A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 1220 1213. Matou Shinji

───Even though I say that, I can’t rest assured.

It is said that the Magic Association has surveillance everywhere, and if an incident occurs due to magic, the Church that kills heretics will not remain silent.

No matter what kind of magic it is, using it carelessly will attract bad enemies.

  With this as the premise, Emiya Shirou only needs to learn on his own to become a magus, but────

"Ok?"

The sunlight streaming in through the window woke him up.

The sun has just risen and it's still a little dark outside.

"It's so cold. It must be a hard morning."

Emiya Shirou stood up without losing to the chill of the morning air and quickly folded up the quilt.

The time is half past five.

But no matter how late he stayed up, he would always get up at this time, which was his strength. Although sometimes he would be embarrassed like yesterday, he could usually get up by himself.

I stopped using an alarm clock when I was a kid because I always felt like I was going to fall into depravity.

"Then let's make breakfast──"

Since I asked Sakura to do it yesterday, I would feel really sorry if I didn't return the favor this morning.

Let's get ready quickly before Sakura comes over.

Steam rice and make miso soup.

Because I used carrots and white radishes yesterday, I used onions and potatoes to make miso soup today.

At the same time, prepare the egg rolls with the fixed soup, cook the remaining konjac, and you are done.

Put the vegetables into the main dish of saury, sprinkle with salt, and then just grill it. Let's stop here.

"Okay, that's good enough."

It's almost six o'clock.

It ended earlier than I thought, so I have some extra time.

Then what should we do with the remaining time?

"───That's right. If you have so much time, why not sweat a little!"

Morning exercise is also a must-do every day, so just move your body a little.

There is a magnificent dojo inside the Emiya residence.

It was built while building this house.

It was built completely on impulse.

So, this temple was not built for any purpose.

"But, Fuji-sister will come and use it herself."

Before Emiya Shirou came to the Emiya household, this seemed to be where Fuji-nee would hang out.

However, since Emiya Shirou became Kiritsugu's apprentice, he often used this place, and Fuji-nee disliked him at the time.

"it is good."

There's only one thing to do here.

Even though he was a magician, he couldn't be lazy about physical exercise.

Having excellent physical fitness is also one of the requirements for becoming a magician.

When Kiritsugu was alive, he competed with Emiya Shirou here many times.

However, since he was only beaten one-sidedly, Emiya Shirou did not learn any fighting methods.

But he thought he at least experienced the difference between fighting and combat.

Simply put, it is the difference between knocking someone down and killing him, and he learned how to master this.

Knowledge is different from experience.

Without prior knowledge, it is difficult to tell whether you are fighting or killing each other.

It's very simple.

Since you have learned magic, sometimes you will destroy yourself, and sometimes you must fight against others.

For magicians, struggle means killing each other.

So what Kiritsugu wanted to teach Emiya Shirou was to be mentally prepared to realize his mistake quickly when facing death.

However, the person who taught him this has not been around for long.

All that can be done to become one's own self is simple exercise.

Push-ups, sit-ups, or flexibility exercises, what Emiya Shirou does is not much different from the morning exercises in the Kyudo Club.

It’s just that the amount of exercise is different.

"Good morning, Senior. Is breakfast ready today?"

"Ah, the breakfast preparations are ready. There's still tableware and grilled fish left."

"Ah, let me help you then. Leave the tableware to me."

Sakura is very motivated to do things.

Behind this cheering up school girl is...

"Ah, this smell is Shirou's baked eggs. So, I had Shirou's breakfast this morning—"

Fuji-nee moved leisurely towards the dining table.

"Forget it, forget about that."

Anyway, go ahead and grill the fish you prepared in advance.

"Sakura, use the one in the center of the plate. It looks better that way."

"Eh? Um, is this the one with bumps on the surface?"

"That's it. When grilling something, you have to pay attention to the plate, otherwise it will look out of place. Here, the radish is already grated───"

With a whoosh, Ying reached deep into the cupboard and took out a plate.

"────"

As Sakura stretched her body forward, she felt like she saw a faint bruise on her wrist.

"Sakura, wait a minute."

"Yes? What's up, Senior?"

"What's that bruise on your wrist?"

“Ah—”

Sakura looked away embarrassedly.

This was a magic trick used for disguise, and she forgot to cancel it before coming here.

It was obvious that Emiya Shirou had misunderstood.

"Shinji again? What was that guy thinking, attacking his sister?!"

"No, that's not it, Senior! This, that, this, I fell and bumped into something. I'm clumsy, right? So I fall a lot and get hurt all the time."

"Idiot, will a fall leave bruises like that? Shinji, it looks like he hasn't been beaten enough yet!"

"No, no, senpai! This really has nothing to do with my brother. I hurt myself, I have no right to make you angry."

"────"

Then Sakura fell silent.

Although she looks sweet, Sakura is stubborn. No matter what you say, it will only have the opposite effect.

"I understand. Since Sakura said so, let's take it as that. But I won't be able to bear it next time I see it."

"Yes. I'm sorry, Senpai."

"Hey, why is Sakura apologizing now? Isn't it Shinji who is wrong?"

"..."

As she said Shinji's name, Sakura looked away in embarrassment.

Shinji Matou. Sakura's older brother, who has a bad habit of getting angry at her younger sister.

Emiya Shirou noticed this a year ago.

Ying sometimes gets hurt, and she gets evaded no matter what you ask her.

Shirou Emiya was very concerned and went to discuss this with Shinji. The bastard actually said that he was the one who beat up Sakura. When asked why he beat her, the guy replied that he just didn't like her.

───Then Emiya Shirou got angry and did the same thing to Shinji.

Since then, he and Shinji have become distant.

He still doesn't regret beating up Shinji.

I just think that it was his responsibility that Sakura was affected.

"Senior. Have you, uh... reconciled with your brother?"

"Eh? Ah, yes. But we didn't have a fight. There's nothing to reconcile."

"Well, that's true for a senior, but it's a quarrel for a brother. So, um... please be careful."

"?"

Sakura said something very strange.

"Be careful? Be careful about Shenji?"

"Yes. I heard that my brother regarded the senior as his enemy. That, the senior was forced to quit the club because of my brother──"

"That's not the case. My quitting the company has nothing to do with Shinji. No, maybe it has something to do with it, but Sakura doesn't need to worry about that. It's just like what Shinji said, it's not pretty."

Emiya Shirou pointed to his right shoulder.

There's a little scar there.

That was a year and a half ago.

While I was working, a load fell down and hit my right shoulder. Although it was only a fracture, the fallen load was very troublesome and left burn marks on my skin.

After the accident, he quit the Kyudo Club.

The Kyudo Club at their school takes form very seriously, and students are also required to practice ceremonial archery.

For boys, the courtesy shot should be done with the right shoulder exposed, with the skin showing.

Because Shinji criticized that it was not a good look to let a person with burns on his shoulders perform salute archery, and because he was busy with a part-time job, he quit the Kyudo Club.

"Um, senpai. Although it may sound a bit long-winded, are you really not going to shoot arrows anymore? Mr. Fujimura also said that the injury is not a problem anymore."

"What are you talking about? Fuji-nee is someone who will say it's okay even if she has broken bones all over her body, Sakura."

"Senior, I am speaking very seriously~"

Sakura looked down at Emiya Shirou as if she wanted to say something.

"Mmm..."

Although at this point Emiya Shirou had to answer seriously, unfortunately he couldn't give the answer that Sakura wanted.

"I don't have time for club activities right now. I like Kyudo but it's not a priority, so I won't be doing it for now."

"For a while, how long?"

"Whenever you want to touch it, I'll do it. But, it should be before Sakura graduates. Please give me your guidance then, Sakura."

Emiya Shirou patted Sakura's shoulder.

After a moment of silence, Sakura said, "Ah, yes! I'll be waiting for that time, Senior!"

Like this, he nodded vigorously, almost dropping the dishes.

It's almost half past seven.

Sakura and Fuji-nee, who had club activities in the morning, had already left.

Yesterday he went to school early because Yicheng called him, but this morning he left home at the usual time.

When we reached the intersection, we saw an unusual scene.

Several patrol cars were parked in front of a house.

Was there some commotion? The atmosphere was tense, with about a dozen or twenty people gathered around.

"?"

Although I was interested, I was blocked by the crowd and had no idea what was going on.

Besides, there is no time left. I should go to school first.

Shirou Emiya arrived at school ten minutes before the bell.

As I leisurely walked through the school gate as usual...

"Yeah, good morning Emiya."

Suddenly I met a female student I knew.

"What's up, Meizhui? Haven't you changed yet? It's almost time for the tutor. Isn't this the time to greet me?"

"Ahahahaha! Oh, that's right. You're still such a ruthless guy, Emiya!"

I don’t know what she was happy about, but Meizhui smiled heartily without caring about others.

Beautifully decorated silk.

A girl who was my classmate in the first grade, and now the leader of the Kyudo Club. She is so mature that she doesn't look like a student, and she has been expected to be the next leader since the first grade.

To put it simply, she looks older than her actual age and is the type of big sister that everyone has relied on since first grade.

However, if you tell her this, she will get angry and say, "I'm not that old."

"Ah? Didn't you let out a few bad thoughts just now?"

"That kind of thing won't leak out. I just think of the objective facts. But if you are unhappy, it's up to Meizhui."

"Oh, well said. Not bad, you gave an honest answer but you didn't reveal what you were thinking. Emiya, you're different from Shinji. You don't have any flaws."

"Shinji? Why are you suddenly mentioning Shinji?"

"No reason. You and Shinji are friends, right? You're the only male friend of Shinji, right? And even though you may have forgotten, I'm still the leader of the Kyudo Club. Don't you think it's natural to link the club's problems with the issue of quitting?"

"Ah, that's natural. Although it has nothing to do with the Kyudo Club, I have a bad relationship with that guy."

"Ah, I'm upset. You suddenly become cold when talking about the Kyudo Club, right? You're such a big shot, leaving Shinji behind and leaving quickly. Wouldn't it be better to think about how I or Sakura feel if I stayed behind?"

"Hmm. Did Shinji do something again?"

"That guy never didn't do anything that day. But even so, yesterday's was too much. One of the first-year boys quit the club."

With a sigh, Meizhui sighed with a serious expression.

Although it was strange that this guy would have such an expression, the more important thing was that Emiya Shirou could not just listen to what she just said.

"What's going on? Why did the members quit the club?"

"That guy Shinji got mad at me. He gathered all the girls together and asked a student who just picked up a bow to shoot an arrow. He kept making fun of him until he hit the target."

"Ahh!? You don't care about such stupid things!?"

"How can I not care! But the commander-in-chief has many things to do. He can't always be in the dojo, Emiya, you know that, right?"

"Well, that's right. But what is Shinji thinking? Even if he's more strict than necessary, he's not the kind of guy who would make fun of an outsider, right?"

"────I was shocked. Emiya, you really are that one."

"Hmm. What does that mean? Didn't you let out a few bad thoughts just now?"

"Ah, I was just thinking of the objective facts. If you're unhappy, it's up to you."

"Hey, answer what I just heard. What happened to Shinji? Why did he do that?"

"Hmm - from what I heard, it seems like he was rejected by Tousaka in a very extreme way or something?"

"Eh? Toosaka, is that that Toosaka?"

"There's no other Tousaka in our school except that one. The top student in Class 2A, Ms. Perfect's Tousaka Rin~"

"No, that's the first time I've heard that nickname."

But, I do understand.

  If the other person is Tosaka Rin, Shinji might be rejected. More importantly,

That Tousaka seemed to say some very harsh words when he wanted to break up with someone.

"Anyway, Shinji has been like that since yesterday. Thanks to him, I have to keep an eye on the dojo. My workload has increased again."

"Shinji is a very easy-to-get-angry guy. Mizue, it's hard, but keep trying."

"Yes, yes. But Shinji is the kind of person who never learns a lesson, right? If he goes to Tohsaka again and gets rejected, I think he'll do something to Tohsaka this time—"

"No, even Shinji wouldn't approach someone who rejects him. That guy is very persistent on this point."

"But we can't do anything if they get close to us, right? Tōsaka, for some reason, comes to visit the dojo so often. I don't know since Emiya has quit the club."