"I wonder.... can this Gem of Desire enhance my flames, especially the dark ones?"

“Liz….”

“ACHOO!”

“Eiiiji, what the hellllllll?!?!” He’s so gonna get grounded.

“Why is everyone glitching…?”

"Arilma's... a spirit now?"

“Sheesh… you really are a jokester aren’t you? I think Yuto’s already on the move and with his mech, he’ll be flying all over to find her.”

Are you seriously going to ask for a reward now of all times? Isabella could be in danger!”

“Fuck…. She’s not here… I need Yuto and Sora’s help to find her…”

“Halloween and my step daughter’s wedding day. Today’s gonna be eventful.”

Checks the bank accounts he made for his kids and spit takes. “What the-?! How did they get so much money??”

Since the timeline was changed, he should have no knowledge of the one dwelling inside of her anymore. Perhaps him being away when the timeline changed is the caused… Or maybe his memories will be erased in due time…? “Well you asked the right person since I have everyone’s contact- >>

“It’s… something Vlad says himself. He was a villain back then after all.” He would pry on what happened to the one inside of her but he’ll just save that for another time. To him, the kind and adorable Acacia without the abrasiveness has returned. “Wow…! That’s something you should have- >>

“Hehe, they really are a family in a way.” Sensing that the core inside of her body is no longer active, he lets out a smile as he knows something definitely did happen while he was away. Something good.” “Thanks. I’m home, Acacia.”

“Honestly, I feel like he did that for little Liz’s sake since he considers her and Yofune his family… even if he doesn’t admit it.” He’d notice that she’s calling herself useless once more. This makes him try to sense if a certain demon is still awake inside of her. “Yeah, glad we’re all back.”

He’d nod his head. “Yep, Vlad didn’t even bring his new intern or little Liz with him because it was that dangerous… You might have had fun being with the other kids but it would’ve be reckless for you to go while in labor and you still have to prep for your big day.”

He crosses his arms in annoyance to his nemesis' words. "Ugh, I still hate the idea but I'm not going to fight against Acacia's wishes. You BETTER not pull anything or else I'm shoving my katana where the sun doesn't shine."

"It was against our will and if it's anything... it wasn't a fun experience...." They had to track down the creature and had to hide its existence from Earth's citizens without being noticed. Not to mention, the creature was very dangerous. "I don't think you would've enjoyed it."

“Of course I’m not! I don’t even know what that fake discount pirate jerk is thinking… And.. yeah… Vlad took me and a bunch of the kids to earth for the weekend to capture one of his runaway experiments…. I feel like I missed a lot…”

Wait wait wait - Acacia, I have no plans on dressing as a pirate with this clown! I even picked up a suit from way back home in my hometown on earth for this occasion.

His aura crackles in response to the flick to his forehead. 💢 “Now why would I dress up as a pirate with YOU of all people on my own step daughter’s important day?!”

“Oh, it’s the wife!” He’d reply in surprise, still simping over her before clearing his throat. “Ahem… it is but Vlad doesn’t care at all. Apparently an experiment of his escaped so we all had to chase after it.”

“Ugh…. Why did Vlad have to force and some of the kids to some mission for the weekend…. Hope I didn’t miss anything important…”

//Someone’s gotta make a count for every day I don’t work on my alts’ pins and me not doing the starter interactions I’ve been lazy xD

He really needed to comfort with how he’s been feeling. “I.. I know… We need to have another talk but… it’s going to be hard. If I want to have a talk with the kids, we need to find Ritsu before he does something stupid…. The thing is…” He then scratches his cheek from anxiety as he knows- >>

"It really was so sudden..." He really needed that warm hug of hers right now. He doesn't even know if he can trust his Yoshikazu kids aside from Stella and his wife. "And then... there's that whole thing about Arilma's plan. It's just so much.."

".... Am I really that easy to figure out?" He figured that his facade would have been easy to uncover, especially with how he was like last night. "I'm sorry Hana... There's just so much on my mind... My 6th wife turns out to be criminal and my kids with her have been hiding things from me.."

Seeing that his daughter is giving him a concerned look, he tries to put on a smile to reassure her. It's obvious that it's a fake smile. "I'm okay Hana, you... don't need to worry about me."

“That family meeting last night…. I don’t know what to say anymore… I feel like I lost so much trust in some of the people close to me…”

Considering Arilma had the powers of multiple parts from Pokemon when he was in his Sprite form many years ago, of course he would still have access to those powers, including that of Ditto’s. Seeing Arilma pulling out his blade, it looked incredibly familiar to him… >>

//I'll eventually get to those starter calls ... ... One day

“God dammit…”

“Mana! Yuto! Sora! Ritsu! Stella! I’m calling for a family meeting! Liz, and everyone else can join in.”

“Ugh… don’t get me started on the terrible experiments Yumiko had to go through. When I met her, she told me how she got those experimental eyes that makes it look like you’re looking at Gehenna.”

“I really need to stop going out and missing things.. That one always tried to act high and mighty even in their pathetic position.”

“Wait say what? I must’ve missed something but Kaede got infected by the fell god’s curse too?”

“I think it’s gonna be time for a family meeting….”

“Holy….!” Since she was powerless before, seeing her powers flaring up was a big shock to him. It looks like the demon in her really has been giving her strength and it’s overwhelming. “Acacia… we all want to take down Arilma. You’re not alone but don’t lose yourself to your anger!”

He was taken aback upon seeing his archnemesis manifesting an aura, something he didn’t think he’d ever do. Even so, he stands his ground and grips the handle of his katana. “Like I said before, like hell I’d ever team up with you. I’ll be the one to take YOU out and permanently once the time- >>

“…..!” He’d hold his ground and looked at his daughter in law in shock from her causing the room to shake in anger. “A-Acacia…? Calm down…!”

//I’ll eventually work on the pins for my alts when I’m not lazy xD

//I really should work on my other muses but I’m so lazy xD

He’d get knocked back from that kick but immediately recovers since his aura took the blow. “You’re not gonna take Emiya away from me! You’ll have to get past my cold dead body if you wanna touch her.”

“WHY SAY IT LIKE THAT?!”

“….. Just why…?” He just feels terrorized by his arch nemesis acting like a pirate now.

“Third..!” Marduk was practicing his sword forms just outside of the castle. Every day whenever he is free, he would ensure that he remains in top form. “Fourth!” Swinging his blade while declaring each form, he would performance each move perfectly. “Fifth! But then…. “Sixt-! What the…?” >>

“Hope Furina enjoyed the cakes I snuck into her room for her birthday.”

@thejusticegod.bsky.social The swordsman would sneak into Furina’s room and place multiple cakes on her table while she’s asleep. He knows that today is her special day.

“Luckily I can just use a translator app that I can download on my phone. Good thing I still have my phone on me!” He has no clue on how to do sign language but none of their kids have any hearing problems so he won’t need to learn it. “Okay, I know what that means. I love you too, Liz~”

“It looks like your Japanese heritage is kicking in for Emiya then since she’s able to speak Japanese really fluently now out of the blue.”