>>610914214 days.
A mere 14 days is how long you've been here in Avalon. Each day brings with it something new. A new power, a new enemy, or...
A new mystery to unravel when there's already so much to do.
In the flickering light of your candle, you hold two Survival Booklets that should not exist. The fires of the hateful World's Backlash reduced them to ashes.
So why are they here in your office!?
Your eyes run over the familiar kanji characters that form Kuroda, and then it shifts over to Nagumo. No matter how many times you rapidly pass your eyes over to each name, they remain the same.
You reach over and snuff out the candle. The room plunges into the darkness. Some things should be pondered where light can never reach.
You don't try to understand the exact mechanics of how exactly these books magicked themselves into existence in your office. You assume Avalon bullshit. It's understandable if it was just your True Name following around like a bad habit. It's apparently something you have to keep secret if Vivian is to be trusted.
But Nagumo Kyouya's name is also here. Why is the name of your classmate slash rival slash .... ‘friend’? Yeah, you can probably list her as a friend, but you shall remain surly about it. Anyways, why is her name here in Avalon? The last time you saw her was in Asahikawa during the first Quest and discovering that you had gone widdershin'. Ended up fighting Gawain due to a severe misunderstanding and dragging your classmates to the Tourney Grounds.
The air in the office is still and oppressive as outlandish theories crowd your brain and you try to recall that day in Asahikawa.
You had gone through the Gate for the first time with Yatagarasu.
Landed in Smile Hotel, where your classmates were staying.
And ran into your annoying friend straight away. You were so happy to see her.
She saw Yatagarasu and...
THERE WAS NO BACKLASH.
This realization is like a bolt of lightning; you stagger and sit down on the crude wooden chair. You recall also that Miki and Haruhi saw Yatagarasu that day too, and there was no Backlash either. Nor when Gawain made her appearance and attacked.
Why?! How!? Does Kyouya have the <span class="mu-r">Chevauchée</span> Trait? Is she a magical girl? Or is she just super lucky to have powers and has no idea?
The night stretches out the seconds slowly. The only conclusion you come to is that this mystery isn't going to solve itself any time soon. To bed, maybe some rest will give you more energy to think things through. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day of deception and spying against the Romans.
Wait.
What are you going to do with these booklets?
>Burn them, maybe it'll stick this time....>Rip them up into little pieces....>Hide them, but where?!.... (any suggestions?)>Eat your True Name, also eat Kyouya's name...>Put them back on the shelf...>Go to the Temple, put them in the Crucible to melt...>Carry the Booklets on your person... 