Singularity F (Fuyuki):

My Super Calm Senpai is Very Reliable

Mash POV

As our team neared the entrance of Grail Cavern, Senpai waved us to a place in the thick forest's center, to make sure we stayed unnoticed from the enemy Servants.

"This is insane!" Director Olga whispered in a shouting manner. "We need a better plan, rushing in would just—"

"If you would like to go back and face Berserker Heracles who is ridiculously," Michael-senpai interrupted the Director with an odd giggle in his voice and strained grin on his face. "Hyper-focused on us, by all means go ahead." Senpai waved his arm for her, pointing to the way we came from.

Miss Olga grimaced for a moment before regaining her resolve. "And you think we can somehow bypass four Servants by rushing at them!" The Director hissed.

I bit my lower lips as I stared with my enhanced sight, far past the forest and at the cave's mouth. Four Servants stood there. Servants Assassin, Lancer, Rider and Archer.

I felt awe at my Senpai. His analysis and assessment of the Fuyuki Singularity thus far has been incredibly on point. Even though we found him yesterday in the snow in front of Chaldea, my Senpai, Michael Chaser, had proved to be an amazing Master thus far, in the chaotic mess of a Singularity we landed in. He even helped me and Caster kill Berserker. Then it turned out the Greek Hero had eleven other lives, so we just bound him in place for a while; enough to run away.

"They might be four, but it's useless if they can't move and are hit all at once. More importantly, have my plans failed thus far." Michael-senpai had a lopsided grin as he said that.

"I have to question your plans, when one of them involved having you punching Heracles in the face!"

I was really surprised when Senpai did that. Although it turned out he isn't that strong, just really good with Runes.

Oh no, the Director's face was getting red. I hope she calms down, or she'll might shout till she faints again. Also alert the enemy Servants to our position. That would be bad.

Caster wasn't helping things by snickering.

"Hey, you can't argue, even Berserker didn't expect it. Also, pretty ballsy."

"You shut up!" Olga Marie turned to the Druid Mage, Cu Chulainn who was smirking.

"Look, the asshole was giving us hell before we caught him in that trap. I just happened to be the one to give him that extra push in. Can't I just have that one?" Senpai sighed, shaking his head.

I held back a sigh of my own. I really can't help but worry. Senpai's demeanor has changed so much since yesterday. When I first met him, he was very reserved and shy. I would compare him to Dr. Roman but he wasn't that far into laziness yet. It was refreshing interacting with him, as it was the first time I found someone I could completely read and even act as a dependable guide to.

It, it was...it was like I was the Cool Senpai looking after the Wide-Eyed Kouhai.

But I didn't turn out dependable at all, and when the accident at Chaldea happened, the sharp steel beam fell on me and cut me in half. Senpai kept crying as he held my hand, telling me it's gonna be okay. Big Sister Gudako and Miss Kishinami were also holding me, using their Magecraft, trying to help.

When we landed in the Fuyuki Singularity, through the accidental activation of the Rayshift System, something unexpected happened. It was Michael-senpai who found me, rather than the other way around. His demeanor was really different then. He seem to move with charged energy. A purpose and focus to know what must be done. Shortly afterwards he found Miss Olga, found Caster and formed an alliance with him, gave me instructions on how to use my Demi-Servant powers to their fullest—even if I still don't know the name of the Heroic Spirit who contracted me—and even had us preemptively ambush Heracles. This catastrophe seemed to have brought out the best in him, but I also worry that he might be pushing himself psychologically too much.

I blink back to the present, ignoring the tightening in my chest. Now wasn't the time to let my mind wander. I needed to be ready for the up coming battle.

Oddly enough Senpai seem to be focusing on something else while talking to the Director. Rude. Although from how he's moving his tongue when he's not talking, it was like he was counting something.

"Even so, Berserker was one Servant. How are you going to account for four!?" Miss Olga pointed to the enemy Servants guarding the cave.

"Because no matter how much preparation that fuckwad EMIYA does, he'll never account for an idiot running right through the front door." Senpai grinning and I could feel his Magic Circuits lighting up with Od.

"Whose EMI—AH!"

I blushed as Senpai grabbed the Director, carrying her bride-style as he dash through the forest. Caster gave a two-finger salute and stayed where he was smirking.

I ran after my Master and the Director remembering my role, no matter how much I wanted to object to it. Senpai always seemed to know with absolute certainty what to do thus far, I shouldn't doubt him now. I kept pace with Senpai and Director Olga while being out of range enough that I would need my Demi-Servant strength to reach them. Like Senpai instructed, I have to calm down and not panic. Everything will be fine.

"Behold Blacken Servants!" Senpai shouted as he jumped into the clearing, still running. "I bring you a sacrifice!" Miss Olga started screaming.

The enemy Servants were but surprised for a moment before they dashed toward him. Master had move, leaning right while jumping left, passing by one of Rider's nails and dodging Archer's arrow. Master's Speed Runes were amazing. Even if they are one-shot they can allow someone one action equal to a Servant's.

"Your very lives." He said calmly. "Cu Chulainn, come here!"

Master's Command Seals glowed, and with a burst of magic Caster appeared throwing a wide saucer with Runes glowing, on the ground. With a flash of light and arc of lightning all three of the four Servants froze in place. Archer never dashed in with them.

My turn.

The Speed Runes on my armor heel lit up as I pushed magic into it. I ran, instantly crossing the distant, arriving before Senpai and Miss Olga with my shield up.

CLANK!

I felt the hit from one of Archer's arrows, and began looking to where his next attack is coming—

"Forget that Mash! Catch us and move! Move! Move!"

Master dashed in front of me and jumped in the air with the director, and in those few moment, I had my shield magnetized to my back like Senpai instructed, caught the two people in front of me and burst into motion, dashing with all my strength into the cavern. I was surprised a bit, as Senpai had positioned himself in the air so that when I caught him and Miss Olga, it wouldn't be an awkward position that would impede my running.

"By the power of my two Command Seals, Caster complete and activate Ochd Deug Odin now!"

And with that, Master used up all three Command Seals he got from his contract with Caster Cu Chulainn.

I felt Archer's exploding arrows slammed into my back, but thanks to the shield and Master's Balancing Run on my back, all it did was propel me forward faster.

"Ochd Deug Odin."

Then heat and light impacted the entire area behind me. I felt the ground shake and the wave blast race after me. I ran like Senpai told me to. Like an action hero outrunning and nuclear explosion and head toward limited sakura viewing festival with Senpai, Miss Kishinami, Big Sister Gudako, Fou, Director Olga, Doctor Roman and everyone in Chaldea. Everyone waiting for me.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! IN YOUR FACE, EMIYA, YOU AUTO-ASPHYXIATING ASSHOLE! I HOPE ALAYA KEEPS FUCKING YOU UP THE ASS! ALSO ILLYA DESERVED TO DIE! OH YEAH, I WENT THERE!"

I heard an small enraged cry behind me. The entrance is so far away now. It seems like one of the Servants may have survived.

Master was laughing and shouting. I couldn't help but smile too. We made it and in one move we took out three Servants at once.

"Mash, put us down here, and don't worry. Yeah, Archer survived but Caster is there and that red ganguro should be easy picking right now." I wondered why Master really seemed to hate the Red Archer. He seemed to detest him even more than Berserker, since I really doubt he needed 'punch Heracles into the binding trap hole' as an essential part of the ambush we made earlier.

I set down Senpai and Olga who is...actually still screaming. During everything that happened I kinda drown her out. That was bad of me, I should listen when others are talking, they might say something important.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid! This is insane how are we alive! I don't want to do this anymore! We almost died!"

The Director was hysterical.

"Olga, Olga! look at me," I blushed as Senpai grabbed the Director's shoulders intimately. "It's okay, we made it. Breath, calm down," The Director seemed to control herself for a moment, almost calming down beginning to imitate Senpai's breath. Then shook it off as her look of rage came back.

I sighed, Senpai gonna get scolded.

"I will not calm—"

My eyes widened. If I was blushing before, it was nothing compared to how heated my face was now from the amount of blood rushing to it. I tried to cover my eyes but my curiosity opened a gap between my fingers.

S-Senpai was k-k-kissing the Director!

He's using tongue! Isn't that what they call a Deep Kiss!?

The Director fainted.

"Miss Olga!" I went to catch her but Senpai had already did.

"Don't worry, she's fine. The stress and shock of everything just got to her." He carried and set her down in a small pocket behind a stone pillar. I don't think I would have noticed that place on first look.

"S-Senpai, why did you do that?" I demanded clarification. There are only three reason people kiss each other.

The first reason is because they are lover. The second reason is because one is feeding the other. And the third…

"I needed our local tsundere out of the way for a while. At least till Saber is beaten."

I knew it! Senpai was a spy!

He must have used his James Bond training to safely knock the Director out. I should probably not mention that I figure out his secret identity. It might insult his professional pride if a newbie like me discovered such a thing. Also that other thing he said.

"Tsundere?" Wait, I knew that reference.

"Yep, Tsundere." He gave me a serious nod, one that I found myself reciprocating. "Listen closely Mash, this knowledge may save you in the future. Tsunderes are volatile creatures, but you handle them correctly you'll have an near indisputable ally. For some reason, most Tsunderes in certain fields tend to massively excel. If they help you out in those fields, there is no telling what you can accomplish."

I took out my notepad and wrote this down. This seemed like critically important information.

"And how can you differentiate a Tsundere from just an unpleasant person?" I asked.

"It depends on their reaction to genuine, sincere compliments. If they're an asshole they'll just accept them, and if they are a massive asshole they'll accept them in unearned pride. Tsunderes either turn into putty or glow with inner joy." Senpai finished with nod and crossed his arms.

"Putty?"

"You'll understand when you see it."

"And if the compliment isn't sincere or genuine?"

"The wrath of hell will be upon you."

"And what is the Director likely to do to you?"

"Terrible things I'll regret forever I'm sure. Now," Senpai took off his jacket and laid it on Miss Olga like a blanket. "I put enough Runes on that jacket that, if the cave collapses she won't die, and if there a fight with magical attacks through around," Senpai paused for a moment. "Eeeeh, as long as it's not a direct hit to her location she should be fine."

"Senpai, that's not protective enough." I said urgently.

"And that's why I'll add this!"

Senpai's right hand fingertips started glowing orange, like he had small marbles of fire attached at the end of his fingers. He began write on the ground around Miss Olga.

"Senpai, that's...!" I couldn't believe it, it looked like…

"Primordial Runes, yes."

Michael-senpai wrote a sequence of Runes around Miss Olga. He was much slower at it than Caster yet I couldn't believe that a person from modern times had the same level of understanding and skill to know and use such a high level Mystery. It surpasses anything that Modern Magi could hope for.

"Senpai's amazing!" I wasn't ashamed to say I was effusive as I said that. Senpai grinned while continuing his work, keeping his gaze on his writing.

"You're always a sunshine in the dark, Mash." Said Senpai.

E-eh! That compliment, I don't know how to react to it.

Wait! Does that make me a Tsundere?

"That should do it." He muttered as he stood up, wiping his hands together.

I looked at the Director and blinked in bafflement. If I wasn't looking right at Miss Olga and because I knew she was that I might not have found her. I reached out with my hand to touch her, just to make sure she was there.

"Don't," Senpai caught my hand, his grip surprisingly lighter than expected of such fast reaction. "Your Magic Resistance is strong enough that rather than pass the field, you'll likely just shatter the whole framework."

"Ah, sorry Senpai." I grabbed my hand back. Where his hand held mine felt warm. It's probably just magical residue of the spell he just used.

"It's fine," he said with his calming grin. He looked deeper into the cavern, he returned to doing his thing of counting under his breath. "Alright, no time to waste. Or rather only a few moment if we want to catch the optimal window." Senpai began heading deeper into the heart of the cavern.

"Optimal window?" I asked as I followed him.

"Mash, I want you to listen very carefully about how we're gonna deal with our next and last opponent, Saber." A growl entered Senpai's voice. I would say it's cute like Fou, but there was an underlying hatred at the mention of the Servant of the Sword. "Saber is a fucking cheat character. Rank A Strength, Rank A Endurance, Mana capacity maxed out that she can leak it into a black magic shroud to act as a barrier or even blast and-or wave attacks. We can't afford to have her in a dragged out fight. We need to beat her within the first eight to nine minutes of the fight, if anything is to workout alright."

Master seem to have more anger toward her, that it dwarfed what he showed when he spoke of Berserker or Archer. His speech even seemed less articulate as he went on.

"Senpai," I called out. "Please calm down."

"Please, Mash," He turned to me with a wide grin. Like a serial killer or an evil clown. "I'm Super Calm. I'm basically All Chill. I just want to stab and rip Saber's guts and I have her choke on a live grenade."

"I can't believe you said all that, like you're speaking about the weather, or what to eat in a restaurant." I replied in monotone, shell-shocked.

Senpai chuckled, but thankfully seemed to actually calm down.

"Anyways," he continued with the same focused seriousness he showed during the planning to ambush Berserker, accompanied with a daredevil grin. "Here is how the fight will go down, and how you need to react. You need to do exactly as I tell you, okay?"

Senpai then went on to tell me how to fight Saber, what she will do and how I should react. Yet, as he kept going something very odd was become more obvious to me.

"Senpai, how...how are you planning for this so accurately?" I questioned. "You're even telling me what attack she'll do down to the second. Even if you're a Heroic Spirit otaku—"

"Wait, that's how you saw me?"

"—you can't predict a Servant's attack pattern we haven't even fought with such accuracy." I continued. "Unless...did you fight her before you found me." But then my observation went back to my original point. "No, even then, you can't account for such detail." My eyes widened as the answer appeared to me. "Senpai, are you perhaps a Seer—"

"No, I'm not a Seer, an Oracle, a Goddess's bedmate, or the next fifteen things you're gonna come up with."

"Huh?" Is Senpai so good with his James Bond training that he can guess what I'll even think before I think it, or am I that obvious?

No. I should endeavor to be harder to read. Miss Kishinami told me a woman should have a little air of mystery to her.

"Mash, there is a simple explanation to all of my abilities and planning skills. One that I will gladly share with you, Olga and Cu, but after we win and finish things up here in this Singularity." He said calming with a smile that put me at ease, then his eye look forward with a fierce resolve once more. "But right now, we need to beat that bitch, Emo Saber. Now remember what I told you?"

"Monologuing Bitches get stitches!"

"That's my girl!"

=x=x=x=x=

After travelling for a short bit, killing a few Ghosts (Senpai even showed me a way to pimp-slap one-shot them) we finally made it to the heart of the mountain.

The tunnels made way for a massive underground dome. In the distance we could see the massive circular rock hill and a black tower glowing red above it. The Greater Holy Grail. Yet even more than the presence of that awe inspiring magic structure, the presence of the Servant in front of us drew us in. The aura of destruction waiting to be unleashed could not be ignored. It was like the weight of an oppressive force pressing on us.

This was what Caster told us. This is Saber, the corrupted and altered King Arthur.

"Easy," Master's voice helped me center and focus myself. "Heracles was scarier. British Edgelord here is just better at theatrics given all the magical energy she can wave around."

I smiled feeling a giggle of laughter in my chest at Senpai having his humor even now. Although it seemed like Saber heard us.

"Oh? To speak with such confidence, even in the face of overwhelming force? I suppose I can applause such bravery, traveling Master. Although given that interesting Servant you have—"

I burst forward in motion. Using the one-shot Speed Rune to cut the distance appearing before Saber as though I have the normal Mana Burst Skill for my body.

Just like Senpai said, if the Evil Final Boss monologues, kick their ass mid-speech.

"Talking isn't Free Action!" I prepared my shield bash.

Saber however wasn't thrown off balance as one could hope. Her reaction was near-instantaneous, instinctively falling into upon seeing an opponent rush.

"Arrogant child! You think ambushes would work on me!?"

First two attacks will come from below.

Just like Senpai said, Saber answered by surprise assault with an upward slash. I moved as Senpai instructed me on my shield usage, and let balanced the shield to tilt look up, as I moved with her attack, to disperse most of the blade's force. I did so again for the second attack, upward slash that Saber rolled into.

The shield and my arms vibrated from those hit, but I held on. My resolve burned brighter from this success. I could do this.

That's the first sequence. The second will be...

I guarded the same way from her next, then held firmed, stabbed my shield into the ground against Saber's downward slash. The second attack slammed against my shield and still felt high in energy. I could keep going like this easily.

A slash up then down.

Saber's eyes widened at my predicting of her moves, before they narrowed in rage.

"Ooh? You think you can match me, Strange Girl. Very well then,"

It's coming!

The third sequence will be the most important. She will charge up her sword for a mini-Noble Phantasm attack.

Saber's blade with dark and red magical energy, like it was cloaked in shadow and blood.

Don't worry though, her charge time will be long enough for your counter.

Saber shouted as she slashed toward me once again. Upward slash I noticed.

I gathered at my magical energy and pull at the Skill that Heroic Spirit bequeathed me.

"Mana Defense!" I shouted as my shield glowed blue. The magical energy unleashed pushed against the dark blade's energy, stood firm and even reflected it. The property of a perfectly timed counter, my Senpai said.

"What!?"

I twisted with the direction of Saber's attack, pushing my shield upward.

Her Extra—I mean fourth sequence would consist of three attacks. All of them Mana Burst charged attacks. All up slashes.

I span with the direction of Saber's attack after blocking it. I gripped my shield tight and slammed it into Saber's open side my counter.

However between the third and fourth sequence there is a pause, and with a counter attack you can widen that pause.

Saber grunted, surprised at the first real hit to land on her. Saber was off her footing, nearly with her side toward me.

"You!" She looked like she was trying to burn me with her glare.

Before either of us could act, something zapped passed me. I almost thought it was Caster coming to aid me.

Master Michael roared as glowing Rune sink and disappeared into his arm.

Wait, what?

"Senpai!"

"BURGER KING SMASH!" Shouted Senpai.

SLAM!

I think my jaw nearly dropped as I saw Saber fly and spinning through the air, before she quickly righted and landed, now staring with stoic fury at us.

Her breastplate now had a large crack in it.

"Damn do I fucking hate your Magic Resistance. It would make things so much easier, if I don't have to rely only one kinetic energy." Master said annoyed as he shook his hand from the pain of punching magically reinforced armor.

"No way, Senpai, how did you do that!?" I quickly went by Senpai's side to check on him, yet putting my shield between us and Saber.

"Ah, it's nothing. Just timing, really." He said while smirking toward the altered Servant. I noticed that he didn't answer my question, but I guess this isn't the time for it, or to give enemies tactical information on us.

"That speed and power...I would say it is like a Servant's, but," Saber looked toward Michael's arm and I saw it too.

"Senpai!" There were cracks along his hand up to his forearm, leaking and dripping blood. Then another Rune appeared above Senpai's arm, shone and vanish, then his arm started to repair itself. It looked like it would take seconds to heal completely. I guess that Rune was meant to activate after a delay period, or when the correct conditions were met.

"That spell you used comes at a cost and can't be used repeatedly, could it?" Concluded Saber.

"Well if it works, you only need to succeed once. I really hate your fucking Instinct. The second I move, your body reacted to allow you to protect your head, and be ready to cut me in half if I went for a headshot." Senpai huffed. "I mean fuck, I even took the time to add the perception filter and you still sense something. Heh," Senpai laughed to himself, holding onto his grin, looking annoyed yet elated all the while.

"For a human, a magus of modern times I commend your abilities, and holding the bearing of a warrior to fight by your Servant's side. I applaud you as well Strange Girl for your conviction on the battlefield." She looked to me as she said the second part. Her lips actually quirked in a subtle pride at us, her opponents.

"However, you have failed to strike me down." Saber look upon us with the determination to annihilate us. "And with that you've lost your hope of victory, Master of Chaldea." Saber gript her blade, her Noble Phantasm, charging it with her corrupted magical energy, faster than before, then kept going and concentrating more power into her sword.

"You knew we're from Chaldea?" I gasped in surprise. How could she possible have such knowledge?

"Relax, Mash," Master however was undeterred. In fact as he stood next to me, a hand on my shoulder to steady me and another on my shield, he looked like he was excitedly waiting for Saber's attack. "The Mysterious Dark Tutorial Boss knows something the Heroes didn't expect. Don't be that surprised by such a cliche."

"Ah, I see," wait, something he said is kinda scary. "Senpai, what do you mean 'Tutorial Boss'? You mean all this was the tutorial level?"

"I know right!? This shit is unbalanced as all hell!" Said Senpai with giggle in his voice.

"Are you two done with gallows humor?"

Oh no, I got distracted by Senpai, but Saber's blade now looks like a tower of dark energy. That amount of concentrated magical power, it would burn anything it comes into contact with.

This power...this energy...even being near it makes me tremble at the malice it contains. No, not malice. Like it's user, it's apathetic, simply meant to erase without care of who or what lies before it.

"There. Look to the ceiling above and to the right of Emo Saber, those two stalactites in a down V-shape. That's what I want your shield to be facing." Senpai's voice ripped me out of my fear trance. At least momentary putting it aside.

"Senpai?" I gave a quick look to what he mentioned, and I could see the stalactites, formed like they were trying to move away from each other. Senpai had told me that he wanted me to reflect Saber's "Black Beam of Angst" into the ceiling at a certain spot in our planning session, but…

"Senpai I don't think I can't—"

I tried to tell him. I was sacred. I wasn't sure if my Noble Phantasm could stop that black light of destruction.

"Sorry about the delay," Michael-senpai spoke at Saber. "I was just letting you charge your laser, so you don't have an excuse when we kick your ass." Senpai...I almost couldn't believe it, even now, Senpai was grinning. "After all," this, this is...Senpai is patting my head? I'm not sure how a normal headpat is suppose to feel like, but Saber's oppressive aura of death is ruining the experience for me. "I have the strongest shield by my side!"

That's right, Senpai believes in me. I can't afford to have useless thoughts.

"I'm sorry for hesitating, Senpai," he noticed my fear and said all that for me. "That blade, I will stop it!" I won't hesitate anymore. I'll stop all attacks, even the strongest holy sword, Excalibur.

"Then let's test the resolve of your shield. Feel the might of the king's hammer!" Saber's dark blade shined with black light, like a damn about to burst. "Excalibur Morgan."

I gathered my magical energy to answer Saber's judgment. "Lord—"

"Not yet!"

"Eh?"

What was Senpai thinking!? I have to use my Noble Phantasm now!

"Senpai! We can't afford to try and reflec—"

"Trust me!" Senpai's gaze burned into my eyes, desperate, pleading, but resolved. "We can do this! You can do it, Mash!"

"Alright!" I'll place my faith in Senpai.

The beam of destruction was overtaking the horizon of our view.

"Easy."

It drew nearer. The beam of annihilation looked an eternity away and a second too close.

"Just about…"

Senpai grasped my shoulder, and along with him I adjusted my shield to face the stalactites on the ceilings.

The dark wave was here. There wasn't any—

"NOW!"

"LORD CHALDEA!"

The Noble Phantasm grasped at my magical energy as I threw it toward it. My shield blazed with light and a shining dot of azure form us, just as the beam was about to engulf us.

"Mash! Michael!" I think I just heard Miss Olga terrified screams cheering us on.

Before the world could figure out what happened, in that moment a miracle was born.

My phantasmal shield glowed with luminous blue, and stopped Saber's attack right in place, and as it formed the wall of ethereal light, the wave of black and red light broke, reflect and shot back at ceiling.

Then Berserker burst from the ceiling like an angry kool-aid man.

"▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅!"

What?

Excalibur Morgan's beam engulfed him.

What!?

Berserker was incinerated. His body was dispersing into golden sparks as it fell to the ground, then broke and vanished.

Heracles is dead.

What!?

"FUCK YES! FINALLY GOT THE TIMING RIGHT!" Whooped Senpai with joy.

WHAT!?

"Senpai! You didn't know if this would work!?" That was beyond reckless! Even Dr. Roman's warnings on psychedelics pales in comparison to this! "Wait, what do you mean 'timing'?"

"As someone, I don't remember who, said 'a life of almost dying is a life of never dying!'. I'm pretty sure I butchered the saying."

"There is definitely no saying like that at all!" I protested.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Caster's laughter came from behind us. I looked to see Caster walking next to Miss Olga. "Holy crap, kid! I've seen people do some crazy ideas before, but even Oracles have more sense in how to act than you do." Caster said with a cheer in his voice.

"Mash! Michael!" Shouted Olga as she ran toward us.

"OLGA STAY BACK!" Shouted Senpai, his voice held such force that the Director had to heed it. I looked toward Senpai to see him looking absolutely unhinged. Eyes looking everywhere but mostly focused on Saber. I didn't understand this change in demeanor why does Senpai look more cautious now. "It's not over yet. Wait until we finish her off."

"Then you need to come to this side as well. If you die Mash will lose her power." Said the Director having regained her bearing. "And don't even think about trying to face a Servant to run away from your punishment, you lecherous pig!"

"Hahaha, oh man, what did you do, Master? Sounds like you got into a situation where even running toward death is more merciful." Said a smirking Caster.

I blushed as I remembered what happened and how we left the Director. Now that I look, she had Senpai's jacket around her shoulders.

"I'll take responsibility with my life if needed. Right now we need to focus on finishing things up. Caster, did you get them?"

Eh!? Doesn't Senpai realize what he just said?

"Wha, what!?" Even Miss Olga was at lost for words.

"Ha!" Chuckled Caster. "And yeah, I collected those—"

"You were playing me all this time, Magus?" The growl of the furious Blacken Saber cut off any sense of relaxed or playfulness in the mood. "You think me a mere pawn to destroy Berserker?"

"Oh I acknowledge you're stronger than him, but he's more dangerous. His revival shtick makes him a pain in the ass more than you could ever be." Senpai said with a surprising venom in his sarcasm.

"Master, maybe you shouldn't agitate the Scary Dark Saber with the Death Ray Sword?" I implored.

"Don't worry, the worst is over." Senpai seemed to breathe easier for a moment, before tensing again. "No better not jinx it," he muttered, then looked toward here a spot toward where Berserker fell. There was an odd rock there. It had sharp edges like it had been carved by the finest jeweler, to look like rainbow colored hexagram. I didn't have much time to think about it as Senpai spoke.

"Caster. Mash. I'll leave things in your hands. Mash you know what to do. Caster, don't give her a chance, throw everything from the get go!" Master delivered his orders.

"You dare think your victory is assured?" Saber's anger burned cold and intense.

"Nope, but I would say it is now definitely possible!" Senpai dashed to the odd rainbow colored rock.

"Senpai!" Even as I shouted I moved toward Saber, if only to make sure she doesn't harm my Master.

CLASH!

Blade and shield were locked as we struggled against each other's strength. My eyes went to Senpai who ran toward the odd rock.

"Naive!" Saber's magical energy pulsed and she pushed me away, for a moment I lost my balance, which Saber didn't wait to capitalize one. As she started hammering on my shield, I was close to losing my footing and having my weapon slammed away, leaving me open.

Caster came attempting to stab the sharp end of his staff into the crack in her armor. Saber jumped away, stopping her attack on me for the moment.

"Oi, girl, keep your head in the fight! Master knows what he's doing. I think. Right now, focus on what you need to do!" Said Caster.

He's right. I need to trust in Senpai, he knew what to do thus far, even if it was probably almost luck that we survived. Although from his action and his words, it wasn't so much luck as knowledge. Could Senpai have Clairvoyance? It could explain a lot of things.

"You're right, I won't make that mistake again." I said, mostly to hype myself up. "Mash Kyrielight, heading back in!"

Saber said nothing as she dash again toward me. This time I was ready. I remembered what Senpai said about trained combatants. They have a sequence of of attacks that they change between. It gives them more combat options, allowing them to use more of their mental processes to plan and anticipate the enemy rather than focus on the next attack they should make.

Saber has six attack sequences in total. Two are her main Mana charged heavy attacks. Two to buy time or to test the waters. One as a quick attack to gain space and the last sequence is only when she finally gets a hit in, or gains some streak in her combos.

Senpai's words flashed through my mind. I knew what to do.

As Saber attacked with her blade covered black and crimson aura, I went and stopped it in place, not letting her get the leverage to use her strength. Caster jumped in for an attack of his own. Saber disengaged and tried to swiftly stab Caster, only to be met with my iron guard.

When Saber used her Mana Burst charged attacks, I responded with Mana Defense. When tried to run or pull me into her pace, Caster intervened. Throughout it all Saber never stopped moving, or furiously keeping up the assault on me and Caster. Even with my knowledge of her fighting style and anticipating it, her power and skill forced a stalemate. Yet, it was one we were slowly winning.

As Saber's charged sword slammed into my shield, I reflected it with my Skill. Giving an opening to Caster.

"Saber focus all your strength on taking out Caster."

The deflected attack that should have given us an opening turned into a slash at Caster.

"Caster-san!" I shouted.

"Caster!"

"Cu!"

Blood danced in the air, as Caster's arm was separated from him.

"Guh! Fuck that hurt." Caster held his arm as he jumped back.

"What happened?" I found myself asking. How did Saber manage that, her blade was opposite to Caster. She shouldn't have managed an attack at that angle.

"You!"

"Lev!"

Senpai and Miss Olga's shout grabbed my attention to the new arrival.

I blinked, unable to believe my eyes.

"Professor Lev?" I asked, disbelieving my eyes.

He appeared from the circular hill where the Greater Grail was housed upon. I didn't see him. I didn't even notice him arriving. How?

"You worm," Saber gritted her teeth. Now that I look at her, she seemed to struggle in her movement. "A Command Seal? That shouldn't be possible."

"Not quite," the Professor seemed very different. He wasn't his normal gentle self. There was something sinister in what's happening. "But with the Grail, I can use your connection to it," That's…

Within his hand, laid a golden chalice. It's magical energy. That's...that's the Holy Grail? The reason for this Singularity?

"To give an order that you can't refuse as long as it fits your purpose. For you who wants to protect the Grail no matter what, you want to defeat all of them. I simply change that priority to defeating Caster first, since he's the only one that can cause trouble here."

What? What does he mean Saber was protecting the Grail?

"This means nothing. Once I'm done with them, I will cut you down and take back the Grail, Demon."

Demon!? What does she mean? There was far too much information to process.

"Lev, wha, what are you saying?" Oh no, the director was running toward us in a daze.

Yet I couldn't blame her, even I wasn't sure what these events where.

The Professor—No. Those eyes. This evil thing turned to look at Miss Olga.

"Oh yes," a pleasurable hiss left the Professor's mouth. I shuddered all over. "I remember this part. I'll definitely enough this." He seemed to be talking to himself.

"Mash!" Senpai's shouted helped me focus and not be paralyzed with indecision. "Hold back, Olga! Make sure she doesn't get close to him!"

"What are you saying? It's Lev! Who are you to order, Mash around, you, you outsider!" Shouted Miss Olga, yet as she came near I held her in place. "Mash!? What are you doing?"

"Something," I struggled to put my thoughts into words. "Something is off about this whole thing, Director. For the Professor to appear like this…This isn't the Professor Lev we know. He's dangerous."

"He's just helping us in a way that doesn't harm us." She quickly replied.

"That's cold, Missy" Caster's voice, brought us back to him. His arm stopped bleeding, he seems to have done something with his magic to at least mitigate the damage for now. "But I can get the rationale behind it, however this bastard is giving off a sinister aura like all hell."

"Sinister, what sinister? It's Lev." Miss Olga tried to argue, trying to break free from my hold but Master's urge order struck me as important. The desperate plea in it, made it paramount that I carried it out.

"Then why is he showing up now? Why holding the Grail ordering Saber rather than remove the Servants' connection to the Grail, ending them? Where was he when the explosion happened? I mean seriously, it's fucking obvious he's the shady mastermind behind this whole thing!" Senpai explained while trying to position himself to get to us.

"Saber change priority target to the Master Candidate #49." Said Lev.

"Senpai!" I shouted as Saber slowly began to turn.

"Master!" Cried out Caster.

"Stay with Olga and protect her!" Shouted Senpai back to us. "It's meaningless if we don't all make it out. And right now he's the most dangerous one."

"Lev!" Shouted Olga in disbelief. "Stop, I know he's annoying but he's been helping us so far and—"

"Oh my dear Olga." For a second, he looked like the kind professor I knew, before the facade was removed in the most cruel manner. "Even in death do you cause me headaches with your pathetic existence."

"...What?" Miss Olga was stung by those words. "What are you saying, Lev?"

"Honestly, I have done everything I can. I knew there was the possibility that you would survive the bomb I planned under your feet. Well, survive is putting it far too generously. TRISMEGISTUS seemed to have Rayshifted you, even when I tried to add an order to not consider you as a candidate in any way. I suppose I wasn't specific enough, since you were considered different when you died and became residual thoughts."

"W-what? I-I died?" Miss Olga began to tear up.

As I look to Senpai for guidance, he was busy observing Saber to stopped a fair distance from him, but still between Michael and us.

"Oh yes, your body is completely gone, should you return to Chaldea your consciousness would cease to be." A wide sadistic grin stretched on Lev's face like a mockery of a human's smile. "Oh yes, all your life's work completely gone. Erased. All your pitiful effort wasted and amounted to nothing. Now your precious Chaldea burns as does human history—"

"Oh would you fucking shut up you drama queen!?" Senpai's voice cut through Lev's stride, causing his face to grimace in disgust and hatred. Miss Olga was spared Lev's words as he focused on Senpai.

"Oh yes, you." That sick smile returned. "I haven't forgotten about you, Candidate #49. Truly if there is someone to thank in this entire endeavor it would be you."

"You are very welcome, you can pay me by killing yourself. Please go die!" Senpai didn't mince his words at all.

"Oh but really, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have succeeded as well as I had." Continued Lev.

"Oh don't celebrate just yet, once we kick your ass, we're going back to Chaldea and—"

"Fix the other Singularities like in the game's story." Interrupted Lev.

What? Now I'm completely lost.

Yet Lev's words had a salient effect on Senpai. His face turned white, his throat unable to form words. It was the first time I saw Senpai actually terrified.

"I mean, really a no name nobody turning up at Chaldea's doorstep in the snow, one day before the activation of the Rayshift, and who happens to have the capacity to be a Master? Now that's just the Counter Force being so obvious, even I was stumped by those coincidence."

Master...is part of the Counter Force?

"But really when I took a peak at your mind, I have to say, I didn't expect what I saw. Sure I didn't see enough, only as much as the Fuyuki Singularity had details, the rest I got an idea of, but truly, I had to thank you for showing me the errors that needed fixing in my plans." That evil grin stretched further on Lev's face.

"Where...what happened to Romani and the others? Why haven't they contacted us so far? Did you…" Senpai was shaken, beginning to look lost. Saber thankfully didn't take advantage to strike at him.

"Gone," Lev pointed his arm up, and a portal opened in front of the Grail structure, big enough for all of us to see.

Besides me, Miss Olga gasped and began to cry.

"That's Chaldea?" Asked Caster.

It was in ruin. Chaldea was completely destroyed and burned. There wasn't anything alive there.

Above all, the Global Environment Model, CHALDEAS, was glowing red. CHALDEAS was burning. History was burning. Humanity was incinerated.

"Gone, gone, gone, gone~!" The demon before us sang. "I truly have to thanks you, Michael Chaser. Because of you Humanity is well and truly burned! Have you enjoyed your moment of glory, hero, because soon enough even without me doing anything the World will delete you on it's own. Can you feel it? The World turning its gaze on you." Cold fear filled the pit of my stomach.

"No...If Chaldea is completely gone then…" Senpai began yet was lost for words.

If Chaldea is gone and our Spiritron bodies have no anchor there, then when the world begins to correct us as anomalies, we'll cease to exist.

"That's right. There is no home for you to return to. Even if you win here, you have no way of correcting human history!" Lev seemed to take pleasure in Senpai's despair. "But really what was even more pathetic than Olga was who you, a man who refuses to grow up, trying to live a fantasy he could never measure up to. Watching you run around desperately clutching to life had been amusing and sad to see."

"What?" Anger began entering Senpai's tone.

"Oh please, don't even try to sound intimidating. This isn't some of those manga you read, or game you played. You have nothing that can help you, all your achievements till now had been Alaya's aid, and soon that will be gone. Everything you have done, had not been your own."

Senpai's trembling stopped. His face regained color again. His face was stoic and his eye held rage in them.

"And what did you think you can accomplish by trying to help? Get a Waifu and finally be loved? Ha! Humans are pathetic but you're the epitome of that worthless race's value as trash. If anything, you would be the King of Trash. Hey, a gift from me, a title with 'King' in it. Do you feel special now, Michael?"

"Stop it!" I shouted, breaking Lev's stread. "Stop insulting Senpai, you don't know anything about him!"

"Hahaha, oh I know enough, far more than you could ever guess. Shall I tell them the truth about you?" He turned back to Senpai. "That you don't even consider them real people?"

What...what is he saying? He's just trying to trick us, right?

"And now," Lev, no. The Demon turn and focus on us. "I suppose it's time to say good bye, Olga Marie Animusphere."

"What? No, Lev, no..." The Director cried out in fear.

"I won't let you!" I held my place.

"I'm afraid nothing can change this. This is my mercy~ Olga. I'll let you touch your beloved CHALDEAS—"

Runes shone on the jacket Director Olga was wearing. Senpai's jacket. A magic pulse was crashed away from grabbing Miss Olga.

"What?!" Lev looked surprised. It seemed things weren't going as he anticipated. "Is this your doing #49? You had tricks like this up your selves. What for? To protect your favorite game characters? You know she is meant to end here, and feel humanity's incineration for all eternity, right? You can't change this ending! Hahahahaha!" The demon kept spewing his poisonous words gleefully.

"Senpai?" I looked toward Michael-senpai, he silent glare directed at Lev. Why isn't he saying anything? "Senpai, what does he me—"

"Hehehehee…"

Senpai started laughing.

"Hehehehehehe…"

"Kid? Did he lose his mind?" Asked Caster.

"I don't understand what's going on anymore." Moaned Miss Olga.

I wasn't sure either but Senpai…

"Have you lost your will?" Asked the thus far stoic Saber. She had yet to carry out her mission to kill Senpai, likely not seeing an urgency in it.

"Oh, did I break you, you worthless Traveler?" Spoke Lev.

I understood then, this laughter...

"Hahahahahahaha…"

"Senpai is very angry." I found myself muttering.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ALL THIS TIME! ALL THE VARIATIONS! ALL THAT HELL! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Senpai howled. The laughter was painful to hear. It held so much pain and rage in it. The odd rock in his pocket started glowing. "Ehahahem, Haaaaa…" Senpai panted, regaining his breath as he looked directly at Lev. "I will kill you." Certainty returned to Senpai's words. It wasn't like before as if Senpai knew the outcome, but rather as a promise. "Right here. Right now. You will not resurrect from it."

"Oh? And how will you manage that?" Lev treated the whole thing with condescending amusement, yet he didn't looked as confident as a second ago. Senpai ignored him and turned his gaze to Saber.

"Olga!"

"Huh?"

"What time is it?"

"What?"

"What time o'clock is it, precisely, to the minute!?"

"Umm, I," I and everyone was confused at the non-sequitur. Even Lev was thrown off "11:59 PM." Miss Olga answered not sure what the point of the question was.

"Thank you. And you," Senpai turned his focus to Saber, "I loathe your existence." He confessed. "Over and over again, you're the final obstacle that I can't overcome. Even if everything goes right, even if I get desperate enough to abandon everything else to win, I still can't beat you."

"That is obvious. A human cannot beat a Servant, and more than that, I am Artoria Pendragon, be it warriors, kings, or saints, all will fall to my blade." Answered Saber.

"Yeah," it sounded like Senpai had to drag the word out, like he hated having to admit that. "That's why I'll get someone who will. Caster!"

"Right on!" Caster throw something at Senpai, another two odd rocks like the one Senpai picked up.

"Saber, kill him now! I'll deal with the rest to leave nothing to chance!" Shouted Lev.

Saber dashed forward.

"No!"

"By the power of my Command Seal, Mash come to my side!"

I felt it, the power of the Command Seal taking hold. I grabbed and answered it with all my might.

I was in front of Saber, block her swing, holding her in place. I gathered my magical energy and rammed into her forcing her back and giving us some space.

"Caster, survive one minute!" Shouted Senpai behind.

"I'll do more than that, Master! Wicker Man!" Caster cried out as he stood before Miss Olga protecting her, and summoning his Noble Phantasm. The tree wooden giant burst from a circle of fire in the ground. "I would tell you to get ready to die, but if everything my Master is telling me about you is true, this is gonna be a tough fight."

It seems Senpai has relayed information about Lev to Caster telepathically beforehand, using the Master-Servant Bond. Actually, that's likely how he coordinated so much with Caster using minimal words.

"Heh, fine then, no more pretense. No more having to be in his disgusting human shell, behold the true granted to me by our king!" Magical energy erupted from Lev, far more than even Saber or any other Servant had shown so far or match. Even Saber had to look back to see what was happening.

As Lev transformed, the portal showing Chaldea closed behind him. I could only hope that after this fight we can find a way to go back and fix this. Is everyone really gon—No! I must focus on the here and now!

"Like I'd let you!" The Wicker Man pulled it's fist back and launched it. Yet the sheer energy Lev released stopped it from reaching him.

"Even if the future is lost." I heard Senpai speaking behind me. As I turned my head, I saw he had placed the three rainbow hexagrams in a drawn circle on the ground. A summoning circle. "Even if the past is erased, we'll still fight." It began to glow, I wasn't sure which event to follow. Whatever Lev was transforming into or Senpai's summoning. "But right now what I need is something that can beat my greatest barrier. Someone that can defeat all the Sabers now and in the future. If you can hear me, then I implore you," Senpai kneed on the ground and prayed. Spheres of light appeared around the circle and began rotating.

I looked toward Lev and saw his transformation finish.

"Hahahahahaha, now witness my might you pitiful creature. For I am the Demon God Flauros!"

"Demon God!? Something- Something like that exists!?" Miss Olga shouted in horror and disbelief.

Yet with the power he excluded, I feared it might be possible. Lev now looked like a giant pillar of flesh made of multiple black tentacles encircling a red core within. It held eyes circling the pillar, staged in the gaps between tentacles. This being, unlike Saber, held malice and contempt to humanity that I could feel it to my soul.

How, how can we win this?

"Holy shit, Master, you weren't exaggerating! Whatever trump card you have, bring it out now!" Caster shouted as he directed his Noble Phantasm to engage the Demon Pillar.

Light exploded from the summoning circle as Michael-senpai shouted with all his heart. "Answer my call, Saber of Sabers!"

A figure began to emerge, it's presence held power and majesty to it.

"Code Name: Heroine X."

The voice sounded terrifyingly familiar. Also what's with that introduction?

"I am a Servant traveling the multiverse to deal with ever increasing problem of Saberfaces"

As the summoning circle's light began to dissipate, my eyes widened in shock.

"Yet for your heartfelt plea, and your admirable resolve that matched the beat of my own heart, I could do nothing but answer."

"It's another Saber!" I shouted.

"...What?"

I looked back to Sa—No, that would get confusing fast. Corrupted? Altered? Saber Alter! I looked back to see Saber Alter just as stunned as I was.

"Nice to meet you, Master. Let us purge the world of the Saberfaces!" The Saber Senpai summoned wore modern clothes. Black shorts and a blue jacket, a blue scarf with a gold outline, and a... a cap with an ahoge sticking out of it.

What? How? Does she have a hole for it?

"Same here, and would you look at that, there's a fucking Saber right there!" Shouted Master as he pointed to Saber Alter.

Senpai's Sabe—Yeah, no. Heroine X like a fox smelling a steak as she locked onto Saber Alter.

"Master, I've found the Saber!"

"But didn't he just tell you where she was!?" I found myself saying.

"...What odd version of me is this? I can't comprehend her." Said Saber Alter warily as she gripped blade with new resolve. "Nevertheless, you're an eyesore," her blade started glowing with dark power. "Prepare to die."

"Heroine X, your order, should you choose to accept them," Senpai took a deep breath. "KICK THE SHIT OUTTA THAT DARTH VADER WANNABE!"

"AYE YAY, MASTER! LOVE THE NICKNAME!" Heroine X launched herself with such speed that I felt the wind rushing as she passed me.

"You—" Saber Alter didn't have time to speak as Heroine X locked swords with her, and then used her strength to launch both of them away from the fight to deal with each other without interrupted.

"Now then," Senpai stood next to me, looking determined once more. "Mash, it's time to beat this Hentai Monster Reject."

Right now Caster was battling Flauros, using all of his magic to keep the Demon Pillar's attention on him. He made a magical wooden prosthetic, using it to carry Miss Olga (who was naturally screaming), while controlling his giant golem and magical runes to at least blind the many eyes Flauros has, as each one can fire a magical blast that rips the ground apart and burns the air.

I'm not sure if the cavern will survive for long.

"Senpai, don't think it's that easy—"

"Mash, trust me, all the conditions for winning are here."

Trust. That...

"What Lev had said…"

"Mash, I told you, I will—"

"I trust you, Senpai." I said meeting his surprised and grateful eyes. "All your actions till now have been nothing but helping. Even if eccentric and reckless, you did everything to help us. Thus I'll put my faith in—"

"God damn you adorable cinnamon bun!" Senpai hugged me.

"Eh? What?"

"Thank you, Mash," Senpai's soft voice tickled my ear. He let me go, I was still too thrown off to think of an opinion on anything. "I promise we'll have a sit down and talk about everything, but now, it's time to kill a Demon God." He looked toward the fight, and I did the same. It seemed impossible, I wasn't sure how to contribute and even Heroine X was busy with Saber Alter.

"Alright, I'll help Caster and buy time till Heroine X returns." I gripped my shield about to jump in when Senpai stopped me.

"No," his hand grabbed my shoulder.

"What, why?"

"Mash, you're the trump card." Senpai said with the grin of "about to do something reckless".

"I don't understand."

"The Heroic Spirit that formed a contract with you is Galahad, the Perfect Knight, Knight of the Round Table."

Just as Senpai said the words, it felt like something clicking into place. Like my power and abilities settling in, fully integrating and ready to use all of them. I felt new power unlock and my Noble Phantasm...it felt far more than it once was. Then the crude way I used it.

"Mash," I looked at Senpai as he held up the Chaldea-type Command Seals. Unlike normal Command Seal, gotten from a Servant Contract during a Grail War, the Chaldea Command Seals have the ability to regenerate once a day, for the cost of each individual Command Seal is somewhat weaker than a normal one. "With all three Command Seal we can win. There is a weapon that Galahad acquire in his legend. A weapon that can kill evil. I know as a Shielder Class you won't have it, but with this, it might be possible."

I understood what Senpai was talking about. In life, Galahad, son of Lancelot du Lac had went on a journey to find the Holy Grail. In it, he stumbled on a Bleeding Lance that cried blood that can heal, and can cause wounds that can't heal. It is heavily implied to have been the Spear of Destiny.

"I understand." As a Shielder Class Servant, Senpai was right, I didn't have such Noble Phantasm, but with all three Command Seals, I had no idea what might happen.

"Oi, Master some help please!" Caster's shout drew our attention. His Wicker Man was heavily damaged, rebuilding and regenerating, but it can't hold on for long by itself. Thankfully Miss Olga and Caster we still safe. Or as safe as can be.

"We have to help—"

"HEROINE X, COMES TO VANQUISH SABERS AND EVIL!"

I, Mash Kyrielight, am not ashamed to say my jaw dropped from what I just witnessed.

Heroine X came flying riding on Saber Alter like a skating board before kicking her into the Demon Pillar, flipping in the air, and launching an X-Wave Beam Slash that struck Saber Alter causing her to explode along with Excalibur Morgan, scorching the entire side of Flauros that it hit.

"AAAAAAAAHHH! WHAT IS THIS? I AM HURT! HOW DARE YOU? HOW DARE YOU!?"

"Way to go, Heroine X! Fly and send that asshole back to Finding Dory!" Cheered Senpai, although I would have to ask what the hell is wrong with Senpai to even suggest that, that monster is in any way fit to be Hank. Senpai really need a mental examination.

"Yes Master, I'll make Takoyaki from him, and feed him to others of his kind!" Replied Heroine X with joyous bloodlust. She worries me.

Heroine X then used her swords (swords?) like an odd jet propellant to fly and strike at the Demon God, so fast that he can't hit her with it's magic blasts.

"Alright, Mash, ready?" I saw nothing but determination and a daredevil fire in Senpai.

"Let's do this, Senpai!" I answered with a grin just like his own.

"By the power of all three Command Seals,"

I don't know what is mean to happen when all three Command Seals are used at once. Some theories say Servant can reach the might of their genuine Heroic Spirit. Other say full incarnation is possible.

"Mash Kyrielight, go beyond the limitation of your class, use the Bleeding Lance and kill the evil that is Demon God Flauros for good!"

I only knew one thing, the power of all three Command Seals was absolute. I felt myself reach into the power of the contract with the Heroic Spirit who saved me. Who request I fix the cause of the Singularity we found ourselves in. I reached forth, and for a moment I felt myself hit something infinite. Something grand and heavenly in such a way that I was only a drop of it. I felt if I stayed there for even a moment, I would dissolve and lose myself.

Yet the Command Seals helped me focus guided me. I felt for the weapon, for the spear that would turn the tide of this battle and bring back hope. I reach forth…

A red light flashed into my hand.

And grasped it.

I felt somewhat dizzy. I looked at my hand to see a red spear covered up in red cloth. No, the cloth was dyed red. Whatever color it once had, it was long gone.

I felt my arm begin to move. Oh, right, time to actually use this weapon.

I pulled all my magical energy, tightening all my muscles to throw this spear with all my might. I could feel that that spear wasn't...correct in it's manifestation. A flaw due to summoning it from the wrong class. My knowledge of its use wasn't complete. Same as when I first got my shield.

Thankfully, I already had experience with that. I let my emotions and guts guide me. I have to beat this enemy, this Demon Pillar.

Flauros had noticed our plan, but it was too late. Heroine X and Caster had pushed with everything they had, and kept his attention away from us. And when that didn't work, they defended Senpai and I till our miracle could work.

"Bloody Tears Lance," I called out, trying to fill in the gaps in using this spear where I could. I let it drink my magical energy, holding onto the will and hope to save everyone. It clicked, and the spear was ready. "Lancea!"

A crimson light blasted from my hand, as the spear left it. It cut through the space between us and the Demon God, breaking through one of its eyes like it had no defense and was made of paper.

Demon God Flauros cried out, screamed in agony and fear.

"AAAARRRGGH! IMPOSSIBLE! HOW CAN THIS BE!? MY KING! MY KIIINNG!"

Light began to pierce and shine through the opening in the Demon God's form, as it's eyes glowed then all broke like cheap glass.

"Yeah, that's right, bitch! CHOKE ON IT! CHOKE ON IIIIITT!" Senpai cheered and laughed at the monster's pain, but I don't think that's mentally healthy.

Flauros started crumbling before he broke down complete turning into black smoke, crying for his king with his last breath.

Senpai kept on shouting at the Demon Pillar now gone.

"Senpai, please calm down. What happened to All Chill?"

"Screw that! I lost my chill a long time ago! 100% MAXIMUM NO CHILL!" He whooped and Heroine X copied him.

"HELL YEAH! WE BEAT KURO SAIBA AND HER TENTACLE BEAST! NO MIND BREAK R-RATINGS HERE! VIVA LA VANILLA!" She pumped her fists in the air.

Both Senpai and Heroine X high-fived and cheered in joy at our hard won victory.

"WOULD YOU TWO SHUT UP!"

Oh the Director is here, with Caster in tow.

"That, that was fucking badass. However Master, you have a lot of explaining to do." Said Caster with a mischief glint in his eyes.

"That's right," Miss Olga crossed her arms, the Director was visible distraught, more than I've ever seen her, but she was holding it together by focusing on handling the current situation. "Everything, everything that happened. L...Lev said you knew the future. Is this true? Who are you really?"

Senpai rolled his back, and proceeded to sit down on the ground. Miss Olga twisted her lips in disapproval and disgust.

"Don't sit on the ground like some peasant. Stand up when I'm talking to you." Said the Director of Chaldea. Which is now gone.

"No. I am tired beyond all belief. I like it here and if it wasn't for the fact that after I talk we need to move, I would stay here." He said with such tiredness I was worried he would faint.

"What do you mean?"

"Sit down, you're gonna need to brace yourself."

"What is coming, Master?" Asked Heroine X with seriousness.

Senpai looked upon us with a grim face.

"Exposition is coming."

"Audible gasp!"

...Why is everyone looking at me? I wanted to join the fun too.