Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Yustisa bit her lip, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Even so, she did not resist and continued to keep her promise to the red-haired boy.

Half a minute later, Yustissa's voice began to become intermittent.

"Really? You didn't intend to... to use Einzbern's technology... wait, that was... oh dear!"

Yustissa's indifferent expression had long since vanished, and her waist was now bent into a bow shape.

The voice that should never belong to the "saint" echoed fiercely in the Japanese-style room.

If a soundproof barrier hadn't been set up beforehand, the sound would probably have echoed throughout the entire mansion.

Then, Yustissa collapsed into the boy's arms, as if she were completely exhausted.

Shirou put his arm around her shoulder and gently stroked her long silver hair.

Is it just my imagination? They seem even more like trash than usual?

Although she has always been a nobody, after all these years, she should have grown a bit by now.

Oh well, it's probably just because of a cold.

"Okay, let's begin the inspection."

Shirou certainly didn't do that for no reason.

His real purpose was to check whether Irisviel had manifested the Command Seals.

If not, then it means that Kallen's claim of the "reappearance of the Holy Grail" is nonsense.

Shirou carefully placed the unconscious Justeza on the bed and removed his expensive suit, which cost the equivalent of a year's living expenses.

"Huh, it was completely bare just a few days ago... how did it grow so quickly?"

Volume 6, Chapter 264: The Battle at the Gate, and the Witnesses?

“…………Mmm”.

When Justeza awoke from her brief unconsciousness, she was surprised to find herself lying naked in Shirou's tatami room.

Even the "Winter Saintess," known for her indifference among the emotionally detached artificial life forms, couldn't help but waver upon seeing such a scene.

Yustissa still vaguely remembers what happened before she fainted.

How that human, Shirou Amamiya, gradually deceived himself.

At first, Yustissa could barely maintain her rationality, but later...

"!!!"

This was the first time in Yustissa's three-hundred-year life that she had experienced such intense feelings of shame and anger.

The silver-haired saint blushed, then fear gripped her, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Could it be that……"

Yustisa looked down at her body.

Her skin was as smooth as white porcelain, without any trace of what appeared to be an assault.

She was not reassured by this, and reached for her flat, smooth abdomen.

I can't sense anything unusual.

It seems that Shirou did not take advantage of her unconsciousness to further taint her purity.

Even so, it is an undeniable fact that Amamiya Shirou took advantage of others' vulnerability and... well, he knocked himself unconscious.

“…Despicable humans.”

Yustisa bit her lip in humiliation.

They lowered their guard because Irisviel, Illyasviel, Sera, and Lyselle trusted him so much.

This is the outcome we believe humanity will have.

Yustissa finally realized that so-called humans were nothing more than a group of deceitful and treacherous creatures.

For example, my ally (enemy) – Machiri Zorgen.

Forgetting their original vows and beliefs, they have become vampire monsters seeking immortality—how ugly and lamentable!

The same goes for Shirou Amamiya.

He talks a good game, but all he really cares about is Irisviel's body; he's just using Einzbern's homunculus as a prop.

As the seventh head of the Einzbern family, I must protect everyone and stop letting Shirou Amamiya run rampant.

Thinking of this, Yustissa clenched her fist.

She picked up the dress that had been scattered to the side, intending to leave while Shirou was out, but...

The silver-haired android frowned slightly: Why does it feel so chilly?

Yustissa looked down and was instantly dumbfounded:

On the plain, as smooth as tofu, not a blade of grass grows.

……

……

"Senior, you seem to be in a good mood today."

"Well, I guess so... Can Sakura tell?"

"Yeah, because the senior is easy to understand ^_^"

On their way to school the next day, Shirou had the following conversation with Matou Sakura.

Just as the junior student said, Shirou was in a very good mood.

He carefully examined Irisviel's body from head to toe last night and found no Command Seals.

That alone wasn't enough to reassure him, so Shirou, for the first time in a long time, took the initiative to invite Illya to take a bath together—

Don't get me wrong, Shirou almost never takes a bath with Illya.

Ilya is, after all, an artificial life form. Although she is only four years old, her physical and mental development is already equivalent to that of an elementary school student.

As a high school student, Shirou would never bathe with an elementary school girl; it was always Illya who would pester him to accompany her.

However, last night, in order to check the Command Seals, Shirou made an exception and invited her to take a bath for the first time.

Ilya was overjoyed.

"Huhuhu~"

"Could it be that he's finally realized Illya's charm? Shirou's so oblivious~"

"Although Sera said I can't bathe with Shirou anymore, it's okay if it's my brother~ Let's go together without Sera knowing~"

Ilya smiled like an angel, no... she was an angel, not like Metatron.

However, the innocent and carefree girl was unaware of Shirou's true intentions.

While I was rinsing Illya's hair, I checked carefully and found that there were no Command Seals.

So we can basically rule out the possibility of a Holy Grail War. How could Shirou be in a bad mood?

That woman from the Fuyuki Church... her name is Karen, right?

Shirou decided to go and spar with her whenever he had free time in the next couple of days.

This morning, the archery club had their morning practice, and Shirou and Matou Sakura went straight to the archery range after entering the school.

Just as I reached the door, someone else came from the opposite direction.

With her signature twin ponytails and school uniform pose, there's no reason why no one would recognize her.

"Oh my...aren't these Emiya and Matou? They're still so loving, they're such an enviable model couple."

"Tohsaka-senpai! Please don't joke like that!"

The purple-haired girl blushed and let out a cute, coquettish sigh.

Rin Tohsaka has recently started teasing Sakura Matou.

It's probably because this kind of joke wouldn't really make Sakura angry that she did it.

Even so, the fact that the two became close during this special period while he was away still made Shirou feel like he was an incompetent husband.

Not only him, but someone else thought the same way—

"What's wrong with that woman?! How did she suddenly get so close to Sakura?! It's unforgivable, right, Shirou?!"

Shinji complained that his position as the elder brother was seriously threatened.

"Tohsaka, are you the one who's here to join the company?"

"Is that so... It wouldn't be bad to create a glorious legend after entering high school and be admired by others."

Rin Tohsaka said, half-jokingly.

She probably just came to see Sakura, Shirou thought to himself: So early in the morning... She's really putting in the effort.

"Amamiya and Sakura are here, oh... and Tohsaka too? Come in, come in!"

Greeting everyone was the new captain of the archery club, Ayako Misaki.

Good morning, Tsui-ko. I won't stand on ceremony.

Misaki Ayako is the only person Rin Tohsaka in the school who calls her by her first name. They seem to have formed a deep friendship (or perhaps a complicated relationship) since elementary school.

The title of the Showa-era movie, "Karate Girl vs. Bajiquan Monster," popped into Shirou's mind.

"...You're not thinking something really rude, are you, Amamiya (Amamiya-kun)?"

Misaki Ayako and Rin Tohsaka spoke in unison, Shirou quickly shook his head, and Sakura Matou covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Shinji skipped his morning workout again," Ayako said, frowning.

"I'm so sorry, senpai... I'm sorry my brother has caused everyone trouble." Matou Sakura lowered her head guiltily.

"Sakura doesn't need to apologize. The one who's in the wrong is Amamiya, who brought that guy here."

"What does this have to do with me..."

Shirou was also wronged, because Shinji only joined the archery club because he saw Shirou join.

Unlike magic, he was surprisingly talented in archery; however, the eldest son of the Matou family simply couldn't endure the hardship of practice.

I've never participated in voluntary morning exercises, of course.

He was almost never seen during after-school practice sessions, and if this continued, it was only a matter of time before he was expelled.

"He just hangs out with girls as soon as school's over, doesn't he?" Ayako Misaki complained.

Although Shinji has a carefree and irresponsible attitude, he is surprisingly good at studying.

In addition to his good looks and family background, he was often seen walking on campus surrounded by girls.

"Shinji is different from me; he's very popular with girls."

After Shirou finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Not only Ayako and her friends, but the other club members also cast silent glances at them.

"Uh...did I say something wrong?"

It's one thing for everyone else, but why did Sakura also give me that contemptuous and disdainful look?!

Mitsuya Ayako patted Shirou on the shoulder and smoothed things over, saying, "Well, you might not know... but actually quite a few juniors in the club admire you, Amamiya."

"Is that so?" Shirou was taken aback.