Abnormal Moon

Neither of the girls was stupid; they could both tell what they needed to do right now.

"that……"

At this moment, Inoue Takina, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly raised her hand, looking quite conflicted.

"What, are you dissatisfied?"

"No, that cursed spirit is charging at us!"

Inoue Takina pointed at the approaching cursed spirit in the rearview mirror, her voice suddenly increasing several times.

"fine."

Roy waved his hand, his face completely unconcerned.

As soon as he finished speaking, Inoue Takina saw a flash of light in the rearview mirror.

With just one strike, the cursed spirit was severed from its body and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Instead, there was a girl dressed in a light blue haori, whose face, as cold as an executioner's, showed no emotion whatsoever.

"Where did that girl come from?"

Chizuka Nishiki poked her head out of the rear window of the car, looking at the girl holding the knife with great excitement.

"So handsome!"

"She is my familiar, her name is Okita Souji, and she has been protecting us all the way."

"Okita Souji... Do magicians like to name their familiars after historical figures?"

Nakano Satsuki, sitting in the back seat, blinked curiously. She was in the middle and hadn't seen what had just happened at all.

"No, she is the historical Okita Souji himself."

"……what?"

Nino, Satsuki, Takina, and Chitsuka all simultaneously wore bewildered expressions, as if asking, "What are you talking about?"

"It seems I need to give you a proper lesson on the common sense of this world."

Roy chuckled softly.

Since I had nothing else to do on the way, I decided to treat this as a pastime.

…………

Fuyuki City.

After half a day of driving over mountains and valleys, the off-road vehicle arrived outside the walls of Fuyuki City.

"Just looking at it from a distance, it feels completely different from Tokyo!"

"It feels much more peaceful and bustling than Tokyo!"

Nino Nakano and Satsuki gazed out the window at the Fuyuki City walls in the distance. At first glance, Fuyuki City looked much more pleasing to the eye than the Tokyo City walls covered with various colored iron sheets.

“There used to be a lot of magicians in Fuyuki City. They used all sorts of magic tricks to reinforce the city walls, so there’s no need to make the walls look like a third-rate open-air concert.”

Furthermore, there is a city-wide exorcising barrier here, which prevents cursed spirits from entering the barrier at all. The residents of Fuyuki City do not need to worry about cursed spirit disasters at all.

Although Zouken Matou damaged the barrier's base point connected to the ley lines during the Holy Grail War, causing a crack in the barrier, Rin Tohsaka has since thoroughly inspected the ley lines and repaired the exorcism barrier. Therefore, there will be no accidents whatsoever. Apart from Misaki City, there is no safer place in all of Japan.

On the way to Fuyuki City, Roy had already given them a general overview of the situation, and the four women didn't press them for details.

"The vehicle ahead, please stop for inspection—it's Lord Roy! You must be tired from your journey, please come in!"

Upon arriving at the city gate, a robot over two meters tall and entirely black appeared, acting like a goalkeeper.

It had intended to stop the SUV that was heading straight for the city gate, but upon seeing the driver, Roy, it bowed respectfully and waved to let the vehicle pass.

When Nino, Satsuki, Takina, and Chitsuka saw this scene, their expressions were completely stunned.

what happened?

How come this atmosphere feels like it's in a completely different world from Tokyo?

Why are robots guarding the gates of Fuyuki City?

Why does he even seem intelligent?

"The simulated entities we just saw are called Variant. There are quite a few of them, about ten or so. They are currently managed by artificial intelligence. Just think of them as intelligent robots. I'll tell you the details later."

Roy spoke casually as he drove into Fuyuki City.

Chapter 323 Bringing Four Women Home

"Ichika! Sanjiu!"

"Nino! May!"

Roy had already notified Aozaki's family in advance via his familiar.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Nino and Satsuki saw Ichika and Miku, who had come out to greet them. The four sisters were immediately overjoyed and hugged each other, filling the courtyard with laughter and joy.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, Hayasaka Ai, and the others also came out of the house to welcome Roy's return.

Aozaki Touko and Illya lagged behind, looking utterly bored.

"The quantity has increased again."

Kasumigaoka Utaha watched the group of beautiful women enter the mansion, her eyelids twitching wildly, and she could no longer maintain the smile she had been giving Roy when he returned.

"Are there enough bedrooms at home?"

Hayasaka Ai merely glanced at the four beautiful girls who had just entered, pondering in her mind how to arrange their accommodations.

Inoue Takina and Nishiki Chizuka stared in astonishment at the group of beauties, some mature, some naive, some intellectual and literary, and some brimming with youthful energy. Their mouths formed an "O" shape.

There was a group of beautiful women in Roy's mansion, which was the only thing he didn't mention to them on the way!

"Thousands of bunches."

Inoue Takina couldn't help but grasp the hand of the girl beside her, a deep worry appearing in her eyes.

Chizuka Nishiki looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Honey, is lunch ready?"

"It's ready, Lord Roy, but judging from the number of people, the portion might not be enough."

Hayasaka Ai looked at the large group of beautiful women in front of her and couldn't help but show a bitter expression.

The more women there are in this house, the more work she has to do!

In particular, the time spent preparing meals can take up more than half of her daily working hours!

Fortunately, Kasumigaoka Utaha and the Nakano sisters can help her, otherwise she would really have to quit her job as a maid. She would rather be a bed warmer than a maid!

"Let's have lunch like this for now, and I'll think of something else later."

Roy pondered, wondering if the city hall cafeteria accepted takeout orders.

Even excluding Rin Tohsaka, who is often away from home, the Aozaki mansion now has eleven members: Roy, Aozaki Touko, Illya, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Hayasaka Ai, Nakano Ichika and Miku, Nakano Nino and Satsuki, Inoue Takina and Nishiki Chitsuka.

With such a large family, getting food every day is a problem.

The cafeteria should be accepting takeout orders, right?

If they don't accept, then let Rin Tohsaka grant magicians the privilege of "forcefully ordering takeout from restaurants, and the restaurants must accept and cannot refuse!"

"Moreover, there aren't enough bedrooms at home, even if you include those who don't need bedrooms at night to serve the emperor."

"This house needs to be expanded. Let the people we know squeeze in for now."

"Ok."

Evening! Serving! Bedtime!

Upon hearing the key words, Inoue Takina's ears perked up instantly, her eyes widened in shock, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Nishiki Chizuka's hand.

Nishiki Chizuka blinked and looked at her, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

At noon, the four newly arrived women also took their seats.

The number of people increased by more than half in one go, and the lunch prepared by Hayasaka Ai was indeed not enough. Everyone barely managed to eat half full.

Just after lunch, Hayasaka Ai took Kasumigaoka Utaha out for a big shopping trip to the shopping street. Ichika and Miku had just reunited with their sisters, and Hayasaka Ai thoughtfully gave the four sisters plenty of time to catch up.

Takina Inoue volunteered to help clear the dishes and take them to the kitchen, washing each one meticulously.

"it is good!"

After washing the dishes, Inoue Takina took a deep breath and clenched her fist as if to encourage herself.

She turned around and walked towards the front yard of the mansion.

She saw Roy go to the front yard while she was clearing away the dishes.

Upon arriving at the front yard, Inoue Takina immediately spotted Roy standing there, holding a very advanced-looking cell phone, as if he had just been texting someone not long ago.

Standing beside him was another girl with soft, short, golden hair; her figure was none other than Chizuki Nishiki.

"Chizuka? What are you saying to Lord Roy?"