Chapter 32

"I'm sorry! I'm just so touched." Himeko also knew that this kind of impolite behavior is indeed a bit inappropriate.

Facing Emiya Shirou's poisonous tongue Himeko did not refute him but laughed. After that, she lowered her head and entered the mode of ruthlessly eating without saying a word.

What an unreliable adult...with a speechless expression on his face Emiya Shirou shook his head.

Then he took the remote control from a corner of the dining table and turned on the TV in the living room.

The public TV channels continue to broadcast morning news that was not interesting, saying news such as the XX technology company of the United Nations has made a breakthrough again, the cultural relics bureau of XX country has announced a major archaeological discovery again, without any difference except for the rare occasions.

Himeko raised her head and glanced at the solemn announcer in the morning news then she immediately lowered her head without any interest as slightly curled the corners of her mouth and put on a slight look of disdain and sarcasm.

Emiya Shirou silently glanced at Himeko who lowered her head to eat and frowned his brows.

After breakfast, Emiya Shirou stood up, cleaned up the tableware on the table, and walked towards the kitchen, while Elysia lay lazily to enjoy the meal aftertaste.

At this moment, footsteps that were much slower than those of Elysia approached Emiya Shirou who was in the kitchen leisurely.

"I'm impressed with you. It seems that your mature appearance is not just a facade." Himeko put the remaining bowls and chopsticks into the sink and looked at Emiya Shirou's expressionless face with a smile.

"Compared with these meaningless compliments I hope that you can go back to work properly after eating." Emiya Shirou turned his head, gave Himeko a look, and suddenly sighed, "Let's think about it, you suddenly ran from your job this morning so wouldn't your intention for coming to this house be for food?

"You're really ruthless... Are you going to think badly of everyone you meet?" Himeko rolled her eyes at Emiya Shirou

There was a trace of resentment in her pupils, "It's just that after knowing your family situation as a reliable adult I'm just a little worried about you two children. You don't need to point all your thorns at me like a frightened hedgehog?"

"If I really do look like a frightened hedgehog, I should call the police now." Emiya Shiro turned on the handle of the faucet, and while answering Himeko's words casually he washed the sink with cool water.

"That's a pity. Even if you call the police right now the only ones who will answer are those in my team." Himeko shrugged and said in a frivolous tone.

"Then, our 'Excellency the Temporary Police Officer', didn't you tell me that there is something dangerous hidden in this town? For you, this should not be the time to relax in a stranger's house." Emiya Shirou said.

"But we already knew each since we met yesterday. So we are no longer strangers, right?" Himeko also stretched out her hand to help Shirou Emiya wash the dishes.

"...Is that the point?" Emiya Shiro sighed softly, "We did meet yesterday but I don't think that this kind of situation where we don't even know the name of each other can be called 'acquaintance'. How can the threshold of understanding be so low?"

Himeko paused slightly while washing the dishes.

'Oops, it seems the kid is right.'

After getting along for so long, she even forgot to tell both of them her name.

After a moment of embarrassment, Himeko cleared her throat, pursed her lips, and said with a reddish face, "Himeko, that's my name and I'm also the captain of the troops temporarily in charge of controlling and blocking your town."

"Himeko...?" Emiya Shiro chewed on this not-so-unfamiliar pronunciation for a while, and then suddenly froze.

...Wait, if he remembers correctly the girl did say something during the lunch—is it that kind of thing?

"Are you from Japan?" Emiya Shirou raised his head, looking at Himeko's side face with some surprise.

"Yeah, did you just find out now?" Himeko stacked the washed dishes on the countertop of the cabinet and wiped off the water stains around the sink with the rag in her hand. She put the clean rag aside and cleaned her hands in clear water

"I'm also very curious, why are you, a boy from Japan like me suddenly appearing in this border town and you also met a little girl who has no blood relationship with you... If it weren't for seeing that you are younger than that little girl, I would have taken you to the police station for questioning."

"...Don't you think you're too lenient?" Emiya Shiro said.

"No, children have the advantages of being children and of course, adults also have the advantages of being adults." Himeko smiled

"Not to mention that we have temporarily taken over the city's police system. If we exercised proper guardianship rights for children like you who have no capacity for civil conduct and whose parents are not around we can take you away in a fair manner, understand?"

"Does that mean you are going to abduct us right now?" Emiya Shiro said flatly.

"Don't use such an ugly word like 'abduct', we just want to protect you." Himeko blinked narrowly as if expecting to see Shirou Emiya's panicked expression.

But after waiting for a long time, Emiya Shirou still watched her silently with a calm expression which made Himeko feel a little frustrated but she shook her head and sighed as if admitting defeat: "Okay, okay, I know you two children don't need others to protect you and I'm not going to take you back to the police station."

Emiya Shirou lowered his head again, untied the belt of his apron, and mercilessly issued the final eviction order: "Then what are you doing here? You've eaten and chatted, and now you should go back to work."

"Don't be in a hurry to drive me away." With a smile on her face, Himeko reached into her trouser pocket to take out a small memory card and said unhurriedly

"Aren't you curious about what we talked about yesterday?"