Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Shinji grabbed Sakura's hand as she tried to break free, looked at her coldly, and spoke in a voice that left no room for argument.

"Don't even think about going to that guy's house on your own. This is Grandpa's order!"

Upon hearing that it was her grandfather's request, Sakura immediately stopped struggling, her face ashen.

To her utter surprise, Emiya actually came to her door. She had never told Emiya where she lived because she didn't want him to come looking for her.

However, Emiya can ask Fujiwara where Sakura lives; basically, the school has a register of every student's accommodation.

"Sakura, Fujii asked me to come and call you over for dinner."

Seeing Sakura looking somewhat bewildered, Emiya smiled gently and invited her to his residence.

"Who's here? Why don't you come in and have a seat?"

But before Sakura could react, she felt an extremely chilling cold creep up her neck.

A very old voice came from behind Sakura.

She felt her limbs stiffen and dared not move at all.

"You must be Sakura's grandfather. It's our first time meeting. Thank you for your kindness."

As the figure gradually emerged from the darkness, Emiya quickly identified the old man in front of him.

When he was chatting with Shinji and Sakura, they both mentioned that in addition to the two siblings, there was an elderly person living with them in their home.

"No need, no need. I've always heard Sakura talk about you. You're kind-hearted and helpful. And now you've come all this way. Why don't you come in and sit down?"

As he spoke, Zouken Matou stepped aside, making way for Emiya to walk in.

"Thank you. I was just about to discuss something with Shinji."

Emiya's primary objective was to have a direct discussion about Sakura with Shinji, rather than inviting her back for dinner.

"No, senior, Sister Teng must be waiting anxiously over there. Why don't we go over and cook first!"

Sakura looked at Emiya who was about to come in, and her expression immediately became anxious. Her body even reacted under the pressure of Zouken Matou's aura. She grabbed Emiya's hand and was about to walk outside.

She looked at Emiya with a pleading expression, her hand gripping his trembling.

However, Emiya is not good at reading other people's emotions, otherwise he and Sakura would have become boyfriend and girlfriend long ago, instead of being in a state of being more than friends but less than lovers.

"No, don't worry about me, Sakura."

Emiya released Sakura's hand, which was tightly gripping his, and resolutely walked towards the Matou family's house. He could not allow his friend to continue to suffer such abuse.

Since he learned the breathing technique and experienced numerous battles, Emiya's own temperament has been subtly changing, and he has become more confident.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to go directly to the Matou family to find Shinji to resolve this kind of problem.

More often than not, it will be the same as before; this is their family's internal matter, and I shouldn't interfere.

Even though the Matou house was brightly lit, Emiya still felt a chill as he walked into the living room, as if many things were watching him.

"Sakura is just an ordinary family. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Emiya looked around, shook his head to dispel his doubts, since everything here seemed perfectly normal, and Emiya didn't find anything strange.

Sakura walked behind Emiya with her head down.

"What are you doing here?!"

A man with seaweed-like hair strode quickly toward Emiya, his face filled with rage, as if he wanted to devour Emiya whole.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Zouken Matou coughed a few times, and Sakura quickly stepped forward to support him.

Emiya looked at the elderly man, who appeared to be in poor health, with a worried expression in his eyes.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, Shinji swallowed back the words that were about to burst forth from his stomach.

"Sakura, pour tea for the guests."

Zouken Matou, leaning on his cane, slowly led Emiya and Shinji to the guest table and sat down.

"I heard you've been missing for two months, and Sakura has been looking for you for a long time. Where have you been for these two months?"

Zouken Matou was very curious about Emiya's sudden disappearance and reappearance.

Anyone would be interested in the whereabouts of someone they've been monitoring who suddenly disappears and then reappears.

"I went to work a summer job, but I forgot the time and came back quite late. Has Sakura been doing well these past two months?"

Emiya scratched the back of his head and answered Zouken Matou's question somewhat incoherently.

"What could possibly happen to her!"

Shinji muttered to himself, glaring fiercely at Emiya.

"is it?"

Zouken Matou realized that Emiya wanted to hide his intentions.

Moreover, from his observation just now, Emiya's physical attributes have increased several times compared to before, and his magical energy has also become much richer.

Although it didn't add much more, it was enough to prove that Emiya had opened a few more magic circuits.

All of this was accomplished during the two months that Emiya was missing.

Matou Zouken's interest grew even stronger.

"Paji!"

The sound of a cup being placed on the table rang out, and Sakura, holding a teacup, stood beside Emiya.

"So, is there something you need for your visit?"

Zouken Matou took a small sip and then asked.

"I want to discuss some personal matters with Shinji!"

Emiya's eyes were extremely sincere. He didn't know if the kind old man in front of him knew about Shinji's abuse of Sakura. If he didn't know, Emiya didn't want him to become Shinji's victim.

Chapter Fifty-Two: Holiday Over, Back to Work

"I know about Shinji's situation, but I don't have the power to stop him. You should take Sakura with you."

Before Emiya could even suggest having a private talk with Shinji, Zouken Matou raised his hand to express his intention.

"grandfather!"

Shinji, who was standing to the side, couldn't sit still any longer and was about to say something.

"Stop talking! My mind is made up, shut up!"

Zouken Matou suddenly tapped the ground a few times with his cane, and Shinji felt as if some kind of creature had climbed up his neck.

He immediately looked panicked and shut his mouth tightly.

"But what will you do then?"

If we leave this kind-hearted old man here, wouldn't he suffer endless retribution from Shinji?

"Don't worry, although I'm old, I'm more than capable of dealing with these spoiled brats!"

As he spoke, he tapped Shinji's arm with the wooden stick in his hand.

The intense pain made Shinji clutch it tightly, but the chill emanating from his neck prevented him from making a sound.

All that could be seen was Shinji, his face flushed red, clutching his arm, rolling on the ground.

Yo-da-ga!

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, but she also understood Zouken Matou's intention—to monitor Shirou Emiya around the clock.

Previously, I could only spend some time with Emiya each day, and the time I could observe him each day was not very long.

If Sakura moves into Emiya's place, she will basically be with Emiya all the time, which means she can be monitored around the clock.

Zouken Matou wanted to know what secrets Emiya had been hiding during his two-month disappearance.

Although he could also force Emiya to stay here now and compel him to tell him what had happened in the past two months.

He didn't believe that Emiya had the power to escape his workshop.

But now is not the time to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Slowly devouring it is what Zouken Matou should be doing.

"The Magician Killer's son, you really do give me a lot of surprises."

As expected, when night had fully fallen, Emiya took Sakura home.

Although he had considered that cohabitation between men and women was not ideal, as it would inevitably lead to many misunderstandings and inconveniences in daily life.

But then he thought that he probably wouldn't have much time to live in his own house, so he might as well do Sakura a favor and let her move in, thus avoiding Shinji's abuse.

Emiya knew that Shinji would never do anything to Sakura at school, because from just one day of observation, Emiya saw that Shinji maintained a perfect persona and was the dream lover of many girls at school.

Therefore, in order to maintain his perfect persona, Shinji will not do anything to Sakura at school, so that he can focus on returning to that world.

That side is still suffering from the invasion of countless evil spirits.

Emiya felt he couldn't stand idly by and do nothing about it; even if it meant neglecting his studies, he wanted to save more lives.

Moreover, academic pursuits and human life are not equivalent at all.

Back home, Emiya and Sakura prepared a dinner together after a long time.

To celebrate Emiya's return and Sakura's arrival, Fujimura Taiga drank a lot.

He quickly became completely drunk and collapsed on the ground.

Emiya quickly prepared a place for Sakura to stay after the meal.

Don't underestimate Emiya's housekeeping skills, especially since Sakura, who's always with him, is also incredibly capable at housekeeping.

"Senior, am I really worth you sacrificing so much for me?"

Bathed in moonlight, Sakura stood below, her voice filled with remorse, tears welling in her eyes.

Throughout the entire story, Emiya was always thinking about Sakura and wanted to help her escape from Shinji Matou's clutches.