Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

As he walked into the kitchen, Emiya saw Xing greeting him.

The other person was holding tools in his hands and was probably busy with something.

"Long time no see, business is pretty good recently?"

Putting down the things in his hands, Emiya asked.

After all, no one talked about this matter. If he hadn't come here himself, he might not have known about it at all.

"It's just been more popular these past two days. A few days ago, an infected person was vandalizing the streets and smashed a lot of things."

Turning around and continuing to work on his work, Ah Xing explained.

He had inquired about Emiya's life in the Imperial Guard Bureau, and Sister Xiong had a very high opinion of him.

He is a very simple person. As long as Sister Xiong says it is right, it must be right.

Anyone who dares to say something is wrong must first ask his fist.

If I can’t win, then forget it. I’ll just have to leave it to Sister Xiong.

After all, he is positioned as a younger brother.

"Is that so? I thought business was picking up."

After hearing what Axing said, Shirou felt a little sorry.

I thought business was improving, but it turned out to be only temporary.

After all, if something is broken, people will naturally replace it. As a small shop that sells pots, pans, and utensils, it is natural that there are more people visiting it recently.

"The profits over the past two days are quite impressive, but it's hard for the people who run the store. Little Anso has been so busy that his rabbit ears are all knotted."

Ah Xing said, thinking about how busy everyone has been these past two days.

After all, the business came too suddenly, and many people had no relevant experience at all. Once they got busy, they became confused. It was only because of An Suo's careful instructions that everyone got through it safely.

"It sounds like it's really busy. There were quite a few customers when I just came in, so I went out to help."

Seeing Ah Xing busy with his own things, and there were quite a few guests outside when Emiya just came in, so Emiya decided to go out and help.

Although it might not be possible to entertain so many guests, it is still possible to help move heavy objects and replenish the supplies.

"Huh? Emiya?"

When he saw Emiya, Ansou was also slightly surprised.

After all, what she heard from the children was that Emiya was recuperating in a hospital bed!

As a result, Emiya now looked like nothing had happened, so she was naturally a little surprised.

However, the large number of customers did not give Ansuo any time, so he quickly got busy again.

On Emiya's side, he simply took over from the person in charge of restocking and began to replenish the goods quickly.

He was previously responsible for replenishing stocks, so it is going quite smoothly for him to do it now.

As time approached one o'clock and most people went back to work, the store became a little quieter.

"Aren't you supposed to be receiving treatment? Is it okay to come out like this?"

It was also at this time that Anso was able to come up to help Emiya and also show concern for his current situation.

"Hmm? I was fine in the first place, but some people were overly nervous, so I had to stay there for two more days."

Seeing that Ansou seemed very worried, Emiya didn't hide anything and directly explained why he would stay in the office for two days.

"That's it, that's great."

After hearing Emiya say that he was fine, Anso finally felt relieved.

After all, the store's business suddenly became good in the past two days, and she couldn't find time to visit Emiya.

I learned more about Emiya's condition through what other people said.

185 Potato Stew

After the midday crowd, there were significantly fewer customers in the store, and Emiya finally found time to chat with a few people.

I had lunch here and talked about the Guards Bureau with some kids who were interested in it.

"Hmm... Life in the Guards sounds pretty exciting."

Listening to Emiya's internship life in the Imperial Guard Bureau these days, Anso understood for the first time the hardships of the Imperial Guard Bureau.

She had only heard a little about it before, but now that Emiya mentioned it she truly felt that the work in the Guards Bureau was not as easy as she had imagined.

Thinking back, her previous ideal was to live in the prison cell of the Guards Bureau. Thinking carefully, it seemed that she was also one of the people who caused trouble for the Guards Bureau.

And Penguin Logistics is also...

It seems that Emiya has successfully stopped the two people who are the biggest headaches for the Imperial Guards from causing trouble, but the Imperial Guards still have so much work to do!

Why is that?

"After all, I am following Chen Sir and Xing Xiong. They are both very dedicated to their work."

Emiya did not directly say that all this was thanks to a group of infected people who gave trouble to the people of the Imperial Guard. Although the people have been caught, it is better not to talk about such things casually.

Not only is it likely to cause panic, but it also violates the Guard Bureau's code of conduct.

Although most people didn't intend to comply, Emiya was more serious about it.

In addition, in order to give children beautiful imaginations, it would be better for him not to easily burst their beautiful aspirations.

So he simply blamed all the reasons for being busy on Chen and Xingxiong.

He said that the two of them were dedicated to their work and were very conscientious in their work for the Guard Bureau, and that he, an intern who followed them, had also experienced a lot.

"I agree with that."

Hearing what Emiya said, Ansou on the side also nodded and said.

Apart from Emiya, she is probably the only one who is more familiar with the Imperial Guard Bureau. Every time she went in before, she either saw Chen Sir busy or listening to Chen Sir preaching.

"Uh-huh."

Ah Xing on the side also nodded. To him, as long as you praise Xing Xiong, it is right.

He is just so simple.

For everyone, the affairs of the Guard Bureau were quite new, and the people involved were people they knew, so they didn't find it boring when listening to it.

In everyone's impression, Emiya is an amiable and very kind person.

According to Emiya's account, he was the person in charge of catching bad guys in the Imperial Guard Bureau.

It's quite interesting.

After finishing their meal and listening to the stories, they didn't bother Emiya any more and went out to work.

As the store got on track, some older children also started working. Aside from Emiya who had taught them how to repair electrical appliances, the others tried their best to find jobs that interested them.

Most of them were introduced by Axing, so Axing’s connections are quite useful in this regard.

Emiya never thought of asking the children to give out the money they earned.

It's good to save some money for your future self.

But just because Shirou thinks so doesn't mean others think so too.

Everyone was quite spontaneous. They kept half of the money for themselves and took out the other half.

The conditions of furniture, food, daily necessities... etc. have improved a lot, and with the supplies donated by unknown people, the store can now be self-sufficient even without Emiya paying his salary.

As for plans to recruit more people... none at the moment.

The main reason is that there are not enough beds, and most of the people who hang out in the slums are not good people.

You have to know that those who are here are basically people I have known to some extent in the past, and most of them know what kind of person the other person is.

No one wants to ruin their hard-earned good life.

An Suo has also done special and serious research in this area. In the past, she often did investigation-type work. Apart from pickpocketing, this job has the highest income.

But no matter how much money you make, you still have to use it to treat mineralogy.

Even though he has to take care of the store every day, An Suo still takes time to collect some information about the current situation in the slums so that he won't become rusty-handed due to living in comfort for too long.

It is wrong to habitually pick pockets, so she will try to change it.

But there is no right or wrong in investigating and collecting clues, it is just for the purpose of surviving better in the slums.

As for Emiya, he simply dealt with the matters here and left after making sure there were no major problems.

From the very beginning, he just wanted to create an environment for those children who had difficulty in supporting themselves to live here, and he was not too worried about other things.

In addition, An Suo had always been in charge of recruiting people, so he had no intention of interfering in this regard.

He himself knows that not everyone is kind, but if he saw it, maybe he would still lend a helping hand, right?

Emiya knew it was stupid, but he couldn't help himself.

When I returned to the dormitory, it was already past three in the afternoon, about the same time as I returned last time.

In his hands were the ingredients bought from the market. It had been a long time since he had gone to the market, and Emiya was well treated by the uncles and aunties operating the stalls.

“I bought too much.”

Looking at the ingredients on hand and the size of the refrigerator, Emiya estimated that he wouldn't be able to fit them all in.

This is already the part excluding the vegetables. After repeated struggles, Emiya decided to cook more meat today.

Croissant was immediately ecstatic after hearing this.

Considering that it was still early, the food would definitely get cold if fried, pan-fried or grilled, so the only option left for Emiya was to cook it. The best kind was the kind that took some time to stew, so it could be ready by the time they returned.

Looking at the large piece of meat, potatoes, carrots, onions and other vegetables in front of him, Emiya already had several dishes in his mind.

"I haven't made meat and potatoes for a while, so let's make this."

After taking out the large pieces of meat, potatoes, carrots and onions, Emiya put the other ingredients into the refrigerator. It was a bit cramped, but they all fit in smoothly.

Meat stewed with potatoes is a very common dish. Cut the onion into fans, peel and cut the carrots and potatoes into pieces, and the meat can be sliced ​​or cut into pieces.

Because there were two people who liked to eat meat in big bites, and the others didn't care, Emiya cut it into pieces, about four centimeters long and four centimeters wide. The meat will shrink after being cooked, so this size is just right.

For seasoning, we use soy sauce, mirin, sugar and broth.

This is the way Emiya is more accustomed to doing it, and it is sweeter this way. I believe Exia will also like it more.

The next step is very simple. Fry the meat until the surface is golden brown and set it aside. Then add the onions and carrots into the pan. Cook until the onions are translucent, then add the potatoes.

After all the ingredients in the pot have been absorbed by the oil, you can add water, seasonings except soy sauce, and meat.

The next step is to wait for it to simmer slowly. After the potatoes are cooked, add soy sauce, then turn on high heat and cook until the sauce thickens.

Including the time for processing the ingredients, it was done in about an hour. However, Emiya planned to make the potatoes and carrots more flavorful, so he turned off the heat after the juice was almost reduced to let the potatoes and meat stew cool and absorb the flavor.

It is important to note that the lid should be put on when the ingredients are cooked, the lid should be opened when the juice is collected, and the lid should be left to cool at the end so that the ingredients inside can slowly absorb the juice, making it more flavorful.

It’s a pity that there are no konjac and green beans, otherwise Emiya would have added them in together.

Leaving the stewed potatoes aside, Emiya continued to prepare the other dishes, just needing to heat them up slightly before eating.

“Is this… the aroma of meat!?”

The first thing I did when I returned to the dormitory was to eat croissants. After smelling the rich aroma of meat, I put down everything and rushed into the kitchen to take care of today’s dinner.

Then she saw Emiya cooking, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

Although Emiya's dishes are delicious, if they only have vegetables, it's really...

There was no meat in her sight right now. If it weren't for the strong smell of meat in the air, Croissant would have wondered if she had offended Emiya again and asked him to prepare a table of vegetarian dishes.

If that were the case, Texas would tear her apart!

Fortunately, Croissant noticed the big pot on the table nearby and the smile on his face returned.

"Don't eat secretly! Get out now!"

Emiya spotted Croissant sneaking in and trying to get his hands on the pot of meat and potatoes stew and stopped him.

"Hey."

Seeing that he was caught by the person involved, Croissant retracted his hand that was about to open the lid and made an unintelligible sound.