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-Town of Fuyuki
3rd POV*
Once Risei left, Anastashia finally couldn't hold back her anger. "What was that?!" she snapped. Her pride as a noble magus will never let her be looked down like that, she especially hate that scorn look hidden under the kind eyes of that priest. It was irking her too much! "Hahahahahahaa!" though ignoring her anger, Lawrence laughed loudly.
"Lawrence?!" Anastashia was surprised by that, she has never seen Lawrence laugh that hard before. Shiki and Bea were also giggling on the side, they too were amused by what just happened. To think they would be treated like that! It was far out of their expectations. "Saintess Jeanne D'Arc, please bless me" Lawrence turned to Nero who has a terrible look on her face.
She was suddenly dragged into that farce by Lawrence and she has no choice but to go along with it. "Umu! It can't be helped, Master won't be able to solve it without me after all" Nero decided to convince herself with that. "Alright, let this Saintess give you her blessing! I will share the love of the lord with all of you" Nero had a serene expression on her face while saying that, she seemed to be full of love and wanted to spread it with them.
Hearing that Lawrence cackled even more, it was far too hilarious. Anastashia just stared dumbfounded not knowing what to say, she can't really understand them. She was even scared when she heard that Lawrence will be revealing who their servant was. However she was caught surprise seeing Nero cosplaying as Jeanne D'Arc.
"Did you think he believed what I said?" Lawrence asked Shiki who smiled at him. "Based on the hideous face he had before leaving, he probably consider us as pushovers. Isn't that mirthful?" Shiki said while chuckling. She and Bea were the one who let that priest inside, they are curious to what brought him here but to think he tried playing with them.
The group finished playing around as they just relaxed in the house. They are now currently in a table with Nero gazing at 3 items laid in front of her. She is having a grueling problem right now, because she need to choose properly among the three items. All of them are beautiful on their own so Nero was contemplating what to choose.
The three items were Silver Edge, Black King Bar and Butterfly. They are strong items that could change the course of war. "Pick wisely, you only have one chance don't waste it" Lawrence smiled mischievously at Nero who was having a hard time. "Can you at least tell me what they do? I think all of them are strong" Nero asked staring at Lawrence with star on her eyes.
"Of course no, where would the fun in that?" He didn't even waver as he refused her request. "Umu! That is fine too! As an Emperor, I should be able to find the greatest treasure among these three!" Nero was not dejected hearing that and even took it as a challenge. She stared seriously at the three wanting to see if she can get any clue.
As a Saber, she was immediately drawn to the two swords laid in the table. One was mystical purple blade that was blissful to watch. It emits the aura of shadow which Nero don't know where it came from but still amazed by it. "Can I touch it" Nero asked pointing at the sword. Lawrence thought about it before giving the permission.
"Make sure don't try to trigger it though, you might discover its real power" Lawrence reminded Nero who happily nodded her head. She then stared at the Butterfly next, it was the blade of betrayal. Just like Excalibur, it holds a promise but instead of victory, it held the promise of Disaster. Once held by the hands of the uncertain, swinging the sword brings with it a promise of disaster.
Whether through its treacherous balance or its deceptive weight, the unprepared have been known to pay in blood and bone. Yet in the grip of the confident, few tools have proven more valuable or deadly. To use the blade properly it is said one must trust it completely, allowing it to wield the user.
Following its weight as it weaves a legato line with the enemy; feel its speed as it meet every staccato strike with one of its own. For the faithful, permitting the Butterfly to lead the course of combat will reward the warrior with a way into the heart of all foes.
Nero got captivated by this blade, although it is not red which is her favorite color, it still stood out compare to Silver Edge. She then turned her attention to the last item, The Black King Bar. Nero has a feeling that this item will really help her in the long run, she just can't put her mind on it.
After thinking about it for a while, Nero decided to pick up the Black King Bar. "I want this one!" Nero said pointing at BKB. Lawrence and Shiki acknowledge her decision, it was probably the best item for Nero. "The reason why you chose that?" Lawrence asked pretty curious about it. "I have my lovely sword here! I don't need anything else!" Nero shouted showing them her treasured sword.
Shallow reason but accepted nonetheless. Nero was more of a brute force rather than mind so they easily accepted her reason. "So?!" Nero then turned her brilliant eyes at Lawrence waiting for his explanation. She is quite excited about hearing it, especially when she saw the smile on their faces upon knowing that she chose this item.
"Alright, alright. This item is called Black King Bar. It is the bane of all magic and supernatural stuff. Once activated, any kind of supernatural stuff will be turned null giving you the advantage in the battle field. This doesn't work on your allies though as they could still throw some magic at you, healing magic to be exact" Lawrence patiently explained.
Nero's eyes shone in anticipation hearing that, she gazed at the staff with great interest. It baffled her how this item could easily be the trump card of any gods yet Lawrence was treating it as a toy. This make no sense to her. However she disregarded all of her thoughts and just chose to thank him for this wonderful gift. "You have my gratitude! This is a superb gift!" Nero said.
The matter ended with Nero being the most thrilled about it. Bea decided to go shopping so she brought Nero with her. Nero was still a maid so she has no choice but to accompany the tyrant Head Maid in her shopping. Coincidentally, Anastashia also felt like her clothes stood out so much that is why she concluded coming with them.
"Where are you going now? Anastashia saw that they finished buying necessities so she asked them. "Umu! I want to go to the park! It's said to be beautiful!" Nero said smiling at the two of them. "Huh… fine. We will tolerate you selfish desire just for today" Anastashia said gaining a surprised look from Bea.
Anastashia actually considered Nero's mood! She knows that Nero is happy today for gaining such overpowered item so she decided to just accept it showing that she doesn't want to ruin her mood by rejecting it. "Hmn? What's with that stare?" Anastashia narrowed her eyes at Bea who just lowered her head.
They went to the peaceful park that washed them with feeling of soothing. Even the eager Nero had to quiet down just to appreciate the serene atmosphere. It was far from her war induced era. "I want to buy some snacks, wait for me here" Anastashia said gesturing to the two. Nero and Bea didn't reject it and just waited silently.
Anastashia bought some cotton candy which she particularly enjoy. She was about to return when she saw a figure that made her confused, she went to that person and called her out. "Hey, didn't I say that wait for me there?" Anastashia said giving her a stinky eye. Though when she appraised that person, she found out that she was wearing a different outfit from the one she wore.
She also saw the vast difference in their chest making her falter unsure whether she did the right thing or not. "Pardon? Had we met before?" the person asked discernibly puzzled by the situation. "Huh?" Anatashia became even more positive that she got the wrong person. However the similarities of the two made her question whether they are siblings or not.
"…Do you perhaps have a sibling?" Anastashia asked politely upon noticing that the person was kind of reserve. Hearing Anastashia's question, the other person was perceivably aggravated yet she held it in for it was rude to snap at a stranger. "I am unsure why you asked that question but I do indeed have a sibling. A loathsome one to be exact" she said confirming Anastashia's theory.
"I apologize if I made you uncomfortable with that question, please forget that this meeting happened" Anastashia said apologizing to the person. Anastashia thought about Nero's personality and this person's knight like posture, she began pitying this person for what she had to go through. Being Nero's sibling will certainly be a hassle that Anastashia doesn't want to experience.
The person although perplexed still accepted Anastashia's words. Though she made sure to remember her face as mistaking her for other person is literally impossible for her features are one of a kind even in her era. This made her wary if the person she talked with was one of the masters and she confused her with her servant. If that is really the case then she will really regret it.
Anastashia managed to return back to the promised spot where she saw Nero and Bea still waiting for her. "What took you so long? I am starving already, we need to hurry up and return!" Nero complained at Anastashia. "Huh? Who are you to act so high now!" Of course Anastashia won't let that go so the two started arguing.
Bea got fed up by it so she went between the two maintaining the same emotionless face, "Please cease this fight. I don't wish to return you to master broken and such" Bea's words were toneless yet it seemed to have a vicious venom on it. Anastashia and Nero shivered before adhering her words, they calmed down and just returned to the house quietly.
Anastashia though kept thinking about how to tell this information to Lawrence, it would be bad if they just kill her sister. This troubled Anastashia a lot but she decided to think about it after she already tell them the information.
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