The moment Su Xiao stepped into the room, Emiya Shirou and Rin's conversation stopped. Archer stood behind Rin, ready to take her and run at any moment.
Su Xiao glanced at the wary Archer, then walked farther into the room. He quickly found the bathroom and began rinsing the blood from his body.
Bubu Wang was still lying lazily on the tatami mat, occasionally lifting a paw to rub his butt. A'mu had not entered the room and was guarding the courtyard to prevent anyone from Blood Gate tracking them here. Beni's whereabouts were unknown; she had probably gone treasure hunting again.
In the bathroom, Su Xiao merely rinsed the blood off himself before walking out. Water still dripped from his wet hair.
"Earlier... were you out killing people?"
Emiya Shirou's expression was not particularly pleasant. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the teacup.
"It was a personal grudge. For now, it has nothing to do with you, provided those people don't come after us."
"Come after us..."
Emiya Shirou was stunned by this, but he was more interested in finding out why Su Xiao had gone to kill people and whether he had been slaughtering innocents or participating in the Holy Grail War.
"So, what are you planning to do?"
Su Xiao was somewhat curious about what this partner of justice would do. If things developed to the point where they became enemies, he would not mind killing this Protagonist. After all, Emiya Shirou was not the Child of the World.
Emiya Shirou fell silent. He actually had no idea what he should do. Get into a direct confrontation with Su Xiao? Although he was not afraid of death and was willing to die for the sake of fulfilling his ideals, he clearly understood that beneath an absolute disparity