Making Friends / Kenneth Is Awesome

Ultimately, Waver had no choice but to let Mikaela live with him temporarily. It wasn't that he was lusting after Mikaela's body, but rather that he felt such a dangerous person shouldn't be with his 'nominal' sister.

She's fine with being sarcastic to herself, but if she dared to use that same tactic on 'Saber,' she'd most likely be crushed.

Waver had a firsthand experience of Saber's ruthlessness during the Fourth Holy Grail War.

"It's really a mess."

Mikaela, who is temporarily staying in Waver's dilapidated apartment, can't see anything, but with the help of Aozaki Touko, he has learned a more advanced magical perception.

Naturally, one can more clearly 'feel' just how messy the room is.

"I'm so sorry, unlike you, I can't live such an easy life in this world. I'm in debt now."

At this point, Waver was furious. If Saber hadn't destroyed his mentor's Mana Furnace during the Fourth Holy Grail War, he wouldn't have had to pay off so many debts.

"Being in debt is good, at least you've set your sights on something." Mikaela glanced around the room and, finding no broom, crushed the card without a word.

"!!!!"

Waver seemed to be very sensitive to the sound of 'cards breaking'; he instinctively jumped away as soon as he heard it.

"Alright, let's start cleaning. Now that you're staying here, I'll help you out." Mikaela produced a broom and dustpan. Looking at Waver's nervous expression, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, my abilities aren't just for killing; they can also be used for everyday life."

After saying that, Mikaela ignored Waver and began tidying up the messy room, behaving like a housekeeper.

"..."

Waver was stunned as he watched Mikaela begin sweeping and picking up trash, because... he never imagined that this historical hero would become a terrifying Servant in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

In her daily life, she actually offered to clean for others? Or was she helping someone she once wanted to kill?!

"You seem surprised?" Mikaela seemed to sense Waver's emotions, and he said slowly, "The Fourth Holy Grail War is over, and I have obtained what I wanted."

"Now that the war is over, I have no reason to fight anymore. As long as you cannot threaten me or do anything detrimental to me, I will not kill you."

At this point, Mikaela paused for a moment, and finally said slowly, "To me, kindness is kindness, and resentment is resentment. In a sense, it is a kindness that you let me stay here."

"No, no, no, you forced me to do that," Waver complained. If Mikaela hadn't 'forcefully' forced him, he wouldn't have been able to bring her back to his run-down apartment.

"If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't reveal their true residence. But you brought me here, which means you've exposed your last hiding place." Mikaela looked at Waver calmly and said, "Although I don't know if this counts as trusting me, since I'm staying here for the time being, I should do something."

"..." Waver was silent. He didn't know what to say. Should he be happy?

A Servant actually volunteered to clean his messy room? And without asking for payment?!

"Sigh." Waver rubbed his temples. If Saber liked it this way, then let her do it. He still had things to take care of.

With that in mind, Waver stopped paying attention to Mikaela, because the Fourth Holy Grail War was still a big thorn in his side, and he didn't want to see Mikaela.

Although in his heart, the most hated people should be Gilgamesh and Hassan of the Hundred Faces.

The former wasted Diarmuid's life.

The latter killed his own mentor with his own hands.

Compared to Gilgamesh and Hassan of the Hundred Faces, Mikaela was merely a side ally, since it was their side that was hunted down by her in their attempt to uncover her secrets.

Time passed slowly, and although Waver and Mikaela were in the same room, they didn't talk much.

Waver has a lot to deal with. Ever since Lord the Clock Tower, even if he is just a useless Lord, he has always had far too many things to do.

Although his dear sister, Leinette El-Melloi Archizolti, was also helping, the lion's share was still on Waver's side.

This is why, in just two years, this originally immature young man has become more mature in all aspects; it was all because he was forced into it.

"Knock knock knock".

Mikaela knocked on Waver's door and said calmly, "Are you done with your work? It's almost time to come out for dinner?"

"Huh?" The door was quickly opened, and Waver's tired face was filled with disbelief. He looked at Mikaela and said, "You can cook?"

"It's just basic food, after all, I need to eat too." Seeing Waver come out, Mikaela turned around and walked towards the kitchen, saying calmly, "I am now in a physical body, unlike in the Fourth Holy Grail War when I was in a 'spirit' state."

"This is really something, I don't know what to say. Servant need to eat too."

Waver recalled the scene of the King of Conquerors lying in the room, watching TV and eating senbei. Even in his spirit form, the Conqueror King was still eating non-stop.

When I first came to Japan, most of the money I borrowed ended up in the pockets of the King of Conquerors.

Although he was furious at the time, thinking that the Servant was an idiot, now... Waver knows that the real idiot is probably him.

Mikaela came to the dining table, picked up her chopsticks with practiced ease, and said in a flat tone, "Don't know what to say? Then don't say anything. Just finish your meal and go to sleep."

"Sleep? The word 'sleep' is practically foreign to me now. I have a lot of things to do tonight." Waver looked at the Chinese dishes on the table, his lips twitching slightly, and said, "You can actually cook Chinese food."

"Are you used to eating Western food?" Mikaela had already started eating. Although he wasn't particularly hungry, eating was necessary.

Meal times are 7 a. m., 11 a. m., and 5 p. m.

"No, anything is fine. It's good enough to have food to eat." Waver also picked up his chopsticks, just about to start eating.

"Huh?!" X2

Suddenly, both of them stopped what they were doing at the same time.

"...It seems he's still not quite settled." Mikaela looked at the bright red Command Seal in her hand and said with a hint of helplessness, "I've only been here for a day."

Chapter 143 Becoming Friends

The Clock Tower is in an uproar! That's right, the Holy Grail, which was just moved away two weeks ago, has now automatically started Holy Grail War?!

This Holy Grail was created by the combined efforts of various families using their own resources. They even planned to wait a few years until the magic power was fully stored before holding the Holy Grail War.

Who would have thought that the first Holy Grail War at the Clock Tower would begin in just two weeks?!

"The situation is much more complicated than I imagined."

Sitting in his office, Waver felt a terrible stomachache. He never expected that the Holy Grail War would begin so soon after Mikaela arrived.

The other party actually became Master?! What a joke!! This guy's combat power is already terrifying, and he's become Master? If she were to summon Servant of similar caliber to the King of Conquerors or Gilgamesh, then victory in this Holy Grail War would be practically guaranteed.

"Complex? Is it that complicated?" Leinette sipped her red tea, swaying her short legs covered by pantyhose, and chuckled, "It's just that the Holy Grail War has begun. We can take advantage of this situation to gain some benefits. This is a good opportunity, my dear brother."

"..." Waver looked at Leinette helplessly. She was looking at 'profits', while he was looking at what kind of terrible situation this Holy Grail War would cause.

"How do they view this situation? Have they identified who's behind it?"

Waver took out a cigar, lit it, took a small puff, and slowly exhaled the smoke. He said calmly, "Although I don't think they're stupid enough not to see it, sometimes... people can be misled by external factors."

"Hmm, we've pretty much figured it out. It was that Matou Zouken who was behind it." Leinette sipped her red tea, a malicious smile on her face. "After learning that the 'First Holy Grail War at the Clock Tower' had begun, someone immediately contacted Darnic."

"Darnic himself was also very surprised, because he had just placed the Holy Grail into the spiritual vein a week ago. He still couldn't find the answer to why the Holy Grail would start the 'Holy Grail War' without enough magic power stored up."

"However, just yesterday, the day your 'friend' obtained the Master qualification, the Magecraft who was guarding Matou Zouken disappeared, and he himself vanished without a trace."

Leinette put down her teacup, a sharp glint in her eyes, and said with a hint of disdain, "You could say that his action helped Darnic get rid of the blame for himself."

That's right, Matou Zouken did make some underhanded moves, bringing the Holy Grail War forward, but Darnic wasn't exactly a saint either.

If the people from the Clock Tower hadn't contacted him, he probably wouldn't have revealed this information. This shows that Darnic also wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of power the legendary Holy Grail War really possessed.

"Neither side is a good guy, but based on the current intelligence, this should not be a true Holy Grail War, but a 'pseudo- Holy Grail War '."

Waver, with a cigar in his mouth, said calmly, "Although this Holy Grail has a lot of magical power, it is not enough to support the arrival of seven Servant. If nothing unexpected happens, then this Holy Grail War will have a maximum of six Servant."

"So, that means Saber, who consumes the most resources and has the strongest stats, can't be summoned? Oh dear, that's such a pity." Leinette understood what Waver was saying, after all, they were inside the Clock Tower.

The El-Melloi Faction can be said to be the most knowledgeable about the Holy Grail War. Even Tohno Shiro in Fuyuki City could not possibly know more about the Holy Grail War than them.

A year after Kayneth's death, Waver returned to the Clock Tower and met with Leinette. For the next two years, they investigated the original Holy Grail War and the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Although some intelligence was so scarce that it could not be found, Waver and Leinette were still very clear about some basic things that ordinary people did not know.

For example, if there is insufficient magical power, it is impossible to summon the seven Servant, and the most powerful of them, Saber, will certainly not be able to be summoned, while the other six Servants may be able to be summoned.

Being able to summon six Servants is already the limit. If the Holy Grail situation were worse, then perhaps only five or four Servant could be summoned to the field.

"In fact, it's not just that. If those Servant are forcibly summoned, their strength will definitely be greatly reduced."

After finishing his cigar, Waver said with a headache, "For example, those top Servant, if they are forcibly summoned because of Holy Relic or exceptional compatibility, they will be limited by their 'magic power' and unable to unleash their true abilities. If they accidentally unleash too much power, their Master will also die due to excessive magic power consumption."

"After all, the Holy Grail didn't absorb enough magic power to support the Servant's existence, so it can only absorb it from the Master." Leinette smiled maliciously, "This can be considered the price for obtaining a powerful 'Servant'."

"It's not just about combat; even the magical energy of Servant the world needs to be supplied. If we activate Noble Phantasm, I don't think many Magecraft can withstand it."

Recalling the Fourth Holy Grail War, the King of Conquerors's magical power was provided by the Greater Holy Grail, and he himself almost couldn't sustain it by paying only a tiny bit of magical power.

Unless a mage, like a mentor, directly brings Mana Furnace to provide magic power to their Servant, a typical Magecraft participating in the Holy Grail War will only summon Servant with very low strength or those Servant can be self-sufficient.

Otherwise, they would be facing a situation on the level of a 'mummy'.

"So... we can pretty much confirm who will win this Holy Grail War?" Leinette narrowed her eyes. She knew very well the maid who had come with the Celestial Department Lord, Marisbury Animsphere, yesterday.

Her true identity is Saber from the Fourth Holy Grail War, and she was originally destined to hold the Holy Grail and win the Fourth Holy Grail War.

As a result, because the Holy Grail was corrupted, there was no true winner in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

But three years later, she actually possessed a physical body! Although it's unknown how she obtained it, since she's also going to participate in this Holy Grail War, then in a sense...

She! And the summoned Servant!

Even before the Holy Grail War began, Mikaela was already the strongest force.

"Don't get any funny ideas, or you'll really die." Waver warned Leinette, speaking with unusual seriousness, "Saber is a person who clearly distinguishes between right and wrong. She has very high intelligence. If she finds out that you sold her information, she will make you pay the same price."

"The lightest price is your death; the heaviest price will probably be the complete eradication of the Archibald Family and the El-Melloi Faction."

"... Should we hand it in?"

This was the first time Leinette had seen Waver with a serious expression, and she suppressed the urges that were stirring within her.

"That's right, the only option is to befriend them. Although I don't want to do this, weakness is the original sin. Just as my mentor said, the weak... can't do anything." Waver slowly stood up, preparing to go and teach his students.

Is there a problem with me being an arms dealer?

Are there any hardcore arms dealing novels by the author Su Chunchun's Hillmi?

Chapter 144 Kayneth is awesome

A week has passed, and here's the situation regarding the pseudo- Holy Grail War.

Currently, there seem to be only three confirmed Master: Darnic, Matou Zouken, and the last one is a maid from the El-Melloi Faction. Although it's unknown where this maid came from, it doesn't really matter anymore.

In any case, this Holy Grail War was destined to be a failure, and not many families would be willing to divert their attention to see how it would end.

The Clock Tower held the Holy Grail War with the aim of reaching the Root, but now a Holy Grail with little magical power cannot even fully summon all seven Servant. This Holy Grail War can only be considered a small-scale Magecraft battle; it's best to just watch and not participate for any real reward.

Who would be so stupid as to participate in such a tiring battle with no rewards?

"Is this the Clock Tower's attitude?" Mikaela said calmly beside Waver. "In a sense, their perfunctory attitude saved their lives."

"So your goal is the Holy Grail after all." Waver understood what Mikaela meant; she was clearly determined to win the Holy Grail War.

"You guess."

Mikaela wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal her true intentions.

"I won't guess, and I'm too lazy to guess. I'm just giving you a little gift as you prepare to leave the Clock Tower for Romania." Waver led Mikaela to the Archibald Family.

Although it is the Archibald Family, there are not many members left. Due to Kayneth's death, many people believe that the decline of the Archibald family was an inevitable result.

To avoid being killed by other families, the original Archibald family members left the area.

Even those who didn't leave were eventually assassinated by other families. Kayneth's enormous fortune was completely devoured by his own people and external enemies in less than a few months.

Waver Velvet, now the Lord of the El-Melloi Faction, naturally took over this mess and also took the opportunity to organize the many valuable studies that Kayneth had accumulated in the Clock Tower.

The small gift Waver is about to give to Mikaela is something Kayneth prepared for the Holy Grail War during his lifetime.

However, he didn't think this thing was useful to him, so he put it aside and ignored it.

"A little gift? That's strange. Is it some kind of cursed item?" Mikaela was a little surprised. After all, Waver himself had said that she was his enemy. Logically speaking... he should be hoping that she would die.

How could I possibly give myself a small gift?

"How could it be a cursed item?" Waver's face darkened. If it weren't a necessary choice, he wouldn't want to give his teacher's belongings to her, but for the sake of the El-Melloi Faction in the future, it was essential to be on good terms with Mikaela.

Both their strength and intelligence are exactly what El-Melloi Faction needs right now.

Although he didn't know the other party's real name, Waver had already figured out from the Fourth Holy Grail War that the other party was a formidable opponent. He was participating in the first Holy Grail War hosted by the Clock Tower.

Presumably, it was to heal his own injuries. Although he didn't know what had happened to the other person's injuries, Waver knew... this was a good opportunity to do him a favor.

Rather than adding to someone's already good fortune, Waver felt that offering help in times of need was the best option, even though they had a grudge against each other.