"Oh? Mr. Xu is from Port City."
"Opening a branch? For food? What do you think of Fuyuki? Do you think our group could work together?"
"I really like Chinese cuisine."
"..."
Taiga Fujimura chattered nonstop along the way like a cuckoo.
Words that, coming from someone else, could easily sound like fishing for information and cause misunderstandings felt completely natural when she said them, without making anyone feel annoyed or guarded.
Even Tang Niu, a villainous figure, could not help glancing at Taiga a few more times.
Could it be that the Fujimura Group had specifically sent her out to gather intelligence?
"Of course. Tang Niu, discuss opening a branch here with Mr. Fujimura when the time comes."
"Oh, all right."
But with Xu Yue here, Tang Niu did not dare make decisions on his own. What if Xu Yue took notice of him...
Thinking of that bandit who would not let someone off even after they became a ghost, as well as Duan Shui Liu being stomped flat, Tang Niu silently shuddered. Better to just follow along and make money in peace. If Xu Yue said they could open here, then they would open here...
Amid that atmosphere, Taiga Fujimura led Xu Yue and the others to the Emiya Family's large estate.
As a Magus and the Einzbern Family's son-in-law, Kiritsugu Emiya was quite wealthy.
This purely Japanese-style estate was quite expensive even in a place like Fuyuki.
Yet only Kiritsugu Emiya and Shirou Emiya lived there at the moment, making the place feel rather cold and deserted.
Only when Taiga Fujimura occasionally came by to mooch a meal, bringing her underlings along to handle chores, did it gain a little life.
This time, Shirou Emiya, the little boy who had only recently been discharged from the