Shirou Emiya Stands on Terra Chapter 24

Exusiai dragged Shirou Emiya away from the fixed target range.

"..."

Texas, Sora, and Croissant exchanged glances, their thoughts aligning.

"This angel is truly trash."

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"Is this the moving target range?"

Exusiai pulled Shirou to a place that seemed a bit livelier.

Compared to the fixed target range where most of the participants were young people fooling around, the people at the moving target range clearly looked like seasoned veterans.

And there were more people using bows and arrows.

Compared to crossbows, bows and arrows were more difficult to use. After all, crossbows worked like handguns; once loaded, you just pulled the trigger.

However, archery required stable arm strength and good shooting posture, needing a certain level of training to get the hang of it.

Here, a small portion of people used bows and arrows for target practice.

The mechanism of the moving targets involved a small target randomly shooting up from the ground, and then the customer would aim and shoot during the time it was airborne before falling.

With a time limit and moving targets, the difficulty instantly increased significantly.

But most people here could hit the targets steadily.

"Heh heh, moving targets are my specialty, you know?"

Exusiai took Shirou to a shooting area that no one was using.

It was generally no different from the previous area. Exusiai picked out a crossbow that looked appealing.

"Shirou, watch me do it once first!"

Exusiai loaded a bolt, pressed the button in front, and began to aim.

After a few seconds, Shirou heard a hissing sound, and a white target flew out, only to be shattered by Exusiai.

"You just need to do it like this! It's very simple, right?"

Exusiai's comment, like that of a know-it-all student, made the faces of the three who had followed them darken.

They had also asked Exusiai for tips on shooting, but they always received answers like "just do this" or "just do that."

In summary, Exusiai basically never offered any proper shooting advice. To her, shooting was as instinctive as breathing; she just got it as soon as she tried.

"Go, Shirou! Go, Shirou! Beat Exusiai!"

Croissant cheered for Shirou with her hands raised high.

Although Sora and Texas remained silent, Shirou could feel them cheering him on through their eyes.

"So, Exusiai, do you perhaps have a bad reputation?"

Shirou took the crossbow from Exusiai's hand and said unconsciously.

"Guh... Too... too mean! That's too mean!"

Shirou's words pierced Exusiai to the core. She grabbed Shirou by the collar and shook him relentlessly.

"Stop shaking me, stop shaking me, it's dangerous! Hey!"

As Shirou was shaken back and forth, the crossbow in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The other three quickly rushed forward to pull Exusiai away.

"Okay, okay."

Texas soothed Exusiai while supporting her with both hands.

Shirou's jab was a bit harsh, but it was mostly Exusiai's own fault.

"Alright, Shirou, you try it once. Moving targets are more difficult, so don't get discouraged if you miss."

Sora cheered Shirou on.

"En."

Shirou stepped into the shooting area, adjusted the crossbow, loaded a bolt, and pressed the button.

Taking a deep breath, Shirou focused his attention forward.

As the hissing sound occurred, Shirou saw the target fly out.

Predict the position, aim, pull the trigger.

The bolt accurately shattered the airborne target.

"Shirou, you're pretending to be weak to lure the enemy, aren't you? Aren't you!"

Seeing Shirou effortlessly blow up the moving target, Croissant grabbed Shirou by the collar and shook him again.

Seeing Shirou so easily destroy the moving target, Croissant believed Shirou was playing a trick on her.

He was clearly an expert, so why was he acting like a beginner!

"Calm down, calm down."

Sora, mimicking Texas's stance in holding back Exusiai, also held back Croissant.

"Cough... aren't you a bit too excited?"

Shirou took a moment to recover. Compared to Exusiai, Croissant's strength was significantly greater, and he felt a bit dizzy from being jostled.

"It's normal. Shirou, is this really your first time with a crossbow?"

Texas asked. As for Exusiai? She had stopped her fussing the moment Shirou hit the moving target with his first shot. She could tell that Shirou wasn't relying on luck, but had genuinely aimed for the target.

"It's my first time with a crossbow, but I've learned archery before."

Shirou honestly answered Texas's question.

31 Annoying Guy

Shirou ended up picking up the bow at everyone's strong request.

However, since drawing the bow required a certain amount of arm strength, Penguin Logistics members asked Shirou to draw it once or twice for them to see.

Shirou briefly examined the bow. It was a recurve bow, a very simple structure.

The tail end of the arrow also had three fletchings, primarily used to maintain stable flight and balance.

There were generally two ways to draw a bow, and Shirou and Archer happened to use these two methods respectively.

After pressing the button, Shirou chose his usual method to nock the arrow onto the bow and drew the string.

"It looks like there's something to it."

Texas gave her assessment after observing Shirou's posture.

Shirou's aura when drawing the bow was quite imposing.

"No wonder the crossbow was so accurate."

Croissant and Exusiai gave up on this aspect. It was good that Shirou could protect himself a little; perhaps their dorm would be blown up one day.

Although the possibility was very low.

With a hiss, Shirou released his hand.

When using a bow, Shirou could guarantee accuracy.

As long as he intended to hit, he could hit the bullseye.

It had always been like this for him when he used a bow; before shooting, it was as if he had already seen the result of hitting the target.

The arrow smoothly shattered the target flying in mid-air.

"Phew... Is that good enough?"

Shirou lowered the bow in his hand and asked the four of them.

He had been inexplicably pushed to try the bow, and Shirou had satisfied the curiosity of the four.

"Alright, Shirou, do you dislike using bows?"

Exusiai looked at Shirou, who seemed somewhat resistant to using the bow, his face full of annoyance when he was pushed forward earlier.

"It's not that I dislike it, it just reminds me of a certain annoying guy."

Shirou showed a disgusted expression.

"Shirou, you have people you dislike too?"

Sora expressed that seeing a new expression on Shirou's face was very novel.

"Of course, I do. But it's not exactly dislike; 'incompatible' would be a more accurate description."

"Hmm... someone incompatible with you, Shirou? I can't quite imagine it."

Exusiai tried to imagine Shirou's usual demeanor. Although he could be a bit calculating and serious at times, he was generally very easy to get along with, provided you didn't cross him.

"I can't imagine it either, considering you've gotten so close to us."

After Croissant finished speaking, she was knocked to the ground by a punch from Exusiai and another from Texas, unable to get up.

"If you don't like it, then forget it. Forcing something you don't like isn't good. If there's nothing else, let's leave. The shop will close soon if we're any later."

Texas ended the topic. In her opinion, everyone had their own privacy and things they didn't want to talk about, but people also had a certain degree of curiosity, so stopping there was the best course of action.

"Ah! It's already this late!"

Upon hearing Texas's words, Exusiai took out her phone to check and realized it was quite late.

She was accustomed to having meals ready when she returned to the dorm, so Exusiai's internal clock for ordering food had long been thrown to who knows where.

"At this hour... how about we hit a fast-food joint?"

Croissant thought for a moment and proposed going to a fast-food restaurant. After all, they had eaten very healthily for the past month, and rewarding themselves with some fried food and cola was perfectly reasonable, right?

"Okay."

Exusiai raised her right hand and agreed to Croissant's proposal.

"Fine."

Texas didn't mind. As long as it filled her stomach, that was fine by her. The small-scale skirmishes outside weren't something she was interested in anymore.

"Fast food... I guess that's okay."

Sora looked troubled, but in the end, she agreed to the suggestion.

"Fast food, huh? It's not exactly healthy... but I suppose once in a while should be fine."

Shirou assessed the situation and accepted the proposal.

He wasn't someone who strictly refused fast food. Indulging once in a while was good.

"Then it's settled! Get in, everyone! I'll call ahead to order two family meals to take back to the dorms!"

With the head chef's approval, Croissant took charge of ordering.

As for why they were taking it back to the dorms to eat?

They could watch TV while eating in the dorms, and they wouldn't have to worry about what outsiders thought. Since everyone was going back to the dorms anyway, it made sense to eat there.

After cleaning up the things they had just used, Penguin Logistics set off to buy dinner and head back to the dorms.

"So, Isv, you also think that kid Shirou is fine?"

The Emperor sat at the bar, swirling a glass of red wine in one hand and holding his phone in the other.

"Yes, up to today, his actions have been largely without significant suspicion. The only time that seemed a little questionable was when he went to a commercial street not far from the slums. However, it seems he went there after being recommended by a store clerk, and he bought quite a bit of seafood, meat, and vegetables. Additionally, I have two videos here."

Isv's voice came through the phone.

"Hmm... I thought he was pretty dense from the start, but I didn't expect him to be this dense? What do you think, Isv?"

The Emperor pulled up the two videos Isv had sent him. The first showed Shirou rushing into a burning building and then jumping out. The second showed Shirou facing the Infected at the Dagou Mall.

Both videos were obtained by Isv hacking into the surveillance cameras.