The work of dealing with the site was even more complicated than expected, and by the time Shirou and the others got home, it was almost six o'clock in the evening. Tosaka didn't return to his house as usual, but lived in the Emiya family's mansion with Shirou, and with Sakura and Saber, the originally empty Emiya family house must have become more lively.

"Senior, welcome back." After seeing Shirou, Sakura immediately changed her voice to the feeling of a delicate little woman, and the speed of her face change frightened Nobita, and she said that girls in love are really terrifying, "I was taken care of by you when I was at school today." ”

"Uh, Sakura, this ......" Shirou scratched his head, trying to make up a plausible excuse to explain what happened at school today. At a glance, you can see that he usually doesn't deceive people, he has no experience at all, his eyes are fluttering, his hands are twisted together like knots, and his words are not very clear. Because he himself knows in his heart that under normal circumstances, he can't explain the current situation no matter what.

Food poisoning? If it's a mass food poisoning, why would you bring Sakura to your home? Sending her to the hospital is the right solution, right?

"Alright, Shirou, don't pretend." Nobita waved his hand, very intimately alleviating the embarrassment for his Aster, "I told her everything." ”

“……？？！” Shirou's facial expression suddenly became very interesting, it was the kind of person who tried his best to tell a big lie, only to find that people knew the truth from the beginning, and he performed for a long time in the eyes of others, and there was no difference in performance art. This sense of embarrassment ...... It's really not covered.

"Nobita! How can you ......" In the first half of the sentence, Shirou said quite imposingly, but when he looked at Nobita's black eyes that seemed to be smiling, he was inexplicably a little weak-hearted, "...... Implicating Sakura in such a dangerous ......"

"Is it dangerous?" Nobita said in a Kan Dashan tone, "Actually, it's not necessarily Shirou, think about it carefully...... We brought Sakura home to shelter her from Shinji. In other words, at least until the end of the Holy Grail War, we will be opposed to the Makiri family because of this, which is already an established fact. Whether you hide it from her or not, the result is the same, Shinji will hate you even more because you took her in. Besides, Sakura isn't a complete outsider, she's also born into a prestigious family of magicians, right? I know a little bit about the Holy Grail War. ”

"That's right......" He looked around a little embarrassed, neither Saber nor Rin showed any objection, only a mocking smile on the corner of Archer's mouth, as if he was sarcastic about why he didn't even think of such a simple thing, "That's right, Sakura belongs to the Maki family after all, and it makes sense to know something about the world of magicians." ”

Hearing this, Rin stiffened for a moment, and soon returned to normal.

"It's okay, senior, I can take care of myself and won't cause trouble to senior." Sakura's body movements and demeanor as she spoke were gentle and calm, worthy of the word lady, "I know a little bit about the rules of the Holy Grail War...... There are two powerful servants on the senior's side, and they have formed an alliance with Tosaka Senpai, as long as I hide here, there will be no problem. ”

"And, Shinji him...... I guess I've already lost to my seniors, right? ”

Although she used a questioning tone, Sakura had expected this for a long time.

Long before the start of the Fifth Holy Grail War, the old monster who had lived for hundreds of years had already made a prediction of the current situation and came to the conclusion that the "battle situation was unfavorable". To put it simply, the Makiri family lacks "talents", and there are no talents who are good enough to fight. They are also combatants, and the other magician families are full of talents, not to mention the tactical and strategic aspects, at least they all have enough magic power, which can allow the servants to exert all their abilities. And the Kiri's side ...... There is only one Sakura who can fight, and instead of letting her take the risk to participate in the Holy Grail War, it is better to continue to cultivate her and cultivate her as the "Black Grail" according to the original plan.

It just so happened that Shinji took the initiative to ask for it, and the dirty inkstone simply asked Sakura to transfer the right to use the spell to Shinji. Put a chess piece out to explore the limelight, and also easily probe the situation of the Holy Grail War...... As for Shen Er, a few pounds and a few taels, as the patriarch's dirty inkstone Yemen Erqing, naturally there is no hope for him. Only Shinji himself was overjoyed, thinking that it was a special honor to be able to represent the family, and dreamed of capturing the Holy Grail all day long.

As it turned out, the patriarch did not misunderstand him.

……

"All in all, that's what it's all about, we don't have to avoid Sakura when we talk about tactics or anything in the future, and we're not outsiders anyway." Nobita waved his hand rather casually, "Okay, it's not early now, Shirou, although it's a bit rude to ask this, but ...... It's almost time for dinner, right? ”

"Well, this ......," he looked at the large circle of people around him with some embarrassment, "it didn't end until late, I didn't have time to buy the ingredients, and there were some leftovers in the fridge, not too fresh but still edible." I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a moment tonight. ”

"Senior, I'll help you."

After saying this, Sakura turned around very neatly and walked towards the refrigerator, like a wind under her feet. Shirou originally wanted to stop her, but after turning his head and seeing the crowd of people who came to his house to eat, he sighed helplessly, said "wait a minute" and followed. The other diners skillfully paced to the living room, found their seats and sat down, and looked at each other in a circle, each feeling a little embarrassed. Especially Miss Tosaka, Saber and Nobita have an excuse to come here to eat and drink for nothing, after all, the two of them really want to contribute to the protection of Shirou, but Tosaka's side is ...... Although the alliance was formed, it mainly provided intelligence support, and its strength was slightly insufficient.

Especially when they were attacked during the day today, the two were surrounded by dragon tooth soldiers in the school, and Archer couldn't even see a single figure! In the end, it was Shirou who called Nobita and Saber with a spell, and the crisis could be considered to be over.

And Archer never seemed to know what "shame" was, and sat in Shirou's house with a natural expression, as if people owed him a lot of money, and now it was natural for him to cook for him.

Seeing that the white-eyed hero was such an old god, he almost rested his legs on the table, and Rin was really angry and wanted to smoke.

Isn't it just that you miscalculated the time when summoning? Why did you let yourself be such a No. 1 servant?!

Look at other people's servants...... How majestic, how upright, and so sensible is Saber! Even if you sit and wait for a meal, your back is straight, and you are always on guard. Although Nobita can't see how upright he is, at least his style of acting is strange and changeable, which makes people can't guess, and his strength is also very strong, and he is the kind of existence that can be relied on. Berserker's words...... No matter what Illya orders, she will do it as soon as possible, and never bother Aster!

But why?!

We're eating in someone else's house right now! You put it on such an angry face and let Shirou see it, what will he think of me? In terms of cooking, Sakura has been pulled away a lot, don't let Miss Ben's status decline through comparison!

"Smack!"

Thinking about it, Rin's hand unconsciously moved, and knocked heavily on the door of the white-eyed hero's head.

Of course, Archer, who was waiting for the meal, didn't expect this sudden surprise, and covered his head and looked at Rin with the eyes of a monster, his eyes as big as bells.

"You...... Why are you hitting me? ”

"I ......" The eldest lady couldn't say anything for a while, her neck was stalked, and she simply broke the jar, "Who made you so useless during the day today, I, I...... I'll hit you. ”

“……”

"Hah......" Nobita forced a smile to excuse Rin, "That's not the case, Archer, Rin is unhappy with you. Because you don't seem to stand out from the other servants, and you weren't with her this morning, she thinks you're paddling and regretting summoning you. ”

"I ......" Archer's face turned pale, and he almost blurted out a dirty word, but he glanced at Saber who was sitting precariously and swallowed hard, "I said it, I couldn't come in in the morning because of Rider's treasure, Rin, don't ...... it"

"yes, Rin, don't underestimate Archer, he's strong. How so...... He's supposed to be the kind of player who can lie down and never carry. Nobita said suddenly, "Actually, it's my fault, I robbed him of the limelight, so he didn't have much chance to make a move." If you really meet a stronger opponent, you will understand. ”

"Just him?" The tone, eyes, demeanor, and body movements of Rin's words simply put the word disbelief on his face.

"Hey...... You little girl, what's wrong with me? Archer was rarely so emotional, but he was almost jumping on the table by now, "I tell you, don't underestimate me, even Gilgamesh, the most famous of the Immortals, is not necessarily my opponent!" ”

"Oh......?" Tosaka squinted and asked, "What about your real name?" Can you tell me? Since even the legendary Hero King is no match for you, you must be famous in history, right? A sword-wielding archer who is good at melee combat...... What's your name and where are you from? ”

"I, I'm ......," Archer said hesitantly, "I don't seem to quite remember that part of the memory......

"Humph!" Rin snorted coldly, don't look away, it seems that she is not even in the mood to look at him.

"Ah, yes, Nobita!" Archer quickly shifted the subject, looking at Nobita with suggestive eyes, "In the morning, you stabbed Rider to death with a sword, right?" So you're also a saber? ”

“…… Let's just say that. If the definition of saber is to do anything with a sword in history, then I can indeed fall into that category. Nobita didn't mind either, and continued on the topic, "I once used that sword to kill the Demon Emperor Odorom, and since then, the sword has been attached to the attribute of 'slaying down the demon spirit', and it is estimated that it has been passed down as a myth in that world. ”

"That's great, Shirou has two saber ...... here" Rin leaned her face on the table and naturally glared at her servant, "There are two strongest ranks, so there must be a better chance of getting the Holy Grail in the end, right?"

"Archer's rank is obviously not bad......" White-eyed hero protested weakly.

"Speaking of the Holy Grail...... Nobita paused deliberately, "the people who participated in the Holy Grail War have aspirations that haven't been completed, right?" Saber and Archer, and Tosaka...... What do you each want? ”

"Or do you really think the Holy Grail can grant all wishes?"

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Everyone immediately fell silent, and the originally harmonious meal became a little stiff.

“…… Of course. At this time, Miss Tosaka-sama's excellent knowledge reserve as an excellent magician is reflected, "Summoning seven servants and starting an indiscriminate fight, at the cost of the dead heroic spirit, the Holy Grail will come to the world and fulfill people's wishes." It doesn't matter whether the wish itself is noble or despicable...... This is the admonition that has been passed down from generation to generation in the family of magicians. There have indeed been four Holy Grail Wars in history, and these are all documented and cannot be believed. ”

"Really?" Nobita pretended to smile deeply, "Can the so-called 'wishing machine' really do anything you want to do?" If one of the maddened men wins and makes a wish to extinguish the sun, will the Holy Grail do the same? ”

"This ......" Tosaka didn't have such a profound knowledge of astrophysics, but her common sense told her that it was probably impossible, "at least, in the realm that humans can understand...... Without violating the rules of physics, a powerful magic trick is used to perform a certain degree of distortion ......"

She sighed suddenly and said to herself, "I'm not so sure if you say that...... But that's okay, I don't have any wishes for the Holy Grail anyway. And now that I'm in an alliance with Shirou, it's hard to say who will finally get the power to make a wish......" At this point, she glared at Archer with a hateful look and continued, "If we can really be given it in the end...... What wishes does this 'famous' stupid archer have, let it be good for him. ”

"Rin......" Archer was obviously surprised, he was stunned at first, then smiled magnanimously, and shook his head, "After all, the appearance of the Heroic Spirit means that they have unfulfilled wishes. But unfortunately, my desire ...... It is not intended to be achieved through the Holy Grail. In the end, maybe it was really cheaper. ”

As he was talking, Shirou had already come up with two plates of cold dishes, and just when he heard the second half of Archer's words, he couldn't help but be curious, "So, Archer's wish can be fulfilled without a Holy Grail?" ”

He put down the two plates of cold dishes in his hand, one is saury and one is clear water tofu, and then turns to prepare for the rest of the dishes. Sakura followed Shirou very virtuously, with her eyebrows bowed and pleasing to her eyes, like a married girl following her husband. She was holding a large bowl of stewed crucian carp soup in both hands, and it was theoretically impossible to make such a bowl of delicious and flavorful dishes in such a short period of time, so Sakura openly used a little magic related to "water" halfway through...... She actually held such a hot bowl in the palm of her hand and looked as usual, which was enough to see that her endurance and strength were far beyond ordinary people.

Unfortunately, only Rin noticed this inconspicuous detail, and her face changed slightly.

"Cut, my wish. yes, there's no need for the Holy Grail......" Archer glanced at Shirou's back, "I said my wish was to stab you to death, do you believe it or not?" ”

"I don't know where I messed with you." Shirou came back with two more hot dishes, and put the plate on the table angrily, complaining as he spoke. At the beginning of the Holy Grail War, he had already faintly felt the hostility of this red-clothed archer towards him, and he was still a little worried. By now, with a heavy army in hand, Shirou was almost used to Archer's bad attitude towards him, and he was a little surprised.

"I was born to kill you." He said unceremoniously as he reached his chopsticks into the bowl of the crucian carp stew. After two bites, Archer seemed to be awakened by some moving memory, stopped talking, and began to chew as if he hadn't eaten a full meal in hundreds of years.

In contrast, Saber's eating appearance is much more elegant, holding chopsticks and stuffing them into his mouth one by one, quite a kind of slow, unhurried general demeanor. But judging from the frequency and momentum of her chopsticks, Nobita feels that this petite girl also has a good appetite and may have the potential to become a big stomach.

"That'...... What about Tosaka? ”

"Me? My words ......" Rin glanced at Sakura, who was sitting not far away, and covered her face a little with a bowl, "I don't have any wishes." It must be said that it is to revive the family...... Right? ”

"I remember...... Senpai, it's the magician of the Tosaka family, right? Sakura's voice floated from the other side of the table just right, her tone and eyes were very ethereal, not sad or happy, and the sentence itself seemed to be just an ordinary question, "Senior sister said 'revitalization', so isn't the Tosaka family's recent situation too good?" ”

But...... Nobita and Saber held their breath at the same time, raised their heads, and stared at them intently.

“…… Yes. Rin didn't dare to look at Sakura, and replied a little reluctantly, "In the Fourth Holy Grail War, the head of the Tosaka family, that is, my ...... Father, failed, and lost almost everything that the family had been running for many years. Since then, the family has been on a downward spiral. ”

"......" Sakura was silent and didn't speak, her silence was just right here.

"That's why I want to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War, seize the Holy Grail, and restore the reputation and prestige of the Tosaka family. It's that simple. Facing her sister, who was already a stranger, Rin's voice trembled slightly, revealing a very strong emotion, "In this case, maybe you can save something...... My father's mistakes will be made up for by me. ”

"I see." Sakura said lightly, and after that, she never said a word again during the entire dinner.

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Nobita secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and from the conversation just now, he could hear Rin's guilt towards Sakura. At least this sister still has an inseparable affection for this sister who was sent out by her father, and she still wants to compensate her, which is definitely a great thing...... If the two of them are really strangers, you don't care about me and I don't care about you, then it's really hopeless. Now it seems that the sense of alienation between the two of them is just intentional on the part of both parties, and they just need to ...... An unforgettable conversation, the sisters still have the potential to get back together.

Next, the topic was once again led by Nobita, and Archer picked it up very tacitly, and after a while, this inconspicuous conversation was revealed. After eating the staple food, Nobita took out his [Foodie Tablecloth] and changed a few desserts for everyone, and while drinking, he bragged about the story of making trouble in the west with two guns. As the owner of this room, Shirou had to take care of tasks such as washing dishes and dishes, while Sakura got up and silently followed him to help, not leaving an inch.

It is worth mentioning that during the period, Rin also offered to help clean up, but Shirou refused, on the grounds of "how can you let a guest do such a thing"? When he said this, and seeing Sakura standing so naturally behind Shirou, Rin sat down a little sullenly.

In fact, she thought about it a lot, Shirou simply thought that she was a pampered eldest lady, and she couldn't do that kind of rough work, and maybe she had to break the plate a few times...... And although Sakura is also a beautiful girl, she belongs to the kind of Yamato Nadeshiko shape that goes up to the hall and down to the kitchen, so it doesn't matter if she helps.

As everyone knows, these are all naked prejudices...... After Tosaka is gone, where does Rin have a day of the eldest lady's day? The family doesn't have any serious financial resources, and cultivating gem magic is so expensive, and it can't make ends meet, so don't you have to save a little bit on food, clothing, housing and transportation? Shirou's imaginary days of stretching out his hands and opening his mouth for food are destined to be unrelated to Rin, he can't afford to hire a servant, he has to prepare his own meals, and he has to find a way to walk around with his colleagues in the magician circle for three days without revealing the flaws of the shabby nature...... Growing up like this, where can Rin be delicate?

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When the full moon was in the sky, everyone ate and drank to their heart's content, and after saying goodnight to each other, they went to sleep in separate rooms very leisurely. It's still the old rule, Nobita, Saber, and Archer take turns keeping vigil. One of the three of them has night vision, one has super intuition, and the other is clairvoyant, and they keep vigil together...... Let Shirou and these asters feel quite safe. The atmosphere seems to have changed from the Holy Grail War to a vacation to some country, and it just so happens that the house of the Emiya family is relatively large, and the residence is somewhat similar to that of a hotel......

A conspiracy against Shirou is quietly brewing in the dark.

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