world.
"I have great heroes and heroines of human history, I invoke you before me!" Bruce shouts aloud, pouring all of his energy into this magic.
Simultaneously, the Onyx Shield and Daedalus Cube released one last burst of magical energy, which serves as the glue to bring the three components together to materialize the Servants.
FLASH!
This process created a blinding flash of light that engulfed the entire church.
The souls of the Heroic Spirits have entered the Class Cards, transforming them into authentic Saint Graph.
After that, the Saint Graph used the miasma composed of Spiritrons to build their physical bodies.
When the flash of light disappeared, above Onyx's shield, two Living Legends appeared.
"If there is an order I will come immediately! Your dependabe Fox Shrine Maiden! Caster of Red has des~cended~ " Declares a red haired foxgirl, striking an attractive pose.
"Lancer of Red answers the Master's call." He declares a male voice, calm and cold, coming from a demigod.
"Tamamo-no-Mae, Karna, welcome to Orario, a city full of good-for-nothing gods and a dungeon full of monsters." Bruce said, with a smile on his lips, greeting the two Heroic Spirits.
Caster of Red, alias Tamamo-no-Mae, is a 19-year-old young woman, yellow eyes and pink hair, 160cm tall, her three sizes are: B86/W57/H84.
Caster wears what can only be described as a Japanese-style ero-kimono as colorful as the ocean, with loose sleeves covering most of her arms, leaving her porcelain white shoulders bare.
The black geta-shoes serve to slightly increase her height, while her slender legs are covered in matching indigo stockings.
The most curious part of Caster are a pair of orange ears peeking out of a mass of pink hair, and an equally disconcerting similarly colored tail across the folds of his clothing.
Karna is a young man, 178 centimeters tall, with a delicate build and chalk-white skin.
Karna has long, unkempt white hair that looks almost transparent.
Lancer has a gaze both sharp as a steel blade with the red stone buried in the chest equally casting a mesmerizing sheen.
But what catches the eye more than anything else is the golden armor set that it has fused with, exuding a divine radiance.
While each individual part is beautiful in its own right, when combined with the Lancer they exude far more ferocity than good looks.
Mash has seen a Servant's invocation countless times and already knows Tamamo-no-Mae and Karna, so she wasn't stunned by their presence.
But for Bell and Hestia the situation is completely different.
Hearing about and seeing images of Heroic Spirits is one thing.
Seeing with your own eyes and feeling with your senses the presence of a Heroic Spirit is a completely different thing.
"It was the most wonderful thing I've ever seen in my life!" Bell exclaims, unable to suppress her feelings any longer.
Because certainly, the two people in front of him are unlike anyone he's ever met before.
A power far beyond his comprehension swirls in the two bodies before him.
The oppressive presence of Caster and Lancer, both similar and unlike the aura of a god, made their legs freeze not in fear, but in awe.
"Bruce you invoked Gods! I thought you invoked Heroic Spirits!" She exclaims Hestia aloud, so surprised to sense a divine aura from the two Servants that she cannot calculate the level of their divinity.
Immediately, a bluish-white light appears in Lancer's right hand.
However, it's just giving shape to the object that should have been there all along.
It is a massive spear, much longer than the height of the man himself.
The spear is so huge that it seems impossible for a human to hold, and so exquisite in appearance that it is practically a work of art.
It can only be described as a weapon bestowed by the gods.
'That spear is dangerous!' Think Hestia, almost having a heart attack at the sight of Karna's weapon.
"Master, are the boy and the Goddess enemies or friends?" Lancer asks, in a calm voice, keeping his eyes on Bell and Hestia.
"Lancer of Red, you may put your spear away. Bunny-Boy and little Goddess are my new lackeys." Bruce said, gesturing for Karna to lower his weapon.
The Hindu Demigod obeys his Master's words without question.
"Goshujin-sama, you always end up taking me to interesting places." Tamamo-no-Mae said, walking up to Bruce, standing beside her.
"I'm just a leaf at the mercy of the wind, I come and go where it takes me." Comments Bruce, trying to be mysterious and speak in riddles.
"Senpai, could you please stop saying that line, every time you say it, disaster is about to happen." Mash suggests, truly believing that Bruce is inviting the universe to give him a challenge or something.
"Hey, you four can pay me some attention!" Hestia exclaims, feeling put in the background.
An eccentric Master, a Demi-Servant girl and two real Servants have set their sights on the little Goddess who suddenly feels smaller than usual.
"Mash, could you tell me why there is a trace of divinity in Lancer and Caster?" Hestia asks the friendliest and friendliest person in the group.
" Lancer is a demigod, that is, half human and half god. Lancer's father is Surya, the Hindu God of the Sun." Mash said, talking about the simple case of Karna.
' Gods from another reality can have children of their own with Mortals! This is so unfair!' Hestia thinks, feeling a certain envy for the deities of another world.
In addition to boredom and the desire to have fun, the gods have come down from the Tenkai to be able to have something they could never have in a normal way, children.
There is a reason why the group of people here under the blessing of a Goddess or God is called Familia.
"Lancer is well known as the invincible hero of the Mahabhārata, an ancient Indian epic. Brought into the world by the sun god Surya and the human woman Kunti.
He is also my favorite Servant Lancer and one of the strongest among all the Seven Servant Classes." Bruce said, in a gentle voice, patting Karna on the back in a friendly way.
This small gesture was a bad move.
"Lancer of Red, if you dare to go the same way as Astolfo, our friendship is over." Tamamo-no-Mae threatens, with a tone that promises misery to the Hindu hero.
Foxgirl is not happy that her Goshujin-sama showed physical affection towards Karna instead of her.
"You are wasting your breath with your warning. I am only a Servant and he is my Master, our bond will not be stronger or weaker than now." Said Karna, looking like an unshakable ice statue, ironic being a spawn of the sun.
Tamamo-no-Mae doesn't answer, she just grabs Bruce's hand and pulls him towards her possessively.
"Does it just seem to me that they look alike?" Bell asks, seeing similar traits between the two invulnerable warriors.
" Altria, Karna and Sigurd are the Servants with the highest rate of compatibility with the Senpai. A certain similarity in their personalities is certain" Mash declares, having both the scientific data, and his own testimony of the compatibility between Bruce and the three Heroic Spirits listed.
"What's so special about the heroes you named?" asks Hestia, wanting to know what types of heroes are compatible with Bruce.
All three are fearsomely strong warriors, the elite of the Heroic Spirit elite.
Physically they have white hair in common; Personality-wise, the three of them are unsociable and can be considered Kuudere with a passion for fighting." Mash pulled out the first similarities that pop into his head between these individuals and his Senpai.
"Going back to what I said earlier, Caster's case is more complicated." Mash said softly, moving closer to Bell and Hestia to whisper directly into their ears.
"Caster can be considered the mortal reincarnation of Amaterasu. But she doesn't like this fact or talk about her first life and easier for everyone to consider her an illegitimate daughter of Amaterasu." Mash whispered, summing up Tamamo-no-Mae's delicate situation in a nutshell.
'I don't know whether to be an envious Goddess, inspired or scared by this discovery.
A Goddess incarnated as a mortal girl, then became a Heroic Spirit. Earth-2126 what kind of ridiculous world are you ?' Think Hestia, starting to consider the original world of Mash and Bruce as the place of a thousand strangeness.
" If we have finished the presentations we move on to something more important." Bruce said, before turning to Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Caster, put your kimono down, you have to do something before you go out on the town." Bruce said, getting too straight to the point, underestimating the amount of knowledge a Servant receives upon invocation.
Tamamo-no-Mae hearing these words smiles as if he has won a priceless prize.
'This time it's my turn to have Goshujin-sama just for me!' Think Tamamo-no-Mae, overjoyed that her main rivals among the Servants are unavailable.
"I'll do it with great pleasure, but we can't do it here in front of the crowd, we have to find a private spot." Tamamo-no-Mae said, as she put her arms under her chest to make her breasts look bigger than hers.
Seeing this scene, the people present reacted in different ways.
'Bruce is a lucky man.' Bell thinks, as he blushes and looks away.
' This is good news. Pretty girl Renard is interested in Bruce, it means less of a potential problem to me.' Think Hestia, relieved not to have a rival within her family.
'Why do I feel like punching Tamamo in the face when she approaches Senpai in a shameless way?' Mash thinks, unconsciously clenching his fist, feeling a subtle feeling of anger.
'Things are business as usual.' Karna thinks, rather indifferent to Tamamo-no-Mae and Bruce's situation.
' My rom-com has started again!
It seems that Mash is slowly becoming a jealous woman, being friends with Aniki is no longer enough for her.' Think Vritra, while she is lying on a pillow and watching what happens.
" Don't be ridiculous, Tama-chan, you'll be taking off your clothes down in the basement.
If Bunny-Boy saw you naked, his heart would probably stop beating, while the little Goddess would die of envy." Bruce said, expressing his thoughts on Tamamo-no-Mae, all in a neutral voice and deadpan expression.
"Are you telling me I'm more beautiful than a Goddess and if I'm a careless girl I could kill someone with my charms?" Tamamo-no-Mae asks, interpreting her Goshujin-sama's words the way she likes best.
An ugly frown appeared on Mash's face.
"Why are you asking such stupid questions?" Bruce asks, tilting his head slightly, unable to understand why people waste their breath and time on such questions
"For the second question. I don't think you could directly kill someone with your beauty, but with your magic and the physical attributes of a Servant you could kill by mistake." Bruce said, answering the second question first because it's easier and shorter.
It's about the first question. Tama-chan, it's not obvious to everyone who you are
beautiful in every way." Bruce said, involuntarily starting to activate his charisma.
"A soul as bright and kind as the sun, a magical signature so unique and dazzling, magical abilities so high that they create the worst possible curses, finally a hidden force capable of defeating a hundred heroes in one fell swoop." Bruce begins his statement by listing what he finds beautiful about Foxgirl.
Making everyone realize that the Last Master of Chaldea has eccentric tastes when it comes to women.
"All of this enclosed in a flawless and aesthetically attractive body, endowed with beautiful hair like sakura petals, wonderful golden eyes, noble and exotic bestial features. Need I say more?" Bruce concludes, in a disinterested voice, speaking of beauty traits that are understandable to all.
Such speech in such a tone could produce wonderful or horrific results depending on the sensitivity of the woman who hears these words.
But Tamamo-no-Mae, like anyone who has spent enough time around Bruce, has come to appreciate the Last Master of Chaldea's bizarre methods.
"Goshujin-sama, I absolutely love it when you make the first move!" Tamamo-no-Mae exclaims, with a voice full of happiness. The fox priestess puts her hands on Bruce's shoulders, then stands on tiptoe and delivers a rather passionate kiss.
" Bell, you should take notes." Hestia said softly, wishing one day to hear the albino boy make a speech like, well, the last part.
Bell turning red in the face turns 180 degrees.
Also, Mash looked away, not wanting to see this scene.
Once the kiss between Master and Servant stops, Bruce appears to be less stoic, and Tamamo appears to be at the ninth level of happiness.
Plus, this kiss seems to have made Bruce realize that Tamamo-no-Mae misunderstood his words.
Bruce, before saying something, touches his lips using two fingers, then touches a precise area of his neck to measure his heartbeat.
" The kiss was more pleasant than expected, the aftertaste of your lips is sweet, my heart rate increased in intensity by 3%." Bruce said, listing the effects of Tamamo-no-Mae's kiss on him.
A triumphant smile appeared on Caster's face, while an ugly frown appeared on Mash's face.
"I'm not sure if this is the cause of these symptoms.
The fact that we haven't seen each other for a long time and subconsciously the body either misses your presence or it's the fresh magical energy of your spiritual body makes you sweeter than normal." Bruce said, treating what he feels like a science experiment, making up two hypothesis that only he can understand.
Tamamo-no-Mae's victorious smile grew even wider as Mash began to clench her fists tighter than before.
"When I have a free moment, I'd like to try the experience again and see if it causes stronger or weaker symptoms." Bruce said, managing to keep his voice indecipherable.
' Today is my lucky day, Goshujin-sama is one of his rare moments when he wants intimate physical contact.' Thinks Tamamo-no-Mae, feeling as if the rank of her fortune has risen unexpectedly.
"I'm more or less sure what you're thinking. But I have to tell you some bad news, you misunderstood my earlier words. I won't be in the basement with you, but the Little Goddess." Bruce said, stepping back in case Tamamo-no-Mae might react violently.
"Explain yourself, Goshujin-sama!" Tamamo-no-Mae said, in a serious voice, promising a bad ending if she doesn't like the answer.
At that moment, Mash could no longer stand by, because something inside her told him to teach the Foxgirl a little lesson.
"You are too unreasonable with Senpai, you often jump to the worst case scenario and I don't like your tone." Mash declares loudly, walking quickly towards Caster.
"Don't get in the way it's an argument between husband and wife!" Tamamo-no-Mae said, wanting to speak only to Goshujin-sama about her.
" I am one of three women in the multiverse who hold the title of my Senpai's close friend.
This title allows me to meddle in his every business. Plus your marriage is a one-way farce." Mash said, making two valid arguments, his deep friendship with Bruce and the fact that Tamamo-no-Mae's marriage is more fiction than reality.
'Is this supposed to be the legendary friend vs lover scenario or is it the scenario two girls fighting over the same man?' Bell thinks, can't help but look and wonder if he's ever going to end up in this situation.
" Mash, we live in modern times, a man and a woman can live together under one roof and have children together even without a marriage certificate and a church ceremony.
Or you would like my Goshujin-sama to enter a church where the priest would try to kill him because of all the trouble he has created.
I remember the Pope himself years ago declared her an enemy of God." Tamamo-no-Mae said, coming up with two big explanations as to why she never officially married her Goshujin-sama.
"Only the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church want to harm Senpai, the Anglican Church venerates him as a future saint. Senpai can have a dream ceremony and marriage without danger on the soil of England." Mash said, pulling out the exception to the rule of avoiding the European Holy Church.
' If these girls keep fighting. Best case scenario, the church will collapse, worst case scenario, I lose one of my extra lives.
My Knight Form's invulnerability is useless against Tamamo-no-Mae and Mash's Shield.' Think Bruce, easily knowing the possible scenarios of a fight between Caster and Shielder.
"Great news, so when the gap year is over and we get home in time for Goshujin-sama's 23rd birthday, I'm going to give him a beautiful ring and make an official marriage proposal. Don't you love that nowadays a woman can propose marriage." Tamamo-no-Mae said, setting out her plan to make the first move and become Mrs. Belmont.
"I hate to do something like this, your marriage proposal will be declined in a second." Mash said, sure of her words, as if it were an inevitable fact.
"May I know why you think of such madness?" She asks Tamamo-no-Mae, in a dark tone, showing subtle murderous intent.
'Is it wrong that that look increases my heart rate by 5%?' Thinks Bruce, finding Tamamo-no-Mae's bloodlust beautiful.
" Senpai is Bruce Bel Bahamut Belmont, descendant and heir of four precious and unique bloodlines in the world.
He needs an heir, in fact he told me he wants to have at least four or at most seven heirs, so none of them will have too many responsibilities.
A son or a daughter, something that a Heroic Spirit cannot give to Senpai, therefore a rejection is inevitable." Mash concludes, making an irrefutable point.
Bruce as abnormal and eccentric as he is, he is a person who belongs to the Enlightened World in the moonlight, he has the responsibility of producing an heir and teaching him all his knowledge.
Therefore, one day he will have to marry a woman and have a child, something that all Heroic Spirits, being Ghosts, cannot do.
"For cases like this, there are surrogate parents or adoption." Tamamo-no-Mae said, a nasty frown on her face.
"True, they are excellent solutions. But I think it would be known for the Senpai and the future son that the mother is a person made of flesh and blood, the presence here does not depend on Leyline and magical artifacts." Mash said, speaking of the great difficulties of the Daedalus System.
Bruce Belmont's Heroic Spirit Invocation System is a masterpiece, capable of summoning Heroic Spirits up to 15 Servants in a single location, but once summoned they cannot leave the area they were invoked in.
"I'm tired of talking!" Tamamo-no-Mae declares, invoking her magic mirror, capable of innumerable evil and benign magics.
" Me too." Mash answers, invoking his armor and his great shield.
'I withdraw my wish, two girls fighting for the same man is something scary.' Thinks Bell, starting to have strong second thoughts about the idea of making a harem in the dungeon.
"Karna!" Bruce shouts aloud, pointing his finger at the two girls who are very close and arguing with each other.
Hearing this word, Launcher stopped standing aside, the Demigod thrust his immense spear between the two girls, stopping them from arguing.
"You two are not allowed to fight without the Master's agreement." Karna exclaims, obeying his Master's orders without question.
"Lackey, you two come talk to Caster and explain what a Falna is. I'm in charge of Mash, I think it's that day of the month or something like that." Bruce said, finding no other explanation for Mash's erratic behavior.
XXX
Half an hour later.
Things between Shielder and Caster have calmed down, thanks to the intervention of Bruce, Hestia and Karna.
After a little explanation, Tamamo-no-Mae and Karna were given their Falna, giving Hestia a newborn migraine.
The Status of Heroic Spirits are out of the ordinary.
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Status
Real Name: Tamamo-no-Mae
Class: Caster
Masters: "Bruce Belmont"
Patron deity: Hestia/Amaterasu
Race: Servant
Level: One
Statistics
Strength: I 0
Defense: I 0
Dexterity: I 0
Agility: I 0
Magic: [Error] INCALCULABLE [Error]
False Magic: I 0
Magic: [Error], [Error], [Error], INCALCULABLE [Error], [Error], [Error]
False Magic:
Eightfold Blessings of Amaterasu on the Weight Stone under the Sunlit Watery Heavens: The mirror levitates around Caster in battle, which she uses it to hit enemies in close combat.
She doesn't use this Noble Phantasm much, but once its function as a Noble Phantasm is activated, she summons a circle of levitating Ofuda surrounded by a number of glowing Torii, charges the mirror with energy, and stands in the middle of the circle to draw in the energy.
The energy drawn in allows her to use her curses without the need to expend any magical energy for a limited time, comparable to performing as if she has an infinite magical energy supply.
Magecraft - Another World Magic: Allows the user to learn and practice the magic of their original world without interference or disadvantages from the host world.
Skills: [Error]
Nine Tails (Sealed): [Error], [Error], [Error], [Error], INCALCULABLE, [Error], [Error], [Error], [Error].
Divinity: [Error], [Error], [Error], [Error].
Curse Arts: Tamamo-no-Mae uses is all physical phenomena performed with her own body. While common Magecraft is a program that "recomposes what exists around", Curse Arts is a program that "recomposes the raw materials in one's own body."
Shapeshift: This refers to the abilities of either changing ones appearance or borrowing the physical form of another. As a kitsune, or fox spirit, Tamano-no-Mae is able to alter her appearance of her and even species at will.
Development Abilities: [Error]
Heroin: [?]
Nine-tailed fox: [?]
Territory Creation: This skill allows one to create a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus.
Fox's Wedding: [Error] Is Tamamo-no-Mae's own version of the skill Item Construction [Error].
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Status
Real Name: Karna
Class: Lancer
Masters: "Bruce Belmont"
Patron deity: Hestia/Surya
Race: Servant
Level: One
Statistics
Strength: I 0
Defense: [Error] INCALCULABLE [Error]
False Defense: I 0
Dexterity: I 0
Agility: I 0
Magic: The 0
Magic: [Error]
Kavacha and Kundala: O' Sun, Become Armor: Is the divine set of golden armor (Kavacha) and golden earring (Kundala) given to Karna by his mother, Kunti, as confirmation of his and Kundala is a powerful defensive-type Noble Phantasm that emits the radiance of the sun, integrated with Karna's it's light itself taken shape, it is difficult to destroy even to the it appears massive, it's an invincible armor that disregards physics and concepts to curtail antagonistic interference.
Brahmastra: O' Brahma, Cover the Earth: Utilized by calling upon the name of the god Brahma, it will pursue the enemy and surely strike with a wide effective range, but it cannot be used on opponents of greater ability than himself due to a curse.
Brahmastra Kundala: O' Brahma, Curse Me: It is a projectile that is granted his fiery attribute, Mana Burst (Flame), which from one blow is likened to a nuclear weapon.
Vasavi Shakti: O' Sun, Abide to Death: It is a spear of mortality made of lightning that can only strike once, but it possesses the power to kill the gods he lost his armor in the legend, he still possesses it as a Heroic Spirit, so proper usage of the spear is tied into permanently removing his possessions it as a regular spear even with his armor manifested, but it is unable to activate its True Name in such an exchange for converting the tremendous defensive power of his armor into the spear, he is able to equip it properly with its "Anti-Divine" ability.
Skills: [Error]
Divinity: [Error], [Error], [Error], [Error].
Mana Burst (Flame): The power to put magical energy into weapons. In Karna's case, blazing flames become magical energy to dwell in the weapon Skill is usually active and all the weapons that Karna grasps receive this can use this skill to fly, using the flames as maximum power the flames can be used by Karna in a charging attack, capable of crushing average Servants in one hit. Karna while using this skill calls out "O Agni".
Discernment of the Poor: Insight to see through the opponent's character and attribute. He will not be deceived by excuses and deceptions from expresses the power to grasp the true nature of the opponent possessed by Karna, who was blessed with the opportunity to inquire about the life and value of the weak due to being someone without a single relative.
Uncrowned Martial Arts: Arms competency that was not recognized by others due to various the opponents, the rank of his sword, spear, bow, Riding appears to be one degree lower than what it actually his True Name is revealed, this effect will be terminated .A considerable weakness, considering Karna's attributes as a hero are not the kind of thing that can remain hidden.
Flashing Fist: When Karna doesn't carry a spear, he only has fists. But that doesn't mean there's a decrease in his fighting power. Because he's been trained by parshurama, an expert in all aspects of martial arts, so he's used to fighting with bare hands. Those who face it can only see the trails of his fists as a flash of light… maybe.
Hard Puncher: [Error] A skill that demonstrates the raw power of his fists' strike. A sure-kill fist that can KO an enemy with just a single blow [Error].
Development Abilities: [Error]
Hero of Charity: [?]
Magic Resistance: Negates Magecraft with an air of two verses or lower. Cannot defend against large-scale Magecraft such as greater magecraft or Greater Rituals.
Riding: All vehicles and all beasts except those of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast-rank can be freely operated.
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Now, the entire Hestia Familia are found on the upper floor of the church, placed in a semicircle around Bruce who is seated on the steps of the altar, a cowboy pistol in his hand.
Vritra returned to stand on Bruce's right shoulder, her favorite spot in the entire multiverse.
"When can we start my first family reunion?" Hestia asks, wanting to know why Bruce doesn't start the strategy meeting.
"One person is missing." Bruce said, as he plays with the revolver of the pistol.
"Who are we waiting for, are we all here?" Bell asks, sure there are no other members of the Hestia Familia.
"Cra Cra!" She exclaims a blue-eyed female crow with obsidian feathers, as she enters through a broken window.
The bird lands on Bruce's left shoulder.
"Now, we are all present." Bruce exclaims, inserting a bullet into the Revolver.
" I declare the start of the first strategic and tactical meeting of Clan Hestia !" Bruce declares, throwing his arm up in the air, aiming the gun at the ceiling.
BANG!
A bullet went through the roof of the church.
" What happened!" Hestia asks, shocked by what she saw, firearms are unprecedented in this World.
"Senpai used a gun instead of a hammer to start the session." Explains Mash, used to this quirk of Bruce, which has been around for years.
"First question to discuss. What are we going to do in this city?" Bruce asks, as he puts the Revolver pistol back on the steps of the stairs.
"Let's go explore the dungeon?
Shall we create a business?
Shall we found a school of magic?
Shall we build a gladiatorial arena?
Shall we build our own dungeon?
Shall we cause an industrial revolution?
Shall we bring car racing to the street of this city?
Do we become mafia and arms dealers?
Conquered the city and rule it with an iron fist ?
I'm open to any proposal as long as it entertains me and keeps me busy for the next year." Bruce declares, looking happy to implement any of the options he listed.
" What did you say !?" Hestia shouts, only now beginning to understand what kind of person she left the reins of her family to.
Bruce Belmont may be the Last Master of Chaldea, an Occult Detective and modern day hero.
But deep down he is an extravagant, extremist, workaholic boy who gets bored quickly and is always looking for new stimuli.
In short, Hestia Familia and its Captain are about to become famous for many reasons.
Continues ...