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Masato's acute hearing allowed him to hear Konoka coming from a long ways away, but he didn't expect her to suddenly knock Setsuna to the ground like a glomping linebacker. Masato's ears twitched and he looked up at Gilly who signaled with her finger for him not to speak. He was thinking the same. He knew Setsuna, being a hanyo, was fully-aware of the existence of magic, but he couldn't be sure of her ojou-sama, Konoka, who he saw traveling around the campus with her on multiple occasions during his previous searches for food. Plus, there were people staring at them right now.

Masato did his best to act like a normal trained pet, sticking close to and following Gilly while obeying her commands. He also did his best to seem friendly to Konoka by walking up to her slowly with his tail swishing behind him and sniffing lightly at her, like a dog greeting a person and wanting to be petted. However, the truth was, he was trying to become familiar with their scent. Everyone's scent was unique and he could tell if they were magically attuned or not. And that's exactly what he got.

Konoka, like Gilly, radiated strongly of magic, though it seemed more like a strong latent force than one that had already awakened. It also didn't have that powerful infernal element Gilly's aura had due to her heritage. Gilly's magic aura when her demonic side surfaced, reminded him of the blistering heat from a furnace while beads of molten metal jumped out and seared the floor around her. However, when Gilly's demonic side was suppressed, her aura was more like the heat from the embers in a stone fireplace...warm and non-threatening...something he liked and could curl up with his tail over his nose to.

Konoka's aura on the other hand, felt pure and cold to him...like water running down a stone surface after a rainstorm...soothing...something he felt around natural-born healers like Sayako, the village healer where he came from...even the most delirious with pain seemed to calm down around her. A strange girl, the headmaster's granddaughter was, and he wondered just how aware she was of what she possessed...or if she was even aware of it at all.

Konoka nodded furiously. "Your secret is safe with me!" She grinned still attached to Setsuna, yet on her back so Setsuna could walk. "Though," She giggled. "It's hardly fair for you to keep such a cute little thing by yourself..." She stared at Masato, wanting to pet him. However, that would require her to leave Setsuna's back, thus making it a conundrum. Leave Set-chan, and pet the soft creature, or stay near the warm Set-chan and wonder how Masato feels. She choose the latter. "Oh, I forgot, I am Konoka Konoe," She said, bowing from Setsuna's back. "It's a pleasure to meet you Gilly-San, Masato-Kun..." She giggled. "Thank you for taking care of Set-Chan."

Konoka was confused. "Because, Set-Chan introduced us, remember?" She asked, tilting her head. "Anyway, you all were together, should I not assume that you are with Set-chan?" She was smart, but still an airhead. She thought the question weird, but still didn't wonder why Gilly was so surprised about the answer. "Anyway I would love dinner!" She shouted, all the while on Set-Chan's back. She finally got off so they could eat. However, she made sure that when they were seated to get a spot next to Setsuna so she could talk to her about how she was doing and all that good stuff.

Gilly waved the question away, especially since a newcomer had joined them. The dinner party just kept getting bigger and bigger. Gilly was still confused as to how Konoka knew they were headed to this specific restaurant, Yggdrasil, but that was in the back of Gilly's mind now. Feeling bad for Masato, that now he couldn't really chat during the dinner, Gilly stroked her familiar, before addressing Sheldon.

A little annoyed he'd just scooted over, Gilly attempted a smile. "You're not Japanese, are you?" Gilly asked politely, noting his first and last name. "Gilly Yamashita. And this is my...pet." Gilly stumbled over the last bit, her tongue resisting the unflattering title of pet. "Masa-kun. It's nice to meet you, Happler-kun."

Sheldon laughed. "Ah no. I'm Russian. From Moscow to be precise." He said, his Japanese quite shaky. "Anyone here understand Russian?" He asked, looking around. "Anyone?" He then stared at Masato. "Interesting Pet you have there. If I can guess, is it a hunting dog?" He asked, though he knew otherwise. At least in Russia it was no hunting dog. Too small. Instead, he was thinking more along the lines of a lap dog or fox. Then again, it could be a wolf, he had heard stories about Japanese wolves being tiny. How this was yet another creature was expelling magical energy. Interesting. Seems like he found the jackpot of magical creatures in the area. However, shaking his head, he turned and smiled. "Ah, sorry if it was rude that I just joined. I just did it out of habit. In Russia customs are.... quite different." He nodded. "I believe that I would call you Gilly-San, no?" He asked, placing on a smile. This was just a little reminder for himself. He was busy practicing Japanese as much as he could. "So, you two are?" He asked Setsuna and Konoka, smiling softly. He was trying to be charming, but failing miserably at it.

Konoka smiled. "Yep! Isn't Masato-Kun cute?" She asked Sheldon. "I'm Konoka Konoe, Sheldon-Kun!" She exclaimed, extending her hand,her other hand slowly reaching over to pet Masato. Her eyes were on Setsuna, as if she was worried Setsuna would leave if she wasn't paying constant attention to Setsuna. "Isn't it nice though. That Gilly-Chan adopts foxes. Especially cute ones like Masa-Kun?" Konoka would think anything was cute, even if it was trying to eat her.

Masato sat down and smiled, acting as a living, breathing plush toy for Gilly and Konoka while wagging his tail happily. He liked being petted, tickled, and having his ears tugged at playfully, especially since he knew neither Gilly nor Konoka were prone to squee-induced madness. At least he was sure Gilly was not.

"Squee" as some people called it, was downright-dangerous to pets and led some pet owners to literally kill their pets with love (squeezing every last ounce of life out of them when they think they're just hugging them, playing "bagpipes" with their legs to the point that they become dislocated and break, petting them hard enough to scrape their fur off, suddenly biting them for some very odd psychotics reasons, etc). It was something Masato feared for good reason in his current form, but did not fear from his companions. Not at all. He trusted Gilly with his life and Konoka didn't show the slightest trace of malice. He'd also let Sheldon and Setsuna pet him if they wanted since he felt he could trust Setsuna and Sheldon seemed decent enough.

Gilly eventually showed him the menu and Masato pointed with his paw to the Bratwurst...a thick and juicy grilled sausage which came with some freshly-baked bread rolls, potato wedges, and cheese. German food was both delicious and heavy on the stomach and one was bound to sleep well after a full-sized meal at Yggdrasil. And for him, being a fox, that order was one such meal, and then some. The waiter from earlier soon came back with glasses of iced water for everyone and Masato wondered what his beloved owner, Gilly would get along with the others. It was also getting somewhat late, but Masato figured he could sneak all his companions past the campus prefects after they finished eating and back to the dorms without incident.