Author's note: I included a little snippet below about Kiritsugu's past and it is a very big clue in regards to the plot of the story and history before.
I said this before and I'll say it again. Magecraft does not exist in this world! This is for those who did not read last chapter's notes.
Btw, Shirou will gain a few other Servant cards as the story progresses. He only has Arturia right now.
Also, I will not describe canon duels that much for they should already exist since I want to focus on the changes that the Fate characters brought to this world. I find describing canon events that go the same way are boring in stories when it comes to crossovers sometimes.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Yugioh series or Fate series.
Chapter 2
Kiritsugu was looking over a pile of papers he needed to look over before leaving for the United Kingdoms for a few weeks.
He checked to make sure his passport and other papers required for travelling via airlines legally.
As he was finishing this activity, he couldn't help but felt worried about sending Shirou alone to Duel Academy.
Kiritsugu knew how dangerous his job is due to years of experience since his teen years.
He was trained in this particular field by someone who became like a mother figure to him since he never knew his biological mother. Said mother died very early in his life, so he never got the chance to really know her.
His father wasn't a great role model either. Mostly this is due to his research into alchemy.
The job of a freelancer is never easy, nor is it safe.
Kiritsugu has taken the habit of going into hiding from time to time and relaxing in order to not get too caught up in his job. His mentor forced him to do so on many occasions until he done so by his own free will.
This was her way of making sure Kiritsugu doesn't become anything like her.
This woman's name was Natalia Kaminski, a freelancer who is now retired and went into hiding.
Rarely, does he ever manage to contact her.
But enough about Kiritsugu's past, what is troubling him about Shirou?
Shirou was… an odd kid if he was being honest.
Shirou was a fast learner for his among his generation.
Everything the man taught to him was taken in as if his son's brain was a very absorbent sponge.
It's almost as if he knew these things beforehand and there was also the odd part of the boy that would not shy away from the ugly parts of the world and its inhabitants.
The boy neither expressed disgusts nor approval… just acknowledges their existence.
Kiritsugu shook that thought out of his head many years ago and trusted that Shirou was a very fast learner.
Over the years, his wife and own daughter came to adore the boy and accepted him as part of the family quite easily.
That's what he loved about Irisviel and their daughter. Irisviel was always a kind woman though not quite naïve as others were led to believe and Illya adopted that particular trait.
There were also the two maids who came along with them since the marriage between Kiritsugu and Irisviel. Sella and Leysritt were sisters and younger cousins of Irisviel.
They were also a part of the family just like Shirou was.
The Emiya was one big happy family and it has been like that since Shirou came into their lives.
And it will stay that way.
Kiritsugu was determined to make sure of it.
Especially when past problems did not actually go away as they were thought to be gone.
They were only delayed not solved.
As Kiritsugu was done looking over some documents, he reminded himself to say goodbye to the family before leaving.
Just as Shirou left for Duel Academy a day ago.
Fate GX
Shirou Emiya is usually not a person who is happy for the smallest reasons.
But exceptions are made for these situations, such as finally getting off the helicopter after a few hours.
He is not a person who sits still for a very long time and like doing so.
He doesn't like waiting with nothing to do.
He always prefer to be doing something like learning about new cooking recipes or fixing broken machines in order to see how they work.
He was a bit of a mechanic when it comes to machinery; just good enough to fix them in the short run at least.
Shirou checked in along with the first year students as they were given their uniforms with colors indicating their dorms.
He received a yellow jacket along with Bastion.
Everywhere in the multiverse, several incarnations of Shirou Emiya felt sorely disappointed for reasons not explained.
Yellow stood for The Winged Dragon of Ra, one of the three legendary Egyptian God cards.
There are other two colors that the students wore as Shirou observed.
Red indicated Slifer the Sky Dragon and blue is Obelisk the Tormentor.
Shirou learned beforehand that the dorm rankings went with Obelisk Blue at the top, Ra Yellow in the middle, and Slifer Red at the bottom.
He didn't see how big of a social problem until he came to the academy himself.
Obelisk Blue students were already acting fairly arrogant as Slifer Reds seemed downed a little for being in the lowest ranking dorm.
He shook his head at such trivial things.
It doesn't matter what dorm he is in, it doesn't change who he is and what he can do. Also, it matters very little in his investigation.
Shirou internally laughed at the ranking order. 'Still showing off your useless pride and ego, eh Seto Kaba?' The redhead mused inwardly.
He knew that Obelisk can be the strongest monster but for one turn only with unlimited attack strength. After that one turn and you still haven't won the duel? You're basically screwed if one made such a move hastily.
Still… a card with unlimited attack strength for one turn is damned broken but that what makes Obelisk one of the three Egyptian Gods cards.
Though from a tactical point of view, Slifer and Ra are stronger than Obelisk.
If Slifer was already on the field before Obelisk, then it could use its own effect to drain away Obelisk and overpower him later.
Ra could continue to gain more battle strength as the duel continues.
From a certain point of view, Obelisk is the weakest though it is still not to be underestimated.
Shirou knew the strengths that each God cards have. He also knew one universal weakness that they each have.
If you have a monster with more battle strength than the Gods during a duel you can win.
After donning the yellow jacket, he went to the stadium area where the headmaster of Duel Academy stood behind a podium, seemingly bright and cheery.
The headmaster was a fairly large, bald man wearing a maroon version of the uniforms that the students wore.
"Welcome all to Duel Academy," the man began, "where the best and brightest of future duelists gathered to learn to play the game that everybody loves. Some of you may enter the pro leagues, some of you may enter other fields in mind, and the important thing is that you all give it your best in your three years staying here." The large man took a deep breath before speaking again.
"I am Chancellor Sheppard, the headmaster of Duel Academy. I am pleased to see so many eager students join our ranks today as others have done so in the past. I'm sure you're all intrigued by the colors of your uniforms. They will indicate which dorm you belong to and will reside in. Please follow given instructions to head to your dorms so you can all get settled in. The next day will be the beginning of a brand new year for all of us! Remember to keep your mind sharp and your deck ready!"
With those parting words, Chancellor Sheppard left the stage as all students made their way to settle in their new dorms.
The walk from the academy itself was a fairly long one, but it led to a nice looking building near the sea.
He found his room and saw it was a fairly empty room with a bed, some other basic furniture, a closet, and a window.
He put down his belongings that he brought with him for the duration of the year.
He brought everything with him in a duffel bag and a suitcase.
The suitcase held several changes of clothes and necessities such as his toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and etc.
The duffel bag held personal items he was allowed to bring such as a laptop.
The laptop will certainly aid him in his objective.
Though it didn't look much to the security check out, it is much more than a simple laptop as its exterior led others to believe.
It has been modified to be an impressive machine by his father, Kiritsugu who was an artist in the technology area despite his inability to use cooking appliances.
The modifications made to the laptop allowed it to run much faster than most laptops, a secured connection to Kiritsugu that wouldn't be detected, and a hidden drive to store away information from prying eyes of civilians.
Shirou got to setting up where his belongings go to and immediately checked outside his room for any nearby person.
He saw none before going to his laptop.
He went to a corner of the bedroom where no one would be able to see what on his screen.
It was lucky for him that there was no security camera in the room since no one expect students and highly illegal activity within the dorms or that he had no roommates for that matter.
He popped open his laptop and got to work.
Information was displayed all over the screen as he got set to reading them.
A few hours passed by as Shirou contemplated the information that he read so far.
One of the first things he read was a list of students that used to reside in the abandoned dorm and a list of those that were missing.
Two that stood out from the list were Atticus Rhodes and Yusuke Fujiwara, both who were prominent students that were regarded as two of the best in their year.
They were grouped with Zane Truesdale as they all happened to be fairly close friends with each other based on a few witness accounts though vague they might be.
It was a start Shirou reasoned himself, but he knew he couldn't directly confront Zane for information on the whereabouts of the missing students.
One reason was that he is a first year that just came to Duel Academy and Zane, being a third year and the best student if the small chatters he heard were anything to go by, would likely become guarded and suspicious of him.
If he got reported then he might be departed from Duel Academy as soon as possible since it's likely the headmaster does not want anyone snooping in where they should not be.
He cannot have that when he just got here.
For now, he'll have to somehow earn the older student's trust and maybe that he'll drop a clue that will get him to solving the case.
He'll have to study the areas and observe those that might be related to the missing students in any way.
'It'll be a long while before this could be over.' Shirou thought as he locked away the sensitive information and hidden network and turned off his laptop.
He peered at the window and saw it was starting to get dark.
'It's been a few hours huh? These days sure go by quick when you're busy Wouldn't hurt to go outside for a moment of fresh air.' Shirou put away his laptop in his closet and left his room.
AS he was walking outside he saw a familiar face.
"My, well if isn't Shirou. It's nice to see a familiar face at this dorm. How are you?"
"Ah, it's been good to me so far. Look like we'll be dorm buddies, huh?" Shirou said with a joking tone.
"Indeed, how is the Ra dorm?" Bastion asked.
"Not bad, I don't really care for comfort like the Obelisk Blue dorm is said to have. I just need a room by myself and plenty of space to breathe in." Shirou replied easily.
Bastion nodded as he agreed with his statement. "A practical man should always focus on the necessities first and set up the groundwork. Comfort and luxury can come later."
"Say what are you doing outside?" Bastion asked him curiously.
"I just want a breath of fresh air, my family and I have always been one for going the outdoor as much as possible." Shirou replied with a fond tone.
"I see, well just in case you don't know, it's almost time for dinner. You might want to come in soon. I'll see you later." Bastion waved as he walked toward the dorm building.
Shirou waved in reply as he walked outside around the Ra Yellow dorm.
Something that Kiritsugu drilled into his head was to always memorize your surroundings of places that you'll be often at.
This is to familiarize them with the environment, so one can feel at ease in a place they know as well as be aware of any unexpected surprises.
One must know their surrounding before a sign of unwanted disturbance can be recognized.
Observing the smallest of details that shouldn't be there ordinarily can save one's life.
This is how Kiritsugu managed to avoid being tracked down by enemies that he has made over the years.
"Something wrong, Shirou?" A strong, yet soft spoken female voice was heard besides him.
That snapped the redhead out of his current train of thoughts.
"It's nothing; I'm just memorizing the paths around the Ra Yellow dorm. Can you believe the ego of Kaiba? The fact that he made the respective color of his rival at the bottom of the dorm rankings says a lot." Shirou chuckled.
Arturia scowled at that. "It's a very disrespectful to demean your opponent's ability after all your losses." Her scowl turned into a smirk. "I guess it's as one would say… compensating for something. I guess it's good enough considering his losing streak."
Shirou laughed at that since he knew his Servant was well aware of Duel Monsters and the game's history.
One of those things would be learning about Kaiba's losing streak to the legendary King of Games, Yugi Muto.
To say that Kaiba won more duels against Yugi than his opponent did against him would be saying that magic exist and the supernatural world was friendly.
Of course, she only learned this when Shirou decide to research Duel Monsters one time.
Suffice to say, she has very low opinion of Seto Kaiba due to his arrogance.
When Shirou asked her about the issue regarding arrogance she told him that the man reminded her of someone she disliked… a lot.
The tone she admitted that said to not probe any further and he left it at that.
"Well let's head back it's almost time for dinner. I want to see the food they serve here." Shirou stated.
Arturia nodded as well. "I'm sure it's nothing compared to you." She stated vehemently as she turned to face him. "You'll come cook dinner for me in the dream world will you?" She asked cutely.
Shirou chuckled nervously as he already cracked under the look his Servant was giving him. "Of course, I wouldn't ever forget."
Arturia dematerialized into nothing as she went back into the card she resides in.
Shirou walked back to the dorm.
As the evening plays out, Shirou tries the excellent food that was prepared by chefs that would certainly rate in four-star restaurants.
He sat by Bastion as they ate their dinner along with the other cheerful Ra students.
"The food is certainly good around here, wouldn't you say Shirou?" Bastion asked after swallowing a bite.
Shirou tasted his food in his spoon before eating normally.
"It's good, but…" Shirou paused as Bastion raised an eyebrow.
"But?" Bastion asked confusedly.
Shirou smirked. "I can make better."
Bastion snorted. "Oh really, I didn't know you cook."
"It's something of a hobby I picked up when I was little. My dad was horrible at cooking while I learned from my mom and her cousin." Shirou replied smoothly. "I'll show you what I can make in the morning."
"Well, I'll look forward to that. I'm not sure whether to believe you can cook better than this or not." Bastion said actually a little eager to see what his friend can do.
"Well believe it! I'll show you the result of my skills in the kitchen tomorrow." As Shirou made this passionate statement, a blond-haired ninja in an orange outfit sneezed and muttered about someone possibly stealing his old, stupid catchphrase.
Let it be known that Shirou is passionate about his cooking skills which seemed to be an odd trait that his family loves about him.
Nighttime came as all Ra Yellow students went to bed, all but Shirou that is.
Shirou managed to detect Jaden and Syrus sneaking under the covers of night toward the academy building.
He silently followed them in the shadow while making sure no one saw him unlike the two Slifer Red students trying to be sneaky.
He found out that Jaden challenged an Obelisk Blue student named Chazz to a duel.
The latter only accepted out of sheer arrogance that he'll show the Slifer Red his place and win anyway.
As Shirou watched from the shadow, he saw a blonde female student warned the duelists that the nighttime security guards were going on their patrols.
Shirou took that as his cue to leave while making sure to not get caught under any form of surveillance though without at least looking one more time at the blond haired girl.
'Wait for me Tatsuya!' A childish voice sounded in his head as he shook it off.
'Where did that come from?' He wondered as he headed back to his dorm undetected, calling it close for the night.