AN; Please leave a review and there will be a poll this chapter.

Ch 18 Tea

Hermione, Ginny and Draco sat on the chairs in the director's office with Ritsuka as Sieg serves tea. "Thank you Sieg," Ritsuka said as the homunculus smiled at his master. "My, this tastes good, Mr. Sieg what flavor is this tea?" Hermione said as she sips her cup again. "It's Darjeeling tea, it's the late Director Marisbury Animusphere's favorite from what I heard from the staff." He said to the girl.

"Late Director…Ritsuka have you ever met him before?" she asks the current director. He shook his head "No, but I did meet his daughter Olga-Marie, but our meeting was short though." He said still remembering her death from Fuyuki. Draco remains silent as he was close to his cousin at a young age. Ginny look around trying to change the subject and notice some pictures on the shelf. "Who are those people?" she said seeing the pictures of each director and the crypters. Ritsuka looks at the shelf she is seeing and smiling. "Those are the former directors and the Crypters." He said with a sad tone as he got up and walk to take the photos and went back.

He laid out the pictures on the coffee table to let them see. Hermione picks up the one with a white-haired man with a braided ponytail and Ginny picks up the one with a young female look similar to the man. "That's my uncle, Marisbury Animusphere and my older cousin Olga-Marie Animusphere. The first two directors of Chaldea." Draco said with a small smile remembering both of them. "Oh, I'm sorry for your loss Draco," Hermione said to him as both of them place the pictures back before picking up another.

"Ah, Dr. Romani he was the head of the medical facility before taking the role of director during the Grand Order." He smiles as he looks at his photo "Is he special to you, Ritsuka?" Ginny asked the final master. "Yeah, he's like a father figure to me and Mashu." He places it back as Draco picks up the next one "Oho, I remember her. The director during the Remnants, Leonardo Da Vinci." He said as Hermione quickly took the photo out of his hands and examine it. She looks up at Ritsuka and smiled as she completely takes the truth in. "You can't be serious, THAT'S LEONARDO DA VINCI!" she exclaims. "Yep."

"BUT SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A MAN, NOT A WOMAN!" she said still not believing what she's seeing. "Well from what Da Vinci said, she's was in love with the Mona Lisa that when she was summoned…well he took the form of a woman, the one you see there." He smiled. They turn their head to the door as it opens to Mashu with Fou on her shoulder. "Ah, Ginny-chan, Hermione-chan, Draco-kun! I didn't realize you were all here already." She said as she sat down next to Ritsuka. Fou jumps onto his lap as he curls up in a ball.

"Awe, what an adorable creature. What's his name?" Ginny asked admiring the beast. Fou uncurls and jumps to the girls allowing both of them to pet him. "His name is Fou, and he's the pet of Chaldea," Mashu informs them, Sieg went on and gave her some tea. "Thank you, Sieg-san." She said to the Caster, "What are we talking about?" she asked the group. "We're talking about the previous directors of Chaldea, Mashu," Draco informs the former Demi-servant. " I believe that, we're up to Goldolf Musik," Draco said as he remembers meeting that man in person. "Oh, Director Musik? Well he was the director of Chaldea during the Lostbelts and after that he gave up the position to Senpai here." She sips her tea, Hermione looked at her curiously "Grand Orders, Remnants, Lostbelts? What are those." She asked them.

"Oh that's a long story, where to start…" Ritsuka told the how he came to Chaldea, how he travels back in time to save humanity, meeting servants (Not telling the part of some of the servants are gender-bent, he wanted them to be surprised.) during both the Grand Orders and Remnants, he also explains how the Crypters were Chaldea's former team A members and how the Lostbelts were different worlds with their own history and people. "Wow…just wow, Ritsuka your story is fascinating," Ginny said in awe of what he did, he's like the chosen one for the world. "Draco, you knew about this?" she asked the Slytherin.

"Hmm? Oh yes, father and I already know thanks to the Queen of the Clocktower we've been up to date of what's happening in Chaldea." He said as Sieg refilled his teacup. "So Ritsuka, do you have a date for the Yule Ball?" Hermione asked both Ritsuka and Mashu choked on their tea after she mention date. "DATE!?" they both said as Draco snickers at them knowing they're both dense of not realizing their feelings for each other.

"Uh, yeah. The Yule Ball will be on Christmas Eve and the champions must have a date. It's a dance!?" Ginny said as she swoons thinking that Dean will ask her out. "Victor already asked me to be his date." Hermione said "How about you? Draco got someone your going with?" he thought for a moment before answering "Actually I do, Daphne Greengrass." Ritsuka looked surprised at the mention of her name "Do you mean the Greengrass's, the mage family who practice Sorcery?" he asked the young Animusphere. "Yes, that's her." He smiled at the thought of her. "Sorcery? You mean magic?" Ginny asked him curiously why it's called that instead of magic." "Actually, Sorcery or Sorcery trait is given to special abilities that are somewhat related to Magecraft in general terms," Mashu informs them. Then Ginny got up "I forgot! Charles is coming here to find where you live with- ""Don't worry about it, the aurors are to terrified to enter the forest due to creatures roaming around. And if I know Charles he's a coward" Ritsuka said to the frantic girl.

"Oh, look at the time, you better get back to Hogwarts now before anyone will notice you three are gone." He stood up from the seat and leads them in the lobby where Reines is waiting, he escorts them through the Forbidden Forest avoiding the creatures that lurk there. Once they're at the entrance they wave goodbye as they went back to the school. "You know that I noticed you ever since we've arrived here." He said as his shadow morphs into a beast. "I should never assume that you didn't notice me, master." The beast said as he leans on the tree.

"Goetia, you know me. I'm always aware of my surroundings." He said to him. His face has this worried looked that Ritsuka noticed. "Your worried that those two will tell what they learn about Chaldea to the order aren't you?" Goetia stood there as his master looks him in the eye "Yes, I am worried about that." He sighed as he pats him on the back. "If Reines trust them and Draco can be friendly to them then I can trust them," he said as he renters the forest. Goetia sigh as he follows closely by his master side "By the way master, who are you going to take to the ball?" Beast I asked his master who frozen in place and chuckles nervously.

AN; So, this is another poll of who's going to the Yule Ball, they'll be six servants who'll act as bodyguards for Ritsuka and Mashu. Choices are

Artoria Pendragon

Arthur Pendragon

Mordred

Bedivere

Ishtar

Leonardo Da Vinci

Jeanne D'Arc

Jalter

Scathach

Arjuna

Karna

Marie Antoinette

Mozart

Vlad III

Edmond Dantes

Choose six servants for this poll.