Why Does This Yandere Look Like My Mother...!? 08

"Ah... That was probably not a wise thing to say, Master..." Rider is gritting her teeth as she analyzes the women surrounding us. Before, Kazuradrop had likened them to a hyenas, and it certainly feels like it right now.

Or sort of feels like it, since the so called Lip begins blushing bright red. "I-I-I'm not a prostitute...! I didn't pick these clothes, so don't pick o-on me!" If anything, I'm the one being bullied right now.

King Protea tilts her head, is easy to read confusion on her expression, mostly because she's so massive that I can clearly see any expression that she might make. "Um... Of course we aren't silly, we don't have sex for financial gain." You took my insult literally!?

Violet pushes her glasses up, her cheeks have a tint of red to them. "Urgh, I just knew that these clothes were a bit too much..." she shakes her head. "Next time I'll... pick something a bit more modest." You're actually one of the most modest looking ones here.

Which is a surprise, and a good one, I don't want to see the woman that looks like mom the most dressed in some type of erotic clothing. My mind probably would never recover from the sheer trauma from that.

Kazuradrop is touching where Altera grazed her body and flinching, she's like an animal who is licking her wounds. "I'll kill him. I'll break him. I'll punish him. Every wound a thousand years of torture, every insult a million years of torture..." Her voice has a scary amount of spite to them.

And... her wounds don't look exactly normal either, they are not the red one would expect. Instead she has... dark wounds, with purple outlines at that. It's like... it's like parts of her body are glitching out of reality. It's definitely uncanny, specially when she's a child spitting out curse after curse.

Melt is different from the rest however, she doesn't just make a casual rebuttal to my comment. She steps forward with a cocky grin, her metal looking legs making an awfully loud noise. "Oh? A prostitute?" She is blushing, but... I don't know how to describe it, it's different from the others.

She licks her lips, I feel something strange and wrong run through. "Are you having sexual thoughts when looking at me? Are you so perverted that my face doesn't put you off?" So she knows that she looks my mom.

I snap back. "Of course it does! I'll be putting you imposters down soon enough!" I probably won't. In fact, my mind is currently running a thousand miles per second, trying to find a way to escape.

Right now I'm encircled. My servants are all not even winded, so that's good, and I heavily damaged an enemy, and that's even better, but... I just know that these people would not be so confident if I had the upper hand.

Meltryllis laughs, it's... as everything about these people, uncanny. She has my mother's face, but not her voice. "My, my. Don't worry, I'm not judging you, I won't judge you. You can be a pervert, you can be gallant, you can be a hermit, you can be whatever you want to be, I'll love you nonetheless." She... she really is confessing to me?

That blush on her face is getting more prominent. "I can't judge you, I was made to love you, but not told of love, so before I learned of you... I was but a calm, unmoving sea... Will you breathe life in me?" This...

It's creepy to think, but maybe this can workout in my favor? If I accept her advances, then I can turn this from a two against five to a three against four. I would still be in a disadvantage, but... Kazuradrop already has one foot in the grave anyways.

But something is telling my idea is fundamentally wrong. Maybe it's because I saw Kazuradrop's true colors and now I'm judging Melt for it? Probably, but it's not like I can be blamed for that.

She sticks out her chest, clearly proud of herself. "And besides, my body is beautiful. Even if I have your mother's face, it doesn't matter one bit... Keep your focus on my stomach instead, keep your focus on my thighs instead, on my crotch, on my chest. Wherever you look, you will find beauty." Your boobs are tiny though.

She giggles, like a person truly in love. "But you need not only look. You can feel. Any time, all the time, feel everything and anything that I am. I'm no prostitute however, so it won't cost you money, only yourself." With a raised hand, she finally introduces herself. "I am Meltryllis, the Alter Ego of Pleasure, strongest of the five, I will be your pleasure, love me." That was...

Lip is sputtering. "W-wow, that was s-so romantic...!" She then shakes her head. "B-but won't it be bad if you fall in love with him? BB said he had to go..." Meltryllis simply grins in response, her answer is clear from that.

If I take Meltryllis offer, she will join my side, that's why I... "In that case, I'll..." I can't say it. I can't say I will take her hand and her heart. This... this...

She would not need to trick me to obtain victory like Kazuradrop tried to do, so why do I feel so agitated. "Meltryllis... if I accepted your love, what would you do?" I see, this is why. Love does not mean the same thing for everyone, and to be honest...

I never met this woman before, and she apparently only knew of my existence, and yet she's willing to betray all of her sisters at the drop of a hat? Her love is a mad one, of that I have no doubt. Now I just need to know if that madness is useful or not.

Meltryllis exhales. "Ah... are you thinking about accepting me? How wonderful, though I would not let you reject me anyways, for your own good if nothing else." You should change your name to red flag.

A shiver runs down my spine as she continues. "I will melt you down, then you will be one with me. Don't worry, I'll melt down everything else that you love, so that they all become me, so that they all love you." She nods to herself. "And then I'll forever protect everything that you/I love. I'm already the strongest of the five, due to my absorption ability... In fact I would say my level is currently 2500, so you need not worry." None of that sounds good.

So... let me get this straight. She can absorb people, absorbing people makes her stronger. She plans on absorbing me, and everything else I know and care about... and probably much more, all so she can challenge BB?

In a way, that would make me king of the entire world. Yeah, what a joke. "I'll pass. You're not my type by the way, I know people who pull off the slim girl type way better than you." The example is standing right by my side.

That example is Altera of course, who looks completely and utterly pissed off. It's surprising, right now Rider is mad, and I get that since she's all about love, but I didn't think Saber would have this kind of reaction.

Meltryllis eyes immediately go to Altera, she knows who I was referring to. "Ara? Is that the case...? Then I'll just absorb her as well." Yeah, your mad love isn't useful at all. Can't I have one crazy girl on my side at least.

Altera points her rainbow sword to Miss Useless Love. "I will die before I lend you my strength, fool." She's not looking for your strength, she's looking for your body, but for now I'll let you keep your innocence.

Before Meltryllis can rebuke her, the tall one that Melt called Violet, clears her throat. "You may absorb the servant as you wish, but remember BB's orders towards Hideaki Emiya." Let me guess, you want to kill me?

She sighs. "We are to capture him, and then feed him to one of the creatures that roam around the streets. Anything else would be breaking our orders." BB... she's super petty isn't she? Of course she wants me to killed by the monsters.

Meltryllis glares at Violet. "Didn't you hear me before? Are you deaf? Stupid? Both? I imagine it's just stupidity however, so you get no excuses. I could care less for BB's plan, I won't waste the perfect doll so easily." She's calling me a perfect doll? I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or as an insult.

Violet pushes her glasses up. "In that case you might as well be an enemy. We won't hold back against you... Even if you have absorbed quite a bit of people, it won't be enough against us all." So maybe Meltryllis love has some use after all...? Though I will still need to defeat her eventually.

Kazuradrop spats. "Don't count me in, I got taken out before the fight even began, so I'm going back to my room." She points at me. "And you, Hideaki Emiya...!" I have a feeling she's about to scream at me again.

But to my surprise, what she actually says is... "Don't die. You're pathetic, you're worthless, you're ugly, you're idiotic, you're you. That said, even your miserable existence is better than these hyenas. Survive, and one day I will punish/correct you." After saying that, she disappears in a light blue glow.

Minus one...? And I think I even got complimented...? I might as well take this as a win at this point. Now if only all of the rest of these nut jobs could leave as well, that would be super great.

Meltryllis laughs. "Leaving with her tail between her legs, and still thinking she's superior? Some people never change... So, who wishes to fight me? Come, declare your loyalty to the great, and miserable BB." I certainly don't.

In fact, I try to whisper to Rider as silently as I can. "Once the fight breaks out, let's get out of here with your mount." The fox nods in confirmation... and so does her fox mount. I'm glad to see we are all in the same page.

I won't stay if it can be helped. That's because supporting Meltryllis and staying, means losing once she wins, and the reverse is true as well of course. Besides, I shouldn't assume perfect cooperation, the Alter Ego of Pleasure could suddenly decide to attack us after all.

The giant raises her hand. "Oh! I will! I will! I will keep growing bigger and bigger, and then Melt is gonna get squished! Like a little bug!" Getting bigger...? Actually now that she says it, she does look bigger.

But there's no way that's the case right? There's no way she can grow even bigger... And yet, even as I try to deny it, because my human brain simply can't recognize something gaining mass from nothing... she grows even more. Holy shit, this version of my mom is an ever growing kaiju.

Violet sighs of relief. "Well, it's good to see that not all of us have forgotten the objective. Very good King Protea." Don't compliment her like she's a dog...! Even if she does give off that feeling for some reason. "And what about you, Passionlip?" Ah, so that's her full name...

Passionlip doesn't get to give her stance for now though, because King Protea corrects her sister. "Actually... I don't plan on feeding Big Bro to any of the monsters, it's just that I can't let him be absorbed as well." A grimace appears on her face. "The first one would hurt, it's bad. The second would mean Big Bro would just be Big Sis, it's bad." I'm not an idiot.

That's why I don't raise my hopes of her being on my side at all. I know that just like with Meltryllis, she will have some twisted part about herself that will screw me over. Still, I would rather have this be a battle royal, than a team fight where I have the smallest team, so it's fine.

She smiles. "That's why... I plan on eating Big Bro! With one gulp of course, chewing him up would be horrible!" Yep, as expected. "So please get into my tummy without any complaints Big Bro! I really, really need you!" This...

My eye twitches. "Oh yeah? And why is that?" Meltryllis has some poor excuse for love, so now I'm wondering what this psychopath will come up with. Something that will make my stomach churn, no doubt.

A pout appears on her face. "It's embarrassing to say, but... I'm hungry. I'm always hungry. I've always been hungry." She sighs. "And no matter what I eat, that hunger doesn't go away... Mages, servants, even that rainbow bad guy who hurt me tons... None of them them filled me up!" S-she ate servants!?

She then giggles, the sound reverberates horribly through my body. "But I know... I know Big Bro is gonna make the hunger go away, he told me that in my dreams after all! He's my prince charming! You're my prince charming! I'll protect you from Melt, and protect you from the monsters, so go into my stomach as soon as possible!" I do not wish to get vored.

I can't believe this is something I have to say outloud, but apparently the world cares not for me. "King Protea... I don't have some secret component that makes people well fed, sorry, but you won't find salvation here." She can take her Galactus ass elsewhere.

To my surprise however, she doesn't seem too hurt by my comment. "Of course you do silly! It's called... love!" I don't really love you though, so even if that worked, you would still end up being hungry.

I'm about to point out this fact when Rider sighs. "Wow, it's like they picked the worst people imaginable and threw them at my Master." I sort of agree. "Hey giant, my Master doesn't love you. There are many reasons for that, so first of all..." Ah, did you finally snap?

Considering the scowl currently present on your face, you certainly did. "You look like his mother, ew. Second of all, your body is unattractive, you're too gigantic to do anything fun with, nobody likes that." She sounds weird when saying the last part.

Rider snarls. "And most of all, you're needy. Talking about your own hunger... what about Master's? Are you just gonna ignore his heart and eat him whole?" She crosses her arms and huffs. "We are definitely natural enemies, that's for sure." She's probably much stronger than you though.

King Protea glares at her, it's almost a funny sight, considering the size difference. "Well, you don't get to speak for Big Bro!" And then she sends me a smile. "Right?" It's almost a cute sight. Almost.

When I was younger, I did once have the wish of having a little sister or a little brother, it never came to pass however. This sight though... "King Protea, I won't be your food." It's way too creepy. Cute little/big girls shouldn't be smiling when talking about eating people.

Actually... all the people here are probably way beyond redemption, at least according to the morality of the general public. They destroyed a big part of London after all, killed thousands... Why would I ever lend a hand to any of them? Why would I sacrifice myself for any of them? There's zero reason.

King Protea's gaze immediately turns cold, and I begin expecting a Kazuradrop level meltdown from her. Except her temper tantrum might end up destroying a city block... She's so big right now that it's almost getting hard to see her face.

Before any of that however, Violet raises a hand to get everyone's attention. "Your reason is annoying King Protea, but at least it's more understandable than Meltryllis'." In a certain way, yes. King Protea wants to be eat me out of need, Meltryllis wants to melt me out of.. lust?

The Alter Ego of Pleasure rolls her eyes. "Don't you dare say my pure, all giving love is in any way inferior to that brat's selfish gluttony." And in a way, that cannot be denied as well. With Melt, I would have everything, sort of... While I will receive nothing from King Protea.

Both loves are awful by any human metric of course, and I won't accept them, but these girls are not human. Perhaps for them, they really did just confess their love in the most romantic way possible right now.

Violet completely ignores them, killing any bickering before it's even born. Instead she points at the tits/claw monster. "And you Passionlip? What is your stance towards this?" Probably whatever fucks me over the most.

The girl almost looks like she wants to go back to hiding behind a tree. "Um... I...! I don't really know Hideaki all that well, so... I guess I don't have an opinion." F-for real!? "S-so I would be fine f-following BB's plan... But I also d-don't want to hurt Melt or Protea, so... can I stay neutral?" This girls... she basically screams anxious.

It makes me want to bully her, even though I typically am not a sadist... I just have a feeling the reactions coming from this one would be way too enjoyable... What am I thinking about!? This is not the time for something like that...!

Meltryllis rolls her eyes. "Lip, no one likes a fence sitter." Are you really telling her to pick a side? Isn't it obvious that she will probably side with her superior, BB in this case? Well, I guess I shouldn't stop my enemy from making a mistake.

King Protea giggles. "Well, no one likes Lip, so it only makes sense!" The way she says is almost... definitely creepy. That said, what's with this sudden bullying!? Are you mad that she didn't pick your side!?

Passionlip looks around, her eyes filled with disbelief. Finally they settle on Violet. "It's just that... Sorry!" Her gaze screams out help me, this girl... Can she pick another moment to play the victim? I'm the one who's about to get killed!

It's as I thought, she's easy to break... I don't like this girl, I like not liking this girl, this thing. I... Get your head back in the game Hideaki Emiya! This is seriously not the time for discovering new weird fetishes! And besides, as far as I should be concerned, Passionlip is the least bad so far!

Violet sighs. "Don't look at me Passionlip, as far as I'm concerned... the others are totally correct." Even you are ganging up on her!? "You're not a team player... You always mess up the tiniest of assignments... Why are you even here? Why don't you leave like Kazuradrop did? Then again, even when she's wounded, she does a better job than you." Wow.

King Protea smiles. "Lip is pretty worthless huh? And let's not forget when she couldn't crush the big mage tower because she tripped and fell!" The face of the bullied girl is completely red. "It doesn't surprise me though! I mean, just look at her chest! Isn't she a freak? It must be messing with her balance!" Technically you have the bigger chest, but I get what you mean.

This time Passionlip moves her gaze from Violet to Meltryllis. "M-Melt... please tell her to stop... I don't want Hideaki to hear about my chest." She's sobbing. My enemy, with huge claws made to cause destruction, is sobbing. What's happening here?

Meltryllis waves her off. "Don't come running to me Lip, you know this is all happening because of you right? Because of that thing you were burdened with. So, don't take it personally." She then grins. "I mean, it only hurts if it's the truth, right?" There's something wrong about this entire situation.

"Lip's useless!"

Why are my enemies ganging up on this girl?

"Passionlip, leave already. Everything about you is making this evening even worse."

Why do I feel like joining in? What's with this indescribable pull...?

"Remember Lip, it only hurts if it's true. Otherwise, just ignore it."

It's not just me, Rider... even Altera, are smiling. They want to talk shit about this girl too, they want to say how worthless she is, they want to make her cry. I want to say how worthless she is, I want to maker her cry.

But I shouldn't, if my enemy is fighting amongst themselves, then I should let that continue. Who knows? Maybe Passionlip really will end up leaving, which would eliminate a huge threat.

Hell, maybe I should leave. The three are so focused on Passionlip that they might not even notice me scrambling away... Nah, I doubt that kind of cartoon logic will work right now. That's why, I'll simply watch.

This time Passionlip's gaze focuses on me, all of my instincts tell me that I should tell her to look elsewhere. But... there's clearly something affecting me, so I stay silent, and eventually her gaze moves on.

However, I suddenly feel someone tugging on my sleeve, it's Rider who whispers. "Help her." It's a strange request, specially because the fox desperately looks like she wants to join in on the fun.

She's a fox woman though, and everything I know about mythology screams that she should be a master manipulator, so I nod. I don't know where she's going with this, but I'll take her advice, just as I have been taking Altera's advice.

I fake a cough, desperately trying to get their attention... And then I'm ignored. So instead I raise my voice. "Hey, aren't you guys being a bit too mean to her!?" I can't believe I'm defending my enemy.

King Protea laughs. "Yeah, what Big Bro said!" And then she suddenly looks at me with a pout. "Wait, no! You're supposed to make fun of Lip! That's what she was made for!" I don't think that's the case...

Passionlip desperately shakes her head. "No! I wasn't made for that! So please stop!" She's crying... It's sort of pathetic to be honest, but... since when was I the type to make fun of the pathetic? My whole goal is...

There's something wrong about this, I have to protect Passionlip for now. "Yeah! You're all making your sister cry, can't you see how horrible it is!?" Rider better have a good idea in her mind, or I'm screwed.

Melt raises an eyebrow, she sort of looks mad...? "Hah? Why are you defending Lip of all people? Besides, it's like I have been saying..." She glares at her own sister. "The only thing hurting you is the truth." Um... that's not quite right.

A smile appears on my face, it's easy enough to rebuke her point. "The truth is subjective, it changes depending on the person... Not that it matters anyways, there isn't a single way you can justify bully your own sister like this. It's cruel, it's mean, it's not the truth, you're just trying to break her self-esteem." I know that, because I desperately want to do the same.

And as for her first point. "And why I am defending her...?" Because Rider told me to. "Because she's by far my favorite here, while everyone talked like nut jobs about killing me, she refused to join in the carnage." That's sort of true...

I chuckle, hoping it doesn't sound as fake as it actually is. "Besides, isn't she the cutest here? You guys have been insulting her appearance, but I see nothing wrong with it." You all look like my mother, that's why I cannot insult the faces of anyone here.

The same thing applies to you guys as well! Isn't calling her ugly a bit stupid!? Well, I guess you can insult her body, and it's true that her boobs are... a bit too big, but... there are advantages to that as well! If my excalibur went in there, I wouldn't even be able to see it anymore...

Isn't this a strange thing to be thinking about!? You are about to get murdered Hideaki Emiya! And also, she looks like your mother! Ah, now I'm blushing bright red... But maybe that makes my talk come off as more sincere?

The Alter Ego of pleasure grits her teeth. "You...!" And then she looks at her sister. "Lip, what do you have to say for... yourself?" Who's not there anymore, we took our eyes off her for one second and she went away. "Urgh, why did BB think it was a good idea to give that airhead Presence Concealment?" Isn't that an assassin skill!?

It doesn't sound like the sort of thing that should fit a girl like Passionlip, but I won't worry too much about it right now. She has... probably left, which means Rider's advice has worked in my favor.

Violet frowns. "Well, at this point... whoever gets him first wins the prize. Though I imagine BB will punish the two of you later." Does she mean that this fight is about to start?

Because in that case...! "Saber, attack Violet!" Meltryllis says she's the strongest, but Violet is the one who has been bringing order to this group. I need to create a decent amount of disorder for my escape, so this is only logical.

Several things happen after my order. First of all, Altera dashes forward, this time she doesn't stay behind to protect me. Which is probably a good thing, she would only get overwhelmed anyways.

One of Violet's arm changes, it becomes some sort of... twisted weapon. It doesn't matter what it is though, what matters is that she clashes against Altera with zero hesitation, she's confident in her own strength.

And I don't exactly get to behold their clash, since Meltryllis takes this opportunity to beeline in my direction. "One!" She jumps in the air like a ballerina, and her metal leg will fall onto my head like a guillotine.

Didn't she want to absorb me? Is this her method of absorption? Either way, I don't worry too much because Rider picks me up with surprising strength and throws me on top of her mount. I grab onto the fluffy giant fox of course.

Of course, this turn of events still means Meltryllis will land dangerously close to me... or it would, if King Protea didn't crouch and then slap her away while she was midair. "Eh!? Leave Big Bro alone, Big Sis!" It's like she was swatting a fly.

The supposed strongest of the five flies thorough the air while screaming in pain. "You bitch...!" T-that's one less threat to worry about...? I don't think she's dead or severely injured of course, but at least she's was thrown quite a bit far. Even if that doesn't mean much for someone as fast as a servant.

Rider gets on top of her mount. "Okay, hold on tight Handsome!" I already am. As soon as I think that, the fox blasts forward with speeds far above any car that I know off... My body should be bursting right now.

That's something my mind understands. That my ears should explode, that my skin should be stripped off by the wind, but thankfully none of that happens. It's probably Rider's Riding. The skill must be protecting me or something.

And so Rider and her fox dash through the park like a missile, dodging any trees and leaving Altera behind... Before long we are in some random street jumping over abandoned cars to get through it.

King Protea doesn't just stay and watch of course, she gets up and... "Wait! Wait Big Bro, you're leaving before feeding me!" Gets into a runner position. Just the force of her first steps alone are enough to disrupt the fight between Altera and Violet, even if they quickly return to it.

I can't help it, a scream escapes my mouth. "Aaaaah...!?" I'm being chased by a giant version of my mother. I'm escaping by taking a ride with a giant fox, and the pilot of that giant fox is a fox woman. My mind... any mind, was not built for this.

But that chase doesn't last for that long, mostly because out of nowhere... thing start hitting King Protea's body. I don't know what they are, but they work like missiles, exploding on contact.

The giant tries to ignore them at first of course, even giggling. "That tickles! S-T-O-P It!" Her run hasn't been impeded at all, it's crazy to think, but I really do believe her when she says it only tickles. H-how are we gonna beat this thing?

Rider raises an eyebrow. "Some archer must have taken pity on us, even if they're not doing much." So a servant is helping us? I would say it's good, but even their seemingly unending machine gun of explosions isn't doing much...

The air changes.

I don't know why, maybe it's because even an ant would notice a strange smell in the air, but I know something special is coming. And before long it does, the next missile... arrow...? Explodes with much more impact than the others.

I have to cover my ears or I'll go deaf, I have to avoid looking at it or I'll go blind. The second one is easy to do, but the first one is impossible, since I know releasing my grip on the fox would mean death.

Which means I'm hit with the dizziness of a man who just had a massive bomb going off right next to him. Even so, I can barely hear what Rider is muttering. "A Noble Phantasm...!? And it didn't...!?" I don't hear the rest, but it's easy to put together the pieces.

It didn't do anything. King Protea stops running of course, but she doesn't fall, and the point of the impact, her cheek, isn't hurt at all, maybe lightly scratched. Even though that explosion was so strong that it seemed for a second that it was day, she barely felt anything.

The girl pouts. "Ouch...!" A punch. What just happened was the equivalent of someone punching another person. It's so shocking that the barrage of arrows stops momentarily, and while it could be because the mysterious archer needs to catch his breath...

The much more likely answer is that he is simply lost in disbelief. I know through the game rules that a Noble Phantasm is a servant's trump card, the culmination of their legend... and it did nothing to her.

And it wasn't because King Protea has some ability that makes her invulnerable to attacks or slows them down before hitting her, or any of that nonsense. The answer is simple and terrifying, she's just that tough, a servant's Noble Phantasm is just not enough to get through her durability. This is the monster that apparently destroyed London.

Rider's fox stops running, even the animal can only watch in awe. Yeah, it gets to the point where awe has surpassed fear, what we are seeing must be how the first creature with eyes felt upon seeing the sun for the first time.

King Protea smiles. "Oh! The meanie realized it was fut-futi... useless, and stopped!? Good!" She breathes a sigh of relief. And then she gets struck with that very same Noble Phantasm again. "H-hey!" My heart sinks.

No effect. The giant glares off at the distance. "If you insist on being a bad guy, then...!" Even as she speaks, she's being bombarded by arrows, at this point the legendary bowman has gotten over his shock.

I imagine that this will change soon, because once again King Protea gets into a runner's position and... "I'm coming to get ya!" Dashes off in the direction of where the arrows are coming from. She... she...

I thought she would try to find gaps between the buildings, or try to run atop of roads, but instead she treats everything that is in front of her as air, dashing through it. Building after building collapses, falling without any resistance.

My jaw has hit the floor. "And she's getting even bigger...!" At least she's not my problem anymore? Sorry Mister Mysterious Archer, but I'm not crazy enough to save you in this situation. Thanks for the help though!

I look back at my servant. "Rider, hit the road!" We don't have time to waste, we need go get as much distance as we can. I am worried about Altera of course, who's fighting one of those monsters, but I'll just call her with a Command Seal once we are far enough.

Even if I don't know how far is enough in the first place. Even if I don't know if there is a far enough in the first place.

Rider nods. "G-got it!" She's hesitating, because her mind is still refusing to leave behind what we just saw. I don't blame her, even for a heroic spirit something like that should be impossible.

But her... and my hesitation has cost us. In front of us, lands from up above in a building, the Alter Ego of Pleasure. "Hello. I see that the annoying dog got distracted by someone throwing out frisbees." This is horrible.

If Meltryllis really isn't lying about being the strongest, than we are doomed... But I won't give up. I put my hand of Rider's sword. "If you can't reach it, I'll do it for you!" And I draw it. I might as well go down swinging.

Rider takes the blade as quickly as she can. "Oh...! Someone finally got the point!" W-wait, you were carrying around this stupidly huge thing on purpose!? What the hell is wrong with you!? What the hell is wrong with everyone in general!?

Meltryllis smiles. "Oh? So you actually plan on resisting me a little...?" She licks her lips again. "Good, my food should fight back... A man who plays hard to get is just so exciting." I'm not playing hard to get, I'm rejecting you!

I glare at her. "Let's see for how long you can keep running that dirty mouth of yours, you damn phony of a phony." That's right, she's a poor copy of BB, who is just a poor copy of my mother. Nowhere near as special as she thinks.

Meltryllis giggles. "Soon enough you will love my voic-." And then she dodges backwards dodging a blur that just tried to take her head. "Oh, a wild hag." That blur isn't just anybody either. It's my aunt...!

She lands on the ground like a spider, silent and deadly. "I finally caught up..." She looks back at me. "Hide, take your servant and run. Don't worry, I have backup on the way, but she's slower than me." I...

I'm confused. "Auntie Rider...?" I can't believe what I'm seeing. Why did she move so fast? Why does she have chains? Why is she blindfolded? Why is she... dressed like that...? Did a heroic spirit of BDSM possess my aunt? Is she even my aunt? Is this some weird ploy by BB!? Or maybe someone who is kinda like BB, but looks like my aunt instead!? Should I expect a dad BB soon!?

Rider... the fox gasps. "Eh, since when did we agree to aunt play?" You're not the one I'm referencing to! Please read the room a little more, or I might take a page out of Andersen's book and start bullying you!

Thankfully Auntie...? Ignores Rider. "Hide, I know this is all a big shock, and that you're scared, but... just run, okay?" A smile appears on her face. "Your mother needs her miracle right now." I... am not scared right now.

In fact, I'm rather happy, because with the way you're talking I can guess that my mom is alive. And I know her, I know her well... if dad died mom would go soon after, which means both are okay. Now I just need to find Taiga and Auntie Rin.

Meltryllis laughs. "While I'm happy to see this reunion, can we get to the part where I drown my love in pleasure already?" She too becomes a blur... a faster blur than Auntie was at that.

But my aunt turns around and faces her nonetheless... It makes me feel like I'm a Z-Warrior seeing Goku and Cell fight, because I can't keep up at all. All I know is that Meltryllis has the upper hand.

Which is why I extend my hand. "Rider, help her!" I don't know if this really is my aunt or not, but I won't take any risks. Meltryllis is stronger and faster than anyone should rightfully be, so she will need allies to overcome her.

Rider moves with her mount, and so I fall backwards. I wasn't holding onto the fox after all, but I don't feel too bad about it. I think my Rider didn't warn me on purpose, that way I wouldn't be getting close to the fight.

The moment Rider joins the fray however, Auntie sends me a look of anger. "I told you to run...!" Yeah, and I ignored it, because it was stupid. Or at least it was a path that would not lead to a happy ending for me.

Meltryllis dodges an assault from both my Rider and Auntie, she makes it look like a joke even. "Don't get too mad with him, winners don't run after all, they win. It's an admirable quality, even if it will cost him his loveless life right now." With a quick swipe she almost takes the head of my Rider's mount.

Thankfully she manages to avoid that fate, but it makes me think... My Rider is weaker than Auntie... How!? Was my aunt really always some super monster...? Actually now that I think about, she never seemed to age, I thought she was just lucky, but...

Both her and my Rider retreat for a moment, trying to catch their breath. Meltryllis could have easily stopped it, but she let's it happen with a cocky smirk plastered on her face... she's playing with her prey, she's playing with two servants.

Should I call Altera with a Command Seal...? That might not be a bad idea anymore, Violet would hopefully take some amount of time to get here after having her clash interrupted...

Now with space to talk Rider raises her eyebrow. "Why... why are you after my nephew? What's with this talk about pleasure and love?" Ah, I didn't think about it, but to Auntie... This must be all like a fever dream.

Meltryllis blushes, and her gaze goes to me. "I... Ah, it's unfair to make a maiden like me repeat herself, don't you know? But if I must... I am utterly in love with Hideaki Emiya, so I have decided to devote myself... the entire world to him." You're leaving out an important part of your plan...

Rider looks at my aunt. "By the way, her method of love is absorbing someone. She's like a cruel goddess of old, selfishly giving her everything, I doubt you will trust her, but be aware of that." The fox speaks almost like she has experience.

Auntie nods. "Yes, I got the same feeling for her..." A scowl appears on her face. "But this is disgusting even for a goddess. What's next? Do you plan on taking my face? His father's face?" Hey, I still don't know if you're even my aunt, so don't talk like that.

Meltryllis' cocky attitude doesn't diminish at all. "This face may have once belonged to Sakura Matou, but it is now mine, so there's no need to worry. I pull it off way better than her after all." I feel like I will lose if I agree with you, or disagree with you. How unfair.

The Alter Ego of Pleasure shrugs. "And besides... you're just some pathetic monster, Violet is literally you, but better, and even she is trash." What is she talking about...? "So shut up and get melted, your only value is bringing happiness to my love/doll." The battle is about to start again.

Auntie puts one of her hands on her blindfold, preparing to take it off. "You're insane, and disgusting. There's nothing more to say towards a goddess who has fallen for a mortal... for my mortal, for my family. Your love will never be fulfilled." This manner of speaking... Just what is my aunt!? "Ah, she's here." Who?

All three servants jump back suddenly, the area where Meltryllis was standing gets consumed by shadow and fire.

She crashes in front of me. A knight.

Ugly, disgusting, evil, she's all of those, the one person that the world has long ago abandoned. The dark knight stares at me with a cold gaze befitting of a dark lord, the moon light clashes against her armor and is rejected.

Yellow eyes... pale hair, pale skin. She's almost like a walking corpse, a lich. And in her hands she holds a sword worthy of a walking corpse. It's black, with pulsating red lines... It really does scream evil.

She raises an eyebrow. "Oh? So you are their progeny? The child of the Emiya's?" I can't verbally respond, only nod. That's because I have been enchanted once again. I used to think cheery girls would be what I wanted, but now, between Altera and this woman...

I think I might have a type. A very specific type.