Harem Spirits but with whom!!? (Date a live fanfic)

Omake: Panties

"So this is Emiya Shirou, huh?"

"She was an alternative version of Illya-san all along?"

Da'vinci and Mash exchanged words, observing the servant materializing before their eyes through the radiant glow of the summoning circle.

They observed from the control room as Ritsuka attempted to engage in conversation with the newly summoned servant.

Mash, intrigued by the unfolding scene, spoke with curiosity, "Could be she's some kind of legendary figure or a god-like being who took Illya's body as a vessel?" she suggested, glancing at Da Vinci for confirmation.

Da Vinci, however, furrowed her brows as she analyzed the data scrolling before her. "It's a possibility, but something doesn't add up," she remarked, her gaze fixed on the emerging servant. "Look at her name. Why does this servant bear an Emiya as a surname?"

"If I remember correctly, Illya-san's father was an Emiya, right?" Mash said, tilting her head to one side in wonder.

"That would mean she is truly just an alternative version of Illya-san, who bore her father's surname and a completely different first name."

"I see. Well, we can just ask her directly and find out."

"Yeah."

Their attention refocused on the summoning room, and an unexpected sight unfolded.

"Hm? Senpai is pulling something from his pocket."

"W-Wait, is that..."

With widened eyes, they observed as Ritsuka extracted a pair of pink panties.

Mash stammered, "Hold on, aren't those the same panties that were floating in the summoning circle a moment ago?"

Da Vinci raised an eyebrow, her eyes narrowing in amusement. "It seems they belonged to this servant after all... Could this be the reason the summoner device activated spontaneously? She flat-out came here just to retrieve her panties?"

Da Vinci observed as the little girl servant's face reddened, extending her hand, helplessly asking for her panties back, but...

"W-What is he doing? Why is he refusing to give her panties back?"

"Hehehe... Again..."

"Again?"

Da Vinci repeated in confusion as she glanced at Mash beside her. The aura around the kind-hearted girl shifted as she laughed in defeat, her eyes hollow.

"I don't know where I missed, but Senpai ends up taking up a hobby where he starts to collect his servant's panties for a collection. He collects about 71 out of 113 servant panties, and all of them are technically female servants..."

(Technically? And how does she know how many he has?)

Da Vinci wondered, her hands raised in an attempt to console Mash but not quite knowing how.

"You know what's worse..."

(There is still something worse?)

"He didn't get mine even though I gave him so many opportunities. He kept ignoring them. I even left one in his room, but he gave it back to me with a proud smile... He even managed to collect Astolfo's panties, so why am I excluded?"

Mash collapsed on her knees, tears streaming down her face, leaving Da Vinci's gaze going back and forth between her and the Master in the summoning room, who was waving the little girl's panties in the air with a dumb smile.