Chapter 98

Shirou pointed to a string of English letters on the Rosemary and asked.

Unable to think of a good topic for a moment, I noticed that the other person's jacket had a large string of English letters: RHODES ISLAD.

The translation seems to be Rhodes Island?

Shirou felt the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"Yes, I like it very much. Everyone on Rhodes Island is very kind to me."

Upon hearing Shirou's words, Rosemary's thoughts shifted from her earlier gloom.

"The people of Rhodes Island? Rhodes Island is a company name?"

Shirou felt that something was not quite right.

If Rhodes Island is a company, then Rosemary is a part of Rhodes Island...

Employing child labor?

No, no, we can't jump to conclusions so easily. There are too many complex things on this land, and employing child labor is quite a normal thing.

"Um, Rhodes Island is... is... is an employment company?"

Rosemary once again used the technique of answering questions with questions, and also added a tilted head and question mark emoji.

"There are so many things I want to complain about, so is that a uniform you're wearing? Are the people you hired wearing the same thing?"

Shirou has become resistant to this and is too lazy to even comment anymore.

The most urgent task is to help the other party find their companions. With a clue, Shirou plans to find a breakthrough from this point.

"I remember she was wearing white."

Rosemary tried hard to recall.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about that. But let's remember it for now. The black-haired Feline is wearing a white coat with Rhodes Island's name on it."

Seeing how hard Rosemary was trying, all Shirou could do was piece together what she was saying.

There are now many more clues, which is much better than when we only had the black Feline as a clue at the beginning.

Emiya led Rosemary around the neighborhood for quite a while, and whenever he saw Feline with black hair and a white coat, Shirou would take Rosemary over to check on her.

The only problem is that the efficiency wasn't very good; they contacted three or four people, but none of them were the person they were looking for.

Although it's not midday in Lungmen, it's still quite hot after walking around the streets for so long.

Rosemary now pulls her hand back to wipe it every now and then before continuing to hold it.

She was wearing a large black coat, and Shirou was a little worried that she might get heatstroke, so he tried to walk in the shade as much as possible.

Finally, seemingly finding it too troublesome, Rosemary simply wrapped her tail around Shirou's hand.

"... Can a tail be used like that?"

Looking at the Feline tail wrapped around his right wrist, Shirou asked.

If he remembers correctly, most people with tails seem to mind having their tails touched.

Take Texas as an example, within Penguin Logistics, it's estimated that only Kong can touch the tail of Texas.

Exusiai occasionally get a touch, but that only happens when Texas is in a good mood.

Croissant didn't seem to be very interested in this.

I was somewhat interested in what he said, but for various reasons I hadn't said anything.

After all, the tail is a very private area; you can't just go up to someone and say you want to touch their tail, can you?

That's so rude.

However, Rosemary's actions left Shirou completely bewildered.

"Yes, that's more convenient."

Rosemary answered Shirou's question, operating the terminal in her hands simultaneously with both hands.

Her logic was simple: hands would sweat and make the other person uncomfortable, but the other person seemed worried that she would run away, so they held hands, so she used her tail instead.

As long as you're not pulled, you won't feel anything.

With both hands free, I can use the terminal to record today's events.

"Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Seeing that Rosemary didn't seem to care, Shirou let her be.

Using Reinforcement Magic, Shirou carefully searched for the black figure among the crowd of people with brightly colored hair.

"Um?"

I didn't find any black Feline, but I did find a beverage shop with a black sign.

They had walked such a long way. Shirou himself didn't mind, but he had to consider that Rosemary was a child.

"Rosemary, are you thirsty? There's a beverage shop over there, want a drink?"

Shirou turned around and patted Rosemary on the shoulder with his left hand, asking a question.

Ever since Rosemary wrapped her tail around Shirou's right hand, he hasn't moved his right hand.

I'm a little thirsty.

Upon hearing Shirou's question, Rosemary blinked and replied.

Actually, she could tolerate this level of situation, but all the funds for her trip were with Huang, and her diet would have to be controlled after returning to Rhodes Island.

Although she knew the dietary restrictions were for her own good, she still wanted to eat.

It doesn't matter if I can't remember.

"Then let's go."

Looking at Rosemary, Shirou could naturally tell that she genuinely craved sweets.

As for why he could tell?

You'll naturally notice it when someone orders food from you every day.

Shirou ordered a cup of tea, while Rosemary ordered a glass of juice.

Rosemary carefully took a sip, then her face scrunched up in a grimace. After relaxing, she took another sip, and then her face scrunched up again.

If Shirou remembers correctly, the juice Rosemary ordered was a sweet and sour kind.

All I can say is that it has a unique flavor.

"Let's finish our drink here first, and take a rest."

Shirou and Rosemary found a seat in the store. Compared to outside, the air conditioning inside was quite comfortable.

At least Rosemary seemed to be enjoying herself, holding her juice in both hands while sitting in the chair with her legs dangling in the air.

Seeing that Rosemary seemed to be enjoying it, Shirou ordered another small cake for her.

Is it really possible?

Rosemary's eyes lit up when she saw the newly served mini cakes.

"Eat up, you need to be full to have the energy to walk, right?"

Shirou pushed the small cake toward Rosemary.

"Thanks."

Rosemary thanked Shirou, then placed the juice and cake in her hands together, took a picture with her terminal to record it.

Rosemary's attention was focused on the cake, and she didn't notice that she had accidentally included Shirou, who was drinking tea, in the photo as well.

After all, he's a bit short, and the angle from which the photos are taken is also quite low.

"You didn't take any pictures, did you?"

Having spent so much time with the people at Penguin Logistics, Shirou knew more or less that there was a group of people in Lungmen who knew how to use their phones to sterilize food.

Of all the people, Sora takes photos more often, saying it's for the fans to see, and she often asks other people from Penguin Logistics to help take a photo. Shirou was also fortunate enough to be asked to do so once.

The photo shows Sora with the desserts he made.

"It's okay, I just wanted to record that I've eaten desserts."

Rosemary put down her terminal and spoke to Shirou.

"I noticed you were working on that just now. Do you enjoy recording things around you?"

Shirou asked the question he had been wanting to ask since earlier.

After all, ever since they met, Rosemary would take that thing and operate it every now and then.

"No, I... often forget things, so I use this to record them, so that even if I forget, I can see what I have done here."

After a slight hesitation, Rosemary opened the terminal in her hand and showed Shirou a portion of it.

"April 20th. Amiya seems very busy today. Blaze, Ace, and Scout all have their own missions, so I went to the sanatorium today. Lena introduced a lot of flowers..."

Following that are several pictures of flowers and some brief descriptions.

"Feel sorry."

After a brief look, Shirou stopped.

This is Rosemary's diary; reading other people's diaries is not a good thing.

Even the person directly in front of him is like this.

Furthermore, his behavior is like rubbing salt into someone's wounds.

"It's okay, the cake is delicious."

Just as Shirou was looking at the terminal, Rosemary had already taken a bite of the cake.

It's very sweet and creamy.

The fruit mixed in is also very fragrant.

"Ha ha..."

Upon hearing Rosemary's words, Shirou chuckled softly.

He thought about all that, but the person in question didn't care at all; they only cared about the cake on the table.

"?"

Rosemary Question Mark.

"It's okay, let me take a picture for you. Can you open the camera for me?"

Shirou waved his hand and said.

"Uh-huh."

Rosemary was naturally happy to help take photos when she heard that Shirou wanted to, as people on Rhodes Island often helped her take photos.

These are much better looking than the ones she took herself, but she also feels that her own photos are getting better and better.

But she still likes it when others take photos of her, as it gives her the feeling that everyone is helping her record this memory.

"Time to take pictures."

Holding Rosemary's terminal, Shirou compared the images on it, found an angle that clearly captured Rosemary's face, the cake and juice on the table, and took a picture.

After a quick glance, I saw that Rosemary in the picture was holding a cake fork in her right hand and working on the cake with a very serious expression on her face. I could also see cream on the corner of her mouth.

Hmm... it feels a bit strange.

Looking at the photo, Shirou silently complained to himself before handing the terminal back to Rosemary.

"Thanks."

After wiping her hands, Rosemary tapped a few times on the terminal, made a slight annotation in the corner of the photo, and saved it.

"Eat slowly, there's no rush."

Shirou gestured to Rosemary that she could slowly enjoy the cake in front of her.

He also had some things to take care of; he forgot to check if the blocking agent he just bought at the store was intact.

If it's damaged, that would be terrible. These things are very expensive, and if he didn't check the condition on the spot, he'd just have to accept his bad luck.