The question was asked in a deep, masculine voice, but it was still clearly a female voice.
The voice that answered was thin and weak, with a bit of girlish tenderness. Without a doubt, this was the voice of the woman that Shinji and the others had been following. The former was probably the veteran who cleaned up after her, and the barrier of the apartment was most likely created by her.
The two mysterious women in the room didn't notice anyone eavesdropping and continued their conversation.
"Where are you going again?"
"Um."
"I knew it would be like this. You came back later today than yesterday. Is that kid back?"
"No." The thin voice revealed a bit of disappointment, "I just want to see more of his home and the city where he lives."
"You are so silly and cute." The deep voice sighed, "But, you know, we are no longer human beings, and we are destined not to get along with him like before."
"Yeah, I know." The thin voice revealed a hint of loneliness, "I just want to take a look at him quietly without letting him know I'm there."
"Your attitude leaves me speechless. Why didn't I realize that the kid had such great magic power? Not only did he marry such a beautiful wife, but he also had a silly woman like you who was willing to sacrifice for him. I heard that he seemed to have other women - is this still the cold-blooded kid I knew at the beginning?"
"No, that's just his disguise. He's not like that in his heart."
"How come you have no sense of humor? It's tiring to live like this. I know what that kid is thinking. He looks cold on the outside, but he's actually a naive idealist at heart. I used to think he would drown with his ideals, but I didn't expect he would get married and have a beautiful daughter. His wife and her daughter have a lot in common with us, so maybe the distance between us isn't that far."
"Maybe, he may not reject us, but it's impossible to be like before. No human can stand us looking at them as if they were food, and I can't stand myself looking at him in that way."
"Here we go again, here we go again. I'm just saying this. Regardless of the gap between humans and vampires, that sir will not allow us to cause any trouble. This city is not simple. There are several places that give me a sense of danger. Even if I hide in the barrier, I feel like someone is watching me. If our personal emotional problems cause omissions in that sir's plan, then we will really be sorry for the second life that sir has given us."
"I know, I know." The thin voice became weaker and weaker.
"That's good to know." The deep voice turned soft, "It's almost time to eat. I'll go get the blood bag. Although you said that just now, you don't want to suck blood directly from humans. You keep using blood bags. In fact, you still have a little fantasy in your heart."
"You are the same, aren't you? He is the only family we have left."
"yes."
"... "
"... "
The dark room regained its calm. Wu Hui, who existed in a virtual form, quietly left the room and reunited with her companions.
"Hey, Shinji, what should we do next? Should we arrest them?"
"Why, do you really want to catch them?" Shinji asked back. It was he who had just used his mental power to inform Kirie to leave.
"No." Kirie shook her head, "They don't seem to be the kind of vampires who regard humans as food and inferior creatures."
"There are good people and bad people, and the same is true for vampires. Although there are not many of them, there are indeed a small number of vampires who choose to hide in the shadows of humans and coexist harmoniously with humans. The biggest characteristic of this group of people is that they do not suck blood directly, do not create servants, and their demand for blood is mostly met in places like blood bags, hospitals, and blood donation stations. When encountering such harmless vampires, most magicians or agents of the church will choose to turn a blind eye, unless there are some extremists who advocate the extermination of vampires."
"So that's why you don't catch them?" Kirie asked after listening to Shinji's explanation.
"This is only a secondary reason. The main reason is that these two women are very likely related to Emiya Kiritsugu, and the relationship is not shallow. Now that Kiritsugu has not returned, I can't act rashly."
This was Shinji's biggest concern. Over the years, he and Kiritsugu had always had a pleasant cooperation, and they would need to continue to cooperate in the upcoming Holy Grail War. Although he was very curious about the identity of the master the two women were talking about, and what he wanted to do in Fuyuki, Shinji held back for the time being. He didn't want to cause any situation that would cause a breakdown in his relationship with Kiritsugu, which would have an adverse impact on the Holy Grail War.
Shinji was also very curious about the identities of the two women. According to his understanding of Kiritsugu, all of Kiritsugu's relatives except those who lived in the Emiya family were dead. Among those who died, there were indeed vampires, but there was only one, not two.
That person's name is Xia Lei, a girl from a small island in Southeast Asia, and Kiritsugu's childhood sweetheart and first love. Because she drank the unfinished potion made by Kiritsugu's father, Emiya Norinaka, she turned into a ghoul (the stage before a Dead Apostle), which attracted the agents of the Holy Church and the executors of the Magic Association, causing the entire island to turn into a sea of fire. Except for Kiritsugu who was taken away by his adoptive mother, no one on the island survived.
By the way, the leader of the executors at that time was Cornelius Aruba. In 1998, he went to Kanbushi City to become Araya Soren's assistant. He was an idiot who dared to break the taboo and called Orange "Red of Pain". As a result, he was beaten up by Orange first, then his hand was broken by Fujino, then he was seriously injured by Sakura, and finally he was shot in the head by Kiritsugu, which was also a revenge for the arrow shot in his youth.
Shinji doesn't think that Xia Lei, who is just a ghoul, can escape the killing of the executor and the agent. Even if she escapes, she can't explain the identity of the other person. It seems that the answer can only be known when Kiritsugu comes back. After all, Shinji's understanding of Kiritsugu is only based on the plots of his previous life, which is not enough to cover Kiritsugu's first half of life. Maybe something happened at a time that Shinji doesn't know? You know, Kiritsugu's popularity with women is not much worse than Shinji's.
Before leaving, Wu Hui asked again: "Just leave them alone like this?"
"Of course not." Shinji shook his head. "For Kiritsugu's sake, I can temporarily not arrest them, but that doesn't mean I will let them move freely in the city. Who should I send to monitor them?"
"Let me do it. My eyes are suitable for this kind of work." Fujino volunteered.
"No, that would be too stressful for Wuhui to watch the surveillance center alone. Let me think... I got it, can I ask you for it?"
Shinji, who was thinking with his head down and his arms folded across his chest, suddenly raised his head and smiled at a telephone pole not far away, where a hint of enchanting purple was faintly visible.
PS: For details about Aruba, please refer to Chapter 80 of Kara no Kyoukai. The treacherous young master asked Kiritsugu to grab the heads not only to prevent the girls from taking lives, but also to avenge their hatred. Shirou's romantic fate also comes from Kiritsugu, as does his character of drowning with his ideals. Unfortunately, Shirou will not have the ending of Red A in any of the three lines. He has Illya in the main line, Rin in UBW, and he gave up his ideals directly in HF.