"This red-haired man looks so familiar, I think I've seen him somewhere before." "Wow, so handsome, I want him to be my boyfriend!" There was a hum of noise under the podium, and everyone was basically discussing Shirou Emiya who suddenly appeared after not coming to school for two months. Except for a certain seaweed-haired man who was biting his fingers with a look of disgust on his face. It's a pity that they seem to be put in the same class. When Emiya disappeared, the high school department of Hokunhara Academy was about to start, and after two months, the first-year high school courses were almost halfway through. Although because Emiya Junior High School is also nearby, many people know that there is a kind-hearted person like Emiya in the world. However, this kind of urban legend-like person will quickly lose popularity as word of mouth spreads. Unless you have received help from Emiya in a real critical moment, who would remember the helpful red-haired boy that others talked about when chatting with you. Throughout middle school, there were only a handful of people who were truly close to Emiya. After careful counting, I found that there were only Matou Shinji and Matou Sakura.
Toosaka Rin also developed a liking for him when she saw him do high jumping, but she had no communication with him until the Holy Grail War began, when she had formal communication with him. I met Kazunari Yanagi when they were in the first year of high school, and Ayako Mizutsu also got to know Emiya because of Sakura Matou. So actually speaking, at least in this classroom, except for Shinji, most of the others are strangers who have never seen Emiya before. After all, Emiya went missing before school started, and except Shinji, basically no one has seen him. At this moment, he was sitting upright in the back row by the window, in Wang's hometown, looking out the window with a sad face. He had been mentally prepared for a while, but still found it hard to accept the atmosphere of being the center of attention. Two months exactly corresponds to the time when Emiya descended into the Demon Slayer world. The flow of time on both sides seems to be exactly the same. The length of time here is equal to the length of time that Emiya has spent in Demon Slayer. What's more, he was about to leave again, and he didn't know how long it would take before he could come back. Then, Emiya will once again enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention. He now felt that his chair was covered with iron spikes and was not comfortable at all to sit on. I just can't sit comfortably after a day of classes. Emiya complained in despair in his heart. It would be fine if he only had a week, as he would be leaving tomorrow and he still hadn't explained everything clearly to Sister Teng. If it wasn't for the reason that he was planning to go over there first, Emiya felt that there was no way he would be able to leave her office. You should know that in order to find the missing Emiya, Fujimura Taiga's father mobilized almost all the underworld members to search everywhere, but the search has not stopped until now until Emiya appeared in Fuji's office. This time I can't leave in a hurry like before. There are many things waiting for Emiya to explain and solve. Finally, Emiya waited until school was over. Every time after class, many classmates would gather around him, wanting to know how this man who had been missing for two months managed to escape. There are now more than a dozen versions of the story about Emiya's disappearance in the school.
Among them, there are many who were abducted by human traffickers, kept by rich women, sent deep into the hinterland of Syria, and became special troops of the Japanese government specifically against demons and monsters. They all had expressions that said, "So that's what I saw," and then ran over to Emiya to verify it. Emiya spent the whole day sitting in his seat with the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone. After all, Emiya's current level is not much different from that of the transfer students. They all came to the school halfway through their school term, and there are also some urban legends surrounding them. For example, the legendary story that Emiya and Shinji were often ambushed and killed by senior students in the past. "Shirou, tell me exactly where you have been these past two months!" And when school was over, Fujimura Taiga came to the office holding Emiya by the back of his collar. "I took a summer job." Emiya could only bite the bullet and answer Fuji-nee's questions. He is not good at lying, but he cannot tell those things to ordinary people like Sister Fuji. "work to earn a living?" Fujimura Taiga picked up a piece of chalk beside him and threw it at Emiya's head. The pink chalk drew a graceful arc and hit Emiya's forehead. In fact, Emiya instinctively wanted to dodge, but suddenly remembered that if he dodged, Fuji-san would throw chalk at him crazily. But just take this blow to avoid wasting more energy later. Shirou felt that he was already tired enough today. He also had to go to the Matou residence to meet Shinji in the evening. They were good friends in middle school, and although they gradually became distant, Emiya couldn't just sit back and watch Shinji abuse Sakura. Before traveling through time, Emiya had talked to Shinji about this matter alone, but he looked impatient the whole time and they ended up parting on bad terms. But after that, the scars on Sakura's body became less and less. But now that this situation has happened again, Emiya must talk to him seriously once again. "Which store did you work for? How come you haven't replied to any messages in two months?" Fujimura Taiga was still very excited. Emiya felt that if he didn't deal with Sister Fuji, he might not have time to go to the Matou family today. Sister Fuji is a woman who can pester him to eat soba noodles for an entire night, and Emiya can't beat her. "Yes, it's a multinational company. I've been in the UK for the past two months." Emiya glanced away and rubbed his hands unconsciously. "You should have sent a message back when you got to England, otherwise you don't know how worried Sakura and I are!" It seems that Fuji-sister believed Emiya's words. Emiya thought that his lie would be easily exposed, but he didn't expect that Fuji-nee actually believed it.
"Okay, next time I will definitely let you know in advance." “Next time soon” After saying that, Emiya complained in his heart. This time he might leave a note and leave secretly. Otherwise, if you tell them you are leaving tomorrow, they will definitely ask you all kinds of questions. When he suddenly disappears through the door, Emiya won't know how to explain it to them. Things like magic cannot be revealed to ordinary people. This kind of thing about traveling across worlds cannot be revealed to them. It seems that I didn't ask for leave from school. But with Sister Fuji around, I shouldn't be expelled from school. Emiya thought with some uncertainty. Chapter 51: The Matou Family Finally, as dusk was about to end, Emiya left Fuji-nee's office with difficulty. Originally, Fujimura Taiga planned to go back with Emiya. You know, she hasn't eaten the delicious food made by Emiya for two months, and she has lost a lot of weight due to hunger. Now that I see that Emiya is safe and sound, I can't help but want to go to Emiya's house for a meal. However, when he heard Emiya say that he planned to go to the Matou family first, he decided to go to the Emiya family on his own. She is determined to have this meal today! "It's a good opportunity to bring Ying over to eat together. She has been anxious every day for the past two months. She can't eat well and often falls asleep in class." Fujimura Taiga doesn't care much about how late she eats. She cares more about the food than the time of eating. Is there any food more delicious than what Emiya cooks? Anyway, she hasn't encountered it in the past two months. "Zi——!" Following the sound of bicycle brakes, Emiya stopped at the door of Matou's house and rang the doorbell. "Senior, why are you here!" Sakura covered her mouth and couldn't help but reveal surprise in her eyes as she looked at Emiya who appeared at her doorstep. Originally, Sakura planned to go back with Emiya today, but was stopped by Shinji halfway, and then saw Fuji-sister taking Emiya into her office. "Today, you just stay at home obediently!"
Shinji grabbed Sakura's hand that was trying to break free, looked at her coldly, and made a voice that left no room for doubt. "Don't even think about going to that guy's house without permission. This is Grandpa's order!" When Ying heard that it was her grandfather's request, she immediately stopped struggling and her face turned pale. But what she never expected was that Emiya actually came to her house. She had never told Emiya where she lived because she didn't want Emiya to come to her. But Emiya can ask Sister Fuji where Sakura lives. Basically, the school has a record of every student's residence. "Ying, Fuji asked me to come over and ask you to come over for dinner." Looking at Sakura who seemed a little at a loss, Emiya smiled gently and invited Sakura to go to Emiya's residence. "Who is here? Why don't you come in and sit down?" But before Ying could react, she felt an extremely biting coldness crawling up her neck. A very old voice came from behind Sakura. She felt her limbs becoming stiff and she dared not move at all. "You must be Ying's grandfather, right? It's the first time we meet. Thank you for your care." Looking at the figure gradually walking out of the darkness, Emiya quickly determined the identity of the old man in front of him. When he was chatting with Shinji and Sakura, they all mentioned that in addition to the two of them, there was also an old man living with them in their home. "No, no, I've always heard Ying talk about you, you're kind and helpful, and now you've come all the way here, why don't you come in and sit for a while." As he spoke, Matou Zouken turned sideways, making way for Emiya to come in. "Thank you. I just happened to be planning to discuss something with Shinji." Rather than inviting Sakura back for dinner, Emiya's most important purpose was to have a direct discussion with Shinji about Sakura. "No, Senior, Sister Fuji must be waiting anxiously over there, why don't we go over and cook first!" Sakura looked at Emiya who was about to come in, and her expression immediately became anxious. Her body even reacted under the pressure of Matou Zouken's aura. She grabbed Emiya's hand and was about to walk outside. She looked at Emiya with a pleading look, and the hand that was holding Emiya was shaking constantly. But Emiya is not someone who is good at reading other people's emotions, otherwise he and Sakura would have become a boyfriend and girlfriend long ago, instead of being in a state of more than friends but less than lovers. "No, don't worry about me, Sakura." Emiya let go of Sakura's hand, and walked towards the Matou house resolutely. He would never let his friend continue to be abused like this. Ever since he learned the breathing technique and experienced many battles, Emiya's own temperament has also quietly changed, and he has become more confident. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to go directly to the Matou family to find Shinji to solve such problems. Most of the time it may be the same as before, this is their family’s internal matter and I should not interfere. Although the entire Matou household was brightly lit, Emiya still felt a little cold when he walked into the living room, as if many things were staring at him.
"Sakura is just an ordinary family. Maybe I'm overthinking it." Emiya looked around and shook his head to dispel his doubts. After all, everything here seemed extremely normal, and Emiya did not find anything strange. And Sakura also walked behind Emiya with her head down. "How come you are here?" A certain man with seaweed hair walked quickly towards Emiya, his face full of anger, as if he wanted to eat Emiya alive.