Chapter 1437: Contract with the Devil
Finally, Fiore made a decision about Sieg's matter.
"Leave this matter later, since you have become the master of rider, I hope that you can lend us your power."
Fiore's meaning was clear and her proposal to Sieg was a normal thing since the Black Faction was at a disadvantage and the Holy Grail War was still in the process.
In order to fight against the Red Faction, the Black Faction needed Astolfo's power.
In the current situation, for the Black Faction, if there was one more servant then it would be a great boost to their faction.
Therefore, in order for Astolfo to join the Black Faction, Fiore and the Yggdmillennia clan decided to compromise.
"Anyway, the method of magic power supply from a homunculus is no longer useful. If you agree to lend us your power, then it isn't impossible to free your companionships," Caules said and he knew that they needed to do this.
With the loss of Saber (Siegfried), Lancer (Vlad III), and Caster (Avicebron), the Black Faction didn't really need the magic power supply from the homunculus.
Rider (Astolfo) had also made a contract with Sieg, and the supply of magic power was provided by Sieg. It was also impossible for Sieg to ask his companionship to provide a magic power to Astolfo after all.
Assassin (Jack the Ripper) was out of control, and even if she didn't receive a magic power supply from her master, she got all the magic power from the hearts of the people that she had killed so Caules didn't count this servant.
For Berserker (Minamoto no Raikou), Caules wasn't sure, but he knew that Haru didn't ask his grandfather to provide him with a magic power supply from the homunculus which meant Haru had provided his magic power to Berserker all the time which somehow scared Caules since he had seen how Raikou's battle was.
Caules was sure that the amount of magic power that was absorbed on Raikou was absurd, but Caules didn't even see Haru was tired which somehow made him become an even more mysterious character in Caules's mind.
Especially after Caules had seen how Haru was capable of coping with two servants at the same time and destroying Adam easily.
Caules was wondering why such a people decided to follow his grandfather, but after the news of Darnic had passed out, he could see that Haru didn't seem sad nor depressed, and the only thing that he could think was that this young man was acting!
Caules suddenly felt a cold sweat on his hands, thinking that all of them had been played by Haru at that moment.
However...
Caules shook his head, then looked at his older sister. He could tell that the relationship between his older sister and Haru was pretty close then...
Caules then slapped his head before stopping his thought since there was something more important than that at that moment and he could see that Haru didn't show hostility toward the Ygdmillennia clan and that alone was enough.
Out of the servants of the Black Faction, there was only Archer (Chiron) who needed the magic power which was provided by the homunculus.
"If it's just one servant, then we don't need to use a homunculus at all. Although I can't match my sister, I can also provide some magic power."
Caules said so.
This was also because of his calm and keen sense that he could use homunculus as a bargaining condition in exchange for Rider to join the Black Faction again.
Realizing his brother's thought, Fiore persuaded the Magus of the Yggdmillennia clan and chose to compromise.
After weighing the pros and cons, the Magus of the Yggdmillennia clan didn't say anything.
It was true that Astolfo had betrayed and Celenike had died because of it, but the Magus was still a Magus after all, and in order to achieve their goal, they didn't care about anything else.
Not to mention that Darnic had died, the entire Yggdmillennia clan now being led by Fiore, the next patriarch, so no one objected to her decision.
Was it so easy?
Of course not, since there was one person who had a huge grudge against Sieg.
"Are you kidding me?! My Saber died because of that homunculus!"
Gordes couldn't accept the decision and yelled loudly.
Gordes was right, and because of this, Sieg couldn't refute, and could only silently accept Gordes's abuse.
In the end, it was Astolfo who couldn't stand it anymore and confessed the truth without hesitation.
"Saber chose to give his heart to the master because of his own will! You're not qualified to say this to him!"
That was the truth, in order to save Sieg, Siegfried gave his heart to Sieg, which gave Sieg a new life. Not only was his physique strengthened, his short life span also increased and he didn't have a missing organ on his body anymore.
Sieg was healthy as ever.
"....To be honest, I don't know why that great hero would rather sacrifice his life to save me, but since he has saved me then, I must let more people be saved."
That was the reason why Sieg used part of Siegfried's name as his own name.
At that time, in order to save Sieg, Siegfried took out his own heart and gave it to Sieg.
Even Astolfo was still startled and shocked at this moment when he recalled what had happened at that time.
"This is my wish."
Leaving such words, the hero left the world with a satisfied smile.
That smile, until now, Sieg had never forgotten about it.
As a result, Sieg also chose to follow Siegfried's steps and prepared to rescue the rest of his companionships who had the same fate as him. It was because of this reason that he had decided to return together with Astolfo.
It was also at this moment that Jeanne understood.
"I see, so the breath of servant that I feel from him is because of the heart?"
The spiritual core of the servants was at their heart.
Sieg obtained a part of Siegfried's body, and it was the heart part.
The heart was the core of the body, and it was also the organ that pumped blood all over the body, so it was natural that Sieg possessed the aura of a servant.
After learning the truth, Gordes collapsed directly on the ground and couldn't accept the truth.
"This kind of stupid thing... how can I accept this..."
Gordes seemed devastated, losing all of his strength. For him, Siegfried's decision to commit suicide to save a homunculus which he had created was a great blow to him since in his mind, those homunculi were no different than a tool that he could discard anytime.
Haru knew about this matter, but he didn't say anything. Darnic had died so he didn't need to act anymore and what he needed to do was to collect the Holy Grail from Shirou.
"Berserker, let's go."
"Yes, master."
Raikou smiled when she thought that Haru was going to leave since she also knew that he had decided to end the charade.
Fiore might be cute, but well, Haru knew that it wasn't the time to think about that matter at this moment.
"Kasugano-kun, please wait! Don't leave!"
After all, everyone had seen how powerful Haru was.
Haru's strength was just too scary, and his power might not even come close to the top-level servant.
Not only Haru, but Berserker (Raikou) was also strong since everyone also had seen how Berserker and Karna fought each other on the battlefield before.
In the absence of Vlad III, the Yggdmillennia clan couldn't afford to lose both of them at this moment.
Fiore quickly grabbed Haru's hand and said, "Although the Fortress of Millennia has been destroyed, on the other side of Trifas, Uncle Gordes still has a villa as a temporary workshop. We can move there, so Kasugano-kun, and Ruler, please stay to rest for a bit."
When Haru's hand was grabbed, Jeanne and Raikou looked at Fiore, then looked at Haru, especially when they saw Fiore's desperate expression.
Haru was speechless, but he also understood Fiore's situation, or rather the Black Faction's situation, after all, the power of Sieg and Astolfo were at the best general level of a servant, both of them were necessary, but in the eyes of Fiore, they were just a supporter at best, however, Jeanne and Raikou were different.
The three of them were very powerful and they were the main forces of the Black Faction.
Berserker was one of the top servants, Jeanne was the ruler of the Holy Grail War, and Haru... well, Fiore wasn't sure about Haru, but she knew that his identity wasn't normal.
If there were three of them then it wouldn't be impossible to reverse the situation.
Haru looked at Fiore who was still holding his hand and said, "You should know that I have been acting, right? I have been lurking in the Black Faction to take the Holy Grail from Darnic, and I am not his admirer at all. I am not different from Shirou who is the leader of the Red Faction, and you want me to stay?"
Not only Fiore, but all the Yggdmillennia clan, Sieg, Astolfo, and even Jeanne were startled!
In their eyes, Shirou was like a hateful snake that attacked them from the dark, however, Haru was worse, he was a Jormungand that was ready to swallow them when they weren't ready.
Some of them had a chill, thinking that this amiable young man was even worse than anything.
Jeanne then asked Shinobu inwardly.
'Shinobu, is Haru evil?'
'No, but I guess he's planning to court Fiore.'
'What?!'
Jeanne was startled, and she started to talk with Shinobu when the atmosphere within this place was so tense, wondering how Haru was going to court Fiore in this situation.
Raikou, on the other hand, didn't say anything and looked at Fiore's hand which was still holding her dear's hand.
"You don't have Holy Grail anymore on your side, I don't have a reason to stay here," Haru said.
Fiore bit her lower lip and said, "...Even so please stay."
"Why?" Haru asked.
"We need your powers. I don't care about the Holy Grail. We no longer have the power to protect it after all." Fiore looked at Haru and said, "If you want the Holy Grail then take it, however, I can't let the Red Faction win this Holy Grail so please stay and work with us."
"..."
Everyone was in silence when they heard Fiore's words, but what she had told them was right since they didn't have the power to protect the Holy Grail any longer, however, they couldn't accept the Red Faction to win this Holy Grail War!
Everyone was looking at the demon king in front of them and felt that their new patriarch was going to make a contract with a demon for some reason.
"Even if I am trying to steal the Holy Grail from you?"
"Yes."
Fiore nodded without hesitation.
Haru couldn't help but chuckle at Fiore's answer.
Fiore was taken aback when she saw him chuckle. "Wh - Why are you laughing!? This isn't a joke!"
"Nothing." Haru caressed Fiore's hair and said, "I didn't expect you to be so cute. Do you like me so much that you don't want to part with me?"
"What?!"
Fiore blushed, then quickly denied. "Of course not!"
"I was joking." Haru smiled and said, "I will stay at your villa then. The Holy Grail War is almost over, there's nothing wrong with working together." He stood behind Fiore's wheelchair and asked, "Where's the villa? I will push you there."
"Hmph! I hate you"
Fiore pouted and looked away, but she still guided the location of the villa.
"..."
No one in the Yggdmillennia clan was sure what to say, but why did they see their new patriarch seem to flirt with Haru?
But still...
If both Fiore and Haru were together...
The Yggdmillennia clan then saw their future was very bright and decided to support their new patriarch's relationship!
'See?'
Jeanne was speechless.
Caules clenched his hand and thought that his older sister was being robbed by a bad guy!
However, even if the battle was over, the war still continued, and soon, there would be a decisive battle between the two parties to decide the winner of the Holy Grail War.