Chapter 1158: Stuck in a Love Polygon, Urgent Urgent Urgent!
Fuyuki City.
West District New Town.
"Ding dong!"
Eiji pressed the doorbell on the top floor of the high-rise.
"It's you. Come in."
The one who opened the door for him was Mysterious Heroine X, wearing casual home clothes that revealed her long, slender legs.
Not just her—aside from a certain working adult big sister, Irisviel, Lily, and Mordred were all home too.
And Mrs. Pendragon was also there.
After seeing Eiji arrive, several Artorias exchanged glances and tacitly led Eiji to the second floor.
Mordred was itching to follow them up.
"You wait downstairs."
Irisviel's icy-cold remark immediately made her back down.
"Is it really necessary to be this sneaky?"
On the second floor, in Mysterious Heroine X's room, Eiji stroked his chin as he looked at the closed door.
"For the time being, yes."
Mysterious Heroine X kicked off her slippers and placed her feet on Eiji's lap.
"Although the rest of us have awakened, the adult version of me hasn't yet. It's better not to provoke her."
So Mrs. Pendragon hasn't awakened yet?
Eiji was somewhat surprised.
"Could you not flirt with him right in front of me?"
Irisviel looked at Mysterious Heroine X with a headache.
"What, are you trying to act like the big sister now?"
Mysterious Heroine X completely ignored her and even slipped her feet into Eiji's hands.
Give me a foot rub.
Truly worthy of Mysterious Heroine X—always so unconventional!
Eiji obligingly started playing with those little feet.
To be honest, these feet are really nice!
"No, it's just... even though we're all the same person, this is... too weird!"
Irisviel's pretty face flushed red as she awkwardly watched them.
"Ahaha..."
Lily could only force a dry laugh and stay silent.
She had no idea how to handle the complicated relationships between so many versions of herself anymore.
Wait, so Mrs. Pendragon hasn't awakened yet?
Does that mean I still have a chance?
Eiji's mind gradually grew active.
If Mrs. Pendragon were to regain King Arthur's mentality, properly pursuing her would definitely be much more difficult. Right now, Mrs. Pendragon is clearly still in a more approachable state!
But.
Thinking about the recently increased awakening rate among Heroic Spirits due to dreams, Eiji understood.
"Merlin, you've been watching me all along, haven't you?"
Eiji raised his hand and cast a chilly glance toward the left rear.
When it comes to dream manipulation, only Merlin comes to mind.
His ability to manipulate dreams was even more refined than Eiji's own.
Eiji relied on the True Ancestor's immense magical power to brute-force results, while Merlin could achieve similar effects with minimal magical power—proof enough of his skill.
After all, he's lived for thousands of years.
No one responded.
Of course not.
Merlin is a troublemaker who enjoys secretly watching the drama unfold—he'd never reveal himself before finishing his entertainment!
"So you knew about it too?"
Mysterious Heroine X looked at him in surprise.
She had just been about to tell him that she'd sensed Merlin's presence in her dreams.
Clearly, it was Merlin who secretly caused that whole string of Heroic Spirits to awaken!
But why would he do that?
No one knew.
Regardless.
The top priority now is to grow stronger quickly!
A sense of urgency grew in Eiji's heart.
According to Scáthach, the final selection is gradually approaching!
But with his current strength, he was far from certain of victory in the decisive battle!
To achieve this, he had to grow stronger rapidly in a short time!
And there was only one way to become stronger!
That was the Holy Sword!
The Holy Sword he had just obtained from the Fairy Kingdom was still in an unrefined state. If he could fully refine it, his power would make a tremendous leap forward!
Therefore, the most important task at hand was to acquire the necessary spell!
In this regard, he had to rely on his counterpart in the Strike the Blood world!
Eiji secretly made up his mind.
He had long decided which spell to use to refine the Holy Sword.
Once he obtained that spell and used it to refine the Holy Sword, its power would become truly formidable!
As long as the refinement succeeded, he would not only instantly become a true Grand Saber but also possess the strength to leave all other competitors behind, making him the strongest candidate for Earth's Ultimate One!
The key now was to wait.
He could only hope that his counterpart in Strike the Blood would acquire that spell before the final selection arrived!
"Mrs. Pendragon, I love you!"
Seizing the moment after lunch, Eiji stealthily slipped into the kitchen and launched a direct confession at Mrs. Pendragon with utmost sincerity!
If he didn't act directly now, it would be too late!
With Heroic Spirits gathering around, no one knew when Mrs. Pendragon might awaken.
He was already familiar with Mrs. Pendragon, and coupled with the favor of rescuing Mysterious Heroine X, even in the worst-case scenario, she wouldn't drive him out of the house!
"Eh? Ehh? Ehhh?!"
Mrs. Pendragon was utterly shocked.
"B-But, what about my daughter?"
"To be honest, everything I did was to get closer to you, Mrs. Pendragon!"
Eiji clasped her hand with a sincere expression.
"Besides, there's really nothing between me and Mysterious Heroine X!"
That's right!
Their relationship was purely one-sided!
It was Mysterious Heroine X who liked me—I never said I liked her!
Why did we act so intimate?
Couldn't you tell it was all forced?!
"H-How could this be? Someone like me..."
Mrs. Pendragon was flustered and at a loss.
But she didn't utter a single word of blame toward him!
Hmph, the long period of subtle influence had clearly paid off!
Now was the time to press the advantage!
"Ding-dong!"
But at that moment, the doorbell rang again.
"It might be my sister!"
Mrs. Pendragon looked as if she had been granted a reprieve. She gave Eiji an apologetic smile.
"This matter is just too sudden. I need some time to think it over before I can give you an answer, alright?"
With guests arriving, there was nothing to be done.
The two returned to the living room together. Eiji sat on the sofa, and under Mordred's jealous gaze, Mysterious Heroine X stretched her foot over toward him again.
Mrs. Pendragon went to the entrance to answer the door.
"Speaking of which, is Mrs. Pendragon's sister the Black Lancer?"
Eiji grew restless.
Having long sworn to bring happiness to both of them, Eiji felt a tremendous sense of mission fall upon his shoulders!
But now that he thought about it, didn't Mysterious Heroine X say that Black Lancer was White Saber's younger sister?
Then who is this older sister?
The door opened.
Eiji glanced toward the entrance.
Then, as if electrocuted, he pushed Mysterious Heroine X's foot away.
Mysterious Heroine X slowly formed a question mark above her head.
"Sister, this must be your niece, right? Please come in!"
Mrs. Pendragon warmly ushered the visitors inside.
It was a mother and daughter pair.
They look like mother and daughter.
"Ahaha, I don't know why, but ever since arriving at this Singularity, I've become His Majesty's daughter."
The moment Artoria Caster entered the room and saw Eiji sitting upright with perfect posture, she immediately felt extremely awkward.
"And you are?"
Irisviel's expression turned serious.
Mysterious Heroine X, completely ignoring everyone else, once again rested her feet on Eiji's lap.
Eiji felt the smile on his face instantly shatter.
"...I see."
Morgan, whose gaze had immediately fallen upon Eiji, suddenly turned ice-cold upon seeing this.
"I could never figure out where that reversed Holy Sword on you came from, but it turns out this is how it happened!"
She directed a murderous glare toward Mysterious Heroine X.
Mysterious Heroine X frowned and glared back without any trace of fear.
Sparks seemed to flash invisibly in the air.
Melusine poked an excited, gossip-loving head through the doorway, while Barghest stood guard seriously at the entrance.
"Hehe..."
Eiji's smile was stiff and forced.
Goetia, goddammit!
It's the rule of this Singularity that newcomers arriving for the first time would be assigned identities.
But you never told me Morgan would become Mrs. Pendragon's sister!
What should I do!
How can I survive this battlefield of emotions?
Waiting online!
Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!