Sakura: What a Shame, No Show to Watch~ / 298. Like an Old General on the Opera Stage

"Anyway, the money isn't directly deposited into my hands."

Chloe thought to herself, feeling utterly hopeless.

She felt that instead of worrying about the company's financial statements, she should figure out how to handle Shinji, the Director known as the Sea Emperor.

Although Shinji was forced to become the Director of "Kara no Kyoukai" this time, that's not a reason for Chloe to let him off easily!

"I need to let Xiao Er'er know that I'm his... Who do you think you are?!"

Upon seeing a twin-tailed, literary-minded girl she had never seen before, Chloe was completely Sparta.

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Written request for leave

Something came up at home, so I'll be skipping today. I'll update as usual tomorrow. _(:з"∠)_

By the way, let me make a self-deprecating comment about yesterday's chapter.

Miyachan accidentally typed "Kennedy" as "Kenseth" because she got carried away with typing; after all, the character "K" immediately popped up when she typed it. →_→

But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to make a problem. Aren't wheelchairs a type of convertible? (*?ω?)_/

Chapter 297 Sakura: What a pity, no show to watch~

As a seemingly intellectual beauty, as long as she doesn't make any stupid mistakes, even in the Nasuverse where beauties are everywhere, Old Karuta is still among the top tier.

Therefore, upon seeing the other person, Chloe felt a severe sense of crisis.

Black stockings, big breasts, a perky butt, glasses, a literary girl... This woman practically did a forward three and a half spins, a backward four somersaults, and then performed a "Gokuraku Jodo" dance, all while giving Shinji a 24K pure gold flirtatious wink.

Aside from not having silver hair and not wearing Miko outfit, this woman almost perfectly matches Shin's massive XP system.

"Who exactly are you? Where did you come from? What is your relationship with Shinji?"

Chloe glared at Akutagawa Chiko with hostility, like a protective King of Knights guarding his food.

Akutagawa Chiko was baffled by Chloe's anger towards her. She looked up at Matou Sakura with a blank expression and asked, "Who is this woman?"

"Um..."

Sakura hesitated for a moment, and ultimately chose the last option between watching her older brother's monkey show, watching the Love Triangle, and her brother's family enjoying themselves.

It wasn't that Sakura didn't want to watch the show; after Shinji tricked Sister Rider, she had been thinking about how to get revenge.

Unfortunately, my brother wasn't in Fuyuki City, so he couldn't witness the excitement firsthand.

But stirring things up now and waiting for her brother to come back and reap the rewards would be too much and might affect the true relationship between Chloe and Shinji, so Sakura doesn't dare to do that.

[Tsk, did my brother plan this all along? He just happened to go to Europe when Chloe was visiting...]

Sakura harbored resentment towards Shinji, but outwardly maintained a smile.

"Sister Chloe, this is Fangshu consultant that my brother specially invited from China. He's a very powerful master. Miss Jie, this is Sister Chloe, my brother's business partner and rumored lover."

Sakura first introduced Old Karuta to Chloe, and then introduced Chloe to Old Karuta.

"Oh~ Shinji Matou's..."

Old Karuta raised his eyebrows, not seeming to care too much.

After hearing Sakura's explanation, Akutagawa Chiko understood why Chloe was angry with her.

And then, that was it.

Getting angry with a little girl who's not even a fraction as big as herself would only lower her prestige as Spirit Race Yu Ji.

"This woman..."

Seeing Old Karuta's indifferent attitude, Chloe rubbed her temples in displeasure.

Sakura's introduction taught her that this woman named Akutagawa Chiko had no connection with Shinji, or rather, no connection for the time being.

However, this disregard from the other party made the proud Chloe unable to remain calm.

So what if they're Chinese Fangshi? My Flora Family is a powerful clan in America, you know?

"Sakura, is she very good?"

Chloe whispered in Sakura's ear, "I've never heard of a mysterious side family with the surname Jie in China before?"

"I've never heard of it either."

Sakura shook her head slightly. Shinji didn't tell anyone that Old Karuta was Yu Ji. Even his Little Secretary, Ophelia, only knew that Akutagawa Chiko was his stage name and didn't know who Old Karuta's real name was.

"But this older sister is really amazing," Sakura praised admiringly. "Because of her help, the Servants are finally able to leave Fuyuki City."

"Huh? Really?"

Chloe was genuinely surprised; she truly hadn't expected a mere Fangshi to be so powerful.

"However, the concepts and ideas were all proposed by my brother; Miss Akutagawa Chiko simply put his ideas into practice."

"Hmph~ I knew it, the most amazing Magecraft is definitely my little Er'er~... Although this woman isn't bad either."

Chloe glanced at Old Karuta and commented smugly.

"Speaking of which, has your practice of holding appreciation events for new employees become part of your corporate culture?"

Chloe looked around at the servants, who were chatting and laughing with their sugary drinks and Tongliao snacks, and made this remark.

Little Secretary Ophelia, the little secretary, to Ryougi Shiki, to Joan of Arc, to Akiha, and so on... it seems that Type-Moon always happens to hold an appreciation event whenever a new member joins.

"That's because we just happened to run into each other~" Sakura laughed as she tore open a bag of potato chips. "This is a huge victory for weekly and monthly updates!"

Akutagawa Chiko coldly closed her book. "It's nothing. I've never been interested in these so-called appreciation events!"

"You can't be a loner, Miss Akutagawa Chiko."

While munching on potato chips, Artoria reminded them, "This is a very formal group activity, and because there are no restrictions, you can be very relaxed. It's arguably the best opportunity for newcomers to integrate into the group!"

"I think it's all about the snacks, isn't it?"

Akutagawa Chiko's lips twitched; she didn't know how to evaluate this King of Knights.

I said--

Before Old Karuta could speak, the opening theme of "Magical Girl Prisma Illya" started playing from the TV screen, leaving Old Karuta speechless.

"Yo yo, it's starting! Father's supreme performance!"

"Ah, great king! Let your image appear on the screen once more!"

"Listen! This is the King's imperial voice!"

"My king! My king!"

What are these people arguing about?

Hearing the noise from the Knights of the Round Table (+1), Old Karuta, who disliked crowds, frowned slightly.

She herself was not very familiar with the story of <Magical Girl Prisma Illya>, nor did she have any desire to watch it.

To put it bluntly, if Shinji hadn't forced her to attend the appreciation event to learn about Type-Moon's current works, Akutagawa Chiko would have preferred to read a book under the moonlight rather than watch a movie with this noisy bunch.

Fortunately, even without having seen the previous episodes, the recap before the main episode aired gave Akutagawa Chiko a general idea of the plot.

Illya, an "ordinary" elementary school student, becomes Magical Girl due to an accident and embarks on a journey to collect Class Card with her companions.

In the previous episode, Illya and her friends finally defeated and sealed the Caster card, only to be ambushed by Saber, causing a major crisis.

And this is where the story of this episode begins.

"Ouch... it hurts... my arm is bleeding..."

Illya lay on the ground, clutching her arm, her face contorted in pain.

Thanks to her wand-equipped costume, Illya in her Magical Girl form is immune to most attacks, and this is the first time this elementary school student has ever sustained such a noticeable wound since joining the battle.

Unlike the Illya in FSN, who underwent hellish training, Illya in this Parallel world has a severely distorted humanity and worldview.

Illya in this series is a complete elementary school student—at least on the surface—so she inevitably falls into chaos the moment she sees blood.

Even though the wand comforted her, saying, "It's alright, just a minor injury. You'll recover soon..."

For someone so young to have cut her finger with a knife, the wound on Illya's arm was beyond what she could bear!

Chapter 298 Like an Old General on a Stage

Miyu could tell that Illya wasn't doing well, and she tried several times to get closer to her teammates to help her, but Saber blocked her each time.

The most troublesome of these is the Black Mist that envelops Saber, a combination of offense and defense—high-density magic.

Although it's set up as Saber's external magical power, Hiroyama is actually clearly based on the original Saber's Gales Domain.

It's important to know that the HF text description doesn't contain anything this troublesome.

Click click.

Saber raised his hands, pointing the sword tip at Illya, and the magical mist around him began to converge on the knight's sword.

"Ugh... how scary..."

Instead of taking cover, Illya collapsed to the ground, seemingly trapped in the "coward" state from a Pokémon game, unable to react in any way.

"Prepare to engage! Move quickly, Illya!"

Ruby, Ruby the Ruby Staff, loudly reminded her Master, but Illya remained in reboot mode.

"Illya ----!"

Seeing that Illya was just watching, Miyu had no choice but to take the initiative and launch a sneak attack to change Saber's course of action.

However, someone was one step ahead of her.

Several gems emitting multicolored light were thrown around Saber, exploding before her cold eyes could even turn.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Intense flames engulfed Saber's black body.

It's Rin and Luviya!

Despite being severely injured, they still had a sliver of fighting strength and launched a desperate counterattack against Saber.

"Ugh... I've been tricked..."

Rin clutched her stomach and complained.

Luviya, ignoring her own injuries, ordered, "Miyu! Create distance first, then quickly get into formation!"

Unfortunately Luviya was a step too slow; Saber had already reached Illya.

Bite--!

A metallic clanging sound rang out.

Miyu used her staff to block the black knight's sword.

However, it was all for naught.

Faced with Saber's overwhelming power, even Miyu, who was enhanced by the staff, was knocked away by Saber's brute force.

It blocked it, but not completely.

"Oops!"

Miyu, who had been thrown back, landed in Illya's arms, and the two little girls ended up hugging each other.

Unfortunately, the plot was too tense and serious at this point, and the audience didn't pay attention to the beautiful Orange Garden; instead, they were holding their breath for the two children.

"Miyu, are you alright?"

Illya asked with concern.

Miyu waved her hand somewhat miserably. "It's alright, compared to this, that enemy..."

Unlike her previous emotionless, deadpan gaze, Miyu's eyes now held a hint of fear as she looked at Saber.