Chapter 26 -:26

Chapter 26 -:26 "Holy Shroud"If you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic ----------- "To think that we'd fall so easily for a devil's trick..." Xenovia muttered, palming her face in mortification while Irina eyed her plates as if they'd betrayed her "This is what we get for lowering our guard...!" "Uh, hello? Crazy ladies?" Issei called out, only to sigh as they continued to ignore him, blinking as Shirou returned and placed a parfait in front of Koneko, who promptly dug in "Hey, how come you didn't take our order?" Searᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I figured you'd want to save whatever money you have on you." The redhead shot back, earning a glare from both Xenovia and Issei "Also, I'm sure this goes without saying but no violence will be tolerated within this establishment, am I clear?" "Rest assured, Emiya-san, that if unpleasantness does arise, it will not be due to Irina or myself." Xenovia assured the man, her expression unreadable though the message to the Devils was clear. "We're here to talk." Koneko supplied between mouthfuls of ice cream, inclining her head towards the fuming redhead "Issei-Sempai wanted to speak with them about the Holy Swords." "Is that so?" Xenovia mused, quirking a brow at Emiya's familiarity with the devils she turned to face the pervert "Tell me, what interest does the Red Dragon Emperor have with Holy Swords he can't even use?" "I'm not interested in them for myself." Issei shot back, his expression firm as he matched the foreign exorcist glare for glaren whislt doing his best to ignore Irina, still creeped out by how hot his bro' had gotten "We want to help you destroy the Excaliburs." Shirou's POV... 'He's certainly ballsy, I'll give him that much...' Shirou marvelled, shaking his head at the pervert's nerve as he used the moment the Exorcists were gaping in shock to step back into the kitchen, sighing as he made his way towards the stove 'Not much in the brains department but I suppose demonic resurrection has its limitations.' Using the brief interlude to get several other orders out of the way, the Faker was rather surprised when he stepped out of the kitchen, a tray of coffee and the bill in tow, to find Kiba had joined them at some point, the pretty-boy regarding the exorcists with a look of reserved understanding even as he openly glared at Xenovia's concealed sword with barely contained resentment. "...I understand the situation." the Gremory Knight sighed, nodding his head in concession "Though to be honest, part of me dislikes having to ask permission to destroy an Excalibur." "Consider yourself Lucky." Xenovia countered with a scowl "If it were any other Devil that proposed such a thing, we'd have cut you down for even thinking it." her expression softened somewhat as she met Kiba's challenging glare head on "As it stands, I can understand your situation somewhat, given your involvement in the Holy Sword Project." "But isn't it thanks to that project that we can even wield the Excaliburs, Xenovia?" Irina opined, only to flinch slightly at the glare Kiba, and Shirou, leveled her way for her naivete. "True, the information obtained from the original research proved beneficial in the long run." Xenovia admitted "However, the means by which said research was gathered was deemed intolerable by the Church, and the perpetrator was branded a heretic and exiled." 'No mention of an attempted execution I see.' Shirou muttered, his expression grim as Xenovia otherwise confirmed word for word Azazel's story on the Holy Sword Project 'They must not want to admit he got away from them.' "If memory serves, the one responsible for the massacre was last seen on the side of the Grigori, so it's highly likely he's involved in this incident as well." Xenovia mused darkly "Indeed, I find it highly unlikely for him not to be involved in any incident involving stolen Excaliburs." 'That's putting it lightly.' Shirou deadpanned, recalling what Azazel had described as Galilei's 'obsession' with the original Excalibur, shivering in disgust at the idea of the man being allowed near the other swords even as Kiba finally learned the name of his hated enemy. "I see...After hearing that, there's no reason for me not to co-operate with you." Kiba opined, his expression unreadable as Shirou placed a coffee before him, and everyone at the table, even a surprised Issei, though his features soon darkened when he realised there was no cream or sugar. "I'm glad we've reached an accord then." Xenovia mused, before turning her attention to Shirou, who froze in the midst of retreating "I take it you will be providing assistance as well, Emiya-san?" "If you're referring to the bill then if Hyoudou falls short he can do dishes to pay the balance." Shirou quipped, earning a squawk of alarm from the pervert, who grabbed the bill only to turn a sickly shade of pale at the number inscribed below "As it stands, I have class tomorrow so-!" "You may as well drop the charade, Emiya-san." Xenovia countered, her tone brooking no argument as her hand clamped around his wrist "I could tell when you first approached us that there was something off about you. I don't know what game it is you're playing, associating with Devils like this, but did you truly think you could hide the presence of a Holy Shroud from a member of the Vatican?" "Let me go." Shirou warned, internally grateful for the passive boost he received from the Artificial Phantasm as he shook himself free, otherwise he felt certain she'd have crushed his wrist in her grip. "Holy Shroud?" Saji muttered, frowning in thought at the term "Isn't that a special cloth they use to wrap the bodies of Saints or something?" he blinked "Wait, you aren't talking about that wrapping Emiya keeps on his arm are you?" 'Thank you for that, Saji.' Shirou muttered, glaring sourly at the Student-Council Member even as both of the Exorcists turned their eyes on him, Irina's sparkling with interest while Xenovia's narrowed with confirmation. "The fact you sought us out, and are in possession of a holy Shroud, lead me to believe you are associated with the Eastern Orthodox Church." The more serious of the two Exorcists elaborated primly "That being the case, I would appreciate it if you dropped the pretense and simply introduced yourself properly." ----------- If you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic