We're not really Doctors. (Shirou x Harem) Arknights x Fate

Chapter 23 - 1

=== LUNGMEN ===

0400 Hours, Lungmen.

Kal'tsit watched as the Rhodes Island operators lined up at the docking strip. A VTOL aircraft was en route from the landship to pick them up and bring them back to the landship to resupply and regroup with the other deployment teams. From there, they were going to head over to Lungmen and begin the operation.

"How long until the transport arrives?" Rin asked behind the Rhodes Island leader. They only caught two hours of sleep before everyone was due to depart. Behind them, the Doctor carried a half-asleep Amiya on his back. Kal'tsit looked at the immaculate-looking doctor in front of her. Rin looked as if two hours of sleep didn't bother her.

"In about 10 minutes." Kal'tsit watched as the last Fuyuki doctor, equally as unfazed by the short sleep schedule, attended to Misha who wasn't used to waking up so early. Sakura was nudging the younger girl awake while they waited for the VTOL aircraft.

"That's them." She pointed out when a small blinking dot in the night sky appeared. Rin saw the flashing signal and went over her next few steps.

"If we're late, could you wait for us?" Rin requested to borrow an empty room once they reached Rhodes Island. Kal'tsit agreed, but highlighted that they only had less than two hours to land in Chernobog if they wanted to avoid being spotted. The VTOL aircraft would be seen if it approached the city once the sky brightened.

"How important is this?" They only had a short window until sunrise. Kal'tsit would secure her operatives' safety first. If Rin and Sakura took too long, she would give the green light to send the teams. The two Fuyuki doctors would just have to remain behind in the landship.

"..." Rin grimaced. After the Holy Grail War, most of the copied servant souls in the Lesser Grail disappeared.

Most. Not all.

The last one was extremely powerful, determined to keep itself around despite losing the mana support generated by the Holy Grail. In fact, she was more than capable of supporting her own existence after unlocking her core in the previous Grail War.

Shirou, Rin, and Sakura made sure to keep an eye on her. The only thing stopping her from returning was the lack of a body provided.

"We have reason to believe Shirou is deliberately staying with the Reunion. He is more than capable of escaping on his own. We don't know his reasons, but this would guarantee his capture." Shirou's strong. But he wasn't that strong. Rin and Sakura were bringing the one thing that could literally keep him down.

"You believe he chose to stay?" That was a worrying thought.

"Shirou is stupid. He is prone to causing a lot of trouble when he decides to act." Rin didn't even hold back her annoyed tone.

One Kal'tsit could understand very well. Some of her operators were prone to accidents and she had to step in and clean up after them. Others did it deliberately, despite her warnings to tell them not to.

A few meters away, Skadi sneezed.

Kal'tsit weighed the risks. Rin was confident about her plan, but if she delayed for too long, her teams would be deploying beyond the ideal time window.

"15 minutes. That's the most I can give you."

"And if we take longer?"

"Then you'll have to find another way. I can't risk my teams' deployment."