Even though he lamented, Shinji couldn't just watch the atmosphere deteriorate.
If it happened under normal circumstances, it would be nothing, just a fight, which is the normal daily life for two people.
In the original world line, Luvia did not come to Fuyuki at this point in time, and Rin did not meet this distant sister in the Holy Grail War. The two actually met in London, while studying abroad in the Clock Tower.
On the first day they met, they had a fight in the student dormitory over a trivial matter. The aftermath of the fight destroyed the dormitory's front desk. As a result, both of them were kicked out of the dormitory and had to find a house to live in outside.
This was just the beginning of fate. The two had similar magic skills, followed the same path, and had chosen a large number of overlapping courses, so it was natural that they would meet frequently. Therefore, the scene of the first day of meeting would be repeated every few days, whether in the teaching building or outside, whether in class or after class.
As time went by, the entire Clock Tower knew the names of the two proud girls, and set an unbreakable rule - Toosaka Rin and Luviacelinta Edelfelt must not appear in the same class! As a result, the two surpassed Flat and Sfin and became the new generation of "problem children" in the El-Melloi classroom!
But now it was different. The two were in very bad condition due to the previous battle. Although Gilgamesh's potion stimulated the vitality stored in their bodies, it would take quite some time to truly transform physical strength and magic power. It would be harmful to start a war at this time. If they were not careful, it would leave the enemy with an opportunity to take advantage of them. Putting aside the other masters and servants, Solomon, whose position was unclear, was enough to give Gilgamesh and Karna a headache. Affected by the physical condition of the master, the two were not in the best condition.
"That's it."
Before Rin and Luvia could get close to each other, Shinji stepped between them, blocking their view with his body.
As expected, the two girls' angry eyes turned to Shinji, who raised his hand calmly and hooked his finger at the two girls at the same time.
"Don't stare at me like that. You're dragging your tired body around, and you still want to fight me? Well, I don't mind. If you really want to fight me, I'll be there for you. I'll fight you two alone, and I won't be the one who suffers anyway."
After hearing this, Rin and Luvia realized the problem, stopped walking and turned their heads.
Lin snorted, "Don't be so proud, I'll come find you after I deal with that upstart. Clean your neck and wait for me!"
"Yes, yes. I will be waiting for you to wash it well, not only my neck, but the rest of my body as well."
Shinji said, winking at the same time. His perverted expression reminded Rin of the bad memory from a few minutes ago, and the hatred value shifted instantly. And this was exactly what Shinji wanted. I, the MT, opened the taunt, so you won't focus on Luvia anymore.
Luvia behind didn't hold on to Rin, but looked back and forth between Shinji and Rin thoughtfully.
She didn't know about Rin's embarrassing story. When Rin was "played" by Shinji, she didn't regain consciousness. Unlike Rin, she didn't have equipment given by a rich man. She fought Rin without any armor. In fact, her injuries were more serious than Rin's, and it took longer to recover.
After recovering, Rin and Shinji did not take the initiative to mention what happened before. Now Shinji was facing Rin with his back to Luvia, not giving the latter a chance to read his expression.
The reason for this behavior is entirely because Luvia remembered a sentence that Rin said before the war.
"This is just a warm-up match before the final battle with that guy!"
Obviously, this country girl has another duel opponent besides herself, and this person is more respected in her heart than herself. If this person is Matou Shinji, then it is not surprising, because he is the last True Ancestor's guard knight, who defeated the servants and destroyed "Fuhailin Anash", and even Karna recognized him.
Luvia once imagined that if she really had to become an enemy of this person, she would find two or more allies, and if that didn't work, she would simply admit defeat and would never fight him alone - it was not shameful to make such a choice in the face of the "Blue Knight".
But now, it seems that there is a new choice... Hehe, the way the Tohsaka family treated the Great Aunt back then, I can also make use of it.
Thinking of this, Luvia took two steps forward, almost sticking to Shinji, and whispered.
"Are you also Miss Toosaka's enemy?"
"Actually I don't want to, after all we've known each other for years, but she insists on doing this, and I can't just throw my hands up and surrender."
"So, do you want to form an alliance with me?"
After hearing Shinji's explanation, Luvia moved closer, and her already bright lips became even more gorgeous. The girl's breath touched the boy's earlobe, making him feel tingling and arousing some strange emotions.
Before he could respond, Rin spoke first.
"No, absolutely not, you must not form an alliance with this upstart!"
"Whether he forms an alliance with me or not is none of your business!" Luvia put one hand on her waist, covered her mouth with the other hand, and smiled smugly.
"Of course it's my business, he's my... uh, my... uh"
After grumbling several times, Lin still couldn't think of a suitable answer. After all, there are some things that cannot be said, at least not in public.
"In short, no means no. Your family won't agree to it!"
The family here refers to Sakura of course. Well, we also have to add Matou Kariya, who has an ambiguous relationship with her mother. No, it is basically clear who is the one.
However, Luvia knew nothing about this and continued to laugh.
"You are not his family, how do you know he won't agree? I think they will definitely agree. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. What's more, there is a basis for cooperation between us."
"Basis for cooperation? You guys?" He snorted and was ready for battle.
"Of course! He and my Servant Karna have crossed paths before. Although not this time, he did receive a Noble Phantasm from Karna. You just heard that he saved me more than once and... did that to me."
At the end of her speech, two blushes appeared on Luvia's fair cheeks, and she looked shy and timid, like a girl deeply in love.
"Oh?" Lin's expression suddenly became strange.
Shinji shuddered all over and almost fell on his back, screaming "Fuck!" in his heart.
This reaction—
The tone and content of this speech—
And this woman who's talking—
Director, did you get the wrong script
PS: Rin and Luvia don't seem to have a good relationship, but they actually have a lot in common. When they didn't know each other's identities, they got along really well. After being kicked out of the dormitory, Luvia also gave up her third floor apartment to Rin and Shirou. To be honest, considering the cost of living in London and Rin's financial situation at the time, this was definitely a timely help (from the sequel to FSN, "Fate/hollow ataraxia").