Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

To be honest, this wasn't the first time Shirou had seen a woman's body.

but……

Irisviel and Fujiwara are family, and Ms. Avalon is Shirou's teacher. At this point, there won't be much of a reaction.

As for Aoko and Arisu...

Shirou shook his head, dispelling the evil thoughts in his mind.

"Um, Ms. Fujino... why did you take your clothes off?"

"?"

The young girl frowned slightly, tilted her head, and said, "Wasn't Shirou-kun going to examine my body?"

Shirou: "Yeah, we need to check... uh."

Does she think she has to take off her clothes to be examined?

Observing the boy's hesitant expression, Asagami Fujino finally realized something.

Her cheeks flushed as she asked, "Does that mean... we don't need to take off our clothes for a medical checkup?"

Shirou nodded: "Yeah, it's definitely better to take it off... but it's not like we can't check even if we don't take it off."

"Ugh...!!!"

The girl's heart-wrenching cries of shame and indignation echoed in the room.

She hurriedly clutched her chest and collapsed onto the sofa, her back arched.

"I'm so sorry...!"

Fujino started rambling incoherently.

"What have I done... How could this happen... I'm sorry, Shirou-kun... I made you see something disgusting."

Shirou's lips twitched: "N-no, that's not true. How could it be unbearable to look at? It's more like a feast for the eyes... Hehe."

He picked up his coat from the chair, walked to the sofa, draped it over the girl's fair back, and then turned and left.

"Then I'll go out first. Miss Fujino, please put your clothes on."

"Please wait a moment."

The girl's voice called out to him.

"Well... since we're going to get checked, it's better to be thorough... so... I'm fine."

Asagami Fujino had Shirou's coat draped over her shoulders, covered her chest with her arms, and stared intently at Shirou.

Shirou read a strong determination in her eyes.

"ok, I get it."

Shirou nodded emphatically in response and sat back down next to Asagami Fujino.

……

……

The entire examination took half an hour.

The Demon Eye is a technique.

Although the examination could be completed with just his eyes, considering Fujino's inability to feel pain, Shirou ultimately obtained her consent before proceeding with the examination...

"I'm fine... Please check carefully."

"Ah, um."

"How does it feel?"

"It's a little itchy...hmm?"

"I understand."

And so, Shirou's fingers caressed every inch of the girl's skin.

"Hmm, there shouldn't be anything else unusual, it's just that the medication has robbed them of their sense of pain."

Shirou said, "If Miss Fujino wishes, I can heal you right now."

"Really? Please help me, Shirou-kun."

Asagami Fujino gave him a pleading look that no man could refuse.

"But before that, I must first explain the truth about the 'curse' within you."

"Yes."

Asagami Fujino sat upright, looking just like a student attentively listening to a lecture.

Um...aren't you going to put your clothes on first?

Shirou thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

Although she is currently wearing Shirou's coat draped over her shoulders, she has nothing else to cover her private parts... Is that alright?

Okay, let me explain the situation first.

"Let's get straight to the point, Fujino-san, you are a born Mystic Eye holder."

"The Demon Eye?" The girl tilted her head.

Shirou explained to her what the Mystic Eyes were, but it was unclear whether Fujino could understand.

"In Greek mythology, are there eyes that can turn people into stone?"

"Yes, that's it!"

Shirou praised, "The Mystic Eyes, which can petrify creatures to a great extent in mythology, are the highest level of mystery even among Mystic Eyes."

But Ms. Fujino, the Mystic Eyes you possess are no less powerful than those of Gorgon.

Incredibly, however, these eyes of yours are not a talent honed as a magician, but rather an ability resulting from a mutation in your brain...

To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this.

"..."

The girl wore a complicated expression.

Even if I told her this, she probably wouldn't be happy; she'd feel more uneasy.

Up until now, Asagami Fujino has been an ordinary girl, so it's normal for her to feel scared.

"But it doesn't matter..."

Shirou grasped Fujino's hand: "I will teach you how to control these eyes, so that we can cure the painlessness."

Asagami Fujino didn't answer, she just stared blankly at Shirou.

After a brief silence, she unexpectedly hugged the boy.

"Um, Ms. Fujino?"

Asagami Fujino didn't say anything, she just buried her face in Shirou's chest.

"Thank you...really...thank you so much..."

The girl, with a happy expression, let out a soft sob.

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Volume 3, Chapter 152: You really are a pushover, Shirou.

The next morning, as soon as Shirou opened his eyes, he saw Asagami Fujino sitting on the sofa, observing his face.

"Ah, you're awake... Good morning, Shirou-kun."

"Good morning, it's already this late. I'll go prepare breakfast now... Are you hungry?"

"Please let me help too," Fujino said, her red eyes gleaming with determination.

Shirou didn't think too much about it and accepted her request, so the two went to the kitchen.

As Shirou put on his apron, Fujino tilted her head and muttered to herself, "Should I buy an apron too?"

This statement is practically saying that she plans to stay for a long time, Shirou thought.

Last night, Shirou and Fujino made a promise to help her overcome her painlessness and teach her how to control her Mystic Eyes.

However, it was getting late, so Shirou decided to deal with it the next day.

Actually, Shirou wasn't too confident either, so he planned to take some time during the day to make a phone call and ask for help from the off-site guest (Aozaki Touko), and also discuss Ryougi Shiki with her.

　"Ms. Fujino...don't you go back to school during the day?"

"It's alright, it's a holiday now... What color apron do you think would suit me best, Shirou-kun?"

As far as Shirou knows, even during Golden Week, all students at Reien Girls' School are required to stay at school... Is she really okay?

Under the girl's urging gaze, Shirou said, "Apron... how about purple?"

"Okay, I've decided to buy the purple one."

"This is just my personal opinion; ultimately, it depends on Ms. Fujino's personal preferences, right?"

“No, Shirou-kun’s opinion is more important.” The girl clenched her small fist and said with a firm expression.

"..."

Shirou stole a glance at the girl beside him humming an unknown song, and felt that she was much more cheerful than yesterday...

Yesterday I seemed particularly gloomy... was it just my imagination?

After having breakfast with Fujino, Shirou prepared to leave the office.

Fujino escorted him all the way to the bottom of the office building.

"Then I'll leave the house to you."

"Hehe... This feels like a newlywed wife seeing her husband off to work."

Shirou suddenly felt a chill run down his spine: "...Is that so? By the way, Fujino-san, you might be a little late coming back today."

Asagami Fujino nodded obediently and said, "It's alright, I will always wait for Shirou-kun."

The girl smiled.

On her doll-like, serene and beautiful face, her deep red pupils shimmered with an alluring luster.

……

……

Today marks the seventh day since Ryougi Shiki awoke from her slumber.

Her health is recovering smoothly and she will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

The thought of the bandages covering her eyes being removed the next morning made Ryougi Shiki unable to resist touching her eyes.

Now she can understand—for two years, she had been living in constant contact with death in her dreams, and had developed a constitution that could see the concept of "death".

When the girl woke up from her coma, the first thing she saw was not the nurse rushing to her bedside, but the black line that had been drawn across her neck.

Whether on the human body, on walls, or even in the air—

She could see the ominous, flowing lines, the hazy lines shifting and changing, yet always present somewhere within an individual, the lines seemingly emanating a compulsive notion of "death" that bound her at any moment.

Ryougi Shiki hallucinated and saw the nurse speaking to her being torn apart from the horizontal line of her neck.

Then—the girl tried to crush her own eyes with her own hands.

Whether it was lucky or unlucky, she was very weak when she woke up and was stopped by the doctor who arrived on her way to destroy her eyeball.

No... looking back now, it was clearly unfortunate.

Ryougi Shiki gritted her teeth: "Are my eyes... almost healed?"

She didn't want to see that kind of world again.

I can't take it anymore; I'm going to go crazy if this continues.

Ryougi Shiki pointed her fingertips at her eyes.