FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Ellie, you're here so early."

To maintain an air of mystery, Euryale left a note on the dining table early in the morning, informing Xia Yan of the time and place of their meeting, before leaving first.

The meeting place was naturally Fuyuki City in FSN; it was the most suitable place for a date.

Xia Yan knew that Euryale valued spending time with him today, so he arrived at the agreed location ten minutes early, only to find Euryale already standing there.

Today, Euryale is dressed in an elegant white dress with a pretty bow tied around her neck and a large sun hat on her head, looking every bit the girl next door. If you add her figure and temperament, she looks even more like the little sister next door.

"I just arrived too."

Euryale looked at Xia Yan with a smile, clearly very happy that Xia Yan had arrived early.

After some deliberation last night, Euryale finally chose her usual white dress, since highlighting her own style was the core of this "Date Operation." Of course, she had also prepared the other two outfits in advance.

Fortunately, Xia Yan was wearing a white polo shirt and light brown cargo pants today, which was also a light color scheme. The two of them looked quite good together, which made Yuri Ellie feel that she and Xia Yan were on the same wavelength.

"Let's go."

Euryale naturally linked arms with Xia Yan, and the two headed to their first stop of the day—the amusement park.

The next part, naturally, involves experiencing everything in the amusement park.

"Yahoo!"

The thrilling roller coaster ride.

"Ah ah!"

The terrifying haunted house segment.

"So icy!"

An intimate moment of eating ice cream.

Yuri looked at the photos that could be purchased at the exit of each amusement park ride over and over again until Xia Yan said it was getting late, at which point she happily put all the photos away.

Dusk fell quickly, and the two returned to the amusement park entrance after enjoying all the rides.

To give their day a perfect ending, Euryale took out her Polaroid camera and asked a staff member to take a photo of the two of them together.

"Ready, 3, 2..."

Before the staff could take a picture, a strong gust of wind blew Euryale's straw hat off.

"Ah! My straw hat!"

Just as Euryale was getting anxious, a figure leaped high into the air and grabbed the straw hat that hadn't yet flown far away.

Wow! That's amazing!

"It must be over 3 meters tall, right?"

"Pshaw, what's the use of jumping high? A man's endurance is what matters."

The tourists who witnessed this immediately began to murmur among themselves.

Xia Yan, who landed smoothly, hadn't thought about anything at all and instinctively jumped up. Only now did he realize that his physical abilities had surpassed those of ordinary people.

"Give."

Ignoring the stares and whispers of those around him, Xia Yan placed the straw hat back on Euryale's head.

The surrounding people's gazes followed Xia Yan and fell on Euryale.

"Wow, that girl is so cute! I really want to hug her."

"What's the relationship between this handsome guy and that girl? Are they siblings? Or maybe a couple?"

"I don't know whether I should envy that handsome guy or that girl."

"You awful lolicon! Stay away from that girl, let me handle this!"

Amidst the surrounding chatter, Euryale hugged Xia Yan tightly and said to the photographer, "Please take the picture like this."

The staff understood immediately and pressed the shutter.

After successfully taking a photo together, the two left the amusement park immediately to avoid causing a bigger commotion.

Euryale's next stop was a famous hot spring resort in Fuyuki City, the kind with private baths where mixed bathing is allowed.

Sure enough, Euryale couldn't forget that Morgan and Musashi had taken a bath with Xia Yan before she did.

Wrapped in a bath towel, Euryale jogged into the hot spring, only to find that Xia Yan was just sitting by the pool and hadn't gone in.

Why don't you come in?

Euryale pouted.

Xia Yan scratched his face, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I think mixed bathing is a bit too exciting."

"But you've slept with Morgan and Musashi, so why can't you with me? Do you think my figure isn't as good as theirs?"

"no!"

Xia Yan hurriedly waved his hand.

"Why is that?"

Xia Yan recalled the situation at the time. He couldn't very well say that he clearly wanted to leave, but Morgan and Musashi stepped on his shoulders and prevented him from standing up, could he?

If it were described in such detail, Euryale would be even more furious!

"See! You hesitated! Sure enough, Xia Yan, you're a big-breast fetishist!"

Unable to find a reason, Xia Yan could only go into the hot spring and satisfy Yuri Ellie with his actions.

"hey-hey."

Euryale immediately moved to Xia Yan's side and rested her head on his chest.

Xia Yan was also tense, but fortunately Yuri Ellie did not take any further action.

"Xia Yan"

"Um?"

"Am I no longer helpful to you?"

Xia Yan was taken aback, then realized that Yuri Ellie's commotion yesterday was not only due to being provoked by Morgan and Musashi, but also because of her disappointment at not being chosen by Xia Yan to participate in the trial.

She wasn't blaming Xia Yan; his choice wasn't wrong. After all, she knew that her combat strength was no match for any of Morgan, Musashi, or Cú Chulainn.

However, she still feels like she's no longer useful, and as a Servant, even if she tries her best, there's no possibility of her continuing to grow, which is what makes her feel the most uncomfortable.

Feeling powerless and helpless, Euryale could only watch as her beloved Master went on adventures with other female Servants. She even had the twisted thought that "it would be alright if I could only warm Xia Yan's bed."

"Who said you didn't help me?"

Xia Yan gently stroked Euryale's head.

"Don't forget, without you, we wouldn't have been able to get out of Miss Tsuru's idol trial."

"However, such special trials are few and far between. In the future, I will appear less and less, and then I will be deprived of my right to a private room and all other benefits, until I am completely forgotten in some dusty corner of a room."

Forehead...

Xia Yan had reason to suspect that during his time in the Sixth Singularity Trial, Yuri Ellie had watched a lot of palace dramas and her mind was filled with tragic fantasies of being banished to the cold palace.

Xia Yan decided to use physical means to dispel Yuri Ellie's delusions, so he flicked her forehead with a flick.

"it hurts!"

Euryale immediately covered her forehead and looked up at Xia Yan with a pitiful expression.

"Ellie, stop overthinking. You're supposed to be a noble goddess, how come you've lost all your dignity? I still remember how arrogant you were when we first met. What if I meet Medusa someday? Are you going to expose this vulnerable side of yourself to her?"

Xia Yan didn't give Yuri Ellie time to react and continued, "And don't think that a low probability means it's useless. For me, any trial only has two possibilities: zero percent or one hundred percent. If you haven't encountered it, it's zero percent; if you have encountered it, it's one hundred percent. There's no middle ground, and you don't need to worry about the types of trials you've encountered before."

To give an example, ordinary people don't encounter fire departments frequently in their daily lives, but in the event of a fire or a rescue operation, they need the fire department's help. Just because we don't see fire departments often doesn't mean their role is insignificant. Similarly, trials like Idol Singularities may not be as numerous as regular combat trials, but if I encounter one, you're the only one I can rely on.

"The details of the trial will only be revealed after you enter it. What if I'm in a trial that requires combat, or a special trial that you didn't bring along?"

Xia Yan brought his mouth close to Euryale's ear and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret. I've already asked Miss Tsuru to help me make a new Mystic Code. If all goes well, this Mystic Code will have the ability to replace Servants. At that time, even Servants in the safe house should be prepared to be summoned into the trial at any time."

"Huh? That's amazing?"

"It's that amazing."

Provoked by Xia Yan's words, Euryale finally displayed the arrogance befitting a spoiled goddess. She stood up, head held high, hands on her hips, and said, "There's really no way around it. Since you've said so, Xia Yan, this goddess has no choice but to be prepared to be needed by you at any time."

"That's right, that's right, that's the spirit!"

Xia Yan immediately echoed, and while Euryale stood up, he prepared to climb out of the hot spring.

Unfortunately, Xia Yan's plan failed.

Upon hearing the sound of water, Euryale immediately pounced on Xia Yan, tracing circles on his firm chest with her fingers. Her voice, like that of a succubus, said, "Besides being useful in special trials, I can also serve other purposes. For example, right now, I can help you relieve some stress~"