Chapter 7

In the pure white space, Emiya Shirou sat cross-legged on the white ground, staring blankly at the virtual panel suspended in mid-air with a blank expression.

To be honest, he was very happy when he just woke up. The thin lines that originally occupied the entire field of vision disappeared, his brain and thinking became refreshed again, Shirou Emiya, who thought that the previous half-day experience was just a dream, even felt ecstatic.

However, joy came and went quickly, and after seeing everything in front of him clearly, Emiya Shirou was stunned again.

Although the surrounding environment is indeed not covered in death lines but... what the hell is this weird pure white space?

Before Emiya Shirou fully understood the situation, a strange translucent panel appeared in the air. Emiya Shirou was shocked and quickly focused his eyes on the direction of the strange panel.

Accompanied by a lullaby-like quiet music, the text on the panel scrolls slowly in the background of a gentle mother holding a cute baby in her arms.

[In the world, a love so pure,

It asks for nothing, just to endure.

Like a spring, it bathes the seeds,

Nourishing with sunshine, fulfilling their needs.

Whispered gently, as the days go by.

It's the love of a mother, so true,

For every child, it's meant for you.

In rainstorms, it holds up an umbrella,

A shelter from the chaos, a gentle fella.

Like an ark sailing the vast ocean,

Maternal love, a tender devotion.

Whispered gently, as the days go by.

It's the love of a mother, so true,

For every child, it's meant for you.

In this world, imperfect and unjust,

Regrets linger, dreams turn to dust.

Seats of happiness, they may be few,

But a mother's love, it's always due.

Children, born into this earthly place,

Deserve a mother's love, full of grace.

Though absent at times, a painful sting,

In this lullaby, their hearts we sing.]

[In order to allow those poor children to receive motherly love, you—a person who is qualified to be the mother of all, Must descended to their side.]

As the flowing text gradually disappeared above the panel, the lullaby-like music also stopped.

Then, the screen on the panel changed.

[Mother Simulator, Beta version, version number: 0.15]

[Tap to open]

When the screen displayed these contents, Emiya Shirou, who was completely overwhelmed, also completely fell into a state of doubting life.

There are so many questions that he doesn't even know where to start.

Are these contents specifically shown to me? Emiya Shirou glanced around, looking at the surroundings where there was nothing. He drooped his face and scratched his copper-colored hair in frustration.

Well, besides myself, there seems to be no other person nearby.

But what the hell is this mother simulator?

Is it a prank? Or is someone teasing me?

Listen to what it's saying? "Eligible to be a mother of all"?

Leaving aside the fact that his gender was wrong from the very beginning, is he Emiya Shirou that kind of person? His dream is to become a partner of justice who makes everyone happy! No matter how you think about it, the title of a mother doesn't fit him at all!

What's more, he is only twelve years old this year...

Thinking about his age, Shiro Emiya remembered a very important thing. He lowered his head and glanced at his body, realizing that his body was still at the age of six-seven years old. After being teased by the panel in mid-air, his eyes began to show a little anger, and he suddenly closed them in frustration.

"..."

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but sigh long and exhausted in an extremely exhausted tone. After the fire that almost consumed Emiya Shirou's existence, he has became a person who didn't complain and learned to accept reality. So no matter how unreliable his father Emiya Kiritsugu was, and no matter how unreliable he was, Emiya Shirou had never been truly dissatisfied with Emiya Kiritsugu.

However, even Emiya Shirou, who knew how to take care of himself since he was a child, still couldn't help but have an urge to escape from reality after encountering such an outrageous incident.

The impulse in his heart quickly turned into action. He covered his face and opened his mouth without any expectations, saying what he wanted to do most at the moment: "I... I want to go home..."

[Received a request from a player and is searching for game items.]

"?"

The moment he heard the inorganic, emotionless electronic female voice coming from his ear, Emiya Shirou first typed a question mark slowly, and then hastily put down his palm covering his face.

[The items that meet the player's needs have been found. Do you want to check the item information immediately?]

[Yes/No]

"..."

Emiya Shirou let out a long breath of frustration. Then he stood up from the ground, stretched out his hand to the virtual screen in mid-air, and pressed the [Yes] button.

As soon as the screen on the panel changed, a large number of icons with different characteristics instantly filled the virtual panel in mid-air.

After seeing the dazzling item information, he, who is not considered a senior game player, suddenly felt a little lost.

After hesitating for a while, Emiya Shirou tentatively said, "Well, are you there?"

[I'm here, what do you need?]

Emiya Shirou breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the response, and then quickly asked the second question:

"Can you tell me what exactly is this place?"

"You can also decorate your own room according to your personal needs and hobbies."

"..."

"What are you?" Emiya Shirou continued to ask.

[I am the player's personal assistant, number: Mot·Si0001. For convenience, players can call me Assistant directly. Players can ask me any questions about the game, and I will try my best to answer them.]

"Game? That's what you just said..." After hesitating for a moment, Emiya Shirou said with a little embarrassment, "Mother simulator?"

[Yes.]

"...Why me?"

The assistant repeated the words that appeared on the panel screen not long ago:

[Because the player is the one who is qualified to be the mother of everyone.]

"???"

Emiya Shirou's eyelids twitched violently.

I? Qualified to be the mother of all?

"How on earth did you come to such a strange conclusion?" Emiya Shirou, with a dark face, resisted the urge to yell. "Can't you see clearly? I am a man after all! Not a woman! Damn it!"

[Gender is not a necessary indicator for qualifying as a player.]

Miss Assistant's inorganic voice remained devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

[An excellent mother, on a subjective level, must genuinely desire the happiness of others from the heart, and at the same time, on a practical level, she also needs to have excellent caregiving skills. There is no doubt that you meet both of these requirements.]

"I—"

Emiya Shirou opened his mouth but couldn't think of how to refute the assistant's words for a while.

He thought he shouldn't be that kind of stupid person, but the assistant's words were almost forceful, completely disregarding his feelings, and unreasonably pushing the fact that he couldn't object to.

However, the words "will take care of others" didn't sound like an insult at all; they were closer to a great affirmation. Even though he had a temper, he couldn't get angry when faced with an evaluation that didn't contain any personal feelings but sounded sincere.