Chapter 155

Back in the office, Hoshiguma waved to Shirou.

"Hmm, is there something you need from Director Wei?"

After giving Hoshiguma a brief greeting, Shirou turned to look at Chen and asked.

"I don't know. He just called suddenly and said he wanted to see you. Judging from his tone, it didn't sound like a good thing."

Faced with Shirou's question, Chen reached out and gently rubbed the sides of his head.

The situation is really bad right now; Wei Yanwu's tone just now wasn't very pleasant.

"... I haven't done anything lately, have I?"

Upon hearing Chen's words, Shirou sensed something was terribly wrong. Had he not done anything since arriving at the Knights of the Round Table?

"Don't overthink it, he's never had a good temper."

Chen slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and said.

"Although it's very impolite to say it like that, Old Chen is absolutely right."

Hoshiguma echoed.

Although she couldn't directly criticize the people in charge, she could at least agree with them.

"It's not nice to talk badly about someone like that."

Seeing the two of them, Shirou's earlier tension dissipated considerably.

Instead, there was a deep sense of helplessness.

People of Lungmen...

Well, he's actually more comfortable with this kind of atmosphere now than the lifeless one.

Thank you to everyone at Penguin Logistics for your hard work.

"There's nothing wrong with it. He can't hear me anyway. I often curse him out in private."

As she spoke, Chen began to pack her things. Although Wei Yanwu hadn't called her, she planned to go and take a look.

No matter what, Shirou is now considered one of his subordinates, so if the other party wants to make things difficult for Shirou, he has to be careful.

"... Alright then."

Seeing how matter-of-factly the other person was talking, Shirou didn't say anything more.

He glanced up briefly; if he remembered correctly, the person there seemed to have arrived after he had met Wei Yanwu.

He had noticed the anomaly long ago, and it was only after analyzing the building he was in that he discovered the people inside.

He had hidden it quite well, but he couldn't escape the feedback from the Magecraft. Shirou simply greeted the other party and then began to pay attention to his usual behavior.

He had no interest in being seen naked by someone whose gender he didn't know. Fortunately, the other person wouldn't follow him into the dormitory, so the dormitory was still his last sanctuary.

The only problem is that this pure land is a bit noisy.

After that, Shirou would prepare extra rice balls, bento boxes, and tea for breakfast and lunch every day and place them in sparsely populated corners.

Then, after a while, the cleaned tableware would appear on Shirou's desk.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Shirou always feels like he has to cook more meals Knights of the Round Table?

It must be his imagination, right?

Looking at the extra-large, extra-wide, multi-layered lunch boxes stacked next to his desk, Shirou hypnotized himself.

It's definitely not because he was trying to relieve stress and ended up doing too much.

Moreover, he felt that everyone at Penguin Logistics seemed to have become a bit more tactful.

"Stop talking. If we drag this out too long, it won't be good if Director Wei uses this as an excuse to cause trouble."

Seeing that the two were still chatting leisurely, Hoshiguma reminded them.

Although she hadn't finished all her work like Old Chen, she still had to go along this time.

Dealing with Old Chen and Swire's quarrel and fight was troublesome enough, but she also had to worry about whether Old Chen would attack Wei Yanwu.

She's really worried sick about Old Chen.

No, now we need to add Shirou too. This guy has absolutely no concept of management and just delegates things to A-Xing and the others.

If she didn't check on the children after get off work, they would probably have been led astray.

Under the leadership of a former thug, a former pickpocket, and now the underground leader of the Slums, the children are still easily influenced.

However, considering that Shirou had spoken to the office on that island and asked the doctors and staff there to send someone to take care of her, she didn't say anything more.

As for the fact that the office on that island was secretly practicing medicine, Hoshiguma turned a blind eye to it.

After all, it's Slums, and unless something major happens, the Knights of the Round Table won't get involved.

There are many more serious cases of unlicensed medical practice than that.

"I'll change my coat."

Upon hearing Hoshiguma say that, Shirou realized he should change his coat.

He's currently wearing a tactical jacket, which is quite thick. The Sniper Team members all wear this when they go out on missions, and Shirou was also put on this outfit without any apparent reason.

They said you can't enter the shooting range without wearing this outfit.

After the three of them quickly tidied up the remaining work and changed their clothes, Hoshiguma drove the two away from the Knights of the Round Table.

Hoshiguma drove, Chen sat in the passenger seat, and her two swords stayed in the back seat with Shirou.

This was the first time Shirou had seen Chen's two swords up close.

After all, the other party always wore them on their waist, so no matter how curious Shirou was, he wouldn't stare directly at the human's waist to look at the two swords.

If he dared to do that, Chen would definitely deal with him directly.

It definitely wasn't about physical force, but rather about how things were handled at work.

For example, processing a bunch of files or organizing a bunch of archives.

These are all little tidbits that Shirou got from other people.

"Are you curious about Old Chen's sword?"

Looking in the rearview mirror, Hoshiguma noticed that Shirou's gaze remained fixed on the two swords beside him.

"I am a little bit curious."

Shirou said awkwardly after being caught.

Although it's not a big deal, it's still quite embarrassing to get caught directly.

He knew at first glance that one of them was just an ordinary Knights of the Round Table standard-issue sword, with only slight modifications made for Chen's personal use.

What intrigued him was the other red sword. According to an unknown source, Chen always carried two swords, but he only ever actually used one.

Now that I've seen it up close, it just reminded me of this.

"Nothing to be curious about, is there? I'd rather ask about your weapon than my two swords!"

Chen didn't think there was anything about his twin swords that was worth being curious about. After all, one was a standard-issue sword, and although the other, Chixiao, was a bit special, it was nothing compared to Shirou.

Now that there were only the three of them in the car, Chen relaxed a little and asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time.

She wouldn't dare ask such a question outside; being caught red-handed would be bad for both herself and Shirou.

Unless Shirou shows hostility towards Lungmen, Chen will maintain a friendly attitude towards Shirou.

"Huh? My weapon?"

Shirou originally thought that the two of them already knew, since they could obtain information about his abilities from Isv.

Now it seems... there isn't?

"Don't mind him, don't mind him. Old Chen is just tired and talking nonsense!"

Hoshiguma in the front seat, nudged Chen's arm with her elbow. This incredibly clueless girl—could she really ask such a question directly?

At least get them drunk and ask them while they're not fully conscious, right?

"Cough... I was a little distracted just now, don't worry about it."

After being nudged by Hoshiguma, Chen realized that his question had been somewhat impolite.

It is impolite to inquire about other people's Originium Arts, and this is a matter of ironclad knowledge. Even Chen only roughly knows which types of Originium Arts his subordinates can use.

"That doesn't matter. You can just consider it as me taking the weapon from somewhere else."

Although it wasn't something that needed to be hidden, Shirou kept Isv's words in mind and disguised his Projection Magic in a slightly different way.

There's nothing wrong with what he said; the Projection process is essentially about retrieving swords from Unlimited Blade Works.

To prove his point, Shirou Projection a small dagger into his hand and waved it briefly before immediately withdrawing its magical energy, causing the dagger to dissipate as magical energy.

"It's similar to what they said last time."

Having heard the other party's Originium Arts once before, Hoshiguma made a simple comparison between the two accounts and found that they were indeed quite similar to what was said last time.

I'm a little envious of that ability, since her shield, Hannya, is really big and heavy, and not very convenient to carry.

It's not just her who would be envious; anyone who isn't fighting bare-handed would find having an Originium Arts ability to save them a lot of trouble.

"Those weapons of yours must have some impressive origins, right?"

Chen briefly recalled some of the weapons that Shirou had used.

A sword, twin blades, a longbow, arrows, and a rather oddly shaped iron arrow?

If Chen really had to pick one thing that left a deep impression, it would definitely be the Iron Arrow that blew up a whole bunch of drones in one go.

Secondly, there are longbows, swords, and double blades.

Especially the sword and the two sabers; having been in close contact with them, she could naturally sense that those three weapons seemed to possess some extraordinary qualities.

How should I put it... should I call it a swordsman's intuition?

"... No, they're just ordinary swords and knives, very ordinary swords and knives."

Upon hearing Chen's words, Shirou paused for a moment, then remarked on how sharp Chen's eyes were.

However, explaining the concept of Noble Phantasms is a bit complicated, so Shirou just glossed over it.

It was emphasized twice.

"It's pretty ordinary, haha."

Chen, sitting in the passenger seat, completely disbelieved Shirou's claim of being ordinary.

Whose ordinary weapon can be used to amplify fireworks?

Which company makes regular weapons with special effects?

"Hmm... so Shirou, your tactics are mainly based on archery?"

Compared to Chen's doubts, Hoshiguma thought further ahead, considering the tactical value of Shirou's ability.

"I wouldn't say I primarily use bows... If I had to choose, I'd probably lean more towards swordsmanship?"

After thinking for a moment, Shirou answered Hoshiguma's question truthfully.

To be honest, he was getting a little restless after spending so much time at the sniper range these past few days.

It's not that the Sniper Team is bad, it's just that thinking about the same thing all day long is really... annoying.

Thanks to this, Shirou spent more time in the kitchen after work.

However, for the people at Penguin Logistics, these days have probably been the happiest days of their lives.

Living with Shirou making me so full every day... isn't that amazing?

Exusiai said it would be even better if Shirou could make Apple Pie!

154 I've made myself very clear.

The three had a brief chat on the way, and Chen and Hoshiguma gained a better understanding of Shirou.

A person who can be called an ace sniper actually has a heart that yearns for close combat.

That... is actually quite reasonable.