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The next morning was the kind of peaceful morning where birds chirped and flowers bloomed. I woke up right away, stretching as I got out of bed.
"Uuuuuuuugh!"
'Man... this really is the 1430s, huh? Even the air feels different!!'
As I stepped out of the tent to wash up, I said,
"Haaaah... maybe because this is before the Industrial Revolution, but the sky is so clear and nice..."
The moment I came outside, Romani greeted me over the comms with a yawn.
"Yaaawn... Did you sleep well?... Juhwan?"
"Yeah. I slept well, Romani."
"I see... that's a relief... I didn't get a wink of sleep, so... Just for a bit, the Director will take over for me, so keep that in mind..."
With that, Romani ended the communication.
'First I should wash up, then maybe eat something...?'
As I was looking for water to wash up, Tonelico and Yoslott came over from the side, both of them carrying their arms full of things.
"You're awake, Master?"
"Did you sleep well, Master?"
"I slept fine, but what's all that?"
I pointed at what they were carrying and asked. Tonelico immediately handed me an apple and said,
"I thought fresh fruit would be nice for breakfast, so I picked some."
'Oh, grapes and apples... I haven't had these in ages. Nice...'
I took the fruit from them and said,
"Thanks for carrying all this, Yoslott, Tonelico."
"Of course! For my lover, this much is nothing... Haaah..."
"L-lover...?"
Hearing that bombshell, Tonelico's face turned bright red, and she stood there at a loss. Yoslott, who had gotten up early and was sleepy, yawned as she headed into the tent and said,
"Yaaawn... I'm bad with mornings... Call me when breakfast is over and it's time to leave... Well then, excuse me..."
After saying that, she went into the tent and went back to sleep. Tonelico, apparently stunned, collected herself and stared at me coldly.
'Damn it... my life...'
"Master... what do you mean, lover? Don't tell me... are you and Fairy Knight Lancelot involved in something...?"
'Ah... crap...'
I was done for. Tonelico's eyes were losing their light little by little... I had a feeling that if I didn't say something here, my life wouldn't last much longer. I immediately started explaining myself to Tonelico.
"No... um, that is... it's not like Yoslott and I are lovers or anything. She's just the type to call me that on her own ever since we first met... It has nothing to do with me...!"
"Hmm... is that so?"
'Damn it, now she's looking at me even more suspiciously... I'm screwed...'
To change the subject, I picked up the fruit basket, grabbed Tonelico's wrist, and said,
"Ahaha... let's talk about that later. For now, let's eat breakfast. I'll make something special this morning...!!"
"My question is sti..."
"Come on, come on. Let's hurry~! Let's go!!"
I dragged her away from there by the wrist. First, I took out the bread and frying pan gas burner I had brought in advance to start cooking, then said to Tonelico,
'Let's just toast something first and think later...'
My struggle for survival had begun. First I lit the gas burner to make toast and set the bread on it. Then I washed the fruit they had brought under running water, cut the apple into a rabbit shape, and handed it to Tonelico while saying,
"Just eat this for now, at least."
"Thank you... Master..."
She studied the apple I had brought her for a moment, then immediately took a bite.
Munch munch
Maybe it was because the apple was sweet, or maybe she liked the rabbit shape, but she smiled with a satisfied expression and said,
"It's really delicious... Thank you... Master...!"
"Yeah, yeah. Just wait a bit more, the toast will be done soon."
Before long, the toast was ready, and I placed it on a disposable plate before handing it to her.
"Here. Toast. The strawberry jam is right here, so spread it on and enjoy."
"Thank you so much... Master..."
She was eating the toast just as happily as the rabbit-shaped apple. While she ate, I made my own breakfast too, then sat down beside her and enjoyed mine as well.
"Munch munch... well, it's edible."
After taking care of Tonelico's breakfast like that, I looked over at the Sieg-Kriemhild couple eating in front of us. Siegfried had been cursed by something and couldn't move, so Kriemhild was feeding him breakfast by hand.
"Here you go, Siegfried."
"Thank you so much for taking care of me, my dear."
"Y-you... dear...?"
'They're just showering each other with sugar... sigh... I'm jealous... I'll be single for life...'
Just as I was thinking that, Ritsuka, who must have just woken up and was scratching her head, came out of the tent with Mash behind her and greeted me while I was eating.
"Sleep well, Juhwan?"
"Did you sleep well, Juhwan-senpai?"
"Yeah, did you two sleep well?"
"Yes, we slept well, Juhwan-senpai. Were you eating breakfast?"
I swallowed the food in my mouth and answered Mash's question.
"Gulp... Yeah, I was just eating some toast. If you want some too, there's a gas burner over there, so help yourselves."
"Oh, really. Mash! I'll make breakfast for you today!"
"...Thank you... Senpai...!"
"Wai~t~!!"
Suddenly, Kiyohime appeared from somewhere and dragged Ritsuka and Mash over to a table. There were already dishes Kiyohime had prepared waiting there.
"Oh..."
"I didn't prepare much, but please enjoy it...!"
"Thanks! We'll eat well!!"
"Thank you...! Kiyohime...!"
The two of them happily ate the breakfast Kiyohime had prepared, while Kiyohime watched the scene from the side.
"Mmm~. This meat is really delicious!!"
"It is. Senpai! It's so good!!"
"Does it suit your taste? I'm glad if it does...!"
Ritsuka paused eating for a moment and looked at Kiyohime seriously.
"And... my name is Ritsuka..."
"Thank you so much! Kiyohime!"
"Fufufu..."
"At least listen to me!!"
'That side's showering each other with sugar too... or maybe not.'
After finishing breakfast and getting ready to depart, I immediately went into the tent where Yoslott was sleeping and shook her awake.
"Yoslott, we're leaving soon, so get up."
"Mm... five more minutes..."
"What do you mean, five more minutes~!"
I immediately picked up the sleeping Yoslott like a cat and held her up, looking her in the face as I said,
"We're leaving soon, okay~? So wake up, Yoslott."
"Ugh... so mean..."
Her sleep had been completely ruined by me, and after finishing the last of the tent cleanup, she came over to us and said,
"I'm ready, Master."
"All right, then let's go... but before that."
I immediately asked Tonelico beside me to lift Siegfried's curse.
"Tonelico, do you think you can remove Siegfried's curse?"
Tonelico checked Siegfried's wound, then said with a thin smile at the corner of her lips,
"There is nothing impossible for me. Leave it to me, Master."
She immediately took out her staff and cast a spell on Siegfried's wound. The next moment, the wound had vanished completely. Kriemhild, who had been watching, looked amazed and asked how she had done it.
"How did you do that!?"
"I've healed plenty of my comrades' curses and wounds before. Something like this is easy for me."
Anyway, after Tonelico cured the curse, Siegfried stood up and said,
"I'm truly grateful, Tonelico."
"No need to thank me. Just devote yourself to my Master."
'The curse is gone... all right, time to get moving.'
"Everyone ready?"
Everyone nodded.
'All right then...'
"Let's go!! Let's restore Human Order with our own hands!!!"
Ooooooh!!!
And so we set out for Paris at once. After walking for several hours and reaching the outskirts of Paris, something felt off. Leaving the people aside, I couldn't see any of the wyverns or sea horses she had been commanding.
'Why aren't there any wyverns or sea horses...? There shouldn't be any reason not to see them... Something's weird...'
As I kept walking while thinking that...
Kieeeeeeeek~!!
Grrrrr...
'Damn it... nothing ever goes right.'
Director Olga Marie was startled by the sudden situation and contacted us.
"Juhwan-oppa! There's an enemy reaction over there right now!! Be careful!!"
Just as the Director said, there were a huge number of them even to the naked eye. And on top of those wyverns, a Servant I recognized from somewhere was looking at us with an amused smile.
"Wahahahahaha!! This is fun!!"
"Oda Nobunaga...?"
"Ohhh... so those are the Chaldea people..."
'No... why is Nobu here!? And with sea horses and wyverns, too? What is this... wasn't it supposed to be Atalanta being summoned!?'
As I was thinking that, other Servants appeared from different directions as well.
"Let's show them our love, Sigurd!"
"Ghk... right. Let's show them our love, Brynhild! ...Ghk..."
"That Servant... is he really all right...?"
"Well... if they're happy, isn't that okay?"
"...I don't really know..."
'This is weird... why are Servants who shouldn't be here showing up!?'
I couldn't make sense of it. And then more Servants appeared.
"Let's go!! Tarasque!! I'm starting to get excited!!"
"Marie... and..."
"Amadeus...!!!"
'What is this, why is nobody under Madness Enhancement...?'
The moment I thought that, Lancelot swung his sword down at Tonelico and shouted,
"Vii..vi...an...!!!!!!"
"You are...!?"
Just as Lancelot was about to strike Tonelico, Yoslott stepped in, blocked the attack, and met it head-on before looking at Tonelico and saying,
Clang!
"Stay sharp!! Tonelico!!"
"Thank you, Lancelot."
As they faced off, Yoslott said,
"You are... Sir Lancelot?"
"Aaaaarrrrrrr!!!!!!!"
"Maybe he's lost to madness...? Master!! Leave Sir Lancelot to me!!"
After saying that, she sent Lancelot flying, and Yoslott went flying along with him.
"Wahahahahaha!!! This is complete chaos!! Good. I'll get serious too...!"
Nobunaga, looking delighted, immediately changed her Spirit Origin into her Avenger Spirit Origin and said,
'No way... you can just change your Spirit Origin that easily!?'
"Wahahaha!!! I'll show you the true power of the Sixth Heaven Demon King!"
After saying that, she charged straight at me, but Saber Shiki immediately blocked Nobunaga's attack.
Clang!
"Ohhh... you have very beautiful eyes, my dear..."
"Heh. Thank you for the compliment, Sixth Heaven Demon King?"
The Sigurd-Brynhild couple were facing off against the Sieg-Kriemhild couple.
"Your opponents are us, Siegfried."
"That's right! Prepare yourselves, Kriemhild!"
"You! Brace yourself!!"
"Of course, isn't that obvious? You brace yourself too!"
Marie and Mozart ended up facing Martha, Chanson, and Salieri.
"We're your opponents, Marie."
"My, are you the ones who'll be facing us...?"
"Salieri..."
"A... Amadeus...!!!"
Lastly, Jeanne d'Arc Alter and Gilles de Rais became the opponents for me, Tonelico, Joan of Arc, Mash, and Kiyohime.
"Grrrrr..."
"Your opponent is me!! Fake Joan of Arc!!"
"Ohhh... a Ruler, are you...?"
"Heh heh heh!! Calling her fake Joan of Arc is a little harsh, Joan..."
"Please give the orders!! Senpai!!"
"Yeah! Let's go, Mash!"
"Master! Please give the orders!"
"All right... yeah, let's do this."
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