"That is... I need you to drive me to this address. I've asked a few people I passed on the way before, but I'm still not sure how I got there."
Medea took out a note from her butt, I mean her pants pocket.
She showed it to Eiji.
"Let me see."
Eiji took it and read while rubbing his chin.
[So this is how a Magus from the Age of Gods sent by Counter Force wants to trick me.]
[Medea, I didn't expect you to use methods like this. You underestimate me too much.]
The women who could hear his inner voice in the house were stunned.
Counter Force sent someone to trick you, Eiji?
That is Medea.
The Magus of the Age of Gods?
Irisviel and Aoi looked at each other.
Their man would be fine, right? After all, he was very strong and could use First Magic.
Since he knew he would be tricked, he should have immediately summoned Saber to defeat the enemy.
That's what they thought but...
[But fine, I'll happily enter your trap and pretend to be fooled.]
Why did you do that, Eiji?!
Irisviel and Aoi were dumbfounded.
They had not known their man for too long, so they did not know the reason for his actions.
However, many of the women in the group chat knew Eiji did that because his interlocutor was a beautiful woman!
[Kaguya: Eiji... Don't tell me he wants to woo his enemy?]
[Hayasaka: Kaguya-sama, I think so.]
[Miura: That's obvious.]
[Yukino: The insatiable pervert.]
None of the women in the group chat denied what Yukino said.
Because it was true!
"How is it? Can you help me, Eiji?" Asked Medea although she didn't think Eiji would refuse.
She was confident in her appearance.
In her eyes, handsome men like Eiji were just like Jason. They were all trash, lusting after her body, but unfaithful and would abandon the woman who loved them for greater gain.
Remembering the man who had betrayed her in the past and got her labeled as the Witch of Betrayal that everyone hated, Medea could hardly hide her cynical smile.
The reason she had bothered to trick the man in front of her was also because of the world. Last night, shortly after Caster's death, her spirit was summoned from the Throne of Heroes as a Caster-class Servant.
She did not have a Master. However, the supply of magical energy to sustain her body was borne by the world itself.
Her mission was to kill a man named Eiji Seiya and a Beast under his protection.
In exchange, she was given the freedom to do anything. Otherwise, Medea did not want to live anymore.
Her past experiences made her feel cynical for having been betrayed by gods and humans, and not trusting anyone.
But the existence of the Holy Grail intrigued her.
She wanted to use it to transform the world into a place where betrayal and deception no longer existed, creating a just and peaceful world where she could live without the fear and pain she had experienced in the past.
As such, she must also be the victor of the Holy Grail War. Although she was not a participant, it did not matter to her.
She was a great Magus from the Age of Gods and certainly had her own method of obtaining the Holy Grail.
Still, why did the Counter Force not summon a Grand Servant of the Caster class, but summon her?
Medea herself did not know.
She was only informed that Eiji was very strong, he was capable of killing Caster in war with a single strike and he seemed to like beautiful women.
That was why she dressed up as she was now and pretended to be his neighbor.
She would lower his guard before killing him!
"I know this address. If I'm not mistaken, it's the address of a shrine not far from here."
Eiji took a long time to answer because he was actually reading Medea's mind using Rasiel.
He was also using Rasiel to tell him exactly where the address written in the note was.
"I can help you."
Hearing this, Medea showed a pleased expression.
She looked so innocent that many men would feel protective and want to protect her.
Eiji refrained from rolling his eyes, "Let's go, I'll take you."
"Eh, now?" Medea looked at him strangely.
He nodded, "Yes, is it a problem?"
"You, you're not going to put on your shirt first?"
"Shirt?" Eiji remembered he was half-naked because originally, he planned to have fun with the other beauties in the pool. "No need to bother, I'm a man."
"Huh? But... Is that natural?"
Counter Force had given Medea knowledge of the modern world. Even so, she was still confused as to whether it was normal for a man to walk around outside shirtless?
Actually no, it was not common in Japan.
Men going shirtless outside is considered rude, except in very specific situations such as at the beach or swimming pool. In public places like parks or streets, going shirtless is considered a violation of proper dress code.
"That's unnatural."
"Please wear your shirt first! I don't mind waiting."
Medea urged Eiji to put on a shirt, not because she cared about modesty or how people would perceive him.
But she herself was bothered by his bare top.
Although she hated handsome men, she couldn't help but glance at the muscles of his chest and abdomen time and time again.
She had the urge to touch him. No, no, what was she thinking?!
"Sigh... Alright, I'll go back inside to get my shirt."
Eiji somehow looked disappointed.
He turned around and walked back inside the house.
The heroines wondered if he really wanted to walk outside shirtless?
Eiji, you're an exhibitionist like Rias!
[Rias: When have I ever walked outside naked? All of you, don't slander me!]
[Sona: You never do that but inside the house...]
[Akeno: After you finish bathing at night, you often don't bother to put on clothes either, Rias.]
[Lala ✓: Rias, I have the picture.]
[Maria: Hehe, I also have many pictures of Rias-san naked.]
[Rias: I'm not denying that, but delete those pictures! Lala, Maria!]
While the group chat became lively over the topic of Rias' nudity. Some of them even sent pictures of her ass and breasts.
Many women now saw her sensitive parts, they commented on how sexy and beautiful it was.
Rias' face turned red, even though she was an exhibitionist, it didn't mean she had no shame like her fiancé.
The fiancé she was referring to, Eiji was finally back again, he was now wearing a tight black T-shirt that still showed off his muscles.
It was similar to the black T-shirt that Gojo Satoru often used. Combined with his silver hair, he was still so handsome that Medea blinked her eyes several times.
She convinced herself that she hated handsome men!
On the way to the shrine, Eiji occasionally glanced at Medea who was walking beside him.
Medea felt proud and sneered in her heart. Sure enough, no man could resist her charms.
This mission was easier than she thought.
Counter Force— no, one of those who are the collective will of mankind, Alaya even nodded.
I didn't pick you wrong because not only are you very beautiful, you also hate handsome men, Medea.
Kill Eiji Seiya and a Beast that threatens the existence of mankind! Use your beauty to do it!
[Yare-yare, although Medea's acting skills are quite good, how could I not realize her hatred and bias towards handsome men like me?]
[However, it's natural.]
The heroines:
Why is that natural?
Does Medea have a phobia of handsome men or something?
Wait, since she hates handsome men, she shouldn't be able to fall in love with you, Eiji.
[That must be because of her sad past... Just like Medea in Greek mythology. In Fate's Lore, the Medea of this world experienced more or less the same thing. It's the story of a princess of a kingdom who is manipulated, betrayed, and eventually driven to horrible acts.]
[And the culprit was the leader of the Greek heroes named Jason and the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus, especially Hera and Aphrodite, intervened and made Medea fall uncontrollably in love with Jason using the arrow of the god Eros.]
[I don't know if Hera, Aphrodite and the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus of the Draconic Deus also did it.]
Hera: Ugh, I remember I did that once. Forgive me husband!
Aphrodite: Damn, why would I in another world do that and affect my image in the eyes of my man?
[But... It was a turning point in the life of Medea, a very powerful witch, trained from birth in God Age magic by the goddess Hecate. She had an extraordinary natural talent in magic that surpassed even the abilities of the gods.]
[Perhaps out of jealousy of her talent or perhaps to gain something, the Goddesses of Olympus teamed up with Jason to destroy her in a way more painful than death.]
[Under the influence of the arrow of the god Eros, Medea was infatuated with Jason to the point of doing many excessive things for him. She even betrayed her father and her own country. One of the crazier things I remember her doing was that she killed her own brother and mutilated his body to buy time for them to escape her father's pursuit.]
[I don't know what they had stolen from her father's kingdom that they had to flee the country.]
Hera: It's the Golden Fleece...
She said that with a distressed expression on her beautiful face.
[After successfully making Jason a king and marrying him. A few years later, Jason left her to marry another younger woman, for political gain.]
[Devastated and betrayed, Medea took revenge in a terrible way. She sent a cursed cloak that burned Jason's new bride and her father to death. She also kills her own children to ensure Jason has no happiness left.]
All the heroines were silent.
Despite having done such a cruel thing, they felt Medea was very pitiful.
The Goddesses of Olympus especially Hera in Draconic Deus felt ashamed of their past.
Eiji wouldn't hate them for that, right?
That was a long time ago and nowadays, they would never do that again just to get something.
What they didn't know was that Eiji didn't hate his women just because of their past.
He told them all that just to carry out his love strategy.
As proof, Medea who was walking beside him was now stunned and lagging behind.
"?"
There was a question mark on top of her head and shock on her face.
They had arrived at a shrine called Ryudou Shrine. In the original work, it was the refuge of her and her master.
Eiji could feel various Bounded Fields activating and enveloping the entire temple area.
Many magical traps were also targeting him now.
"Since when did you know?" Medea asked in a very cold voice.
She suddenly heard Eiji's inner voice inside her head, but she thought he was doing it on purpose.
He was toying with her and touching her pain points!
Eiji turned around and showed a confused expression, "What do I know? Medea, I didn't even say anything."
By this time, Medea's clothes had changed into the same witch's robe as in the original work.
"Stop pretending! You previously said—"
Medea could not finish her words, Miss System prevented her.
She was surprised.
What's going on?
Eiji smiled faintly, "Pretending? Oh... You mean I pretended not to recognize your true identity? I did."
[Still, why did Medea know I was pretending? Although in the end, I was planning to tell her and surprise her when I blocked her attack.]
[I didn't expect her to find out earlier.]
"???"
More question marks appeared above Medea's head.
Based on her observations, the man in front of her didn't seem to know she heard his inner voice.
This was strange.
It seemed like there was a third party who made her able to hear his inner voice for a specific purpose.
However, what could she do? She couldn't do anything about it!
Was it the Gods who were still alive in modern times?
They want to manipulate her again like in the past?!
Medea's anger surged, her magical energy making the air around her tremble. With her innate ability called
Instantly, many arrow-shaped magic projectiles appeared behind her. Several five-meter-tall giant Golems also appeared from the ground.
They surrounded Eiji from both sides.
[Hoh, is this magic from the Age of Gods? Not bad. This level of magic is at least far beyond modern magic.]
[Medea deserves to be one of the strongest casters in the Fate universe.]
"You admitted it so what are you waiting for? I'm giving you the opportunity to summon your Servant, Saber using the Command Spell."
Medea felt that instead of praising her in his heart, Eiji was belittling her.
Although she was annoyed, she did not kill him immediately and told him to summon his Servant first.
This was quite important to her plan.
What surprised her...
"Alright." Eiji easily agreed and used his Command Spell, "Artoria, I command you to come to your master's side right now."
In the next second, Artoria appeared in her combat outfit and looked at Medea warily.
Medea laughed like an evil witch, "Hahaha! Eiji, you fool. Do you know why I told you to summon your Servant here and not kill you right away?"
"Let me guess, you want to steal my Servant contract using your Noble Phantasm, Ruler Breaker?"
Not just Medea, even Artoria was stunned and stepped back while holding Excalibur tightly.
"You... how did you know?"
Medea widened her eyes.
Eiji put both hands into his pants pockets, despite being besieged by many magic spells, he seemed casual and not tense at all.
"How would I know? That's a secret."
[After all, I know I've watched the original work which features the scene where Medea uses Ruler Breaker to steal Archer and Saber from their respective masters.]
What exactly was that thing called the original work?
Medea subconsciously trusted Eiji's inner voice more than what he said from his mouth.
"I see. Even if you already know, you and Saber have been trapped in this place. I will kill you and then steal your servant!"
With a wave of her hand, she released many magic projectiles behind her towards Eiji.
Artoria certainly did not remain silent, she protected her master by blocking every attack with her sword.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
However, the Golems attacked Eiji from the other side and made her panic.
"Eiji!"
"Don't worry, Artoria. Did you forget how strong I am?"
Ah, she forgot about that.
Medea frowned, how strong was Eiji? She only knew that he was very strong from Counter Force.
*Boom!!*
However, she only found out now.
Under everyone's gaze, Eiji didn't bother to move and when the fists of all the Golems crashed into him.
It wasn't him who was injured to death, but the Golems who attacked him were smashed to pieces.
It happened because their attacks collided with the force field that enveloped his body.
Even without that, the defense of his physical and magic attacks also made it impossible to be injured just because of attacks at that level.
Then, Eiji destroyed all the remaining Golems and magic projectiles with just the pressure of his Reiatsu.
All the Bounded Fields that isolated them were also shattered into pieces.
The pressure was so heavy on Medea that she knelt down and dropped a strange-looking small dagger with a jagged blade and a strange shine from her hand.
It was none other than the Ruler Breaker.
"Gugh! N-No way, this kind of power... How can a human in the modern age have it?!"
"I'm from another world so it's possible."
Eiji walked towards Medea step by step, he didn't care if his enemies knew he was from another world or not.
This was his form of arrogance.
He had the power of the King of Heroes so he should at least do this. But unlike Gilgamesh, he was never careless enough to accidentally embarrass himself.
Artoria followed her master from behind with surprise in her heart. Come to think of it, she just found out Eiji wasn't actually from this world.
'Another world?'
Medea was again surprised but her attention was soon distracted by Eiji's next action, he picked up the Ruler Breaker.
"What do you want to do with it? Give it back!"
"No, this is my war booty."
Eiji put the Ruler Breaker into his inventory.
In Medea's eyes, her Noble Phantasm suddenly disappeared. Her heart ached, her favorite treasure stolen before her eyes.
Under her accusation, her beautiful face flushed with anger.
She raised her face higher and looked at the man in front of her with hatred in her eyes.
Whenever she saw a handsome man, she always saw Jason's shadow.
"Stop looking at me like that, Medea. You're the one who attacked me first, I was just trying to defend myself. I know Counter Force told you to kill me, but you don't have to hate me that much."
"Why can't I hate you? All handsome men are the same! They—"
Medea shuddered when her gaze met Eiji's pair of red eyes. Unlike before where he looked at her playfully, he now looked at her coldly.
Just a look was enough for her body and soul to tremble, she felt that the person standing in front of her was an ancient being whose power was more terrifying than the gods of her time.
Dark clouds were also swirling above the shrine and lightning occasionally rumbled within.
The phenomenon seemed to be created only because of the mood of the man in front of her.
"Don't confuse me with that trash named Jason. I Eiji Seiya am the Harem King, even though I have many women, I love them and will never leave any of them for any gain."
"!!!"
Medea was stunned because didn't that mean the man in front of her was a Bastard?
He had a harem and was unfaithful to one woman.
Even so, she was a little moved because if Jason told her that he wanted to have a harem and not abandon her.
She might have compromised.
But no, he chose to leave her for another woman.
What about Eiji? She wanted to sneer and couldn't believe he wouldn't leave any woman in his harem for any gain.
If not—
[Should I say if you don't believe me, you can ask my women? I have never abandoned any of them because for a Harem King like me, my women are more important than anything else.]
The heroines: Eiji...
[Unlike Jason, I was honest from the beginning with my desire to create a Harem and I was very possessive. Why should I abandon any of my women just for boring things like political gain?]
[Medea is really pathetic, she was a victim of forced love by the gods. Had she not been hit by the arrow of the god Eros, I doubt she would have fallen in love with a man like Jason.]
Medea stared at the handsome face in front of her in a daze.
He didn't seem to be as bad as she thought.
"I'm sorry... I lost, you can kill me, Eiji."
"I have a heart as wide as the ocean, I forgive you but Medea, why should I kill you?"
Eiji smiled amusedly.
That smile... Artoria somehow had a bad feeling.
"T-Then, what do you want to do to me?" Medea stammered.
She must have thought Eiji was greedy for her beauty so instead of killing her, he wanted to do perverted things with her.
A hint of anger and disgust surged in her heart, she did not like being forced. But what she heard next was different from what she thought.
"You are also my war booty, you will be my other servant and don't worry, I promise that I will treat you well."
Eiji took out another Ruler Breaker from his inventory and thrust it into Medea's chest.
Medea felt no pain, she didn't even bleed and only felt her connection with the world cut off.
Instead, she connected with Eiji and became his servant.
"How to use this toy is easier than I thought. I even modified it slightly so as not to inflict pain on the target and change the effect to permanent."
Eiji said that casually and retracted the Ruler Breaker from Medea's chest.
"....." Medea and Artoria fell silent.
What did they hear?
Were those human words?
"Now, let's go home." Eiji said.
Medea stood up but suddenly, she remembered something and looked at him nervously.
"What's wrong? Do you need to pee first?"
"Of course not! I'm a Servant, Eiji. I... Aghh! Forget that, I remember that I had ordered Berserker to kill a Beast in your house... Actually it was my original plan to kill two of my targets simultaneously..."
"What?! Eiji, it's bad! Irisviel and the others!"
Artoria panicked and glared at Medea.
Medea awkwardly glanced at Eiji, she was a little worried that he would get angry. But instead of getting angry, he was still smiling.
What did that mean?