Although I was clear about not wanting to be his friend, ❙❙❙❙❙ wanted me to bring me to the second singularity. I'll be fair though. He is putting a lot of effort, even if he isn't the best. That's something I like about him. It is not like the other Master around.

At least, he knows the dangers of this situation. He's still a clown, though.

Anyway, we left for Rome. Rayshifts are really amazing. As much as the process fascinates me, it terrifies me. 

 

This time, I decided that Ruler and Archer would be guarding me. 

❙❙❙❙❙ decided that he would take his Rider (who has serious problems with Ruler...) and another Archer in this mission. When we arrived, I couldn't help it but noticed that fresh air, it was like I was back home in ❙❙❙❙❙❙❙❙❙❙❙.

❙❙❙❙❙, who fell head to the ground, was lifted by Archer, while Rider was watching and laughing. Ruler looked upset about that. He always seemed to be judging Rider. Both Archers seemed to be neutral towards that. I guess they didn't care. Finally, we found what we should protect on this land. A charismatic woman, but as passionate as she was, she was annoying. As expected, ❙❙❙❙❙ got along with Nero. Archer looked sad, nostalgic. Rider, in all of his ego, got along surprisingly well with her. 

 

It was a fun time, I suppose.

 

I still remember those nights that I spent in Rome. When we slept in the woods with our servants, I noticed that Rider, in all of his magnanimity,  covered his Master with his mantle. 

 

Honestly, I felt jealous. 

 

So as much as I wanted Archer or Ruler to be like that with me, I only spent the night playing cards and telling stories to Archer. 
When I woke up, I saw that Ruler was hugging me. It was nice but it wasn't comfortable. His paws made it a bit awkward. 

 

I also recall this from the night we spent at Nero's ship.

❙❙❙❙❙ slept by my side.

 

He was apologizing but also playing around. What I cared the most, was how kind he was. At times, I wanted to be like him, but, above all, I need to keep calm. I guess I learnt that much in our Roman Holiday.

 

Eventually, we made it to Spain, for all we knew, was going to be the basis of another singularity in the future. After finding Lev, who reiterated that we should all be dead, he threw Romulus against us. After a hideous transformation, sword slashes shining like the rainbow, I saw Lev had been cut in half and we were chasing Attila the Hun across Europe. She was going to destroy Rome some centuries before it was time. Somehow, we managed to stop her. Altera seemed so sad on her death, but, I was glad she would dissapear. It's for human history, right? We took the grail and then, it hit me. Why ❙❙❙❙❙ was sad.

 

Nero wouldn't remember any of this. 

Everything we did, those lions that she had shown us, how she would laugh at Ruler, asking what kind of lion he was, how she played with Archer, all the memories we made would be lost for her...

 

I remember Archer was holding my hand then. He knew this saddened me, so I held his hand, like an older brother. Rider wasn't rejoicing either. But he was still happy to have met Nero.

"I regret how this world chose to split us apart, for it is afraid of our greatness, fuhahaha! May our paths cross again, Emperor of Roses, the King of Kings will wait for another meeting!"

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Ruler broke his silence, to approach me.

 

"Everything we do, Master, it's easy to think it's pointless, right? Nobody will remember anything here. However, you are still proud, aren't you? I respect that about you."

 

And so, our Roman holiday ended, as we returned home, with some more information from Lev. But not enough.

Having said that, that's all I saw that was worthy of being noted on the second singularity. What happened until we went to the next one was my daily life at Chaldea which I see fit to be written down. 

I think I was wrong to treat ❙❙❙❙❙ like that. 

 

I'm not softening up, I'm being realistic. Nothing else.

I might leave something for him this Christmas. I should apologize. And while I liked that adventure--; 
No, it was not an adventure. It was what we had to do, regardless of how fun it was, we did our job, and are now closer to saving the world. 
And that's what matters to me.