Chapter 162

Hoshiguma naturally knew about the manuscript, but she hadn't had time to look at it properly earlier. Now, after a quick glance, she just thought it was exaggerated.

"I think so too, but it's not impossible. We've seen many things that are incomprehensible, haven't we?"

Faced with his partner's doubts, Chen also quite agreed with his partner's point of view.

But she had personally witnessed the effect of Shirou's arrow... or rather, his sword, blasting out a giant Originium Bomb.

No, even a giant Originium Bomb would have a hard time replicating the effect Shirou caused.

"You're right. Shirou seems to know what the things on this manuscript look like. I'll find out about it when I have time."

Convinced by her teammate, Hoshiguma nodded and skillfully grabbed a bento box from the side and placed it on Chen's table.

"No need for that. I plan to make a quick note of it and then ask him about it."

Chen also knew that Shirou was related to this manuscript, after all, she had seen the black and white twin swords and the precious sword.

Even the sword with the spiral shape is on it.

However, she still needed to check and memorize the contents herself before asking the other party.

This is a good habit; the conclusions reached by asking questions with preparation are different from those obtained by asking questions without preparation.

"Hmm? Looking for me?"

Shirou was quietly eating his meal, heard his name mentioned next door and came over with his bento box.

Although eating while walking is not a good habit, the hurried style of the Knights of the Round Table led Shirou to abandon this principle.

At least now there's still time to eat! When Zhen gets busy, she doesn't even have time to eat, and can only eat something simple to replenish her nutrition and suppress her hunger.

After glancing at the manuscript, Shirou understood why the two had just mentioned him.

"Don't bother looking at this. It was probably written down after an outsider's observation, and the actual effect is a bit different."

Shirou was less wary of the two of them than he was of Wei Yanwu, and simply explained some of the obvious errors mentioned above.

For example, the black and white twin swords Gan Jiang Mo Ye cannot be directly controlled in terms of flight trajectory. Instead, they fly skillfully through a mechanism of mutual attraction, which can restrict the enemy's movements or even kill the enemy.

Knowing something is one thing, but it's still hard to guard against when you actually encounter it.

Just like Chen and Hoshiguma didn't know that after Shirou threw out a pair of twin swords, he could immediately Projection another pair, and even develop a set of killing moves from it.

It wasn't that Shirou didn't want to tell him; he simply forgot.

There's just so much to say.

"Hmm... so in that case, Shirou, you must have a fighting style that combines close combat with archery?"

As Shirou explained, Hoshiguma immediately imagined Shirou wielding his black and white twin swords in close combat, then creating distance and throwing the opponent away as a distraction, before finally drawing his longbow and firing a shot.

That's outrageous! Are you trying to hit me with your head?

As for why Shirou knows so much about it, Chen and Hoshiguma simply assume that they share the same Originium Arts is not uncommon.

"Yes, that's true."

In response to Hoshiguma's question, Shirou nodded and said...

For Shirou, the bow served more as a restraint at close range.

"I understand the general idea... Is everything else alright?"

Chen listened attentively, mainly because Shirou seemed to be able to use all of these things, and as a combat commander, she needed to understand them.

No... it seems we don't need her to give orders anymore. In the future, if there are any incidents, we can just have Shirou take a few shots and that will be enough.

The title of "tactical terminator" is well-deserved.

However, we can't rely too much on Shirou's abilities, otherwise the other members of the Knights of the Round Table will lack combat experience.

Chen can distinguish between the two. Most of the time, although she will personally take charge, she will also let others practice when there is an opportunity.

159. Lupo with long silver-white hair

Several days have passed since Shirou was questioned by Wei Yanwu.

The weather in Lungmen is still fine today, with bright sunshine. Under the scorching sun, people on the streets are wearing short sleeves and shorts.

However, if you look closely, you can occasionally see some people walking on the street wearing thin long sleeves, which makes them look quite different from the people around them.

However, this is just a normal summer day in Lungmen, and most people are quite used to it, though they will deliberately keep their distance from each other.

At that moment, Shirou was walking down the street in Lungmen, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and trousers and carrying a side bag.

Today was the Knights of the Round Table's day off, and everyone from Penguin Logistics was also out of the dormitory because they had to go to work. Before leaving, the three of them cleaned the dormitory, leaving him wondering what to do.

They were originally supposed to visit the children at the Fuyuki Store, but A-Xing and Jie suddenly said they were taking the children out for a stroll today and they wouldn't be at the store.

"Why do I feel like I'm being forced to take a vacation?"

Walking down the street, Shirou thought about everything that had happened that morning and silently complained.

But this is good, it's been a while since I've enjoyed such a relaxing day.

Aside from the first month after arriving, Shirou devoted almost all his energy to other things, so it's good for him to relax a little now.

He's saved up a lot of money over the past few months, so he's going to buy some new clothes.

I've grown quite fast lately, and the clothes I just bought are almost too small for me.

The once loose short-sleeved top now feels like a tight-fitting garment, making it uncomfortable to wear.

Not only clothes and pants, but also underwear and shoes need to be replaced.

And knowing that the price might increase further, he only bought two or three pieces to rotate.

As for the old clothes and shoes... tidy them up a bit and put them at the Fuyuki Store so the children can wear them when they grow up.

Taking this opportunity, Shirou, of course, did not forget what he should do, and replenished all the items in the dormitory that had been worn out, based on his memory.

I also bought all the small items that I often use in the Knights of the Round Table these days, mostly stationery and similar items.

There's also instant coffee, the brand that Hoshiguma and Chen often drink. Hoshiguma also frequently shares a packet with Shirou to make his own.

Putting everything else aside, it's quite effective at boosting energy.

However, overall he still prefers drinking tea.

"Yes, I bought quite a lot of things."

When Shirou came to his senses, he realized he was already carrying large and small bags.

Apart from a small bag containing his own belongings, the rest were not his.

As a result, his personal savings also decreased significantly, but Shirou didn't care too much. Money is meant to be used; he was just more restrained in his spending.

When most people have money they can control, their first thought is to use it to buy the things they wanted to buy before.

Toys and luxury items we wanted to buy as children but couldn't, cars and cell phones we could only buy as adults... Here, cell phones refer to flip phones.

However, his situation is rather complicated. After his father passed away, he took over the management of the money himself, so his desire to spend in this area has always been very weak.

Unless it's a necessary expense, Shirou rarely spends money on things.

After all, most of that money came from his father, and he himself didn't have the ability to earn money.

Considering that I will be going to university later, I must save money by living frugally.

As for now... he earns enough money to live comfortably, and he doesn't feel any pain when he spends it on things.

The premise is that all of these are legitimate purchases.

"Huh? That's Shirou? Texas, turn around quickly!"

Exusiai was sitting in the passenger seat, saw Shirou carrying large and small bags. With her sharp eyes, she naturally noticed that most of the bags were daily necessities, and hurriedly told Texas to turn around.

Today was a rare day when they reached a consensus with the Knights of the Round Table, allowing Shirou to relax for a day.

And this guy was actually still buying things?

You can't stay still, can you?

"..."

Upon hearing Exusiai's words, Texas, in the driver's seat, obeyed traffic rules and made a U-turn.

Although she really wanted to do a drift turn, she had to restrain herself.

Last time, she was caught by Swire and taken to the Knights of the Round Table just for speeding, so she won't be careless again!

The car pulled up next to Shirou, and the two gestured for Shirou to put his things in the car before driving away.

"???"

Seeing the two who had come on strong and left in a similarly aggressive manner, Shirou, who was empty-handed, had a question mark appear on his head.

Everything happened so suddenly. He thought the two of them wanted him to put his things in the car and then get in the car with them, but it turned out they had already put his things in.

As a result Exusiai slammed the door shut with a pull, told him to enjoy his vacation, then had Texas throw a box of Pocky at Shirou before driving away.

Shirou was left standing there, his hand still outstretched in mid-air, looking completely bewildered.

"... Enjoying your vacation?"

Thinking of the words Exusiai left behind before she departed, Shirou sighed.

He also longed to be alone and quiet, but when he was alone, he would always have wild thoughts, so he needed to do things to numb himself.

However, it's good that he didn't have to go back to the dormitory, as he had originally planned to go to the Slums to check on the situation afterward.

Although he was no longer there, he hadn't been there for quite some time.

The only difference was that the process of returning to the dormitory was missing, so Shirou didn't ride a bicycle and had to walk there.

Although he can't remember the layout of Lungmen's streets and alleys like Chen can, he can still avoid getting lost by remembering a few famous landmarks.

This also reduced one of the reasons for Shirou to use his phone. However, when Isv kept joking about this a while ago, Shirou put in some effort to catch up on the relevant progress.

Although it can't roam among the various surveillance cameras in Lungmen like Isv, it can still be used normally.

Most people just use it as a portable music player.

After walking for quite a while, Shirou finally arrived at the Slums.

When we passed by Jie's stall along the way, we didn't see him setting up a stall, so we guessed he really was out with the children.

Upon arriving at the store entrance, Shirou instinctively tried to push the door open, but it was locked.

So he took out his key from his bag and opened it. Besides the key to this room, the only other key on his keychain was the key to his dorm room.

"It's been tidied up quite well."

Looking at the storefront, which seemed no different from usual, Shirou said.

Shirou glanced at the shops, skipping over them.

There was no one there, and it was exceptionally clean.

It was so neat that even Shirou found it a little strange.

"Speaking of Sir Hoshiguma's face when she gave me the day off was quite subtle... Could it be her doing?"

After thinking about the strange events that happened today, Shirou felt that the only person who could connect them was Hoshiguma.

It's easy to contact Penguin Logistics, since we're regular customers.

In this case, A-Xing used to be Hoshiguma's underling, and it seems that Jie also knows Hoshiguma.

So all of this was specially arranged by Hoshiguma?

Shirou felt a little flustered, realizing the arrangements were a bit too detailed.

"Achoo-"

In the Knights of the Round Table Office, Hoshiguma sneezed.

Seeing that both Shirou's and Old Chen's seats were empty, she continued to immerse herself in the mountain of documents piled up in front of her.

As for Shirou, although he had some guesses, he didn't think about it any further.

Anyway, it's not a bad thing, so just accept it with a grateful heart.

After the shop's business got on track, Shirou stopped using Projection to fill in the gaps.

The main reason is that I feel a little guilty.