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“Getting this Command Seal was extremely lucky.

“Without the blessing you brought, Master, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to defeat that Berserker.

“Also, that old man-like Servant is really strong. Master, you must be wary of his existence.”

Seeing Fang Yi frown, she added a sentence without much confidence.

“If he hadn't deliberately leaked his aura, I probably wouldn't have been able to detect his existence.

“If he were to carry out an assassination, no one should be able to resist.

“That probably includes you, Master.

“And that Caster who can deceive my Eye of the Mind…”

After somewhat ramblingly recounting the course of her battle,

the swordsman lady who had regained her senses seemed to realize something.

The space under Fang Yi's umbrella that could shield them from the wind and rain was truly limited.

And this conversation between the two of them, huddled together under the umbrella in the rain, seemed somewhat inappropriately foolish.

She tilted her head slightly, looking at the man she was hugging.

Just as she was about to interrupt the conversation and welcome the man into the mansion,

the swordsman lady's face flushed red when her eyes met that close-at-hand profile that exuded a strange charm at all times.

At this moment, after calming her excited mood and 'drawing' some kind of calming energy from the man,

she belatedly realized a fact.

[I'm currently hugging… my Master! ! !]

[Ah! ! This distance! ! !]

At this distance, the swordsman lady who was embracing the man with both hands,

besides being able to smell the man's reassuring scent, could already faintly hear the man's heartbeat.

-

As the swordsman lady's narration stopped, Fang Yi, noticing the abnormality of his Servant, also turned his head.

He began to scrutinize the Servant who was hugging him, seemingly to confirm whether something was wrong with her.

Their eyes met, and as their gazes intertwined,

the swordsman lady instantly became flustered, realizing her behavior.

She wanted to quickly turn her head to avoid his gaze, but she was afraid that doing so would cause her Master to misunderstand her.

After hesitating for a moment, the swordsman lady could only let out a cry of "Okita, I think you're done for" in her heart.

She braced herself and met Fang Yi's gaze without saying a word.

And Fang Yi, who had truly 'apprehended' the swordsman lady, also remained silent.

He only curled up the corner of his mouth into a faint 'wicked' smile.

He stared at the swordsman lady with great interest, appreciating the whole process of her complexion changing from light red to blood red.

He precisely carried out a 'temperature control'.

Stepping on the dividing line where the other party was completely 'reddened', he very 'considerately' added a sentence to relieve the awkwardness.

“The rain is getting heavier, it's a bit cold.

the swordsman lady could only reply in a low voice.

“Okay.”

Then, reluctantly withdrawing her hands, she prepared to pull her body away from the man's embrace.

Unexpectedly, the man's slightly smiling instruction came to her ears in the next moment.

“The rain is a bit heavy.

“If you stay any further away from me, the clothes I gave you will get wet.”

The swordsman lady only felt her left hand sink, and there was an extra, somewhat heavy 'tentacle'.

“Hold on tight.

“Then, help me take my 'trophy'.”

Noticing that the man's right hand had wrapped around her waist,

the swordsman lady was first stunned, and then quickly reacted.

She replied in a low voice.

“Oh.”

Then, while quickly hugging her Master tightly, she moved her body and leaned closer to the man.

As if wanting to crush herself, she buried herself in the man's arms, huddled in this small space.

After making this move, she silently muttered in her heart.

[Okita, this is an order, you can't cause trouble for Master.]

Then, she very contentedly began to 'draw' energy from Fang Yi again.

Watching the man take her through the increasingly heavy rain, which carried a hint of suffocation,

she reluctantly left the man's body until the man was about to close the umbrella under the eaves.

She inconspicuously sized up the Magic Crest, the Crystal Mayfly, in her hand.

[‘Trophy’? Was it seized from the enemy magician?]

[But why does this ‘equipment’ faintly have a woman's fragrance?]

The swordsman lady sniffed, and a sense of crisis that she couldn't quite explain arose in her heart.

But in the next second, the man's words quickly shifted her attention away from this Magic Crest.

“I will be wary of that old man, and I will also look for ways to deal with him.

“But right now, I think there are more important things to do.”

The man's voice was very calm.

But it was as impeccable as when the swordsman lady first met him.

“My swordsman, would you like to tell me some stories about your past and ideals, and chat about that ‘acquaintance’ you fought?

“It seems that the battle with Berserker has caused you some lingering troubles.”

The swordsman lady was silent.

Seeing the swordsman lady who had become silent and seemed to be hesitating, Fang Yi skillfully threw out the ‘bait’.

“Of course, unilaterally knowing other people's stories is a very cunning thing.

“As an ‘exchange’, you can also know some of my past stories.

“About this.

“I will answer everything I know.”

Fang Yi skillfully said a moving ‘lie’.

The swordsman lady looked at the endless raindrops outside the house, which had already formed a line.

After a moment of silence, she sat shoulder to shoulder with the man under the eaves.

Somewhat heavily, she began to tell the story of herself and that flag.

—

“The Berserker I personally killed, his name is Hijikata Toshizo.

“The vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, a swordsman organization from the late Edo period.”

Seemingly to avoid her Master misunderstanding the term ‘vice-commander’.

The swordsman lady scratched her head and racked her brains to describe the other party's position in the organization.

“‘Vice-commander’ is the second-in-command of the entire organization, the assistant to the ‘commander’ who is the head.

“But strictly speaking, Mr. Hijikata is already the soul of the Shinsengumi.

“He is both the military advisor who handles all kinds of affairs every day, whom we ‘captains’ rarely meet, and the glue of the entire organization.”

The swordsman lady's tone had already become somewhat low at this point.

And Fang Yi skillfully reached out and patted his Servant.

Timely acting as a straight man, diluting the somewhat heavy atmosphere.

“Then, presumably he who can convince the public, his swordsmanship should not be bad either.

“But it should still be inferior to this genius swordsman in front of me.”

Hearing her Master's pertinent and realistic praise, the swordsman lady subconsciously straightened her chest, her eyes narrowed slightly, and the heaviness on her face lessened a bit for a moment.

But she still ‘humbled’ herself.

“Although I am stronger, there is actually not that big of a difference.

“I'm only a little bit stronger than him.”

The swordsman lady pinched her fingers and waved them happily in front of the man.

Afterward, she glanced at the light green haori worn by the man before continuing to narrate her story from when she was alive in a rather objective manner.

"Besides being the superior of most swordsmen in the Shinsengumi,"

"He was also a comrade who stood under that 'Flag of Sincerity' and fought alongside us."

-

Mentioning the flag named 'Flag of Sincerity,' the swordswoman showed a look of reminiscence.

Clearly, she was deeply impressed by that flag.

So much so that she even used her finger to write the character 'Sincerity' in the air.

"However, 'fighting alongside' is a bit of an exaggeration. I heard from the swordsmen who fought with him that,"

"During battle, he was always the one charging ahead."

"He was a veritable 'first and last Shinsengumi' member."

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Saying this, the swordswoman beside Fang Yi visibly became more depressed.

"Unlike me, with my weak body, constantly coughing up blood,"

"Having a 'weak constitution' and being a burden to everyone,"

"I'm not qualified to stand alongside them under the 'Flag of Sincerity'."

As she spoke, the swordswoman stole a glance at the man's profile.

Adding this sentence in her heart.

【I want to fight with him, I want to walk with him to the end of the story.】

【I desperately crave to make such a thing a reality, I crave it so much.】

However, after recalling the encounters on the road, the swordswoman became somewhat discouraged.

【I, who exhausted all my strength and luck to kill Vice Commander Hijikata.】

【Can I really fulfill the wish of 'fighting alongside Master until the end'?】

Even though she had retrieved one stroke of the Command Seal.

She had created many enemies for her Master.

Besides attracting that powerful old man, she had also incurred the hostility of an unknown Caster.

【Really, from the beginning, just like when I was alive and burdened my comrades, I have been hindering Master in this Holy Grail War.】

The swordswoman shifted her gaze away from the man's profile, looking worriedly at the increasingly heavy rain outside.

Somewhat inexplicably adding a sentence.

"The rain is getting heavier, Master."

-

Fang Yi didn't speak, only moving his hand behind the swordswoman to hug her.

Taking the Command Seal, which looked like a tattoo sticker, from her hand.

Then, he added a plain sentence.

"The rain hasn't gotten heavier, it's your heart that's fluctuating."

"Also, the word 'half-baked' that you used to describe yourself is a term I cannot agree with."

"If such a genius swordswoman is 'half-baked,' then surely the rest of the world's swordsmen can only be described as 'idiots.'"

As he spoke, Fang Yi waved the stroke of the Command Seal in front of the swordswoman.

"Besides being very healthy, my swordswoman has also added a valuable砝码 to my final victory."

The swordswoman opened her mouth, about to express the concerns in her heart one by one.

But Fang Yi's next words made her involuntarily stunned.

"Also, the matter of you saying you don't have the qualifications to stand under the 'Flag of Sincerity.'"

"Besides the fact that I cannot agree with it, it is also an outright lie to the Holy Grail and the Throne of Heroes."

Fang Yi took out the 'Curio' 'Flag of Sincerity' that had been with him for a long time.

Very seriously uttering a 'lie'.

"You should know the rules of Heroic Spirit Summoning."

"When a Master summons a Heroic Spirit, besides the Summoning Circle, they also need to prepare something."

"I hope you say its name yourself."

The swordswoman saw the flag in Fang Yi's hand slowly unfold, with the names written all around the character 'Sincerity'.

Responding to Fang Yi's question in a slightly trembling voice.

"When summoning a Heroic Spirit, besides the Summoning Circle, one also needs to prepare a catalyst related to the Heroic Spirit's legend, which is the Saint Relic."

"Master, you…"

Fang Yi's face showed a standard smile.

Just like he always did, he spoke the 【Most Truthful Lie】.

Concealing the truth about the 【Heroic Spirit Summoning】 locking onto 【Compatibility Summoning】 for all Reincarnators in this mission.

"That's right, it's because I have this flag called 'Flag of Sincerity'."

"That's why I was able to summon you."

"The swordswoman of the Shinsengumi."

-

The man's sonorous words drowned out the increasingly loud wind and rain, swiftly and overwhelmingly crushing the unease in the swordswoman's heart.

Also making her vision blurred due to the tears filling her eyes.

The wind and rain outside became more and more fierce, creating stronger and stronger noise, also bringing a soul-stirring chill.

But the man's face and the flag in his hand were still clearly visible in her eyes.

Also firmly and accurately reflected in her heart.

Just like the unforgettable scene when she first met the man and said, "Are you my Master?" was engraved in her heart.

Becoming a memory she could never forget.

The man's last words also entered her ears.

"So, one thing is beyond doubt."

"You are a swordswoman worthy of standing under the 'Flag of Sincerity'."

"At the same time, I also promise to fight alongside you in this battle until the end."

Fang Yi extended his hand, just like the hand she had extended when they first met.

Making an absolutely certain question.

"So, I ask you."

"Are you my Servant?"

The swordswoman wiped away her tears, resolutely grasping the man's hand.

"Of course, I will always be your Servant."

"Also, I will fight for you, obey your orders, and stand under your 【Never Fading Flag】!"

"I promise!"

Hearing the notification sound of 【Limit Break · Absolute Blade II】 being triggered in his ear.

The smile on Fang Yi's face grew even stronger, he gave this command very seriously.

"Then, my swordswoman, you now need to execute this command."

The swordswoman stood up straight, subconsciously gripping her sword.

【Are we going to fight? Good, Miss Okita is now full of energy!】

Fang Yi smiled slightly, saying the second half of the sentence.

"Go to sleep."

The swordswoman widened her eyes in confusion.

Fang Yi looked at the prompt in the task requirements 【Make the Servant sleep to trigger the Servant's shared dream】.

Adding a very plain sentence.

"Today, I will keep watch."

—

A few minutes later.

Staring at the swordswoman who, under the blessing of his 【Blood Demon Art · Forced Sleep Hypnotic Whispers】, reluctantly entered a dream.

Observing the distorted and uneasy expression on her face, and the task still not being completed.

He simply recalled the 'Intelligent Crow' to serve as a guard.

He prepared to quickly perform a 'Dream Dive', coming to Miss Swordswoman's dream to give the other party a push, helping the other party quickly complete this 【Limit Break】.

He had a premonition that this 【Limit Break】 would greatly improve his swordsmanship.

Just like when he met Tsugikuni Yoriichi.