Chapter 231

Rhodes Island's medical facilities in Lungmen are indeed quite good. Could it be that they have even better medical facilities at headquarters?

That's definitely worth going to see, since Shirou's condition this morning wasn't quite normal.

Although it seems like nothing's wrong right now, that's only true for now.

"Oh, there."

After Texas reminded them, the others also remembered where they had seen the name Rhodes Island before.

"Yes, you've seen the facilities over there, right? The people there told me that the facilities there are nowhere near as good as those on the Rhodes Island main ship."

Upon hearing Texas mention Rhodes Island's office in Lungmen, Shirou decided to start there.

The main reason is that Rhodes Island's offer to help with the physical examination is excellent. Penguin Logistics staff frequently travel to dangerous areas to deliver Originium- related goods, so a physical examination would definitely not be a problem.

It's not that he doesn't trust the medical procedures provided by Penguin Logistics, it's just that having more options means having more assurance!

"I need to talk to the boss about this, and have Is gather some intelligence to make sure the risk level isn't too high before Isv proceed."

Seeing that Shirou seemed really keen to go, Texas figured that going along with his idea wouldn't be a big problem.

After all, Shirou rarely makes this kind of request.

"Of course."

Upon hearing Texas's words, Shirou nodded.

It's better to be cautious! I understand.

"Hmm... Speaking of which, those people from Rhodes Island yesterday, right? Shirou, how did you end up at their dinner party?"

Seeing that Texas had agreed to Shirou's proposal, the others had no further objections.

Exusiai just remembered the insignia on the uniforms of those people from yesterday, which seemed to be the same as the insignia at the Lungmen office.

Are they both some kind of oddly shaped towers? Or chess pieces?

Never mind that, that's not important. What's important is why Shirou ended up at the other person's dinner party.

"Oh, Rhodes Island did send people to help in this operation, although it made Chen very unhappy. I also encountered the Rhodes Island people during the operation."

Shirou didn't try to hide this and honestly told everyone.

There's nothing to hide; that's just the truth.

"Those people who upset Chen... aren't they still alive?"

Upon hearing Shirou say that the Rhodes Island people had angered Chen, Croissant inquired whether the others were still alive.

"If Chen hears you say that, you'll probably be the next one to suffer."

Seeing that Croissant had suddenly veered off-topic, Shirou said helplessly.

"Haha... I was just kidding, Shirou, you wouldn't tell anyone about this, would you?"

Croissant said with an awkward smile.

As she laughed, the embarrassment on her face gradually turned into fear.

After all, Shirou's expression remained unchanged; he simply smiled as he looked at her.

The kind of laughter that sent chills down her spine.

"Please, Mr. Shirou, don't tell Chen about this. I beg you."

Faced with the silent threat of the evil Great Demon King Shirou, Croissant chooses to follow her heart.

"Just be careful and don't bring it up in front of the person involved."

In fact, Shirou never intended to do that; he was just teasing the other person a little.

"When are we going? To Rhodes Island?"

After watching Shirou easily defeat Croissant, Sora finally asked a question.

"We'll find out this afternoon? They said they're waiting for someone to come and discuss yesterday's incident with the Knights of the Round Table, and then they'll talk to me about it."

Shirou wasn't entirely clear on this, but Amiya said she would talk to him about it after the Knights of the Round Table had finished dealing with the matter.

That means I should be able to meet them this afternoon, and then I can ask them about it.

"Is that so? So Shirou, you still have to go to the Knights of the Round Table this afternoon?"

Having received a reply, Kong now has a new question.

"Well, it's just a simple post-war review. I was called over separately because I'm an unofficial member."

Shirou answered Sora's question truthfully.

"Can we go too?"

Kong then asked.

Since it all happens to fall on today, let's go and find out what Rhodes Island is really up to!

"Of course, no problem... Oh? Sora, you said you're coming too?"

Shirou reflexively agreed to Sora's request, only realizing something was wrong when he came to his senses.

Unfortunately, it was too late; everyone at Penguin Logistics was already gearing up.

Shirou was starting to wonder: were these people there to fight the Knights of the Round Table, or to fight Rhodes Island?

Or should we fight both?

214 Emiya? Amiya? Shirou? Wei Gong?

In the afternoon, at the Longmen Knight Bureau.

In the Shirou couldn't persuade them otherwise and allowed them to accompany him.

Stopping them wouldn't be of much use anyway; they could still block the way outside.

After all, the Knights of the Round Table is right there.

Rather than letting them run wild, it's better to establish some rules with them first to prevent them from causing trouble.

"... It seems you've had a tough time too."

Amiya, accompanied by Rosemary, Blaze, Ace, Scout, and the rest of the Rhine Lab International, looked at Shirou, whose expression also seemed rather unwell, and spoke.

She had that nightmare again this morning, which made her mental state a little unwell.

My original plan was to help the office find out about the situation of infected people in Lungmen in the morning, and then come over for a meeting in the afternoon...

As a result, Huang insisted on coming along, and dragged Ace and Scout along as well. Rosemary just happened to be passing by and was also pulled in.

The people from Rhine Lab International were already coming; they were just traveling together.

Looking at Emiya, who also looked exhausted and was followed by four people, he exuded a complex Shirou of emotions.

Amiya knew that this was her companion.

It seems both sides have some rather unreliable teammates!

"The same to you."

At first, he didn't understand what the other person meant, but when he saw the excited-looking Huang behind the other person, Shirou immediately understood.

They were in the same boat!

"Amiya."

Suddenly, a woman's voice called Amiya's name. The voice was soft and calm.

"Yes?"

Shirou reflexively raised his head and looked around to see who was calling his name.

"Dr. Kal'tsit!"

Amiya immediately saw the owner of the voice, a white-haired woman with light green eyes named Feline. She was wearing an off-shoulder outfit, which also revealed the Originium crystal on her shoulder.

This person Kal'tsit made no attempt to conceal her identity as an infected individual.

"..."

Realizing he had misheard, Shirou silently took a few steps back, trying to blend in with the four members of Penguin Logistics.

After all, he was also wearing a Penguin Logistics jacket, and he also had red hair like Exusiai, just without a few distinctive features!

Unfortunately, his height, which was half a head taller than the others, still couldn't hide his embarrassment.

"Hahahaha—"

Huang laughed heartily at the sight, even laughing so hard that tears streamed down his face.

"This is the Knights of the Round Table, don't be too loud."

Ace tried to stop Huang from laughing so exaggeratedly, but unfortunately, despite wearing sunglasses, the corners of his mouth betrayed the fact that he was laughing.

On the other side, Scout was wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, but his constantly shaking shoulders gave him away.

Of course, the people from Rhine Lab International and Penguin Logistics weren't idle either. The only ones who probably didn't burst out laughing were Kal'tsit, Amiya, and Shirou.

"Hmm... should we just unleash Spiral Sword attack?"

Hearing the laughter coming from inside the room, Shirou slightly raised his head and muttered to himself.

"No, calm down. If that happens, you'll probably be sent straight downstairs to report for duty. This is the Knights of the Round Table!"

Hearing Shirou's mutterings, Exusiai that her aura almost popped up.

She's seen her childhood friend up close, and she's also seen a bigger one in the dorm. Whether it's big or small, the Knights of the Round Table building will definitely have a huge hole punched in it!

She wouldn't normally worry about that much with Shirou, but right now Shirou of mind, and might actually do it on a whim.

You have to understand, it only takes Shirou a few seconds to pull that thing out! There's no time to hesitate!

"I was just saying, of course it's impossible to use."

Shirou, who was being held up and shaken by the Penguin Logistics who had caught on, spoke calmly.

"Spiral Sword? What's that? Is it one of your weapons, Shirou? What does it look like? Does it leave a spiral hole when it pierces someone?"

The others didn't understand why Penguin Logistics was so excited, so Huang asked them.

Judging from how Shirou fought in close combat yesterday with his black and white twin swords, could the Spiral Sword also be his close-combat weapon?

Just hearing the name sounds so cool!

"..."

Upon hearing Huang's question, the Penguin Logistics staff conjured up an image of Shirou wielding his Spiral Sword and hacking at people.

Shirou pierced through the body with his Spiral Sword, then created distance and detonated it...

The scene was too brutal; it was beyond their comprehension.

"I guess so, but I don't use it often."

After answering Blaze's question, Shirou noticed that Dr. Kal'tsit... seemed to have been watching him the whole time?

Is there anything strange about him?

Shirou had heard of the name Kal'tsit.

I've heard this name from Amiya, Huang, Rosemary, and Minmin.

If I remember correctly, he seems to be the founder of the Medical Department of this pharmaceutical company in Rhodes Island?

Whether it was his imagination or not, Shirou vaguely sensed a rather dangerous aura emanating from the other party.

They seemed to be in even greater danger than Huang and the others.

The opponent is a medic, you know? Surely they can't be stronger than Elite Operator like Blaze, Ace, or Scout?

... Probably not?

After thinking about it, Shirou realized that Rhodes Island, as a pharmaceutical company, had a group of powerful mercenaries. He figured that it wasn't a big problem that Rhodes Island's doctors were good at fighting... Just kidding, it's a big problem!

"Um... is there something you need?"