Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

"Hahahaha... You're really polite, huh? Not bad!"

After receiving Emiya's thanks, Lappland suddenly burst into laughter.

Compared to the previous laughs, this one seemed more sincere.

"Um?"

Looking at Lappland laughing, Emiya tilted his head slightly to express his confusion.

Please allow him to apologize. Did he really not realize what the other person was laughing at, or did he mean that what the other person just said was just another bad thing about him?

Didn't he hear it?

"No, it's nothing. You don't have to worry about it. I'm leaving now. I hope we can see each other again in the future."

After laughing for a long time, Lappland wiped away the tears that had welled up from laughing too hard and said this.

"…etc."

Seeing Lappland turning around and about to leave, Emiya suddenly called out to her.

"What's up? Have you figured out what you want to tell me about Texas? I wouldn't mind having an extra cup of coffee."

Hearing Emiya's voice calling her, Lappland stopped and turned to look at him.

"No, but this is for you."

Emiya shook his head and said, taking out the Pocky that Texas had just stuffed into his backpack.

Although he didn't know the relationship between the two, but the other party had given extra meals to everyone from Texas and Penguin Logistics, Emiya felt a little guilty if he didn't give something.

Pocky has a very special meaning to Texas, so it should be the same for Lapland, right?

With this mentality in mind, Emiya took out Pocky from his backpack and handed it to the other party.

"Is this from...Texas?"

Looking at the Pocky in Emiya's hand, Lappland smelled a familiar scent on it.

She knew that Texas liked to eat this kind of food very much. After all, she was the one who gave it to Texas.

But she never expected that one day she would be fed!

“…I just bought it on the roadside.”

Seeing the other party call out Texas' name to Pocky, Emiya felt a chill down his spine.

This is a bit too much! Although it was indeed given by Texas, it doesn’t mean that you will think of Texas when you see Pocky, right?

Is Pocky already bound to Texas!?

Well, now when it comes to Pocky, the first thing that Emiya thinks of is Texas. He eats at least three packs a day. If it weren't for his high-intensity exercise, Texas would probably have difficulty even walking.

"I can smell it, but your lying skills have improved. It would be better if you didn't hesitate for so long when speaking. As for the things... I'll take them."

Lappland sneered at Emiya's lie and put Pocky into her pocket.

Then he turned around and left without looking back.

"Is Rupert's nose really that sensitive... or is it?"

Watching the other person leaving, Emiya secretly said a few bad words about Lappland in his heart.

Although he always appeared to be amiable on the surface, he was still somewhat angry after being verbally attacked in that way. However, he hid it well and vented it through other channels.

Many times it’s not that people don’t have temper, but that they have other channels to vent these negative emotions.

For example, Emiya would complete this task through verbal complaints.

But that was just words. Besides that, Emiya would numb himself through exercise and sports. He did this during the period after Kiritsugu's death.

Carrying a large bag of food, Emiya walked out of the store and looked around.

Lapland was no longer to be seen, and the streets of the slums were about as busy as usual.

Before leaving the slums, Emiya went around to the place where the people who had just surrounded them fell and found that all the people were gone, leaving only a patch of bloodstains.

If Emiya hadn't looked carefully, he might not even have noticed the bloodstains.

These people are quite thoughtful in this regard.

After confirming that these people did not continue to lie there, Shigong did not plan to stay outside, but planned to go straight back to the dormitory.

The weather is extremely hot now. If you don't put the food in the refrigerator quickly, it will go bad soon.

Also, he really has nothing to do now, so he might as well go back to the dormitory and read some books.

On the way back to the dormitory, Shirou didn't encounter any problems and the journey was very smooth.

Putting the things in his hands into the refrigerator, Shirou took a quick inventory of the contents. Combined with what he brought back today, there was more than enough for today's dinner.

"Hmm... around two o'clock? He should be back in about an hour, right?"

Walking out of the kitchen, Emiya glanced at the time and estimated that the Angels would start to come back in about an hour.

They usually return to the dormitory between three and five o'clock, so he always returned before this time before.

After taking the book on mineralogy that he got from Xuejijian and putting on the Luper headphones that everyone at Penguin Logistics gave him, Emiya started reading for the first time in a long time.

Because of the affairs of the Guard Bureau recently, he has not paid too much attention to these books, so he just took the time to take a quick look at them now.

He didn't expect to be able to cure oripathy, but he wanted to at least have some understanding of it.

All his past experience and knowledge came in handy today, and he quickly discovered that Lappland's mineral sickness had broken out.

He recognized the symptoms, which was a good start.

This also gave Emiya a little confidence, allowing him to continue studying these books.

It’s just that progress…it’s hard to describe, he’s still stuck about halfway through the first book.

Looking at the book in his hand, Emiya himself didn't know how much time had passed. He only stopped what he was doing when he heard the door of the living room open.

"Are you back?"

I took off the earphones and rubbed my ears a little. The earphones are very convenient, but they are also quite pinching to my ears.

However, this small problem is still within Emiya's acceptable range. As long as you don't wear it for too long, there will basically be no problem.

"Tsk, Emiya, why are you back so early? And you're still reading a book."

Looking at Emiya in the living room and the thick book in his hand, Croissant exclaimed.

I'm asking you to take a vacation! Do you understand what I mean by taking a vacation?

If she got this vacation, she would definitely lie down and spend this wonderful day.

And Emiya had to be forced by them before he could feel like he was on vacation.

Where does this workaholic come from?

"I came back with nothing to do. Isn't vacation supposed to be about doing things that you don't have time to do normally?"

Looking at the time, Emiya realized that he had been reading for almost two hours. No wonder his head felt a little swollen and painful, so he closed the book and responded to Croissant's words.

"Really... just take it easy, okay?"

Looking at Emiya's expression, Croissant went into the locker room while complaining.

"It's pretty easy, compared to the work in the Guards Bureau."

Emiya replied, taking the Penguin Logistics jacket that the other party took off and putting it in the laundry basket.

The coats that the others have taken off need to be washed first, and then the clothes he bought today can be washed.

Although the others didn't mind much, Emiya was still very kind and washed his clothes separately from theirs.

Except for underwear, Emiya asked everyone to take the underwear and wash it themselves.

But sometimes some people would get lazy, and there was nothing Emiya could do but to help clean it.

I don't know if they did it on purpose, but Emiya feels like it's happening more and more often recently.

"That's fine, but have you ever tried to just let your mind wander for a day?"

Thinking back to every time he went to the Guards Bureau and saw how anxious those people looked, Croissant felt that what Emiya said made sense.

However, they and the three people from the Imperial Guard Bureau still felt that Emiya should take a good day off, the kind of holiday where he couldn't think about anything.

"Relax? Forget it. I'm used to the current pace. I'd be uncomfortable if I suddenly adjusted it."

Hearing Croissant's words, Emiya shook his head and said.

He understood what several people were thinking, but he would think about many things when he had free time.

So he can't, and doesn't want to, sit idle. He needs to try his best not to think too much.

After all... he is not a resident of this land.

Who knows, one day he might disappear like a Servant, turning into magic particles.

Every time he thought of this, he felt a little scared.

"Well... never mind. As long as you think it's okay, don't ruin your body. Your body is your capital!"

Croissant thought about it from Emiya's perspective for a moment, and then... she found that she had no idea what Emiya was thinking and had no way of empathizing with him.

So she chose to give up directly, added some chicken soup to Emiya, and went to take a shower.

"..."

Looking at Croissant's face which had gone through thoughts, doubts, gritting teeth and sudden realization, Emiya had already seen through the other person's mental journey.

"Now that Croissant is back, Exia and Texas should be about the same, right? I wonder how Sora's rehearsal progress is going."

After putting away the book and headphones, Emiya decided it was time to warm up the things.

If it's any later, it will delay everyone's night rest time.

"Oh...are we eating out today?"

After a quick rinse, Croissant came out with still wet hair, and then he smelled the aroma of Longmen cuisine.

The Ryumen cuisine that Emiya cooked didn't taste like this, so she guessed that it was eaten out.

Leaning closer to the kitchen, Croissant knew she was right.

"Someone invited us here. Do you mind the food cooked by the infected?"

Looking at the Croissant who had poked his head in, Emiya gave a brief explanation and asked at the same time.

163 Has her past caught up with her?

Penguin Logistics, on the dormitory dining table.

Texas, who was still wearing his work clothes, and Exia were cleaning the table with the already washed croissants, while they were eating the delicious food in front of them.

“It tastes pretty good.”

Angel picked up a few dishes at random. It felt quite fresh to eat takeout after a long time.

"It's good, but I always feel something is weird."

Texas at the side also picked some, but for some reason, she always felt that there was an uncomfortable smell and feeling in the room.

It must be her illusion, right?

"Is everything okay? Didn't Emiya say the store's security is good?"

Compared to Texas's solemn expression, Croissant didn't think too much about it. He just thought that Texas was not able to get over it psychologically.

"No, not that. How should I put it... a familiar smell?"

Texas naturally didn't mind this. After all, Emiya said that the store had been open for a long time and nothing had happened, and the boss handled it quite well.

It was the smell in the air that made her feel physically uncomfortable, almost like she couldn't breathe.

"Smell? You didn't take a shower?"

Hearing what Texas said, Croissant looked at the two of them with disgust.

When these two guys came back from work and saw the table full of food, they chose to eat first instead of washing it!

You know, these two people have encountered some minor troubles today. Emiya is still running water in the bathroom to soak their uniforms first!

The main reason is that there is too much mud on it, and it may not be washed clean if you throw it directly into the washing machine.