Chapter 588

Ibaraki-dōji looked at Shirou with a wary gaze, and after a long silence, he asked.

"Why... why go to such lengths...?"

Shirou said, "After all, they are one of the few survivors left from this era..."

Ibaraki-dōji, I understand your desire to live.

"!!!"

Ibaraki-dōji's eyes widened.

The boy's sincere words undoubtedly touched her heart.

Ultimately, he's just a child, and Shirou is already quite adept at dealing with children.

Ibaraki-dōji asked cautiously, "Would you... be willing to accept me again?"

Shirou nodded. "As long as you can get rid of your habit of attacking at the slightest disagreement."

"Ugh... I... I can't do it!"

Shirou sighed, "He's just so unusually honest in these unnecessary situations... there's nothing I can do about it..."

"Wait, wait! Don't abandon me! I want to go back to Uruk! Take me away from here!"

Ibaraki-dōji held onto Shirou's hand tightly.

"Can you guarantee you'll obediently follow the rules of Uruk?"

"I... I will try my best..."

Shirou successfully tamed the leader of the demons.

As evening fell, Shirou returned to the Divine Tower with Ibaraki-dōji by the hand.

Ibaraki-dōji held his hand tightly, following behind him, glancing around warily every now and then.

When Siduri came out to greet him, she recognized Ibaraki-dōji and looked surprised.

"Miss Berserker...?"

Ibaraki-dōji glanced at Siduri: "What? It's you, woman."

Even a weak human like you is still alive, but that arrogant Golden King is dead?

Haha, what an idiot... Ugh!

Ibaraki-dōji suddenly felt a chill and let out a mournful cry.

King Gilgamesh was treated with contempt, and Siduri gave her a cold look.

"Shirou, why is Berserker here?"

"Ibaraki-dōji is willing to surrender to Uruk," Shirou explained.

"I see..." Siduri nodded thoughtfully.

Shirou: "What does Siduri think? Does she agree to let Ibaraki-dōji come back?"

Siduri: "Since it's the king's judgment, it can't be wrong."

Observing her attitude, Shirou asked, "... So you're not too willing after all? After all, this guy betrayed Uruk."

That's not true.

The high priest shook his head. "Who knows what might happen to Berserker if she's left to roam freely in the wild? It's better to send her back to Uruk."

Furthermore, the late king had said before his death that he would not pursue Berserker's responsibility any further, and that she could return whenever she wished.

"Really?! That guy really said that?!" Ibaraki-dōji exclaimed in surprise, completely unable to believe it.

"... yes."

Siduri recalled Gilgamesh's words:

Berserker's essence is that of a beast.

Disregarding dignity and reputation, they are willing to abandon everything else just to survive.

Ugly and tragic, yet also incredibly beautiful.

Therefore, he will not pursue the matter of Ibaraki-dōji's desertion.

Forcibly incorporating them would be pointless, because a beast should die as a beast.

"I have no intention of associating with wild beasts, but if one day a creature appears capable of taming them, then so be it."

The King of Heroes gazed into the void and said this.

Lost in her memories, Siduri once again realized the differences between Shirou and Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh very high standards for friends, only recognizing those who could walk alongside him, and he was aloof and self-absorbed.

Shirou, on the other hand, possesses the power to win people's hearts; those around him are unconsciously drawn to him and develop a sense of longing.

Shirou, what kind of life have you lived so far...?

Siduri couldn't help but wonder, even though she was already his woman, body and soul, she didn't know much about his past.

If there is an opportunity in the future...

"Siduri... Miss Siduri?"

"Oh! I'm sorry!"

The high priest snapped out of her daze, Shirou gave her a strange look before speaking.

"Oh, right, besides Ibaraki-dōji, I've also taken over her Magical Beast."

"Why...?"

Siduri was dumbfounded.

At least Ibaraki-dōji is a demon capable of dialogue and possessing human-like intelligence; those Magical Beasts are just simple monsters, aren't they?

They have murdered countless of their fellow Uruk; how can they possibly coexist peacefully now?

"No problem. Magical Beast that have lost their mothers are very timid. With me and Ibaraki-dōji here, they won't harm humans."

"If, by any chance... I can still use the Authority of the 'Potnia Theron' to force them to submit."

Siduri stared at Shirou's face. "My lord, what are you planning to do?"

"Hmm, you found out."

Shirou said with a smile, "I plan to train Magical Beast beasts to become animal power for transporting supplies."

In order to fight against the Lahmu, Shirou plans to rebuild the King's Cannon and the Nabistine's Fang.

With Uruk's current workforce, it would take decades.

But it's a different story if the Magical Beast help.

Train Magical Beast to dismantle the Northern Wall, Harvesting cedar forests, and transport stone and timber.

The project time will be significantly reduced.

Siduri placed her hand on her chest and said with genuine admiration, "As expected of Shirou, it's truly remarkable that you thought of that."

"Well, it was inspired by Quetzalcoatl."

"Hey, are you done chatting?"

Ibaraki-dōji kept his distance from Siduri, hiding behind Shirou, and impatiently tugged at the boy's arm:

"Shirou! When are you going to play with me?"

"Tomorrow. Even though you just got back to Uruk, you have work to do now."

"Ah?"

The blonde girl retorted angrily, "This isn't what we agreed on! Didn't you say I could just enjoy myself?"

Wine, snacks, and beautiful women! I only came back with you because I heard about these things!

Shirou said, "I'll play with you later; I have other work to do today."

"I don't want to work! No!!"

Ibaraki-dōji plopped down on the ground.

She pounded her legs on the ground rapidly, like a child begging her parents for a toy.

Shirou sighed: Tsk... Oh well, I guess I'll just have to play with her today?

Just as he was about to grant the girl's wish, Siduri suddenly knelt down beside her.

"What... what are you doing, woman? Even if you threaten me, I won't obey!"

She spoke while trembling and clinging tightly to Shirou's leg.

Siduri took a small cloth bag from her bosom and handed it to Ibaraki-dōji.

It was an exquisite cloth bag, embroidered with beautiful patterns.

"Hmm? You're going to offer me tribute?"

Ibaraki-dōji's eyes lit up, and his vigilance immediately decreased.

Without hesitation, she took the cloth bag and reached inside—

"What's this?"

The blonde girl curiously examined the dark brown solid in her hand, then stuck out her tongue and licked it.

"So sweet..."

"This is a confectionery made using modern techniques taught to me by Shirou. It's called chocolate. Please accept it if you don't mind."

Hearing that it was a snack, Ibaraki-dōji took a bite.

Chewing, chewing.

Then—a relaxed and happy expression appeared on the face of the girl who was the demon of Mount Ooe.

"It seems you really like it."

"I don't really like it that much..."

Ibaraki-dōji clutched the cloth bag containing the chocolates tightly in his hand, glaring warily at Siduri.

Even if you ask me to "give it back to me," I won't!... chew, chew.

After receiving candy from Siduri, Ibaraki-dōji obediently followed Shirou to train the Magical Beast.

Soon—just two days later— the Magical Beast's training yielded results.

The once ferocious Magical Beast no longer only submitted to Shirou and Ibaraki-dōji, but were also willing to obey the soldiers.

After confirming that the Magical Beast could understand simple commands and complete basic transport tasks, Shirou immediately deployed them in actual combat.

The soldiers led the Magical Beast to the Northern Wall and the Cedar Forest, where the Magical Beast destroyed the city walls and Harvesting trees, before returning to Uruk with supplies.

Magical Beast are far stronger than humans; a single Magical Beast can carry the equivalent of a hundred people's worth of cargo.

With the resources secured, the reconstruction of the King's Cannon and the Nabistine's Fang was officially put on the agenda.

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Volume 8: Chapter 370 The Goddess's Devotion?

"Hmm... Shirou... like it, chirp? Chirp?"

"..."

What's it like to wake up in the morning and find your favorite female classmate from school snuggling in your arms?

However, describing Shirou Amamiya's relationship with Rin Tohsaka as "a girl who often talks at school" or "the older sister of a junior in the club" seems a bit too cold.

So she must be "a girl with whom I've recently become very close, and with whom I've developed ambiguous feelings"...?

That kind of thing is fine no matter what!