Chapter 4

#4) I Need A Deterrent

It was the morning and Sakura decided to ask if she could come over for breakfast. Honestly Vanitas didn't care what she did. He finished up the last dish as he set up the meal before hearing the door open.

"Good morning senpai!" She came in with a bright smile as she sat down before gasping "Thank you for agreeing." Vanitas headed into the kitchen before coming back out with two glasses of milk. "You won't get any taller if you don't drink milk." He dug into his breakfast while Sakura cast away her shy self the moment her tongue touched the food.

She sighed as she thanked him and offered to wash the dishes. She looked around while waiting for him to get dressed. His house was decorated with various things, yet each section seemed different. Though the common theme for the furniture was blue. Yet while blue looked odd in a house it seemed to fit this house perfectly.

He came out of his room as he saw her out before locking the door and walking to the school. Sakura headed over to Shirou's house to cook as he waved her goodbye before heading over to Ryuudou Temple. He approached the stairs as he looked at where the servant was hiding.

"Come out please" Nothing happened "Please come out I have a proposition for you." The servant materialised as he looked at Vanitas "Oh a magus?" Vanitas shook his head "Though i can become one if I want." The servant looked confused.

"So what is your business proposition?" Vanitas grinned "You pair up with me instead of Caster and I'll free you from where you're stuck." Assassin immediately asked "Are you also participating in the grail war?" Vanitas shook his head "I want a peaceful life and that's were you, regend of France, Sasaki Kojiro, come in."

Sasaki looked shocked "So you know who I am or rather what I am?" Vanitas nodded "You fight off anything that bothers my peaceful life and that's it. You can do whatever you want as long as it isn't overboard."

"Say no more, I'm in. So how are we going to do this? It's not like you can just break the pact-" He looked at Vanitas' grin.

"You're kidding right?"

Vanitas opened his book as the constellations expanded out of the pages and a small spark zapped Sasaki as it traveled and bounced off each constellation point.

Sasaki found his contract severed as a new one was made as Vanitas shouted "Hurry up and come over here!" Sasaki arrived next to Vanitas who quickly faded out of existence only to arrive at their house.

Sasaki looked around before laughing "I'm free!"

"See ya!"

Sasaki was left to his own thoughts and actions as his new master headed off to school. Frankly he didn't care as whoever pisses off his master has a whole load of hell heading for them. The amount of magic he held was insane, even more then the vixen.

He found himself a note as it instructed him on where the pre-cooked food was left.

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Sakura waited for a bit before asking Vanitas as he passed the gates with a stride. "Um senpai would it be fine if you visited the dojo today?" Vanitas gave a thumbs up before heading over to his classroom.

He immediately fell asleep to make up for the sleep he lost due to waking up for Sakura and getting the Regend himself. Though he could get more servants, that's only if the Regend was not enough of a deterrent. If need be, he'll just interfere with the grail's existence to tweak it a bit and summon a few more servants.

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Sasaki was back home experimenting with the sauces in cooking in the kitchen. "OH! I see so this is a perfect flavour combination." He cleaned the pan before pouring a bit more oil in as he waited for it to heat up as he cast the eggs into the pan before starting to cook.

"Thank you new master!"

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He waited for Sakura to finish as he handed her a lunchbox that she forgot to take with her. She thanked him as he left with a wave. Inside was a normal bento with a message written on the cupcake. "Have a good day."

Vanitas headed home to find Sasaki with a headband that he left for him. What surprised him was all the dishes that Sasaki had made. He sighed as he packed all the extras into a small box before heading over to Emiya's house whom Sakura had informed him where she'd be.

He knocked on the door twice before handing the bags over to a surprised Emiya. "See ya." With that he ran off into the night only to be seen by Sakura the next morning who came from Emiya's house.

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The Next Morning:

"Sakura-chan." Sakura stopped just as she was about to leave and faced Vanitas. "Yes senpai?" Vanitas pointed to her wrist "Did Shinji hit you again?" Sakura quickly replied "No my brother had nothing to do with this." Vanitas twirled around before sitting on the seat perfectly and smirking at her with a playful grin.

"That's a lie and you know it!" He spoke cheerfully "I won't try to interfere, just know that if you need help, then call for help. I'll be there."

He sighed as he turned to see the one person he did not want to see. "I see you are friends with that filthy lesser grail." Vanitas looked at him "And?" Gilgamesh sneered only to walk away "Your end is near soon mongrel."

Vanitas steeled his heart. "I need more servants." He needed more servants, enough to make sure they won't even approach him. The ultimate deterrent, like a nuclear bomb. Frankly he could take care of it himself. Did he want to? Why take care of a problem when you could hire people to do it and all they want is magical energy as payment.

He came home that night as he opened his book and the constellations came together before interfering with the grail as one more servant was pulled out of the throne.