Fate/Fragmentary Tales

Chapter 9: The Good, the Bad, and the Great Tree that Sustains Life

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3rd Person PoV

Monday / Park / Morning

Running down the streets of the park was a certain Master that decided training speed was his best option for now, making his way downtown before he stopped at the central park of Kyoto to rest for a moment leaning against a tree

Nanashi: Not good enough...

He thought to himself wiping the sweat from his forehead, Kazuki was nowhere near to mock him fortunately but that didn't take the fact he needed to push his limits further if he ever were to face Takashi or Lokhan again. With that in mind, he got ready to continue on his early morning run...right before he saw a familiar figure sitting on a bench with the most calmed face he could wear

Nanashi: Is that...Priest-san?

Their ally in the battle against Berserker and overseer of the war, sitting out in the open without the least of concerns in him. Knowing he meant no harm, Nanashi walked up to him so he could see what was going on

Nanashi: "Hey Priest-san, good morning" Greeted Nanashi raising his hand and waving it, standing infront of the overseer who had been looking at him ever since he started approaching

Priest: "Morning, going on a new morning routine?" He guessed right at the first shot, not something that would startle Nanashi as it wss kind of obvious though

Nanashi: "Yeah, after Takashi gave me a good beatdown i decided it was best if i began training to stand my ground..." Priest hummed in response, as if thinking of something that had something to do with the topic "By the way, where's your wife?"

Priest: "I let her explore a shop and told her i'd be waiting here"

Nanashi: "Need some time for yourself, i get that"

A small moment of silence followed after the small talk, no topic left for Nanashi to tell and continue despite having some things to tell about the war, but he figured it wasn't the best moment to do so right outside the open

Nanashi: "I...i'm sure grandpa's waiting for me at home..." He turned towards another side and started walking-running in direction to his shop "See you lat-"

Priest: "What's your reason?" His words stalled Nanashi, stopping him before he could take another step and making him turn around again

Nanashi: "What?"

Priest: "What do you fight for? The reason of you joining this war, and fighting for the Holy Grail?" The answer was more than obvious to him, it wasn't even that shocking

Nanashi: "Easy enough...i fight for my gran-"

Priest: "Your reason to fight" Interrupted Priest turning to him with a neutral stare, not accepting what he was gonna say as an answer

Nanashi: "But...that's my-"

Priest: "You're fighting for someone else's wish, not for your own, even with the omnipotent wish granter on the line you refuse to get it for yourself, you rather battle for the wish of someone else before thinking of what you want"

Nanashi: "What if that's my wish? To let my grandpa get his wish, to let him do what he's always strived for...to get what my family needs and free them from that curse..." He walked backwards to stand infront of Priest again, hearing him with every word that came interested by what he was trying to say

Priest: "That's not your wish, just you helping on Lancer-ko's wish. He wishes to get rid of said curse, and you refuse to fight for your own wish...you don't think of yourself before others, you rush in before you can think of your own wellbeing" ...and that's how it had always been