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Heads up! This chapter is unusually longer than the usual chapters, because one is to make up for the long delay for releasing this chapter... And, another long delay again to release the next chapter ^^;;;

Author Note: Because upon seeing the title of this chapter... This is NOT an R18 chapter! I can fully assure you as long as this chapter is, it's not lemon chapter! Any future potential R18 stuff is not even going to be posted here, it'll be posted as a separate story as a one-shot collection!


Sexual experiences are now required in Chaldea HQ

Rows of tables and chair arranged with a tabletop counter in front of the sink. Mash went on forward with her two Masters and newly summoned Servants. "And, here's Chaldea Organization cafeteria. It caters for hundreds of people, there's also a well-furnished kitchen at the back for the staff to prepare their own meals–!"

"Argh!"

"S-Section chief, are you all right?!"

Ears perked at pained and alarmed cries from where they stood. Ritsuka deduced on recognizing the second voice, "That's Muniel-san's voice…!"

His legs sprinted off to the door beside the tabletop. Ritsuko accompanied her brother soon after without hesitancy, leaving behind the three Servants confused. Mash jerked out of stupor and followed them, "A-Ah, Senpais!"

-0-

In the back room, Muniel held the first aid kit with a tense clutch. He stayed beside the male figure with brown slicked-haired tied in a loose bun and a goatee, kneeling and gripping his right bloodied hand. "H-Here's the first aid, Section Chief!"

"It's fine, Muniel-kun. It's a small scratch!" The Section Chief turned back to his worried colleague with an assured laugh.

But, Muniel's eyes twitched at the sight of his bleeding palm. "T-That amount of blood can't be something to make light of–!"

"Are you all right, Muniel-san?!"

Ritsuka's voice cut off the two as he came in hastily to where they were. Muniel switched to him along with the Section Chief with a shared surprised look. "R-Ritsuka-kun?! Why are you–!"

"Mash-chan brought us here for a tour and to have our lunch–!" It's Ritsuko's turn next as she arrived behind her brother upon entering. Her orange orbs glimpsed upon the bloodied hand, and she came to the Section Chief. "Y-You're hurt?! W-What happened?!"

"Th-The Section Chief was making his lunch earlier while I came here to make my coffee. He had been careless and hurt himself when peeling the carrots…," Muniel's eyes switched between the siblings and his Chief every now then.

The raven-haired Master widened his eyes, his sister gasped at the source of his injuries. The said Section Chief, however, stood still with a strange expression written on his face. His brown orbs focusing on the siblings and their words drone out from his ears.

Ritsuko turned back to examine the wounds. A deep cut at the edge of the right palm bleed profusely, causing the orange-haired Master's eyebrows furrowed, "It's terrible…"

Beside her, a gentle blue aurora light emerged and formed a familiar white-haired figure. He stretched his head forward to inspect the wound. "It doesn't look to affect his magic circuits, so a simple treatment would suffice, Master."

Muniel nodded in agreeing what the Archer noticed and included. "I wanted to take him to Roman-san, but he told me not to as he's still busy with the counseling. The first aid should suffice–!"

"I can heal him with my runes if you wished to treat it as soon as possible. It will grow worse if he leaves it open." Another familiar voice interrupted Muniel again with his tone mixed with a warning.

Ritsuka turned behind and acknowledged his Servant's presence, "You could do it, Caster?"

Standing beside the concerned Mash, Cu shrugged and threw a confident smirk to his Master. "Sure, kid. I'm not your Caster for nothing so you can count on me."

Muniel made a nervous gulp and stepped back when the Caster approached the Section Chief. Once Cu stopped in front of him, he stretched his right hand forward slightly before lifting his index and middle finger pointing towards the wound, "Uruz!"

Finger stroking across the air, a glowing rune appeared momentarily before the brown-haired man's right palm glowed. The wound has ceased bleeding, closing the open wound till it sealed.

With the wound treated and traces of blood vanished, Ritsuko's orange orbs widened and murmured in awe, "It's… Healed?"

Satisfaction and pride shone on Cu's face and smirked, "What did I tell you? How does your hand feel, Onii-san?"

"Yeah, Chief?" Shifting back to the said figure, Muniel became stunned at his remained strange expression on his face. He lifted his right hand to wave before the Section Chief's face, "Um… Chief?"

"H-Huh?!" Brown orbs caught sight of Muniel's fluttering hands, the Section Chief realized the worried faces of his colleagues and the two Masters. Also, the tentative yet awaiting expressions of the two Servant's face. Caster's words went into his head a second next, "Oh, right, the wound!"

Back and forth between the blue cloak Caster and his healed wound, his mind processed all that took place seconds ago. "Thank you very much for the help, Mister Caster! And, you…"

Once his eyes landed on the siblings, Ritsuka smiled at him. "Pleased to meet you, I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"The one standing beside me is my younger sister, Fujimaru Ritsuko."

"Nice to meet you, sir!" Ritsuko nodded with a bright grin.

"Fujimaru… Ritsuko…"

While muttering her name with his head turned to the side, the Fujimaru siblings looked at each other before shifting back to the Section Chief. The orange-haired Master tilted her head and nudged with a wary tone, "Um, is there something wrong…?"

Again realizing he received strange stares from not merely the two, but her Servants and his own colleagues. He assured with a pleased grin, "A-Ah, no! Not at all! I'm Agano Sadakuni, the Section Chief of the Control room. Thank you for treating my injuries, you two and Caster-san with you!"

"Drop the suffix, and I'll accept your thanks. But I'd advise you to avoid doing any cooking if you want to have your hand to bleed." Cu's red orbs focused on his healed right hand to emphasize to him.

A bright grin stretched across Sadakuni's lips as he laughed, "It's fine, I'm alright! Plus, I still have my lunch to make finish too."

"But Caster said–!" Before Ritsuko could include in her own reminder, Archer walked ahead to the counter behind the Section Chief.

His black orbs focused onto the vegetables at the side, and the chopping board used earlier to chop the carrots.

"Is there something wrong, Archer-san?" Mash's voice broke his thoughts, delivering out everybody's curiosity at Archer's movement.

Heavy and a reluctant sigh slipped from the Archer's lips. He faced back to everyone, especially towards the two Masters. "Masters, do you have any special food allergies?"

"Allergies?" Ritsuko's orange orbs glanced to her left to ponder before returning with a shook of her head, "No, I don't."

"No, I think?" At the familiar growl, he heard beside him, Ritsuka nodded in agreement, "Yep, even her stomach confirms it."

The younger Fujimaru snapped her head to her older brother with a frown after hearing his own stomach rumbling. "Use your stomach to confirm instead, blockhead!"

Disregard to their quarrels of whose stomach started first, Archer's black orbs directed to Mash. The latter shook her head and responded, "I have no food allergies. Neither does Fou-san too, Archer-san."

Fou squeaked to respond to Archer's question. "Kyu kyao! Fou, fooouu!"

Muniel muttered next once Archer's black orbs landed on him, "No allergies in particular…"

Sadakuni nodded before making a querying face to the Archer, "Same with him, mister Archer. Is there a particular reason you ask?"

With another short breath left his lips, Archer decided with a detached tone, "Very well. Then, Ritsuka, I'll need your help in assisting me in the kitchen."

"Eh? Err… S-Sure!" Forced to cease arguing with his sister, Ritsuka felt stunned for a minute before replying with a confused stare.

The white-haired Servant didn't bother to clarify himself and went on, "Master, Mash, do you mind getting the cutlery and plates? If conceivable, could you find large plates and return them back here?"

"Yes!" Ritsuko shook up when Archer addressed to her and Mash.

"Understood, I'll do my best!" Mash replied at the same with Ritsuko. She spun towards the latter and added, "I know where the plates are, so follow me, Senpai."

"Okay!" The two ladies left with Fou sitting on Mash's shoulders.

After seeing them leave, Archer instructed while turning his back to them. "The rest who are uninvolved please wait outside the kitchen."

"S-Sure! Let's go, chief!" Muniel turned towards Sadakuni after acknowledging to Archer.

"Right!"

Watching the two staff leaving the room as instructed, Cu hummed to himself, "Then, I'll go–!"

"To that Caster over there, do you mind ordering him to be a watchdog if he has nothing better to do?"

Again, pressing onto his button on purpose by Archer, the Caster Servant turned back with a nerve twitching on his forehead. "Why, you–!"

The raven-haired Master ran to the front of Caster. Both hands went forward onto his Servant's body to push him towards the exit as Ritsuka proposed, "A-Ah, that's right! Why don't you help bring more ingredients for us, Caster?"

"Master—!"

BAM!

Ritsuka slammed the door in his Servant's face before the latter finished. He let out a fatigued sigh before shooting back to his sister's Servant. "Don't you have a better way to tell him to leave? We don't need round 2 also in cleaning up before the meal, Archer."

"To deal with a Hound of Chulann in this way, it was necessary," Archer countered in an aloof tone. His red overcoat evaporated by a blue light exposing his black sleeveless shirt while putting on the apron on the counter. "Master, could you take the onions in the fridge?"

"… Ritsuka?" Archer turned behind when noting the said Master hadn't responded moments later.

Ritsuka's jaw dropped, and his eyes enlarged at what he saw earlier. Yet, he realized Archer shot him a questioning expression and shook out from his trance, "R-R-Right, onions! Will get them!"

Dashed to the fridge and opening it, Ritsuka scanned and grab the onions once found. While taking his face revealed back his disbelief face from earlier and thought. "I'm not daydreaming, right…? His clothes did not just evaporate into thin air, right?!"

-0-

Hours later outside the cafeteria, the Chaldea staff along with Mash and Ritsuka had their eyes sparkled with amazed on what's on the table.

A pot of creamy clam chowder had Muniel drooling from his lips.

Familiar food Ritsuka recognized such as the fluffy Dashimaki, crispy Karaage Chicken and Tonkatsu cutlet.

His heart swelled at the nostalgia of longing his home-cooked food back in Japan.

Last, Mash and Sadakuni marveled at the colorful Caesar Salad, juicy Grilled Bacon and slices of hot toasted Garlic Bread before them.

Wiped his wet hands with the apron, Archer summarized the knowledge he learned from the Demi-Servant, "According to Mash…. I've cooked for a minimal of 20 people in this organization.

"There should be enough servings for everyone with a range of dishes for both lunch and dinner–!"

"Seconds, please!" Ritsuko who had begun her meal shoved out of her empty rice bowl towards Archer.

Fou joined her too and pushed the small plate with his paw out. His mouth stained in brown gravy from the Grilled Bacon, "Kyu, kyao!"

As the Demi-Servant took the napkin on the table to wipe Fou's face, Muniel commented. "A-Amazing, all of these looks completely the same as the dishes in a 5-star restaurant."

"A-Ah, and it's enough serving for all of us at least! Until tonight maybe…," Sadakuni commented. He switched back to the white-haired Servant and grinned, "Thanks for your service, Mister Archer. Wait that doesn't sound right…"

Archer, however, shrugged it off with an offhand reply, "It's nothing. I'm purely a Servant helping my Master along–!"

"I meant your name. It's strange if we kept addressing as Mister Archer, and who knows if there are any other Servants from the Archer-class called into the Chaldea. Even if it's a fake name, we don't mind," Sadakuni cut in with a sheepish grin.

The raven-haired Master nodded and admitted with a grin, "He's right. You're our comrade now, so a name would be easier for us to refer to you."

"Please…!" Ritsuko clapped both hands together, her eyes shut to plead her Servant. "For me, Archer?"

Not only her, but Mash also showed an earnest and curious expression to him. Fou and Muniel stared at him with anticipation.

The white-haired Servant's mouth was agape at their persistence in learning his identity. A sigh left his lips deciding there's no harm in exposing to them. He came back with a murmur, "….. Emiya."

"Eh?"

A considerable breath exhaled from Archer's lips and repeated with a clearer voice, "Emiya is fine if you insisted."

Both blue and orange orbs widened, both siblings turned to each other and grinned at their victory. Mash showed a grateful and warm smile to him and bowed, "Then it's a great pleasure to work with you together and Caster, Emiya-senpai."

"Thank you for the food again, Emiya-san!" Muniel bowed with a delighted beam on his face, making Sadakuni grinned before turning back to the food.

Unknown to them, Emiya had a faint exasperated smile on his face at their reaction before turning towards the door. A familiar blue-haired Caster entered holding large plates on a tray dish in one hand and a large pot in another. "Young lady, I delivered them as you requested."

"Thank you very much, Caster," Mash turned and headed towards Caster and seized hold of the pot in his hand

"You saved us the trouble, Caster. Thanks," Sadakuni took the other cutlery from Cu before turning to Mash. "Mash-kun, would you mind helping me to bring the food to the rest?"

"Sure, I don't mind but–!" Mash nodded with a slight concern expression before changing to the two Master.

While Ritsuka took his seat after receiving his foods, Ritsuko still gulping down the next bowl of rice after Emiya sighed and gave it to her. She then glanced up to see Mash staring at them, "Eh?"

"Ah, don't worry about us, Mash-chan! We'll be here for a while, so please help him!" The orange-haired Master assuredly replied to her with a grin.

Ritsuka nodded, "Yeah, we'll wait for you to return to join us, Mash."

"Understood, Senpais," Mash smiled. She turned back to the Section chief and included, "I also have something to discuss, Section chief."

Understood what she hinted, Sadakuni replied, "If it's about that, then sure. Muniel-kun, could you lend a hand too?"

After telling the siblings she'll return shortly, Mash assisted both Chaldea staff in collecting different foods onto the plates and pot. She took off with them carrying the container while the other two moved many plates onto the tray dishes.

Noted that it'll take a while for her to return, Ritsuka returned to his plate to continue eating. But, as he was to do so, he spotted his attention at the two Servants. "Emiya-san, Caster, aren't you guys joining us?"

Cu had reached to their table and pulled the chair opposite to sit. "I'm not that hungry, but one or two is fine, kid."

As he gave him a small nod, Emiya who was clearing up Fou's plate, responded, "I'm all right. My job is finished once you are both fed, us Servants don't require human food."

He approached Ritsuko next and picked her plate, bow after she expressed a 'thank you' to him with a shocked look. Though she recollected a memory in Fuyuki, her head swung between both Servants while questioning, "Eh?! But back then, Caster went out to hunt–?!"

"Oh, that?" Cu plucked another Kaarage Chicken from the plate and threw into his mouth to chew. "Your brother drained out most of his mana supply, so the food was to recover the energy before fighting against Saber."

Ritsuka's brows furrowed and determined, "I see, so you guys eat when you feel like it?"

"More or less, or when the food is good. Or, if both of you ran out of supply to maintain us materialized." The Caster shrugged and three another piece of chicken into his mouth again.

Nodded as she understood, Ritsuko asked next, "That makes better sense… But, what do you guys eat to recover your energy?"

"Like your kind partakes of meat as nourishment," Emiya returned with another bowl full of rice and set before Ritsuko. "Servants partake of spirits and souls."

"Humans souls?" The raven-haired Master repeated his last word.

Emiya nodded and elaborated somewhat, "The more they ingest, the greater their prana stores become."

"But why? Isn't it enough for you guys when your Masters supplies the mana?" Ritsuko asked with a concern established in her tone.

"Don't get the wrong idea, imouto-chan. It's not like we are unhappy with what they supply with us. But, there's the saying that more is always better. For example, of those corrupted Servants back there, to absorb energy from nearby humans is a basic stratagem of a Master."

Cu's indifferent and straightforward reply caused the orange-haired Master flinched and gulped from dread at the knowledge. This didn't go unseen by her brother who replied while making a glimpse at her, "I see…"

They couldn't forget at the memory from being targeted. Hence they figured out what they were to the Servant.

But, Ritsuka grew concerned at the dire necessity if followed that their own Servants required innocent lives to sustain themselves alive.

While both dismayed at the knowledge, Emiya exhaled and shifted his head aside. "To make matters clear, I would never do something like this."

"I'm not interested in killing people either," Caster raised his hand to wave off the tense atmosphere before shooting a look at them. "Unless, that's an order, however."

"I believe it's something we can agree on. Since neither of us would want it," Ritsuka raised his hand to give his sister a few assuring pats on her head.

Exhaled a relief sigh, Ritsuko took her rice bowl to go on eating once she's at ease from the declaration.

Emiya turned his head back to return to his explanation, "Alternatively, Servants do intake alternatives for nourishment such as blood."

"You mean like the blood transfusion from one to another? Or, the vampire kind intake?"

"The vampire intake humans defined as, kid. It's a great source since it's able to hold in the magical energy for some time after leaving," Cu paused for a second. Then, he raised his hand once more to wave off before picking up another Kaarage. "But, I'd rather stuff on food when called for."

"Uh huh…," Ritsuka took hold of his cup to drink and confirmed. "So, no need to bare our necks for you to suck us dry?"

Emiya nodded to the raven-haired Master drinking down his beverage, "That's right."

Picking her cup to alleviate her thirst, Ritsuko questioned, "But isn't there anything else that's more comfortable for you guys to have? It'd be a headache when we are out on a mission, and you guys will be down on mana."

"About that–!"

"Oh, there is one other way, imouto-chan," Cu interrupted Emiya which received a glare from the latter.

"And that's?" Ritsuka prodded while gulping down the next sip.

Cu smirked at the interests from both siblings, "The sexual fluids from our Masters."

Both eyes went wide as saucers. They immediately turned aside from each other and spit out the drink violently. Both Ritsuka and Ritsuko coughed to calm their throat and returned to yell at Caster. "WHA-WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"

"Oi, Caster!" Emiya's black orbs narrowed and rebuked at Cu's blunt answer.

"What? They need to know one way or another, eventually." Cu turned to the Archer and shot him an impassive face.

"S-S-Sexual fluids, you say?!" The orange-haired Master repeated with her face in beet red color.

Turned back to the two Masters, Cu's lips curled an impish smile, "That's for female Master. The male Master will be your–!"

"I-I-I hear you for the first time!" With a red tomato face, Ritsuka slammed his hand on the table, "B-But why is it 'that' of all things?!"

Cu reminded to the two at their present situation, "Well, none of you learned how to share magical energy back there. Besides, our contract creates both physical and spiritual paths. So, there shouldn't be an issue isn't it?"

"A-At least, answer my question first!" Ritsuka exclaimed.

Emiya sighed reluctantly and made to explain, "Both sexual fluids has a cluster of magical energy.

"It's the same with human blood, but a sexual intimacy wouldn't threaten our Master's life. Hence, it's one of the most common methods in transferring of magical energy."

"No need to worry if you've got zero experience, kid. I'll be more than willing to guide you.… Unless there're problems about that," The Caster raised one of his eyebrows as his red orbs focused at Ritsuka's lower part of the body.

Three seconds later, Ritsuka realized where his red eyes settled and displayed a flabbergasted expression*. "W-Wh-What do you–?!"

"I..."

The two Servants and raven-haired Master switched their attention to Ritsuko. Her head lowered hiding the upper half of her face while she confessed in a stammer, "I-I mean... I don't have an issue... Since I have some... With women only since..."

A darker shade of red bloomed on her face after the nerve-wracking confession. A blank expression from both Servants stared her in silence. Emiya, the one who broke the unpleasant mood, let out a relieved sigh, "Seems like your sister has come to terms in her role, Ritsuka."

"Aah," Turning his attention back to his Master, Cu prodded his earlier question. "She has no protests to this. So, what about you? Are you impotent or there're no ladies to your liking, kid?"

"No, I have zero romantic interest in women—! But, that's not the point!" Ritsuka stopped from explaining further. He questioned with a flustered face. "Are you guys not making bullshit from a pervert writer's excuse?!"

"T-That's right! What do you mean by 'sexual fluids' storing mana energy?! No way, such things like this exist in the first place!" The orange-haired Master added her own input too.

The Caster leaned back on his seats with arms folded, "It does, it takes place from a ritual described by humans as Tantrism. I'm sure you know somewhere in your history."

A moment of pause again, Ritsuka facepalmed with an exasperated grown, "Don't even tell me about it..."

"For now, there's no need to worry about mana supply.

"The Chaldea provided adequate magical energy for us to do as we please," Emiya informed both distressed and frustrated Masters.

Ritsuko frowned at the information and pointed out, "There's that, but who knows what'll happen the moment we–?"

"I'm back, Senpais–!"

"GYAH!" The orange-haired Master flinched and nearly jumped out of her seat. Both Fou and her brother showed surprised looks by her reaction.

Turning to where the voice came from, Mash shared the same startled expression as Ritsuko. "I-Is something wrong, Senpai? Did I scare you by accident?"

Orange orbs blinked in confusion at what she meant, Ritsuko realized and hastily reassured, "N-No, nothing! I-I'm just surprised that you've come back! Fast trip, huh...? Ahahaha..."

Behind her, Emiya made another exasperated sigh while the Caster snickered at her reaction.

Ritsuka made an exasperated sigh while shaking his head. "Anyway, Mash, pick up your food before we continue the tour."

"It's alright. I've taken my lunch with Sadakuni-san back in his office while we were discussing. So, I'll wait for Senpai instead."

The raven-haired Master saw her violet orb gazing at his untouched food. Let alone his meat, he had barely eaten any of the food on his plate. With a guilty grin, he admitted, "Right... Better dig in..."

Took the cutlery in his hand, he cut the bacon into smaller pieces. Though as he took it up with his fork, Ritsuka watched Fou leaped across him and seized the meat into his mouth. "H-Hey, that's mine!"

"Fou!" Fou squeaked to hint it's his fault for offering out in the open before gulping down into his mouth.

Watching his Master arguing with the furry companion with an amused grin, Cu made a grunt and rose from his seat. "Hmm... I should grab some bite before we continue."

As he walked out from his seat to get a plate, his upper robes degenerated in a white light before disappearing. Ritsuko watched his robes disappeared and leaving behind only his gray sleeveless top, swung to the side to spit out her food violently. "W-W-What—Y-Y-Your clothes?!"

While the orange-haired Master coughed with a red face, Ritsuka muttered with his eyes averted away. "Glad I'm not the only one who was seeing things…"

"About that, Senpais…. Servants have control over of the armor they wore. Their armor is formed by magical energy so they can call it forth when required." Mash explained as she approached closer to where they were.

"I see…," Ritsuko coughed one last time to calm herself. Though, a thought entered her mind before returning to the Demi-Servant, "What about that armor when you are Servant, Mash-chan?"

"Ah, that… That was what the Heroic Spirit had given me to transform for combat, as its only powers allow me to transform when I required to." Mash replied which made Ritsuko hummed thoughtfully to herself.

"If you'd like," Appearing beside the Demi-Servant, the Caster put his arm around her shoulder with a smirk on his lips. "I can give you training for that, little lady."

Both Fou and Ritsuko hissed and glared respectively once more at Cu's unwelcome gesture towards Mash. Ritsuka was about to sigh at the fury before flinching at cold, and sharp feeling grazed passed him.

A familiar black sword zoomed past between Mash and Cu stabbed to the wall behind. As it vanished, they swung to see Emiya at the other end, coolly picking a used plate while commenting. "I'm sorry, it looks like my hand slipped there–!"

A baseball-sized fireball's heat grazed past Archer's cheek interrupted him.

BOOM!

The fireball exploded behind Emiya, creating a black burnt into the hard wall. Ritsuko stood from her seat with her jaw dropped wide open, "E-E-Emiya-san!"

"My bad, my fingers slipped, Archer," Cu scoffed before firing a taunting smirk back at Archer. His fingers set back down before grasping the wooden staff appeared before him.

Black orbs glared pointedly at the Caster, Emiya set down the plates on the table. After that, blue light generated from both hands to create the black and white swords in his hands. Both Servants positioning their weapons before getting ready to attack.

"Guys, can we set up the rules that there shall be no stripping of your armor anywhere permitted other than your own room? So," Drawing a calm, deep breath, Ritsuka stood up and yelled. "Finish your strip wrestling session outside the snowstorm!"

-0-

"And, that's how we wasted the last of our Command Seal…," Ritsuka summarized. His blue orbs moved along with hands flipping a page in his hands.

After finishing their lunch, the Fujimaru siblings continued with Mash and their Servants in the tour. But while exploring, Ritsuko suggested to Mash to go on without them as they wished more time to look at the books in the library.

Something that the raven-haired Master knew it's a lie, seeing Ritsuko sitting on the ground while complaining. "It's not my fault that Caster was becoming all too touchy with Mash-chan…"

Blue orbs rolled at her excuse, Ritsuka reminded her in a mocked understanding tone. "Right, and it's not your fault that Emiya-san gained more mana than before to kick Caster's ass."

Because it didn't justify how Emiya gained more energy to launch powerful projected swords with his bow. Though, it's easily guessed when his sister encouraged him on with another use of her Command Seal.

But, Cu blocked and dodged most with courtesy of the furniture as a decoy. His Servant being unharmed was one thing, changing the cafeteria into a war zone was another right after they cleaned one place.

Ritsuko glared back at her brother, her turn next to remind, "Oh, please! Like it's my fault that Archer is more than eager to shove him back to that throne of heroes, Ritsuka!"

Another roll from his eyes to his sister, Ritsuka let out a tired sigh from his lips. "Anyway, we're now unsuited to head for the next Singularity until all of them returned."

The orange-haired Master stared at the back of her right hand showing three pale pink markings of the Command Seal. "Ditto, Mash-chan was furious at us for what we did to the cafeteria."

Both siblings received a scolding from Mash too for not working to stop them and supporting them to fight among each other.

"Takes magical energy as well to clean up that mess," Ritsuka stared at the back of his right hand too. The last of his Command Seal granted to Cu for more mana in repairing broken furniture and decorations while cleaning.

But as his mind drifted to the Demi-Servant, he shifted to back to his sister with one of his eyebrows lifted. "Speaking of Mash, shouldn't you be with her touring those two around?"

"I went around with her while you're asleep earlier. Besides, shouldn't YOU be the one to be on tour instead?" Ritsuko turned back to her brother to return his question again at him.

Waved the book in his hand, the raven-haired Master responded. "The report I had gathered and written was too general to identify anything about the Heroic Spirit she contracted with. Besides, Mash said there's a holographic map of the headquarters inside the wristwatch."

"Wait, there is?" Ritsuko switched back to lift her hand and fidgeted through the holographic screen from the watch.

"Yup, right under 'My Room' option and you'll be able to see it–!"

As Ritsuka turned to leave stealthily, his sister rose and clutched his collar firmly in one hand. The other lifted to gesture the door behind, and she interrogated, "The exit is that way, so where do you think you're going?"

"To find a sign that announces 'Wingman Consultation Service is closed for today,' Ritsuko.

"Ask Emiya-san instead, he's got better info on mana transfer from sex!" The raven-haired Master sought to pull away by shrugging off to free her grip.

But, Ritsuko tightened her grip and rebutted, "Oh come on! You consider it's easy to ask our enemy-slash-newly turned ally for this?!"

Ritsuka reminded and struggled harder than before. "You already had experience in sex, it should be easy for you. Besides, whose fault is it I'm missing out to meet the world greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci?!"

Screw his role as her wingman, he'd be more than willing to become dead and turned into a spirit to meet him.

"You're the last person I need to hear from, you virgin ex-Otaku! You can always find him another time, so I don't see a problem there!" The orange-haired Master countered. She tugged him closer while pointing out, "And, it's Mash-chan we're talking about! I… I can't do 'that' with her because if she needs mana supply for our mission!"

"Then don't, you moron! Remember your softball rules here. You move to the first base, second, third and home base—!" Ritsuka stopped his midway when a thought hit his mind. At once, he concluded with a decisive tone, "You know what…. Remember to find a room when you start mana transfer."

"What kind of person I am to do it for mana transfer?!" Ritsuko's eyes twitched at her brother's absurd suggestion.

"Would you like me to recall the times I walked in on you and your ex-girlfriends? I mean, you went out with them for a few months for some of your exes. And, that took place, really?" Turning behind to shoot his sister a pointed expression, Ritsuka dared her to quip back.

To his expectation, Ritsuko's face turned crimson at the memories she recalled. She withdrew her hand from his collar to turn elsewhere and sulked. "That's your fault for walking in and getting traumatized…"

"That's rich coming from an experienced woman who never locks her door when it happens," Ritsuka quipped while adjusting his collar and coat.

Dropped to the ground, Ritsuko let out a disheartened sigh and hid her head into her knees. "I can't believe this…. What kind of work as a field researcher requires you to have sex with your colleague from this bullshit…?!"

"Trust me, as bullshit as it sounded…," Ritsuka crouched down beside his sister and sighed, "It's the real deal there, sis. Magical energy transfer exists as much as it sounded like an excuse to write a horrible eroge game."

"At least place it in their advertisement with bold words to turn innocent people away from this…," The orange-haired Master grumbled.

"If they do, they're imprisoned for attempting to set up sex trafficking people like us for prostitution."

Seeing his sister groaning her dissatisfaction, Ritsuka spared an understanding grin for her. He lifted one of his hand to ruffle her head, "As far as they've said, they have sufficient mana to be on their own for a while. I'm sure she wouldn't want it that way if she knows it will make you uncomfortable."

Raised her head, Ritsuko heaved a sigh and murmured. "It's a wonder she's taking things calmly about this if she knew in the first place…"

The raven-haired Master hummed before acknowledging, "She's our Senpai in this field with the magus and staff here. She had no alternative but to accept how their world goes."

"But, it doesn't make both of you any less than my Senpais, Senpais."

Both Fujimaru siblings flinched at the recognizable voice behind Ritsuko. They swung over to see Mash returned with both Cu and Emiya behind her. Standing up hastily, Ritsuko greeted her, "T-That was quick for the tour, Mash-chan. Welcome back!"

Cu raised his right hand to dig his ear, "You could say that, imouto-chan. Chaldea's third summoned Servant wasn't in his workshop when the little lady took us around. So, we came back quickly once we finished looking around."

"That… Can't be helped, huh…?" Ritsuka's shoulders dropped and sighed in disappointment. So much for his struggles to slip away from his sister to find his admired idol.

After doing a brief glimpse of the library, Emiya's black orbs landed onto the book in Ritsuka's grip, "A book about Arthurian legend?"

"Some light reading while waiting for you guys, Emiya-san. And, again thinking what alternative ways are possible for mana transfer with her during our mission…." Ritsuka headed towards the shelf at the far end to put the book where he found.

"H-Hey, Ritsuka!" Ritsuko called out furiously at him for slipping out their secret conversation.

But, the latter ignored her outburst and blinked in surprise at the unusual feeling on the bookshelf backboard.

"You guys are still wondering about that?" Cu questioned.

The raven-haired Master moved his right hand to gesture towards his sister while fiddling at the bookshelf, "It's her, not me."

As Ritsuko was about to yell at her brother for spilling out any further, Mash's voice cut off with a reassured tone.

"If it's that Senpai, the leyline we connected to Chaldea will provide us more mana."

"It does…?" The female Master shifted her attention to the Demi-Servant with a curious expression.

"Not only the purpose of finding a Leyline to connect is necessary," Mash raised one of her fingers as a signal to continue her explanation.

"The Leyline provides as another mana source to Servants to avoid draining too much energy from our Masters, Ritsuko-senpai."

"I-I see, I believe this settled one of our main worries!" Ritsuko nervously grinned back at her. Though, she shot a glare to her brother who muttered 'You're the one being a nervous wreck here.' The orange-haired Master shook her head, "Anyway, where are we heading off later?"

"Well—!"

"Before that, there's something I'd wish to confirm," Emiya approached and stood beside Mash before she could suggest anything.

"Masters, do you have any basic combat experience other than the battle in the previous Singularity?"

"Other than fighting those skeletons, nope," Ritsuka shook his head firmly.

Tilted her head, Ritsuko queried, "I guess you wouldn't think fighting one-on-one in school sport as experience, would it?"

"No. but, if that's the case where will you two go from here?" Emiya folded his arms and looked at them.

"Emiya-san?"

Cu stepped forward to answer the orange-haired Master's confusion. "You two need to save your world, right?"

Nodded his head, Ritsuka prodded, "Yeah, and that's…?"

"You can leave the fighting to Servants to us, kid. But what Archer was saying, what will both of you be doing while we attack them? I don't mind either you guys staying at the back to provide us commands–!"

The Caster's suggestion interrupted by the raven-haired Master, who responded with clear yet unexpected resolve. "Then, it's clear, we'll accompany you guys to fight."

A second afterward, Cu shot at Ritsuka with an incredulous expression, "Huh?!"

Not only him, but even Ritsuko also stared at her brother with a complete disbelief expression. "Seriously, did you learn nothing from that nightmare we've been through?!"

"To grow into a hero… It doesn't sound like what you'll do, Fujimaru Ritsuka," Emiya snorted with a half-amused and half-sardonic smile.

Mash too, nodded her head to agree with Ritsuko's words, "That's right. Senpai, leave the fighting to us Servants–!"

Both hands raised to stop Mash from proceeding, Ritsuka interrupted, "Woah Woah, you guys jumped to the conclusion way too fast! I'm not saying because I wish to be a hero. Only a complete brainless moron with no common sense will undertake that."

"And you have something to say otherwise?" Emiya prodded.

Ritsuka nodded and huffed, "Yeah. It's obvious against Medusa that a human's physical assault will accomplish nothing to a Servant. A battle against Servant we'll leave it to you guys to handle with."

While Emiya nodded that he understood, Ritsuko raised her right hand to query. "Wait before you move on, I think there's a reason behind this?"

Turned the attention to her, Archer explained, "Even if we're summoned, we're still regarded as spiritual beings having a physical form. Something you once noticed from your battle with Medusa, Ritsuka. No matter what punches or any work of physical attack a human does to a Servant, It's won't hurt us."

"But not impossible either for humans to fight against Servants if you strengthen your combat abilities with magical energy.

"Still, this won't diminish the fact only a Servant could kill another Servant," Cu added as a matter of fact to Emiya's answer.

"Their source of energy moves from the spiritual cores inside them.

"Hence, a noble phantasm or extremely powerful mana from a Servant could kill them, Ritsuko-senpai."

Nodded in understanding to Mash's reply, Ritsuko folded her arms and hummed. "So that explains when you offered yourself as bait while watching for an opening so Mash-chan could kill her…"

To a nod to his sister, the raven-haired Master summarized. "Yeah, so that concludes we'll leave the fighting to them to you guys. But what I'd like to learn was practicing magic to safeguard ourselves from those smaller monsters like that damn skeleton and its army."

"To defend for yourself… I agree it's an excellent reason to learn how to use magic for self-defense, Senpai," Mash smiled.

"Those things… That makes sense in training how to use magic," Ritsuko murmured in knowing. Switching to her Servant, she declared her views, "How about this? We'll stay back and leave you guys on dealing with enemy Servants. And while you guys were doing so, we'll just fight the smaller lackeys with them."

"You guys will have your hands full to deal against them too. Also, I don't feel like sitting back and accepting the glory of doing nothing. But, if that's the Master you're hoping for…," The raven-haired Master threw a small smirk to Emiya to prove the latter.

Black orbs stared back and forth between the two Masters. A reluctant sigh left his lips, both siblings were much more naïve and even stubborn than someone he knew of, "Understood, and no. That's not the Master I'm hoping for, Ritsuka. But, you're correct. It's important both of you have lessons in physical combat during your missions."

Orange orbs sparkled at the result, Ritsuko exclaimed in a delighted tone. "Does it mean you'll be training us?!"

"That's taken care of, Senpai. Sadakuni-san is also one of our Chaldeas's combat instructor. I'm certain he's more than enthusiastic to train, Senpais," Mash beamed cheerfully at the happy faces of her Masters.

Ritsuka grinned and eagerly thanked her, "That's great! Thanks a lot, Mash. Now, what's left is–!"

Towards the blue-haired Caster, he saw all eyes had landed on him. Cu's red orbs turned aside from the expecting orange and blue eyes, "Right, about that…. I'll teach both of you later when you got the essentials covered."

Confusion erupted on both Fujimaru siblings' faces. They didn't hear him wrong… As it's coming from a Caster-class Servant himself. Ritsuko's eyes blinked twice before asking again, "But, aren't you a Caster? Shouldn't you be training us the basic?"

"Yeah, but… Yeah, I'll show you guys sometimes," Cu repeated with one of his hand raised and waved off their idea to be their teacher. With hesitation, the orange-haired Master chose to not prod further.

Noticed the slight frown on Ritsuko's lips, Mash switched her attention back to her and comforted. "Don't worry about that, Ritsuko-senpai. Sadakuni-san is also a magus too. Though his circuits quality isn't as impressive as the Director, he doesn't mind teaching both of you that too if you'd like."

"Thank you, Mash-chan!" Ritsuko grinned once more along with the raven-haired Master making a relaxed smile at their plans.

"If both of you require further knowledge on magecraft, I have learned basics too. Come to me if you call for help," Emiya offered to the siblings. As predicted, both Masters shot a startling expression at Archer's ability.

Ritsuka nodded and came back with a grateful beam, "Of course, Emiya-san. Sorry to trouble you on that."

While Emiya returned with an assured nod, Cu let out a snort and challenged, "Lessons on magic from an Archer?"

"Better than an unwilling Caster, Caster," Emiya countered.

Again, Cu shot a glare towards Emiya who gave the same. Ritsuko facepalmed at the sight of the two Servants arguing.

Probably Sadakuni could offer them guidance on how to get their Servants to not quarrel like children at every opportunity they had.

A groan from Ritsuka escaped from his lips, recommended in a drained voice, "Let's start our training tomorrow, you two. Maybe during sparring practice, you people can murder each other to your heart's content…"

End of Issue #2


*kicks in holding bucket of rose petals, throws it out at everyone* HAPPY EARLY VALETINE'S DAY EVERYONE! LOVE IS IN THE AIR FOR THIS WHOLE WEEK! A WONDERFUL WEEK TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR BELOVED 2D WAIFU/HUSBANDO TOGETHER IN FGO!

*cough* Sorry, got excited despite saying the above... I'm really sorry for the long wait again, and as stated above, this chapter is longer than usual to make up for it! That's right, Archer's name is finally revealed properly to everyone in Chaldea. He'll be referred as such through out the whole story... Yeah, that boils down to a little problem when it hits a certain singularity/event when another Servant similar will be appearing at there.

Stated by the end chapter and earlier before with Merlin, this is one of the original twist for both siblings aka Gudas. Both will be learning magic and fighting against minor mobs with magecraft they're taught with. I already planned their specialized magecraft, but... While waiting for Waver Case files, I'm actually personally having a headache reading Nasuverse lore on magecraft. Most probably I'm reading only from his fate works, so if his other works explained how magic works easier... I'll probably get a hang there as there's going to be some weird twist in this twist OTL

Lastly in regards to Agano Sadakuni, he's one of the 2 OCs for this whole story (or more if you counted both Ritsuka's and Ritsuko's parents). I'll definitely have his bio up on tumblr for easier understanding of him, along with the magecraft he uses as he's a magus himself. Same for both Ritsuka and Ritsuka, their bios may be up some time later to have an easier understanding of their character!

Thanks for reading this chapter! Those who have given favorite and/or followed for this story, thank you very much and I hope you have a wonderful valentine's day! Hope you guys enjoyed reading this chapter ^^