[Disclaimer]
I do not own Fate Stay Night or Hyperdimension Neptunia. I also don't own the cover art I'm using.
[Author's note]
Hello Hyperdimension Neptunia fans! I am called LDC or as Soulx called me, the 'incompetent' author. I'm not the best writer in here. But I really love writing!
I write in VN/LN formatting, so it might get confusing. Just imagine you're playing a VN without the visuals. (How the heck does that work?)
Here's the tips when reading any of my stories:
(Character's point of view) - Referring to the character we're currently possessing, I mean reading.
Normal Sentence - Mostly referring to the character internal thoughts, similar to visual novel.
"words" - Any sentences appearing like this is a speech
~words~ - Whenever this shows up, an event has transpire.
[Words] - I used this to include a sound effect.
Italic words - If any words or sentences are in italic, that means it's in a different language other than English.
? - If this shows up, that means the said character is confused, bewildered by the current event. Some action that represents confusion may occur without being mentioned such as tilting heads.
! - This represents the character's surprise. The said character is shocked by the event unfold.
... - These three dots represents the character train of thoughts whenever he or she is not thinking anything. We can assume that they are pausing blankly. If there are three lines of dots such as this:
that means, the character is speechless due to the absurdity of the situation.
Words or sentences in bold - Whenever these shows up, that means a unique reference to something important to the plot. Let's just say a keyword.
Or in some case, I use 'bold' to discern a unique voice. The said voice rarely speaks unless the situation warrants it.
Anyways, here's the prologue.
Prologue: Welcome to Lastation
(Unknown's point of view)
A blond man with red eyes is struggling before me.
He is being sucked in by a void-like hole.
"Kuh…"
Currently, my arm is being wrapped in chain.
The blond man was the one chaining it to me.
"Stay right there, mongrel! So I can chop your head once I'm free!"
…
Even at times like this, he's still arrogant.
!
His face—
It's melting all over the place.
"Guh…" I let out a grunt.
Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.
That is the identity of this blond man.
If I stay like this, he'll definitely escape.
If he did escape, he might kill all of us.
…
There's only one choice.
"Don't mess with me…"
I wrap the chains across my chest.
"Don't come out ever again…!"
"Have you lost your mind, mongrel…!?"
"UOOOH…!"
I charge towards the void.
"Dammit…"
The King of Heroes let out his last curse.
The two of us fell into the endless void.
/***scene break***/
"What happened?"
I found myself lying on a grassy floor.
…
!
I touch my face to make sure that I'm okay.
…
It turns out my face is all right.
I thought I would be melted down inside that void…
I decide to take a good look at my surrounding.
…
?
"Huh?"
I stand up and begin to scan the nearby area.
…
I wasn't alone…
There is a boy speared into the ground headfirst.
How did I tell the person was a boy?
Well, he's naked… and judging from the size of his body and his little 'friend' down there, he should be around ten years old.
…
"How did he get into that position?" I muse to myself.
…
Let's pull him out for now.
?
The kid was a blonde-haired.
That's quite a surprise.
Who would have thought—
A boy found speared into the ground headfirst… naked on top of that… is actually blond-haired.
…
His hair was as dazzling as Saber's hair.
…
He's still unconscious so I had better take him along.
I place him on my back and start walking.
"Now, where were we?"
I take a look around us again.
…
It appears we're inside some kind of forest.
It's probably a forest around Ryuudou Temple.
I should be able to meet up with Tohsaka and Saber when I get out of the forest.
Saber—
Now, that I thought about it…
She was supposed to disappear.
The grail does no longer exist so she had no reason to stay.
The last time we speak was before the final battle against Gilgamesh.
…
I wasn't able to say goodbye…
…
Anyway, I manage to get out from the forest but…
"Where am I?"
Those are the only words I can muster.
Since, I'm in some kind of industrial city.
Technically, Fuyuki city is also some kind of industrial city but this place really outclass it.
There were factories everywhere.
The sky was also gray.
Most buildings were black and even the houses.
The people are also wearing black.
…
I am really out of place…
Since, I'm wearing my torn out white shirt and carrying a naked blond boy.
"Oh, crap…!"
I totally forgot about him!
!
We're starting to draw attention.
"Dammit!"
I try to keep away from prying eyes.
However, no matter where I go people would look my way.
…
The naked boy doesn't show any sign of waking up.
I'd better find some clothes for the little kid.
I tried to cover him with some rags that I found before I walk into the city.
That wasn't enough to keep the staring eyes away.
I need new clothes, both for the kid and me.
Black would be best.
Before I venture into any shops or boutique, do I have any money in my pocket?
…
Tough luck, not a single penny in the pocket…
At times like this, Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon would be useful.
I mean, he stocked his weapons and other stuffs in that, right?
I could just snap my fingers and take my wallet from it.
…
Unfortunately, life isn't easy.
I really hope I could get some food but I don't have any money.
[Stomach grumbling]
I could hear a sound of stomach grumbling.
It's not mine though…
…
It turns out to be that kid.
"I'm sorry, kid. I'm inside the same boat."
[Sigh]
I could only sigh.
The kid was still unconscious but his stomach is already making noises.
He's probably fainted from hunger.
…
Maybe he's a glutton just like Saber.
"Hey!"
Suddenly, someone calls out to me.
I see a girl with long black hair tied in twin tails is waving at us.
…
Is she?
"The one who's carrying a kid…!" She adds.
That's me all right.
No one else is carrying a kid around.
The girl jogs at me.
Oh my, her skirt is a little too short.
I could almost see 'it'.
"Um, hello there…" I greet her.
…
She is a girl with very long black hair about waist length, worn up in long pigtails.
I also noticed that she has red eyes.
…
They kinda reminded me of Gilgamesh…
"I'm sorry to bother you but I can't help myself but ask; what's wrong with the kid?"
I shrug to show my respond.
"I don't know. I found him naked inside the forest."
"Is that so…"
The girl ponders.
Then, she stammers.
"Wait a second… You said you found him lying around in the forest NAKED!?"
She says while almost yelling.
I guess finding naked kids lying around in the forest aren't common here.
…
It's not common in my place too, though.
"Well, yeah. I found him like this in the forest."
She's making a difficult face.
"What were you doing in the forest in first place and why are your clothes all tattered?"
That's a hard question…
I can't just say I fought the King of Heroes and end up here.
…
Wait, she's speaking Japanese!
That's mean I'm still in Japan, somehow…
However, I'm definitely not in Fuyuki anymore.
"I have no idea. When I woke up, I found myself in the forest. The kid was speared head-first into the ground when I found him."
The girl looks at me with disbelieving eyes.
…
Somehow, she reminds me so much of Tohsaka.
It's probably her style, and that mini-skirt.
Tohsaka had that kind of short skirt.
"I'm telling the truth. In fact, I have no idea where I am."
[Sigh]
She let out a sigh.
"Did you lose your memory or something? This is Lastation, the Land of Black Regality."
"Pardon me?"
She makes an annoyed gesture.
"I said; this is Lastation. I thought I said it loud and clear."
"I'm sorry. Where exactly is this 'Lastation' on Earth?"
The girl makes a dazed expression.
"What is this 'Earth' you were talking about?"
Now, I'm worried.
If she reacted like that, that means I'm not on Earth anymore.
"Excuse me. What planet is this?"
She ponders for a while.
"You knocked your head, didn't you?"
What did she mean by that?
"You said you found the kid speared to the ground. You probably had the same case."
…
A sound argument but I didn't.
"You must have that thing called 'Amnesia'."
Well, I guess I could use that excuse.
"I guess that is the most logical explanation since I don't remember anything about this place."
"Since you possibly forgot about this, I'll explain the world's concept."
She adapts a familiar pose.
That's Tohsaka's pose when she's trying to start a lecture.
"This world is named Gamindustry. This is Lastation, one of the four existing landmasses on Gamindustry."
For some reason I misheard it as 'Game Industry'.
"The Gamindustry is led by four CPUs; each of them represents the four landmasses."
Did she mean the Central Processing Units?
Like the ones in a computer…
"I could guess from your face that you have questions about CPUs. CPUs are Console Patron Units. They are protectors of the Gamindustry. To be exact, they are guardians of this world."
…
"So they are like heroes that keep the peace in this world." I conclude.
"Close but not quite. The CPUs are constantly in feud with each other. This is because each CPU relies on the power of Shares."
"What is this 'Shares'?"
"I knew you would ask that but we probably should get the kid some clothes first. He shouldn't be… comfortable wearing that rag all day long."
She gestures at the kid.
…
She's right though.
I totally forgot about the kid.
"Perhaps we could get new clothes for you too. I doubt you enjoy being in that torn out clothes."
I forgot about that as well.
"By the way, my name is Noire. What's yours?"
"My name is…"
Should I tell her my real name?
"Did you forget your name as well?"
"Not really. My name is Emiya Shirou. I hope that didn't sound too weird."
Based on her name, I guess the people here only has a single name without family name.
"Emiya Shirou… Then, I'll call you Emiya-kun."
…
Damn, she reassembles Tohsaka more than I thought.
The intonation that she uses actually sounded like her so much.
"Well, we'd better get going. Do you have any money?"
…
It has come to this…
"Unfortunately, I'm penniless. Is there any place that can offer work with hourly wages?"
"I'd pretty much guessed that. I'll lend you some money. You can pay me back after you get proper dressing."
Suddenly, she puts on a pair of red glasses.
Where did I see those before?
"Ah, Tohsaka did wear those when we were on our date."
"What's this about a date?"
Did I say it loud?
"Oh, it's nothing! I just remember someone with red glasses as well."
I'm not lying.
"So you got some glasses fetishes, eh?"
In her face, some kind of smirk appears.
I know that familiar feline face…
She's up to no good.
"No, I'm not into that!"
"Sorry, I was just joking. It's not every day I talk to a guy."
Suddenly, she stops.
She displays a horrified expression.
"What's wrong, Noire-san?"
"It's nothing! Let's get moving!"
She storms off.
I try my best to keep up.
It seems like she's trying to shake me off…
/~several minutes later~/
Anyways, we arrive at some kind of boutique.
"You should pick up some clothes that suit you and the kid. As much that I wanted to help, I had no idea how to pick clothes for boys."
"I'm sorry for this. I'll be sure to pay you back, Noire-san."
"It's okay. You can pay me later when you can. Right now, get that kid some clothes. It's embarrassing to look at him…"
She glances away with a blush.
I forgot that she's a girl.
Even with the rag, the kid's little 'friend' manage to poke out every now and then.
"I'd better get him a trouser first."
Noire nods and heads to the ladies' department.
I place the blond kid inside a changing room.
…
There's still no sign of waking up...
Let's check out the kid's department.
/~several minutes later~/
Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard to find.
He's around my height when I was ten so I knew the right size.
Since he is blond-haired, black suits him nicely.
…
Now that I think of it, Gilgamesh was a blond too.
As much that I don't want to admit it, he looks glorious with that black leather jacket of his.
…
I wonder if I'll look as cool as he was when I wear the same clothing.
…
I pick up a set of black jacket and trousers.
/~after dressing up~/
I wonder what Tohsaka would say if she saw me in this…
Right now, I'm wearing identical black jacket and trouser to Gilgamesh.
…
I hope she won't blast me away with Gandr for mistaking Gilgamesh and me.
…
I look really out of character with this clothing.
Gilgamesh suits these better.
…
I guess I don't have much choice since the place adores black.
Picking clothes like my usual outfit would stand me out like a dork.
[Woman screaming]
!
Suddenly, I heard a woman scream.
My instinct tells me to rush out.
"What's wrong?"
I ask the question to the public.
…
The women are looking at me with bewildered expression.
"There you are, Emiya-kun!"
I heard a familiar voice.
Noire-san shows up.
After that, she let out a small gasp.
…
Don't tell me she can't recognize me…
My hair is still red.
My face didn't change or harden so I'm still the same Emiya Shirou.
"It's me, Emiya Shirou. You didn't recognize me?"
She startles for a while.
After that, she shakes her head violently.
"Oh, never mind that…! There is a naked kid running around in the district. You should catch him quick!"
What's this about a naked kid?
…
Wait a minute!
Did she mean the kid earlier!?
"Where did he go?"
The girl ponders.
"He's not running but he's walking all right. He was heading outside when I saw him."
…
He's not planning to go out there, isn't he?
?
"Wait a second! I thought he was wearing a rag."
"No, he didn't. He just walks in his birthday suit."
…
I didn't take the kid for a nudist…
I take the clothes and rush outside.
Noire-san stays behind to pay for the goods.
I am sorry for this…
I hope she didn't get into much trouble.
[Woman screaming]
Suddenly, I heard another screaming.
I'm guessing that's the right direction.
I head toward the crowd.
The blond kid is still out of my sight.
Nonetheless, the crowd gives me some idea about where he's going.
Where is he heading in the first place?
He is in the nude as well.
I'd better get him to dress up before the authority shows up.
/~after apprehending the kid~/
I manage to catch the kid.
What's with that haughty attitude?
Saying things such as 'I'm proud of my body so I'm letting the world see'.
Luckily, he didn't refute much when I told him to wear the clothes.
He disliked the rags since it made him look ugly.
When I asked him his name, he told that he forgot about it.
He didn't remember anything… not even his name.
The only thing he could remember was he is a noble and that's that.
…
However, he turns out to be very polite but prideful as well.
He addresses me as 'Shirou-san'.
While he is very polite and good mannered, he is also very haughty and prideful.
He believes he is the centre of the world and the world should pay great attention to him.
Nevertheless, he also respected his elders despite his haughty demeanor.
"Ah, I finally caught up."
A girl arrives at the scene.
It was Noire-san.
"So you manage to make the kid to dress. I'm glad that's over."
[Sigh]
She let out a sigh.
"Who's this beautiful Onee-chan, Shirou-san?"
The kid made an innocent comment.
"Bah…!"
Noire-san makes a shocked expression.
She is beautiful I can assure that.
"You called me beau— beautiful?"
She manages to stutter.
It seems she rarely get that comment.
Now that is weird.
It is whether the people got different common sense from us or she's just a loner so she had no friends to tell her that.
"Wait, Noire-san. You're not a loner, are you?"
"Who are you calling a loner…!?"
I guessed as much.
That's a reaction of a loner.
"Ah, her name is Noire-san. It's a beautiful name for a beautiful lady."
…
For some reason, I think the kid is a natural born womanizer.
He's a kid.
There is no way he can be that…
Noire-san blushes even redder.
"Wha-what are you teaching this kid?!"
She explodes.
?
…
She thought I was the one that been teaching the kid those thing…!?
"Wait a minute! I didn't teach him anything!"
"Then why is this kid spouting nonsense!?"
"He's just saying what's on his mind. Besides, he got a point. You're pretty!"
…
I blurted that out without thinking much.
"Wha—"
She had lost her way with the words.
Oh, crap...
The two of us went silent in awkwardness.
…
I'm sorry, Tohsaka…
It hasn't been a day since I arrived at this world and I'm already flirting with another girl.
If she knows about this, she'll blow me up literally.
After all the time we spent together, I dare flirt with another woman.
What kind of man am I?
"Um, I'm sorry."
Noire-san is startled by my sudden apology.
"What's that for..?"
"I just got caught up in the conversation that I end up spouting nonsense."
I told her.
Suddenly, her face goes sullen.
Did she take my statement in a wrong way?
…
"But I wasn't kidding when I say you're pretty."
I might as well go to hell.
I step on this already there's no going back.
I don't want her to cry because of my idiotic spouting.
Her face lightens up a little.
"It's my honest opinion."
Her face turns red.
Is she mad?
"Wha-what are you talking about, you idiot…!"
[SMACK]
"GUH…!"
She punches me in the stomach and storms off.
That's one heavy blow…
I think I'm losing my consciousness…
/~upon waking up~/
When I open my eyes, I find myself inside a room.
The room is a simple one but comfortable for an average person.
I was lying on a bed.
…
"What happened?"
I couldn't remember.
How did I faint in the first place?
"Ah, you're awake."
It's that familiar voice again.
"Noire-san, is that you?"
That's the only person I knew in this world.
The girl presents herself and sit beside my bed.
"I'm sorry. I was emotional at that time so I hit you hard."
She makes an apology.
…
That's kinda cute…
…
Tohsaka is going to kill me…
"It's okay. I've been teasing you so much. I believe that was divine punishment."
She blushes a little.
"Well, if you say so. Anyway, Goldie has been waiting for you to wake up."
"Goldie… Who is that?"
"It's the little kid you pick up. He said he couldn't remember his name so I named him that."
…
You know, that nickname was the same one Tohsaka gave to Gilgamesh.
"He likes it though… saying things like it have majestic aura or something like that."
…
He actually likes it.
I wonder if Gilgamesh had the same opinion.
…
Now that I thought of it, I'm still wearing the same clothes that I took from the boutique.
"Noire-san, I would like to discuss about my debt."
I really need to pay her back for this trouble.
"Oh… about that, don't worry. I can settle with just a 'thank you'. I'm rich in the first place."
…
"But still… I don't feel it's all right for me to owe girl some money and get off just like that. I will pay it back. How much does this cost?"
"If you insist… The price for your clothes is 500k credits and summing with the kid's clothes it will be around 1.5 million credits."
…
"You're kidding me, right?"
The numbers are freaking huge!
Why did I pick such expensive clothes in the first place?
She makes a smug face.
"You can always work as my slave for life if you want to pay for that huge debt."
…
As much as I wanted to go back and return the clothes… it would make her look bad.
I'd better work my ass to pay her back.
"I'll try to pay it back as much as I can. When can I start?"
She makes a shocked expression again.
"Are you serious? I wasn't kidding about the debt! You can just forget about it and go live your life to the fullest!"
She really wanted me to forget about the debt… but Emiya Shirou doesn't forget a debt.
"You said you're rich, right? That means you are a daughter of rich man. I could work for your father."
"I don't have any father."
…
I've just touch a sensitive issue…
"I'm sorry."
She has an astonished face.
"What are you sorry for? You're a weird person, Emiya-kun."
…
She didn't mind it…
It's probably she's accustomed to all that.
"Anyway, I don't mind working for you until I finished my debt. It doesn't matter how long it takes."
She ponders for a while.
"Well, instead of working for me, how about working for a friend of mine? She owns the place."
She makes a gesture to signal the room.
"I'm fine. I can do any manual labor. I haven't finished school yet so I can't do office jobs."
"Manual labor it is. Chian could use more muscles."
…
That must be the name of her friend.
Perhaps she isn't a loner like the one I thought…
"So you're awake already, 'Sleeping Hunk'."
A person enters the room.
Who is this 'Sleeping Hunk'?
…
Wait, is that person referring to me?
"What's this about a 'Sleeping Hunk'? I've never hear of one before."
Noire asks the newcomer.
That must be Chian.
She has blue hair and wears mechanic outfit.
"It's just a derivation from 'Sleeping Beauty'. I mean he's a guy and a hunk on top of that."
Did she just call me a 'hunk'?
"Anyway, I overheard your conversation about work. You wish to work with me?"
"Ah, yes Chian-san. I have a huge debt to Noire so I had to pay it back."
"Did she trick you into this?"
"No, she didn't. Noire-san is a good person I can tell that. She's even willing to spare me the debt… but it just wasn't me."
"That sounds like Noire all right. You can start tomorrow. I need some people to operate my caravan. I guess you're going to be one of them."
"Thank you, Chian-san."
The blue haired girl nods.
"See you tomorrow then." She winks.
After that, she leaves the room.
"You got yourself some work. Honestly, you should just forget about the debt and try to find your identity instead."
[Sigh]
Noire sighs.
She still believes that I had amnesia.
…
"I don't remember much but Emiya Shirou doesn't hold debts."
I state that with confidence.
The red eyed girl smiles radiantly.
[Heart thumping]
"It's fine then. Just don't overdue yourself."
She moves from her seat and heads out.
"Oh, I almost forgot…! You must be hungry. I already cook some dinner. Help yourself at the kitchen. Head right until you reach a cafeteria-like room. Goldie is already there."
So, it's dinnertime already.
I fainted for half a day…
Oh well…better get myself some dinner.
#Chapter End#