I am the protagonist

Rin accepted all the praise without hesitation, but she knew Shirou would definitely pull a twist later. The more flattering the praise, the more exciting the twist would be.

"However, beautiful girls are often accompanied by many problems."

"Oh~"

"So, Shirou, how serious is the problem between me and Sakura?"

Sakura was also quite interested in this question. The more serious the problems she and her sister had, the higher the senior's opinion of them must be.

Shirou took a deep breath. He had a strong sense of appreciation, which allowed him to clearly judge just how high the level of these two sisters was.

"It's extremely, extremely, extremely serious."

The more beautiful a girl is, the more problems she will cause. This statement may not be entirely accurate, and it is actually quite unfair to beautiful girls.

However, this statement is often correct.

"Oh my~ Is Shirou praising me and Sakura?"

"...So be it."

Shirou had almost no knowledge of the two sisters in front of him, nor did he know what kind of relationship he had with them in the past. All he could say now was his first impression of the two sisters.

Rin understood that this was Shirou's most direct perception of the two sisters.

"Well, I'll take these words as a compliment this time. Shirou, you don't have memories of the past, so you may not know some things from the past. You should know that our initial contact wasn't as good as it is now."

【I knew it. 】

Shirou wasn't surprised at all that the initial situation was terrible. He had arrived after that terrible situation, otherwise he wouldn't be in the situation of about to live with these two sisters.

"These things need to be discussed starting from the past."

Looking back now, she realizes that she and Shirou became friends because of some incredible things that happened; otherwise, Shirou wouldn't have suddenly entered her world.

"But let's talk about these things later. These things can't be explained in a short time."

Rin took Shirou's hand and led him into the house.

"!"

Shirou glanced at his hand being held. Even though he had been in contact with several girls before, he still felt a little uncomfortable with the presence of unfamiliar girls.

Once inside the house, Shirou got a more concrete view of the family's situation.

Is Shirou Emiya from a wealthy family?

This size of house was only slightly unexpected for Shirou, who had already experienced the dark world and no longer had any restrictions on money.

However, Shirou is now analyzing his identity and family more carefully.

To be able to live in a house of this size, the family must be quite well-off.

However, this girl said I live alone in this house, which means my parents don't actually live in this country. Are parents these days so indifferent to abandoning their sons alone in a foreign country?

"Shirou, come and sit down in the living room."

Shirou glanced around and saw that the four girls were already sitting in the living room waiting for him. He then turned his gaze away from looking around, put down his luggage, and sat down on the cushion in the living room.

"Shirou, you must be eager to know some things about yourself right now, but these things aren't urgent. Let's get you familiar with the rest of us first."

Rin wasn't in a hurry to talk about Shirou's past. Just like she had said before, those past events couldn't be explained in a short time.

What Shirou needs to know now is not his past, but the present.

To put it bluntly, it's about the relationship between these women and Shirou.

"First is me, I am Rin Tohsaka, and this is my younger sister, Sakura Tohsaka."

Rin pointed at the blonde, blue-eyed girl.

"She is Saber, her real name is Artoria Pendragon, but you can just call her Saber, she's used to it."

"Artoria Pendragon... sounds like a foreign name, but surprisingly, he speaks the native language very well."

"Then it's not the result of her personal learning; it's just that her status gave her such a convenient setting."

"You mean...the setting?"

The term "setting" made Shirou realize something was wrong. It's not appropriate to use the term "setting" on a person. Moreover, from Rin's words, Shirou could tell that this girl named Artoria Pendragon was very unusual.

"Yes, it is indeed a [setting], a special [setting] for a cruel and bloody game."

Words like "cruel" and "bloody" already constitute the far-fetched truth of this world.

Shirou has developed a certain level of acceptance of these truths, having come from a cruel and bloody world. If we're talking about cruelty and bloodshed, then the dark world he experienced was certainly no less brutal than this one.

Rin noticed that Shirou's expression hardly changed, which made her a little strange.

"Shirou, aren't you worried at all?"

“I don’t think it’s really necessary. I seem to have developed a certain resistance to this kind of thing. When it sounds like an everyday thing, I don’t feel any panic at all.”

This answer didn't arouse any doubt from Rin; in fact, it made perfect sense logically.

It seems Shirou still has some recollection of it in his subconscious, but it appears to be just that—a subconscious recollection.

Rin noticed that Shirou's gaze towards Saber was particularly unfamiliar, which told her that Shirou definitely had no memories of the past. It was just that his subconscious was reacting to these words, but this reaction was a kind of resistance, allowing Shirou to accept these truths more quickly.

"That's good. At least when we get to the crucial parts later, I don't have to worry about you not being able to handle it."

"Hey! Where am I? Where am I?"

The silver-haired girl standing nearby was very dissatisfied and jumped up anxiously. Everyone else had already been introduced, but when it was her turn, she was completely ignored.

"Don't be anxious."

Rin isn't saying she won't introduce the silver-haired girl; some things just need to be done in a certain order.

"Shirou, this silver-haired little girl is named Illyasviel von Einzbern. Don't let her short stature and elementary school appearance fool you; she's actually eighteen years old now."

"!"

Shirou wasn't surprised at all by the bloody and cruel descriptions, but he was genuinely surprised that the silver-haired girl, who really looked like an elementary school student, was actually eighteen years old.

Chapter Six: Rin notices Shirou's change

Eighteen years old? This girl doesn't look eighteen at all.

Shirou carefully examined the silver-haired girl. Judging from her physical condition, she didn't look like an eighteen-year-old girl at all. Her height and weight seemed to have remained at a child's level, showing no signs of growth. It was quite strange for this girl to be eighteen years old.

However, Shirou believes that strange things often hide unbelievable truths.

Therefore, Shirou didn't ask too many questions about this issue. These are probably the issues that this girl cares about a lot, so these issues really shouldn't be brought up casually.

"Shirou, aren't you going to ask why Illya has always remained eighteen years old?"

"The premise for asking this question is that I should know the answer to it."

Rin was quite surprised by Shirou's answer. The old Shirou would have definitely asked what was going on. However, this was a difficult question for Illya to answer, and it was best not to ask it at all.

"If Shirou wants to know, he can go to Illya alone. That cruel and bloody era is over now, and Illya shouldn't care about that topic."

This era should be the one that has achieved the best possible outcome. Everything is not as cruel as it used to be, and everything is developing in the best possible direction.

Rin couldn't have imagined that things would develop in such a positive direction from the very beginning.

All the heroic spirits who participated in the Holy War survived, and all the magicians who summoned them are still alive, but everyone's fate seems to be different.

The Holy Grail disappeared permanently after the last Holy War. Whether it really disappeared permanently is unknown, but at least we don't have to worry about the Holy Grail or the Holy War anymore.

"So, Shirou, what questions do you want to know now?"

"A little."

Shirou set his sights on the girl who could be called Saber.

"I feel this girl is very strong; a normal girl shouldn't have this much strength. She can't be just an ordinary foreign girl, right?"

From their previous conversation, Shirou knew that this foreign girl was not simple at all. In particular, he sensed that the power hidden within her body was terrifying, and in terms of pure strength, she was even no less powerful than the chess piece face.

Even an ordinary girl wouldn't possess such strength; the astonishing power hidden within her body is on par with that guy's. How could such an ordinary-looking girl wield such ferocious power?

"Hmm? Surprisingly, Shirou, you can actually sense the power within Saber's body."

Rin was once again surprised by Shirou's situation. As an excellent magician, Rin could barely see the hidden abilities of Servants, of course, only when the Servants did not attempt to conceal them.

Now that they are no longer in the Holy Grail War, magicians have lost the ability to clearly see the stats of Heroic Spirits.

To perceive the abilities possessed by a Heroic Spirit requires exceptional perception; otherwise, even a magician would be unable to discern the Heroic Spirit's current power.

Shirou has lost his past memories and is unaware that Saber is a Heroic Spirit. He can only use his senses to confirm Saber's condition.

But Saber is deliberately hiding her aura right now, so how did Shirou sense Saber's strength?

"Shirou, can you sense it?"

Shirou didn't think it was necessary to sense it; a quick glance was enough to understand how strong this girl was.

"She was as striking as a firefly in the dark; I could see her extraordinary nature even with my eyes open."

"You can see it as soon as you open your eyes..."

[This isn't the time for the Holy Grail War. Mages can't just open their eyes and see a Servant's data anymore. How can Shirou still see it?]

Rin knew that what Shirou meant by "seeing" was not the display of data, but rather the seeing of an aura or aura. However, this was something that no magician could do, let alone a third-rate magician like Shirou.

"That's really strange. Shirou's situation shouldn't be something that an ordinary magician could do."

"Rin, did something happen to Shirou while he was unconscious?"

"...Normally speaking, this is also unrealistic."

Rin could understand Saber's meaning, but her understanding didn't align with the theory at all.

A magician's skills are developed step by step; how can one easily improve them by suffering a head injury and being in a coma for a few days?

It seems something strange has happened to Shirou; perhaps I should give him a medical checkup.

Rin thought about it and also felt that this kind of examination was quite necessary.

"Shirou, come with me for a moment, I'll check you out."

Rin pulled Shirou into the next room and placed a gem in his hand.

"Shirou, hold onto this gem and don't move it yet."

"Ah."

Rin placed her hand over Shirou's hand and began to use the power of the gems to examine Shirou's body.

A bright reaction can occur the moment the gemstone begins to function.

"!?"

【how so!?】

[Magic resistance? Is Shirou's magic power really that strong?]

A special situation where the body unconsciously resists magic, causing the magic to collapse directly. Generally, only people with sufficiently strong magical power or those whose bodies unconsciously emit a large amount of magical power can achieve this state.

Rin quickly removed the bright gem from Shirou's hand, as keeping it in that bright state would cause it to explode.

[It seems that Shirou was able to see Saber's condition because of this, but why did Shirou's magical power become so exaggerated after waking up from his coma?]

Rin simply couldn't understand this phenomenon; normally, this was an absolutely impossible change to occur in a magician.

A magician's magic originates from their own magic circuits, and those with more magic circuits can naturally generate greater magic. These magic circuits are also treasures passed down from generation to generation of magicians. Excellent magic circuits cannot be achieved in one or two generations; it takes at least dozens of generations of effort to gradually become excellent.

[To reach Shirou's current level of magical power, it would require at least dozens of generations of inheritance, but the Emiya family's magic circuits seem to have only been passed down for a few generations, right?]

[Furthermore, Shirou's inherited magic circuits are incomplete; he shouldn't be able to generate so much magical power.]

Is it because something happened to Shirou?

Chapter Seven, Third Law - Materialization of the Soul

Rin pulled Shirou out of the adjacent room and back into the living room.

"Sister, is there something wrong with senior?"

Sakura looked at the senior standing next to her sister with a nervous expression; she was genuinely worried that something might be wrong with him.

"This phenomenon is not caused by a problem with Shirou's body, but rather by a problem with his magical power. For some reason, the magical power in Shirou's body has suddenly surged, and the degree of increase is completely abnormal."

"I knew Shirou's magic level before; it was just average, even third-rate among third-rate."

The level of magic power can actually indicate a magician's skill level. The lower the level of magic power, the more mediocre the magic circuits in the body are, which directly means that the magician's aptitude is very low.