Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

Emiya planned to soak it first and then rub it with his hands, at least to remove all the dirt on the surface before throwing it into the washing machine.

Emiya was familiar with these processes and even bought related stain removal products.

"Will it stink? I think it's OK."

Exia grabbed his own collar and sniffed it, then grabbed Texas's collar and sniffed it, but unfortunately he didn't smell anything. It was mainly because the smell of the feast in front of him overwhelmed the smell of the two people.

"It's not that smell... No, it's a little pungent."

Looking at the appearance of Archangel, several black lines appeared on Texas' head, and he pushed the opponent's head back.

Although Angelica couldn't smell it, she could still smell it, but she just deliberately didn't mention it.

"Hmm? What are you guys talking about?"

When Emiya came out of the bathroom, his hands were a little wet. He wiped his hands with a tissue beside him and asked.

As soon as he came out, he saw Texas pushing Exia away with a look of disgust, so he was a little curious.

"Nothing. Texas said she smelled something that made her uncomfortable, but I didn't smell anything."

Said the Archangel who was pushed back.

"Unpleasant smell...? Oh, I see."

After hearing what the Archangel said, Emiya was a little confused, but after seeing the somewhat restless Rupert ears on Texas' head, he seemed to have figured something out.

"Emiya, do you know the reason? Tell me now! Tell me now!"

Croissant, who loves to watch the fun, said excitedly.

His fun-loving character was fully revealed, and even Exia and Texas on the side looked at Emiya with curious eyes.

Especially Texas, she really wanted to know what it was.

"Well... this is Texas's personal matter, so I need to ask her opinion first."

Seeing the curious looks from the others, Emiya had no intention of saying it directly.

After all, it is Texas' personal matter, and it is not a good thing to use it to satisfy other people's curiosity.

Simply put, you have to confirm with the person involved first, and then see if the other party is willing to say it after he or she feels there is no problem.

"My personal business?"

After hearing what Emiya said, Texas felt that this matter must be not good.

She didn't know anyone else in Longmen except Penguin Logistics, which meant... were they the people from the past?

It shouldn’t be!

No! Could it be that guy?

Suddenly, Texas thought of a certain Rupert with long silver hair, and only she would chase after her so closely.

With a doubtful attitude, Texas asked:

"Is it Lappland?"

"Ah."

Looking at Texas's somewhat ugly expression, Emiya was glad that he did not say anything nonsense. It seemed that the relationship between the two was indeed unusual, and there might be some story behind it.

"Is it really her..."

After getting a clear answer, Texas suddenly felt that the food in front of him was no longer delicious. He leaned back in his chair, his eyes full of complexity.

Has her past caught up with her?

"..."

Seeing Texas's look, Angelica and Croissant lost their original mood to watch the fun. They looked at each other and Angelica broke the awkward situation first.

"That Lappland...Where did you meet Emiya?"

Although Angel felt that he should not mention this person again, he had to ask clearly.

After all, Texas is a ruthless person who wouldn't even blink an eye even if he accidentally broke his boss's treasured vinyl record.

Now he showed such a shocked and confused expression, which meant that the matter was really serious.

"Uh... in the slums. When I saw her, she was being chased by someone, and then she came towards me with some people."

He first looked in the direction of Texas, and after receiving a nod from the other party to indicate that he should continue talking, Emiya briefly explained how their meeting took place.

“…Is it a strange encounter?”

Listening to the story of Lappland and Emiya's encounter, Croissant found it a bit magical.

Normally, shouldn't it be something that happens by chance and then gets dropped?

Like Emiya, he dropped himself down and let them pick him up. This is the right start!

"So, Emiya, are you okay?"

Thinking about how Lappland looked during the battle, Texas stood up and walked towards Emiya, and walked around the opponent to carefully observe whether he had any injuries.

The scent on her body was mostly that of food and detergent, but she could still vaguely smell the scent of Lapland.

The two of them had indeed had contact, and judging from what Emiya said...that was indeed something only Lappland could do.

Very much in each other's style.

"It's okay, but you are okay, right?"

Seeing that Texas seemed to be a little more normal, Emiya asked about his condition just now.

"I'm fine. I was just thinking about something. Lappland didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Seeing that the three people present seemed to be very worried about her, Texas shook her head and explained why she was stunned just now.

It was just that it happened too suddenly and she was not mentally prepared.

Her mental state was still good and she adjusted herself quickly. After all, it was just Lappland who caught up with her, which was not a big problem.

Now she was more worried about Emiya who had come into contact with Lappland. According to what Emiya just said, he seemed to have seen Lappland fighting.

There is a big difference between Lappland's behavior when she is fighting and when she is not fighting. Although she is quite polite when she is not fighting, there are some sharp points in her words, but at most they only hurt people's feelings.

But Lappland is different during battle, he is a complete battle maniac and doesn't care about anything around him when he's fighting.

Although she didn't need to worry about Emiya's skills, it was inevitable that Emiya might accidentally get hurt because he mistook the other party for a companion.

"No, I just had a meal with her and we chatted for a while. Although I mostly just heard her shouting Texas~Texas~."

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Texas' mental state, Emiya felt relieved and spoke in a teasing tone.

"Tsk, tsk, didn't expect that?"

Hearing Emiya imitating Lappland's tone of voice, Croissant cooperated and teased Texas.

Half of it was cooperation, and the other half was sincerity. Although from the beginning, I felt that the other three people in Penguin Logistics seemed to be too close except for her, but I didn't expect that Texas had such a good friend in the past!

It would definitely be interesting if I told Sora about this.

As for now that Emiya has arrived, Emiya has become the main person. There is no other way, the one in charge has to be coaxed, otherwise he will have to live on bread.

And Croissant doesn't want to go back to living on bread.

Plus, Emiya was quite caring towards them, didn't have any weird ideas, and was especially easy to tease, so they naturally became familiar with each other.

This is not even mentioning Emiya's extraordinary fighting ability, it is just looking at it from the perspective of a housekeeper and friend.

"Texas is really popular! But I'm not bad either! When I left Rutland, everyone came out to see me off!"

The Archangel nodded in agreement.

"real or fake?"

Hearing what the Archangel said, the three of them were a little bit unbelieving.

"Really! I still remember the banners were all celebrating my going to Longmen!"

The angel nodded vigorously, trying to make everyone believe her words.

"Celebrating your coming to Longmen? Then I understand. They are not seeing you off, but celebrating your departure, right?"

Croissant connected these words and events together and pieced together the real situation.

Considering the fact that the Archangel had bombed the school and parts of Rutland several times, Croissant felt that what he proposed was more likely.

"Uh-huh."

Emiya and Texas on the side also tend to agree with this answer.

"Hey! Are you guys going too far?"

Seeing how these three people didn't trust him, Angel felt a little hurt inside.

Although, even though, it might be true as Croissant said, it can’t be brought up directly!

Speak more tactfully!

As Archangel Power picked up the pillow on the sofa and charged towards the three people, the somewhat depressing atmosphere just now was swept away.

At least now Texas is not thinking too much about the issue of Lappland, but is thinking of ways to use croissants as a shield.

“There’s apple pie in the fridge!”

And Emiya took out apple pie.

It’s very easy to deal with Archangel. Apple Pie can take care of it right away.

"Humph! I'll spare you for now!"

Hearing that there was an apple pie in the refrigerator, Angel stopped what he was doing, threw the pillow back on the sofa, and rushed into the kitchen.

"Isn't this too easy to appease?"

From the time Emiya mentioned apple pie to the time Exia rushed into the kitchen, not even five seconds had passed.

Croissant, who was watching this scene, complained loudly about the Angel.

If it were her...she would definitely be able to last ten seconds!

"This is just a joke. Exia is just playing around."

Emiya picked up the pillow that Exia had thrown around, patted it, and put it back.

Although he always said that the Penguin Logistics guys could be coaxed into submission with food, that was only between them. If he wanted to do that outside, he would probably have to endure a few rounds of etched ammunition, a lightsaber, or a hammer or a stick, right?

"…Thanks."

Recalling what just happened, Texas suddenly said.

Emiya must have said this because he wanted her to stop thinking about those things, and Exia and Croissant cooperated with Emiya very well.

Although Angelica certainly didn't expect those words to have this effect, her mood is indeed not as heavy now.

Although her past will eventually catch up with her, she still has the present and everyone at Penguin Logistics.

"No, eat quickly. I don't know what happened between you and Lappland, but if it's a bad memory, don't think about it."

Looking at Texas's appearance, Emiya and Croissant next to him gave each other a little fist bump. Their coordination was quite good.

At the same time, he simply comforted Texas.

Emiya knew that Texas would be able to come out soon, even without the three of them standing by to divert attention.

But he knows that there is definitely a difference between a person immersed in a bad past and struggling to escape from it, and someone pulling you out of the bad past.

"Yes, I know. As for Lappland... I will sort out my thoughts before facing her."

Texas nodded to show that he understood.

She wants to continue to protect her current life, so she will find a way to overcome her past.

Lapland is just the first stop.

"That's good."

Seeing that Texas had returned to his old self, Emiya didn't know whether the other party had listened to him or not.

I can only say some nice words verbally.

There are always some things in everyone's heart that they don't want to talk about. Even an optimistic angel has his own worries.

Is had let it slip before that Archangel Exia left Rutland to find someone, and the other party is currently working as a long-term expatriate in Penguin Logistics.