Abnormal Moon

Chapter 287 For You

Fuyuki City, City Hall, Mayor's Office.

Rin Tohsaka sat at her desk, her brows furrowed, her attention completely focused on the documents in front of her. The white papers covered the entire desk, making it dizzying to look at.

"Ugh, this is a real problem! Aren't there any more people available?"

Having just finished signing a document, Rin Tohsaka looked at the messy pile of documents beside her and couldn't help but bury her head in the documents, letting out a muffled wail.

"That damn Roy, he just ran away so easily! He ran away so effortlessly, I wish I could quit too!"

Looking at the piles of documents in front of her, she felt dizzy and lightheaded.

He couldn't help but think of Roy, who had set off for other worlds a few days earlier.

I wonder how he is doing now, whether he's somewhere enjoying a carefree and relaxed life.

Rather than sitting in a boring office, Rin Tohsaka would rather go to another world with Roy. Even if they might encounter danger, at least it wouldn't be as boring as it is now.

"If you want to quit, that's not impossible."

Just then, Roy, who had silently slipped in through the window, overheard her muttering to herself.

"Roy? When did you get back!"

Upon hearing the sound, Rin Tohsaka jumped up from her chair, staring at Roy with a look of astonishment.

"Your reaction is less of surprise and more of shock?"

Roy raised an eyebrow and looked Rin Tohsaka up and down.

Could it be that she did something to betray me while I was away?

"Don't jump in through the window, then I won't be frightened!"

Rin Tohsaka rolled her eyes.

"It's good that you didn't come in through the main entrance, otherwise I would have had to go through a lot of trouble... What are you doing?"

"I'm wondering, how come you have so many documents here?"

Roy walked to the desk and started rummaging through the documents on it.

He had been to the mayor's office before, but he had never seen so many documents on her desk. They all seemed to be issues that needed to be addressed soon, and most of them were the same old things: exorcising the curse on the land, dealing with the monsters around, and finding the refugees in the surrounding area.

"Could something have happened around Fuyuki City?"

Roy made a guess, and his expression turned serious.

This world is the source's testing ground. No one knows what new ideas the source will come up with to realize one day. It's entirely possible that things will change every day. If that's the case, then he probably can't run around recklessly these days.

"That's not true."

However, Rin Tohsaka shook her head and denied his guess.

"It's just that Fuyuki City is severely understaffed recently, and we're too busy with all sorts of tasks, but there haven't been any major problems."

It's good that nothing major went wrong.

Roy felt a sense of relief, but then he was puzzled again.

"Then why are we short-staffed? Aren't there plenty of magicians? Are they being disobedient?"

"You are such a forgetful person!"

Rin Tohsaka looked at him speechlessly.

"Wasn't it you who destroyed the Mage's Association branch?"

"Uh……"

Roy was speechless.

He had completely forgotten about it.

During the Holy Grail War, he and Ms. Okita stormed into the Mage's Association's branch in Fuyuki City, turning the branch upside down. Later, they attracted Alter Alter, who razed the entire branch's castle to the ground with a single shot.

How many magicians are there in Fuyuki City now?

Roy immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, and his expression became slightly solemn.

Before the Holy Grail War began, there were more than two hundred mages residing in Fuyuki City. Although most of them were under the Mage's Association, they were willing to accept most of the missions issued by the city hall, as there was at least some reward to be had. Not all mages were extravagant spenders; rather, it was precisely because they were mages that they spent money so drastically, since no experiment could be conducted without funding.

At that time, Fuyuki City had a relatively sufficient manpower.

But that's different now.

The Mage's Association branch was destroyed. Although only about fifty magicians died directly in that battle, most of the magicians were under the Association's command. With the Association gone, it was almost impossible for them to stay in Fuyuki City and obey the orders of an Eastern magician like Rin Tohsaka. Magicians would never do something that would bring them no benefit.

"There are only two or three big cats and kittens left..."

Rin Tohsaka covered her face and let out an empty sigh.

The association's branch was destroyed, and the Greater Grail disappeared. Most of the magicians left the day after the Holy Grail War ended. For a while afterward, Rin Tohsaka tried her best to retain them with benefits, but only a dozen or so magicians stayed—the gold coins dug out from the basement of the association's branch and dropped by the old men were a great help.

In Fuyuki City at present, the number of magicians has been reduced to less than one-tenth of what it used to be, and the pressure of manpower is like a mountain weighing on Rin Tohsaka's shoulders.

"Fortunately, Bazett, a capable person, stayed, and Miss Orange also comes to help out from time to time... but it's just a drop in the bucket, and we're completely short-handed!"

Rin Tohsaka frantically flipped through a pile of documents on the table, looking utterly exhausted.

The severe shortage of manpower has resulted in the current situation.

"You're asking for too much. Perhaps it's time to give up some of it?"

Roy glanced at the documents on the table, his eyes flashing with a hint of coldness.

"We have to deal with the monsters outside the city, purify the land, protect the refugees, and search for evil spirits that have infiltrated from time to time... We have too many things to hold, so the weight naturally becomes heavy. Only by giving up some of them can we reduce the pressure."

Rin Tohsaka fell silent.

She understood this principle, of course, but she still tried her best to take care of every aspect.

This was an act of atonement that she felt she had to perform as a descendant of the three founding families, having caused the great catastrophe.

"You know it too, don't you? The cataclysm was inevitable; it's not your fault."

"Of course I know that, and I don't care anymore."

Rin Tohsaka sighed, a sigh filled with a variety of complex emotions.

"But I'm not doing this just to atone for my sins."

"What is that for?"

"Needless to say, it's for you, of course!"

Rin Tohsaka looked up, her pretty face filled with displeasure as she glared at him.

"Didn't you say you wanted to become the king of mankind? If that's the case, how can you do it without a stable base? Now that I've promised to help you, of course I'll do everything in my power to create a stable rear for you! What, don't tell me you don't need me to do that, or I'll get angry!"

Roy was stunned for a while before reaching out and pulling Rin Tohsaka into his arms.

He sighed deeply.

"I understand, this is what you want to do. If I don't let you do it, it means I'm rejecting you, and of course I won't do something so stupid!"

The women who remain at the Aozaki residence have all agreed to help him, but everyone, including Hayasaka Ai, is still learning. Only Tohsaka Rin already possesses the ability to help him, and she feels that she should be the first to shoulder this responsibility.

The source of her immense pressure is not only the shortage of manpower, but also the fact that she is currently the only one who can help Roy, and she carries an extremely heavy responsibility.

Otherwise, she would have already reduced the weight in her hands, and there would be no need to maintain the current situation of being so meticulous in every aspect.

"I'm glad you have this idea, but I don't want to see you ruin your health."

Roy lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.

"I know what I'm doing, so don't worry about it."

Rin Tohsaka's cheeks flushed slightly. This was the first time Roy had ever acted so intimately towards her, making her feel incredibly embarrassed.

Chapter 288 Tokyo's Emergency Request for Assistance (43)

"Dong dong!"

As the two were talking, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

"Mayor, I have something urgent to report to you!"

"Someone's coming, you should hide!"

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka's expression changed slightly, and she quickly whispered to Roy.

"why?"

Roy looked completely bewildered.

Does he really not want anyone to see him here? Is he some kind of shameful boyfriend?

Weren't you two all lovey-dovey just now?