Illya completely failed to read the mood. She happily said goodbye to Kallen, while Sakura also gathered her courage and said the words "goodbye."
Kallen paid no attention to their farewell. Even though they had kept her company for so long, she was now only looking gratefully at the expressionless Fu Yuan.
She believed that she was alive entirely because of the Divine Messenger! The Divine Messenger must have pleaded for her!
And the Divine Messenger did not care about empty fame at all and was completely unwilling to take credit for it.
Ah! The Divine Messenger truly was a great person!
Kirei Kotomine also dragged Kallen away somewhat numbly. He... was numb! No matter how he tried to persuade her, it was useless!
They said daughters were like potted flowers, destined to be carried away by someone else sooner or later, but wasn't this far too soon?!
Kirei Kotomine felt somewhat relieved. Fortunately, Saber was a Heroic Spirit and would disappear in a few days. If she did not disappear, he... he... he would move away with Kallen!
Once they got home, Fu Yuan flung himself onto the sofa like he was tossing away a salted fish. He did not move at all, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Illya had perfectly displayed a child's nature. She simply would not get tired!
She had not calmed down from her earlier excitement yet and dragged Sakura off to play some kind of adventure game.
Sakura, completely incapable of resisting, was dragged around everywhere by Illya.
Seeing Fu Yuan fall asleep so quickly, Irisviel suddenly remembered something very serious. Today, Kiritsugu belonged to Maiya!
And yesterday, the Kiritsugu who belonged to her had been sent to the hospital by her own hands. Irisviel suddenly felt miserable.
Unfaithful men really ought to be divided into N equal portions!
Back home, Kiritsugu Emiya was visibly relaxed as he drank tea steeped with goji berries, looking completely at ease.
This was what life was supposed to be like. What kind of life was it to lie in bed all day?!
Looking at the completely numb Fu Yuan, Kiritsugu Emiya leisurely took another sip of tea, then suddenly felt a chill down his back.
He vigilantly turned his gaze toward the sofa and found that Fu Yuan did not seem to be moving at all.
Heh! Stop pretending over there, Saber!
Then a blade's glint reflected across his face. Kiritsugu Emiya's body suddenly stiffened. Looking at Irisviel, who wanted to enter the kitchen, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
Fu Yuan sensed the malice coming from only a few steps away, yet he did not even have the strength to open his eyes. Forget it, he was used to it. Master was probably having another episode!
"Saber! What do you think about the takeout I ordered this time?" Kiritsugu Emiya asked the salted-fish Yuan as if nothing had happened.
(There was takeout in 1996, but it was not very popular.)
Fu Yuan turned his head in confusion and saw Kiritsugu Emiya frantically signaling him with his eyes. He froze for a long while.
Until... he noticed Irisviel standing at the kitchen door. His pupils abruptly contracted before quickly returning to normal. He too acted as though he had noticed nothing.
"I think it's fine, but we should probably order some more things!"
Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly looked troubled, as if he had really ordered something.
"But what we ordered is already enough to eat. Wouldn't ordering more be wasteful?"
Fu Yuan struggled to overcome his own difficulties—laziness—and slowly sat up. He had no choice. For his own safety, he had better be a little more diligent!
"Then shall we take another look?"
Kiritsugu Emiya gave him an approving look, but immediately afterward, he spoke in a very troubled tone.
"I think they may have already made it! Adding anything or canceling it would inconvenience them."
Fu Yuan pretended to ponder for a long time before finally agreeing to his proposal with understanding.
Irisviel hesitated at the kitchen door, but in the end, she decided not to waste food. Don't misunderstand—by food, this meant the takeout.
Kariya Matou, who walked into the living room midway through, looked utterly confused. Had they just ordered takeout?
Once Fu Yuan saw that Irisviel was already ten steps away from the kitchen, his entire body suddenly went limp on the sofa as though his bones had vanished.
"Whew~ Comfortable!"
It would be even more perfect if a soft, fragrant girl were holding me!
Magecraft was quite convenient in certain everyday uses. At the very least, it was much more useful than air conditioning.
Kiritsugu Emiya, meanwhile, was not idle. He picked up his still rather bulky computer and began typing away.
It might not be useful, but even a little usefulness was enough. He could not just sit around doing nothing. Leisure was good, but someone had to shoulder certain burdens.
Fu Yuan rarely tilted his head. Heh! In the end, all that effort had only moved himself!
Sometimes, if you did not risk your life and give it a try, you truly would never know just how useless you were!
How... weak! Helpless!
Fu Yuan had no intention of correcting his thinking. After all, he was not Master himself. If you had not suffered another's pain, do not urge them toward kindness. If you had not tasted another's hardship, do not make choices for them.
Even if Fu Yuan might have had a harder and more bitter life than him, that was no reason. Anyway... reality would make him understand in the end.
He was merely Master's safeguard against losing everything.
The Holy Grail... could there be a way to destroy it completely?
After spending the past few days together, Maiya had clearly relaxed. She was no longer as stern as she had been at first, though she was not quite this casual either.
Illya and Sakura had gradually started becoming like normal children. Although Kallen had become somewhat strange, overall, she was improving.
Irisviel was no different from an ordinary noblewoman now and had also begun to enjoy life.
Kariya Matou's physical issues had been resolved, and he no longer seemed quite as deranged mentally either.
Other than the Holy Grail, only Master remained. Sigh... the road ahead was long!
Mm~ The more he thought about it, the more troublesome it felt!
How about following the original story and letting the Holy Grail give him a righteous judgment? Mm~ That did not sound bad either!
Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly felt more alert and swiftly turned his gaze toward Fu Yuan. There was no mistake. It was him.
Fu Yuan suddenly felt annoyed. He was a normal boy and was not used to being stared at by another man while sleeping.
He entered a state of Spiritronization, then silently went upstairs to his room. He felt increasingly sleepy. Sure enough, laziness could ruin a person!
Fu Yuan suddenly understood those cultists somewhat, such as the followers of lust and the followers of Nurgle.
Great Evil God! Please accept this tiny follower of yours! He did not want to work hard anymore!
It had to be because the worlds were different. Otherwise, how could he have become so lazy? Back in the Honkai World, he had always charged at the front lines.
Perhaps his nature had finally overcome his reason.
Su Mei felt that she had been affected as well. She covered her mouth and gently yawned. Honestly, weren't Heroic Spirits supposed not to need sleep?!
Then Fu Yuan used his body weight to close the door before suddenly throwing himself onto the bed and curling into a small ball.
Then... he fell asleep. There was no twist.
The only difference from the previous times he had slept was that there was another phantom on the bed. Su Mei found a more comfortable position, hugged her soft Junior Disciple Brother, and fell asleep as well, somewhat tired.
Useless System, Useful Destiny!
"Although it seems strange for me to be the one asking this, I still want to ask."
"Does the Holy Grail War not matter to you at all?" Kariya Matou asked Kiritsugu Emiya, who might have grown tired from typing on the keyboard.
After all, over the past few days, he had been completely unable to believe that this was the Holy Grail War. Thinking back, what had they done these past few days? Eaten, gone shopping, eaten... stayed in the hospital!
If this was the Holy Grail War, Kariya Matou felt that keeping things like this would not be bad... well, except for eating dark cuisine!
Kiritsugu Emiya did not even raise his head when he heard that. After spending a few days together, he had already discovered that Kariya Matou was somewhat out of his depth. It was truly difficult for him to compete on the same stage as someone like Kiritsugu.
"How could that be? They haven't fought these past few days either, have they?"
Their alliance was a powerful trump card, but once it was exposed, it could easily make the others band together. Therefore, their first battle absolutely could not be one that they started.
Excluding their two groups and the already dead Caster team, that meant there were still four groups left.
As long as fighting broke out, they could seize the chance to eliminate two groups. Then, with their superior strength, victory would be assured.
After all, Saber and Berserker were both relatively strong among all the classes.
Poor Kiritsugu Emiya still believed that no one knew about their alliance.
"Oh." Kariya Matou nodded as if he understood. Although Kiritsugu Emiya had been vague, he... truly had not understood!
What does them not fighting have to do with us?! You cryptic bastard should just die!
And aren't you afraid they'll come after you?! Saber is universally recognized as the strongest class!
But Kariya Matou still nodded. After all, it was better not to let too many people know about things like having low intelligence.
Knock knock knock!
Following a series of knocks on the door, Kariya Matou's entire body tensed. He felt that he might have guessed correctly earlier.
Seeing Kiritsugu Emiya walk toward the front door as though he had noticed nothing, Kariya Matou remembered the bond between allies and gave him a warning.
"Be careful!"
Unfortunately, his warning came too late. Kiritsugu Emiya had already opened the door, revealing a yellow figure on the other side. Kariya Matou's expression instantly froze.
"Hello, did you order takeout?"
The delivery guy looked confusedly at Kariya Matou inside. Were they playing some strange game?
"Yes, I ordered it." Although Kiritsugu Emiya noticed his puzzled expression, he did not explain. After all, there was no need.
Kiritsugu Emiya actually welcomed the possibility that his ally might be an idiot. It was better if he was a little stupid; Kiritsugu would arrange everything anyway.
Kiritsugu Emiya then acted as though nothing had happened, slowly placing the takeout on the table before calling up to Illya, who was playing upstairs.
"Illya, time to eat. Go call the others."
Only Kariya Matou was left standing there with a frozen expression.
"Got it, Kiritsugu."
Little Illya helplessly waved at Sakura, then obediently began calling the others.
Irisviel, who seemed to be carving something resembling Kiritsugu out of wood in her room, and Big Sister Maiya, who was covering her flushed face on the bed.
Little Illya's heart was full of questions with no answers, but Illya had not forgotten her objective!
There was one more person—the sleepy big brother.
"Hehe!"
"Time to eat, big brother!"
Illya forcefully pushed open the door and saw... her big brother being held in the arms of an unfamiliar big sister!
Little Illya's head was filled with question marks. It felt like there was something wrong with the way she had opened doors today. Why was everything different from what she had imagined?
Fu Yuan curled up in Senior Sister's arms, not knowing what to say. He had awakened the moment Illya pushed the door open, then saw that Senior Sister had suddenly taken physical form!
Though he was somewhat puzzled, he quickly poked Senior Sister, but she did not react at all. Even so, Fu Yuan felt that the corners of her lips were lifting!
Sensing that Illya was being driven by curiosity to walk over, Fu Yuan felt that pretending to sleep was useless and helplessly spoke.
"I know, Little Illya. Go out first."
Seeing that her big brother still had his back to her, Illya was somewhat unwilling. She really wanted to go over and take a look!
But Illya was a good child. Despite her reluctance, she obediently left and even thoughtfully closed the door behind her.
"Mm~ I slept well."
Just after Illya closed the door, Su Mei sat up and stretched as if she had only just woken up, even yawning.
"..."
Fu Yuan fell silent. Fu Yuan sighed. Fu Yuan shut down!
Fu Yuan held no expectations for Illya's mouth. He was already thinking about how he was supposed to explain this.
But before that, he needed to figure out how Senior Sister had come out.
"It was Destiny Points. You weren't using them anyway, were you?"
Su Mei did not wait for him to ask before taking the initiative to explain.
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