The Dust Settles / The Battle for Chaldea's Mascot

Yuxian took out the slips of paper one by one from the small box.

"One vote for Emiya!"

"One vote for Emiya!"

"One vote for Kurenai Enma!"

"One vote for Kurenai Enma!"

The counting proceeded smoothly and methodically.

"Emiya..." he said, then suddenly stopped.

Mash asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Senpai?"

Yuxian looked up at everyone, especially a certain little guy, with an annoyance.

"It's no use writing down Emiya's name all over the place! You still only get one vote!"

The note was covered with Emiya's name, and even the spaces between the names were filled with Emiya's name in very small print.

He knew perfectly well whose handwriting it was; after all, he had been checking the children's homework for a long time, and he recognized their handwriting.

The vote counting continues.

It seems that Illya's vote set a bad precedent, with one bizarre vote after another appearing.

"Excuse me, who voted for Gawain?"

Yuxian surveyed the area and found no one behaving strangely; the voters were well hidden.

He said fiercely, "Don't let me find out who voted, or I'll make Gawain make a huge bowl of mashed potatoes and watch you eat it!"

"Can't you guys be serious for once, really..."

Yuxian tossed the note aside and fished out another one from the box.

"..."

Silence.

Looking at the crookedly drawn sparrow on the note, Yuxian didn't know what to say.

He sighed inwardly and said to Mash, "One vote for Kurenai Enma."

Gently slip the paper into the pile of paper strips that have already been counted.

He looked up at Jack and said, "Jack, haven't we already taught you to write? Why do you still need to draw?"

Jack blinked and said, "Jack forgot! Those words are hard to write."

Seeing Jack's self-righteous attitude, as if he was proud of not being able to write, Yuxian said sternly and impatiently, "Go back and copy it a hundred times!"

The count was finally complete; the troublemakers were ultimately in the minority.

Seeing that there were no more notes left in the box, Yuxian looked up and asked:

"Mash, what was the result?"

"Hmm..." Mash quickly added up all the votes. "It's out."

All eyes turned to her, waiting for Mash to announce the results.

In an instant, the scene became extremely quiet.

"The votes were very close, with only three votes separating the two sides in the end."

"The winner is—"

Mash paused for a moment, pursed her lips, and teased everyone.

She suddenly raised her voice and announced loudly with great energy.

"Mr. Emiya!"

Boom!

Suddenly, everyone at the scene went from still to moving, as if a water bottle had exploded, and all sorts of sounds suddenly appeared.

There were cheers, sighs, congratulations, and words of comfort.

Emiya stood there with a genuine smile on his face.

While saying things like "I was lucky," they were actually very happy inside.

Emiya, who was initially reluctant, can no longer escape the "it's actually good" ending.

Winning against a strong opponent is always a happy and fulfilling thing.

This is not only an affirmation of Emiya's long-standing work in the kitchen, but also a testament to everyone's trust in him.

Kurenai Enma was slightly disappointed, but she wasn't one to hold grudges.

She quickly walked over, smiling, to congratulate Emiya, "As expected of the head chef of Chaldea! kiss"

Emiya humbly replied, "Red-sensei is the truly amazing one; I merely used a clever trick."

The two seemed very amicable and began exchanging compliments.

After the revelry ended, Emiya was awarded the title of Grand Order Chef of Chaldea.

In fact, this is what he deserves. He has been working tirelessly to cook for everyone all this time. He may not receive material rewards, but he deserves some comfort.

People who came to participate left one after another; some went to deliver packages, while others became pirates.

Finally, Da Vinci came over and said, "Master, you should hurry back to Chaldea. Stop thinking about slacking off all the time."

The music ended and the crowd dispersed, leaving Yuxian.

As if sensing something, Megumi Tadokoro Tamamo Cat and asked, "Is Neko-neko leaving too?"

"You're already an excellent chef, keep up the good work, woof!" Tamamo Cat nodded without hiding anything; she had already made her decision.

Megumi Tadokoro looked somewhat dejected and remained silent for a while with her head down.

Suddenly she looked up and smiled, "I will try my best!"

After all that she's been through, she still feels scared and nervous, but her dream of becoming a chef is firmly rooted in her heart and she will never give up.

"Xiao Ai, what about you?" Hearing Tamamo Cat's words, Erina also looked at Xiao Ai.

Xiao Ai looked up, blinked, and asked, "Will Erina continue to make desserts for me?"

"Certainly!"

"Then Xiao Ai won't leave!"

As expected of Xiao Ai, desserts are much more important to her than her Master.

Yuxian was speechless, but he still earnestly instructed Xiao Ai: "Don't cause trouble for others."

"Also, remember to keep in touch with Da Vinci often, don't just disappear without a trace."

Seeing Xiao Ai nod, Yuxian then said to Erina, "Then I'll trouble you to take care of her."

Erina shook her head. She didn't think it was hard work at all. It was a blessing that Xiao Ai could continue to be by her side.

Since the topic of returning home had already come up, Yuxian Xian decided to confirm with everyone.

She first turned her gaze to Artoria, her meaning quite clear.

Artoria was a little conflicted and remained silent for a moment.

Yuxian knew exactly what she was thinking, and not wanting to put her in a difficult position, he took the initiative to say:

"It's good for you to stay here for a while. Xiao Ai is still here, so you can handle things if anything happens."

Artoria said with a serious expression, "As long as my Master summons me, I can wield my sword at any time!"

"It's not that serious." Yuxian waved his hand. "Da Vinci-chan will contact you if anything happens."

"In that case, Ms. Red can continue to run Enma-tei here. With Chaldea in Emiya, no one will go hungry."

Kurenai Enma nodded, not refusing.

"Master!" Attila seemed to want to say something.

Before she could speak, Yuxian smiled gently at her, "Our agreement is still valid."

Attila hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said no more.

She remembered the agreement Yuxian had made: she would pick up her sword again whenever Kurenai Enma fired her.

With everything settled, Yuxian stretched.

"I really don't want to leave. I wish I could live at the Tōtsuki Academy and eat and drink every day."

The others also strongly agreed with Yuxian's idea.

Mash said, quite unusually, "It's not impossible for you to stay here, senior."

Yuxian blinked and looked at Mash curiously. It was rare to see Mash being so lenient with him.

Mash said calmly, "As long as Da Vinci-chan doesn't have any objections, that's fine."

Yuxian's face fell immediately. How could he possibly get Da Vinci to allow him to slack off?

This is really too difficult.

Although he had already decided to leave, Yuxian still stubbornly stayed for more than ten days.

He only returned to Chaldea after being repeatedly urged by Da Vinci.

"Da Vinci-chan, I've organized such a fun event for everyone, can't you let me rest a little longer?"

Yuxian stood in the central control room of Chaldea and said with a hint of helplessness.

"That won't do!" Da Vinci said sternly, his face stern. "As Master bear a heavy responsibility; how can you slack off?"

"I think you're just jealous and resentful because you see me having it easy!"

Yuxian muttered to himself, but didn't say it aloud. It's best not to offend Da Vinci if you can avoid it.

"By the way!" Da Vinci Yuxian's thoughts and said, "While you were slacking off and enjoying yourself, Chiron and Asclepius had already succeeded in their research."

"Oh?" Yuxian's eyes lit up. "That's really good news!"

"How are they doing now? Has everything been resolved?"

The world where Chiron and Atalanta resided had always been on Yuxian's mind, and it was truly wonderful that a solution had been found, finally relieving him of a great weight.

Da Vinci said, "That's what I wanted to tell you too."

"Chiron and his disciples will be back soon, Atalanta hopes to stay there for a while longer."

"That's good!" Yuxian nodded.

Da Vinci continued, "After discussing it, we decided that next time Chiron will go with you. Miyamoto Musashi is too unreliable!"

Clearly, Musashi's behavior of slacking off even more than Yuxian's had aroused public anger, and she was stripped of her right to freeload off him.

Yuxian had no objection to this; Teacher Chiron was kind and very reliable.

With the wise help of Chiron, the next world will surely be easier and more pleasant.

Chapter 1, Section 515: The Mascot Dispute of Chaldea

"Teacher Chiron!"

Standing before Chiron, Yuxian was very respectful; Chiron was a worthy elder.

"Master, it's been a long time. Please take good care of me this time."