253A/N: Well, here's the next chapter! I'll be addressing a few things at the end though.
Chapter 10: Class is in Session
The male trio was on the arena field first, followed by Chifuyu. It didn't take long for the rest of Classes 1 and 2 to come out onto the field and form into a large and orderly group. Shirou somehow ended up at the front with Ichika right behind him. However, the redhead couldn't help but feel multiple stares directed at him, and the redhead thought he knew why.
"Another situation you have found yourself in, isn't that right, boy?" The odd voice in his head reminded the magus. While the thought didn't feel like his own, it felt more akin to that if he thought of someone who would judge his current position. Ignoring the stares he was getting as best as he could, Shirou decided to focus on who was teaching, Chifuyu.
"Well, now that everyone is here, let's get started," the teacher began getting multiple confirmations from the plethora of students before her. "First, we'll need to demonstrate a real match." Chifuyu proceeded to pick out two students in particular. "Alcott. Huang."
Cecilia and Lingyin straightened their postures and gave their full attention. "Ma'am!"
"Since you have your own personal IS, I'm sure you will gladly volunteer. Step forward, girls."
Both IS representatives reluctantly stepped forward, mumbling to themselves. While Shirou did not hear precisely what they were mumbling about, he was able to catch something Chufuyu said to the girls while her back was turned away from the class.
"Show a little more enthusiasm. Besides, this is the perfect opportunity to impress him."
Shirou knew exactly who Chifuyu was talking about.
Cecilia's mood instantly changed as her reluctance disappeared, replacing it with pride. Lingyin, on the other hand, grimaced slightly before trying to drop her unwillingness.
Flicking one of her earrings, Cecilia took the metaphorical spotlight. "It's time for England's IS Representative Candidate, Cecilia Alcott, to step up and take charge."
Lingyin quickly added, though with less enthusiasm. "We'll show you what it means to be an IS Representative Candidate with our personal IS."
Most of the class couldn't help but sweatdrop. Shirou understood both girls' changes in their moods. Cecilia was understandable, considering what she did when Ichika quite literally dug a hole in the ground. For Lingyin, that was due to what Ichika told him in the dorm room a few nights before.
Shirou could only raise an eyebrow. "Is it bad?"
"I… I'm not sure." Ichika responded with uncertainty.
"Why not take it from the beginning?"
"Well, when I took Rin to the side, I told her I understood what the promise meant after some thought." Ichika looked up at Shirou, who gestured to continue. "Well, she was happy that I found out and… expected an answer, at least a positive one."
"How did you respond to her?"
"I apologized and stated that I only saw her as a little sister."
Shirou's expression remained neutral. "How did she take it?"
"Not really well, considering what she did after."
"That being…?"
Ichika sighed. "She slapped me and ran out of the hanger bay."
Shirou winced as he remembered Ichika's response. While it seemed to be an appropriate course of action, the fact that Lingyin slapped the raven-haired teen was something that, while a possibility, was not the highest chance to happen.
While the magus continued to stand at attention, a certain teacher noticed the two IS Candidate Representatives' behavior. Chifuyu noticed Cecilia seemed more determined to show off, but Lingyin was not. However, the teacher couldn't dwell on this matter when the English IS Representative spoke again.
"So, who will be my opponent? I wouldn't mind tossing around Huang-san a bit."
Lingyin gave the blonde a stinkeye, "Is that a challenge?"
Before the two representatives could escalate their argument, Chifuyu interrupted them.
"Don't get ahead of yourselves, you two. Your opponent should be here shortly."
Just as the raven-haired teacher finished speaking, everyone heard a distant sound of someone screaming coming from above. When everyone looked up, they saw a falling… star?
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" the recognizable voice of the green-haired teacher, Maya, was heard. She was the falling star and heading straight for the group of students. The group quickly dispersed; however, Ichika stood still, frozen in fear. Shirou saw this and promptly took action.
"Trace, on."
Feeling the effects of Reinforcement on his legs, Shirou sprinted and tackled Ichika just barely before something large crashed right where the raven-haired boy had been standing. A massive dust cloud formed where the object landed. Once the dust settled, Maya was revealed to be laid back in the crater, wearing an IS training uniform and equipped with a green and black IS. Not too far away, Shirou and Ichika were lying on the ground though the former was protectively covering the other for only a second. Shirou got up quickly before looking down and offering a hand at his still-shaken roommate.
"Sorry about that, Ichika. You alright?"
The raven-haired teen took a deep breath to calm down before taking the redhead's outstretched hand. "Yea, thanks for the save, Shirou."
"Don't mention it."
Seeing her brother unharmed, the raven-haired teacher smoothly continued. "While she doesn't look like much, Yamada-sensei is a former IS Representative Candidate."
Maya stood up and rubbed the back of her head in slight embarrassment. "Thanks, but that was a long time ago. I had never gotten past being a Representative Candidate, and I'm a bit rusty with certain aerial maneuvers now."
"But you're still a match against those two– together," Chifuyu motioned toward Cecilia and Lingyin.
"Wait, it's going to be two against one?" Cecelia asked, surprised.
"Is that really a good idea?" Lingyin had to ask. While she believed Chifuyu was saying that Maya was a former Representative Candidate, she was unsure if a two versus one match was still fair.
"Oh, don't worry," Chifuyu began before smirking knowingly, "I'm sure your embarrassment won't last very long."
That response had gotten under the girls' skins. Deploying their IS, both candidates' faces turned serious as they hovered, waiting for Chifuyu's command to start.
Raising her arm, Chifuyu signaled the three pilots. "Ready… Begin!"
As the teacher waved her arm down, the three females rose higher into the sky until they reached an arbitrary altitude. To the students on the ground, all seemed quiet for what seemed like a few hours until the two students went on the offensive and started their assault on the green-haired teacher.
Shirou noted that while Cecelia and Lingyin attacked first, they started at a distance and went for their long-ranged options— Cecelia with her drones and Lingyin with her shock cannons. While the two students tried to catch Maya off guard, the young woman dodged with precision and barely flinched. It wasn't until Lingyin decided to fire a much stronger shot did the chirpy teacher blocked with one of the IS shield armaments on the upper arms. As the fight continued above, Shirou heard Chifuyu speak to the class again.
"Dunois, explain to the class what IS, Yamada-sensei is using."
"Of course, Ma'am. Yamada-sensei's IS is the Rafale-Revive made by the Dunois Company."
Split between the explanation and the fight happening above, Shirou carefully listened to Charles' explanation as he took mental notes of the three IS fighting above.
"While this IS is only a second generation, its specs are close to that of a third generation. It is also the world's third most mass-produced IS unit because of how adaptable it can be when in the field."
Shirou looked at the fight above. Maya used her sniper rifle to make Cecelia continuously dodge. However, the blonde didn't realize she was about to run into Lingyin— until it was too late.
"Depending on the equipment, the Rafele-Revive can be configured to be close-range, longe-range, or pure defense."
Shirou was impressed with the capabilities the Rafele-Revive could do. "If given the right equipment, it can be utilized in almost any situation when needed."
Maya changed her sniper rifle in exchange for a grenade launcher just as she lured Cecelia into crashing straight into Lingyin. The green-haired teacher didn't hesitate and fired a grenade at the two poor girls, resulting in an explosion, knocking the two representative candidates out of the air and creating another creator and dust cloud on the field below. As the dust settled, the two student representatives were seen sprawled out at the bottom, bickering and arguing about what went wrong. Maya landed shortly after them.
Seeing the two girl representatives in a state, Shirou had a single thought go through his head. "If they had coordinated from the start, they probably would've lasted longer than two minutes."
"Now that you see the level your instructor is capable of, I expect everyone addresses her with respect," Chifuyu stated, and it did not come out as a suggestion. "Now, we'll split into groups. Those with or in the progress of getting a personal unit will be the leader."
"Oh no…"
Just as the raven-haired teacher finished those words, all the pilots with personal IS units were surrounded by girls. Most surrounded Ichika, Charles, and Shirou, much to the redhead's dismay.
"I'm not even an 'actual' pilot, yet I get dragged into this mess." Seeing the expectant looks of the girls, Shirou took a deep breath. "Well, here's hoping the reference manual and lectures are helpful for them and nothing weird happens."
"I stand corrected." Shirou couldn't help but feel a little awkward, considering the circumstances he found himself in.
It was lunchtime, and Ichika had a bright idea to have a group setting so the remaining male pilot, Charles, could make a few friends other than limiting to just the other two males. At the time, it made sense to Shirou. However, someone did not make it clear that it was.
"What's going on here?"
Across from the trio of males, the redhead saw an annoyed Houki ask the question next to an equally annoyed Cecilia. Charles was sitting between the two males looking a bit concerned.
"Well, you know, the more, the merrier," Ichika stated, oblivious to the awkward atmosphere. "Besides, Charles just transferred here, and he doesn't know his way around without Shirou or me leading him, amongst other things."
The raven-haired boy glanced at Houki, and while the girl understood what her childhood friend meant in the last part, she still looked annoyed. "Maybe so, but you could have been a bit clearer while we were on the field."
Sensing the girl's displeasure, Charles had to ask. "Uh, is it okay for me to be here, Ichika? I can go with Shirou to the cafeteria if needed."
"It's fine. Besides, we wouldn't want a repeat of when Shirou arrived on his first day, am I right?"
The French pilot was confused hearing that. Turning to the redhead for an explanation, Shirou had no choice. "On my first day, I was swarmed with most of the student body wanting me to join specific clubs. I had to excuse myself for most of lunch and barely had time to eat." The redhead remembered something, "Speaking of those, I still need to turn in that form for the cooking club."
A look of understanding formed on Charles' face, "Ah, I see. Well, I should probably handle that another time. I'm still getting used to getting around after all."
Hearing Ichika's reasoning and remembering Shirou's first day, Cecilia sighed in resignation. Considering what happened in class today, she should not have had her hopes up when her 'Dear Ichika' asked her to join him for lunch. Glancing at the third male pilot, the English representative decided to get something off her mind.
"Uh, Dunois-san, yes? Why did you transfer so late this year, exactly? Surely you could have at least come in around the same time as Ichika dear."
Charles blinked at the sudden question. "Ah, right. My papa wanted me to keep it a secret initially since I would have possibly garnered a bit of unwanted attention. My twin sister, Charlotte, was originally going to come in at the beginning of the year not only to represent the company but was selected to be the representative candidate of France."
"Your twin sister?"
"Oui, however, since the news about Ichika came about, my papa decided to change plans and send me instead. Around the time he was finalizing the paperwork and the IS unit I will be using, the information about Shi-er Emiya-san circulated, and my papa had to speed the transfer process along."
"I see. I guess that makes sense." Cecilia seemed satisfied with the French pilot's answer. Unbeknownst to the group, Shirou relaxed slightly. He was spared, for now. It was then the English representative opened a basket that was on her lap. "Now then, with that out of the way, we should eat before lunch ends. I've gotten up early to make a few sandwiches for you, Ichika. Considering we're out here and you don't have anything, I would like you to try some of my country's cuisine."
While the sandwiches looked normal, the only one who reacted differently was Shirou. One look at them and the redhead had slightly paled.
"What the hell did she put in those things, poison?" Shirou discreetly moved the medium-sized wrapped package he had brought in front of him. No way was he going to touch whatever those sandwiches were made of.
"Well, that was an interesting first day for me," Charles said plainly as he walked down the dormitory hall with the other two male pilots.
Shirou agreed. "While it wasn't as hectic as my first day, seeing an IS mock battle was something I wasn't expecting to happen. However, it does put into perspective that the skill to pilot, on top of knowing what your IS can do, can make a difference."
"I'm curious about Yamada-sensei's abilities considering she ended a match against two IS representative candidates relatively quickly."
Ichika added his own two cents, "Well, I don't want to be on her bad side. She took on both Rin and Cecilia with a happy attitude. I wouldn't want to know what she would do if she weren't her usual self."
The statement alone gave all three pilots a sense of dread. Silently agreeing never to think about that, the trio continued in a semi-comfortable silence until Ichika asked something.
"Oh yea, speaking of Yamada-sensei, did she tell you your room number, Charles?"
The French pilot blinked in confusion. "Uh, Room 1024, isn't that your room?"
When the words left the blonde's mouth, the other two pilots realized their mistake— forgetting to tell Charles he wasn't rooming with either of them. Ichika had to explain the blunder quickly.
"W-well, Charles, we forgot to tell you that you're not rooming with one of us since Shirou and I are roommates. B-but your room number is right next to us, so if you need anything from Shirou or me, you can knock if we're there."
"Um, well, do I have the room to myself?"
"Erm, you're going to be rooming with Houki."
"What?!"
"I-it's not that bad. Houki is already aware of this a-and is alright with rooming with a guy since she initially roomed with m-me before Shirou came here." Ichika held his hands placatingly to try to calm the French male down.
"Wait, Shinonono-san was your roommate before Emiya-san came here?"
"Y-yea, but that's not the point here."
Hearing the two males bicker back and forth about the rooming situation. Shirou could only sigh as his roommate continued to dig himself into a metaphorical hole as he and the redhead forgot to explain Charles' rooming situation. The redhead thought about his options. He could just wait it out but considering the time, the two bantering pilots would surely attract some unwanted attention. Secondly, he could propose a compromise for Charle's rooming situation. As he mulled over the second option more, Shirou remembered Houki's feelings toward his roommate.
The magus spoke up as he made up his mind. "Well, the worst case is if you're uncomfortable after some time, you can talk to Orimura-sensei to switch roommates."
Charles' attention was on Shirou now. "Wait, why Orimura-sensei specifically?"
"Well, besides being our teacher, she does have a higher authority in the IS Academy. If you talk to her, she could swap Shinonono-san with me so we can room instead."
"Erm, I-uh, sure!" the French pilot looked slightly flustered as he avoided eye contact with the redhead, raising the latter's suspicions even further.
"He's definitely hiding something." As the redhead thought about this, he couldn't help but feel something familiar about this situation but did not know why. Shirou decided to leave it but made a mental note about it as the three males continued walking until they reached a dorm room, Room 1024.
Knocking on the door, Ichika stood in front while Shirou and Charles stood behind the raven head. It didn't take long for the door to open, Houki standing on the other side. Seeing the three males outside, the brunette became apprehensive. Considering the situation, Houki wasn't sure what Maya thought when the teacher explained this to the younger girl. Ichika's comment the night before only made the girl feel more insecure about her current standing with her childhood friend.
"Hey, you guys gonna come in?"
Ichika felt very apprehensive as he remembered the conversation the night before. "A-actually, Shirou and I were only going to drop off Charles, but if he needs help settling in, we can try to help him."
Charles spoke up, waving his hands in front of him frantically. "A-actually, that won't be necessary! It's only clothes, after all. I can take it from here, thank you!"
Seeing the male's reaction, Shirou and Ichika decided to leave it at that.
"W-well, if there's nothing else, we'll see you in class tomorrow Charles." Ichika bid the French pilot goodnight with Shirou following suit before entering their dorm room next door, leaving Charles with Houki.
The brunette looked a little crestfallen. While lunch today raised the girl's mood, not everything has been brushed aside so easily. The girl sighed before turning her attention to the remaining male pilot.
"Well, your stuff was already delivered this morning from the looks of it. We can talk about some ground rules while you get settled in?"
Charles looked a little uncomfortable. "Uh, sure. I m-may not be able to organize e-everything tonight, but we can start talking about any rules to establish."
Houki nodded and led the Frenchman inside the room. When the blonde eyed her luggage, he only had one thought. "This is going to complicate things."
The beginning of the following day wasn't very eventful. Both Ichika and Shirou established their daily morning routines. Shirou was a very early riser and sometimes went on morning walks or runs before returning to prepare for the day. At the same time, Ichika chose to sleep in for an extra hour before waking up and getting ready. Though after hiding his discomfort from eating, whatever that sandwich was Cecelia made, Ichika asked Shirou if they could rotate on making lunches for both of them.
While Shirou had some reservations that the raven-haired boy could not figure out, his roommate immediately agreed once Ichika had pointed out that the sandwich he ate from a certain English blonde wasn't exactly the best, to put it mildly. Shirou decided to volunteer first as the ingredients he received from the cafeteria had almost run out, but he knew what he would do with them.
"I'll probably have to repay the staff somehow. I can't just freeload off of them forever." Shirou thought as he put the finishing touches on the two bentos he had prepped the ingredients from the night before. As the redhead put the containers in separate bags, Ichika finished dressing up for class.
Handing one of the lunch bags to the raven-haired boy, the two males grabbed their school bags and left their dorm room to eat breakfast at the cafeteria. While Shirou preferred to make breakfast himself, the redhead knew he had only so much time and had to compromise somewhere. As the two males got their food and sat down to eat, Ichika had a thought come to him.
"Hey, Shirou?"
The redhead gave the first male pilot his attention, "What is it, Ichika?"
"Could I ask you something?"
Shirou raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Yes, what is it?"
"I was wondering if you could join me with my IS training after school?"
Blink. Shirou's confusion rose even more. "Uh, I'm not sure if I would be of any more help to you, Ichika. We're both practically on a similar level."
"That's why I was asking you to join me," Ichika stated as he continued. "We're both behind our peers in piloting capability and haven't fully adjusted to our IS. Sure, I've only seen you use it once, but I think that if we're going to be facing the others with personal machines, we need to hone our skills if we're going to stand a chance at least."
Shirou mulled the suggestion over. While it would take away some of this time after classes, he could use the experience when he wasn't busy with the archery club and, eventually, the cooking club. "I guess it wouldn't hurt, but who is helping you exactly?"
"Houki, Cecilia, and I guess Rin." Ichika ended with a nervous chuckle.
Shirou looked at the raven-haired male incredulously. "You sure that's a good idea, having all three girls teaching you at once?"
"Well, it was more like they all suddenly wanted to."
"That's not what I mean, Ichika. Now I'm wondering what Huang-san will do to you now?"
"I was also thinking of asking Charles for help because he is knowledgeable in using an IS and wanted more pointers."
At the mention of the Frenchman, Shirou felt his suspicions resurface. The few displays of odd behavior from the male blonde weren't lost on the redhead, and the latter had three possible conclusions.
"Either Charles isn't who I think he is, or he swings that way. Whatever it is, he'll have to tell us sooner or later." Shirou quickly thought of an answer for Ichika. "Won't the girls mind if Charles and I intrude?"
"Even if they did, it wouldn't be fair for you to be left behind. Plus, with the Class League matches coming up in a few weeks, we'll need all the help we can get."
Shirou couldn't find a response to refute Ichika's statement. The one time he really used his suit was when the Rogue IS came about, and he hadn't pulled any complicated maneuvers yet. With the look Ichika was giving the redhead, Shirou had to give in. "Alright, fine. We have a training period today anyways, so we can ask Charles and tell the three girls about your proposal. I do have clubs to worry about on certain days though."
"That's fine with me."
The two boys quickly finished their breakfast and cleaned up after themselves as they grabbed their bags and walked to class. Arriving a little early, the two boys mingled with their peers while waiting for class to begin. When both recognizable figures of their teachers arrived, the class quickly quieted down and sat down as they noticed Maya looking a bit unsure of herself on what to say.
"W-well class, I have another announcement for today. We're having another transfer student join our class today."
The classroom door slid open, and all eyes saw a student walk through… in a very orderly and rhythmic fashion before standing beside the podium and facing the class with her hand behind her back. It was a short girl with long silver hair that reached to her waist and pale skin. Her uniform consisted of the usual top. However, she had baggy pants and long military boots that reached the bottom of her knees instead of the traditional skirt and shoes. A black eyepatch covered her left eye, while her right eye was revealed to be an intense ruby red.
"This is Laura Bodewig-san, and she transferred from one of the IS military academies in Germany."
Some of the class started murmuring to each other. In contrast, others showed various degrees of surprise and confusion, Shirou being a part of the latter.
"Another transfer student? Something doesn't seem right."
"P-Please settle down, class," Maya pleaded. "Bodewig-san hasn't finished her introductions yet. Please show some respect."
Chifuyu spoke up for the first time since class started. "Yes, please introduce yourself, Laura."
The new transfer student spoke up. "Jawohl, Instructor." Laura then straightened her posture. "I am Laura Bodewig."
A long awkward silence hung in the air as the students expected more than just the new student's name.
Maya spoke to break the awkward tension. "Erm, is that all you wanted to say, Laura?"
"Yes, that is all." The German girl then looked around the room before setting her sights on a particular raven-haired male. "You…" Laura proceeded to walk towards Ichika, much to the boy's confusion.
Shirou and the rest of the class were confused as well. Did she know Ichika from somewhere? It wasn't until she was right in front of Ichika's desk did Laura act…
SMACK!
…by giving the raven-haired boy a brutal backhand to the cheek.
"What the hell?" Shirou thought, alarmed. It wasn't until his initial thought turned to confusion as his roommate received a stern declaration from the silver-haired girl.
"I do not approve— I will never approve that you're her brother!"
Final Word Count: 4,270
Carnival Stratos 3: Laura Is a Sturgeon
"W-well class, I have another announcement for today. We're having another transfer student join our class today."
Everyone in the class looked at the cart next to the podium where Maya gestured, and every student was utterly baffled. On the cart was a fish tank with a medium-sized fish inside. At least that's what every student thought despite its strange characteristics. The fish had a rear tail fin to that of a shark, an elongated body covered with smooth bone-like plates, a row of silver spikes lining the center, and a catfish-like head with short whiskers. One of the fish's eyes was covered with an eyepatch, while the other was a visible deep ruby red.
"This is Laura Bodewig-san, the first known Sturgeon to pilot an IS from Germany."
The class broke into varying degrees of surprise and shock.
"What the hell?!"
"How is a fish supposed to pilot an IS?"
"Evolution has taken a turn in the wrong direction!"
"A third male pilot is fine, but a fish?!"
At the multiple fish comments, the sturgeon, Laura, looked like she was about to snap if the eye twitching was of any indication.
"P-Please settle down, class," Maya pleaded. "Bodewig-san hasn't finished her introductions yet. Please show some respect."
Chifuyu spoke up in a placating gesture. "Yes, please, everyone, leave your comments to yourselves." The raven-haired teacher then turned towards the sturgeon in the tank. "Please, introduce yourself properly, Laura."
Much to the surprise and shock of the class, the sturgeon spoke.
"Jawohl, Instructor."
…
"Holy shit…"
"THE FISH CAN TALK?!"
"Humanity is doomed!"
Laura had enough. "I. Am. Laura Boldewig. And I. Am. A. Sturgeon!"
Chifuyu could only sigh in exasperation. "Oh no, not again..."
The class was in a total uproar, but Laura the Sturgeon— was the loudest of them all.
"I. Am. A. Sturgeon!"
"I AM A STURGEON!"
"I AM A STURGEON!"
The rest of the day was spent trying to keep all of Class 1-1 from going into chaos, all because of one talking Sturgeon who could pilot an IS.
A/N: Yea... I made an odd omake for this one, lol!
Now onto a few things that need to be addressed:
First, no, Charles isn't a man. It's Charlotte, in case people think otherwise (Just to put it out there).
Second, a few people in reviews and PMs have asked about me making the chapters longer. While I could do so, updates would not only take longer, but it's difficult for me and my beta to really proofread a very long chapter that's over 10k. Yes, ~10k would be my hard cap unless I REALLY can't find a good stopping point. Both I and my beta have seen chapters that are over 30K words each. While they are great to read, the amount of proofreading to do behind the scenes isn't exactly feasible in any of our schedules. I am willing to double my word count when the situation calls for it, but it requires a clear and focused mind to do.
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