Chapter 214

At the same time, Shirou took out his silent phone and made a call.

"Shirou? Why is he calling at this time?"

The call was answered quickly, and Minmin's voice came through.

"Switch off the communication device on the Knights of the Round Table first, "Shirou asked.

"Is Rhodes Island planning anything tonight?"

"How did you know? Wait! You weren't also on an operation today, were you? Did we run into each other?"

Upon hearing Shirou's question, Minmin was puzzled for a moment, then thought of how he seemed to have been gathering relevant intelligence recently, and it was very likely that he would also take action today.

That would be terrible!

Good heavens! The Knights of the Round Table hadn't responded at all, so why did they suddenly send people out so secretly?!

"Yes, you can get in touch with them?"

Shirou's side is still speeding up their journey.

"I can get in touch... Wait a moment, I'll transfer the conversation to you directly on my phone."

Just after Minmin finished speaking, Shirou heard several clattering sounds, followed by the sound of running.

As for why he could hear it?

The unique slapping sound when running in slippers is really loud.

"Hello?"

Soon, a somewhat distorted sound came from the other end of the phone. Despite the distortion, Shirou could still tell it was a girl's voice.

Since the sound was relayed through a mobile phone, it's normal for it to sound like that.

"Are you on your way to the transaction site? Could you please stop for a moment? My teammates are lying in ambush nearby. Going there rashly will only cause trouble."

Without giving the other person a chance to speak, Shirou blurted out everything he had just planned to say.

"... Understood, we'll stop now."

Fortunately, the other party was easy to communicate with and quite cooperative, and immediately stopped the operation.

"Stay where you are and don't move. I'm on my way to you."

A verbal agreement doesn't mean anything, so just in case, Shirou decided to go and check on the situation there.

As for how to find the other person?

It's very simple. First, find where the other person was just now, then head towards your destination, and you should be able to meet them.

"Okay, we're here... there's a very conspicuous white building, we're in the alley next door."

The other party gave their address.

"I'll be there soon."

Having the address and the other party's location saved Shirou a lot of trouble.

Soon, Shirou arrived near the location the other party had mentioned, and he slowed down his pace.

His communicator is currently unilaterally cut off, but occasionally you can hear Chen and Hoshiguma reminding each other.

Although he trusted Rhodes Island, that trust was limited to Minmin and the others.

If the time and place were different, he could probably get along with these people, but unfortunately the current situation doesn't allow it.

"We see you here, red-haired member of the Knights of the Round Table? Or should we address you as Mr. Shirou?"

The phone, which hadn't been disconnected, emitted a somewhat distorted female voice.

After the other person described their physical characteristics, Shirou immediately looked up at the high place.

A tall, familiar Feline woman was looking at his location through binoculars.

It is brilliance.

Seemingly noticing that Shirou was staring at her, Blaze took off her binoculars to look at Shirou's side, and then picked them up again.

Then he put it down, looked at it again, and picked it up again.

She seemed puzzled as to how Shirou was able to see her.

"I saw Huang too."

Upon seeing Huang's figure, Shirou's vigilance immediately lessened considerably.

At least he's someone I know.

"Okay, then please move closer to Huang. We're all over here."

Upon hearing what the other person said, Shirou quickened his pace and headed towards the spot where Huang had just been.

As he approached, he saw about four people waiting there.

This included Huang and Rosemary, whom he knew.

And the little rabbit next to the Rosemary should be Amiya, the leader of Rhodes Island.

Two of the three people were children, which made Shirou start to wonder if Rhodes Island was really short-handed. They even borrowed cat hands, specifically the hands of a kitten and a rabbit.

"Phew... This is Shirou. The problem has been solved. I'll come over and join you in a bit."

Relieved that he hadn't sensed any obvious malice, Shirou hung up the phone and then used his communicator to report the situation to Chen.

After confirming that the other party had received the message, Shirou looked at the group again.

Rosemary, Amiya, and a middle-aged man with a beard and sunglasses, holding a blunt weapon and a shield.

As for Huang...

Shirou vaguely heard the sound of something falling from above.

Looking up, a large black cat was descending from the sky.

Without hesitation, Shirou reached out and caught the other person.

I know cats jump from high places, but isn't jumping from such a height a mistake?

This is the inner monologue of a man who just jumped from the tenth floor of a building.

"Oh? That was a great catch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Seeing that he had been safely caught, Huang gave a word of praise.

Then Shirou threw her to the ground.

This was a small complaint from Shirou; things happened so suddenly that he barely had time to use Magecraft to catch the other person.

The gravitational acceleration made Shirou's hands a little numb, especially since the other person was really big.

The other person is now the same height as him.

"Well done."

The middle-aged man next to him silently praised him, then turned around and made a gesture in another direction.

Following the direction of the other person's hand gesture, Shirou saw a person wrapped up tightly, holding a sniper rifle and looking in their direction.

Including the sniper, Rhodes Island sent a five-man squad.

There are already more people than the Knights of the Round Table sent.

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Shirou silently complained about the exploitative practices of the Knights of the Round Table.

201 is so... cool!

"Scout, what's wrong?"

Hearing the commotion on the other end through his earphones, the bearded man in sunglasses hurriedly inquired about the other person's situation.

"... No, it's nothing."

Scout had just made eye contact with the other person when he thought for a moment that he was seeing things, but after looking more closely, he was sure that the other person was indeed looking at him.

They even reached out and waved.

He only saw the other person through a sniper scope, but that person actually looked at him with the naked eye?

Keep in mind that he was in stealth mode!

It's terrifying to think about.

"How could you throw a girl you'd only met twice to the ground! It must have hurt!"

Meanwhile, Blaze was trying to talk to Shirou about his life ideals, and thanks to Amiya and Rosemary symbolically holding each other back, nothing strange happened.

Yes, symbolic.

After all, Huang was aware of the current situation.

"I've never seen a girl jump straight down from a height without any other cushioning."

Shirou muttered a complaint, then pressed the communicator button, turned around, and said:

"The problem here has been resolved. I'll head over there shortly."

"I'm so glad you still remember you're on a mission."

After Shirou reported back, Chen's somewhat resentful voice came through the earpiece.

The reason is simple: Shirou hadn't turned off his communicator, so they had heard part of the conversation.

She and Hoshiguma were supposedly staking out this area, but Shirou was actually chatting quite happily with them?

If Shirou were still an intern under her, she would definitely make him write a two-thousand-word self-criticism.

As for now?

It's already quite impressive that Shirou could even remember he was still in battle!

"How could I forget? Don't worry, I'll be there as soon as I've finished here."

Upon hearing the other person's voice, Shirou, who had worked under them for some time, knew that Chen was already getting angry, but was probably only refraining from yelling because of their less-than-ideal positions.

If they were to voice their anger, this long-planned operation would likely fall through.

Suppressing his urge to complain, Shirou tried his best to soothe the other person's emotions.

"They'd better hurry, it seems they're planning to take action. And those people should stay put! I'm going to give them a good scolding later! They actually plan to resolve this privately?"

Sensing Shirou's sincerity, Chen didn't pursue the matter further, but only towards Shirou.

Those who caused this accident will not get away with it! They will all receive a lesson from the Knights of the Round Table later!

Starting at three hours!

"Waaah..."

Upon hearing Chen's words, Shirou silently offered a moment of silence for the five members of Rhodes Island.

He had witnessed Chen's outbursts before, so he could only hope that Amiya and Rosemary wouldn't be too terrified.

"Chen wants you to stay here. She'll talk to you after our operation is over."

After ending his conversation with Chen, Shirou thoughtfully turned off his communicator and told the others about it.

The reason for turning off the communicator was simple: he was worried that the others might say something they shouldn't have, which would reignite Chen's anger and lead to an even harsher scolding.

That's all he can do to help.

"So it really is the Knights of the Round Table... I remember you, Shirou, weren't you from Penguin Logistics? How come you're working for the Knights of the Round Table now? Is the salary at Penguin Logistics too bad?"

After hearing Shirou's words, neither Huang nor the others realized what kind of hell they were about to step into, and they were curious about why Emiya was with the Knights of the Round Table Shirou.

Based on their understanding of Penguin Logistics and the Knights of the Round Table, while there wasn't any animosity between the two sides, their relationship wasn't great either. So why was Shirou, who was wearing Penguin Logistics uniform last time, wearing Knights of the Round Table uniform this time?

"Because of a small problem with the boss... Anyway, you guys stay here and don't do anything reckless. Chen doesn't recognize Rhodes Island's logo or people, and she might treat you as accomplices."

Shirou stopped mid-sentence, realizing that it was wrong to speak ill of others behind their backs, especially when that person was your boss.

So he decisively changed the subject.

"Understood, we'll stay here and behave ourselves."

Amiya nodded after hearing what Shirou said.