Author's note

Sorry for slowwwwww update! This chapter come pretty late than usual due to many circumstance in my life, more than 2 month huh?

I am currently reading all of the novels I bought from recent book fair in my country, since I really bought a lot (around 30-40 books), it will affect my speed in writing this fic a LOT.

Aside from above, I just got to fight to gain some freedom, both in reality and in my own imagination.

In reality, due to some problem with my relative, me and my families just moved to new house which I bought with my own money recently, which also come with 30-year debt for me to clear, pretty sure I can make it though.

For the latter, I am currently playing Freedom Wars (Ps Vita), very much better than expected, but LV 8-10 weapon is damn hard to make since the quest to get materials came at random rate. Still, I managed to do that and already done Platinum trophy this game so it won't affect my time that much anymore.

I will admitted that this chapter are quite rush, I almost done nothing with this fic for 2 months straight, but still want it to came out before X'mas, and that is what you got here.

Before I forgot, sorry beforehand about bad grammar, still can't really get the hang of it.

This chapter will be entry point of Index's magic side, after 5 chapter straight with the Science side, I finally reach here! (sob)

There are some complain that the story follow canon too much, yeah I know that. My first idea of this fic came from just 'What if I throw Emi/Shirou in a Academy city as Tokiwadai student?" I will try to add something more original if I can think of that, but if I ran out of Idea I normally just follow canon though.

Also, I doubt that I will be able release another chapter faster enough so… I wish all of you a Merry X'mas and Happy new year in advance! I will give it a try but don't have a high hope.

Last thing before I forget, thank for over 100 review! It is not that much like those awesome fic that just recently appeared (EX : Fahad09's Demon lord's hero. That one is freaking awesome! I'm envy of you Fahad09!) but still better than I expected when I first start this fic, only three high priority targets I really want remain.

-continue this fic up to the Index's arc
-original idea that include Fate side characters in action.
-secret test to myself that require my dear readers to do some specific thing that I want, If I spell that out I will achieve that easier but that is no fun! I will tell you what that is if there is anyone done that though. (Pray to heaven)

Anyway, let the story begin.

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July 19 Tokiwadai Middle School, lunchtime.

Realized what she have done, Emi cursed herself in her mind, before looking at where the arrow landed again, after confirmed what happened, she sighed.

She has missed.

It is not the target that she miss. EVERY single of her arrow land straight in the center circle mark, there is even some that pierce the previous arrow in to an equal splits like in some old movie with Archery competition scene.

What she has 'missed' is the chance to become more normal student, albeit a little talent in Archery. But after emptied a quiver without missing the target even once, with the borrowed club's compound bow that she shouldn't familiar with to boost. The Western Archery club members (Tokiwadai didn't have the eastern one) probably think of her as some kind of child prodigy by now, judging from the fact that everyone stopped what they were doing and looking at her in silent.

One thing to note to herself about her 1ST time using compound bow, while not feeling natural like normal bow she used and she quite dislike the shape, it really required must less strength and easier to use, she still prefer the more normal bow though, at least those 'normal' bow don't have some complex mechanism that is quite difficult to trace, the same problem with how she can't trace something complex unless they can be recognized as a sword somehow. Which made her wondered if something like SCI-FI beam/laser sword actually exist, will she be able to trace it? They are called 'Sword' but didn't actually have any edge isn't it?

Back to the current situation, she have to defuse this awkward silence atmosphere somehow.

"Erm.. this bow here is really good! …I guess?" Said Emi to no one specific. Not a single response, it was silence enough that you could hear a pin drop.

If there is any contest for most awkward comment possible somewhere, Emi thought she just got a chance at winning a 1ST price with that comment.

After more silence moment, Emi can't tolerate anymore. She return the compound bow to where it being kept, then excused herself out of the club room.

The Archery club's out, there is no way I can use it as a place to relax after gaining that much attention. Emi thought to herself.

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After school time.

As expected, the Archery club members came looking for Emi to join the club for real soon after the bell rang, but this time she was prepared, she told them that she has use some of her ability with the bow and that was not her true skill (she didn't lie here, it is just that she can do even BETTER with her favorite black bow), and that she didn't really want to join Archery club (This one is sort of lie, con of joining the club outweigh pro at the moment though.). The Archery club seem pretty reluctant about letting her go (since using esper power in club activity is acceptable in Academy City), but still respected her decision. They let Emi know she can come to the club anytime if she changed her mine though.

With that problem cleared, Emi united with Mikoto and Kuroko and followed them to meet with Saten outside of school, to talk about aftermath of Graviton Bomber case yesterday, also about Uiharu's condition.

During the day, Emi get a message from Saten saying that Uiharu have become ill due to lack of sleep last night, so Saten will go visit Uiharu later that evening. Emi thinking that reason for Uiharu's lack of sleep probably related to her near-death experience yesterday, become a little worried, and decided to join Saten later.

And now all of the four girl are at their meeting point at the park, talking while eating some shave ices.

"So, how is Uiharu-san's condition?" Asked by Emi.

"Just a fever, not a cold, I already have some medicine for that ready." Saten pointed at her bag. "You're coming together later right?"

"Yeah, I think it was half my fault that she have to gone through that yesterday." Emi said a little bitterly, looking down at a cup of Melon flavored ice-shave in her hand

"Don't think too much about that, it was Uiharu's decision, there is no way she gonna blame Einzbern-san." Kuroko said why put another spoon of Strawberry flavored ice-shave which is the same flavor with her Onee-sama's

"That's good to hear. Shirai-san seem to quite understand Uiharu a lot." Pointed by Emi.

"We knew each other for long, even before both of us join Judgement, that is"

The atmosphere change a little, it feel as the warm memory between Kuroko and Uiharu fill the surrounding area-

"Misaka-san, can I taste your?"

"Ah, sure"

-until interaction between Saten and Mikoto trying out each other's ice-shave broke that atmosphere a moment later.

"W.. what were you two doing!" No wait! This is a chance for me to feed Onee-sama and in reverse. "Onee-sama, would you like to taste mine?" Kuroko hope for a romance scene-

"We bought the same flavor isn't it? What the point in that?"

-was quickly shattered by Mikoto's comment.

"How about you Einzbern-san? May I taste that melon flavor of your?"

"Sure." Being invited by Saten, Emi join the 'tasting each other' group.

Kuroko, already knew that she won't get a chance to play 'taste mine' with her Onee-sama, feel that dessert in her hand become a little bitter.

After a few awkward moment pass, it was Kuroko who started the new topic.

"I still thinking that it is strange, is that guy really a Graviton bomber?"

"Hm? Why did you said that? That guy admitted that he does all of the graviton bomb case isn't it?"

"Yes Onee-sama, but recent record of his data saying that his ability is only level 2, while every case of graviton bomber is seem to be done by at least Level 4 or a high Level 3 user of that ability."

"Could it be that he just recently trained his ability to become stronger after recorded?" Emi gave her opinion on the topic.

"Possible but very unlikely." Replied Mikoto. "The last system scan was only a few weeks, so data in the record was update recently, it took me a lot longer than that to just reach from lv 2 to lv 3."

"Coming from someone who climbed herself from bottom to the top, it sound very convincing." Said Saten with a little bit of bitter tone in her voice.

Not noticing that little strange tone of Saten, Mikoto then remembered something. "Oh that's right, there is something interesting that you bought up yesterday, Saten-san, could you filling the detail of that level-upper rumor to Kuroko?"

"Level-upper?" Kuroko tilted her head a little.

After Saten told rumor of the 'Level-upper' to Kuroko, Kuroko's face become tense, that her eyebrow tied like a bow.

"Something that when applied will increase the level of your power that easily?" Clear concern is showing on Kuroko's face.

"Don't be so serious! It was just a rumor you know. What is it look like or how is work is still a mystery, it may not even exist." Saten quickly give her opinion.

"Still, the timing that the rumor appear is roughly the same time with Graviton bomber case start, could it really relate somehow?" Followed by Mikoto.

"Actually, there were another smaller crime case that the culprit's ability didn't match the database happen lately, this wasn't the first case." Kuroko reveal some of the inside information of Judgements, not that this was really confidential information though. "Maybe it is worth investigate… Saten-san, could you give me the address that you got that rumor?"

"Right away." Saten then bring out her phone and open the website.

"Ok. I will go to Judgement office and go check on this ASAP." Kuroko said after finish her Ice shave.

"Let me go with you, I want to know the end of this too, and I can help you about finding data in internet if need arise." Mikoto offered while reminded everyone that her 'Electro Master' power included electronic data control.

"…" Emi feel a bit reluctant. On one hand she want to know about this level upper, on the other hand she still worry about Uiharu-san's current condition. In the end she pick the latter since hearing that they gonna do some data searching in the internet, while she is capable of using internet, Emi skill is only mediocre at best. She should be more of help on Uiharu's side, and she can check on the investigation later anyway. Emi go with her initial planned to stay at Uiharu's place tonight. "Good luck with the search then, Saten-san, before going to Uiharu's place I need go to the dorm first to get permission on stay outside tonight…"

As if her word ring something importance, both Tokiwadai girls who was in energetic mode suddenly stop in track and quickly turn their head back to Emi, their eyes widen in disbelief.

Noticed the sudden glared, Emi asked. "W… what is that looking mean?"

"You plan to stay outside the dorm at night." Kuroko said with a monotone voice.

"And what is strange in that?" Emi replied, Saten also tilted her head in confuse.

"No, Emi's right. She is just transferred so she wouldn't know how serious Dorm supervisor can be on that topic." Said Mikoto, trying to not shudder on the thought of that topic.

"You two said like this is going to become big problem." Said Emi, who 'I am in trouble' sense start tickling for no reason that she recognize at the moment.

"It is." The two said with a perfect synchronized voices.

Saten only tilted her head more in confusion at the Tokiwadai girls.

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This is really more trouble than I first thought! Emi thought to herself after looked at the monster that was in front of her, a giant piles of document called 'Request for staying outside after curfew forms' that suddenly appeared. Why was it so damn thick!?

"Um… this is?"

"If you want to stay outside after curfew, fill all those forms and then hand it to me later." The glasses dorm supervisor told Emi.

"But there is no way I can fill all of this in time for today!" Emi retorted.

"Then it's settled that you can't stay outside after curfew today, we have rule that we must followed here." Not only Emi's retort isn't effective, Supervisor also counter with her 'Dorm's rule' which drive Emi back a little bit.

"Could you please excuse this for once? My friend was ill and I just want to taking care of her for a night." Emi try using pleading next-

"That is very commendable of your behavior, but rule is still RULE." –which was easily counter by Supervisor's using of 'Dorm's rule' again, and this time it was accompanied by 'Scary shiny glasses glare' which make Emi slightly shudder.

Emi still trying to use more convincing words to turn this battle in her favor, but like impregnatable wall, there is no hesitant in Dorm supervisor's guard at all and only result Emi get is that the 'Scary shiny glasses glare' effect is seem to become stronger the longer this continue, to the point that Emi feel like her mental will literally collapse if this continue. In the end, Emi decide to use her thump card.

Normally Emi wouldn't use something this extreme against normal(?) human, but the 'Scary shiny glasses glare' really make her mind exhausted, If some use of magic can put an easy end to this in her favor, she will excuse the use of magic for this once.

"Dorm supervisor, please look into my eyes." Emi said as if she was going to try another pleading while in truth she was putting prana in to her eyes, her red eyes is now glowing slightly.

Emi used her 'Mystical eyes of binding" to hypnotize Dorm supervisor and this time, it was super effective.

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"I feel like I broke my own code for using hypnotize on Dorm supervisor back there. But that glare of her is damn scary!" Emi murmured quietly to herself during her walk to Uiharu's place.

"Are you alright Einzbern-san? You seem to be into something for a while?"

"Ah.. it is nothing Saten-san, just that getting an excuse for staying outside tonight is really trouble like those two said. I already cleared that though." Emi shivered a little when 'scary shiny glass glare' flashback to her mind. "I knew that Dorm supervisor seem to be scary person but I didn't imagine that she was THAT scary…"

Saten tilted her head before commented "Maybe it is because she is Tokiwadai dorm's supervisor that she has to have some skill to control all espers in that place, I once heard rumor that she can snapped a person's neck with bare-hand easily."

"I think that was exaggerated. That is more a skill of assassin, not a dorm supervisor isn't it?" And neck-snap is a lethal move, even espers die if they are killed by a killing move like that.., aren't they?

"I don't know, probably a rumor gone to far…" Saten was about to add 'but I heard from Uiharu that Shirai-san once came to Judgement's office with her neck bend in strange way' but got cut short when an certain apartment got in her vision "We have reach the place, Uiharu's room are in apartment over there.

A few minute later, both of them are already in front of Uiharu's room.

It was Saten who knocked on the door. "Uiharu, we have come to visit."

"Just a moment!" a not loud voice with a hint of illness shout from opposite side of the door, after the door has been open, Uiharu appear with a gag on her mouth. "Welcome to my room, sorry for the inconvenience… Einzbern-san didn't wear Tokiwadai's uniform?" Asked Uiharu with an indistinct voice.

Saten whom just notice that too also said "That's right… isn't Tokiwadai has rule that you must always wear uniform when you are outside? Did you evade their check somehow?"

Emi, who now wore a more casual white shirt and a short red skirt instead of her uniform, smile naughtily before said. "I just use my trick that I have thought for a while before getting out of my dorm to avoid supervisor's check."

It was simple, she just wear some casual clothe underneath the traced Tokiwadai's uniform, and discard the traced uniform once she is outside of the dorm. She was a little surprise that even under her hypnotized, Dorm supervisor still give a glance at Emi's uniform before letting her out, she still working her jobs perfectly with no sign of grogginess that most hypnotized person mostly show, does she have magic resistance or something?

Both of the Sakugawa girls tilted their head at Emi's comment, then Uiharu let out a little cough from her mouth. "Maybe we shouldn't talking at the doorway, c'mon, let get inside." Said Saten who followed her friend inside the room, then followed by Emi after closed the door.

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"That was… unexpected…" Said Emi in cleared surprised after hearing what Uiharu just said, Saten also widen her eyes but didn't say anything, or maybe can't think of anything to say.

They're now sitting in circle around small table inside Uiharu's room, it mostly has nothing special, quite a standard apartment room for a middle school girl who live alone, a bunk beds seem a bit odd when she is living alone but that probably came with the room itself, lower bed already been use as storage place though.

After getting in the room they were having some talk, Uiharu already been better than what she was in the morning so it was fine, then Emi decided to bring up more serious topic about the event yesterday to see if Uiharu have some trauma from being target of a criminal, so that Emi may able to help comfort her a bit.

"Oh it's all right, that wasn't my 1st time that almost got kill." When Uiharu just replied nonchalantly like that, it can't help that Emi (and Saten) got caught by surprise. The fact that Uiharu coughed slightly after that did help Emi bring her mind back though.

"…Still, is your experience about near-death situation was due to your job as Judgement?" Emi is now curious, is Judgement was THAT dangerous? And the city just let student do their job like that?

"No… well, not really. There is actually some event I can recall that happen in my time in Judgement, but my 1st experience was actually came from before I join Judgement.

Uiharu then retold the event of post-office robber that happen in her childhood, how that she has become hostage to the robber, what Kuroko have done during that, and about mysterious person that use esper power that save Kuroko just in time.

"Wow, Shirai-san's sense of justice was high even from before, and that mysterious person that arrive just in time of the rescue? That sound pretty cool!" Said Saten with dreamy voice.

"But that was reckless, if that person didn't come in the nick of time, Shirai-san may have been heavy injured-" or even death. That was one of possible outcome. Emi didn't said that out though. She also feel that Kuroko is more like Rin than she once thought, despite the cool, confidence they were trying to display to public, they actually want people to acknowledge their accomplishment, and when someone important to them are in danger, they will risk themselves to save that person. "-it was pure luck that someone with enough power to help just being nearby at that time. Have you found out who that person is by the way?"

Uiharu shook her head. "No, after that no one claim to be the mysterious person who helped us, I really want to know who was that so that I can give that person a proper thank you for save our life back there though."

"Well, a real hero tend to be hidden isn't it? Maybe that person don't want to be recognized so that he can remain hidden and do what he need to save people? He may have to pay for property damage he have done afterall." Saten gave her… somewhat realistic opinion. The other two gave Saten an awkward glance on that comment, caused Saten to continue. "That is a concept that many recent superhero comics play with, I didn't just think it on my own!"

"Maybe you were right.." Emi muttered, her mind comparing what Saten just said with secretive way of Magus and imagined what would happen if she still following her ideal and trying to be a superhero who want to save everyone, when the idea of her create secret identity, going crime fighting at night using magecraft while pretending to be a normal student came to mind, she found that it was really ridiculous and she should forget about that idea ASAP. "I think that's enough talk for now, Maybe it is a time to prepare dinner?" It was already late in the evening, time sure fine when you've fun talking.

"Ah.. I will make something then." Saten offered.

But Emi shook her head in refuse. "Let me do the cooking, I actually love cooking, and I already think of some menu that is both delicious and good for Uiharu-san's health that we can also enjoy."

For some reason, Uiharu eyes seem to become sparkling, she look at Emi in expectance. "Are you going to make something of a high-class? Like European food or something like that? I once heard that a proper lady training also include how to cook high class food like that!"

Not sure where Uiharu picked that kind of idea from, Emi replied back. "Um.. I don't sure if that was true or not though, and my specialize is mostly in Japanese food though I also quite good with western and other type of menu… just wait and see then."

Emi then got off the table and headed straight to cooking area, it is time to give the two Sakugawa girls some 1st impression with her dishes, she won't hold back!

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"Mmmmmmm!" Uiharu was trying to say something, but only inaudible sound came out because she can't force herself to stop putting food in her mouth.

"Mmmm this is really delicious! Even though it should be just a simple boiled rice…" Saten, whom has more control in her eating, stop her eating and looked at Emi before asked. "How? Can you teach me?"

Emi can't helped but smirked like some certain white haired heroic spirit, It is always feel good when you managed to impress someone with mundane food, albeit a super well done one. The trick is that you have to know what to do which each ingredients and bring out what the best in them, she was thinking about should she tell Saten about how to do some good cooking. "Sure-"

"Einzbern-san! Second please!" Cut in by Uiharu while holding her already emptied bowl in front of Emi.

Both Emi and Saten suddenly look down at their still mostly full bowl of boiled rice before looked back at Uiharu's. Fast! They thought the same.

Seeing that sign of illness Uiharu displayed before seem to somehow already disappeared after tasting her food only made Emi grinned wider.

The food therapy concept is damn awesome! Emi thought, It was a concept rumored to be start from ancient China about how food can affect person's health, while it wasn't that effective enough to replace medicine, it still have it use like in front of her now, a now healthier Uiharu who waiting for more of her food.

"-a second one right?" Said Emi while taking a bowl to pour more food in it.

After that, they eating happily, it was when Uiharu begging for the fourth portions that Saten suddenly said.

"Uiharu, I'm happy that you seem to be back to your health already, but if you keep begging for more, that won't good for your weight."

Uiharu then stop mid-track, look at her bowl in horror before raise her head up and look at Emi with teary eye.

"It is your fault that my diet last week gone for naught, take responsibility!"

"What kind of logic is that!?" Emi snapped back in an instant.

And Saten keep her face straight, hidden the fact that after stopped Uiharu she already picked up the last portion of boiled rice for herself.

Emi's food is just that good.

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Since Uiharu already feeling much better, the night at Uiharu's room suddenly change from caretaker time in to kind of legendary pajamas party's night where girls were talking about many things. It wasn't that much problem for Emi finding topic to talk with since she was living with three other girls at her own world already, She mostly talking about cooking, Saten talked about popular music and rumor in the city, Uiharu searching for data about related topic with her notebook and show that to everyone, all the while watching some TV program.

It was a little late in the night that the girls noticed that there isn't enough snack for the night (Since Uiharu was on diet, she didn't stock that much snacks.) and after a plays of rock paper scissor, it is decided that Emi the one going to Convenient Store and buy some snacks.

With my luck it was high chance for me to lose in that, next time I should suggest to decide by voting Emi thought while waiting in line at the cashier in nearby convenience store, while technically it was already past curfew, students going to nearby convenience store at night is still normally allow, or in another word, as long as they didn't making trouble, the authorities figure is okay to turn their blind eyes for such small matter, unless you face a strict one that is.

It was right on Emi's queue when an accident suddenly occur. Followed a sound of giant lightning strike that seem to come from nearby place, a light in the store went off briefly then came back in but only a few second before it turn off again. The same go for the cash register. Leaving only some of the emergency light activated.

One of the shop assistant quickly grab a flashlight and head inside a shop, a little while later he came out and quickly get into another room, a while after that, another person with different uniform and tag 'Manager' came out of the room and came to stand aside cashier employee who seem to be a bit nervous. He then talked to Emi and other customer in lines in an apologizing tone. "We're sorry dear customers, it seem that our emergency power also facing a problem and won't start, It will take a while for our engineer to come and fix it but for now, we will do the cashier job manually for during that, sorry for the inconvenience." With that said he then turn to the cashier employee on his side and going to instruct that person on what to do-

"Erm... Would you mind if I take a look? I actually know some about fixing Electric appliance and maybe able to help." –when Emi suddenly raise her hand and offered help, she half thought the reason emergency power suddenly broken at a time like this is due to her bad luck affect it somehow, even without that, she is going to help anyway since it was something she can.

The manager seem to caught in surprise as an unexpected volunteer, then it changed in curious when he saw who was talking. "Are you sure you can do it? You don't seem… to be an engineer type." He tried to use polite word without using the word that may offense the small girl in front of him.

Emi grin slightly in confidence before replied back. "Trust me, I was calling the 'Fake janitor' back at my old school. Oh! And I won't charge you if you were worry about that."

It took a bit longer for Emi to convince him, but the manager guy allowed the fake janitor to back to action soon after that.

And he didn't get disappoint for that decision.

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about fifteen minute later

"There are too many snacks now." Emi said to herself, looking inside the other snack back in her hands.

It took only about ten minute to fix the system, it is because some of the parts were loose though it wasn't because of lack of regular maintenance, but the part were push by some kind of magnetic force just recently, Emi wondered what can cause that? Though the slight hint of Mikoto's power that came from the same direction with the sound of giant lightning strike seem to be an evidence that this was Mikoto's fault somehow. Maybe some kind of Electro magnetism, is that possible?

While it was only her guess and the fact that Mikoto can control that much of lightning in the air is scary, what troubled Emi more is that what has Mikoto faced that require Electric princess to use that kind of power in the first place? Emi slightly prayed that whoever on the receiving end of that didn't death unless he or she is someone who really deserved it.

Back to the topic beforehand, after she help repaired the system, the manager seem very pleased and rewarded Emi with some of the snack. They were near expiration date so can't sell anymore but still edible. Still a lot of them though, the reward back is about 3 times bigger than what Emi intend to bought.

"Well, the more the merrier." Emi muttered and continue with her walking, it may be a bit dark due to recent black out but she is now very close to Uiharu's place now, so she wasn't expect anything strange to happen anymore-

"Wahhh! Get out of the way!" –then a nun in white jumped out of bush on her side and almost hit Emi, but she stepped back just in time, the same can't say to the nun who fail on landing and stayed down like planking on the road in front of Emi.

"A.. are you all right?" Asked Emi in a worry tone.

Then, a loud noise replied back, though not from the upper part of the planking nun, the noise came from the lower part, specifically from the stomach part of the petite body. A loud specific voice that remind Emi of her servant back in her world, Saber, in a special circumstance.

Ah, so that is it Emi already figured what going to happen next by her instinct.

"I-" A weak voice from petite nun in front of her confirmed Emi's thought in a mere second "-am hungry…"

It is good that the nun face is still on the floor so she didn't see Emi put her face into her hand.

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Emi bring the collapsed nun to the nearby and gave the reward snacks to ease the nun's empty stomach, and it was quite effective… after the portions that is more than enough to fill Emi for a day already disappeared that is.

"Ah… I'm alive again! But is it okay if I eat this much of your foods?"

"It is fine, I just got it for free recently, I don't actually need them" Emi replied back while looking at the nun whom already ate more than half of the rewards she got already. Which again remind her of Saber. Honestly, if this girl meet with Saber and get along, all shops with free eating contest is going to become bankrupt unless they ban the two from entering beforehand.

Emi then slightly frowned being reminded about her 'former' servant, whom she 'parted away' in a not very good term.

Not noticing Emi's slight mood change, the nun continue the talk. "You're so generous! Maybe you're an angel in disguise who came to enlighten my part… that must be it!"

"No. don't be too exaggerated, I am not an angel, just a single person…" Who once choose single person over many more innocents, I am not that good as person… Emi look down on herself, even though she know that it was a very difficult choice back there and in the end everything somehow turn out quite fine, she still blame herself about what she chose back in the grail wars sometime. Decided to bring the topic away from her discomfort zone, Emi introduced herself. "Well, I am Emilya von Einzbern, a student here. And you are?"

The nun stop putting food into her mouth, and introduced herself. "I'm Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a member of church of Necessarius, nice to meet you, Emilya-san."

"Church of Necessarius?" Emi never heard that Christian branch name before. "And could you repeat your name again? I only got Index Libro-something, and I once thought that my family name was quite hard to say already. Until I heard your."

"Well, just call me Index then, I know that my full name is quite hard to say. Emilya-san." Index then start eating again.

"Just Emi is fine, Index-san."

"Well, Emi-san. Do you happen to know where any nearby church is?"

"No, I just moved here for a few days only, so I don't know the ways around here that much yet. Did you has been moved from other church to position here or something?" Asked Emi. She didn't really know any about Christian system since she was Shinto, and only Christian representative she knew was that fake priest Kirei and his not-much better daughter Caren, whom she thought wasn't a good standard for Christian anyway.

"Ah I really seeking for a protection from the church, guess I have to search a bit more then." Said Index in a nonchalant voice.

"Protection?" Emi's face become dumbfound.

Index, who already empty all the food she got from Emi, suddenly said "Someone is following me, so I am seeking for protection. Well, I think I should go now, thank for the food. I pray that for this kindness of your, you will find something good in the future. With that said, I'm off now." After a small blessing, Index was going to walk away, but got stopped by Emi's voice.

"Wait! What did you mean about being follow and protection? Is there anything I can help you more?" Despite her hunch telling her to stay away, Emi feel that the small girl (though still taller than Emi, around 148-150 cm by estimate.) seem to be in some serious trouble, and maybe she can help.

To Emi's surprise, the next word that came from petite nun when she turned back to face Emi is "Will you come along with me to hell then?"

Emi blinked, two, three times until a flat "What?" came out of her mouth.

"It's all right." Said Index. "I don't want to bring some random person into my own trouble. Especially someone with a good heart like Emi-san. Goodbye then, maybe we may cross path again in the future." She then ran off and disappeared into the night, leave behind the dumb struck Emi and a plies of what's left of what she has eaten.

Emi followed her eye on petite nun until the figure disappeared, she could follow Index easily if she want, but what Index just said has something that bother her, was she ready to put herself in another random person's problem? Especially after reviewed what she found when carry collapsed Index to nearby bench which she didn't have a chance to ask yet.

'that clothes Index wore, it has a pattern of power, NO, MAGIC on it, using to create a protection on a level that it block even my structural analysis to be used on her.' Emi thought. At first she think it was some kind of esper's power but her instinct told her that isn't right. It was different than esper's power, more akin to something Emi familiar with, Magic, a different type but still magic.

"Could it be… that there is a magic organization in this world?" Emi don't sure why she reach that conclusion, there were next to no back up evident, only her hunch, but it seem right, she feel like something guide her mind to that answer, something she doesn't know about.

It will take a while longer along with a call from Saten to snap Emi out of her daze and told her to come back to Uiharu's place quickly.

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Later that night, on a top of certain building.

A certain petite are running away from a person who has been following her, she managed to sneaked in Academy city thank to recent black out, but her pursuers also did the same. She was going to hide in top of the building for a while, planned to use some 'skill' of her to distract her pursuer, but got spotted faster than predicted and has to quickly run away, and even though her clothe inherited a protection of a level that can guarantee her survive from even strong attack or fall from a ridiculously high place or many thing else without a scratch, there is still possibility to be captured if she didn't run away fast.

She was going to jump down from the top of this building to gain some distance away from her pursuer, it was scary to jump from a high place like this, but she know her clothes will protect her. All she need to do is prepare her mind and jump.

Unfortunately for the nun, an attack from her pursuer already reach her back, and pushed her away from the ledge of the building, with a brief chance to look at the person who attacked her, the nun then followed the gravity down to ground below.

Despite know that her clothes will protect her, without prepare herself first, a surprise fall from a very high place did knock her mind out. In the end she was fell down in to nearby balcony, and hanged unconsciously at the balcony of certain room.

And the next morning, a certain high school boy 'Kamijou Touma' is going to be surprised to see a certain nun 'Index Librorum Prohibitorum' hanging at his balcony, begging for food.

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The pursuer almost vomit her inside out. She just attack an innocent girl with an attack that could be lethal, even though she know that it won't kill or even hurt the girl, that doesn't ease her mind by a bit.

She hate this job, hunting a girl who have done nothing wrong, all for the sake of protect what is right. And yet, she can't let other person took care of this job. Just imagine some random person doing this job instead of her almost make her go crazy since she can't be sure of what they will do once they captured the girl. At least if she and her reliable partner doing this, she can be sure that the girl will be safe in the end.

Looking down at where the girl is now laying unconscious, the pursuer realized that she can just go and capture the girl now easily. But her tortured mind said otherwise. That horrifying face the girl show before falling down make her horribly sad and her body unwilling to follow the job.

After a moment of struggling with herself, the pursuer decided that this was enough for her for the day, and asked her partner, who is arriving in the morning, to take care from where she left, Which he agree easily, understand what she felt at the moment.

The pursuer then leave from the scene, left the nun who is hanging down there alone.

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After note

Well, that was my idea of how the hell Index manage to meet Touma without getting capture first. Sorry to make Kanzaki look like a weakling, but hurting your old friends is nothing that you can shake off easily and she have to do this more than once, that is one big nightmare for me if you ask.

Another chapter that change a lot from my 1st thought, this time it is the numerous 'abuse of tracing' lost and interaction between Index and Emi that got changed, at first I want Emi to know about magic side after accidentally saw Styil hunting for Index, but after some change during the way, I changed it to become lighter and softer (somewhat).

Well, Lighter and softer mean suit for more readers so I really don't mind.

The 'Missed' gag in Archery Club is something I thought for a long while before this chapter start (Probably back around the time writing ch2), still thinking it can be pull out better though.

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Omake 5

X'mas special

A 'what could have been' for my version of this fic's far future, since canon one haven't even reach December yet. Enjoy.

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December 23, Academy city's X'mas eve

Emi is now walking in the shopping zone of the city, looking for souvenir for her friends back home, her home in Fuyuki's city.

She finally got permit to go back to her own world during X'mas and staying there until New year, then she will back to Academy city again, continuing her task.

Looking back, it was not half a year yet, but so many things have happen since her arrive in academy city. If she write it in to a books, is would be longer than 30 volumes already. That is damn long!

"Hello Emi-san! What were you want us for?" Someone called to her, following the voice Emi saw the four girls, Mikoto, Kuroko, Saten, Uiharu,her best friends in this place calling. She already told the girls that she will go home during Christmas, and required some help.

On a side note, all of them already knew about her magecraft and her real origin and still treating her the same, though the circumstance that happen to reach that conclusion is a story for another time.

Emi then telling her friends that she was looking for souvenirs to bring back home, and the girls happily agreed to help her choose.

A group of 5 girls then met with a group of Shokuhou Misaki, who then has a little 'friendly' bickering with Mikoto, then she recommend Emi some goods before the two groups parted away

Then they met with the strongest no.1, and his companies of Misaka's sisters, again a few talking occurred and Emi learned that Accelarator was bringing his girl for a treat as X'mas present! He didn't admitted that though anyone can see it quite clearly so they left the strongest and his harem alone.

The girls also saw that Hamazura was having problem with the ITEM girls, He was trying to please the girls egually but it seem to backfired horribly. Emi's group didn't making contact with them this time, only watch the amused scene from afar.

Then the girls meet with Touma and Index, along with the 'Escorts' from Necessarius (That's the excuse that Styil and Kanzaki used to be here at this time, their boss Lora didn't seem to mind though) who also planning to eat outside for this special day. After some greeting they bid each other farewell and a nice day.

For some reason, Emi's group meet along with so many of her acquaintance from both science and magic side during her shopping including Homura, Gunha, Konori, Kiyama, Thor, Tsuchimikado, Orsola, Tatemiya, Aqua, too many to list them all. All of them has their own reason to be here at this time but all they do when meeting with Emi's group is talking for a bit, and some of them give presents for Emi to bring back to her home as a souvenirs.

At the end of the day, despite many important figure of each side being in the same place, nothing dangerous happen at all. Maybe that was the best present Emi ever received during her time in Academy city, she didn't say that out loud though.

When Emi came back to the dorm at late evening, Zelretch already waiting for her with a wide smile, which become wider once Emi gave him a Santa hat as a gift.

Yay, Emi know that giving him that things may lead to some not prefer consequence. But it also guarantee that Zelretch will left her alone for a while after this. Sorry for the trouble beforehand then, dear other magus at Clocktower. Especially Lord El melloi II.

Putting that aside, Emi say good bye to her friends who came to send her off, and promised to bring something back as a present later.

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Emi and Zelretch arrived at the front of the Emiya's estate shortly after that, and Zelretch quickly left to play with his new hat. Again, sorry for the trouble, dear other magus at Clocktower.

While Emi has not enter the house yet, she know that the party already started.

Lancer is now drinking his liquor happily with Basett

Saber eating food non-stop, and Archer is smirking nearby seeing person enjoy his food.

Caster feeding foods to her precious master Souichirou, with Assassin keep give nasty comment once in a while.

Ko-Gilgamesh bring out some of his treasure out to enlighten the mood, while ignoring Caren's constant jab.

Rider talking with Taiga, all the while keeping Rin away from touching the electronic pot at the center, in fear of destroy it.

And Sakura.. is already open the front door to meet her.

"I know it is you. Welcome home and Merry X'mas Sempai." Sakura said with a bright smile.

"Merry X'mas." Emi replied back, a widest smile on her face "I'm home now."

It would be even better if Illya still here at the moment, and maybe Berserker, though she doubt if he will enjoy this kind of event.

Well, we're now living happily, that is enough. Emi thought.

And the happy X'mas party continue for a long while.

Until Rin touch one of souvenirs from Academy city and wreak havoc, but that is also story for another time.

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Well, I have thinking a lot about X'mas omake. The one I picked in the end is the one that's the most happiest, though seem to demand a lot of question of what I intend with this story lol.

Let simply said that this was an omega route of my fic, where mostly everyone live happily for real in the end, they somehow put their different aside and manage to live together in peace. After many conflict of course. And Touma also find his happy ending here. Take that Othinus! (I didn't hate Othinus though.) a possible ending but more of a good end than true end.

For Fate's side, this one follow my own version of hollow ataraxia where most people got revived after event in HF, a few exception is Illya that I feel she can't exist together with Emilya due to some reason and Berserker just following Illya in that.

In case you noticed that I made Emi sound like Saber has part away in main story, but Saber still appeared in Omake. I already have explanation for that but it is in the future, so guess as you want lol.

Wishing you a merry X'mas and a happy new year!