Although Shirou could replicate and project any sword after seeing it just once, "shopping" and "collecting" were enjoyable in their own right.
Shirou had also made a promise to Shiki: if he ever mastered the art of forging swords, he would sell her his first finished product.
...Although he was still learning.
In short, Shirou did not have much money on hand.
What should he do? Should he borrow some from Irisviel?
"Einzbern's money won't do. Who knows whether it might be cursed?"
Caren squinted with one eye. "If you're troubled by money, I can point you toward a way to make some."
The moment he heard that, alarm bells went off in Shirou's mind.
Caren noticed it, too. "It's nothing. Don't worry. It isn't illegal work."
The more the Silver-haired girl said that, the more suspicious Shirou found it, but he could only continue listening.
"Would you like to work part-time as an Acting Priest... an Executor for the Holy Church?"
After chatting with Caren for roughly two hours, Shirou first heard about the work and experiences she had before becoming an Acting Priest.
Caren had been born in a republic in southern Europe and had soon lost both of her parents.
Her father had been unknown from the beginning.
Her mother was a woman weakened by illness, and she died one year after giving birth to her.
Although the Church's records stated that she had been killed by bandits, she had apparently committed suicide.
To those who believed in God, suicide was one of the gravest acts imaginable.
Although it was not considered a mortal sin, those who took their own lives could not reach Heaven. They could only descend into Hell, accompanied by eternal suffering.
As a devout believer, what meaning had her mother discovered