Guest #3: Yes, there is no male Servant here. Didn't you read the previous chapters?

Chapter 27: The Brew

"Waaah!!!" Circe was terribly upset because something. Veins protrude out of her forehead. The rest of the Servants were trying to calm her down as the screen device she was currently will not survive from her strength.

"That's cool…" Ritsuka commented as she was having a cheek-to-cheek with Circe as she was trying to see the pictures on the tablet.

The tablet was filled with private information, particularly from the DEM industries. It showed the illustration of masked 'Spirits', some bits of information on them and their official codenames. The information should have been redacted from the public but Ritsuka has her ways:

Jackie, her awesome Assassin. Even if a certain underground facilities armed with heavy security, a flaw can be exploited. She managed to steal out some devices that contains sensitive information, particularly about Spirits. Thanks to her ability Information Erasure, she can make others quite forgetful of her identity as well, if Ritsuka can make it even more creative, any item Assassin got hold were to be forgotten as usual. It might take days for them to figure that the items were gone.

Meanwhile, they were enjoying seeing the info out of them.

Sealed with password? Runes and Magecraft.

Detectors? Runes and Magecraft too.

Other problems? Still runes and Magecraft.

Honestly, Ritsuka won't even try to question how they managed to but she's quite content of what was happening. Surely they worked like magic.

"Why is my codename [Harpy]? Why it wasn't called 'the magnificent witch' or 'caster'? I take offense on them!" Circe argued as she repeatedly pointed on her blurb.

"I don't know why they decided to codename me like that but I found their naming convention sufficient." Ritsuka said as she scanned her info too. It was easy to identify because she could recognize her mystic code as clear as it is.

Despite Ritsuka's Servant's varied reaction, only Mashu felt concern about her Senpai.

"Senpai, don't you think you need to be worried about this now?" Mashu said as she fumbled her hands now and then. She had given the device a good look and that cause great concern for the Shielder.

This gave Ritsuka a good reason to have her arm wrap around Mashu's shoulder. She was satisfied what she have read on that device and will have plans to destroy it sooner or later.

"My beautiful eggplant, your concern cause my heart skip a beat…" The Master of Chaldea teased her great time.

"S-Senpai!" Even though Mashu knew that Senpai was just messing up with her, her cheeks still flared with bright red when she heard.

"Just kiddin'… of course, we are constantly ready if something goes wrong, that goes for the DEM, AST and Ratatoskr. In other words, we are still remaining in vigilance."

Then Ritsuka just give her a genuine smile. "Don't you worry about me, Mashu. I knew you will always protect even if I don't want to. In return I will vow to myself to protect too… remember that." Even though it seemed that it was quite unbelievable on what her Senpai said, she could feel that it was genuine enough.

"I believe in you, Senpai…" She just said eventually, then she took another device (Jackie stole three devices from the secret facilities for shits and giggles.). "I have noticed that not just our identities that is at stake but Tohka's here as well. When I go down to specifics, I thought it's just a basic information about [Princess] but turns out this is deeper than it is: the DEM is planning something to Tohka, Senpai." Mashu said seriously.

"Hmm, is it coincidence that we are planning to have field trip on Arubi Island?"

"R-really, Senpai." Mashu wondered as she fiddled her fingers.

"Yeah, I was not expecting to be invited to their field trip but somehow the school, particularly the class where Shidou is, insisted that I must come too completely free. In that way, I could observe Tohka freely there too. I've also decided to bring some Servants."

"That's amazing, Senpai. You are so lucky."

Ritsuka just scratched her head. "For some reason, Ishtar and Ereshkigal really wanted to go this Arubi Island and they have finance to spare. So I've decided that you can join them."

Slowly, Mashu's face started to beam in happiness. "W-what!?" Before Ritsuka could knew it, she was thrown to the ground by a sudden force. Mashu was hugging her in happiness.

"Thank you! Thank you! I really wanted to explore on that interesting place."

Mashu repeatedly thank her. The Shielder was alreadly straddling her Senpai, not that it mattered for the Master of Chaldea. Little did Mashu know, Ritsuka was blushing from this sudden action. When Mashu realized what she has done, she immediately remove herself from her and was blushing as she looked away from her downed Senpai.

"I'am so sorry…"

"No worries, Mashu."

For Ritsuka, it doesn't matter. In fact, she honestly wanted to cuddle with Mashu right now—

Did she just think of it loudly?

"Anyway, Senpai, what will you do after you finish reading all of the information from those devices?"

"Destroy and burn them. duh. Can't have them figure out that we have their important files."

Origami was suspended from her job as a Wizard after being discharged from the hospital recently and now she was back to her dorm, particularly where she can spy Shidou easily. Even though the AST was aware of the numerous violations, although for some reasons it was lighten all of the sudden (she has this fleeting suspicion that the DEM was behind of this; motivations? Still unclear), they still have no knowledge about Shidou, so they might be a little oblivious for now.

She chose the room closest to the building where Shidou lived and the open window was just a nice bonus. So she prepped herself while sitting on her bed, grab her binoculars…

Binoculars—

Where did she kept it? Even though she has other instruments for spying Shidou, some of them were just indirect. Her favorite tool was binoculars after all.

"Aye there, Origami."

Origami turned around and saw one of the woman of the dorm entering her own room. Maybe its her fault that the door wasn't locked but it doesn't matter anymore.

The woman who entered has a bountiful chest enough to bulge out of her shirt and her shirt was unbuttoned at the top. She has this lively, spiky pink hair that made Origami that she was some kind of punk rocker. Perhaps, the most interesting of it all was the large, obvious scar that was adorned on her face.

"I'm returning your binoculars…I've borrowed them for a moment or two."

Origami just glared at her for a moment but the Rider caught her in the act with ease from her eagle sight but she let it go.

"Lass, still wonderin' if you kept on sight-seeing the lad the next door." Drake commented at her hobby, it was obvious at this moment. Origami meanwhile glance toward the building and back to Drake with suspiciousness.

"Nah, I'm not judging you." Drake just shrugged her shoulders. Origami was relieved for a moment, not that she showed it.

For some reason, she greatly respected all of the people inside of this dorm, due to how lax and tolerant of the rules in the dorm but nevertheless, Origami did not lower her defenses all in all. She was aware how her dorm mates were eccentric individuals but with hidden capabilities. Proof? That silver-haired girl who invaded her room during the time in her hospital. She was aware that she lived here too.

She was curious, that's all. She wanted to meet this girl too, as she suspected that she's the one who incapacitate her that night but she needed hard evidence. All in all, Shidou's still the priority though.

"So a quiet one, huh?" Drake seemed to be the only who was talking and Origami was still quiet but she kept her gaze on Drake.

"Not really." At last, she spoke some vocabulary not just in her mind alone. Origami just felt that the atmosphere was getting awkward.

"There we go. Ain't that hard, is it?"

Also, Origami seemed to be forced to have a conversation with Drake or else her ramblings might get annoying.

"Nothing. I just like Shidou."

"Well, something tells me that it was deeper than that." Drake then proceeded to sit on her bed. Origami flinched for a moment. It seemed that this is some kind of a girl talk.

"…Not interested to know about your history the two of you and it seemed that Shidou guy is ok."

"…What's your point?"

"Why not try buckle it up and face Shidou already and tell your feelings honestly."

"Already did it." Origami quickly answered. Whether she said it truthfully or not all depends on them.

"Ok, that escalated quickly… I also noticed that he was quite disturbed by your antics. Why not drop it and act like you like him for real."

"I can't."

"Straightforward, I dig that. I won't even ask for the reason why."

Drake just sighed eventually. It seemed that all of what she was saying seemed to go to waste eventually. She sighed, seeing that she was curious about Origami after all. She understood that Origami wanted to be left alone, so there's that.

"Alright then, I've already returned the binoculars so I'll just leave. Happy spying btw."

The Rider immediately left her room and Origami was left on her own device. The binoculars were found at last and she can now continue watching Shidou dressing in his own room. Little did he know that she can see him clearly as the day.

Not that she would tell him right away.

Origami was looking forward for the field trip.