Cookies: Actually no, that's Kotori's motto everytime they will date a 'Spirit'.

Chapter 8: The Transfer

"Hmmm…"

Scathach was feeling very uncomfortable, no matter how much she ignored her Master. Ritsuka was feeling smug this time, as if she figured out something. She was readily busy from checking her student's record but to avail.

"Hmmm~"

"Yes, Master?"

"How's the conversation with the secret weapon Shidou, huh?"

"It's relatively a normal conversation, he also invited me for a date this coming Saturday and that literally means…"

"The Ratatoskr has already suspected that you are a 'Spirit', which in reality, is not." Ritsuka said as a matter-of-fact, which made Scathach felt conflicted.

"*tsk*… that means I'm a failure as a Heroic Spirit." Scathach made herself feel little, in which Ritsuka made her feel comfortable. The Master of Chaldea does not want to let Scathach down. She didn't do any wrong to anyone.

"No, don't say that! You're my best Lancer to boot and I'm proud of it!" Ritsuka bragged her a lot in front of her while her hands were curled to a tight fist just to raise her spirit. Scathach was already tearing away but she was happy.

"Nee, Master, I'm also glad that you are my Master too!" Scathach said as she wiped her tears away.

"You know we can drop this dating business. I'm just awfully curious how would Shidou would operate together with the Ratatoskr."

Scathach just smirked. "Well he has an earpiece lodged in his ear, which I suspect where Ratotoskr would relay their answers if it will help them. Even though he answered through and through, there was still a subtle delay if one would pay attention. In other words, he can't even compare to you and he's quite a rookie."

Ritsuka just madly blushed on her own. "Aw shucks… there's no need to say that. Although, I am aware he has a growing harem."

"Master, I think there's no need to deny his advances."

"Why, Scathach? 'cause you are willing to take the challenge?" Ritsuka asked curiously.

However, Scathach swayed her head furiously. "No, not really. It's just that I have feeling something will happen."

"I get it too. I have feeling too that Shidou was a magnet for trouble… which might be interesting."

Scathach just giggled upon seeing her Master show off her wicked smile. "Nee, Master, you do fit for a villain."

"Am not!" Ritsuka quickly denied.

Eventually, the door opened and in came Caster and Mashu which made Ritsuka and Scathach's conversation to be interrupted.

"Good afternoon!"

"Good afternoon."

The newcomers quickly remove their footwears and came in. Mashu was the first one to approach Ritsuka since she was excited as she bore some news from Chaldea.

"Senpai, Senpai. I've contacted Chaldea and it seemed that they were ok!"

"R-really? That's great! I'm so sorry that I've made myself unavailable."

"Don't worry about it! We can still insinuate another communication to Chaldea the next time you are free."

"Gee thanks! I hope they can forgive me for my recent behavior."

"Chaldea won't ever hate its last Master and you know that, Senpai."

Ritsuka just smiled warmly at Mashu. "I will be always grateful that you always remain by my side."

Mashu was blushing so hard this time.

Caster eventually interrupted their conversation. "Ahem, Chaldea also brought some news for you. Me and Nightingale's hypothesis was proven correct, something was indeed inside of you."

Ritsuka stared at her stomach and immediately caressed it mockingly. "Huh, where?"

"Something similar to the holy grail is found within you. Haven't you noticed that you don't even feel strained from supplying all of the Servants whom are all materialized as well?"

Ritsuka sweatdropped. "Err, yes. It's my suggestion after all."

"Me and Caster will continue to investigate your matter as well as Chaldea too. That means you'll need to communicate with Chaldea once a day. It might not be possible to perform a surgery on you now and by the Gods, I hope Nightingale won't ever took notion of it. It will greatly help you as well as us."

"I understand, Miss Caster."

"Senpai, Chaldea said that you were right, this is indeed the world that we need to resolve."

"Yes, you are right, Mashu. My hunch was right. Now let this get over with." Ritsuka now was about to stand up but something made Mashu figured out over something.

Mashu tilted her head curiously. "Senpai, what did Scathach and you talk about?"

Ritsuka scratched her head. "Ah, it's about the date."

Mashu seemed to be panicking. "Date? Senpai, do you have someone to date?"

"Yes— wait! I mean no! Scathach did!"

But its too late, Mashu was being hysterical. "W-what, you have a date with Scathach?"

"No, you misunderstand me! That's not true!"

"Senpai, you meanie! You didn't consult me first!"

Scathach was amused at this scene so she decided to resolve this at once. "Master was right, it was my date with someone. Master wasn't involved in this."

Mashu was eventually calmed down. "I-I see, that was quite a relief." But Ritsuka seemed to get some idea over Mashu's state of panic. Mashu was now awkwardly quiet all of the sudden.

"Mashu, do you want to date with me?" Ritsuka proposed to Mashu, who was confused at first until her face reddened with embarrassment.

"W-what? But I thought— Maybe I am just, err—" Mashu's word are all jumbled all over.

However, Ritsuka just repeated her proposal, with firmness. "Mashu Kyrelight. I want to date you in this world and I do not take no for an answer." Mashu was feeling hot this time but her mind was now clear.

"Y-yes, Senpai. I want you to date with me!" Mashu happily proclaimed and felt overjoyed as her Senpai wanted to date her all of the sudden out of the blue.

"Then that settles then. Scathach, it's a double date this Saturday!"

Scathach just widened her eyes from realization. "W-what!"

"I don't care Senpai as long as there is a date." Mashu was still in the bliss as she kept on dreaming.

DING* *DONG*

Then all of the attention turned to the door again once more as they remained quiet. Caster obliged to open the door.

It was Origami who was at the other side, stoic as she was despite the patch on her cheek. She was dressed in pants and a military jacket, behind her was large bag.

"Uhm, who goes there?" Circe asked Origami. They already knew her name by the virtue of Shidou but it doesn't hurt to let herself introduce to all of the occupants of the dorm.

"I'm Tobiichi Origami." She answered straight to the point.

"Ah, Shidou's friend, right? What brings you here?" Caster asked Origami in wonder.

"Hnn. Hnn." Origami nodded quietly. "I want to live here in the dorm, from now on."

Everyone was gathered in the kitchen and that includes anyone who is inside their room all the time; Francis Drake who kept on chugging liquors which she earned to suspicious means and Nightingale, who was checking on Ritsuka's record inside her own room.

"What do we do, Senpai?"

"First of all, is the Kitchen under the bounded field, Caster?"

"Yes, subtle enough but very effective, I managed to construct it without her noticing. She should not hear anything from the Kitchen from now on." Caster replied back.

To make sure that Origami was still there, Ritsuka bravely peek from the living room and see that Origami was still seeping a tea that was offered to her, looking at somewhere convenient like the outside of the window.

"Good. Now back to the issue, what should we do with her?"

"Refuse her?" Caster suggested.

"Have a drink with her." Rider happily suggested then chugging down her 3rd bottle.

"Treat her stalker like tendencies with a bone saw." Berserker said, without even batting an eye and in her hand was an already prepared bone saw for real.

"Duel her." Scathach suggested, the red spear already materialized in her hand.

Mashu just sighed from this dilemma, it was obvious that Senpai already decided despite the obvious choices. "Senpai, I know what you are thinking?" She deadpanned.

"Great idea, Mashu! You really knew me a lot."

A sound of disappointment can be heard all over them, not that they have a choice to begin with.

"Oho, Master, what is this? A promotion?" Rider was talking to Ritsuka who suggested that Drake should be the one who must face Origami over dorm matters.

"Yes, I choose you because you seemed to be not busy here today, I appointed you as the head of the dorm, right?" Ritsuka said as a matter-of-fact. Before they could start a dorm, everyone involved must take a stick from Ritsuka's hand. Whoever took the shortest one will be designated as the head of the dorm. Rider promptly forgot it.

"That's unfair! Master you owe me for this!"

"*grr* Okay then! Please deal with Origami first."

"I'll gladly obliged." Francis Drake said before she was pushed by Ritsuka to the living room.

Origami studied Francis Drake feature at first and noticed that she has an unusual pink hair and... and bountiful assets Drake carelessly show off. She was particular focused on it painfully.

Francis Drake on the other hand, was bothered that the bottle she carried with her was now empty and good 'ol stacks were still kept in the kitchen but Ritsuka made it clear she can't enter the kitchen without resolving their case. As if case to the point, Caster made a bounded field that will prevent her from entering the kitchen, which only frustrate her more.

"Name?" Drake grunted.

"Origami Tobiichi."

"Age?"

"18 years old."

"School?"

"Tenguu Academy."

"Purpose of renting a dorm here?"

"To observe Itsuka Shidou more properly."

"Pardon?"

"This is the nearest possible dorm I've ever saw that faced the Itsuka household."

"I see. No problem then." But for the Master of Chaldea, there is a lot of problem from this.

"What's in the bag anyway, care for a demonstration?"

Origami obliged and opened the bag. The first thing she grabbed was a strong rope.

"Hmm. To tie something." Drake didn't comment further.

… A pair of bioscopes.

"Not bad, for sightseeing I guess."

… A bottle of chemical.

"Ok, go on. Nothing bad."

…and a high-powered anti-Spirit rifle.

"Obviously for self-defense, right?" Somewhere in the kitchen, Ritsuka facepalmed harder than she could ever do.

"That settles then… how much can you pay?"

"100,000 yen a month."

Drake just smirked. "It's a deal, mate."

"Deal." Origami uttered.

Drake was happy that the conversation goes on as 'normal' as they can. On the other hand, Other than accepting Origami here in the dorm, there was definitely wrong about Origami. They need to talk to her tomorrow for any respective law to be followed in the dorm.