Chapter 139

Upon hearing that Shirou's clothes were too small, Croissant's first thought was that Shirou had become too muscular, which was why his clothes were too small.

So I went closer to take a closer look and found that it didn't seem to be the reason.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Shirou was indeed a bit too tall.

The difference is small, only a few centimeters; you can't even tell from Croissant without careful comparison.

"Really? You've grown taller?"

Upon hearing this juicy gossip, Exusiai immediately jumped up from the sofa and moved closer to Shirou.

Upon closer inspection, it is indeed a bit too high.

"Shirou, please teach me how to grow taller! Do you have some secret formula?!"

Upon confirming this fact Exusiai was extremely excited and hurriedly consulted Shirou.

"No matter how you think about it, it can't be like that, right? It's probably because Shirou has a special constitution. You should just give up."

Texas was speechless as she watched Exusiai pester Shirou for a way to grow taller.

They also learned that their partner, in addition to wanting to remove the halo around their head, also had the desire to grow taller.

However, neither of them is realistic. I've never heard of anyone talking about the halo effect, and as for growing taller... that's already past its expiration date.

Generally speaking, people stop growing after the age of eighteen, but there are some cases where they continue to grow after that.

Shirou is probably the latter.

Or perhaps... Shirou isn't even twenty years old?

Texas quickly put the idea out of her mind.

She always felt it was a bit strange to be taken care of by minors, so she decided not to think too much about it and just treat Shirou as a little younger than them.

"Tsk, utterly tasteless."

Upon hearing that it was a special circumstance, Exusiai no choice but to abandon the idea.

Generally speaking, no one would wish to be a little taller, although being too tall is not good either, but Exusiai feels that she can grow another 10 centimeters.

Hehehe, now she has long legs too...

Unfortunately, the dream shattered quickly.

It was utterly tasteless.

"Am I being rejected?"

Seeing that Exusiai had suddenly lost interest and returned to the sofa with a dejected look, Shirou felt somewhat speechless.

They rushed up on their own, and then complained about it on their own.

Ah, Exusiai.

I was originally planning to buy some desserts on my way back, but it seems I won't need to now.

"You'll get used to it. Today, Sister Neng ran into a group of people with shields, and she couldn't hit them with rubber bullets. She could only be chased around. I guess she got angry from being chased."

Croissant explained briefly that Sora has gone back to rehearsals, so she sometimes travels with Exusiai and Texas.

Exusiai a really tough day today. Not only did she encounter someone with a shield, but she also got hit by the ricochet of rubber bullets.

If it weren't for the fear of getting arrested for using explosives, Exusiai might have just used one to let the other party experience the peace of this land.

In the end, Texas drove them away.

"But it's not good to take your anger out on others."

Texas, who was standing nearby, added something.

However, generally speaking Exusiai should be able to handle these emotions well... It seems that recent events are still troubling her.

Furthermore, the change in attitude towards Shirou is also a factor; it seems that Exusiai is trying to truly trust Shirou.

That's why he has such a willful side?

Ultimately, it's a good thing, but Shirou himself is unaware of it. Just add a little something from the sidelines to let Shirou not worry too much.

"I don't mind, but it's really not good."

Shirou nodded in agreement with Texas's suggestion.

As for not buying desserts?

It wasn't because of him, but to let Exusiai know that this was wrong; it was definitely not because of him.

The three of them spoke in hushed tones, so much so that Exusiai, who had already returned to the sofa, did not hear them, nor did she realize what she had just done.

She is still in a state of shattered dreams.

"By the way, you don't have any movies for me to watch, do you?"

After confirming that the clothes were the wrong size, Shirou packed up the Knights of the Round Table jacket and went back to his seat.

The phone screen on the table was paused, but you could see a person wearing Knights of the Round Table uniform in the paused image.

The content was somewhat heavy, so Shirou just pretended to try on clothes to change his mood.

I have no idea why these people were pushing me to watch these movies and TV series.

Let him familiarize himself with the Knights of the Round Table's working style first?

But in the videos they're promoting, the people from the Knights of the Round Table all seem a bit strange, don't they?

What everyone seems to mean is... that he should learn more about the Knights of the Round Table's working style, right?

After all, even Sora and Texas are pushing these.

"That's all, isn't it nice?"

Upon hearing Shirou's words, Croissant, standing to the side, gave a thumbs-up and spoke.

After that day, they discussed it for a long time while working.

These included taking turns sending one of them to work at the Knights of the Round Table with Shirou each day, or blowing up the Knights of the Round Table's toilets to disrupt its normal operations for the past few days...

In short, many outrageous remarks appeared, but fortunately, Sora still had a conscience, which prevented the tragedy in the Knights of the Round Table's toilet.

I feel like if they gave Exusiai a legitimate reason, she would definitely be happy to blow up the Knights of the Round Table.

So after calming down, the group decided to change their approach.

For example, making Shirou feel that the Knights of the Round Table is a bad thing.

So they collected many films, including some of the very early ones, and gave them to Shirou.

Regardless of whether the reviews are good or bad, they'll release anything if you criticize the Knights of the Round Table.

This made Shirou question his existence.

"Is it just my imagination...? Something about the content seems a bit strange?"

With a skeptical attitude, Shirou asked the question.

It's just a few movies; it's unlikely to have a significant impact on him.

He's not a child; how could a few movies possibly have any impact on him?

He personally witnessed the four memories centered around him! A mere movie is nothing to worry about!

There are certain themes in them that make Shirou suspicious.

"It's just your imagination, Shirou. You don't usually look at these things, so that's why you find it strange, right?"

Exusiai nearby, also joined the conversation and hurriedly spoke up.

"Yes, that's it."

Croissant chimed in.

Don't overthink it.

Texas added a final sentence.

"Hmm... okay, anything else you recommend? Other types are fine too."

Looking at the three of them, Shirou knew there was something fishy going on.

This is like trying to hide something obvious; the way they acted was far too exaggerated.

What Shirou didn't expect was that even Texas and Sora were involved.

So, I guess I was corrupted after all?

However, these movies and TV series still piqued Shirou's interest, and he wouldn't mind spending some time watching them if he had free time later.

I hadn't watched it before because I was too busy, but now I've been inspired by a few people, which is why I've become interested.

Moreover, there's no need to watch TV programs anymore; you can watch them anytime online, and you can even pause them when you want to take a break, which is very convenient for Shirou.

This is a sentiment from the era of slider phones.

"Oh? Shirou, you've finally become interested in this kind of thing? I really recommend these!"

Upon hearing Shirou's question, Croissant immediately rushed back to the sofa, picked up her phone, and opened the relevant page for Shirou to see.

There were quite a few action-oriented ones, and although Shirou wasn't interested in them, he still made some notes about them.

"And this side too."

Exusiai also brought out some of the materials she had seen.

Compared to Croissant, Exusiai's side is much richer; it seems like you can see almost everything.

"I don't have any left, I don't use those."

Texas didn't participate; she preferred the feeling of a big screen to using a mobile phone.

Especially when watching it with others.

So Shirou accepted the advances from Exusiai and Croissant, though not entirely; only a small portion of them.

Besides, he probably doesn't have the time to look at it slowly; he's just making a mental note of it for now.

As for the Knights of the Round Table...

Shirou also had no idea about the state of the Knights of the Round Table.

It shouldn't be like what happens in the movies, but Shirou is still a little worried that his presence might cause them trouble.

Even without extensive research, he knew that this type of job had high demand and would definitely involve a written test.

Shirou himself had absolutely no idea what the Knights of the Round Table was supposed to be doing.

He had asked Isv and the boss about this, and the answer he received was that someone would take care of it, so he didn't need to worry about it.

But that's why Shirou was worried, because he himself doesn't like to cause trouble for others.

In addition, he felt that if he didn't do well, it might spark another battle between penguins and dragons.

Shirou wasn't worried about the Fuyuki Store, since he wouldn't be able to go there for quite some time and needed to make sure he could explain things to the staff.

The expressions on Jie, A-Xing, and Ansuo after hearing about this were somewhat... pleased?

Are all the people from Lungmen like this? They're all pleasure-seekers, always jumping on the bandwagon whenever there's excitement.

Also, night patrols will have to be suspended for a while, since we don't know how demanding the Knights of the Round Table's workload is. It would be bad if someone had a mental breakdown and made a mistake in their morning work.

The past few days have been mostly peaceful, and there have been more Knights of the Round Table patrolling the streets. Shirou has spent most of his time simply looking out from a high place.

After all, Isv asked him to take a short break and rest, since the Knights of the Round Table had taken over and they already had some intelligence.

In addition, he really needs to rest for a while, so Shirou is currently just patrolling to see if there are any suspicious people.

Although no other suspicious people were seen during this period, he still managed to repel the thugs several times.

The Slums are truly chaotic, Shirou remarked after observing nighttime life in the Slums for over half a month.

He now has a new title in the Slums: the Red Demon of Longmen.

It seems to have been inspired by the Red Demon of the North; this title belongs to a small group of infected individuals from Ursus.

Shirou had previously passed by and repelled the thugs who were bothering them.

I never expected to be given such a title, but compared to Muscular Lupo... Red Demon isn't so bad.

At least it sounds pretty good to read?