Chapter 10: Ruler

"Joan of Arc is her faith in kindness, humility, integrity and innocence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThat's all she's about. -- said a theologian.

Like an elegy from the other side, she turned a deaf ear to the filthy words that came to her ears. It would be a lie to hear these words if she did not feel sad in the slightest, but they were exaggerated if they made her feel pain.

She was dragged into the square, and the crowd of onlookers gathered around her. She walked straight, subconsciously clutching her chest, realizing that her cross had been stolen at some point.

The pillars of her heart left her, and grief slowly soaked her inside. While she was mourning, an Englishman rushed up and reverently handed her a crudely made wooden cross.

"Thank you," she whispered gratefully, and she had to look down at him as the man knelt before her, tears streaming down his eyes. Although some people will belittle her, many more people will cry for her. Even the enemy was impressed by her sacred gesture.

She was Joan of Arc - she led the French army against the British invasion during the Hundred Years' War, and made a great contribution to the French victory. She was falsely accused of being a heretic and a witch by the Inquisition under the control of England, and was burned at the stake at the age of nineteen.

After all, when she made such a choice, she had long expected such an ending to come. No one knows the final outcome better than she does.

If she could have turned her back on the deathbed laments of the soldiers, maybe she would have lived a happy life as an ordinary woman, maybe she would have married and lived a happy life as a wife and mother.

However, she put this happiness aside and ran to a completely different end. She raised her sword, put on her armor, carried the flag representing the glory of the country, and began her career as a horseman.

She was ridiculed as stupid and cursed as a fool...... But her faith never changed, and even when the surrounding fire burned her, she was reduced to ashes in prayer, and her heart still reverberated with her selfless prayer and uncomplaining heart.

But it's far from over - the legend of Joan of Arc begins to circulate when a girl's dream turns into a bubble.

――Fuyuki City--

――――Rank special ability (skill) granted. Skill "Sage" ............ Choose to make the Relic Cloth.

-- The necessary information has been inserted.

――――Suitable for the completion of the operation

-- The whole project was completed

-- Servant rank, Ruler. Now the realm is over.

When she opened her eyes, the sixteen-year-old girl Retitia who had come from France to visit her relatives in Winterwood was no longer a simple human, but a world-famous Catholic saint, the eighth Ruler, Joan of Arc.

Furthermore, Joan of Arc also has most of the memories of the French maiden Retitia. There are two personalities housed in one body, which is more appropriate than the so-called multiple personalities, but rather the unity of two personalities. Perhaps because of her strong sensibility and devout faith, Retitia acknowledged and fully accepted the Joan of Arc that housed her.

Letitia is not a magician, but an ordinary French peasant girl. However, the Ruler job does not require any magic from the possessor, but is supplied directly from the Great Grail - that is, the Great Grail needs a Ruler to keep the Holy Grail War running for the time of the day.

Ruler is a special position, and she is summoned in two ways: one is that the form of the Holy Grail War is very special; The second is that the effects of the Holy Grail War threaten to distort the world - she cannot take sides, nor can she compete for the Holy Grail, but only exist to maintain normal fighting.

Ruler's status also gives her a number of privileges, and at this time, she is activating the "Know if Every Servant is alive" ...... But the results made her frown deeply.

In order, Berserker was summoned two months ago, Lancer five days ago, Rider, Assassin and Archer two days ago were last night, Caster was only a few hours ahead of him, all the Heroic Spirits were still alive, however, the strongest job agent, Saber, had not yet been summoned.

――This time is so special.

She was supposed to appear as the Eighth Officer, but the Holy Grail summoned her before Saber could appear.

She didn't have to borrow someone else's flesh, but should have been summoned in the form of the present world, just like the usual Servant. But this time, she was summoned in the form of being attached to someone else's body, and the location was directly in Fuyuki City.

But whatever the reason, since he was called as a Ruler, he had to take on the task of overcoming all difficulties—Joan of Arc was determined.

First of all...... Meet all the Masters and Servants, the Ruler's other privilege is to be able to identify the Servant's job profile and real name, and maybe get some clues.

Thinking of the first thing to do, it was time to go and say hello to a distant relative—Joan of Arc got up from the bed and shook the girl sleeping on the next bed. The girl rubbed for a while, and then half-woke up.

"Hmm~~ What did you say?"

It seems that the girl was very tired yesterday, which is normal, and she took herself to the streets for a long time after attending classes and participating in club activities. Even this girl, who has extraordinary vitality, is too tired to do it at this time.

Joan of Arc had to repeat: "Ayako, I'm going out for about half a month." ”

"Oh......" Mei Wei turned over for less than half a second, then suddenly lifted the futon and shouted, "No, no, no, what did you just say?" ”

Joan of Arc apologized sincerely, "I'm sorry to be so abrupt, I have something very important to do. ”

Her magic is high and she can use magic hints to confuse hermitage, but it is not necessary for the average person. As a Ruler, she has the power to convince third parties of her words.

"Huh!? I don't understand what you say! It's too abrupt! Why do you say such things immediately after saying 'good night and see you tomorrow'? Didn't you come to Japan for a tourist? These two days are rest days, and I was about to take you shopping for clothes, why do you suddenly have something to do after a sleep? ”

…… But to Joan of Arc's surprise, the beauty did not waver in the slightest, and in human terms, she was the kind of person with a particularly resolute character.

Naturally, it is impossible to tell the truth. Joan of Arc also doesn't want to use magic hints, because magic hints often leave the sequelae of "memory contradictions", and if Mei Mei remembers it in hindsight, she will probably desperately look for her outside.

After thinking for a while, Joan of Arc bowed her head slightly and asked again, "Ayako, this matter is really important. Don't worry, I'll be fine. ”

“…… Strange, why do I feel ...... You seem to have matured a lot all of a sudden, as if you have changed as a different person. ”

--It's as if there's no way to hide things from her.,Mitsuya Ayako, this girl is unexpectedly careful.。

"Ahaha, how is that possible. It's because a friend in Tokyo invited me over, can I ask you? Joan of Arc had no choice but to continue to plead, if she used magic hints on such a careful girl, she would probably be seen through in less than half a day.

"Uh-huh...... Well, auntie, I'll talk to her too. ”

After a while, Ayako finally smiled and nodded, but to Joan of Arc, her smile seemed a little lonely.

PS: Please forgive me for this uninhibited heart that is attracted to beauty (covering her face)~~ I decided to let her appear more as a second-line character. In addition, ask for a recommendation vote~~

With Shirou, a renegade, how can he not come to a true sage fanatic Joan of Arc to balance it~~