'Calm down, calm down. As a qualified soldier, it is taboo to act on one's temper. Moreover, these two little devils seem to be just a pair of siblings who depend on each other after losing their parents. It is natural for them to have deep feelings and tacit understanding. What is there to be excited about?'
' Although... Judging from the completely different hair and eye colors of the siblings, it seems that they are not blood-related at all. Tsk! Isn't it worse? Why didn't I know this kind of close childhood sweetheart when I was a child?:
Thinking of this, Himiko, a single 20-year-old woman, suddenly felt more and more depressed, and her whole body was surrounded by a gloomy cloud. She glanced in the direction of Emiya Shirou, and her urging voice clearly carried a trace of sour personal emotions: "What are you doing standing there?! Didn't your parents teach you to listen to the police?"
As soon as she finished saying this, she regretted it, wishing to slap her open mouth twice.
'Damn! What the hell am I talking about! Didn't the kid just say that their parents are gone?!'
She growled silently in the back of her mind. Not to mention Himiko herself, even the soldiers sitting in the jeep couldn't help but glance at their captain with some strange eyes.
Fortunately, probably because of the strong tone of this sentence, the two children did not comment on Himiko's words. The boy held the girl's hand without saying a word, and under Himiko's intense gaze, they carefully walked to the door and then sat in the back seat of the jeep together.
The soldier sitting in the back seat was a black-haired woman who looked older than Himiko. Seeing that the two silent children seemed a little scared, she grinned, showing a friendly and generous smile.
"Don't be afraid, the captain just doesn't know how to speak. She is still very good. We are all soldiers fighting to protect human beings. No one will hurt you two children."
"..."
Protect humans? This strange description made Emiya Shirou couldn't help but feel moved. Soldiers are meant to defend the country. Although there are differences in purpose and position, ultimately, regardless of which country they belong to, the moment they become soldiers, their primary opponents should be soldiers from other countries who are also human beings.
Why does this woman say that they are all warriors protecting human beings? Emiya Shirou was a little puzzled.
At this time, Himiko, who saw Emiya Shirou and Elysia had already reached the back seat, squeezed up. She first glared at the black-haired woman sitting on the other side with sharp eyes, conveying a threatening meaning beyond words. Then she stretched out her hand and gently pushed Elysia's upper arm, and her tone of voice became a little gentler: "Sit tightly. The back seat isn't spacious. Let's squeeze together a little until we reach the town."
The bold black-haired woman shrunk her neck and smiled guiltily.
"Then I'm going to sit on Emiya's lap!" he don't know if it was because she finally felt relieved, Elysia returned to her carefree look. When she heard Himiko's instructions, her eyes widened and she looked at Emiya Shirou with eyes full of expectation.
Emiya Shirou, who had nothing to do with Elysia, rolled his eyes and sighed helplessly.
"...Up to you."
"Okay!"
"Hey! Let me tell you! Don't pounce on me like this! The car is already crowded! If you want to sit, sit properly and straighten your posture!"
"Oh~~ You're too long-winded. Okay, okay, I get it."
After the three people in the back seat were seated firmly, the driver in the driver's seat started the engine, and the military jeep burst into flames. With a low roar, it drove towards the direction of the town.
"Speaking of...you two..." Himiko glanced at the boy with a plain face and the girl who was sitting on the boy's lap with a calm expression, shaking her legs gently. After hesitating for a long while, she asked uncertainly, "...you should be a pair of siblings, right?"
Shirou Emiya and Elysia turned their heads at the same time, staring at Himiko with different meanings in their eyes, and said completely opposite words in unison.
"You think so too, huh! You really are a good person! That's right! I'm Emiya's older sister without a doubt! Come on, Emiya~~ Please call me sister"
"Tsk..."
Emiya Shirou clicked his tongue in displeasure, raised his arm, stretched out his index and middle fingers, and unceremoniously gave this "sister" who was pushing her luck a crisp brain crash.
"It hurts!" Elysia clutched the back of her head in pain. "Why did you hit me all of a sudden!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Who do you think raised you so diligently! Acting capricious like a goblin, and you treat your elders like toys. If I don't teach you a lesson now, you'll be in trouble in the future!" Emiya Shirou said angrily.
"I-I'm not a child!" Elysia angrily pushed her butt hard and bumped Emiya Shirou's thigh twice.
"Hey! You two, don't move around! The car is still moving!" Himiko grabbed Elysia's arm and couldn't help but feel a little headache. "And you, kid, why are you treating her like a little girl? You are a kid too, Worry about yourself!"
"Wh-oh, you guys are so annoying! I told you I'm not a child!" Elysia glared at Himiko angrily, her cheeks on both sides showing displeasure.
"You'll have to wait ten years to convince me that you're not a child, or maybe twenty years?" Emiya Shirou shrugged. "Perhaps by that time, I'll acknowledge you as an independent adult?"
Elysia's eyes widened.
"Ten years?! Why would it take that long! It's too late in ten years! Just consider me a reliable adult now!"
"Okay, okay, our Ellie is such a reliable young adult."
"Don't use that tone of comforting a child to placate me! Say it seriously! And drop the fine print!" After a series of outbursts that seemed slightly crazy, Elysia calmed down a bit. She gasped for a moment and muttered unwillingly, "Damn it! Just you wait! One day, I'll become an adult who will completely impress you!"
"Oh?" Emiya Shirou raised his eyebrows and chuckled. "Then I look forward to the day you become an adult."
If, at that time... I'm still by your side.
