"Shirou Emiya, you're still alive?"
Chapter 13: An Investigation of This World
Kirei Kotomine had never expected Shirou Emiya—the man he had, in a sense, caused to die—to return.
And he hadn't returned alone. There were two burly men, nearly three meters tall, four blonde women, and the black-haired one even looked a little like Tohsaka Rin when she had been young—Shirou had practically brought along his entire extended family.
Kirei even suspected that the man had come for revenge.
"That's right, I, Shirou Emiya, am back. Surprised? Didn't expect that, did you?" Shirou patted his chest.
Kirei Kotomine looked at the people beside Shirou.
Surprised or not, he had no choice but to be.
"Then I won't ask how you survived after that. You brought so many people... Are you here to eat my Mapo Tofu?" Even faced with so many people and such overwhelming pressure, Kirei still had to promote his Mapo Tofu.
"I approve." Artoria nodded. "People are made of iron, and food is made of steel."
Shirou tugged at her sleeve and reminded her, "His tofu isn't very good. If you want some, I'll find a kitchen later and make some for you."
Artoria looked at Shirou in surprise. "Shirou, you've become arrogant. You used to make delicious food, but you never said other people's cooking was bad."
Shirou coughed at that.
"Then go ahead and try it."
Kirei Kotomine revealed a calm smile. "Shirou Emiya simply doesn't understand Mapo Tofu. Come, I'll let you taste delicious Mapo Tofu!"
Gilgamesh and Shirou exchanged a smile, already understanding everything.
Honestly, since they insisted on courting death, Shirou couldn't stop them. Those who courted death would die—this was something he still had to make Artoria understand.
The scarlet Mapo Tofu was like a red sun.
But this