Chapter 14

Shiro feels very sorry for Sakura, which is a sentiment shared by many people. This is why many Type-Moon fan fiction writers believe it is necessary to save Sakura. However, when one actually comes to this world, crossing the dimensional barriers and entering the real world, it becomes difficult to continue this mission.

As a real person living in the Type-Moon world, he can experience real things, such as seeing people, touching objects, sleeping, eating, feeling pain, and even dying. This is a far cry from simply reading novels and mockingly viewing the high-dimensional protagonist as a carefree reader.

If he is able to successfully navigate the Grail Wars and use his knowledge of the future to his advantage, he could become a wealthy, successful businessman in this world. He might even become a celebrity, frequently appearing in magazines and being a hot topic on the internet. Ultimately, he could marry a beautiful, normal young woman, or perhaps his wealth and success would lead him to have several mistresses.

However, as a fan of Type-Moon, one might wonder how would it feels to have "wives" like Artoria and Scathach, both of whom are national-level characters. Would it not be a waste of the opportunity to cross over into this world if one did not indulge in it?

One might also assume that, as normal urban young people in the 21st century, they would be able to survive in a world where murderers lurk around every corner. However, upon realizing that they have indeed come to the Type-Moon world, Shirou was pretty sure they would decide to be practical and focus on simply surviving the Fourth Holy Grail War before living a simple, wealthy life in this world.

In order to do this, they must suppress their inner guilt, which stems from knowing about Sakura's tragic fate and not attempting to prevent it as a normal person would.

However, the news from Gilgamesh has left Shirou feeling restless and distressed.

Most importantly, his mother, Fujimura Chiyo, has taken a liking to Sakura.

"I don't know what kind of person Mr. Tohsaka is, or why Sakura had to run away from home," Mrs. Fujimura mutters. "She left so quickly. Even if she can't be my daughter, she can be my niece. The clothes I bought for her can also be taken away."

Shirou is somewhat annoyed at this.

Sakura! Sakura!

Whether it's his own worries or the news from Gilgamesh, now that he's returned home and heard his mother's rambling, Shirou feels like the whole world is telling him to go save Sakura!

Shirou's rational control falters in an instant, and he is unable to contain the flames of rebellion that rise up within him. It feels as though the entire world is pushing him to save Sakura, as if he will be tormented by regrets forever if he doesn't take this opportunity to risk everything.

So then, he--

He'll go and save her.

That's right! It's not a matter of going against his own desires, of letting his rationality burn away, or of wanting to abandon his way of life. It's a question of being forced to act! And when he's being forced, he has no choice!

Shirou shifts the blame, thinking that the desire beating in his heart is not his own wish, but rather the result of external forces. He shifts all of the guilt onto someone else, anyone who will take it. It doesn't matter who this someone else is, as long as there exists such a solipsistic existence.

Because this can prove Shirou's rationality.

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With the resolution confirmed, Shirou begins to prepare his plan.

To the hot-blooded youth, the idea of performing acts of kindness with the sole purpose of saving others without any thought of reward may seem admirable. But to Shirou, who possesses a mature soul, he knows all too well that such kindness given freely is ultimately a self-serving act. He knows that such acts are ultimately futile, as they do not address the root causes of suffering and are unlikely to bring about lasting change.

Purpose, method, and consequence, these three points must be rationally considered.

According to the information Shirou obtained from Gilgamesh, Sakura will be sent to the Matou family by Tokiomi in three days. However, Shirou is not familiar with the mountain town of Miyama, so before then, he needs to understand the terrain.

Fortunately, this is not difficult for him. After merging with the Saint Graph of Emiya, Shirou's memory has greatly increased. So after wandering around the mountain town of Miyama, he is able to remember the terrain and the location of the Matou family.

After using "Suggestion" to locate the hotel where Matou Kariya was staying under police surveillance, he also obtained the internal structure of the Matou family by using the Demi-Servant's Caster class "Suggestion" on them before they left, creating a map of the family's structure.

On the second night, Shirou used "Suggestion" on his parents and then left home to visit the Matou family.

"I must be insane to risk my life to save a girl I barely know, who I've only been acquainted with for a couple of weeks," Shirou cursed himself for his irrational behavior.

October 2, 1993, Saturday, 22:52.

As planned, Shirou arrived at the previously selected area near the Matou family mansion at the appointed time, his gaze fixed on the gates of the mansion. Although Gilgamesh had told Shirou about Sakura, he had not provided any specific details, only saying that it would happen within "three days." This led Shirou to suspect that Gilgamesh may be a real tax evader.

Since relying on chance is not Shirou's style, he began setting up an ambush in the early morning of the third day.

At this moment, Shirou looks like a professional assassin, dressed in a black bodysuit, tight pants, black gloves, and a black cloak. In order to avoid being seen, he has covered himself as much as possible. In Shirou's eyes, however, this is only a basic level of concealment.

Shirou even went to the hair salon beforehand to dye his distinctive red-brown short hair black. As he was doing this, he couldn't help but think that he looked like Gudao in FGO, with similar features except for the different eye color. However, this was just an illusion.

In order to further avoid being recognized, Shirou also wore a pair of blue-colored contact lenses. This is what he considers to be a mid-level form of concealment.

The craziest thing is that he even wore a set of Ultraman Seven's leather suits bought from a children's shopping center!

He deliberately bought a larger size and wore shoes that increased his height by seven centimeters!

This is completely crazy!

With these three layers of concealment, it is difficult for Shirou to be recognized based on his height, body shape, hair color, eye color, and other physical characteristics. This level of caution might be expected of someone who is very determined to stay alive.

However, if this were to be spread out, it would probably make people speechless for half a day. At least Mr. Gold, the well-intentioned citizen who provided the information, is speechless at the moment.

He has never seen someone dressed like this to commit robbery.

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