Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Red A: "..."

Can't you all refrain from gossiping about it privately?

[Rider's problem is solved; next, Rin Tohsaka will investigate Caster.]

[She initially thought the Caster and Rider teams were collaborating, but Medusa's exit clearly showed that wasn't the case at all.]

This leaves only one possibility: Caster's Master is also at the school, and is very likely a student like them.

Rin Tohsaka began investigating around this point, and she actually uncovered some clues.

The next day, Rin Tohsaka stopped Shirou Emiya at the school gate and shared her assessment.

Based on the clues provided by Shirou Emiya, Medea is based at Ryudouji Temple, so her Master is very likely connected to Ryudouji.

[Rin Tohsaka actually found someone: Shirou Emiya's other best friend, Kazunari Ryudou.]

[It turns out that Ryudou Issei is the son of the abbot of Ryudou Temple; Ryudou Temple is practically his family home.]

[Therefore, Rin Tohsaka reasonably suspects that Caster's Master is Kazunari Ryudou.]

[It has to be said, it's very reasonable.]

[Shirou Emiya disagreed, or rather, refused to believe, that the seemingly serious but actually kind-hearted Kazunari Ryudou would collude with a witch.]

Of course, the main reason is still—

He's already lost one best friend; is he going to lose another one too?

Rin Tohsaka became increasingly convinced that Kazunari Ryudou was Caster's Master.

[Because Ryudong Temple has now been transformed into a workshop by C-mama, the entire temple has been closed, but Ryudong Issei can freely enter and exit every day.]

The two disagreed on this point, and Rin Tohsaka was so exasperated by Shirou Emiya's stubbornness that her veins throbbed.

Koles: "This speculation makes sense, if we didn't already know that Caster's Master is Souichirou Kuzuki."

Stay-at-home husband: "Wow, another 10% has been dragged into this!"

Househusband: "Come to think of it, I never noticed before that Ichisei lives at Ryudong Temple."

Fuyuki no Tora: "You're a terrible friend."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "What is the relationship between Souichirou Kuzuki and Kazunari Ryudou?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Kusuchi-sensei..."

Rin Tohsaka: "Although he is my homeroom teacher, I don't know much about him."

Fuyuki no Tora: "Yeah, that guy is so boring. He never attends the teachers' gatherings and doesn't chat with people much."

Hierle: "However, being able to move freely in and out of Caster's territory is indeed a bit of a problem."

Zabiko: "Yeah, putting everything else aside, Kojiro is a tough nut to crack."

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

Emiya Shirou is a little panicked, worried that yet another of his best friends is about to show signs of his character collapsing.

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka was about to turn their verbal battle into a physical one, Shirou Emiya finally chickened out and could only back down, saying, "I know, I know. Leave the matter of Kazunari to me for now."

"Let me find out whether he's a master or not."

[Rin Tohsaka and Kazunari Ryudou have never had a good relationship. If Rin were to investigate, the two would definitely have a huge fight.]

However, Rin Tohsaka wasn't entirely at ease with Shirou Emiya either, given his notoriously soft-hearted nature.

[Emiya Shirou: "Trust me. Even if Kashinari is my friend, I won't make an exception."]

"I understand. Let me know the results as soon as you have them, okay?"

Seeing Shirou Emiya's firm resolve, Rin Tohsaka had no choice but to agree.

"So, what do you plan to do?"

"Eh... ah... this... that..."

[Shirou Emiya has an idea he thinks is brilliant, an idea that could absolutely prove Ichisei's innocence, but he can't tell Rin Tohsaka.]

【"Whoa—"

Rin Tohsaka, her eyes like a cat's, leaned close to Shirou Emiya, her face grim, and said, "Don't tell me you're planning to do what you always do and say to Kazunari, 'Hey, Kazunari, are you Master?'"

"How is that possible?"

[Shirou Emiya quickly denied, "Don't worry. Even without asking Kazunari, I have a way of finding out if he's a Master."]

His plan this time was absolutely flawless.

Fuyuki no Tora: "So confident, huh? Shirou, what's the plan?"

Househusband: "How could I possibly know that!"

Fiore: "Judging from his expression, it seems like it's some kind of unspeakable method."

Koles: "He's not really planning to just go and ask, is he?"

Zabizi: "They probably wouldn't be that stupid. At most, they'd try to get information from me indirectly."

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

[The scene shifts to the student council office during lunch break.]

[Ryudou Kazunari was about to enjoy his bento when he suddenly saw Emiya Shirou sneaking in, then locking the door behind him.]

"Emiya, what's wrong?"

[Yūdō Issei was somewhat puzzled. Was this guy hiding from someone?]

【"call..."】

[Shirou Emiya took a deep breath, walked to Kazunari Ryudou's side, and said in an extremely serious tone, "Kazunari, don't ask anything, trust me."]

"Take off your clothes."

[Ryuudou Issei: "..."]

Everyone: "..."

Everyone: "Pfft... Hahaha o(〃^▽^〃)o!!!"

Stay-at-home dad: "(/ω＼)"

No way, what kind of operation is this?!

Zabiko: "I know, you want to see if Ryudong Kazunari has any Command Seals on him."

Blonde Rin: "No, what's the difference between this and asking directly?!"

Gina: "I never thought I'd actually see a story like this in real life o(*////▽////*)q."

Yumizuki Satsuki: "I have a feeling this was premeditated."

Illya: "So, Shirou, what you like is—"

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

Emiya Shirou offered no explanation, for at this point, any attempt at justification would be futile.

"W-What!!!"

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Ryuu Dongichi, who always maintained a serious expression, finally broke down.

[He was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly until he was backed up behind the cabinet with nowhere left to go, his face flushed red as he assumed a fighting stance.]

[So Emiya has this kind of fetish?!]

"Are you serious? Is this some new way to argue?"

"Okay, okay, let me see it quickly, it'll be too late if we wait until school gets out."

[Shirou Emiya lunged forward and grabbed Kazunari Ryudou's clothes, 'skillfully' unbuttoning them.]

"Hey? Stop right now! You idiot, how can you be considered a son of the Wu family?"

[Ryudou Kazunari struggled desperately, only to find that he was completely unable to break free from Emiya Shirou's grasp.]

[This kid, when did he get so strong!]

"No more! Emiya!!!"

In an instant, an atmosphere of homoerotic tension filled the student council room.

Illya: "Shirou, you're so domineering, and you seem quite skilled at it."

Househusband: "Of course I'm good at it! Because everyone's school uniforms are the same style!"

Ilya: "Don't explain, we understand (?ω?)."

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

Stay-at-home husband: "(┳◇┳)"

A few minutes later, Liu Dongyicheng squatted on the ground, hugging his bare upper body, feeling like he would never get married.

[Shirou Emiya looked at his entire body. How embarrassing!!!]

"That's great, that's really great!"