Uryuu Ryuunosuke. Cheerful personality, kind to others, unconcerned with trifles, positive and optimistic, able to perceive and understand others' feelings. He wouldn't admit defeat because of failure, and his curiosity and thirst for knowledge were extremely robust. One could say this man counted as a good young man by secular definitions.
Yes, if one didn't consider his hobbies and what he was good at, Uryuu Ryuunosuke was absolutely a good young man.
Unfortunately, the things he loved most were torture, murder, and disposing of corpses.
No matter what kind of personality he had, murder was murder, and a pervert was a pervert.
Today, Uryuu Ryuunosuke targeted a happy family of four. Due to certain accidents, after reading an ancient book he got from his hometown, he drew a strange magic circle.
Completely unaware of how things would turn out, after killing the four people and completing the magic circle, he saw a human figure appear within it.
Oh my, I planned to leave Fuyuki City today.
As a result... some interesting situation seems to have appeared here.
Accompanied by a burning pain on the back of Uryuu Ryuunosuke's hand, he saw the figure clearly.
The person appearing in the magic circle... hmm, why is it a high school girl?
She looks like she's stunned too.
Shouldn't this kind of magic circle summon some strange demons or something?
Could it be that this high school girl is the form of a demon after transformation?
My, these demons are keeping up with the times.
Although I'm not very interested in women, I have to say, a high school girl is definitely easier to accept and generate goodwill towards than a horned demon—cheating people of money and souls is much simpler this way.
After nodding in satisfaction, Ryuunosuke intended to greet the other party.
But after she saw everything clearly, this high school girl screamed on the spot just like an ordinary human.
"Eeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Huh?
Wait, is this demon so timid???
"Um, Miss Demon—"
"D-D-D-Don't come over!"
Watching the red-haired young man approach her, Raiden Mei finally saw the other's face clearly.
Honestly speaking, this young man's appearance wasn't bad. Although not top-tier, the gentle smile on his face could easily generate goodwill.
However, there was a premise for this, which was...
—He shouldn't have human blood on him!
This guy didn't have red hair at all; the red on his hair was all human blood!
Even if Raiden Mei was a sheltered young lady, seeing Uryuu Ryuunosuke's current appearance, she couldn't fail to distinguish the guy's nature.
This guy is undoubtedly a perverted homicidal maniac!
"Ah... it's here."
Looking at everything in front of him, Aaron, who had regained his consciousness, patted Uryuu Ryuunosuke on the shoulder.
"Hey, brother, trouble you to turn around."
"Huh? What's going on?"
After turning his body, Uryuu Ryuunosuke looked at the cloaked man, and an idea immediately popped up in his brain.
Could it be that this woman was just an accident, and the real demon is this cloaked man?
Just before he could say anything, he suddenly felt something wrong happening to his body.
After Uryuu Ryuunosuke turned around, Aaron, whose status was full, punched Uryuu Ryuunosuke directly in the abdomen.
Although Uryuu Ryuunosuke had a Magus bloodline, generally speaking, a Magus bloodline wouldn't improve physical fitness.
Relying on the physical fitness bonus brought by the [Kaslana Bloodline], Aaron easily blasted his fist into the opponent's body.
Haven't tried this move yet. Since there's a piece of trash here, let's test how this move works.
[Water Dragon's Possession: Black Marlin, Activate.]
Activating the ring Teigu he had been wearing on his finger, Aaron precisely manipulated the blood inside Uryuu Ryuunosuke's body, completing a [Blades of Blood] within him.
Accompanied by the blood turning into sharp blades rotating inside Uryuu Ryuunosuke's body, Ryuunosuke died instantly before their eyes as his internal organs were shredded.
"Hmm, feasible. But... forget it, talk about this later."
After kicking Uryuu Ryuunosuke's corpse aside, Aaron stared straight at Raiden Mei while calling out to the System in his brain.
System?
[Dungeon selection complete. Selected target is—Fate/Zero.]
[Missions randomly generating, please wait.]
[Mission random generation complete.]
[Main Mission 1—Victor of the Moon.]
[Explanation: Too lazy to say so much crap. Achieve victory in the Holy Grail War within the specified time.]
[Beginning generation of Buffs gained by the Tester in this world.]
[Buff generation complete. Buffs obtained by the Tester are—Magecraft: Basic (Type-Moon World), Mana Conversion, Presence Concealment.]
[Magecraft: Basic (Type-Moon World)—Contains parts of basic magecraft. Don't look; this thing doesn't provide much combat power.]
[Mana Conversion—A skill that can convert energy in the body into mana for use. Don't look; this thing doesn't provide much combat power.]
[Presence Concealment—Under the opponent's permission, can disguise the opponent's aura from Master to Servant, or disguise a Servant as a Master. Don't look; this thing doesn't provide much combat power.]
[Beginning generation of Team Buff for the Tester's squad.]
[Buff generation complete. Team Buff obtained by the Tester's squad is—Spirit Consensus.]
[Spirit Consensus—Allows the two people in the squad to connect mentally completely. Both parties can converse through the mental connection, and at the same time, both parties can share one non-temporary skill of each other through the mental connection.]
[Note: Skills can be changed once a day.]
After reading this long explanation, Aaron fell silent for about three seconds.
No, wait a minute, why are the Buffs given this time so weak???
[Duh. For the novice dungeon, I was afraid you'd die immediately, so the Buffs given were definitely stronger. Now that you're so capable of fighting, temporary Buffs naturally don't need to be that powerful.]
[If this System sent a few powerful temporary Buffs to the Tester every dungeon, some Testers would develop the wrong idea that 'even if I don't work hard, I can rely on the Buffs sent by the System to get by.' This System doesn't wish for the Tester merged with this System to become that kind of slacker who muddles along.]
...Sigh, sets of reasons one after another. Forget it, I can't be bothered to say anything.
Is the explanation finished?
[You really know how to order people around—of course it's finished.]
After discovering that Raiden Mei's eyes had changed from terror to terror mixed with some confusion, Aaron spoke helplessly to Raiden Mei.
"Close your eyes first, Miss."
"Yes!"
"No, you don't need to be so afraid. I'm not a bad person."
"...I'm not afraid!"
Whatever.
After confirming Raiden Mei closed her eyes, Aaron walked to Uryuu Ryuunosuke's side and began to activate the temporary Buff he just obtained, [Magecraft: Basic (Type-Moon World)].
Included in this skill were means to "seize Command Spells."
After directly seizing Uryuu Ryuunosuke's Command Spells, Aaron could feel that as a 'Magus' now, in a sense, he had already completed a double link with the girl before him.
Sigh, I thought Kiana was a bit unreliable before, but now it seems I wrongly blamed her.
Although she doesn't care much about details, she has guts and her ability to accept things is much stronger.
As for Raiden Mei here...
Ah, I'm completely being treated as a bad guy.
At this moment, although Raiden Mei knew her current situation from the voice in her brain, the problem was...
—Who would completely trust the suspicious man in front of them just because of a voice in their brain!
Yes, that red-haired perverted homicidal maniac was hateful, and the method this man used to kill him looked weird, but even if Raiden Mei didn't like the process of killing, he at least counted as punishing evil and promoting good.
But just now, Raiden Mei had slightly opened her eyes due to being overly nervous and curious.
Then she saw the process of Aaron peeling off Uryuu Ryuunosuke's skin and Command Spells.
Is the other party a bad guy?
To be honest, she didn't know.
But this guy was not only suspicious but also extremely ruthless in his methods!
Facing this kind of person who was definitely not a soft touch, could Raiden Mei not be careful?!
"Sigh, I know it takes some time for you to completely accept reality, but now I hope you understand the situation clearly—we are two grasshoppers tied to the same rope. What benefit do I get from harming you?"
After sighing slightly, Aaron opened Raiden Mei's Servant Attribute Template.
A look at the attributes—except for Mana and Noble Phantasm marked as EX, Luck was B, and the other attributes were either E or D.
Then looking at the Class Skills...
[Territory Creation: C]
As a Caster, creates a territory advantageous to oneself.
However, what Raiden Mei creates isn't a workshop, but a kitchen for cooking—after all, she really doesn't understand magecraft.
[Item Construction: C]
Can create items with magical energy. But since Raiden Mei isn't an orthodox Magus, she can only create food with magical energy.
After consuming the magical food created, corresponding enhancement effects can be obtained.
Note: Skills will change accordingly after releasing the Noble Phantasm.
...System! Get out here and die!
[Stop scolding. After all, the random draw result was one person as Master and one as Servant. Who knew she would draw the Servant identity on this side.]
Damn it, damn it, damn it, but you didn't have to give these kinds of Class Skills!
[Did you expect her to fight head-on? Let her handle logistics. Besides, this System gave the skills and template according to the rules. Don't misunderstand that this System is pitting you two.]
...Fine.
Let's look at the Personal Skills.
[Galvanism: B]
Free conversion and accumulation of bio-electricity and magical energy.
Can instantly convert intangible attacks like magic light, magic wind, and magic bullets into electricity, discharging it to the surroundings to nullify them.
Additionally, the body can be strengthened by the accumulated electricity, and injury repair will also become rapid.
[Overload: D]
Intentionally causing a burst in performance with the premise of knowing oneself will be injured. But because the flesh cannot withstand it, damage will be taken.
[300 Styles of Shenzhou Home Cooking: C+]
A skill that shouldn't have appeared on Raiden Mei.
But because Raiden Mei's fame in certain aspects within the dimensions is too widespread, leading to rumors appearing like 'Vlad is a vampire,' the girl obtained this skill.
After activating this skill, Raiden Mei, combined with [Item Construction: C], can create magical food faster and more precisely.
Note: This skill comes with 300 recipes attached. If interested, feel free to consult them.
[Noble Phantasm Sealed: Temporarily unable to unseal]
Alright, self-preservation ability... considered existent... I guess?
Perhaps due to the mental connection, or perhaps because Aaron revealed a trace of annoyance after taking off his mask, Raiden Mei felt herself becoming even more panicked at this moment.
"Mr. Aaron here... may I ask... the Holy Grail War mentioned by Mr. System just now, must we participate?"
"Miss Raiden Mei, although I personally don't like fighting and killing either, I think it's better to explain the situation to you clearly in advance."
Pointing at Uryuu Ryuunosuke who had already hit the deck on the ground, Aaron said expressionlessly.
"There aren't many people as perverted as him, but among those Magi, let me count... oh, there are a few who kill without blinking, and two who kill without pressure. Their Servants aren't weak either—don't show that expression, I'll be responsible for combat."
Looking at Raiden Mei's tearful expression, Aaron helplessly placed his War Fog skill on the Spirit Consensus skill sharing slot.
"If you discover something wrong, use this skill to run immediately... forget it, still not steady."
After taking out [Dimensional Formation: Shambhala] and [One-Cut Killer: Murasame], Aaron continued speaking to Raiden Mei.
"If this sword cuts someone, it can curse their heart. Weaker ones will die directly upon being cut. Also, this device can let you teleport to a marked location instantly, limited to once a day—of course, expecting to use it to return to our world won't work."
"If you get ambushed, consider running first. At the same time, tell me the location through the mental link. I can use a Command Spell to pull you over—provided, of course, that I'm not in danger here."
"If you really can't outrun them... please be prepared to kill."
After sighing slightly, Aaron spoke to Raiden Mei with incomparable seriousness.
"I know expecting you to kill right away is unlikely, but there are some words I still need to make clear in advance."
"In the eyes of the other six pairs, the Holy Grail War allows them to realize their wishes—no matter what wish, it's fine. So those people will inevitably attack us with the intent to kill other competitors."
"You can avoid battle; rather, I suggest you avoid battle. After all, you have no combat experience, and relying on that bit of swordsmanship learned from your father really isn't enough to look at in terms of combat power. But if you are really forced to the point where you must fight... I hope you won't be soft-hearted."
"The Holy Grail War isn't a game. This isn't child's play."
"...Yes, I understand."
After nodding, Raiden Mei stored the two Teigu into the storage space she just learned how to use and whispered to Aaron.
"Then Mr. Aaron, what should we do now..."
"What to do... forget it, come here."
Motioning for Raiden Mei to come to his side, Aaron picked her up directly, then explained to her via the mental connection.
[Don't make any sound, retreat first. After all, you let out a scream just now. For certain reasons, someone will come to handle these corpses here very soon.]
[After I activate the War Fog ability, it can briefly screen our existence. In this situation, even if there are other opponents around, they shouldn't be able to discover our existence temporarily.]
After successively activating the abilities of [War Fog] and [Incursio: Incursion], Aaron jumped lightly from the window, leaping continuously among the high buildings.
Raiden Mei, who initially thought the other party might want to take advantage of her, now felt that cold metallic touch and realized she had really thought too much.
Recalling carefully, from the beginning, the other party had been explaining the current situation and hadn't done anything out of line.
From this point of view, although this gentleman's methods are a bit harsh... he shouldn't be a suspicious person who intends to harm me, right?
Hmm, I indeed generated emotions I shouldn't have just now because I was too panicked and fearful.
I can perceive through the mental link that Mr. Aaron's heart is full of anxiety and unease at this moment... looking at it this way, it seems I dragged him down this time.
I also saw that so-called Servant template just now. Even if I know how to cook, they shouldn't give me skills used for cooking, right!
Really, how exactly is this template set up.
And the explanation of the Noble Phantasm should be an ability like the 'Character Ultimate' Kiana mentioned when playing games. Why can't I use it?
It's truly strange... but for now, better not think so much.
Encountering so many things today, I still feel very confused right now.
That strange dream, appearing in a strange place, and finally being very strangely teleported to a strange world, meeting a strange but unexpectedly reliable person...
Wait, metallic touch?
At this moment, Raiden Mei suddenly recalled that dream.
In that dream, the man who intervened in the battle between her and Kiana seemed to be wearing a suit of metal armor when he appeared...
Although she seemed to have forgotten the other party's face, but...
Is this just a coincidence?
Or could it be... No, it shouldn't be like that.
It's just a coincidence.
How could I want to kill Kiana and attack others? I must have been mistaken.
Right, that was just a nightmare; I have no need to keep dwelling on such a dream.
And if I really wanted to kill Mr. Aaron and Kiana, then why would Mr. Aaron be so polite to me now?
putting myself in his shoes, the disgust and ignoring from classmates already make me very uncomfortable. If someone explicitly held malice towards me, I absolutely wouldn't give them a good face.
And in the dream, I actually wanted to kill Kiana and that armored man...
Although I don't know where I woke up, Kiana stayed by my side, and judging from the fatigue on her face, she hadn't been asleep for long.
This was obviously because I suddenly fainted, and she was tired from taking care of me for a long time, sleeping so soundly.
As for Mr. Aaron... if I really attacked him, he wouldn't be so polite to me.
That perverted homicidal maniac just now had his life taken by Mr. Aaron immediately after meeting him. From this point of view, Mr. Aaron's temper... probably isn't particularly good.
So, that dream was just a fake nightmare. I don't need to continue wasting time on this kind of dream.
Think carefully, Raiden Mei.
Your use in battle isn't great, but Caster... the Servant class called Magus, looks like it belongs to the support type of Servant by nature.
Hmm, exactly. Although my combat power is no good, as long as I handle logistics well...
There isn't any particularly big use either! Is that kind of food that can endow the user with enhancement effects really useful in battle???
[I say, don't be overly uneasy.]
Sensing that the mental fluctuations on Raiden Mei's side weren't right, Aaron immediately spoke through the mental connection.
[Think of ways to ensure your own safety. Leave the fighting to me. Don't look at me as unreliable, but if it comes to risking lives... hmm, they probably can't outplay me.]
[Mr. Aaron... if possible, I hope you won't say such terrible things.]
Hearing the message Aaron sent at this moment, Raiden Mei said with a bitter smile.
[A person's life only comes once. No matter who it is, they should cherish their own life properly.]
[I'm already using my second life. But I personally agree with your sentence.]
[A person's life only comes once. No matter who it is, they should cherish their own life properly—Raiden Mei, don't forget what you said today.]
[...Yes, I will follow your teachings.]
[No need to be so polite. In the future, to the outside world, I'll call you Master, and you just call me Caster.]
[Wait, isn't Caster me?]
[Heh, now it's me.]
After changing both their identities simultaneously with Presence Concealment, Aaron said to Raiden Mei.
[My combat power is higher. When a fight really breaks out... I'll pretend to be the Master and go out fishing to see if any idiot takes the bait. If someone takes the bait...]
Hehehe, then sorry about that.
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