"I still need to keep an eye on what you do later."
"Fine." Seeing Shirou's distrustful expression, Sesshoin could only nod. "Then we'll do as Mr. Archer says."
After wandering around for a while longer, Hakuno and Shirou caught several more wild Masters. One was called Ginako, a shut-in girl who, aside from not being fat, fit every trait of a hardcore otaku. She wore glasses, hid away almost like a recluse, and played games. But she really was amazing at gaming—supposedly the best in the world. Even Shinji, who claimed to be quite skilled himself, would get utterly crushed by her. The other was called Gatou, which was already a strange name. Everything he said was some kind of Buddhist Zen phrase. Shirou felt he would be more interesting chatting with Sesshoin.
Though Sesshoin looked like a nun, in Eastern terms, she should be more of a bodhisattva?
When they returned to the student council room, Leo clicked his tongue in amazement. Shirou and the others had captured nearly all the Masters so quickly. He was almost ready to change his opinion that Hakuno was suited for odd jobs. That position did not suit her or Archer; perhaps they could work as cleaners instead.
"A transfer of the thaumaturgy?" Leo considered whether this would leave him owing Sesshoin far too great a favor.
Money borrowed had to be repaid, and Leo, who even worried over interest rates as high as ten percent, was deeply troubled by this. He had never borrowed money from anyone; only others had borrowed from him. This favor from Sesshoin was rather enormous.
Sesshoin keenly sensed this and promptly said, "It isn't anything precious, but I believe it will be useful. Back when I was on Earth, I often used this thaumaturgy to find the