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"Hey... are you okay?" A soft voice wakes me up, so I slowly open my eyes and see... "Oh thank goodness you didn't kick the bucket!" A beautiful boy, one around the same age as me.

There is a big difference between the two of us however, because if Gudako Fujimaru was the face card for normal girl, he would be the face card for anormal boy. That is to say, he possesses the beauty that only people like Morgan and Arcueid do.

But just because he's hot, doesn't mean he's a good guy. That's a lesson I sadly had to learn a long time ago. "And who are you?" Well, I'm used to waking up in strange places at this point.

Maybe I wandered around while dreaming, and none saw. By that I mean that Dantes, Abigail and Oberon must have been slacking off. Either way, this is probably some sort of singularity as usual.

He scratches his head. "Um... my name is Yuta Okkotsu! My class is Foreigner!" A Servant huh... as expected. He's one of the eccentric ones that wear modern clothing though. "And you're my Master from Chaldea, right?" Huh?

I close my eyes, and immediately feel our connection. "I guess I am." Relief flows through my whole body. This guy is a properly summoned Servant, no shenanigans about. Probably. There are normally still shenanigans about.

He extends a hand. "Ya need help?" I look at it for a few moments.

And then I grasp it, as he helps me to my feet. "Thanks..." I now notice we are... under a bridge? "Um... My name is Gudako Fujimaru by the way." I know the Chaldea summoning system usually doesn't give them that information.

He nods. "Nice to meet ya... Though I have one more person I need to introduce. Please don't freak out!" The fact that you're screaming kinda freaks me out more than anything. "Come out Rika."

As soon as he orders it, a... spirit of some sort leaves his shadow. "Hello! I'm Rika Okkotsu, his wife!" Ah, I see. This isn't a unseen thing in Chaldea, a Servant who comes with another being attached to him.

I wave at her. "Nice to meet you!" This situation isn't too bad. Sure, I don't have my trusty Kouhai with me, but this is still better than being completely and utterly alone. I also haven't lost any memories, so I really can't complain.

Yuta's eyes widen. "Y-you really weren't surprised at all." Oh, I'm actually impressing someone? That's nice to hear, normally that only happens after a bunch of trials and tribulations.

Rika giggles. "That's kinda nice... She better not become a threat though." A threat...? Oh, are you the extremely common, albeit legendary type that fills Chaldea's halls? Maybe you can make a club with Artemis.

I clear my throat, it's time to figure out what's happening. "So, since you guys have been properly summoned, do you two know anything about the current situation?"

Yuta sighs. "Not really..." Ah, that sounds really worrying. "But thankfully we are actually Servants of this area. That is to say, we know this place." At least that's a nice break.

Rika giggles. "Oh...! You think I can find a second Yuta here!? I want two Yuta's!" She is then hit by a sudden realization. "But then I would have to fight a second Rika... and if she won she would get my Yuta...!" Yeah, she's an yandere alright.

I'm just glad I'm not her target as usual.

Yuta pouts. "I'm killing this second Yuta. I know this is hypocritical of me, but I don't want to share my girlfriend with some other guy." Yeah, I'm the same type of person. Even if it's me, I won't share.

That said, wasn't she supposed to be your wife...? Whatever, it doesn't matter. "Well, even if you guys don't know much, just information of the area is super useful. Also... my experience with this things have taught me that you won't encounter another one of yourself."

"Unless it's an older or younger version of course, then you guys will probably hate each other." It's a weird pattern. I mean, I have done lots or cringy things, but I wouldn't kill my past self for it.

Yuta makes a thinking pose. "Well, that's good to know." He then shakes his head. "So about this place... It's a city called Souya. I would like to say it's peaceful, but the truth is that we have some sort of super problem every week." Ayup, that's about what I would expect.

Rika nods. "Yeah... Maybe Bimbocueid did something. She loves to cause problems after all." She couldn't be referring to Arcueid right...? There's no way anyone would talk about the True Ancestor like that.

Still, is she really does mean who I think she means, then this girl is the prideful type who would get along with Gilgamesh and the like. As a Master responsible for saving humanity, I need to keep tabs of things like these.

Rika continues. "Though it could also be something done by Vlov... He should be dead, but if Master is here, we should completely ignore things like time." She learns fast! "It could also be that Roa guy... Or Kohaku."

Yuta laughs. "I wouldn't doubt on the last one, but theorizing won't do us any good right now... We don't even know what's wrong after all." He then looks at me. "So what would you suggest?"

I raise an eyebrow. "You're asking me...?" It seems they were doing just fine without my imput.

He shrugs. "You're the legendary heroine here. I'm not so cocky to think I can compare to you because I have been in a scuffle or too." A red hot feeling spreads through my face and body.

I'm not exactly desperate for compliments, but it does feel nice to be acknowledged once in a while. And well... I'm not exactly a mature adult yet, so it feels even better when someone who is hot does it.

Rika smiles. "Yeah, you're like our new Rabbit!" Have I become a pet already!? "So please guide us! And be aware that Yuta is amazing and smart, but he spaces out sometimes, so you might need to repeat your explanations."

He grins. "What is she? A certain owl?" Actually I'm like a lame version of Link. "Don't worry, I'll try my best to stay on top of my game. Master is way too cute to have that face harmed." He's the forward type...

I'm weak to the forward types!

Rika's eye twitches. "Don't even start Yuta..." They definitely have an Artemis and Orion dynamic going on. Though it does admittedly feel less... insane than those two. I guess humans will naturally be more reasonable than the divine.

Well, Rika is like a ghost or something.

I smile, it's time that I show my greatest of skills. "So first we should find a leyline. Then I can communicate with Chaldea and let Da Vinci handle everything." That's right, my greatest skill is passing the job to others.

In my defense, what use do I have when I'm surrounded by legendary heroes? I'm weaker than Herakles, dumber than Da Vinci, and I'm not showing up Napoleon when it comes to military strategy any time soon.

Yuta's eyes widen. "You guys have Da Vinci on Chaldea's pay roll!?" We actually don't pay Servants anything. "Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised... Man, I wonder who else I'm gonna meet there eventually." He's already planning to go with me after this event ends?

Nice, we can always use more free help!

Rika waves him. "Nevermind that for now. We need to find a leyline or whatever... There isn't one right here, is there Yuta?" That sure would be convenient, but it's also very unlikely.

I tilt my head. "Why would there be a leyline here? It doesn't look like an important place." Normally people build important stuff around leylines... At least when a city has a mage. Maybe this one doesn't?

Yuta crouches and touches the ground. "My mentor lived here for a while, and she's a magus. So maybe there could be a leyline here..." He sighs. "Sadly there isn't, or at least I can't find it."

I sigh. "That's a shame.... What do you mean your mentor lived under a bridge!?" Dropping lines like that and not elaborating on them is just like a Servant.

He chuckles. "Sensei is an eccentric woman... The type of woman who is a magus, and yet is okay with living on a place without a leyline. Honestly normally I could call her, and she would solve all our problems, but for some reason my phone isn't reaching anyone."

I frown. "That's troublesome... But do you guys have any idea where else a leyline could be then?" I still consider this situation to be pretty good. At least we haven't been attacked by enemies yet.

He shakes his head. "I don't have any... sure locations. I'm a beginner at this whole magecraft things... But I do have an idea. There could be a leyline in the mansion of the Tohno's."

Rika quickly nods. "Yeah, you're right. That hothead basically owns this city, so even though she's not a mage, she would probably want to control the city somehow." They're talking about someone I don't know, but I'm glad we have leads at least.

I interject. "So, what do you guys mean about mansion of the Tohnos...?"

Yuta scratches his cheek. "It's a... long story. I'll tell you while we walk over there. You shouldn't be worried though, I'm very familiar with the owner of the mansion." That's great. Suspiciously great even.

Rika pouts. "I think you might be a bit too familiar even." So it's like that huh?

Yuta is courting death... I can relate.



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"We are finally here!" After a long, albeit peaceful talk we arrive at the gates of this demonic family. I now know that, because as promised Yuta explained everything.

By the way, Rika is currently in his shadow. We didn't want her scaring off the normal people on the street. Which brings me to my next point, this place is so tranquil that there were tons of people hanging around.

This neighborhood is pretty empty though.

Suddenly Yuta jumps back, after picking me up. "Something's wrong." There's a katana on his hand now. I don't know how he can tell, but I know to trust the instincts of a heroic spirt, so I tense my body and prepare myself.

In front of the gate, a Heroic Spirit materializes herself. "Oh my... oh my... How arrogant." Her face is completely and utterly serious. "To attack a Caster's base... Heroes in my time were greater than this." Her face is so serious in fact, that it makes me wanna laugh.

I recognize this Servant after all. It's Tamamo-No-Mae, and so I know she's probably faking being the serious type for some reason. That said, she clearly doesn't remember me, so I shouldn't try to defuse this situation with that as a bargaining chip.

Yuta smiles, it's a calming one. "Um... This is not an attack or anything." He bows. "The truth is that we are here to talk with Akiha Tohno... Who somehow got her hands on a Heroic Spirit." So he quickly realized too huh?

Yeah, there's no doubt about it. This Caster is for sure contracted with Akiha Tohno. She mentioned that this is her base after all... Hopefully this means we won't need to fight, but I won't raise my hopes too much either.

Tamamo tilts her head. "Yeah, the heroes after my era truly degraded. Present your head like that and I might just take it." She waves him off. "But go on, I shall accept diplomacy for now. What's your business with Lady Akiha?" She's not calling her something like Dear or Master...? Weird.

I clear my throat. "I'm here to propose an alliance with her. There's something wrong with this town, and I think she might be able to help us with it. We also need access to the leyline."

Tamamo frowns. "Those are quite the asks for an alliance." She looks down on Yuta. "And I also don't trust any man carrying such a... thing with him." Ah, so she ended up noticing Rika, I guess that's to be expected.

Yuta scowls. "Sorry, but can you not say that again? I won't blame you for being confused, but it's not a thing. It's the love of my life, Rika." I'm surprised she didn't come out to defend herself.

Actually I'm not. I have spent enough time with her to know that she's probably blushing up a storm right now, and being way too embarrassed to leave.

Tamamo's eye twitches. "I see, so it's some kind of ghost lover of yours how..." And then she blushes and smiles. "Adorable! Cute! It's cute! ♡" And then there's the Tamamo-No-Mae I know.

She then takes a deep breath. "Forget that. You all saw nothing." What's with the sudden change in attitude. "Anyways, what even is your class...? I would say Saber, but you do not exude the dignity." Why the sudden roast!?

Yuta blushes. "I'm of the Foreigner Class..." He then mumbles. "And give me a break, I'll surpass whoever those legendary heroes are someday." Since you're here, you're kinda of a legendary hero already.

Tamamo scowls. "Foreigner...? There is no such class in this war. It's not a part of the seven." So a Holy Grail war really is going on!? "So either you are lying... or your Master is a cheater of some sort."

She glares at me. "As a Servant of the Tohno's I will not permit such shameful actions. Consider us to be enemies." What a hasty conclusion, but I guess Heroic Spirits are the type who are always looking for fights.

Still, there is something incredibly funny about this, and I can't help, but snort. "Really Tamamo? This ain't like you at all!" Yuta is sending me an incredulous look, but it can't be helped.

Caster's glare gets a thousand times worse. "How do you know my name? Speak it, or I'll rip out that tongue and you will never speak at all." Wow, how scary. Not.

I smile. "Don't worry about that. Worry about how whipped you are! I mean, you're normally so cheerful, and now here you are acting so seriously... Having a tough marriage over there?" The only thing she hasn't changed about herself is her casual sadism.

Tamamo's eyes go completely cold, she truly looks like an evil beast right now. "Die." And then I feel a sudden chill down my spine.

It's the chill of death, something I'm very used to, but it doesn't come from Tamamo.

In a second Yuta drives her claws of my neck. The new Servant jumps back. "This one has gooood instincts huh?" An Assassin and one I know as well. The legendary monster Shuten-Doji almost killed me.

Two of the three greatest evils of Japan? In one place? This Akiha is too much of a try hard.

Tamamo groans. "Ugh, you useless trash. Couldn't even do your job?" In less than a few seconds I can immediately tell there's no team cohesion here. But that should be obvious for anyone who knows these two.

Shuten-Doji pouts. "How mean..." But then she smiles. "It's like I said, this handsome fellow has good instincts. He's a hero alright... a nice tasty meal." She licks her lips. Hot. As usual she's way too hot and scary.

Tamamo scoffs. "Excuses, excuses, excuses. You're so useless, that even as a talking head your worth wouldn't change at all." Why are you giving hints about your true identity? Are you salty that I revealed yours?

Suddenly mana fills the area, it's all coming from Yuta. "Look, I don't care about you two bickering, but keep your filthy hands off my Master." His mana then disappears, and he sends a flirtatious wink to Shuten-Doji. "But I'm flattered you can recognize I'm tasty." She's not referring to what you think she is!

Shuten-Doji huffs. "Ugh, I don't really like the cocky types. I'm more of a fan of pure heroes." She's talking about a certain golden boy. That said, there's also... a blush on her face.

And not one out of drunkenness, or a fake one, it's the genuine blush of a woman who got flustered with some flirting. That's very unlike her, how weird.

Yuta chuckles. "I can be pretty pure. Anyways, can we go talk with Akiha? I'm actually pretty good friends with her." You're still trying diplomacy!? We are basically talking with two satans here! Though I guess I convinced worse before.

Shuten-Doji tilts her head. "Are you know? Because from what I see you're a Servant who should have never known my Master." So is she supporting two Servants? Or is there someone else with a contract in the mansion...

She continues. "And... I have also been talking with her through our bond. My adorably weak to alcohol protege doesn't know any boy followed by such a strong curse. Therefore our next actions here are clear..."

Tamamo still seems pissed off at my comment. "We are going to kill you two." Shuten-Doji chuckles, probably finding Caster's current state amusing or something.

Yuta flinches and takes a step back. "Eh!? Why is she acting so cold!? When did I get thrown in the dog house...!?" He then shakes his head. "Whatever, I'll beat you two up and get her forgiveness somehow, so...!"

"Come, Rika!"



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Class: Foreigner
True Name: Yuta Okkotsu
Gender: Male
Region: Japan
Alignment: Lawful? - Good
Height: Taller than Shiki
Weight: It's all muscle, don't worry

Parameters:
Strength: D (EX)
Endurance: D (EX)
Agility: C (EX)
Mana: ? (EX)
Luck: A++ (C)
Noble Phantasm: EX

One pair of parameters belongs to Rika. It shouldn't be hard to figure out which.

Class Skills:
???: EX
Clear "Another Moon" to unlock.

Existence Outside Of The Domain: EX
Yuta Okkotsu does not have a contract with any elder god. Huh? Then why does he have this skill?

If one asks him just after he's summoned he will stammer and say. "Because I'm into tentacles!" If one asks at Bond 5 he will take a deep breath instead and ask you a very important question...

"Wanna watch Mushoku Tensei?"

Personal Skills:

Hero: EX
A skill granted to the amalgamation of many legendary bloodlines. Since Yuta Okkotsu somehow descends from almost all heroes, he naturally is talented at almost anything he tries, and is a beauty that can match any legendary hero as well.

Other benefits would include a supernatural level of instinct, far above any modern human, and above most ancient ones as well. Yuta Okkotsu also passes almost any name check.

That is to say a certain golden sheath might acknowledge him, or he might wield a certain sword that isn't really a sword. This can also be a drawback in certain situations, of course.

Oh, and insane lovers would probably immediately think of him as a reincarnation of their beloved.

One should not take this skill's name to indicate Yuta Okkotsu's morality.

Mana Burst (Grain): EX
A typical mana burst, but running on the legendary energy form Grain instead. This ability could make someone truly monstrous, but Yuta Okkotsu is fairly new to it, and so it does not truly live up to its potential.

Occasionally however, when luck is on his side, and when he truly is completely and utterly focused... The sparks of black might bless him.

Harem Management (Crazy): B
The skill...? To calm down any insane lovers one might have. Yuta Okkotsu insists his Master is also in the possession of this.

He is correct of course.

Noble Phantasm:
Rika, the Queen of Curses: EX
A Knight Arm, the final manifestation of Grain, though even then... This one is without a doubt the greatest to ever exist, a miracle that not even the planet can comprehend.

Rika Okkotsu is the supreme curse brought back to life with the power of love and alien juice. She is blindly loyal to Yuta Okkotsu, and most importantly she is an unstoppable juggernaut capable of tearing worlds apart.

This adorable girlfriend, who may or may not love trashy romance movies is the type of monster who makes the Gorgon or the Bull of Heaven look like a common skeleton found in Fuyuki.

She also works as a storage device, carrying any abilities she copies for Yuta Okkotsu. There is seemingly no limit to how many abilities she can hold, and they suffer no decrease in power either.

True Magic may be copied, a Reality Marble may be copied, a Mystic Eye may be copied, a Sorcerer Trait may be copied, an Idea Blood may be copied. The supreme and most versatile ability one could have.

Make no mistake however, Rika Orimito was just a normal girl. The core of this power is Yuta Okkotsu, and so should he die... The girl will finally rest as well.

Love: EX
All it takes is one thought.

"He's kinda cute." "He smells nice." "He said something funny." "He saved me, I'm thankful..." "He made me feel hot when he touched me..."

It doesn't matter how innocent it is, it doesn't matter how small it is, it doesn't matter the reason. A spark quickly grows into a bonfire, and then into a forest fire, and then it keeps going until it's equivalent to the sun. It cannot be extinguished, it cannot be stopped, it canoot be prevented, it can barely be slowed.

A single nice thought quickly escalates into love. Those innocent thoughts turn fiercer and fiercer and fiercer.

"He's all I can think about." "I want to be with him, why am I not with him?" "I love him..." "He was nice to me, so surely he... surely he...!"

Mental protections are worthless, this isn't mind control, it's simply how things are, it's simply how things always have been. A person quickly forgets what not being in love is. The abyss gets darker and crueler.

"I can't breathe when I'm around him, but I can't stop being around him!" "I have to be with him when he's sleeping, when he's on the bathroom, when he...!" "He has to love me, if he doesn't love me then why am I alive? I might as well die." "Why was he nice to that other girl? The moment he was nice to me was so special that I...!"

An ability worthy of a Beast... Or of something far more terrifying. Either way, it's effectiveness depends on a variety of conditions. The more inhumane the target is, the stronger this is. The younger the target is, the stronger this is. The more the target values love, the stronger this is.

A completely normal and average girl might be more or less unaffected for a long time however, and this Noble Phantasm does not affect guys at all... Or women who are in what Yuta Okkotsu considers to be in a happy relationship.

Yuta Okkotsu is not aware of this ability, and no one is aware of why he has it.

If they asked a certain cat however, she would say he was always this charming in her eyes.



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AN: I wanted so badly to write something for Valentines, but I just couldn't... But I wrote this at least.

Yuta is definitely for (you) by the way, make sure to roll for him.