Remaining Days: 3
When I wake up, Saber is still clinging to me tightly. She would not let go of me since we got back into our room last evening. On the one hand, I can really understand why she does this. Saber is a really protective person, I have known that since pretty much the beginning. I just never thought that she would be trying to protect me from a friend.
Trying to get up would be fruitless, Saber's grip on me is too strong. I will need to wake her up first. I think back to yesterday. I would really like to understand why she got so mad yesterday. And I think about—how would I feel if I saw Rin kissing Saber?
… It would hurt, somehow. It would feel like something important is being taken from me.
I sigh. How could I not realise this sooner? Saber does not really hate Rin, she just takes Rin fooling around too serious. Rin would never want to steal me from Saber, I am sure of that. We are just friends, after all. Close friends—but still friends.
I run my fingers through Saber's beautiful blonde strains. Sure, she could at least try to comb her hair more often, but the messy look of her hair just suits her so well. She would look weird—and a bit more like her father, from what I remember—if her hair was neatly combed.
I kiss her lips softy, probing if it is enough to wake her up. Weirdly, it does not seem to be but instead she reciprocates in her sleep. Kissing me in her sleep…? Of course, I initiated it, but I would not have thought that she would really be able to react in her sleep.
"Morning," she grumbles. Oh.
"You have been awake already?" That makes more sense, actually.
"Yeah. Didn't wanna get up yet, though." And with that, she snuggles closer to me and I caress her back. Saber seems to just have wanted to spend more intimate time with me, close like this. Just the two of us. I should really learn to understand her better, after all, I am her girlfriend…
I really hate to break this mood, but after what probably was an hour, we need to get up. Preparations will not do themselves, after all.
"Saber?" I ask, waiting for a short 'hm' that indicates she is listening. "Is there more, like your armour, that you cannot access?" Saber seems almost surprised I care about that.
"Yeah, my second Noble Phantasm. Secret of Pedigree. It's the helmet of my armour, it prevents anyone from reading my parameters, identity or anything about me." Saber has something like that up her sleeve? This would have been handy all along.
"How viable do you think it would be here?" I think this should have been the first thing we should have fixed. But as it is part of her armour, as she said, she probably could not have used it without getting her armour back first anyways.
"Very. Especially with such a sneaky opponent this round." Just as I thought.
"Would it also cover any buff Code Casts I'm casting on you?" Saber nods. This is just perfect to set up a real sound strategy for a battle where we do not even know our opponent, but they may know anything about us. "I'll try to fix that limit later. I think I understand how the SERAPH's penalty is coded now."
Saber seems thrilled to become close to her former glory again, and I am happy just seeing her like this. I am almost surprised myself, how fast I am coming to understand the Moon Cell. But in the end, it is made to be understood by us humans so that we can even work with it. I am sure, the Moon Cell's own code is unreadable for us humans, so I am glad I can access the source code and the Moon Cell compiles it fast enough to run codes instantly.
We agree to first collect the second Trigger for this week, and unlike the pudding we find this one rather easily as well. Still…
"I feel like we are being watched," I state. Saber agrees with me.
"But I can't sense anyone around. Either we're imagining things or those cowards are good at covering their presence." Somehow, I fear it is the latter.
Due to this, we hurry to get the Trigger Code Kappa and Saber does not make any special moves in her training. In case we really are being watched, we would not want to give any of our tactics away so they could prepare.
As soon as we are back in our room, I begin to work. It is really necessary that we gain access to as much of Saber's power as we can. After all, she was the rebellious knight who brought down Britain; she should probably be one of the strongest Heroic Spirits available. Despite her height and adorableness.
Saber watches me closely, though I feel like she has no idea about what I am doing.
connect(MoonCell);
CONNECTON SUCCESS!
connect(Saber,"Mordred");
ACCESS TO SERVANT SABER, TRUE NAME MORDRED (KNIGHT OF TREACHERY) GRANTED!
check(Status);
STATUS CHECK RUNNING…
"How did someone as small as you even become a Knight of the Round Table so easily?" I ask, without looking up from the terminal. I would not know how long the check will take and I do not want Saber to be bored. Instead, it seems I have infuriated her.
"What's that supposed to mean? I got in for my skill, as I've told you." If gazes could murder, I surely would not be alive anymore.
"It's just, I haven't heard of many girls who became a Knight of the Round Table… actually, none besides you." But, then again, I also thought Arthur was the male king of Britain, while in fact it happens to be Arturia, a female, as well. History has not been written accurately, it seems.
Suddenly, I remember why I tried to avoid the topic of my Servant's gender. I feel like she would point her sword at me any second if her self-control faltered for just a moment. "S-sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"It's okay. I've been raised as boy and if I wasn't I probably wouldn't have become a knight anyway." I feel like that is not the only thing. Had she been aware of the fact that she is a girl, she would have had to accept to never become a king as well. I do not mind either way, whatever Saber considers herself. I love her just the way she is, I love her for being Mordred, my Saber.
SERVANT'S STATUS:
NOBLE PHANTASM CLARENT BLOOD ARTHUR : Unlocked
NOBLE PHANTASM SECRET OF PEDIGREE : Disabled
check(NoblePhantasm,"Secret of Pedigree");
STATUS: DISABLED
REASON: PENALTY
overwrite(NoblePhantasm,"Secret of Pedigree"[status]);
ACCESS DENIED.
PASSWORD REQUIRED.
delete(NoblePhantasm,"Secret of Pedigree"[reason],MCoRsu16Fa17PuStrCh996);
REASON PENALTY DELETED.
ANOMALY FOUND: NO REASON FOR DISABILITY OF NOBLE PHANTASM.
NOBLE PHANTASM SECRET OF PEDIGREE STATUS CHANGED: Unlocked
disconnect(Saber,"Mordred");
DISCONNECTED FROM SERVANT SABER, TRUE NAME MORDRED (KNIGHT OF TREACHERY).
disconnect(MoonCell);
DISCONNECTED FROM MOON CELL.
I sigh as the program is finished—this was a piece of work. It feels almost like a miracle that I was able to get the correct password by myself, but in the end, it seems to have worked out. Despite of the danger of accessing my Servant's data, though I am sure the Moon Cell would prevent me from doing actual harm to her.
Saber, however, seems to lose balance and I stand up right on time to catch her. "What's wrong?" Maybe I messed up after all?
"Nothing… Just feel dizzy." Saber rubs her temple. Is she sure nothing is wrong?