Shirou's knowledge of magecraft was not just poor. He only knew the bare minimum.
Precisely because he refused to abandon the training method he had stuck to for many years and did not ask Illya for detailed knowledge about magecraft, he still did not know that his method of applying his Magic Circuits was incorrect.
After finishing his usual training, Shirou lay on the floor recovering his strength, while Artoria walked over and greeted everyone.
Since Ethan had already expressed his intention to take her to another King Arthur's world to see the sights, she was no longer in a hurry to leave and had gradually adapted to this peaceful daily life.
"Good morning."
"Good morning!"
After greeting them, Shirou had also recovered some strength and got up to prepare breakfast.
At this time, Sakura, who usually arrived at the Emiya residence on time, also came. She was still here to help Shirou prepare breakfast.
"Good morning, everyone."
They had met yesterday and introduced themselves. Although Sakura did not know why the Emiya household had so many foreign guests, she did not press for details. Because there were so many people, she did not pay too much attention to Artoria's presence.
It was not until she was cooking with Shirou that she learned through casual conversation that the little girl named Illya was actually his adoptive father's biological daughter.
"Oh, so she is your sister? Are these all her family and friends?"
"Uh... not entirely."
Shirou did not know how to explain that Illya was actually his older sister. Fortunately, Illya did not mind this issue.
Because her body had long stopped developing, Illya was used to being treated as a child.
Everyone had gathered in the dining room, sitting there and watching the young man and woman busy in the kitchen. Not a single one of them had the thought of going over to help.
Not only did they not want to help, but Ethan even added to the trouble.
"Sakura? How is Medusa?"
Sakura, who was cutting vegetables, suddenly paused. From Ethan's direction, he could only see her back, but her shoulders clearly stiffened, indicating that his sudden question had startled her considerably.
Shirou, standing next to her, could see her condition more clearly: a stunned and slightly pale face.
"Sakura? Are you alright?"
"Oh, I am fine, Senpai."
Then, controlling her expression, she turned around and replied to Ethan with a smile, "Well, I do not quite understand what you mean."
"Your Servant, Rider Medusa. Did she leave, or is she staying and living at your house?"
Sakura was the Master of the unseen Rider Medusa. In fact, the head of the Matou family, Zouken Matou, known as the Old Worm, had made many secret plans.
This included transforming Sakura into a pseudo-Holy Grail and a whole host of other things. Unfortunately, all these plans were rendered void under Ethan's rule distortion, and even the Old Worm himself died due to the rule change, because Zouken was maintaining his life, which had already reached its end, through magecraft.
Without Zouken's planning and control, Sakura's situation improved significantly, including her modified body returning to normal.
At the same time, due to the distorted rules, the control of Medusa had originally been transferred to Shinji Matou, but because of the distortion, the magecraft item, the False Attendant's Book, was destroyed. Shinji did not have aptitude for magecraft and could only control Medusa through this tool, so Sakura regained ownership of the Servant.
Furthermore, because only Sakura in the Matou family treated Medusa relatively well, this Heroic Spirit had a better impression of and more recognition for Sakura. Therefore, without being restrained by others, Shinji could not do anything to Sakura anymore.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Just as Sakura was thinking about how to answer, Ethan spoke again.
"It seems Medusa did not leave, and she is very concerned about you." Ethan looked up at the roof, his gaze seemingly piercing through it. "Do not break through the roof to come in. Just come through the main door. We have no ill intentions."
In just a few seconds, a woman over 1.7 meters tall, wearing a black minidress, with a pair of long legs and long purple hair, walked in.
This woman's eyes were completely covered by a blindfold, but not being able to see did not affect her movements. She easily avoided various obstacles and stood next to Sakura.
"Medusa?" Scáthach looked at this Rider Servant who had not appeared before. "Is it because of the Pegasus?"
The legendary Pegasus was Medusa's child, so she could control the fantasy beast Pegasus very well. Her Noble Phantasm, Bellerophon, is a charge attack against enemies where she and Pegasus act as one.
"No need to be nervous. The Holy Grail War has been destroyed, so we do not need to fight."
Sakura, who happened not to have been involved in the previous events, had no idea what had happened. Perhaps Zouken knew something, but the Old Worm was already dead and gone, and even if he knew, he could not tell Sakura or Shinji.
So this Master and Servant pair had no idea about the current situation. Medusa had only recently discovered that several Servants were gathered at Shirou's house, where Sakura often visited. She had been secretly following to protect Sakura out of concern for her safety.
It was not until Ethan briefly explained the situation that Sakura looked at Artoria, who had been sitting there, with a surprised expression. "So this is Senpai's Servant?"
She did not particularly care about the other people or Servants. Only Artoria, as Shirou's Servant, interested her greatly. The reason was not particularly special. It was just because Artoria was a very beautiful and cute girl, nothing more.
"Yes, this is Saber."
Although he knew her true name, Shirou had not changed his habit yet.
By this time, Sakura also realized how abnormal the people present were.
That seemingly beautiful and cute little boy was actually a god. The tall and beautiful older sister next to him was the daughter of Zeus, also a demigod, and the little boy's girlfriend... Uh, was the age gap not a bit large?
She had not even sorted out the connections when she was shocked by the truth that the girl named Illya, whom she thought was Shirou's sister, was actually his older sister.
"So she is your older sister?"
"Her situation is a bit special, so her body stopped developing many years ago." According to Ethan, Illya was now like a normal person, which meant she could grow up... right?
There were also Cú Chulainn and Scáthach from Celtic mythology. Shirou's Servant was the famous King Arthur.
"King Arthur is actually..." Sakura quickly realized that her reaction was not very polite and immediately apologized to Artoria.
"It is alright. Many people have this reaction."
Afterward, she also learned that Rin Tohsaka was one of the Masters participating in this Holy Grail War, and the Archer Servant she summoned was Shirou from the future who became a Heroic Spirit.
"That is amazing, Senpai!"
She seemed amazed that Shirou would become a Heroic Spirit in the future, but for some reason, she suddenly felt very unhappy deep down. Although Sakura had a beautiful smile on her face, everyone present felt that the aura around this girl had become much darker.
"Actually, according to Ethan, Emiya can be considered me from another parallel world. My future might go in a completely different direction."
Such strong survival instinct.
Ethan was not the only one who thought this way. In a trance, the dark aura around Sakura slowly disappeared, and the dining room seemed to return to its previous state. Everyone ate breakfast while chatting, and as a result, the meal lasted until noon.
Clearly, Shirou and Sakura did not go to school today. In their current situation, they could not continue to be ordinary students.
As various matters were laid bare, there were many problems that needed to be resolved.
Ethan was taking Artoria to another King Arthur's world. Should Shirou go along?
Also, Ethan was taking Illya to school. As the only younger brother, should Shirou also take care of her? Moreover, Ethan had already listed Shirou as a candidate for chef, so taking care of him appropriately was not a strange thing. As for the age, it was not a big deal. Ethan could easily solve it.
If Shirou left, Sakura would likely have some thoughts. As for the young lady Rin, who liked to join in the fun, she definitely would not be willing to be left behind alone.
What was originally a casually decided matter seemed to be turning into a group activity, and there were still some small issues that needed to be resolved before it could actually happen.
For example, at noon, Kazama Ryu, who had specifically come to find Ethan after learning he was back, was a bit surprised by Ethan's childlike appearance, but he quickly returned to normal.
"You want to become my Reincarnator?"
Kazama Ryu adopted a very humble posture. Facing a powerful deity like Ethan, who was completely on a different level, he had no right to put on airs.
"I have undergone a lot of specialized training and learned basic swordsmanship and magecraft. I am definitely more suited to the role of a Reincarnator than ordinary people."
"Why do you want to become a Reincarnator?"
Kazama Ryu did not hide his ambition at all. "When a person encounters such an opportunity and meets an existence like you, it would be too foolish not to seize it."
Ethan nodded. When an ordinary person encounters an opportunity to ascend to the heavens in one step or even become a god, who can remain indifferent? Kazama Ryu was just making the right choice at the right time.
He tilted his head and thought carefully. Ethan felt that training a Reincarnator subordinate seemed quite good.
(To be continued.)