Ah, forget it. He did not want a few more people who would ring the bell the moment they arrived.
Fine, enjoy yourself.
"What do you want? You must be Artoria's teacher, that online scammer Merlin, right?" Shirou's gaze was full of wariness.
Artoria's Britain had been ruined by that bastard. Gudako had previously told him a few things about someone and Merlin. That online scammer had actually deceived her feelings for so long.
"An online scammer? Then just consider me one." A trace of sorrow appeared in Merlin's eyes, so convincing that Shirou nearly doubted whether the Merlin before him was real. But that sorrow vanished in an instant, replaced by even greater delight, as though he were making some basic preparations for some outrageous stunt.
After a few more steps through the sea of flowers, several blossoms were crushed beneath his feet, yet they quickly grew back. It was remarkably resilient.
"So, what did you come to see me for?" Shirou remained wary.
"Seeing the universally adored Magician of Flowers Merlin, and Magical☆Melly, an idol even in the online world, you're being so cold to me." Merlin tilted his head in feigned sadness, but gave up the absurdly exaggerated act when Shirou remained unmoved. "You're facing such a huge problem. Now that you've met a Grand Magician, aren't you going to ask anything?"
Shirou shook his head without hesitation.
He already had Lord El-Melloi II. There was no need to trouble this Magician of Flowers who slacked off all day.
"Of course not. Say I asked you a few questions. Would you answer them?"
"No."
"See? I hadn't even asked, and you already rejected my proposal. And even if you agreed, you'd only say a bunch of irrelevant things, maybe even lead me into a trap while watching