Chapter 40: Since Ancient Times Red and Blue Make a CP, Encounter with Dog Bro

During the bath, Liz brought Sella and arrived at the castle.

As soon as Sella entered the castle, she looked left and right and asked, "Berserker, where is Illya-sama?"

"She's taking a bath," Shirou answered.

"Hm?", Sella raised her voice, "That's too reckless, Berserker. How could you let Illya-sama be alone in the bath!"

'She means someone must serve her?'

Saying that, Sella was about to head to the bath.

Shirou stopped her, "Sella, I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Its like this..."

"Taking Illya-sama out to play? No way!", Sella refused bluntly.

She obviously already knew what the two of them were planning.

"You too, Berserker," Sella crossed her arms, "Don't spoil Illya-sama too much, or she'll get more and more demanding."

Shirou: "?"

'Why does that sentence sound so familiar?'

"You're too anxious, Sella," Shirou helped Liz behind him carry things.

"Since we arrived in Fuyuki, your emotions have been very unstable."

"You… talk a lot more," Liz pointed out from the side.

"You're the ones!", Sella's sternness was visible to the naked eye, "One is Illya-sama's Servant, one is Illya-sama's guardian, why are you both so lazy?"

"Shouldn't you be checking the safety of the Einzbern castle now? What if a magus or a Servant is hiding here to assassinate Illya-sama?"

Saying that, Sella had a worried face, "Just thinking of Illya-sama alone in the bath, what if she gets ambushed… What about the Einzbern's long-cherished wish? Who will ensure Illya-sama's life and safety?"

"So Berserker, what kind of Servant are you? And Liz, hurry up and go protect Illya-sama!"

Shirou was silent.

Liz was silent.

Looks like today there was no chance to go out and play.

Although Illya could force her way out, and Sella couldn't stop her, still, he thought the girl probably wouldn't do that.

Maybe she would have in the past, but now… many things had changed.

Sella went out to do the shopping. Shirou was in charge of cooking. Today's Emiya family-style meal was completed at the Einzbern castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.

After the meal, he prepared to set out for Ryuudou Temple.

Originally, he wanted to observe the situation in Fuyuki during the day, but Sella wouldn't let Illya go out, and Illya didn't want him to go out either. So Shirou had to stay at the castle and play with her all day.

Of course, training in martial arts didn't fall behind.

This was also the benefit of having a training system.

It brought powerful self-discipline.

"I'm heading out, Illya," Shirou fastened his belt.

"Got it, Berserker," Since she couldn't go out herself, Illya wasn't very interested.

Shirou reminded her worriedly, "If some 'enthusiastic local' comes by, be sure to use the Command Seal immediately, got it?"

"Yeah yeah!", Illya replied absentmindedly, playing with the doll Shirou made for her.

Leaving the room, Sella stood at the doorway.

This time she wasn't wearing the Einzbern maid outfit, but home clothes, with an apron tied around her waist.

Her hair was tied in a ponytail, resting over her shoulder.

'So it isn't short hair but long hair?', Shirou stared at that pretty hair color of hers for a while.

Even though she was an artificial human, the texture of her hair was better than his.

The source of that info: Illya.

"To be honest, I don't recommend you acting alone," Sella placed a hand on her abdomen.

"In my view, protecting Illya-sama is the most important thing right now. Of course, since your starting point is for winning the Holy Grail War, I have no further objections."

She slightly bowed toward Shirou and said, "Be careful."

"Berserker, come back, and come back early," Liz said softly.

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Leaving the Einzbern castle, Shirou fully unleashed his A-rank Agility and quickly left the suburbs, heading straight to Ryuudou Temple.

As mentioned before, Ryuudou Temple is located on Mount Enzou to the west. This hasn't changed in any version of Fuyuki City.

After running for over an hour, Shirou arrived at the base of Mount Enzou.

Even after running at full speed for so long, he didn't feel tired. Once again proving, Servants are the best part-time workers.

Currently, Ryuudou Temple could still be entered from the side. In other words, the barrier that forced Servants to enter from the front hadn't been set up yet.

Shirou was a bit relieved and entered from Ryuudou Temple's front gate.

It was now 9 p.m.

The night deepened. A bright moon hung in the sky, shining down on the earthen foundations and blue brick steps of Ryuudou Temple, reflecting a silver glow.

Halfway up, Shirou stopped.

He only remembered that Medea was encountered by Kuzuki Souichirou at Ryuudou Temple.

But he had no idea where exactly.

'In other words, waiting like a hunter might not succeed.'

'Should I follow Kuzuki Souichirou?'

'Or maybe… jump high, directly attract Medea's attention?'

Looking at the system description for the jump-high feature, Shirou decided to use it cautiously. He was afraid he'd summon every Servant except Medea. That situation would be too terrible.

So, due to lack of details, Shirou just stood dumbly at the entrance of Ryuudou Temple all night.

Though he didn't just idle, he at least practiced swordsmanship.

Proof: [Swordsmanship: D] turned into [Swordsmanship: C].

The sky gradually brightened… realizing today's gain was only this, Shirou was just about to leave—

"You're… a guest? Visiting this early?"

Shirou's footsteps paused.

That voice was very familiar, it was Ryuudou Issei.

'So early? It's still at least three hours before school starts.'

The thought flashed through his mind in a moment, and Shirou left the scene.

He remembered Ryuudou Issei once said that he walked two hours to school every day.

'So it wasn't a lie.'

Leaving Ryuudou Temple, Shirou didn't go anywhere else. He prepared to return directly to Einzbern castle.

"Hmm?", Just as he stepped into the forested outskirts, he sensed a powerful presence pulling at him.

"A Servant," Almost instinctively, Shirou knew what he had encountered.

No, he hadn't encountered it. The other side had been tailing him.

Well, makes sense. On his way to Ryuudou Temple, he had unleashed his full speed and didn't bother hiding, subconsciously thinking Fuyuki was safe since the Holy Grail War hadn't started yet.

Reality gave him a harsh lesson. Not only did he fail to hide his identity, but he even got followed home. This was the unprofessional side of him.

If it were an experienced Servant, they'd probably wait for the right moment. At worst, before getting their Master's permission, they'd focus on collecting intel first.

Shirou reflected on this internally.

'So then, which Servant has come?'

'Caster? Or Lancer? Or perhaps Rider?'

Only these three Servants were among the earlier ones to be summoned.

"Arriving in Fuyuki and discovering a Servant who doesn't even bother hiding their presence, like a mouse strutting in front of a cat. Or… is this your Master's intention, unknown Servant?", When the servant sent out this blatant "invitation," Shirou had already stopped.

Now, hearing the voice, he looked toward the source.

It's said that red and blue have always made a CP, there's a reason for that. Wherever you go, they'll be the first fight. [T/N: CP: Couple Pair]

Sure enough, at some unknown moment, atop a thick old tree branch, a blue figure brimming with sharp aura leaned against the tree.

Resting a crimson magic spear on his shoulder.

No doubt, the Servant of this Holy Grail War, Son of Light of Ireland, the Hound of Culann, Cú Chulainn, has appeared.

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