Shirou Emiya Stands on Terra Chapter 44

He was accustomed to the weather conditions, and his body seemed to have adapted quickly, so he didn't feel much cold, only a slight chill at most.

It was still within an acceptable range.

"That's terrifying," Exusiai said, reaching out her mischievous little hands towards Shirou's back, inside his clothes. It was very warm, so warm that even Exusiai, wearing a jacket, felt the heat.

Shirou suddenly felt a chill down his back. He turned around and saw Exusiai's little trick.

"Get out!"

He pulled Exusiai's hands away, tightened his jacket, and didn't give her another chance to attack.

"Hey, hey! Shirou, don't be like that. Warmth should be shared with everyone!"

Deprived of the warmth, Exusiai quickly retracted her hands into her jacket and teased Shirou.

She had suddenly remembered that in the past, when it was cold, she used to put her icy hands on Croissant's or Texas's backs to cool them down. She hadn't expected Shirou's body temperature to still be so warm in this weather.

This made her a little reluctant to let go.

"What's this? A Shirou brand hand warmer? I want one too!"

Croissant joined in the fun, trying to slip her hands inside Shirou's clothes as well.

Faced with the harassment of the two girls, Shirou could only quicken his pace and head towards Texas and Sora.

Seeing Shirou escaping to Texas's side, Exusiai and Croissant could only give up their harassment.

Shirou, having escaped to the front, first breathed a sigh of relief and then noticed the gazes of the other two.

"Mmm..."

Texas was also staring at Shirou's clothes, seemingly wanting to experience the feeling herself.

Sora, on the other hand, was fine, as she was wearing two thick layers of outerwear, but she was still a little curious.

"Not out here, at least."

Shirou sighed, choosing to give up the struggle but still setting a final boundary for himself.

"You said it yourself, Shirou."

Sora said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Shirou replied helplessly, feeling like everyone in Penguin Logistics was getting more mischievous.

The occasional villagers passing by didn't seem too surprised by their arrival. At most, they found it amusing to see a young man being teased by two girls.

The group quickly arrived at the recipient's house. Sora was responsible for communicating with them, while Shirou stood by, as the package was in the backpack he was carrying.

The recipient was an elderly-looking Ursus woman who appeared very kind.

The sender seemed to be her grandson, but Shirou didn't need to know these details. As a courier, he just needed to deliver the package. He didn't need to know too much about other people's affairs.

"You'll be staying here for the night, won't you? Have you found a place to stay?"

The recipient seemed very happy to have received the letter and the package.

Looking at the worsening weather outside, she guessed they would be staying for the night and asked.

"Yes, do you have any recommendations for accommodation, or a place that can block the wind for us to set up tents?"

Filtering her words, Sora inquired if there was any place to stay.

If there were houses, they would definitely stay in them. Sleeping in tents would probably still be a bit cold.

"Hmm... I don't have any recommended accommodations, but I do have a spare room here. Would you like it?"

The woman said.

She had no ill intentions, it was purely an invitation, as they had delivered her mail.

"I'll need to discuss this with everyone."

Sora didn't agree or refuse directly, but instead pulled Shirou towards the other three.

This land, those who understand, understand.

After discussing the conversation with the others, all three felt it was fine.

"It should be fine if we're careful. I see a spot over there where we can park. Exusiai and I will go get the car. You guys keep an eye out."

Texas assessed that although there was some risk, they had ways to deal with it if anything went wrong.

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Inside the room, Shirou, Sora, and Croissant were tidying up.

"I'm sorry, this was my daughter's old room, it hasn't been used in a long time," the woman said apologetically.

"Not at all, it's great that you're letting us use the room," Shirou replied, wiping his hands and placing the rag into the bucket of water.

All that needed to be done was to clean the floor. They wouldn't be using the beds or closets; they'd just lay out their sleeping bags on the floor to sleep.

Shirou was mainly doing the cleaning, while Sora and Croissant looked for anything suspicious. This wasn't an overt inspection, of course, but rather them wiping things down with rags.

After Exusiai and Texas parked their vehicle nearby, they carried their sleeping bags and some daily necessities inside and joined the inspection.

Shirou didn't know much about this kind of thing, so he just let the Penguin Logistics members handle the inspection.

He just needed to focus on creating a clean environment for everyone to sleep in.

"Wow... As expected of Shirou," after checking, the group confirmed there weren't any major issues. Exusiai turned around and saw that Shirou had already laid out the sleeping bags; four sleeping bags were neatly arranged on the floor.

"Shirou, your sleeping bag?" Texas, with her sharp eyes, noticed the sleeping bag in Shirou's hand and that he didn't seem to have any intention of putting it down. She then asked about it.

"I'll sleep outside. Someone needs to be on the outside, right?" Shirou pointed at the closed room door.

It was only right and proper for him to sleep outside.

Squeezing into a room with four girls sounded nice, but he didn't need it right now. So, he casually made up an excuse to sleep outside.

"Huh? Shirou, are you shy? You don't need to be shy, we're good teammates!" Croissant stepped forward and hooked her arm around Shirou's neck, teasing him.

They didn't mind Shirou being in the room; they knew what kind of person Shirou was.

"Don't worry, the room is quite large," Texas said.

"Exactly, exactly! It's so cold outside?" Exusiai joined in with Croissant, forming a perfect combo, hooking her arms around Shirou's neck from both sides.

"No. Need. To!" Shirou crouched down, dodging the pincer attack from Exusiai and Croissant, then quickly left the room with his sleeping bag.

"Do you guys really want Shirou to sleep in the room? Teasing him like that, anyone wouldn't stay," Sora gently poked her forehead, contemplating her teammate's baffling behavior.

"It's fifty-fifty, I guess. Don't you think it's fun when Shirou gets shy? Besides, he probably doesn't even see us as girls anymore, right? He doesn't even look when we wear such revealing clothes in the dorm." Exusiai said with a grin. She could only tease Shirou like this sometimes; normally, Shirou always had a sense of distance.

"Mmm... Sister Exusiai, what if Shirou doesn't look at us precisely because he knows we're wearing revealing clothes?" Croissant said after thinking about Shirou's usual demeanor.

From the very beginning, Shirou was a pure boy who would blush whenever he saw them wearing slightly less clothing. Later on, if he noticed anything amiss, he would simply avert his gaze and busy himself with his own tasks. It wasn't so much that he had gotten used to it, but rather that Shirou was fighting in his own way.

Upon hearing Croissant's words, Exusiai's expression froze.

"Yeah, that's true. Shirou is quite considerate of us. When we were going to take on that long-distance job together, he thought it was inappropriate and went to discuss it with Texas," Sora recalled when Shirou and Texas were discussing the new job. It was only after she spoke with Shirou later that he agreed to the job.

Hearing these things, Exusiai's expression gradually turned grim.

"It's just that you're too dense, Exusiai," Texas delivered the final blow, causing Exusiai to peacefully lie down in her sleeping bag. She had always thought Shirou was indifferent to them, which was why she dared to tease him like this. Now, she just felt extremely socially awkward. Oh, Laterano, please let her go back in time and shoot herself.

"So, Exusiai, you..."

Seeing Exusiai with a peaceful expression, Sora sighed, unsure how to address her teammate.

When she's being playful, she's incredibly happy, but only when she's embarrassed does she start awkwardly wanting to pick at her feet.

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening."

To escape reality, Exusiai put on an eye mask, then burrowed into her sleeping bag, curling up into a ball and covering her ears.

Their sleeping bags were the type that could be zipped up by oneself or connected to the one next to it, suitable for sleeping alone or with others.

The problem, however, was the circular fluorescent light above Exusiai's head, which meant that anyone sleeping with her needed an eye mask, otherwise, they might be woken up by the brightness halfway through the night.

Seeing Exusiai's attempt to escape reality, the others found it somewhat amusing, after all, they weren't the ones who had been embarrassed. They usually paid a little more attention to their actions.

After tidying up a bit and placing their weapons within reach, the others also snuggled into their sleeping bags.

Dinner had been taken care of in the vehicle, so they weren't particularly hungry, but if Shirou was willing to make something, they would happily leave their warm sleeping bags.

As for Shirou, after greeting the woman, he placed his sleeping bag in the living room and then walked out the door.

"It's very different from Longmen."

Only now did Shirou have the leisure to observe the village.

The village wasn't large; even without using reinforcement magic to enhance his vision, Shirou could clearly see the fence at the village's edge.

It was likely late at night, as the village lights were not as bright as when they had arrived. Compared to Longmen, which was still brightly lit even at night, this scenery possessed a touch more tranquility.

After a moment's thought, Shirou found a spot to sit in front of the door.

Perhaps because this place didn't have the abundant lighting of Longmen, the stars in the sky were exceptionally bright.

This reminded Shirou of how he used to often sit at home and gaze at the stars.

He had originally intended to sit on the car roof, but then he remembered that Texas likely had the anti-theft mode activated, and using it without permission might cause Texas to make a sound.