Type-Moon's Problem Child from Collapse

Following the route he remembered, Fu Yuan arrived at—Authentic Sichuan Cuisine!

The food at the hospital these past few days had been so bland!

So the moment someone mentioned eating out, this was the first place that came to mind.

Before entering, he poked his head in for a look. Finding none of his acquaintances inside, Fu Yuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"One serving of boiled fish, one serving of spicy chicken, plus Father Kirei's Mapo Tofu, and a yin-yang hot pot."

Then, as though he had forgotten his earlier reaction entirely, he rattled off a string of dishes without even looking at the menu.

"...That'll do for now. What do you want, Shirou?"

Only after ordering did Fu Yuan remember that he was not alone. Naturally, he pushed the unopened menu over to Shirou.

"...I think what Big Sister ordered should be enough..."

Shirou blankly accepted the menu. He first found the dishes Big Sister had ordered, looked at the portions in the photos, then silently closed it again.

"Mm, make that another identical order."

Fu Yuan paused for a moment, feeling that the food he had just ordered would not fill him up if they were sharing it between two people, so he waved and called out to the Waiter.

Shirou Iri: ...

"Whoa! Look! What a sight!"

In a corner of the restaurant, an ordinary-looking man happened to look up after finishing his meal—and never lowered his head again.

After staring for a long time, he seemed to remember something and suddenly slapped the companion beside him.

"...? Are you blind? She's completely flat!"

The man beside him excitedly looked in the direction he pointed, only to see a white-haired, flat-chested girl.

Immediately dissatisfied, he threw a punch at him, though not very hard.

"Hiss! What do you know? Without a flat chest, how can one pacify the world!"

The first man was clearly unconvinced and wanted to debate his ideals with him.

"Heretic! Without huge breasts, how can one gather the hearts of the people!"

The other man was even more unconvinced. How dare he challenge the might of the holy doctrine!

Their argument grew fierce!

Until, in the end, they united on one front—Legs are the true king!

Just as they were about to pay and leave, they suddenly realized that not a single person in the entire restaurant was looking their way.

And no matter how many times they called for the Waiter, no one answered.

"! Run!"

The two exchanged a tacit look, then immediately dashed for the entrance.

Fight? What a joke. They could not even tell what kind of sorcery the other party had used.

Two minutes later, the two of them ran back to their seats, their expressions stiff.

More importantly, they still had no idea what had happened. The traces at the scene looked somewhat like Suggestion Sorcery, but how could Suggestion Sorcery be this advanced?

One minute, two minutes, ten minutes...

"It was only Suggestion Sorcery!"

After finishing his meal, Fu Yuan wiped the grease from his mouth. As though he had suddenly remembered something, he spoke rather casually.

Little Shirou beside him was still struggling with the food in front of him. Japanese people preferred light flavors, and though he was still young, he had developed the same habit.

But upon hearing those words, he raised his head in confusion.

Seeing the girl they had just been commenting on turn toward them, the two men panicked terribly.

Fuck!

We just made a casual comment—how did we run into such a big shot?

As for the Suggestion Sorcery she had mentioned, in this situation, they would have believed her even if she said it was Reinforcement Magic.

"Beau... Se-Senior, neither of us meant any offense. Could you perhaps be magnanimous..."

The two men lowered their posture without hesitation. Though their sorcery ranks were not particularly poor—one was of the Brand rank, the other of the Sacrifice rank.

"..."

Fu Yuan had actually wanted to chop them down the moment he heard that first word, but after thinking about it, there was a child beside him, so it would not be appropriate.

"...First, tell me why you're here."

Fu Yuan had not originally intended to ask anything. He had merely wanted to punish these two fools who had no restraint over their mouths.

"My lord, you don't know?! The Holy Grail War!"

"Right, and Lord El-Melloi personally confirmed it!"

The two of them chimed in together, voicing what they most wanted to say.

Fu Yuan fell silent after hearing them. Listening to how proud they sounded... What the hell? That thing wasn't dead?

"Kaineth?"

The two exchanged glances. This Guy across from them really seemed not to care!

"Yes! And Lord only broke through to Grand rank a few days ago."

Fu Yuan was bewildered... Had Gaia and Alaya run into trouble?

"Mm-hmm! I heard even the Marshal of Magecraft had appeared!"

After hearing that, Fu Yuan considered it carefully. If that was the case, then it did seem reasonable.

"Oh."

Seeing that the big shot before them still seemed utterly unconcerned, the two of them finally began to panic.

"No, wait! Was that what I asked in the first place?"

Fu Yuan carefully reviewed their earlier conversation and felt that these two had quite a talent for doing comedy routines.

"First, explain the current situation in the Mage's World to me."

Just thinking about the Holy Grail War being exposed made Fu Yuan's head ache.

"My lord, you don't know—the entire Mage's World is in upheaval right now!"

"The Third Magic! So many lofty figures are using who-knows-what methods!"

"And among the Three Great Families, aside from the somewhat declining

Einzbern Family,"

"the other two aren't having an easy time either!"

"I believe that before long,"

"the Holy Grail War will be completely made public!"

"However, it seems the Einzbern Family has recently freed up some manpower and is preparing to help out here."

Clang!

The instant Fu Yuan drew a sword, the two of them shut up. Fu Yuan was clearly frowning.

Little Shirou gaped in astonishment!

"Stop!"

"Are you two putting on a comedy routine for me here?!"

"One at a time."

Then he rubbed his head helplessly. People who could coordinate so seamlessly were not common.

After Fu Yuan reasoned with them, the two spoke much more clearly.

They also revealed a little more than before. For example, the Matou Family, which currently had no Magus, appeared to be in no danger on the surface, but in truth had the highest danger rating right now.

After all, one of the Three Great Families was bound to lose its place!

"...You're Kaineth's subordinates?"

Fu Yuan suddenly felt a headache coming on. This plot had changed far too much.

"Yes, my lord." ×2

The two clearly understood the way of survival. After discovering that the big shot before them did not care about their Lord, they stopped bringing him up every so often.

"Can you contact him?"

Fu Yuan looked at the two obedient men before him, feeling conflicted. It was the sort of feeling where he wanted to make a move but could not find a reason to do so.

"...My lord, this lowly one truly cannot manage that."

"Really! We can generally only see him at the Clock Tower when we return."

Their changing expressions were quite amusing. Fu Yuan's expression was complicated, while Little Shirou was still confused.

"...Can you go back now?"

Taking a deep breath, Fu Yuan looked at the two obedient men before him and even began to wonder what they usually went through.

"..."

"..."

Clang!

"Yes!"

The moment the sword in Fu Yuan's hand moved even slightly, the two immediately answered.

"...Deliver a message for me."

Fu Yuan stroked the sword in his hand. As expected, reason had to be taught with force!

"Just say the word, Boss!"

Though the two were extremely unwilling inside, there was nothing to criticize about their outward behavior.

"Tell him to look after the Matou Family for me."

Fu Yuan did not particularly want to see them, but if he could help, he would do his best to do so.

To put it bluntly, he was pathetic!

"Okay...!!! We'll protect the Matou Family!"

Oh no, oh no... Could this Boss be connected to the Matou Family?!

Fu Yuan had no time to care about the feelings of the two extras. After speaking, he added another sentence.

"As for my name, just tell him it's True Lord Flowing Cloud Borrows Wind."

Then he dispelled the Suggestion Sorcery. Just as they were about to leave, he seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to them.

"Wait!"

Their bodies instantly stiffened. Afraid that a sword might come flying at them the next second, they turned around nervously, wondering what else this Boss wanted to say.

"You haven't paid yet!"

Little Shirou's worldview was completely shattered. There was the Big Sister who could pull out swords at any time, and then...

The strange Big Sister had become even stranger in strange new ways!

But his task now was the food in front of him, of which he had not even finished half...

In the end, seeing that Little Shirou truly could not eat any more—and because he himself was still a little unsatisfied—Fu Yuan thoughtfully finished everything Little Shirou had left.

Shirou would be shocked for an entire year!