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"The marriage of my cousin is important and if it is nothing no one needs to know, it will be our word against theirs."
""Yes, master."" Both said and left Rutal to contemplate his next moves.
"Rias, I don't know what you are planning but for the future of the Phenex Clan I won't allow you to succeed if you are to harm us. That I swear."
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When Toujo Koneko and Leysritt met it was a rare event where two extremely similar people who never had crossed paths acknowledged each other. They didn't care, the small girl and homunculus had arrived almost at the same time, one entering the normal door while the other teleporting. When their eyes met and both heads tilted to the side, many in the audience thought it was cute.
Both had short white hair, one with red eyes and the other yellow, one was already developed, tall and in the prime of adulthood while the other looked no different than a cute child, small to the point of calling her adorable wasn't weird. But once they were side by side the similarities, mannerisms and appearance made those present think they could be related.
That idea got side tracked when Shirou came out of the kitchen with a banquet, and everyone got ready to eat. Since Koneko hadn't eaten Shirou's food at that point Rias got her cell phone ready to take a picture of the reaction while Akeno recorded it on video.
First came the bite, then her mouth accelerated chewing it as much as she could, savoring every little scrap until she swallowed. "Nyaaa!" Shirou almost fell to the ground in surprise by the sound, Kiba looked startled, Setsuna's whole body twitched, and even Rias and Akeno dropped their phones.
All the while the white haired girl kept eating with just her adult counterpart keeping up the pace. "We…" Akeno didn't know what to say.
"We better eat or it will get cold." Thanks to Shirou's warning everyone had a plate ready but they still took a few minutes to start to eat. After the 'meow' that Koneko had let out she looked so peaceful, stoic but peaceful with Liz wearing a similar expression.
"They look like-" Before Shirou could finish Rias placed a finger on his lips.
"Just… let it go." She whispered sadly. Shirou nods in acceptance, not knowing if he should ask about it but trusting that Rias knew what she was doing.
The dinner was a fun affair in general but work still needed to be finished, the last touches for a second workshop and Shirou's place of work during his time in Kuoh. It was different from his previous one, there was no galery of weapons surrounding him or secret passages to hide his most sensitive works.
There were boxes all around that they moved to it during the whole week and organized the best way they could, labeling with the names of ingredients, metals and all sorts of materials. The forge itself was positioned to optimize the ley line of Kuoh which was considerably bigger than the leftovers close to his house with it empowering the new boundary field, one more powerful than his usual one made not to harm but just repel. "It can withstand a bomb." Rias had said.
He had his old tools there and some of his old stuff around and ready to be used, close to the entrance of the forge he had a desk he could use for anything he wishes, a gift of inauguration they said. Rias also insisted on installing a shower there.
Once Shirou stepped inside the forge he felt a rush, like electricity had just charged his body. Any mana he had used in the day was replenished and he felt… giddy?
"So… How do you feel?" Rias asked with a smile. They were alone in the room while the rest was doing their own thing.
"Like I could take on the world. Why do I feel so…?" He was trying to find the words but Rias decided to just say.
"Those are the benefits of proper use of a ley line." Rias starts to walk around. "Every wall, every corner of your workshop is made to work with you, for you. They will absorb and filtrate the mana and help you do your best work." The devil stops gesturing to his new desk. "Even the desk is made from a special wood to help you get in the rhythm of work."
"Really?" Shirou approaches and uses structure analyses on the table. Giving Rias a deadpan look he says. "Mahogany?"
"What? Not everything is magic." She replied with a smile. "You need to' dress for success' and this is a table of quality."
She was right but Shirou felt he didn't need that much. "Thanks I… Will start to work right away."
"Oh no you won't." Rias grabbed his arm to stop him from starting. "You still need to spar with Setsuna and Kiba. The work can start after."
"But -." But the girl was already dragging Shirou out.
"No buts. I really want to see you fight properly and I believe you and Kiba are going to have a great match. AH!" Rias stops for a second and looks at Shirou. "Can you bring EM here tomorrow? It would be useful to have it around in case of emergencies."
"I planned to move it here anyway, it and a few others of my works." Only EM was properly finished and just needed to be mass produced but the others Shirou felt he could do better.
"Great, you will have to be careful in the spar to avoid major injuries."
"That was the plan from the beginning." Rias gave no signs she heard him. Once they left his 'room' they found the rest of the members of the club waiting outside.
"We are having our rematch today." Setsuna declared looking straight at him. Unfortunately for Shirou he had no retort, there was nothing else for them to do today and he could see that his raven haired colleague was not going to back down.
"It's late, you should do this tomorrow." Fortunately for him, Liz came to his rescue.
"I am in top condition and Shirou is as well, we have no reason to wait."
"We need Shirou to cook tomorrow." It was Koneko who said it and everyone turned to look at her.
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