Dream of The Beginning

Trang! Trang! Tingg~! 

Trattattat! Trattattat!! Trattatttaat!! 

Are those real bullets, not a projection!? Shit! They're really heavy! 

It was uncountable how much rain of bullets she had parried coming from the kid's magecraft. 

Manipulating her twin swords through telekinesis, charging at him with killing sword moves, blasting him with highly compressed explosion; even after all that, she was still unable to penetrate past through three meters radius from him. It was as if there was an absolute barrier shielding him within that boundary. 

Truthfully, it was thanks to her agile movement that she could evade his onslaught for these past few minutes. With his precise control and aim, he had quickly cornered her into critical situation several times already. 

If she was not careful enough or if her concentration slipping, she would soon be a beehive full of bullet holes. Moreover, every time she was about to rush outside his range, he would suppress her route with more firepower. 

It's really frustrating! It's like she's fighting a war by herself!

In addition, that kid also had that annoying look as if saying since she dared to come, he wouldn't let her off that easily. 

That arrogance! Just who does he thinks himself?!

"Won't you give up already? You're not my match, lady. Not unless you use your true power. Even then, the result will still be the same. It will just take a longer time, that's all." Ryan stated calmly as he looked at her situation.

Honestly, after seeing her when she sneaked behind his doppelganger, Ryan had roughly recognized who she was. 

Her silky, brown long hair which was previously tied in twin tails had been set loose. The white robe she was wearing had also been screwed by some bullets, revealing the dark turtleneck sweater-dress inside it. Underneath her enclosed attire, she was actually a slender, charming lady endowed with fascinating oriental beauty. 

Her appearance in Fuyuki City this time really took him by surprise. He didn't expect to see her at this place, after all, she was supposed to make her appearance in another set of alternate reality if his memory served right.

However, since she asked him about the "Grand Order"..., 'that' person should be related to the reason of her appearing here this time. 

It was only him who would be this concerned about the "Grand Order" more than anyone else and had a connection with this lady to even invite her out for mission like this.

Ryan didn't really know that person well, as his information was vague even in the wiki. But, since 'he' could found Chaldea and him being the head of first-rate nobility magi lineage, his abilities and insight was surely above ordinary to deserve such achievement. In short, 'he' was not someone Ryan could take lightly.

If it's really that person, it's slightly inconceivable for him to send only this woman to get ahold of me. Better to finish this quick.

"Too slow. [Stage set, Upgrade (armament)]." With Ryan's command, there were several more rifle projections appeared beside him; all were loaded, aimed at the assailant lady.

"...damn! Are you really a man?! What kind of man fighting cowardly behind those annoying toys!" 

"Hm? Ahh. Indeed, for your kind, human's science and technology may appear like toys. But you know, human can use these so-called 'toys' to rival nature's might." Ryan looked at her in derision as he taunted her.

Considering her origin, Ryan knew she had a beef with humanity's advancement of science and technology which slowly, but surely overturned Earth's nature. By taunting her that way, it served as perfect chance to make her slip up in her rage.

And, true to his prediction–

"Hah?! What arrogance! You know nothing of this world, kid!"

She cursed fiercely as she evaded Ryan's bombardment with increasing difficulty. It was apparent that Ryan's continuous onslaught already took a toll on her spirit and body–despite her immortality trait. 

"...actually, I am not that skilled in keeping my target alive. You can do yourself a favor by not resisting too much. But, whatever, I know you won't die from this much–"

The assailant lady felt that Ryan seemed to be strangely familiar with her moves and characteristic. It was as if he could predict what she would do in advance. Based on that premise, he could then create best chances for him to counterattack and control the tempo of their battle to his favor. 

That man said the kid was only an adopted child of mercenary. Although he might have been taught magecraft by his foster father, those would mostly be low-level magecrafts.

"[I think. I believe. Thus, I (world) permit...]" 

The sight around Ryan seemed to be slightly distorted as a strange-looking projection slowly manifested behind him.

That strange weapon was unlike the previous line up; the group of guns and rifles. There was only a single item. Its design appeared way more futuristic, far ahead of the current humanity's level of technology. 

Upon laying her sight on that strange weapon, even when she despised human's science and technology, she couldn't help being entranced slightly by its sophisticated elegance and sheer intimidating might it showed upon its arrival.

Looking at the kid's composure, his fine manipulation of mana, and his strange, yet devastating magecraft; it was the first time the assailant lady highly doubted that man's intelligence. 

'You said these are f*cking low-level spells? He was just at best a third-rate magi?! Curse you! I really should not have accepted your offer, Marisbury!!' 

It was highly apparent to her that this kid had hidden himself so well to evade the Mage's Association's eyes. What was stated in the report was only the superficial mask he put on to fool others. Only when one was facing him head on would they understand just how much the kid was understated... 

"Personal bullet – mini ver. [Railgun]!"

Within that split second, she seemed to see a flash of blue light flared from that futuristic weapon before a deafening sound followed its wake.

The assailant lady was dumbfounded. She was forced to a standstill as she suddenly felt a sharp pain tearing her stomach. From the thin, neddle-like hole in her abdomen, her blood slowly dyed her sweater-dress with dark red hue. It didn't take a long time before she collapsed weakly in her own pool of blood.

"Y-you- damned kid.. Are you really a human..??" 

Their battle only lasted for few minutes, but the traces of destruction on the street looked like there had been a fierce war between armed forces at the site.

The assailant lady struggled to keep herself awake. Though she had foreseen this outcome few moments earlier, but to actually experience it was another thing.

She felt her consciousness was slowly slipping away. Furthermore, there was also random burst of electricity coming from her wound, effectively paralyzing her for good. 

With her characteristic, she knew she would recover easily if she had enough time. However, she was sure that that kid would not let her have such luxury. 

'To think I would be forced to this extent by this brat... Damn it! Do I really have to use that wretched trick..?' 

She felt quite conflicted and humiliated at that moment. However, seeing Ryan was coming closer toward her, she gritted her teeth and decided to go all out.

"Good question. I also wonder about that some time. With my current rate of progress, I would probably have been classified as non-human already. 

"But, let's save that topic for the next chance, lady. I still have some questions for you. After that, I will let you–!!" 

At that moment, Ryan saw the assailant lady had a strange look on her eyes. There appeared a mysterious glimmer emanating from her eyes which made Ryan felt a sudden, arousing impulse in his system. 

"This is..?!" Ryan could feel a pleasant and numbing feeling quickly invaded his mind and his vision slowly turned blurry. 

He felt like he was a starving gourmet who had been generously presented with delicious, tempting food in front of him. 

'I thought she couldn't use this ability? She isn't a real True Ancestor after all. Many things seem slightly different from what I know...' Ryan thought quietly. 

'But, hmph! It's still useless. [Frost Field].' 

Then he quickly activated the ability granted by Frost Dragon King Arcane Art – [Frost Field], lowering his temperature and slowing down his blood flow, allowing the chills to calm his mind to reduce the effect of her ability. 

"Heh. As long as you're a man, you wouldn't be able to resist it. You can be glad to receive this favor from me, brat. Now, be my mindless puppet and kneel to me!" 

She was confident in her own ability. Not to mention a man, even woman could also fall for it and give her more favorable treatment in return despite them being on each other's throat just few seconds earlier. 

With this ability, she had evaded innumerable crises whenever she was hunted by human since ages ago. Although, personally, she felt it was a dirty ability unbecoming of her; though, she would rather not show mercy to her enemies than allowing them to trample upon her. 

"…you're quite a handful one, lady." Ryan smiled coldly. The pupil within his left eye had turned into narrowed slit, as if it was a snake eye. A lock of his hair had unknowingly tinted with deep azure color. 

"Huh? You can still keep your mind sane??" 

She was confused by the turn of events. Despite the injury on her abdomen already began closing up and her mana was slowly restored, she felt a coldness creeping inside her heart, as if she was stared at by a dangerous beast. 

'Impossible!' 

"I was going to let you go after asking some questions, but you keep resisting too much, lady." 

"Wh- what do you want?!" 

"Now that you have aroused my lil' dragon, take responsibility alright? Don't expect me to give you time for rest. Who told you to use your [Charm] on me?" Ryan was walking closer toward her. His face was stone-cold, yet the fire within his eyes was unmistakably ablaze with passion. 

Ryan did manage to resist the worst-case scenario after being hit by her ability, but there was a side-effect which would be hard for him to calm down on his own. Since she was the one to cause it in the first place, Ryan was going to make her pay back for what she owed… 

"Wait! Let's talk this out, kid…–!!" 

"Too late." 

Without much words, Ryan picked her up and dashed toward Emiya residence which was nearby after sealing her with a paralyzing curse first. 

That noon, what happened at Ryan's room was a matter unexplainable in a short summary and too graphic to imagine… and so, it was omitted–  

Four hours later, that afternoon. 

Shirou was going back home, he was accompanied by Matou Sakura as usual. 

"Nii-san should be back already. Looking by how smug Fujimura-sensei looked, it seems he won the tournament." Shirou was chatting idly with Sakura. 

"Ryan-senpai is really incredible. I heard that he should be the youngest champion to win the national tournament in all these years." 

"Right? And he has a lot of admirers too. I even saw how he lightly threw away a bunch of love letters stacked full in his bag last week, and his smug look when glancing at me... If others know his true nature at home, I bet those fans of his would scatter in disbelief. Even if he's my brother, I really want to give him a good punch some times." 

"Fufu~ Senpai is fine as you are." Sakura was laughing lightly looking at Shirou's agitated look. 

She really felt at ease whenever she was with Shirou like this. This feeling was something she lacked in what was supposedly her 'home', that was the reason why she often stayed with Shirou when she had the chance. 

Arriving at the front door, Shirou noticed that Ryan's slipper was already gone. 

"Ah, he's already home first. I bet he's too tired from the tournament." 

"…" 

"What's wrong, Sakura?" 

"Ah, it's nothing, senpai." Sakura shook her head calmly, but if one took closer look, they might notice her ears were slightly red. 

It was because she could sense 'that' familiar scent in the air. 

'Ryan-senpai… and someone else… is still doing 'that' kind of thing…!' 

Sakura felt slightly shy. There was something rising inside her heart, and it made her quite agitated herself even as she knew it was wrong. 

Sakura brushed her train of thought as she went to busy herself helping Shirou to cook dinner and preparing the home-made feast in celebration to Ryan's victory in the national tournament. 

"Sakura, it's almost time for dinner already. Can you please wake up my lazy brother?" Shirou called out from the kitchen. 

"Ah, ok, wait a bit, senpai." 

It has been so long, they should have been done, right? 

Sakura thought to herself as she walked toward Ryan's room. 

"Ryan-senpai, are you there?" Sakura called out softly from outside the room. 

However, it was also at that moment she clearly heard the series of pleased moan and rough panting coming from Ryan's room. Her face turned red all at once. She was feeling quite shocked at how long they had been doing 'it'. 

She felt even more burning up when she somehow could make out what they were saying inside. 

"Bastard! Are you a monkey in heat? Can't you tell there's someone outside? Stop this at once!" 

"Holy hell, girl! Aren't you one to talk? How can I calm down when you grip me so tightly like this? You're clearly the one more turned on in this situation. What a perverted widow." 

"Wha- how can you-?! No! I am not a pervert! Damn rogue!! AHhhhH~ Hahh! Haah! I give up alright? Let's take a rest a bit, nnh~…, ok?" 

"Once more then." 

"Haah!? Ehn! For fuck's sake! It's been almost five hours already!! AHH~! Stop! Stop! I give, I give up–! Hnn~!" 

Outside Ryan's room. 

Sakura had unknowingly walked back to the kitchen. She looked absentminded, with her face blushing red. 

When Shirou looked that Sakura was quite weird, he called out to her curiously, "Earth to Sakura~ How did it go? Is my brother up already?" 

Hearing Shirou calling her, Sakura appeared to have woken up from her reverie. She was somewhat bashful when she remembered the conversation inside Ryan's room from earlier, so she only replied, "Un. Ryan-senpai is awake, senpai. He said he will join us after refreshing himself." 

'A widow... five hours…' Sakura was muttering to herself. She was shocked to know Ryan had such wild fetish. 

She was unable to imagine just how far did they go during the time when she and Shirou was not home yet before. If anything... 

It's definitely obscene!! I can't let Senpai to learn anything bad from Ryan-senpai,… or, maybe Senpai should really learn something from him, like his assertiveness I mean??

Sakura was feeling a dilemma at that point. 

'If Senpai were to ask me... Ahh!' 

When she imagined that situation, a smile emerged on her luscious lips as she blushed lightly. 

When Shirou saw Sakura was smiling weirdly to herself, he was unable to fathom just what was in store for him in the near future. 

He thought, 'Did something good happen to her?'