Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

My younger brother is moving forward on the path he once walked, without looking back, forging ahead bravely.

If you still feel a little reluctant to let go and occasionally glance at the path you've taken in the past—you'll be disappointed, but you'll also feel at peace.

That's good.

It's understandable that I can't let go.

It's only natural to think that you've done something wrong.

However, the choice itself was not wrong; all that remained was an endless longing for what one had given up.

Fiore looked at the red-haired boy and said with a joking smile, "I don't think I'll be able to fall asleep even if I go back to my room now..."

"It's all Mr. Saber's fault for making me drink so much coffee. I might as well just stay in your room tonight and not go home."

"sure."

"……Why?"

Fiore slowly widened her pupils.

My cheeks, which had just cooled down, suddenly started to burn again.

"Wait, wait a minute... what did you just say?"

Shirou stood up from the bedside and walked towards Fiore's wheelchair.

Shirou himself would feel uneasy if he just let her go back like that.

Shirou couldn't remain indifferent upon seeing such a lonely expression.

I'll have nightmares...

"Fiore, stay here with me tonight."

"Ah, okay, please guide me... No, that's not right!"

Before Fiore could say anything, Shirou picked her up from the wheelchair.

"!"

This was the first time the girl had felt a man's arms.

Completely different from its appearance...

He looks no different from any other boy, but you can clearly feel the strong muscle lines on his body when you touch his skin.

As expected of a battle-hardened swordsman, his arms are completely incomparable to his younger brother's slender arms...

Fiore blushed deeply: "Wait, wait... Mr. Saber... I'm not ready yet..."

"Don't worry, leave everything to me from now on."

"Huh? But, but..."

"You don't want to? Then I'll take you back."

As Shirou said this, he picked up Fiore and started to walk back, but she grabbed his collar tightly.

"..."

Fiore's cheeks burned, and she bit her lip.

She curled her slender yet feminine body as close to Shirou's chest as possible, murmuring softly.

“Um… please, Mr. Saber… let me stay…”

"The sound is too soft to hear clearly."

"...Woo!"

Fiore raised her gaze resentfully, seeing a hint of sadism in the red-haired boy's eyes.

Now she finally understood that Saber was by no means a perfect saint who was infinitely gentle and considerate towards women, and... her own fate.

I'll be attracted to this person...

Even so, she still...

Fiore swallowed hard and pleaded softly:

"Please, Mr. Saber... even just for tonight, let me forget everything."

"Since you've already brought it up to this point..."

"...Ouch!"

Shirou roughly threw Fiore onto the bed and quickly stripped off his outer clothes.

"This is a spirit summoning spell that can temporarily restore sensation to your legs."

"Huh? Really? That's amazing..."

"Don't move, wrap your arms around my waist tightly."

"Okay?"

"Um, Mr. Saber, please be gentle, this is my first time...?"

Although Fiore pleaded so desperately in Shirou's ear, she didn't realize that such words would only excite him more.

"Ugh... Eek!"

The strength emanating from the man allowed her to briefly forget her troubles.

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Volume 5, Chapter 248: Leticia Awakens a Strange XP

"Boom, boom, boom."

At six o'clock the next morning, Leticia knocked on Shirou's door as agreed the night before.

"Master~ Master Artorius~ Are you already awake?"

After that shout, a commotion came from the other side of the door.

The sounds of getting dressed, running barefoot on the floor, and wheels rubbing against the ground.

Leticia: "?"

About five minutes later, the door opened.

"Ah, Master! Really, you've finally opened the door... Miss Fiore?"

"Good morning, Miss Leticia..."

The acting patriarch of the Yggdrasil clan appeared in Shirou's room for some unknown reason.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her clothes and hair were somewhat disheveled. When her eyes met Leticia's, she looked away awkwardly.

"........."

I feel that Miss Fiore has a more mature and sexy vibe than before.

Even though Leticia was born into a devout Catholic family and attended a boarding church girls' school from junior high, and had virtually no knowledge of matters between men and women, she still reacted immediately upon seeing the scene before her.

"You two...last night..."

Shirou said, "Fiore talked to me last night about our future strategies, and we talked until quite late."

I wasn't comfortable letting her go home alone, so I asked her to stay overnight.

Leticia: "No, no, no, this is the castle of the Thousand World Tree, isn't it? What is it that you're worried about?"

Fiore: "Ugh...!"

Shirou: "Didn't we have a vampire attack before?"

Leticia: "That was so long ago!"

“Um… I think I should probably head back now. Mr. Saber, I’ll leave the surgery this afternoon to you.”

Fiore said, feeling both ashamed and indignant.

Shirou nodded: "Okay, leave it to me. You go and tell Koles to be prepared."

"I understand, then I'll take my leave."

Fiore nodded to Leticia and then quickly left.

"...Master."

Leticia gave Shirou a disdainful look.

"What are you doing?"

"You wouldn't be using something to blackmail Miss Fiore into giving herself to you, would you?"

"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense."

"Really? Hmph... How suspicious."

Leticia pouted.

However, she also understood that such a thing was absolutely impossible.

Although yesterday was the first time she had a face-to-face conversation with Shirou, the girl had been watching him closely during her time inside the saintess's body.

Therefore, she knew very well that Shirou was an upright person and would never coerce a woman into doing such a thing.

Moreover, she understood that it was mostly because Fiore had deliberately shown Shirou her weaknesses that things had turned out this way.

A delicate, intellectual beauty like Fiore should easily win men's sympathy and affection...

Thinking about this, Leticia felt particularly unwilling.

It was clearly the Holy Maiden who had always been by his side, fighting alongside him.

The Holy Maiden just disappeared, and you're already sleeping with another woman? That's absolutely awful!

"...What are you angry about?"

"I'm not angry."

Leticia stomped down the long corridor in a huff, with Shirou following behind.

They were going to the courtyard to continue their magic training from yesterday.

"See? He's definitely angry."

"Mr. Saber doesn't understand anything at all!"

Leticia grew increasingly upset, feeling sorry for the saintess.

Did Saber truly know the depth of Ruler's affection for him?

Could they have been completely unaware?

Does this blockhead man only understand a woman's feelings when she takes the initiative to throw herself into his arms?

……

……

After finishing the morning's magic lesson, Shirou took Leticia back to the castle to perform the magic crest transfer surgery on the Fulvig siblings.

Fiore intends to give up magic, and Corles will take her place as the heir of the Fulvig family.

If so, a large proportion of the imprints must be transplanted.

At least half, ideally 70%, should be transplanted.

Of course, the cost and risk involved are significant.

Fiore's magical power will be greatly reduced due to the halving of the inscription, and Kares, who has just received the transplant, will not be able to use it smoothly immediately.

The so-called magic mark transplant should have started from childhood and involved more than a dozen surgeries to transplant one by one. Fortunately, Koles had undergone physical adjustments as a backup for Fiore since childhood, which allowed him to undergo a complete transplant at any time depending on the situation.

The siblings lay on their respective beds, and Fiore spoke up, "Please, Mr. Saber."

"give it to me."

"Um... Mr. Saber, may I have a private conversation?"

Shirou approached Fiore, puzzled, and bent down to listen to her.