Elysia didn't answer this question. She raised her head from the boy's chest, stared straight into Shirou Emiya's face with her bright and flawless pink eyes, suddenly smiled, and released her arms from around Shirou Emiya's waist. She immediately stood up, patted the dust off her clothes, and ran back to the steaming pot.
For some unknown reason, Shirou Emiya propped up his upper body, sitting on the wet mountain soil, blinking his eyes. The amber pupils were full of confusion and incomprehension. After a while, he lowered his head dejectedly.
'I don't understand, Kiritsugu, why I can't understand this capricious creature? How am I supposed to understand the child's way of thinking?
[Although filled with doubts, seeing Elysia devour the food prepared for her, you can only take it as evidence that she has regained her spirits and temporarily calm your raised heart.]
[After breakfast, you walk towards the foot of the mountain along the road around the ridge.]
[Approaching the foot of the mountain, more people are around. This side of the city can be considered a natural oxygen bar for people who live in the city all year round to get close to nature. Therefore, once you reach the side close to the city, there will be more tourists visiting nearby.]
[Facing the curious eyes of the city residents, Elysia, with bright eyes, bounces up and down the mountain.]
[You, who have turned into a spirit form, look at Elysia's energetic posture and can't help but feel helpless and worried.]
[You have worried countless times that Elysia, who is running down the mountain with such a swift posture, might fall on the way. But beyond your expectations, this child's sense of body balance is surprisingly good. Even though her running posture appears wobbly under the weight of the backpack and the influence of her feet, she doesn't show any signs of falling down after running all the way down the mountain.]
[Many climbers look at Elysia's immature figure running down the mountain with a big backpack on her back and can't help showing somewhat bewildered expressions. Some kind people want to reach out and stop this cute child from engaging in dangerous behavior, but they find that the petite figure flies past their eyes in a flash, leaving no room for them to intervene. A few serious athletes look at Elysia's shaky back and unwillingly try to prove that an adult can't lose to a child, but they trip over their own feet and stumble after only two steps.]
[If it weren't for an invisible force stopping them before they fall down the mountain, this afternoon might have turned into a rather weird collective accident, and the local police would have likely closed off the area.]
[Ignoring the "athletes" who almost fell to the ground and were supported by an invisible force, you arrived at the national road at the foot of the mountain. Elysia excitedly raised her hand to stop a taxi]
[Elysia is riding alone in the taxi, and you, in your spirit form, sit silently on the roof of the taxi, with a helpless expression.]
[After about half an hour, the taxi takes you to the busiest commercial area in the most prosperous city in the Far East.]
[It's two o'clock in the afternoon, and it's the shopping rush hour. The open shops on the roadside are crowded with people. After paying the fare and getting off the taxi, Elysia runs here and there, looking extremely excited. To be honest, you're not particularly short of money, but seeing Elysia running around with a backpack like a husky who just found bones, you decided to tighten the leash in your hand for the time being.]
[With the help of the power you gained after using the class card—Archer, you effortlessly pick up Elysia by her collar. You carry her like a huge, constantly struggling doll all the way away from the crowded commercial street.]
[Although this weird scene arouses the curiosity and surprise of many passers-by when they see your immature appearance and Elysia's playful struggle, they smile gently, understandingly nod, and don't intervene to stop the two of you from playing around.]
[You carry Elysia all the way to the automatic glass door of the largest hotel in the area, which is the closest to the commercial street. After setting her on the steps, you clap your hands and walk through the slowly opening glass door.]
[Elysia, who was taken away from the bustling commercial street by you, is a little dissatisfied, but when she sees the tall hotel in front of her, her excitement reignites. Her bright eyes chase after your back desperately.]
"Wait for me! Emiya!"
"Huh? You are..."
Following Elysia's anxious shout, a voice mixed with surprise and disbelief suddenly comes from the service desk in the lobby.
"Don't make a lot of noise in the hotel lobby." Shirou Emiya glances at Elysia, who is following behind like a follower, and then turns his gaze to the surprised hotel front desk. He asks, "Is it because we are too young, we can't check in?"
If you count the ages of the previous two lifetimes, Shirou Emiya's spiritual age is undoubtedly an adult, but he has not forgotten the identity he holds in this world—this boy named Emiya is just a child who is only six years old.
Therefore, it's not that Shirou Emiya can't understand the fact that it is difficult for him to check in at a regular hotel. If it is really impossible to stay in an ordinary hotel, he must help Elysia find temporary shelter as early as possible before nightfall.
"No, it's not..."
However, to his surprise, the hotel front desk does not immediately reject Shirou Emiya's application for check-in. The dignified face of the front desk shows a little bewildered expression as she stands up from the chair behind the service desk. She bows slightly to Shirou Emiya, her face full of fear and apology.
"You can check in with us, but, can I confirm your identity with our manager first? It won't take you much time. If possible, please wait in the rest area."
