I Found Someone (Continued)
When Rin Tohsaka heard that it wasn't Luvia's money, she immediately beamed with joy, then happily stuffed the money into her pocket before sitting down on the sofa directly opposite Rovey and Luvia.
"Now that we know who will participate in the sixth Holy Grail War, do you have any leads on the identity of the seventh participant?"
"Let me think about it..."
Upon hearing this, Luvia lowered her head in thought, beginning to recall the intelligence she had gathered.
And what about you?
Rovey then looked at Rin Tohsaka.
Rin Tohsaka casually whistled.
"I see, so there really isn't any. In that case..."
After Rovey for a moment, Luo Wei said, "Then I'll take the seventh spot."
"Ah?"
Upon hearing this, Luvia's expression turned to surprise, and she asked in astonishment, "You're going to participate too?"
"Um."
"Wait a minute, are you going to participate too?"
Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka jumped to her feet. "I've never heard of this before."
"It's just to control the situation and protect you in your battle. If I really wanted to participate, do you think you could beat me?"
Rovey stroked his chin. "And even if I really win, I won't make a wish."
"Oh, I see..."
"Ahem, is that so?" Rin Tohsaka nodded upon hearing this. "That's good, that's good. After all, I really couldn't imagine you losing."
"And then it's your turn. Since the candidates have already been announced, this already gives you a significant head start over others before the Holy Grail War begins. In that case, even if you are summoned based on compatibility, you shouldn't be at much of a disadvantage."
Having given away most of his intelligence, Rovey dusted off the dust on his shoulders and continued:
"So what are your plans now? Will you summon Servant here, or go back and summon them yourselves?"
"..."
Hearing Rovey's words, the two exchanged a glance, then shook their heads, and finally said in unison:
"I'll let this guy see it then."
Great, you're on the same page, you've got it all figured out.
It's clear that neither Rin Tohsaka nor Luvia wanted to reveal their Servant's true name to each other from the start, so they decided to summon them separately.
Seeing them like this, Rovey naturally had no objections.
After chatting for a while, Luvia got up to leave, and before leaving, she told Rin Tohsaka that she had bought a villa near the Tohsaka Family, so their bases were now very close to each other.
She told Rin Tohsaka not to sleep too soundly, otherwise she might be captured while she was sleeping without even knowing it.
Rin Tohsaka responded without hesitation.
He also stated that he would eliminate Luvia as soon as he summoned a Servant, and the situation naturally became strange again due to their trash talk.
Luvia stormed off, preparing herself to teach Rin Tohsaka a lesson.
Meanwhile, Rin Tohsaka went into the basement to prepare to summon a Servant using her luck.
Only Rovey looked on speechlessly at these two guys who were about to start a fight at the slightest disagreement.
Have all Magus become like this?
Seeing their behavior, even he began to worry about the future of the Magecraft world.
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There are two sides to the story.
While Rin Tohsaka and Luvia, these two sworn enemies, were still exchanging trash talk about summoning Servant and the Holy Grail War.
Ms. Bazett, who should have been the most promising contender in this Holy Grail War and the ace of the Department of Law, is now in a rather miserable situation.
Not only have they been scammed out of a large sum of money, but now even their suitcase and passport are gone.
Now I'm practically an undocumented immigrant, and if I'm not careful, I could be deported back to my home country.
So for the past two days, she has embarked on an extremely unconventional wilderness survival journey, striving every day just to stay alive.
Now, let alone gathering intelligence, she has to do everything she can to feed herself. And in this struggle for survival, she has also encountered many setbacks.
"Again..."
Not long ago, Bazett sat on a bench with empty eyes.
"I got fired again."
Why would something like this happen?
Bazett couldn't understand why he, who was also an ace in the Department of Law and was known in the mystical world for his efficiency and competence, would be fired one after another.
She couldn't do it, whether as a salesperson or a waitress.
As a result, I received various reprimands from my bosses.
"You good-for-nothing! Why can't you even do this simple thing right!"
"Don't act like an expert! You actually told the customer about the product's defects!"
"How did someone like you even get into society? If you're so immature, then don't even step into society, okay? You'll only cause trouble for others."
"Still an undocumented immigrant? A stowaway? I'm calling the police to send you back!"
"You... useless thing!"
These words pierced Bazett's heart like a curse.
As Mage Families and an elite member of the demonic path, she was naturally exposed to demonic practices from a young age. Therefore, she was extremely lacking in common sense about the secular world, which caused her a lot of trouble for others.
This made her wonder, why do people in this era live such a hard life?
Not only do they have to endure this kind of work and difficult treatment every day, but they also only receive a meager salary, barely enough to cover their three meals a day.
She had been sleeping under a bridge for the past few days, but the homeless people there were extremely hostile towards her as an outsider, and even had inappropriate thoughts about her. So she beat them all up and sent them to the hospital. As a result of the fight, the bridge was under strict police surveillance, and she had to flee in a hurry to avoid being caught.
Later, she thought of building a simple shelter out of tree branches in the park, but she almost got fined again for damaging the trees.
After these terrible ordeals, Bazett even considered surviving in the mountains and wilderness. This steel jungle was too difficult, but she was also mistaken for a poacher. She could only keep explaining to the police that the bear attacked first and that she was only fighting back in self-defense. Who would have thought that the bear was so weak and was killed in just a few punches?
Lately, she has started eating wild vegetables that are barely enough to fill her stomach.
But even so...
She also survived.
Despite some malnutrition, she persevered, simply because Bazett was invincible!!
The descendants of the Celts never give up!
With that in mind, Bazett got caught again today while putting up flyers.
And when the people who caught her saw that she had fallen to such a state, they were even more speechless than Bazett.
"Eat it, it's not poisoned, and I'm not a human trafficker."
Not long after, at a unique hotel in Fuyuki City, Rovey caught her sneaking around outside the Tohsaka Family's yard and brought her there.
And as he recalled how Bazett, who had not long ago appeared with disheveled hair and unkempt clothes, clearly having not washed for days, fell into deep thought. His mind raced, trying to fathom what could have happened to transform this ace of law and Department of Law into such a state.
Were they being chased by someone?
But this doesn't really look like it...
Compared to the injuries on his body, he looked like he was about to suffer from malnutrition.
When Rovey realized that the person outside was Bazett, he assumed that the other party had found Luvia and Rin Tohsaka's whereabouts so quickly and was there to gather information.
Not long ago, he had admired this decisive and efficient Department of Law Executor, thinking to himself that the other party truly deserved to be called an elite.
Just as he was about to go out and talk to the other person, he realized that the guy was actually putting up flyers.
At that moment, Rovey was speechless.
Whose top Department of Law officer comes near the Ley Line node not to gather intelligence but to post flyers? The glory of the Department of Law and Barthomeloi is weeping. And what makes Rovey even more uneasy is that Bazett's first glance at him wasn't one of scrutiny, but rather like a guilty thief caught red-handed, turning and running away. As a result, because he hadn't eaten for a long time and wasn't watching where he was going, he bumped into a telephone pole and fell into a sweet sleep.
Finally, with the suspicion that this guy might be trying to scam or stage an accident, Rovey cautiously picked her up and carried her to a hotel in Fuyuki City. He found a female waitress to help her clean up and then waited for her to wake up before preparing to talk to her.
Not long after.
When Bazett woke up and found herself in a luxuriously decorated room instead of a cold street, she thought she was dreaming.
But as she tried to recall what had happened, Bazett suddenly realized that she had apparently been caught putting up flyers and then accidentally bumped into something and fainted.
Then it appeared here...
That was really a loss of composure.
The thought that she, a Sealing Designation Executor of the seal, who had bravely stormed the workshops of all sorts of scoundrel Magus every day without getting hurt, was now being single-handedly killed by a telephone pole, gave her a headache.
Because so much has happened recently, and it has been the biggest ordeal Bazett has ever faced in her life, her mind still trembles whenever she thinks about it.
However, in the midst of the chaos, Bazett suddenly realized something very important, as if inspired by something from nowhere.
Then, she suddenly raised her head and yanked off the blanket covering her.
Then, she hurriedly brought her burgundy short hair to her eyes and touched it carefully.
Then he just stood there, stunned.
"I've changed my clothes..."
Her worn-out suit was replaced with hotel pajamas.
She lifted her clothes and looked down there.
"I've already showered... and washed my hair."
Realizing these things, Bazett's eyes slowly widened.
"Who, who, who did this?!"
She let out a sharp scream.
At this moment, all the recent hardships, difficulties, and poverty she had encountered were forgotten; now, only shock filled Bazett's eyes.
Even if she fell into such a state of destitution, even if she looked so wretched, it doesn't mean she wasn't a woman who loved herself.
Faced with something like this, even the most valiant and skilled Sealing Designation Executor would find it impossible to remain calm.
"What? Who did it? What happened?"
Upon hearing Bazett's scream, a questioning voice suddenly came from outside the door; it was the same familiar voice that had spoken before he lost consciousness.
At that moment, after hearing Bazett's scream, Rovey, who had been reading outside the room for a while, pushed open the door and came in. On the plate he brought over were food that looked delicious in advance.
"You're the one who brought me back."
Upon seeing the young man Bazett seemed to have found the answer in an instant, yet still didn't believe it could be the right answer. She jumped off the bed, walked barefoot to Rovey, ignored the food Rovey brought, and placed her hands on Rovey shoulders, forcing Rovey to look at her.
"Who gave me a bath after you brought me back? Who changed my clothes?!"
Finally, she asked the question that had been on her mind, her voice filled with urgency.
"Oh, so that's what you meant."
Hearing her question, Rovey suddenly realized why she was so excited; it turned out she was wondering about this.
He was about to answer directly, but seeing the other person's bewildered expression and their seemingly easy-to-bully look, a strange sense of mischief welled up inside him. He then replied matter-of-factly, "Need you even think about it? Of course it's me! I went through so much trouble to wash you clean and make you look so beautiful before carrying you back to bed, and you just collapsed in front of someone else, causing me so much trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Bazett, who was holding down Rovey, was slightly taken aback. Then, her body trembled violently, and she wondered if it was just her imagination, but her face seemed to be getting redder and redder.
Immediately afterwards, a scream like that of a groundhog echoed throughout the entire hotel. Because the piercing scream was unexpectedly penetrating, it easily pierced through the thickness of several layers of walls, even startling people downstairs, who instinctively looked up.
At this moment, Bazett, who was holding Rovey's shoulder, was blushing and looked at Rovey warily with his arms crossed, as if he were looking at a dangerous person.
That look of intense shame and indignation made it seem as if he was about to stab Rovey to death at any moment.
"Oh? Don't be so nervous, I was just kidding, just kidding. How could I do something so ungentlemanly? I have a family. I just had one of the hotel staff help you shower and change your clothes. Don't worry, it was a female staff member. Although this extra service outside of my job description cost me quite a bit in tips." Seeing her so agitated, Rovey waved his hand and said as easily as ever.
He was thankful that Bazett was just standing there with his arms crossed, looking at him like he was some kind of pervert, instead of slapping him. Otherwise, the whole plate of food might have spilled.
"Really?"