"So boring."
In the Matou family's workshop, Shinji sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, staring at the huge crystal curtain wall in front of him.
That's right, crystal, not glass.
Artificial glass is not suitable as a medium for magic, but crystal is the opposite. This thing, which is described as having magical powers in many legends and anecdotes, naturally carries a high degree of mysterious affinity. Even in modern times, there are still many magicians who use crystal as a medium to cast or amplify magic.
Of course, it is extremely rare for the Matou family to build a curtain wall as exaggerated as this. The cost is secondary. If we do not measure it by the standards of art collection or luxury goods, the price of crystal is actually not high, mainly because it is not necessary.
Generally speaking, a piece of crystal the size of a head is enough to meet the needs of most magic. Even if there is a special spell that requires a large amount of crystal, the size can be reduced through refinement. There is no need to build an entire wall.
The Matou family did this completely out of special circumstances. The function of the crystal wall is similar to that of the crystal balls that many magicians love to use, both of which are used as projection media for "clairvoyance" magic. However, the Matou family needs to observe a lot of places, and if they use traditional crystal balls, they will need too many and it will be very inconvenient to observe. So Shinji suggested that they simply learn from the curtain walls of TV stations, and the result was this crystal wall.
The crystal wall was originally used to monitor the area around the Matou family. After Medea joined, the level and scale of the "Clairvoyance" technique increased significantly. With the help of the police station's surveillance probes, it can monitor the streets and alleys of the entire city. What Shinji is doing now is naturally to monitor Fuyuki's situation in real time.
This was originally Kirie and Fujino's job, but after Altria's confession came to light last night, the girls started to act up.
"Woo woo woo, I'm already here."
"It was me first, it was me first, I was clearly here first, why did it turn out like this?"
"Hmph, you're such a playboy."
Not to mention the old complaints, there are also many new ones.
"You didn't even let the Servants go?"
"Medusa, Medea, you must be careful. He might attack you at any time."
"Especially Medusa. I feel like he has always had designs on you. You'd better stay away from him."
After complaining, the girls joined forces to punish Shinji, specifically by going on strike - We are working hard at home, and you are flirting with girls outside? This is too much. Now, we need to rest, and you go to work, hehe.
I have to say that the girl from the Matou family is very sensible. Even when she loses her temper, she still considers the current situation and does not cause irreversible problems that affect the plan.
The girls had already given in, so what else could Shinji do? Was he really going to fight back, forcing the girls to completely explode and cause chaos
Therefore, Shinji followed the girls' instructions and sat in front of the crystal wall. The girls went shopping together, expressing their depression by buying a lot of things.
At this time, a night had passed and the sky was bright. Under normal circumstances, this was the safe period for the Holy Grail War and the time for Masters and Servants to rest. Generally, no activities would be carried out.
Shinji stared at the picture divided into dozens of pieces in front of the crystal wall for an hour, but he didn't find any useful clues. His eyelids were drooping and he kept dozing off.
"Now you know how hard they work, you philandering bastard."
The space flipped and twisted, and a large black robe floated down.
"It's Medea. Didn't you go shopping with them?" Shinji leaned his entire back against the back of the seat with his head tilted back.
Not only girls go out together, but also female servants who are not girls. This can protect the safety of girls and allow servants to enjoy modern life - by the way, it can prevent Shinji from being bored at home and flirting with girls, after all, King Arthur flirted with them.
"I don't like noisy places, so I'll be back soon."
For Medea, this is a perfectly normal answer. It would be strange for a woman who always covers her face with a hood to like crowded places. She is not a young and ignorant Lily who finds everything new.
"With Queen Scathach as her guard, it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not."
There are only a handful of people who can surpass Medea in magic, and Scathach is one of them. Since she knew that the workshop of the Matou family was designed by Scathach, Medea has become a fan of Scathach. In just one night, she asked Scathach several questions, and Scathach answered them all. The two get along very well.
"Oh, that's perfect. It's almost noon. What do you want to eat? I'll go make it. You keep an eye on it for me."
Shinji used his lower back to bounce up from the chair. It was more interesting to cook in the kitchen than to do the boring surveillance work.
However, before he could stand firm, a heavy pressure fell on his shoulders, pushing him back to his original position, accompanied by a cold snort from Medea: "Don't try to be lazy."
"Hey, hey, I can't not eat." Shinji protested while rubbing his shoulders.
"This is your lunch."
Medea stretched out her hand hidden in her robe, holding a plastic bag. Through the gap between the handles, one could vaguely see soda and bread inside.
"Do you have to be so cruel?"
The protest turned into a wail, but Medea remained unmoved.
"This is already very merciful. If I were the person involved, hehe..."
The sinister sneer made Shinji feel cold on the back of his head. Medea was definitely ruthless in dealing with her love rival. By this standard, working and eating bread was indeed very kind. In this way, Sakura, Fujino, and Kirie were simply angels.
This little thought obviously did not escape Medea's eyes: "Now you know how good Sakura and the others are? Why didn't you think of it when you were out there messing around with other girls? I really don't understand, Sakura, Kirijo, and Asagami are all very good girls, why do they all like you?"
"... "
Shinji was silent for a while before he sighed.
"Maybe it's because I met them early and entered their hearts when they were still young."
In fact, he knew a lot of things very well, but he just didn't know how to deal with them and was too greedy to give up, so he kept pretending to be confused.
"You are a bastard indeed!" Medea declared. "Are all you men so easily bored with the old and easily attracted to the new?"
"I admit that I'm an asshole, but you're wrong about being fickle. I do like new things, it's human nature, but I won't be fickle. As for my family, I will be responsible to the end, no matter what choice they make."
"So you're not such a jerk at all, and you're much better than... someone else."
Medea's tone softened a little, and a hint of sadness appeared on the part of her face not covered by the hood.