You know, when Shinji was given memories and knowledge of other worlds, you figured he would have been surprised out and would no longer be affected by the strange and unordinary, especially since he was a mage. Yet, when his door opened to a girl with red hair and unnatural....looks, it made him question.
'Are those real, she cant be more older than 18 for sure, she still is in highschool considering her uniform' Shinji deduced while he put on a smile. "Welcome to the Golden Cup miss, may I have your name?" asked Shinji with the most polite smile he could muster, though to the party infront of him it looked way too forced.
"You know, if you want to give a good smile, softening it up would do wonders" said the Girl in front of Shinji. He cocked his head to the side and tried softening it up. "No, not like that. Try this" she said as she showed him how to form a proper service smile. "Oh, I just remembered you asked for my name. Rias Gremory at your service" said the now named Rias. "At yours and your families" repeated Shinji on instinct.
Her last name did seem familiar to him though. "Gremory, Gremory, like the demon Gremory?" asked Shinji outloud. "Yes, she is my ancestor. I am of the Gregory line" Rias smiled as she sat down at a bar stool. While there was no bar per say, there was a bar like area that offered a view into the kitchen area. It was more like an izekaya in a sense.
"Your a mage right?" asked Rias and Shinji nodded. For some reason he believed her story, probably an effect of Metatron. Maybe, just maybe, his mage sense was overriding his own common sense. "Well, ordinarily your suppose to register in a devils territory, but seeing as your new we can let it slide" said Rias as she looked through a simple menu.
"What do you mean, I didn't know Fuyuki had a devil overseer" said Shinji and now it was turn for Rias to look at him in confusion. "Fuyuki? Were in Kuoh though" said Rias and they both looked at each other with a blank look as Shinji went over to the door and opened to Fuyuki and a view of the Mion river.
Rias stepped outside and felt the air was missing something vital, something important. "The energy density of this atmosphere is not right" said Rias as she closed the door and opened it to Kuoh. The moment Shinji stepped outside, he felt his body clench as if something was pressing on him. His body began to shake and his brain was throbbing. He felt like he was about to collapse, and Rias noticing, closed the door with him back inside.
"That ether density, its almost like the age of Gods" Shinji said hoarsely. "Age of Gods?" asked Rias and seeing as there was a disconnect, Shinji explained the basics of modern mage history. "That's, not right" said Rias, but the lightness of the Fuyuki air told the truth clear as day.
"I think were from different worlds" said Shinji and gave a short explanation why he thought so instead of time travel into the past. "So, an angel, Metatron in specifically, blessed your barrier and restaraunt and now you think your connected to multiple worlds" said Rias, and the craziness of the situation just made her accept it.
"Well, for the trouble you can eat on the house" said Shinji. Rias took him up on the offer and ordered some ramen with a side of karage and tea. Shinji didn't take long to make the food, chopping and battering, boiling and mixing, was a process that went fast for him, which was unusual but he guessed it was his essence that let him do it. He handed her the tea and meal and went upstairs to wake Sakura and Angra from their sleep so they could eat.
As he walked downstairs, the door opened again. What came through made him take a double look. Four arms, a transparent blue face, and even dressed in white witches clothes. The power she gave off made him shudder, as if the very air was chilled by her presence. Her power was evident, with a hint of divinity woven into her being. As if the very world bowed to her twitching hands. Behind her was a wolf man wrapped in a thick fur cloak. He also carried a large sword upon his back. Powerful magic was imbued into it, Shinji could even deduce it was of the cold attribute.
"Welcome to the Golden Cup, please take your seat" Shinji smiled as he hurried quickly down the stairs as Angra and Sakura followed. They were startled by the gathering crowd of people in the restaraunt, but put it out of their mind as they say at the bar and plates of food were put in front of them.
"Hi, my name is Shinji" Shinji bowed as he introduced himself. "Quite a politeness, considering your house seemed to send its door directly onto my grounds" said Ranni, yet she had a small smile on her face.
"I apologized, we just realized that it seemingly wants to go wherever it wants" said Shinji as he opened the door to the modern era, and Ranni and Blaidd were quite in shock at the phenomenon before them. The situation was quickly explained to them as Shinji served them tea and some noodles. He needed to go out for ingredients.
"Other worlds? Sounds like a neat opportunity isn't it Blaidd" said Ranni as her wolf nodded. She was eager to explore, to sate her sorcerers curiosity but she kept it resigned in pretty well. "Keep, I suppose using this as a way to gather new things wouldn't be off the table would it?"
"I suppose we could work something out" said Shinji as he sipped at a cup of coffee he made for himself. It was needed now more than ever seeing who had just walked through.
[Sorry for the short chapter. I have a feeling trying to do works like this was a bit of a tall ask for myself, but I will attempt anyway. I have shortened the chapter to get it out, and to be able to write it without feeling lost or drained. Anyhow, hope you guys enjoy, and sorry for the wait!]