Heya it's me again after this chapter I'm gonna more focusing on my 000 fanfic because I'm kinda getting writer block with that novel.
So I'm gonna use my free time to try to continuing that novel and this novel probably not gonna get updated for like a week or something
So don't forget to give me your feedback on this chapter Thank you~
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After that, Rei and Echidna returned to the others, who were still waiting for Rei to come back.
Saber looked suspicious of Echidna, sensing that she was completely different from anyone she'd ever encountered before. Before her suspicions could grow, Rei informed them that Echidna was an agent of Gaia, assigned to keep an eye on him.
Sakura and Rin, however, seemed suspicious. They suspected that Rei might be flirting with yet another girl, given that he already had many fiancées. And the fact that Echidna kept staring at Rei without breaking eye contact didn't help dispel their suspicions.
All Rei said was to let her do her job and not to worry about it too much.
In the end, they all agreed to rest at Emiya's house for the night. Tomorrow was a school break, making it the perfect time to discuss Shinki and her servant, Gorgon.
Since Emiya's residence is pretty large, everyone could have their own room. Sakura stayed with Rin, and Rei had a room to himself... well, sort of—Echidna was still there, constantly watching him wherever he went.
Rin, Sakura, and even Saber tried to convince Echidna to leave Rei alone so he could sleep peacefully, but Echidna stubbornly refused.
In the end, Rei resigned himself to the situation and allowed Echidna to stay in his room, watching over him throughout the night.
But then, in the middle of the night, the sliding door opened, and someone could be seen slowly entering Rei's room.
When she saw that Echidna was still awake and staring at the sleeping Rei, the intruder clicked her tongue in mild annoyance but decided to proceed anyway.
"You're not asleep," the intruder suddenly said to Echidna.
Echidna turned her head and saw Saber, now in her casual clothes. "Servant Saber? What do you want here?"
"I'm here for more mana," Saber said casually, walking toward Rei.
"Mana? You have your own master. Why are you coming to him?" Echidna asked, her gaze following Saber closely.
"My master doesn't know how to use his own magical circuits. He's really an amateur at this magus stuff, so he can't give me any mana," Saber replied, sitting down beside Rei, who was sleeping on the futon.
"But he," she gestured to Rei, "has plenty of mana, and it's... delicious." Saber licked her lips, remembering the first time she had absorbed mana from Rei.
As she sat there, her thoughts drifted back to that moment, the way she had instinctively leaned in, capturing his mana through an Kiss. She remembered when she had drawn mana from him through his saliva—the taste of it lingering on her tongue. It was unlike anything she'd ever experienced before—rich, potent, and overwhelmingly satisfying. The sheer concentration of his mana flowed through her, strengthening her body and mind far more than what she'd gotten from any master in the past.
"You seem to be enjoying it more than you should," Echidna remarked
"By the way, you know he's already awake, right? The moment you walked into this room?" Echidna said, her voice flat and matter-of-fact.
"What??" Saber immediately turned to look at Rei, only to find him staring right back at her.
"Good night, Saber. How can I help you?" Rei said, smiling at her as he sat up. But his eyes twinkled with amusement.
"Rei!?" Saber gasped in surprise, quickly crawling back. Her face flushed as she realized he had been awake the whole time.
Rei tilted his head slightly, looking at Saber with a soft smile. "You know, you still have more than enough of my mana in your body, right? I can see it from here," he said, his voice light but with an edge of playfulness.
"Eh... umm..." Saber stammered, clearly flustered as she tried to come up with an explanation. "This is just... uh... for anticipation, in case we ever run into that Shinki girl and her servant again." Her eyes darted away, clearly searching for any excuse to justify her actions.
Rei raised an eyebrow, still smiling. "Anticipation, huh?" He said with his tone teasing. "Well, you're more than welcome to ask for help anytime. No need to sneak around, Saber."
Saber's face reddened further as she tried to maintain her composure. "I-I wasn't sneaking," she muttered, clearly embarrassed.
Echidna, still watching silently from the side, spoke up again. "You were definitely sneaking."
"Well, that doesn't really matter," Rei said as he stood up and walked over to Saber, who was still looking away with her flushed face.
Without a moment's hesitation, Rei smoothly scooped her up in a princess carry.
"Wha!?" Saber gasped, utterly surprised to find herself in Rei's arms. She instinctively grabbed onto his shoulders, her eyes wide with shock.
Rei grinned down at her. "If you need more mana, you don't have to be shy about it," he said teasingly, his tone playful. "Just ask next time."
Saber, still flustered, couldn't find the words to respond. She was used to being strong because as a king she's can't show any weakness, but something about Rei's casual confidence left her off-balance. Her face flushed even deeper as she realized how easily he held her.
Echidna, still watching the scene with her usual calm demeanor, simply tilted her head, observing their interaction without saying a word.
Rei's eyes softened as he looked down at Saber, still cradled in his arms. The tension between them shifted, a spark of something deeper flickering in the air. Saber's gaze, flustered moments ago, now locked with Rei's, the intensity between them growing.
Without a word, Rei slowly leaned down, closing the distance between their faces. Saber, instinctively drawn in, didn't resist. Her heart raced, and as their lips met, it was as if the world around them disappeared.
The kiss started gentle, but Saber, craving the mana she had tasted before, deepened it. She pressed closer, her hands tightening around Rei's neck, pulling him closer. Her desperation for his mana fueled the kiss, her lips parting eagerly as she sought to swallow every bit of him. Rei, sensing her hunger, responded in kind, allowing her to take what she needed.
Saber's tongue intertwined with his, drawing in every bit of saliva, her need for his mana intensifying. Each drop of his essence seemed to energize her, and she kissed him more fiercely, unwilling to let go.
Rei's hold on her tightened as the passion between them grew. The room seemed to heat up with the intensity of their connection, and for a moment, it was just the two of them—lost in each other, in the exchange of mana, in the overwhelming desire that had been building.
When they finally broke apart, Saber was breathing heavily, her lips still tingling from the kiss. She licked her lips, savoring the lingering taste of Rei's mana, her cheeks flushed. Rei smiled at her, his eyes filled with warmth.
"If you needed more, all you had to do was ask," he whispered teasingly, his breath still mingling with hers.
Saber, trying to regain her composure, could only nod slightly, her body still alight with the aftershocks of their kiss.
"Are you two done?" Suddenly, the atmosphere shattered as Echidna's voice interrupted the moment.
Saber glanced at her with a smug smile. "Oh right, I forgot you're still here~"
"Yes, we're done," Rei replied with a smirk. "Any more and your Saint Graph will shatter from too much of my power."
Rei continued to carry Saber in a princess hold, walking back to the futon he was using earlier. He gently placed her down on it. "Now go to sleep so your body can adjust to all the Mana."
"Thank you for the Mana, Rei," Saber said, smiling as her eyes slowly began to close. Before long, it was clear she had fallen asleep, her breathing soft and peaceful.
Now it was just Rei and Echidna left in the room.
"Why not make her your servant?" Echidna asked suddenly, breaking the silence.
Rei sighed and looked back at her. "I can't really make her my servant with her current body. It's too much, and her body would break under the strain. Besides, in her timeline, she's still alive."
Echidna nodded in understanding, already aware of Saber's contract with the world. In Saber timeline, her body and world were frozen in time, a condition that pretty complicated.
"So, until I deal with that, I can't do anything more with her," Rei said as he stood up, followed closely by Echidna as they left the room together.
The two of them walked through the house in silence, eventually finding their way to the backyard. Rei sat down, gazing up at the moon. The cool night breeze brushed against him, and for a while, there was nothing but the quiet sound of the night.
Echidna sat beside him, still staring at him without blinking, as usual. Rei had grown used to her gaze by now, though it still made things feel a bit... strange.
"You know, you don't have to be so tense," Rei said, breaking the silence. "It's not like I'm going to destroy the world."
"But you could, if your eyes turn purple again," Echidna replied, her tone flat. "That's what Gaia warned me about."
Rei fell silent for a moment, reflecting on her words "But it's not like I'm gonna destroy the world even with that... Maybe enslaving but at least it's not destroying"
"..."
Rei leaned back, resting against the wooden railing. "That's why I'm so careful. I don't want to lose control and hurt the people I care about."
For a while, they sat together in the moonlight and just enjoying the air and the sky.