Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[Shirou Emiya picked it up and shook it. After a few seconds, the magic on the handkerchief disappeared, and it returned to its original state.]

【"well..."】

[Shirou Emiya lay dejectedly on the ground, looking utterly defeated.]

[This time it failed again.]

[I've been training for so many years, why haven't I made any noticeable progress?]

Kenneth: “???”

Kenneth: "Kid, who taught you to practice magic like this? Are you afraid you won't die fast enough?!"

Stay-at-home husband: "..."

Even he was completely baffled. Was he really that reckless in the video? He actually relied on opening up magic circuits to cast spells, and the method of operation was completely wrong. There was no way he could improve like that.

And judging from the video, this is how he always practices.

Frequently activating magic circuits is an extremely dangerous practice.

It's fortunate that it was just a basic enhancement spell; if it had been more complex, it would have killed him in one go.

There are 365 days in a year. If you exercise once a week, you'll face four risks a month. And the person in the video has been training for who knows how many years.

He's incredibly lucky that he's not disabled at all.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

He had a premonition that he was probably the culprit.

[After an unknown amount of time, a torrential downpour began, and a purple-haired girl appeared at his doorstep, gently pressing the doorbell.]

The newcomer was Sakura, or rather, Matou Sakura.

[Shirou Emiya didn't know why she had come to see him at this time, but he quickly invited her inside and offered her his own clothes to change into.]

Just then, Fujimura Taiga, who had heard that Emiya Shirou was injured, rushed over. Upon entering, he saw Matou Sakura drying her hair, and thus, a misunderstanding arose.

[Shirou Emiya tried desperately to explain, but Taiga Fujimura wouldn't believe him. It was Sakura Matou who stepped in to help him out.]

[Sakura Matou came here because she saw Shirou Emiya living alone and wanted to help him.]

[Shirou Emiya initially wanted to refuse, but Sakura Matou was adamant and visited him for five consecutive days, leaving him no choice but to agree.]

Sakura: “???”

Stay-at-home husband: "???"

Because Sakura was adopted into the Edelfelt family, Shirou Emiya has no connection with her and doesn't even know her.

Do they seem to have a good relationship in the video? But judging from Shirou Emiya's expression when Matou Sakura first appeared, it doesn't seem like it at all.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "There's a problem..."

He keenly noticed that when Shirou Emiya rejected Sakura Matou, her expression was somewhat off.

Moreover, in the middle of the video, Kirisakura's expression was very numb.

Why would this happen? He'd be a fool not to guess.

At this moment, he wished he could drag the old bug out of hell and whip his corpse again.

[Since Matou Sakura clearly doesn't know how to do housework, Shirou Emiya had no choice but to teach her himself.]

[Sakura Matou learned these skills very quickly, and within a few days she became a master of housework.]

The once quiet Emiya residence has finally become lively. Besides Matou Sakura, Fujimura Taiga, out of concern, has also started visiting more frequently.

[Emiya Shirou even gave Matou Sakura a spare key to his house.]

Autumn arrived in the blink of an eye. Shirou Emiya's broken right hand had healed, but he was left with burns on his right shoulder.

[The archery club at Homurahara Academy places great emphasis on formality; male archers must expose their right shoulder during the ceremonial archery. Upon seeing this, Shinji Matou stated that it was unseemly for someone with a burn scar on their shoulder to perform the ceremonial archery, forcing Shirou Emiya to quit the archery club.]

[Shirou Emiya didn't actually have much of a complaint about this. He joined the archery club initially just to improve his physical fitness, and now that he's quitting, he can have more time to work and earn money.]

The only good thing is that Matou Sakura didn't leave him after he recovered from his injuries; she still comes to help him with housework every day.

The smile on the other person's face gradually widened.

Zabiko: "Is this guy still a child?"

Although Shinji Matou in her world often had a disdainful attitude, it was just a disguise.

Because, in her world, Shinji Matou is only eight years old.

But in this world, Shinji Matou is already in high school, yet he's still acting like this, which is really annoying.

[Time flies, and Christmas arrives. Shirou Emiya and his friends celebrate Christmas, and Taiga Fujimura shows Sakura Matou Shirou's old photo album.]

[It includes a childhood photo with Kiritsugu Emiya, as well as photos with his two close friends, Kazunari Ryudou and Ayako Mitsuzuri. And of course, Shinji Matou.]

Shinji Matou and Shirou Emiya were best friends in junior high school, and he looked truly harmless. Unfortunately, things changed after they entered high school—

Matou Kariya: "Hmph—"

This is the old man's way of educating people; look what kind of people he's turned the next generation of the Matou family into.

However, Shinji is indeed quite jealous, and he doesn't know what to do.

[Soon it was another new year. After fixing the warehouse lights, Shirou Emiya, for some reason, thought of his childhood again, and of the overwhelming black mud.]

It was as if I had some kind of premonition.

The next day, Shirou Emiya saw Rin Tohsaka helping Sakura Matou collect her documents in the corridor, and only then did he realize that they were sisters.

[However, when Rin Tohsaka was mentioned, Sakura Matou was clearly unhappy, and her smile disappeared.]

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."

Rin Tohsaka: "..."

Although the previous video had already explained it, seeing this scene still left them with mixed feelings.

Rin Tohsaka doesn't blame Sakura. To be fair, if it were her, she would probably also feel resentment towards her sister after experiencing such a cruel and inhumane ordeal.

[At dusk, after escorting Matou Sakura back to the Matou family home, Shirou Emiya was about to leave when he seemed to hear an old man's whisper and the sound of insects flying around.]

How can there be flying insects in the dead of winter?

[Shirou Emiya was somewhat puzzled, but the strange events of tonight weren't over yet.]

On his way home, Shirou Emiya noticed a safety cordon with a sign that read "Gas Leak."

I seem to hear news like this quite often these past few days.

As he was walking, Shirou Emiya suddenly saw a silver-haired girl in purple clothes appear across the street; it was Illya.

A police car drove by, and Ilya disappeared without a trace.

That night, Shirou Emiya dreamt of the horrific events of the past again, but this time, just as he was about to walk forward, Illya suddenly appeared and stopped him.

"If you don't summon it quickly, you'll die, okay, big brother..."

The next day, Matou Sakura and Fujimura Taiga arrived as usual, while the television broadcast a series of recent accidents, including gas leaks, car accidents, and underground gas pipeline explosions.

Wife: "Ilya..."

Irisviel felt heartbroken to see her daughter following the same path as herself.

She knew that unless she could win the Holy Grail War, Ilya would not have a good end.

Webber: "It looks like the other teams have already started playing against each other."

Fuyuki no Tora: "You guys caused so much destruction! Couldn't you have been a little more careful? Go fight in a more secluded spot!"

Dog Bro: "Ah, we're about to fight anyway, who cares about anything else!"

Fuyuki no Tora: "Is this your reason for causing car accidents in the streets?"

[Sakura Matou was handing a plate to Shirou Emiya, but when she saw the Command Seal in his hand, she was so shocked that she dropped the plate.]

[Afterwards, Matou Sakura left somewhat absentmindedly, suddenly asking Emiya Shirou before she left to go home early after school that day.]

Meanwhile, another news report came on television: four residents had been tragically murdered in their homes; police investigations revealed they had all been killed with sharp weapons.

Chapter 391: Devilish Muscle Rin

(Rin Tohsaka)

[After arriving at school, Shirou Emiya suddenly sensed that something was wrong.]

Although everything seemed normal, he felt something was off; the campus in front of him seemed to exude an inexplicable, strange feeling.

He didn't think it was just his imagination, but class was about to start, so he decided to write it down for now.

At noon, Shirou Emiya was with Kazunari Ryudou and Ayako Mitsumi, discussing the recent spate of accidents that had led to the cancellation of club activities.

Afterwards, Kuzuki Souichirou entered and called away Ryudou Kazunari, thus ending the three's gathering.

After school, Shirou Emiya didn't leave; instead, he relied on his senses and went to classroom B-1.

For some reason, he felt that something strange and dangerous was hiding in the classroom.

[Upon opening the classroom door, Shirou Emiya, finding it empty, initially thought it was his imagination when Shinji Matou suddenly appeared beside him, startling him.]

[Shinji Matou started off with sarcasm, but after being lectured by Shirou Emiya, he became gloomy. Then, seemingly thinking of something amusing, he passed the task of cleaning the archery club to Shirou Emiya.]