"And that's what happened last night."

Konata had just finished explaining everything that happened between her and Minami last night to little Yutaka, who had not been let in on what happened by Minami.

"It's strange that Minami-san would even ask about something related to anime and manga." Yutaka commented.

"Hehehe, I bet she's got an otaku boyfriend who's into anime and manga and she's too embarrassed to let us in on it." Konata remarked teasingly.

"Really!" Little Yutaka's face was one of utter confusion. Was Minami really that embarrassed about such a situation that she'd hide it from her best friend? Wanting to know what was up with Minami, Yutaka realized that she had to ask Minami and find out the truth. Little did she realize...

"Hmph, so they're stocking material that depicts my time during the 4th and 5th Holy Grail Wars? Although somewhat unnerving, it is a true homage to the king who owns everything. I just wish they hadn't made that damn kid the main character..."

Minami had gotten onto the computer to show Gilgamesh a sample of Fate/Stay Night on Youtube, as she had no otaku materials herself. Gilgamesh was quite intrigued that his battles were being recorded in history, though he did have some mixed feelings on certain occasions as he was fed footage of the original Visual Novel.

"How dumb can he get! I wouldn't die that easily! We're talking about the same half-breed who SOMEHOW managed to defeat me in combat! Fuck." Gilgamesh was annoyed and disgusted at how wimpy the main character Shirou Emiya died on certain occasions of the Visual Novel by making dumb decisions. From the mass of information Minami was fed by Konata last night she realized that this Gilgamesh came from the "Unlimited Blade Works" route of the Visual Novel; Minami was a quick learner.

"Gilgamesh, I need to head off to school. Do you think you could stay here in your spirit form until I return?"

"Your request and this situation remind me of that little retard I just saw get chopped up like, 1000 times, and how he always kept Saber at home while he went to school and let himself get caught by the enemy like a dumbass. But then again there's no war going on. I'll just go out on the streets at random and do whatever I want. And don't worry, I don't feel like killing anyone in this day and age." Gilgamesh assured before he turned into spirit form.

"Onee-chan told me you came over last night to ask about anime and manga. I was just wondering if there was a reason for that?" Yutaka did her best to ask Minami what was going on without sounding too intrusive. The two were sitting together eating lunch at school like they usually did. Their friend Hiyori Tamura would have been there with them had she not had matters involving the Animation and Research Club with her friend Kou to attend to. Yes, Kou.

"Oh. Well, you see..." Minami was rather shocked that Yutaka had come to know about the situation...no, she was aware that Konata would have eventually told Yutaka. It was more like it was Minami herself who wasn't prepared; she had no idea how to explain everything to Yutaka and the others without them knowing the truth. She had to think of something; something that would explain the presence of Gilgamesh should he ever decide to how himself to the other girls. Then it hit her; the idea had chances of backfiring but could be made to work.

"A childhood friend of mine is coming to staying at our place in a few days to transfer at our school. I never got to see him that often but now I'll be able to." Minami lied. But that lie was no different from any truth to Yutaka; it was the girl's monotonous voice that made truth and lies sound the same. Even so, Minami didn't feel good about lying to a friend who placed great faith in her.

"Wow, I didn't know you had a boy as a friend from your childhood! It sounds almost like a fairytale..." Innocent Yutaka trailed off, not knowing the full truth.

"A fairytale huh? Perhaps the situation I'm in could almost be called one..." Minami thought to herself.

"Does he like anime and manga?" Yutaka asked to resolve the question she had.

"Yes. He liked to show and tell me about the latest thing but I never really paid any attention. I thought the very least I could do was be ready for his coming." Minami was forced to lie even more, possibly more than what was necessary. She realized that there was only one way to get out of the situation she had put herself in...

"That's what I told her. I realized that your stay here with me would be a long one, so I felt that I'd need to introduce you to my friends. I can't keep them in the dark about the situation forever." Minami explained. She had returned back home to her room where Gilgamesh had been waiting for her for a while. Minami's mother Honoka Iwasaki and her dog Cherry were still blissfully ignorant of Gilgamesh's existence. But Minami felt that that could no longer be the case.

"What you're saying is, that you're expecting me, the King of Heroes, to transfer to a school and meet your friends all just so you can cover up one petty lie you told?" Gilgamesh deducted. Around Minami he was usually energetic and casual, but now Minami seemed to sense a kind of serious air about him. Needless to say, she was a bit frightened.

"I'm sorry. I didn't ask for your permission. You wouldn't want to spend your days in a school with people you can't relate to, after all." Minami said regretfully.

"On the contrary, no. I've actually quite enjoyed the minuscule amount of time I've spent with you. Knowing that, I realize that there are many others out there like you; I'd like to see how they spend their lives as non-epic heroes who know not of what power is." Gilgamesh explained.

"Minami, you know this boy?" Honoka asked as she found Gilgamesh on the doorstep. In order to have Gilgamesh introduced to everyone around her, Minami proposed that the King of Heroes enter spirit form and walk casually towards the Iwasaki residence before knocking on the door and introducing himself as an acquaintance of Minami. Honoka would surely not reject Gilgamesh this way.

"He helped me the other day after school. We talked and I found out he's going to transfer to our school, but he needs a place to stay." Minami lied. She felt that the last part was probably stretching it too far, but Gilgamesh was going to be staying with Minami anyway.

"Was he the one you got all the wine from that appeared in the kitchen last night? Dear me, you've grown up so much since you entered High School!" Honoka flattered. This made Minami embarrassed, something that amused Gilgamesh.

"There's more where that came from if you want it." Gilgamesh exclaimed.

"My, but I don't drink wine. I don't think Minami does either. Do you really plan on making yourself at home right now?" Honoka asked.

"But of course. There's nothing wrong with opening up yourself to the king is there? You should be honored" Gilgamesh said arrogantly. Minami felt as if he was going to blow his cover with his remarks.

"Teehehe, there aren't many boys like you around!" Honoka remarked teasingly.

"Of course not. I'm the only MAN around!"

"For now I guess. My husband works on business trips often so he doesn't come home often."

"That's at least better than being divorced. Seriously, everyone thinks that just because husbands are away the wife is divorced. Stupid." Nobody really knew what Gilgamesh was talking about...

"Oh, I almost forgot to ask for your name."

"My name? It's...Ryouji Matou." Gilgamesh lied. "Stupid. I have to combine the names of random Fate/Stay Night characters to make up a fictional name for myself because I apparently can't call myself Gilgamesh or anything that doesn't sound Japanese in front of these people. I wonder if there's even anyone in Japan called by that name?"

That night, Gilgamesh earned the trust of Honoka and was allowed to stay for the night. A futon was made for Gilgamesh to sleep on in another room; uncharacteristically, Gilgamesh was actually hepling Honoka with a good deal of the work in order to gain her trust. Letting some random person you just met sleep at your house for the night required a lot of trust in them, to say the least.

"Now that mom knows about Gilgamesh and Cherry's friendly with him, I can properly introduce him to Yutaka and the others. I just hope he can somehow get admitted into Ryou High School so I can keep my word true to Yutaka...*gasp!* I just realized that Gilgamesh has no otaku material...maybe he has some inside the Gate of Babylon. Either that or I could just say he left them at his home." Minami was able to think to herself of everything that had happened and how she was going to solve it. But even if everything went according to plan, what would happen afterwards? Would Gilgamesh disappear from the world after Minami lost what was apparently "mana" inside of her? That reminded the girl...she still had Command Spells on her left arm. If Gilgamesh made himself too obvious and others found out about Minami's arm her secret would be discovered...it didn't help that Minami specifically asked Konata about the Fate/Stay Night franchise. She had to keep her arm sealed and hide it from everyone, especially Konata, at all costs.