Shirou was walking in the hallway, minding his own business. As he did, it was then that he heard a voice coming from behind.

"E-Emiya Shirou-sama!"

Shirou nearly flinched at what the voice just called him. "What the heck?! Did that voice just call me Emiya Shirou-sama?!" Shirou then turned to see the person of the voice. As he did, he saw a woman who had blond hair in twin tails, a two-tone leotard that covered half of her body, boots that go up to half of her legs, and elbow gloves that covered most of her arms.

That girl was Bradamante, one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne.

Soon, Bradamante got up close to where Shirou was and introduced herself to him.

"E-Emiya Shirou-sama! I-It's a pleasure to meet you!" she said nervously.

"Y-Yeah. And who are you?"

"M-My name is Bradamante! One of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne!"

"I see. Nice to meet you too Bradamante. What business do you have with me?"

"W-Well! I want to know more about you! Especially after from what I heard from Merlin-sama!"

Shirou let out a small sigh. "What did Merlin tell you about me?"

"Well..." Bradamante thought as she began to recall an event that happened earlier...

(Earlier...)

Bradamante was walking down the hallway happily, minding her own business. As she did, she then passed by Merlin, who was in front of her. Upon seeing him, Bradamante let out a smile and headed towards him. "Merlin-sama!" she exclaimed excitedly.

"Hm? Oh, hey there Bradamante. How are you doing?" Merlin asked with a smile on his face.

"I'm doing fine Merlin-sama! How about you?"

"Well...things have been crazy actually ever since Valentine's Day. Even by my standards, I still can't believe it."

"Believe what exactly?"

Merlin let out a small chuckle and a laugh. "I still can't believe that my student and her counterparts actually got sent to medical center just because they saw their queen shirtless and wet at the same time."

Upon hearing Merlin's words, Bradamante was surprised and confused at the same time. "Eh?! The King of Knights and her counterparts has a queen?!"

"Yeah. Remember the servant known as Emiya Shirou?"

"Hm? Oh yeah! He's the servant that can cook well, beat the King of Heroes, possesses a noble phantasm that surpasses the King of Heroes' noble phantasm, and killed an evil interdimensional space god that can control the Asakshic Records from another universe! Practically everybody knows him!"

"Exactly."

"So what does Emiya Shirou have any to so with the situation of the King of Knights and her counterparts?"

Merlin let out a smug grin. "Emiya Shirou is the King of Knights' and her counterparts' queen."

Brandamante's mouth dropped. "Eh?! Emiya Shirou is King of Knights' and her counterparts' queen?!"

"Yes, which makes him Mordred's mother in this case."

Bradamante was shocked with the news she just received. "How did this happen?! And since when?!"

"Well, ask Emiya Shirou for the answers you need. After all, he's the one that knows the details the best."

For a short moment, Bradamante was silent before continuing the conversation. "Got it! Where can find Emiya Shirou-sama though?"

Merlin was surprised for a moment before he let out a snicker. "E-Emiya Shirou-sama?"

Bradamante nodded. "Yeah. I mean, he's the King of Knights' and her counterparts' queen along with being Mordred's mother, so it's proper manners to call him that. Is there something wrong with that?"

"N-No..." Merlin muttered as he turned around to hide the snickering from Bradamante. "E-Emiya Shirou-sama...that's hilarious! And I thought Queen Shirou was funny, but this is new! Can't wait to see how he reacts to this title by Bradamante!" Merlin then turned around to see Bradamante. "Anyway, if you wish to find him, he should be in one of the hallways or the kitchen. I would recommend the kitchen first because he usually does his job over there."

"I see. Thank you Merlin-sama!"

"No problem."

Soon, Bradamante left Merlin's sight and went to find Shirou. As she did, Merlin let out a chuckle as he imagined the results.

"Well then Shirou, how will you react upon meeting Bradamante...I can't wait to see the results..."

(Back to the present...)

"And that's how it all began," Bradamante said.

Shirou let out a small sigh. "So, let me get this straight. You were curious about me because Merlin mentioned me after the accident on Valentine's Day. And you wanted to know about me a bit more after hearing about me being Arturia's and her counterparts' queen?"

"E-Exactly, Emiya Shirou-sama!"

Shirou sighed again. "Okay...I got the geist of things. So, you just want to know me a bit more Bradamante?"

Bradamante nodded in reply.

"All right then. Let's move to the cafeteria then to discuss things. Right here isn't a good time for a conversation. Is that okay with you?"

Bradamante's eyes lit up. "Yes!"

"Well, follow me then."

"Yes! Emiya Shirou-sama!"

Shirou sighed again. "Just call me Shirou Bradamante. You don't have to call me that."

"But you're royalty though! You're a part of the British royal family! Therefore, it's proper manners to call you by that!" Bradamante argued.

Shirou and Bradamante then walked down the hallway. As they did, Bradamante constantly asked Shirou questions about his lifestyle, his noble phantasm, and many more.

For once, Shirou felt overwhelmed from answering Bradamante's questions.

Merlin was walking in the hallway, minding his own business. As he did, he passed by the cafeteria and saw a sight that interested him ever since he told Bradamante about Shirou.

Which was Shirou and Bradamante having a conversation together.

"Eh?! The King of Heroes did that?!"

"Yeah."

"Well then! That sounds like a cowardly thing for him to do! Attacking you two while on a date...that makes my blood boil!" Bradamante yelled as she ate her food.

Merlin let out a chuckle upon seeing the scene in front of him. "Well then, things have gotten interesting between those two...I should check it out now." Merlin then entered the cafeteria and upon arriving, he caught the attention of both Shirou and Bradamante.

"Ah! Merlin-sama!"

"Hey there Merlin."

Merlin let out a smile. "Nice to meet you two, Bradamante, Shirou. I take it that you two already met earlier?"

"Yeah! I met Emiya Shirou-sama for a conversation about himself, and he led me to the cafeteria so we can talk better!"

"I see. And did you introduce yourself to Shirou properly, Bradamante?" Merlin asked.

"Yes! Merlin-sama!"

For a moment, Shirou was a little dumbfounded at what Bradamante just said to Merlin. "Merlin-sama? Really?" Then he stared at Merlin for a moment.

"What?" Merlin asked.

Shirou then got closer to Merlin and whispered to him. "Did Bradamante actually called you Merlin-sama?"

Merlin let out a chuckle. "Well, I did help her out once when I was trapped in Avalon, so she puts me on high regards," he whispered back.

"I see."

"What are you two talking about?" Bradamante interrupted.

"Hm? Ah, nothing," Merlin replied as he turned back to look at Bradamante. "Anyways, what do you think of Shirou so far?"

Bradamante's eyes lit up in excitement. "He's just as everything as I imagined! He's amazing, strong, nice, and do anything here! Guess the rumors about him were true! Especially the part about him being a great cook!" she exclaimed excitedly.

Shirou let out a sigh. "Just what kind of rumors about me have been swirling around in Chaldea...actually, I do not want to know..."

"As expected from Chaldea's strongest heroic spirit!"

Shirou let out a chuckle. "Well, that's not true Bradamante."

"Eh?! But why?! You possess two noble phantasms in which one of them is a counter against the King of Heroes' greatest treasures! If anything, that's pretty much a guarantee that you're the strongest servant!" Bradamante argued.

"Well, here's the thing Bradamante. Everyone has their own unique strengths and weaknesses that makes them who they are. There's no such thing as the strongest or the weakest. It all depends on the person itself. That's what I believe in."

Bradamante was amazed with what Shirou just said. "Um...if that's the case, then what do you think of yourself as Emiya Shirou-sama?"

"Well, for me, I consider myself in both strong and weak. There are things that I am good at, and yet at the same time, there are things I am not good at."

"I see...one question, were you born with the power you have now?"

Shirou chuckled again. "Not quite. The result you see right before you are the result of my travels. And plus, during my life, I was a third-rate magus that didn't know the basics of magecraft. I was only able to do projection and reinforcement."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Even now, I consider myself the same as before."

"I see."

"Um, I hate to interrupt you two, but what were you talking about earlier?" Merlin asked.

"Ah! Emiya Shirou-sama was talking about how he and the King of Knights met each other, and I was amazed with the story he was telling me! However, I can't believe how vile the King of Heroes was acting in that war over there! He sounds like a greedy, arrogant brute!" Bradamante replied.

Merlin let out a chuckle upon hearing Bradamante's words. "That is true Bradamante..."

"Anyways, can you continue the story Emiya-Shirou sama?"

"Yeah. Anyways, after the King of Heroes attacked both me and Arturia, I ended up summoning Avalon from me to protect myself and Arturia from Gilgamesh's attack. It worked, and he left."

Bradamante listened to the story in interest. "Go on..."

"After that, me and Arturia went up against Gilgamesh and his master, beat them, and destroyed the grail in the end."

"Eh?! You destroyed the grail?! But why?!"

"Well, the grail was already corrupted by then because of prior events. If anything, the grail would have ended up destroying the world if a wish was used, so we destroyed it for good measure."

Bradamante was amazed with what Shirou and Arturia did. "Wow...so what did you do after you and the King of Knights were separated?"

"Afterwards, I went on a journey to find her again. In the process, I ended up meeting my ancestor in spirit form along with gaining his noble phantasm, fought against many enemies, and ended up killing an evil interdimensional space god that can control the Akashic Records from another universe. And that's the end of my story."

"Wow...so you went through all of that during your time as a human before and after meeting the King of Knights...and accomplishing all of that...that's amazing!" Bradamante said in wonder.

"Indeed," Merlin said with a smile on his face. "And to think that you did all of that on your own...impressive."

"Yeah..." Shirou said as memories of his past came back to his mind. "All of those memories...those fights, my encounters and actions...they will always stay with me."

"Oh yeah, that reminds me of something. How did you become Queen Shirou to begin with?"

Shirou then pointed to Merlin. "Ask him."

Bradamante then turned to Merlin. "Merlin-sama?"

Merlin let out a chuckle. "To be fair Shirou, Mordred came up with the idea after she and the rest of the knights met you."

"Yeah. But you're the one who spilled the beans about me first," Shirou argued.

"True."

"Eh? So, Merlin-sama started the whole thing?"

"Well...in a way, I guess. But Mordred started the whole thing after all the knights found out about the relationship between you and Arturia and her counterparts," Merlin jokingly said.

"You can say that again..." Shirou muttered.

Merlin chuckled. "Anyways, you finally got your answer Bradamante?"

Bradamante let out a smile. "Yup! I finally now know who Emiya Shirou-sama is, his relationship with the King of Knights and her counterparts, and how wonderful he is! Thank you Merlin-sama!"

Merlin smiled. "You're welcome Bradamante.

"Ah! Before I leave, can I have an autograph from you, Emiya Shirou-sama?" Bradamante said as she pulled out a book out of nowhere.

Shirou then looked at Merlin, who already had a pen in his hands. He mentally sighed before continuing. "Sure," he said as he grabbed the piece of pen from Merlin. Afterwards, he then began to sign the book Bradamante gave him. "Here you go."

"Great! Anyways, bye Emiya Shirou-sama! Bye Merlin-sama!" Bradamante said happily as she grabbed the signed book.

"Bye Bradamante," Shirou and Merlin said in unison.

And Bradamante left, leaving Merlin and Shirou alone. For a moment, nobody didn't say anything.

"So...Emiya Shirou-sama?" Merlin teased.

Shirou let out a small groan. "Not...another word...Merlin..."