Walking back home with a suitcase wasn't hard at all. Some people stared at him with a surprised look, either because of an old suitcase or the fact that he was a foreign young man. Once they left suitcase back at their base, Lelouch made his way towards the nearest shop, Avenger following in spirit form.
A half-hour later two of them found themselves at a female clothes shop. The shopkeeper gave him a curious look since and asked if he needed something. Lelouch answered that he was needed clothes for his friend. The shopkeeper started to ask what kind of clothing and size on what Lelouch just said that his friend would soon come here to pick it up herself. Once he left alone, Lelouch grabbed the nearest clothes and went towards the fitting room. He left clothes there and closed the doors.
"Here, try this one." he said, knowing that Avenger materialised behind doors. After a minute his redhead Servant has come out with new clothes. "How is it?"
"Hm, it seems nice but I don't think it is my type." Avenger said as she extended her arms at the sides."Yes, it is not enough. Besides, it is a little tasteless, these are pretty tame clothes." she frowned. "Master, I want something...how do you say it? Fashionable? Yes, Fashionable! I need something more stylish than this, Master."
Lelouch looked at her. He picked some casual clothes that won't catch the eye. He thought that someone like Avenger won't care about a simple thing like this but it seems like she was looking for something fancier. On the other hand, she lived several centuries ago and clearly wants to see and use everything the modern world can offer.
"Very well." Lelouch said and called for the shopkeeper who immediately approached them. "Sorry for bothering you, but can you help my friend?" he pointed at Avenger.
Once shopkeeper saw Avenger, a blush appeared on her cheeks. "O-o course! I will gladly help, ma'am! Just follow m-e!"
Avenger smirked. "It will be my pleasure as well. Please led the way." Her smirk grew larger when the shopkeeper quickly nodded her head and started to walk away, the blush never leaving her face. Once she left them, Servant turned towards her Master and said. "It is nice to know that despite what century it is my charm still works." Lelouch snorted.
"I don't remember having such a reaction first time seeing you."
"But of course, I would have been disappointed if you did, Master. Besides," a sly smile appeared on her face. "It always worked better on the women."
Lelouch just shook his head. "Just don't take too long, seductress. I will wait outside." Lelouch pulled out a wallet and handed it to her. "Please, don't spend everything." As he was walking away he heard Avenger saying.
"Don't worry, I'm sure the shopkeeper will give it for a cheaper price if I ask her nicely."
'Right now she reminds me of a certain green-haired pizza lover.' Thought Lelouch as he went outside the shop and sat on a bench that was near him. A sudden memory about his partner brought an unexpected feeling of pain in his chest. 'Stop thinking about the past, Lelouch. You know it is for the best. I need to focus on the task before me, winning this war, I can think about them after that.'
Lelouch took a deep sigh before looking around. It was the middle of the day, people were on their way, some of them occasionally glanced at him and moved on. 'This seems so peaceful. No fighting, no Britannian occupation or anything like that. I'm curious if my original world is like this right now. Hm, I hope so. I left everything prepared for Suzaku and others, it will be pretty awful if they screwed up. At least Kaguya and Schneizel are competent enough.' Then Lelouch's eyes went wide before he pinched his nose. 'I'm doing this again, damn it. I need to think about something else. Maybe I need to focus on this war and what we will do once will find other Servants.'
It would be better if they could observe other Servants with their Masters, but since neither Lelouch nor Avenger knew any espionage magecraft they could try to gain the attention of another Servant. Lelouch could think of a few possibilities if they managed to find an enemy Servant. He and Avenger could go for the kill or try to talk. Avenger said that since she is in Japan, her legend is at its strongest, she should be one of the most powerful Servants. However, it didn't mean that they could be careless.
Our enemies are wizards who spend their lives perfecting their skills, not to mention Servants. History's greatest heroes, we can't take them lightly. We need to find a Master and Servant who are looking for allies as well. Preferably someone weaker than us, this way it will be easier to pressure them either by force or simple manipulation. Lelouch didn't want to make deal with being far more powerful than Avenger, there was a high possibility of them striking them at back. Weak will always seek strong for protection while the most powerful will compete with each other.
'We will need to get as much information from our future ally as possible. Avenger provided me with some knowledge about the war, not to mention what I have already known but it is still not enough. The last war happened 60 years ago, other Masters must have been preparing for years while I had less than a month. Huh, I suppose if anything this war is challenging.'
"Master."
Lelouch's thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Avenger. He slowly turned at that direction and spoke. "What is it, Ave-" However, Lelouch's eyes went wide and he froze.
Avenger's new clothes were almost completely black. Her pants were tightly hugging her legs with black heels. Her top was had some eastern style golden ornaments drawn on her sleeves. On her chest, Lelouch saw a triangular cut that was showing a little bit of her cleavage. Her shoulders were exposed, on the right side, she had fake gold flower with a little chain going all the way down to her stomach. She was also wearing a gold belt.
The former Emperor couldn't help but stare at her. Lelouch saw his fair share of beautiful maidens in the past but even he had to admit that woman in front of him was magnificent. Avenger, of course, noticed how her Master was amazed and slyly smiled. "Finally, a reaction I was looking for."
Lelouch blinked a few times before coming to his senses. "Sorry, it's just, well you're beautiful, Avenger."
Her smile became bigger. "I already know it but thank you, Master." She walked closer to him and returned to him his wallet. "Don't worry about the money. That woman was nice enough to give me a generous discount. My, you needed to see her face, it was redder than tomato when she saw me like this." Lelouch chuckled.
"I can imagine that." Avenger always had charisma, for most of the time while in her battle armour, she was giving the impression of a great leader. However, now she looked more like a supermodel, her red hair and eyes attracted attention even stronger. "I'm sure you're happy with your new look."
"Absolutely." Avenger agreed with him as she looked at her reflection in the glass window of the shop. "I'm used to wearing my armour all the time but these new clothes feel nice. And I like the attention that I'm getting." She looked around and Lelouch followed her gaze. Truly, some passing by people stopped to stare at her.
"I bet you are. However, we need to go." Lelouch looked up the sky. "The sun will settle soon. We will be busy tonight."
Avenger who was carefree until now became more serious and nodded. "You are right, Master. In that case where we are going?"
Lelouch pointed in the right direction. "There is a bridge nearby. And in the opposite direction, there is Fuyuki port. I was thinking about first checking port and then heading towards the bridge. At night the port will most likely be closed, there won't be anyone. Such a place might be good "
Avenger listened to him before speaking. "The bridge might have a high point to look around. Someone like Archer might be there but if it so then it will difficult to get close to him...Port is a nice place to start."
"Then it is settled. We are going to the port."