Xingyue: The protagonist I recommended died again

Chapter 81 Gradually Clear
"excuse me."

Emiya Residence, living room.

The moment he saw Rider, Jian Jian's deep subconscious gave out a warning, driving his instincts and making his body passively alert.

Servant, a being above human beings, a familiar in the form of a heroic spirit.

According to the remaining plot fragments in the memory, the HF line, the ending of Spring Return that is friendly to the purple-haired female passerby, Sakura Matou gained a huge amount of magic power as a side effect of being connected to the Holy Grail, and Rider was able to continue to exist in the world.

Rider was a little confused when he noticed that Jian Yi was wary of him, but then Tohsaka Rin stepped forward and inserted himself between the two of them, as if on purpose.

"It's really strange to see you here."

"Indeed, I myself never thought that I would have the opportunity to come here one day. I have to thank Emiya-kun for the invitation."

At this time, after comforting Rider with a smile who felt a little disappointed because he thought he was disliked by the guests, Matou Sakura looked at Tohsaka Rin again and showed a subtle aunt's smile.

"Sister, let the guests take their seats."

"Same." As he said that, Tohsaka Rin discovered something, "Speaking of which, Sakura, why did you show such a subtle smile?"

"No, nothing~just the expression of cheering for my sister as a younger sister~"

"cherry!"

Rin Tosaka blushed when he heard Sakura's joke. He was about to pull his sister aside to have a good chat about sisters' feelings when he was about to pull his sister aside. When he thought of something, he turned back and approached Jian Yi.

"Let's talk after dinner."

Jian Yi, who thought the other party might have found something on the gem sword, nodded.

Under the warm greetings of Emiya Shirou and Matou Sakura, Jian Yan sat down at the low table, drinking tea and chatting with Tohsaka Rin while waiting for the Emiya family's dinner.

"The two of them look really energetic, and I'm starting to look forward to today's dinner."

Tohsaka Rin said, looking back at the two people who were busy in the kitchen, and then looking at Jian Jian.

"What about you?"

"Dinner at the Emiya family..." Jian Yan looked in the direction of the kitchen, feeling an inexplicable yearning for the peace and tranquility in front of him, "Yes, I am indeed looking forward to it..."

But soon, a strong sense of disobedience shattered the faint yearning for peace, and an inexplicable sense of urgency came over again.

I always feel that this is not the time to do such a thing here.

……

Well aware of the simplicity of the principle that guests should do as they please, they did not behave strangely during dinner time, acting as a visitor should.

After dinner was over and the meal was full, Tohsaka Rin dragged Jian Yi to say something to him, but Emiya Shirou found an excuse to drag Jian Yi to the backyard.

Under the eaves, he took the tea from Shirou Emiya, said a simple thank you, and then looked at the ground in front of him.

If I remember correctly, the King of Knights and Cu Chulainn fought here during the fateful night.

However, two years is enough time to erase all traces.

"This is the first time I know there are survivors in that area besides me, and Kiritsugu has never said anything about it."

In the ward when he first woke up, the children except himself were just the unfortunate ones around the fire and affected by the flying fire.

In that area, right below the hole, he was the only survivor, and that's what the doctors and nurses said.

My own memory is infallible, so what is going on with this person?

"Maybe I don't think it's necessary to say it." Jian Yi said.

Except for himself who happened to meet Higashino, and Emiya Shirou who was adopted by Emiya Kiritsugu, almost all the remaining children who were affected by the flying fire around the fire were made into batteries by Kotomine Kirei.

"Maybe that's the case, but it would be nice if I knew earlier."

"It would be a lot easier if you knew it, wouldn't it? All kinds of karma caused by thinking that you are the only one to survive."

The words that blurted out made not only Shirou Emiya, but also Jian Yi himself who said these words stunned.

After being silent for a while, Jian Yi lowered his head.

"That's right, this is how I feel."

The impulse and urgency that existed in the subconscious from beginning to end, although the specific reasons are still unknown, have finally been understood.

It was obviously a beautiful and peaceful moment, but I couldn't convince myself to accept it naturally. I finally got the answer.

It was as if in a disaster, only I was saved, and finally survived and gained the karma generated by happiness.

"I'm sorry. Although I really want to talk to you more, I have to go back. I feel like there is still someone waiting for me."

Jian Yi said with a smile, then stood up.

Although I still can't remember it, I should have been saved by someone or someone who paid a huge price.

Therefore, you must respond.

Therefore, we must go back.

So, you have to think of it.

Seeing Jian Yi standing up with a determined look on his face, Emiya Shirou suddenly realized something, and his eyes gradually softened.

"That's it, then I wish you good luck."

……

"Sister, aren't you going to stay overnight tonight?"

At the entrance, facing Rin Tosaka who had also said goodbye and wanted to leave together when he said goodbye briefly, Sakura Matou showed reluctance.

"Well, a little something."

"The seven-day vacation is coming to an end tomorrow, and I will fly back to London the night after tomorrow."

"It's not like we'll never see each other again."

Rin Tosaka said with a smile, then glanced at Jian Yi beside him, and a complex look suddenly flashed in his eyes.

……

Finally, he looked back at the two people standing together, still waving goodbye to Matou Sakura and Emiya Shirou, and Tohsaka Rin sighed.

"This picture is really beautiful~" After saying that, Tohsaka Rin touched Jian Jian beside him with his elbow, "Don't you think?" "Huh?" Jian Jian had a question on his face. He had been thinking about Fuyuki since the beginning. There was a place I had never been to, so I didn't hear the other person's question clearly.

"I mean, don't you think the scene of Sakura and Emiya-kun together is very beautiful?"

"so what?"

"What's the matter? Are you not touched at all by that beautiful scene that people can't bear to destroy?"

Tohsaka Rin complained, then seemed to have made up his mind, and his right hand slowly moved towards the left hand that was hanging down naturally.

"Although I don't know what the abnormality is about you, isn't it good now? Stop thinking about those strange things and just accept this status quo. No matter what the future holds, at least you will always be familiar with me. They will all be with you..."

Before she finished speaking, her hand just touched Jian Yi's fingertips. Jian Yi seemed to have thought of something, leaving Tohsaka Rin behind and rushed out.

"Tohsaka, I'm sorry, I suddenly want to visit the countryside! You should go back first and see you again when you have a chance!"

Looking at Jian Yi's back running further and further away, Tohsaka Rin's eyes were surprised at first, and then a touch of loss and relief flashed through his eyes.

"Although I had expected it, is this really the case?"

"But yes, if he wasn't such a person, "I" probably wouldn't like him."

Rin Tosaka, who stayed in the workshop for three full days, gradually became aware of the falsehood of this incomplete world through his study and research on the subject of the gem sword, and gradually realized the falsehood of himself.

Finally, I discovered that since the Holy Grail War two years ago, my memory was filled with imperceptible falsifications.

There are so many things that have become a foregone conclusion, but they are just false memories that make you think those things really happened.

The memory of the Holy Grail War and the memory of studying abroad in the Clock Tower are all like this.

So, it was a little hard to accept for a while.

After all, no one can easily accept the sudden discovery that oneself and the entire world are false.

Obviously I think therefore I am, but now my thinking cannot prove its authenticity...

So, what should I do?
After being silent for a while, Tohsaka Rin gritted his teeth and chased after him: "Wait a minute, I'll go too!"

……

On the other side, the Emiya residence.

After cleaning the last plate, turning off the faucet and handing it to Matou Sakura aside, Emiya Shirou suddenly spoke.

"Actually, before I borrowed the doll to resurrect him, I didn't have any impression of Mr. Jian Jian, not even the slightest bit."

Matou Sakura's movement of wiping the plate with a towel stalled, but she quickly returned to normal and smiled.

"There's nothing we can do about it, senior. After all, senior used Mr. Archer's arm in the last war, which left some sequelae. It's normal for him to forget many things."

"Sakura, that's not the case, right?"

Emiya Shirou's tone was very gentle, but to Matou Sakura's ears it was like a thorn, piercing deep into her heart, a place that was buried deep and did not want to be touched.

The atmosphere was eerily silent until Matou Sakura wiped the last plate clean and put it back on the shelf.

"I think senior is too tired after a long day of work. I'm going to boil water for senior. Let's go to bed early after taking a bath today."

Looking at Matou Sakura who turned around and quickly left the living room, Emiya Shirou finally chose to give up questioning for the time being.

……

The Einzbern family's castle is quite well protected.

The outside looks a bit shabby, but the inside is spotless.

Rin Tosaka looked at his fingers that had touched the guardrail without any dust on them, and said with some surprise.

"It's so clean. It seems that Emiya-kun comes to clean it from time to time."

"Sorry, I can't pretend I didn't hear this."

Along with the sound of gentle footsteps, a woman's voice came from above the steps.

It was a silver-haired woman wearing a maid uniform of the Einzbern family that she felt slightly familiar to, but had actually never seen before.

"Even though the master is no longer here, it is my duty and responsibility as a maid to keep the master's house spotless."

"Miss Serra!"

Jian Yan subconsciously called out the other person's name, not based on the fragmented plot in his mind, but something else.

"Huh? Do you know me?" Sera glanced at Jian Jian, then put her hands up and coughed twice, "Ahem, that kind of thing doesn't matter. Since we are not enemies, but visiting as guests, I, the head maid, It’s time to take on the responsibility of entertaining, please come with me.”

……

"I didn't expect you to be alive."

In the spacious and clean reception room, Tohsaka Rin took a seat and accepted the high-end black tea delivered by Sera.

I thought that the artificial life form of Einzbern would stop its life activities when Illya died, but I didn't expect that it was still alive and well.

What Tohsaka Rin doesn't know is that unlike Ligelit, who is also a maid, Sera is not part of the Heavenly Clothes and will not stop her life activities because of Illya's death.

In addition, because of its perfect performance as an artificial life form, Sera's lifespan is much longer than that of Illya.

Knowing that Sera had been staying alone in Einzbern's castle for the past two years since Illya's death, Jian Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"To be able to keep such a big castle in order and spotless by one person, I can only say that she is worthy of being a maid of the Einzbern family. It's just extraordinary."

"As a maid of Einzbern, isn't it normal to do something like this?"

Although Sierra said this, based on the movements of raising her chest and micro-expressions, these simple and unintentional words made her very happy.

On the contrary, Tohsaka Rin, who said he didn't expect that he was still alive, was not so friendly.

"I seem to have forgotten to introduce myself. My name is Jian Yi. Although my skills are extremely poor, I am also a free magician."

In fact, it was the thought of the possibility that there might be someone in Einzbern City that made Jian Yan rush over in such a hurry.

Memory, spirit (brain), magic circuits, etc. These things are essentially stored in the soul rather than in the external body.

The Einzbern family specializes in the art of the soul, and even if they are just a maid, it will definitely be of great help to him in solving his own anomaly!
What Jian Yan doesn't know is that Sera is actually Illya's teacher when it comes to magic.

In other words, this time we simply found the right person!
(End of this chapter)