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Chapter 6 - Chap 6: Backstory

I wake up after hearing the alarm. I open my phone and prepare to check Artoria's backstory. I look at Artoria and ask.

"Hey, Artoria. Can I take a look at your backstory? Because this also has your private's information."

"It's fine, Master."

Artoria has a sad look when she answers that.

'Is her past that bad?'

I then go online and search 'Artoria fate fandom.' After choosing the link, I saw the description was too long.

'Urg. Do I have to read all this stuff? Hah. It'll be my first reaction, I guess.'

I take a look, and my resolve has disappeared.

'Why does her backstory has to be this long? Let's skip all these and look at her downfall. Hm? Why don't I understand anything?'

I then go back and reread her backstory. The one thing I feel is that her life is full of drama. And now I understand why I see Artoria is familiar to me.

'We both cut off our emotions. Artoria is because of her destiny as a king, while I cut off my feeling because of grief.'

I felt interested and started reading about her personality. After reading it, I don't know if we have much in common. But.

'What I see is a strong woman? Hm. But I feel like this Artoria isn't the same as my Artoria. Maybe because I can't judge a person?'

At least I know why Artoria wants me to go to her world. Maybe she wants me to participate in the Holy War and make a wish to undo her rule so that someone more suitable can take her place to give Britain a peaceful end. Or go to the time she's ruling and change something. Since she's also looking at the fandom about her, I then ask.

"Artoria, is this why you want me to go to your world? Participate in the Holy War and make that wish for you?"

"Yes, Master."

I look at her face. I can't read anything from her face.

'Well, I can't read other people's emotions anyway. Why do I have to care?'

I know the correct way to answer since I read the fandom. But I'm not that type of person.

"I don't care that much. Since it's your wish, I'll do so."

"Eh?"

I can see her surprised reaction. I smile at that funny scene.

"What? Do you feel surprised that much?"

"Yes."

"Well, I don't mind answering."

I close my eyes, take a breath, choose the words in my mind and say.

"To me. You're already different from the Artoria in this fandom. You must have seen other versions of you in this fandom, right?"

"Yes."

"Right. That means your world also has different timelines. Even if you made a wish to undo your kingship, I guess it'll only affect that world. It's my guess since I only read your backstory. There may be an answer in the fandom."

But.

"Those answers don't matter because the system summons you, not the Holy Grail. Even if you make that wish, you won't disappear because the system already makes you mine."

"Ah."

"It's a good plan, don't you think so? You can make up for your regret, and I can still keep you. Besides, it isn't an effective wish if you think clearly about it. I can't understand you or your emotions about this. But, what you should have wished it to have regressed in time with your memories."

I don't know if I can explain it clearly. It's a stupid idea, I thought.

"Look. You regressed in the past with those memories. Then you can change your story. You can make the correct choice in that situation. And you can learn things in the modern world and apply them in the past. And you have me in your journey, too."

"..."

"With my power, I can live alongside you. I can become the shield to protect you. So, what do you think? Is it a good idea? Do you still want to make that wish?"

Artoria was silent when she heard my answer. I guess she had a lot to think through.

"Well, you have time to make your decision anyway. This phone is yours. You can search for more information in this fandom. I'll deal with something first."

I turn away from her, go to my laptop, and start downloading the games I have liked for a long time.

'S*bn*utica, M*necr*ft, St*rdew V*lley, T*rraria, and the h*ntai games. Hehe, I like this high-spec laptop so much.'

While the laptop is downloading my games, I look outside and sigh. There is something I didn't say to Artoria.

'It looks like something locked in her head, so she won't question how a website knows her so much. It's an intriguing experiment. Besides, it's useless if you make that wish anyway. She would still feel guilty about not saving her country even if she was to regress in time.'

I have to admit I don't know if this Artoria is a real Artoria in that fandom. If she isn't the same, it will mean this Artoria is a failed copy. I then feel the chill in my body. In the past, I guessed I knew about the truth of this reality.

'Since I had this feeling, it must be something earth-shattering. And I didn't want to live in the world with that knowledge. It means that this knowledge will make my new life becoming boring. So I decided to forget it. Then let's go with that.'

I then focus on my laptop and find many online novels to kill time.

"Master, I have made up my mind."

"Hm?"

I turn back and look at her.

"I won't go back to the past and change them."

"Sure, I don't mind."

"Yes, thank you."

I don't ask for her reason to refuse. Maybe she knows that her wish is impossible. I can try cheering her up, but I don't want to. It's troublesome.

'I don't have much EQ to cheer her up. And I don't want to change myself. It's troublesome.'

Although I don't care about her reason, I still have something to say to her.

"Your wish to undo your ruling is naive, Artoria. Time is something that hard to control and comprehend. Even if the Holy Grail grants your desire, you won't know what the world will become. And I don't like how you look down on yourself. It's already in the past. Why do you have to care about it anymore?"

"..."

"I'll say this. Artoria, you're not a king anymore. You're now my Servant, so live freely under me. You can complete your wish. But, I hope you won't live in guilt after that."

"..."

"Ok, then. I'll wait for the download to complete. Then let's go check out and go back to my world. I miss playing with my cute sister."

"Yes, Master."

I don't know if our relationship gets worse or better. But I now know what the tattoo on my hand does. I can use a Command spell to make Artoria mine, so I don't need to worry.

'Oh yeah, I forgot about the black box in my Inventory.'

I checked on the Internet. And I'm surprised it was Ritsu from Assassination Classroom. I like this anime a lot, and Ritsu is my favorite.

'Let's wait until I increase my Programming skill to upgrade Ritsu into my ideal girl. And I also remember 'SAO' has Alice, a robot with a body. Hehe. Let's go to that world in the future.'

But still. I started to feel a bit bored with this slow life. I wish a time skip so I could have s*x with those girls.

[Receiving the host's wish. Do you want to have a time skip? You won't receive any rewards when time accelerates.]

I stop, think about it then decide not to have a time skip. I want my strength to increase so I won't die by any silly means first. Then there will be a time skip.

Back to my world, I play with Mikan like usual. The best thing I gained on Earth is how to upgrade my M*necr*ft world. I'm very excited.

On day 57th, I chose the reward from the Knowledge category. I received Acting (Lv1).

I go to my M*necr*ft world and start to upgrade my base. I had upgraded my first base into a simple log house before. Now I'll upgrade the log house into a mansion.

I work on my house based on a video from IrieGenie. I don't know who he is, but I like how the base looks. It took us a long time, about 1-2 hours, to complete it. I had already stacked a lot of resources before. Now it turns worthily waiting.

'What should I build next? Hm. Maybe an arena to practice. Well, let's think about it later in the future.'

And about my relationship with Artoria, it turns ok, I guess. We still have a happy meal together. But I don't know what she thinks of me.

'Hah. It's my fault, I guess. I know I don't suit that kind of scenario, but I still say. Like I understand everything.'

I stop thinking about it and focus on something that I thought about for a long time back on Earth.

'I feel a regressor on Earth, but I wonder if the regressor is a male or a female. Who am I kidding? It must be my imagination.'

I then get rid of those delusions and think about the world I'll go into in the future.

'Hm. Maybe I should fuse a world with my world. I'm a bit sick of going to a different world. Then what world should I choose?'

I then go to Earth and start searching for one. The demand is the same. There must be girls in that anime, and I can make her mine.

'Hm. A silent voice? It isn't bad. Well, I own that anime in my journey to become emotionless. Hah, those memories aren't bad.'

In my journey to becoming emotionless, I watch all the anime that has sad stories. I still remember how Violet Evergarden takes away my tears. It was so much that I forgot how to feel sad.

But it still fails. I'm not completely emotionless. I still feel sympathy and sadness when I simulate the lives of tragic protagonists and sad stories. But I somehow make an artificial dual personality. I still doubt whether I have a dual persona.

I massage my forehead.

'Why I can't stop those cringe thoughts? Am I that delusional?'

I sigh and don't care about it anymore. I drink all the tea and walk out of the cafe. As I walk out, I see a strange woman standing. She looks at me, smiles, and disappears. I rub my eyes to see if I start getting delusional. I then use the All-Seeing Eyes of the Gods, but I still can't find her. I then ask Artoria.

'Maybe I should take rewards from Health to protect my mind. I might go crazy from this. Or maybe this Earth is crazy. Luckily, I die and avoid this.'

I sigh and go back to my world. When I left, I didn't see a woman looking at me.

"I have found you. Look like this version goes deeper on the taboo knowledge route. You make a deal with the Controller. So this is the version that has all the answers. And also the most unstable."

She smiles and starts walking away, leaving a murmur.

"You should enjoy that vacation, my friend. Let me deal with the remnant problems on Earth. After all, you have gone on a journey with me all these years."

She looks at the peaceful scenes.

"You work for this broken world enough. Let me carry the weight for once. Even if you don't remember, you sacrificed yourself to this world many times."

She chuckles at his reason to sacrifice himself.

"How can you say sacrificing yourself is cool? Those online novels impact you. But I wish you have said that you loved me."

She sadly smiles when she remembers him always sacrificing himself to give her his knowledge.

{Hey, hero. You should feel proud that I sacrifice myself for you. So, if you fail, I'll confess to you, have you loved me and watched me die again so you can enjoy tormenting loops?}

{You did it before. But you still haven't confessed to me.}

{Eh? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Then why should I sacrifice myself?}

{...}

{Hey, don't feel sad. You'll able to save the Earth. It's only my death to help you get stronger. After that, I hope you can raise me. You know, my wish is to have a beautiful sugar mommy to raise me. Promise?}

{Yes, you lazy man.}

{Haha. You don't know how dirty I am, my friend. It's also a tactic to make you love me so I can ensure my lazy life. Don't make it painful.}

{...}

{Thank you, my friend. Leaving you behind in this broken world. I allow you to do anything with me in the next loop.}

{You said the same thing.}

{Is that so? Then you're a weak maiden. I also like Yandere, you know?}

{You also said the same thing.}

{...You're a liar, my friend. How can you say this is your second regression? If I had known this, I would have been a villain for you.}

{Then. Am I weak?}

{You got me, you liar.}

{Yes.}

{Let your mental breakdown. It's painful seeing you still have emotions regarding my death.}

{...}

{You stubborn woman.}

She still remembers his mocking smile vividly when she stabs him.

"We won, you know. But I didn't expect you to do this. Maybe I should have been true to my desire. Let's meet again when you remember everything."

The woman then disappears into the crowd of people.

Back to my world, I suddenly sneeze.

'What the hell? How can I sneeze when I have a Healthy Body? Is the skill broken?'

I tilt my head because I feel like I miss something important.

'Did I miss something? Except for the woman, I didn't meet anything unusual. Hehe. Won't it be funny if she was a regressor and I was her boyfriend? As expected, my imagination and delusion are incredible.'

I think the woman must be a ghost because I saw a ghost sleeping next to me in my childhood. I still have chills when I remember that memory.

"Onii-chan! Go out and play with me!"

"Sure!"

I throw that thought back in my mind and go out and play with Mikan.

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