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Shirou chased after them.

Illya had transformed into a magical girl using Sapphire, looking panicked as she fled. Meanwhile, Chloe pursued her, using her Noble Phantasms in the chase.

The scene seemed like a typical pursuit.

However...

"Why are you only chasing after me?!" Illya yelled in panic.

Chloe shot back, "Stop whining! Just let me kill you!"

It looked just like a playful chase between sisters. However, this was a life-and-death pursuit, with even a part of the wall next to his house being blown away.

Rin and Luvia sighed.

He turned his gaze towards them, "What is going on, Luvia?"

"Oh, Sherou," Luvia's disheveled appearance faded away, and she sparkled all over.

Rin couldn't hide her disdain and remarked, "Luvia, can you at least try to act somewhat normal?"

With an elegant smile directed at him, Luvia suddenly shifted her gaze to Rin, and her expression turned into a fierce glare, resembling a hellish Shura.

—Don't you dare disturb me right now, Rin, and I might conveniently forget about the money you owe me!

Rin sensed the wicked intentions behind her gaze and couldn't help but twitch her lips in response.

Luvia then shifted her attention back to Shirou, exuding an air of grace and brightness befitting a lady, as she softly uttered, "Meeting in a place like this feels like a fateful encounter, bestowed upon us by the goddess of fate. Sherou, would you do me the honor of having dinner with me tonight?"

Astraea crouched in a corner, covering her pretty face with her fingers while secretly observing them.

"Let's not get sidetracked. Can you tell me what actually happened?"

She replied in a gentle voice, "Oh, it's nothing really. I just happened to cross paths with you on a day like this. And what about the dinner?"

Rin: "..."

A shiver ran down her spine, and goosebumps covered her body. It was simply too disgusting!

Frankly, he was equally grossed out.

"Sherou..."

Luvia was about to continue speaking, but then Gray emerged with a solemn expression. In her hand was an Add Sword. She stood beside him and interrupted Luvia's words, "My king, do you need my assistance?"

Luvia responded in displeasure, "El-Melloi II's student, mind your manners, please. I'm talking to Sherou right now!"

Gray looked at her with a serious expression, "I am not Gray, and please refrain from causing any more trouble for my king."

Shirou: "..."

At that moment, Chloe, who had been chasing Illya, suddenly stopped her attack.

Tears welled up in Illya's eyes as she stopped in her tracks, timidly asking, "Aren't you going to chase me anymore?"

"I suddenly feel so stupid." Chloe looked at the chattering women surrounding Shirou.

Illya: "?"

She couldn't help but find Chloe's behavior incredibly strange. She referred to her "other self" as Chloe, as she believed it represented her dark side.

Wasn't it only natural to think that way? Just the night before, she had experienced her 'other self' emerging from within her body. She beat her up, tied her with ropes, sealed her mouth with tape, and locked her in a small, dark room on the outskirts.

If it weren't for Rin and Luvia discovering her in that dire state, she would have surely starved to death!

This cruelty... What else could it be if not her dark side?

"Hmph. In the end, you are the chosen one, while I am the abandoned one. There's nothing more to say between us!" Chloe shot Illya a glare, then dashed off towards Shirou.

"The chosen one? The abandoned one? What's she even talking about?" she was totally puzzled.

As she pondered this, she saw Chloe pounce on Shirou again, hugging his arm and rubbing her chest, clad in golden armor, against his arm.

"Don't use my face for such embarrassing things!!!" Illya said while holding her head in frustration, her face turning bright red with embarrassment as she chased after Chloe.

Sapphire: "Illya..."

Meanwhile, Miyu stood by the door, watching the whole thing. She also wanted him to pat her head, but she felt too shy and self-conscious to even ask about it.

He had already done so much for her, and yet she still wanted more. It just felt too shameless.

Shirou felt overwhelmed by the situation. He was surrounded by a group of people, and right now, all he wanted was to be back in Camelot.

There's a saying that dealing with two women together feels like dealing with three thousand ducks. And in this moment... it felt like he had fallen into a whole nest of ducks!

All the commotion was driving him crazy. 

So noisy...!

"Sherou..."

"Enough with the noise! Cut it out!" He couldn't hold back and ended up yelling.

How on earth did things spiral into this mess?

A Shura Field? Seriously?

What a joke!

(Note: A 'Shura Field' is a situation where several people who like the same person meet (usually by accident) in front of that person and compete with each other for his favor, resulting in angry sparks flying all over the place.)

He couldn't believe something like this was happening to him. He's not some clueless, male protagonist who attracts women without even trying. On the contrary, he's always been a serious and dignified gentleman.

And to add to the absurdity, he always keeps a certain distance in his interactions with women. To him, there's no difference between men and women, and he certainly has no room for any romantic feelings. He's the very embodiment of seriousness and dullness. How could he ever find himself attracting women and getting involved in a Shura Field?

It's just unthinkable!

Are all the women in the world like Arcueid, a masochistic M?

He had always believed that his relationships with the women around him were perfectly normal, even with Arcueid. However, what was happening right before his eyes was anything but normal.

"Sherou..."

"My king..."

"Onii-chan..."

...

As onlookers witnessed this scene, they couldn't help but cast judgmental looks at Shirou, clearly labeling him as scum.

This made his mouth twitch.

Heaven knows, after going through the experiences in Camelot, he had transformed into a serious and earnest man. His focus was on pursuing world peace, family happiness, and a simple, ordinary life. That's all he ever wanted, and he absolutely wasn't the kind of scum who would play with multiple women's feelings!

"My, this place is so lively..."

As Sakura walked back from school with Ritsuka, she observed the situation with a warm smile on her face. However, those around them suddenly felt a shiver running down their spines.

"Can someone explain this to me?" Sakura pointed at the broken wall, still wearing a gentle smile, and asked, "Who broke my family's wall?"

Her smile remained gentle, but her eyes gleamed with an "X"-like purple glow, and her aura made even Ritsuka, who usually found Sakura gentle and easy to fool, feel a sense of fear.

Their hair stood on end.

Big sis... she's so terrifying! 

Ritsuka trembled, wanting to hide, but Sakura was holding her hand tightly.

"Who... who is that woman?" Chloe broke out in a cold sweat. The pressure was just too intense; she sensed her card, the vessel of her own body, trembling.

There was no denying it; Sakura's presence was overpowering, especially with those eerie purple eyes shimmering, making the pressure almost suffocating.

"Oh, nee-san!" Sakura smiled, "Have you returned from Finland?"

"Y-yes..." Rin found it difficult to even speak.

Sakura pointed at the broken wall and asked, "Did nee-san break the wall?"

Rin's eyes widened, and she hurriedly shook her head. "N-no, it wasn't me!"

"Then who did it? Can someone tell me?" Sakura scanned Chloe and the others with her intense gaze, causing those who met her eyes to shrink back and fall silent.

Her presence had instantly silenced the scene!

Astraea, crouching in the corner, looked at Sakura with a solemn expression and murmured, "Even the primordial goddess has descended to this world? What on earth is happening in this world?"

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