"Jeanne d'Arc, is there anything else?"
"I was thinking..." Jeanne d'Arc clasped her hands behind her back, head bowed, her right tiptoeing against the floor, "Is Master perhaps too tired?"
"Are you worried about me?" Shen He sat on the bed and patted the space beside him.
"Of course, I am." Jeanne d'Arc sat next to Shen He, blushed, and cleared her throat, "Because Master was just an ordinary person before, suddenly having to face so many people and consider so many things, you must be exhausted..."
"I'm not that fragile," Shen He said with a smile, shaking his head.
"Are you sure you're not putting on a brave face?" Jeanne d'Arc looked at him with a suspicious expression, "You looked like you were about to fall asleep the moment you closed your eyes."
"That's just because Violet's massage was so comfortable, and I was on edge all night during the war, so I was a little sleepy."
"Really?" Jeanne d'Arc was a little disbelieving.
"Of course, it's true." Shen He nodded fiercely, his face full of memories. "Her hands were soft, and probably because Violet is very familiar with the human body's muscles and bones, as well as her control over strength, even though she only looked up some instructional videos and practiced a bit, she became super amazing."
In fact, Shen He had just gotten up immediately, also because he was worried that he might actually fall asleep if he wasn't careful.
"Is that so…" Jeanne d'Arc revealed a somewhat forced smile, "So, in other words, the lap pillow thing was really just a joke then."
"...Jeanne d'Arc... you wouldn't have actually taken that seriously and stayed, would you?" Shen He widened his eyes slightly.
Jeanne d'Arc's shoulders drooped dejectedly, her face flushed red. This cute action and expression made Shen He burst out laughing, and seeing his smile, Jeanne d'Arc turned her face away as if sulking.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to."
Shen He quickly apologized, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Jeanne d'Arc, you also mustered the courage to stay to do something for me, right? In that case, I won't let down your kindness, Jeanne d'Arc."
He reached out and gently patted Jeanne d'Arc's thigh, encased in long stockings. Then, he lay down on his side, resting his head on it. This sudden action made Jeanne d'Arc stiffen, but seeing the slight weariness on Shen He's face, she gradually relaxed, her hand gently resting on Shen He's shoulder and the side of his head.
This is just a Servant doing what she can for her Master.
Jeanne d'Arc thought to herself.
The scene suddenly fell silent. Shen He had originally only wanted to playfully rest his head for a moment and then get up, but now he felt like he couldn't. It wasn't just because of the softness he felt against his head and neck, nor was it just because of the fragrant scent that kept caressing his nostrils, but more so because of the warmth in his heart.
If this were still in the main world, I'd probably take a photo with my phone and post it on social media to show off my affection.
Then I'd be bombarded with messages from my parents, relatives, and friends, asking questions, digging for details, and expressing their envy and jealousy.
Unfortunately, Jeanne d'Arc wasn't a lover. She was merely expressing her care for a Master she got along with, based on her kindness, attentiveness, purity, and the qualities of a proper Heroic Spirit – Shen He understood this very well, which was why he was moved by the young woman's actions.
"Hey, Jeanne d'Arc."
Shen He slightly raised his eyes, wanting to see Jeanne d'Arc's expression.
However, he saw nothing. Everything was blocked, blocked...
"Master?"
Jeanne d'Arc tilted her head, her long braid sweeping over her shoulder with the movement, lightly brushing against the inside of Shen He's ear.
It was a little itchy.
But it wasn't convenient to reach out and scratch right now. He'd be mistaken for a pervert.
"What do you think?" Shen He endured the itch in his ear.
"You no longer need to participate in the Holy Grail War, nor do you need to fulfill the duties of a Ruler. You don't even need to return to the Hall of Heroes. Although you are a Heroic Spirit now, it's not much different from being reborn – you can stay here forever. What do you think of that?" A Heroic Spirit Servant is summoned from the Throne of Heroes by the Holy Grail and given a body, serving as a familiar for a magus and obeying their commands.
They, although directly linked to the Heroic Spirit's original form and possessing their pride and dignity, were fundamentally not beings of this world. They only appeared in the human realm temporarily to fulfill their mission of helping their Master win the Holy Grail War. After failure or the end of the Holy Grail War, they had to return to the Hall of Heroes.
And now, although it was unclear how the system had accomplished it...
The Jeanne d'Arc before them was undoubtedly the Heroic Spirit's true form; she didn't even need to return to the Hall of Heroes anymore.
"Reborn..." Jeanne d'Arc's eyes flickered with a hint of confusion. "I don't know... Because Heroic Spirits are merely shadows of the world, things of the past. We should have lost all possibilities, just spending a brief time with humans... that's how it should be."
As a Heroic Spirit, or rather, as the Heroic Spirit Jeanne d'Arc, humanity had always been something she cherished deeply.
Because humans were free. Even twisted, evil, or ordinary humans possessed all sorts of possibilities. They could forge countless paths into the future, something a Heroic Spirit could not do.
But as Shen He had said, she now possessed this possibility as well.
"Why don't we go look for something?" Shen He suddenly said softly. "Not as a Heroic Spirit, not as a Servant, but as that little girl from the countryside. Go find things you like, things you want to do. If you only lived to nineteen, there should be many things you'd miss about this world, right?"
Actually, of all the Heroic Spirits, Jeanne d'Arc is a rather uncommon type—as a saint, she's surprisingly approachable.
When interacting with Jeanne d'Arc, Shen He often forgets that she's a saint with great achievements, as evidenced by the fact that he teases her without any psychological pressure.
"Is… is this really alright?" Jeanne d'Arc's expression was hard to read, a mix of excitement and confusion.
"Of course it is." Shen He took a deep breath and flipped over, sitting up. "Didn't I say we're going out to have some fun tomorrow? So, you should get ready and be excited! There's so much more fun stuff in this era than in yours."
"...Thank you, Master."
Jeanne d'Arc smiled happily, then reached out and tightly grasped Shen He's hand, her eyes fixed on him as she said:
"I wanted to help you with something, but instead, I'm the one being helped. But, it's wonderful to have met you, Master."
Jeanne d'Arc had said these words when she was summoned, but saying them again at this moment seemed to have a different meaning. Shen He couldn't tear his gaze away from Jeanne d'Arc's face for a moment.
Shen He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Truly, not a Heroic Spirit of mankind.
That smooth, fair skin, the radiant, lustrous golden hair, the gem-like, pale purple irises – for a living being, it was simply too beautiful.
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