All right two things one Salter I've never heard this term used for saber alter before but now for all future stories anytime an alter Black Version is used I will think of this name and this story and laugh cuz that is the perfect name for her. 2 how exactly did he do anything magic at all with the card since he's still Shinji Matao and shouldn't have any magical capabilities?
Crawl like a Worm (Nasuverse SI)
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Shinji cannot use his circuits in Magecraft, but that doesn't restrain him from technically be able to alter something already there. He merely changed part of the already-present configuration of the Cards to do different actions, in this case Summon other than Install and Include.
Chapter 5: School, Priest and Worm
- Location
- Italia
Chapter 5: School, Priest and Worm
"B-But why do I need to go in that place? I am the heiress of a noble Magus family and I don't need common education-"
While this is indeed a weird decision because of the tight schedule I was forced to deal with, I still needed to have an excuse to approach Homurahara Academy without becoming a student myself.
"New friends, subjects that Magus family never teaches and..." I paused drammatically, her eyes narrowing at my widening smile. "I buy you some ice cream once you are done with your first day."
Luvia paused, the idea of a pleasant reward like the delicious and sweet treat started to slowly overturn her small opposition. Count that I also gave her something else to do other than being coped out and doing nothing within the Einzbern Castleand she quickly conceded to my point.
Chloe was actually the one that took the request happily and eagerly, already wearing her uniform and dark-purple backpack. A giggle reached my ears as I noticed the tanned girl smirking my direction.
"Ne, Shinji-kun, are you checking me out?" The blonde blushed at the tease but I was merely smiling as it completely sunk in my brain. My initial silent reaction seemed to unbalance Kuro and I took the opportunity to return the favour.
"I was merely enjoying the fact that you have been so happy to go to school. I guess I am proud and..." I let some amusement make my smile twitchy. "Do you want to be checked out, Chloe-chan?"
The effect was immediate. A scandalised look with severe hints of embarassment, a light blush turning moderately pink, her eyes an hurricane of emotions.
I let out a loud chuckle, a muffled giggle following soon by a red-faced Luvia, the blonde instantly looking away from the dual stares as Chloe pouted cutely but seriously at the counter-tease.
We were already by the door and I decided to leave one last request to the oldest of the two. "Remember that school isn't meant to be a competition, don't try to win a 'challenge' at school. We both know there isn't one between you and Illya."
She looked bummed but nodded begrudgingly. "I will behave until she does." She took the lead of the duo, Luvia turning around for a moment to wave nervously my direction, which I returned with a nod.
Closing the front door, I turned around to see- "Good morning, Shinji-kun."
Red eyes vibrated with absurd optimism and the mere sight was enough to make me jump back. "Gah!"
A masculine giggle left his throat as Gilgamesh tilted his head. "Did I scare you, friend?"
I sighed at the King of Heroes' faux curiousity over my reaction. "You did, Gil. Seriously what is with people and jumpscares nowadays."
"It is more that your type of people react like this." He smugly replied. "You are just a treat to look at."
I grimaced as once more I had to deal with this new unpleasant development. While the blond kid had barely tried to go beyond simple pseudo-flirting, I was still weirded out by the situation.
If I hadn't been Shinji, then the scene would have been comical since... yeah, the several deaths of the Shinji by the King of Heroes.
I wonder if death by jealous Gilgamesh was going to become a real issue to keep my attention at.
But it wasn't a case that the Archer was here by the entrance, I was actually waiting for Artoria to arrive for us to finally go and have a private consultation with someone more or less trustworthy.
I had been contemplating solving this major issue early on, before going to Clocktower, but I was morally convinced to deal with the greater problem first, leaving the lesser evil to pester a little longer, and I wasn't even sure if this was going to end positively for me.
It was a pale blur that made me notice the woman now in front of me. "I'm here, Ma- Shinji."
To think I had to deal with the edgier and quite blunt version of King Arthur the same way Shirou had to in the original story...
It wasn't a case that I had also started to tinker around the massive kitchens of the castle, trying to get some knowledge in making some pseudo-junkfood. While normal Saber was delighted by normal food refined by good hands, Salter was a completely different woman.
Her tastes were less regal and more earthly than the Ideal King in FSN. So when I tried to serve her a cheeseburger I have carefully crafted with the available ingredients and she found it delicious, I knew I had conquered her full loyalty.
"Good morning, Artoria. I hope you had pleasant dreams." She nodded as we all started to walk out of the fortress, our destination being the Fuyuki Church.
...Uh? Why are you staring at me like tha- Oh right, I totally forgot.
A quick search around the city confirmed that this universe Kirei Kotomine became the local christian priest in the city after his father had passed away peacefully in his sleep, the stern-looking man having actually gained quite a good standing with the people and having hosted several local events together with his daughter.
It was Caren Hortensia that was turning to be the biggest headache to stomach. While there had been some documents that had seen her living in Italy, there was no indication between her arrival in Japan and her gaining a job as a nurse in Homurahara Academy.
Older than her FHA counterpart, this Caren seemed to have a lesser sadistic attitude, less prone to proceed with her painful promises. Maybe it was the fact that the known threats were given to young students and if the young woman went along the lines she had enunciated then she would lose her job for that.
Thankfully today I was going to deal with just one of them. Like heck I was going to deal with the sadist father-daughter duo without a proper mindset ready to face their shenanigans.
The walk was a calm one as we avoided walking near any of the major no-no areas in the city, making the whole experience a tad bit more easy to enjoy as I could imagine this Fuyuki being the future of the city I was born in.
No more Zouken, no more Grail and... no more senseless 'Hero of Justice' crap.
As we continued to pace quietly in the crowded streets, I think I spotted in the distance a familiar redhead wearing a... very revealing maid dress. I blinked her direction but decided to not give too much attention to it.
I had already enough issues to deal by being non-active with the plot, I don't need to deal with that fan service anytime ever.
If I have to be honest, churches were places I generally disliked since my previous life.
Hours-long cerimonies, choirs singing that would either be too religious or too ear-bleeding and priests that behaved far too holier-than-thou in way too many circumstances.
So when I stepped inside the Fuyuki Church, a grimace started to build up the more I walked towards the priest. Kirei Kotomine was softly praying while looking at the representation of Christ cruxified, when I finally reached him, Gilgamesh and Artoria followed behind me.
"I have been waiting for you, Matou Shinji."
I blinked, the man slowly and carefully turned to stare at me. "To think that I would see someone as young and diligent. Such a blessing is unheard of."
I bit down a groan as I felt the anti-christian side of my morality rising up to the challenging times. I wasn't much attached to religion, for good reasons if I had to give further details, but I appreciated the current moral code of Christianity and thus I barely accepted it.
"While I would enjoy asking for some forgiveness, I suppose you also know that I am not for niceties." He nodded at my words. "I need you to check if it is possible to do a Spiritual Healing surgery-"
"Impossible. Sadly, it wouldn't work with your predicament and even the chances of survival in case I decided to still try to operate would be far too low to ignore."
...
"Why wouldn't it work?" I felt my hopes crushed as the priest sighed calmly.
"Spiritual Healing doesn't truly cure a condition, it restores the body, or part of it, to a previous situation. Since Zouken is known to have planted the Crest Worm in his family members from their birth, your body would be literally stripped off of any chances of ever gaining a control over magecraft."
"W-What if I don't care about magecraft-" "Then you would be lying to yourself and to the world."
I froze, warmth leaving my face as I stared at the darkness hidden within Kirei's eyes. A glimpse was enough to send shivers through my soul and I felt stuck in place.
I was dead, but also alive and the murderer was enjoying my inner squirming with pleased glee.
The priest's amusement broke the moment several rips opened and Enkidu tied him up. The moment this happened I felt a warm hand squeezing softly at my shoulder, it was Artoria.
"Tell us what to do, Master."
The man started to laugh emptily. "Of course. To think this could have been done quickly."
Amusement flickered back but I was already facing the new wave of killing intent.
"You are going to change a lot, Shinji-kun. Your terrible and majestic heart is a never-ending source of amusement for tired men and bored monsters. Try to keep it beating for as long as you can and... it will make the whole castle of card fall apart!"
Chloe von Einzbern stared dully at the doodles she had just finished to draw of the small head of an angry tiger.
It became quite clear after three hours of lessons why school was boring to children. Her maturity, the one that comes from Justeaze, had been quick to dismiss the notion that a place of learning would turn monotone so quickly but now that very part was keeping quiet as Taiga Fujimura continued to properly teach another topic in English.
Her tone was flawless, something that the tanned girl recognised mere moments the young woman started to speak in the foreign language, but it was quick to pick up how she had accomplished such masterful level.
Intonation, grammar knowledge and proper exercise of both writing and oral capacity to reply and speak in English.
A simple pattern, one that the Einzbern was quick to write down in her small NekoArc notebook.
As much as Chloe was glad that she was actually learning something out this first day, she was incredibly annoyed by the growing list of distractions that started to grate at her patience and calm.
While her counterpart had been mostly quiet during the day, there had been timid attempts from her when the two were relatively close during the pause breaks, but nothing overly important or noteworthy in the general situation.
Miyu was actually the one putting some effort in her trials, but it was mostly because her objective wasn't Chloe herself. Shinji had been quite open in explaining to her the situation regarding the usually introvert girl, the same sorrow that the Illya stuck within the walls of the Castle in Germany knew more than enough and that made the tanned Einzbern more than prone to be helpful of the girl.
Yet something held her back from properly addressing the concerns of the faux Edelfelt, a sense of restriction coming from the deepest part of her consciousness. Was it jealousy? That was ruled out by the mere fact that Shinji had not shown any inclination towards that kind of relationship with the silly girl- but then what was holding her back?
The answer lied in the lingering memories of her counterpart still within her mind. The sense of uneasiness and inadequacy that Miyu had been eager to stoke and fuel the first few times the two had interacted.
She was being petty. Chloe von Einzbern was going to be childish when dealing with the fake Edelfelt, just like the silly girl had accused he-Illya to be. It was a matter of pride, of honor.
She was a proud member of the Einzbern family and, no matter the current standing of the family, she still had to keep her head up and keep some resemblance of their legacy going.
Ignoring the dumb attempts from her counterpart's friends about her identity and trying to investigate the almost-identical appearance she had with the more soft-spoken Illya was something that was slowly turning Chloe mad. The angry kind of mad.
Before the last straw could be broken, another teacher rushed inside the classroom, his eyes scanning around the place. "I-I'm sorry to interrupt your lesson, Fujimura-sensei, but there is a situation and one of the students has called for one Chloe von Einzbern."
The woman blinked in surprise. "I-I, sure! Chloe-san, please follow Takinaki-san. I don't think you will miss much with your current situation and-" But the girl was already chasing after the man, her mind picking any possible explanation about Luvia having troubles with her first day.
Childish logic, which was a good way to trace back little Luvia's attitude, presented simple excuses that wouldn't warrant this mobilisation... so what had sparked this alarmed case?
As they turned the corner, amber eyes were quick to spot the blonde sitting on the floor just outside of her classroom. Her eyes were red and puffy, clear signs that she had been crying quite recently.
Golden eyes blinked and soon the younger girl rushed her direction. Bracing herself for the impact, she let a single 'huf' as the little Edelfelt held her tightly, as if she was scared of something.
Now that was something curious, Kuro mused and she turned to the sad-looking teacher. "What happened to her?"
He sighed. "One of the boys in the classroom got his nose broken by her. She says that she was defending a fellow classmate but the boys says that-" "Then she is right."
The interruption snapped him out of that depressing mood, surprised at the tone the tanned girl was now showing. "If Luvia said that she was defending herself and one of her classmates, then she is right."
His surprise decayed in a defeated and hopeless expression. "You cannot say that for sure, Einzbern-san. She might be lying-" "That would be highly unlikely, sensei. I know that."
The staunch defense was a strong enough deterrent to the appeasing attempt of the man and the girl slowly melted in Chloe's embrace.
"Shinji will hate me."
The muffled whisper reached the older girl's ears, which proceeded to pat the blonde's hair. "You did nothing wrong. He will share my same thoughts."
Luvia didn't spoke further, trying to find solace and comfort in the hug while the Einzbern felt happy that she was proving her maturity in this case.
While little Luvia was still going to be an obstacle in conquering the seemingly unconquerable Shinji, she was still a ward protected by the Einzberns and Kuro wasn't going to forfeit an ally for some foul rumors coming from childish individuals.
AN
Kirei is a dingus, Kuro is a loving sister and chibi-Luvia get a taste of bitter life.
Spiritual Healing, a misconception: I think I've read somewhere that the procedure is meant to be easy for people that knew they stuff... but it isn't. The procedure is something akin of a miracle as it is very unlikely to perform the surgery and get an immediate and positive result. That is why that option doesn't exist for the reasons Kirei had listed.
What is this Kirei: The one that sells Mapo Tofu is the one from the Miyuverse, Prillyaverse Kirei is still a pathological monster with a kink for pain and sorrow. Caren will turn out to be a surprise next chapter.
Chloe and School Life: While she is highly advanced thanks to Justeaze's knowledge and her inherent bookwormish attitude towards general study, Kuro is pretty much set for life... if it wasn't for boredom around the corner.
Luvia and bullies: As much as she had grown in a semi-aristocratic family, Luvia is a child that knows the standard black and white vision of the world and she hardly can see a reason behind common cruelty among children.
"B-But why do I need to go in that place? I am the heiress of a noble Magus family and I don't need common education-"
While this is indeed a weird decision because of the tight schedule I was forced to deal with, I still needed to have an excuse to approach Homurahara Academy without becoming a student myself.
"New friends, subjects that Magus family never teaches and..." I paused drammatically, her eyes narrowing at my widening smile. "I buy you some ice cream once you are done with your first day."
Luvia paused, the idea of a pleasant reward like the delicious and sweet treat started to slowly overturn her small opposition. Count that I also gave her something else to do other than being coped out and doing nothing within the Einzbern Castleand she quickly conceded to my point.
Chloe was actually the one that took the request happily and eagerly, already wearing her uniform and dark-purple backpack. A giggle reached my ears as I noticed the tanned girl smirking my direction.
"Ne, Shinji-kun, are you checking me out?" The blonde blushed at the tease but I was merely smiling as it completely sunk in my brain. My initial silent reaction seemed to unbalance Kuro and I took the opportunity to return the favour.
"I was merely enjoying the fact that you have been so happy to go to school. I guess I am proud and..." I let some amusement make my smile twitchy. "Do you want to be checked out, Chloe-chan?"
The effect was immediate. A scandalised look with severe hints of embarassment, a light blush turning moderately pink, her eyes an hurricane of emotions.
I let out a loud chuckle, a muffled giggle following soon by a red-faced Luvia, the blonde instantly looking away from the dual stares as Chloe pouted cutely but seriously at the counter-tease.
We were already by the door and I decided to leave one last request to the oldest of the two. "Remember that school isn't meant to be a competition, don't try to win a 'challenge' at school. We both know there isn't one between you and Illya."
She looked bummed but nodded begrudgingly. "I will behave until she does." She took the lead of the duo, Luvia turning around for a moment to wave nervously my direction, which I returned with a nod.
Closing the front door, I turned around to see- "Good morning, Shinji-kun."
Red eyes vibrated with absurd optimism and the mere sight was enough to make me jump back. "Gah!"
A masculine giggle left his throat as Gilgamesh tilted his head. "Did I scare you, friend?"
I sighed at the King of Heroes' faux curiousity over my reaction. "You did, Gil. Seriously what is with people and jumpscares nowadays."
"It is more that your type of people react like this." He smugly replied. "You are just a treat to look at."
I grimaced as once more I had to deal with this new unpleasant development. While the blond kid had barely tried to go beyond simple pseudo-flirting, I was still weirded out by the situation.
If I hadn't been Shinji, then the scene would have been comical since... yeah, the several deaths of the Shinji by the King of Heroes.
I wonder if death by jealous Gilgamesh was going to become a real issue to keep my attention at.
But it wasn't a case that the Archer was here by the entrance, I was actually waiting for Artoria to arrive for us to finally go and have a private consultation with someone more or less trustworthy.
I had been contemplating solving this major issue early on, before going to Clocktower, but I was morally convinced to deal with the greater problem first, leaving the lesser evil to pester a little longer, and I wasn't even sure if this was going to end positively for me.
It was a pale blur that made me notice the woman now in front of me. "I'm here, Ma- Shinji."
To think I had to deal with the edgier and quite blunt version of King Arthur the same way Shirou had to in the original story...
It wasn't a case that I had also started to tinker around the massive kitchens of the castle, trying to get some knowledge in making some pseudo-junkfood. While normal Saber was delighted by normal food refined by good hands, Salter was a completely different woman.
Her tastes were less regal and more earthly than the Ideal King in FSN. So when I tried to serve her a cheeseburger I have carefully crafted with the available ingredients and she found it delicious, I knew I had conquered her full loyalty.
"Good morning, Artoria. I hope you had pleasant dreams." She nodded as we all started to walk out of the fortress, our destination being the Fuyuki Church.
...Uh? Why are you staring at me like tha- Oh right, I totally forgot.
A quick search around the city confirmed that this universe Kirei Kotomine became the local christian priest in the city after his father had passed away peacefully in his sleep, the stern-looking man having actually gained quite a good standing with the people and having hosted several local events together with his daughter.
It was Caren Hortensia that was turning to be the biggest headache to stomach. While there had been some documents that had seen her living in Italy, there was no indication between her arrival in Japan and her gaining a job as a nurse in Homurahara Academy.
Older than her FHA counterpart, this Caren seemed to have a lesser sadistic attitude, less prone to proceed with her painful promises. Maybe it was the fact that the known threats were given to young students and if the young woman went along the lines she had enunciated then she would lose her job for that.
Thankfully today I was going to deal with just one of them. Like heck I was going to deal with the sadist father-daughter duo without a proper mindset ready to face their shenanigans.
The walk was a calm one as we avoided walking near any of the major no-no areas in the city, making the whole experience a tad bit more easy to enjoy as I could imagine this Fuyuki being the future of the city I was born in.
No more Zouken, no more Grail and... no more senseless 'Hero of Justice' crap.
As we continued to pace quietly in the crowded streets, I think I spotted in the distance a familiar redhead wearing a... very revealing maid dress. I blinked her direction but decided to not give too much attention to it.
I had already enough issues to deal by being non-active with the plot, I don't need to deal with that fan service anytime ever.
If I have to be honest, churches were places I generally disliked since my previous life.
Hours-long cerimonies, choirs singing that would either be too religious or too ear-bleeding and priests that behaved far too holier-than-thou in way too many circumstances.
So when I stepped inside the Fuyuki Church, a grimace started to build up the more I walked towards the priest. Kirei Kotomine was softly praying while looking at the representation of Christ cruxified, when I finally reached him, Gilgamesh and Artoria followed behind me.
"I have been waiting for you, Matou Shinji."
I blinked, the man slowly and carefully turned to stare at me. "To think that I would see someone as young and diligent. Such a blessing is unheard of."
I bit down a groan as I felt the anti-christian side of my morality rising up to the challenging times. I wasn't much attached to religion, for good reasons if I had to give further details, but I appreciated the current moral code of Christianity and thus I barely accepted it.
"While I would enjoy asking for some forgiveness, I suppose you also know that I am not for niceties." He nodded at my words. "I need you to check if it is possible to do a Spiritual Healing surgery-"
"Impossible. Sadly, it wouldn't work with your predicament and even the chances of survival in case I decided to still try to operate would be far too low to ignore."
...
"Why wouldn't it work?" I felt my hopes crushed as the priest sighed calmly.
"Spiritual Healing doesn't truly cure a condition, it restores the body, or part of it, to a previous situation. Since Zouken is known to have planted the Crest Worm in his family members from their birth, your body would be literally stripped off of any chances of ever gaining a control over magecraft."
"W-What if I don't care about magecraft-" "Then you would be lying to yourself and to the world."
I froze, warmth leaving my face as I stared at the darkness hidden within Kirei's eyes. A glimpse was enough to send shivers through my soul and I felt stuck in place.
I was dead, but also alive and the murderer was enjoying my inner squirming with pleased glee.
The priest's amusement broke the moment several rips opened and Enkidu tied him up. The moment this happened I felt a warm hand squeezing softly at my shoulder, it was Artoria.
"Tell us what to do, Master."
The man started to laugh emptily. "Of course. To think this could have been done quickly."
Amusement flickered back but I was already facing the new wave of killing intent.
"You are going to change a lot, Shinji-kun. Your terrible and majestic heart is a never-ending source of amusement for tired men and bored monsters. Try to keep it beating for as long as you can and... it will make the whole castle of card fall apart!"
Chloe von Einzbern stared dully at the doodles she had just finished to draw of the small head of an angry tiger.
It became quite clear after three hours of lessons why school was boring to children. Her maturity, the one that comes from Justeaze, had been quick to dismiss the notion that a place of learning would turn monotone so quickly but now that very part was keeping quiet as Taiga Fujimura continued to properly teach another topic in English.
Her tone was flawless, something that the tanned girl recognised mere moments the young woman started to speak in the foreign language, but it was quick to pick up how she had accomplished such masterful level.
Intonation, grammar knowledge and proper exercise of both writing and oral capacity to reply and speak in English.
A simple pattern, one that the Einzbern was quick to write down in her small NekoArc notebook.
As much as Chloe was glad that she was actually learning something out this first day, she was incredibly annoyed by the growing list of distractions that started to grate at her patience and calm.
While her counterpart had been mostly quiet during the day, there had been timid attempts from her when the two were relatively close during the pause breaks, but nothing overly important or noteworthy in the general situation.
Miyu was actually the one putting some effort in her trials, but it was mostly because her objective wasn't Chloe herself. Shinji had been quite open in explaining to her the situation regarding the usually introvert girl, the same sorrow that the Illya stuck within the walls of the Castle in Germany knew more than enough and that made the tanned Einzbern more than prone to be helpful of the girl.
Yet something held her back from properly addressing the concerns of the faux Edelfelt, a sense of restriction coming from the deepest part of her consciousness. Was it jealousy? That was ruled out by the mere fact that Shinji had not shown any inclination towards that kind of relationship with the silly girl- but then what was holding her back?
The answer lied in the lingering memories of her counterpart still within her mind. The sense of uneasiness and inadequacy that Miyu had been eager to stoke and fuel the first few times the two had interacted.
She was being petty. Chloe von Einzbern was going to be childish when dealing with the fake Edelfelt, just like the silly girl had accused he-Illya to be. It was a matter of pride, of honor.
She was a proud member of the Einzbern family and, no matter the current standing of the family, she still had to keep her head up and keep some resemblance of their legacy going.
Ignoring the dumb attempts from her counterpart's friends about her identity and trying to investigate the almost-identical appearance she had with the more soft-spoken Illya was something that was slowly turning Chloe mad. The angry kind of mad.
Before the last straw could be broken, another teacher rushed inside the classroom, his eyes scanning around the place. "I-I'm sorry to interrupt your lesson, Fujimura-sensei, but there is a situation and one of the students has called for one Chloe von Einzbern."
The woman blinked in surprise. "I-I, sure! Chloe-san, please follow Takinaki-san. I don't think you will miss much with your current situation and-" But the girl was already chasing after the man, her mind picking any possible explanation about Luvia having troubles with her first day.
Childish logic, which was a good way to trace back little Luvia's attitude, presented simple excuses that wouldn't warrant this mobilisation... so what had sparked this alarmed case?
As they turned the corner, amber eyes were quick to spot the blonde sitting on the floor just outside of her classroom. Her eyes were red and puffy, clear signs that she had been crying quite recently.
Golden eyes blinked and soon the younger girl rushed her direction. Bracing herself for the impact, she let a single 'huf' as the little Edelfelt held her tightly, as if she was scared of something.
Now that was something curious, Kuro mused and she turned to the sad-looking teacher. "What happened to her?"
He sighed. "One of the boys in the classroom got his nose broken by her. She says that she was defending a fellow classmate but the boys says that-" "Then she is right."
The interruption snapped him out of that depressing mood, surprised at the tone the tanned girl was now showing. "If Luvia said that she was defending herself and one of her classmates, then she is right."
His surprise decayed in a defeated and hopeless expression. "You cannot say that for sure, Einzbern-san. She might be lying-" "That would be highly unlikely, sensei. I know that."
The staunch defense was a strong enough deterrent to the appeasing attempt of the man and the girl slowly melted in Chloe's embrace.
"Shinji will hate me."
The muffled whisper reached the older girl's ears, which proceeded to pat the blonde's hair. "You did nothing wrong. He will share my same thoughts."
Luvia didn't spoke further, trying to find solace and comfort in the hug while the Einzbern felt happy that she was proving her maturity in this case.
While little Luvia was still going to be an obstacle in conquering the seemingly unconquerable Shinji, she was still a ward protected by the Einzberns and Kuro wasn't going to forfeit an ally for some foul rumors coming from childish individuals.
AN
Kirei is a dingus, Kuro is a loving sister and chibi-Luvia get a taste of bitter life.
Spiritual Healing, a misconception: I think I've read somewhere that the procedure is meant to be easy for people that knew they stuff... but it isn't. The procedure is something akin of a miracle as it is very unlikely to perform the surgery and get an immediate and positive result. That is why that option doesn't exist for the reasons Kirei had listed.
What is this Kirei: The one that sells Mapo Tofu is the one from the Miyuverse, Prillyaverse Kirei is still a pathological monster with a kink for pain and sorrow. Caren will turn out to be a surprise next chapter.
Chloe and School Life: While she is highly advanced thanks to Justeaze's knowledge and her inherent bookwormish attitude towards general study, Kuro is pretty much set for life... if it wasn't for boredom around the corner.
Luvia and bullies: As much as she had grown in a semi-aristocratic family, Luvia is a child that knows the standard black and white vision of the world and she hardly can see a reason behind common cruelty among children.
who is saying this and what does it mean?
Also, he has kid Gil with him, doesn't he have something in his near infinite gates of babylon that can remove the worm from Shinji? Why does he even have one, he isn't a magus so useless to his grandfather.
- Location
- Italia
1) Kirei;
2) The Fate of Babylon is OP but not too much. If it was the case then he would have let Enkidu die;
3) Shinji has actually the capacity to become a Magus but... It's scarse. It's just enough to allow him to use the Book of False Attendent.
Chapter 6: Nurse, Invitation and Worm
- Location
- Italia
Chapter 6: Nurse, Invitation and Worm
It is quite an interesting situation I had been presented with. Homurahara Academy is hardly showed in the franchise, at least not much is known about the rest of the teaching staff and the principal administering it.
I noticed almost immediately that the office wasn't meant to house the number of people it currently was holding. Taking one of the free seats in front of the headmaster's, I gave just a quick glance around the place and grimaced just once.
Deciding against bringing too much heat during this close encounter, I had asked for Gilgamesh and Salter to wander around (more like Artoria keeping the little King away from doing anything particular chaotic) as I fairly knew that I was going to be the safest in this formal office.
I wasn't surprised that there had been other individuals joining what was supposed to be a private meeting.
One of the small couches was occupied by Irisviel and Kiritsugu, the married couple possibly having used Chloe's presence in this situation to intrude in something that wasn't actually related to her.
Little Illya looked embarrassed, possibly because she too had understood that she wasn't supposed to be there.
Speaking of Einzberns, Kuro had carefully decided to pick the other seat in front of the headmaster, letting Luvia sit on her lap. A choice that wasn't simply motivated by the displeasure of sharing the room once more with the Magus Killer and his wife, but also by the mere fact that I was her 'legal guardian' in those circumstances.
The last individual present in the room was someone I truly wished to not be around, especially with the fact that the encounter with Kirei was still fresh on my mind.
Caren Hortensia had a very calm outlook, something humane within her features that the priest that is her father seemed to lack. Something so deadly that if applied correctly would be able to lure innocents with a mere request.
She looked normal and yet it wasn't a secret that she was as ruthless just like her sadistic father.
Adjusting the collar of the light-blue shirt Gilgamesh had offered from his treasury, I wasn't there as Shinji Matou, the young scion of the family. I was there as Shinichi Makiri, thirty years old businessman and tutor.
Until now I had been particularly careful in asking things to the young King of Heroes, hoping to avoid some predicaments I truly wanted to not be part of, and yet I had to push my paranoia just for the sake of keeping up with the situation I was going to face.
The potion I drunk was supposed to last for few hours and, in case there were any issue, I had the antidote to revert back to 'my real' age. I was prepared for… most of the shenanigans that were going to happen within this office.
With a candid smile on my face, something manufactured by repeatedly exercising my acting skills in front of Zouken, I decided to start the discussion.
"I wish to begin my thanking Terui-sama for accepting a reunion to discuss with Luvia-chan's behavior in school." I paused just a moment, glancing at the blonde as she looked away in shame.
Silly girl, didn't I tell you already that you are supposed to fight back in those situations?
"From my understanding this is a rare occurrence as the headmaster should hardly be addressed with childish bickering and I hope that my word only can address the fact I am sorry for this situation to have urged your intervention."
The man was old, not the ancient or decaying type I had long seen in Zouken and Zelretch, but he still had gray hair and some wrinkles in his serious face.
Terui Homurahara was the fourth principal of a long dynasty of headmasters, all having ruled the Academy like a family business. While the situation was unheard off, there had not been any particular reason to disdain this curious practice, the school actually being administered perfectly under the old family.
"In a normal case, I would have just classified the case regarding Luviagelita as a self-defense situation." The man spoke with a respectful tone, appreciating the fact I was behaving properly about this. "And this is the case indeed."
…What?
A sliver of confusion influenced my features and the principal sighed tiredly. "The reason why you have been invited there and why I am present to watch over this reunion is… about Chloe von Einzbern."
The tanned girl was immediately alarmed by the development, her body tensing as the blonde sitting on her legs paused to look at her. Kuro was angry, a shade of fury worse than any previously shown as she coldly regarded the silent couple in the couch.
Irisviel's smile seemed to be forced now, lacking much of the warmth it was renowned for, while her husband kept his perpetual frown on his face.
A perfectly-set trap, one that would have easily ruined most of the plans being laid against the Ainsworth… if I hadn't been ready for this situation.
"Truly?" I smiled at the elder. "And what might be the issue with my ward?" I didn't turn to look back at the Emiya couple, only imagining their surprise as I looked so calm about what was 'supposed' to happen.
"The young girl is related to Irisviel-san and she had said that the charge over the girl isn't something she was aware of. She had forwarded her suspicions that you may have kidna-"
I snorted at the accusations, the principal raising his brows in annoyance. "Makiri-san, this is anything to joke about and-"
"Terui-sama, the situation is… far more complicated than Irisviel-san might have told you as… I am legally authorized by the previous guardian of the girl."
… I opened the small case I had brought with me, documents previously stored in a small backpack in case of necessities just like this one being taken out and placed on the desk.
The elder looked at the presented files with a curious glint, slowly taking them in his hands and starting to read those in silence.
Moments passed, his eyes narrowing in confusion the more he continued to read and then…
"This seems to be a legitimate documentation." Terui stated quietly, re-reading it quickly once more. "I-I don't think there is a reason to be this doubtful of Makiri-san's role as tutor of the ward."
I was sure that the Einzbern woman looked positively shocked at the development, but I was hardly going to let this opportunity without milking it the fullest.
"I suppose that the issue might be related to communication, Terui-sama." I stated with a clear and concise voice, hiding my inherent smug over this formal victory. "Irisviel-san has been detached from the family for almost a full decade and the decisions made there had obviously not been received by her during this period of time."
I paused with a simple glance to stare at a pair of red eyes, fury etched on them as Iris was feeling the bitter taste of defeat. "I suppose that she might have lost much favor with Jubstacheit-sama, the current head of the family and Chloe's former guardian, that he might have found the idea of contacting her less plausible than affording a proper tutor."
The cup of tea the white-haired woman was holding close to her chest cracked at the sheer pressure her hands were exercising over it. There wasn't any liquid inside, but the effect of calling the attention of everyone on her was still there.
Gone was the cool mask she had tried to keep up during the meeting, eyes looking at the floor with a defeated expression as the woman tried to salvage something out from this delightful act I had just realized.
But nothing came and I returned to take the lead of the discussion. "After this little explanation, I think there is no need for this meeting to continue-"
"Actually, Makiri-san." I froze the moment Caren stood up from her chair, a small medical bag in her hands as she approached me. "There is something else that I wish to address. Something that I hope you will understand I have to do as my duty as a Nurse."
I blinked in confusion at the ciphered tone she was using and I felt oddly dreading the moment I spotted a needle being pulled out of the bag… and it wasn't directed to neither Chloe nor Luvia.
Amber eyes were fixed on my arms- "What are you talking about, Hortensia-san?"
She sighed blankly as she took her chair and moved it to be right beside mine.
"While I am capable of doing this kind of things with the students as I am contracted to do, I wish to do a quick check-up for you, Makiri-san." The needle was ready and she was gesturing me to roll up my sleeve. "I noticed that you are pale, seems quite drained and… I suspect that you have some serious sickness."
"Your point being, Hortensia-san?" A small smile appeared in her face. It was a smug one.
"For the sake of keeping my students safe and healthy, I wish to know what kind of situation you are afflicted at."
I blinked, looking at the headmaster and... he was confused as well. I tried to make some sense behind this blatant attempt to draw some of my blood and yet I couldn't find anything that could directly cause issues with me.
I wanted to look back at the couple and yet I was stuck to a limited zone of sight by the close nurse.
It was by the time she gestured me to move for the second time that… I realized what the young woman was trying to accomplish with this ploy.
In the first encounter I had with the Emiyas, my explanation regarding my knowledge had been very easy to mistake as a lie. Sure, Zelretch was considered a man capable of getting strange peoples on the loop… but no one has ever been part of the big picture that was solely known to the Wizard Marshal.
Plus the fact that I was fairly young and behaving like some battle-hardened man while trying to keep around both Kuro and Luvia, sounding incredibly greedy for power.
They thought I was Zouken, this dimension's big worm and… that would be a legitimate reason for them all to behave like this.
Sure, I might have dodged the first bullet with the documentation I had properly falsified back in the Castle but this very predicament could also be used as another proof for that theory.
The fact that they were going so far to verify if I was or not the old bastard was… intriguing.
I decided to indulge without further hesitation, rolling up my sleeve and showing my arm to the waiting nurse.
Caren blinked in surprise, possibly expecting me to continue to refuse her request, but she still went ahead to pick a blood sample.
I flinched at the sensation of the metal probe entering the vein, drawing part of my blood and then being safely removed. She was quick to apply some bandage over the entrance, placing the needle safely on the box it had come from.
"While I appreciate the concern over the students, Caren-san." Her eyes widened a little more at being addressed this personally. "I think you will hardly find any illness."
I finally showed a tired smile as I rolled down the sleeve, trying to ignore the small pain from the arm.
"The cause of my physical frailness is connected to abuse. My family… they have always had quite the disdain for those that didn't reach an acceptable level in their opinion."
As the silver-haired nurse took her chair back, I managed to catch her flinch at my words.
"Well… I guess after this little surprise, we are all free to go. Am I correct, Terui-sama?"
The headmaster nodded slowly, his head possibly focused over the actions of the amber-eyed girl.
Luviagelita Edelfelt was incredibly confused by what she had just witnessed.
Her initial presumption had been that the meeting would have been a quick one, so much quick that the results would have been guaranteed by the first few words from the principal and from Shinji.
And yet things went in a completely different way.
The blonde should have been the subject of the discussion, but the chess board she had been ready to face surprisingly got thrown at the older girl. Chloe had managed to keep some restraint in her reactions, while still showing her displeasure at what was happening in the main stage because of her 'parents'.
Merely thinking of her mother and her father, Luvia felt oddly distressed about the distinct lack of nostalgia she was feeling.
Sure, the Edelfelt loved her parents and they loved her back… but it has been already few days since the girl had last seen them and yet she wasn't feeling overly-hurt by the 'distance', nor the 'time'.
It all felt so natural to her and… she horribly realized why it was like this. Being rich investors that liked to move around the world, her parents were hardly sticking home, coming to visit once in a while for some celebrations like her birthday or Christmas.
The bitter taste of the discovery would have made her tear up a little, but she found comfort in something she had truly not expected.
When she had heard that Shinji would have been the one to come and talk with the headmaster, Luvia had been incredibly confused.
Shinji was as young as she was… and he had arrived inside the office with the appearance of an adult. It was something that brought awe out from her core, seeing someone her age turning out… so well.
She blushed a little as she started to point out his developed beauty and built, a major improvement not even her imagination would have been able to create.
The blonde tried to divert her attention away from the thoughts that were starting to pester her, once more, about her more experienced companion- but it was turning out to be a difficult task because of her current predicament.
Being a small child, Shinji (or Shinichi) had been keen to pick her up in his free hand, bringing her close to his chest.
Eyes wide open, protests from the sudden act died the moment her ear picked up his heartbeat.
A slow rhythm that lulled her calm, just like in the past times she had the chance of hearing it. Why did it calm her down so quickly?
Melting in the embrace, Luvia barely noticed the pout coming from Chloe. The older girl was a little too big to fit in the same position of the blonde… and that was possibly infuriating her to the core.
A small, easy smile formed in her face as she barely heard the words being said around them… except when the serious-looking man placed his hand on Shinji's shoulder.
"I am sorry for what had happened." The black-haired father stated genuinely, guilt showing in his face. "I-It's just to make sure-"
"That he is dead?" The Matou ended with a knowing smile. "I understand the worry… and I kind of understand the little ambush there."
"I know I shouldn't be asking this with what had just happened and… I understand if Chloe doesn't wish to accept." He sighed tiredly, his charcoal eyes directed at the man holding her. "I would like to invite you and… 'your family' for dinner tonight."
A perplexed brow was raised from Shinji's face. "Dinner?"
Luvia glanced at Chloe, the girl looking skeptical over an acceptance. "I guess that it could be… done."
The tanned girl froze instantly at those words and seemed ready to spark the greatest of trouble- but she stopped as the Matou went to pat her head, softly and caringly. "I think you will understand that it isn't a sure thing. I don't wish to tire my 'wards'."
The Emiya nodded calmly, yet there was some relief leaving his features and that surprised Luvia.
Why would someone be happy of an unknown situation? What if they merely decided to stay in the castle?
"Because he is happy that he might have a chance." Shinji whispered to her ears, shocking her out of her comfort. D-Did she speak her thoughts out-loud? The Matou chuckled while he ruffled her hair, causing her to huff in annoyance at the action.
"Kiritsugu-san has been living a life of unexpected developments. Sometimes hoping is the best thing possible for this kind of people."
Luvia blinked and huffed again. "T-That is stupid."
And Shinji chuckled once more, followed by Chloe.
Why were they laughing? It was true!
AN
Luvia-tan trying to understand the world of adults and failing epicly at it.
Genuine question: where are the Salty and the Gilly? This author knows little about their current whereabouts, the only thing that is certain is that they will be there for the dinner and… hehehehehehe.
Might have left some extra errors compared to previous time, been feeling a little down with the principle of Bronchitis I am dealing with. Hopefully it will not fully develop and turn in a pain in the arse (literally, because of needles involved).
It is quite an interesting situation I had been presented with. Homurahara Academy is hardly showed in the franchise, at least not much is known about the rest of the teaching staff and the principal administering it.
I noticed almost immediately that the office wasn't meant to house the number of people it currently was holding. Taking one of the free seats in front of the headmaster's, I gave just a quick glance around the place and grimaced just once.
Deciding against bringing too much heat during this close encounter, I had asked for Gilgamesh and Salter to wander around (more like Artoria keeping the little King away from doing anything particular chaotic) as I fairly knew that I was going to be the safest in this formal office.
I wasn't surprised that there had been other individuals joining what was supposed to be a private meeting.
One of the small couches was occupied by Irisviel and Kiritsugu, the married couple possibly having used Chloe's presence in this situation to intrude in something that wasn't actually related to her.
Little Illya looked embarrassed, possibly because she too had understood that she wasn't supposed to be there.
Speaking of Einzberns, Kuro had carefully decided to pick the other seat in front of the headmaster, letting Luvia sit on her lap. A choice that wasn't simply motivated by the displeasure of sharing the room once more with the Magus Killer and his wife, but also by the mere fact that I was her 'legal guardian' in those circumstances.
The last individual present in the room was someone I truly wished to not be around, especially with the fact that the encounter with Kirei was still fresh on my mind.
Caren Hortensia had a very calm outlook, something humane within her features that the priest that is her father seemed to lack. Something so deadly that if applied correctly would be able to lure innocents with a mere request.
She looked normal and yet it wasn't a secret that she was as ruthless just like her sadistic father.
Adjusting the collar of the light-blue shirt Gilgamesh had offered from his treasury, I wasn't there as Shinji Matou, the young scion of the family. I was there as Shinichi Makiri, thirty years old businessman and tutor.
Until now I had been particularly careful in asking things to the young King of Heroes, hoping to avoid some predicaments I truly wanted to not be part of, and yet I had to push my paranoia just for the sake of keeping up with the situation I was going to face.
The potion I drunk was supposed to last for few hours and, in case there were any issue, I had the antidote to revert back to 'my real' age. I was prepared for… most of the shenanigans that were going to happen within this office.
With a candid smile on my face, something manufactured by repeatedly exercising my acting skills in front of Zouken, I decided to start the discussion.
"I wish to begin my thanking Terui-sama for accepting a reunion to discuss with Luvia-chan's behavior in school." I paused just a moment, glancing at the blonde as she looked away in shame.
Silly girl, didn't I tell you already that you are supposed to fight back in those situations?
"From my understanding this is a rare occurrence as the headmaster should hardly be addressed with childish bickering and I hope that my word only can address the fact I am sorry for this situation to have urged your intervention."
The man was old, not the ancient or decaying type I had long seen in Zouken and Zelretch, but he still had gray hair and some wrinkles in his serious face.
Terui Homurahara was the fourth principal of a long dynasty of headmasters, all having ruled the Academy like a family business. While the situation was unheard off, there had not been any particular reason to disdain this curious practice, the school actually being administered perfectly under the old family.
"In a normal case, I would have just classified the case regarding Luviagelita as a self-defense situation." The man spoke with a respectful tone, appreciating the fact I was behaving properly about this. "And this is the case indeed."
…What?
A sliver of confusion influenced my features and the principal sighed tiredly. "The reason why you have been invited there and why I am present to watch over this reunion is… about Chloe von Einzbern."
The tanned girl was immediately alarmed by the development, her body tensing as the blonde sitting on her legs paused to look at her. Kuro was angry, a shade of fury worse than any previously shown as she coldly regarded the silent couple in the couch.
Irisviel's smile seemed to be forced now, lacking much of the warmth it was renowned for, while her husband kept his perpetual frown on his face.
A perfectly-set trap, one that would have easily ruined most of the plans being laid against the Ainsworth… if I hadn't been ready for this situation.
"Truly?" I smiled at the elder. "And what might be the issue with my ward?" I didn't turn to look back at the Emiya couple, only imagining their surprise as I looked so calm about what was 'supposed' to happen.
"The young girl is related to Irisviel-san and she had said that the charge over the girl isn't something she was aware of. She had forwarded her suspicions that you may have kidna-"
I snorted at the accusations, the principal raising his brows in annoyance. "Makiri-san, this is anything to joke about and-"
"Terui-sama, the situation is… far more complicated than Irisviel-san might have told you as… I am legally authorized by the previous guardian of the girl."
… I opened the small case I had brought with me, documents previously stored in a small backpack in case of necessities just like this one being taken out and placed on the desk.
The elder looked at the presented files with a curious glint, slowly taking them in his hands and starting to read those in silence.
Moments passed, his eyes narrowing in confusion the more he continued to read and then…
"This seems to be a legitimate documentation." Terui stated quietly, re-reading it quickly once more. "I-I don't think there is a reason to be this doubtful of Makiri-san's role as tutor of the ward."
I was sure that the Einzbern woman looked positively shocked at the development, but I was hardly going to let this opportunity without milking it the fullest.
"I suppose that the issue might be related to communication, Terui-sama." I stated with a clear and concise voice, hiding my inherent smug over this formal victory. "Irisviel-san has been detached from the family for almost a full decade and the decisions made there had obviously not been received by her during this period of time."
I paused with a simple glance to stare at a pair of red eyes, fury etched on them as Iris was feeling the bitter taste of defeat. "I suppose that she might have lost much favor with Jubstacheit-sama, the current head of the family and Chloe's former guardian, that he might have found the idea of contacting her less plausible than affording a proper tutor."
The cup of tea the white-haired woman was holding close to her chest cracked at the sheer pressure her hands were exercising over it. There wasn't any liquid inside, but the effect of calling the attention of everyone on her was still there.
Gone was the cool mask she had tried to keep up during the meeting, eyes looking at the floor with a defeated expression as the woman tried to salvage something out from this delightful act I had just realized.
But nothing came and I returned to take the lead of the discussion. "After this little explanation, I think there is no need for this meeting to continue-"
"Actually, Makiri-san." I froze the moment Caren stood up from her chair, a small medical bag in her hands as she approached me. "There is something else that I wish to address. Something that I hope you will understand I have to do as my duty as a Nurse."
I blinked in confusion at the ciphered tone she was using and I felt oddly dreading the moment I spotted a needle being pulled out of the bag… and it wasn't directed to neither Chloe nor Luvia.
Amber eyes were fixed on my arms- "What are you talking about, Hortensia-san?"
She sighed blankly as she took her chair and moved it to be right beside mine.
"While I am capable of doing this kind of things with the students as I am contracted to do, I wish to do a quick check-up for you, Makiri-san." The needle was ready and she was gesturing me to roll up my sleeve. "I noticed that you are pale, seems quite drained and… I suspect that you have some serious sickness."
"Your point being, Hortensia-san?" A small smile appeared in her face. It was a smug one.
"For the sake of keeping my students safe and healthy, I wish to know what kind of situation you are afflicted at."
I blinked, looking at the headmaster and... he was confused as well. I tried to make some sense behind this blatant attempt to draw some of my blood and yet I couldn't find anything that could directly cause issues with me.
I wanted to look back at the couple and yet I was stuck to a limited zone of sight by the close nurse.
It was by the time she gestured me to move for the second time that… I realized what the young woman was trying to accomplish with this ploy.
In the first encounter I had with the Emiyas, my explanation regarding my knowledge had been very easy to mistake as a lie. Sure, Zelretch was considered a man capable of getting strange peoples on the loop… but no one has ever been part of the big picture that was solely known to the Wizard Marshal.
Plus the fact that I was fairly young and behaving like some battle-hardened man while trying to keep around both Kuro and Luvia, sounding incredibly greedy for power.
They thought I was Zouken, this dimension's big worm and… that would be a legitimate reason for them all to behave like this.
Sure, I might have dodged the first bullet with the documentation I had properly falsified back in the Castle but this very predicament could also be used as another proof for that theory.
The fact that they were going so far to verify if I was or not the old bastard was… intriguing.
I decided to indulge without further hesitation, rolling up my sleeve and showing my arm to the waiting nurse.
Caren blinked in surprise, possibly expecting me to continue to refuse her request, but she still went ahead to pick a blood sample.
I flinched at the sensation of the metal probe entering the vein, drawing part of my blood and then being safely removed. She was quick to apply some bandage over the entrance, placing the needle safely on the box it had come from.
"While I appreciate the concern over the students, Caren-san." Her eyes widened a little more at being addressed this personally. "I think you will hardly find any illness."
I finally showed a tired smile as I rolled down the sleeve, trying to ignore the small pain from the arm.
"The cause of my physical frailness is connected to abuse. My family… they have always had quite the disdain for those that didn't reach an acceptable level in their opinion."
As the silver-haired nurse took her chair back, I managed to catch her flinch at my words.
"Well… I guess after this little surprise, we are all free to go. Am I correct, Terui-sama?"
The headmaster nodded slowly, his head possibly focused over the actions of the amber-eyed girl.
Luviagelita Edelfelt was incredibly confused by what she had just witnessed.
Her initial presumption had been that the meeting would have been a quick one, so much quick that the results would have been guaranteed by the first few words from the principal and from Shinji.
And yet things went in a completely different way.
The blonde should have been the subject of the discussion, but the chess board she had been ready to face surprisingly got thrown at the older girl. Chloe had managed to keep some restraint in her reactions, while still showing her displeasure at what was happening in the main stage because of her 'parents'.
Merely thinking of her mother and her father, Luvia felt oddly distressed about the distinct lack of nostalgia she was feeling.
Sure, the Edelfelt loved her parents and they loved her back… but it has been already few days since the girl had last seen them and yet she wasn't feeling overly-hurt by the 'distance', nor the 'time'.
It all felt so natural to her and… she horribly realized why it was like this. Being rich investors that liked to move around the world, her parents were hardly sticking home, coming to visit once in a while for some celebrations like her birthday or Christmas.
The bitter taste of the discovery would have made her tear up a little, but she found comfort in something she had truly not expected.
When she had heard that Shinji would have been the one to come and talk with the headmaster, Luvia had been incredibly confused.
Shinji was as young as she was… and he had arrived inside the office with the appearance of an adult. It was something that brought awe out from her core, seeing someone her age turning out… so well.
She blushed a little as she started to point out his developed beauty and built, a major improvement not even her imagination would have been able to create.
The blonde tried to divert her attention away from the thoughts that were starting to pester her, once more, about her more experienced companion- but it was turning out to be a difficult task because of her current predicament.
Being a small child, Shinji (or Shinichi) had been keen to pick her up in his free hand, bringing her close to his chest.
Eyes wide open, protests from the sudden act died the moment her ear picked up his heartbeat.
A slow rhythm that lulled her calm, just like in the past times she had the chance of hearing it. Why did it calm her down so quickly?
Melting in the embrace, Luvia barely noticed the pout coming from Chloe. The older girl was a little too big to fit in the same position of the blonde… and that was possibly infuriating her to the core.
A small, easy smile formed in her face as she barely heard the words being said around them… except when the serious-looking man placed his hand on Shinji's shoulder.
"I am sorry for what had happened." The black-haired father stated genuinely, guilt showing in his face. "I-It's just to make sure-"
"That he is dead?" The Matou ended with a knowing smile. "I understand the worry… and I kind of understand the little ambush there."
"I know I shouldn't be asking this with what had just happened and… I understand if Chloe doesn't wish to accept." He sighed tiredly, his charcoal eyes directed at the man holding her. "I would like to invite you and… 'your family' for dinner tonight."
A perplexed brow was raised from Shinji's face. "Dinner?"
Luvia glanced at Chloe, the girl looking skeptical over an acceptance. "I guess that it could be… done."
The tanned girl froze instantly at those words and seemed ready to spark the greatest of trouble- but she stopped as the Matou went to pat her head, softly and caringly. "I think you will understand that it isn't a sure thing. I don't wish to tire my 'wards'."
The Emiya nodded calmly, yet there was some relief leaving his features and that surprised Luvia.
Why would someone be happy of an unknown situation? What if they merely decided to stay in the castle?
"Because he is happy that he might have a chance." Shinji whispered to her ears, shocking her out of her comfort. D-Did she speak her thoughts out-loud? The Matou chuckled while he ruffled her hair, causing her to huff in annoyance at the action.
"Kiritsugu-san has been living a life of unexpected developments. Sometimes hoping is the best thing possible for this kind of people."
Luvia blinked and huffed again. "T-That is stupid."
And Shinji chuckled once more, followed by Chloe.
Why were they laughing? It was true!
AN
Luvia-tan trying to understand the world of adults and failing epicly at it.
Genuine question: where are the Salty and the Gilly? This author knows little about their current whereabouts, the only thing that is certain is that they will be there for the dinner and… hehehehehehe.
Might have left some extra errors compared to previous time, been feeling a little down with the principle of Bronchitis I am dealing with. Hopefully it will not fully develop and turn in a pain in the arse (literally, because of needles involved).
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Timerider
That guy who really should get out more.
- Location
- The End of the World.
To be fair, most actual adults can't make much sense of things either.
People just wing it one day at a time.
- Location
- America
Yea but she is more of an agent of the church which looks down on magus. Honestly I rather trust my blood with the church then Irisvil who is a magus and will definitely know blood curse magic.
This is wrong for two reasons:
1) Enkidu died because when the gods created him, they made him with a kill switch inside his soul.
2) After he became a Heroic Spirit the Gate doesn't simply possess the stuff Gilgamesh collected in life it also contain all things derived from human wisdom and auto-update itself when humanity discover and create new things.
Unlike with Enkidu where the kill switch was a natural part of his soul, the worms are physical things that were implanted later (this can matter a lot when it come to magical healing). In canon Kirei managed to remove most of the worms from Sakura, and once she gained the ability to regenerate she managed to remove the heart worm without trouble.
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This sentence doesn't track very well what is he trying to say?
- Location
- Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy
Adults are just kids with Drinking License.
Chapter 7: Crush, Dinner and Worm
- Location
- Italia
Chapter 7: Crush, Dinner and Worm
Having long served the Emiya-Einzbern Household for more than a decade, Sella was someone that had seen so much weird things in her life.
Not 'weird' of the Magus kind, but still relatively strange compared to a normal lifetime.
As much as Kiritsugu and Lady Irisviel had tried to keep both of their children from dealing with the affairs of the Moonlit World, the fact that young Illya was caught by the two adults dabbling with a Mystic Code created by Zelretch was no little concerning.
The Wizard Marshal, albeit the very responsible for making it possible for both parents to give a harmless life for their family, was still someone that was known for dealing with high-level threats.
Discovering that cards connected to another Holy Grail War had suddenly appeared in their dimension had been something that had worried the older Emiya the most.
It wasn't much difficult to pick up that if the ones responsible for the cards managed to reach this plane of existence, any ritual relative to the Grail (even an alternative one) could activate the long-deactivated Lesser Grail functions within Lady Irisviel's body.
Precautions were already being taken, the Magus Killer having managed to get in contact Touko Aozaki thanks to some old contacts in Clock Tower and planned an appointment to completely remove the inactive Grail-relative functions.
Still the man was quite nervous, Sella could see that the former mercenary had gotten slightly more attentive of his wife and she hardly could fault the extra layer of protection the man was capable of affording to protect the former Einzbern Heiress.
It didn't help that another issue had roused out from even another dimension.
The serious maid had hardly followed the subject regarding this supposed 'Matou' and the interesting move he had managed to pull in such limited frame of time.
The Einzbern castle in Fuyuki, which had been mostly inactive for almost six decades, was now fully operational under the cautious rule of this new Magus.
It was intriguing, but the maid would hardly give it too much of a brief thought during her day. The young Homunculus had so many things to do and someone that had already proved to be friendly to both Kiritsugu and Lady Irisviel was not something worth of fearing nor consider truly a threat.
She was a humble servant of Lady Irisviel, nothing more and nothing less.
And yet, as she heard the bell by the door ring while she was finishing to prepare the dinner (Shirou had been running late because of his Archery club that day and had left the 'rightful' ruler of the kitchen undisturbed), Sella finished her current task to go for the main foyer of the household, knowing full well that her 'twin' was still watching some TV program from the comfy sofa in the living room.
The young woman reached for the entrance and, adjusting her posture, she went to open the door and-
She blinked.
I blinked back at Sella, waiting for her surprise to cease as we all waited to be allowed inside.
Much to my dismay, I discovered from a cheeky Gilgamesh that the effects of the growth potion were going to last few hours longer than I had expected as the duration was not something calibrated within the potion.
Something that I found oddly weird since the chibified King of Heroes had initially stated that his treasury contained Quality objects and… the potion wasn't?
Shrugging at this odd details and ignoring the blond's attempts to get picked up in my arms, I had to spend most of the few hours before the dinner to finally convince Chloe of coming to the event.
It was a difficult discussion, one that got heated more than once as I knew I was poking at some sore spots in the girl's still fragmented mind.
Sure, I was helping up by showing support and suggesting her some path to take in the recovery, but the road to make a full one would take months if not years to achieve as I had been reminded quite recently of a small, but significant detail of her psyche.
Chloe was sure made by the sealed pieces of Illya's mind and Archer's memories, but the very fragments that made her original self came also by Justeaze herself. The girl wasn't trying to harmonize just 'Illya' and 'EMIYA', but also 'Justeaze von Einzbern'.
The grand clan leader had left quite the large content of information in her descendants and that was something not even Kuro could grasp completely.
I suppose that she had unconsciously created a filter between the Illya-EMIYA mix and the first Lesser Grail's extensive knowledge, letting just some bits of information relative to a topic inside her head when required by the situation.
Luvia had been easier to convince. The blonde had appeared initially skeptical to join a dinner with someone that had 'so deceitfully' tried to 'outsmart' me.
She had followed that reasoning with some strange praise towards me and by strange I mean something awkwardly trying to flatter me for my 'grand acumen' in 'shedding some light' over 'the dangerous Einzbern'.
The last bit she had excused herself for as she went on to say that it was just the 'cadet' branch of the family and not Chloe's 'Pure branch'.
This logic was kind of amusing when it repeated back in my head, considering that there wasn't truly a division within the German Magus family but…
I might be wrong but… I think Luvia here was trying to use her basic knowledge of politics between families to make sense of what was going on.
It was a wrong thinking, but the girl was genuinely putting an effort in formulating a proper explanation to herself about what was going on, something she had little clues about as Kuro had been adamant to keep our private discussions… private.
Gilgamesh was quick to accept the offer to join up, much to my chagrin, and the one that gave me the most trouble was, surprisingly enough, Salter.
The Alter version of Artoria Pendragon had still some memories about the Emiya family. I don't know if it was because of her remembering from the 'original' Grail Wars or if it was the Ainsworth Grail having given her that much information, but she had been quite… drastic in her reaction to the news.
Golden eyes widening in surprise, she snarled a little before forming her armor and Excalibur Morgan, her mind set to utterly crush the reason why she had 'suffered' for some reason.
The chibi Sta-rcher was quick to bring out his trusty Enkidu out from the Gate of Babylon, willing it to keep the enraged woman in place as I tried to salvage the situation.
"Artoria, I-" "I will not accept letting them free from their faults, Master. Kiritsugu Emiya is-"
"A terrible excuse of a human being, yes." I interceded in her anger-induced rant. "But also need to remember this isn't the same Kerry from.. your timeline."
"He is still a murderer and-" "Irisviel is here too."
Her fury grew cooler as her eyes widened in surprise. "I-Iri?" I was kind of stunned by the fact that she addressed the woman with the nickname but then I remembered that this is the King that ruled with her emotions and she was less restrained in showing some warmth for that individual.
"She is alive, happily married with a retired Kiritsugu and… with two kids."
The Tyrant blinked again. "S-Shirou?" I had to genuinely restrain myself from scowling as I heard her tone getting a soft shade and… why?
Why was I getting mad at the fact she was still attached to her Shirou?
I wasn't supposed to have nice things, so why I was getting mad? It wasn't like I was the protagonist of a story.
"He is a normal school student that is not sticking for some heroic ideal." He is happy, I had wanted to say, but I guess I just wanted to get curt in my response. For some reason my throat was itching.
The young woman nodded slowly at my brief reply and… smiled in my direction. "Master, why are you getting flustered?"
The blunt query was confusing, so much confusing that I was blinking and -poke- I turned to see the owner of the small hand touching my cheek, a smug looking Gilgamesh pressing further as to- show that I was indeed flushing, blood warming up my face.
"I think Shinji is getting irritated by Lady Saber's interest in the nicer version of the Faker." The little brat eagerly pointed out, further exploiting my growing embarrassment to my current reaction.
Enkidu was slowly removed from restraining the now casually-wearing Tyrant as she… fell on her knees and bowed my direction.
NOW I am confused.
"Master, I am sorry. I didn't mean to be this interested in someone that isn't truly there." She paused a moment, causing me to tilt my head at her sudden action. "I will skip ten of your delicious meals as a punishment."
…
I was kind of perplexed to what I was supposed to do and… decided to reply crazy with crazier.
Sitting on the ground in front of the still bowing young woman, I sighed. "Come here."
She raised her head just enough for her eyes to pick my gesture and she blinked in surprise.
Few moments later, she had her eyes closed as I continued to carefully caress her head as she rested it on my lap.
Yes, I was giving Salter a goddang Lap-pillow and… it was kind of nice. The quietness of the room (excluding the pouting from Gilgamesh at being ignored) was kind of relaxing and the calm expression in her face was… heart-warming.
I wonder how happy she was, away from the duties of being a ruler, to fully experience the beauty of a simple life.
Her eyes opened and she stared up at me. "M-Master, why aren't you mad?"
A sigh left my mouth and I cracked a little smile. "I suppose I have no reason to be truly mad at you, Artoria." She blinked in surprise but I continued. "You were merely remembering a good period of your existence, the first time you tasted a good kind of life."
"B-But I shouldn't be focusing on the past. The present-" She hummed for a moment, her face scrunching in thought as she found it difficult to pick up words at my kind ministrations distracting her. "The present is currently good-no, it is better than I have ever experienced and-"
"You are a kind being, Shinji." We both glanced at Gilgamesh as he decided to sit beside me. "I have ruled enough to know when one is trying to mask insecurity and yours isn't something that should exist."
"I am a simple human." I stated out loud. "Barely a Magus-"
"But you are more than worth of my attention, even Lady Saber surely considers you that." The girl nodded and I sighed. "And then there is your dull sighing." He scowled mockingly.
"You are good, Shinji. Never question that."
It was a very strange ending to that warm moment, but I felt like the words answered some unknown questions that I had in me. I wonder what it was all about…
Anyway, I think the brief digression can now be wrapped up as I have a dinner to be focused onto.
Sella slowly backed away from the door, making way for us all to enter inside the foyer and-
"I AM READY-IIIIIH!" I heard loud footsteps descending from the stairs in front of the entrance and I saw a familiar girl slipping off and launching towards us but… I caught her without much hesitation.
My chest and back taking the brunt of the impact, I hugged Illya close for brief moments to fully stop her momentum, letting her go just as she was safe to be released.
Red-faced, embarrassed at that foolish situation, she bowed her head continuously. "I'm sorry, Shinji-san!"
"That was a close call, Illya. You should be carefully to not run while using the stairs and-"
It was kind of funny how I was literally chiding someone 'five years my senior' and she had yet to take notice of that.
Few moments later, a properly lectured magical girl skipped towards the dining room while I was stopped by Chloe tugging my sleeve.
Some bangs of her hair were covering her expression, her scowl the only thing evident as- "So you can pick someone my age in your arms."
I blinked, paling a little as I saw the tanned girl picking some space before running and jumping towards me.
Instinctively, I grabbed her and picked her up, her giggle reaching my ears as she snuggled her head on my shoulder.
Defeated by the cheeky girl, I remembered that there was one individual that would take offense at that situation.
I glanced at Sella and.. she was staring back calmly. There was no hint of disgust at me doing something remotely 'perverted' on her watch but she looked quite tired.
I suppose living with people like Shirou Emiya and Prillya, the maid had to have had some close experiences of the worse kind.
"So… I heard that you are the chef that is going to delight us with some delicious dishes." I smiled a little. "Could you give us some insight over the menu?"
She blinked, her cheeks reddening a little at the indirect compliments. "I-I decided to mix some Japanese to some classic European meals."
I nodded. "Then I am in luck as I would like to taste some European after so long."
Man, I would kill for some Pasta.
Her blush intensified but she didn't reply, her mind switching to the sole role of guiding us to the dining room as Chloe continued to hum as she tried to relax on the annoying hold she had over me.
Leysritt was a simple woman.
To live a happy life, she just needed a couch, some ice cream and a TV with working channels.
Nothing was worthwhile other than that little certain idea of life and yet she was surprised at the cast of guests for dinner.
The tanned Illya behaved pretty similarly to a sophisticated version of the original one, maybe just a little more mature too.
The pale, golden-eyed blonde eating slowly the content of her plate with a disappointed look seemed to be a fellow woman of culture regarding food.
The little blond boy with red-eyes looked like the average little kid from any TV series.
And finally there was the reason why she felt quite bothered that very night.
Smiling kindly as he was trying to fend off the innocent flirting coming from the tanned Illya, this Shinji looked like a protagonist from a Shonen anime.
While his cheeks were sunken and his hair quite unruly in the style they were left into, the warm dark-blue eyes and the genuine care he was giving to those around him was… curious.
Irisviel had been quite tense at first, same for Kiritsugu, but after few minutes of simple eating and chatting both parents seemed to relax more than enough to engage themselves in simple questions with the young man.
Yet Liz wasn't the only one intrigued by the individual as even Sella was giving quick glances his direction, cheeks flaring the few moments Shinji would chuckle at the continuing bantering by the table.
It was interesting to see that even the laborious maid was showing some attention to the unknown element, the very individual that seemed to lack unique details to make him stand out… except his social capacity to do answer at the several questions thrown his way.
But Leysritt was hardly interesting in mere bantering. No, she felt like this Shinji was hiding something truly worthwhile.
Something that felt familiar but also not. It felt like Shinji was someone she needed to know more, that she needed to befriend at all costs.
She blinked, surprise painting her face just a brief moment as she mistakenly recognized this as a sign.
Was this how a heart felt when it went Doki-Doki?
AN
Before everyone starts a crusade for Liz, I want to give a reason behind her sense of connection with Shinji. She is not currently truly crushing on Shinji… she has recognized a major detail of the one inhabiting the brat's body (the SI) and his inherent similarity to her lifestyle.
Couch-potatoes are capable of perceiving each others and… Liz was the first one to notice.
I wonder how things will develop now.
Also yes, the dinner scene is officially going to be dragged into next chapter too and… it will have a surprise ending to it.
About this ending I can only say that people might see it as me going too fast but… it's just a logical addition to the story, nothing that will kick up the following large part of the plot so… yeah.
Having long served the Emiya-Einzbern Household for more than a decade, Sella was someone that had seen so much weird things in her life.
Not 'weird' of the Magus kind, but still relatively strange compared to a normal lifetime.
As much as Kiritsugu and Lady Irisviel had tried to keep both of their children from dealing with the affairs of the Moonlit World, the fact that young Illya was caught by the two adults dabbling with a Mystic Code created by Zelretch was no little concerning.
The Wizard Marshal, albeit the very responsible for making it possible for both parents to give a harmless life for their family, was still someone that was known for dealing with high-level threats.
Discovering that cards connected to another Holy Grail War had suddenly appeared in their dimension had been something that had worried the older Emiya the most.
It wasn't much difficult to pick up that if the ones responsible for the cards managed to reach this plane of existence, any ritual relative to the Grail (even an alternative one) could activate the long-deactivated Lesser Grail functions within Lady Irisviel's body.
Precautions were already being taken, the Magus Killer having managed to get in contact Touko Aozaki thanks to some old contacts in Clock Tower and planned an appointment to completely remove the inactive Grail-relative functions.
Still the man was quite nervous, Sella could see that the former mercenary had gotten slightly more attentive of his wife and she hardly could fault the extra layer of protection the man was capable of affording to protect the former Einzbern Heiress.
It didn't help that another issue had roused out from even another dimension.
The serious maid had hardly followed the subject regarding this supposed 'Matou' and the interesting move he had managed to pull in such limited frame of time.
The Einzbern castle in Fuyuki, which had been mostly inactive for almost six decades, was now fully operational under the cautious rule of this new Magus.
It was intriguing, but the maid would hardly give it too much of a brief thought during her day. The young Homunculus had so many things to do and someone that had already proved to be friendly to both Kiritsugu and Lady Irisviel was not something worth of fearing nor consider truly a threat.
She was a humble servant of Lady Irisviel, nothing more and nothing less.
And yet, as she heard the bell by the door ring while she was finishing to prepare the dinner (Shirou had been running late because of his Archery club that day and had left the 'rightful' ruler of the kitchen undisturbed), Sella finished her current task to go for the main foyer of the household, knowing full well that her 'twin' was still watching some TV program from the comfy sofa in the living room.
The young woman reached for the entrance and, adjusting her posture, she went to open the door and-
She blinked.
I blinked back at Sella, waiting for her surprise to cease as we all waited to be allowed inside.
Much to my dismay, I discovered from a cheeky Gilgamesh that the effects of the growth potion were going to last few hours longer than I had expected as the duration was not something calibrated within the potion.
Something that I found oddly weird since the chibified King of Heroes had initially stated that his treasury contained Quality objects and… the potion wasn't?
Shrugging at this odd details and ignoring the blond's attempts to get picked up in my arms, I had to spend most of the few hours before the dinner to finally convince Chloe of coming to the event.
It was a difficult discussion, one that got heated more than once as I knew I was poking at some sore spots in the girl's still fragmented mind.
Sure, I was helping up by showing support and suggesting her some path to take in the recovery, but the road to make a full one would take months if not years to achieve as I had been reminded quite recently of a small, but significant detail of her psyche.
Chloe was sure made by the sealed pieces of Illya's mind and Archer's memories, but the very fragments that made her original self came also by Justeaze herself. The girl wasn't trying to harmonize just 'Illya' and 'EMIYA', but also 'Justeaze von Einzbern'.
The grand clan leader had left quite the large content of information in her descendants and that was something not even Kuro could grasp completely.
I suppose that she had unconsciously created a filter between the Illya-EMIYA mix and the first Lesser Grail's extensive knowledge, letting just some bits of information relative to a topic inside her head when required by the situation.
Luvia had been easier to convince. The blonde had appeared initially skeptical to join a dinner with someone that had 'so deceitfully' tried to 'outsmart' me.
She had followed that reasoning with some strange praise towards me and by strange I mean something awkwardly trying to flatter me for my 'grand acumen' in 'shedding some light' over 'the dangerous Einzbern'.
The last bit she had excused herself for as she went on to say that it was just the 'cadet' branch of the family and not Chloe's 'Pure branch'.
This logic was kind of amusing when it repeated back in my head, considering that there wasn't truly a division within the German Magus family but…
I might be wrong but… I think Luvia here was trying to use her basic knowledge of politics between families to make sense of what was going on.
It was a wrong thinking, but the girl was genuinely putting an effort in formulating a proper explanation to herself about what was going on, something she had little clues about as Kuro had been adamant to keep our private discussions… private.
Gilgamesh was quick to accept the offer to join up, much to my chagrin, and the one that gave me the most trouble was, surprisingly enough, Salter.
The Alter version of Artoria Pendragon had still some memories about the Emiya family. I don't know if it was because of her remembering from the 'original' Grail Wars or if it was the Ainsworth Grail having given her that much information, but she had been quite… drastic in her reaction to the news.
Golden eyes widening in surprise, she snarled a little before forming her armor and Excalibur Morgan, her mind set to utterly crush the reason why she had 'suffered' for some reason.
The chibi Sta-rcher was quick to bring out his trusty Enkidu out from the Gate of Babylon, willing it to keep the enraged woman in place as I tried to salvage the situation.
"Artoria, I-" "I will not accept letting them free from their faults, Master. Kiritsugu Emiya is-"
"A terrible excuse of a human being, yes." I interceded in her anger-induced rant. "But also need to remember this isn't the same Kerry from.. your timeline."
"He is still a murderer and-" "Irisviel is here too."
Her fury grew cooler as her eyes widened in surprise. "I-Iri?" I was kind of stunned by the fact that she addressed the woman with the nickname but then I remembered that this is the King that ruled with her emotions and she was less restrained in showing some warmth for that individual.
"She is alive, happily married with a retired Kiritsugu and… with two kids."
The Tyrant blinked again. "S-Shirou?" I had to genuinely restrain myself from scowling as I heard her tone getting a soft shade and… why?
Why was I getting mad at the fact she was still attached to her Shirou?
I wasn't supposed to have nice things, so why I was getting mad? It wasn't like I was the protagonist of a story.
"He is a normal school student that is not sticking for some heroic ideal." He is happy, I had wanted to say, but I guess I just wanted to get curt in my response. For some reason my throat was itching.
The young woman nodded slowly at my brief reply and… smiled in my direction. "Master, why are you getting flustered?"
The blunt query was confusing, so much confusing that I was blinking and -poke- I turned to see the owner of the small hand touching my cheek, a smug looking Gilgamesh pressing further as to- show that I was indeed flushing, blood warming up my face.
"I think Shinji is getting irritated by Lady Saber's interest in the nicer version of the Faker." The little brat eagerly pointed out, further exploiting my growing embarrassment to my current reaction.
Enkidu was slowly removed from restraining the now casually-wearing Tyrant as she… fell on her knees and bowed my direction.
NOW I am confused.
"Master, I am sorry. I didn't mean to be this interested in someone that isn't truly there." She paused a moment, causing me to tilt my head at her sudden action. "I will skip ten of your delicious meals as a punishment."
…
I was kind of perplexed to what I was supposed to do and… decided to reply crazy with crazier.
Sitting on the ground in front of the still bowing young woman, I sighed. "Come here."
She raised her head just enough for her eyes to pick my gesture and she blinked in surprise.
Few moments later, she had her eyes closed as I continued to carefully caress her head as she rested it on my lap.
Yes, I was giving Salter a goddang Lap-pillow and… it was kind of nice. The quietness of the room (excluding the pouting from Gilgamesh at being ignored) was kind of relaxing and the calm expression in her face was… heart-warming.
I wonder how happy she was, away from the duties of being a ruler, to fully experience the beauty of a simple life.
Her eyes opened and she stared up at me. "M-Master, why aren't you mad?"
A sigh left my mouth and I cracked a little smile. "I suppose I have no reason to be truly mad at you, Artoria." She blinked in surprise but I continued. "You were merely remembering a good period of your existence, the first time you tasted a good kind of life."
"B-But I shouldn't be focusing on the past. The present-" She hummed for a moment, her face scrunching in thought as she found it difficult to pick up words at my kind ministrations distracting her. "The present is currently good-no, it is better than I have ever experienced and-"
"You are a kind being, Shinji." We both glanced at Gilgamesh as he decided to sit beside me. "I have ruled enough to know when one is trying to mask insecurity and yours isn't something that should exist."
"I am a simple human." I stated out loud. "Barely a Magus-"
"But you are more than worth of my attention, even Lady Saber surely considers you that." The girl nodded and I sighed. "And then there is your dull sighing." He scowled mockingly.
"You are good, Shinji. Never question that."
It was a very strange ending to that warm moment, but I felt like the words answered some unknown questions that I had in me. I wonder what it was all about…
Anyway, I think the brief digression can now be wrapped up as I have a dinner to be focused onto.
Sella slowly backed away from the door, making way for us all to enter inside the foyer and-
"I AM READY-IIIIIH!" I heard loud footsteps descending from the stairs in front of the entrance and I saw a familiar girl slipping off and launching towards us but… I caught her without much hesitation.
My chest and back taking the brunt of the impact, I hugged Illya close for brief moments to fully stop her momentum, letting her go just as she was safe to be released.
Red-faced, embarrassed at that foolish situation, she bowed her head continuously. "I'm sorry, Shinji-san!"
"That was a close call, Illya. You should be carefully to not run while using the stairs and-"
It was kind of funny how I was literally chiding someone 'five years my senior' and she had yet to take notice of that.
Few moments later, a properly lectured magical girl skipped towards the dining room while I was stopped by Chloe tugging my sleeve.
Some bangs of her hair were covering her expression, her scowl the only thing evident as- "So you can pick someone my age in your arms."
I blinked, paling a little as I saw the tanned girl picking some space before running and jumping towards me.
Instinctively, I grabbed her and picked her up, her giggle reaching my ears as she snuggled her head on my shoulder.
Defeated by the cheeky girl, I remembered that there was one individual that would take offense at that situation.
I glanced at Sella and.. she was staring back calmly. There was no hint of disgust at me doing something remotely 'perverted' on her watch but she looked quite tired.
I suppose living with people like Shirou Emiya and Prillya, the maid had to have had some close experiences of the worse kind.
"So… I heard that you are the chef that is going to delight us with some delicious dishes." I smiled a little. "Could you give us some insight over the menu?"
She blinked, her cheeks reddening a little at the indirect compliments. "I-I decided to mix some Japanese to some classic European meals."
I nodded. "Then I am in luck as I would like to taste some European after so long."
Man, I would kill for some Pasta.
Her blush intensified but she didn't reply, her mind switching to the sole role of guiding us to the dining room as Chloe continued to hum as she tried to relax on the annoying hold she had over me.
Leysritt was a simple woman.
To live a happy life, she just needed a couch, some ice cream and a TV with working channels.
Nothing was worthwhile other than that little certain idea of life and yet she was surprised at the cast of guests for dinner.
The tanned Illya behaved pretty similarly to a sophisticated version of the original one, maybe just a little more mature too.
The pale, golden-eyed blonde eating slowly the content of her plate with a disappointed look seemed to be a fellow woman of culture regarding food.
The little blond boy with red-eyes looked like the average little kid from any TV series.
And finally there was the reason why she felt quite bothered that very night.
Smiling kindly as he was trying to fend off the innocent flirting coming from the tanned Illya, this Shinji looked like a protagonist from a Shonen anime.
While his cheeks were sunken and his hair quite unruly in the style they were left into, the warm dark-blue eyes and the genuine care he was giving to those around him was… curious.
Irisviel had been quite tense at first, same for Kiritsugu, but after few minutes of simple eating and chatting both parents seemed to relax more than enough to engage themselves in simple questions with the young man.
Yet Liz wasn't the only one intrigued by the individual as even Sella was giving quick glances his direction, cheeks flaring the few moments Shinji would chuckle at the continuing bantering by the table.
It was interesting to see that even the laborious maid was showing some attention to the unknown element, the very individual that seemed to lack unique details to make him stand out… except his social capacity to do answer at the several questions thrown his way.
But Leysritt was hardly interesting in mere bantering. No, she felt like this Shinji was hiding something truly worthwhile.
Something that felt familiar but also not. It felt like Shinji was someone she needed to know more, that she needed to befriend at all costs.
She blinked, surprise painting her face just a brief moment as she mistakenly recognized this as a sign.
Was this how a heart felt when it went Doki-Doki?
AN
Before everyone starts a crusade for Liz, I want to give a reason behind her sense of connection with Shinji. She is not currently truly crushing on Shinji… she has recognized a major detail of the one inhabiting the brat's body (the SI) and his inherent similarity to her lifestyle.
Couch-potatoes are capable of perceiving each others and… Liz was the first one to notice.
I wonder how things will develop now.
Also yes, the dinner scene is officially going to be dragged into next chapter too and… it will have a surprise ending to it.
About this ending I can only say that people might see it as me going too fast but… it's just a logical addition to the story, nothing that will kick up the following large part of the plot so… yeah.
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... This is just a theory I have and I like to ask if this is true instead of Shinji here being a protag with a protag aura. Are the Einzbern ladies reacting the way they are to Shinji because of the fact that they are all clones of Ju... Justeaze. I always forget how to spell her name much less pronounce it. Justeaze and Zouken were friends.
Also Fellow Couch Potatoes UNITE!!!!. Let us laze all day till our backs fuse into our couches.
Take your time I want to watch how this unfolds also Saber needs head pats!! Wait they all need head pats and hugs.
Also Fellow Couch Potatoes UNITE!!!!. Let us laze all day till our backs fuse into our couches.
Take your time I want to watch how this unfolds also Saber needs head pats!! Wait they all need head pats and hugs.
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The answer to True Happiness, our Lady Lazy-ritte shall provide.
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- Italia
So I just learned I can create a page for my stories in TV Tropes if I keep the tag using by their rules and objectively. Thus, after some considerations, I have decided that I will leave the decision to ya all as you are the real judges of how this story is. Have fun!
P.S. Poll set up above!
P.S. Poll set up above!
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- America
Funny thing is, despite being a sleazy asshole he was quite popular amongst girls in school in the canon timeline.
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- Italia
Poll will close in 12 hours from now.
KadinaruDess
Allergic to cobwebs, loves spiders and dusty books
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I have a feeling that Gil just doesn't see the potion as a Quality product, with it being ultimately useless to him.
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As per popular decision, I have started to write down the summary of this story in TV Tropes.
EDIT: Page is up! (Link in the signature)
EDIT: Page is up! (Link in the signature)
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Snippet 1: So Many Lies
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- Italia
The cacophony of silence is quite dull.
The endless void of darkness so scary but comforting as my descent into the deepest pit continued.
I stared down, few tears falling directly in the nothingness around me.
My capacity to perceive my position was actually crippled by the time spent there.
How much I've been here?
One hour?
Ten Minute?
A full century?
But nothing struck closer to a single word.
Eternity.
But as my fall proceeded smoothly and my heart slowed down to a halt, I saw it.
I blinked to find myself sitting in a throne of mud and mold. So many corpses littering the red room and I could pinpoint familiar frames.
I could taste their hopes and dreams. Their sadness and despair.
How quaint. I blinked and stood up.
Something started to build up in my throat, rising above and almost choking me for the sudden sound that left my lips.
At first a chuckle, then a long laugh. It was empty, no remorse but also no joy in the sight before me.
But why I was feeling so cold, why I couldn't stare away?
And with the growing dread bringing newfound fear to my poor mind, I finally heard him.
They trusted you and you betrayed them.
The voice purred so teasingly and sickly mad in my soul and I couldn't reply to it. I couldn't question its existence and then...
I smiled at the results of my plans coming to fruition.
After all, what kind of fools would trust someone born from liars?
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AN
A minor snippet, a non-canon one.
Why? I always wanted to write some bad endings and... how did this happen? Shinji lost his focus and turned out into something far worse than Zouken. May Zelretch manage to seal this Shinji...
The Artist behind the image: Linjie!
The endless void of darkness so scary but comforting as my descent into the deepest pit continued.
I stared down, few tears falling directly in the nothingness around me.
My capacity to perceive my position was actually crippled by the time spent there.
How much I've been here?
One hour?
Ten Minute?
A full century?
But nothing struck closer to a single word.
Eternity.
But as my fall proceeded smoothly and my heart slowed down to a halt, I saw it.
I blinked to find myself sitting in a throne of mud and mold. So many corpses littering the red room and I could pinpoint familiar frames.
I could taste their hopes and dreams. Their sadness and despair.
How quaint. I blinked and stood up.
Something started to build up in my throat, rising above and almost choking me for the sudden sound that left my lips.
At first a chuckle, then a long laugh. It was empty, no remorse but also no joy in the sight before me.
But why I was feeling so cold, why I couldn't stare away?
And with the growing dread bringing newfound fear to my poor mind, I finally heard him.
They trusted you and you betrayed them.
The voice purred so teasingly and sickly mad in my soul and I couldn't reply to it. I couldn't question its existence and then...
I smiled at the results of my plans coming to fruition.
After all, what kind of fools would trust someone born from liars?
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AN
A minor snippet, a non-canon one.
Why? I always wanted to write some bad endings and... how did this happen? Shinji lost his focus and turned out into something far worse than Zouken. May Zelretch manage to seal this Shinji...
The Artist behind the image: Linjie!
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