8th master

Treating the unconscious Emiya, Saber sat next to me as I finished wrapping up the wounds, turning my attention towards Saber I was about to say something but a doorbell interrupted me

Glancing at the half-dead homeowner it ultimately comes down to me to answer the door, I was about to leave Saber alone with Emiya but she stood up as well

"I will accompany you" I nodded and we both walked over

Opening the door I was greeted by Rin Tohsaka accompanied by Archer

"Oh Rin-senpai, what brings you here" I greeted as Saber next to me was on guard to Archer, seeing that I know her Saber let down her guard a little

Rin glances at Saber and back at me and finally replied

"So you're a master as well," Rin said accompanied by a sigh

"Oh no, it wasn't me who summoned her, it was Emiya-senpai" I quickly explained

"Emiya-san? where is he right now?"

"Well, he is currently unconscious right now I fully opened the door to let both of them in and led them to the room where Emiya is

Rin checked his left hand and saw the brand confirming my words

"So? Are you a magic user then?" Rin asked me

"Magic user? hell no, I'm just a normal girl who got into this mess by accident"

"I see, then I would like you to forget any of this incident"

"No way! I thought magic and stuff were fake but after seeing it in person I wanna learn some cool magic tricks" I fantasized about the thought of flying through the air shooting Lazers out of my eyes

"Trust me Hanabi-san the magicraft world is cruel and you don't have the necessary requirement even to feel mana" Rin's explanation quickly shut down any excitement I had earlier

"Boo, fun ruined" I proceed to sulk in the corner

Rin ignored me for a moment and turned to the sleeping Emiya with a contemplating face

"So are you guys going to team up?" I asked

"There is no 'teaming up' in the grail war, there is only ceasing fire"

"Ohh there is a war?"

"Only by name, it only consists of 7 participants most of the time"

"Master" Archer's words made Rin realize she should not have let out that much info to a normal civilian

"Aww it was getting interesting" I glare at Archer for ruining Rin's blabbering

"Ahem" Saber interrupted us all making us realize there was a bigger matter between Rin and Emiya

"So are you going to 'attack' Emiya-senpai while he is asleep" I said with a suggestive smile

Rin instantly knew what I was referring to and quickly blushed

"Of-of course not! Who do you think I am, a nymph?"

"Oh, where did you get that from? I thought you guys should be fighting, not making love" I smirked at the blushing Rin

"Ugh, since the Lancer is gone I'm gonna go" Tired of my shenanigans she quickly left leaving me and Saber alone

"Thank you-"

"Don't thank me, even if I wasn't here I doubt Rin-senpai would attack Emiya-senpai in his sleep, she is kind, that's what I'm very sure of" I looked towards the doorway where Rin and Archer left

"Anyway, I'm tired, and looking at the time my parents would already locked the doors and slept in" I turned to Emiya's sleeping bag with a mischievous plan

"I'm sure he won't mind sharing his sleeping mat" But before I could enact my great plan I felt a tug and was lifted by Saber

"I won't let you interrupt Master's sleep I'm sure we'll find some spare sleeping mats" She carried me out of the room

"What! No my great plan to tease Emiya"

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"Master, are you going to report this to the priest?" Archer voiced his opinion

"Him? Probably, Emiya is the 7th master but as we saw earlier at school there is already a 7th master that didn't report themself, Even if I don't trust him, the job as the overseer of this holy grail war, I can't do anything about it" I shrug in defeat

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"So you're saying you encountered an unknown master?" Kirei rubbed his temple in annoyance

"Do you have any leads on who this master is?"

"No.."

"Sigh, that's fine I shall inform the mage's associate about this if this problem continues it will cause unforeseen events"

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"Waking up to an unfamiliar ceiling I recalled the event of yesterday's

'Xian, you there?'

'I am present'

'Did you even sleep at all?' I felt bad for forgetting about Xian

'I stayed up guarding the vicinity'

'Ah sorry'

'Heroic spirits only sleep to reduce their master mana cost, but it seems to work as well once you meditate allowing me to be still on guard'

'Geez I wonder who was your previous self'

'I indeed wonder who was once me as well'

Smelling something delicious from the kitchen I remembered Emiya is a great cook, making my way to the kitchen I opened the door to the kitchen and saw Sakura and our school teacher Taiga

"Oh Hanabi-san? Good morning" Taiga was the first to notice me

"Ohh, Taiga-sensei, Sakura-san nice to see you here

"Yup, it's rare to see you... On the Emiya's household... Wait why are you here?! Shirou!" Taiga quickly turned towards Emiya who was currently cooking

"You see Taiga-sensei, Emiya-senpai invited me in to stay for a while because a bad guy was running around. But before I knew what just happened a spear almost 'pierced' me"

"Cough, cough" Emiya who was tasting the flavor of the soup coughed at my description, and Sakura who was listening quietly turned to a deep color of rose

"and it was my own perception that I luckily survived that night" I hugged my own body and looked at Emiya

"Shirou.." Taiga looked at Emiya with suspicious

"Cough, Hanabi-san don't word it like that" Emiya who was blushing and not denying my words quickly gave Taiga a heart attack

"Shirou! You shouldn't do that to a girl" Taiga quickly got up and picked Emiya's ear

"Ow hey Wait the soup! Ow ow"

Laughing at the sight I sat next to Sakura and decided to invite myself to eat breakfast

"Sakura-san, is it natural for you and Taiga-sensei to visit Emiya-senpai?" I tried to pass the time by making small talk with Sakura

"Ye-yeah, we frequently visit Emiya-senpai to check up on how he is doing" Sakura looked at Emiya and Taiga wrestling in the kitchen

After Emiya and Taiga are done fighting, Emiya continues cooking and feeding the 3 of us

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"Hanabi" I called out from behind her

"Hmm? What" we continue to make our way to school

"From what I observed you came from an ordinary family, far from exposure to the magic world, yet you possess mana rivaling that of a first-class magus"

"How rude of you to check my parents while they are asleep, just so you know I trained myself to feel mana since the second I stepped into this world" She folded my arms and imitated an angry teen

Black lines started to appear on my face as I regret to take her seriously

"But.. let's just say I had once seen the history and many of its different timelines of this world, It is quite natural to know everything if you were me," She said with a mysterious smile

"And such the reason you are hiding this fact?"

"Of course, if I were in the magic world and come from a mage family, a 16-year-old who obtained successfully became a first-class magus and obtained a mystic eye would be recognized to be a genius, just imagine all the non-sense talking I would be in and all the meet and greet I need to attend, with all those people getting their hands on me I wouldn't have the time to be walking like this normally"