ptl: I don't remember where exactly on the light novel happened but I decided it after Shidou recently rescued Yoshino, so I think somewhere at the end of Volume 2.

Chapter 2: The Dorm

Both Mashu and Scathach walked down the lane. The Shielder was scanning her surrounding in curiosity as she fixed her pair of glasses. She couldn't believe that this place, aside from those CR-Units as what Scathach identified them, were relatively normal. People around her were just living normally and it was surprising.

Mashu wasn't wearing her armor at this time but instead she wore a shirt with sweater, dress and stockings, like the usual back at the Chaldea. She wondered if Senpai has memorized her so much she can tell what she dressed for occasion.

She blushed at that thought.

Meanwhile, Scathach wasn't in her combat outfit, instead she wore something uniform fitting for campus, a teacher's uniform in fact, and Mashu swore it looked… sensual for a teacher.

"Like what you see?" Scathach teased her, as she adjusted her glasses as a part of her entire outfit.

"Uhh… I think so?"

"No worries then." Scathach playfully toss her purple hair back.

"Umm, Scathach-sama…"

"Only Scathach no need to add any formalities…"

"Apologies, Scathach but when did you arrived here on this place with Senpai?"

Scathach just frowned for a while, enough that Mashu didn't notice it when she heard it.

"A week probably."

"What?" Mashu stopped walking as she said that. Scathach followed suit and stared at her curiously. Mashu was heaving from nervousness. Her fist placed on her chest as she felt worried.

"But that's…"

"Impossible, I know, but we're really stranded here for a week. Master was really in a state of disbelief at first but didn't let it from ruining her decisions."

Mashu looked at her with concern.

Scathach continued. "Master was just really worried as the same as you were to her but she didn't lose hope at all and believed that you ended up in the same place… that's why we took a place here stealthily and pretended to live a normal life as we continued to search for you…"

"R-really?"

"Master was aware of your appearance a while ago here so she sent me to retrieve you before those CR-Units…"

"I'm sorry…"

Scathach frowned again. "Don't apologize to me or to anyone. You and Master were as good as clueless on how it happened. Master currently investigating it."

Mashu just felt glad at that moment. She couldn't longer wait to meet Senpai again. In order to liven up once more their conversation, Mashu steered away from the problem.

"Anyways, Scathach, what's with the get up? Are you really a teacher here?"

Scathach chuckled. "I'm glad that you brought that topic." Scathach showed off her curves at Mashu as she sensually caressed her hips and abdomen, couldn't help that some people, both men and women ogled at her for a moment. "Yes, I am a teacher with a license… after all I taught Setanta using those spears back at the shadows…" She bragged again once more.

Mashu just shivered at that thought. Cu Chulainn, whose other name was Setanta, has sometimes told her how Scathach brutally taught her everything at the cost of his own life.

Scathach glared at her and then sighed. "Yes, I know that stare. As disappointing as it was, I am not allowed to beat and stab all of my lowlifes. Truly, they are soooo weak right now I couldn't help but my 'real' teaching senses resurfaces thru and fro… why Master why…" A whisper at the ending sentence, not enough to be heard by Mashu.

Mashu felt sorry for those unmentioned students that was under Scathach.

*ACHOO*

Shidou sneezed for some reasons. He was currently chopping some vegetables in the kitchen as Kotori really wanted to meet their new neighborhood and she's willing to bring both Tohka and Yoshino.

He also agreed for a meet and greet too and to offer them a meal but what's the deal with Kotori anyway.

No matter what, he can't fail her.

Finally, Mashu and Scathach arrived at their destination. Mashu didn't realized that their place was indeed large enough to accommodate more than 10 individuals. Mashu looked up and down as she tried to familiarize this building.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Scathach remarked which the only answer Mashu could provide was a simple nod. They eventually entered the dorm as Mashu couldn't help rein her excitement at seeing Senpai once more.

Scathach held the door knob and opened the door before Mashu.

At last, Senpai and her will together again.

What greeted her was a chaotic scene involving her Senpai and a certain nurse. She couldn't mistake that orange short hair as it was definitely Senpai herself. Mashu's expectation's dropped slightly.

"S-Senpai?"

Ritsuka looked up and beamed a smile. "Yo, long time no see…" and even have the guts to say something as she was currently wrestled with the nurse, who was now on top of her. Despite her stoic expressions, Nightingale was obviously forcing a medicine into her Senpai's mouth which Ritsuka adamantly refuse.

"You must swallow these tablets, Master… obviously you are suffering from a fever."

"I did that a while ago, N-Nightingale-san, and I must insist that I'm ok!!!" Ritsuka complained while under duress but obviously the Nurse of Steel wasn't even listening at her. "B-Besides Mashu is here! Why don't we greet her first!?"

"You leave me no choice; I will insert it in the other way…" A beat as Nightingale's eyes shadowed. "Your anus."

Ritsuka was obviously alarmed. "NO!!! I repeat do not… do not force me use my command spells, dammit!!!" She shrieked.

"Ok, playtime's over…" An obviously drunken pirate said as she pulled Nightingale away from Master. Ritsuka immediately crawled back as she was set free from the Berserker's clasp.

She stood up eventually and face Mashu.

"I couldn't believe it! I'm so happy that you are here now!"

"Me too, Senpai!" Mashu said as she hugged her Senpai… despite what happened earlier. Mashu happily ignored that scene anyway.

"… and you, Miss Drake, you need to sober up." Nightingale commented despite being held tightly by Francis Drake.

Drake just scowled at her. "Really? I'll be happy if I can find the strongest booze here on this fresh land… Servants can't be drunk normally you know." The pink haired Servant commented.

"Ah, Miss Mashu is here? Thank goodness! I thought everything was goner!" A Caster class Servant said as she floated down the floor using her wings. Circe was genuinely happy that she has found a 'normal' person here in this chaotic dorm.

She hugged them both Master and Mashu and release them.

"I couldn't stand them anymore… even Master has caught up with the craziness."

"Hey…"

"I miss you all." Mashu said finally.

"The connection toward Chaldea wasn't at least severed but we can't communicate to them directly but since I am here, I think I can do it now." Mashu said as she observed their palpable situation.

However, Circe seemed to have a different idea. "We can't. It isn't safe out there… we are uncertain whether those CR-Units can detect us using your any kind of transmission."

"With our cooperation with Caster, we have made a heavy-duty barrier that silence any mana that emanates outside so we can't surrender our base at the moment. Any activity within the dorm can be muffled to the outside and we aren't willing to risk Master." Scathach added.

"But what about Chaldea? How can we communicate with them?" Mashu questioned them.

"The proof that we are still connected with Chaldea is enough. We can't communicate with them but at least they can still observe us. Were safe for now." Ritsuka intervened.

"How about rayshifting?"

"Then Chaldea should already do it by now. It seemed that for whatever reason, something is preventing us from escaping here." The Last Master of Chaldea frowned. "Even if it is operable… I think I am still not confident that I might end up in one piece … again."

Mashu looked at her with concern.

"Senpai…"

Ritsuka looked down in concern. "Mashu, I think something happened to me during our rayshifting or at least, when I ended up here."

"What?"

"Master's mana capacity was highly abnormal for a third-rate Magus. Too much and it will kill her but thankfully, I and Nurse took care of it eventually. She's healthy as much as you can see."

Mashu looked at them for a moment. "I fully trust you all, thank you for making sure Senpai was safe."

"Heck yeah…" Ritsuka added happily. "Anyways even though our rayshifting was rather a blunder… I believed that we ended up in the right place."

"R-really?" Mashu said as she was unsure why.

"…" Ritsuka just remained smiling.

Mashu just sighed. "Senpai, are you sure?"

"Well… we don't have a choice, are we?"

Senpai was really right. Mashu thought that they really have a strained option here.

"Yes, I think you're right."

*ding* *dong*

The bell alarmed several times before someone opened the door. Circe was the one who responded since she wasn't busy at least, she made a clever choice hiding her wings from ordinary human.

"Hello! Who is it?" Circe said as she observed two – no, four individuals waiting in front of the door.

A red twintails with white ribbons.

A girl with a dark long hair.

A young girl with blue hair and a puppet on her hand.

And finally, a 'normal' boy carrying a steaming pot.

Circe thought they are all interesting.

"Welcome neighbors!" Both the Itsuka siblings greeted her. Kotori immediately hop by the steps and offered her arms.

"I'm Itsuka Kotori, nice to meet you." She said as she took the initiative to get Circe's arm and shook it.

"This is my brother, Itsuka Shidou." Shidou just nodded.

"Tohka Yatogami." "Hello."

"and Yoshino." "don't forget Yoshinon." The puppet talked, which made Circe entertained.

"Such wonderful bunch of kids… come in."

Circe offered as she opened the door and revealed the interior. Kotori was offended by Circe's nickname to them but she kept it to herself.

"My name is Circe Yamura and this is the girls' dorm." Circe said as she told them her fake name procured by Ritsuka. The last Master of Chaldea thought it was cool though.

Shidou was nervous all of the sudden and looked at Kotori with a panicky stance. Kotori just gave him a smug look. It was obvious that Shidou wasn't told that they were visiting a girl's dorm, not an ordinary house.

"Shidou, what's a girl's dorm? Is it a food?" Tohka said as she thought of it deeply.

"N-no, Tohka-san its –"

"A large house for girls." Circe immediately supplied Shidou's worried and smirked at him. "Come in, don't be shy."

Then she looked at Shidou, who seemed to become worrisome all of the sudden. "Don't worry, it's not exempt for boys too. Unless, are you a pervert, Shidou-san?"

"No, Ma'm!"

"Good!"

The quartet entered the room eventually, Kotori meanwhile looked around and saw that the inside was indeed ordinary. Their decorations were sparse since this is a dormitory. Aside from pushing Shidou's luck here, she also wanted to investigate the dorm too.

It might be normal that the dorm was operative since last week but it is indeed not too much coincidental that 'Knight' and 'Lancer' appeared after that week. It doesn't hurt to be suspicious after all, right?

She thought it was normal, too normal as she tried to assess the dorm but her breath hitched for a moment when she saw them unexpectedly descending from the stairs.

'Knight', but instead she wore normal clothing.

'Lancer' but instead a teacher's clothing and lacking killing intent— a teacher!? A teacher specifically from Shidou's school! What the heck!? Why didn't she wasn't aware of this earlier? Don't tell me—

Kotori looked at Shidou who was staring busily at the suspicious teacher. His eyes, although a small amount of familiarity has alarmed Kotori enough.

"Oh, hello, Ms. Scarlet." Shidou greeted Scathach in advance.

Oh, this is a long afternoon after all.