They Say Little Girls Are Cute

"Are you crazy!?"

After Jizi died, she used magic to enhance her leg strength and arrived at Fuyuki Station in just five minutes. She soon saw Rin, who was clutching her hand tightly and looking around anxiously.

Upon seeing Jizi, Rin's expression was like that of a small animal finding its mother. However, even though she rushed to Jizi's side with this adorable expression, Jizi resisted her charm and immediately launched into a tirade of abuse!

"Didn't Aoi and Tohsaka warn you? Is Fuyuki City in a certain situation right now? If you distract Tohsaka because of you, do you know what the consequences will be?" (The novel website does not skip words.)

"..."

Rin's eyes glistened with tears as she looked at Jizi with a wronged expression.

{}{} Novel.{[LEDU} "Don't stare at me like that! You're too sweet! Do you think I can't tell you're faking it?" The novel website doesn't skip words. Her tone softened slightly, but in the end, Jizi still insisted on her tough attitude, "You're smart enough to see through me, don't you understand why I want you and your son to go to Zenjou?" The novel website doesn't skip words.

"..."

"I'm not helping you. I'll notify Tohsaka right now and send you away. Since you're not afraid of me, let the person you're afraid of deal with you. Just wait and see Tohsaka's expression when he sees you--"

The scolding stopped, not because they were being watched—this part of the Fuyuki was as desolate as a graveyard—but because Jizi felt a small hand tugging at the hem of her clothes.

She lowered her head and met a pair of clear eyes:

I'm doing this, there will be consequences, but I'll still do it because I am Rin Tohsaka.

These are the words Jizi read from their eyes.

"Sigh..." A glance is only a fleeting moment, but it's enough to change a person's mind. Jizi Zinai shook her head. "Alright, tell me what you want to do first."

------------------Interlude-------------

No sooner had Jizi left the room where Irisviel was imprisoned than a new visitor arrived.

When Irisviel first heard the noise in the room, she didn't realize anything was wrong, because Assassin was a frequent visitor there—what a frivolous fellow, how did he become a hero?

However, if she knew Jizi's true identity, it would make sense.

"Bang--Bang--Crack--"

The sound coming from the doorway wasn't the turning of a key, but a combination of blunt force impacts and the twisting of mechanisms, sounding as if... as if someone was trying to force the door open.

Was they here to rescue her? Irisviel felt a surge of joy, but it quickly faded—if it were Kiritsugu, he wouldn't have made a sound with a lock of this strength; if it were Saber, he could have kicked the door open with a single kick and wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

It's more likely to be a burglar breaking into the house than a rescue operation.

There was nothing valuable in the room, so why would a thief who spent so much time searching for something only take it all away from Irisviel, who was currently in a vulnerable state?

"Ang!"

The door was completely destroyed with a loud bang, and hurried footsteps gradually approached Irisviel.

One step, two steps, like the devil's steps.

Inside the room, the wife wore an expression of resignation to her fate—not dying at the hands of the enemy, but to be defiled by such a scoundrel, was even more humiliating than that damned assassin's suggestion.

She was prepared to bite her tongue and commit suicide, even though Kiritsugu seemed to have said that it wouldn't kill her, but she had no other choice.

I've heard that some heartless people can even take advantage of a corpse while it's still hot... cough cough, but that's all she can do.

"Kiritsugu, Illya, sabr..."

Whispering these three names to muster her courage, Irisviel finally met the owner of the footsteps a moment later.

"Ah!?"

"Let's not even talk about how arrogant your idea is—you think you can save that child named Kotone? Heh heh heh—first, tell me you have a plan, okay?"

After listening to Rin recount what had happened long ago, Jizi said this.

Incidentally, the two have now left the station and arrived in the streets of Fuyuki Shinto.

Shinto, which is usually bustling with people even late at night, now resembles a ghost town. The few pedestrians you encounter are hurrying along, not wanting to linger for even a moment.

"You can sense magic with this pointer." Rin proudly showed the Magecraft Props hanging around her neck to Jizi, "It's a gift from my father."

"Well, assuming you did use this rudimentary magic sensor, then what?"

"These Gems fragments," Rin said, taking two more sharply defined crystals from her pocket, "Even I, with this amplification, could unleash some very powerful Magecraft."

Seeing Rin's smug look, Jizi felt it was necessary to teach this brat a lesson.

"So do you think you can use it to defeat Tohsaka?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

"Maybe!"

I answered instantly, without thinking at all; it was a completely subconscious reaction.

"So, someone even Tohsaka finds troublesome—or at least not much better than him—how can you possibly handle him?"

That's why I contacted you!

It was another example of an attitude that took it all for granted.

And Jizi, naturally, gave her a chop to the neck.

Ouch! Don't hit me on the head!

"What if I didn't handle it?"

"Don't even think about that," Rin looked up, the curve of her lips forming her most famous mischievous smile. "You're right here, and you'll help me, so there's no need to worry about what I'd do without you."

"You're good with words, but—"

The words came to an abrupt halt as the pointer in Rin's hand, which had been spinning wildly, suddenly froze, pointing towards the depths of a dark alley. At the same time, Jizi naturally sensed the ominous magic within.

"Shall we go in?" The novel website doesn't skip to the next word.

"Of course! Do you think I came here for nothing?"

"His voice was trembling, big one."

"Lus! Just hurry up..."

"Then let's make it clear in advance--"

"I... I'll follow your orders and I definitely won't be a burden to you. If you tell me to run away, I won't hesitate; I'll leave you behind and run away without looking back!"

"..."

"Again?"

"No, should I say, as expected of Rin Tohsaka? Hahahaha."

-----------------------Sometime before-----------------------

"Astr, is this really a good idea?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

Are you doubting my decision, Anr?

"I would never dare, but Astra is, after all, an enemy. To just let him escape like that..."

"It's alright, ANR. You just need to focus on your battle strategy and tactics; you don't need to worry about anything else."

"..."

"Are you dissatisfied?" The novel website doesn't skip words.

"No, Ast, I will complete your mission and bring you victory."

"No, truly a model of Knight, the most outstanding sir."

"I dare not accept such praise."

Despite making such a boast beforehand, Rin Tohsaka was still very afraid inside.

She gripped the two shards of Gems she was using as bombs so tightly that she didn't even notice the rough edges cutting her fingers from the force.

If you actually encounter this situation, it will only have the effect of "startling the other person".

As expected, she was still too immature—Rin was already starting to regret it. If she had entrusted this task to Asashin, the success rate would have been higher, and she wouldn't have had to take the risk herself, right?

No, no! Rin quickly shook her head to dispel the thought—even if Asashin was more capable, she would still be facing mortal danger. Asking someone to do such a thing while waiting in a safe place would torment Rin's conscience and keep her awake at night.

"Alright?"

Rin's sudden head-shaking motion caught the attention of the person walking in front, who turned around and asked.

Although there was a Mask between them—Rin didn't like that strange Mask, but someone insisted on "having a work attitude when working"—Rin could imagine the other person's expression, which would definitely be impatient, but their eyes would betray their concern.

"Without."

Not wanting to cause worry, Rin forced a normal response.

What happened to your hand?

Rin was reminded of the cut on her hand from the Gems shard; although it wasn't deep, the cut was quite long.

"Don't be so nervous, it's okay."

The person gently pried open Rin's palm, pressed her hand onto the Gems, and then the rough surface became smooth and round, as if it had been polished.

Wow, amazing! Rin had only ever seen this technique used by her father—and of course, she could only learn it from him— Asashin indeed very capable, which gave her more confidence in her actions.

But... since you've already smoothed it out, why don't you let go? Why are you just taking my hand and rubbing against it like that? What does that mean?

He's clearly very capable, yet his behavior is strange. How can anyone trust someone like that? What's wrong with this world?

Rin, who had mistakenly blamed the world, suddenly realized that she and her companions had encountered a young man with orange hair many times. This man also held a child's hand, but it seemed that he was never with the same person each time.

"Hey, Asashin, that guy..."

"I've been watching him for a long time too. Now I need you. Let's follow him and see what he's up to."

---------------Notes-------------

① This means that Rin had seen through Jizi's true nature as a lolicon—although the concept of lolicon wasn't widespread at the time—so she deliberately acted cute to please Jizi.

② The part where Rin goes to find her classmate is a combination of the original novel and episode 10 of the TV series. Please don't mind if there are any discrepancies between this and your memory. After all, the original novel only has about 3,000 words of description, but the TV series made up a whole episode of it.

------------Author's Note------------

19. It is said that the little girl is very cute.

19. It is said that the little girl is very cute. This was typed by a member of [*][Novel-Net].

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