Inside his study room, Darnic started to think about what he should do with Haru. He had only met him for a while, but all he could think was that Haru was only a simple young man with a boundless talent as a Magus, especially when Haru was also a Psychic.
'But what if he wasn't a simple young man?'
Darnic had only met Haru for a few hours after all and it was hard to tell whether he could trust him or not, however, he would be lying if he didn't feel moved when he saw him standing in front of Lancer to fight his dignity.
Darnic would be lying if he didn't feel annoyed by Lancer's act, however, he was an old fox and he could bear this much as long as Lancer could make him win the Holy Grail War. However, as a Magus, it had always been his nature to be arrogant and he thought that as a servant Lancer should follow him without asking anything and it was normal for him to have an admirer.
In Darnic's heart, he hoped for Haru's admiration for him was real and Haru was just a simple young man, that's all.
However, if Haru was lying then all Darnic could only say that Haru was a better actor and swindler than him since he really couldn't see a fault at Haru and it couldn't help but made him smile when he thought about him.
Then there was the matter of Berserker.
'Amnesia...'
Darnic knew that it was the first time for such a thing to happen, but it wasn't uncommon when he thought about how Haru had used his blood to be a catalyst for the summoning ritual. He tapped the armrest of the sofa where he sat until he heard the sound of a wheelchair before someone knocked on the door of his room.
"Ojii-sama."
This voice awoke Darnic and when he turned his head, he saw a gentle girl in a wheelchair slowly moving toward him. He suddenly remembered the words which Haru told him before.
'I love a girl, especially with long hair and petite body!'
Darnic looked at his successor from up to down and somehow, he was surprised to see that his successor matched Haru's type!
"Ojii-sama? What's wrong?"
The girl looked at Darnic with a confused expression. The wheelchair moved automatically toward Darnic, whether it was a machine or a Magecraft, there was no way to confirm it until our main character met this girl.
"Oh, you've returned, Fiore?"
Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia, she's the successor to the Yggdmillennia family.
Fiore is recognized by Darnic as the only magus within the clan with any true talent, and there is likely no magus throughout the generations of thickening blood in the clan with greater aptitude than her. She is a genius in possession of a terrifyingly deep wealth of talent in a single field, that of spiritual evocation and human engineering. She is weak in most other types of thaumaturgy, but she rivals or even surpasses the first-class instructors of the Clock Tower in her field.
Therefore, Darnic had very high expectations of Fiore, but at the same time, he also knew the importance of a husband for Fiore. He wasn't sure why he was thinking about that bad boy who was hugging his own servant before. He twitched his lips and somehow smiled, but then he felt that it was too early to make a decision.
"....."
Fiore didn't say anything and only looked at Darnic with a curious expression since it was her first time to see her grandfather show such a reaction.
Darnic was hoping that he should have met Haru earlier, but there was nothing that he could do at this moment.
"How is it?"
Fiore nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, thank you for Ojii-sama's channel that I have gotten the catalyst to summon my servant." The same as Haru, she would also participate in this Holy Grail War.
"The other members of the family have also prepared their catalyst." Fiore showed a gentle smile and said, "If there's no problem, we can summon our servant right away."
"That's good." Darnic nodded calmly. He thought that it was better for his family to summon their servants as soon as possible since Haru also had summoned his servant. "How about your little brother? Has he prepared his catalyst?"
"....No, it seems that he doesn't receive a qualification as a master." Fiore wasn't sure why her little brother didn't receive the Command Spells, she was a bit worried, however, her little brother seemed to be alright.
Darnic let out a sigh and said, "I am sorry, Fiore. It seems that someone from outside has received that qualification instead of your little brother."
Shaking her head, Fiore said, "It's alright, Ojii-sama." She showed a faint smile and said, "He seems to be relaxed when he knows need to join Holy Grail War."
Darnic showed a grateful expression and nodded. "It's good that your little brother understands."
"It might be because he doesn't have that much of hope to join the Holy Grail War, if it's not the case, it might be me, who is the one who is not going to have that qualification."
Even though Fiore seemed quite sad, she also felt a bit relieved since she didn't lose her qualification as a master. She knew that as a Magus, she lacked something and if she lost the qualification as a master, it would be a great blow to her. "He wants to accompany me to help me, but I have told him to stay since Holy Grail War isn't a game and he might lose his life if he isn't careful."
Darnic nodded and said, "Then tonight, you should summon your servant along with the other two." The other two that he meant were both Celenike Icecolle Yggdmillennia and Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia, who were members of Yggdmillennia.
"...Understood." Fiore nodded, but then she couldn't help but ask, "Ojii-sama, I have heard that you have received someone as a guest before?" She also had heard that this guest was a master which might be also the reason why her little brother wasn't one of the masters in this Holy Grail War.
"Yes." Darnic nodded and said, "His name is Kasugano Haruka. He's from Tokyo, Japan."
"Tokyo? Japan? That's very far away!" Fiore was surprised and asked in worry, "What's the intention of this guest?" She was wondering whether Kasugano Haruka would bring harm to her family.
Waving his hand, Darnic said, "You don't need to worry. For now, he's an ally."
"For now?"
"His purpose in coming here was to help me," Darnic said.
"Helping Ojii-sama? Why?" Fiore was confused as to why someone wanted to help her grandfather.
"Um... He has said that he's my admirer." Darnic also felt weird when he explained this to Fiore.
"....."
Fiore was stunned until she looked at Darnic in disbelief. "Ad... Admirer?"
"...."
Even though Darnic didn't show anything, he felt a bit insulted when Fiore looked at him with such an expression, thinking that it was impossible for him to have an admirer, however, at the same time, he also thought that such thinking was normal since this happened during the Holy Grail War and everything could happen.
"You don't need to worry about him for now. All you need to do is to summon your servant as soon as possible."
"...Yes, Ojii-sama." Fiore thought that she might have done something rude so she quickly nodded and stopped talking.
Darnic stood up and walked toward the window.
"No matter what, Yggdmillennia is going to be the winner of this Holy Grail War."
If it didn't then there wouldn't be a future for this family.
"Yes, Ojii-sama."
Fiore uttered those words and looked at Darnic in worry.
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In his sleep, Haru had a dream.
Haru felt that he had become a baby and he saw an old man who held him with an innocent and longing expression.
This old man had clothes similar to samurai.
He wasn't sure where this old man was going to bring him until he saw a temple with a monk who looked at the old man with a calm expression.
"As of today, you're going to take care of her."
The old man said those words to the monk.
The monk nodded and followed the old man's request.
The old man looked at the baby once again and said, "Your power is too fearful and this power is just like a demon."
Even though the old man's voice wasn't disgusting or loathed, his voice was full of justice as if throwing him was something that must be done.
"Everyone is afraid of you. Everyone is afraid of the existence of "Oni" within you."
Haru thought that it was unreasonable to stamp someone with an "Oni" name as soon as someone showed unparalleled strength or talent. He thought that it was just the timidity and excuse of the weak. He thought that they couldn't bear to see someone who would become more powerful than them.
"If this continues the Minamoto family might be destroyed and I can't let that happen." The old man looked at the baby for one last time. "When you grow up, I'll take you." He walked away without looking back.
Haru who could feel the feeling of the baby felt very lonely so lonely that it was so scary that he only hoped that there was someone who could be his family.
Then, later on, this baby turned into the strongest Mystery Slayer of the Heian period, however, even so, she still felt this loneliness until it drowned her.