The second notice was exactly what Shirou Kotomine had issued: an order for him to eliminate the Black Faction's Assassin.
As the Overseer of this Great Holy Grail War, Shirou Kotomine possessed the authority to mobilize the entire strength of the Holy Church. Leveraging a powerful intelligence network, he had successfully pinpointed the exact location where "Jack the Ripper" would arrive tonight.
Undoubtedly, the Black Faction would not sit idly by and watch their Assassin be snatched away; they would certainly dispatch personnel to try and reclaim Jack. Based on intelligence analysis, the opponent was very likely to send the "wheelchair girl," Fiore, to carry out the mission.
Thinking of this, Haruka Kasugano couldn't help but lick his lips, a spark of anticipation rising in his heart. Fiore was also a rare beauty!
"Everyone, move out tonight. We must capture the Black Faction's Assassin!" Haruka Kasugano turned to face the three girls behind him, a confident smile on his face.
None of the three girls were wearing long pants, leaving three pairs of long, shapely legs fully exposed—a sea of fair skin that radiated a mesmerizing charm.
Melusine replied obediently, "Yes!"
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Late at night, under a hazy moon, the entire town was shrouded in tranquility. Mordred and Haruka Kasugano walked side-by-side; their task was to act as bait to lure the enemy out. This was a small town adjacent to Trifas, the city where the Black Faction's castle was located, a place filled with mystery and danger.
"Master, do you really think wandering the streets like this will draw out the enemy?" Mordred couldn't help but grumble.
"Don't be impatient—" Before Haruka Kasugano could finish, a thick fog suddenly spread from all directions.
Mordred felt a sharp pain in her throat and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. She shouted in panic, "Master, leave this street quickly! This mist is poisonous!"
However, Haruka Kasugano stood calmly on the spot, his hands still tucked in his pockets. He possessed the special skill [Natural Body], which allowed him to resist the erosion of potent toxins.
"The enemy is here. I'll go check the situation outside. You stay here and fight the Assassin." As soon as he finished speaking, Haruka Kasugano turned and quickly walked out of the street.
Seeing Haruka Kasugano's calm demeanor, Mordred couldn't help but wonder who was actually ambushing whom. She muttered, "What a mess..."
Suddenly, a petite and dainty loli with exceptionally full and rounded hips appeared abruptly above her head like a ghost.
"Hahahahaha! Die!" Jack the Ripper let out a wild laugh. She reached out, intending to slit Mordred's throat for a fatal blow.
However, at the critical moment, Mordred quickly summoned her helmet, successfully blocking Jack's strike and causing the attack to miss. Seeing her first move fail, Jack acted decisively, vanishing into the fog. Relying on her visual advantage, she launched a series of fierce assaults on Mordred.
The sound of clashing metal echoed continuously as Jack swung her knives at Mordred. Mordred was at a loss, finding it difficult to repel the relentless barrage.
"Damn it! Assassin, you—Die!" Enraged, Mordred ignited her magical energy and unleashed her [Mana Burst].
With a loud BOOM, the surrounding fog was instantly swept away. Seeing this, Jack flicked her body and nimbly jumped above Mordred, continuing her frantic slashing without mercy.
At that thrilling moment, a golden arrow sped through the air like lightning. It was an arrow fired by the Black Faction's Archer, Chiron.
BOOM—
Accompanied by a deafening explosion, a massive blast erupted on the street. Mordred and Jack were instantly engulfed by the violent explosion, their figures disappearing into the rolling smoke.
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Haruka Kasugano stood quietly in a small square, waiting for Fiore to arrive.
Clack, clack, clack—
Fiore arrived gracefully from above like a light butterfly. Behind her were four massive mechanical arms, looking like Doctor Octopus. She possessed a rare magic circuit seen only once in a century, making her a treasure of her clan and a genius in evocation and ergonomics.
The paralysis in her legs was due to the mutation of her magic circuits. To heal them, she would have to remove the circuits from her legs, which meant giving up her dream of being a magus. However, Fiore did not yield to fate. She designed the "Connective Reinforced Mystic Code," a miracle she created for herself.
The four prosthetic hands mounted on her back seemed endowed with life. Forged from a special alloy, they acted like loyal guardians, protecting her at all times. Each hand was possessed by an animal spirit, allowing the Mystic Code to move according to her will or automatically protect its master in times of danger.
"Good evening, Magus of the Red Faction." Fiore hung high up like a spider using her cold mechanical arms, an inscrutable smile on her face.
Fiore was wearing black leggings, her silhouette hanging elegantly. Her legs, wrapped in the tight fabric, appeared even more slender and straight, their lines flowing naturally as if carved by an artist. The tight fit perfectly outlined the curves of her legs, every detail radiating a fusion of strength and beauty. At this moment, she looked like a high-and-mighty goddess, leaving one breathless.
From this angle, Haruka Kasugano could perfectly admire her legs, which were as fair as jade lotus roots.
"Wow, you are simply as beautiful as a celestial maiden~!" Haruka Kasugano couldn't help but praise.
"Hehehe... you actually have the leisure to admire... that hardly fits our current situation, does it?" Fiore sneered.
"Nothing can stop my appreciation of beauty, no matter the time or place!" Haruka Kasugano said with a cheeky grin.
Rat-tat-tat-tat—
Driven by anger, Fiore manipulated her mechanical arms to unleash a storm of machine-gun fire at Haruka Kasugano. However, it was all easily deflected by Artoria alter, who suddenly appeared.
"How is this possible?... No, you're a Servant!" Fiore screamed in terror. "Isn't Saber being pinned down by Archer next door? How can you have another Saber?"
Before she could react, Artoria alter slashed out several chilling waves of magical energy.
CRACK, CRACK, CRACK—
Fiore's mechanical arms were instantly blown apart. Like a kite with a broken string, she fell heavily from the sky and crashed to the ground.
"It hurts..." Fiore groaned in pain.
Haruka Kasugano stepped on her, looking down coldly, but did nothing else. Though he could have violated her right then and there, he felt that would be too boring; she wouldn't necessarily be "willing" yet. Therefore, Haruka Kasugano was waiting for an opportunity.
"What are you waiting for! Kill me or do as you wish!" Fiore shouted stubbornly.
But Haruka Kasugano remained unmoved. Meanwhile, Artoria alter slowly walked to the corner of the alley ahead. Fiore had no idea what they were doing.
But in the next moment, she understood. Because from behind the alley corner came the cry of her brother, Caules:
"Sister! Where are you?"
Haruka Kasugano couldn't help but sneer. In the original plot, Caules had secretly come here out of concern for his sister and even helped her defeat Kairi Sisigou. But now, Caules' appearance would only serve as a bargaining chip to threaten Fiore.
At the same time, Artoria alter raised Excalibur Morgan high, ready to cut Caules down the moment he showed his face.
Fiore panicked. She desperately grabbed Haruka Kasugano's leg, pleading, "Don't... let Caules go, I'll do anything!"
Hehehe, I was waiting for those words~!
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Like a demon, Haruka Kasugano gripped Fiore's hair and pulled her up. With a mocking smile and a cold voice, he asked, "Really? You'll truly do anything?"
Fiore's scalp stung, and tears welled in her eyes, but she grit her teeth and answered, "It hurts... yes, any amount of money is fine, as long as you let me surrender and withdraw from the Holy Grail War..."
However, Haruka Kasugano's next words were like a bucket of ice water poured over her, making her hesitate instantly.
"Fine, then. I want you to be my woman and bear me several children!" Haruka Kasugano licked his lips, revealing a playful smirk.
"What..." Fiore was completely stunned.
Having lived in the Yggdmillennia castle since childhood, she knew nothing of the outside world—she hadn't even touched the internet or a cell phone. She had devoted herself entirely to research and had never heard such an outrageous demand. She couldn't imagine a magus saying something so crude and vulgar.
Fiore shook her head vigorously, refusing firmly: "No... absolutely not! As a dignified magus, how can you make such a shameless request—"
While she was hesitating, her brother Caules happened to walk around the corner. Seeing this, Artoria alter raised her sword without hesitation to strike him down.
"NO!!!" Fiore screamed in horror. Her heart was filled with despair and helplessness as she watched her brother about to lose his life.
However... Artoria alter merely used the hilt of the sword to knock Caules unconscious. With a crisp THUD, Caules fell heavily to the ground.
How could Haruka Kasugano let him die so easily? After all, he was Lord El-Melloi II's prize student... and more importantly, the Heroic Spirit he possessed—the lovely Frankenstein—would require his life as leverage!
Seeing that Caules hadn't stopped breathing, the heavy stone in Fiore's heart finally fell. Yet, Artoria alter still held the tip of Excalibur Morgan against the neck of the unconscious Caules. Seeing this, Fiore knew that if she didn't obey Haruka Kasugano, her brother would suffer a gruesome fate...
"I promise... but, I know nothing of such matters. I can only leave myself to your disposal..." Fiore grit her teeth, saying in utter resignation.
"That's for the best. You just need to focus on learning how to be a woman~!" Haruka Kasugano replied with a wicked grin.
With that, he roughly dragged Fiore to the wall, forcing her to sit against it. Then, he grabbed her hair, forced her lips open, and thrust the "lollipop" directly in front of her.
"Come, help me clean off the packaging!" Haruka Kasugano's lips curled into a mocking smile.
"This..." Fiore's eyes instantly lost their focus; her entire worldview shattered. She never imagined that one day she would be asked to do something so "dirty." Wasn't this an organ for excretion? Why did she have to use her mouth to clean it...
What kind of torture was this?
But soon, she was subjected to Haruka Kasugano's "giant toothbrush" oral cleaning. The sensation was like having her gums battered by a fried dough stick.
"Mmph... mmm... it smells..." Fiore squeezed her eyes shut, her brows furrowed as she endured this strange sensation.
"Ah~! You're a natural! You've made me addicted on the first try!" Haruka Kasugano marveled.
Fiore's face was as adorable as carved pink jade. Even though she was a 162cm tall "onee-san" with an explosive figure (84/57/82cm), she had the face of a loli-like girl. Having such a face serve him was an unparalleled pleasure~!