AN: I read the reviews that some wanted Ritsuka to be trained and decided to do it. Also, I thought I made the Death Eaters and wizard's view on Mages are clear that some don't believe that Magecraft is just a ruse and think it's just Advance science.
Ch 34 Training Pt 1
Narcissa awoke in one of the Malfoy family safe house. She looks around her surrounding trying to remember what happened. "What happened?" she said to herself. Memories of the last hour soon came to her mind.
Her eyes widen as she scurries to her feet. "I have to get out of here." She said as she rushes out of the safehouse. Once she got out of the safehouse door three death eaters were there patrolling the area for her.
They turn to her and one of them points at her. "There she is!" one exclaims as they ran to her.
Narcissa ran in the other direction trying not to be captured by death eaters like her husband. She ran into a Forest hoping to lose them. she felt like she was running forever as the death eaters were on her trail still.
One jump out of nowhere with wand in hand aiming at her. "Your traitor, you disgraced your family's name for those filthy muggles." He said coming closer to her.
She turns ready to run to the other side but was flanked by the ones that were pursuing her. She activates her circuits ready to use the spell that Lucius had taught her. "tch, I'm at a disadvantage." She said to herself as they chuckle at her aiming their wands.
The one behind her raised his wand ready to use the killing curse. "Avada-" he was stopped when a white ball of magic impacted him from the back.
The other three looked confessed as a red-haired man jumps down from the trees and ran at a fast speed punching the three death eaters unconscious.
Narcissa looked at the man who just saved her. "Who are you?" she asked the strange man who just saved her.
The man looked at the female Magus. "I'm Rider of Atlas, a Rouge Servant summoned by the grail." He said to her.
Soon a woman with a green hood walk out of the greenery. "And that's Caster of the Forbidden Forest, she too was summoned by the grail. She's also not that talkative"
Narcissa looks at the two Servants. "Wait, you two are Servants? Are you on Humanity's side or Voldemort's?"
Rider smiles. "We're on Humanity's side, we want to wait for the perfect time to reveal ourselves to Humanity's last master." He said. "We push things around for our favor but it a bit difficult when that Avenger is around watching."
"I see, well it's good that there are other Servants here to help Chaldea." She said. "But I have to get going, I have to warn Ritsuka Fujimaru about an incoming attack on the Second Task," Narcissa said as about to walk away.
"Whoa there missy, the Outpost is far away and will take at least two days to get there plus it's not safe and you might encounter more enemies." Rider said.
"Then what should I do? I have to tell him that my husband has been captured and be killed during the interrogation." She said to them.
Caster looked at her. "Your son is at Hogwarts, Correct?" she asked the Magus.
"Yes, what are you implying Caster?"
"Send a message to him then he'll relay the message to him." Caster suggested.
Narcissa slaps her forehead. "How come I never thought of that!" she said as she looks at the Servant. "Thank you, Caster,"
"You're welcome." She said.
"Now if I only have an owl to send to Draco." She said wondering if there are any wizard settlements nearby.
"There's a nearby Wizard Village that has an Owlery, you can pay for an owl to deliver your message." Rider said.
"Thank you, Rider." She said, "I best get going to that Village, it's nice to meet kind Heroes such as yourselves on Humanity's side unlike Avenger of the Gallows." She said about to walk off.
"Wait, allow us to escort you to the Village, you know the danger of being alone." Rider said.
"Right, sorry I appreciate you two on helping me."
"Alright, let's get going." He said as they walk off to the Village.
Chaldea Britain Outpost
The Second Task was moved to January 24th, 2024 due to some setbacks on the whole planning on the Task by the Tournament committee. The Chaldea receive notice from Kotarou and the recon team.
Ritsuka called the available strategist Servants to discuss what possible strategies for the Second Task. Ritsuka and Mashu walk down the hall when they saw Hermione exit her room with Ginny in tow. "Ginny, Hermione good afternoon." Ritsuka greeted them.
The girls turn around to see Ritsuka and Mashu walking to them. "Ritsuka, Mashu good afternoon." Ginny greeted back.
"Where are you two off to?" Hermione asked the couple.
"Senpai has called the strategists to a meeting for the upcoming Task of the Tournament," Mashu informs them.
"But the Second Task won't happen until February twenty-fourth," Hermione said.
"We've received word that it has been moved up to January twenty-fourth due to some setbacks they have with the task," Ritsuka said. "I'm not sure what's the setback but it won't affect the final task."
"I see," Hermione said.
"You know what, do you two want to join the meeting? We're open for new minds to add in the conversation." Ritsuka offer.
"Are you sure? We're not trying to intrude on this important meeting you have." Ginny asked.
"Nah, since you girls are already deep in on our organization it's only right to let you hear what we plan further on." He said.
Both girls look at each other and nodded. 'Sure, why not." Hermione said with a smile.
"Alright, follow me." He said leading into a room.
Once inside the room, both girls were surprised to see a whole bunch of strategists gather in one place for Ritsuka.
Hermione was getting excited, a room filled with history's greatest tacticians in one place. It's her dream come true. The occupants in the room were Agravain, Chiron, Holmes, Reines, Zhuge Liang, Wu Zetian, Scheherazade, Alexander, Chen Gong, Napoleon, and Nobukatsu.
The strategists turn their heads to their master and his group. "I see you let those two join master, is it wise to let them hear our strategy?" Agravain asked untrusting of the girls.
"Saber, you're being rude to these little ladies," Napoleon said as he looks at them. "Please excuse Saber here, he has distrust in women. Where are my manners? my name is Archer and I'm sure you know I can't disclose my true name to you two."
"Yes we do Archer," Hermione said as Ritsuka went over to sit at the head of the table. "So almost everyone's here."
"Yes, it seems that Professor M, Archer, Rider, and Rider won't make it today," Chiron said about Moriarty, Nobunaga, Ivan the Terrible, and Iskandar.
"I see, Archer and Rider are training the soldiers and the Professor is researching somethings, Rider is at the Russian Branch on a mission," Holmes said.
"Indeed, Ruler." The Centaur said.
"If I may, we should discuss on the income Task," Scheherazade said. "Both me and Assassin have discovered something interesting of the golden dragon egg."
"Really? Sorry I didn't catch your name." Ginny asked the Caster.
"Caster of the Nightless City," Scheherazade said.
"And I'm Assassin of the Nightless City," Wu Zetian said. "We've been on the strategist team since master summoned us."
"Yes, I was lucky to be put on a safe position, so I won't die," Scheherazade add as she shutters of the thought of being in combat.
Hermione and Ginny looked at Ritsuka as he leans to them. "(She has a phobia called Thanatophobia,)" he whispers.
Ginny looks confused. "(A fear of death.)" Hermione briefed her as she understands.
"Now back on topic, what did you find interesting about the egg Caster, Assassin?" Waver asked the duo.
Scheherazade took out the egg and place it on the table and Wu Zetian places a bucket of water. "A bucket of water? What is that for?" Ginny asked them.
"Well, Ms. Weasley there's this mechanism on this egg that if we activate it." Wu Zetian twisted the top the egg opens up and a horrid screeching came out of the egg that everyone covers their ears.
"Switch it off!" Reines demanded it to stop.
Wu Zetian switches the top back as the screeching stopped.
"What the hell is that!?" Ritsuka asked her.
"A mermaid song,'' Hermione said as everyone looked at her.
"What? That doesn't sound like any song to me." Agravain said not believing her.
"Hold on, I remember in DADA that a mermaid song is not suited for land and that only be heard in water," Ginny said.
Mashu search something on her tablet and something came up in the records. "I found in the Chaldea records that Ginny-chan is correct. During the Age of Explorations, the sailors who went overboard during a storm heard a song underwater." She read the records. "And if Hermione-chan and Ginny-chan are correct then we need water to hear it."
"Precisely, Mashu," Scheherazade said. "Rider if you would." Alexander places the egg in the bucket as Wu Zetain place speakers that were connected to the bucket.
"Turning the nozzle!" the young king of Macedonia said as he turns the nozzle. The egg opened as a mermaid song played through the speakers.
Hermione, Ginny, and Mashu sway at the tune of the mermaids. "So what does this mean?" Nobukatsu asked.
Everyone understands now and felt like idiots for not figuring this out earlier when they were analyzing the egg. "So this was a hint all this time," Reines said.
"Yes, the egg was hinted that the next Task is going to be underwater." Chen Gong added.
Ginny remembers something seeing some construction far in the middle of the Great Lake. "I remember now when I and Hermione were coming here; I saw some construction in the middle of the Great Lake." She said.
"I did too, I think that's where the Second Task will take place," Hermione added.
"I see, so it will be an underwater task? Interesting." Ritsuka said.
"S-Senpai, you don't have any experience fighting underwater," Mashu said to him.
"That's true," Holmes said as he turns to Chiron. "Archer, can you train Fujimaru to be combat-ready before the Second Task?" he asked the trainer of heroes.
Chiron nodded. "I can train him along with some others who are experienced in this but we need an area where there's a deep water source." The Centaur said.
"The Great Lake? Wait no, the weather is still cold for him." Hermione said thinking another place where he could train.
Ritsuka sighs, "I guess we're heading back to Chaldea."
They all look at their master. " I see, the training simulator!" Waver said.
"I'm sorry what?" Ginny asked.
Holmes looks at the Weasley girl. "Back at Chaldea the main base of our operations, we have a training simulator for our soldiers, mages, and Servants go for training." He said.
"It's an augmented virtual reality where everything is real thanks to the properties of a type of Magecraft called a Reality Marble." Waver said. "Thanks to our Technology Department we used the research from the Mage's Association of this Magecraft to make a version similar to it."
"I see, so we need to go to Chaldea for your training?" Hermione said fully understanding the concept of the simulator.
"Yes," Ritsuka stood up and look at them. "This meeting is dismissed," he said to them.
"Yes, master." They said to him.
Ritsuka walks to the teleporter which was located in an added room at the back of the Outpost. The girls followed him until he stops. He turns to the girls "Now, I want you to know that we're taking a shortcut to Chaldea."
"Ritsuka what do you mean shortcut?" Hermione asked.
"Chaldea has developed a means of a quicker way of transportation than a helicopter or plane," Mashu informs them.
"Quicker way of transportation? You mean Apparition?" Ginny asked.
Ritsuka smiles. "Not quite, it's kind of hard to explain if you don't have the proper knowledge." He said. "But I'm pretty sure our Head of the Technology Department will give a lecture if you ask her, that will take longer."
"Oh," Hermione said as Ritsuka opens the door to a futuristic room with consoles and monitors. The staff went back and forth to each console as they prepare for teleportation.
Hermione and Ginny were in awe at the place. "This place looks like a Si-fi film." She said.
"You mean those mundane films with those um…Aliens?" Ginny asked as they walk to the platform.
"Master, I have informed some Servants who might be helpful in your training," Chiron said.
"Thank you, Archer." He said as five coffins appeared.
"What are these?" Hermione asked with curiosity.
The coffins opened as Mashu, Chiron, and Ritsuka went inside. "These are called coffins use for teleporting personal and Servants, it's perfectly safe," Mashu said as the girls look at each other.
They nodded as they went inside the remaining two coffins.
The staff enters the codes to allow the teleportation to be successful.
-ZZZ- INITIATE TELEPORTATION…ALL PROGRAMS CHECK…LOCATION SINGLE TRANSMITTED…DEPARTING CONFIRM -ZZZ-
A bright light engulfs the coffins as the occupants teleported to the Chaldea Security Organization.
Antarctica Chaldea Security Organization Dec 28th, 2023
Peperoncino was doing his daily tasks running Chaldea for the absent director Ritsuka Fujimaru as a single from the Britain Outpost. "Receiving teleportation single," Sylvia said as five coffins emerge.
-ZZZ- ALL PROGRAMS CHECK…LOCATION SINGLE CONFIRM FROM THE CHALDEA BRITAIN OUTPOST…ARRIVAL CONFIRM…WELCOME DIRECTOR RITSUKA FUJIMARU, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MASHU KYRIELIGHT, SERVANT ARCHER CHIRON, AND GUESTS-ZZZ-
Peperoncino got up from the director's chair and went to the platform. The coffins opened letting Ritsuka and the others out.
Hermione and Ginny felt a bit dizzy since this was their first-time teleporting. "Ginny-chan, Hermione-chan, are you alright?" Mashu asked them worried if they have side effects on the teleportation.
"Yes, we're…humpf…fine," Hermione said covering her mouth.
"Same here, just dizzy," Ginny added.
Ritsuka was about to say something when Peperoncino walks in. "I thought you were going to be gone a lot longer hun, what happen to that?" the acting director asks with a bright smile.
Ritsuka chuckles. "I will be here just for some training for a few days and head back to the Outpost." He said to the former Crypter.
"Oh? I take it that this training of yours is involved with the tournament?" Peperoncino asked the Magus.
Yes, though it has to wait. I need to take Hermione and Ginny to the medical department." He said motioning to the girls.
Peperoncino look at the girls as they look like they're about to faint. They almost fell on the ground before Chiron caught them and putting them on his shoulders.
"Master, master Peperoncino I will take the girls to the Medical Department for Asclepius to do a checkup." The Centaur said as he walks to the Medical Department.
"Chiron-sensei, I will come with you to be with Hermione-chan and Ginny-chan when they wake up," Mashu said as she follows him.
"Well, I have to talk to someone to do something for me. Keep up the good work here Pepe." Ritsuka waved at the former Crypter.
"Love the compliment, Ritsuka." Peperoncino said walking back to the Command room.
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