CH 8: Questionable

Pollux jumped from building to building and swiftly moving through the city. Jason would point her in the right direction every now and then to ensure that they got to his home in as soon as possible but besides that kept quiet. He figured he could talk to them later when there was a smaller chance of bugs entering his mouth.

Jason was already able to tell some basic things from just being around the pair and how they moved through the air. Pollux seemed to be a soldier. She looked at Jason as if he was her commander and would follow his orders for the most part.

Her brother, on the other hand, had this air about him. He seemed to be indifferent to Jason and maybe even viewed Jason as beneath him. Even when they were in the alley, Jason saw how Castor had to be convinced by Pollux to help her deal with the others.

'I need to actually research these people. I already need to read about the Amazons participating in the Trojan war which I never heard about but also need to look into these twins. Do I need to do this with all of my Servants?'

Jason sighed to himself when he thought about all the studying he would have to do in order to get to know himself better before reprimanding himself.

'I have to learn about the legends of great and powerful heroes who are at my beck and call. Why would that be an issue? That is like the smallest inconvenience I could have.'

Jason was smiling to himself when Pollux landed outside his neighborhood. He looked around and saw that no one was looking their way.

"Thanks Pollux."

The girl nodded her head at Jason but it was Castor who looked angry at Jason.

"You do not get to call us by our names. We are Dioscuri in private and Saber when other's are around. Be grateful I give you this privilege"

"Enough brother. He is our master and you need to be more respectful to him."

"This weakling? I could kill him with a flick of my wrists. Literally."

Jason felt annoyed listening to how his Servant was so arrogant and had actually thought about how easy it was to kill him. Suddenly, an idea flashed in Jason's mind.

'Oh, this is going to be fun.'

Jason raised his right hand as his command seals began to glow crimson.

'Dioscuri Castor, use those 4 blades of yours to behead yourself immediately!'

One of the magic symbols disappeared from Jason's command seals as Castor began to slowly move his body. He looked at Jason in both shock and anger.

"You bastard! You dare to!?"

Before Jason could even respond, the 4 blades cut through Castor's neck all at once leaving the angry look on his face floating in the air for a moment before converting into a magical energy and returning to the card.

Jason made note that Pollux did not disappear even though Castor was killed. He also saw that the Saber card was grey instead of black like Lancer's card had become.

'So I can keep one out even if the other dies? Awesome.'

Pollux just looked frustrated with her brother before also sharing the look towards her master.

"Both of you seem to be stubborn and arrogant. While what he said was wrong it was also correct. You are very weak compared to normal masters. I suggest you improve your strength soon. Especially if this world is anything like ours."

Jason nodded. He could tell this girl was not looking down on him like her brother but was instead just being honest with him. And when he thought about it, she was right. Almost every other hero could fight by themselves. While he was half-decent at krav maga, that would be useless going up against Thor or even a street-level hero like Daredevil.

'Looks like I need to find a way to increase my strength. Don't wanna be totally defenseless in the rare instance I run out of cards. I've already used two in less than a day.

Even if I do keep them active all the time, letting these guys run amok without supervision seems like a bad idea. This seems to be getting more and more troublesome.'

Jason sighed to himself before thanking Pollux for her advice and dismissing her. He then made his way back to his home. When he crawled through the window, he could not see anything but the pair of golden eyes staring at him.

Jason was not worried though. Smelly always slept on his pillows and would wake up if Jason entered through the window. Jason stripped down to his underwear before jumping on the bed and heading to sleep.

"Thanks for covering for me, Smelly. I will make sure you get extra treats when I get home later."

The cat meowed in response before the pair drifted off to sleep. Jason woke up at his usual time that morning before running outside for a run. He ran from his house to the dojo and back. By the time he returned, he had already been gone for over an hour.

Jason took a quick shower and got dressed before boarding running out to board the bus to school. When he had a seat, Jason took the time to pull out his phone and check to see if any of his stories from [Webnovel] had updated. Seeing that a few had Jason, put in his headphones to block out everyone else while he read his stories.

When it was finally Jason's stop, he was frustrated. His favorite author had left him on another cliff hanger once again. Jason went into school in a sour mood but unable to sleep.

Jason had arrived just before homeroom began. The teacher walked into the room followed by a very beautiful girl. Mrs. Adams stood before the class and said,

"Good morning everyone. We have a new student joining our class so please try to get to know her and get along. Please introduce yourself."

The girl stepped forward and stood before the class.

"Hello. My name is..."