In the one year since he met Justisa, Shinji had never seen her with such an expression.
She lowered her head, twisting her clothes with her hands unconsciously, with a little cowardice, a little hesitation, a little helplessness, and a little guilt. She couldn't look directly at Shinji like she usually did, and she didn't even dare to look at Scathach. She couldn't say whatever she wanted to say like she usually did, but just stood quietly in the corner of the workshop, like a child who had done something wrong and was forgotten.
Yes, child, although Justissa has lived for more than a thousand years, she has not grown much in terms of human sensibility. Counting the ten years she spent with Zouken Matou, Nagato Tōsaka and others when constructing the Greater Holy Grail, and the one year she spent with Shinji after leaving the Holy Grail system, Justissa's psychological age as a human is only eleven years old, that is, a child.
Scathach saw this, but Shinji ignored it because of Justisia's long life.
You can't use adult standards to judge a child - this is Scathach's subtext, which can also be translated as you can't use BBA standards to judge Yustisa.
Then you can just wait to be beaten. Don't worry, even if the master beats you to death, he can use magic to revive you and continue beating you or take your soul to the Kingdom of Shadows to continue beating you.
However, the master also made a mistake. She overestimated Shinji's mental age. Shinji's mental age in both lives combined would not exceed 30 years old, which was still a long way from true maturity.
The reason for the mistake was that Shinji'er's origins were beyond the master's knowledge, and the inadequacy in the report led to the misjudgment.
No matter how powerful the master's clairvoyance is, he cannot see parallel worlds, let alone know that the world he lives in will be known to Shinji in various forms such as novels, games, animation, and comics.
Shinji's perseverance that impressed her was based on his desire for mystery and to become stronger in his previous life; his careful planning and cautious style of doing things were based on his familiarity with the Type-Moon world. But the master didn't know that apart from these two points, Shinji was just an ordinary person, nothing special.
However, a person's personality and what he does are indispensable elements in evaluating that person and cannot be excluded.
Therefore, Shinji's reaction was completely different from what Scathach expected.
"Justisa." Shinji called her name and looked at her calmly.
"Yeah." Justisa responded softly, her head lowering lower and lower until the tip of her nose almost touched her chest.
Seeing her acting like an ostrich, Shinji felt a headache. He clearly had no intention of calling her to task, so why was she acting like an ostrich
In desperation, Shinji could only look at his almighty master for help.
The master raised his hand, materialized his magic spear and tapped Shinji's head gently before answering, "Idiot, men should take the initiative when dealing with women. I'm really worried that you'll end up like Kariya in the future if you're like this."
"Huh? How could I be the same as uncle's perfect spare tire?" Shinji complained while covering his head.
"Let's talk about it later. You should solve the problem of Yustisa first, otherwise you will be beaten."
Hearing the threat from his master, Shinji dared not hesitate, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the corners of his master's mouth twitched.
Shinji said this - "Um, don't you have anything to tell me?"
"... ... "Justisa's face turned red. She opened her mouth three times and finally said one word in the smallest voice, "Yes, I'm sorry."
"What else?" Shinji rubbed his temple hard and asked.
"I, I was wrong." Perhaps because she had already said it, Justisa's voice this time was a little louder than last time.
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
"ah!"
The three voices sounded almost at the same time.
"Bang" was the sound of Shinji putting his hands on the experimental table. Because he was a little anxious, it sounded a bit like slapping the table.
The sound frightened Justisa and she closed her eyes, so Shinji was hit on the head again.
"Boom."
The last "ah" was the cry Shinji made when he was beaten.
"Master, what's wrong with me? Why are you hitting me again?"
Shinji didn't understand.
"Fool, wood, rotten wood, rotten wood cannot be carved!"
Scathach, who noticed that Shinji had a connection with China in his previous life, sometimes switched to Chinese in order to express her meaning accurately. 2,000 years is enough for her to learn all the languages in the world.
"What did I say just now? Take the initiative! I say it again, take the initiative, take the initiative, understand? Express your own ideas well - really, you are dumber than Cu Chulainn, even worse than my stupid sister."
Well, Master, your sister Eve is a legendary female warrior at the same level as you. It's not shameful to be dumber than her - Shinji only dared to think about this in his mind. If he really said it out loud, it would probably not be just a few slaps (relatively speaking), but a solid beating.
At this time, Shinji had not noticed that he did not mention Cu Chulainn in his previous words. Perhaps he subconsciously did not want to lose to the senior brother whom his master admired the most.
At this time, Shinji was expressing his thoughts under the "pressure" of his master.
"Justisa, I don't want to hear an apology, and you don't have to apologize to me."
Justisa looked up in confusion, as if she didn't understand why Shinji said that.
"Although you promised me to tell me the situation of the battle in Einzbern Forest in time, I was not there after all. It is normal for you to not have time to contact me when you encounter a special situation. Just give me an explanation after the matter is over."
Hearing Shinji's answer, Justisa was stunned. She thought Shinji was angry with her because she did not abide by the agreement and acted without authorization, exposing her existence to the Einzbern family, so she did not speak to her.
"Well, aren't you angry? I... have affected your plan..."
"There's nothing to be angry about... Well, I admit that I am a little angry because your actions may cause unpredictable changes."
This is actually very easy to understand. A Holy Grail-model android suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It is difficult to judge the reactions of Kiritsugu Emiya and others, and the reactions of the Einzbern family.
"However, you are not my vassal. On the contrary, I am fulfilling my promise to you and helping you obtain the Holy Grail. You have the highest decision-making power. Therefore, you have every right to decide what to do, as long as you give me, the contractor, a reason—"