Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Koles: "I don't understand, why does Emiya hate his younger self? Isn't he still himself?"

Feng Xi: "It's like your future self going back in time and seeing your clueless, immature self. Would you say you hate it or not?"

Weber: "That's an interesting interpretation."

The Conqueror King: "Did you hit a nerve?"

Weber: "Not quite."

【"hehe..."】

[Red Archer, seemingly oblivious to Shirou Emiya's thoughts, still said sarcastically, "I really have to look at you in a new light. The level of killing intent I can sense shows you've improved in combat. I'll follow Rin's orders and won't lay a hand on you; killing is something I can handle anytime."]

[The two Shirou then had a friendly and amicable exchange, and both gained some understanding of each other.]

[Shirou Emiya discovers that Archer (Red Archer) has an extreme aversion to the Holy Grail, utterly disdainful of it, and looks down on it completely. Furthermore, he also deeply resents his own identity as a Heroic Spirit.]

He also learned that Red A had no wishes he wanted to fulfill, because he died after fulfilling his own.

Of course, Archer still hasn't told Shirou Emiya his true identity.

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh, it's the same person, so why does it feel so awkward?"

Lion Jie Li: "Hehe, this kid really has a knack for portraying the idea that people can change."

Kenneth: "He's lying. He wouldn't answer the call if he didn't have a wish to fulfill."

Waver: "Shirou Emiya's wish is probably to change the past."

Stay-at-home husband: "..."

Red A: "..."

Back at the Emiya residence, Shirou Emiya looked at Sakura Matou and made up his mind.

"Sakura, I want to discuss something with you."

[Shirou Emiya looked at Sakura Matou with utmost seriousness and said, "It's been dangerous outside at night lately, so you should stay here tonight too. No, if possible, stay for the rest of the time."]

【“!!!”】

Sakura Matou was quite shocked; she hadn't expected Shirou Emiya to personally invite her to stay.

At that moment, she felt that all her efforts had been worthwhile.

[Shirou Emiya was actually frightened by Ayako Mitsuri's situation and didn't want to see the same thing happen to Sakura Matou, which is why he made this decision.]

[Living at the Emiya residence, at least Saber is usually there.]

【"Feel sorry..."】

Seeing that Matou Sakura hadn't replied, Emiya Shirou thought he had scared her and cautiously asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No... well, I'll be staying here!"

Matou Sakura flashed a bright smile.

Rin Tohsaka: "This idiot is really a hopeless straight man."

Fuyuki no Tora: "But it's better to let Sakura stay, it's better than her being with that dangerous guy, Matou Shinji."

Rin Tohsaka: "That's true."

[Time flew by, and the next day arrived. Shirou Emiya arrived at school and finally met Shinji Matou, who had been missing for several days.]

But this guy, no matter how you look at him, just seems so irritating.

"Yo, Emiya!"

Shinji Matou sat in a chair with a disgusting grin on his face and said smugly, "Have you heard about Ayako Mitsuki?"

"I heard about it at the temple this morning. Apparently, she was found in Xindu, in a small alley. She was found in a dazed state, and her clothes were tattered. Although I don't know what happened, how was that woman, who usually has such an arrogant attitude, abandoned? As her friend, I'm very interested."

The surrounding students looked at Shinji Matou with disdain; his smug expression was truly repulsive.

【"Shinji!"】

[Shirou Emiya was truly enraged, glaring at Shinji Matou through gritted teeth.]

"That's really scary."

Shinji Matou said fearlessly, "Just kidding. It's just a rumor. It's been circulating among the first-year students since yesterday."

Although he didn't show it on his face, he had already decisively chickened out inside.

After all, if it really came down to hand-to-hand combat, he wouldn't be a match for Shirou Emiya.

【"..."】

[Shirou Emiya's face was grim. He suspected Shinji Matou was the culprit, but it was only a suspicion; he had no evidence.]

Zabi: "This guy is practically admitting it was me."

Rin Tohsaka: "If this guy was even remotely normal before, he's now completely despised by everyone."

Shishikage Kairi: "This must be what they call getting cocky, thinking that having the power of a Servant means they can do whatever they want."

Weber: "Given Shinji Matou's mindset, it's entirely possible that things could turn out this way."

Rin Tohsaka: "It's not a possibility, it's already become like this!"

Tora Fuyuki: "Shinji-kun (???), you wouldn't do that too, would you?"

Harmless: "What does this have to do with me! Why do I always have to be dragged into other people's problems?"

Harmless: "You've gone too far!"

Stay-at-home husband: "Shinji, that's not what people meant."

"..."

Fuyuki no Tora: "She's silent. Is she really angry?"

"..."

Feng Xi: "Looks like he got so angry that he logged off."

The stay-at-home husband: "(Looks like I need to go comfort Shinji.)"

After school, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka team up to continue searching for evil magic circles on campus; these magic circles must be completely eliminated.

[Of course, we'll also see if we can find any clues about the magician behind it all.]

[Rin Tohsaka was then shocked by Shirou Emiya's intuition.]

[Shirou Emiya discovered a well-hidden magic circle inside the bookshelf; she had searched this area countless times over the past few days without noticing it.]

Chapter 446 C-Mom Talks a Lot

Rin Tohsaka: "He hid so well and still got caught. Does this kid have intuition too?"

Blonde Rin: "This kid is really a genius when it comes to magic."

"These kinds of incantations that are still in operation have mostly disappeared."

[Rin Tohsaka said this after removing the last mark.]

[Emiya Shirou: "Then the barrier won't work?"]

[Rin Tohsaka: "The barrier was already set up a long time ago. Now, its effectiveness has been reduced from turning students into tomato juice to simply weakening them and causing them to lose some of their energy. The fact that such a barrier was set up means this guy won't give up easily if he's obstructed. Based on my judgment, he'll reveal a weakness tomorrow."]

[As soon as that guy shows up, she'll punch that third-rate magician who's been causing trouble at school so hard his head will explode.]

Harmless to humans and animals: "Σ(っД;)っ"

[Emiya Shirou: "I see..."]

[Rin Tohsaka: "Alright, I'm going home now. I need to buy a lot of things for tomorrow's battle. Emiya-kun, you should go home early too."]

Rin Tohsaka's meaning was clear: hurry home before dark to avoid being attacked by Servants again.

Koles: "It shouldn't be an attack for two consecutive days, right?"

Fiore: "They might think the same way."

Koles: "..."

After the two parted ways, Shirou Emiya walked heavily down the classroom corridor.

Who on earth is it? Who was the bastard who dragged these complete strangers into this?!

"Destroying the inscription, you've been doing this pointless thing all this time."

Just then, Shinji Matou appeared, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, looking smug.

"You're only getting home this late because of this?"

His words were meaningless and a blatant self-destruction.

【"What did you say!"】

[Shirou Emiya's heart skipped a beat. So it really was that bastard who did this!]

[Shinji Matou: "The barriers you meticulously dealt with were my safety net."]

Rin Tohsaka: "Even though I already guessed it, looking at his face, I still want to punch him."

Blonde Rin: "Add one."