Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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"……Owner."

P.S.: Internet is still down today...

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Strongest Assassin

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I reluctantly uttered that name, but it didn't seem that difficult, did it? It's just a code name!

With her mood changed, Rin Tohsaka re-examined her Servant. Although she disliked her, she had now tamed her with food and found her to be cute, like a little animal.

—I always feel that.

This guy might actually be a good guy.

"Hmm! It's really not easy to get you to admit that I'm your master."

Although it wasn't Command Seals or her personal charisma that made this guy obey, Rin Tohsaka believed that this was just the beginning and that she would definitely be able to conquer him!

"By the way, what class of Servant are you?"

"Don't you know?"

"Hey, aren't you Saber?"

"No, I am an Assassin!"

Although my official class is Berserker, as a transmigrator, how could I be bound by such appearances!

"Clam???"

Rin Tohsaka was utterly dumbfounded.

"Weren't Assassin's seats already taken by Servants? Now there are only Archer and Saber left! You don't think I'm an idiot, do you?!"

"I don't care! I am the strongest Assassin!"

"..."

Rin Tohsaka stared at Pendragon with suspicion, but when this guy appeared, he only brought a cat with him. He didn't see any bow or sword. Could he be hiding?

Ah—this guy is still really awful.

"And your name? Which place are you a heroic spirit from?"

"I am Sakamoto Hassan."

"—"

"This is me, the master, asking you, the servant, a question!"

Rin Tohsaka is going crazy again.

“Okay, my name is Arash.”

"What? You're the great hero from ancient Persian legend? Arash, who divided Iran and Turan with a single arrow? Arash's class should be Archer, right?!"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Pendragon with a scrutinizing gaze, her tone full of suspicion.

"Alright, actually I am Hassan the Old Man of the Mountain, the Hundred-Faced Hassan. What you see now is just one of the appearances I used once. I'm so hungry! When is dinner?"

Pendragon urged him to eat in a hurried tone.

"—"

But why are there two Assassins out of the seven fixed classes? Is it because my summoning wasn't complete?

Is that really the case?

The timing was wrong, the summoning circle didn't work at all, and the Servants were summoned to different places.

Saber, who wanted to summon the strongest Servant, made far too many mistakes.

"What a blunder! Using so many gems and still not getting Saber, it's truly a disgrace."

"You know nothing about the power of Assassin."

Pendragon snorted and followed Rin Tohsaka out of the rubble-strewn living room.

"However, based on past experience, Saber is the strongest class, isn't it?"

Rin Tohsaka still harbored considerable resentment about not getting the Saber class, and she was still muttering about it as she went down the stairs.

"Hmph, I get it. Anyway, Assassin isn't handsome enough. You'll see how stupid you are later!"

"what?"

Rin Tohsaka turned back to look at Pendragon with some surprise, wondering if it was because her stubbornness towards Saber had angered him. This guy seemed to be sulking.

"What's wrong, are you angry, Assassin?"

"No, I'm just hungry and in a bad mood."

Pendragon stared expressionlessly at Rin Tohsaka, making a mental note of this grudge against someone who looked down on Assassins.

"Alright, alright! Come with me."

Rin Tohsaka yawned and led Pendragon to the kitchen.

"I smell something sweet!"

Pendragon shook the ahoge on his head, and his stomach growled loudly as Rin Tohsaka opened the refrigerator.

"You can smell that?!"

Rin Tohsaka was slightly surprised, but considering that the other party was a Servant, it was normal for her to have perceptions many times greater than those of humans, so there was no need to be surprised.

What kind of dessert is it?

Pendragon also came closer to the refrigerator, peering expectantly into the inner compartment.

Rin Tohsaka subconsciously moved away from the refrigerator. Although Assassin looked very beautiful, he was still a stranger to her, and her wariness of him was almost instinctive.

Moreover, Pendragon is currently using the disguise of Hassan the Hundred Faces, which sparked Rin Tohsaka's imagination—

Just like the tragic phenomenon of cute girls in the online world who are actually burly men in real life, Miss Rin couldn't help but maliciously speculate about Assassin's true appearance.

Who knows, this guy hiding behind a beautiful facade might actually be a sleazy old man or a middle-aged man...

Alas!

Thinking of this, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but distance herself further from Pendragon.

What rude thing are you thinking about now?

Pendragon stared at her calmly.

"No, there's no! There's some strawberry daifuku I made yesterday on the first tier, you can have it first."

The disdain was genuine, and even her face no longer looked so stunning.

Every morning, Miss Rin sees girls of similar beauty and has a natural resistance to Pendragon's lustful appearance.

"It's a bit less..."

Pendragon's voice was filled with disdain.

"Okay, I can do the rest... Haha."

Miss Rin looked very tired, as if her body had been completely drained; this was the second time she had yawned.

Pendragon said "Oh," and carried the box of chilled daifuku to the long table in the restaurant and sat down.

It feels like visiting a luxurious castle, full of European style, appearing elegant and noble.

A box of daifuku made according to a girl's appetite wasn't much, and Pendragon counted them one by one, a total of twelve.

The taste was pretty good, and the fruit was very fresh.

It seems that it's not just the refrigerator that's keeping the strawberries wrapped in the glutinous rice skin so fresh; it must be magic.

A fire had already been lit in the kitchen, and Miss Rin was personally cooking, also preparing her own lunchbox for tomorrow.

The aroma wafting from the kitchen made Pendragon's ahoge (cowlick) tingle, but with a daifuku (cashmere dessert) as a base, she remained patient on the surface and took out her book to read.

"smell good."

I couldn't help but take deep breaths, but the smell only made me hungrier, and I couldn't even concentrate on reading the exciting novel.

He quietly slipped to the kitchen doorway, where the aroma was even stronger. It seemed completely out of place with the Japanese style of the food, but instead, it made Pendragon feel the warmth of home.

P.S.: Everyone, get some sleep!

Chapter Thirty-Five: This is Not a Food Anime (Laughs)

Chapter 35

Sichuan peppercorns! She added Sichuan peppercorns!

It's Sichuan cuisine, huh?

Pendragon saw Rin Tohsaka frying something. Was she making spicy chicken?

"Ok?"

Rin Tohsaka seemed to sense Pendragon's gaze and turned around with a puzzled look.

then.

I almost burst out laughing, and it even helped to relieve a lot of my fatigue.

Even though she shrank behind the door, her tuft of hair still stubbornly stuck out.

Suddenly, the speculation that Assassin was a creepy old man faded a lot. Maybe this is the real Assassin? Surprisingly, he's kind of cute.

"Ma Po Tofu?"

Pendragon waited anxiously for a long time, then was dazzled by the dish that Rin Tohsaka served.

Because it's so red, the color of this dish is like lava from a volcano, carrying a burst of heat that gives you a scorching feeling!

It's as if the bright red broth is made from extremely hot magma.

"Aren't you hungry? What are you standing there for, Assassin?"

Could this dish have been taught to you by your senior brother?

"Is there rice?"

Pendragon's ahoge had turned into a heart shape, his appetite had been completely aroused, and his throat was already moving constantly.

"Have."

Rin Tohsaka turned and went into the kitchen, took a plate she usually used for serving dishes, filled it with a large portion of rice, and brought it over.

Since they replenish their magic power through food, they should be able to eat quite a lot, right?

Since she wasn't worried about wasting even a small amount of ordinary ingredients, Miss Rin made extra; perhaps that's just a woman's intuition.

Wait, isn't it supposed to be me who's the master? Why am I doing a maid's job?

Rin Tohsaka had mixed feelings.

"Thank you."

Pendragon nodded to Rin Tohsaka, then scooped two pieces of chewy tofu from the red oil with a spoon.

As the incredibly enticing aroma further assaults the sense of smell, the originally white and tender tofu is coated with a layer of red oil, making its color instantly appear incredibly vibrant and tempting to the eye.

The color and aroma alone before tasting it bring immense enjoyment; the emphasis on color, aroma, and flavor in Chinese cuisine is perfectly embodied in this bowl of Mapo Tofu.

In fact, Pendragon had already begun tasting the food as soon as it was served.

Hot, spicy, numbing, and crispy!

The rich and intense flavors instantly overwhelmed Pendragon's taste buds, making her eyes light up, and she quickly shoveled down a large mouthful of rice.

"good to eat!"

Pendragon only had time to say that before he began to focus on the delicious food in front of him. He didn't even eat as elegantly as before, just eating heartily and forgetting all the manners that were ingrained in his body.

What a delightful meal!

Rin Tohsaka watched Pendragon's ferocious eating without finding anything wrong with it.