Chapter 11

Sakura Matou was walking with Medusa as they toured the streets. Today is their day off and they decided to walk around the city and enjoy the sights.

It's not the first time they walked around like this, but they still enjoyed it nonetheless. It feels like a date, Sakura thought with a smile.

It wasn't a secret that she got hots for Rider, hell, everyone got hots for Rider. And Rider herself knew this, she just chose to remain quiet. And the others also maintained their distance unless they're having a "party".

She doesn't consider herself beautiful, on the contrary, she felt that she's really ugly. So she couldn't understand why they would even like someone like her.

Even those random boys and girls would be fascinated by her. She doesn't care, she absolutely has no interest with anyone other Shirou and Sakura...okay she cares about the other girls as well, but not as much as the first two.

She would give up her life for Sakura and Shirou.

"Monologuing again?"

Medusa snapped out of her thoughts as she stared at Sakura's teasing smile. She blushed and lowered her head, "I, I do not monologue."

Sakura poked her sides as Medusa flinched - she was ticklish - and moved away, "Oh yes you are. Everyone knows how you love to monologue. It's kind of cute, to be honest."

Medusa blushed even harder, "N-No it's not. And I do not monologue. Promise."

"It's fine, we all have our quirks. I mean, I'm a nympho, I can't get enough of Senpai, I just have to have him everyday. Nee-san is kind of the same...I guess it runs in the blood? Wonder if mom is like us as well."

Medusa shook her head, "I don't think so. Everyone's pretty much thirsty and craving for some Shirou."

"Huh, now that you mention it." Sakura hummed, before smiling wryly, "Then I guess Emiya men tend to attract 'thirsty' women. I haven't met Illya's mother yet, but considering how Illya is, she must have inherited it from someone."

Medusa just giggled, though she supposed it was somewhat true. However, "I don't think Taiga is the same though. From what I observed she's the type to be rather passive when it comes to matters in bed."

Sakura blinked. Twice. "Wait, you guys weren't joking about Fujimura-sensei being attracted to Shirou?"

Medusa raised an eyebrow, "I'm surprised you haven't noticed, you're usually the sharpest when it comes to girls pinning on Shirou."

"I...I haven't noticed."

"It's fine though, because she will never actually try something that might ruin their current relationship. She set up a boundary she will never cross."

"So....all the times where we teased her about her not being able to find a boyfriend and possibly marry, and her replying that it's fine since she plan on marrying Shirou was—"

"She's 90% joking," said Medusa with a shrug, 'It will take some odd series of events or something like a Grail War for her to take that final step.'

"So she's 10% serious," Sakura furrowed her brows, "I wonder if there are parallel worlds where the two of them were together?"

"Possibly, there are infinite number of parallel worlds after all, I'm sure one of them has at least Shirou and Taiga together. Besides, unless something on a scale of a Grail War happened where she and Shirou are in the middle of it, she won't take that final step to advancing their relationship. She does treat Shirou as a younger brother."

Sakura tilted her head, "What's so wrong if she treats Shirou as a younger brother?" She then smiles, "I shove my tongue down my sister's mouth, that sibling relationship never stopped me, so why can't she?"

Medusa held her hands and smiled before shaking her head, "Because, in some way or another, we're all messed up in the head. Shirou's not the only one who is."

"....That's true. Wow, we're all messed up in the head huh? I wonder if that's a qualification for summoning a Servant...or maybe the result of it." She rubbed her chin, "Hmm, might ask Nee-san for her thoughts later."

"Speaking of Rin," Medusa began as she looked at the sky, "She and Luvia has been staying in their workshop in that Dust Mine right? They haven't left for three days."

Sakura nodded, "From what I heard, they were working on a super secret project. Apparently they achieved a breakthrough in their magecraft. And also to make countless crystals with different uses and effects, especially destructive ones so they can, and I qoute, "bomb an entire city if necessary"."

Medusa gave an amused smile, "Like I said, messed up in the head."

Sakura chuckled. "True, true."

"By the way, have you noticed that Artoria look awfully chipper yesterday?" Asked Medusa, "I swear she looks like Illya who just receive a kiss on the cheek from Shirou."

"Pfft!" Sakura almost laughed out loud, "Y-You really gives the funniest analogy, don't you? It's kind of true though."

"Ah," Medusa blinked, "I wasn't trying to be funny."

"And that makes it even funnier," Sakura wiped an imaginary tear from laughing and sighed, "And from what I heard, Saber's quite happy because she stopped Atlas military from going to Vale. And so the task on keeping the kingdom safe fell to her hands. Apparently, she wanted to showoff her soldiers."

"Oh. She wanted to flex then. I heard that general from Atlas will be going here as well." said Medusa, before frowning, "Which is weird, as a general and headmaster of Atlas Academy, isn't it a bit, I don't know, inappropriate for him to travel to Vale? He basically left his kingdom without a leader."

"Who knows what's going on with that man's mind. Maybe he is part of a secret brotherhood institute who has been fighting a shadow war with an all powerful queen and came to Vale to meet up with his comrades..." Said Sakura while staring at a distance with a smile on her face.

"..." Medusa gulped, before saying, "T-That's way too accurate."

"Isn't it?" Sakura beamed as she turned towards Medusa, "My imagination is getting better and better! Maybe next time I can write a story book by myself!"

"Imag..Imagination? Well, uh, sure, let's go with that." The servant whispers under her breath.

"I'm getting a little tired," said Sakura before she pointed at the bench on the park, "Let's go and rest over there."

Medusa hummed, but didn't say anything else. She just followed Sakura as they sat on the bench, under the shade of the tree while enjoying the cool breeze.

Back in their old world, times like these were incredibly rare as they were always on guard; someone might just appear and stab them on the back.

They were, after all, being targeted by majority of Magus in the Clocktower not only to study the Servants, but also because of Illya who was a Lesser Grail, and Sakura who is still connected to Akasha, giving her vast amount of Prana.

"This world is rather peaceful." Said Sakura, "At least, it's not as messed up as our previous one. The only problem here are the Grimms."

"There is still Magecraft according to Shirou; he saw the history of Jaune's Crocea Mors and it was forged with the use of Magecraft. And Rin also met another Magus."

"Yes, senpai also said that it wasn't impressive. According to him, even he was better at Magecraft than the one who forged Crocea Mors."

"That's true." Medusa looked up at the sky, "I wish we could spend our days like this. Peaceful. I think...I had enough of that life of fighting."

"I wish. But considering our luck, we might not enjoy such peace for long." Said Sakura, "Maybe an immortal witch cursed by gods decided to just end humanity once and for all."

"..."

Seriously, sometimes Medusa wondered what's going on inside Sakura's head. They're all messed up in the head, but Sakura seems to be more messed up than everyone else.

She sighed. Oh well, who told her to like Sakura more than her life?

Medusa just remained silent, enjoying the peaceful day that she hopes would last forever.