47 - Far Away
Morgan giggled as Shirou stared at her in bewilderment. He did not expect her to actually go through with his demands.
Shirou deadpanned, "…Well, if you're really okay with it."
Shirou sat back down, before asking, "Is there supposed to be a contract, or something like that?"
Morgan nodded, before ringing a bell. Immediately, a maid entered the room with a sheet of paper and a quill.
A literal quill?!
Once she had set them down, Shirou made sure to check the terms of the contract. He made sure to check each and every word, before confirming that it indeed matched up to their agreement.
He wouldn't gain authority over the entire clan immediately, as it seemed that he needed to become a Sovereign himself first. However, he would still have just as much, if not more power than Morgan.
Once he confirmed the terms of the contract, he signed it, before passing it back to the maid. Said maid bowed, as she exited the room.
…Huh? Why did she lock the door?
Morgan was fiddling with something on her ring finger, which caused Shirou to pay attention to what she was doing. She was wearing some type of ring, but it seemed quite large.
He heard a 'click' sound, as the ring separated into two. Morgan removed half of the ring, before handing it over to Shirou.
…Is this a fancy people thing?
Shirou placed the ring on his ring finger, before suddenly realizing something.
…Did I just get engaged at the ripe age of seventeen?
Maybe he should have thought more before signing the contract.
Morgan spoke, "From now on, you will be my fiancé. Therefore, you are now allowed to indulge yourself."
Her face was getting pretty red, which had Shirou quite confused. Where had her composure gone?
"Uh… what do you mean by indulge?"
Morgan looked towards the bed, causing Shirou to do the same. It took a few seconds, but Shirou had figured out what she implied.
He deadpanned, "Uh, no thanks. I'm sure you'd rather wait for something like that."
Morgan sighed in relief, before standing up.
"I still have an offer to put out to the rest of your cohort. I shall contact you at a later date, in order to help you familiarize yourself with your role."
Shirou nodded, and the two said their farewells.
Once Shirou got to the main hall, he questioned if he had really made the right choice. However, he recalled his motivations.
Without power, you can't save anyone.
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"So, not only are you my future sister-in-law now, but Sunny completely dipped?!"
Nephis nodded at Shirou's question.
Shirou got serious, "What the hell did you two talk about last night? There's no way you two did the dirty. You're both way too dense."
Pot meets kettle.
Nephis tilted her head in confusion, "I'm not sure what exactly you mean by 'do the dirty', but Sunny and I simply had a disagreement."
She pouted as she recalled their conversation. They had an argument about Nephis both joining the clan, and how the two of them were connected by fate.
…Stupid Sunny. See if I care that you went to an entirely different continent just to leave me.
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Shirou watched as the stoic Changing Star pouted at the thought of her beloved twink. Shirou felt the raw obsession oozing out of her, causing him to fear for Sunny's virginity if he's ever in her sights.
The cohort were all aboard the Chain Breaker currently. Of course, Sunny wasn't there, which made the ship feel slightly more empty.
Shirou didn't think that Sunny would go all the way to Antarctica over just any disagreement. So that caused him to wonder if anything had happened between the two while he was in the Dream Realm.
He tried to ask Cassie, but she was ignoring him for some reason. She kept giving him looks as if he was the most despicable man in the universe.
Shirou thought for a few moments, before coming to the conclusion that the best thing to do would be to ask Sunny himself.
That guy never lies after all!
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"So… uh… this is my… fiancé."
Illya and Miyu did not stare at Morgan's chest.
"It is a pleasure to meet the siblings of my darling. I am Morgan of the Valor Clan."
Shirou flinched when she said "darling". She seemed to believe that he had some sort of fetish for that type of thing, which he absolutely did not.
…According to him at least.
Miyu blurted, "Oh! So you're a princess!"
It seemed that Illya had informed her about the Great Clans at some point.
Morgan smiled softly at her, "I suppose I can be considered as such."
Illya and Miyu nodded, as if it was completely normal for Shirou to bring home a women. A princess no less!
Shirou sincerely wished that [Kingslayer] would just disappear one day.
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So much damn paperwork!
Shirou was in an office in Bastion, as he was now tethered to the gateway there. Morgan was standing behind him, checking over his work.
Shirou was truly appreciative for [Mind of Steel], as it allowed him to efficiently get through this dreadful time without having to focus too much on it.
He was currently being taught on how to manage the sword domain, which made sense considering he would rule it in the future. This required him to spend quite a bit of time with Morgan, which caused him to notice some things.
The first, was that there were a few strands of her hair that was white. Considering her age, and the fact that she was a Master, there should be no reason for her to have white hair.
The second, was that she would sometimes look off into the distance, annoyed about something that he couldn't see.
The third, was that sometimes, he could see a hint of icy blue in her eyes, which shouldn't make sense, considering that they were a bright red.
Shirou guessed that it had something to do with her flaw, but he couldn't quite make a connection between the three symptoms. He didn't want to ask, since it would be quite rude to ask for what could be another person's weakness.
Wait, shouldn't the person you're marrying know about those kinds of things?
Shirou shook his head. It probably wasn't anything too extreme anyways. In that case, there would be no reason for Morgan to tell him.
Shirou had more important things to worry about.
In a few months, Valor and Song would go to war in Antarctica, under the pretense of assisting in the evacuation efforts. There were going to be hundreds of gates opening up, which would make the continent completely uninhabitable for humans.
Shirou believed that it was stupid to fight each other, when thousands of people were already dying. The casualties would only increase, which was not something that would help humanity against the Nightmare Creatures.
When the battle did start, Shirou would be taking part in it, which would mean that he himself would need to kill others in a war that wasn't one he believed was worth it.
Can't the Sovereigns just fight each other themselves? They don't need to drag so many people into their mess.
Shirou sighed, causing Morgan to tilt her head in curiosity.
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"Don't die. I still have to kill you myself."
Illya's parting words were quite hostile, but Shirou took them as a show of affection.
He was currently on a heavily fortified battleship, sailing towards East Antarctica. He looked down at the ocean, watching as most Nightmare Creatures just swam alongside the ship.
He had informed the crew that it was the Ability of his echo, so they didn't bother attacking the Nightmare Creatures. The only threats were the ones who were Corrupted and above, as Ingvild couldn't control those.
Of course, there wasn't any major incidents, as they had a couple of Saints among them. Even if an uncontrolled Nightmare Creature came too close, they were mercilessly attacked by the ones that were controlled by Ingvild.
Speaking of the Blade, she was currently in her liquid form, moving through the ocean as if she was apart of it. He would teleport her back to his soul sea once they have hit land, since she would only be useful in her sword form.
Shirou sighed. He hadn't been able to figure out how to revert her back into a human. He had asked around the clan for any information on those types of situations, but it seemed that nobody had seen something like that ever occur.
He heard footsteps approach him, causing him to turn around to see Nephis. She greeted him, as they stood next to each other, staring into the distance.
Shirou had a question, "What's up with Cassie?"
Nephis tilted her head in confusion.
Shirou sighed, which he had been doing quite a lot lately, "I'm wondering why she keeps ignoring me."
"Oh. It's because you're engaged."
Shirou was confused, "Why is me being engaged an issue for her? It's not like I'm marrying her mom or something…"
Shirou wasn't sure if Cassie had a mother, but he shouldn't make assumptions considering the three strongest members of the cohort were orphans.
Nephis blinked, before deciding to explain the issue in a different way.
"It's the same reason I'm mad at Sunny."
Shirou was even more confused now. Nephis had the same blank expression, as she tried to come up with the words.
"How would you feel if something precious to you was taken from your grasp? Whether it's far away, or if somebody else had claimed it, I think it would be pretty bad."
…Is that how it works?
Shirou thought about it for a second, before imagining a smile of salvation.
He replied to her question, "Actually, I think it just makes it more exciting. Being a Hero of Justice wouldn't be worth it if it was just that easy. It wouldn't feel the same."
Nephis seemed to have realized something, as she started to mutter.
"So he's just playing hard to get."
She had a smug smile on her face as she turned towards Shirou. He felt that she had completely misunderstood what he had meant, but didn't make any effort to correct it.
Meanwhile, a blind oracle had a look on determination on her face, within her personal cabin.
PERTIMBANGAN PENCIPTA 
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Type_Sword I’ve decided that Volume four will be the Third Nightmare, so this volume will last for around ten more chapters.
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