Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

Then I saw a person with short red hair and dressed in black.

“Not that exaggerated, right?”

Emiya walked over and flicked Anso's head, saying that his acting was a bit exaggerated.

"Hey, I really didn't recognize you at first glance. Why did you suddenly think of cutting your hair so short? Do you want to change your look and style?"

Covering the place where he was hit, An Suo chuckled.

There are very few people like Emiya who have no racial characteristics in Longmen. If you don’t recognize him, you will probably have to go to the ophthalmologist.

However, when Anso saw Emiya for the first time, he almost didn't recognize him, mainly because his style didn't match Emiya's.

"I thought it was hot, so I asked my boss to cut my hair shorter."

Emiya didn't think too much about this.

"You look like this now. If you change into a black suit, you will look like some gangster boss from the slums. Did you go to the barber shop that Ah Xing recommended?"

Ansou stood up and looked closely at Emiya who was sitting on the chair.

It's a very simple short hair, and it's even styled a bit, with three lines on both sides.

Judging from appearance alone, his level of ferocity far exceeds that of Axing and is almost reaching the level of Ji.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Emiya's expression must be dead fish eyes like Ji. Under normal circumstances, it will just feel a bit out of place.

"What happened to that store?"

After hearing what Ansou said, Emiya asked curiously.

He didn't have any objection to Ansuo's hands playing around on his head. The newly cut hair did feel an indescribable way to the touch, and he was often treated like this by Sister Fuji in the past.

"There's nothing wrong with that shop, and the boss's skills are pretty good, but the prerequisite is that you have to tell the boss that you want a normal hairstyle, otherwise he will cut it into a fierce-looking style like this."

This matter was mainly forgotten by An Suo. After all, when she or the children went to get a haircut, the boss was very conscientious in doing a normal hairstyle.

As for Ah Xing, he has always been like that, he looks fierce no matter what kind of hairstyle he has.

It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable with Emiya suddenly having his hair shaved like this.

If someone is not familiar with Emiya, they might think he is a bad guy at first sight, right?

"Hmm... I see. I'll pay more attention next time."

Emiya nodded, feeling that he had learned another strange piece of knowledge.

But there is no problem with it. There are gangs in the slums! It is reasonable that they would habitually cut their hair in this style.

Anyway, his hair has already been cut and there is nothing to say. He can't just have it reattached, right?

Although shaving his head is also an option, compared to having a bald head, Emiya thinks the current state is better.

"Big brother, can you come over and help me? It's okay if it's inconvenient."

The kitchen door was pushed open, and the little girl named Filin poked her head out and asked Emiya.

There seemed to be some problems with their cooking, and they seemed to have heard Emiya's voice just now, so they came to ask for help.

But when they saw Emiya talking to Anso, they added another sentence.

Girls’ affairs are understood by those who understand.

"Row."

Hearing the child's request for help, Shirou agreed without hesitation.

"Go, go, go."

Anso let Emiya go without hesitation.

Lunch with Emiya is completely different from lunch without Emiya.

You know, last night the children had a sudden idea to make a steamed bun, and Ah Xing actually took the steamed bun to hammer nails.

It's really abominable that he was actually beaten into the door!

She directly took a steamed bun and smashed it on Ah Xing's head. She wasted the children's hard work like this!

That’s why Ah Xing didn’t come to the store today. I guess he was trying to find a way to buy something to make amends.

"Any questions?"

Walking into the kitchen, Emiya took a quick look at the situation.

The children were busy and he couldn't tell what was wrong.

“We won’t deal with this.”

The child who brought Emiya in said as he pointed at the large green oval object on the table.

"Is this... watermelon? No, winter melon?"

Looking at the large green oval shape, the first thing that came to Emiya's mind was watermelon.

But he quickly rejected his idea. After all, it didn't have the black lines that a watermelon should have.

After thinking about it for a while, Emiya finally remembered the name of this thing.

"Well, a grandfather grew it himself and asked us to try it."

The little girl confirmed what Emiya said.

"Winter melon? Let me take a look...there doesn't seem to be anything to pair it with."

After taking a quick look through the inventory in the refrigerator, Emiya didn't find any ingredients that could be used to pair with the winter melon.

"Grandpa also brought some brown sugar."

The child next to him pointed to a small bag on the refrigerator door. It contained brown sugar, but Emiya could vaguely see signs of having been opened.

I guess a few people were greedy and shared some of it.

"Brown sugar... Is there any white sugar in the kitchen?"

Looking at the bag of brown sugar, Emiya knew what to do.

In this hot summer, it must be nice to drink some winter melon tea.

Plus, he didn't eat much sweet food here, basically just some snacks and biscuits that Ah Xing and the neighbors he visited occasionally brought.

"Sugar? Yes."

Emiya took the sugar and told the child to continue with his work while he dealt with the big guy.

"Let me think about it. Wash, peel, seed and cut into pieces..."

After clearing a small space, the knife in Emiya's hand kept moving, and in the end, a large basin of chopped small winter melon pieces was separated out.

Use water, winter melon pieces, white sugar and brown sugar to boil until it becomes viscous. Then poke it with chopsticks and put it into the water. When it solidifies, you can pour it out.

Pour into a tray lined with baking paper, wait to cool and let it solidify slightly before cutting into pieces. Wait until it is completely solidified and ready to eat.

If you are confident in your knife and arm strength, you can just wait until it is completely solidified.

"What are you cooking, Emiya? It smells so sweet."

As Emiya started to cook, the children who were still in the store gathered in the kitchen spontaneously.

Mainly because it was lunch time and they smelled this sweet smell.

Even Anso, who had just finished a section of work next door, poked his head out from the shop to see what Emiya was doing in the kitchen.

"Winter melon tea is concentrated, but this pot should be enough for several days."

Wearing an apron, Emiya kept stirring the pot.

“Is that how it’s done?”

When he heard Emiya say it was winter melon tea, Anso came over to take a look.

It was a little different from what she had imagined, but it seemed quite reasonable.

"Yes, if you want to drink it later, just soak it in hot water and add ice cubes."

Emiya lifted the stirring spoon up, and saw the winter melon syrup on the spoon falling down at a very slow speed.

"It's a bit like maltose."

Watching the winter melon syrup slowly falling into the pot, An Suo thought of the malt sugar he had seen at roadside stalls, which looked like this before it solidified.

"Do you want to eat? Go wash some chopsticks and remember to dry them."

After glancing at Ansou next to him, and then looking at the several pairs of eyes behind him that were staring at him with longing expressions, Emiya said.

After hearing Emiya's words, there was a crackling sound from behind, and then everyone lined up behind Emiya, each holding a pair of chopsticks.

"You guys...help me get a small bowl of ice water."

Emiya found it quite interesting to see how quickly everyone acted.

Use dried chopsticks to stir it around, then put it into ice water. Although it has not yet completely solidified, it can be fixed on the chopsticks so it will not burn your mouth.

"Oh... it's too sweet."

Taking the chopsticks handed to him by Emiya, Ansou put them directly into his mouth.

It's so sweet, just like someone poured sugar directly into your mouth.

"It's already concentrated, and there's winter melon flesh on top that you can eat."

Emiya took the other chopsticks and followed the steps one by one. Soon everyone had one in their hands, found their own position and ate slowly.

“It’s good once you get used to the taste.”

Holding the chopsticks in his mouth, An Suo was wondering if he could get a bite from the chopsticks.

"Don't look at it anymore, or you'll get cavities."

Emiya chopped Ansou on the head with a knife, stopping him from taking action against the pot.

"mean."

After washing the chopsticks, Ansou went back to take care of the store. Before leaving, he did not forget to stick out his tongue and make faces at Emiya.

Emiya continued to take care of the big pot in front of him.

The Fuyuki store was bustling with activity, while people outside were shedding tears of envy, with tears streaming down from the corners of their mouths.

It's this shop again. The food they cooked every day was so delicious. Are they going to give me a chance to survive?

In response, they just want to say, boss, stop worrying about your broken bowls and plates and just open a restaurant.

Fortunately, the smell dissipated quickly. It is also worth mentioning that Longmen Candy Store had a lot more sales today.

"Don't touch me. If I catch you, I'll let Uncle Jie come over to play with you."

After getting everything ready, Emiya took the hot plates and blew them with a fan. He also warned the children present, but he couldn't think of anything that everyone would be afraid of, so he finally pulled out the banner of Ji.

"Huff." A seafood owner not far away sneezed.

After repeated instructions, Emiya returned to the store.

Looking at the customers in the store, Emiya was slightly stunned.

If anyone saw one in front of them... ahem, that's not very polite. Emiya shook his head and threw away the thought just now.

However, the scene before him still made him feel a little strange.

An old man from the ancient Zalak clan was wearing a black suit and a white coat, and was wandering around the store holding a very unique cane.

There were a lot of complaints, but Shirou forced himself to suppress them. He didn't think the old man in front of him was an ordinary person.

What decent person would use a dragon head cane?

Emiya walked silently towards the cashier counter and asked Ansou:

"Do you know this person?"

"I'm not familiar with him, but he came here yesterday and picked up a cup and left."

Anso, who was busy keeping accounts, took a look inside the store and immediately realized who Emiya was asking about.

The main reason was that there was only one customer in the store.

She remembered that she had spent some money there yesterday. After all, in addition to the ancestors' particularly easy-to-recognize appearance, their depressing temperament was also very impressive.

"That's right."