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"It is indeed very strange."

Medea also found the sudden disappearance of the Greater Grail very strange.

"Shirou, I also investigated the situation of the Greater Grail afterward."

"The hidden Greater Grail was as if it had been taken away entirely, without leaving even a trace. It doesn't look like it was done by human hands at all."

"It's so strange, I wonder who did this."

Shirou really wanted to find out what was going on behind the scenes, but the current circumstances didn't allow it.

“Caster, you shouldn’t investigate anything about the Holy Grail. Too much contact with that kind of thing will only do us harm.”

"The Holy Grail's disappearance is something the Church and the Magic Association definitely want to figure out, and it wouldn't be good for us to get too involved now."

Medea knew that there were many intricate connections behind this, making it difficult to unravel, so she could only agree to Shirou's request not to investigate the Holy Grail.

"Caster, is your leg feeling any better?"

"not yet."

Actually, she was already fine, but Medea didn't want to get out of Shirou's arms so soon, so she lied.

"No?"

A smile appeared on Shirou's face, and his hand moved towards Medea's feet.

Her fingers gently massaged those alabaster-like feet.

"what!"

The sudden attack startled Medea, who instinctively pulled her foot back.

"Isn't that a fast reaction time?"

"...I was just a little surprised."

Medea blushed and stretched her foot out again.

Shirou placed his hand on that foot once again.

This time, I gently kneaded her feet to help them relax more, which is a very standard massage.

After one foot, it was time for the other. Shirou carefully massaged Medea's two feet until the numbness was completely gone.

"Ok?"

"Ah."

Medea's face was still flushed; it was the first time someone had massaged her feet like this.

"Get up first."

"If you don't get up soon, Saber is going to starve to death."

If it weren't so late, Shirou would have liked to stay in the room with Caster for a while longer.

It was getting late, and Saber would definitely go hungry if she didn't get up to cook, so she needed to hurry to the living room to prepare dinner.

"Wait a moment."

Medea hugged Shirou with both hands before he could even stand up.

She knew it was time for Shirou to cook, but she should end things in a better way before ending the awkward atmosphere.

With my head held high, time seemed to stand still in the room.

Chapter 112 Some Changes Caused by the Overflowing Medicinal Properties

A week later, after the effects of the drug had worn off, the nauseating smell from Rin and Sakura's bodies and mouths was finally gone.

At the same time, the medicinal properties also fully exerted their original effects in the body.

Today also marks the start of the two sisters' physical examinations.

"...Hmm, her measurements have improved somewhat compared to before."

Shirou flipped through the detailed data measured by Rider and saw that it was clearly improved compared to the physical examination data from a week ago.

"It seems that the elixir of immortality also has some effect on physical growth."

"Shirou, normally it shouldn't have this function."

Medea also saw the specific data, but she knew that this drug should not have had this effect originally.

"Could it be that the drug was too strong for Caster?"

"After all, the dragon blood used was taken from Saber."

Saber's red dragon blood is undoubtedly the most authentic dragon blood, and also a powerful one.

The effectiveness of alchemical potions also depends on the quality of the ingredients used.

Legitimate elixirs of immortality will not cause any changes in the user's physique within a week.

However, if the medicine is too strong, the body may not be able to fully absorb it, which could lead to this state of overfilling.

This state of fullness will manifest in areas outside of life, such as one's primary and secondary sexual characteristics.

This statement made Medea think for a moment.

"Perhaps there is such a possibility."

"The quality of dragon's blood also affects the effectiveness of the elixir of immortality."

"This situation might occur if the dragon blood is of excessively high quality."

She moved closer to Shirou and looked at the two sisters' measurement reports.

"The increase in the data is not very large, which may be a normal phenomenon caused by the drug being too strong."

“Caster, look.”

Shirou pointed to the data on the two sisters' physical abilities.

"Rin and Sakura's current physical performance data is almost double that of seven days ago. I think the drug's effects have not only enhanced their bodies but also overflowed, causing some changes in their physiques."

"Well, even so, some tests are still needed. That elixir of immortality shouldn't have any major side effects, but so far I've only seen two people take it."

Medea was referring to the two sisters standing before her.

That kind of terrifying-tasting stuff is definitely not something a normal person would dare to drink directly. Perhaps only someone prepared to die would have the guts to drink something so disgusting.

...Perhaps, someone prepared to die would rather die than drink that stuff.

"Shirou, how are things between me and Sakura?"

"It's mostly fine."

“All the data performance is within our expectations, except that the increase in your and Sakura’s figures exceeded our expectations, everything else is within our control.”

Shirou is certain that Rin and Sakura have now perfectly absorbed the effects of the elixir of immortality.

Apart from a small portion of the data increase that neither he nor Caster had anticipated, the rest were within the normal range.

"The fact that my physical abilities have doubled is also within expectations."

"It's just that the dragon blood in Saber's body is of too high quality, which has caused an overdose of the drug to manifest in your bodies."

"Even so, my husband isn't very old; it's all within an acceptable range."

"Rin, Sakura, Caster will now conduct the physical examination."

"After officially confirming your physical condition, we can be certain that you have indeed fully absorbed the medicine."

"Caster, thank you for your help."

"give it to me."

Medea wore a gentle smile in front of Shirou, but the smile vanished when she turned to Rin.

"Come with me."

Rin had gotten used to Caster's change and took her sister's hand to go for the final check-up.

Rider and Saber also took advantage of the break to sit down.

"Shirou, Rin and Sakura should be alright now, right?"

“Rider, you don’t need to worry too much. Rin and Sakura are in good health. I’ve already done a preliminary check-up, and they’ve fully absorbed the medicine.”

"Next, Caster will conduct a more thorough examination of Rin and Sakura, and I think there shouldn't be any major problems."

Rin and Sakura's bodies will definitely undergo some changes after being modified by the elixir of immortality.

In fact, Shirou had already determined during his examination that there would be no problems with the two sisters' health. However, Caster was asked to undergo a more detailed examination just in case.

"It's just that Rin and Sakura will find many things in life unfamiliar because of their improved physical abilities."

"This is due to some uncontrollable side effects caused by a sudden increase in physical ability, which requires exercise to control the body."

"That's good."

Medusa could rest assured now that she had received an accurate answer from Shirou.

After all, there are inherent uncertainties in alchemical potions.

If you're unlucky and encounter some resistance, things could get much worse.

Since there has been no rejection, and Shirou, who created the alchemical potion, has confirmed that Rin and Sakura are fine, Medusa can be certain that Rin and Sakura are alright.

"Shirou, you should consider the taste next time you make alchemical potions."

"A normal person would never eat that kind of thing."

Saber still can't ignore that smell; when she was faced with it, she couldn't eat properly for a whole day.

Shirou could only helplessly spread his hands.

"I also hope to control the effect of the medicine while also controlling its taste."

"But medicine is a very precise thing. If other materials that affect the taste are added, it may affect the properties of the medicine."

"Isn't there also the concept of medicinal cuisine?"

“That’s different, Saber.”

Medicinal cuisine and medicine are completely different things.

"Medicinal cuisine uses food to replace medicine to repair some problems in the human body."

"Moreover, medicinal cuisine itself is not something with strong medicinal properties; it is generally made from ingredients that gradually strengthen the body."

"But the elixir of immortality is a forced modification of the body and life unit, so the taste of the medicine cannot be controlled, nor can it be controlled."

If it were possible, Shirou would really like to control it, but the problem is that this kind of thing is just impossible to control.

If it were a choice between medicinal properties and taste, Shirou would definitely choose the medicinal properties over the taste.

So Rin and Sakura will have to bear with that kind of taste.

Chapter 113 The Sudden Change

"Buzz!"

An astonishing noise erupted at the Emiya residence, and a gleaming golden cup appeared in the sky above it.

"The Holy Grail!?"

An astonishing surge of magical power erupted from the Holy Grail, its pure energy engulfing the entire Emiya residence.

At this moment, Shirou still couldn't understand why the Holy Grail, which had disappeared without a trace, would suddenly reappear, especially in his own home.

Before he could even process these thoughts, everything around him had turned into a vast expanse of white.

By the time Shirou opened his eyes, it was already night.

Feeling a little dizzy, Shirou pushed himself up from the ground.

"……Well!"

A wave of pain swept through Shirou's body.

From a third-person perspective, you can see that Shirou's entire body is covered in blood-red marks, but these marks are quickly hidden under his skin.

"what!"

"what!"