In the end, I had to escort Rin out the same way she came here—through the window.
And then go about your business. Of course, Illiya did not exhaust the questions and the disappearance of the left girl, as can be seen from her look, is only in her hand.
"Brother, so you're... you're from another world? Why does it sound stupid… Ah, it's hard for me to understand!"
"Everything is fine," stroked her on the head, which calmed the panicking little sister a little. "Life is a complicated thing and it is not necessary to understand everything to the smallest detail."
"really?" she's staring at me... yes, that's her. One-on-one... only a real child... so much better.
"Yes, live in peace. I will protect you from everything," as soon as I finished, she clung to me, hugging me. Ha… It's Illiya.
I had to end on such a strange note. Illiya still has school tomorrow, so she needs to sleep, and given today's events, it will be difficult.
Then I went back to my room and decided to think about everything.
And, in general, it is immediately clear that the room belongs to Shiro. Whatever the world may be, and this minimalist style is quite recognizable ... yes, there is no Taiga here, who constantly brings various garbage to my house and room, in particular.
I lay down on the bed.
What do we have? The problem was deeper than I thought. It seems that there is an analog of War here, but very strange. Instead of Servants, cards that can be used quite well ... but where they came from is unknown. Collect all the cards? Something familiar… but does this apply to Faith? Then there's this magic stick created by Zelretch... something tells me that he or his magic is to blame for these problems. I feel it in my gut. Even the fact of my appearance here is also connected with him, albeit indirectly.
There are many people I know here and, I believe, their fate is similar in many ways, although it is foolish to rely on it.
So I'll have to rely on Rin and even help her if I want to get everything back on track. It's not hard to guess what exactly I'm here for... yes, any of us, I mean any Emiya Shiro who went through the Grail War, will do. It would be very funny, if not so sad, when it turns out that I just happened to be the first one.
Archer is familiar to me in the map... with my luck, this was to be expected.
Then, it is likely that the rest of the cards are the same participants in the Fifth War.
Strange, of course, but that's the way this world is.
It is better to find out more details and only then act to be sure.
This world is not like mine, probably better… Illiya lives a normal life, these combat maids have become nannies, even the parents are alive. A heavy blow, you could say, if it weren't for these cards, it would be an ideal option.
No, I definitely won't let Illiya get involved.
I don't know what her role is in this, I hope it's okay, I'll take care of everything myself.
So I whiled away the time until I fell asleep myself.
In the morning, nothing betrayed the recent incident. Sella and Liz performed their nanny duties, fussing around the house and, after breakfast, escorting us to school.
Illiya and I are on our way, so we walk side by side until we each go in our own direction.
"Brother, tell me…"
I looked at my sister.
"If magic exists, can I learn something?"
"Hmm," oh, yes, she is fond of anime about magical girls, so this is especially close for her. According to the law of the genre, she had to become the same if this stick completed its dirty work. "I think so. I was about the same age when I started training… it's unacceptably late, but you can learn a few spells without even having any talent. I've even met a man who has already become a full-fledged wizard in adulthood... only you don't need it."
"Eh? Why?"
"You are able to achieve everything without magic," I stop and stroke her head. The girl was embarrassed.
After all, I'm right.
The bro complex. Apparently, due to the fact that they have been living together for a long time, this is starting to appear... it's familiar to me. Although it was because of envy and resentment that turned into other feelings.
After that, we completed our hike and went to our schools.
Having successfully joined the team, I stayed at school until lunch break, after which, trying to be inconspicuous, I ran away.
My thirst for activity could not allow me to sit still and do nothing. I'll look for Rin first and talk to her. At least I'll know what I have to do.
Only I moved away from the school for some distance…
"Are you skipping classes?"
How I came across Rin standing on the sidelines with a bored look. Although I didn't have to look, I was lucky in this... a little.
"I just wanted to do more important things. So you've been following me?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Even as she watched, lasciviously glared and presented various obscenities!" that magic stick flew out from behind Rin's back, giving her away with guts.
"Ruby," and she is ready to tear and throw, and already practically growls. And the stick judiciously flew higher.
"Never mind," I pretend that I did not hear anything. "you will settle this later with him, the other, and now I would like to find out some things."
"Okay," squinting, she followed the stick with her gaze, and then, sighing, she fell in beside me and we walked down the street. "Can you tell me more about how you got here?"
I looked at Rin.
How important is this knowledge? And is it necessary at all? Although it's not such a secret.
"I was walking around the city in hot weather, about like this," I looked at the sky and the scorching sun. "I wanted to escape from the heat and for this I went to a cafe to order ice cream or drinks. As it turned out, Gilgamesh was waiting for me inside and, what shocked me even more, I myself, who was unconscious. As soon as he saw me, he immediately said, they say, we need to change you. And then he kicked me in the ass and kicked me out of the cafe. No matter how much I tried to go back, nothing worked. Actually, then, tired of fruitless attempts at penetration, I went to the city, where I met Issei, and then Illiya, who brought me to our house."
"You know... your previous story looks more plausible and more logical," Rin commented confusedly.
I understand. That's why I didn't tell the real story.
"Now it's your turn to talk about the mission. How are the cards collected?"
"Don't think it's that easy. To get a map, you need to get into her world, but there are difficulties there too. A Heroic Soul materializes around the map, which must be overcome. It is inferior to the original, but it can cause a lot of problems."
"Archer... so you beat him?" I stopped in surprise. Rin would never have the strength to go up against Archer... although this stick is causing chaos.
"what? No, the class card was given to me in the Clock Tower. Another wizard got it."
What kind of monster is capable of fighting Servants on equal terms? Servants don't have all the powers of a Heroic Soul either… And I remember one person capable of such a thing. Only it has nothing to do with the Association and the Clock Tower. It is unlikely that Zelretch or any of the teachers independently extracted them, rather, the Association sent someone with the appropriate skills. Someone who can, at the expense of strength or experience, give a light to a Servant.
You can guess a lot, in fact, but if you take into account my world and what happened there, then there is one candidate:
"Bazette Fraga MakRemitz?"
"You know too much!" Rin looked at me indignantly somehow.
"It's just that something similar happened in my world. Only without cards," I grin. "Did you bring what I asked for?"
"I'm not in the habit of carrying mercury with me," Rin grumbled.
"For magic," I shrug. "We need to prepare. I was expecting something like this, so I need to give myself a chance to win. Do you have a quiet place where no one will bother you?"