Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

And she wasn't the only one outside the door; there were two other people there as well.

"Oh, so you're still alive and well. You didn't perish in the snowy mountains of Einzbern."

The girl with her arms crossed over her chest, casting a hostile glance at Shirou, is Sakura's older sister—Rin Tohsaka.

"What are you saying, Rin? Shirou is very stubborn, you know. Oh, I've come to bother you too, you don't mind, do you?"

The girl who greets you with one hand on her hip like a boy is Shirou's classmate, Sakura's senior, and Rin's friend—Mitsuo Ayako.

"Everyone's here! Welcome, welcome!"

Irisviel smiled and quickly switched into her long-lost Amamiya family mistress mode.

"Excuse me, Auntie."

The junior high school girls, carrying the groceries they had bought, entered the house noisily.

"Sakura, where's your brother? Didn't he say he was coming today too?"

"I don't know about that kind of person."

"You two had another fight? Hahaha, and speaking of which, Kazushige hasn't even arrived yet... Guys are so unreliable~"

As she reached the kitchen doorway, Matou Sakura stopped and turned to look at the group of people at the door.

"Leave the kitchen to us, senior and Aunt Alice, go and put your luggage away first."

"Oh...oh oh..."

"Sister Teng, can you come and help?"

"Come on~"

Fujimura Taiga ran to the kitchen, leaving Shirou standing there dumbfounded.

He couldn't help but marvel at how much a girl can change as she grows up; it had only been a month since they last met... Sakura seemed to have grown up quite a bit.

Speaking of which, her previous statement, "I eloped with Irisviel," is a bit intriguing. I'll ask her about it when I have the chance.

After that, Shinji Matou and the head priest's son, Kazunari Ryudou, also arrived.

That evening, everyone held a grand welcome party for Shirou and the others in the living room of the Amamiya residence.

Cheers!

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Volume 4, Chapter 174: Alice: Am I pregnant?

Cheers!

Fujimura Taiga raised her glass, which was full of beer, and led the way by shouting "Cheers!" Everyone in the living room followed suit and raised their glasses.

Because there were so many people and they were too far apart to clink glasses, everyone just made a show of it. After everyone toasted, Shirou also brought the orange juice to his lips.

The table was laden with a wide variety of dishes, ranging from Japanese to Western and Chinese, a truly diverse selection.

All of this is the result of the hard work of Matou Sakura, Tohsaka Rin, and Misaki Ayako... If I said that, Fujiwara would be very angry, so she also deserves credit.

There are nine people attending the welcome party tonight, so the usual dining table isn't enough, and we had to bring another one from the storage room.

The three Einzbern students, along with Fujimura Taiga, sat at one table, while Shirou and the other middle school students who couldn't drink alcohol sat at another table.

Shinji: "Shirou! Tell me about your overseas travels! It's so wonderful, I want to take a break from school too!"

Shirou: "Wait, don't push over here. We're not going on vacation."

Kazunari: "Hmm, this miso soup...?"

Rin: "I made it, so what?"

Kazunari: "So it was you who did it, no wonder... (adjusts his glasses)"

Rin: "Huh? Just say what you want to say. Do you have a problem with what I made?"

Kazunari: "For Tohsaka's cooking, it's passable, if you don't compare it to Shirou's."

Rin: "What did you say?!?!?!?!"

Ayako: "Calm down! Tohsaka! Don't fall for that guy's tricks!"

The scene quickly descended into chaos.

However, things are relatively better here. At the adults' table, Irisviel and Taiga Fujimura... the master and apprentice duo are already drinking beer heartily.

Thinking about how he would have to take care of two drunkards again after the welcome party tonight, Shirou couldn't help but sigh.

"Senior, may I sit here?"

Sakura Matou walked over and stood behind Shirou and Shinji Matou.

"Wait a minute, Sakura! This is my seat—"

"what?"

Sakura Matou interrupted her brother's discontented remarks with a smile.

"Please...please, it's only natural for a brother to give up his seat for his sister, hahaha!"

Under Sakura's gaze, Shinji Matou shrank back and made way for her.

The unspoken pressure emanating from the girl made even Shirou tense up.

"Welcome back, senior."

"Ah, um, I haven't even had a chance to say hello to Sakura yet."

"But hopefully they won't suddenly leave without saying goodbye again in the future, right?"

Shirou nodded: "Yes, things in Germany are all taken care of. I need to focus on my studies from now on."

"That's great." Sakura placed her hand on her breasts, which had recently begun to grow rapidly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, Sakura."

"Senior?"

"I left in a hurry and didn't tell you beforehand. I'm so sorry to have worried you."

Sakura shook her head: "It's good to know that my senior is safe and sound."

Since entering junior high school, perhaps because she joined the same sports club, Sakura started calling him "senpai" instead of "Shirou-nii".

I feel like our relationship has become distant... well, it's probably just my imagination.

Hmm, it's just my imagination.

Sakura and I are still as close as siblings.

"So, what did you do abroad, senior?"

"what?"

Shirou was stunned.

Although this issue can be glossed over with a pre-prepared reason.

But the girl's gaze made him feel uneasy, and the lie suddenly got stuck in his throat.

"Well...didn't I tell you on the phone that I'm going to Germany to see a doctor with Aunt Alice?"

"Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot, senior."

"It's ok."

Sakura Matou said calmly, "Auntie Ai is clearly my senior's guardian, but she's the one who wants him to accompany her abroad for medical treatment."

"This...this is normal, isn't it?"

What's normal about this? They're practically like a married couple... Matou Sakura thought to herself.

The girl cupped the orange juice in her hands and drank it, her eyes fixed on Irisviel at the next table.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel that Irisviel is even more charming and beautiful than before, even though I haven't seen her for a month.

No, although my aunt is indeed a stunning beauty, like a princess from a fairy tale, but...

Irisviel used to make Sakura Matou feel that she was a bit childish, but now...

The girlish charm she once possessed has vanished, replaced by a mature woman's unique allure and temperament.

To put it simply, it's like being moisturized, polished, and refined by a man...

"By the way, Sakura, how have you been lately? Is your magic training going well?"

Shirou quickly changed the subject, leaning close to the girl's ear and whispering a question.

Suddenly, I was kicked.

Looking up, he noticed that Rin Tohsaka, sitting directly opposite him, was giving him a disapproving look, as if reminding Shirou not to talk about magic in public.

She had clearly been secretly watching her younger sister the whole time and had overheard Shirou's hushed conversation.

Shirou doesn't care; the principle of concealment is none of my business!

I'm not some kind of magician; that's the landlord's job!

Sakura Matou smiled and said, "Yes! If I have the chance, I would like to show you the magic trick I just learned, and maybe give me some pointers."

"Okay, but I don't think there's anything else I can guide you on."

Shirou said, "Sakura, you are both hardworking and a genius. You may have already surpassed me in magic."

"How can it be……!"

Sakura Matou retorted loudly.

As a result, everyone's attention was drawn to her voice, and Rin Tohsaka gritted her teeth and her eyes blazed with fury.

"Ugh...!"

Matou Sakura blushed and lowered her head.

Although she is more mature and composed than her peers, she occasionally reveals a cute side that is typical of middle school girls.

"Senior?"

"I'm going to the toilet."

As Shirou stood up, Rin Tohsaka, who was sitting opposite him, also stood up.

"Tousaka?"

"To the restroom."

This guy made absolutely no attempt to hide it, and quickly followed, walking out of the living room one after the other with Shirou.

Unlike the noisy and bustling room, the outside was shrouded in a quiet night.

Shirou walked quietly ahead, while Rin Tohsaka followed aggressively behind.

The two walked silently through the moonlit courtyard.

Before turning the corner leading to the bathroom, Shirou stopped and looked back at Rin Tohsaka.

"I said."

"……Varied!?"

The black-haired girl staggered back a step, almost falling to the floor, revealing a disheveled expression.

She was quite startled because she didn't expect Shirou to take the initiative to talk to her.

"...Why are you following me?" Shirou asked.

"Who, who's following you!"

Rin Tohsaka blushed: "I just... I just happened to need to use the restroom too, that's all."

"Then let's be good friends and go to the toilet together, Tohsaka."

Rin Tohsaka's lips twitched: "...What an annoying way to put it."

After the Fourth Holy Grail War, Tokiomi Tohsaka was beaten so badly by Shirou that his moral compass was shattered. He then voluntarily relinquished his position as head of the Tohsaka family, left Japan, and went to London, where he devoted himself to managing his patented business.

As a result, the position of head of the Tohsaka family fell to Rin, who was only 8 years old at the time.