Well, hello, my beloved readers. I know it's been a year or more since I've active. I'm pretty sorry if I've been not publishing my works at all but it's quite hard to balance between writing and school life. But fear not, I've come out with a new idea of the popular Fate franchise. I hope you all will still enjoy my works no matter how I can't be as active like before. Well, then, rejoice yourself with this new Fate series fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Fate franchise, any characters or any references that I might make in this story. Everything is owned by their respective owners. Of course, with the exception of my own OCs.

~FATE~

Chapter 1: [Not] Game, Start!

Where….am…..I?

I slowly opened my drowsy eyes before gazing everything around me. In the line of my sight, there's only a big lump of sand everywhere. I feel like I'm in the middle of a desert or something like that. It's so quiet that you could hear the sound of the bristling sandstorm from afar.

No one else here…. I was only accompanied by the long silence of the horizon. I lifted my head up but I only could see the dirty and pale-colored sky; something which is something rare for me to see. Though, I emotionlessly throw my thoughts away from this weird scenery. Soon, I take a step forward slowly before marching toward nowhere.

Paying no heed toward the sand that keeps coming to my eyes, I just keep walking to uncertainty. I don't care what the hell is happening now nor do I care where I'm now. I just feel like I need to walk toward something. I don't know what it is but I really need to go there.

You could call me crazy for walking for uncertainty like this but I feel there's something waiting for me ahead. Honestly, I don't know what is my life, my dream, my talent, my future, my past, my present and so much more. The only thing I know is just my name and this weird ambition in walking in the endless desert. Even more, while I know who I'm, I don't really know who I'm either.

It's just so complicated if I think more and it just give me continuous headache. I feel like the more I want to know about my own self, the more I don't know about myself either. Because of that, the only thing remains for me is just this endless walking, hoping I could find something that could satisfy my own curiosity. Well, confusion is a much more appropriate word.

After countless and timeless walking, I soon realize that the endless desert is slowly, but sure, filled with so many swords. However, I still pay no heed to anything around me and just keep walking these hundreds or thousands of swords. Still, sometimes my curiosity wins a little. I peek a gaze toward those countless swords.

Many of those swords are so rusty and it feels like they can snap anytime soon. More shockingly, almost all of the swords are covered in blood. Some has the blood dried for many years and some has even fresh blood in it. Despite knowing that fact, I just avert my gaze away and just stare my front while marching toward this uncertainty. Despite having to see those bloody thousands of swords, it doesn't really move my heart or even my emotion. I just feel empty when watching them.

There's one thing I forgot to say. I feel like I remember this place but at the same time I also don't remember this place. It's a complicated matter than I couldn't say to myself. However, I feel like this place is like me. It feels so empty and filled with uncertainty, doubt and confusion. It's a little sarcastic but I feel like this place is perfect for someone who is uncertain with one self, like me.

After endless of walking, I finally find something that I could say a shred of hope. Covering my eyes for a sudden sandstorm, I could see someone is sitting in a stone pedestal in the middle of these countless swords. That person is just sitting like a brick with his back is facing my face. Unfortunately, that man's condition is just so pitiful. His clothes and robes are tattered so much and his whole body is stabbed by several swords. His whole body is bleeding non-stop and is covered by fresh blood. However, even with that condition, he doesn't care or even pay a heed toward this.

You….

For the first time, I spoke one line in this place. I tried to approach the man but I was stopped by a mutual reply from said person.

"So… You're finally here, huh?" The man said that line with a rather monotone but deep voice. That voice is just enough to stop anyone from their track. Even hearing those voices make me feel a little uneasy/

"You must be a little confused, right? No… I was wrong by asking that. You are just here because you don't even know who or even what you are, huh? Sorry, lad, but you won't find that answer here." Continued the man slowly

I…. I…. I….

"A man who couldn't even arrange his own words feels so pitiful, right?" That man's words struck me like a thunder. He's so right in every of his lines and not a single words are wasted. It feels like he could read my mind so easily.

"I'm not a sorcerer or someone who could ready someone's mind. I just know why you're here and what your attention is."

You know….about me?

"Can't say I don't know. Let's just keep this simple. There's only a single reason why you don't even know about your own self. It's not that you don't know about yourself. It's more about you don't know why you exist!"

Those harsh words are kept coming like a truck. I honestly don't expect for things to be like this. It's true that I always wonder about myself but not into such an extreme length like that. I was right for talking to this guy. Maybe, he could give me some hope to find more about myself.

"I already said that you won't find your answer so easily here. The only thing I could say that your fates are just so mistakable in so many ways. You're not supposed to go down in this way. You're actually not fated to go on this route. Going further and you will only dirty your hands with blood."

What? What are you saying!? I don't understand any of it! What do you mean I was mistaken in many ways?

"You know your fate and my fate are intertwined. If it's not for 'that' to happen, we surely won't have to suffer our fate. You might think it's weird for me to keep saying 'fate' and 'fate' but it's the fact. Your and my existence shouldn't be like this. It's much better if both of us just go out of existence."

Those man's words are just too shocking for me. For the first time, I'm showing a little emotion in my face. I show a rather bewildered but scared expression. I cover half of my face with my left hand from the truth. My breath has become so raspy that I couldn't control it anymore.

Am I mistaken when searching for my own identities? Am I mistaken for just having to exist? Will my fate end so horribly? Who am I? What is my identity? Why am I here? What is this all about? WHAT AM I!?

WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!? WHAT AM I!?

Those words keep ranging in my head non-stop. I try to throw away that endless thought. However, the more I want to delete this thought, the more I couldn't erase it at all. My whole body is just shaking non-stop and I just slowly creep back from the man. I know that the more I talk with that man, the more harsh truth will come for me. When I was bewildered, I felt like something or someone was tugging and holding my foot.

"Praetor….."

"Goshujin-sama….."

Those meek voices came from my below. Slowly, I avert my sight to the ground with my shaking body. However, I soon regretted of lowering my head. My eyes are soon widened so much that it feels it can pop out any second. I cover my mouth with both of my hands to hold my urge to vomit. My head is letting out so much sweat that it floods my whole face and hair. My legs are losing its strength and soon I was brought to knees.

I couldn't describe what I have just seen. In front of my eyes, there two female figures who are holding my foot so desperately. They're lying in the ground with their whole body covered in so many swords, even much more than the previous man. Their conditions are so horrible that he couldn't recognize the face and the body of those two girls. Their fingers, legs, chest, ears, and even their private parts and their eyes are brutally stabbed with those swords.

On closer inspection, I could see that one of the girls is wearing a gorgeous red clothes that is no tattered into pieces. She has a long beautiful yellow hair which is now dirtied with fresh blood in her body. She was stabbed so much mainly in the eyes and her neck. The other girl is wearing a luxurious blue kimono which is also now tattered in many places. One weird thing is she has a rather fox like ears at the top of her head, covered with her silk pink hair. She is also stabbed so much in the back and the shoulders along with her fox ears.

The sight was just so disgusting that I almost could not hold my vomit anymore. When I tried to touch them, I suddenly felt a huge backlash of memories playing in my head. It's just a blurry and static image in my head but I feel like I know these poor girls. This realization makes me let a stream of tears flowing in my face unconsciously. Despite I feel like I'm just an emotionless person, why I cry this much? Those tears won't stop flowing in my face and I could only grit my teeth.

Before I realized, I found out that it's not only those poor girls but every sword in the field is at least stabbed onto a body of a person. In every line of my sight, I could only see corpse being stabbed brutally by the swords in this field. When I tried to see my own hands, I was so shocked that it was covered with so much blood. Coming into this realization, I just throw out everything in my stomach.

My eyes are widened. My body is shaking. My body is sweating so much. My breath is raspy. I keep vomiting everything in my stomach until the last bits. I just couldn't bare it. What the hell is going with me? What the hell is happening here? Who are this people? Why are they here? Why am I here? Who am I actually!?

"This the fate." Said the previous man, coming from my behind. I soon take a little gaze toward him and I was frozen when I saw a black dagger in the man's hand. Because of the sandstorm, I couldn't see the man's face perfectly but I know his face is full of hatred and regret. My sweat is dropping down every second the man is raising his dagger. It was a scene full of despair.

"This is the fate that awaits you, Kishinami… No…. Emiya SHIRO!"

With that cry, the man soon lunges that dagger toward my face. I soon closed my eyes in reflect before feeling that my consciousness is drawing to an end. My head feels so heavy before I feel like I can control my own body anymore. After that, everything becomes pitch black….

~UMU~

"Oi, Emiya!"

That words struck my ears like a lightning while opening my eyes. My eyes are so widened out as if it's going to bulge out from my face. I'm also sweating so much and my body is shaking a little bit. I'm trying to get a grasp of air with my raspy breaths. After a few seconds, I manage to calm myself down a little bit.

"That….was a dream?" I said that to myself while covering half of my face with my hand. I soon take a glance to the ceiling while trying to process what had just happened in my head or dream, in this case. That dream felt so real to me and it keeps haunting me for some times. Well, at least, the whole conversation with that man was rather new to me.

"Oi, Emiya, are you alright!?" said a voice on my right

I suddenly turn my head to the right and I could see a guy who is around my age. He's holding my shoulder with a rather worried but stern look at his face. He's wearing a high school uniform which I use too in the scene. The guy has, what I call, a blue seaweed hair with a rather matching eyes in his face.

"Oh, sorry, Shinji. I was oozing off again. My bad." I said that with a stressed look while scratching my hair. I didn't expect my habits to come on at times like this.

"Seriously, Emiya!? Even if we are friends, I really don't like your habits of sleeping easily, you know! You should thank for my big heart to still care of you. Else, I would have kicked you away from my side." Said the guy with a rather weird annoying voice

Well, this guy is my best friend, Takami Shinji. I have been friend with him since I guess from late elementary to early junior high school. We have a rather, unique, relationship. For the most part, I admit that he's kinda annoying and so boastful about himself. However, I still manage to be a good friend with him. Many people would punch Shinji in the face in school. I'm even surprised that I could still get close with this guy, let alone being a friend with him.

"Yeah… I'm sorry, Shinji. My head feels so heavy recently. Not to mention, I have a rather strange dream for the past couple of weeks."

"Man… Emiya, you look so down lately. Don't put that serious and sour face. You won't snatch a girl's heart with that face of yours." Said Shinji while drinking a lemonade in his hand

"Well, it's not like I want it either. After all, say that from a guy who keeps getting rejected by girls in school." I said with a snarl while looking away from Shinji.

"Emiya… That's not how you should reply to a friend, right? Beg for my forgiveness now, hahaha!" said Shinji with a laughter before strangling my neck with his arms and scratching my hair wildly

"Oi, stop it, Shinji! Don't do this in public places like this! People will have crazy thoughts, you know." In reflect, I try to release Shinji's grasp from my neck. Well, this is nothing serious for me, actually. This is how we exchange banters together and somewhat I have accustomed with this long time ago.

Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself. Well, it's nothing special, though. My name is Emiya Shiro, 17 years old. I and Shinji are in the second grade of senior high school in Homurahara High School. I have brown hair with a warm caramel eyes in my face. I'm just a normal high school student, nothing special at all. Currently, I'm taking a little leisure from after-school with Shinji in our usual café.

The café itself is not far from our home, especially since I and Shinji are neighbors. Shinji usually goes to this café to get a good connection for his phone's internet. For the most part, I just tag with Shinji whenever I'm not busy. Still, I love the service in this café and it shows with a big crowd of customers in this place. Not to mention, Shinji just goes to this place to sue with the female employees in this café because he just have a poor luck with women. How unfortunate….

Not long after with our "close" banters with each other, we finally settle with ourselves with drinking our juices. Shinji loves a fresh and cold lemonade with coffee. I just settle with a normal ice tea.

"By the way, Shinji, what were we doing before? I kinda forgot because I oozed off previously." I said that while drinking my tea.

"Oi, Emiya, did you really forget!? This is the day, you know! This is the day!" said Shinji with a rather excited face while shaking my body erratically

"Oi, Shinji, stop shaking my body… I can't process what you are saying…."

"Did you really forget about my oaths to you!? I have endured so many struggles and pains during my journey and it's time for me to shine!"

"Really? What is that oath after all?" I said that with my flat expression. This of course made Shinji comically falls to the ground in disbelief. To be honest, Shinji is a type of loud mouth. It's pretty hard to remember anything he said, even if I'm his close and best friend.

"Man… What a friend I have, huh? Thank goodness, I have a rather big and open heart for forgiveness. Well, then Emiya, I'll show you the result of my endurances in the past couple of months! Take a look at this!"

In a swift and excited move, Shinji takes out his phone from his pocket. He then shoves it right in my face to the point that I kiss his phone with my face. Seriously, I regret asking that question to him and I regret coming along with Shinji today. Whatever Shinji is talking about, I'm sure it's not going to be so important. With that in my thought, I soon take Shinji's phone from my face before glazing toward my friend's phone screen.

When I saw the screen, my face was still flat as ever. In the screen, I see a banner-like picture in it. The screen is filled with so many anime characters. At the top of the screen, I could see a bar with rainbow prism in it. It shows a pretty decent amount, 390, in it. There's a little explanation about a "Rate-Up Servants for a special event" in the center of the banner, something like that. They said it's about a rate up for 4 or 5 star Servants(?). Honestly, I don't know what the heck Shinji's doing with this nor do I really care for it, just like what I have expected. The only thing that really catches my eyes up is several anime characters that has "rate-up" words in front of them.

The first character to get a rate-up is a cute-face girl with her beautiful blond hair that is tied in a bun. This is accompanied with her bravery green eyes. She's wearing a rather elegant red clothes that seems to describe an imperial era. The girl's holding a burning red curvy sword in her hand with her cute but serious face. In front of her, there's a sentence "4-star 'UMU' Saber Drop Rate is Up".

The next one is a rather serious and stern looking man who is holding black and white daggers in his hands. He has a tan skin with his spiky white hair. The man also has sharp eyes that almost as if he's looking at me from the picture. He's also wearing a brownish black leather suit with silver stripes under his long red coats. In front of him, there's a sentence "4-star 'Salty' Archer Drop Rate is Up".

The last person is a beautiful girl with an unparalleled beauty but with a rather weird features. The girl has fox-like ears on top of her long pink hair with a bow at the top of her head. She has a warm and kind eyes but I can feel a predatory feel behind those eyes. She's wearing a pretty gorgeous blue kimono which seems to reminisce an imperial era from China or Japan. One last thing, she also has this fluffy tail behind her back. In front of her, there's a sentence "5-star Fox "WAIFU" Caster Drop Rate is Up."

After looking at these characters, I make a long sigh while closing my eyes. I soon extends my hand to give back the phone to my best friend.

"So… Shinji, what is this thing?" I asked with a flat emotion while giving Shinji's phone back. However, I was greeted with a confused gasp from him. His expression just screams, "Really? You don't know anything about it?"-like expression.

"It's not just a "thing", Emiya! Don't you know about Fate Game Order, huh!? It's the ever-popular game for the last 2 or 3 years, you know! Are you really a cave-man for not knowing this!? Even chimpanzees know such an explosive awesome game like this!" said Shinji while pointing my nose with his finger which annoyed me so much

"Shinji, please stop touching my nose! I mean I'm not that interested with such a game. I have so much better works than playing this game." I replied while struggling with Shinji's actions.

"Man, Emiya… What a nerd you are, huh? Don't you see that everyone here is playing this game too?" said Shinji while pointing at every customer in the café. True to his words, every customer in the café is so fixated with their phone. I could feel that they are playing some sort of games. If Shinji's words are any indication, I'm pretty sure they are playing the game that Shinji's been bragging about. Even some of them are saying "4-star" or "5-star" like it's a mantra and like a madman.

"Well, seems like you're right, huh?"

"Of course, Emiya! Since when I've been wrong, huh? Hahaha." Laughed Shinji

"But… I can't believe the game is pretty popular. Are everyday people now just playing this game?" I asked curiously because the notion of having fun with games are just too bizarre to me. Don't get me wrong, I sometime play games too but not so much to the hard core. It's more of a guilty-pleasure to me.

"Ara, ara, Emiya… Seems like you don't understand this 'heaven' called 'Fate Game Order', huh? Very well then, let me 'The Game Champ', Takami Shinji, shows you how addictive this game is." Said Shinji with a fabulous and fancy but weird moves. It's just a habit of him to exaggerate something like this and I've pretty much accustomed to it. I forgot to tell that Shinji is our school champion in terms of games. He has won several competitions in Tokyo, Osaka and Hokkaido. However, when it comes to the National Tournament, he has never passed the qualifications stage. What a poor guy, huh?

"Anyway, ladies and gentleman, do you know about 'Fate Game Order'? Let me, the presenter Tamai Shinji, explain it to you all. Fate Game Order is an addicting action RPG game released about 2 or 3 years ago for any phone platform like 'CanDruid' and 'sAOs'. This game is released and made by the 'Zouken Company', shortened as 'Z.C.'. Now this game has been downloaded for more than 5 million downloads." Explained Shinji to the screen as if he's breaking the fourth-wall. I myself just take a leisure in hearing his explanations while eating pizza and drinking my ice tea.

"The gameplay of this game is pretty basic. You are given with 'Servants' in this game. You're named as the 'Master' of this game and each Master could only hold 3 Servants at maximum. Each Servants are divided into several classes, 'Saber', 'Archer', 'Lancer', 'Caster', 'Rider', 'Assassin' and 'Berserker'. There are several weakness and advantages in each classes but it's not the right time to dwell too much in this case. For now, just remember these classes first. You also have the ability to use 'Code Cast' to grant your Servants several useful spells or to disturb the enemy's Servants and change the flow of the battle."

"Each Servants also have their own skills which can really turn the table of the fight. Not only that, if their special 'NP' gauge is full, you can unleash a powerful attack or skill named, 'Noble Phantasm'. Noble Phantasm is the ultimate ability that a Servant has that is derived from their own story or epic and it could basically spout out the Servant's true name. You also have a "Command Seal" which is a powerful spell, much stronger than Code Cast. They can be used to forcefully use Servant's Noble Phantasm or any other awesome effects and skills. Unfortunately, you can't use the Servants' Noble Phantasm until your bond with the Servants reach level 5."

"Well, I kinda get a little grasp of it, Shinji. It seems that this game is what brings you as the Game Champ of our school, right?" I asked Shinji while drinking my beverage.

"Of course, Emiya. This type of game is my specialty, you know. I like the games that have action but you also need a good logical and thinking ability in making a good strategy in order to ensure your victory. It's such a fine beauty in the battlefield when combining the awesome action and careful movements." Bragged Shinji while trying to act cool by swiping his blue seaweed hair

"But, why didn't you win the National Tournament?" I asked so bluntly and those words stab Shinji's heart like an arrow.

"Oi, Emiya, watch your mouth! It's not like I don't want to win nor can't I win. If it was pure skills, strategy, and careful actions, I would won! However, when it comes to pure raw strength, it's hard for the titular Game Champ like me to win!" said Shinji angrily while pointing his finger to my nose again

"I understand, I understand, Shinji! But, what did you mean by 'raw strength'?" I asked while trying to struggle with my best bud once again. For normal people, they would be so annoyed and irritated with Shinji's actions. While it's a lie if I say I like his bragging but I must say I'm much more adapted toward his annoying antics to the point I just let it pass away.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to say. Servants are also divided into several rarity classes which is 1 until 5 stars. The 1 and 2 stars Servants are the more common one and the 3 to 5 stars Servants are the rarer one with 5 stars being the rarest. Of course, these different rarity makes up the base stats of the Servants. It's common to see 1 star Servants only have 200-500-ish base health, attack, defense and so many more. 5 stars Servants can have 2000-3000-ish base stats. Can you see the differences now? It's hard to fight the higher star Servants based on pure raw strengths. Not to mention, high star Servants have much higher level cap up to level 90. 1 star Servants only have maximum level at 60." Continued Shinji

"That's why this game introduces the 'gacha' system so we could gamble to get 5 star Servants. These Servants are available as cards in the game. They can be received by using the gacha or the rolling system. If you have sufficient Saint Quarts, the currencies for the gacha, you could summon the Servants. One summon is equal to 3 Saint Quarts and it is much better to roll 10 times because the chances to get 4 stars above cards are higher. Let's not forget about the Craft Essence cards which are basically enhancement cards for the Servants so it's harder to get a particular high star Servant."

"So… How much you've gotten, especially the Servants, Shinji?" I asked calmly. Unfortunately, when he heard my question, Shinji suddenly froze in place. He just stares me with a frozen eyes before starting to cry really loud which startles everyone in the café. I'm soon panicked so much and I try to calm my friend down or else he'll just embarrass both of us now.

"Oi, Shinji, don't cry like that! I take back my question! Just pretend I didn't ask anything. You're going to embarrass us, you know." I said while trying to calm the ever-still crying Shinji.

"Huuuuuaaaa….. It's not like that, EMIYA! I just can't get any 4 or 5 star Servants, you know! I just keep getting the 'Skinny Skull' Assassin and 'Nuke Bomb' Archer! Even if I get 3 star Servants, I always get that 'Devil Trickster' Caster! Why my luck is so dry like this!? Why the percentage to get 5 star Servants is only 0.5-1%, huh!? World is not fair!" bragged Shinji with teary eyes while squirming so much

Because of Shinji's squirm, I'm having a hard time to calm him down. Even the customers in this place are seeing us with a disgusted look. It's as if we're a couple of gay. Even if I don't really know about my own self, I'm pretty sure I'm not that sort of guy. For those who wonder, I'm still normal and I'm still a man. I still can socialize with girls and I even have my best female friend and junior, you know.

"There, there, Shinji… You don't have to cry like that… After all, there's always a second chance, right?" I said while patting Shinji's shoulder. Suddenly, Shinji stops his crying and realizes something. He soon wipes his tears before regaining his confidence. He then swipes his blue seaweed hair once again before stepping on the table with one foot with triumphant pose.

"You're right, Emiya my bud! That's why I have endured so many trials, errors, hunger, thirst, misfortune and despair. I have collected at least 390 Saint Quartz! Now, it's time to roll once again! I'm sure going to get 4 and 5 star Servants!" bluffed Shinji while showing his phone to the other customers. They soon cheered Shinji up in response. I honestly can't relate their feelings at all. It's just a game and it's nothing so special and serious at all.

"Oi, Shinji, at the very least, don't step on the table." I said while poking Shinji's leg.

"Okay, everyone, now it's time for me, the Game Champ Takami Shinji, to reach the next level! Cheer me up more!" said Shinji while receiving so many cheers from the customers. I myself just look at elsewhere, pretending I don't recognize the guy who's bragging right now. I just hold my head and sigh in annoyance.

"Now, let's begin rolling!" shouted Shinji before deciding to pull the gacha in the game

"Hah…. Let's just get it over with and go home, Shinji…" I said with exasperation before drinking my tea again. Seriously, I just want to get this over and go home as fast as I can. There're so many home works lately, I need to cook for himself and clean my house. After all, my father isn't home for a couple of weeks.

~MiKoN~

A few minutes later…

"Huhuhuhu… Why, God…? Just why….? Why it has to be like this!?" cried Shinji in the table as his tears were flowing in the table like a flood

I have seen Shinji's rolling in the gacha. Unfortunately, it wasn't so good at all. He keeps getting that 'Nuke Bomb' Archer and 'Devil Trickster' Caster if I remember the name correctly. He also only got a handful of useful Craft Essences. I only glanced it but it seemed that he got so many 'Black Keys' CEs throughout the rolling. I kinda feel a little sympathetic to this guy. I don't really care for the game but it's just a wreck to keep seeing my friend crying like a pathetic nerd like this. Even when Shinji got a little hope during the roll, he got only that 4-star 'Sexy Trap' Rider card. He said that Servant is just so useless so he sold it soon after.

"There, there, Shinji… Just move on, okay? Just stop crying and go home, alright? It's already 4 o'clock in the evening." I said while patting Shinji's shoulder again. Though, I don't think it's going to cheer him up so easily. But who knows, it's hard to predict Shinji's actions after all.

"You don't understand, Emiya! I have been collecting 390 Saint Quartz for the past 4 or 5 months until this point! Don't you know how much effort I've been spending just to roll for this day, huh!? Now my Saint Quartz are down to 30! There's no way I can get my favorite Servants anymore!" said Shinji while banging the table while crying hysterically

"Hah…. Whatever…" I said with a sigh while holding my head in frustration. I really don't know how to feel and act with my friend here. I wish I could just forget about Shinji instantly. I'm even wondering how we could become friends in the first place.

"Oi, Master! More lemonade!" shouted Shinji to person who was serving the customers

"Okay, Shin-chan! Right on your way for my poor boy!" said the person in question while giving a thumbs up

This person is the owner of this café and you could even it's a pizza parlor. In this place, you could not only order any type of beverages but you could also order any types of Italian's dishes, such as pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, etc. The Master's name is Kimura Takahiro and he's around his mid-forties. I must admit he's a pretty nice and kind man. Whenever either I or Shinji are down with problems, Master usually cheers us up and pushes us to move forward. He's one of the reason why I'm a little comfortable in this café. That old man somewhat fills my empty heart and gives me the warmth of a family that my father couldn't even give. Not to mention, this impacts Shinji a lot because he used to live with his mother and he was abandoned by his father. He even lost his mother s around 4 or 5 years ago. It's nice to see a father-like figure for both of us.

Before I realized, I have seen the person in question in front of my eyes. He has those chocolate hair under the plain white chef hat with matching eyes. Of course, Master is wearing what you would say the 'uniform' of this café. He's holding Shinji's order alongside with a strawberry parfait in the tray that he's holding.

"Well, well, here's the order to cheer up the sour face of our Game Champ." Laughed Master before offering the lemonade

"Thanks, Master… But, whatever your words, it's not going to cheer me up today. So, just back off for now." Said Shinji coldly before drinking his beverage again

"Oi, oi, Shin-chan, don't be like that, okay? Don't hurt this old man's feelings. After all, that was just a game, right? I know it's a misfortune for not getting what you want. But as long as you breathe, there's always a second chance. If you don't get what you want, just stick up and strengthen what you have now." Said Master before patting Shinji's head

"Oi, Master, don't pat my head like that! I'm not your children, okay? Just do it with someone else, okay?" said Shinji while squirming from Master's pat

"Okay, okay, Shin-chan. Geez, you need to cool of those blue seaweed hair of yours. If you keep being angry, your hair will soon turn grey and you'll get old soon. Just like my daughter, haha." Said Master with a laughter

"Hey, who said that, huh!? Also, don't f*ck*ng lump me with that guy over there!" said a voice from the beverage bar in the café

There, I could see a girl who's probably a little older than me for one or two years. She has this bob cut grey hair in his face with pale golden eyes. She's wearing the same uniform that Master wears. The girl currently is handling all the beverage orders in the café. Albeit, she's doing it with a rather annoyed face as if she doesn't like the work at all. I could even hear an audible 'Tch' from her mouth. From that perspective alone, I could almost say that she's as spoiled as Shinji and maybe she's more temperamental.

"Haha, sorry, Mika-chan, my daughter. Don't be mad like that, okay? Don't hurt your father's feelings like this?" apologized Master with those persuading 'puppy' eyes

"Hmph! Just stop staring at me like that, okay!? First, don't add the '-chan' suffix behind my name! Second, since when I'm your daughter, huh!? I don't want to be a daughter from such a weirdo like you." Said the girl, called Mika, with an berated and angry look

"Man, man… Can I really get a good peaceful time for reading, woman? I've been trying to concentrate reading this book of mine in silence. Your loud voice is two times more annoying than the hustle and bustle in this café." Replied a man who is currently sitting in the cashier desk

The man or the boy… I honestly don't know how to describe him. He has an average height of an elementary and junior high school kids but his tone of voice are reminiscing of an adult man. He has a little spiky blue hair under the same color eyes. The boy also wears dark blue glasses in his face and, of course, he's wearing the uniform for this café. He's currently taking a leisure by reading the book in his hands but he certainly shows a pretty annoyed face.

"Heh!? You dare to call me, woman!? How rude, you fuc***g boy! Don't you know who the superior one here, huh? I could just fling you away like a fly I want." Threatened the girl while glaring at the boy. However, the boy didn't even make an attempt to see her face which is just an inch away from his face. He just continues while reading his book.

"Oh, why thank you, woman. I would love to go away from these busy and noisy place so I could spend my time diving into the world of fantasies. It's such a bother to read under such noisy pressure like this, especially coming from you."

"If you don't like it here, just go to the lab below, okay!? I also don't like a petit boy like you taint my eye sight. Just go away from here!"

"Sorry but the lab is too chaotic for me too. If I have to choose between a hustle and bustle noisy café and an every second explosive, dangerous, chaotic and full of complex formula that will get me sick, even idiots knows the better option, right? Said the boy while paying no heed to the annoyed Mika

"Huh, idiot, huh? I suppose, you're…. right…. Oi! You called me an idiot, didn't you!?" said Mika after realizing the boy's previous words

"Don't misunderstood me, woman. I just merely used plural words here. If you feel so offended, it just means you admit being an idiot yourself, right?"

"Oi, just now you meant that I was an idiot, right!? Don't hide your face behind your book! Just spit it out, you son of b*tch!"

"I already said enough to you, right? If you feel offended, that means you're an idiot. If not, then you're not. Simple as it is, don't make it even more complex. Now, can you please give me some time alone? After all, you also need to serve those hungry stomachs." Said the boy with a lazy tone to Mika

"Grrr! You're one annoying petit boy, son of b*tch! Look at my face when you talk!" shouted Mika which startled everyone in the place before grabbing the boy's book. She soon grabs the boy by the collar before pulling him into her eyes' level.

"Oi, you should just apologize now or else I don't know what I would do to you, okay!? I might even throw you into the space if I want, huh!" growled Mika

"My bad but I don't feel need to apologize. After all, I don't feel I said something wrong at all. What I said was just an objective sentence so I don't see anything wrong from it. Moreover, I would like to be thrown into the space. It'll be a pleasure to read in silence there." Said the boy with his ever flat emotion. The rest is just a noisy banter between the temperamental and the bad mouth Mika and the calm and the emotionless boy. It's hard to get rid of my sight from anything bad. First, there's my friend who's still crying. Second, these two people just keep arguing non-stop.

"Do they always be like that, master?" I asked with a little curiosity.

"Don't sweat it too much, Shiro-chan. Mika-chan and Hans-chan are always like that. It's nothing serious at all. It's just how they interact with each other. Well, it's kinda like between you and Shin-chan. Hans-chan might be too systematic in his communication and might be a little sarcastic but he's a good boy deep in his heart. Mika-chan also is a good girl. She's just putting that spoiled girl-façade to compensate her loneliness. Deep inside, she just wants friends and she even could cry when her friends are suffering." Said Master in a laidback tone.

"Don't lump me and Shinji together with those people. We aren't even alike in the slightest." I honestly don't know how Master could say an argument like that it's a way to show friendly interaction. I could very well see them almost trying to choke each other's neck every second. I really can't understand how a concept of bad-mouthing and being brutally blunt could work as being a normal banter of friendship.

"Hahaha, don't be like that, Shiro-chan! Just call it… Hmm… The brightness of youngsters. Anyway, here." Said Master before offering me a strawberry parfait

"Oh sorry, Master. I'm already full by drinking the previous ice tea. I don't need." I politely refused Master's parfait.

"Come on, Shiro-chan. My strawberry parfait is the best one in this café. After all, try to drink something sweeter. It might change your sour face, you know. After all, if you keep putting a sour face, you won't easily find a good wife, you know. Anyway, just follow my advice and you should be good along with Shin-chan. I still have to serve these hungry customers. Well then, ciao!" said Master before putting the parfait into the table before leaving us behind

I take a little look at the strawberry parfait in front of me. I'm just staring at the parfait for several seconds as if it was for eternity. After several seconds, I soon cover half of my face with my right hand before taking a long sigh.

"Getting a good wife by drinking such a sweet parfait like this? What a lie?" Despite saying something like that, I still take a little sip from the parfait. It's not like I dream of having a good and reliable wife. I even think I'm not a good type of guy who even should marry. A person like me most likely will be a burden for my wife or something like that.

"Oi, Shinji, let's go home now." I said before grabbing my bag and trying to head back home. However, I realized Shinji is still crying like a mess. I just make an exasperation sigh while holding my head. Truly, it's just a pathetic sight to see my best friend to be like this."

"Huhuhu…. Just leave me alone, Emiya…. I still need to whale for not getting my 'Fox Waifu' Caster and my 'UMU' Saber…. Huhuhu…." Cried Shinji continuously

"Haaah… Come on, don't be pathetic like that, Shinji! You're going to embarrass Sakura and your mother. Let's go home now." I said before dragging Shinji away from his table. Despite all of the odds, I just drag my friend along in the floor with an embarrassed look in my face. I cover my face with my hands to hide my face from everyone in the café while dragging Shinji away. I soon get out from the café before things are getting worse.

Not long after that, Master could be seen are trying to calm down Mika who just keeps trying to scratch Hans's face.

"Oi, let me go, Master! Let me go! I want to teach this f*ck*ng son of b*tch a little lesson to see someone's face when they're talking! I also want to punish him for calling me idiot! Just let me go!" squirmed Mika

"Calm down, my daughter! Cool of your head from any irrational thinking. You won't get anything from beating Hans into pulp. Like what Hans had said, it's just a plural sentence so he actually doesn't actually want to offend you to the slightest." Said Master while trying to calm Mika down

"Your father is right and he uses his brain more. My words are just objective so there's no sense of subjectivity in it." Said Hans calmly before drinking his coffee while reading his book

"Woi! Just now you said Master used his brain more! Does that mean I don't use my brain, huh!? Let me go, Master! Let me go! This guy really wants death to his face! I promised you'll die by being crushed with mountains of book!" shouted Mika angrily while doubling her effort to escape her father's grasp

"Hah… You leave me no choice, Mika-chan…" said Master with a little sigh

Having no choice, Master moves his free hand quickly before poking Mika's ahoge with his forefinger. Suddenly, Mika stopped her struggle and her rage expression is replaced with a rather funny face. It's as if Mika's trying to hold off her laugh. However, Master pokes Mika's ahoge once again. This made the rather aggressive and serious Mika suddenly burst into laughter. For unknown reason, Mika laughs uncontrollably whenever someone pokes her ahoge and when it does, she laughs like crazy. Even Master doesn't need to restrain the girl anymore.

"Hahahaha…. Master! Hahaha… I already said… Hahaha… Don't… Hahaha… Don't…. Hahaha… Don't… Hahaha… I can't stop laughing…. Hahaha… Hahaha…" stammered Mika while changing back and forth between laughing and talking

"Well, I wouldn't do that if you knew a little about manner, Mika-chan. Look, there're so many kids terrified because of your behavior! Even you scared our customers! As a father for you, I really need to discipline you, lad." Said Master before poking Mika's ahoge, making the girl laughed even harder than before

For Mika herself, she really couldn't control her laughter anymore and she just smashes and slaps the floor continuously. She even feels that her power slips away with the longer she laughs and her stomach aches really hard. Mika even tries to roll in the ground to stop her laughter but nothing works at all.

"Hahaha… I understand… Hahaha…. I understand! Hahaha…. Please stop… Haha… Hahaha… This laughter! Hahahaha…. Please…. My stomach….. Hahaha… Is hurt…. Hahahaha…." Pleaded Mika while laughing crazily

"Where, the "sorry", Mika-chan? The "sorry"?" said Master with a rather jest smile. Although Mika hates to apologize so much and you can count the amount of her apologize in her lifetime with just one hand, she knows her life, or rather self-control, is much important than her so petty pride.

"Hahaha…. I'm…. Hahaha…. I'm….. Hahahaha…. F***ING SORRY! Hahahahahaha…."

After hearing that, Master soon made a rather jest smile again before pulling Mika's ahoge really hard that said person squealed like a little kid. Fortunately, that course of action did stop Mika's continuous burst of laughter. Mika quickly rubs her aching ahoge in comical way with tears in her yellow eyes. Master just couldn't help but giggling Mika's rather cute expression.

"Well, that's my daughter. See, it's much better if you act really nice to everyone and show your bright smile. I'm sure Mika-chan's smile is going to be really cute, right?" said Master while showing his trademark smile again which was replied with a pouted in Mika's face

"Well… It's not that I want your help to stop my laughter. I can do it by myself, you know! It's just… I laughed so hard that I can't control myself anymore. Also, since when I'm you daughter, huh, Master!? I warned you for the last time, don't touch my AHOGE, okay!?" said Mika while crossing her arms and pouting a bit

"Right, right, Mika-chan, my cute daughter." Said Owner before patting Mika's head

"Mou, Master! I'm not a kid nor am I you daughter! I don't need your affection!" complained Mika

"Hmph, what a mutual relationship between father and daughter, huh?" said Hans sarcastically before taking another sip of coffee

"Oi, I still don't forgive you! Remember that! Thank goodness Master was there to stop me or else I would have thrown you into the furnace like an old dusty book!" shouted Mika to the calm Hans. She actually wants to beat the petit boy into pulp but she lost so much energy after laughing so hard like that.

"Now, that's more like it! It's much better if we are being nice and peaceful like this, right?" said Master with a smile before grabbing the two's hands and making it in handshake position. Of course, both Mika and Hans just look away from each other with an audible 'Hmph' could be heard.

Unfortunately, their heartwarming time was ended by an explosion sound coming from the refrigerator's door behind them. The three of them were a bit startled because of the explosion.

"Hah…. What the hell is that stupid genius doing again, huh?" said Mika tired while holding her head in annoyance

"Oh, God! I hope Mamo-chan is alright! Hans-chan, please take care of the remaining customers, okay? Mika-chan, let's check Mamo-chan and Nobu-chan's conditions." Said Master in a rather panicked tone

"Well, I wouldn't say you could count on me. I just wait here and tell the customers to wait for a little bit. Serving beverages and dishes like this aren't my style at all. I just take a pleasure with the book that I have now." Said Hans with a bored tone

"Well, whatever, Hans-chan. Let's go Mika-chan." Said Master before opening the refrigerator's door and coming inside whatever the refrigerator stores

"Man... Why me, huh? I really don't want to have business with that burger-loving stupid genius!" Despite what Mika said, she still followed Master to go inside the refrigerator. Whether Master's previous words are right is up to your interpretation.

Unknown to the customers, behind the refrigerator of the café there's a little stair that connects with a huge room below. The stairs are leading to a little room with a single bed there along with a pretty big desk. The desk contains several blue prints, books, machinery equipment, and formula paper scattered on it. Next to the bedroom, there's this big hall or room that seems to be a laboratory or some sort of that. The lab contains so many mechanical machines and equipment. It's hard to describe the content of the labs because it's filled with so many things that are usually founded in a high-level laboratory. Unfortunately, the place is currently filled with so much smoke that clouds everyone's sight. Even Master and Mika must cover their noses from the thick smoke.

"Guh! What the hell is happening here!? Does anyone make a grilled fish here!?" asked Master in confusion

"Who knows!? That's your so-called 'son' doings, right!? Also, there's no way someone is grilling fish in a closed-space place like this, Master!" replied Mika

"Well, who knows, right? Nobu-chan loves seafood too after all." Said Master which was replied with Mika rolling her eyes

They soon brace themselves to enter the thick smoke while trying to hold his breath. However, it's hard to see with the thick smoke is clouding their sight.

"Dammit! I know that Kimura's lab is big but this cloudy smoke makes me feel it's much bigger than I thought."

"Just less yap and just do it more, Mika-chan!"

"I know, Master! You don't have to…"

However, Mika suddenly stopped her words after turning her head toward Master. Of course, said person just looks around in confusion. He even replied 'What!?' to Mika. Mika soon just makes a little sigh before pointing downward to Master. Master soon takes a little glance to his below. To his shock, Master's foot could be seen stomping on a girl's face. The girl has a long black hair and she was wearing a normal gray shirt with black pants. Her face was covered in black smoke and her eyes are swirling comically as if she was blown by a big explosion.

"Oh my God, Nobu-chan! What should I do!? What should I do!?" yelped Master after realizing that he has stomped the girl right in the face. He soon makes a panicked voice before squirming so much to Mika's annoyance.

"Master, at least step aside first!" shouted Mika before pushing Master aside really hard. Not wasting time, Mika soon drags the girl, named Nobu, across the floor to the bed in the previous little room. She soon laid Nobu to the bed with the help of Master.

"Now, how we should wake her up, Master? Should I just punch or kick her face to wake her up from her deep slumber?" asked Mika while crackling her fists

"Oi, oi, Mika-chan, isn't that a physical abuse!? Can't you at least try to think something else other than using force? Oh yeah, maybe we can wake her up by grilling up a fish! Nobu-chan really loves grilled fish, right?" said Master as if he got a genius idea

"Hah!? It even makes more no sense by baiting this demonic girl by using a fish!? Is she a cat or what, huh!?" complained Mika

"No, no, no, just less yap, Mika-chan! Just listen your father, okay? I always have the better ways to solve it. Now, let's start grilling a fish!" said Master before trying to get up. However, he suddenly felt a little tug in his clothes. To his surprise, he sees Nobu is tugging Master's arms while grumbling a little.

"Ugh… Don't dare to eat grilled fish without me! I'm the only one who could dish out grilled fish first! Uhuk!" grumbled Nobu before coughing smoke a little bit

"Oh, Nobu-chan, you're awake!? Are you alright, my daughter!? Tell your father, okay? Hah, see it, Mika-chan. Just by saying grilled fish Nobu comes to immediately, right?"

"Guh… Why the heck I'm surrounded with a couple of idiots here?" said Mika in annoyance while holding her head as if she got a migraine from everything that happened today

"Oh, my poor little daughter, Nobu-chan, what happened to you, huh? Is there something wrong?" asked Master worried

"Uhuk, Otou-sama…. I regretted helping Aruji-sama. He said he wanted me to test out some of his newest intentions…. It's a success but the incoming side effects are just too hazardous and it went… BANG!" said Nobu while opening her red blood eyes and coughing so much

"Hah… Sometimes, I think we should move out our café from Kimura's laboratory, Master… I really don't know what that annoying person's thought at all! Why men have to be so stupid and annoying like this…" complained Mika

Suddenly, a man came out from the smoke and his whole body was even covered by so much dust. The man has dark blue hair which was pretty dust now. He's wearing a simple black shirt with blue, white and red stripes on it along with blue jeans. He's currently wearing an eye mask that obscures his eyesight because the mask is so dusty. Even the man coughs up a little.

"Nobu-chan! Nobu-chan, where are you!?" shouted the man

"Oh, Mamoru-chan! We are here! Nobu-chan just fell unconscious just now but she's alright." Said Master to the man called Mamoru

"Oh, Master, thank goodness! Let me see her! I hope nothing wrong happens to her during my beautiful experiment." said Mamoru before approaching the three

"Nobu-chan… I'm so sorry. I didn't count and calculate the amount of force that the recoil gave, the amount of electron discharge in every seconds, the momentum of the bullets and the gun, the potential and the kinetic energy of the gun and also the action-reaction force properly… But fear not! Your testament was good and my invention is now completed! Just a little tweak and it's perfect! Oh yeah, I didn't know that your hair was cut because of the explosion. Also, since when you're flat-chested and becoming fatter." Said Mamoru while rubbing Nobu's body with his dust-covered mask

Or so he thought…

"Ummm…. Mamo-chan… You should wipe those dusty mask… Also, stop rubbing her… You don't want 'her' to be angry…" whispered Master slowly

"Huh, what do you mean, Master? It's Nobu-chan, right?" Suddenly, Mamoru felt someone was grabbing his shirt's collar. After that, that person swiftly swipes the dust in Mamoru's mask. In his sight, he could see a certain short gray-haired girl with her pale golden or yellow eyes are glaring at him. Mamoru realizes what he was doing at that time and he could only laugh dryly.

"Oh, Mika-chan, haha. How are you doing, huh? Haha."

"Hmph… Who did you say flat-chested and fat, huh? If you try to say anything funny, I'm going to make you choke out those damn burgers from your stomach…" glared Mika with her rather bad mood

"Haha, since when I said that, Hosoku Mika-chan… I really wasn't talking about you in the slightest. In fact, can you release me right now? My stomach is pretty craving for hunger now." Said Mamoru while averting his sight from the deadly eyes of Mika. However, Mika just tightens her grip toward the man as if she was trying to choke him out.

"You think I'm a big dumb ass, huh!? I already know your petty tricks so don't ever hope to escape so easily from me, Kimura Mamoru!" said Mika while glaring at Mamoru even more. Mamoru himself also realizes that it's no use to communicate with Mika who has zero sense in her head and just finishes everything with her muscles. Mamoru always declares himself to be a pacifist but when it comes to people like Mika, he really doesn't have too much choices to use.

"Well, it's not like you use your brain so much…" Mamoru whispered a little bit.

"What did you say just now!? You want to die, huh?"

"Ah, it's nothing the beautiful and cute, Mika-chan, haha. Oh, your new shoes are pretty good, huh?" said Mamoru nonchalantly

"Oh, my new shoes, huh? Feh, of course, Kimura! It's one of the newest brands from my favorite online shop and company. It's said to be made from fine crocodile's skin and it has little shining and glimmering cute diamonds. I bet those women who use all branded things will envy my high heels." Said Mika as if she was proud to herself and her new shoes. She kept blabbering about the features of her new shoes long enough for the restrained Mamoru to move swiftly. The man doesn't waste his time before poking Mika's ahoge 5 times.

"Jackpot!" said Mamoru and Master in unison, making Mika realized the situation that she was in

"HEY, WHAT DID YOU JUST DO, YOU F*CK*NG BURGER ***HOLE!? Fufu… Hahahahahaha! Hahahaha! I can't stop laughing… Hahahaha!" said Mika while realizing that her weakness was exploited again. This time however, it's even worse because Mamoru showed no mercy by poking Mika's ahoge 5 times which is the limit for Mika to hold her sanity.

"Phew… That was close. Well, I must admit that your new high heels are pretty fancy looking. But I knew you bought it from 'Amajones' web for about a cheap 2200 yen. From such a cheap price like that, I can't believe you don't use your brain enough to think it's a real one." Said Mamoru with a rather disappointed tone

"Hahahaha… Kimura, you f*ck! Hahahaha… I swear to… Hahaha…. To…. Hahahaha… How dare you…. Hahahaha! Hahaha! You dare to trick, hahahaha! Hahahaha…. Hahahaha…" laughed Mika uncontrollably while pounding the floor continuously to control her sanity. It's already hard to talk while laughing like this and the fact that Mamoru pushes her to the limit just makes it worse. It's as if Mika couldn't differentiate when she's actually serious and joking when laughing like this.

"Oi, oi, Mamo-chan, my boy. It's too far, you know. Even as her father, I only poke her three times at times and four at max if Mika-chan's being close to snap people's neck! At least, go easy on her, Mamo-chan." Protested Master while being worried to one of his daughters' well being. Even if it's a funny sight to see Mika laughs so much, it's also a sad sight to see Mika couldn't even control her own self to even spit a single sentence. No father wouldn't be worried to see their daughters like this, right?

"Master, but it's Mika-chan first to bully me like that! I said something like that because I didn't know it was her in the first place! After all, why you two went downstairs in the first place. Everything's under control, except for a little tweaks and an after-effect that I missed to calculate. After all, how many times we could see Mika-chan like this." Said Mamoru while pouting a little

"In anyway, just stop it right now, Mamo-chan! Mika-chan's stomach must be hurt so much after laughing like this. Not to mention, I also poked her ahoge again because she was arguing with Hans so intensely earlier." Said Master while pleading Mamoru to stop her

"Hai, hai, Master. I'll do it. So… Mika-chan, I'll stop this hell of laughter if you say 'Please, stop me, the genius, the coolest, the hottest and the most handsome genius physicist, chemist and mage, Mamo-kun. I'm sorry to the bottom of my heart. I can't live without seeing your handsome face and your genius thinking that it keeps making my hearts races so much', okay?" said Mamoru while kneeling beside the laughing Mika

"WHAT!? THAT'S TOO LONG! Hahahahahaha! Also, hahahaha…. Hahahaha….. There's no way…. Hahahaha… I would say….. Hahahahaha…. Hahahaha…. THAT DISGUSTING LINE!" shouted Mika in the middle of her laughter. Unfortunately, Mamoru can't give her break and just pokes her ahoge twice again. This course of action makes Mika laughs even harder that it could be heard in the neighborhood and she keeps banging the floor like no tomorrow. Even the previously intimidating Mika now makes those impossible funny faces with tears keep falling from her eyes like a stream.

"Holy cow, Mamo-chan! You poked her twice again!? You know the limit of Mika-chan's ahoge is ten times! If you push that limit, we don't know what would happen to Mika-chan! Even worse, the Mika-chan that we know might no longer be there!" said Master while holding his cheeks in disbelief

"Ha… I'm just a little joking right there, Master. There's no way I would exceed that limit. As cruel as a scientist can be, they even have morals and standards, you know. I even would like to see Mika-chan smiling like this. She's not a cutie and no fun if she keeps intimidating people like that." Said Mamoru in defense

"Come on, Mamo-chan! If you don't stop Mika-chan right now, I won't give the monthly burger's stock this time!" said Master before hitting Mamoru's head lightly

"Owie! That hurts, Master! Well, in anyway, it's bad if I can't eat hamburger for a month. I won't have enough energy to keep my inventing time!" blabbered Mamoru like a child

"Hahahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! I'm… Hahaha…f*ck*ing….Hahahaha…SORRY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! PLEASE, MAMO-KUN! HAHAHAHA!" apologized Mika while pleading to Mamoru to stop this continuous train of laughter

"Aaww… That's the first time you call me 'Mamo-kun'. Well, I have enough so I don't need that childish tantrum anymore. You're free right now my cute Mika-chan." Said Mamoru before pulling Mika's ahoge really hard that it shocks and stops Mika's laughter for whatsoever. After that, Mika finally stops laughing like crazy. Unfortunately, she lost so much energy that she almost fell unconscious. Even her face shows fatigue, she's sweating so much, and her breaths are rather raspy now. Mika couldn't help but lay down in the floor exhausted.

"Oh, my poor daughter, Mika-chan! Don't worry daddy is here!" said Master in hasty before carrying Mika to the bed

"I…don't need….your help…. Master…" whispered Mika with no energy

"Ssshhh… Don't talk too much. For now, just sleep well in there. Gather back your energy and become the energetic and loud mouth Mika-chan that we know." Said Master before placing Mika beside the sleeping Nobu. After being placed into the bed, Mika soon fell asleep while hugging Nobu as if she was her our pillow. It's rare to see Mika sleeps but when she's so tired and asleep, she makes such a cute face when sleeping like that.

"Now, Mamo-chan, you know where you're wrong, right?" asked Master to Mamoru. Admittedly, even Mamoru feels a little guilty for making Mika to act like that. As much as he might hate Mika, he also don't dislike her to the point of hatred so he feels a little guilty right now.

"Yeah, Oyaji… I'm so sorry for Mika-chan…." Said Mamoru while averting his eyes from his father-like figure

"Well, at least you know that you're wrong so it's enough. I won't push you any further. After all, you've just made another invention of yours, right? You earn your rest too." Said Master before patting Mamoru's head as if he was his own son

"I know, Oyaji… I'm sorry… Well, in anyway, I'm so tired right now. I need to cool off my brain by sleeping. When I wake up, could you please give me my hamburger stock?" said Mamoru while stretching his body

"Well, anything for my son."

"Also… Please, buy a dango for me too." Said Mamoru in a serene tone

"Mamo-chan…"

"Oh well, time to sleep!" said Mamoru before suddenly falling to the ground in the most comical way. He also lost his consciousness like Mika but it's so instant that it's hard to believe in. Mamoru even snores a bit in the floor. Master couldn't help but shaking his head with a smile.

"My, my, Mamo-chan… You're as helpless as Mika-chan, huh?" said Master before carrying Mamoru to the bed and placing him right in the middle of Mika and Nobu. While it's still a single bed, it's still spacious enough to hold them three.

"Well, in the end, no matter how much rocky their relationship is, they really fit with each other. Even those sleeping faces are so cute together." Said Master while seeing the cuteness of his children sleeping like this. It's rare for him to see them sleeping together like this and it's just a marvel to see.

"It's so disgusting for me to say but I agree with you, Master." Said Hans out of nowhere beside Master while reading a book

"Hmph, hmph, I agree too! EH!? Hans-chan, since when!?" asked Master in surprise

"That's none of your business nor should you know about it. Just say I was a little late in the game. While I don't like to handle with this gray-haired woman, it's still a marvel if I could see that laughing stock-pile. After all, I could call myself a 'demon', right?" said Hans with a smile

"Man, don't say something like that, Hans-chan. I still consider yourself my son no matter what you say. Oh, don't tell me you want to sleep with them too?"

"Are you nuts? I might be lowly but I'm not that lowly enough to do such embarrassing things like this. After all, as a writer I'm too busy reading and expanding my imagination that things like this are so insignificant for me."

"As usual as always, huh, Hans-chan? Well, I can't force you if you don't want it. You really are alike to Mamo-chan but takes into much more extreme. Still, it's a nice scene to see my children are happy and sleeping so soundly and together like this… If only my 'other' daughter is here… Mamo-chan and Nobu-chan would be very happy and she even could make a great pair with Mika-chan." Said Master with a rather sad tone which interests Hans' attention to remember a little tragedy awhile back

"As disgusting and ironic as it might sound to be, I can't help but to agree…" said Hans before closing his book and eyes

~UBW~

"Cut it out right now, will you, Shinji!?" I said irritated while grumbling toward my down friend beside me. It's been several minutes after leaving the café and this guy still cries like a baby! I even need to avert my sight from those people's weird eyes and thoughts. Usually, Shinji would be so embarrassed to walk with such an unsociable and meek guy like me. This time, it's reverse. I don't know whether I should say that Shinji's not my friend when more people are gazing toward us.

"You really don't understand, EMIYA!? DO YOU REALLY KNOW THE PAIN OF THE GACHA!?"

And… He goes again… Bailing toward me before crying like a mess afterwards. I even need to really close my ears from those ear-piercing tantrum. I know that sometimes it's sucked to get something bad in the game. But, seriously who the hell would spend the entire evening just crying like a kid who wants a toy? In this kind of scenario, many people will think it sucks to be Shinji who has a really bad luck in the game. However, I think it's more appropriate for them to think it sucks to be me who keeps hearing this non-stop preaching.

"Yeah… It's not like I know your pain because I don't play that useless game nor am I a pro gamer like you. The best thing that I could do is just to say 'What a mess you are, Shinji.'"

"SERIOUSLY!? That words just rub my failures even more! Are you an idiot or just joking, huh, Emiya!?"

"Come on, don't make a fuss now, Shinji. I really don't feel need to say 'There's always next time' to you because several things. First, as I always say I don't play that game. Second, I think it's just a pointless thing to collecting those crystals. Third, what you and I would benefit so much for getting those Servant cards, huh? Maybe for you, there's some benefits. But for me, I think nothing changes for me at all. Just move on, Shinji. We have so much more precious activities than that game."

"Man, Emiya…. You ain't no fun! I regretted expressing this tear jerking feelings to you…" said Shinji with a disappointment tone

"The same for me. I shouldn't have come with you today and hear all of those banters…" I don't know why but after that conversation, we just walk home with a dead silence. Neither I nor Shinji are talking on the way home. It seems that Shinji has run out of tears by this time and I don't have any good or relevant topics to talk about. Finally, some good silence after a while. I really grow out of patience from all of those bailing from Shinji until now.

Anyway, when we're just several meters away from our home, we hear a faint cry and plead from a nearby alleyway. Of course, this interests me a little so I soon dash away from Shinji who was still in sore mood while throwing my bad to him.

"Oi, Emiya, where are you going?" asked Shinji surprised

"Sorry! But I kinda have a little bad feeling." I said while running ahead in this cramped and dark alley. It's pretty dark here, especially since it's almost night. For some reason, I felt that that cry was a little familiar to me.

"Please, don't take that from me! That's my most precious things in my life!"

I heard that plead again and I was made pretty sure by who's the owner of that voice. I hope my feeling is wrong because I really don't want to imagine the worst case scenario. I really hope it's not her. Though that uneasiness makes my speed even faster than before. Not long after that, I finally made through a little open space. The place was lit so dim with just one lamp in the corner and the aroma there stinks so much with so many littering trashes. However, I was horrified to see a certain girl that I knew is there.

Said girl has this deep purple short hair which has a nice red ribbon tied into it. However, the dullness of her purple eyes just writes every pain, helpless and powerless expression in her face. The fact that the girl's bangs are quite long enough to cover one of her eyes just further cements this. She also wears the same school uniform that I and Shinji wears usually.

"Huh…? Emiya-senpai…?" said the girl with a rather weak and tired tone

"Sakura…" I murmured a little toward the girl in front of me. To be blunt, it wasn't just the purple haired girl named Sakura who was there in the scene. There are several girls around her and it wasn't in a particular good situation too. Some of the girls are holding Sakura in place like a policeman and a particular smug girl is just standing triumphantly in front of the powerless Sakura. They are also wearing the same Homurahara High School's uniforms for girls.

"Ara, ara, what do we have here, huh, girls? A trespasser? From that uniform, it seems that you're from Homurahara too, huh? I'm sorry for this pathetic sight in front of you but if you may, could you just leave this place out?" asked that smug-looking girl

I soon grit my teeth and hands so much. No matter how Shinji would tell how nerdy, plain, or idiotic I'm, I could easily read the situation and whoever they are, they're doing horrible things to Sakura. I'm usually just plainly emotionless with no exaggerated emotions like Shinji. However, I couldn't help but clenching my fists really hard. Is this what they would say 'anger'? Honestly, this situation comes first for whatsoever.

"What are you doing to Sakura?" I said to the point with my usual emotionless tone. For some reason, I felt something's different from my tone just now.

"Ho… What a fancy meeting here, huh? Are you this meek Takami-san's acquaintance or friend? Or maybe even lover, huh, hahaha." Laughed the girl with a rather insulting snarl

"Senpai, please leave now! I'm alright and I'm just fine! It has nothing to do with you!" warned Sakura while trying to struggle the girls' grasps

"Shut up, b*tch!" said the previous girl with a cold tone before slapping Sakura's cheek really hard

"Sakura! Oi, release Sakura right now! What did Sakura do to after all!?" I said with a rather worried tone because in closer inspection, I could see that Sakura's cheeks are so red and swollen. That slap might not be the first slap until now. Just the sight of Sakura's suffering makes me clenches my hands even more.

"So, what if I don't want, huh? Girls?" said the girl to her friends with an imperative glares toward them. After that, the girl lessens the grasp to Sakura but they soon immediately kick the poor girl to the dirty and wet floor. I shouted Sakura's name once again after seeing how Sakura was bullied and ridiculed so much like this.

"Fufu, how do you like these stinky ground, huh, Takami-san? Your minds are flying away whenever in the class. Perhaps, you're in love, huh? I could help to release that desires of yours with this." Said the girl before stepping on Sakura's head and forcefully making her to kiss the dirty pavement continuously. Seeing how much the situation has gone worse and intense, I couldn't hold on this boiling feeling inside of me anymore. I soon approach those horrible girls with my unusual sharp eyes. I soon grab the girl's hand while staring at him intensely.

"Could you please stop harassing Sakura? What is your problem with her after all?" I said with a rather serious tone. However, the girl just doesn't pay so much attention to me and just replies while averting her sight toward me.

"Can you please don't touch me with that filthy hands of yours? After all, can't you see the enjoyment and such a graceful sight of Takami-san like this? It's rare to see her pleading like a hungry kitten pleads for foods. If you don't like it, just go away. Or you want to punch me, kick me, shove me or kill me?" said the girl with a rather unsettling laughter

I could only curse myself for not taking an immediate action before. My clenched fists are shaking uncontrollably and I slowly start raising this fists toward her. Unfortunately, the girl sees this through and just smiles smugly.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, boy?" said the girl before showing a rather cute and exotic bracelet in her hand. Seeing that, I suddenly froze in place while staring at that thing. I'm obviously familiar with that bracelet in the girl's hand. Sakura usually wears that bracelet and she always says the brace is an important thing for her. Knowing that, I finally can piece two and two together. Seeing how it escalates, I'm even more horrified with the situation.

"If you don't want me to crash this precious little thing that Takami-san always wears, please stop touching me with that filthy hands, will you?" threatened the girl

"Please don't do it, Riko-san! Please, that's my precious things to me! I beg you, please!" begged Sakura while crying a little

"I'm not asking your opinion, you know." Said the girl, named Riko, before kicking Sakura's head to the pavement again

"Sakura…"

"Now, boy, what should you do, huh? Just punch me if you want but I will destroy this little thing, 'kay? Or… You could just step away from me and let me continue our 'friendship' with Takami-san. If you do that, no side will ever get any loss, you know. When I'm feeling I'm done you could take this cheap bracelet and Takami-san too, fufu." Said Riko sarcastically

I know that I couldn't just let Sakura being bullied so terribly like this. However, if I make a wrong move, I don't know what this girl will do to us. Being pitted like this, my head is swirling uncontrollably in order to find a way to get out of this situation. However, the more I think the more my head is so frustrated. With so many thoughts in my head, I don't have any choice but to release my grip from the girl.

"Well, well, what a good boy, huh? That's why I love guys like you, you know." Said the girl before she suddenly kicked me away from her in the stomach. The impact of the throw made me crashed to a nearby trash can and my whole body is covered with so many dirt and thrashes. However, I'm just so powerless to do anything and I could only see Sakura is being stomped by Riko continuously while latter is laughing uncontrollably.

'I hate it… I hate it… I hate it… I hate it…'

Those words keep ranging inside of my head with my deadly glares keep pointing at Riko. I could only clench my fist and chest while those thoughts keep flying in my head. It should be obvious why I hate that girl so much but I truly hate her, hate, hate, hate and hate her. That's the only I could think right now. I do not usually let my feelings get the better of me. However, these hatred just keeps growing with my eyes are so widened like meatballs.

"Oh, why did you stare at me like that, pretty boy? Do you hate me for doing this to Takami-san? If you want to punch me, just do it! Do it! Do it! Hahahaha, I forgot that you can't do that, right? What a pity?" laughed Riko maniacally

"Please, Riko-san… You can do anything to me… But, please don't hurt Senpai's feelings any more than this. I beg you! I promise I will bring your bags every day in the school, you can use my money in the canteen, I'll also take your picket schedule. So please, don't hurt Senpai, please…" begged Sakura so much to the point that she kissed Riko's shoes to gain her trust

"Don't you dare to touch my shoes like that, you lowly life!" said Riko before stomping Sakura's head so hard that the poor girl's head is bleeding so much

"Stop it!" I screamed in terror like a madman while trying to approach Sakura. Unfortunately, that Riko girl shows that bracelet from before and she tries to crush it with her hands, stopping me in my track. I could only grit my teeth while standing in my place like a stone. I could feel tears are falling from my eyes to beg that this situation is just a dream.

"Oi, Emiya, what the hell is… EH!? Emiya, Sakura, what are you two doing here!? Also… You are…" said Shinji who came out from the cramped alleyway that I went before. For once I'm grateful that Shinji is coming in the right nick of time to actually ruin the tense of the situation here. However, after seeing Shinji, Riko's face is now consumed in anger and hatred to the point that she kicks away Sakura to my direction. I waste no time to approach the down Sakura.

"Sakura, are you alright!? Can you stand!?" I said worried while trying to lift Sakura a bit from the ground. In much closer view, I could see Sakura's face is dirtied and bleeding non-stop in her forehead. Her eyes are even as lifeless just when we met for the first time. I soon take out my handkerchief from my pocket and swipes Sakura's face gently.

"Don't worry, Senpai… I'm alright… It's just a little bleeding, nothing bad at all…" said Sakura weakly while trying to show a smile to me like usual. However, I know that it's not that kind of gentle smile that she always puts.

"Don't say anything too much. What did you say about little bleeding? You're bleeding non-stop right now." I said while tending Sakura's bleeding forehead. While I might can't see it, I could feel and hear Shinji's gritting his teeth really hard after seeing our conditions, especially Sakura.

"Well, well, well, I guess I owe Takami-san and that boy a little for meeting with a game champ like you, huh? It's been a while, right, Takami Shinji-kun?" said Riko in a rather unusual and unhinged cold tone, something I wouldn't expect to come out from such a girl like her

"You… Sakagami Riko, what are you doing to my little sister and my friend, huh!? If there was someone that could do such an act like that, that would be me!" growled Shinji

"Heh, it's rare to you, huh, Takami-kun! I didn't expect for such a mouthful, boastful and arrogant person like you could feel a little pity to his younger sister, huh?"

"It's not like I care for that brat sister of mine or what! I already said I won't let you take the right to bully Sakura and Emiya like this. The only person who has the right to talk a sh*t to them is only me! After all, why the hell did you do this in the first place, huh!?"

"Do you really forget, Takami-kun? During the school representative's game for FGO, right? It was for choosing the best champion in the school to go to the national game competition. I lost to you and you should remember that!"

"Hah… I thought what but it seems just a little blabber from a loser, huh? I don't have any time to talk with a loser like you. So, if you may…"

"Talk about loser but you yourself lost during the qualification stage of the national competition. I really hate you Takami-kun! I accept my loss from you but I don't accept someone who is above me to lose so easily in such a big tournament. If it had been me, I would have won the whole competition!" declared Riko out loud while pointing at Shinji

"Sheeeshh… I really don't like someone who rub an old injuries of mine like this. I also don't like you for rubbing my loss like that. I already said if FGO had been purely based on skill and thorough strategy, I would have easily won. I don't think you could have won either even if you had beaten me." Said Shinji a little annoyed and irritated

"Feh! Rather than talk, how about if we settle this right now and let's see who's stronger! I will show you how much stronger I'm right now! I'm going to make you cry like a baby after this." Said Riko with a rather sadistic smile before taking out her phone

"Come on… I'm a little under the weather today and I don't have time to play with a loser like you. Why should I fight you in the first place?" said Shinji before he was silenced when Riko showed Sakura's bracelet in her hands, shocking Shinji a little. Shinji takes a little glances toward me and Sakura who is at my arms. Sakura could be seen trying to reach that bracelet with her almost limp hand.

"Hah….. I need to thoroughly discipline you later, Sakura! I really don't like to fight in this situation." Said Shinji before showing his phone too

"Well, well, well, look who's so fired up, huh? Seems like I need to 'befriend' Takami-san even more after this. It's a trade Takami-kun! If you can defeat me, I'll leave you three free with this bracelet. If not, fufu, I'll rub that salty pride of yours!" boasted Riko

"Tch! It's not like I really care so much for Sakura or what. Let's just say it's a perfect time to teach you a lesson not to underestimate the game champ! Sorry, Emiya, Sakura, but you two need to tag with me a bit longer." Said Shinji. I honestly don't know what those two talk at all and I just wish we could finish this sooner. Sakura's conditions are not that good at all. She already looks so pale and her body is shivering so much. I just hope Shinji could finish whatever they'll do fast.

"Now… GAME ON!" shouted both Shinji and Riko before showing their phone to the each other

Suddenly, a bright flash of light emerged from their phones. That blinding light consumes every inch of the area really fast. That light was so blinding that I need to cover both of my and Sakura's eyes. However, that time… I realize that it's the turn of my whole life. This event will change the course of my fate forever unbeknownst to even myself. Everything won't be same from now on. And it started when Shinji bragged about his so-called 'game' of his…

~UMU~

When I open my eyes, suddenly a streak of the sunlight hits my eyes. I need to cover my eyes from the bright shining light with my hands. I complain a little about how hot and bright the sunlight here. However, it then hits me… When I looked at the sky, I soon realized that something wasn't right. As far as he remembered, they were at a rather uncomfortable stinky alley and it was almost night at that time. Here, the sun is shining so brightly and it's not as cold as before. I look at my surroundings and I found out that we're right in the middle of a desert to my surprise.

"What the hell was happening!?" I said surprised at what just happened in a split second like before. I remembered that everything has changed when Shinji and Riko took out their phones and suddenly a bright light emerged from them.

"Senpai… Where are we?" said Sakura while covering her eyes from sun's bright light. I suddenly remembered and relieved that Sakura is still at my side. I was anxious if that light actually split us. On closer inspection, I realize that we are actually in a spectator-like benches that is usually founded in a football or soccer stadium. That aside, I soon lay Sakura beside me while shielding her from the sun's bright light.

"Hmph! How foolish you are, huh, Sakagami!? You chose this kind of stage even when you knew that this kind of place would be advantageous to my usual's Servant. Do you really want to lose or what?" said a familiar voice

"I'm not going to be satisfied until I could really eat you when you duke it all! I'll show you how lowly a game champ even when you have the advantages! Prepare yourself! This is going to be your loss after this, Takami Shinji-kun, the game champ!"

When I gazed toward the core of those voices, I couldn't believe what I have just seen in my sight. It was as if we are battling in those battle games from the manga that I read. Both Shinji and Riko are floating in transparent cubes. In front of them, there's a pretty wide screen that seems to contain several informations that's hard to see from here. They are holding several tarot-like cards in their hands. They have those competitive eyes in their face that writes they don't want to lose in the slightest in this battle.

"What the hell is this after all?" I murmured in confusion. My head is so filled with many questions, curiosity and confusions that I don't know how to feel right now. You could say both of my thoughts are so jumbled and incomprehensible to process whatever I have seen until this point. During my confusion, suddenly a big screen comes out of nowhere in then thin of air.

"Yo, yo, yo, youngsters! How are you my fellow Masters? This your beloved, awesome, handsome, cool and entertaining host of this game, Kotooooomineeeee KIREI! Welcome to Fate Game Order!" said a middle-aged man from that big screen in the air

That man… I don't even know where to start describing him. Despite not being young anymore, he's wearing a hippy-like clothes. He's wearing a red bandana several yellow polkadots in there. The man wears an over the top black glasses along with a cross necklace in his neck. His clothes could be said coming from those hipsters that are pretty popular in the 80s but it's already old by now. He's currently sitting in discotic-like room with a pretty wide table in front of him. In front of him, there's also a pretty big microphone that just supports his already big voice. There are also several cards that are shown in those tables namely the 'Black Keys' cards that Shinji had shown to me, a 'Sumanai' Saber card?, a 'Daddy Issues' Saber card?, 'The Electric' Archer?, 'Devil Idol' Lancer?, 'Oh Holy Nurse' Berserker?, 'Old Man' Assassin?, 'Secretly Pervert Dragon-Taming Nun' Rider?, 'Devil Idol Halloween Premium' Caster? And so much more. Hah… I don't even know what is happening anymore.

"Now, my dear fellow Masters who see this upcoming intense battle, take your seat and be sure not be slipped away from the edge of your seat after this! Today… We have the 'Game Champ' Takami Shinji vs 'The Popular Gamer' Sakagami Riko! As we all know, I was also presented during their match in Homurahara High School's game tournament. Too bad Riko-kun was defeated by Shinji-kun in the finale and it really brushed Riko-kun's pride. Fortunately, Riko-kun has risen up from the fall and she's going for a revenge to Shinji-kun! I can't wait for this battle any longer!" said the host, named Kirei, excited

"Can you cut it out, right now, Kirei? I can't wait to see Takami-kun's poor sight after the loss. I want a 1v1 battle right now!" declared Riko

"Same here, Sakagami!" replied Shinji with a rather prideful smile

"OH! What a turn of event!? These two young kids are so eager to fight with each other! They're going for a hot 1v1 battle right now! It might be a little disappointing to have such a good battle like this to be short-length. Though, probably due to the two's time constraints, I think this is the right choice. Anyway, let's start the battle right now! Fellow Masters, prepare your Servants, CEs, your Code Casts and everything under 1 or two minutes! Then, let the game begin!" declared Kirei with excitement

"Um… Excuse me… Can I ask what is this all? I really can't process everything that happens here." I asked meekly while raising my hand.

"WHAT, MY BOY!? SERIOUSLY!? You don't know about the ever popular FGO at all!? It's the most exciting and popular games recently! I can't believe such a young kid like you don't know anything about it! Man, it might be a little insult but what a nerd you are for not knowing about this heavenly game!" said Kirei in disbelief. What he said was the same thing that Shinji had said in the café. I honestly didn't take Shinji's words too seriously at that time but seeing the host's words really shows me how I'm really not up-to-date, huh?

"Okay, lem'me explain to you, my boy! Fate Game Order is a virtual action RPG game made by Z.C. and it's now the world's most popular and number one game in the world! They can easily downloaded in many app stores and it's the society's addictive games! There're two ways to play this game. First, the passive mode where you don't need to use the virtual features of the game and play it like a normal phone's game. However, you could only use your Servant's data or 'ghost' data per se in this mode. You also can't use Code Casts or even your Command Spells. Passive mode is usually used for to analyze every person's gameplay around the world or to farm experiences or many goodies." Explained Kirei

Both Riko and Shinji are sighing because they know how long Kirei will explain the mechanics, especially for a total newbie like me, especially since I don't intend to play this game for whatsoever. After all, whatever Kirei said would be useless since I don't like this type of game and I just want to go home quickly so I can tend Sakura and stop Shinji's whole bragging. Still, it's a lie if I'm not curious about this game that many people love and Shinji keeps blabbering about.

"Then, we have this virtual features of the game called active mode! In this mode, you have so many privileges that otherwise can't be used in passive mode like Code Casts, Command Spells, your direct orders and so many more. Usually, this mode can only be used when there are two or more players in the field and our game can held 6 fellow Masters which means there's a total 18 Servants can be called in the field. It's a competitive mode where you can battle with other Masters to reach the top." Continued Kirei

"But, Kotomine Kirei-san… What actually happened to us? I know this is a virtual mode of the game but I feel it's almost real in this world. I don't even know what's real or not here. Are we sent to the virtual world like those anime or manga that we usually see?" I asked back to find out this weird shift of environments. It's just too surprising to find we are suddenly teleported to the middle of a desert from an alleyway.

"Good question, my boy. If you remember, there's a blinding light emitted from Shinji-kun and Riko-kun's phones, right? It's a bit complicated but I'll say that light transfer your consciousness into the virtual world contained in the game. I don't know so much about the process so you could ask our R&D divisions of Z.C. if you have more questions. For now, you could assume your body is trapped in a suspended animation in the real world while you're battling here. Don't worry, time moves slower in this realm. One hour of real life amounts to 5 to 6 hour of the game's time." Said Kirei while I'm nodding and understanding

"The main dish of this game is battle of Servants where they're duking out everything that they have in this game. Servants are normally gained from the gacha system of the game and they are usually obtained in the form of cards. There's also Craft Essence cards to improve the Servants' capabilities and also to change the tide of the battle. These cards are normally appeared as cards only in this game. That's why you can see both of the players here are holding their Servants cards. The Servants also have affinities that show their advantages in this game."

"First there's the Knight Class which consists of Sabers, Archers, and Lancers. Sabers beats Lancers, Lancers beat Archers, and Archers beat Sabers. There's also a second class named the Cavalry Class which consists of Riders, Casters, Assassins and Berserkers. Riders beat Casters, Casters beat Assassins, and Assassins beat Riders. Berserkers become the 'joker' of the game where they have class advantages toward all classes. So, Berserkers deal more damage toward all of the classes but they also receive more damage from those classes too. Select your Servants carefully because these class affinities can decide the tide of each battles." Said Kirei to me and also Shinji and Riko

"Well, does your chit chat is over now? I can't wait to play anymore." Complained Riko

"Oh, I'm sorry, Riko-kun and Shinji-kun for making you to wait so long. Well, fear not! I bet'cha you two has carefully chosen your Servant for this battle! Remember, this is a fast paced 1v1 battle with your selected Servant. Make use of your thinking, strategies and your synergies with your Servants to attain the victory! Now, fellow Masters, summon your Servants!" exclaimed Kirei excited with exaggeration tone

"Feh! Now it's time to start our game, Sakagami. I'll make you remember the feelings of loser! I'm going to make you regret for trying to take on me again! Well, then it's your show time Assassin!" declared Shinji before taking one out of three cards in his hand. He then places that light brown tarot-like cards to the big screen in front of him.

"Don't get cocky right now, Takami-kun! I'm going to rub my victory in that annoying face of yours! Just prepare to lose right now! Now, I'm counting on you Rider!" declared Riko before taking out a golden card out from his cards in his hands and placed in the screen in front of her

With that, the real battle of the game finally starts…

~FATE~

Well, is it a little bit surprise because the chapter ended so abruptly? Don't worry, readers, I did this because the original script for chapter 1 almost reaches 60 pages or more in my word processing program. Because of that, I split the chapter into two halves to make the reading much more a leisure and enjoyable. I'm pretty sure it's hard to read a 30k+ words in one go. Hence, there will be a tab for two parts of one chapter. If you don't like the new style, I might merge the two parts of one chapter in the following week. At least, I can give a little window for you all to read it without thinking it's going to be pretty long. Anyway, thank you so much for reading this story. Don't forget to leave a review or critic down and I really hope for your next support. Until the next half of the chapter :D