A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

"You... You have the Holy Grail?!" Romani's hologram came to ask the question in the Chaldean's minds. It was the first time since they started the mission "Grand Order" that they found the sacred object at the beginning of their journey through the Singularity.

"What? This thing? I just found it somewhere. You can have it if you want, the prize of the victor and all that." Drake said without much thought. She was oddly kind in giving them things after her defeat.

"Don't get too worked up. It's not the fake one that is the core of every Singularity, but the authentic Holy Grail used by him in the Last Supper." Seth shot down the Doctor's "enthusiasm" with his statement.

"Eh? It was something that important?" The pink-haired woman asked, a little stunned. Her father had been a Protestant, so she had some knowledge about the previously mentioned relic. Not that it was something unknown to the world outside Christianity, though.

"Wait, how do you know that Holy Grail is the real deal?" Romani asked out of nowhere, bringing the center of attention back to him.

'Why do you act as if you didn't know already, stupid Doctor.' He may be able to fool the others, but that won't work on him. He was too young even to try.

"I had the fake one in my hands, twice. Naturally, I would be able to tell the difference. It's easy for me to detect deceptions, Romani Archaman." He said the last part at a slower pace, trying to get a message across to him.

"Ahaha...Is that so? If that's the case, we don't need that Holy Grail." Dr. Roman awkwardly laughed, trying to ignore the remark.

"Still... I was shocked at first. Who would think that we would find the real Holy Grail here." Mash said after calming down. She couldn't deny that she was a little disappointed, though. Although wishful thinking, it would be good to resolve this without conflict.

"I just stole it from a guy who was acting all high and mighty, calling himself Poseidon and all that. It was getting on my nerves, so I sank his city too." Drake said lightheartedly. Seth almost choked on his saliva after hearing her.

Drake's skills on land may suck, but it seems that at sea, she could defeat a God, given the right conditions. Even if Poseidon was probably just a shadow of a Divine Spirit and nothing more, it didn't diminish her feat at all. There weren't many humans in history to ever defeat one of his kind, after all.

'To attain such a feat...is the work of a Skill? But she is not a Servant, so something innate perhaps? If it was a Skill, I could probably imitate it with my Authority, but it would be a waste on me, so I think I will pass on that.'

Meanwhile, Stheno's impression on Drake shot up like a rocket. It seems they would get along pretty well in the future. That was, of course, if SOMEONE could ungag her.

Drake unintentionally left everyone speechless. Without a doubt, no expected her, who was defeated that easily, to do something like that.

"How do I say it..." Fujimaru started.

"...It's amazing." And the rest continued.

The pink-haired woman gained a blush at their praise. Despite being someone who acted like a man, getting praised like that made her feel embarrassed.

"Is it? I don't think it was all that great." After she said this, the Holy Grail moved toward her body and entered it as if she was a ghost.

"So, what do we have to do now? Take the fake Holy Grail as usual?" Archer asked while crossing his arms. Now that they knew that object wasn't the one they needed, the question was what their next plan of action would be. After all, there hadn't been a case like this until now. It was better to ask for instructions than do something wrong.

"Yes. The two Holy Grails are acting like colliding forces, each keeping the other in check. Captain Drake's own is trying to restore the era while the one left behind by our enemy is trying to destroy it." Romani explained.

"So it is essentially a stalemate, huh?" Zhuge Liang commented after analyzing his explanation. That said, he didn't discard having to seize both Grails to correct this era. They were still in the dark, so forming conclusions now was unwise.

"Most likely. Once we are in the presence of the fake one, I would be able to provide a bit more help, but now we don't have enough data to do so." Romani nodded at Caster's words.

Speaking of Caster, Da Vinci came at that moment to talk with the Pirate Queen. "A p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to meet you, sir Francis Drake. I have a question. I would like you to answer. Did you wish for something from that golden cup there?"

"Hm? Another weird one showed up. To answer your question, no, I didn't wish for anything. Why?" An imaginary arrow pierced Da Vinci's c.h.e.s.t, but despite that, she managed to put a smile, albeit a forced one, on her face.

"That artifact has the power to grant wishes, even treasures if you so d.e.s.i.r.e, so I wanted to know if you have already activated it." The Universal Genius did the best she could to speak without her composure getting lost.

"Why would I want that? Pirates should get treasures with their own hands, not by wishing and praying. Otherwise, you wouldn't be a pirate at all!" Drake seemed a bit offended by her statement, proven by her tone being higher than usual.

"But the Holy Grail created food and drinks for you, right? You may not have wished for it actively, but subconsciously you did." She responded.

"Well...I suppose that's true. Who are you anyway? I feel a little irritated by not speaking to someone face to face." First, it was that guy, and now this woman. They sure knew how to leave poor first impressions.

"I am someone like those guys over there. You may know of me as I died a little before you were born. I am none other than the genius Da Vinci-chan!" As introductions were necessary, she made sure to emphasize each one of her words.

"Sorry, never heard of you." Drake's response sent another imaginary arrow her way. Numerous tick marks appeared on her forehead, and she was smiling quite darkly too.

"Romani, prepare the coffins. I suddenly have the urge to go to that Singularity myself." She will show that pirate the dark side of the Universal Genius!

"Calm down. Why do you have to cause problems every time?!" Dr. Roman and the other staff members in the Command Room had to restrain her with all their might so she wouldn't do something crazy.

"I just hope there is more treasure to find, or my motivation will be lacking." While Romani and the others were keeping Da Vinci in check, the one responsible was, ironically, praying to find all kinds of wealth in this neverending ocean.

"There are, on the level of that Holy Grail, or even higher," Seth said, looking at the sea. If his words were to be trusted, that is.

"Is that true? Then that's great news! If there are treasures involved, I get unbelievably fired up! Sc.u.mbags! Drink, and sing to your heart's content. Tomorrow we go to our most dangerous and rewarding adventure to date!" Drake excitedly spoke to her crewmates. It will be their best, and probably last, voyage so far, so she wanted them to enjoy as much as possible before departure.

"Haven't we partied enough? It's already getting darker." Fujimaru said while looking at the sky. Drake just patted his back multiple times.

"What are you saying? Nighttime is the best time to enjoy a drink!" After that, she went to celebrate, sing, and laugh together with her crew.

This night was going to be a long one.

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"Are you ready, guys? If you are, then we will commence our journey." It was morning, and the Chaldeans were already on board of the Golden Hind, Francis Drake's ship.

Despite drinking significant quantities of alcohol last night, every pirate there, her included, were not feeling any kind of aftereffects at all.

"We are. Thanks again for helping us." Mash said with a smile on her face. Being someone whose ability at sea were widely known, her and Fujimaru didn't fear, or at least not much, a rough voyage.

They weren't the only ones there. There were many other pirates and sh.i.p.s anchored on that particular shore. There seemed to be some sort of truce not to create trouble while they were on the island. At sea, it was a different matter, though.

Speaking of it, Seth decided to let the other pirates they met when they arrived go. They weren't useful anymore, be it alive or dead, so why should he even bother to kill them.

"Very well, then. We're setting sail! Raise the flag, let's move out!" Once she was sure that everyone was ready, she gave the order to depart.

Her crew gave a loud cheer and started getting to work. Being a bright and sunny day, they faced no problems to sail.

"Altera, come here." Seth motioned the white-haired girl to get closer. When she did, she grabbed the nape of Stheno, who was beside him, and gave her to Saber.

"Be sure to keep an eye on her. I am going to do something that requires me to be sleeping, so I can't do so myself. If a situation where you need my help surges, you can wake me up without hesitation." The Egyptian God informed her.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Master?" She was talking beside keeping Stheno in check. Altera wanted to be of help as much as possible in anything aside from killing. It was, after all, a new experience for her, something she wanted to try.

A faint smile formed on his face. Altera sure reminded him of his younger days when he wanted to help Anjed, his bodyguard and friend, although that often resulted in more harm than good.

"Let's see...I'm not a princess who needs to be woken up by a kiss...so how about a song? In case I don't wake up, you can do so. I would honestly like that." He said the part about singing to interrupt his sleep as a joke, but it seems Altera took it seriously. He didn't have time to think of anything because the sooner he did this, the better.

"U-Um...if that's what Master d.e.s.i.r.es." She nodded while her tan skin had a faint tint of red. She never did something like this, so she wasn't sure how it would turn out. However, for someone who went through similar things as her, who could understand how she felt and not judge if it was right or wrong, and just accept it as a natural order of things, she would do it, no matter if it was embarrassing or not.

Unaware to her, it was the same for Seth. In a world where he is considered someone worse than a plague, people like her and Cu Chulainn, who never judged him, and just treated him like he was just another person, was something he truly appreciated.

'I think it's time. You have earned it, Altera.' Seth thought before looking at her directly into her eyes. "Tonight, there is something important we have to do together. Make sure to be prepared."

Leaving behind a frozen Saber, who didn't know how to respond, Seth went to the Captain's cabin. Drake was going to navigate, so she wouldn't enter it until it was late in the day.

Like a ghost, he passed by the pirate crew, who ignored him as if he wasn't even there. Maybe to them, that was the case. Illusions were something people like them couldn't hope to get out of if the one who created them didn't will for it.

Seth quickly located Drake's resting chambers. If he was going to do this, he would like to do it in a comfortable place and not on the shitty beds the rest of the crew had.

Lying down on the only bed there, he closed his eyes. Without delay, he began speaking in a foreign language. As he was doing so, small hieroglyphs appeared throughout his body, pulsating in a dark red light.

A dark shadow took form, slowly resembling a humanoid figure. Seth had called the Skeleton, but not to fight this time.

"Your eyes reflect what I see, yet they are not mine, but yours." With those words, Seth felt his consciousness fade away. When it returned, he was looking at things through the eyes of the Skeleton.

'Mana consumption is manageable. I should be able to keep this state for a while. I will have to find that Ark quickly before someone else does, or worse, it disappears.' Getting used for a bit to his new body, he moved down, phasing through the floor like a ghost.

He kept moving down even when he was inside the water. For now, he will look on the oceans' surface. With this Singularity being almost a hundred percent water, the possibility of that Ark being on the depths was pretty high.

Assuming Stargazer was right, he would need that Ark to work as something akin to a nuclear bomb but with many times higher its destructive power.