"Those would be your private quarters for the duration of your stay here."

After I told the man in a green suit my entire story, he ordered someone to show me the way to my room. My escort this time was a pretty woman with blonde hair and a pair of eyeglasses. Her attitude was that of a strict teacher, which only supported my theory that this place was a school of some kind, but there was a certain warmness in her eyes as she looked at me. To me, I must have looked like a confused and lost child.

"Thank you, miss…"

"You may call me Glynda," the woman showed me a slight smile and gently brushed my hair. For a moment, she looked much softer and kinder than before. This visage, however, vanished as fast as it appeared, and she started showing me around the place.

"We didn't have clothes that match your size, so we had to use what we had at the moment with a few adjustments. Please, put those on and I'll try to make them as comfortable as possible," Glynda said as offered me a tied bundle and politely turned the other way.

I took a bundle of clothes, a white shirt and a plaid skirt, obviously too big for my current body, that looked like a school uniform. I put those on instead of the Tsukimihara uniform I was wearing when they found me in the forest. The brown ensemble was now covered in dirt and thorn in a few odd places. As for example, nearly half of my skirt somehow disappeared, probably deleted by the time I was transported into… whatever this place was.

"Glynda, I am done."

The woman turned to me and instantly froze. As I noted, the size didn't quite fit me: the sleeves were too long, going way past my arms, and the skirt had too much free space, forcing me to hold it myself as to not let it fall off me. It was hard, being a child again…

Hmm, didn't I mention it? When I woke up in this world, my body became that of a child about Alice's age or so. Well, technically, I was never a kid in the first place, so this was a rather novel experience, too. Not that I ever wanted to feel like a child. Still, better that than nothing, I guess.

"C-Cute…"

"Hmm?"

I thought I heard Glynda say something, but when I looked at her, she was a picture of calmness and tranquility as she pulled a sewing kit out of her pocket.

"Here, let's see what we can do to make those fit you better."

"Thank you, Glynda."

Gosh, this child was too cute. I spent far too many hours teaching that unruly bunch of ruffians people call "students," so meeting such an obedient and well-behaved – not to mention adorable – girl was a miracle. When the headmaster summoned me in the middle of the night, I feared the worst, but fortunately, my prayers were answered.

"Now that I think about it, what is your name?"

I asked the girl, which looked at me with those big, innocent eyes that made my heartbeat race. For some reason, she reminded me of a small animal like a squirrel of some kind.

"Hakuno Kishinami. Call me Hakuno, please!"

How adorable! I thought to myself, but didn't show any of that on my face: I still had a reputation to uphold. Students, future huntsmen especially, acted much like animals and a lot like animals, they obeyed only those capable of instilling fear into them. As opposed to the student body's general impression of me, I had a soft side to me.

… A side this peculiar child assaulted with a ferocity of a cornered Grimm.

"T-Then, Hakuno, where did you come from?"

It was far too suspicious: a child her age appearing out of thin air like that. Obviously, she couldn't have gotten here by herself, and our cutting-edge security didn't find any abnormalities either: no traces of anyone's Aura left, so the possibility of someone using an advanced Semblance was nil as well. So many questions left unanswered.

"I… I don't really remember. Sorry."

I finished with the adjustments and put my hand on the distressed girl's head, starting to gently stroke her brown hair. It must have been quite a burden for a child this young. To find herself all alone and not remembering where she lived. Hopefully, there was a reasonable explanation and we would find her parents soon. I could only imagine how worried they were.

"That's fine. Don't force yourself. For now, you may want to take a nap."

"Yeah," the girl let out a yawn, her eyes half-closed from drowsiness. "Thanks again, Glynda."

Not even bothering with the clothes that now looked a little better on her, Hakuno plopped on the bed and instantly fell asleep. It appeared the exhaustion had finally settled in. Before leaving the room, I made sure to cover her with a blanket and silently take a picture with my scroll for the private use.

On my way out, I bumped into an unlucky student who was out after the curfew. I didn't deny the fact that my punishment could have been stricter, but I did experience some difficulties with finding my inner disciplinarian and only gave him some moderate tongue-lashing instead of a detention.

Honestly, I was rather fortunate he didn't notice a smile I had on my face a moment ago.

Author's Note: This chapter is basically a filler, so there is no action involved. I will mix "feel-good" chapter like this one with the rest. As for the reviews, well, the idea sat inside my head for some time already, so any similarities are coincidental. Besides, this story's premise is far from original as it is. As for other characters from "Fate," I have certain plans for them. Saying more would be a spoiler, though.