[Finally! After a while! My second move of this war!]
I walked all the way from Midtown East to Greenwich Village. This city is really big compares to my hometown Orleans. Even though the grail filled me with knowledge about modern world already, i can't help but feel like a country girl in a big city. Back there, i was an innocent girl from a farmer family. With my lord's guide, i raised my flag and saved people of my country. This time, again, under the lord's guidance, i will raise my flag to save other heroic spirit in this false war. As i'm roaming around Greenwich Village to search for whatever my lord want me to do here, i see a Servant slowly walking to me. Even if he's wearing a blindfold, he's definitely a high-ranked Servant. I'm staring at him for a while, then realize that i don't have True Name Discernment right now. Geez, how clumsy i am, how can i forget about the fact that i'm no longer Ruler? I take off my Hades's cap and materialize in front of him, he stops walking the moment he sense my presence. I ask in a calm tone: [I'm using my Hades's cap so in my POV, i think you can't sense my presence until i take my cap off. So under my POV, i'm the first one to come and talk to you, not the contrary. So i'll remove the part i asked about why to meet here.]
- Hello. You must be a Servant, right? I'm not here to fight, and we're having such crowd around us anyway. So please, you don't have to worry, i'm here to talk. [I don't know you're Ruler, so my first line shouldn't be "hello ruler"].
He just stays silent for some seconds. For some reason, i feel like someone is staring all over my body but no one around is looking at us and that man is wearing a blindfold, must be my imagination. Then, he says:
- I'm Ruler. With True Name Discernment, i can tell for sure that you're the real Jeanne d'Arc as Saver. But...
He whistles, a big one. I don't know why he has to do that at all.
- Gotta admit, didn't expect Savior of France was a pretty girl with such nice body like this. [I never actually said something about my class as a Saver but my true name instead].
He freaked me out. I hurriedly cover my chest, take a step backward like how normal girl would reacted in this kind of situation. With that, i say while shocked about what he just said:
- You... you aren't blind, right? That blindfold was just for show, right?
- Oh, not at all. All my eyes see is darkness. But i have senses beyond the eyes. And to those sense, you look as beautiful as the dawn.
He just... what? I'm not experienced with situation like this, it's really embarrassing having others praise you for your beauty. Before i can realize, my face has already blushed because of that. I turn my face another direction so he can't see or sense my face right now and say:
- S...stop that...
- Stop what?
- That... charisma! Y... you are using it somehow! Y...yes! It's all because of it!
- Not at all Miss Jeanne. Your Magic Resistance would nullify any compulsion within my words. Your cute reaction to my words are purely on your own.
H... he just saw through of me! Now it's even more embarrassing. W... what should i say now? My lord, why don't you guide me through this? I use my hands to cover my face while hoping he can't sense my extremely blushing face right now and say:
- T... then stop it! W... with t... the... the compliments! A... and flirting too! They don't... have any effect on me, i swear!
- I'm sure i don't know what you are talking about. But very well.
- G...good!
Phew, finally, it's all over now. I turn to another direction, take multiple deep breath to calm down and to stop my blushing, too. For some reasons, i feel like he's smiling over my reaction right now. After around a minute, i finally regains my composure. Then, i turn to him again and say:
- I'm fine now. Let's continue our talk.
- You're the irregular class, right? The one who showed up out of nowhere. And i thought this was going to be a normal war.
- This isn't a normal war, it's a corrupted one.
I told him, everything. About i came from another world, about how normal holy grail war in my world would be and about how false this war is.
[From below, i'll edit any of your line if you want to change].
- I see, really strange. This may be one of the reasons why i can't turn to spirit form. [Referring to this war is strange compare to other war, not about another Ruler is still here.]
- Indeed. You should be careful, this war isn't normal at all. And hey! You said i need to be killed!
- I did. My apologies. However, the grail's power is splitted between servants it summoned, and the majority of the servants must be killed for a wish to be granted. I just did my duty as a Ruler. And...
He grins, slightly, but i can still see it on his face.
- I would never said such thing if i knew you was such a wonderful wom... ouch!
I lightly hit my finger at his forehead to stop whatever he's trying to say. He's not a bad guy, but his flirting skill is dangerous, gotta watch out. I smile a little while saying:
- No more of that, remember?
- Of course. Well, it's nice to meet you, Jeanne. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavours, but I must be going now. I wish to question the others on what their wishes are.. oh. Speaking of which, I suppose your only wish to stop the war?
- No, i wish to save people. It's my duty as a bearer of lord's will.
- I see. Well I am the supervisor, not a participant, so it won't affect me. Again, I must be off. I hope we meet again.
He slowly walks away. A nice Ruler, he's doing his job well. However, as i stare at the warehouse covered with some strange trees nearby, my Revelation somehow tell me not to enter that place. It's very dangerous, i can tell even without my Revelation. I have no choice but to leave. Now i realize this, people are staring at me. I see, now i'm not wearing Hades's cap and not in spirit form, too. My clothes are pretty strange for people around here. Gotta buy some clothes first. As i look around for a shop, i see a small clothes shop named Sun Queen. A really fancy name with glorious design outside, to the point it looks really weird but i have no choice now.
I enter the shop, there's only an old woman around her 70s here, she must be the shop keeper. As i look around for some clothes, she gets nearby and says:
- Want some help, miss Servant?
I startled because of what she said just now and turn to her. She shows me her hand with faded marks of Command Spell. At this point, one can easily jump to a conclusion. I say out of surprise:
- You was the last war's master?
- Yes. My name is Felicia. Rider was my Servant. He was my darling, my beloved one, too. In the end, he sacrificed himself for my life. No matter how painful it was, i have to live, for his part too.
- I see... i'm sorry...
- That's ok. You have the same eyes with me in the past. Very innocent, the eyes of a true maiden with a heart that hasn't fallen in love with someone. When you found your loved one, don't let him go, don't be like me.
- But... i'm a holy maiden...
- Before you are a holy maiden, you are a woman, too. Now, come here for a bit.
She takes me to the back room and gets my three size. Then, she gives me a beautiful set of clothes including a white short-sleeve shirt with a small black necktie as a highlight, a black miniskirt together with a pair of black stockings (Basically
this), all for free. She's a good one, but there's no way for me to save her. She need no salvation, she already decided to live for her love's part, too. She's very strong. If i have some free time, gonna be back here and pay her another visit.
I close my eyes and wait for my lord's guidance. This time, he told me to get to a place called Washington Heights. As i check the map, i realize it's pretty far from here, and the night is about to fall. I ask people around for how to get there and take a bus to Washington Heights...