To School

General POV

"We're his bodyguards," the statement brought a haughty scoff out of Mordred's throat. "Why would Master need two feeble guards when he has 2 servants on his side," Mordred said as Saber shook her head. "Because the other masters will also summon another servant, and will also have two bodyguards each."

"Tit tut tit tut tit tut tit tut," the ringing of a telephone was suddenly heard as Shirou mouthed an "excuse me", leaving the room to take the call. "So, Saber? Just curious, you don't need to answer if you feel like you don't need to but how exactly do you hide your gender as a king? Your look isn't exactly... masculine so to speak," Crynn curiously nudged.

"Merlin changed my outward appearance to fit the general look a male king should have, he's very good with disguises," Saber shuddered in thought, remembering back when Merlin was caught red-handed sneaking into Lancelot's room as a cute vulnerable woman, nevertheless, Lancelot successfully and persistently resisted, God knows what sort of other dishonorable actions the magician had committed with such magic.

"That is, until Mordred revealed my actual gender towards the entire populace of Camelot, resulting in it's inevitable destruction," Saber balefully glared at her son, the latter wistfully ignoring it for a huff. "So, what's this about masters having two servants all of a sudden?" Mordred decided to question importantly.

"It's an organizational competition, using loopholes they have found in the Holy Grail System, just please don't ask," Ariane crossed that off, not really wanting to explain any more bullshit to them. "So, looks like I need to go to school for a bit," Shirou said as he entered the dining room only to push himself into the kitchen.

"School? Isn't today Saturday? You have school on Saturdays?" Crynn said like it's pandemonium, school on Saturdays can't be pleasant. "No. I don't have school on Saturdays, I'm to deliver lunch for my current guardian who acts as the Kyudo club counsellor," the sound of fire was heard as chopping as well as crashing of the pan ensues.

"Kyudo huh? Think you could do it, Aria?" Crynn challenged with a mischievous smile. "You mean Japanese archery? I can hit bullseye with any bow and any archery form," Ariane smirked with a grin, quite a declaration arrogance seeing as she hasn't ever tried Kyudo but she is the best archery athlete in the main world so no one can really refute her ability.

"You're a bowman? Where's your bow?" Mordred raised her brow as she looked up and down on Ariane, seeing nothing archery related of sorts. "Her bow is with I, it's in my briefcase along with a bunch of other stuff," Mordred's brows were pulled higher as Saber too looked at the briefcase next placed next to Crynn.

"That small briefcase can't possibly fit a bow. Hmm... Maybe a foldable and detachable one?" Saber said, bringing her modern bow knowledge to use. "You're underestimating it way too much, this 'small' briefcase as you put it can even fit a spear the size of Lancer's," Crynn showed by opening the cover of the briefcase, pulling a golden spear out, thoroughly surprising the two servants.

"A spatial storage item? The only one I knew to have such a meticulous object was Merlin. He has a thin tower that looked like it couldn't fit ten men but walking inside, it could fit more than 100 bedrooms in," Saber called in an appreciative glance, that spatial item would prove useful in the Holy Grail War.

"Should we go?" Shirou came out of the kitchen with a box, packed neatly in some cloth, well that was some quick cooking.

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"Why must I wear this!" Mordred fiercely pouted as she shifted around a yellow raincoat she is forced to put on. "Japan is a conservative country, we don't want to draw attention not to mention, your outfit isn't exactly modern as well," Crynn said as the group walked through the city, towards the school in the near distance.

"I wouldn't want something like last night happening again, ha ha..." Shirou sheepishly and concerningly smiled. "Last night? What happened last night?" Mordred curiously asked. "I was attacked by two servants, thankfully, Saber fended them off," Shirou looked at Saber gratefully as Mordred advised, "How about, you learn how to fight?"

Everyone stopped as they all looked at Mordred and Shirou. "That's a good idea! Crynn here is a swordsman and the two Sabers need not be explained their expertise," Aria instantly said pointing at the three in question. "You're a swordsman?" Saber questioned Crynn, not detecting any posture a swordsman would have from him, nor the callouses years of training would result in his hand.

"Yes I am," Crynn nodded and two sabers immediately appeared strapped to his waist, intricate, ornamental, and lastly, deadly. "Good swords!" Mordred exclaimed as she inspected the sabers, detecting magical might from it. "I could use really use some training," Shirou's eyes lighted up, he doesn't just want to become a useless baggage in the war, he wants to contribute, to defend.

"So, ahem..." Shirou coughed as we reached the school, he thought about requesting that his 'companions' wait outside but he knew himself that it wouldn't work. "Ehm... Guys, please don't wander off and if someone tries to ask you anything, juts pretend you can't speak Japanese, please..." Shirou practically begged.

I mean, we have two American Anglo Saxons and two Ancient Celtics, not exactly the kind commonly able to speak an oriental language. "Roger that," Mordred cheekily said as Shirou sighed and everyone entered the school. "Hmm... I can sense mana residue. Feels off but it doesn't feel like it's posing any danger," Saber said looking towards the big school building.

"I doubt anyone would attack us in bright daylight," Shirou said as we approached prospectively, the Kyudo club building. "Please, just stay out," Shirou told all of us as he opened the door, greeted on sight by a very beautiful and feminine purple haired woman.

"Hmm... Senpai?"