The inside of the coffin is a different world, not as small as it looks from the outside, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate Shinji, who is larger than it.
It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a different world inside the coffin. Although the area is not large, there is a pond, grass, green trees, wild flowers, and the dark night sky and the bright moon hanging high above.
In the center of the world, there is a mini castle that looks exactly like the True Ancestor's home, the Millennium Castle, but its floor space and height are much smaller. If you ignore the exterior, this is a two-bedroom residence.
There is no rhetoric here, just a statement of facts. This is really a two-bedroom house. Shinji dares to swear to anything because the layout of the house is exactly the same as the Matou family. Of course, since the Matou family is a luxurious house, it is impossible to move everything in. Only a few parts are copied here, such as Shinji's own room, the sofa and coffee table in the living room, and even the fruit plate on the coffee table are exactly the same.
At this time, Elquet, a blonde with red eyes and wearing a white sweater, was lying on the sofa, holding a handheld game console and working hard.
Yes, this little world was Elquet's masterpiece. The appearance of the Millennium City and the layout of the Matou family were almost perfectly replicated, all of which became reality in her mind. Except for the handheld game console in the hands of Her Royal Highness the Princess and some household appliances, she could not understand their structure yet and could only bring them in from outside.
Hearing the door open, Arquette casually pressed the pause button, threw the handheld game console aside, and lay on the back of the sofa, staring at Shinji like a disgruntled Persian cat.
"It's so boring, Shinji, when can we go out?"
"It's been less than a day, and I've prepared so many games for you. Have you finished them all?"
Shinji sat down next to Elquet, picked up an orange, broke off half and put it in his mouth, and handed the other half to Elquet.
But Elquet didn't take it. Instead, he shrank back and opened his mouth with an "ah" sound.
Shinji had no choice but to tear off a petal and throw it up.
There was a flash of white light, and Elquet appeared precisely under the orange slices, swallowed them in one gulp, and then said in an unclear voice: "No, I don't know why, I just feel bored."
"You're bored, but you still have to come with me? You can come with me, but I don't want to move around during the day. If the old man hadn't brought this coffin here, I don't know what I would do."
"Because the sun is uncomfortable. And if you want to go to that world, you can't enter it if it's too far away from you."
The world was Elquet's masterpiece, but the space that held the world was opened up by "Jewel Man". Only he, the second magician, could fold the space so easily and stuff a space the size of a football field into the coffin.
As for why it was a coffin and not something else, it was because Elquet was influenced by human artwork and believed that vampires should sleep in coffins, so the "Gem Man" modified the appearance of the container.
The act of "sending the coffin" also confirmed two facts:
First, "Mr. Gem" has always been paying attention to the Matou family, otherwise he would not have sent the space props at such a perfect time.
Recalling the ending of the "Heavens Feel" line in "Fate stay night", when Toosaka Rin was facing trial for using the second magical creation "Jewel Sword", "Jewel Man" who had not appeared in the Clock Tower for hundreds of years suddenly appeared to resolve Rin's crisis. It can be judged that this is most likely a peeping Tom who is no less than Merlin.
Second, "Gem Man" has a close relationship with Elquet.
In this regard, "Tsukihime" and its related works do not provide relevant information. We only know that "Jewel Man" visited Millennium City when the princess was young and seemed to have taught her for a period of time. Now it seems that the old man not only did not hate Elquet because she was a replica of Zhu Yue, but also took good care of her. It is unknown what this most unfathomable existence on earth is thinking.
With the space props and a small world, Elquet will not be exposed to the sun, and she will not have to worry about being disturbed when sleeping during the day. Shinji can also take Elquet with him without worrying about the lively princess causing any trouble.
The most important point is that with this UO candidate, Shinji's personal safety is guaranteed. Walking sideways may be a bit exaggerated, but walking normally and not seeking death is absolutely no problem, no matter where in the world. This is also the reason why Shinji dares to come to China and says he is fully prepared.
You have to know that China is the observer of the Type-Moon Universe, the black box hand-picked by a certain fungus, and the country with the most complete mysterious heritage. It is said that there are still large and small secret realms on the Tibetan Plateau, the pure land closest to the sky, which preserves the complete Age of Gods Circle and is the most challenging area on Earth. That's why Shinji only brought Elquet and didn't bring anyone else to travel with him.
Of course, Shinji would never tell Elquet about this, otherwise she would be like a fox that gets carried away and lift her tail to the sky. Although even without saying it, she was still lifting her tail all the time, and now she started to say "Ahhh—" to Shinji again.
"Aren't you bored now?" Shinji rolled his eyes and continued to repeat the same action.
"Not boring." Arquette was enthusiastic.
This was one of her favorite little games. It started when Sakura was eating snacks and asked Shinji to feed her. As a result, Fujino and others followed suit. Elquet thought it was interesting and wanted to learn it, but she was sitting far away, so Shinji threw the snacks directly to her, and Elquet caught it with her mouth somehow.
Then she got excited, and couldn't stop. Not only did she play whenever she had the chance, but she also played with all kinds of tricks, such as "snake steps", "cat shaking water", "cat turning", and "crow flying on a plane" - the names were chosen by Shinji. In his eyes, Elquet and Afu have many similarities, especially when they are stupid. More than one person told her not to play like this, like teasing a dog, and showed her similar videos. Unexpectedly, Her Royal Highness became more and more interested. Perhaps in the eyes of the True Ancestor, there is no difference between humans and animals. They are all life on earth, and there is no distinction between high and low.
"Then take your time. I have to go to Mooncell. I promised to tell Altira what happened today."
Soon, after throwing half an orange, Shinji left the sofa and walked towards his room.
"Hmph, it's that annoying guy again, you're not allowed to go." Elquet pouted and grabbed Shinji's arm, "If you dare to go, I'll come out and make trouble for you."
Unfortunately, Shinji didn't buy it at all: "If you dare to make trouble, I won't bring you any delicious food. China has more delicious food than the rest of the world combined. I've already asked around, the pancakes and fire cakes here are delicious, especially this fire cake, which is golden in color, crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and salty and delicious... I'm drooling just thinking about it."
"Gulp." Elquet swallowed unconsciously, and his pouting mouth softened: "I-Is it okay if I don't make trouble?"
"Then be obedient. When my mission is over, I will take you to try all the delicious Chinese food!"
"real?"
"Really? It's more real than 24K gold."
"Well, then I'll be patient for a while. If you can't bear it anymore, just tie me up with this." A silver chain appeared in Elquet's hand. It was the prop she used to restrain herself when she was sleeping.
Her Royal Highness's teachings are beginning to show results.