[X] "This isn't what it looks like!"

This fits Kotone so well it hurts.
 
[X] "This isn't what it looks like!"

Huh, I thought the options were going to have a lot more stuttering. Looks like we're getting better!
 
I'm waiting for the rumors to start flying and exaggerating everything to something like "Shiro-kun found Kotone-chan surrounded by chimera and gallantly swooped in and protected her with a sword made out of his love for her"

With that in mind I think this will cause the most rumors to occur

[X] "This isn't what it looks like!"
 
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"This isn't what it looks like!" I shouted as I was slowly put back on my legs. What kind of a romcom-like situation is this? The whole class was here for some reason. Why? Moreover, why now? Just my horrible luck that they all had physical education lesson right now.

"Oh," Tamamo-chan smirked. "If this isn't what it looks like – and it looks to me like you two were in the middle of a date here – what were you doing here, then? With Shirou having his arms wrapped around you and all. Seems pretty suspicious, if you ask me."

"Ugh!" Well, here comes my mental fortitude. Maybe Shirou knows what to say. He is her childhood friend, after all. I looked at his face and… no-good. He is totally spaced out. It's like he's ignoring the reality altogether. "Y-You know, stuff. We were doing stuff together."

Good work, me. Maybe I still had some knack for talking.

"Say what?!" Ouch! David-san was painfully loud. My ears are very sensitive; you know? "We were busting our asses here all day long, while you were doing "stuff" together." Uh-oh, why were he making those air quotes? "Damn it, Emiya! You sure work fast, don't you?! Getting all lovey-dovey with the new girl."

Eh? "B-But," I tried to assure him we weren't doing anything "lovey-dovey" at all, but my mouth betrayed me. I was unable to insert even a single world. "But!" Finally, the words came out in a form of a shout. "Shirou and I weren't doing things like that at all. We were searching for this!"
I said and pulled out the device from my pocket for all students to see. "Here!" I said. "It's for the Wright's machine. As per her request." And now, all those gazes were directed at me. Maybe I acted too rashly since now I felt like a helpless lamb before wolves. Somebody, save me…

"Enough, you lot! If you still have enough power to cause such a commotion, you have enough for a few more laps across the campus. And I'm not talking about the main building, either." What? Whose voice was that? There, carrying a naginata in her arms, was that teacher from before. J-Jaguar-man, right? Or is it Jaguar-sensei?

"Can't see you running!" she shouted passionately and made an entire class of super-humans to act like a bunch of little kids. No, it was more like they were prey that tried to ran away from something dangerous. An apt estimation, if the first impression I got from our teacher was right. How scary.

And then she looked at me. Oops. "Hmm," she said. "You must be our newest addition. I'm Fujimura. While Irisviel-sensei is on medical leave, I'll be taking care of your class. That is to say, making sure you won't blow up something by accident. Gods know I have my hands full with those brats from 2-B."

Despite saying "those brats," she seemed awfully fond of them, if her smile was any indication. Maybe I was reading too much into it, though. Still, now only the three of us – Fujimura-sensei, Shirou and me – remained here. And Shirou was in shape to say anything for a while.

"For what it's worth, you have my respect, kid. I own a lot to Iri, more than she's willing to accept. You did a good work back there, but before using your skills, make sure to check them first. We don't want any unfortunate accidents here, don't we?" I nodded and she continued. "Well, I say this, but I'm hardly the one to point this out. Heck, does this make me a hypocrite? Probably. Guess that's what makes me a teacher."

Fujimura-sensei had a very strange concept of "teaching," it seems. That's probably what happens when you make soldiers teach children. Still, even looking so scary, she was kind. Not in a motherly way – that belonged to Iri-sensei – but more in a "rowdy, big sister" kind of a way.

"There's probably no use making you run now. Just do whatever you want and we'll call it a day. My advice: have a good rest." Hmm? Why so? "Your legs are shaking. And Shirou," he bobbed his head a bit. "You too. I know when you're tired. Go home before I make you or God forbid, call your sister."

That made him shiver and after giving me an apologetic look, he fled. As for me…

[] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

[] No, I feel quite fine. Should I visit someplace either?

- [] Write-In.

[] I'll better wait for the lessons to end.
 
[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

I wonder if we just pissed Emiya off or he realize that he will never, never hear the end of this.

-edit-

Oh, nope... Emiya is just afraid of his sister...there...huh.

Will we need to deal with an Yandere Illya or overly enthusiastic big sister Illya?
 
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[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

Hopefully we can maybe finally meet our roomate and maybe avoid any dreams involving Akasha.
 
[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

And Shirou," he bobbed his head a bit. "You too. I know when you're tired. Go home before I make you or God forbid, call your sister."

That made him shiver and after giving me an apologetic look, he fled. As for me…

Illya is fused with Heracles, isn't she?
 
Will we need to deal with an Yandere Illya or overly enthusiastic big sister Illya?

Oh no... I completely forgot about her, they'll be a time for regret but we must stay the course to the end!

[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

I see two possibilities, one we finally meet our roommate, two we might get a weird dream that'll give some insight to what we connected with.
 
[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.
 
[X] Maybe I really should rest. Back to the dorms, it is.

We can barely stand so resting first, then catching up with our bestie. Maybe we can even meet our roomie.
 
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Maybe I should rest.

I was well and fine now, but even now some of my muscles ached a little bit. To be honest, the mental strain was catching up to me as well.

So, after gently refusing the teacher's offer to guide me to the dorms, I went there by myself. As it was now, my fellow students were occupied with their training. I felt more than grateful that none of them was here anymore to cause more commotion.

I was pretty good at memorizing pathways, so my brief walk to the dorms was both short and uneventful. And for the first time in a while, I was utterly alone.

It's not like being by myself was something novel to me. However, ever since I came to this island, there wasn't single moment I could claim to be on my own. Just like how people say: good things are easy to get used to. The heart-warming chatter and the gentle presence nearby already felt natural.

And by musing over those seemingly egoistical thoughts, I reached my door room. It was fairly early, so there wasn't a single person besides me. Whether to feel grateful and not, I did not know.

Tired, I opened the door and prepared to plop on my soft, comfortable bed and embrace the boundless pleasure that is sleep.

"Who is there?" said a tiny girl standing right in the middle of my room.

Perhaps I should have noticed that the door was left unlocked. How irresponsible of me.

"Oh," the girl said with a smile. "You must be my new roommate, right?"

Does this mean…? It seems that this girl was my mysterious neighbor. Now, looking at her carefully, I idly wondered what was her age. Even for a freshman student, she looked too young.

I am quite short for my age, but she was outright petite and looked almost like an elementary school student. Since her wild hairstyle made her look taller, I expected her to be even shorter than that. The healthy tan on her face only added to her untamed and energetic aura. How should I carry myself with her, then?

"I-I am Kotone. Himura Kotone. It is nice to meet you at last."

Well, since it was our first meeting, introducing myself properly was the best thing to do.

"I know," the girl said. "Saw your transcripts myself. Fairly average, aren't you?"

Hmm? Did I catch that wrong? There must be some kind of a problem with my hearing?

"Don't look so surprised. I may look like a child, but I am a third-year here," she said and stuck out her meager chest in pride. An act that made her look more like a child. "Heracles, at your service. Hera, for short. I'm the student council president around here. If you have any questions, this senior will be glad to answer them all."

So I did get that right, didn't I?

"It's nice to meet you," I said politely.

"Same here," said Hera. "I was… let's say, preoccupied recently. You know how things are around the world. Got to meet a lot of new faces. Saw beautiful landscapes."

By that, did she mean taking part in an expedition? True, Shirou said previously mentioned how third-year students were expected to join the forces, but Hera-san looked so young and fragile that I felt bad that someone like her was forced to fight all those monsters.

"It wasn't that bad," she admitted. "Honestly, the first time is always the worst. All those destructions. You can get used to seeing them. I believe I stopped thinking about them after my third or fourth expedition."

Third? Fourth? That's plain sad.

"Say, you have anything to ask or simply going to hit the sack?"

[] "I do."

- [] Write-In.

[] "I have nothing to ask." (Start the next day)
 
"Don't look so surprised. I may look like a child, but I am a third-year here," she said and stuck out her meager chest in pride. An act that made her look more like a child. "Heracles, at your service. Hera, for short. I'm the student council president around here. If you have any questions, this senior will be glad to answer them all."
...Eh?
Eeeeeeh?!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH!!!
 
Okay, I think I read that chapter wrong. Our room mate is a gender swaped Herc.

Who is also a loli.

Who isn't a berserker.

...

No, our room mate is actually lolikles.

I can't even, nor can I odd.

[X] "I have nothing to ask." (Start the next day)

There, a vote. Excuse me please.
 
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