The Delinquent's Grand Order

Another Alter Christmas

The festive seasons in Chaldea never stopped to give a break to those who worked tirelessly to restore humanity. Whilst Halloween was most daunting, Christmas wasn't a saintly season of pure joy for the workload that it brought. Still, Keiji would take Santa Alter over any of the Elizabeth's that spawned from Halloween, not to mention the even greater trouble that came out o fit. It had to be some special trait for her to somehow get mixed with the queen who ruled over Egypt at one point in time.

A violent outpour of dark mana exploded, Keiji's hair flying up as his heart didn't even skip a beat. Not used to something like this happening, but far too prepared to even be concerned. "Okay, what's gotten Salter all sulky?" Keiji muttered.

Questions tripling within the same instance as Keiji took a look at a limping girl coming from the wreckage. A very familiar silver head plate, a disposition of strong belief, French... "Don't tell me that multiplying Servants is now a common occurrence?" Keiji muttered.

"I will... get that Christmas sack."

The newly formed Saint Graph of the familiar Servant looked up to him, eyes sparkling with hope. 'I don't like that look; I'm getting roped in.'

And the Master of Chaldea was right. The new Servant - an extensive name of Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily. Jalter Lily scuttling behind Keiji upon Santa Alter coming out, Excalibur Morgan still draped in the deep, dark mana that made its power so vile and offensive, as if the hatred of the British Isles had come alive like a vengeful witch.

"Before you blow her to bits, can I get an explanation?" Keiji asked.

"Master... I was minding my business, but she tried to steal Santa's sack from me. I cannot allow that. I will not be able to give presents to everyone."

"I can prove that I'm a Santa who will do a great job for Christmas."

A golden glare from Santa Alter as she lifted her sack. "Master, we will have to resume Santa duties once again."

More awake than he would have liked, Keiji made his weight known between the both of them. "Let's get everything out of the way first. Before Christmas can start, I need to understand what happened to turn Jalter into this. I seriously don't understand how things can get messed up like this. Are you sure a Holy Grail wasn't at work?"

Jalter Lily shook her head. "No, I asked that younger version of the corrupted Caster. I knew there was something wrong with that invisible potion. Now look at me! I've completely changed; she better not mess up again."

"Yeah.... I'm sorry. I guess I shouldn't have crafted that while I was so tired," Medea Lily commented, a sunken expression of regret.

Jalter Lily slammed her lance on the floor. "I'll be a better Santa."

"What's with all this noise?! I swear, if you are somehow here, Gilles..." Jeanne, the original, pure-hearted saint stopped onto the scene. Her confusion leaping, but she kept it cool, relaxing upon seeing her Master.

"Let's just take it to my room. No point standing out here."

***

In Keiji's room, the atmosphere was awkward rather than concerning as Jalter Lily was persistent in wanting the job of being Santa this year. Artoria Alter making sure to point out that a Naughtygirl-calibur was waiting for her if she kept on demanding the sack like that. The world of Heroic Spirits clearly getting confusing not just for Keiji, but for Jeanne, a Heroic Spirit herself.

"It might be strange to hear it from yourself, but why do you want to become Santa so badly?" Jeanne asked, just hoping that it wasn't the vestiges of her Alter self influencing this new version.