Once, in the early days, the King of Heroes reigned as the undisputed strongest Servant.
But that is no longer the case now. There is only AUO.
KABOOOOOOOM!!!
"How dare... a mere mongrel..."
"Someone who got their arm twisted by a Japanese high school girl has a lot to say."
The King of Mongrels died like that. A result that's natural if anything. No matter how much he was the strongest in the early days... that's also a thing of the past.
[What firepower...]
"There's no help against overwhelming power."
Heh, it's still the newbie zone, so of course. Though, if we go to Part 2, it'll get tough from there...
The Holy Grail appears, signaling the end of the event. Originally, reruns and such end super quickly, so there's no content, you see.
"GUDAGUDA first run complete!"
The original Honnoji chapter wasn't fun. So this result is only natural.
"Ahh, this event is so boring."
"Isn't that usually the case?"
Shiki grins in agreement. Being too strong means such an event ends quickly.
"Well then, shall we head back~"
The GUDAGUDA event ended in an instant. Well, that's because... they did something that would get them instantly deleted. If not, I would have gone easy while doing it. And one more thing occurs to me...
There are a lot of Servants. Even considering cases of getting them from the gacha, the number of Servants is too many. How did Ritsuka actually get along with this many Servants in Chaldea? It would be about double this. While inside Chaldea it's not a problem... Still, taking everyone would be tough. It's better to select personnel when going to a Singularity.
And since we're back... there's something to do.
"Here, come on in. First customer?"
"So... how are you going to do it."
The promised strengthening for Alter. Among Ritsuka's current Servants, she is realistically the most versatile and outstanding in the most basic aspects. Therefore, she should be strengthened first. In my time, it didn't exist, but later a system was created to Ascend a specific Servant to the final stage, right? Something like that.
"Simple. I strengthen you."
"... By any chance, magical energy transf──"
"It's not, okay? Just the literal meaning. I'll do all your level-ups and Ascensions just once. Like a first-time special. I'm personally doing it using my materials, so be grateful?"
"... I understand for now."
Taking her to the Ascension Room, I immediately check the materials I've gathered in my status window. There's no problem at all to Ascend Alter. Taking out the materials, and the required Crystallized Lore too. Skill level-up... none for now. Just Ascension should be enough.
I immediately perform the Ascension for her.
Fwoooosh!!!
"This is... the armor disappeared. But, I feel tremendous power. More than the Ascension in Fuyuki, it seems?"
"Now you won't be a punching bag."
"... Thank you. Because of this, it seems I won't lose now."
"That's a flag."
"Hmm. Well, I don't think so now. Thank you."
Hmm... She'll probably get wrecked soon. I kinda like Alter too, so I don't want to see her get wrecked.
"What do you think, Manbun-kun?"
"How should I say it... It reminds me of my old self."
"The Ruggiero era?"
"Ahem... Yes."
Mandricardo, who was a ruffian in the old days. Eventually, he fought Ruggiero or Roland, received proper discipline, and died, right.
Is Alter following in those footsteps...
"Well, one thing solved? I guess so. The event restoration is done too~ Let's go have a snack."
I decide to go to the cafeteria with Manbun-kun to have a snack. I don't like moving around with everyone in a crowd, so I only go with one or two people at a time. Still, it's possible because everyone listens to me well.
Entering the cafeteria, Enkidu and Tiamat were inside.
"What are you two doing?"
"Hello, Master. Tiamat said she wanted to try cooking?"
"Cooking? ..."
Tiamat was seen stirring a pot of soup with a ladle, the soup having a color as if she were doing alchemy. Is that okay...?
"She's practicing."
"Ah, yeah..."
Enkidu is at Bond 7 due to performance issues, and Tiamat is relatively new, so their Bond is around 7. Just the right level. Manbun-kun is also at a good Bond 6.
By the way, the smell isn't bad, but the visual is quite...
"So... I want to eat bakery, a snack~"
"Ah, there's bread just baked."
Bread, huh? Bread prices have been terrifying lately, so it's been a while since I had some.
"Then one bread right──"
The moment I speak, my foot catches on the chair and I fall over. Mandricardo and Enkidu both try to support me at the same time, but because both act at once, it gets more tangled and I fall sideways.
Thump!
"Ouch..."
I collide with Baker who was bringing out the bread. Ah, hit my chin on the head...
"M, Master...?"
"Huh? Something soft..."
Hmm... Lucky Scathach? I really have perverted luck.
I quickly remove my hand and apologize.
"Sorry... It wasn't on purpose..."
"It's okay... I was a little surprised... If you want, not bread but..."
"Stop right there. Since it's not..."
Trying to make a dangerous statement so casually, why are the Nemos like this...
"You're healthy? Master. Mother is happy."
"That's not it...! Don't be happy!"
"Oh? But, children always want to excha──"
"Enough enough...! That's just being squeezed from the start!"
What is this mother saying...! No, she's not my mother in the first place? I'm not from this world!
"... Want to taste that, why?"
"Yeah, here."
Tiamat holds out the ladle. Let's see how it tastes...
"..."
This is like... poop soup?
"Tiamat, let's quit cooking."
"It's, not tasty...?"
"Yeah. Let's learn from Baker later..."
"Is that so..."
You have to tell her properly about things like this. Otherwise, I'm in danger. Rather than just simple comfort, you have to teach her so she can change.
"Instead of cooking, want to play a game together?"
"A game...?"
"Yeah. Let's play a game together. What about Enkidu and Manbun-kun too? There's a fun game called Party Animals, you see?"
Tiamat nods, and we head to the recreation room.
Thump!
"... Let's try to take care of the horn too."
"Unnh..."
By the way, I feel like I was forgetting something...?
"Unnh... I don't wanna be alone..."
"Seems like she's having a nightmare."
Kebab, already forgotten, was unable to wake up on the infirmary bed.