Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

After visiting Emiya, I have to go back and interrogate the remaining people.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion, but for Chen, he was just a little tired.

The reason why she was rubbing her eyebrows was mainly because what Emiya had just said was somewhat undermining the common sense she knew.

Whether it was the ability called projection, or the other party projecting Chi Xiao's sword drawing...

"Wait! Emiya, how did you learn to use the sword?"

Sitting up straight, Chen suddenly asked.

You have to know that when she was hiding her identity and working with Emiya, she did not bring Chi Xiao with her.

After Emiya started her internship in the Imperial Guard Bureau, the number of times she used Red Scabbard was almost zero.

After all, with Emiya here, there is really no need for her to use Chi Xiao to fight.

So she has rarely used Chi Xiao except for maintenance recently. No wonder she made a mistake just now!

It wasn't because she made a mistake! She just didn't recognize it because she was unfamiliar with it!

"That? As I just said, I have to first understand, or analyze the weapon itself, and then project it. In this process, I can get some information about how the user uses this weapon."

As Emiya spoke, Chen's face gradually became gloomy, but the person involved, Emiya, did not notice the situation on Chen's side, and continued:

"Although I can get the relevant usage knowledge, it's only about 50% to 60%. If I want to use it proficiently, I have to practice more to get close to the original owner's skills."

“50% to 60%…”

After hearing what Emiya said, Chen thought about the marks left by the sword drawing at the scene.

She felt that Emiya was lying to her. That was almost as high as hers, but he actually said 50% to 60%?

"Um?"

It was only after Chen spoke that Emiya realized that something was wrong with the other person's expression.

Then he remembered that the other party was the person involved, and he was the one who stole the other party's weapons and skills, and then he told the other party how much he had learned.

"Guwu, Sir Chen, calm down."

Thinking of this, Emiya swallowed his saliva and persuaded him, fearing that Chen would be so angry that he would lose his mind.

It doesn't matter if it's somewhere else, but this is a hospital, it's not good to fight and make noise.

He didn't know whether Chen could afford to pay for those professional equipment, but he certainly couldn't afford it.

He has no plans to look for another job at the moment.

"Don't worry, I'm very calm. Although I wasn't there when you used the sword, I just watched it and it's no less powerful than mine! How can you say it's only 50% or 60%?"

In order to reassure Emiya, Chen put his hands across his chest and gave a kind smile.

If the other person's index finger hadn't kept tapping his arm, Emiya might have really believed it.

Even that kind smile became kind in Emiya's eyes.

"Well... there are other factors involved, like this."

Faced with this situation, Emiya hastily provided additional explanations, then used the pen he had just used to alter his medical report to perform strengthening magic.

Then he took the standard sword he had just projected and swung it directly at the blade.

Clang - a harsh metallic sound was heard.

Then he handed the pen to Chen and let him take a look.

"It's made of plastic, but it was hit by a sword and nothing happened?"

Looking at this counterintuitive scene in front of him, Chen put all the things that had just happened behind him.

Although she was still a little concerned that the Scarlet Sky swordsmanship she had learned for many years had been learned by the other party, at the moment, all Emiya had demonstrated was the sword drawing, and she could still endure it before reaching the stage of Jueying.

It took her so long to learn to reach the level of Jueying! If someone jumped to this level directly, she really couldn't stand it!

Then he turned his attention to the pen in his hand.

"Phew... that pen is borrowed, don't break it."

After making sure that Chen's attention was diverted, Emiya, who had escaped, breathed a sigh of relief and reminded Chen by the way.

"Ah? I see."

After being reminded by Emiya, Chen, who was originally planning to try to pry it open, stopped his action and instead used tapping to confirm.

After seeing that Chen seemed to be concentrating all his attention on the pen and the standard sword he projected, Emiya stepped aside and greeted the others who had been watching here for a long time.

"Are you guys done talking?"

Looking at Emiya who was walking over, Xingxiong supported his head with his hands and asked with a smile.

"I think we've finished talking. I was worried that she might suddenly draw her sword..."

Emiya said after seeing that Chen had already drawn his standard sword and was studying the details of both.

"Old Chen thinks highly of the sword Chi Xiao. If you were not still wearing hospital clothes, she would probably have asked you to fight her with Chi Xiao."

Xingxiong explained a little.

You know, Chi Xiao is very important to Chen, so she was not very surprised by the situation just now.

If there is really a surprise, it's probably that Old Chen actually mistook Chi Xiao for himself, right?

Fortunately, I took the opportunity to record a short clip with my mobile phone, which I could use as a joke to tease Lao Chen later.

However, this also indirectly shows that the Chixiao in Emiya's hand now is no different from Lao Chen's own Chixiao. After all, even Lao Chen himself made a mistake.

"I probably understand how she feels. I didn't notice it when I was talking just now."

After hearing what Hoshiguma said, Emiya said he could understand.

The main reason just now was that he kept rubbing salt into Chen's wounds, which led to the situation just now.

If Chen had paid a little more attention when he spoke just now, his mood swings wouldn't have been so unstable.

"It's okay. That rice noodle roll dragon won't fall down because of such a small thing. In fact, seeing the other party's embarrassing appearance made me feel a lot better! It's a pity that I didn't take a picture at the time!"

Shi Huaiya on the side had almost recovered by now. Except for the slightly red and swollen eyes, she was basically the same as usual.

"I won't send the photos to you, Missy?"

Noticing the hint that Shi Huaiya was almost making clear that she was sending it to the other party, Xingxiong decisively chose to refuse.

It’s not that she is stingy, but this will only encourage Shi Huaiya’s arrogance.

In this way, she would have a hard time as the mediator, and Lao Chen would definitely know where the photos were leaked from and would ask her to delete them.

This is a rare embarrassing photo of Lao Chen! At least we have to wait until she saves it everywhere!

182 Black Texture

The two days of hospitalization should have been very boring, but Emiya seemed to know too many people, so much so that the door of the ward at the Rhodes Island office was opened a little loosely during these two days.

Not many. Apart from the people from Penguin Logistics, there are also people from Fuyuki Store. They are mainly here to help with miscellaneous tasks at the office.

This was also the agreement between the two parties. Rhodes Island would provide them with treatment, and in return they would come to clean up every day.

At first, the news of Emiya's hospitalization was not spread out until the children saw it, and then almost everyone knew about it the next day.

Emiya was very sure that it was Axing's fault, he couldn't control his mouth.

Fortunately, the few people who came to visit just took a quick look to make sure that Emiya was okay and then left. If he had caused trouble to others because of his own reasons, Emiya would still feel embarrassed.

In addition, Emiya himself is a person who cannot sit still, and he directly took charge of some miscellaneous tasks in the Rhodes Island office.

In addition to helping repair and maintain some small machines, Emiya also helps with the office's three meals a day.

As a Rhode Island office that helps infected people with treatment at low costs or almost for free, it often receives gifts from patients themselves or their families.

There are fruits, meat, vegetables... and other ingredients.

The children were supposed to help deal with it, but Emiya was too idle and spent the whole day reading or daydreaming on his hospital bed.

The broken phone was replaced the next day. Shi Huaiya got it from somewhere, but it was faster than the previous one and had more functions.

It felt very expensive, and at first Emiya was going to refuse it, but Shi Huaiya said that it was a replacement she had given him, so Emiya accepted it.

There were indeed signs of use. Shi Huaiya knew that Emiya could detect them, so she told the truth.

For Emiya, it is not unbearable, as long as the mobile phone is sufficient.

Apart from books and cellphone, Emiya had almost nothing to do, so he took over some of the office's chores.

The food expenses of the Rhodes Island office have increased significantly in the past few days, and the operators brought a lot of food from somewhere and asked Emiya to prepare it.

Not only the operators, but also some patients.

Emiya accepted it all and regarded it as rehabilitation.

Who told the people from Penguin Logistics and the Guards Bureau not to let him wander outside?

I can understand that they are worried about him, but it is too boring to just stay like this.

After two days, Emiya's body was indeed no different from usual, or it should be said that he felt more comfortable when moving.

Some actions that originally required enhanced magic can now be performed by him simply relying on his own body's abilities.

Also, your vision does not need to be specially enhanced to get a similar effect.

"Hmm... could it be a replacement?"

The current physical abnormalities all occurred after the Holy Shroud changed.

That outfit is similar to the one used in the Holy Grail War using the Class Cards, the difference being the lack of the turban and the sleeves being on different hands.

When that Shirou Emiya was using the class card, he was gradually replaced by the Heroic Spirit Emiya, so he was able to gain powerful combat power in a short period of time.

But that approach is not without its disadvantages. First of all, it is very harmful to the body, and it requires constant self-exertion to achieve this.

"I don't feel anything wrong at the moment. Rather than replacement, it's more like a resonance with the remaining magic power in the Holy Shroud?"

After moving around a bit, Emiya still didn't feel anything strange, so he was more inclined to believe that his current condition was more like a resonance with Archer's magic, which brought him closer to Archer.

This is not without precedent. In a certain memory fragment, Shirou Emiya was able to use the Infinite Sword System after fighting Archer.

But he still can't do it at the moment and still can't get that feeling.

"I personally think there is nothing wrong with it, and the instrument check also shows that it is healthy. It's just this black line... I don't know where it came from."

Using his cell phone as a mirror, Emiya sat on the hospital bed and looked at the area from his left elbow to his shoulder, where there were black lines.

The only uncertainty this time is this thing.

There is no special feeling, and it even tends to become shorter and lighter over time.

When using projection magic, it emits a dark red light, which for a moment reminded Emiya of the black mud of the Holy Grail.

Fortunately, they only look similar and there is no magical aura on them.

"Anyway, it should be back to normal soon, so let's just ignore it for now."

After looking at it for a while, Emiya decided to just pretend that it didn't exist.

As long as it's getting better and not getting worse, it's not a big deal!

This side is more secretive, so apart from the medical operator who helped with the examination, he is the only one who knows about it.

In order to avoid staying in the hospital for a few more days, and as there were no other conditions, Emiya did not mention it to anyone else.

A short-sleeved top is just enough to cover it up.

After tidying up his clothes, Emiya got out of the bed and tidied up everything on the bed.

The time is now five in the morning. Since there is nothing to do in the past two days, Emiya woke up early.

And the point is! He can be discharged from the hospital soon!

After two days of holding back, Emiya can finally step out of the Rhodes Island office!

Although the people here are quite nice, he just feels like something is not right after staying in a place like the hospital for too long.

"Ah? Emiya, are you awake?"

Pulling open the curtain of the hospital bed, Shirou saw Minmin busying around.

A cup of coffee per person per night successfully made Minmin feel like she was on the verge of sudden death.