My seal of command begins to shine as Clarent, that I release from my hands when the light disappears it is replaced by a person dressed in silver and red armor like the one worn by the knights in ancient times, and I recognize this armor. The person turns to me holding Clarent in his hand
"Who are you? " I ask the knight, knowing the answer but acting as if I was surprised
The knight didn't say anything when his helmet started to come off, it looked like something that would be on a mechanical armor.
When the helmet came off, I saw that it was not a man but a woman. She had blond hair tied in ponytail and green eyes. I could see she had crooked teeth, she looked more like a delinquent. Once her helmet was removed, she planted Clarent in the ground and began to introduce herself.
"I am Mordred, the one and only true heir to Arthur Pendragon. So I ask you..." she smiles at me, "Are you, my master?"
I meet my eldest half-sister, Arthur Pendragon's ("Artoria Pendragon" in her case) and Morgan Le Fay child, as well as the knight who ended our father's life (in her world our mother). I didn't really expect us to meet in this way, I didn't expect to meet her at all. Mordred died more than a century ago, so I was fine being an only child. After researching about my origins, I knew very well that I had a brother or sister even before Mordred herself presented her title and lineage. The thing is, I thought I had a brother, not a sister. Her legend says she is a male, but she stands before me like a female. I imagine that it is the legend of her Father ("mother" in my case) that makes her a male and that she is only a female. I couldn't help but laugh a little.
However, this had caught Mordred's attention
"Master, why are you laughing? Is there something wrong with the way I presented myself?" Mordred asked with an eyebrow raised.
I scatter my thoughts" Sorry, your introduction was very good. It just reminded me of something."
Mordred nodded, but another question arose: "Master, may I ask you why you had my sword? I find it strange that I was summoned using it.
I froze on the spot, how am I going to explain to Mordred why I had her sword? It's not good at all if she knew that I'm the second child of the king of knights Mordred wouldn't take it well. How could she not? Mordred was rejected as heir to the throne by the king to whom she was loyal and provoked a rebellion that ended her life and that of her parents.
It could go in two directions, Mordred would see me as an insult and think I was born to take away her right to the throne or Mordred would hate me because she was replaced as Arthur's "son" (Artoria in her case). Anyway, I wasn't sure I could defend myself against a Servant, a Saber Class, at that. They were hailed as the strongest class of servants among the seven and the fact that it was Mordred did me no good. If things get out of hand then I will use my command seal, the command seals make the servant obey any order.
"To tell you the truth, it was my adopted grandfather who gave me Clarent as a gift and I don't know where he got his hands on it and also I didn't think you'd be invoked thanks to her"
"I see, on the other hand, something bothers me when I look at you Master, you seem familiar to me, especially your green eyes look a lot like mine"
I inhaled and then exhaled and looked at it and said, "Mordred, no matter what I say, I don't want you to get angry, okay?" I saw her nod. Then I turn to Sakuya
"Sakuya, whatever happens, don't interfere, it's an order" I order Sakuya
"Message received, Zero-sama"
I faced Mordred again, I hesitated a little, then I spoke, "First I introduce myself, I am Zerono Pendragon, second son of Arthur Pendragon from another dimension, in other words, I am your little brother".
Mordred stared at me silently
Until she appeared right in front of me with Clarent about to cut my neck, I summoned Balmung and blocked the sword. But Mordred being a superior sword user, I fought under her power. Mordred looked at me and clenched her teeth, "It's true then....you're also a child of father".
Mordred backed away staring at me again, "How dare he even try to replace me as heir to the throne... Did he hate me to the point of being this witch's child, he would also be far to have another child?!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed in anger when Mordred slammed Clarent against the wall next to her, destroying it almost instantly but thanks to the magic formation rebuilt it himself immediately.
"Father would never do that!" I told her
"LIES!!!!!!!!! He never accepted me as his child! He even rejected me when I told him!" Mordred looked down, then he looked at me with murderous eyes " Then I will show him...I will show him that I am the true heir! If I beat you now, he'll have no choice but to recognize me! "she told a stance not taking her eyes off me
I couldn't help but be sad, all her life she admired our father and was finally rejected. Looking at her sword, I thought for a moment and then looked back at my sister.
"If....if killing me makes you happy then do it." I planted Balmung in the ground next to me. "Shoot me down, and demand the throne and gratitude you've always wanted.
Mordred looked at me in shock, "What?"
"It's the little brother's job to obey his older sister, isn't it? I was born an only child, but I always wanted a brother or sister and when I discovered that I had one I was happy. Although it was said that you died in the Battle of Camelot, which saddened me, I couldn't meet my older brother," said I smiling a little, "You went throw so much pain, didn't you?"
Mordred didn't say anything, she couldn't say anything.
"You were rejected by the very person you admired and hoped to make proud. But that didn't mean she hated you!" I almost shouted, "Our Father grew up not knowing how to express her emotions! She couldn't tell you how she felt about you and she couldn't be the Father you needed either.
At that moment, Mordred was shaking, "Shut up! You don't know what I've been through! And what kind of older Sibling shout down her younger one? "She closed her mouth, shocked, what was happening to her?
I smiled, "No, I don't understand what you've been through, but let me help you. That's what brothers and sisters are for, isn't it?"
Mordred's mouth opened to speak but no words came out, tears began to form in her eyes. Never in her life had he been given kindness and no one wanted to help her. All her life, she was born and raised to be the heiress of her father ("Artoria"), her mother ("Morgan Le Fay") told her. Mordred was alone because no one loved her and really cared about her and seeing her younger half-brother tell her all this.
She couldn't stand it when she dropped down onto her eyes and started crying. I approached her, knelt down and held her. I knew how she felt.
It took a little while, but Mordred accepted the fact that she had a brother. She didn't know how to behave with him, because she had never had a brother in her lifetime. As for me with the help of Sakuya, We restore the workshop to its original state.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Master, for acting as I did."
"Don't worry about it Mordred, it's a normal reaction and you can call me Zerono or Zero, having my big sister call me Master seems wrong"
"Ahahah, understood Zerono, now that I think about it, who is that maid behind you"
"Oh, let me introduce you to Izayoi Sakuya-san, my personal maid"
"Izayoi Sakuya delighted to meet you Mordred-sama"
"Nice to meet you too."
"Good now that everything is settled, let's go join the others and I have a guest so I can't afford to keep her waiting and big sister do you need clothes? Because you can't walk around in your armor all the time.
"Don't worry about it," then her armor disappears to show Mordred in jean shorts, a white top, and a red jacket." So?"
"Um, nothing to say, well, let's go to the living room to introduce you to the others and then prepare dinner."
We leave the workshop and head towards the living room as I enter I see Maria tied in a futon hanging with Mio, Yuki, Kurumi, Zest, Chisato and Himari around her
"Admit what you're up to," asks Mio to the loli succubus
"Please let me down, I did nothing" begs Maria
"What's this Zerono?" asks Mordred.
I start massaging my temples "Haaaaaaa, what did she do this time?"
"Ha, Onii-Chan rescues Mio-chan and Yuki persecute me" Maria plead for my help
"Umm, Guilty" I deliver my sentence immediately by pointing my thumb down
"It's Fast" Say Maria shocked
"Surely you put mini cameras all over the mansion" to my statement she starts sweating with big drops
"What are you talking about, Onii-sama? I would never do that," Maria replied, sweating more
"I'm right, Mio-chan, I'll leave the rest to you"
"Yes, big brother"
"Tell me Zerono, is it just me or are they only girls here," asks Mordred
"Yes, what's the matter, are you tense?"
"What are you talking about, me, the greatest knight of the round table, tense, who do you think I am? "
"Zerono who these people are," Yuki asks me
"Let me introduce you to my left Mordred my elder half-sister on my father's side and to my right Izayoi Sakuya a very dear friend and from now on will work as my personal maid"
"Zerono the number of girls around you is starting to increase, you know? "Chisato exclaims
"Don't go looking for things where there aren't any, and I haven't forgotten this morning's little scheme."
"It looks like you've gathered a harem if father and the others see this, I wonder what they'd say," Mordred said teasing me.
" Of course they'd tease me non-stop."
" As your older sister, I approve." I laugh while having cold sweat
"While everyone is getting to know each other I will prepare dinner, Sakuya, Zest could come and help me" all the girls except Yuki, Kurumi, and Mordred looks at me with stars in his eyes
"Zerono's cooking, it has been a long time since I last tasted it" Mio exclaims
"Zero-nii's homemade cooking is that good? "Kurumi asks
"When Master Zerono is in the kitchen he becomes a god of cooking, his dishes are so good that we had to reduce the frequency of eating them otherwise we couldn't eat anything else but it cooks," says Zest
I learned to cook during my travels in a restaurant called Yukihira with his chef Saiba Joichiro and his son Soma thanks to having spent 5 months polishing my cooking techniques and I even perfected it thanks to my over-developed sense of smell and the strengthening magic that allows me to bring out the taste of each ingredient used, I even received a title in the field of gastronomy "Cooking Magic God"
I think about making large portions because if Mordred is like Mother she must eat a lot. Then I serve it all on the table everyone starts eating by looking at everyone's expression I see that they enjoy the meal
After dinner I take my Pieces out of my inventory to see what it looks like then a case appears in my hands when I open it I see my Knight Pieces as described it looks like chess pieces but they are knights of different type represent and I notice that the 8 squires have a different color from the other pieces I use [Observe]
[ Squire's piece mutated ] - (A+) -
The squires are worth 1 squire each. The characteristics of the squires are the possibility of becoming Queen, Heavy Knight, Fast Knight or Magic Knight in enemy territory or with the authorization of their King. In this case, the squire being a mutated piece it is worth 4 squires
"Mutated pieces it means I have to choose the right person to recruit."
"Zerono, what are you looking at?" asks Mordred.
"I'm just looking at my Knight Pieces"
"Knight Pieces? What the hell is this? "
"Um, let me explain" and then all of a sudden a mini holographic me appears in front of everyone with a presentation screen, it must be said that I worked all my week off to do it
I explain to Mordred and others about this world that is still in the age of the gods compared to our world, the supernatural, the great war, angels, devils with piece devils, fallen angels, Sacred Gears, their potential and the Longinus types who can kill gods. Then explain to them the difference between my pieces and the devils' pieces
"I see, this world is interesting and full of opponents to fight I look forward to participating in these rating games"
"I see what Yumma meant when she wanted to kill me," she says, recalling the night of the accident
Then I take the King and press the King against my chest, a magic circle appears below me and the piece enters my chest, which activates the rest of my pieces. I notice that the magic energy around me increases to enter inside me and it contains all the elements and my constitution is strengthened
"[Observe]"
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Name: Zerono Pendragon Akatsuki
Age: 16
Genre: Male
Breed: Human / Heroic spirit
Title: The Gamer /??????
Affiliation: Akatsuki Family / Pendragon Family
Bloodline: Pendragon
Renowned: "Black Dragon"
Sacred Gear: ????
Origin / Affinity: Forge / 5 Greats elements and the sword
LVL 27
HP: 1000/1000 ( 1 per minute) -> 1300/1300 ( 5 per minute)
MP: 1200/1200 ( 2.4 per minute) -> 1500/1500 ( 5.5 per minute)
STR: D+ (40) -> D+++ (80)
END: D++ (60) -> C+ (60)
AGI: C+(60) -> C++(90)
MAG: B+(80) -> B++(120)
LUK: C+(60) -> C++(90)
NP: A++
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"I know it's hard for you, but you have to get over it, so what do you say, Do you want to be the first member of my team?"
"I've decided to become stronger to protect my loved ones, I'm not going to back down now"
"Okay, let's start then" a magic circle with the initials of a dragon with a star in its mouth appears, then Himari lies in the middle
"I Zerono Akatsuki, make you Himari Hyoudou my squire and member of my family, your duty is to protect your loved ones and those in what you believe in"
Two mutated squire float then enter Himari's chest then I notice an influx of magical energy around her, I activate my eyes of the spirits to perceive the spirits of the wind and fire in large numbers and a small amount of those of lightning enter her and modify the structure of her body at the level of muscles making her stronger than a normal human and especially at the level of her magic circuits which develops when it was almost non-existent in her
"She worth eight squires, I expect no less from the emperor red dragon"
"Whoa, what's happening?" Kurumi exclaims as she feels the spirits around her is gathering.
When the magic circle disappeared, Himari how to say became prettier her brown hair that reached her up to the middle of her back became longer and reached her hip, her silhouette became more refined and I think her chest grew from 1 or 2 cup and her hips are wider too and her face became more beautiful.
This transformation left me speechless in less than 10 min Himari transformed from a simple young girl into a goddess
"What's the matter, Zerono?"
"Observe."
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Name: Himari Hyoudo
Age: 16
Genre: Female
Breed: Human / Heroic Spirit
Title: Pervert Queen, Red Dragon Empress
Affiliation: Hyoudou Family, Squire of Zerono Pendragon
Bloodline: -
Renowned: Red Dragon of Domination
Sacred Gear: Boosted Gear (first liberation)
Origin / Affinity: Dragon / Fire -> Dragon / Fire, Wind, Lighning
LVL 8 -> LVL 15
HP: 400/400 ( 1 per minute) -> 900/900 ( 10 per minute)
MP: 15/15 ( 0.4 per minute) -> 700/700 ( 5.5 per minute)
STR: D+ (40) -> D++ (60)
END: D+ (40) -> D++ (60)
AGI: D+++(60) -> C (30)
MAG: E+(20) -> D+(40)
LUK: D+(40) -> D++(60)
NP: -
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"Sorry I'm so impressed with the result, I'm speechless, so how do you feel?
"I feel different, it's like it's no longer my body, I feel my body overflowing with energy and also but I feel my cloth are cramped in my chest and hips"
"You'll have to completely redo your wardrobe because your body has restructured to accommodate your new power and sacred gears too, Mio will give you change cloth. I don't think it would work that way but it's more of an advantage you'll just have to learn to control your new power"
"Understood, my king," she says with a joking voice
"I can count on you too red dragon or I should call you Draig ?"
"Who are you talking to?" Maria asks me to look around
Then a red gauntlet appears on Himari's arm, with a green jewel on the back of her hand, this shock everyone, because they see a Sacred Gear for the first time and a Longinus
"You're really a mysterious young man but I should thank you, thanks to you I can finally get out and don't worry I'll take care of teaching her everything"
While Himari and Ddraig are getting to know each other, Yuki and Kurumi come in front of me and then they look at each other and nods their heads at the same time and says
"Zerono, make us your knights also"