>>2481685

It takes a few minutes for the cover story to be explained, but by the time we're done Taiga is bawling like a child, arms clenched around Illyasviel tightly.

"Illllyaaaaaaa-!"
"Big sis-!"

...And even Illyasviel is caught up in the storm that is Taiga Fujimura.

"It's so saaaaad! Your papa couldn't visit you because of his illness, and when you can finally visit him, he's, he's-" Taiga's bawling reaches a new height, and I manage to resist sighing yet again.

"I know-! Papa loved me, but Grandpa said I was too weak to visit!" The tears from Illyasviel are more or less the same, and I glance to the other three occupants of my table for their reactions.

The two maids are blank faced, like they always have been, but Lancer's expression is between bemused and despairing.

>Let the two have their fun. It'll do Illyasviel some good, and might make Taiga grow up some.
>Break up the crying. You do need to get ready to head to school, after all.
>Pull Lancer aside and ask what's up.
>Write in

Why the fuck would you make a new thread?

>>2481688
>>Pull Lancer aside and ask what's up.

>>2481688
>Pull Lancer aside and ask what's up.
Time to learn more about Mordred!

>>2481688
>Break up the crying. You do need to get ready to head to school, after all.

>>2481708
'Cause the old one's on page 9?

>>2481688
>Pull Lancer aside and ask what's up.

>>2481688
>>Pull Lancer aside and ask what's up.

>Pull Lancer aside and ask her what's the matter.

"Lancer." I say, just loud enough to get her attention. I stand, picking up my own dishes as well. "Mind helping me put some things away in the kitchen?"

"Ah- Of course, Shirou." My Servant is slightly startled by the question, but joins me.

The two of us make our way into the kitchen quietly, and I set to washing my plate and bowl as Lancer gives me a curious look.

"...You looked troubled. What's wrong?" I ask after a few moments of silence.

"They..." Lancer pauses, seeming to think as she looks back to Taiga and Illyasviel.

"Their behavior reminds me much of how one of my knights reacted when his son first arrived." She says finally, shaking her head. "Sir La- my knight played the part of an overbearing father, and his son was happy for the attention.

"Alas, after several years, the two grew apart, and became rather tired of one another. Then there was his indiscretion with G-"

Lancer pauses, shaking her head.

"That is another failure of mine I'd rather be erased."

The kitchen is silent for a moment, and I turn off the water and leave my dishes to dry for a moment.

"...What about your 'son'? I know you didn't have much chance when you were alive, but-" I start, and rub the back of my head. "Well, it seems like we're allied, at least for now. Don't you want to try and reconcile and accept her?"

"...Truly?

"I don't see myself as worthy of it. I only failed her in life, and that led to our deaths. Much as I'd like to know the reasons... I already intend to make amends with my wish."

The two of us stand there in silence for a few minutes, before I hear a loud slam, and my dishes clattering on the table.

"Alright! Shirou, I've decided!" I hear Taiga yell from the dining room.

"You're going to skip school for a few days to show Ilya around the town!" Excitement is clear in her voice, and Illyasviel nods along with her.

"Don't worry, I'll cover for you this week! Get your little sister settled in and have fun as a family!"

Her beaming smile and thumbs up are mirrored by Illyasviel.

Wait, what?

>>2482425

It takes me a few minutes, but I talk the two of them down from making me take the rest of the week off. Both Shinji and Rin are expecting me to meet with them at school to exchange information, after all.

Unfortunately, today is practically settled in both of their heads, and I'm left reeling by the time Taiga heads out the door skipping happily at 'acquiring' a new little sister for herself, through me.

What's left is a somber looking Lancer, an Illyasviel that seems still energized from Taiga's relentless cheer, and two deadpan maids.

"So, Shirou, I was thinking we should do some scouting today!" Illyasviel starts off, still in the- admittedly cute- smiling stage of dealing with Taiga. "Where do you think we should start?"

...That's right. We need to get in touch with Archer's Master and try to arrange a truce. On top of that, there's two renegade 'Servant's running around for us to investigate.

Our first plan should be-

>Check out Shinto. An Archer should want high ground, right? Maybe you can find some evidence of them there.
>Check in Miyama Town. So far, the other Masters from Fuyuki all lived there, or near there, so..
>See if the mediator can put you in touch.
>Write in

>>2482429
>Check in Miyama Town. So far, the other Masters from Fuyuki all lived there, or near there, so..
We can also see about doing some shopping while were out, or something along those lines.

>>2482429
You know what?

We've been taking the careful and thoughtful options on this stuff, and it's worked okay, but we're still Shirou.

We need to be more reckless, or OP might drop another Dead End on us

Either
>Investigate the black muck in the Einzbern forest

Or

>See if the mediator can put us in touch.

Nothing else is stupid enough.

>>2482429
>>Check out Shinto. An Archer should want high ground, right? Maybe you can find some evidence of them there.

>>2482429
>>Check in Miyama Town. So far, the other Masters from Fuyuki all lived there, or near there, so..
Let's see who we can meet for a casual encounter.

Also let's ask Illya about that muck on her property and if she knows anything about tunnels/caves there as well. She might know of something that could point us in a good direction.

>>2482429
>Check out Shinto. An Archer should want high ground, right? Maybe you can find some evidence of them there.

>>2482429
>Check in Miyama Town. So far, the other Masters from Fuyuki all lived there, or near there, so..
Maybe we'll run into someone else that's seen them

>>2482429
>>Check out Shinto. An Archer should want high ground, right? Maybe you can find some evidence of them there.

After all the Archer class is made out of archers!

>>2482467
>>2482429
Changing my vote. Shinto seems like the best option of those two.

>>2482429
>Check out Shinto. An Archer should want high ground, right? Maybe you can find some evidence of them there.
God damn it I really to start refreshing the catalog more often.

Is CoG ded, or just farming Accel Zero?

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>>2494612
Sorry for the delay. I'm working on it.

I just need a few more tears. Ascensions are important.

>>2495088
Good man. Who are you working on, Ascension-wise? Jalter?

>>2495088
You better not have rolled Angra Caster, I blew 600k on that fucker and he still never showed up.

>>2495088
>>2496000
>>2496881
And this is why Gacha based games are bullshit.

>>2497025
On the bright side, the game throws Friend Points at you like singles at a stripper, which is the currency you need to try and roll for Angra Mainyu, unlike the Saint Quartz you need to summon other, more popular Servants.

>>2503288
Bit it's still, mechanically, a glorified slot machine to hope you get a character you like. Gachas are dumb, and inherently harmful to the quality of a game.

>>2503413
>implying Angry Manjew isn't popular with the edgier side of the Fate fanbase