I am the protagonist

"Then I'll begin."

Rin, unable to resist the allure of the aroma, blushed and picked up the soup bowl, taking a small sip of the soup.

The freshness of the fish exploded directly on the taste buds.

“So fresh!”

Noodle dishes made entirely of fish are more destructive than you might imagine.

"Shirou, you... you can even make dishes from manga?"

"That's because these dishes are all relatively normal. I definitely couldn't make those abnormal dishes."

Shirou can make a normal dish using certain methods.

Operation is not a problem at all.

Shirou has enough confidence in his cooking skills.

Just as Assassin is very confident in his swordsmanship, this same confidence can be applied to Shirou's confidence in his cooking skills.

"I used runes in this dish as well."

"The runes have simplified a lot of my work and saved me a lot of trouble."

Shirou picked up a noodle, cut it off, and showed the others the center of the noodle.

"Stuffing the cooked squid strips back into the prepared noodles is not something that can be done by ordinary means."

"It's because I had the help of runes that I was able to process it so quickly."

Rin glanced at the center of the noodles and took a good bite of the noodles in the bowl.

It has the delicate aroma of fish and the flavor of noodles.

It's unbelievable that I could smell this scent even though I haven't used it.

But these flavors blended together perfectly.

The noodles have a great chewy texture, and the shredded squid inside is perfectly suited to the dish.

"sharp."

"Shirou, you're really something."

It's unimaginable how this dish was made, but Rin has finally tasted a dish that only exists in manga.

However, Shirou's culinary prowess is quite evident.

"Shirou, what about the other dishes?"

"I will bring out the other dishes little by little later, but some dishes still need to be tested."

That manga features an extraordinary number of dishes, and Shirou has only seen a portion of them so far.

It will take a long time to fully appreciate the dishes in that comic.

However, Shirou's interest in cooking is now exceptionally high. He can even perfectly replicate dishes from manga just by trying them out, although it takes time.

Upon hearing Shirou's words, Rin was now certain.

"Shirou, from now on, you'll be in charge of cooking at home."

"You just want to slack off, don't you?"

"No way~ Shirou, since you can make such delicious food, of course you need to make ours too."

"However, we can help you take care of some things after the meal."

Shirou was tasked with preparing the food, so naturally, Shirou couldn't be asked to do the washing up.

Rin certainly needs to help with some of the housework, but she's not that malicious.

"really tasty."

Medusa was also eating fish noodles for the first time. It was all fish, a very fresh experience.

"Hiss~"

Saber had already started putting noodles into her mouth non-stop.

Chewing slowly allows the flavors to be fully imprinted on the taste buds.

After taking a bite of noodles, Saber then had a sip of rich fish bone soup. The explosion of flavor on her taste buds made her feel that this was the best thing she had ever eaten in her life.

But because it was so delicious, Saber finished the whole bowl of noodles in just a few bites.

"what?"

"Why is it gone?"

"How could it have been eaten so quickly?"

I glanced at my soup bowl and it was completely empty.

Not only was the soup finished, but there wasn't even a single bite of noodles left.

"Coo coo coo~"

Even though she had eaten a large bowl of noodles, Saber still felt that her stomach was not full at all.

I knew she definitely wouldn't have enough to eat.

Shirou wasn't just aware that Saber had a huge appetite; he had already made ample preparations.

She stood up and carried out a large basin that was still in the kitchen.

“Saber, I knew a bowl of noodles wouldn’t be enough for you, so I also prepared golden fried rice for you.”

"Oh!!!"

Saber's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the huge bowl of fried rice.

[Hey, this portion is way too much!]

Even Rin, who knew Saber had a big appetite, felt that this portion was a bit too much.

A whole bowl of fried rice!

Even though the aroma was masked by the smell of fish noodles, you could still smell the strong fragrance. Rin knew without a doubt that this fried rice would be just as delicious, but the problem was that the portion was too exaggerated.

"Rider, you are a Heroic Spirit, so you should still have a little bit of an empty stomach after eating noodles. I've already served you a portion."

"Shirou, thank you."

Although Medusa wanted to tell Shirou that her appetite wasn't actually that big, she still didn't refuse his offer.

Although her appetite isn't as exaggerated as Saber's, who can eat a whole bowl of fried rice, it's still possible for her to turn what she ate into magic.

You should try the fried rice.

That appetite is something you absolutely cannot let down.

Rin frowned when she saw that there was no share for herself and Sakura.

"Shirou, what about my and Sakura's share?"

Shirou looked at Rin strangely.

"When I asked you before, didn't you say that you'd been eating a bit too much lately and asked me to control your food intake?"

"You, can you still eat?"

Rin blushed slightly and unconsciously touched her lower abdomen.

【Oops.】

[It's all because Shirou's cooking is so delicious. I haven't been able to control my appetite lately, and I think I've even gained some weight.]

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Shirou and Assassin's Progress

"Shirou actually managed to dodge yesterday's incident."

She was still upset about how Shirou had fooled Saber yesterday because of her appetite.

Saber knew before that desires could lead to trouble, but she never took it seriously. She never expected that she herself would fall victim to them.

“Saber, what you need to do when facing this situation is to stay calm.”

Rin is very calm now.

Although Rin was quite angry that Shirou had kept the dangerous thing from her and hadn't even told her after it happened, she knew she needed to remain calm in the face of this situation.

"Shirou didn't tell us because he didn't want us to worry, we..."

"Rin, aren't you worried?"

"What's there to be worried about?!"

"Who does he think he's fighting?! Assassin is a famous swordsman in history. How could he not be worried about facing that kind of guy alone!"

"Forehead……"

Rin calmed down after her outburst of temper.

She sat back down in her seat; at least for now, she needed to calm down.

Saber understood that Rin felt the same way, and her gaze shifted to another girl.

"Sakura, aren't you worried?"

"I'm worried."

"But I also know that the Holy Grail War is over now, and I don't think Caster would be so stupid as to target my senior."

Sakura was naturally worried about her senior's safety, but while she was worried, she also knew what she should do now.

The senior student didn't want to tell them about his actions to avoid making them worry.

If they find out about this now, wouldn't it just make their senior worry about their feelings?

Sakura didn't want her senior to have those kinds of thoughts.

Furthermore, Sakura doesn't believe that Assassin and Caster would actually harm their senior.

"Now that the Holy Grail War is over, we Masters no longer have any reason to fight each other."

"Now the heroic spirits have all successfully remained in this era."

"This should be the best outcome for both the Master and the Servant."

“Once Caster and Assassin actually make a move against the senior, they should know that this means they are going to war directly with four Heroic Spirits.”

Even if Caster were the dumbest person, he would know that such a thing is wrong.

Sakura's analysis makes sense.

Two Heroic Spirits directly provoked four Heroic Spirits to become enemies?

This is an extremely irrational act from any perspective.

Rin and Saber gradually calmed down.

"makes sense."

“Caster isn’t stupid; she wouldn’t attack Shirou so casually.”

Rin was secretly relieved that Caster wasn't an idiot.

As one of the few Heroic Spirits who doesn't directly engage in combat, Caster's actions are usually carefully planned before acting, and she would never do something as foolish as provoking four Heroic Spirits.

"Well, Caster is a rather cunning woman, but she's not stupid."

Meanwhile, Medea, who was far away at Ryudo-ji Temple, sneezed dozens of times early this morning, which puzzled her.

"Can I, a spirit of the fallen, still be infected by viruses of the mortal world?"

"Even if I were a Caster, it wouldn't be enough to let me get this virus."

Medea immediately used magic to conduct a full examination of her body.

The examination results showed that the patient was in excellent health.

But this result made Medea even more puzzled.

I am in good health.

[It doesn't seem like a curse at all, so what's going on?]