Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Even with their superhuman physiques, they cannot withstand such frequent attacks.

Moreover, no Crimson World Demon King has appeared in all this time.

This made Shirou Emiya and the others feel the scent of a conspiracy.

To ease the tension, Eita Tanaka spoke up in this way.

"The fireworks festival is about to start soon, right?"

Chapter 271 An Encounter

Under the setting sun, Shirou Emiya carried a small bag of beef, while Shana held a pineapple bun in her hand, carefully and attentively taking small bites.

Shana was so captivated by the sight of pineapple buns that she couldn't resist buying one. Shirou Emiya could only smile wryly and buy Shana a freshly baked pineapple bun.

If we put a pineapple bun under a cage, like catching chicks, would we be able to catch Shana?

Emiya Shirou was thinking in a highly divergent way.

A somewhat familiar voice brought Shirou Emiya back to his senses, pulling him out of his strange thoughts.

"That's... Emiya-senpai!"

Following the sound, Shirou Emiya looked ahead.

He was an ordinary-looking high school student wearing a school uniform, with brown hair and a handbag in his hand.

Beside him was a woman wearing a school uniform, with short brown hair, who looked somewhat conservative but was quite cute, and wore a white hair accessory.

"Yuji?"

Emiya Shirou said somewhat uncertainly. Although not much time had passed since he met Sakai Yuuji, so many things had happened recently.

Moreover, he himself had many things to do, so he immediately forgot that the real lost child was in Yuji Sakai.

"torch?"

Shana also stopped and frowned as she looked at the man in front of her who was greeting Emiya Shirou.

As a Flame Haze, Shana could clearly sense that Yuuji Sakai was merely a torch.

But how could a torch have such strong autonomy and such a strong presence?

"It is Mystice"

Because Shirou Emiya had been pondering the matter of the Zero Hour Child, Shana quickly realized that the first thing she thought of was Mystice, who was storing the Noble Phantasm.

Yuji Sakai ran enthusiastically to Shirou Emiya.

For Yuji Sakai, Shirou Emiya was his savior who saved his life and the only person who knew that the other world existed.

Those around Yuji Sakai would never believe such a thing; he could only keep what happened in that crimson world to himself.

You should know that because he suddenly disappeared and then returned so late, Yuji Sakai didn't know how to explain it.

His mother was so worried that she called the police. Only after Yuji Sakai gave a vague and evasive lie did he manage to return to a normal life.

Ever since he entered that crimson world, Yuji Sakai's life has been filled with such situations.

In that world, everyone except him was frozen in time.

At first, he was terrified as before, but each time the bright red world only lasted for a short time before it ended.

There were no scary dolls appearing, and gradually, Yuji Sakai got used to this kind of life.

He even thought it was good that this kind of thing happened, as long as no doll monsters appeared, Yuji Sakai could do a lot of things in that paused world.

For example, studying, exercising, cleaning, and the like.

In Yuji Sakai's mind, isn't this just like having an extra period of time out of thin air?

That doesn't mean you have more study time than other students.

As a model student, Yuuji Sakai didn't have any strange ideas, but he naturally wouldn't let go of such an opportunity to improve himself.

However, he still feels lonely because he is the only one who knows about that world and cannot share it with the people around him.

That's why Yuji Sakai was so enthusiastic and excited when he met Shirou Emiya.

"Does Emiya-senpai live around here?"

Yuji Sakai asked Shirou Emiya with some excitement, eager to tell him about the results he had achieved in that crimson world.

The most striking thing is his ever-improving academic performance.

Sometimes I have more than half the time to take the exam compared to others.

"In the apartment not far ahead."

Emiya Shirou pointed ahead.

"An apartment? I remember the only apartments around here are—"

Yuji Sakai quickly found out where Shirou Emiya lived.

"Eh, doesn't Emiya-senpai live with his parents?"

He asked Shirou Emiya with some surprise, not expecting that his senior, who was about the same age as him, was already living alone.

No wonder he looks so mature and reliable.

My adoptive father has passed away.

Emiya Shirou shook his head and answered Sakai Yuuji. Although this was not his own world, Emiya Shirou still answered him according to his own situation.

"sorry!"

Yuji Sakai quickly realized he had said the wrong thing and promptly bowed slightly in apology.

"fine."

Emiya shook his head, indicating that he didn't care much about the matter, since it was all in the past and Emiya Shirou had already let it go.

At that time, he also released his sad emotions by jumping high alone at school.

Hopefully, no one saw it back then, since I don't even know how many times I failed before finally getting over that hurdle.

After I calmed down, the sky was already filled with stars.

Shana, standing next to Shirou Emiya, was also somewhat stunned.

This seemed to be the first time she had heard about Shirou Emiya's past.

Who is that person next to you?

Emiya Shirou quickly changed the subject, looking at the very reserved girl behind Sakai Yuuji, and asked her about it.

Although he knew Yuji Sakai, it didn't seem quite right for him to talk to him like this, oblivious to everyone else.

"My name is Yoshida Kazumi. I am, yes, yes, I am Sakai Yuji's classmate."

Yoshida Kazumi's face was slightly flushed as she stood awkwardly behind Sakai Yuji, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Then, Yuji Sakai and Kazumi Yoshida also looked towards Shirou Emiya's side.

Shana

Shana's response was brief, and she seemed to have no intention of having much interaction with the two people in front of her.

Yuji Sakai could only chuckle awkwardly and scratch his head.

Shana is rather cold towards strangers.

She had a similar attitude towards Margery, not to mention Yuji Sakai and Kazumi Yoshida, whom she had never met.

Even when Shirou Emiya was with her, Shana would often respond to him with such short sentences.

Shana only becomes more talkative when she is teaching Shirou Emiya.

Shana was exasperated by his son's lack of progress. In contrast, Shirou Emiya's learning speed was much more normal. He was only at an average level in junior high school and was not particularly outstanding.

His academic performance naturally couldn't reach Shana's level, and he was often ridiculed by Shana. However, Shirou Emiya knew that Shana didn't really mean to mock him.

After each round of mockery, she would teach herself even more earnestly, and Shirou Emiya had grown accustomed to Shana's way of speaking.

"After completing the modification of the Lost Child, let's find some time to slow down the Noble Phantasm within Yuji Sakai's body."

As Shirou Emiya thought to himself, he was also very worried that Yuji Sakai, being an ordinary person, would be targeted by the Crimson Denizens.

Especially during this period when Crimson Apostles frequently appeared.

At this moment, hundreds of Zero Time Lost Children had been scattered and accumulated in a box under Shirou Emiya's bed in his rented room.

These are all the results of Shirou Emiya's continuous efforts over the past few days.

Chapter 272 Wilhelmina

"If you have the chance, come to the coffee shop where I work and try the coffee I brew myself."

Emiya Shirou responded to Sakai Yuuji with a smile.

"Alright! Goodbye, Emiya-senpai."

Yuji Sakai happily waved goodbye to Shirou Emiya and left in the direction Shirou Emiya had come from.

Emiya Shirou also waved goodbye to them warmly.

"That Mysterio named Yuji Sakai, the Noble Phantasm within him should be the real Zero Hour Lost Child."

After Yuji Sakai and Kazumi Yoshida left, a calm voice came from in front of Shana.

Although Yoshida Kazumi was very surprised by what Sakai Yuji and Emiya Shirou were talking about, she couldn't understand what Sakai Yuji was saying at all.

However, Shana, who is most familiar with the Sealed Realm, naturally knows what the red world that Yuji Sakai described to Shirou Emiya is.

Furthermore, given the abundant life force within Yuji Sakai, Alastor easily deduced that the Noble Phantasm within Yuji Sakai was the true Zero Hour Lost Child.

After all, there are very few Noble Phantasms that can replenish the power of existence and allow Mystice to move freely within the sealed area, and the answer is right before his eyes.

"Yes, the real lost child of the zero hour is Yuuji."