The day passed quickly.

The sun continued to set, school was over, and Shirou Emiya left the school carrying his schoolbag.

He was somewhat worried about Tosaka Rin, as well as his friend Matou Shinji and his sister Matou Sakura.

There was a death in the Matou family, and the Matou siblings stopped coming to school.

But today, Tosaka Rin also took a day off.

Emiya Shirou also wants to ask Tosaka Rin something about the Holy Grail War.

"Do you want to go visit the Tosaka family?"

He talked to himself.

Arthur changed into casual clothes and followed him. He whispered, "It's better not to."

"If Miss Lin really lost her Servant, then it would be best for us to stay away from her, so that she won't be dragged into this."

After hearing this, Shirou Emiya sighed and said, "You're right. Let's go buy some things and call the Tosaka family to ask about the situation."

Last night, Shirou Emiya's guardian, Taikawa Fujimura, suddenly returned home and not only used up all the food reserves at home, but also saw Shirou Emiya carrying the unconscious Rin Tosaka back home.

Fujimura Taiga was horrified: "Oh my god, Shirou may have grown up, but bringing an unconscious girl home is something that needs to be beaten up and the police called in!"

Then the furious teacher started beating Shirou Emiya with a wooden sword.

Shirou Emiya tried to explain himself, but Arthur's testimony deepened Fujimura Taiga's misunderstanding.

Fujimura Taiga was incredulous: "What? You two dragged her into a fight? I think both of you can be taken away!"

Fortunately, Tosaka Rin's shoulder was really pierced and she needed urgent treatment. Fujimura Taiga gave up after chasing her for two or three minutes. She settled the girl in the guest room and hurriedly took the medicine box to help treat the wound.

Shirou Emiya and Arthur took the opportunity to hide in the warehouse.

In the warehouse, Shirou Emiya asks Arthur to help him train.

Today's fight made the boy realize how weak he was. He wasn't even as strong as Tosaka Rin's fist!

Arthur didn't mind giving his lord some practical swordsmanship experience, so the two of them made an appointment to do morning exercises.

But during their morning exercise, Tosaka Rin woke up and said goodbye to Fujimura Taiga directly without even having breakfast.

Although Shirou Emiya was unable to communicate information about the Holy Grail War with Rin Tosaka, fortunately Rin Tosaka helped resolve Fujimura Taiga's misunderstanding.

However, this school teacher decided to stay at the Emiya residence for a period of time to prevent Shirou Emiya from making the mistakes that a teenage boy might make.

"I'm a little worried about Sister Fuji. What if someone comes to cause trouble for me tonight and implicates Sister Fuji?"

Shirou Emiya discusses with Arthur.

Arthur thought for a moment and said, "We can take the initiative to choose a battlefield, such as a park."

Shirou Emiya nodded slowly: "Then let's go out tonight after Sister Fuji falls asleep."

"Where to?" Arthur asked.

Shirou Emiya didn't know either, but he could ask.

"Call Tosaka, she might know something."

The two chatted as they walked home. After entering the house, Shirou Emiya went to the kitchen to cook, while Arthur sat happily at the dining table waiting for the meal to be served.

The TV news was broadcasting the house collapse in Miyama-cho last night, and Arthur's attention was drawn to it. He looked at the TV screen and recognized that it was the place where Archer fell.

Fortunately, all the residents nearby were sent to the hospital because their vitality was absorbed, and there was no one in the house, so the lives of ordinary people were not affected.

Arthur sighed and murmured, "Isn't the Holy Grail War supposed to be avoided by ordinary people?"

"Yes, yes, but there is no way to avoid it. There are too many people."

"You can't say that... eh?!"

Arthur leaned back subconsciously, supported himself with one hand, and almost jumped up from the ground.

He didn't know when, but sitting opposite the long table in the spacious living room of Weigong Mansion was a lady who looked extremely familiar to him.

Isn't this Merlin?

The girl was watching TV with her head tilted to one side, and when she noticed Arthur's gaze, she looked over with a cute smile.

"So you are Arthur."

Arthur was stunned. His vigilance reached the extreme. The alarm string called intuition kept making a rattling sound, and he was just about to run away.

"...You don't know me?"

"I know you." The girl smiled sweetly, "Knight King Arthur Pendragon."

As if hearing the noise outside, Shirou Emiya, who was frying tempura, looked out and said, "What's going on? Hey? Who are you?"

The girl smiled and greeted Shirou Emiya: "Good evening, you can just call me Ms. Avalon. I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm a little hungry. Can you treat me to dinner?"

"I will watch over your beautiful dreams and make your wishes come true~"

Shirou Emiya was a little at a loss. The girl in front of him had a dreamy and beautiful appearance, and she begged him so sweetly that the boy was completely unable to say no.

Arthur stood up suddenly, his body tense, and stared at the girl intently.

"You are not her, who are you?"

The girl blinked, tilted her head, chuckled and said, "Yeah, you're right, I'm not her. The one I know is different from the one you know. Anyway, well, it's an accident. The Holy Grail War is a miracle. It's normal to be attracted to see the future King Arthur, right?"

Arthur felt something was wrong, but it also seemed to make sense.

"You... haven't met my her yet?"

The girl's eyes curved into crescents. She stretched her waist and casually tossed her messy white hair. She said nonchalantly, "Whatever you want to think. Ah, boy, don't stop. Fry more. Is that called tempura? It smells delicious. I'm really looking forward to the feast tonight."

Arthur was silent for a moment. Was he talking about the smell of food or the smell of dreams?

He was cautiously on guard against the Servant who suddenly appeared and looked like Merlin, and went to the kitchen to see the busy Shirou Emiya.

"Shirou, can you see her job description and profile?"

"Yeah, I can see it."

Shirou Emiya threw another battered okra into the pot, then whispered, "But her job title is Pretender. What is a Pretender? The priest didn't seem to mention this job title when he introduced her before."

Arthur was stunned, he was also a little confused.

What is a Pretender?

"By the way, Saber, is she someone you know?"

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but steal a glance at the girl again.

This girl is really beautiful. The dreamy and unreal feeling is so different from ordinary people. It is normal for people to be attracted by inhuman beauty and look at it a few more times.

Arthur noticed Emiya Shirou's gaze and felt a headache and stomachache.

"She might be a half-nightmare. Do you know what a nightmare is? It's a furry, seemingly beautiful and cute creature that lives in dreams, but it doesn't have any emotions. All the emotions she shows are fake. Don't be fooled! She's a super liar!"

Especially don't fall in love with her! Although I don't know whether it's true or not, but she acted so realistically that he couldn't tell the difference, which means that she is at least a similar existence to Merlin!

The girl seemed to notice that two people were discussing her, and she smiled and winked at them, looking naughty and cute.

In fact, the blue crystal on the staff in her hand, or more precisely, the dark mirror hidden in it, is recording Arthur's every move in all directions.

Shirou Emiya still didn't believe it: "Ah? Fake? It can't be that true? Saber, who is her protector? Did you notice any enemies around?"

Arthur said grimly: "No, but..."

Shirou Emiya said with relief, "Forget it, I'll cook first. Since she wants to eat dinner, it should be safe before dinner."

Arthur: “…”

Shirou Emiya encouraged Arthur: "Aren't we lacking data and information about other Servants? Come on, maybe you can get some intelligence!"

As he said this, he stuffed a plate of washed strawberries into Arthur's hand.

Arthur: “…”

Arthur reluctantly returned to the table with the strawberries and sat down.

The girl clapped her hands happily, tilted her head, and made a cute expression: "Ah, is this for me? Thank you for the treat~"

Arthur asked cautiously: "...Who is your protector?"

The girl ate strawberries and said with a smile: "Arthur, you want the Holy Grail? Why?"

Arthur said seriously: "I did want the Holy Grail once, but I don't need it now."

The girl stretched out her tone: "Hey...then why are you still here?"

Arthur: "Because Shirou wants to protect this city, the fighting between servants will affect innocent people, and he doesn't want the city to be destroyed again."

The girl lowered her eyes when she heard this. She played with the strawberries in her hand and said softly, "What a passionate ideal."

She took a bite of strawberry and said, "I hope the ending will be full of fairy tale colors."

Arthur looked better after hearing this. He said confidently, "It will be as dreamy and beautiful as a fairy tale."

He looked at the girl, "What about you? Why did you come here as a Pretender? You don't need the Holy Grail, do you?"

The girl had a strange look on her face as she looked Arthur up and down.

"I just wanted to come and see what kind of people I'll have to fulfill my mission for in the future."

Arthur was keenly aware of a hint of malice and scrutiny, as if he was being dissected and analyzed inch by inch by an unknown creature.

His eyes widened slightly, a little dazed, and then he thought of something.

Before he drew the Sword of the Chosen and conquered Britain, before the war between the white and red dragons began, what was life like for Merlin, the demigod?

What was her mentality when she raised King Arthur and became his royal teacher, managing logistics and Camelot when he went on campaigns?

As he had said to Shirou Emiya before, Merlin is a half-dream, not a human.

What humans find important may be a complete nuisance to other creatures.

Arthur said to the girl solemnly: "I'm sorry, Merlin."

The girl, Oberon, disguised as Lady Avalon, asked in surprise, "Why are you sorry?"

Arthur: "If it weren't for me, maybe you wouldn't have come to the human world."

The girl was stunned, her expression somewhat complicated. She chuckled and looked at the beautiful sunset outside the paper door.

"It doesn't matter. The world of fairies is all filth and dirt. Humans can't be more disgusting than them."

Arthur was stunned.

Ah, does Merlin hate goblins so much?

Izawa Sugi's voice came from the ribbon tied behind the girl's hair.

"That's over. That's over. Be careful not to expose your true intentions. Change the subject immediately."

"Ask him about Lancelot and Guinevere."

Izawa Sugi's voice was filled with curiosity and gossip.

As King Uther in Chaldea, he couldn't ask Arthur directly - it didn't fit with the characters of Izesugi and King Uther - but now was a rare opportunity.

"Al is a girl, and there's nothing he can do about marrying Guinevere, but how did Arthur mess it up?"