"Hey? Issei, do you know those two people who caused such a stir?"
While repairing the heater, Shirou Emiya spoke to Issei Ryudou in surprise.
Because he had always been busy fixing things, coupled with his personal hobbies, Shirou Emiya had not taken part in the earlier commotion at school.
He had not even felt like asking around after hearing about it. It was only after school, when he came to help student council president Issei wrap things up, that he heard Issei complaining.
"More or less. They're genuinely wealthy people. They came to Fuyuki about a year and a half ago, and they even wanted to buy my family's temple back then."
Seemingly recalling that incident, Issei Ryudou could not help sighing.
Back then, the man had worn gold-rimmed glasses and looked refined and scholarly. Issei had only assumed he was an ordinary rich man. Who could have imagined he was someone so important?
"I'm telling you, this handsome rich man who has lived in Fuyuki for over a year may hold a status beyond anything you can imagine. You know the God of Cookery Group, right? It belongs to him."
Issei Ryudou spoke to Shirou Emiya in a mysterious tone, with a trace of the showing-off typical of students.
After all, a super-rich man like that had wanted to buy his family's temple and had been turned down. Just thinking about it gave him a secret thrill, making him seem all the more impressive.
"No way... Could it be Uncle Xu Yue?"
Shirou Emiya, who had only been responding absentmindedly while focusing more on training his magecraft and analyzing the heater's structure, was startled.
The heater in his hands immediately began smoking and broke down, sending the two of them into a flurry.
It could not be helped.