Karyuusai Shouko laughed.
"I don't dislike being recruited, young man. As long as the pay is good, I can work for anyone. And didn't you promise me and the little brother a benefit we couldn't refuse?"
Emiya paused for a moment, then realized she meant Akabane Raishin.
He nodded.
"I did say that."
Shouko looked interested.
"So what are you planning to give me? You should know, I have a very big appetite."
Emiya walked over, sat across from her, and crossed his legs.
"That's fine. I'll satisfy it. Name whatever you want."
Shouko raised an eyebrow.
"You're letting me set the price?"
"Of course," Emiya said. "That's my sincerity."
Shouko fell silent.
His generosity was unexpected.
And troublesome.
She had no idea what he actually possessed.
If her demands were insignificant to him, she'd only be underselling herself.
After a moment, she asked quietly, "Then can you tell me what you have?"
Emiya made a small sound.
"What I have? Too much. Nen. Haki. Psychic power. Magic. Superpowers. Devil Fruits. All kinds of knowledge. And most importantly-"
He raised his hand.
A cup of coffee appeared in it.
"I can create things from imagination."
Shouko sucked in a breath.
"Whoa, whoa. That's not creating something from nothing, is it?"
"To be precise," Emiya said, "it's Fantasy Creation."
"Fantasy?" Shouko stared. "Anything you imagine?"
"I can also create things that already exist," Emiya said, gesturing at the coffee.
Even Shouko couldn't help complaining.
"No matter how you look at it, that's not an ability humans should have."
"It was originally granted by a god," Emiya replied. "Though... I feel like I've had this conversation before."
Kimberly, standing nearby, rolled her eyes.
Shouko suddenly understood.
"No wonder you're letting me name my price. With this, you really can fulfill any puppeteer's wish."
Emiya didn't deny it. He smiled.
"That's right. So, Miss Karyuusai Shouko, are you tempted?"
"I am," she admitted.
Two years ago, she had no real ties to Akabane Raishin.
She had invested in him, even given him Yaya, for one reason.
The Crimson Wing Blood of the Akabane clan.
But compared to Emiya, that no longer felt special.
And unlike Raishin's uncertain promise, Emiya's offer was right in front of her.
Emiya pressed on.
"So? Do you want to work for me?"
"If you do, you can set your own conditions."
After thinking it over, Shouko nodded slowly.
"Deal."
Emiya smiled, then turned to Kimberly.
"And you? Want to work for me too? I can give you a good deal."
"What kind of deal?" Kimberly asked.
"Eternal youth."
She froze.
"You can even do that?"
"Yes. Some of my subordinates are researching an elixir of youth. It won't take long. And for us, eternal youth isn't difficult."
That was the final push.
After seeing everything he could do, Kimberly nodded.
"Then... do I need to resign as a teacher?"
"No," Emiya said, waving it off. "You can stay who you are. Past, present, future. There's only one condition."
"Go on."
"You can't disobey my normal commands."
Kimberly narrowed her eyes.
"What counts as a 'normal command'? Give me an example."
Emiya thought briefly.
"I might want Shouko's Kongō Force. Or I might want you to team up with some strangers to build a Gundam."
Kimberly's eyes flickered.
"I don't know what a Gundam is, but I get the idea. If it's that kind of command, I won't refuse. You're not going to send me on suicide missions, right?"
"I won't," Emiya said calmly. "You're valuable subordinates."
That settled it.
"Then please take care of me, boss," Kimberly said.
Shouko smiled faintly.
"Please take care of me as well, boss."
"Excellent."
Emiya took out two phones and handed them over.
He taught them how to use them and register in the group chat.
"Alright. Say hello."
He sent the first message.
"@everyone, I've brought in two new companions."
Kimberly thought for a moment, then typed.
"Nice to meet you all. I'm Kimberly."
Shouko's message was shorter.
"Same as above. Karyuusai Shouko."
Loki replied almost instantly.
"Do you want to join my Familia, Karyuusai Shouko?"
Shouko paused.
"Loki isn't a very good name. And what's a Familia?"
Natsume Takashi appeared quickly.
"Newcomers, be careful. Loki is a real goddess. As for Familia-"
He explained it in a rush.
Shouko turned to Emiya.
"Is Loki really a goddess?"
Emiya nodded.
"She's from Orario. Equivalent to the one in Norse myths."
Shouko immediately sent another message.
"This humble girl was ignorant. I hope the goddess won't take offense."
Hiratsuka Shizuka commented.
"She folded fast."
Miyano Akemi replied.
"That's normal. Being respectful toward a god is safer. Especially since Loki-sama is a god of mischief."
Loki agreed enthusiastically.
"Exactly. Respect is important. Karyuusai Shouko, right? Join my Familia and I'll forgive your earlier offense. Such is my mercy."
Shouko hesitated.
"I am already Emiya-sama's subordinate."
Loki didn't care.
"That's fine. Emiya's my Familia member anyway. He won't mind."
Hestia jumped in.
"@Karyuusai Shouko, don't be scared. Emiya and Loki aren't in a superior-subordinate relationship. And you're not even from the same world."
Hephaestus added.
"That's right. If Emiya doesn't agree, Loki can't cross worlds to punish you."
Only then did Shouko relax.
Then she noticed the names.
"...Are you two also goddesses?"
"That's right!" Hestia replied proudly.
Loki scoffed.
"You're just a hearth goddess."
Hestia snapped back.
"You're just a god of mischief."
Loki puffed up.
"My Familia is the biggest in Orario."
"One of the biggest!" Hestia shot back. "Don't ignore the Freya Familia!"
Loki snorted.
"Maybe before. But now? My Familia's been cheating. If we get serious, crushing Freya's wouldn't be hard."
Hestia fell silent.
She couldn't deny it.
With Nen added in, the Loki Familia had long surpassed Freya's.
Even Ottar might not stand up to Riveria.
Shouko asked carefully.
"Out of curiosity, how many gods are in this group? I'd like to greet them."
Loki replied first.
"Me. Goddess of Mischchief."
Hestia followed.
"Me. Goddess of the Hearth. Also called the Goddess of the Sacred Flame."
Hephaestus added.
"Me. Goddess of the Forge."
Aqua suddenly appeared.
"Me! Goddess of Water!"
Haruhi Suzumiya chimed in.
"Do I count?"
Yuki Nagato answered calmly.
"In our world, some people privately call you a goddess. From a religious and primal worship perspective, you qualify."
Emiya summarized.
"There are five goddesses here for now. Aside from Loki, everyone's easy to get along with. Treat them like friends. Just be careful with Loki. Don't poke her sore spots."
Kimberly asked quietly.
"Isn't Nagato-sama the 'Great Moe God'?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka replied.
"That's just Emiya's strange sense of humor. Nagato isn't a goddess. She's an alien."
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