Chapter 251

Texas stepped forward and separated the two men's greedy gazes from Shirou's wallet, then spoke.

Why cover it up?

Naturally, the concern is that the two might think they can do whatever they want just because they have money.

Although it was supposedly a food allowance from the boss, the money ultimately belonged to Shirou's side and wasn't something they could spend as they pleased.

She and Sora can handle it well, but the other two... still need to be made aware of this.

Since they dare to buy it, Shirou might actually pay for it.

"That's good. What did you two like yesterday?"

After confirming that Lungmen Dollars could be used for payments on Rhodes Island, Shirou put his wallet away.

Based on his usual shopping experience, he estimated that the money in his wallet was enough for them to eat for at least half a month, and it would be a very lavish meal including desserts and fruits.

He usually carries extra money with him, just in case. Anyway, Shirou himself isn't afraid of being robbed. After being robbed by that restless little purple rabbit, he has a pretty good sense of crisis in this regard.

As for why he carried such a large amount of Lungmen Dollars in his pocket... it's mainly because he's used to keeping his money close at hand.

"I've got my eye on a holster!"

Once Lungmen Dollars were out of sight, and with Texas's gaze looking rather unfriendly, Exusiai immediately understood what the other party meant and withdrew her greedy gaze.

She was mainly interested in the holster! The holsters from Rhodes Island are particularly exquisite!

As for the original idea of buying about seven or eight... forget it, two will be enough for her to use in rotation, she doesn't have that many Guardian Gun anyway.

"I think there would be a good market for goods from Rhodes Island if they were sold in Lungmen."

Croissant was still clinging to her street vendor spirit, and as a result, Texas grabbed her horns tightly and pried them open.

"Huh? Wait! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

After feeling Texas grasp her horn, Croissant could already see the future a few seconds later.

Unfortunately, her pleas for mercy did not stop Texas.

"Hmm... I'm eyeing the clothes! Rhodes Island seems to have some really talented designers. There are a few pieces I really like, and they can even be slightly modified!"

Ignoring Croissant's screams once again, Sora chuckled and said.

"Phew... I don't really want to buy anything, but Pocky is running low on stock. I saw yesterday that the convenience store seemed to have some."

After several more seconds of torture, Texas finally let go.

It's just a warning to Croissant, not a real threat to crack her head open. That's enough.

Compared to the other three... or rather the other two, she didn't really have anything she wanted to buy. She mostly just accompanied them around and, as Isv, gathered information about Rhodes Island.

"That should be enough. Shall we go have breakfast first and then go buy your things?"

After a quick calculation, Shirou felt that the money should be enough, and it was about time for breakfast.

You know, accompanying women shopping is physically demanding... you absolutely have to eat breakfast first!

"Okay! Would you like some nutritious meals?"

The group had no objections to Shirou's suggestion, since Shirou was their current financial backer, and they were indeed quite hungry.

However, the mention of breakfast brings to mind the cafeteria, and the cafeteria brings to mind the scene yesterday where Shirou forced himself to swallow his nutritious meal.

Thinking of this, Exusiai made a cheeky remark.

"I can cook three meals a day for you after we go back to Lungmen, okay?"

Upon hearing Exusiai's words, Shirou simply responded with a faint smile.

"I'm so sorry! Please don't do that!"

Upon seeing Shirou's smile, Exusiai realized something was terribly wrong and immediately lowered her head to sincerely apologize to Shirou.

She had no appetite for those nutritious meals! She didn't want a life where she only ate nutritious meals for every meal!

"Hahaha... Sister Neng, you chickened out so fast!"

Seeing that Exusiai apologized after less than ten seconds, Croissant laughed and said.

This made Exusiai start to consider whether to attack a spot that neither Sora nor Texas had attacked, such as a spot in the middle?

In this cheerful atmosphere, the group arrived at Rhodes Island's cafeteria.

Amiya helped him swipe his meal card yesterday, and before they parted ways that night, she gave Shirou a meal card, saying that Rhodes Island would pay for his meals for the next few days.

Of course, once Shirou and the others from Penguin Logistics have their own meal cards, they'll have to come on their own. This meal card is more like an emergency card.

However, compared to the abundance of delicious food offered by Rhodes Island, the small amount of money spent was negligible.

Once they arrived at the cafeteria, the group found good spots and then went to get their meals.

After wandering around, Shirou, just like last night, picked out some dishes that interested him to try, and deliberately avoided making eye contact with Phoebe in a certain corner.

It feels like as soon as our eyes meet, an extra nutritious meal will appear on his plate.

When he arrived at the place to swipe his meal card, Shirou found that the four of them were already waiting for him, and the three of them, except for Sora, were carrying quite full plates.

How can I describe it? Each of the three of them was carrying a small mountain in their hands?

While it's true that in this kind of "take it all" atmosphere, it's easy to want to take more... but isn't this a bit too much?

However, since he had already taken it, it was too late to put it back, so Shirou didn't say anything more.

"Wow... they even have desserts for breakfast here? And they're made by Laterano! That's amazing!"

As soon as he returned to his seat, Shirou could hear Exusiai praising the Rhodes Island cafeteria.

Although the points of praise are a bit odd.

"Eat properly and don't waste food."

Looking at the three small mountains in front of him, especially the dessert mountain near Exusiai, Shirou gave a reminder.

Based on their appetites, they should be able to finish the food, though they might feel a bit full.

"Of course! Don't worry!"

Croissant patted her chest to indicate that she was perfectly fine.

I could easily take three more servings!

"By the way Shirou, you woke up especially late today? Are you not used to the beds at Rhodes Island?"

After dinner, it's natural to start a conversation.

So Sora threw out a topic for Shirou to answer: the rooms provided by Rhodes Island were generally quite nice, but they were still a little uncomfortable for them.

But it's still much better than sleeping in the wild or in a tent, so there's not much to complain about.

However, this is the first time I've ever seen Shirou wake up at 7:30 by Exusiai's knocking.

In the past, the other party would get up earlier than them, and they could usually have a pleasant breakfast and then go out to work.

But today, Shirou didn't wake up until they had all finished washing up and knocked on the door! That's quite rare!

"Hmm? I'm alright? I just had a lot to do yesterday, so I'm a bit tired."

As he spoke, Shirou yawned before putting the omelet from his plate into his mouth.

"I see. Speaking of yesterday... shouldn't you explain what Dr. Kal'tsit said yesterday, Shirou?"

Hearing Shirou's words, Sora suddenly realized what had happened. Then, recalling what had happened yesterday, he realized that there had indeed been quite a lot.

Many parts are related to Shirou.

Moreover, they had no idea what the Holy Grail War was; it sounded like something unique to Laterano.

And as for that other world, they don't know what it is. They can only get the answers to these questions from Shirou.

"Ugh... let me think about it."

Shirou, who had thought everyone at Penguin Logistics was very considerate of his feelings, was suddenly being questioned, which made him a little flustered.

This topic is a bit complicated, since he has no memory of the Holy Grail War he participated in, and it's also quite a long story.

"It's okay if it's inconvenient."

Seeing Shirou's expression, Texas assumed that he didn't want to discuss these topics.

"It's a bit long... Let's just say, I'm probably not from Terra?"

After much thought, Shirou decided to start the conversation with this.

He felt that he needed to get the others to accept the fact that he wasn't a native of Terra.

"...?"

Clearly, after Shirou said those words, countless question marks appeared above the heads of the four of them.

"Not from Terra? What do you mean?"

After a long while, until the dessert in her mouth fell out, Exusiai finally realized what was happening and asked Shirou a question.

Upon hearing Exusiai's question, Sora, Texas, and Croissant immediately swallowed what they were eating and listened attentively to Shirou's words.

"It means exactly what it says. The place I was in before didn't have things like Oripathy or Originium Arts, let alone Originium, a super energy source..."

After that, Shirou briefly described the differences between his location and Terra, giving the group a more intuitive understanding.

For example, the people there don't seem to have ears, tails, horns, or halos. They're basically like Shirou, without any particularly obvious racial characteristics. And also... Shirou actually said there are 6.3 billion people there?

This number sounds rather alarming.

If they had heard Shirou say this before yesterday, they would have thought that Shirou had been corrupted by Croissant and Exusiai and was trying to say something strange to fool them.

But now... aside from the fact that there's a lot of information, everyone basically believes it.

The main issue is that there's a bit too much information; there shouldn't be any problems... just kidding.

These were just the bombshells Shirou dropped when explaining the phrase "another world"; what followed was clearly the truly baffling part!

Yang took leave on February 23.

I'm sorry, but I really can't take it anymore.

I'm not coughing today, but I'm feeling dizzy, have a headache, and am vomiting and having diarrhea.

I vomited so much that it completely drained me, but luckily I hadn't eaten anything, and what came out was all clear.

I don't have much of an appetite, and I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to another world.

Hopefully I'll feel better when I wake up tomorrow... After all, I can't take time off starting tomorrow.