Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Before they could even quietly push the door open, Sakura was already standing in the doorway, her eyes slightly narrowed, a smile on her face as she looked at Emiya and Rin Tohsaka, who had only returned in the early hours of the morning.

Just hearing Sakura's name sent a chill down Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya's spines.

A black aura, visible to the naked eye, emanated from behind Sakura.

Indeed, it is very late now, and it will be dawn in a few hours.

"Sakura—! Let me explain—! That—!"

Rin Tohsaka strode forward and stood in front of Sakura, but hesitated, unsure of what to say.

She didn't want Sakura to enter such a cruel world as a magician, and in a moment of panic, Rin Tohsaka didn't know how to explain to Sakura what had happened that night.

Then Rin Tohsaka suddenly turned around and looked at Shirou Emiya behind her, winking and gesturing for him to explain.

But Shirou Emiya was scratching the back of his head in a very difficult position. Rin Tohsaka didn't know where to begin, and he had no idea how to explain it to Sakura.

"Eh!"

Seeing the two of them so flustered, Sakura couldn't help but sigh.

"Come in first before we talk. It's so late, you'll catch a cold standing outside."

Then, he stepped back and turned to head towards the living room.

Rin Tohsaka also glared fiercely at Shirou Emiya.

If it weren't for Shirou Emiya's sudden decision to go to the orphanage, she would have already returned to the Emiya residence and wouldn't have had to face Sakura's questioning.

Shirou Emiya could only respond to Rin Tohsaka with his eyes, shrug, and indicate that he had no other options at the moment.

Emiya Shirou can carry Rin Tohsaka and race through the streets, but he can't carry so many children and race through the streets.

Fortunately, Rin Tohsaka went with Shirou Emiya.

The children were extremely wary of Shirou Emiya, who suddenly appeared in the middle of the night and woke them from their sleep.

Moreover, Kirei Kotomine always appeared to be a perfectly normal priest, and the children in the orphanage simply did not believe that he would harm them.

Kirei Kotomine also told them that the people he took away were actually sent to live in a larger city.

These simple-minded children had no doubt what Kirei Kotomine said.

As for why, no child could survive more than a year in Kirei Kotomine's hands, so they would hardly doubt why their companions hadn't come back to visit them after moving to other cities.

Because no one lives long enough to begin to doubt Kirei Kotomine.

Moreover, even if they had doubts, Kirei Kotomine didn't care at all, because they had no means to resist and no way to seek help from the outside world.

Kirei Kotomine was also able to dispel the children's doubts through suggestive magic.

Just like how Rin Tohsaka is now using suggestive magic to make them trust Shirou Emiya and herself, and follow them out of the orphanage.

These children simply couldn't believe that Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka had suddenly appeared in front of them.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya could only be thankful that Rin Tohsaka had come with him; otherwise, he didn't know how much effort it would have taken to persuade them, or even knock them out and take them away.

Although the current situation is similar.

In short, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka acted like child traffickers, taking away all the children from the orphanage in the dead of night.

After a little consideration, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka approached Raiga Fujimura and told him everything except about the magician. Raiga Fujimura agreed to leave the children with him for the time being.

The next day, these children were sent to orphanages in other cities.

After all, it seems that only Fujimura Raiga has such ability at this stage.

Emiya Shirou was also extremely grateful to Fujimura Raiga.

"please--!"

Tea was served to Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka, while Sakura sat quietly opposite them.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka were extremely uncomfortable, and the roles of host and guest changed.

He felt like a guest visiting the house, while Sakura seemed more like the owner.

With a faint smile, she seemed calm as she brought over the tea and sat quietly in place.

That's what makes it so terrifying.

The atmosphere around them gradually became heavy as the three of them remained silent.

Emiya Shirou also thought about it for a moment. This stalemate couldn't go on, and he didn't want to make the relationship between Rin Tohsaka and Sakura become strained.

So, just like he explained to Raiga Fujimura, Shirou Emiya told Sakura everything they had done that night, excluding the magician's involvement.

While Shirou Emiya was telling his story, Rin Tohsaka even stopped him.

Even without the magician's involvement, Rin Tohsaka still didn't want Sakura to get involved in this.

After all, the real culprit, Kirei Kotomine, has not yet been dealt with, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't take action.

Hearing what Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka had to say, Sakura's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. She truly hadn't expected that such a thing would happen in just one night.

But Sakura still has questions about this.

"But, Tohsaka-senpai, how did you know that you were in trouble?"

Not long after Shirou Emiya left the Emiya residence, Rin Tohsaka seemed to have seen something and hurriedly left, barely managing to say goodbye to Sakura as she went, telling her that she had something to do.

Hearing Sakura's question, Rin Tohsaka quickly coughed.

"Cough! Cough! I just realized my gem was missing, and while I was looking for it, I happened to come across the church and bumped into Shirou Emiya."

"So, Tohsaka-senpai, has the gem been found?"

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Sakura's expression also became worried.

Having lived with Rin Tohsaka for so long, Sakura naturally understands how precious those jewels on her are.

Upon hearing Sakura's worried words, Rin Tohsaka glared angrily at Shirou Emiya beside her, then replied in an annoyed tone.

"No, it seems like it fell into the sewer and was swept away by someone!"

Thinking about the gems she had thrown away, Rin Tohsaka felt her heart bleed. Those were all money; she didn't know how long she would have to work to afford them.

Although the Tohsaka family holds many magic patents in the Clock Tower, and would undoubtedly earn tens of millions of yen a year even if they did nothing, her heart was still aching terribly.

"It's very much in Tohsaka-senpai's style, isn't it?"

Sakura could only offer these words of comfort, though they didn't sound like words of comfort at all.

"Also, senior, please don't act so impulsively in the future!"

Sakura looked at Shirou Emiya beside her, her tone becoming stern as she began to reprimand him.

She didn't criticize Shirou Emiya for choosing to save the orphans, because she knew in her heart that this was a choice her senior would inevitably make.

Chapter 524 Like Entering the Holy Grail

The door appeared once again in front of Shirou Emiya.

April arrived, the start of the new school year, and Sakura officially became a member of the Homurahara Academy High School.

Ayako also took great care of Sakura, and on her first day of school, she recruited her into the archery club.

Shinji Matou also had a sour face as he looked at Sakura, whom he hadn't seen for almost half a year.

However, since Ayako Mitsuzuri and Rin Tohsaka were always by Sakura's side, Shinji Matou had almost no chance to get close to her.

After all, Shinji Matou still needs to cultivate his perfect persona at school.

So many days have passed, and there has been no movement from Kirei Kotomine. He seems to care nothing about the children that Shirou Emiya rescued.

The orphanage also appears to have temporarily ceased operations due to the damage to the church.

As for why there have been no reports about the missing children from the orphanage so far, it's because the residents of Fuyuki City don't care about this matter; all they care about every day is their own lives.

So many years have passed, and not a single child from the orphanage has entered society, nor are there any children from the orphanage in schools.

Kirei Kotomine could not possibly use a suggestive magic trick on all the residents of Fuyuki City.

But no one has ever thought about this problem.

Following news reports of damage to the church due to a gas explosion, the government quickly allocated funds to begin repairs on the severely damaged church.

Although not many residents of Fuyuki City would go to such a church, it is still a relatively iconic building in Fuyuki City.

Shirou Emiya never saw the blond youth again, but this was because Shirou Emiya was busy with his studies and didn't have much time to wander around Fuyuki City afterwards.

He could only go to find Kirei Kotomine to learn more about the last Holy Grail War late at night.

This is enough to show how tightly Shirou Emiya's schedule is now. He has almost no free time. Apart from his daily basic training, which he never skips, he devotes all his attention to his studies.

He was just an ordinary high school student, not a genius like Shinji Matou. Even though he spent dozens of hours studying every day, he could only barely pass the exams in a month.

This time, Shirou Emiya did say goodbye to Sakura and Rin Tohsaka before he left.

As for Fujiwara, Shirou Emiya felt that if he told her, she would definitely try to keep an eye on him and see where he had gone.

The fact that a living person could simply disappear and then return two months later would pique the curiosity of anyone, even those who weren't acquainted with Shirou Emiya.

Standing in the room, Shirou Emiya exhaled deeply. At that moment, the [Demon Possessed] spell enveloped him, and his figure quickly disappeared.

Shirou Emiya would no longer recklessly step into the unknown world as he once did.

He had no idea what lay on the other side of the door.

It might be that it accidentally wanders into the battlefield again, or it might appear normally on the street.

In short, being prepared is essential.

However, at the very moment Shirou Emiya placed his hand on the doorknob and gently turned it, a force as powerful as a giant beast emanated from his hand.

The door was suddenly flung open at supersonic speed.

In less than the blink of an eye, a terrifying force hurled Shirou Emiya toward the inside of the door.

Shirou Emiya was completely caught off guard; he had no idea that the door would be pushed open so violently.

Without any preparation whatsoever, Shirou Emiya was thrown into this void-like world.

"This feeling!!!!!!!!!!"