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“D-Diomedes-san!” Miko exclaimed, taken completely by surprise that the Servant seemed to have just betrayed the vampire that he’d been working with.
“Your jokes are starting to be in nauseatingly poor taste, Master.” The hero said in disdain as his owl perched itself on his shoulder.
The vampire’s slender arms pushed against the wall, popping her head out of the newly-cratered hole. As she tried to brush the dust off herself, Rusalka complained, “Must you be such a stick in the mud, Lancer? I’m perfectly capable of mixing business with pleasure in moderation.”
Ignoring his Master’s grumbling, Diomedes gently pulled Miko to her feet as he replied, “I’m taking her to the roof to see if any enemy factions are large enough to warrant expanding our own.”
Apparently shaking off her irritation at his insubordination, Rusalka requested, “Ah yes, while you’re at it can you look for that small Berserker we encountered early this morning? I have a feeling we could get along quite well if we could open a dialogue.”
“I’ll consider it.” Diomedes answered, before taking the girl’s hand and ordering, “Come with me, Saito Miko.”
“Yes, sir.” Miko replied nervously as he began to lead her to the building’s roof. She couldn’t deny that she felt safer when Diomedes was around, both from his comforting aura and his refusal to play along with Rusalka’s games, but she could also tell that he wasn’t acting out of the kindness of his heart.
When they got to the roof, Diomedes asked the girl, “Last night, were you able to see Perseus when he wore the cap of Hades?”
Thinking back, Miko reported, “Y-yes. It held his aura close to his body, but I was able to see him if I looked directly at where he was.”
“I see. It seems your ability is different from mine, and I believe mine has a limitation that yours does not.” The hero of antiquity replied.
“What kind of limitation?” The girl asked.
This time, the owl on the hero’s shoulder responded in a feminine voice, “He can detect anything that has ties to the divine, be it a Servant or a Noble Phantasm. Those without divinity, however, may conceal themselves from his gaze. We would like to ascertain whether your Mystic Eyes can detect those Servants lacking in divinity from a distance due to the strength of their aura.”
“Mystic… eyes?” Miko asked, unfamiliar with the term but understanding that they were probably referring to her ability to see spirits.
“Correct.” The owl affirmed, before elaborating, “I believe a fitting moniker might be ‘Mystic Eyes of Spirit Perception’, though the semantics are less relevant than the effect itself. Tell us, can you detect the aura of the Berserker who accompanied us last night?”
