Chapter 164: Sneaking behind brother-in-law Xiang Yu with sister-in-law Yu Ji
[May 15]
[Romance Prison Singularity, the opening of the Holy Grail War.]
[Today is the deadline to save Yu Ji.]
Inside the auditorium of Tsukumihara Academy.
Eikou looked around, everywhere there were affectionate couples, walking hand in hand as they entered and left this school auditorium.
Even without any detection skills, in just a moment he could feel the powerful presence of Servants among those couples, along with an even denser magical energy — surely the Holy Grail that created this Singularity was inside the auditorium.
"Eh…"
Eikou looked at the auditorium crowded with people, and at a glance, all of them were Servants, almost on the scale of a Servant festival.
"Holmes, am I remembering wrong, or did Sesshouin really lure in this many Servants into the Singularity?" he asked in confusion.
"Some Servants must have been summoned here by the Holy Grail," Holmes' voice rang from the communication device, "even if you see familiar faces among them, it's best to treat them as strangers. They are only temporarily summoned and have no memories of Chaldea Academy."
"So that's how it is…"
"Also, don't worry too much. Although most of them belong to Sesshouin's side, they will still strictly obey the rules of the Singularity, and won't attack you recklessly."
"Got it."
Eikou let out a sigh of relief.
If all the Servants in the auditorium were to attack outsiders together, then he and Yu Ji would have no chance of victory.
"In short, let's go register at the auditorium first."
Saying that, he immediately grabbed Yu Ji's slender hand.
The feeling was clear — her hand was both cold and delicate, like holding a precious piece of jade. But very quickly, she pulled her hand away.
"W-Why are you holding my hand?" she said in fluster. "Let me say this clearly first, human, although I agreed to participate in the Holy Grail War with you, I never said there would be that kind of intimate contact between couples! I will absolutely never do anything to betray Xiang Yu-sama!"
"It's just holding hands, do you really need to take it that seriously…"
Eikou shrugged:
"Senpai, you're more pure than I thought."
"This has nothing to do with purity, don't take advantage of me!"
"Alright, alright, I was just worried that the host of the Holy Grail War would notice at a glance that we're not a real couple, and then not let us participate."
He scratched his head, then stepped into the auditorium first.
Setting foot in the highest place of Tsukumihara Academy — the auditorium!
Most of the people registering for participation were Servants in pairs, all famous couples or husband-and-wife from history and mythology: Sakamoto Ryouma and Oryou-san, Jason and Medea Lily, Orion and Artemis, etc.
Eikou glanced around the auditorium, but saw neither the organizer nor any registration desk.
"Who are we supposed to find to register here?"
Unexpectedly, a wild Finn stepped out from the crowd:
"Look for me, I am the guardian of the Irish, the glorious leader of the Fianna Knights, the one who defeated Nuada, I—"
Before he could finish speaking, Eikou froze, then immediately raised his fist and gave him a solid punch.
"You old man, what are you doing here, get back to teaching for me!"
Finn, struck without knowing why, wore a bewildered expression:
"Young warrior, should I know you? Meeting me for the first time and you give me a punch, almost ruining my handsome appearance."
"Oh… damn, Finn-sensei, don't tell me you're a temporary Servant summoned here by the Holy Grail."
Eikou looked a little helpless, hurriedly apologizing:
"Sorry, I mistook you for that old man who likes to pretend, confiscates Tristan's Yuki-onna doujinshi during class only to sneak into his office to read it himself, then when caught red-handed, absolutely refuses to admit it, clearly just a 4-star bonus Servant yet always loves to show off."
"Sounds like you're apologizing, but in reality you're mocking me even more…"
Finn stared intently at the two of them, suspicion flickering in his eyes:
"In any case, young warrior, and the enchanting beauty beside you, are you two also here to register for this Holy Grail War? Strange though, you don't look like a couple at all."
Upon hearing that, both Eikou and Yu Ji froze up, but he quickly responded:
"It's nothing, recently the young couple had a bit of a quarrel, so we thought to use this Holy Grail War as a chance to patch things up. Have you played It Takes Two? It's kind of like that."
To add weight to his words, Eikou pretended to be affectionate, wrapping his arm around Yu Ji's slender shoulders, leaning his face closer, acting all lovey-dovey.
Yu Ji glared at him with those ruby-red eyes, but considering the current situation, she had no choice but to play along. The two of them even smiled and made a heart gesture with their hands toward Finn.
"I see."
Finn stroked his chin thoughtfully:
"But I've looked through the Servant records of this school, Lady Yu Ji should already have a partner. To participate in the Holy Grail War of Love with another man, isn't that rather inappropriate?"
Eikou instantly felt troubled. This Finn guy was usually unreliable, but when it came to nitpicking, he was viciously sharp.
"Don't 'but' me, what the hell do you know. Your wife and Diarmuid had a thing going on, yet you didn't even notice! We're sneaking around behind brother-in-law Xiang Yu's back, that's what you want to hear, right? Stop exposing other people's private matters, okay? Isn't that right, sister-in-law?"
"'Sneaking around behind brother-in-law Xiang Yu's back' what the hell is that! Who's your sister-in-law?!"
Yu Ji bared a pearl-white fang, her face flushing red as she yelled furiously.
"Oh, so it's a secret affair then," Finn laughed brightly, "as your senpai, I must at least remind you: remember to take precautions, or you'll only make things more complicated."
What do you mean 'remind'? In what sense are you a senpai here?! You're the one being cuckolded, not the one doing the cuckolding!
"..."
"..."
Yu Ji's beautiful, icy face was now burning crimson.
Before she could act, Eikou quickly pressed down on her shoulder, speaking meaningfully: "Senpai, hold back for now. Wait until the Holy Grail War ends, then you can do whatever you want to him."
"Fine…"
She forcefully swallowed her anger.
"If you deal with another Finn-sensei from my class along the way, even better. I've long wanted Lion King as my homeroom teacher instead. Only thing is, it'd dirty your hands."
"No problem, in that case I'll just deal with you as well."
"? Yu Ji-senpai, I haven't done anything wrong! To be fair, this was a necessary lie to participate, not something I wanted to say!" Eikou sternly refuted.
"But seeing me slandered and unable to refute, deep down you were laughing, weren't you?"
"…Fine, I can't deny it. Seeing you embarrassed really was satisfying."
"You damn human, at least pretend to refute it!"