Ahh... Fate-kun... so young, so innocent... Before he became a bored, cynical jerk, and even more before he found out his boss was screwing him over by making more Fate's behind his back.
Oh, he did know there were two before him, he said as much, but it seems he didn't know any more were in the works.
I used to seriously HATE Fate's smarmy-git guts. It's taken three years... (my God, it's been three years since the Magic World arc started?) but he's finally shown a bit of life, and done some things that at long last are making me actually like his character.
That last bit especially; It seems Honya managed to get Fate's goat!