"WHAT THE HELL?! A MANSION?!" Haru cried in shock and disbelief, staring at what could only be called a mansion. It wasn't nearly as big as the ones he had seen on TV, but it was definitely luxurious, and far more expensive looking than any fancy houses he saw on TV. "HOW THE HECK DOES SHE HAVE A MANSION?!"
He was understandably surprised. While he knew he was descended from the Tohsaka's, one of the most prominent Magus lineages, he never actually thought that prominence equaled wealth. But now he knows that apparently, his family from his mother's side must've been fairly wealthy.
Maybe that was why his grandmother had on gemstone accessories every time he saw her?
Altera stared at the mansion, analyzing it critically. "There's a powerful Boundary Field erected around the entire premise." she noted as she scanned the area. "Tohsaka Rin must be the cautious type."
"Guess so. From what Auntie said, she was one of the winners from the last Grail War." Haru remembered before he pushed the gate open. "Since he probably knows we're here, I guess we let ourselves in?"
"No need for that." Rin interjected as she appeared in front of her grandson, causing him to Yelp in surprise and fall into Altera's arms. "I've been expecting you for a while."
"What the—When did you get here?!"
"Now that would be telling." Rin teased her grandson, grinning. "Now, hurry up inside. Illya's growing impatient, and the last thing I need is her throwing a tantrum in my own house. Lord knows I have enough trouble dealing with Fujimura." Haru stared at her retreating back in utter confusion, but it only lasted a moment before he pulled himself out of Altera's arms and followed them inside.
Not ten seconds after Haru and Altera entered the living room, which was exactly what he pictured to be like from all the ritzy expensive looking living rooms he had seen on TVs for ads and such, did he find someone rushing at him in mid-air with a leg outstretched, only to be deflected by Altera and thrown across the room. "What the?!" Haru backpedaled as he looked at his attacker.
It was a girl around his age, with dark brown hair with short, thin pigtails and dark red eyes. Somehow, she landed on all fours like a cat. She wore a dark blue track jacket with red stripes along the zipper and arms, while wearing dark short-shorts hugged her hips and showed off her thin posterior rather nicely and blue calf-high blue socks with white sneakers.
Rin sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Fujimura," she asked in exasperation, though judging by her tone, she had expected this to happen. "What are you doing?"
"I was just testing his reflexes." The girl replied. She stood up and put her hands behind her head. "That, and he looks like a creep. It would've been fine if I delivered divine punishment, right?"
Haru felt something stab through his heart, metaphorically speaking. Did he really look like a creep? Sure, his personality left much to be desired, but did he really look like that? "Sorry, but who are you?"
"This is Fujimura Tatsuki, my apprentice." Rin said. "Though I say that, she doesn't have any real aptitude for magecraft, but damned if the girl doesn't have some impressive physical strength. She's also Fujimura Taiga-sensei's daughter, and granddaughter of the late head of the Fujimura Yakuza head."
"Y-Yakuza?" Fuyuki had a yakuza? Seriously, what the hell was up with this town? Even Kuoh didn't have its own mafia, just stupid street gangs who thought with their fists and bikes and showing off like a bunch of leather up pansies. Actually, wait. Fujimura Taiga? That name sounded awfully familiar. After a minute, it clicked. "Wait, she's the Tiger's kid?!"
Fujimura Taiga was a woman Haru only knew about through his mother. When she was still a child and living with Fuyuki, and before Matou Sakura disappeared from what he learned from Illya, she had been spoiled rotten by a woman who was a high-school teacher, and the closest thing his grandfather had to a mother-figure. She was particularly known for her mooching off of Emiya Shirou for his divine cooking, and her vehement dislike for anyone who dared to call her the Tiger. Last Haru had heard anything relating to her, she had finally gotten married around the same time his mother did.
Assuming Tatsuk was around his age, Taiga Fujimura must've been in her sixties or seventies by now, though considering she was related to his grandfather, and that so far everyone involved with the man looked incredibly young for their old age, he wouldn't be surprised in the least if the woman hadn't really aged.
"Eh?! How do you know mama's nickname?!" Tatsuki cried in shock. "Are-are you a stalker?!"
"Hell no! She's the one who spoiled my mom rotten when she was a kid!"
"And thank the Root she wasn't a bad influence." Rin muttered. "Not sure how I would have felt if I ended up having another Taiga-sensei on my hands. Anyway, introductions. Fujimura, this is Namikaze Haru. My grandson."
Tatsuki's jaw dropped. "Seriously?! This creep?!"
Altera narrowed her eyes. "Call my Master a creep again, and I will rip out your tongue."
"Wait, your Master?!" She then snapped back to Haru. "Is this your sick fetish?!"
"No it's not!" Haru denied before turning to Altera. "And stop being so antagonistic to everyone, Saber!"
Rin sighed again, shaking her head. "This reminds me a lot of the old days." Illya remarked as she approached from behind Rin, giggling in her hand. Flanking on either side were her maids. "Though our Saber was nowhere near as violent as she was."
"Tell me about it." the Tohsaka Matriarch replied before she raised a hand, her Magic Circuits flooding with prana before she released a burst, sounding akin to that of a gunshot. Immediately, Tatsuki and Haru stopped bickering. "Do I have your attention now? Good. Both of you, cease your arguments. I won't tolerate any fighting in my household. Are we clear?"
"Y-Yeah..." Tatsuki nodded hesitantly before shooting Haru a dirty glare.
Haru ignored it and nodded. "Yes, Obaa-chan." Rin's eyebrow twitched as she raised a hand again. Haru gulped and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "I-I MEAN, YES TOHSAKA-SAN!"
"Wonderful." Rin smiled sweetly as if she didn't just threaten to shoot her grandson with a Gandr spell. "Now then, Haru, follow me into the backroom. Before we can start on learning what kind of magecraft you can do, we need to find your Origin and Element. They're practically the foundation in which you can use magecraft in the first place."
"H-Hai."
"In that case, I'll stay here and keep Saber company." Illya said, surprising the Servant. "Don't worry. Your Master is in good hands. Plus, even if something does happen, you and I both know you can shoot right over to his side." The dark-skinned woman gave Illya a critical glare, but it only lasted for a few short moments before she nodded. Illya grinned. "I'll go fix us some tea. Would the Kitty like to join us as well?"
Tatsuki growled. "Dammit, don't call me that!" she roared, as if incensed.
"Aw, but why? Taiga-chan can't be called Kitty because she's a Tiger, and you're still a little kitten. Hence, your nickname is Kitty!"
"IT IS NOT!"
… What a strange and bizarre family my Master has. Altera thought, as she couldn't help but marvel at the sheer absurdity of the situation before her. It made her wonder what his grandfather was like, if he had also been in this sort of situation.