A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 1250 1243. Tragedy caused by food

...There was nothing wrong with Shinji's suggestion.

It makes sense, and it is another option.

but----

"...Shinji. Sakura, do you know that you are the Master?"

"Ah? What? You're really an outsider, Emiya. Listen carefully, a family of magicians will only pass down the secrets to the eldest son. Children other than the eldest son are just spare organs. It's meaningless to pass on magic to those people. It's a sheer waste of effort... Really. How could I pass on the magic to that stupid woman? I'm the only one who inherited the secrets of the Matou family."

"————————"

That's it.

This is really great.

Sakura is not the type of girl who should get involved in the world of magicians.

Emiya Shirou didn't want to see her no longer able to smile so happily like that.

"——Shinji. If you don't do anything, I won't do anything to you. I think you'll be fine with that."

"…Is that so? Does that mean you can't cooperate with me anymore?"

"Because there is no need for that. Since there will be no fighting between us, there is no need to cooperate or not. If you just want to protect yourself, you can just ask for the protection of the Church before the Holy Grail War ends. You know this kind of thing, right?"

"...Oh. What's that, Emiya? Are you, trying to win this massacre?"

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...Emiya Shirou had no intention of killing each other.

However, if you want to put out the falling sparks, you can't just ignore the people who set fires on the streets.

and----

"...Why would I participate in a massacre? It's just that I have to see the truth about the so-called Holy Grail. For this, I have to stay until the end."

He turned his back to Shinji.

"Really? You've decided to fight after all. It has nothing to do with me anyway, but don't involve Sakura in that, Emiya?"

"——Of course. But you, on the other hand, can hide it from Sakura?"

"Of course. But as a brother, I can't leave my sister in the house of someone who is going to keep killing people. If you decide to fight, I won't let Sakura leave the house until the Holy Grail War is over. Is that okay, Emiya?"

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...Indeed, what Shinji said makes sense.

Now that he was fighting alongside Saber, the Emiya household would be a dangerous place.

"I see. I'll talk to Sakura about this. Is that ok, Shinji?"

"OK, thank goodness you are a senior who cares about the juniors. To be honest, I was really worried that you would take Sakura hostage one day. Well, now my current troubles are finally solved."

Shinji laughed quietly, seeming to be very happy.

"That's all I have to say. I'm going back now."

"Well, please do as you please. But you should understand, Emiya. What we are talking about here is a secret between the two of us. I told you the secret because I consider you a friend. If you tell this to others, I don't know what I will do."

In other words, if I tell Toosaka about Shinji, he will activate the barrier.

"——Well, I won't tell you. But if Toosaka finds out herself, that's another matter. I will try my best to cooperate with Toosaka. If that guy finds out your true identity, a war will be unavoidable. If you don't want to be discovered, just be honest."

This time I really walked towards the school gate.

The teaching building at dusk.

Shinji watched Emiya Shirou leave in silence.

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There were only two pairs of shoes at the door.

Fuji-sister's women's leather shoes and Saber's loafers.

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Emiya Shirou was a little worried, so he went straight to the living room without saying "I'm back".

  His hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor.

As expected, Sakura was not in the living room.

Also, there was someone who looked like Fuji-san in the kitchen, cooking something...

"Ah, you're back, Shirou. Hmm? Why, you look surprised. What happened?"

Did the wheat flour dissolve in it? Sister Fuji placed the mixture in large balls on the table.

"Ah, no, um. If you want to say I'm surprised, I am a little surprised. It seems a little different from usual."

But how many years has it been since I last saw Fuji-nee doing anything resembling cooking?

"Different from usual...? Oh, yes, it's about Sakura. If you're looking for Sakura, she's already gone home. Her family called and asked her to go back."

"Really? Shinji called me directly."

Although it may seem like meddling, it is better to deal with things as soon as possible.

"Shinji-kun? Um... never mind. Don't worry about it."

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A little concerned.

Before dinner at sunset, he reported to Saber that he had returned home.

"I'm going to go talk to Saber first. Sister Fuji, I don't know what's wrong with today, but I'll leave today's dinner to you, okay?"

"Okay. Please look forward to my delicious crab scrambled eggs."

“……………”

I'm still a little uneasy. Crab meat scrambled eggs are harder to make than fried omelettes. Never mind, Sister Fuji should be able to find a way.

"I'm back Saber. I just got back."

Walk into the dojo barefoot.

"——Welcome back Shirou. You don't look like you're in big trouble."

Maybe it was because the atmosphere here was more calming, Saber had almost become a resident of the dojo.

Emiya Shirou also cooperated with Saber, sitting upright on the floor, and told her what had happened today - the barrier in the school had been eliminated, and according to Toosaka's opinion, there would be some counterattack tomorrow, etc.

"...I see. The battle with the enemy Master is tomorrow. Then get some sleep today and accumulate some strength."

He echoed.

...Emiya Shirou knew that he was naive, but he still hid the matter of Shinji.

Before he figured out Shinji's intentions, he wanted to avoid treating him as an enemy.

"But Shirou. It's almost time for dinner, isn't it? Is it okay for you to stay here?"

“? Oh, there’s nothing to do anyway, so I came to report to Saber because I thought there’s still time before dinner. It’s not bad to wait for dinner leisurely like this sometimes.”

"What... So, Shirou didn't make dinner tonight...?!"

"Eh...Is, is that so? Is that a problem? Um, Fuji-nee will also work hard, so it's not good to hinder her."

"...Hmm... Indeed, we should respect Taiga's enthusiasm... Um, Shirou really won't help...?"

"I won't help. It's okay, Fuji-nee is an adult now, she can definitely make one or two crab meatballs. No, maybe she can make them better than me. After all, her accidental judgment is A-level."

He protected Sister Fuji with words that he himself did not quite understand.

However, Saber still frowned, "...I understand. I trust Shirou instead of Taiga...I'll say it again, can I trust you, Shirou?"

I always feel that I am being suppressed by a threatening force.

"Ah, yes. You can trust me."

"...I heard it for sure. Please never forget this oath."

Feeling relieved by this, Saber relaxed her shoulders and began to rest.

……Alas.

Who could have predicted that this would become the cause of the tragedy?

Finally the long-awaited dinner arrived.

On the table were three servings of crab meat scrambled eggs over rice that Sister Fuji had carefully prepared.

It is a simple dish with rice in a bowl and only one portion of crab meat and scrambled eggs on top.

It looks like a bowl with a yellow lid on it, and it doesn't look very nice.

However, since it is a rice bowl, it should be delicious.

For example, fried meat over rice, fried shrimp over rice and so on.

The flavor of the dish can penetrate into the rice very well, so it is impossible for it to be unpalatable.

The only drawback is that the taste is rather monotonous. Forget it, don't get entangled in such a luxury.

"Well, I'm going to eat it then."

"Okay, I'm going to eat."

"I am going to eat."

The three people started eating the crab meat and scrambled eggs with rice, speaking in three different ways.

----Then.

The crab meat scrambled eggs didn't feel soft at all, and it had an unusual texture that felt like a main course at a regular meal.

“How, how is this possible————!? Something happened! The dish that should have been crab meat fried egg on rice turned into something else in less than a minute…!!!”

"........."

...No, it's not enough to be an event.

The only difference is that this is not crab meat and scrambled eggs on rice but mixed rice.

“…Hey. Why is this happening? I was doing exactly what I was told!”

"…Wow. Could it be that the young people from the Fujimura group were the ones who taught Fuji-nee this?"

"Yeah. I asked for a big omelette and they gave me wheat flour and all sorts of other stuff."

"……………………"

The error should have been discovered by then.

Until now, Shirou Emiya had always believed that making omelettes was a very natural cooking skill that humans were born with.

The so-called crab scrambled eggs is only slightly more difficult to make than an omelet.

So he thought that Sister Fuji wouldn't make any mistakes, but it seems he was wrong.

  Yes, Sister Fuji can’t even fry an egg...!

"Shirou."

……Sudden.

A very depressed voice came from the side.

“Saber…?”

His neck creaked like a rusty robot and his head turned away.

"Shirou. Even I can't eat this kind of thing."

  ...Wow...I have no way of knowing, but Saber seems to be very angry...?

…After the nightmare-like dinner, the evening operations meeting began.

Having said that, today's report has actually ended.

Since there is a high possibility of a battle tomorrow, we should prepare for tomorrow's battle tonight.

"Then, I won't be going out again tonight, Shirou."

“…Hmm. Saber might be a little impatient, but for now, just be patient. I don’t want to fight casually, and we don’t have the energy left to fight casually.”

He was still very immature as a Master, and Saber's number of battles was limited due to a lack of magic power supply.

In this situation, it is not appropriate to search for other Masters casually.

"...I see. What Shirou said does make sense. Even though it's not very aggressive, it does require carefulness and caution to achieve victory."

"——But if you have the will to fight, you can't waste time. If you want to stay here tonight, you should use this time to train."

Saber stared straight at Emiya Shirou.

Needless to say, he knew it.

It was with this idea in mind that he brought Saber to the dojo.

“I see. Saber, do you remember what happened yesterday? I fought with you because I came back late and you wanted to punish me for my laziness… Well, I learned a good lesson. You can’t win against someone you can’t win no matter what you do. I didn’t realize such a basic thing until I fought with Saber.”

"I think that being mentally prepared like this is a very important part of fighting Saber. I don't know how effective it will be, but if Saber fights me seriously, I should be able to survive longer in future battles."

"Well then, Shirou."

"Yes. From now on, I will exercise whenever I have time. First, I will start from now until I go to bed."

…It was only eight o’clock in the evening.

In the four hours from now until bedtime, I should practice well, eh————!?

“Sa, Saber, wait a minute—————!”

Because he felt that his life was in danger, he quickly called a timeout.

If he had to explain why, it was because he turned around and saw Saber.

"What's wrong? You said you wanted to train yourself mentally for battle, so I wanted to respond to Shirou's enthusiasm."

One can tell at a glance that he has a murderous look.

"Come on, start training, Shirou. First of all, I have to make it clear to you. Shirou is indeed a bit lazy. In the future, please don't relax and don't let things like tonight happen again."

  Hey, so it’s because of the zajingai dinner tonight…!

“W-What are you talking about? It’s Fuji-nee’s fault! And, didn’t Saber eat it all while complaining――”

"————No need to say more. And what's more, Shirou? Let me make it clear before you lose consciousness. It was just that there was no other way. Don't forget this in the future."

"what----"

…Saber suddenly disappeared.

Ahhh.

For the next four hours, I was tortured mercilessly... The resentment caused by the food was so terrible.

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“It hurts… Saber is really merciless when he fights…”

Shirou Emiya crawled into bed.

My body, which was covered with bruises and injuries, was covered with wet cloths. I would definitely have additional muscle pain tomorrow.