Something about 'interfering with the natural flow of events in that world'? It was like introducing a new species into an environment that had no natural enemies, it would flourish and if not kept in check, would destroy the environment.
I had to make sure to hold back on my spells.
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"Erm, Emiya-kun?" My thoughts were stopped as I turned to find Reya calling out to me with a slightly uneasy expression. "Can I have a moment of your time?"
"Sure." I nodded while noting the manner she was fidgeting. "What is the problem?"
"Regarding some of the books in question…" Reya paused as she fiddled with her hands. "Which are the ones you need urgently?"
"Erm… I suppose the ones on Phantasm Astrology would be something I would need from the start." I gave that reply, figuring that I would need those for my return to my world. There were a couple of aspects for dimensional travel that I needed to understand astrology for some odd reason, half of which was for the purpose of dissuading those trying to abuse his abilities and to create better portals to other worlds that apparently needed celestials to access, and the other half was something Rin and Luvia insisted was his way of messing with us.
I was inclined to agree.
"I see…" She bit her lip before her expression shifted, as though she had made up her mind about it. "Then I might know a place where we can get them quickly. Would you like to meet up at Shibuya Station this Saturday?" Before I could answer that, someone else did that for me.
"EEHH!" Meguri's yell echoed across the corridor drawing the attention of the few people in the area. "You are going on a date with Emiya-kun?!"
"WHAT!" The sounds of girls' screams rocked the corridor as they turned to look at us. There was only one thing I could think of in this situation with the sounds of Ise and Saji snickering in the background.
'I am so screwed right now.'
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Come on, you can do this, Shirou Emiya.
It was going to be a regular outing, not necessarily a date.
Just an outing with a girl.
An outing with a very attractive girl.
An outing with a very attractive devil girl with a very nice personality.
An outing with a very attractive devil girl with a very nice personality and someone whom I admit to having a bit of an attraction to.
Yeah…
Oh who the hell would believe that?
I mentally sighed as I glanced at the nearby clock while waiting at the designated spot. It was a little weird to me to be thinking that, but considering I had nothing else to do, my thoughts went to that direction.
I was currently at the designated spot where I was to meet Reya. Not much had happened during the week, aside from meeting the apparently absent Bishop of the Gremory Group. Evidently he was placed under a house arrest of sorts due to his power that was uncontrollable and remained so until Rias gained a certain level of strength that suited her control over the servant. When I first heard about the servant being a vampire, I had my guard up almost immediately, thinking whether this was a possible Death Apostle equivalent of this world, but all my expectations literally shattered when I laid eyes on him.
A vampire cross-dressing trap with the ridiculous ability to stop time. God Almighty, the possible stories the otakus would write about in Japan.
Aside from that, there was evidently a sudden visit I did not know of made by both the Vanishing Dragon and the leading leader of Grigori that sent the others on a bit of a frenzy due to the suddenness, not to mention the host of the Vanishing Dragon called Vali making the claim that he and Ise were destined to fight one another.
Great.
Then moving to matters not deadly but possibly more detrimental to my mental health, that little bit of info regarding Reya going out with me to buy the books I needed had spread all over the academy and got exaggerated to the point of rampancy. Currently the most current rumor was me and Reya going to a love hotel to consummate our love before going for our marriage in the Bahamas where we would have our children.
Seriously, what was with teenagers these days?
"Emiya-kun!" My thoughts were cut off by the call out and I turned my head to greet the girl whom I was to meet, only for me to have the words died on my tongue as I took in the sight before me. During that brief moment, Reya caught up to me and smiled before pausing at my expression. "Emiya-kun, are you okay?"
I could not answer her immediately as my mind had embarrassingly shut down at the sight before me: Reya was wearing a light green sundress that had very thin shoulder straps to show off the shoulders and arms she had and was long enough to reach her knees. It was still very modest, but coupled with her figure it was enough to show a bit of skin and a hint of cleavage. She had remove the braid from her hair, letting it flow freely down her back and giving off the impression of someone who was ready to take on the day.
She was really looking different in a very good way…
Damn it hormones, you should be under control!
"I am sorry, I just…" I took a quick moment to still my emotions before answering her. "I don't often see you in casual clothes, so this is quite a change in perspective for me."
"Ah, I see." Reya blushed lightly at the comment I made. "Well it has been a while since I last went out so this is a little different for me too." She looked at me with an expression that reminded me a little of Sakura when she was shy and wanted an opinion. "Do I look weird?"
"Nope, you look good in that dress." I answered and got a response of Reya's blushing going further around her face.
"By the way." I motioned with my thumb with a wry smile. "Do you have issues with our fellow classmates?" Reya giggled and tilted her head in the direction where she came from, where I could see the few people who were following her with not so elaborate disguises.
"I have to walk a fair bit in order to lose a majority of our 'fans', but they are very persistent." Reya let out a rare teasing smile at her story. "How about you?"
"Mine started around the station." I remarked as I looked at a window to get the reflection of the group behind me, trying to hide behind some trees. "And it seems to be growing in numbers."
"Well, let's not disappoint them." Reya walked next to me and pointed in a general direction. "Shall we move to our objective, Mister Emiya?"
In a rare mood of mischief that Luvia insisted was proof of me getting influenced by Zelretch, I offered my arm to her with a smile. "By all means, Miss Kusaka. Let's commence with our date." As she looped her arm around mine and we started to move, I could almost hear the gasps and the sounds of wood breaking from our spies.
This was going to be a long day for me, having to deal with my currently uncertain emotions, teenage drama, female stalkers...
And someone who has been following me for the past few minutes.
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A/N : The Story Needs More Power Stones ;)
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