Chapter 34: Chapter 34
Himeko left after saying everything she wanted to tell Emiya Shirou but she left behind a memory card.
The sound of the door closing sounded, and Elysia stared at the closed wooden door then she suddenly turned her face towards the kitchen.
"Emiya, what were you talking about with that handsome big sister in the kitchen?"
Emiya Shirou walked out of the kitchen with his head lowered and an expression that showed he was thinking about something. After hearing Elysia call his name he turned his gaze towards Elysia's direction and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, outlining a soft arc.
Elysia suddenly stopped as she lowered her head and took her eyes off Emiya Shirou's face with his mouth opened slightly with drooped eyebrows that revealed a rather unhappy expression.
"What's the matter?" Emiya Shirou walked to the back of the sofa, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked Elysia's hair
"Am I overthinking? Why did the guests put on such a sullen face as soon as she left? Was she bullied by someone?"
"It's nothing, she just told me about the time when the town will be unblocked."
"Oh..."
Elysia was silent for a moment and from the opening and closing of her immature pink lips came a sullen and low voice: "...Emiya is a big liar."
Emiya Shirou thought Elysia asked these questions just out of curiosity but he ignored the fact that there were no doors and windows between the living room and the kitchen.
As long as Elysia wanted to listen, she could hear the conversation between Himeko and him.
Emiya Shirou couldn't help showing a somewhat helpless expression, he sighed softly: "Don't think too much about it. The topic between me and Himeko is not something you can understand now, you are too young. Those things...maybe when you grow up you will understand it naturally."
Elysia pouted and did not respond to Emiya Shirou's explanation but just repeated a phrase unhappily: "…Emiya is a big liar."
Emiya Shirou was helpless: "Okay, okay, I'm a big liar so can our little Ellie forgive me?" It was clearly a voice she was used to but when Shirou Emiya admitted that he was a big liar, Elysia suddenly became a little irritable
"Don't talk to me like that!" Elysia shook her head, raised her hand, and slapped Emiya Shiro's palm "Don't touch my head casually either! I don't want a liar to touch me!"
"Uh..." Emiya Shirou, who was suddenly slapped away showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Being scolded over and over again for being a liar affected him a little.
But thinking about it carefully, although a little regretful and sad, Emiya Shiro didn't think there was anything wrong with this answer.
He has no right to refute Elysia.
After all, from a certain point of view, from the day he first met Elysia, he has been deceiving her with a beautiful paradise that would be destroyed one day.
He told Elysia that he was her family and would always take care of her, and to appease Elysia crying heart he told Elysia that he was her guardian spirit and would be there until she can truly be alone. He has always been accompanying and protecting her.
But...the silence continued
Elysia crossed her arms and didn't even look at the boy standing behind her, her lips were tightly pursed.
Yes, Emiya Shirou was in no position to refute Elysia's claims.
He stretched out his hand as if he wanted to touch Elysia's head again, but his arm stopped in mid-air "Yes... I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for?" Elysia asked angrily.
"Hmm..." Emiya Shirou hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "I shouldn't treat you like a child, and I shouldn't deceive you?"
"So what are you going to do in the future?" Elysia continued to ask.
"...I won't lie to you anymore, and treat you like an adult?" Emiya Shirou said.
"I forgive you." Elysia turned her head and glanced at Emiya Shirou's arm which stopped in mid-air.
She stretched out her hands and held the palms hanging in the air, then she put them on her head, she then pointed her index finger at the tip of Emiya Shiro's nose
"Remember! Don't be a liar in the future! I don't like talking to liars! I don't want liars to touch me!"
Seeing Elysia's serious appearance, Emiya Shirou couldn't help feeling dumbfounded, he gently moved the palm that Elysia placed on her head
His tone said: "I know, I know. In order not to let little Ellie ignore me, I promise I will never lie to Ellie again." After all, when I need to lie next time, I'll probably already be gone...
'Miss assistant, how much time do I have left?'
[There are still 1,848 days left in the contract. ]
The assistant lady's emotionless voice echoed faintly in Emiya Shirou's mind.
One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight days... In other words, there are still a little over five years left.
Emiya Shirou thought secretly.
There are still 22 days left before Elysia's seventh birthday and even though Elysia seems to have extended the contract by two years during the few years of being together there was no basis that the contract time between him and Elysia can be extended again.
Judging from the description given by the "Old Mother Simulator", the simulation period seems to be automatically extended according to the "satisfaction level" of the simulated object, but what exactly does this so-called "satisfaction level" refer to? Whether there is a specific standard, Shirou Emiya has no idea.
Even if he asked this question to the assistant, Emiya Shirou could only get—
[This simulator is only responsible for establishing the relationship between the player and the simulated object. The specific state of the simulated object needs to be understood and explored by the player himself]
This kind of answer doesn't have the slightest human touch.
—But no matter what, since the remaining time of the simulation is only five years, what Emiya Shirou can do is treat every day he spends with Elysia as their last day
Do your best to do your best.
Five years is not short, but it's not long in terms of length. Emiya Shirou's original plan was to send Elysia to school to study in elementary school...
But even on the day he left, Elysia, who hadn't even graduated from elementary school at that time, might have difficulty meeting the standard of being independent.
However, although there is no way to be alone immediately after I leave and judging the character and intelligence shown by Elysia now...
Even if I leave, she... probably can rely on her own talent and lovable personality to spend the rest of her life in this small town safely.
Although Emiya Shirou can roughly guess that after he left, Elysia, who has a strong personality and a kind and pure heart will one day find a life that belongs only to her. But even if he understands that Elysia could do all of this, Emiya Shirou still can't help but worry about things
This is a very contradictory mentality. After the children leave their parent's side, even if they know that the children have found their own life and their own goal, parents still have no way to completely cut off the heart that cares about their children.
Maybe... it's time to make a decision.
Thinking of this, Emiya Shirou made up his mind and withdrew the palm he placed on Elysia's head.
He walked in front of Elysia with a somewhat puzzled expression and then bent his knees and squatted down. He then placed his gaze on Elysia who was sitting on the sofa. Eyes on the same level, staring at her seriously.
Then, Emiya Shirou asked the other party's opinion in a calm and serious voice: "Elysia, what are you going to do after the town's blockade is lifted?"
"...Huh?" The topic was suddenly changed which caused Elysia to be a little confused, "What...what should I do?"
"Didn't I say that I would treat you as an adult? So, the next plan, I am going to discuss it with you carefully." Emiya Shiro said.
Elysia's expression became serious in an instant and she sat upright and said a little nervously: "Uh...understood, I will carefully listen to what Emiya will say to me. So, what does Emiya want to discuss?"
Seeing Elysia's seriousness in pretending to be a little adult, Emiya Shirou twitched the corner of his mouth and suddenly laughed. He shook his head helplessly.
"What!" Seeing Emiya Shirou's subtle smile, Elysia stood up from the sofa with a roar like a lion cub, with her hands on her hips, "Why did you suddenly show such a strange smile to me!"
"No, I was just thinking that Ellie was still a child after all."
"Huh—?"
Those words which were no different from stepping on a landmine, detonated in Elysia's mind.
"Are you kidding! Emiya, you have not repented at all! Big idiot! Stupid man! Heartless! Old Wood!"
Machine gun-like cursing.
It's just...
Although Elysia had racked her brains to find words to swear from what she has learned were not very offensive and the cuteness that was shown was as clear as a silver bell. In the ears of some groups with special hobbies, this series of cursing may be a kind of reward instead.
—Anyway, from Emiya Shirou's point of view he didn't feel offended at all, and the smile on his face became more and more subtle.
As a result, Elysia, who was already burning with anger, broke her defense even more.
"You...you idiot who doesn't understand girls' hearts! I...I will never forgive you again!" "
Hey, wait, wait, don't run away!" Seeing Elysia turn around and run away, Emiya Shirou hurriedly grabbed her wrist and smiled, "I'm not kidding anymore, I really want to discuss something with you."
Elysia, who was pulled by her wrist had red eyes and was annoyed. She turned her head viciously and glared at Emiya Shirou with eyes full of anger, no words were said
"Cough hum, cough hum." Emiya Shirou cleared his throat and it took a lot of effort to forcefully stop the smile on his face.
Although this kind of thinking is a bit vicious and sinister even for Emiya Shirou himself, he still can't help but think that teasing children is indeed very funny.
'I was probably subtly influenced by that unreliable adults, right?' Emiya Shirou would never admit that one day he would become such a bad and tasteless adult.
Emiya Shirou finally showed a serious expression without guilt deep in his heart.
"Did you know, Elysia, based on your current age after your next birthday I can send you to school and let you go to elementary school to gain an education?"
"Education...school?" Elysia blinked her eyes
She suddenly realized that Emiya Shirou was really planning to seriously discuss his plans with herself, and her face was full of nervousness. "Emiya is going to send me to school?"
"Yeah." Emiya Shirou nodded, "Ellie, do you hate going to school?"
"I..." Elysia opened her mouth, and she shook her head lightly, she didn't know why she suddenly felt a little at a loss, "...I don't hate school, but...I."
As she spoke, Elysia's voice suddenly became quieter, her expression was blank, and her eyes were filled with indescribable confusion. She is sure that she doesn't hate going to school. Going to school can help her acquire more knowledge, help her meet a lot of new classmates and friends, and to a certain extent, reduce the burden on her mother...Emiya.
But for some reason, when asked if she would like to go to school, Elysia couldn't simply nod her head.
In the end, she could only lower her head and said softly in a depressed tone: "I...I don't know..." It was clear that she was ready to become an adult who could take care of herself and Emiya Shirou was indeed treating her as an adult
In the end, though, she fell into a confused and indecisive situation, which frustrated Elysia who realized that she was far from being able to be alone.
—However, Shirou Emiya was not surprised by Elysia's answer.
"Do you still want to leave this town?" Emiya Shirou asked.
"..."
Elysia bit her lower lip but did not answer.
"It's okay, don't be so pressured." Emiya Shirou squatted down in front of Elysia and looked at Elysia with encouraging eyes. He held Elysia's two palms and squeezed them lightly, "Whether you want to go to school or want to leave this town, I support you."
"..."
Elysia was silent After a long time, she carefully looked into Emiya Shirou's eyes and looked at him with some expectation and some fear, "If I say I want to leave Emiya, you..."
"Of course, I will always follow you." Emiya Shirou interrupted Elysia's words without hesitation and smiled, "Of course, if you think it's better to be alone and want to drive me away then I will also leave—"
Before Emiya Shirou finished speaking, Elysia covered Emiya Shirou's mouth angrily.
"Don't say such things!" Following such a resolute assertion, Elysia couldn't help but slap Emiya Shirou on the lips with moderate force, "Bastard! I wouldn't think Get rid of Emiya!"
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