Chapter 57: Secret Research—Heroic Spirit Summoning!
"So you're saying that girl was originally going to be written to die?"
"Yes, I felt that kind of world was more realistic. But after thinking about it, I decided it would be better to change it. After all, most of my readers are young people, and there are certain issues with value orientation too. Also, regarding the backgrounds and experiences of Sakura, Rin, and others, I made some changes to reduce the tragic elements."
"I see. But it still ended up being a harem happy ending~ That's indeed Satoru-sensei's writing style~"
"Well, I like this kind of happy ending. Keeping it simple is better than having them fight over each other or dealing with stock market-like situations—too troublesome."
"Ahaha~ That approach is indeed more relaxing and popular with readers~"
After hearing the young man's explanation, the silver-haired beauty chuckled lightly and elegantly took a sip from the teacup in front of her...
Well, not that high-class—it was cola.
If judging just by color, it would be hard to tell.
But the bubbling inside and the familiar bottled brand placed nearby clearly showed what was in her cup.
"Burp~ Phew! This drink is absolutely delicious. I should buy several cases of it~"
"..."
She even burped, completely breaking her elegant appearance and demeanor, leaving Satoru quite speechless.
But he could understand.
If she really is the "homunculus" from the original work, it would be normal for her to have this kind of attitude towards common things.
After all, in the original work, she never left her winter forest her entire life. When she finally got out, she died within a few days and never had time to experience ordinary life...
But what's going on with this situation now?
Is it a parallel world?
Like in Prisma Illya, where the Holy Grail War didn't happen and they lived peacefully instead?
But she also asked him some things about "Heroic Spirits," which made him feel quite uncomfortable.
Although when he wrote the novel, he made slight modifications to all characters' surnames or names—for example, he changed Illya's full name to "Illya Berun."
But the setting was still a white-haired, red-eyed homunculus, and he drew the illustrations himself too, making her look really similar to Irisviel.
Never mind that she likely has a daughter—even if she didn't, she would still find it strange.
To be honest, he just wrote the Fate series on a whim back then.
Because he searched online himself and found no information about magus families, and this isn't Fuyuki City either, so he didn't think anyone would question him about it.
But now it's become this awkward.
And in his mind, he received a long-awaited prompt.
[Congratulations on obtaining the template of Kiritsugu Emiya, protagonist of Fate/Zero. Acquired Firearm Proficiency, Technological Weapon Proficiency, etc.]
Sounds pretty impressive, but what use is it to him? He doesn't have guns and doesn't want to deal with those things either.
Rather than getting these messy abilities, he'd rather get Shirou's Unlimited Blade Works—at least that looks cool as hell.
"Although cola might make you happy while drinking it, it's not good for your health, Miss Iris. You should drink less."
"Don't worry, don't worry~ This doesn't affect me. After all, I'm a 'homunculus'~"
"..."
Hearing these words, Satoru also didn't know how to respond for a moment.
On the surface, she should be joking.
After all, in the Fate series novels, the Einzbern family were indeed homunculi.
To ordinary people, she was probably teasing about becoming a character from the novel.
But...
She was a genuine homunculus!
And judging by her half-smiling expression, it felt like she wanted to ask him for an explanation!
Ahem, miss, he was truly innocent here, please don't come after him!
Satoru had indeed once desired to obtain powerful strength—this could be considered a common trait among transmigrators, or rather a normal thought.
However, he already possessed considerable power now and didn't want to get involved in troublesome matters.
Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to have malicious intentions and shouldn't cause him trouble...
"Speaking of which, why does Satoru-sensei know about our family's secret research~"
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"I'm not quite clear about Miss Iris's question."
"Alright, Satoru-sensei, at this point, there's no need to play dumb with me. All the idle bystanders have been dispersed by me, so no outsiders will hear our conversation~"
"..."
Sigh, was she really here for him?
But...
No outsiders?
From the beginning, he had been feeling some subtle gazes fixed on him.
They weren't from ordinary people in the publishing house, and they had already been dispersed by Reiryoku from this corner, so they wouldn't come over.
The most likely possibility was that Nia and the others were peeking.
But that was only one source—there was another gaze that felt unfamiliar, and seemed to be wary of him...
"Since you're already here, why not show yourself?"
So Satoru said calmly, turning his gaze toward the direction of the window nearby.
The gaze was coming from there—friend or foe?
"Heh, Satoru-sensei is indeed no ordinary person. Fine then, Saber, come in."
"Yes, Irisviel."
"..."
But upon hearing this address and the voice coming from outside, Satoru's expression became slightly complicated.
A figure suddenly flashed in from the window's direction.
Exquisite features, petite stature, blue armor and tied-up golden hair—everything symbolized this woman's special identity!
"Even though Heroic Spirit summoning should currently be our Einzbern family's exclusive research achievement, how exactly did you know about it?"
"..."
Sigh, troublesome matters had indeed appeared.
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