Jeanne: Master Really Is a Villain!

"Wait a moment, Master."

Artoria wanted to resist, but it was too late.

Shinji's Command Spell were already emitting a red glow.

"In the name of the Command Spell, Artoria, obey my command and be a gentle and good parent."

So when Mordred returned to the set with sushi takeout, she was greeted by a King of Knights with an extremely gentle smile—the kind of gentleness that was almost forced.

"Father... Your Majesty, I'm back."

Mordred gave the sushi box to Artoria.

"Mordred, you're back."

Artoria got goosebumps all over from her own saccharine voice.

[Master! You're dead!]

However, Shinji was not afraid; instead, he gave a thumbs up.

"Good job, King of Knights!"

"Yes... yes, I'm back."

Mordred had a gut feeling that something was wrong, but she was still happy that her father was smiling at her.

Could it be that Master's plan to raise a good child has finally come to fruition?

"Hey, you should pat a good child on the head to express your gratitude."

Shinji, standing behind Artoria, whispered a reminder.

"Master, that's a pet, isn't it?"

Artoria retorted through gritted teeth.

Despite her deep reluctance, Artoria, compelled by the Command Spell, touched her child's head.

"Mmm, what a good child."

"My father actually touched me~~"

Mordred was deeply moved; she truly looked at him with eyes like a small animal.

Then, smiling, he invited Mordred to dinner.

"Come on, let's have lunch together."

"Really? Usually, it's Father... Your Majesty who eats all by yourself."

"It's nice to have some parent-child interaction every now and then, isn't it?"

Artoria didn't want to say that, but the Command Spell forced her to force a smile.

At this moment, Artoria finally understood what it meant to be trapped in one's own web.

"Come on, Master. Take a picture of us, just to record our growth."

Even though she was very reluctant, Artoria still followed Shinji's instructions and invited him.

"Come on, let's enjoy this joyful parent-child interaction and create a record of our child's growth."

Shinji happily accepted the task and frantically pressed the shutter button.

Although they were supposed to be eating together, Artoria and Mordred actually ate separately.

Upon noticing this, Shinji grinned and said, "Come on, Artoria. Feed Mordred a piece of sushi."

"Hey... hey, sushi?"

Artoria froze completely.

"Oh, Father, are you feeding me?!"

Mordred's face visibly turned the same color as her clothes.

"Go ahead, Artoria." Shinji gave a thumbs up. "Remember to place your left hand at a 30-degree angle below and to the right hand holding the sushi, and then say 'Ah~ um~ oh~', that's the perfect way to feed her."

"Master!!!!"

Artoria gritted her teeth, but had no choice but to extend her hand to Mordred as Shinji ordered.

"Come on, ah~ um~ oh~"

"Father... Father, ahhhhhhhhh----!!"

The bomb, named Mordred, exploded.

Half an hour later...

Having finally escaped her sister's Medusa saw Artoria and Mordred lying on the floor of the actors' dressing room, each with a white towel on their forehead.

"Mmm... gentle... this is gentle..."

"Father... hehe... Father... hahaha... hehehahaha..."

Medusa, her face darkening, asked, "Shinji, what's going on with those two?"

"Artoria collapsed from exhaustion because she put too much pressure on herself by doing things she wasn't used to."

Shinji, who was admiring the photos, smiled and looked up to answer.

"What about the other one?"

"Mordred? She got so excited from being taken care of that she developed a high fever."

Watching the King of Knights and his son murmur softly, Rider sighed deeply, "Master, enough with the toying."

"Don't worry, it won't affect filming," Shinji replied cheerfully. "But the days ahead shouldn't be boring."

[So, you don't deny that you were toying with someone, right?!]

Chapter 202 Joan of Arc: Master is indeed a villain!

Don't be fooled by Shinji's seemingly carefree attitude on set; he's Shinji only one who truly has the energy to have fun.

The only person in the crew who actually had that much time to be Shinji was Artoria, who only had a temporary cameo role.

As for Mordred, she was an add-on who took the bait willingly, meant to form a father-son relationship with her father.

It might sound a bit crude, but it's the truth.

When not filming, most of the crew members in the FA production team are either busy taking acting classes or helping to set up the film set.

Want to play? No way!

And even if the actors really wanted to have fun on set, there wasn't much to do.

Aside from a Master with a perverse sense of humor like Shinji who finds amusement in taking pleasure in the lives of fathers and sons, no matter how well-equipped the facilities on the set are, they can't compare to the comfort level of downtown Fuyuki City for a Servant.

Putting everything else aside, the food in the city is far superior to that on the film set.

Shinji isn't Toei; he can't possibly divert post-production special effects costs to on-set food expenses.

Although the film set isn't far from Fuyuki City, aside from someone like Artoria who wanted to punish Mordred, no one would be willing to travel that far just for a meal.

After all, most of the Heroic Spirit on set had just been summoned and didn't have much savings.

With food provided on set, people naturally wouldn't want to travel that far.

"But sitting here in a café on the street, enjoying a cappuccino and chestnut cake, is truly a pleasure—the only downside is that this isn't France."

Lady Joan of Arc thoroughly enjoyed this leisurely life.

For her, who lived through years of war, this peaceful time was a luxury.

Joan of Arc was actually quite satisfied with her experience of being summoned and then joining the FA production team.

Although due to the tight schedule of her classes, Joan of Arc was not as able to enjoy modern life as the previous batches of summoned Heroic Spirit.

But Joan of Arc still considers her current life paradise—provided her master could be a little more serious.

Joan of Arc was definitely not the first Servant to have such thoughts, nor will she be the last.

Like most Servants' assessments of Shinji, overall, Shinji Matou is indeed a decent Master, but his perverse sense of humor is just too much.

If Shinji Matou were to face a life-or-death situation, the Servants would undoubtedly rush to his aid without hesitation.

However, if it's just a prank, 99.99999% of the Heroic Spirit will choose to stand at a distance and watch, letting out a laugh that says, "I'm thinking of something funny."

Joan of Arc is an exception among the Servants; she doesn't mock Shinji and even hopes to correct certain aspects of him.

Unfortunately, Joan of Arc's actions were not very successful. Instead, she was misled by Shinji into doing many things Joan of Arc she later considered outrageous.

For example, in order to portray Laeticia's high school girl feel before she was possessed, Joan of Arc, at Shinji's request, went to Japan high school with Sakura for a few days.

Afterwards, Joan of Arc realized that Japan high schools and France high schools were completely different things!

Unfortunately, it was too late. Shinji had already obtained many photos of high school girl Joan of Arc d'Arc during those days, which he would use for future publicity (personal materials, collections).

However, those few days of high school students experiencing life were not entirely useless. At least under Shinji's deliberate guidance, Joan of Arc d'Arc was no longer the illiterate Saintess and had a slight air of student-like refinement.

It was only a tiny bit.

However, Joan of Arc herself did not see it that way; she considered herself to be Laeticia, an ordinary high school girl living in a peaceful era.

Studying in peaceful France, I am immersed in a sea of knowledge every day.

Despite struggling with math and experiencing many teenage anxieties, she is undoubtedly a girl who loves life.

It's not surprising that Joan of Arc would have such fervent fantasies.

In her time, reading was an extremely luxurious thing.

So Shinji decided not to disturb the Saintess's fantasy, since such daydreams wouldn't harm the performance anyway.

"Master, really, what do you mean by saying Saintess with such girlish views is adorable, so please keep it up... Does he think I'm a three-year-old girl?"

Of course not.

At some point, Shinji sat down in front of Joan of Arc of Arc.

"He's at least 10 years old," Shinji replied earnestly.

Joan of Arc's lips twitched slightly; she now understood why Red A and his gang always liked to use dirty tricks against him.

"Master, is your hobby simply courting death without any limits?"

Shinji picked up his coffee and took a sip. "I just say whatever comes to mind, I guess that's a strength."

"Where is the advantage?"

Joan of Arc retorted.

"Of course it's an advantage; it's called being straightforward," Shinji replied. "So I will help you fulfill all the dreams you Servants had in your previous lives."

"Dreams? Master, have you fulfilled any of my dreams?" Joan of Arc asked, puzzled.

Shinji replied with feigned innocence, "Don't you love books? Do you yearn to swim in the ocean of knowledge?"

"Is this your reason for burying me in books?!"

Shinji, understanding what Joan of Arc was talking about, couldn't help but smile.

That was her first appearance as Laeticia:

While searching for information in the school library, Laeticia was suddenly possessed by Joan of Arc' Arc and fell off the shelf.

Using Joan of Arc of Arc's nimble hands and feet, Laeticia grabbed the bookcase in mid-air.

As a result, the bookcase she was climbing tilted forward, fell over, and bumped into the next row of bookcases.

Then the toppled bookcase knocked over the bookcase behind it.

Eventually, the school library bookshelves fell down one after another, like dominoes...

By the time Laeticia came to her senses, she was already buried under the books.

Just as Shinji just said literally, Joan of Arc truly became one with the book, in a physical sense.

However, Joan of Arc was not to be outdone. She seized on the loophole in Shinji's words and said, "What we used during filming were just prop books! That's hardly an ocean of knowledge, is it?"

Shinji glared at her. "Saintess, you actually want to use a real book? What if it gets damaged? I thought you were someone who Saintess books, but it seems you're not all that great after all."

"I... you..."