A Bunch of Idiots?

"Illya, are you planning to report this to the police?" Fu Yuan suddenly asked Irisviel.

"...Why would you ask that? Wouldn't it be fine to just take her home? She's not like you, unable to recognize even the way back."

Irisviel suddenly shot back. This A Yuan seemed rather concerned about this girl! Interesting!

"Mm~ Asagami! Irisviel, look how pitiful she is. Let's just bring her home with us."

Fu Yuan realized he had asked a very stupid question, but quickly collected himself and spoke again, leaving Irisviel looking utterly bewildered.

Asagami Fujino sat calmly in the back seat, not caring that they were deciding where she belonged.

"...You're crazy, A Yuan. This is against the law..." Halfway through, Irisviel suddenly stopped. She was considering a very serious question.

How was a Heroic Spirit supposed to be sentenced for breaking the law?

"But she's an orphan, Irisviel." Fu Yuan blinked, his eyes filled with pity.

At least, he had fooled Irisviel into half-believing him. Could what A Yuan said be true? That would explain why she knew nothing about the Exorcist Family.

As for why Irisviel was certain Fujino belonged to that Exorcist Family, even without deliberately sensing her, Irisviel could feel the threat emanating from Fujino's eyes. It was faint, as though it had yet to awaken.

As for how A Yuan knew about this, well, Irisviel had not thought of that. Still, her first reaction was to believe him a little.

Asagami Fujino sat quietly in her seat, listening to the handsome boy in front spout nonsense, but she did not refute him.

After all, it did not matter to her where she went. She had grown up in a family devoid of emotion, without the slightest warmth, and she had always been alone at school as well.

She did not care much where she ended up. It could not possibly be worse than this.

(Is Asagami Fujino fourteen now? She hasn't met Kariya Matou yet.)

(Don't bring up the timeline. Even the official side can't explain it clearly, and even Touko's settings keep changing.

Sometimes she's sixteen, eighteen, twenty, twenty-four, thirty, or thirty-two.

In The Garden of Sinners, she is currently twenty-four to twenty-six.

In Witch on the Holy Night, she is currently thirty-two. Yes, thirty-two! By the time of The Garden of Sinners, she would be thirty-four to thirty-six.

Then the official side later said thirty-six! Screw that!

So most fanfics just write whatever they can make work. She should probably be twenty-six to thirty-two, but I'm writing her as sixteen. There's basis for sixteen too.

Then I'll quickly get through Sister Shiki's part, and there won't be any problem!)

Irisviel suddenly slammed on the brakes. Wait, when she had wanted to send Fujino home earlier, Fujino had not objected!

How could she be an orphan?

"Fujino, right? Do you have family?"

Irisviel suddenly realized she was acting like an idiot. Why not simply ask the person involved?

Fu Yuan curled his lips, suddenly realizing that Irisviel seemed to have become smarter.

"Yes." Still expressionless, Fujino was silent for a while before answering Irisviel's question.

"A Yuan!" Irisviel shouted furiously at Fu Yuan!

"But having them is no different from not having them." Fujino unusually took the initiative to explain. If she could, she truly did not want to go home.

"Sakura..." Fu Yuan suddenly spoke softly, gesturing toward Fujino.

When Fujino explained herself, Irisviel had already felt that something was wrong.

Then she heard Fu Yuan's explanation and fell completely silent. She truly did not know what to do about something like this.

Seeing this, Fu Yuan added more fuel to the fire and whispered, "Top-tier Mystic Eyes! Naturally gifted material, quick to train!"

Upon hearing that, Irisviel felt insulted, then angrily turned the car around and headed home.

What a joke! If you hadn't said Fujino was as pitiful as Sakura, would I have done this?

Fujino silently listened to their conversation from the back seat, including Fu Yuan's voice that he believed was very quiet.

She had a bad feeling. It seemed she still had not met good people, though they should be better than her current family, right?

A Bunch of Idiots?

At a Fuyuki restaurant, Fu Yuan sat numbly in his chair. He looked at the Rider pair greeting them nearby, then at the purple-haired girl seated beside him, utterly lost.

"No, Irisviel, you really just brought Fujino back like that?"

Fu Yuan stared dreamily at the girl following behind him. What about her family? What about the police?

Though he had indeed wanted to lure her over, this was far too reckless!

"She's just from a fallen Exorcist Family. What the hell is there to fear?"

Irisviel waved her hand grandly, utterly unconcerned, and finally said something she had once only dared think.

Fu Yuan felt utterly speechless. Weren't you planning to defect too? Where did your confidence come from?

More importantly, was her family really what they should be afraid of? They should be afraid of the police! Oh, right, they feared the police even less. Never mind, then!

Looking at Irisviel, whose words and behavior had become completely different from when he had first arrived, a strange meme suddenly surfaced in Fu Yuan's mind.

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Fu Yuan wanted to speak, then stopped himself, then wanted to stop speaking but wanted to speak again. In the end, after thinking it over, he silently lowered his head and ate.

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Fujino looked doubtfully at the red-haired burly man beside her who seemed rather dim, then at the obviously kidney-deficient man. After glancing at Irisviel and Fu Yuan, who did not seem inclined to respond, she finally decided to become a quiet little nobody.

After a while, Waver awkwardly dragged Rider outside. He should have stopped Rider from coming over to greet them.

This was the Holy Grail War! How could they possibly have a friendly conversation?

What terrible luck! And that Heroic Spirit who never knew how to save money! Right! There was also Lemon Head's side. Why was he so unlucky?

Fu Yuan had already realized it the moment they left, but seeing the anxious king's consort, he ultimately... did not greet them.

He merely sighed inwardly, Their nightlife starts early!

? Huh? No, nighttime is wartime, so this is their real daytime life!

(The Holy Grail War stipulated that, to avoid affecting ordinary people, the Holy Grail War could only be fought at night.)

Fu Yuan thought about theories he had read online in the past, as well as the amount of magical energy Waver possessed that he had sensed in that instant. Then he considered the magical energy consumed by an Inherent Domain, which he had learned about, and an expression of "just as I thought" appeared on his little face.

Feeling that he had learned the truth, Fu Yuan contentedly began to... eat.

Fujino merely quietly enjoyed the atmosphere, the feeling of having people around her.

Irisviel struggled with herself all the way there, but in the end, she tugged at Fu Yuan's clothes and asked softly.

"What does quick to train mean? What type of Mystic Eyes?"

Fu Yuan's lips twitched visibly. You said you didn't care! You said it wasn't because of this!

"Bridge-Distorting Mystic Eyes: Distortion Mystic Eyes, Rainbow-rank."

After saying that, he thought for a moment and added:

"In a few years, they should be able to function normally. You and Kiritsugu might very well need them later."

This time, Irisviel's attention was unexpectedly not on the bridge-distorting aspect. Instead, she was somewhat moved as she rubbed his head. (Silvie's Noble Phantasm: Pat on the Head.)

Fujino ate her food unhurriedly. She no longer had any thoughts about how they simply could not discuss things quietly.

Or rather, Madam, you're sitting opposite Fu Yuan! I'm sitting beside him! How exactly could you speak so that I wouldn't hear?

Irisviel was ultimately very satisfied with this answer. She also somewhat guiltily glanced at Fujino and found that Fujino's attention was not on this at all, as though she had not noticed their little gestures.

Her tone was clearly cheerful.

"Hey, Sakura and Illya have an older sister now too!"

Fujino, who had shown no interest in their conversation until then, was visibly drawn in.

There are children too?

Fu Yuan patted her shoulder familiarly, looking entirely unconcerned.

"Don't worry, Illya and Sakura are both very well-behaved. You'll definitely like them.

Oh, right, Sakura... has purple hair too, just like you!"

Fujino discreetly glanced at the hand resting on her shoulder but did not brush it away. Such behavior was rare for her.

More interestingly, she realized something. Around them—more precisely, after receiving Irisviel's kindness—it seemed she had already forgotten to keep up her disguise.

(For those who haven't read it, the disguise was only to better fit into life and hide how she differed from ordinary people. It wasn't born from some deep-seated hatred, so taking off the mask was easy.)

"I'm looking forward to it." Fujino rarely showed a trace of positive emotion as she responded to Fu Yuan's kindness.

Fu Yuan felt as though a string of numbers had appeared above Fujino's head: Favorability +1.

What a wonderful day! First, kind big sister Touko had not only helped him vent his emotions, but also helped solve Sakura and Illya's education problem.

After sleeping, he discovered that one of his original goals had been accomplished, and he had even gained another beautiful girl.

It would be even better if he could learn some bad news about the other Masters!

They returned. Though it was already afternoon, Maiya and Kariya still came out to greet them as soon as they heard the sound.

As for why Kariya Matou came out too, it was probably because Illya had pulled Sakura outside!

As for Kiritsugu, he was a patient. That was understandable!

At least, Fu Yuan thought it was understandable. As for Irisviel~ the old Irisviel would definitely have understood, but Irisviel, who was now about as normal as any other woman, wore an obviously displeased expression. Fu Yuan had already guessed the answer.

Fujino carefully memorized their appearances. That woman was probably some sort of housekeeper, while that man was probably the male owner of the house. The two girls must be the younger sisters Irisviel had mentioned.

Then, without saying a word, she followed Irisviel through the front door, which had just been thrown open forcefully, and saw Kiritsugu Emiya trembling as he came down the stairs.

Fujino looked at him in obvious confusion. This was...? The housekeeper's man? No, he looked too weak. He should be the male owner's older or younger brother!

Fu Yuan watched Fujino with great interest!

Su Mei: And you still say this isn't mind reading!

Fu Yuan: Psychology, psychology.

However, his attention was quickly drawn to the man upstairs.

"Wow! Master! It's only been a few days. How did you become this pathetic?"

Kiritsugu Emiya angrily pointed at Fu Yuan with a trembling hand, clearly feeling his rage surge.

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Suppressing her thoughts for the moment, Fujino decided to observe first.

Kiritsugu had clearly noticed the newcomer in the house. He pointed for a long time, yet still did not utter any profanity.

Irisviel looked at Kiritsugu in confusion. Should she be angry in this situation?

Maiya lowered her head shyly.

Although Kariya Matou looked down on Kiritsugu on the surface, he was deeply envious inside.

Illya obediently did not pounce on him as usual. After all, she had already done that once. As for the result? Illya's head still hurt!

Fu Yuan was clearly about to mock him a few more times when he suddenly seemed to remember something and walked out the front door without saying a word.

"Kiritsugu, what happened to you?" Irisviel looked at him in confusion, then thoughtfully glanced at Maiya.

Seeing that Irisviel had clearly thought of something improper, Kiritsugu raised his voice.

"Magical energy depletion!"

Maiya looked at him in surprise after hearing that. Wasn't he weak?

Hiss! No, that wasn't right. Kiritsugu had clearly enjoyed those dishes at lunch!

Irisviel suddenly recalled that scene: the entire sky turning golden, and the completely altered land below. No, this had changed the terrain itself!

That was understandable!

In truth, Fu Yuan had only spent mana during the first wave. Every attack from a Herrscher caused Honkai to erupt, which was then replenished into his body. But Fu Yuan had activated Divine Grace, so the Honkai he stirred up was destroyed before it could exert its corrosive power in this other world.

As for why he had activated Divine Grace, with someone who could become a Grand Servant within a few years, who knew where he would go if he had enough magical energy!