Shirou's Grand Heroic Saga

"Yes!"

Chapter 30: Preparing to Infiltrate

The sky was clear for miles, the sun shone brightly, and the weather was perfect. A gigantic eagle sped through the air, yet almost no one noticed such a massive bird.

Perhaps they were all StarCraft players.

"Assassin, thank you so much for what happened earlier," Rider said gratefully. "You're such a good person."

Gazing at the distant Aerial Fortress, which seemed to have patches of flowers, grass, and trees atop it as it floated in the sky like the biblical paradise—though it probably had no raisins—Shirou said decisively, "No, I'm a bad person, even though I once aspired to become an Ally of Justice."

"Huh? Is that why you helped me? I thought you did it because you took me for a girl."

Shirou looked at his flat chest, then at his stockings.

"Obviously, you're a man, and if you took it out, it might..."

"It might?"

Shirou turned his head away. "Nothing. Speaking of which, I was summoned in Japan before this, so I had to take a plane to get to Romania."

Rider did not understand why Shirou had suddenly brought this up, but he had no interest in figuring out Shirou's thoughts. Instead, he openly showed off his adorable Swift Eagle to Shirou, like a child flaunting a toy.

"Hey, flying on a plane definitely isn't as thrilling as riding my Swift Eagle, right? Hehe, you get to look at the scenery from the sky and feel the air rushing against your face—it's amazing!"

Swift Eagle cried out a few times as well. Delighted by its master's praise, it flapped its wings even faster and surged onward.

The Aerial Fortress was heading toward Trifas, the Thousand Tree family's stronghold.

Shirou watched as the Aerial Fortress pulled farther away again. Ignoring