Let me reiterate that the girls around Shinji are all good girls. Although they express their feelings in different ways and have different thoughts in their hearts, they will not interfere with their work.
Whether it is Kirie, who is the most jealous and emotional, or Fujino, who has the most inner thoughts, once they get into work mode, they become very reliable. When the obviously weird girl appears in the field of vision, Fujino immediately calms down, opens the magic eye, and firmly locks on the target, while Kirie uses the virtual characteristics of "dual existence" to sneak up on her with the cover of the surrounding buildings.
The woman, with her head wrapped tightly but wearing thin clothes, didn't seem to notice that she was being watched. She continued to wander the streets at night, her head slightly turning and her eyes moving left and right, just like a vampire coming out to hunt for food at night.
Because the distance was quite far, Shinji couldn't use magic to detect the woman's vital signs to see whether she was a human or a ghost. However, based on his years of experience in hunting vampires, he could basically conclude that this was definitely a Dead Apostle, and an inexperienced novice Dead Apostle.
but-
"Strange." The more Shinji observed, the stranger it seemed.
"What's strange?" Fujino asked in a low voice.
"Everything is weird."
The woman's surreptitious actions made it seem like she had just become a Dead Apostle. During this period, Dead Apostles have the strongest demand for blood, and their fragile rationality cannot resist the strong instinctive demand. In this state, how did she manage to suck blood without leaving any traces? You know, in addition to the police, Lorelia also arranged special guards. Such a novice Dead Apostle is simply a dead end.
Fujino asked again: "Could it be that he just arrived nearby and didn't have time to suck blood yet?"
Shinji shook his head and said, "No, look at her steps, she rarely pauses. It's impossible for someone who has just arrived in an unfamiliar environment to walk in this way. She must have been here for a while."
"Maybe there are other Dead Apostles nearby, and that Dead Apostle is experienced and taught her to clean up after her, just like an old employee in a company. Since we found her, she has passed by six people, both men and women, young students and old people. If she is really a new Dead Apostle who is dominated by instinct, I don't think she would do nothing."
Kirie's evaluation of Fujino as "the one who thinks the most" is absolutely correct. Although she has dealt with Dead Apostles only a few times, she still made judgments based on careful observation and analysis.
"This is the most likely answer at the moment. But we can't draw a conclusion just yet. The existence of the Dead Apostles is a kind of uncommon sense. Anything can happen to them. Maybe this is an old immortal pretending to be young. If you look at Elquet's usual appearance, would you think she has lived for 800 years? Of course, Elquet is not pretending. She is really young - psychologically."
"Is that why you don't let Kirie get too close?"
"That's right, Wuhui's 'dual existence' is special, but if you encounter a real monster, you may still be discovered or even destroyed, so be careful. When Elquet comes back and this Holy Grail War is over, I will take you to see the real mysterious world."
Previously, he chose to take Elquet out alone because of Elquet's blood-sucking urge and the preparations for the Holy Grail War. Now that the blood-sucking urge is no longer a problem and the Holy Grail War will not last too long, it is time to take his family to see the mysteries and prosperity of the world.
Hearing this promise, Fujino suddenly smiled like a flower, and clung to Shinji like a beautiful snake. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. Although she was used to watching him leave and waiting at home, deep in her heart, she still hoped to become that lucky princess and stay by his side.
If he were to go abroad, where would he go first? China, which he always talked about? Or the UK, where he has been the most? I heard from my uncles and aunts that the scenery in the United States is also nice... Hmm, there are so many places I want to go, I am so confused.
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'm not good at making decisions, so I'll let him decide. As long as I'm with him, it doesn't matter where we go.
Just as Fujino was looking forward to the future, Kirie seemed to have discovered something and sent back a message through mental resonance.
"Do you think the surroundings around that woman look familiar?"
"It looks familiar. I haven't flown at night in a while. I haven't—wait."
Modern buildings are highly modular, and it was midnight, so there was little he could distinguish. At this moment, a Japanese-style house with decades of history was reflected on his retina.
"Isn't this near the Emiya residence? His family is the only one with a traditional garden nearby - why did they come here? Is that woman coming for the Emiya residence?"
Shinji had only said it casually and didn't take it seriously, but the woman did it anyway. She climbed up the wall of the house next to the Emiya family and sat on it, staring blankly at the Emiya family's courtyard without moving.
"What are you doing?" Shinji was confused.
Running out on a winter night and walking several kilometers just to see the Emiya family? This is not the way to go beyond common sense.
After a while, Illya appeared in the courtyard, wearing a little white dress and holding a staff inlaid with star symbols and rubies. Her appearance was exactly the same as that of the popular magical girls.
This is certainly not because Illya was influenced by Japanese otaku culture during her growth and awakened her interest in COSPLAY and prepared to change her career to become a Coser. That is the conceptual weapon that comes with the magic wand in her hand.
Yes, the magic wand, not a wizard wand nor a magic wand, but a real magic wand, designed by "Jewel Master" and assisted in the production by Shinji Matou and Yustisa, a unique magical item infused with "second magic" and "third magic".
Remember when Shinji entered the third level of magic and went to Illya to help her solve the problem of the mismatch between the growth rate of her soul and her body? This is the result.
Guiding Illya's excessive soul power and reusing it not only harmonizes the soul and body, but is also a form of training for Illya and a powerful amulet, achieving three goals at one stroke. It is precisely because of this magic wand for self-defense that Kiritsugu and Maiya dare to leave the mother and daughter at home without worrying about them being in danger.
It is worth mentioning that Shinji and Yustisa only participated in the soul-related engineering. The style of the magic wand and the conceptual weapon formed after activation were designed and made by the old man of the gem himself, and have nothing to do with other people.
Thinking of the two identical staffs in the previous life's work "Fate/kaleid liner Magical Girl☆Illya" created by Hiroyama Hiroshi, Shinji had an unprecedented guess in his mind.
The serious and earnest image of this old man, Jewel, is not just an act. In fact, he is just a hooligan who likes magical girls, just like the hooligan in the Japanese Shogi Association who likes JS (elementary school students).
PS: I've been wanting to say this for a long time. The old man is definitely a peeping scoundrel. He's not much better than Merlin. Merlin can only peek into one world, but the old man can peek into all parallel worlds. How can a decent person awaken this kind of magic? Tsk tsk, thinking about it this way, there must be some hidden reason behind his fight with Zhu Yue.