AN: Spoilers for Olympus and Atlantis Lostbelts, you have been warned.
Ch 23 Day Four Pt 1: Observation
"So Friday at Four sharp?" Ritsuka raised his eyebrow at Koyanskaya nodding to his question in the halls. "Is it the best you can do, Koyanskaya?" he asked,
Koyanskaya sighs, feeling bad for not taking this up with her master. "Well, it's the only thing I can do at the time, with your schedule teaching brats and finding this Servant in the Forest. You're lucky I manage to find some time to fit in your already hectic schedule." She reasons with the only human she respects other than his son and wife.
Ritsuka sighs knowing how much the Alter Ego tries to make a reasonable timetable for him. "Sorry, it's just the stress of teaching and the Ministry trying to get to me. Sometimes I wonder if this was a good plan after all." He's starting to regret this plan.
"You're plan is well thought out Fujimaru, using that as a decoy for the real mission. That's smart, it's just the Ministry. I mean really did they expect to one-up me when it comes to law and politics?" She shrugs at how much of an idiot these Wizards are. "I was literally swimming in politics back home before."
"Yeah, sorry for that." Ritsuka sheepishly smiles, scratching the back of his head. "You were great at politics during the take over with Goldolf and the Lostbelt Kings." He brought up the past, knowing how good she was when it comes to that.
Koyanskaya nodded, loving the praises coming from her master. "Ah, just you saying that really turns me on," she shivers in pleasure before sensing a presence. "Ah Hinako, my old-time friend what brings you here in this lovely morning?" she smiles at the incoming Dead Apostle.
Ritsuka looks over to his right and saw Lanling and Hinako walking up to them. "We were never friends, Koyanskaya. Just a mutual partnership for Chaldea." Hinako glares at the fox with a smirk on her face.
"Come now Hinako, we've been through tough times together." Koyanskaya laughs at her words. "We're practically sisters with me being a demon and you being a True Ancestor in all." She gave her a valid reason why they're the same.
Hinako rolled her eyes, can't believe she just used that card. "I swear you can be insufferable when it comes to it." she sighs, hating to deal with this woman. "Anyways, Ritsuka Saber and I saw something that's…concerning for us." The Assassin informs her master.
"What does that mean, Hinako?" Ritsuka asked, curious about what they saw.
Lanling coughs in the conversation. "Master, I believe it's for the best that you should see this yourself." The Prince and Assassin left the area, urging their master to follow them.
Rituska looks at Koyanskaya if she knows anything. "I have no idea what's going on." They follow the two friends to where they want to show them.
Outside the Great Hall, Filch was hammering some casing on the walls of the Great Hall. "Educational Decrees? Really?" Waver shook his head at how ridiculous this action was made by the Ministry.
Aphrodite couldn't help but scoff at some rules. "Forbidding both genders from being within six inches from each other, Forbidding both genders from being within eight inches!?" The Goddess of Love let out a hard chuckle. "That rule is practically the same!" She exclaims, motioning her hands at them.
"I agree with you Assassin." McGonagall shook her head, seeing the ridiculousness Decrees that Dolores has put up. "This is unconventional to the way we teach here at Hogwarts."
Lily agrees with her former Transfiguration Professor, comforting her daughter in her arms. She's outraged that this is happening to Hogwarts. "Only if Dumbledore still influence Wizengamot then this would never happen." She sighs wishing things returned how they should be.
"Fujimaru, I see Hinako told you about this." Da Vinci noticed Ritsuka coming on the scene.
Ritsuka saw the Degrees, shaking his head seeing that he too thinks it's ridiculous. "This is overstepping the line. What are they planning." He said glaring at the new rules for the school.
"Ritsuka-" James stopped seeing Umbridge walking out of the Hall.
"If everyone turns their attention to me." Umbridge smiles, Fudge was standing at the back of her with his bodyguards on the side. "These Educational Decrees are the new guidelines for you all to follow. This will…help you to be a better person and be fully prepared for what awaits you." she smiles causing some to gag inside.
Fudge then steps forward; his face is plastered with a confident smile; already forgotten about what happened. "Now we'll be observing each classroom to see if the lesson is suitable for your education and is up to Hogwarts's code of conduct." He smiles feeling the piercing glare from the fox woman, causing him to sweat.
Umbridge claps her hands twice, gaining their attention to her again. "Now then, chop, chop. You're all going to be late and remember Decree Ninety-One well if any students are at least a minute late for class they shall be punished. Mmmm-mmm." She giggles seeing the fear from their faces.
Ritsuka shook his head before returning upstairs. James and lily follow their 'son' with his Servants behind. "I can't believe this! This is going too far!" James shouts out his frustration.
"You and me both," Da Vinci sighs, glad she managed to find a loophole in them. "At least we're clear, our subject's books are related to the class." She commented.
James looks at the Caster, glad that their class wasn't botched by the Educational Decrees. "Well, that's great. My class will now go to lectures instead of hands-on." He sighs, trying how to demonstrate through lectures.
"I suggest you should get a projector," Hinako suggested to the human male. "It'll be useful for showing the movements in the diagrams in the textbook."
Lily nodded, liking the idea that Hinako gave to her husband. "You should do that James, I think the Headmaster has a projector in his office you can borrow." She added, supporting the Assassin's suggestion.
"But that's too old," James said, remembering seeing the cobwebs building on the device. "But I like the idea-"
Da Vinci smirks, chuckling to herself. "Mmm, I'll lend you one of mine." She interrupts the Dueling Professor. "I have plenty in storage so it wouldn't be a bother." The Renaissance Woman urges him to take it.
James shrugs his shoulders, "If you're alright with this Caster," he looks over to Ritsuka, his face expressed that he was thinking of something. "Are you alright Ritsuka? You seem to be deep in thought."
"Mmm? Oh, sorry James I was thinking of my lesson today." Ritsuka answers his 'father'. He turns to his secretary wanting her to do something for him. "Koyanskaya, can you find more about these Educational Degrees? I find it fishy that all of these rules are in Umbridge's favor."
"What do you mean by that?" Lily asked, trying to follow what her 'son' has in mind. "Maybe we can help." She offers him.
Ritsuka turns to Lily wanting her not to be involved with this. "No offense but I rather have Koyanskaya do this. I trust her to find anything mistakes that Umbridge might have overlooked." He explains to his 'parents'.
Koyanskaya smiles, "There's always something that my opponents overlooked when they plan things out," She expressed her pridefulness. "This toad is no different than the other politicians I destroyed in the past."
James gave a light chuckle, feeling a bit scared of this woman. "Merlin, you're one not to mess with." He tries to make a joke about her job.
"Awe, you're so sweet sugar." Koyanskaya smiles, waving at him.
Jane was in the halls heading to her next class, the Lore Class. "Jane!" Hermione ran up to her, in a panic from the corner.
"Hermione!? What's going on?" Jane questions her sudden freakout.
Hermione huffed, grabbing her hand. "Y-You need to see for yourself." She drags her body over to where the Lore Class was located.
"You can't do this! We have the right to be inside the classroom!" Ginny exclaims at Draco standing at the door. "This is my Harry's classroom, and as his girlfriend, I demand to be let through!" she hollers at the three stooges.
Crabbe pushes the red-haired girl to the floor for being too close. "Move aside! No gets in the class until we say so!" He announced to the whole halls.
"HEY! YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO MY SISTER!" Ron exclaims, even if he doesn't want to defend Ginny. His family conduct forces him to help her anyways.
Goyle smirk at Ron standing before him. "We have orders that no one gets in." he proclaims.
"Who's orders? It can't be Professor Fujimaru!" A Ravenclaw retorted back at the Pureblood.
Draco sneers at the Ravenclaw who dares to speak up. "Under Professor Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad we have the power to do whatever we want-"
"No it doesn't, being in the inquisitorial means you uphold the rules of Hogwarts!" Jane walks up to the scene.
Ron and Neville saw Jane walking straight at Draco. "Oh if it isn't lying Potter and her Mud-blood friend, you're just in time for me to give you deten-"
"Mr. Malfoy, in my class you do no such thing." Ritsuka walks in with Hinako and Lanling by his side.
"Careful Potter, I have the same power as you and I can do whatever I please to you." Draco gave a confident smile, knowing being an inquisitor would place him on an equal footing with him.
Hinako looked at her friend seeing him sighing at how much an idiot he is now. Ritsuka shook his head, not letting him get to him. "That power doesn't abide in my classroom, Mr. Malfoy. You are a student, a child in my standards." He looks at the bewildered Slytherins, gaping at Ritsuka for defying the inquisitors.
Draco was dumbfounded, Potter doesn't even care that he has more power now. He was too frustrated to even retort back at him. "J-Just wait until the Professor and my father hears about this!" he points his finger at him.
"Ah, then I'll make your detention even more difficult." Ritsuka eyed the doppelganger of his family friend. "I do not care who your family is, in my classroom, you are all equal. And Draco, that's points off your grade." He added before opening the door.
"W-WHAT!?" Draco mouth drops, clearly forgotten the first day of class.
Everyone who wasn't in Slytherin cheered for Ritsuka putting Malfoy in his place. Ginny skips over, grabbing Ritsuka's arms. "Oh thank you for that Harry," Ginny squeals. "That Malfoy bastard has hurt yours truly." She purrs before feeling his arm slipping away.
"Ms. Weasley please head over to your seat; class is about to begin," Ritsuka stated uncaring that he has just angered her.
Ginny gritted her teeth; Harry has once again defied her love. She saw that Mashu woman standing on the same side as she did before with one woman with white hair and a rather large bust that she was envious of. In her hands was a small bear creature with a little club that looks rather cute. On her right was the same woman who'd helped Jane after her detention, holding what the muggles call a cigarette and a young blonde girl with a rather adorable golden sheep on her head.
'Why is he always around with other women!? No more Mrs. Nice girl anymore, I'll show who you belong to Harry. Just you wait.' She heads over where the other Fangirls were sitting, admiring the outfit Ritsuka was in.
Ritsuka wore the Anniversary Blonde Mystic Code, a Mystic Code that was in his favorites to wear. Many of the Fangirls find it attractive, however this was not his intent. His real reason for wearing is that Fudge and Umbridge are observing his class and he knows how government officials are when it comes to looks.
"Dear sister now is not the time to smoke here." Artemis nudge her sister to stop her from ruining the observation for their master.
Aphrodite finishes her cigarette and drops it on the floor. She then steps on it to extinguish the tobacco. "There, happy now?" She eyed the Goddess of the Moon.
Artemis smiles, squeezing her darling in her arms. "Much better, Assassin."
"Um Lady Archer, your bear can't breathe." Paris points out Orion, tapping her arms to release his air pips. Apollo hops rapidly on Paris's head seeing the Grand Servant suffering.
Orion was tapping rapidly at Artemis's arms, trying to get her attention. "D-Dear, I-I can't breathe!" He exclaims his situation.
Artemis looks down at her love as he took his final breath. "Oh, Darling! You should've said something before." She giggles, snuggling against the bear.
"I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION, YOU DUNDERHEAD!" Orion exclaims before being squeezed to death once more for raising his voice.
The Goddess has a cheerful smile, squeezing her love tight. "Oh Darling, you shouldn't raise your voice at your lover." She smiles.
"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!" Orion begs the Goddess to stop.
The students all watched the interaction between the Goddess and the bear. "Why is that woman hugging that thing? It's weird to see." A Daphne scorns the unnatural relationship between the two.
"Forget the two, the one with the four wings." Tracey points at Aphrodite just staring at her sister and Orion's unique way of love. "To think the Headmaster would allow a half-breed such as that to be within this school. He really that senile." She crosses her arms, in truth, she's jealous that she is more beautiful than her.
Jane and Hermione can't stop but stare at the little fluffy sheep on top of Paris's head. Jane had her hands out like she was squeezing a ball. "Hermione is it wrong that I want to take that sheep and squeeze it so much." She said having urges just to do it.
"I have the same feeling too." Hermione blinks, wanting to do the same thing to Apollo.
Ron just stares at the two like they just grew a second head. "You two are weird, it's just a sheep. Nothing to it," he said, looking at the God.
"Well, you have to admit. That sheep gives off this…um, aura." Neville commented having the same urges as the girls.
Ron just looked at Neville, about to say something when a blacked armored figure materialized behind him with a blonde woman with a golden crown, a dress that is considered elegant, and a harp that has golden stings. "Wow, are they really Servants of Professor Fujimaru?" Ron asked, a bit envious of how cool these two are.
Everyone just stares at the black-armored man and the white-dressed lady making their way to Ritsuka. "Alright, there's no way that hottie and suspicious man are Servants-"
Ritsuka turns around from his laptop sensing Europa and Odysseus behind them. he smirks at the two standing behind him. "And why I'm not surprised that you two showed up."
"Master, we heard you're going over our country's origins," Odysseus stated, smirking under his helm. "We want to listen in to your lecture if you permit it." he lets out a small chuckle.
"MASTER!?" Ritsuka's students exclaim, realizing no matter who or how prestigious they may look; they're still Ritsuka's Servants.
Ritsuka smirks before noticing that one of the Olympians is missing. "So Lancer didn't make it I presume?" He asked the two.
Europa and Odysseus looked at each other then back at their master. "Master, Lord Lancer is unable to attend your lecture. His terminal form is currently attached to something…I believe that's what he said." The Rider looks at Odysseus if she's correct. "Am I right, Rider?"
Odysseus nodded at the airhead, "Yes, you are Rider." He sighs, feeling bad for Hera fused within her.
"Oh? I am," Europa smiles like she always does in any situation.
The Hades armored man took the Rider's arm, pulling her to the stairs where they could see the class.
Ritsuka chuckles ready to start the class. "Everyone please settle down and we can begin class- "he stopped when Fudge, Umbridge, Rita, her cameraman, and two Aurors walks in disrupting his class.
"What are they doing here?" Jane asked Hermione since she wasn't at the Great Hall since breakfast.
Mashu looks at Hinako before following Ritsuka to meet with the Minister. "Minister Fudge, good afternoon. I take it it's our turn for your observation?" Ritsuka asked calmly
Fudge smiles, placing both hands on his suit. "Indeed, Mr. Potter. I am quite curious on why Dumbledore has forced you to take a rather boring class instead of a class of your profession, such as Dueling." He assumes that was the case. There's no way Harry would be into history and Muggle myths.
Hinako bites her lip, trying to hold back from lashing out at the coward. Mashu's eye twitches but she too restrains herself from lashing out. "Minister, I find history and mythology interesting. As a matter of fact, back in my own dimension, new information about certain people has been shared through fellow researchers of mine." Ritsuka defended his love for history from this man's assumption.
"Goodness, you seem to be dedicated to this…subject Mr. Potter." Rita steps forward. "Tell me aren't you a little young to be an instructor for children? To that note, why have you change your mind from becoming an Auror to a quote researcher?" she wrote some things down on her notepad, trying to pry some information off him.
Ritsuka sighs before looking at Rita. "Ms. Skeeter, I appreciate it if we could do this on a later basis." He said to the reporter, annoyed that she's here. "I have a class that I was about to lecture until you arrive."
"Now Mr. Potter, her presence will not interrupt your…class." Umbridge looks around the classroom, disliking how Mugglely it has become with the white and technology. "We're here if this class is truly good for the students here." She hums her statement.
Fudge nodded, "Yes, now go on and lecture your class of yours." He motions him to do what he's supposed to do.
Ritsuka was a bit suspicious of them before feeling a tap on his arm. "(Ritsuka, I'll keep an eye on them, no need for you to worry.)" Hinako offers her service to her friend.
"Alright," Ritsuka turns around to the front and made his way to his desk. The Wizards follow him to the front where they stopped upon seeing the Servants. "Mr. Potter who are these…people and why are they're here?" Umbridge turns to Ritsuka, preparing his presentation of his laptop.
Mashu smiles at the unpleasant woman in front of her. "Oh, they're just other Servants of Ritsuka. They're here to learn alongside the students about today's subject of Greek Mythology." Mashu quickly came up with the lie right away.
"Greek Mythology?" Fudge questions, hearing about this one time. "You mean to tell me that you're going over something that old in time? Surely you can find another subject to fit with Hogwarts's History curriculum, Mr. Pott-"
"It's Fujimaru." Odysseus stood up from his seat on the stairs. "Our master's name is Ritsuka Fujimaru, you better get that straight through your head." He commands, disliking how they disrespected his master like that.
Europa nodded along with the other Olympians. "You're just a servant of Mr. Potter, servants shouldn't be allowed to speak their minds in front of-"
"Surely you jest." Aphrodite chuckles, walking up to them. "We all heard what happen with you and Koyanskaya. We can easily do the same as her if you continue to provoke us, and for that Auror who threatens her. Don't even think she forgot about you," the Goddess eyed the wandless Auror who was shitting himself from the intense aura from the group.
"I find it best that you just do what you came here to do and nothing more." Europa smiles at them. "And try not to be disruptive during our beloved master's lecture."
Fudge could see that they have entered a dangerous territory with the servants if he continues this forward. "V-Very well," He said, not wanting to have an incident right here.
Umbridge sneers at them being high and mighty like Gods, she huffs walking to the side of the room with the other; observing the class.
Ritsuka looks over to his class, clasping his hands together. "Alright, sorry for the delay everyone." The Magus announced. "Now did everyone do their homework that I assigned from the last class?" he asked seeing a few hands raised while the others (mostly from Slytherin) didn't.
The director looks over to his assistants who got the message. "Now Professor Akuta and Mashu will collect the homework assignment from those who did it. However for those who didn't will not be receiving a grade, since I'm lenient I'll give you the end of the week to hand in the assignment." The Slytherins look at each other, bewildered that he would do that.
"If I may, why are you giving the students a second chance?" The Pink Toad asked, stepping forward from her spot. "Isn't unprofessional for an instructor to give another chance to students who failed in handing in the assignment?" she asked the Magus.
Ritsuka looks at Umbridge who clearly doesn't know how this class works. "That's how the other courses work, however I believe in second chances." He stated. "I believe every student should be given a chance to make up their work, no matter what. Though as their instructor I expect them to follow through with it when I give the chance." He eyed those who didn't do the assignment.
Hermione leans over to Ron, who forgot to do it. "(Hear that Ron, you can hand it in when you finished.)" He encourages her friend.
Ron looks back and Hermione who obviously heard him the first time. "(Yeah, I heard.)" he whispers back.
Umbridge just nods before walking back to her corner where the Ministry was. Ritsuka shakes it off before receiving the papers from Mashu and Hinako. "Thank you, you two." He smiles at him.
"Now, can anyone tell me what we went over last class?" Ritsuka looks around the classroom seeing Hermione raised her hand first. He smiles at her, liking how involved she is in this course. "I appreciate the attentiveness Hermione, but can we get someone new to answer?"
Hermione understood, placing her hand down. Parvati slowly raises her hand, ready to answer. "Parvati, do you know the answer?" he asked.
"Um, we went over the Age of Gods of Mesopotamia and went over the three phases," Parvati answered the question, a bit unsure if that was right.
Ritsuka nodded, "That's correct, Parvati." He complimented the Half-blood. Parvati blushes, sitting back down in her seat. "So can anyone else tell me what the three phases or elements of the Age of Gods are, mmm?" He looks around the room seeing a few hands up.
"Zacharias," Ritsuka called out his name,
The Hufflepuff cleared his throat, ready to answer. "The three phases are Deterioration, Separation, and…Trigger?" He answered the Professor.
"Ding! That's correct." Ritsuka smiles at the Captain of the Hufflepuff team. He walks over to his laptop, typing in coordinates that minimize the globe. "Today's class, we're going over the Deterioration stage of the Age of Gods."
"Um, Professor? Why did the globe get smaller?" Luna asked Ritsuka, everyone notice the change in the globe too and wonder the same thing.
Ritsuka turns around to the class with a smirk. "What would happen if I told you if some outer force has an involvement with the Greece of ancient times? What would you think?" he asked his class.
"Uh, we would think that it sounds preposterous." Draco snickers with his lackeys. Everyone just sneers at the inquisitor for making fun of the Magus.
Ritsuka nodded, seeing this would happen. "Mr. Potter, please enlighten us on how this is relevant to this course?" Umbridge interrupts the lesson. "From what I can gather, it seems that you're saying that these Greeks Gods came from what the Muggles call aliens?" she questions his lesson, seeing how ridiculous it sounded.
"As of matter of fact, they did," Ritsuka answered the Undersecretary of the Minister. His answer caused everyone to be in shock, aliens…beings that everyone thinks we're a myth was real and have some involvement with the world.
"Professor, how did the Aliens create the Olympians of Greece?" Hermione asked, this topic was now getting interesting.
"Yes, how did these Aliens create the Muggle Gods?" Fudge asked, wanting to know what Ritsuka knows. The Olympians in the room were staring at him, wonder what he is planning.
Ritsuka looks at his students before he starts his lecture. "Before I start my lecture, can anyone tell me the Titan who fathered the Olympians?" he asked the class.
"Chronos." A Ravenclaw answered since he did his research beforehand.
"Yes, Chronos the Titan of Time and father of the Gods," Ritsuka explains to the class. He went over to his laptop, pulling an image of a bearded man with a scythe over another man. "Chronos was another creation of the Alien species who also created the Gods, the origins of Chronos began with another creation. Another God is known as Chaos, if you turn to chapter two of your textbooks we can start with the lesson."
Once Ritsuka said that everyone turns their pages to the chapter. They all were surprised to see an eye, an eye that gives off a feeling of dread and fear. "Now let's begin at a moment called the Titanomachia." Ritsuka smiles.
AN: This will continue in the next chapter. Please leave a comment or review.
