"Um?"

On the way back from the supermarket, Saber discovered that today's Fengcai bun meat bento was slightly different.

"Oh! Did you use beef instead of pork today!"

Because he is always troubled by Shirou, Okawa has recently started to complain about the reserve grain in the refrigerator and the monthly food expenses...

So I usually restrain myself and wait until the supermarket after 8 o'clock every day to supplement the insufficient parts.

"In this case, the money for working... should be enough?"

Although it is not as delicious as Shirou's cooking skills, this half-price lunchbox often has good surprises.

"Ahhh... So that's the case? I thought my cooking skills were regressing, so Saber did this."

"How is it possible? Even Laurel Crown cannot be more delicious than Shirou's rice!"

“…”

Realizing that something was wrong, Saber immediately looked behind him in surprise - Shirou Emiya was standing there if he didn't know what to do with his expression.

"Hey! Shirou, why are you here!"

"Ah, because Saber's appetite seems to have declined recently, and there seem to be rumors about the new wolf nearby... Well, the 'Golden Lion King' is so subtle that people don't know how to complain about it."

"Forehead…"

It seemed that the nearby supermarket snatched the title of half-price lunchbox among humans to give him, although... I had nothing to do with Lionheart King Richard.

However...after a little nervous, Saber also realized that there was obviously no intention of blame in the other party's tone.

"Well~ Although Saber is worried about the expenses at home... But this family is not enough to even Saber's stomach. (The half-price god in the supermarket nearby complains to me...)"

"Well... is it an illusion? Shirou seemed to have said something strange just now?"

"Ah haha~ no."

“…”

It has been one year since the Holy Grail War ended, and even the heroes began to adapt to such ordinary life... But today's air makes people feel a little uneasy.

"Well, but since I have bought the bento, don't waste it today, right?"

"Ah! Haha... Indeed, I haven't shared the benefits after the war with Shirou..."

Saber showed a rare smile to the boy in front of him, and he was a little grateful that he was correct to buy two bentoes.

…

No, it seems to be...

He looked at the bag in his hand with a little embarrassment, but the other party immediately took out his own bag with great understanding.

"Well... it doesn't matter. As a loser, I'd better use cup noodles."

“…”

With the help of the street light, he saw a trace of being kicked on the other person's face, and Saber immediately felt a cold sweat appearing behind him.

The final place for dining was decided to be in a nearby park. If you take it back, it would probably become a big trouble... However, the place used for Saber before seemed to have guests in advance today.

The one who took the sight directly was a foreign woman standing on the side of the park. Her clothes were completely out of the modern gorgeous white long skirt. Her long golden hair, which was more dazzling than Saber, seemed to be incomparable to the moonlight. Her unique red pupils were staring at the full moon in the sky with a proud look. It was said that she was more like a goddess. Almost one person formed the picture of the whole world, and her existence made people unable to feel that she existed in a modern city.

Then beside him was a boy sitting on a swing and eating a bento slowly. Both his face and uniform looked like a high school student... But from the uniform, he probably wasn't a nearby student. His first impression was very ordinary, but unexpectedly he was not covered up by the woman beside him.

Isolated in the world, alone outside the painting

"!"

It seemed that he had noticed the arrival of Saber and Emiya, and the young man turned his gaze to the two of them. At this time, Emiya noticed the other's eyes... It was the green magic eye. The body was the habit of a swordsman and unconsciously interpreted the content. But the sight alone made the magician's circuit feel dangerously painful, and it seemed that it would directly destroy the concept of the magician himself... It was like a hopeless end to equality, which was a death that could not be saved even the underworld.

"Shirou!?"

Saber immediately stood in front of Emiya, and his momentum immediately pulled Emiya back from the danger.

"Ah, saber...!"

After returning from the situation, I found that Saber had already changed into the armor of the battle, and the sword of victory had been brought to the right hand (although it was not visible), while the left hand was still holding the bag of the bento... This sudden disguise was too lacking in reality, and even the young man who was looking here showed an extremely surprised expression.

“saber sauce!?”

“…”

This title instantly made people think that some acquaintance appeared, but the source of the voice was the boy he didn't know.

"And...ah, you are here too?"

"…Why?"

I couldn't understand who this title was said to. After a little look around, Emiya found that the other party's sight seemed to be the only target.

"Dog, don't admit the existence here wrong."

However, before the Ushi responded, the calm girl who could not even affect Saber's arms made a correction to the boy.

Dog? What is this called?

Emiya showed an expression of "instantly", but Saber had already blocked Emiya with an extremely serious expression.

"Shirou...be careful, the other party...is scary."

"?"

If I remember correctly, it was the first time that Emiya heard from Saber that such a terrible evaluation was placed on the "person", and she couldn't help but feel shocked.

However, after hearing the boy's subsequent comments, Emiya's surprised expression immediately became more exciting.

"Woo... have you actually been described by Saber Jiang? This feeling of being abandoned by a cat... I felt like the first-class Kobe beef I used to bribe you was completely wasted."

“…”

Because the expression was too real, Emiya felt like she believed it.

“sa,saber…?”

"Wait! Wait a minute, Shirou! I have never had any memory of eating such high-end meat!"

“…Is it just a complaint about the quality of the meat?”

"No! Something must be wrong!"

“…”

Perhaps because of this crosstalk conversation, the woman who was extremely calm from the beginning also showed a subtle expression of surprise at this moment, and immediately took it back.

"Even if it is made into a toy like a hero, it will still be decayed in the end."

“…”

As if they heard something amazing and annoying, the two of them immediately stared at the talking girl... and the boy beside her answered her with a smile.

"Well~ But sometimes fermentation is similar to corruption. From what I think of as a human being, this is not something worth regretting."

"Um?"

The woman immediately showed a playful smile, making Emiya feel the air around her become cold in an instant.

From the beginning, I felt that the feeling of existence coming from that woman that makes people look straight at her - this is definitely not something that humans can achieve. The image of the other party standing there alone can be called "mysterious".

"In any case, it is a problem that needs to be corrected as a hero who remains in the human world...or is this an interceptor made by the suppression force?"

"Well..."

However, even the idiot could understand that something was wrong with these two people. Although both the woman and the boy had a smile on their faces, Saber had carefully placed the bento on the ground and held the sword in his hands with both hands.

"Ahhh... It seems that I suddenly became an enemy, Coyote Mulberry~"

“…”

Why has it changed into a strange name again?

Although I really want to complain like this, some weirdness in my intuition made him stop.

Too quiet.

Although the conversation between the few people stopped, there should be residential areas around them... Now let alone the voice of people, even the voice of cicadas disappeared.

"Yeah? Is it started?"

There was no way to hear any confusion in the tone of the boy, but it had a clear meaning.

"Hmph, even the wind has become ugly... The rest time is over, death."

"Received~ Well... It's rare to be back, but the price is to be a lackey or something, it's really a headache."

"Aren't you used to it?"

"Well...you will complain too, it's a surprise."

In an instant, both of them ignored Emiya and Saber and made a move to leave.

"Wait! What did you say just now?"

Even though he was only half-baked in magic, he felt something was wrong. Emiya immediately caught up with him, but he was immediately pulled by Saber.
To be continued...