Chapter 169: Finding The Lost Dragon Slayer
Entry 146:
Linus Ozias POV:
We walked towards the town where the dragon slayer was last spotted as well as dealing with a couple of skeletons along the way with the queen electing to use me as her mode of transportation along with Ritsuka because she still is a normal human.
"Are you two enjoying the transportation service?" I ask as Queen Antoinette and Ritsuka nod as the orange-haired girl says, "Yeah, five stars, and you feel nice like a warm comfort pillow." The queen nods along as I sometimes regret becoming a Kryptonian as my body absorbing sunlight makes my body warmer than the average human.
The queen then asks, "So, are you all here to stop the grail war from occurring?" I shake my head as I explain, "Sadly, Your Majesty, this is not a Grail War. It is a sham as currently the Holy Grail being held in Orleans is only used to spread chaos, and there are no limits on servant summons anymore."
Mozart then asks, "I knew when I learned of more servants being summoned without Masters that things were a miss, but now we have to worry about more than ten servants being active in a single era. This is definitely ill tidings."
I nod as Jeanne says, "Do not worry, as when we stop the false version of myself and disable the Grail, everything should return to normal."
I would marvel at her optimism, but then Medusa says, "Sadly, while things will return to normal, the scars will take time to heal from the land as well as all the people that have been lost." It's a bit of a downer comment but true nonetheless.
The queen, in her infinite knowledge, says, "Then the reason more servants are being summoned must be to become Heroes. That is what we must be, right Mozart?" I shake my head as Mash says, "Sadly, your majesty, the effect of the Grail in this timeline could lead to the destruction of the world."
Tamamo then asks, while also using me as a walking heater, "So, Your Majesty, were you able to learn the identities of the other servants that were with the fake saint?" The queen nods as she says, "Yes, I know of at least one of them, that being the saber class Chevalier D'Eon. He was my knight once, and seeing my cute knight like that brings tears at my elegant soul."
[(RA) Chevalier D'Eon, a spy with Louie the 15th's intelligence agency, and he was also a Dragoon and a minister at one point.]
"But regardless of his summoning, his face remains as cute as ever. I hope he can recognize me before this war ends." The queen says as Fou leaves my hood and asks for food, to which I give him some apples from Eden's garden.
Yes, I am feeding the Beast of humanity the primate murder apples from the Garden of Eden, but hey, I can essentially create an infinite amount of them, and they are delicious.
In all honesty, the reason God did not want Adam and Eve to eat the apple was because of the knowledge they held within as it was not meant for the human mind, and luckily, when they did eat the apple, God was able to keep the relative knowledge from overwhelming them.
If they were to receive all the knowledge from the Apple, they would have melted similarly to that woman from the end of Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull. Such knowledge is not meant for the average mortal mind.
Jeanne then asks the question in the air, "But if the Grail was not meant to start a Grail War, what is the point of it being here?" I sigh as I explain my theories. "Based on my knowledge, I have a theory of what could be causing this, but it is only a theory."
The group looks to me, and Ritsuka asks, "So what is the theory? Do not keep the audience in suspense." I shake my head and project in their minds, "A part of my theory is the fact that our enemy has a form of clairvoyance and will be able to hear as well as see if I describe his plan and may change it. Once we return to our timeline, I can say my theory."
They nod as with the throne of heroes providing some servants with clairvoyance, so it would not be wise to say it now. For now, though, I decided to stop to allow Ritsuka to rest, and I decided to make some food.
Tamamo is vibrating with excitement as she has heard my food is heavenly so I make a decent lunch for all of us with some Onigiri Rice Balls for Ritsuka and Tamamo, Moussaka for Medusa even though she said that servants don't need food, but I am a stubborn god. Tarte tatins for Queen Antoinette and Mozart, with Jeanne having Onion Soup at her request.
I hear Romani over the comms saying, "I can practically smell the food from here, and we're in a different timeline. Ozias, you are coming back and cooking me some food." I nod as I hear Olga mutter about how I did not cook for her. Da Vinci simply chuckles while tinkering with some tech I gave her.
Luckily, my skills as a cook have only increased with time, and upon them taking the first bite, they look like they all have had a religious experience with Jeanne getting on her knees in prayer. Ironically enough, I heard that prayer of thanks to me.
I am internally laughing my butt off, seeing all of their expressions as Tamamo says, "Ritsuka was right. You are the worst, Lin. I won't be able to live without you anymore."
Oi! What is with the hentai talk? I see Ritsuka nodding as she continues to eat while saying, "She is right, Oz. Take responsibility!"
I look to Medusa for support, but she is currently eating while turned around, so I can't see her face, but I do see a decent blush, which I will take as a win in my book. The queen looks like she is in heaven as Mozart looks ready to compose a symphony to the food I gave them.
But regardless of the weird reactions to my food, we sit in comfortable silence, and after around half an hour, we continue on our way, looking for the dragon slayer. With Fou in my hood again in a food coma.
After a couple of minutes of silence, Queen Antoinette pulls Jeanne to the back and has a silent conversation, which we can all hear, but I say nothing as the queen asks, "Are you all right? You look a bit tired, Jeanne?"
The saint shakes her head and says, "No, I am alright, but I am simply trying to formulate a plan to retake Orleans." I hear the queen yawn as she says, "BOOOORING. We have been returned to our youth. This should be the time when we're exploring new things like romance."
Jeanne blushes as she says, "Excuse me?" The queen then smiles and says, "Oh, is it that hard to believe? If it is, you are truly missing out on life. Have you ever fallen in love with someone?"
Silence as the saint ponders her answer but then says, "I have fallen in love with a certain being's teachings, and I may have seen his teachings proven, but for now, I have not or maybe not yet."
The queen responds, "I understand, as I fell in love at the age of 14 with a man I would later marry." I really don't want to remind myself of how that love story ended, but I remain silent as Jeanne replies.
"That is very impressive, Your Majesty, as well as bold as I myself remember loving taking care of the children before I went to war, but due to the fact that I had a short haircut, many of the men treated me as a boy."
I would like to disagree with that outlook as her short hair looks amazing, but I do not believe she would take well to such a compliment, at least not yet. But the two continue to converse with the queen, mentioning how, thanks to this not being a grail war, she gets to talk to Jeanne like this.
I would agree with the queen, as speaking with such figures is truly amazing, and witnessing such figures in person is astonishing. In all honesty, if you were to take Jeanne D' Arc and place her into the real world, she could mass convert people to Christianity.
While that would be hilarious, most people would join purely due to the fact that they may be able to meet their favorite saint. But such thoughts come later as we find ourselves in another ruined town under siege by wyverns.
I look at all of them, and they return my look as we spread out, looking for the dragon slayer.
Luckily, the actual number of the wyverns is pretty low, and I've given all members of our group the ability to deal with flying targets, although I had to convince Mozart to wield one of my weapons as he was very stubborn to defeat the dragons with his conducting baton.
While I believe such things are possible with this being an anime world, I was not going to take the chance, but luckily, a rather tall silver-haired warrior wielding a dragon-slaying sword is not that hard to find.
We all met back in the main square and found the man panting in tiredness due to the curse lessening his stats by over 75%.
And the fact that he's still able to fight so many wyverns is impressive. As he sees us, a look of suspicion enters his eyes, but it's not as bad as other servants. From what I know about him, he is decently trusting, but he is by no means a fool.
I raise my hands to establish peaceful negotiations. "Dragon slayer, we come in peace and seek a parlay with you." The man then looks to all of us and beckons us over as I summon chairs for all of us to sit on.
The knight raises his eyebrow at us as he stands and introduces himself. "Well, met strangers. I am Siegfried, but I must ask why you have sought me out other than the local dragon infestation."
I then explained, "Lord Siegfried, I am Linus Ozias, and we represent an organization known as Chaldea that seeks to right the wrongs of history, and we need your help."
The knight ponders my words and says, "Firstly, no need for the lord, just Siegfried, and two, I believe you." That surprises me as he says, "I have sensed the return of my old enemy, the Dragon Fafnir, and I understand why you have come seeking my help, and while I wish I could help you, I have been cursed by the witch, and my Noble Phantasm is locked. I cannot help you."
I nod to him as I look at Jeanne and ask, "Jeanne, may you help me with this?" The saint smiles and nods as I look at the knight. "Me and my saint here would be able to relieve you of the curse if you are willing to help us. We will heal you regardless, but we simply seek your aid."
The dragon slayer smiles as he says, "As long as your cause is Honorable and your goal is just, I will help you. Besides, it is my fate to fight the dragon, and I very much would appreciate having this curse gone."
I then bid that everyone stands, and the chairs disappear as I place my hand on Siegfried's shoulder and one on Jeanne's as we focus our purifying essence on the darkness within him, and soon enough, the curst cries out in agony, and soon dissipates as the dragon slayer is returned and takes up his sword.
He then takes a knee and says, "I thank you for your generosity, and as such, I will aid you. But may I ask you to form a contract with me, Lord Ozias." His request does fill me with a bit of surprise, but the man is rather honorable and, as such, returns aid with his own actions.
I nod, and the contract is formed. I feel his pull on my reserves, but my pool is nearly limitless due to my regen and control being similar to Gojo's six eyes. The night physically staggers and I feel the strength filling his being as he looks at me in awe.
I then focus him by asking, "By the way, Siegfried, may you do me the honor of allowing me to hold your sword for a moment?" He nods in a trance as he hands me the sword, and I use my analysis magic and tracing to understand the sword's creation as well as the innate dragon-slayer aspect it holds.
The craftsmanship is beautiful, and I really cannot wait for the day I can hold Excalibur or the spear Rhongomyniad.
And by the way, by the time I had finished scanning the sword, only a couple of seconds had passed, and now I can summon Dragon slang swords that wield the same power as Balmung and even improve them.
Today was a good day.
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