February 6th, Wednesday.
If this Holy Grail War had officially begun when Shirou summoned Saber, completing the full seven Servants, then even at most, only three days had passed.
"Though it's a little early..."
On the way to school, Sakura tilted her head in confusion as she watched her brother, whose arm she was holding, murmur something under his breath.
Seeing Sakura's little eyes full of confusion and puzzlement, Shinji smiled gently.
"It's nothing. I was just talking to myself."
Perhaps because she had heard that sort of thing too many times, Sakura did not fully believe him this time. She puffed out her cheeks.
"Are you doing something dangerous, Brother? Don't think about lying to me again! I'm not a child anymore! Hmph!"
"Something dangerous?"
As he spoke, Shinji narrowed his eyes again and showed a very gentle, sincere, and handsome smile.
"...No, it should be something very enjoyable."
Not hearing any hidden meaning in her brother's warm, reassuring words, Sakura tilted her head again, looking somewhat curious.
"Something enjoyable? What is it?"
"You're still young. You wouldn't understand for now."
"I'm not young anymore! Honestly! You always treat me like a child!"
Seeing Sakura turn away, pout, and huff twice, her face full of displeasure, Shinji suddenly felt that she was not entirely wrong.
Though she was a sister with barely any blood relation to him, in essence, she resembled him, her brother.
—They were both young, yet both possessed enormous things!
Forcing himself to temporarily forget the sensation against his right arm, Shinji coughed twice.
"Ahem. Anyway, only a very small number of people can experience that kind of joy. And even if you call it joy, to ordinary people, it's nothing more than some extremely terrible twisted amusement."
As Sakura's eyes grew even more confused, Shinji