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Chapter 12: A Little Story in the Morning
June 12, 1000 Gekai.
"..."
Blink, blink, and blink
Slowly but surely I began to regain my senses.
Alright, looking around me it's clear I'm in my own bedroom.
"...Hmm?"
Strange.
As I recall, I should have been with Captain at the dojo to check if I had magic circuits. The next thing I remember was captain discovering that I had magic circuits and when he was about to open my magic circuits... the last thing I remember was an intense burning sensation before everything went black.
...!
... Did Captain carry me from the dojo to here? Eh..? Wait, wait, wait!!! Wasn't I half naked before.
Sarah quickly took a sitting position and opened the blanket covering her body only to find her pajamas that were already on perfectly.
She then pulled up the collar of her pajamas and peeked inside to find that her bra was also in place.
"...Did Captain put this on me?"
How did he know how!?
The girl turned very red and immediately buried her face in the pillow and screamed while rolling right and left because of embarrassment or whatever.
After thirty minutes, Sarah regained her composure though she was still blushing.
As she looked at the wall to check the time, the girl found that it was only 06:42 in the morning.
"Captain must be cleaning the house now..." She muttered.
The girl then sat up and spread her arms out in a small stretching motion. After that she got up from her bed and started tidying up.
Sarah then went through her wardrobe to choose which outfit she would wear today. She only brought six sets (underwear, top, and bottom.) of clothes with her to Orario in addition to two jackets, and two pairs of shoes.
After finding the set of clothes she wanted to wear today, Sarah then left her room to head to the bathroom.
...
Srek srek srek srek srek..
Currently Shirou was sweeping to clear the leaves and some branches in the front yard of the Everlasting Flame Residence.
"This place is quite large, it would be a shame if it was left empty... maybe I should just turn it into a small garden..." That was what he said while sweeping one of the empty places in the front yard of his familia's headquarters.
"Captain!"
Then Shirou heard his name called. It was Sarah, the white-haired girl calling him from the front door.
Shirou then stopped his activities for a while to see the girl who was now walking towards him.
Sarah was wearing a white t-shirt and black sweatpants. The girl had her hair tied in a ponytail now.
"Morning"
"Morning too Captain."
"How's your body? Does it still feel like it's burning?"Shirou asked while looking at the girl who was only as high as his eyes.
"Eh?" Sarah was silent for a while after hearing the question.
"Erm.. no, honestly now my body feels warm.. and it's like there's something warm in my chest and from there it starts to flow throughout my body. ... Honestly it feels good." Sarah said while frowning slightly.
"Then, that means you're fine. You don't need to worry about that, it's just your magic circuits starting to respond to the magic energy in your body and in the air." Shirou explained to Sarah.
"Oh so... then, what training shall we do next? Shall I start learning a spell?"She asked.
"For now you should get used to the existence of your magic circuits, your next training will be building up your stamina.'
"Eh..? We're not going to learn spells?"
"No, I know you already have good stamina but I want to improve it even more by running around the city, this is also so that you get to know this city better. Regarding Magecraft training, I will tell you the next stage at one of our stops later."
In reply to her captain's explanation Sarah nodded understandingly.
After that Shirou continued his previous activities and Sarah went inside to make breakfast and woke up Hestia.
...
"Hestia-sama, don't forget to relock the entrance and entrance gate when you leave for work."
"Yes yes yes.. I understand, calm down Shirou-kun."
"Okay then we'll go first. Remember don't forget to lock the door-"
"I said I understand! Gosh, how could you not believe in your goddess?"
"Because you are careless and stubborn."
"What!?"
I couldn't help but smile watching the interaction between the two of them from where I was standing.
"Never mind, come on, Sarah, let's go."
"Yes! We'll go first Hestia-sama." I said to Hestia-sama then walked after the Captain out of the entrance gate of the Everlasting Flame Residence.
While walking, I could hear Hestia-sama complaining about Captain's behavior. But even so, it was very clear that it was their way of showing their affection for each other.
"Is there anything interesting, you look happy?" The Captain asked me.
"Eh..? Is that so..?" I asked while slightly tilting my head to the side, is my mood easy to read?
"Yeah, it's very clearly written on your face."
Hearing that I could only smile while shaking my head.
"I think... it's because I saw your interaction with... Hestia-sama."
"Our interaction?" Asked Captain who was running right to my right.
"Yeah!...You guys are so funny."
"Hee... even though I'm having a hard time taking care of Hestia-sama, my Kouhai is happy to see me on trouble."
"Em! That's why I find it funny." I replied while giving my best smile.
This made Captain look straight into my eyes while blinking several times.
"Haha.. ahahaha.."
".. Ahahaha.."
The next thing that happened was that we laughed together while continuing to run through the streets of West Orario, confusing the people around us.
During our trip in West Orario many people greeted us, especially now when we were at the market.
Yes, Captain invited me to take another route in the market. This was a different route than the one I had taken with Captain before.
Maybe Captain wants me to get to know this market better.
Speaking of the large number of people greeting us, it was clearly because of Captain.
According to Hestia-sama, Captain is very kind, he always came to the residential area every day to help the members of the Goibniu Familia when the Everlasting Flame Residence was still under construction, he also likes helping people, no matter who they are, and from what Hestia-sama said. The captain already has many fans in West Orario, most of whose members are women.
And just so you know, I have received all kinds of hostile looks from many of the women I met along the way!
Hmm what? You guys want to know what I think about Captain?
How... do I explain that? Erm... at first I thought that he was a difficult person to talk to and a very strict person but it turns out I was wrong. He is a kind person, caring, easy to talk to, um... simply put... Captain is a man who can always be relied on.
Yes, that's my current opinion about Captain.
"Aah... Shirou-chan! Who is that beautiful girl next to you? Is she your girlfriend?" While we were walking in the market. Yes, we are walking, not running. Many people were passing by around us, it was impossible for us to run on here.
One of the traders, a grandmother selling sweets, asked Captain.
"We are not lovers Marrisa-san, she is the newest member of my familia, her name is Sarah."
Because Captain was introducing me, I then nodded my head then looked at the grandmother with a smile.
"My name is Sarah Weilandt, nice to meet you, grandma!"
"Ah, how sweet... Shirou-chan! You should immediately make her your girlfriend before someone else takes her, look! Not only is she beautiful and sweet but she is also polite." Gosh, grandma, you praise me too much. I'm just an ordinary village girl.
The grandmother's praise made the white-haired girl blush with embarrassment.
And..
"Without you needing to say it, I already know that she is not only beautiful but also kind, but you are right Marrisa-san. Em.. Sarah, do you want to be my girlfriend?" Captain asked me while looking straight into my eyes.
"... Eh...? Wh-what!?"
Wait wait wait wait, did Captain just confess to me!?
"Hahaha..."
I'm sure I'm making a very strange expression right now because Captain and Marrisa-san actually laughed when they saw me, wait did he just play a prank on me!?
"Captain! Don't play tricks on me!" I snapped while hitting his left arm.
"Sorry, sorry.. it's just that your expression was really funny pfft.. ahaha.."
"Captain!!"
This is one of the things I don't like about Captain, he can be really annoying sometimes.
Meanwhile, Marrisa could only smile when she saw the interaction between the two of them.
"Aah... youth."
After chatting for a while, Captain decided to buy some sweets from Marrisa-san and after that we continued our journey.
Captain took me through the small roads to the main roads in West Orario to introduce me to the many places there.
Such as Storehouse, Free Market, and Armor Square.
...
"W-what is this wall...?" How could I not notice this huge building when entering Orario.
Right now, I can only be amazed by the big white wall in front of me.
No, it wasn't a protective wall surrounding Orario. This is not that.
Captain and I stopped near the largest building in South Orario.
"Surprised? This is the base of the strongest familia in this city."
"The strongest familia? You mean..."
"Yes, this is the headquarters of the Freya Familia, Folkvangr."
"Freya Familia..."
It is said that the Freya Familia is also known as the strongest Familia in the world today. There are three things that the familia is famous for.
First was their goddess, the Goddess of Beauty, Freya. She was the embodiment of beauty itself, just her voice alone was enough to make people bow to her.
The second is a level 7 adventurer, he is the strongest adventurer in the world currently known as the King.
Third is the loyalty of their members to the Freya-sama, they will do whatever the Goddess orders.
Yes, the Freya Familia is so famous that even a village girl like me knows about them and that was the information about the Freya Familia that managed to reach my remote village.
"I'm curious... what is behind this wall?" I said while looking at the wall
"I don't know...? Maybe they're having a battle royale, or maybe they're arguing about who should serve as their goddess's bodyguard today."
Captain said that while grinning as his eyes stared straight at the giant white wall, somehow it seemed as if he could see far through this solid wall in front of us.
That's obviously impossible, right?
"Let's continue our jogging!"
"Yes!"
And with that we started to continue our run again and started to move away from the Freya Familia headquarters, Folkvangr.
While in East Orario, Captain invited me to go through a man-made labyrinth known as Deadalus Street.
Man this place is really confusing, I'm not sure if I can remember the layout of this place which is full of turns and intersectionsg.
"If I can remember details about this place, you should be able to too. Come on, it's not that hard."
That's what Captain said to me, Haah... sorry Captain but I don't have the ability to remember as well as you.
"I think we can rest there."
"... Hah.. hah.. Yes..! hah.. hah.."
We decided to rest in one of the parks not too far from the Colosseum.
As soon as I entered the park I immediately threw myself under a shady tree, I didn't care if my hair and clothes got dirty.
I'm so tired, Orario is too big!!!
The route we took was not the main road usually used to get around Orario but small roads full of bends and intersections, sometimes we had to climb stairs to get to higher places, sometimes we also had to go down stairs to get to lower places.
I glanced to my side to see Captain sitting right next to me and leaning against a tree, he then started to reach into his bag to get something.
But... How can he not be out of breath like me? Isn't he a level 1 who just received falna not long ago.
"Sarah, have a drink first." Ah, it turns out Captain has prepared 2 bottles of drinking water from home.
I took a seat and accepted the offer.
" ... Thank You."
Gulp gulp gulp... Ah! So fresh..
That's right, maybe some of you are curious about our appearance, right? Well, let me explain.
First is me, I am wearing a white t-shirt wrapped in my gray jacket, black sweatpants, and a pair of white sports shoes with two black stripes.
And for Captain, he wore a black t-shirt with a red jacket, black sports pants, a pair of black sports shoes with a white pattern on the bottom, and a backpack.
"Feel better?" Captain asked from where he was leaning.
"Yes." I replied while nodding.
"Good, I guess we can continue your training as a magus here."
Eh? We're going to do it here? But this is a public place, there are many people around us.
"Erm... is it okay if we do it here? It's not like this is a secret thing."
"It's okay, it's not like I'm going to shout or anything and I'm just going to give a quick theory."
Ah, so that's how it is, I then needed a sitting position to face him.
"I'll teach you about what magic energy is, I'm sure there's a lot of things you won't understand but save that for later ok." He said that while raising his right index finger in the air and in return I could only nod in confirmation.
"There are 2 types of energy that I will discuss."
"First is mana, mana is a source of energy that is widespread in the world's atmosphere. It is basically the breath of the planet produced by Ley Lines."
It took me a while to understand what Captain was saying, there were some terms I didn't understand... in the atmosphere is the same as in the air, right? Planet means this world, right? Is this planet alive? What are Ley Lines?
"Next is Od, this is part of the life energy that exists in the body of every living creature."
"Actually Mana and Od have the same quality but the difference is the amount. Because Mana is produced by the world, it has a much greater quantity than the Od produced by living creatures. Mana and Od are raw energy therefore a magus must use their magic circuits to process it into magical energy that will become fuel for Magecraft. We usually call this Prana."
"Erm... so Mana is energy that is in the air in very large quantities because Mana comes from the world. Meanwhile, Od is one of the energies that supports life in the bodies of living creatures in much smaller amounts compared to Mana. Mana and Od is energy that is still raw, we have to process it first using magic circuits so that the energy becomes mature and can be used for Magecraft fuel. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are absolutely right Sarah. So next we will discuss magic circuits." He said, raising his index finger in the air again.
"Magic circuits are the main requirement for a human to perform Magecraft. It is a part of our soul but at the same time it also has a physical form as well.
The number of original magic circuits will always be the same since a person was born into the world, the average magus in this era has as many as 40 magic circuits with varying qualities.
Normally the quality of magic circuits cannot be influenced from outside but there is one exception, namely the blessing of the gods, Falna. Falna is a divine essence that is implanted directly into the human soul, falna can improve the quality of one's magic circuits.
Simply put falna is part of the 3rd true magic, Heaven's Feel."
I understand this far except for the last part, but there is one thing that makes me curious.
"Captain! If I may ask, how many magic circuits do you have?"
"Mine is below average, I only have 27 magic circuits."
Wait, Captain only has 27...? That's definitely below average, whereas I have 76. We're both level 1 and Captain recently received his falna... That means we're on the same page, if I keep increasing my experience as an adventurer and magus then I'll become the strongest in this familia, right? Ah, maybe I will soon have to take over the position of Captain. Hehehe... ouch!
"Captain why are you flicking my nose like that!"
"I don't know... I just felt like you were thinking something evil about me."
He can read my mind!!!
"Still focus on our training."
"Okay, okay, sorry..."
Shirou could only sigh at his kouhai's behavior.
"Magic circuits have many functions but I will explain the three main functions here.
First, the magic circuit functions to convert Mana or Od into magic energy that is ready to be used as Magecraft fuel, Prana.
Second, the magic circuit functions to produce Od. So when our Od runs out due to too much use, the magic circuit will reproduce that Od.
The amount of magic energy a magus can have varies depending on the quality and quantity of the magic circuits a magus has.
Third, the magic circuit functions to access a magic formula. This is the pathway that connects the material world with the astral plane.
When a magus uses Magecraft, they will channel magic energy and a series of commands into magic circuits which will then be processed to carry out rituals in our subconscious mind and brought to the outside world."
I could only blink in response to the third function. Doesn't magic require spells to manipulate phenomena in the world?
I also dared myself to interrupt Captain's explanation once again.
"So next we... what do you want to ask, Sarah?"
"Look... I can understand the first and second functions but, I don't understand the third at all. From what I learned from the witch in my village, spells are needed to manipulate the world in order to do magic."
"That's because our magic system is different, I'll explain that another day." Gosh, Captain... how could you just leave that and make me curious like this. Haaaah...
The white-haired girl could only sigh at her Captain's answer but she immediately regained her spirits after hearing her Captain's next words.
"Our last lesson today is to create a mental trigger for you." Said the Captain enthusiastically.
Mental trigger? What's that?
As if knowing what was on his kouhai's mind, Shirou began to explain what he meant by his words.
"Your magic circuits are indeed open but are currently in a dormant state, what we need now is a mental trigger to activate them.
Mental triggers are simply self-hypnotizing steps to activate and deactivate magic circuits at will.
Everyone has different mental triggers. For example, my mental trigger is the trigger of a gun and my sister's mental trigger is a small fire that turns into a fire tornado. To find the mental trigger, you just need to meditate to remember the sensation you got when your magic circuits first opened."
If I have to recall sensations like last night, does that mean... I have to feel that pain again..?
Hah? I felt a gentle caress on the top of my head. It was Captain, it seemed he noticed my fear.
"It's okay, I won't say that it won't hurt because it will but, it's much lighter than last night and this is the function of the mental trigger to reduce the pain.
You will know what to do by yourself, it's up to you whether you want to try it now or not. But if you want to try it now, you have to calm down, don't be nervous, okay!"
"... Erm." The girl nodded in response.
"Yeah... he might be annoying, but he's always someone you can rely on when the time comes. Yum yum yum..." Hestia said to her friends while they were enjoying a party meal in the backyard of the Everlasting Flame Residence.
Sarah remembered what Hestia had said a few days ago.
I think I understand what Hestia-sama meant that night.
Sarah then caught her breath for a moment once she regained her composure, then she looked directly at Shirou. Her blue eyes met her Captain's golden brown eyes.
"Sorry about earlier, I'm fine now... I'm ready to try it now."
"Are you serious? You know, you don't need to rush." Hearing that I could only shake my head which resulted in my ponytail swaying to the right and left while smiling a little.
"I'm fine, besides, I wanted this so I could fulfill one of my dreams. Besides, I have a Captain I can rely on if this goes wrong!" Sarah said while trying to imitate her Captain's annoying grin.
Shirou just looked at the girl with a blank look, then he flicked her kouahi's nose again.
"Ouch! I said don't flick my nose!! Ouch! Why are you flicking my forehead now!"
"Don't ever use a grin like that again, you don't deserve it. Never mind, quickly start meditating and find your mental trigger."
Sarah could only look at her Captain in annoyance now before finally sighing in resignation and starting to meditate.
..
One minute later.
Arg.. this is difficult.
...
Four minutes later.
Why hasn't it appeared yet!! OK, inhale... exhale... inhale... exhale...
...
Ten minutes later.
... Hm? ...! Ah... so this is what Captain meant... okay, I understand now. Keep calm, and do it slowly..
From the outside, Shirou began to feel an increase in magical energy emitting from Sarah's body. This made him smile because his student managed to find the mental trigger and when he felt the energy emitted getting bigger, Shirou intervened before it disturbed the other park visitors.
"Ow! Captain! Why are you flicking me again? I didn't do anything wrong!" The girl said while rubbing the tip of her nose, she was clearly starting to get frustrated with the treatment she received from her Captain.
"The magical energy you emit is too great, it could disturb others if left unchecked. But you were too lost in your meditation and so I flicked you because it was the easiest way to wake you up." How can you say that so easily!?
"You could just pat me on the shoulder, right!"
"Ah, you're right, sorry I forgot." Sarah could only look at Shirou with a look full of disbelief
You obviously did that on purpose!
"Basically, congratulations on finding your mental trigger. By the way, how many magic circuits did you use earlier?"
"12" said Sarah, who was still in sulking teenage girl mode.
"I see... from now on when you're at home, you can practice by trying to get used to using your magic circuits, but don't use more than 20. We'll increase it gradually later."
"Yes, I understand." She answered in a tone that clearly showed that she was still angry.
Shirou could only scratch the back of his head because he had to face the annoyance of a teenage girl.
"Come on, don't frown like that, let's just finish our training here. Look, there's an ice cream seller over there, let's go there! I'll treat you."
"I want the cup."
"Erm... the normal one is ok..."
"I want a cup and a special taste."
"..."
"..."
"Sarah, I didn't bring much money. Just normal-"
"No! I want the cup and the special taste!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
There was a staring contest between the two of them.
"Haah... okay, you can order a cup and a special flavor."
"Really! Thank you Captain!"
And with that Sarah started running filled with victorious enthusiasm towards the ice cream seller with Shirou following her from behind.
"Haaah... you teenage girl..."
...
Currently we are running around North Orario, our destination is the Loki Familia's base, Twilight Manor.
It was a large white castle that had many towers and clearly it was the largest building in Northern Orario, we could even see it from where we were now even though it was still far away.
Finally, after going through many bends and inclines, because the area close to the protective wall is a plateau. We finally arrived at the gate of Twilight Manor and were now facing two members of the Loki Familia who were probably on duty as gate guards, perhaps?
But why are they looking at us so hatefully? Ok that's definitely more directed towards Captain. Jeez, Captain what have you done to deserve all that anger? Look! The two of them were ready to draw their swords at any time.
"We want to meet Aiz."
The two guards exchanged glances for a few seconds before looking back at us.
Ok, they ignored me and were looking at Captain.
"Aiz isn't around, she's gone to the Dungeon with the others." Said guard A
So Aiz is away huh.. but somehow I'm not sure about the answer..
"You've heard, so hurry up and leave!" Guard B snapped
"Hey, there's no need to yell at us like that!" They obviously don't want us in, right?
"Never mind, you better go, didn't you hear what I said-"
"You guys are lying, Aiz is still in there." Look! Captain was even on the same page as me, they clearly didn't want us in!
"You're stubborn, aren't you!"
"Haaah..."
I saw Captain sigh and start to walk away from my side to approach the two guards.
Seeing that, the two guards then became alert, then drew their swords and were ready to fight.
Eh? Wait a minute, Captain and I don't have our weapons with us, how do we fight them?
Hand-to-hand combat style? Yes, I have mastered several hand-to-hand combat styles because I was trained by grandpa and papa. As for the Captain, I'm sure he's also an expert, after all he's a prince.
But the two people in front of us are definitely veteran adventurers with a higher level than us. Because there's no way a Familia as big as the Loki Familia would allow their rookie member as the gatekeeper of their base!
While Sarah was thinking about how to help her Captain fight guards A and B. Suddenly she felt magical energy being released in front of her.
"Open the gate and let us in!" Shirou said in a tone that clearly didn't accept rejection, he actually didn't want to use this method but he was annoyed with the two guards. They were the two guards who had kicked him out when he tried to enroll in the Loki Familia and it was clear that neither of them had changed at all for the better.
"Yes!" The two guards answered simultaneously before putting their swords back into their sheaths and immediately opening the entrance gate of the Loki Familia.
"Come on, Sarah, let's go in." Without waiting for an answer from Sarah, Shirou started walking into Twilight Manor and left Sarah who was still stunned by what she had just witnessed.
"W-wait for me Captain!" After waking up from her reverie, Sarah immediately ran to catch up with her Captain.
Actually, what just happened? I felt a burst of magical energy coming out of Captain's body and suddenly Captain could command those two guards easily?
"Captain." I said while tugging the jacket on his arm.
"Hm"
"Did you just use Magecraft?" I asked for the only answer I could think of from what had just happened.
From the way Sarah asked Shirou could conclude that she was afraid of the power that had just been shown.
After all, it was normal to be afraid of a power capable of controlling other people's minds.
"Yeah, why are you afraid?"
"...Yeah." Sarah answered with a weak nod.
Shirou then stopped in his tracks and faced Sarah.
"As all things in this world have positive and negative values, Magecraft cannot be separated from that. That's why this is a secret, you don't need to worry that no magus will misuse their Magecraft. You know, all the magus in this world have oath to use their magecraft is for good(that's not true, the oath that magus make is not like that)"
"How can you be sure? I might be able to trust you but what if the other magus breaks their oath."
"In that case, I have planted a curse on them, the curse will activate if they break their oath. So don't worry, okay!"
"What would happen if a magus broke their oath and activated the curse?"
"They will turn into Madagascar Giant Toads! (No, they will experience excruciating suffering for ten days before they die and their souls will be sent straight to the Land of Shadow)"
"Eh? They became frogs?"
"Yes, if you don't believe it. You can stop by the city of Rozoja which is in the south of the Nihon Empire, there is a shelter for the magus who I cursed to be the Madagascar Giant Toad (no, it's not a magus. But the nobles who have committed corruption in the Nihon Empire and it wasn't Shirou who cursed them but his deputy commander during the war who is now his sister's right hand.)"
Hearing that, Sarah became even more afraid now.
"Captain, you won't curse me to become a toad, right?"
"Of course not! I'm not that cruel, I don't want to receive divine punishment from Hestia-sama."
"Pfft.. ahahaha.." The only thing I can imagine is Hestia-sama using Captain as a substitute for wood for her fireplace in Tenkai and the two of us sitting nearby while looking at the Captain jumping up and down because of the heat.
"Feeling better yet?"
"Um, thanks."
"That's good then. By the way Sarah, are you afraid of heights?" Said the Captain while looking up? But there was nothing there.
"Hmm... no, I'm not afraid of heights. In fact, I often climbed tall trees when I was still in my village."
"Hee... you're a tomboy too, don't you think?"
"Hehehe.."
"Then get ready."
"What? Wow... Ca-captain."
I don't understand, why is Captain suddenly carrying me!?
"Hold on tight!"
"Huh? Waaaaaaa..."
While carrying Sarah bridal style, Shirou used a combination of Reinforcement combined with Mana Burst to jump towards one of the two gardens on the third floor of Twilight Manor.
"Waaaaa.. hah.. hah.. hah.. don't hah.. do that again.. hah.."
"Sorry sorry, but that's the quickest way to get here without disturbing the other residents. Come on, come and sit here! Aiz will definitely come in a moment." Shirou said while patting the empty space beside him.
I irritably started walking and sitting next to Captain, how could he jump all the way here? OK, obviously it's because of Magecraft. But how could he be sure that Aiz would come here soon? It can't be because of Magecraft too, right?
But before that..
"Ouch"
"It was punishment because you treated me harshly." Sarah said after she flicked the tip of Shirou's nose.
Yes, it's clear Shirou didn't avoid that on purpose. Maybe he realized that he had gone too far.
And after a minute passed after Sarah punished Shirou.
The door on one side of the garden opened and revealed Aiz who was standing holding a wooden sword but now her eyes were wide open in surprise when she saw Sarah who was also surprised and Shirou who was smiling while waving at her.
'How did you guys get here?' Is what was on Aiz's mind.
'Ah, she's finally here.' Is what Shirou was thinking.
Meanwhile Sarah
CAPTAIN CAN SEE THE FUTURE!!!!???
No, Shirou does have clairvoyance but not to the level where he can see the future at will. The reason Shirou knew that Aiz would get there was because he used his Clairvoyance to find Aiz and he happened to see that Aiz was climbing the stairs that led to the garden on the third floor.
"Hey Aiz."
"Shirou, Sarah, how come you are here?" Aiz asked while walking towards where they were sitting.
"Simply we got lost while jogging and ended up here."
What kind of answer is that? Captain, you are very bad at lying.
Aiz only blinked a few times before she sat in front of Shirou and Sarah.
"So that's it, aren't you guys taking the main road?"
"No."
"You have to be more careful next time. There are still many criminals in Orario, especially in places far from the crowds or main roads."
"Thank you for your advice Aiz, we will remember it."
"Um, friends have to help each other."
I couldn't believe what was in front of my eyes, how could Aiz not realize Captain's lie, was Aiz really that innocent? And how could Captain speak without any guilt at all after deceiving an innocent girl like Aiz!
As her fellow girl and friend, I cannot allow this lie to continue
"Captain, stop that! Sorry Aiz, but we are not lost but we came here on purpose to meet you and Aiz. Don't easily believe other people's words, OK! Especially since you are a girl! There are many bad people out there like Captain who will take advantage of your innocence. So be careful!" I said while ignoring the disbelieving look from Captain. Ah he'll definitely poke fun at me again later but that's only a small price to pay for upholding the truth!
"..."
"..."
"..."
"... Shirou lying is not good." She said while making an angry expression which was only answered with a small smile from Shirou who was reaching into his bag.
"Sorry, I just wanted to do a little entertainment. This is Aiz, the clothes you left behind at the party at our house, I actually intended to return them yesterday but because it rained heavily last night so I was only able to return them today."
"... It's okay, thank you. Hm? Did you wash my clothes Shirou?"
"No, it was Sarah who washed it."
Hearing my name being called, I reflexively smiled while giving Aiz a peace sign.
"Thanks Sarah." Aiz replied, also smiling.
"Ah..!"
"What's wrong Aiz?" Asked Captain.
"I haven't washed your clothes that I borrowed." She said regretfully.
"It's okay, you can return it at another time when you're not busy."
"Um, ... ... by the way, what were you two doing before?"
"We're improving Sarah's capabilities."
"Captain invited me to jogging around Orario to increase my stamina and so I can get to know various places in Orario."
"It's good training, it's important to have a lot of stamina if you're going to be an adventurer and it's also important to know the roads in Orario so you don't get lost."
"Yes, you're right, we were passing through a man-made labyrinth in East Orario, Deadalus Street. I'm sure that I would definitely get lost if I was left alone there."
"That place is confusing but if you pass by it often you won't get lost."
"Do you know the streets of Deadalus Street Aiz?"
"Yes"
"How could that be?"
"I've lived in Orario since I was 9 years old. So I already know all the streets in this city by heart."
"Eh? Really?"
"Um"
"I'm still new to Orario, so would you like to take me for a walk around the city another time?"
"... Erm.. Yes I can"
"Good, then that's a promise!"
The two girls were starting to enter their own world now and Shirou just watched quietly from the side. He really appreciates moments like this where two friends can chat happily together.
As the minutes continued to pass, Aiz and Sarah chatted about many things, starting from road routes in Orario, food and places in Orario. Shirou would occasionally enter into their chat and of course Sarah was the most active of the three of them and Aiz would most often be the victim of Shirou's mischief and Sarah finally started following her Captain to tease Aiz.
When Shirou looked at his watch, it was already showing 09:44. He had also seen many members of the Loki Familia who had started to wake up from their sleep, some were still lazing around, some were starting to prepare breakfast, some were going back to sleep, some were still reading books while drinking tea in the library on the fifth floor of Twilight Manor.
He very deliberately did not want to use clairvoyance to see the bathroom.
"I think it's time for us to go home."
"Eh? Are you guys going home yet?" Aiz said in a disappointed tone, she really enjoyed chatting with them.
The Sword Princess was clearly sad because her two friends would leave her. There are few people who treat her normally. There were few people she could chat freely with, ok, that was only Riveria who could actually chat freely with Aiz.
Because both Shirou and Sarah treat Aiz like a normal teenage girl, not as a 16 year old level 5 girl, not as a Sword Princess.
For Shirou and Sarah. Aiz Wallenstein is their friend, a 16 year old teenage girl nothing more and nothing less.
For this reason, Shirou and Sarah slowly began to have a special place in the girl's heart even though they had only met a few times. Who knows whether Aiz will soon realize this or maybe she will never realize it.
"Well... we're just here to deliver that and we don't want to disturb your morning practice." Said Captain as he started to stand up while glancing at the wooden sword lying beside Aiz.
"I see... that's a shame but it can't be helped, then see you later Aiz. Erm... Captain, how do we get out of here?"
"Jump..."
"Are you serious!? Ah forget it..."
"Haha... if we use normal methods it will be a problem, you should know that."
"Ah, that's right..."
Shirou then walked over to Aiz and gave Aiz some sweets he bought from Marrisa.
"These are sweets for you. We stopped at the market earlier and bought a lot of sweets to snack on at home."
"Thank You"
"Ok, then... come on Sarah!"
"See you later Aiz! Captain please give me the signal first so I can get ready."
"Ok ok, you don't need to frown like that."
Aiz then watched Shirou carry Sarah bridal style.
"Ready?"
"Yes!"
"Okay here we go!"
Then she saw Shirou running towards the garden wall and the next thing Shirou did made her yes open wide.
"See you again Aiz!" While giving that, Shirou jumped over the garden wall and fell directly from the third floor of Twilight Manor.
Aiz immediately woke up from her shock and hurriedly ran to see the condition of her two friends only to find Shirou running in the courtyard of Twilight Manor while carrying Sarah towards the west wall and jumping over it to get out of the Twilight Manor complex.
The girl could only blink now while looking at the empty area in front of her, then she looked at some sweets in her hand and decided to eat them first before training.
"It's sweet."
Hello! Hello! Hello! Yes, we meet again Fate Dungeon Mtyh readers in all corners of the world!
Well, I won't write much here, but as usual, let's discuss the contents of this chapter!
Well, in this chapter I want to invite you to see Shirou and Sarah's morning training, and the small moment when they delivered Aiz's clothes.
Yes, that's all, hahahaha...
Ok, I haven't run out of story material at all! It's just that I'm a relaxed person, so the stories I write will also be relaxed.
The essence of this chapter are three things I want you to know.
1. It was Sarah who succeeded in creating the mental trigger.
What's the mental trigger? It's still a secret, but I'll reveal it when she gets into a brutal fight with a certain elf girl.
This occurred on June 17, 1000 Gekai.
2. Shirou is very skilled in using Magecraft which he learned from his past life.
3. Shirou and Sarah treat Aiz as a normal teenage girl, not as a level 5 member of the Loki Familia.
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Well, this is part of my response to some of your comments.
1. It was never explained what the average magic circuit was in the age of the gods but it was definitely a high number, and I finally decided on 40 after I applied the lower standards of the world that had Pan-Human History.
2. Everyday life is an important aspect in a story because even though this is fiction, I still want to make it a story that feels realistic.
You know, when you make this story. I didn't think about how to get Nasuverse into Danmachi.
The thing I'm thinking about is how to incorporate Danmachi into the Nasuverse.
What should I add.
What should I reduce.
What should I defend.
What should I throw away.
What should I change.
Nasuverse is a Multiverse with each world containing a different story. BUT!!! There is one point in common, Pan-Human History. This is the basis that is bound to happen.
If it is changed or removed then humanity will perish, which is what Chaldea and Alaya prevented.
But since this is fanfic, I can change all the rules! Huahahahaha...
Fate Dungeon Myth is an alternative world that has its own alternative Pan-Human History!!! Huahahaha..
OK, that's all the contents of this chapter.
Chapter 13, if there are no obstacles, I will release it before October.
Yes, a little sneak peek for you.
On June 21, 1000 Gekai, Shirou will go on a long and hot adventure!!! This is the first Canon Arc I adapted into the Fate Dungeon Myth.
OK, see you again!!!