Chapter 242: Two Wishes
"Sorry, Da Vinci, I'm not going to give the Holy Grail to you after all!"
Eikou clutched the Holy Grail tightly in a food-protecting posture, hugging it to his chest and not allowing anyone to come near.
"As long as I make a wish right now to erase Disaster With Women, then from now on there won't be any more trouble at all!"
"?!"
Da Vinci thought to herself: I thought he had finally thought it through and decided not to rely on the Holy Grail anymore—so it turns out he had never even thought of this possibility at all? This brat really is a genuine idiot!
"Calm down, Mr. Eikou,"
Seeing that the situation was going awry, Holmes, who was standing nearby, immediately raised his hand to intervene.
"Although Disaster With Women has indeed brought you a great deal of trouble, it has also helped you escape danger in quite a few critical situations. The fact that you were able to return safely from the Singularity is also thanks to it—if you didn't have Disaster With Women, it would be no different from Artoria losing her ahoge, basically losing her soul altogether!"
What the hell is this—has Disaster With Women already become such a core element of my existence?!
But even so, he still had to find a way to get rid of it. Otherwise, next Valentine's Day he would definitely drown in a shurafield.
"Calm down, Mr. Eikou. Even if you make that wish right now, those women won't let you off so easily!"
"But at least it would let me cut my losses in time! I've had enough already—every recess there are married woman I don't even know coming to my classroom to look for me. Guys who already have girlfriend don't dare invite me out to hang around, afraid their girlfriend will be stolen by me! I even know they secretly say that I've been grafted with Lancelot's Spirit Origin. I don't even dare browse the Servant Forum much anymore, afraid someone will post about me again."
"But using the Holy Grail to wish for something so petty—are you sure that's really okay?"
Holmes felt that this was indeed somewhat unreasonable.
"I think it's totally worth it!"
Some dragon girl sings terribly, picks up a Holy Grail every year, and her wishes just get more outrageous each time; there are even people who use the Holy Grail as a bowl to eat udon. Compared to that, Eikou felt his request was still perfectly normal.
"Mr. Eikou, the Holy Grail is an extremely precious and important resource, and should by rights be placed under Chaldea's strict custody. I advise you to think it through carefully and not act on impulse."
Holmes earnestly tried to persuade him.
"Alright then, let him keep the Holy Grail this time,"
Principal Da Vinci smiled helplessly as she spoke. "Eikou worked very hard to fix the Singularity, and this Holy Grail was something he obtained with his own hands. We truly don't have the right to force him to hand it over. Letting this child be willful once in a while isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"Um..."
Being met with such generous understanding from Da Vinci instead made Eikou feel a bit embarrassed.
After all, he was soft-hearted. If the other side was already willing to sympathize with his situation, he didn't want to make things difficult for them either.
How about each side taking a step back?
After all, aside from Disaster With Women, he didn't really have many wishes that urgently needed to be fulfilled.
"Haa..."
After hesitating for a long while like this, Eikou finally let go and placed the Holy Grail onto the tea table between the two sides.
"Alright, I won't use the Holy Grail to make a wish anymore, but I hope everyone can agree to two small wishes of mine."
He said.
"What wishes?"
Da Vinci asked.
"The first wish,"
Eikou raised one finger.
"I ask that Chaldea Academy properly take care of the Servant I brought back from the Singularity, arrange housing and work for them, such as Ibuki-Douji and Medusa, as well as Kriemhild, Medea, and Pollux from before. If in the future I bring back more Servant from a Singularity, I hope everyone will treat them kindly as well."
"No problem."
Principal Da Vinci replied without hesitation.
"And then the second wish, I—"
Eikou raised his second finger and continued.
[You stated your second wish.]
[After hearing it, Principal Da Vinci and Holmes both became serious, secretly thinking to themselves: so it turns out you really are a pure love warrior of the orthodox school.]
[Thus, all of you reached an agreement that satisfied everyone, and you obediently handed over the Holy Grail in your possession.]
[All the matters that needed to be handled have been taken care of. At this point, all you want is to go back and take a hot bath, then return to the dormitory to sleep soundly, and resume your familiar everyday life.]
...
After Eikou and the Servants left, the only ones remaining in the Control Room were Caren, who had completely regained her clarity, along with Holmes and the others.
"Eikou might actually be a genuinely kind person."
Holmes suddenly spoke up.
"What do you mean by that? Hasn't this kid always been doing fine?"
Da Vinci asked in confusion. "Do you think there's something suspicious about him?"
"Sorry—let's just call it an occupational hazard of mine."
The great detective raised one eyebrow. "No matter who the other party is, I must doubt them, and then continue to doubt them. Only by doing so can I uncover the truth."
"Then, Mr. Wayne, what truth have you discovered?"
Da Vinci asked cheerfully.
"I discovered that Mr. Eikou has quite a few issues. His indecisiveness prevents him from cleanly cutting off his relationships with women, and it's even very possible that, as a man, he is secretly enjoying this situation as well. However, what cannot be denied is that he truly is a good person—every one of his actions originates from consideration for others."
"Is it because he gave up that extremely important Holy Grail?"
Da Vinci tried asking.
"No. It's because of the two wishes he proposed after giving up the Holy Grail. Those two wishes are where his heart was truly put to the test."
Holmes revealed a faint smile, so subtle it was almost imperceptible. "Both wishes were made for the sake of others. He did it because he wanted others to be happy."
"Haha, that does sound about right."
Da Vinci smiled.
"..."
Caren, who had been lying on the sofa, suddenly sat upright. It seemed that the influence of the Singularity had finally completely dissipated, allowing her to at last recall her identity at Chaldea Academy.
"How is it, Miss Caren, do you feel unwell in any way?"
Da Vinci hurriedly asked.
"I'm fine. I had a lot of fun… Ahem, pardon my rudeness. Due to getting lost, I accidentally fell into a strange Singularity. Fortunately, with everyone's help, I managed to escape. I sincerely thank you all for your support—and also for the help of that idiot."
The silver-haired nun gently brushed her hair aside, her demeanor elegant and composed.
"It sounds very proper, but why does it feel like there's not the slightest hint of gratitude in it?"
"That's not true at all, I really am very grateful to him,"
Caren said.
"I bullied him in all sorts of ways the moment we met, and even nearly sold him off, yet in the end he still thought of a way to bring me back to Chaldea. I greatly respect fools who are that selfless… I mean, kind people. If it were some bastard priest, he absolutely wouldn't be capable of doing such a thing. That spirit of being willing to take the loss himself is, in my eyes, truly admirable."
"Perhaps this is how he thinks,"
Holmes pondered for a moment before speaking. "With Eikou's way of thinking, he would probably answer like this: [If you want to bully me, that's your fault, but if because of that I abandon you, then that becomes my fault.]"
"Umu, truly a good Samaritan."
Caren said softly.
And on the contract placed on the tea table, the second wish of Eikou was clearly written.
To use the funds and connections of Chaldea Academy to arrange an official, romantic date for Fairy Kingdom Queen Morgan.
Time of execution: to be decided later.