Blonde and Silver-Haired Jeanne / The Saint of the White Rose ...
Although she couldn't use the bento to attract her classmates' attention, start conversations, or make friends, she still ate every last bite of the Shirou made for her, even though she kept saying no.
Seeing the silver-haired girl happily finish the dish he had made, Shirou, as the chef, felt a great sense of accomplishment. He thought to himself that he had been standing there watching for so long, it was about time he greeted the girl.
"Hey, Jeanne d'Arc," Shirou called out, waving at the silver-haired girl.
"Shirou!? W-w-why! Why are you here?! Aaaaaaah!!" The silver-haired girl turned around in surprise upon hearing the familiar voice, jumped up, ran to Shirou, grabbed his sleeve, and shouted.
Chapter 500 Jeanne d'Arc (Golden Hair and Silver Hair)
Shirou was being pulled by the collar by the silver-haired girl, but because of the height difference between them, rather than the threat of a delinquent girl, their posture at this moment was more like the silver-haired girl leaning against the man, stretching her neck and raising her head to meet Shirou's eyes as he looked down.
"When did you get here?" the silver-haired girl asked through gritted teeth, her mind a jumble of emotions. She thought that if anyone saw her in her most embarrassing moment, she would die with the man—now! Immediately!
"Hmm... just when you opened the bento box?" Shirou asked, trying to be considerate of the woman's feelings.
"Why is it a question!? Are you trying to comfort me? Or are you trying to make me angry?! Or are you trying to humiliate me!?" The silver-haired girl punched Shirou's chest in embarrassment and anger, then punched him again and shouted in a frantic manner.
"I just came to the academy and thought I'd come see you." Shirou didn't mind the girl's actions; after all, they lived together every day and he was already used to it. He simply looked at her calmly and smiled.
"Haa? Haa! Ha--ah!" With each shout, the silver-haired girl doubled in volume, and her face grew increasingly red.
After she calmed down, she walked back backwards and looked at Shirou, asking:
"Shirou... By the way, why did you come to school?" The silver-haired girl felt the man's body temperature, and for some reason, her anger subsided, though her face flushed slightly. She asked Shirou.
"I just wanted to have lunch with you. Seeing you eat so well is enough for me," Shirou said, lifting the large basket in his hand.
"Eh... Is... is that so? Thank you." Black Saber Alter blushed, but quickly recovered, abruptly stepping back to distance herself from Shirou, and turning her head away, saying, "You're really free! I didn't ask you to come and see!"
"I'm happy as long as I see you all enjoying your school life," Shirou said with a light laugh.
"Shirou, what nonsense are you talking about? Who do you think I am? The dark and evil Dragon Witch! If you anger me, it wouldn't be surprising if I burned down this church!" The silver-haired girl said with a villainous face, but she seemed to be secretly pleased.
"Oh, right, there's something I'd like to ask you to do for me while you're at it," Shirou said.
"Tell me what it is? How dare you order a witch like me around? You must be incredibly thick-skinned," the silver-haired girl said with a wicked smile.
"It's nothing serious, I just need you to come with me to the Student Council. Your sister forgot her lunchbox at home again, and we need to take it to her now," Shirou said.
"Huh? What?! Why should I deliver a bento to that Saintess?! I can tell her to pick up her bento and leave, that's fine! You said you came to see me! But you just want me to run errands for you?" The silver-haired girl glared fiercely at Shirou, her voice filled with murderous intent.
"These two things aren't directly related, are they?" Shirou said.
"Enough! If you're going to find that woman, then go by yourself, you idiot! Fool! Don't talk to me today... Hmph!" The silver-haired girl angrily turned her head away and headed towards the classroom.
"If we don't send the lunch over soon, your sister's stomach will be growling with hunger," Shirou explained.
"I can't hear you, I can't hear you!" the silver-haired girl shouted impatiently, shaking her head from side to side.
"Jeanne d'Arc, then I invite you to come with me somewhere, is that... not allowed?" Shirou caught up with the silver-haired girl, walking side by side with her, leaning forward to look at her face, and said with a light laugh.
The silver-haired girl took a few steps forward, then stopped, pouted, and said, "I know... I know! I'll go with you, okay? What a troublesome person! Let's go!"
Shirou smiled without saying a word and followed the silver-haired girl.
On the hilltop of the church school stands a complex of Western-style campus buildings. At the very center is the boardroom building, which houses the principal's office. The campus then divides into three teaching areas, separated by expansive green gardens. The perimeter connects to the sports stadium, which extends all the way to the edge of the hilltop and is enclosed by a high blue and white wall.
At this moment, Shirou and the silver-haired girl were heading towards the Student Council, which was located on the second floor of the church building area near the center of the school.
The Student Council of this prestigious school for young ladies is like a garden surrounded by pure White Lily. It manages the entire school from kindergarten to high school, with representatives from each grade joining the Student Council and maintaining a close relationship.
Because it is separated from the university, the White Rose of the high school is the greatest being here, namely, the holy maiden Jeanne d'Arc.
With a loud bang, completely lacking the elegance and poise of a young lady, the silver-haired girl pushed open the door with an imposing air, barging into the huge room where the Student Council was holding a meeting.
The room was spacious, covered with a red carpet, and in the middle was a long square table where rows of students of different grades were sitting. They were all startled by the sudden arrival of the silver-haired girl.
"It's Elder Sister Black Rose!"
"Are you here to see Lady White Rose, my elder sister?"
At this moment, the White Rose Saintess, seated in the main seat, spoke loudly.
"Oh, Jenny, what brings you here?!"
The blonde girl flashed a bright, sunny smile, opened her arms, and ran towards the door.
The silver-haired girl turned her head away unhappily, saying, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't come here for you. It's just that Shirou dragged me here, so I just went with him."
When the blonde girl saw Shirou, she bypassed Black Saber Alter and ran to Shirou as if leaping across the air.
"Ahhh! Thank you! Shirou, thank you so much. I was worried about how I would get through lunch without a bento box."
The blonde girl gratefully accepted the lunchbox from Shirou's hand. It was remarkable that she could remain so calm under the gazes of her adoring students. However, without such Divine Power, she would have been just an illiterate village girl back then, and it would have been impossible for her to go to such lengths to meet the Crown Prince, persuade him, and then go alone to the front lines of war to get the nobles, who had suffered repeated defeats and had virtually no chance of winning, to call upon their armies to obey her command.
"Yes, yes, since you're starving, let's not talk about it anymore and go eat," Shirou said, amused, looking at the Saintess.
"Okay, thank you! I'll start eating now!" The blonde girl readily accepted, grabbed the food box, and ran back to her seat.
Chapter 501 The Saintess of the White Rose
The blonde girl never put on any airs of superiority just because she was chosen as the 'White Rose' and was the Student Council president. She was simply a girl who acted according to her own heart. Perhaps it was precisely this honesty and sincerity that made her so likable and earned her the respect and affection of her classmates and juniors.
His ravenous appearance brought a smile to the faces of those around him, and his classmates even spoke up.
"Hehe, White Rose, really." The young lady, a member of the high school Student Council, said with a smile, covering her mouth.
"That's ridiculous! We already shared some food with you," said the short-haired girl, also a Student Council member from high school, with a hint of annoyance.
"Come on, this is Shirou made. Let's all share it. Come on, juniors, don't be shy." The blonde girl placed the three-tiered bento box she was carrying on the table and invited the students around her with a smile.
Although the blonde girl has a sweet stomach and enjoys eating, her appetite isn't actually that much bigger than Black Saber's. The reason she orders so many bento boxes is because, as the Student Council, she wants to take care of the students and the younger children.
"Hmm, that's true, but if lunch isn't made with the manager's skills, it really feels like something's missing." The short-haired girl unceremoniously picked up a piece of fried chicken and put it at the very back, saying with great remark.
"Well then, I won't be polite either. Thank God for the food, Amen." The elegant young lady with long brown hair seemed quite interested in Shirou's bento and looked eager to try it.
At this moment, the other students in the room also noticed Shirou's arrival. Wearing white dresses and small white hats, they were members of the elementary school Student Council. On the other side, the middle school Student Council members wore dresses with black as the main color.
"Ah, it's the store manager!"
"Store manager?"
"Yes! The manager of the coffee shop at the foot of the mountain!"
"Huh?! Nico-chan, you've already been to those adult-only stores? That's amazing~!"
"Hmph~! It's really nothing to brag about." The young lady, her twin ponytails swaying, proudly raised her head and stretched out her nose as she spoke.
"I've been to that place too. It doesn't just sell coffee; they also have sweet cocoa, black tea, and freshly squeezed juice," the blonde girl with a single ponytail chimed in.
"Ugh... tsk..." The girl with pigtails, whose limelight had been stolen, lowered her fists and bit her lip.
"But... that shop manager is like Magecraft, always able to come up with all sorts of new pastries that I've never seen before. Chocolate cake and parfaits, they're really, really delicious~!" The girl with long blue-purple hair cupped her face, her mind filled with delight as she reminisced.
"Wow, this is such a wonderful place...?" the friends exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh, is that so?! Then the little bird wants to go see it next time too." The other elementary school students' eyes lit up.
"Me too, Kotori-chan, let's go together next time!"
"Mmm~! Umi-chan."
The two elementary school students were smiling and holding hands, clearly very close.
"Hmph... You think that having coffee makes you an adult? If you have that kind of thinking, it just proves you're still a child."
"Huh? Because we're just kids..." The elementary school students looked at each other, puzzled, wondering what the young lady was talking about.
"Good afternoon." Shirou, carrying a basket, walked towards the elementary school students.
"Good afternoon, store manager... brother."
The manager of a shop frequented by adults must be an adult among adults. Elementary school students would naturally want to call such a person "uncle."
However, when they sat down and looked up, they saw Shirou's face clearly, and saw that refreshing and gentle smile like that of the boy next door. For some reason, the words that were about to come out of their mouths changed involuntarily.
"Please enjoy these desserts I made." Shirou took three desserts out of the basket and placed them on the table in front of the little girls.
"Thank you, big brother," the girls said, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Shirou.
"You're welcome," Shirou replied with a smile, then took two more desserts from the basket and handed them to the girls who had been laughing at the elementary school students earlier, saying, "Please, have some too."
"Delicious! It's so delicious!" the girl exclaimed, her face beaming with happiness. It was as if they had crossed the adult ladder and were no longer ordinary elementary school students.
"Thank you, Manager Shirou ~! This is the offering you've given me, very good, very good." Among the middle school kids who spoke was a blonde girl with an X-shaped bandage on her forehead, who was also Servant, Abigail, who had been dragged into this mess.
Her identity is very special; her class is that of an 'Foreigner' from outside Earth, meaning only aliens can have a class. The wound on her forehead is actually the slot for the Silver Key; she herself is the Silver Key, and the door inside leads to a unique spatial dimension. Inside is Yog-Sothoth, one of the three pillar gods, who controls the power of spacetime, is the source of wisdom, is omniscient and omniscient, and is nowhere yet everywhere.
"Thank you..." The child next to her, with pale skin as if he had albinism, was a silver-haired girl with big eyes and small pupils, and a black horn protruding from the left side of her bangs.
"Manager Shirou, you just came from the principal's office, right?" Abigail asked Shirou as if she were a detective making a deduction.
"Why? How do you know all this?" Shirou asked the girl, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
"Hehehe, don't underestimate our intelligence network," Abigail said with a smug laugh, raising her hand to cover her face.
"Abigail, you should be laughing like that right now," the white-haired girl Lavinia reminded her.
"Oh, 'Kukuku!'... Is that so, Lavinia -chan?" Abigail smiled with a wicked, mischievous expression, then turned back to her best friend and asked.
"No, Abigail, it should be 'Kukuku...!', that's how it should be." Lavinia revealed her evil Magecraft, smiling grimly as she spoke.
"Ah, they're just that age. Is that so? Children always enjoy games like this." Shirou watched the two girls interact with a tolerant and loving gaze.
"What kind of expression is that? It's disgusting!" Black Saber frowned, nudged Shirou, and said with a very displeased look.
"Ah! Master~!" Abigail saw Black Saber and ran over happily to greet her.
"Huh? Kid! Who's your master?!" Black Saber said unhappily.
"Teacher is an incredible witch!" Lavinia said, looking at Black Saber with respect.
"Hahaha." Shirou looked at the silver-haired girl with the same loving gaze.
Chapter 502 Middle School Student's BB
"Kukuku, Master, please teach me how to laugh!" Abigail mimicked a naughty child's laugh, then looked up with a cute smile, and affectionately hugged Black Saber's hand, pleading with her.
"Wait, don't pull me! I don't have time to play with you guys!" Black Saber said, glaring at the second-year middle school girl.
"We're serious! Please teach us, teacher! You're the most evil and terrifying Dragon Witch in this world!" Lavinia stepped forward and grabbed Black Saber's hand, looking at her with admiration.
"Come on, let's go outside and practice!"
"Wait! I don't actually know any evil True Magic! In the end, why do you kids even want to learn that kind of thing?" Black Saber Alter changed her tune.
"Master, you're being modest again. We heard you say that. Back then, the older girls in high school were all intimidated by your domineering presence and kept several meters away, not daring to utter a single word!" Abigail said with a face full of admiration.
"Kukuku, Sister White Rose is indeed very devout and beautiful, practically a perfect saint. But if we're talking about coolness, the witch who pursues the dark abyss is definitely cooler!" Lavinia said with a wicked smile. For her, who was considered an outlier among Magecraft, the gods beyond Earth were the true beings she sought.
"Eh... is that so? Did I win?" Black Saber was a little stunned by the girls' words, tilting her head in confusion.
"Wait, something's wrong! Kid! Don't pull me! Let go! Let go!" Black Saber cried out, but because of the brat, she didn't dare to pull too hard. Abigail, also Servant, and Lavinia, who was Magecraft, possessed strength beyond her years. They could only be dragged outside by the two girls.
"Ah... wait, Shirou!"
"Take care, have fun!" Shirou smiled kindly, waved, and watched the silver-haired girl being led outside by the two girls. He thought to himself that it was something to be happy about that she was loved and respected by her juniors. Watching this rebellious child grow up to be someone others could trust without him even realizing it, Shirou thought with great emotion.
Afterwards Shirou distributed desserts to the other children. He walked around the long table, eventually returning to where the Saintess had started, and found two more puddings in the basket. He gave her the last extra dessert. Having eaten and drunk their fill,
"Thank you, Shirou, but wouldn't it be too greedy of me to have two?" The blonde girl looked at the two bright orange, bouncy puddings, her mouth watering, but then she said shyly.
"Sure, God said it too, 'For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance;'" Shirou replied with a light laugh.
"Yes, thank God, thank you Shirou." The blonde girl suddenly realized, happily accepted the pudding, and smiled gratefully at Shirou.
"Haha." Shirou looked at the blonde girl with amusement, feeling that he hadn't seen anyone eat so happily in a long time.
At that moment, two hands reached out and covered Shirou's eyes. Then a familiar voice came.
"Senior, we've forgotten one more god here... So, question: Did you drop a brown-skinned baby or a white-skinned baby?"
"No... I never fell. You're such a big person..." Shirou said helplessly, looking at the BB girl who had obviously shrunk a size. In this world, she had become a middle school student, probably resembling Lilith. However, judging from her still incredibly beautiful figure, she really didn't look like Sakura from her middle school days at all.
She came to this world on her own initiative to join in the fun, thinking that Shirou-senpai would probably prefer younger children, so she first modified her Spirit Origin body to create the perfect figure of a middle school student.
"Yes~ Correct answer! You're truly honest about your desires~! One BB-chan isn't enough for you? But senpai~! Don't worry, because all the BB-chan series kids, whether it's the flat-chested girl who dances ballet, the busty girl who can crush a person's head like a walnut with her bare hands, or the five-meter-tall cosplaying monster girl even in her smallest form! They're all~ all~! They're all senpai's adorable juniors~! Of course, the cutest one is still me, BB-chan." The purple-haired girl raised her fingers to her face, smiling cutely as she spoke.
"Oh, speaking of which... you're here too."
"Yes, you missed me~! I missed you so much, Shirou-senpai ~!" BB opened her arms and was about to pounce on Shirou.
Just then, a hand grabbed the purple-haired girl's face, blocking her path. It turned out to be the silver-haired girl who had rushed back from outside; it took her some effort to get rid of the children.
"Wait, this place is already chaotic enough. Don't bring your family here without permission. Otherwise, the whole setting will be ruined," Black Saber said, looking at the purple-haired girl with displeasure.
"Tch... stingy. Serves you right for being so arrogant, you haven't made any progress." BB turned her head away and muttered under her breath.