Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

"You're really welcome. Would you like some?"

Lappland, who had been watching the whole process quietly, smiled and handed a pack of Pocky to Emiya.

"I think they're being overly caring... and I'll have one, thanks."

With a sad face, Emiya took the Pocky handed to him by Lappland, the kind with nuts on it.

Although it should be a happy thing to be cared for by so many people, isn't this a bit too much?

Imitating Texas and holding Pocky in his mouth, Emiya decided to take this opportunity to check the status of his magic circuits.

As for mobile phones?

It's not that Emiya forgot, but the network here is not very good. Before coming here, he simply reported to the people in his address book and put it away. Now the only function of the phone in his hand is to serve as a flashlight.

"Hehe~ It's a good thing that someone cares about me, right? At least it's better than being directly rejected, right?"

Hearing Emiya's words, Lappland responded.

Originally she wanted to mention those people living on the streets, but considering that Emiya didn't seem to be in good condition now, she deliberately toned down the intensity of the black joke.

See how caring she is?

"…I think you are harassing me too much."

Thinking back to how Lappland had just interacted with Texas, Emiya gave his opinion.

But he couldn't comment too much. After all, Shirou didn't know what kind of relationship the two had.

The relationship between people is very complicated... But what Emiya can be sure of is that Lappland really cares about Texas. Every time, she just tests the edge of the opponent's bottom line and never crosses the line.

The other party seems to treat others the same way, except for enemies.

When she fights, she really doesn't care about anything, she is definitely a berserker.

"Tsk, do you know how to chat? You'll be left with no friends. And what are you doing?"

Lappland, who was stabbed directly in the heart by Emiya, fought back a little, but her aggressiveness was still not very high.

After all, she often speaks like this herself, but she is happy with it.

Anyway, she is just chatting with the other person now, just chatting casually.

At the same time, she also noticed that Emiya seemed to focus most of his attention on his hands, and watched with a little curiosity to see what the other party was trying to do.

"Test something... give me another Pocky."

Without paying attention to what Lappland just said, Emiya reached out for another Pocky.

The main reason was that he couldn't really continue what the other person was saying, and the other person's attention had shifted to what he was doing, so he just went straight to the topic.

"Give."

Pulling out another Pocky and giving it to Emiya, Lappland began to watch the other party's operation.

Then she saw bursts of light emanating from Pocky.

What is this? Homemade glow sticks?

"Hmm...it feels a little stiff. It takes some time to get used to it."

He tapped it with a finger, making a metallic sound, and Emiya quickly assessed the current condition of his magic circuit.

If you were riding an ordinary bicycle originally, then now you have suddenly switched to a more advanced bicycle?

It becomes more handy, and the comfort and speed are improved.

However, it will take some time for Emiya to adapt to this sudden change.

Just when Emiya wanted to further assess the ultimate strength, Lappland beside him opened her mouth and bit the Pocky.

"Hiss...Is it really getting hard?"

Lappland took a bite and felt the feedback from his teeth. His first thought was that this thing had really become hard.

She was very concerned when Emiya made a metallic sound just now. She didn't expect that Emiya's Originium skills were so interesting?

Wouldn't it be fun to give this Pocky to Texas?

"Be careful or you might break your teeth."

Emiya reacted and quickly let go of his hand, and the strengthening magic disappeared at the same time.

Pocky, who had lost his strengthening magic, was bitten off by Lappland.

Let's not talk about whether Lappland's sudden bite is not very elegant, and isn't the other party afraid of breaking teeth?

Fortunately, he stopped in time, otherwise Lappland would have to go to Rhodes Island for another treatment program.

"I have very strong teeth, don't worry."

After feeling Pocky being bitten off by him, Lappland just felt a little sorry.

She had already thought of making a special large Pocky and then asking Emiya to process it and use it as a stick. Now it seems that it is only useful in the other party's hands.

"Don't mess around."

After Lappland's chaos, Emiya didn't dare to continue testing the strengthening magic. It would be bad if the other party got curious and opened his mouth to bite him.

Emiya really has no idea how Lappland's train of thought works. It's much more eccentric than that of Exia and Croissant.

Next, he wanted to test the projection magic. Lappland wouldn't bite the sword, would he?

Just to be on the safe side, Emiya still reminded the other party.

"I know, I know. Next time I'll speak before I start."

Laplande didn't care about this and even made a biting motion on purpose.

"..."

Looking at the other party, Emiya began to think that it would be a good idea to just let him go and be sent directly to Rhodes Island?

However, after Lappland's repeated assurances, Emiya continued his testing.

After that, Emiya simply projected the commonly used Gan Jiang and Moye. Overall, there were not many changes, but he still unconsciously projected the connection point at the bottom of the handle.

This means that Gan Jiang and Moye have a new attack mode.

As for the gun blade… although it is very attractive, he is not in the mood to test it now.

He was afraid that if he held the gun, he would get lost.

It is still unknown whether the Holy Shroud can be suppressed next time, and he doesn't want to take the chance.

"Oh, this ability is really convenient."

Watching the process of weapons appearing in Emiya's hands and disappearing and reappearing repeatedly, Lappland's first thought was that this ability was really convenient.

He could enter empty-handed, stab someone, and then walk out empty-handed, guaranteeing that he would never be suspected.

After all, the murder weapon is gone, so there is no evidence!

However, considering that Emiya only wanted to help others, Lappland felt that this ability would not be a bad thing in his hands.

She just feels a little itchy.

…Wait, the way these weapons disappeared seems familiar?

"You said that person wasn't you last time! Isn't the way you disappeared exactly the same?"

After watching the black and white swords turn into blue spots of light and disappear from the opponent's hands, Lappland stood up and pointed at Emiya and said.

The last time she had a conflict with the gang members, someone supported her with a bow and arrow! She originally planned to give chase, but was stopped by the other party!

The arrows disappeared in exactly the same way as the weapons in Emiya's hands just disappeared!

Originally, I only suspected that the other party did it, but now it is 100%!

The evidence is solid!

"..."

In response, Emiya simply shifted his gaze silently. If Lappland hadn't mentioned it, he would have really forgotten about it.

He was really stupid. He actually started the test in front of the other party.

That's good, we've caught the perpetrator red-handed, right?

223 Amiya

Finally, until the Bad Guy was launched, Emiya was stared at by Lappland with a very subtle look.

It was as if the other party had taken the phrase "feeling cold inside" to its extreme.

In the end, in order to get out of this predicament, Emiya sat next to Texas and asked him to share his attention.

"I'll make you a chocolate cake later."

For this reason, Emiya promised to give Texas a special meal, just like the chocolate cake he made last time.

Normally, I seldom make this kind of dessert just to control the diet of a few people, but now I need help, so Emiya can only give this as compensation.

“…I want two.”

Looking at Emiya's appearance, although he didn't know why the other party was entangled with Lappland, he even asked her to share the attention.

But the other party was sincere, and Emiya rarely asked her for help, so she agreed.

Although one portion was enough for her alone, Texas still remembered her teammates, so she specially asked for two portions.

"Row."

Having found his savior, Emiya agreed immediately.

But in fact, it wouldn't matter even if he didn't find Texas. After all, after the Bad Guy took off, everyone's attention was almost focused on the outside.

The people from Rhodes Island seemed to have gotten used to this and were all sitting in their seats handling their own affairs.

For example, Ace and Scout were both cleaning their weapons, while Amiya and Rosemary were holding the terminal and arranging the subsequent work.

Huang... She was sleeping soundly, with drool even at the corners of her mouth.

As for those who were riding for the first time, they kept crowding near the small window to look at the scenery outside.

"So this is what it looks like from above? It looks empty!"

Exiah spoke with almost his entire face pressed against the small window.

"And there's no need to worry about encountering infected organisms!"

On the other side, Croissant was clinging to the window just like Angelica. Unlike Angelica who was appreciating the scenery, Croissant was only concerned about whether he would encounter a fight with infected creatures.

Who made her stand in the front row with a shield? She must be very tired after a fight, okay?

"Don't dirty other people's windows..."

Emiya, who was standing by, saw that the two people's faces were squeezed against the window and were somewhat distorted, so he gave them a slight reminder.

Unfortunately, as it was their first time riding in a flying vehicle, they were so excited that they almost ignored Shirou's advice.

But it’s good this way, now Emiya has some time to rest.

Although he was quite interested at the beginning, the windows here were occupied, and he had no intention of squeezing in with several people, so he consciously sat at the side to rest.

It was just a plane... From what he remembered, he and Kiritsugu took it often.

As a flying vehicle, the Bad Guy is naturally faster than ordinary ground vehicles. It originally took about half a day to drive to Texas, but the Bad Guy only took less than half the time.

Soon everyone saw Rhodes Island in the distance.

An ultra-large land ship. Even the people from Penguin Logistics who had no interest in this aspect found it somewhat novel, not to mention Emiya who was already quite interested in this type of ship.

He and Archangel were now squeezed through the small window, looking at Rhodes Island in the distance.

Unlike a few others, he can see many details.

That’s the advantage of good eyesight!

As for Croissant? Because the horns on its head would prick people, it can only squeeze on top of Emiya's head.

It’s nice to have a place to lean on, but the halo lighting effect next to it is a bit strong and dazzling.

"..."

Kal'tsit, who had been keeping an eye on Emiya all the way, was also reassessing the degree of danger posed by the other party.