Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

"Come? I thought you forgot."

Looking at Emiya who came hurriedly, Jie yawned.

He was just saying it verbally. After a few contacts, Ji knew that Shirou was quite trustworthy and he would not go back on his word once he had promised something.

"Sorry, sorry, I was so busy that I forgot the time."

Emiya apologized with an embarrassed look on his face. He had indeed been exercising quite seriously just now, and at one point he even forgot about time.

When he came to his senses, he realized that he had been running for two hours. Even the other people in Penguin Logistics were tired and stood aside waiting for him to finish.

We were originally planning to go back together, but then Emiya sent us back to the dormitory to rest.

"It's okay. I'll keep your share."

After lifting the cooler box onto the table, Ji let Emiya take a look at the seafood inside.

As soon as you open it, you can smell cool air coming out of it, which is preserved by a large amount of ice.

"That's all, thanks."

After taking a look at the fish, or should I say the phosphorus beast, in the cooler, Shirou felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he asked Ji to deal with it.

The reason why he likes to buy seafood here is, on the one hand, because of the good reputation, and on the other hand, because Jie will help him process it. Although he can do it himself, it takes too much time, and Jie is more adept at dismemberment.

If Emiya is given the same amount of time, there's no guarantee that he'll handle it better than Ji.

However, the two people's behavior just now seemed like they were trading something dangerous, and the vendor next door almost called the police when he saw it.

If I didn't know that Jie just looked a little ferocious, I might have really called the Guards.

While Ji was dismembering the body, Emiya went to the stall next door to buy some other necessary things.

Although some vendors had packed up and left due to time constraints, the few stalls that Emiya often went to were still open, but the variety of dishes was limited.

But it was not a big problem for Emiya, as they were all dishes he knew how to cook.

"Hmm... I wonder if they will eat these."

Emiya crouched in front of the stall, looking at the remaining vegetables in thought.

Although he can cook it, it doesn't mean that others can accept it. Take bitter melon for example, the four people from Penguin Logistics don't seem to like the taste of bitter melon very much.

Therefore, when choosing, Shigeya will try his best to avoid vegetables with special flavors.

Emiya knew that it wasn't a problem with his cooking skills, it was just that a few people simply didn't like this kind of food.

However, bitter melon is just the most special case. For the others, basically people will eat them as long as they are served on the table.

"Oh, sorry..."

Just when Emiya was lost in thought, he suddenly felt someone bumped into him. He quickly straightened his body. When Emiya was apologizing to the other person, he felt something was wrong.

The weight of his coat was wrong.

After feeling around a bit, Emiya discovered that the wallet he had put in his pocket had disappeared.

Since he had just gone out for exercise, Emiya did not bring his backpack with him. Also, he was a little tired and was thinking deeply about what vegetables to buy, so he was taken advantage of.

"Sorry, I'll be back later."

After talking briefly to the vegetable vendor and Ji, Emiya started to catch up.

Although the opponent was carrying Kabutoshi and walking very fast, he still noticed that the opponent had a grappling hook hanging on his body. With this obvious accessory and his eyesight, it was easy for him to catch up with the opponent.

In addition to the Longmen coins, there were also two certificates issued to him by the emperor in the wallet. The Longmen coins didn't matter, but at least the two certificates had to be got back.

Emiya didn't want to trouble his boss again.

"Um... is it Anso-chan?"

Jie asked the vegetable vendor nearby, after all, they just opened next door to each other and were old acquaintances.

"It's her, for sure. I didn't notice her because she was wearing a hood, otherwise I would have reminded her. I just noticed her grappling hook."

The vegetable vendor was having a headache because he had lost a business because of Anso.

Next time we meet, I have to say a few nice words to him/her.

"Really..."

Emiya did not hear the conversation between Ji and the vegetable vendor. He was now concentrating on chasing the other party. With his excellent eyesight, Emiya was gradually shortening the distance between them.

The other party seemed to have discovered that Emiya was chasing her, and with her flexible body and grappling hook, she seemed to be planning to jump onto the low roof and directly shake off Emiya.

"Trace on─"

Seeing the opponent's grappling hook on the roof, Emiya also understood the opponent's plan, so he directly projected a short knife and threw it over.

Of course, he didn't throw it at the opponent, he just cut the opponent's rope.

"My hook!"

The hooded man lost his composure instantly when he saw the rope of his hook being cut by a knife.

That's what she uses to eat!

It was clearly reinforced, how could it be broken like this?

Without the help of the grappling hook, the hooded man, or should I say, Anso, was immediately caught by Emiya.

"Stealing is not a good thing, right? Please give it back to me."

Emiya said, grabbing the other's shoulders.

When I got closer to him, I realized that he seemed to be... a child?

After all, the other party was a little short. Not to mention comparing with him, he was even shorter than everyone in Penguin Logistics.

It's about 150 cm, probably no more than 155 cm.

"Gu...I give it back to you."

Still wearing his hood, Ansou handed Emiya's wallet to the other party.

Emiya took the wallet and took a quick look to make sure everything inside was still there, especially the two most important documents.

"Don't do it again next time, just eat it and find a job."

Considering that the other party seems to be a child, Emiya does not intend to hand him over to the Imperial Guard Bureau.

He is currently in the downtown area, or should I say the slums. He has heard from a few people from Penguin Logistics about the environment here. It is a gray area of ​​Lungmen, where most of the infected and poor people gather.

There are many gangs there, and there are also many people who choose to steal in order to survive.

The kid in front of him probably chose to do this because he was hungry, right? So Emiya took out a few Lungmen coins, intending to give him some extra money so that he could find a job.

It’s just that Shirou’s idea is very good, but the other party’s idea is not.

"Humph! Are you trying to get me to accept the money by pretending to be kind, and then do something hey to me? I'm not that stupid!"

Although he was very tempted by the money that Emiya handed over, Anso did not accept it.

God knows if this guy has other intentions?

Men are all bad guys. If she hadn't been infected, she would have been eaten up long ago.

Once she receives the money, the initiative is no longer hers, so she is very careful about this!

After all, someone was kidnapped in this way a few days ago, so she was a little scared.

"……You think too much."

Emiya was very impressed by the other party's imagination.

But there's nothing we can do. This is a place full of intrigue and deception. And from what the other party said, we can tell that she should be a female, so it's normal for her to be so defensive.

Since the other party didn't accept it, Shirou wouldn't force it. After Shirou let go of his hand, the other party ran away like a rabbit.

"You run really fast."

Seeing that the other party was running away, Shigong had no intention of chasing after him.

Looking around at the people watching the excitement, Emiya sighed.

This was his first time in the downtown area. Before that, he had only been to the market.

There are some things that you can only feel after seeing them with your own eyes.

Dilapidated houses, dirty environment, adults and children with black minerals on their bodies.

According to Emiya's understanding of oripathy, this kind of environment will only aggravate the infection of the oripathy for the infected.

But many times there is nothing we can do about it. After all, the cost of treating oripathy is not low, and once you have oripathy, you will have to spend a lot of money on treating it until you die.

Therefore, once a person becomes infected, even a slightly wealthy family will be dragged down.

"Let's go back and look for Jie first."

Emiya shook his head and put all the thoughts in his mind behind him. It was not the first time that he thought about the problem of the infected.

Although the slums don't look very nice, they are much better than in Ursus.

At least here you don't have to worry about the cold wind and snow, or that someone might come to your door and kill you at any time.

Besides, it is difficult for him to help the infected people in his current situation, which is why he chose to read books related to oripathy.

At least he has to understand what oripathy is before he can help the infected people.

Emiya thought as he walked, and soon returned to Jie's seafood stall.

"Did you get it back?"

Asked Ji when he saw Emiya coming back.

"Ah."

Emiya took out his wallet and paid the bill.

"That's amazing. You can actually catch up with Anso."

Seeing Emiya taking back his wallet, Jie showed a surprised look.

You know, Anso's skills are quite good, especially in the slums that she is most familiar with, but she was still caught by Emiya.

As expected, he is the person that Commander Xingxiong specifically told him to observe more, and he is indeed good at it.

"Is it someone you know?"

Listening to Ji's tone, Emiya guessed that the other party must know the pickpocket... or should I say Anso?

What a strange name, Emiya complained secretly.

"Little Anso is a frequent visitor to the Guards Bureau and often strikes in this area. I'm sorry I didn't notice her just now."

Ji briefly introduced Anso and apologized to Emiya.

After all, everyone knew about this person's existence, yet he still succeeded.

If Emiya hadn't caught up with the other person, he probably wouldn't have been able to get the money in the wallet back, but he could still get the rest of the money back.

"It's okay. I was careless. I just need to be more careful next time."

Emiya had no intention of blaming Ji. After all, it was because he was too careless that the other party had the opportunity to take advantage of him.

He has made up his mind that next time he comes here, he will definitely bring his own backpack with him to avoid this situation from happening again to the greatest extent possible.

"She probably won't attack you again, after all, you have the means to pursue her, but it's better to be careful."

Ji reminded Emiya that things here have not been peaceful recently and there are often people causing trouble.

Moreover, last time, Emiya was chased by gangsters for half a street, and this time he encountered a pickpocket again. It can only be said that Emiya's luck is really not good.

"Can you tell me more about that?"

Seeing that Ji seemed to know the little Anso very well, Emiya asked more questions out of curiosity.

"You like it? That's not good for Chief Shi Huaiya!"

Ji showed a worried look and reminded Emiya. He remembered that Emiya came with Shi Huaiya once, and they should have a pretty good relationship.

Now he is actually interested in Ansuo, which makes him a little worried.

After all, Emiya is a good customer! He always buys in large quantities!

It would be bad if people were gone.

“Why did you mention Shi Huaiya?”