Chapter 20


I'm dreaming, and yet I dream of nothing.

I suppose that was enough reason to suddenly wake up in the middle of the night. I opened my eyes, and saw the ceiling.

I saw Fou sleeping beside me. Strange that he's here all of a sudden when in the past weeks he was nowhere, but I shrugged it off. I didn't probably see him due to how…hectic it has been.

Still, I'm glad he's here, and he looks healthy as ever.

I went back to staring at the ceiling. It was silent, peaceful. Perfect.

I was about to drift to sleep when, in that lovely silence, a soft voice called out.

"Senpai? Are you…awake?" the familiar voice asked.

I slowly sat up. "Come in, Mash." I replied.

The doors to my room slid open, and from the dim light of the hallways I saw my beloved, Mash Kyrielight, covered in nothing but her white blanket.

I was confused. She then entered and everything was now dark. Still, I could see her: her figure that is.

I was about to get out of the bed to open the lights myself but she then positioned herself on my lap.

She wrapped the blanket around us. I was able to feel her bare body. As I wrapped my arms around her she nestled her head on my neck. "I can't sleep alone anymore, Senpai." She softly spoke.

"Is that so?" I replied, kissing her forehead. "Then you sleep with me from now on." I told her, and she giggled.

She didn't reply. As I comfortably held her, I leaned in a bit closer to hear her.

She's already asleep.

Smiling, I carefully lied down, letting her sleep on top of me.

"Sleep well, Mash. I love you." I softly told her, kissing the top of her head before falling asleep myself.


"That's strange." Commented the Lord El-Melloi II, as he saw the Master and the Demi-Servant hurriedly entering the Command Room. Gray wondered what all that was about.

"Strange?" she asked. The Lord simply shook his head, and seemed to be smiling. "You'll know soon enough, Lady." he replied, as the two of them entered the Command Room as well.

"Yes." Gray replied, following his teacher closely. Although since she saw the Master, she remembered how he said he liked her face.

'Would it be alright to remove my hood now?' she thought. She looked at her teacher, who greeted the Master and the Demi-Servant.

"This is the first time I saw you come late into a briefing, Master." He remarked, and Ritsuka chuckled, embarrassed. "Its fine, though. Be punctual next time, as always." He added.

Da Vinci simply nodded. "I don't mind being late, well, as long as its reasonable." She commented, looking at Mash, smiling. Mash was confused, and then blushed. "D-Da Vinci-chan!" she blurted, and Da Vinci giggled.

"Anyways, laying off the teasing for a while, let's get down to business." She then said, while Mash was still a bit flustered.

"It's the usual problem, Master, and while the Director is busy with something else entirely, we'll just have to finish this swiftly." She continued, and Ritsuka nodded. "What's the Director doing?" asked Mash.

Da Vinci smiled at her. "It's a secret~" she replied.

Lord El-Melloi II simply nodded. "Very well. Gray and I will come." He said, and Gray nodded. "Y-Yes! We look forward to w-working with you, Master!" she told Ritsuka. A maniacal giggle then came out. "No need to be so nervous, Gray!" chided Add, as he was getting excited in his little cage.

"Sorry Mash, but you'll have to help me here to make sure the Rayshift goes smoothly, and to verify their existences in the minute Singularity. Holmes and Sion are also occupied over a different thing." She then explained, and Mash nodded. "Of course." She looked at the Master, and she smiled. "Good luck, Senpai!" she said, and Ritsuka smiled back.

"I'll go ahead and change to my Combat Uniform." Spoke Ritsuka, as he ran towards the nearby changing room. A few seconds later and he came out.

He looked at Da Vinci and nodded. He's ready.

Lord El-Melloi II took out a cigar, lit it up and nodded at Da Vinci as well. "We're ready!" then said Gray.

"Preparations complete! How about you Mash?" then asked Da Vinci. Mash simply nodded. "All good on my end too! Everything is ready!" she said.

Da Vinci giggled. "One last thing to do~" she said. She then ran towards the Master, jumped and kissed him on the cheek. This surprised the Master but he caught her perfectly. Now he was carrying her.

"A good luck kiss~!" she sweetly said, and Ritsuka chuckled out of embarrassment. Mash was surprised, and so was Gray. "D-Da Vinci! W-What was that?!" she asked. Da Vinci then went back to her post and began the Rayshift.

"Tee-hee~!" she replied.

"H-How bold…" Gray commented, and Lord El-Melloi II simply sighed. He continued smoking.

The Rayshift began.


"Go Director go! Never thought you were the baking type!" remarked Sion, as Goredolf seemed annoyed. "I'll have you know that basic baking is one of the Musik family's most basic, and mastered, abilities!" he replied, as he continued on with his work.

Sion simply laughed as she helped with the preparations.

Chaldea's cafeteria has never been this lively before. The Servants in the kitchen were busy preparing their own sweets as well.

"What the heck nurse! You can't inject medicine into my purrfect cupcakes! That's distasteful nya!" yelled Tamamo Cat, snatching the syringe that Nightingale was holding. She looked at her, dead serious. "I am ensuring that once Master eats this, he would get all the necessary nutrients, and then some." She explained.

"No! No! No!" simply replied Cat.

The Archer in red sighed. He was used the chaos of this place, but it still exhausts him more than ever. He looked over to what a certain witch was doing.

"You're mixing it too much. Don't overmix it." He casually told her. Medea looked at him, annoyed and seemingly on edge.

"Not another word, Archer." She commanded, as she only mixed even faster. He sighed, placing his palm on his face, even. Still, he watched her. Medea may not like to be guided by him, of all people, but he's the best help she's going to get.

Boudica merely watched them, and all she could do, other than helping them, was let out a very nervous laugh.

"How are things going, Duchess?" she then asked Anastasia, who was using Viy's powers to give the child Servants frozen treats.

"I find this strangely amusing." She remarked, smiling. "I hope Master would like this as much as these children do." She added, taking note of the smiles the said child Servants have.

Boudica simply smiled at such a wholesome sight, but she also found this as an opportunity to remind them. "Just don't spoil them too much before mealtime, alright?" she said. Anastasia simply nodded.

"Thanks for the treats, big sis! We'll be going now!" then spoke Jack the Ripper, as she and the two other child Servants with her gave toothy smiles.

This warmed the Duchess's heart, and she smiled back, waving at them as they went on their way.

"Such lovely children." She remarked.


"Gray!" yelled Lord El-Melloi II, as the giant, mechanized boar began to charge at the hooded Servant.

Gray dodged out just in time, and Lord El-Melloi II looked at the Master. He nodded, which was enough of an answer for him.

The Lord threw away his cigar, and took out the fan given to him by the Heroic Spirit whose powers he uses. He was going to use his Noble Phantasm to hold the mechanical beast in place.

"This is the ultimate formation of the Great Tactician, Unbreaking Formation!" he chanted, as pillars descended from the sky and a roof that caged the mechanical boar in place. It shone, and it seemed to roar, or whir, in pain.

"Break it if you can." Added the Lord, and he looked at Gray. "Gray! Now!" he then spoke, as with a singular wave of his fan, the hooded Servant was given a boost.

"Its over!" yelled the Master, as he used one Command Spell to boost Gray's Noble Phantasm further.

Add laughed in delight. "Well well! I'm getting pumped as hell here! Let's do this, Gray!" he spoke, and Gray nodded. "Of course!" she replied.

"Gray. Rave. Crave. Deprave." She then began, as she raised her scythe. It began to glow bright, a blinding, but seemingly holy resplendence.

It was a brilliance that Ritsuka has seen long ago.

"Grave me." She continued, and the scythe became a shining lance of light. She pointed it at the contained beast.

"Grave for you." She continued, and the lance of light only shone brighter.

"The Lance that Shines to the Ends of the World." Then spoke Lord El-Melloi II, as he hurried to his Master's side. Ritsuka simply nodded, as the power emanating from Gray's weapon was making him remember…something.

"Pseudo-personality suspended. Magical energy yield exceeds regulation. Second stage restraint rescinded." Then came Add's voice. The cage was about to be broken, but Gray was prepared.

"Sacred lance, removing restraints!" she yelled, as the lance only glowed brighter. The power was enough to throw back her hood, revealing her face.

The beast broke free, and she thrust the lance of light towards it.

"RHONGOMYNIAD!" screamed Gray, unleashing the devastating power of her weapon.

In an instant, the boar was engulfed in its light, burnt away, and even its ashes were dissipated.

It was over.

Gray stood there, exhaling heavily a bit, but not overly exhausted. The Lord simply adjusted his glasses and took out another cigar.

Ritsuka sighed in relief. Gray then immediately put her hood back on, but stopped, and as she dropped Add, she looked over to her Master, and smiled bright.

"Gray?" was all Ritsuka could say, as she rushed towards him and jumped, pecking his lips.

Lord El-Melloi II simply chuckled, as he continued on with his smoke.

"W-What?" asked Ritsuka. Gray blushed and covered her face with her hood. "I-I copied what Da Vinci did earlier…" she explained.

"Hey! I saw what you did! Kinda bold, Gray, but also not cool for dropping me here! Hey!" yelled Add.

"I-I saw that too!" then came Mash in the comms.

"Good grief." The Lord simply remarked, as they were about to be Rayshifted back.


"He's here. ACHI—"

Before Penthesilea had a chance to finish her sentence, her mouth and nose were covered by someone's hands.

Okita Alter made sure to restrain the Berserker. "O-Okitan what are you doing?!" then asked Okita, who was wearing her swimsuit, hidden by her haori. She saw that Penthesilea's eyes were becoming darker, signaling that the man she despises is really around.

"Queen Penthesilea, weren't we told to see if the Master has arrived safely?" Okita Alter then asked, and Penthesilea seemingly calmed down. She removed the hands on her face and sniffed the air again.

"Master has arrived." She then told the two.

"H-He's here?! T-Then let's go tell them in the cafeteria!" she then spoke, and her two companions nodded.

She activated her jetpacks, but it seems her companions were faster. "Wait for meeeeee!" she spoke, as she zoomed through the hallway.


"I-I'm sorry for bursting like that, Senpai…even Da Vinci-chan got surprised." Then apologized Mash, as the two of them were walking towards the cafeteria.

"Its alright, Mash, you got jealous, didn't you? I'm sorry too…" replied Ritsuka, bowing at her.

Mash was embarrassed, and waved her hands repeatedly. "I-Its okay Senpai! N-No need to apologize!" she spoke.

"What are you two lovebirds still doing outside? Get in the cafeteria!" then came Da Vinci's voice, as she was rolling skating through the hallway. Smiling she lightly bumped the two of them and the cafeteria doors opened. "Eh?! D-Da-vinci-chan, wai—!"

"Hello, Master!" greeted the numerous Servants present in the cafeteria, as well as Sion and Director Goredolf.

"Eh?" spoke Ritsuka, dumbfounded.

Goredolf then cleared his throat and approached them. Da Vinci simply clung to the Master. Mash saw this, and did the same with his other free arm.

"You may be wondering why we made all of this when there's no celebration, well you see, we all have seen how hard you've been working in fixing those minute Singularities, and trying your damned best to restore Proper Human History." He began, and he smiled. "So, as the Director, I decided to hold a banquet for the sole fact that you've been working hard as the only Master of Chaldea. I'm sure your Servants would agree of how hardworking and determined you are." He finished, and still, Ritsuka was speechless.

"I can't believe my eyes! Gordy being true to his feelings?!" teased Da Vinci. "Shush, technical advisor!" immediately rebutted Goredolf.

"I agree, I got surprised too." Added Sion, giving the Master a slice of cake on a small plate. He got back to his senses and smiled, thanking her.

"Enough of all that!" then spoke Kiyohime, as she rushed towards his Master, grabbing him by the collar, and with a lovestruck expression, used a fork to slice the cake and offered it to him. "Now, my darling, say aah~" she spoke.

"Hey Kiyohime! No fair! I thought we had an agreement!" then came Tamamo-no-Mae, who snatched the Master away, alongside his cake slice. "Now then, my dearest, aah~" she then offered.

"Wha?" was all Ritsuka could say, as she was again snatched by a different female Servant.

"Master! Are you okay?! Master!" was all Mash could say, as the banquet began.

"Good grief." Spoke the red Archer behind the counter. Chaos was about to unfold.

"Look at how these mongrels faun over the Master!" commented Gilgamesh, as he then laughed afterwards. "How amusing!"

"Yeah, it sure is quite the sight." Then added Cu Chulainn, as he was eating grilled fish.

The red Archer simply sighed.


"Fou!" spoke Fou, jumping onto the Master as sat on the bed.

He smiled, and then collapsed on the bed. "Fofou?! Fou!" the animal then cried, pouncing on his back.

"I'm alive, Fou, just really tired." He spoke.

"Fou fou." Fou simply said, as he then went off the Master's back, and trotted outside his room.

"Huh?" spoke Ritsuka confused, but then he was pinned down, and a woman appeared on top of him.

"The cafeteria was packed earlier that I didn't have time to spend it with you alone…" softly spoke Yu Mei-ren, leaning closer and licking his neck. "Hmph. You haven't even washed yourself. How disgusting." She commented, but then she smiled.

"Master, I hope you don't find me intruding…" then came another voice, as Yu Mei-ren went off of him, another woman took her place. Medusa wasn't wearing a mask to cover her eyes, and she gave him a peck.

Ritsuka was getting flustered, and had no words to speak. Medusa then went off of him, and another went on him.

This time it was Mash.

"Senpai~" she simply whispered in his ear, and while it aroused him greatly, the smile she showed him was…wholesome.

Ritsuka simply gulped in anticipation, and nervousness.


Welp, that's that. We were able to reach 20 chapters huh? I'm gonna mark this as this story's last chapter for a while, as I will be writing a new fanfic with a proper and more serious plot. Look forward to it, or not, whatever. So yeah, I guess this story is going on hiatus?

Thanks for reading though. Rest assured, once I finish that story with a proper plot, I'll go back to this, and possibly revive the other story I have…

- The Void Sprinter