It all started with the news Shinji received.
"Ryougi Shiki is living with a strange man."
Shinji knew that the strange man's name was "Kanjoba", also known as "Shirou's alternate version" or "Shirou's original version". He looked very similar to Shirou Emiya, the protagonist of "Fate stay night". He was a chess piece sent by Araya Soren to lure Ryougi Shiki to Ogawa's apartment.
The cohabitation of Nakajo and Ryougi Shiki is the beginning of the story called "Spiral of Contradiction", and the reason why he got this news is because he had placed someone near Ryougi Shiki's residence (someone arranged by Tokugawa). The target of the surveillance was not Ryougi Shiki herself, but just a stranger who came in and out of Ryougi Shiki's residence.
In other words, Shinji was just waiting for Tiaoba to appear.
Of course, Shinji also considered the possibility that Araya would use other means. But no matter what means, there are two points that will not change.
First, Araya's goal is to obtain Ryougi Shiki's body.
Second, Araya cannot attack Ryougi Shiki outside Ogawa's apartment, because this will alert the restraining force and cause all kinds of unexpected changes - the restraining force will prevent anyone from going to the "root".
As long as we keep a close eye on Ryougi Shiki, we will be able to grasp Araya's movements.
After confirming the appearance of Satsuma, Shinji began to make arrangements quietly, such as sending people to rent an apartment adjacent to Ogawa's apartment to conduct surveillance, and sending people to secretly keep an eye on Satsuma.
All actions are carried out in secret. Neither Sakura, Shinji's closest sister, nor Touko, who serves as his think tank, know about Shinji's actions. The only one who knows is Matou Tsuruno, who provides Shinji with manpower and financial support.
When nearly a month had passed and Orange was leaving Kanbushiko City for Tokyo, Shinji had a premonition that something might happen, so he asked for leave from E-Squadron and Kenneth on the grounds that he had some personal matters to deal with recently, and flew back to Japan. He moved directly into a rental house across the street from Ogawa Apartment, hiding under Araya's nose.
As Shinji predicted, Araya took action. Under his plan, Nakajo brought Shiki to Ogawa Apartment, met Araya, and fought with him.
Meanwhile, Shinji, who has received news that Nakajo and Shiki are going out for a night out together for the first time, begins to wrap up. According to his plan, as long as Shiki and Araya go to war, he will launch the long-prepared arrangement and destroy Araya's temple in one fell swoop. After that, whether Araya lives or dies will be decided by Shiki.
Just when everything was ready, the appearance of Orange disrupted Shinji's plan.
"I thought you would go back to the workshop after returning from Tokyo, so that you would see the message I left for you. I didn't expect you to go back at all and start investigating directly. It seems that I underestimated your obsession with that taboo name. It was my negligence to let you get hurt, and I want to apologize to you."
Shinji said as he drew healing runes on Orange's body.
Under Shinji's treatment, Orange's complexion gradually improved, and she sighed softly.
"That name is a complete denial of my eighteen years of life. Even if you were paraphrasing Aruba, I still had the thought of killing you when I heard that name - so we're even."
"Well, it's even."
Seeing Orange showing weakness, Shinji felt a pang in his heart. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it to Orange's lips, lighting it for her. He knew that this was what she needed most right now.
"I got this from my friend (Weber). It's made in England. It may not suit your taste. Just make do with it."
Under the glasses, a pair of beautiful orange eyes first revealed surprise, which soon turned into an emotion that was very consistent with the pupil color - warmth.
The woman whose name has a warm tone to it had trembling eyes and took a deep puff of her cigarette.
"You still understand me."
After blowing out a smoke ring, he shook his head again.
"No, you are the only one who understands me. Otherwise, I would have been killed by Araya Soren. Well, it is possible that I would have lived a life worse than death."
Orange was furious because Aruba said the "forbidden words" and rushed back to Kanbushi City from Tono's house. After some investigation, she successfully found Aruba's hiding place. At the same time, she also saw the difference in Ogawa's apartment and noticed the existence of Araya Soren.
This discovery made her give up the idea of going in and killing Aruba directly. Orange is a rational person, she will not do anything without confidence. Just as she was about to return to the workshop to make a long-term plan, she saw Tsukioka and Ryougi Shiki swaggering into the apartment.
At that moment, Orange understood Araya's purpose - after several months of getting along, she had already seen that Ryougi Shiki's body was connected to the "root", which was exactly the channel Araya had been dreaming of. And the apartment in front of them, which had been transformed into another world, existed just for Ryougi Shiki.
Although Orange usually believes in staying out of trouble, this time it is not someone else's business, but an incident related to her. As early as when Orange decided to get involved with Shiki, she had predicted that such a thing would happen, and she could not and did not want to sit idly by.
In Orange's opinion, a so-called magician treats his disciples and relatives as if they were his own. Because they are like his own clones, he will risk his life to protect them, and Ryougi Shiki does the same.
So, Orange gave up the idea of acting after careful consideration, and broke into Ogawa's apartment with the familiars that were originally prepared to deal with the changes that might happen in the Tono family. The moment she stepped into the apartment, she was ready to die once, and her main goal changed from killing Aruba to rescuing Ryougi Shiki.
This scene fell into the eyes of Shinji who had been monitoring Ogawa's apartment, and he almost died of anxiety. Even the current Shinji was not sure that he could defeat Araya who had the support of the "64th Floor of the Offering Hall", not to mention Orange who was not as strong as him.
Without even a second thought, Shinji changed his original plan and put Ryougi Shiki aside, protecting Touko was his top priority.
Anyway, Araya's goal is to capture Ryougi Shiki alive, so Shiki will not be in danger for the time being. Besides, people are close to each other, although it is a bit unfair to Kanye to say this, but in Shinji's heart, Orange's status is much higher than Ryougi Shiki. Even if he knows that Orange can be "resurrected", he does not want Orange to experience the pain of death.
So, Shinji put on the Hades cloak and followed Orange into the barrier. If he was not discovered, he would secretly protect Orange. If he was discovered by Araya, he would take Orange and kill him directly.
I don't know if it's because Araya and Aruba were both focused on their respective targets, Shinji never exposed himself. He just hid in the corner, watching Orange defeat Aruba, and Orange fight with Araya.
In addition to fighting, he was also thinking about how to take advantage of the current situation to gain the greatest benefit.
The answer is the orange beside him who has let down his guard and the two scrolls on the back seat.