"Lancer kill yourself!"-mental link
"Lancer died!" - speech.
'You aren't human!'-thought.
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Fuyuki city.
'I thought Fuyuki is a small city but the more we walk the more I think I may have been mistaken.' Avenger thought while she was in spiritual form. She didn't have any clothes and according to Master, she would gain attention if people saw what she was wearing. Master called it cosplaying or something. For a few hours, two of them were walking around the city. Patrolling was never her favourite job but Avenger understood its necessity. Unlike other Masters, they were at a disadvantage appearing in the city right when the war had already started.
'Master said that it is something to do with him suddenly learning about the war. He is not magi and knows very little about magecraft. It seems that he was a regular civilian not long ago...However, outside magecraft he prepared everything in advance. Hideout, money and as he said, some tools that he needs. He is not magi but for some reason, he gives me an impression that he is used to doing something like this, a lot.'
Avenger knew very little about her current Master, besides the fact that his name was Lelouch Lamperouge and he is from a faraway land, she didn't know anything else. However, it didn't mean she needed to know him too well. He isn't a magi but her Master isn't an ordinary man either. Besides, he is cooking for her and supplies her with a good amount of prana, so it was enough to Avenger for the time being.
As they were walking among some lived in buildings, her red eyes notice that they heading in direction of an old abandoned house. The building was in its last days, it seemed like it would soon collapse of its own volition. The construction fencing around the area was an obvious sight that building was being repaired. In her spiritual form Avenger asked.
"Master, is there any particular reason why we are here?" she didn't need to worry about others hearing her since only the raven-haired young man could hear her.
"Yes, some tools that I ordered four days ago should have been brought here by now." he said and moved towards the entrance. "Can you open it, Avenger."
Without words, red-haired demon king materialised on the other side of the fence and opened the door for him. Her Master walked inside and thanked her. "Shouldn't there be workers right now?"
"Not today." Lelouch said and made his way towards the old house. Avenger wondered if she needed to transform into her spiritual form but then decided to stay in her physical form for now. 'It is far more enjoyable to walk on your own.'
"This tools that you ordered. Are they magical or something?"
"Sadly no. Right now I don't have any connection to the mystical underworld or whatever it is called. However, I do know about the regular one and how to contact it." she smirked and let out a small giggle.
"Ara, ara Master. It seems you're not law-abiding citizen after all." After she said it, Lelouch turned to her and with a small smile.
"Please, just don't report me to the authorities." Lelouch asked playfully.
"Silly Master." Avenger said and walked closer to him until she was a few inches from his face. "In this country, I'm the authority." She said in a low tone with a smile that inspired fear and excitement in whoever saw it. Her red eyes stared at his raven one, she expected to see some kind of embarrassing reaction. However, sadly for Avenger, her Master just stood there with a devilish smile on his face.
"Don't worry, Avenger. As your Master, I won't allow myself to forget who I'm with."
As he turned away Avenger couldn't help but pout. 'It seems it won't be to tease Master, oh well I just need to try harder.'
Without turning to look at her, Lelouch asked. "By the way, Avenger. How is modern-day Japan for you?" as he asked he started looking for something in the house.
"Well, it is not bad, to say the least. If even a small city like Fuyuki this huge I can't even imagine what Kyoto looks like. I also curious about Tokyo since it is the capital these days."
"And what about other things?"
"Well, architecture is different. There are some old fashioned parts as well but I think I like the modern style more. Oh, also these skyscrapers look interesting. Many people can live in a tall building on a small plot of land." she remembered how they saw some skyscrapers on the way. "In the past, the closest thing we had were castles and even then, only nobles lived there."
"We didn't visit the centre of the city but I'm planning on going there soon. Maybe even tonight."
"Hm?" Avenger looked at her Master with curiosity. "I thought we were looking for other Servants tonight." Lelouch nodded.
"Indeed. I'm sure some of the Masters decided to stay in a more populated area since it minimises the risk of attack during the day."
"But rules forbid Servants fighting during the day." her Master nodded.
"You're right, Avenger." Lelouch smirked. "However, any rule can be easily broken if it means victory, doesn't it?"
The red-haired Servant let soft laugh. "You are right as well, Master." Rules mean nothing for people who want to achieve victory above everything else. Avenger lived her human life without care about someone's else rules, only following her own. She didn't follow other peoples rules before and she wasn't about to start now. It pleased her that her Master was the same. "However, if we won't fight by the rules other Servants might do the same."
Lelouch nodded before speaking. "We just need to pretend to follow them. They're most likely some sort of organisation which makes sure that Masters won't break basic limitations. Besides, it will be difficult finding an ally if other Masters decided that we are too dangerous. So, for time being we fight by the book."
"Understood."
"Good." after so much talking two of them finally found what they were looking for. It was an old suitcase covered in dirt with a lock on it. Her Master pulled out a little key. "Say what you want about criminals but they sure have manners, at least sometimes, I found this key inside our house when I moved there. They said that the chest will be transported separately to avoid potential problems with the police."
"And they are?"
"Mafia, Yakuza, fanatical terrorist, doesn't really matter." waved away her Master as he kneeled to open the chest. Once opened, both raven and red eyes saw what was inside it. There were many things. Some closed packs, details of some mechanism, small cameras and microphones, binoculars, however, Avengers's eyes went wide when she noticed one specific object. Without saying anything to her Master, Avenger went after it and soon this object was in her hands. Her Master sighed before saying.
"I see you like it. Well, it is a nice handgun after all." Avenger nodded while she was holding a firearm. She aimed it with two hands before trying with one hand. "I see you know how to hold it." her Master said with amusement.
"Grail provides us, Servants with basic information about the modern world. It doesn't give us all the information but it can give specific knowledge depending on the class or the ability of the Servants." said Avenger as she aimed at the furthest thing she saw, which was pretty far. "For example, some Servants can gain the ability to ride pretty much anything that can move, be it animal or vehicle. As for me, I can use any firearm without any problems. Think of it like you read a book about a specific object in the past and now have the knowledge of how to use it." As she finished, Avenger returned handgun to her Master. "It feels nice in hand but I don't think this gun is from Japan."
"Correct, this is a TT pistol." Lelouch said and looked at the gun checking its conditions." This nice thing was used to be very popular in the union that happened to collapse three years ago." Lelouch said remembering what he read about this world's history. "After that, there was a rather large amount of weapons that no one needed anymore and so it all was sold. From what I was told, right now there is the extremely large quantity of military accessories on the black market. Guns, ammunition and even tanks...You know what tanks are?"
"But of course, Master." Avenger said proudly with closed eyes. "I know everything about any weapon and how to use. During my life, I was one of the few people who saw the full potential of firearms. My, if only I had stuff like this Japan would have been mine in a matter of the weeks." she said it with a melancholic smile that Lelouch saw for the first time on her face, however, she immediately sighed. "However, I'm sure someone among my soldiers would have sold it for good money. This would not be the first time of betrayal." Fucking Mitsuhide. Anger appeared in her eyes as they become even redder. Lelouch who saw her like for the first time stayed silent as he went on checking other stuff he ordered. After a minute Avenger calmed down, thankful that her Master stayed silent during it.
There was silence for a few minutes before her Master said. "Okay, it seems everything at place. We will bring it back to our base and leave it there. Then we heading to buy you some clothes."
Avenger's red eyes looked at her Master with curiosity. "Is there a need for that?"
"Yes." he nodded before speaking again. "It will be easier for you to walk with me this way. Besides." A warm smile appeared on his face. "This way you can learn more about this world and speak with other people in the city."
Avenger blinked, not expecting this response. "How considerate of you, Master. However, won't it distract us? " Lelouch just shook his head.
"Don't say it. I'm sure it is better to walk on your own than in spirit form. Besides, I think there should be shops not far away from our house. It won't be a problem at all." Avenger stared at him for a moment before disappearing in spirit form.
"If you say so, Master."