Chapter 1369: His Presence
Class: Archer.
Master: Fiore Forvedge Yggmillennia.
True Name: ???
Alignment: Lawful Good.
Parameters:
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: A+
Mana: B
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: A
While they were eating, Haru used his master's skill to see the parameter of Archer, Fiore's servant. Unlike when he used it on his own servant, he couldn't see the details of the information when he used this skill on Archer, however, such a thing was normal since Archer wasn't his own servant.
"Kasugano-kun, what's the name of this square thing?" Archer showed the topping on his ramen, which made him curious. "The texture is quite similar to a meat, however, it is made from some kind of beans, right?"
"It is Tempeh. It's a traditional food from Indonesia," Haru said.
"Indonesia?!" Fiore was startled and asked, "Are you from Indonesia?"
"No, I am from Tokyo, Japan, but I have traveled around the world," Haru said.
"Travel around the world..." Somehow Fiore felt a bit jealous.
"But still, this ramen thing, nothing inside this bowl is made from meat, right? Is it always like that?" Archer asked since he felt that this ramen thing was very intriguing to him.
Haru shook his head and said, "No, usually, the broth is made from meat and mine is special vegetarian."
"Vegetarian...." Archer let out a long sigh and said, "It seems there are a lot of things which I need to learn from this world."
After they had eaten their entire ramen, they felt their bodies were very refreshed and they felt their bodies were quite warm. Even though the servant didn't need to eat, eating something good was something very joyful for them.
"Thank you, Kasugano-kun. This might be the most delicious food that I have eaten," Archer said.
"Thank you, Kasugano-kun," Fiore said. She also thought the same thing as Archer since her food usually consists of potatoes, bread, cheese, meat, or something simple and it was her first time to eat something so flavorful.
"No problem." Haru shook his head.
"So this thing is called ramen, right?" Archer asked.
"Yes, it is one of the most popular foods in my country and besides this kind of ramen, there's also something which is known as instant ramen."
Haru then took out a cup of ramen on the table to show it to Archer.
"Instant ramen? What's the difference between this and the one that we have eaten?" Archer asked.
"This thing... You only need to pour it with hot water and wait for three minutes before you can eat it," Haru said.
"What?!"
"Not only that, it can be kept for a year without rotting."
"....Miracle.." Archer was startled and looked at the instant ramen curiously.
Even Fiore and Minamoto also looked at the instant ramen with curious expressions.
Unlike Fiore who had never eaten instant ramen, it was also the first time that she had seen it which made her curious, for Archer and Minamoto, the existence of instant ramen was a miracle itself.
Food had always been a very important factor in the war and at the time of Archer and Minamoto, their choice of food was limited and it also took a long time to prepare food, but this instant ramen could be prepared with only three minutes and it could be kept for a long time.
In the mind of Archer and Minamoto, the existence of instant ramen was similar to a Noble Phantasm itself.
Fiore then took a handkerchief and wiped the stain on her mouth. She felt a bit embarrassed when she thought that she had lost her manners before.
"Right, Kasugano-kun."
"What's wrong, Fiore?" Haru asked, but then Minamoto showed hostility toward Fiore. He hugged Minamoto's waist and told her to calm down.
Fiore looked at Haru and looked at him with sympathy since she could see how troublesome it was to have Berserker as his servant. "Kasugano-kun, you should know the condition of our family and we have become the enemy of Clock Tower, why do you want to join our faction?" Her intention to meet him was to ask his purpose to join this faction, but because of the earlier incident, she almost forgot to ask her question.
"Because I admire Mr. Darnic!" Haru answered without hesitation.
"......." Fiore was startled and stunned.
"I have always been his fan and I also hate the Clock Tower..." Haru's expression started to change and showed a fierce expression. "Those bastards, I am going to..." But then he realized something and shook his head. He looked quite awkward and showed an apologetic expression to Fiore. "I'm sorry that I have said something distasteful and made the mood awkward."
"No, it is my fault to make you remember something you don't want to." Fiore had heard from her grandfather that Haru was a Psychic and she had a feeling that he might have fought a lot of people from Clock Tower since usually, a Magus would try to kidnap him and use him as research.
Fiore nodded and then understood why Haru had decided to join her grandfather's faction.
Archer didn't say anything, only looked at Haru. However, in his heart, he also believed in Haru's words, but if this young man was lying, then he had to admit that Haru was a very good actor.
Minamoto didn't care about their conversation and she hugged Haru tightly which somehow destroyed the serious atmosphere in this place.
"......."
"Right, is your intention to meet me is to ask about my purpose to join Mr. Darnic's faction?" Haru asked.
When Haru asked this question, Fiore was startled and realized something.
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?"
"I forgot." Fiore looked at Haru with an awkward expression and said, "Everyone has summoned their servant and grandfather has told me to call you to go to the hall."
"....."
"Should I prepare another ramen for him?" Haru asked.
"That..."
Inside the hall of Fortress of Millennia, there were four people who had been standing in this place.
One man with a fat body tapped his feet and clearly showed an impatient expression.
"Where the hell is that guy?!"
The man couldn't handle such a treatment when he needed to wait for someone for a long time.
The woman and one young man also seemed quite impatient since they were waiting quite long.
Darnic who was also inside this room didn't say anything, but he also felt the same, wondering what Haru was doing with Fiore.
However, no one felt worried since Fiore had summoned her servant after all.
Then at this moment, a hurried sound of footsteps and a wheelchair could be heard from the outside before the door of the hall was opened.
The moment this young man entered the hall, everyone's attention turned toward him and even ignored two servants and Fiore who stood beside him.
Darnic had known before that Haru's presence was very unique, however, yesterday, it might seem that Haru hid his presence.
They weren't sure how to describe their feelings, but somehow it was hard to get angry somehow.
"I am sorry, Ojii-sama, we're late!" Fiore said with a guilty expression.
Waving his hand, Darnic said, "It's alright, but what's wrong?"
"That's..."
"It's my fault, Mr. Darnic! I was a bit hungry before so Fiore had guided me to the kitchen and we talked a bit there," Haru said.
"Talking?" Darnic looked at Haru and Fiore before his expression turned weird. He then noticed a bowl in Haru's hand.
Haru noticed Darnic's gaze and said, "Mr. Darnic! In the kitchen, I have cooked a specialty food from my hometown so I have made it for you too."
"It tastes very good, Ojii-sama. Archer and I have tasted it." Fiore nodded.
"Yes, it is a very good ramen," Archer said.
"..."
The fat man wanted to get angry, but when the aroma of ramen permeated through the hall....
*Gulp!*
"....."
Darnic was wondering why the existence of Haru seemed to throw him off and made the solemn atmosphere in the hall disappear.
"Just place it there."
Darnic pointed at the nearby table and said, "Saber, Archer, Rider, Caster, and Berserker along with their Master have arrived completely."
Then the moment his words stopped, all the servants within this hall appeared one after another with kneeling positions, however, there was one person who was sitting on the throne as if taking the position of the king.
The moment that servant appeared, both Haru and Minamoto frowned since they didn't like that servant.