A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

"...Master doesn't just attack the master. That's what the priest said. So what exactly is going on?"

"In order to win the Holy Grail War. The more people's spiritual magic a servant absorbs, the more spiritual magic it accumulates. The master's plan in the school is to use all students as sacrifices to strengthen his servants."

"What - treating students as sacrifices, is there nothing wrong with this guy!?"

"God knows. But the barrier has been opened in the school. Although it has not been completed yet, once it is activated, all humans within the range will be weakened to death. However, I will never allow this to happen. "

Tohsaka explained calmly.

...For Tohsaka, she must have known about what she just said a few days ago.

Therefore, I decided what to do, so I told him not to go to school while running to school myself.

Even though he knew the danger, he still wanted to stop the master who opened the barrier in the school.

... Emiya Shirou felt ashamed of himself.

It was natural for Tohsaka to get angry when he saw himself running to school as if nothing had happened.

Not only did he not have that awareness, he calmly wanted to come to school and spend a normal day.

"Hey. What's wrong? I've been looking down since just now. Did I say something wrong...?"

She looked at herself slightly uneasily.

...That guy Tohsaka must have had a strange misunderstanding about him again.

"No, it's not like that. It's just that I don't think I can beat you. I'm just thinking about this."

There's always something wrong with saying sorry, so Emiya Shirou can only try to convey his feelings with lines like this.

Tohsaka stared at Emiya Shirou's face.

"...What are you doing? What you said just now is not about what happened before——"

"I understand. Speaking of which, Emiya-kun, should we make a truce first?"

---Suddenly.

Emiya Shirou was surprised by Tohsaka's heart-pounding heart-beating smile.

"Truce? Tohsaka and me?"

"Yes, the master lurking in the school is too bad. Emiya-kun, your identity has been discovered by the enemy. As for me, I want to deal with that guy first than you. So, should the two of us do it first? Let’s take a temporary truce and go search for the master just now?”

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Weighing the pros and cons, Emiya Shirou thought calmly.

No, there is no need to consider it at all.

What Tohsaka said was correct, and he could never let that master go.

Originally, he was fighting to stop those masters who involved irrelevant people.

"How is it? I think this condition is pretty good."

"Well, it would be great if Tohsaka is willing to help me."

Responding to Tohsaka's gaze, Emiya Shirou nodded.

"Wait a minute, I didn't say I wanted to help Emiya-kun. I just concluded an armistice."

"...Really? 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' is not that easy to realize."

"That's right. But I will trust you until the end of the agreement. As long as you don't betray me, I will help Emiya-kun."

There was no hesitation in Tohsaka's voice.

This was really Tohsaka's style, and to be honest, Emiya Shirou was very grateful for this luck.

"——Great, then Tohsaka will always be my partner. Please take good care of me in the future, Tohsaka."

He nodded and extended his right hand.

"————Hmm, well, it's probably only for a short period of time, but you should be able to come in handy."

Tohsaka is still unforgiving.

However, there was no way to deceive him.

The hand that responded to him was also his right hand. No matter what he said, Tohsaka's held his hand tightly.

"...I see, no wonder I feel strange. In other words, Emiya-kun is not the official successor. Did his father die before inheriting the magic seal?"

"How should I put it? Dad had no intention of letting me inherit the magic seal, and he also opposed me becoming a magician."

"?But he still taught Emiya-kun magic, right? Isn't that contradictory?"

"Maybe. Dad, it seems that he taught me because I kept pestering him, so he couldn't help it. He also said, 'Don't be a magician at first, but be a magician.'"

They were having these kind of conversations that didn't revolve around anything.

"Now that we have a cooperative relationship, I want to know more about the Emiya family."

Because of Tohsaka's suggestion, they started talking about how he learned magic.

Emiya Kiritsugu is a solitary magician from out of town.

On the other hand, the Tosaka family has a long history of managing this land.

Normally, a magician from other places must show his sincerity to the magician who is the master of this place in some way, but Kiritsugu did not do this.

Not only that, it seems that he even hid the fact that he is a magician.

Tohsaka Rin, who took over the Tohsaka family, is already the manager of this area at such a young age.

Tohsaka took over management affairs ten years ago. It is only recently that we have actually become a protector of this land.

Therefore, the Tosaka family did not know the existence of Emiya Kiritsugu, and therefore did not know that as his adopted son, he was a magician.

"...Magician... Then Emiya-kun is really a layman. Doesn't he have any knowledge about magic other than the magic he uses?"

"Well, that's it. The only thing I can use is reinforcement. I only know the names and outlines of other magic. I used to rely on the reinforced table as a shield. Although it's just like that, I have used it the most so far. Good magic."

"Eh - you, are you serious!? Why did you even leak such a thing to me?"

Tohsaka suddenly became angry for some reason, as if it was his own business.

"? What's wrong, Tohsaka, did I just say something that offended you?"

"No, it's not a matter of disagreement... Let me tell you, Emiya-kun. Although the two of us have joined forces, there are still many things that need to be kept secret. My secret weapon should be hidden. I am not interested in magic. Master's own magic is something that should not be made public."

"Really? There's no point in hiding it now. Although this kind of thing cannot be said to ordinary people, Tohsaka is a magician. So there is no problem in telling you. And dad also said that no matter what happens, No matter what kind of opponent you are, there is no need to hide your magic.”

"——This is nothing. Does Emiya-kun's father really mean what he said?"

"Yeah. Dad just wants to say don't stick to the rules too much. He always says, 'It's better not to learn magic or anything like that. You can give up at any time if you don't want to learn it.'"

"Well--------"

Geez, Tohsaka gritted his teeth.

What exactly was his dissatisfaction? Tohsaka showed a clear hostility that he had not shown just now.

"——Don't be joking. Your father is not a magician, and I will never admit that you are a magician after being trained by such a guy!"

"Tohsaka? Calm down, why are you so angry? Well, compared to you, I really can't be called a magician, but Kiritsugu (father) is an excellent magician, right?"

"——It's not that. What I want to say is not that. What I can't allow is that——"

what is that?

As soon as he said this, Tohsaka seemed to return to normal and eliminated the hostility.

"...I'm sorry. I'm just a bit...I don't know what's wrong. Training methods do vary from person to person. I also have my own methods, and I really have no qualifications to speak of Emiya-kun."

"...I don't understand. What is it that makes you so angry? Is it dad's education method, or am I too bad?"

"Yes. I just have a problem with Emiya-kun's poor performance. For example, he has practiced magic for many years but knows nothing but strengthening it, and he leaked this weakness to me."

Tohsaka seemed to be smiling meaningfully.

... Emiya Shirou always felt a chill running down his spine.

"Hmm... Yes, now that I think about it, I feel very regretful. But there is nothing I can do. I only have some strengths in strengthening. After my father died, there was no other way to learn."

"Well, this is the limit of a single magician. A magician cannot predict his own death date. Because of this, in order to leave a magic mark, he can only join forces with the association."

"...What makes me angry is that your father has made no effort at all in this regard. The magician's 'magic' is not something that belongs only to the magician himself. The so-called magic is passed down from parents to children and has been passed down through countless generations. The 'results of life' that continue to exist. This responsibility is no longer just a personal thing."

"Therefore, teaching magic has become the first condition for passing on one's magic to the next generation. Children born into a family of magicians have already become successors and inheritors the moment they are born - we are here for this. Live and die for this.”

"Children of magicians are no longer human beings from the beginning. Rather, it is the so-called 'magic' that takes the 'thing' that is born as a human and replaces it with another 'thing' after years of rigorous training." The obligation of the master's family...So, Emiya-kun's father is not a magician. Your father chose to be a father instead of a magician."

Instead of looking at Emiya Shirou's face and speaking, Tohsaka turned his face away.

"……………………"

To be honest, Emiya Shirou couldn't understand why Tohsaka was angry.

What Tohsaka thought about when he was raised in this home.

As a magician's daughter, how much practice she has done and how much she has sacrificed herself.

Even if he could imagine this, he was not Tohsaka after all.

"————Hey, Tohsaka. Is it because of this that you regard me as a thorn in your side? Because I am not mentally prepared to be a magician?"

"...That's right. Although I don't hate you, I don't admit that you are a magician...So, I don't have to accuse you, it's just that I want to do it! Can't you do that!?"

"That doesn't sound good, but thank you for your advice. If it hadn't been for what happened today, I wouldn't have noticed the school's master, and I wouldn't have been able to join forces with Tohsaka."

"Really?" He asked her with his eyes.

Tohsaka said "no" and then muttered as if he was embarrassed.

"I can't stand it. Why is this guy an aster?"

He keeps saying things like this that people don’t understand.

While they were talking, it was completely dark outside.

It's almost seven o'clock in the evening... Saber will get angry if she doesn't go back.

"That's it, Tohsaka, the search for the master is being carried out in the school?"

"Yeah. Let's meet in the hallway after school tomorrow. Ah, take Archer with you on the way back. I have things to do so I can't take you there, but it's okay if Archer comes with you, right?"

"Huh————?"

I actually forgot about that now.

Since this is Tōsaka's home, it's not surprising that Archer is here.

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The knight in the scarlet coat, Archer, materialized.

"……………………"

Come to think of it, this is the first time they've faced each other like this.

That night, the man who fought with Saber and was almost beheaded.

The man who ignored Saber's battle with Berserker and tried to bury them together.

"……………………"

There was such a thing before.

Shirou Emiya felt that they were facing each other like this.

He hated this guy.

Maybe he couldn't accept him no matter what.

"————————"

Archer was the same in this regard, staring at him with hostile eyes.

...Huh, I wish for it.

If the other party also hates me, I can clearly hate him.

"Please take care of Archer. We are already in a cooperative relationship, so don't attack him."

"————Understood. I will follow the master's instructions."

Archer's figure disappeared just like that.

He can't go out like that. He should transform into a spirit body first and then be his own bodyguard.

...

Walking in the residential area at night.

It's not even seven o'clock yet, and there are still sporadic figures nearby.

In this case, there is actually no need for a bodyguard, but I can't waste Toosaka's kindness.

"————————"

But maybe it's better to refuse in advance.

...My nerves are also crooked.

I have goose bumps all over my body, and if I'm careless, I feel like I'll vomit gastric juice.

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It's like a hostile feeling like a thorn in my back.

The invisible bodyguard, the most vigilant is Shirou Emiya, who is supposed to be the object of protection.

...I can't stand it. What kind of bodyguard is this?

The hostility that almost frayed his nerves was released by the man behind him.

"Just stop here. If you get too close, the same thing as last time might happen again."

Speaking to the breath behind him.

Archer did not answer.

Instead, he simply accepted his opinion and prepared to leave.

"Wait. Don't you have anything to say?"

Emiya Shirou stared at the invisible man.

The breath that was about to leave suddenly stopped and materialized with hostility.

"I have changed my mind about you. It seems that you are quite experienced in sensing murderous aura. Oh, I thought you must be a pacifist who dares not even kill insects."