FGA Chapter 9

The average women's mind is a hive of raw honey and thinly-veiled traps, the likes of which no man would dare enter without some level of insurance for his life

In the events that transpired here, I am forced to face with a new problem. A pretty big one

My sister and her sister is having a falling out, and I absolutely don't know what to do to fix their relationship

It was yet another one of these days that you would find me sitting on the edge of the Fuyuki's local park, contemplating the decisions I've made until this point to match where and how bad I've fucked up to get to where I am

It's not like I know what they are thinking at all times. Moreover, the two are not people who would easily listen to me. Even if I did manage to convince them, there's no ensuring that peace would last

In other words, I am stuck as to what to do

I leaned back and look at the sky, letting my thoughts dispersing into thin air. The trickle of conversation from the people around me echoed

Currently I'm playing around with my two friends, Shirou and Gil. Like me, they're just normal highschool boys who are trying to enjoy their youth

That statement was made without consideration of other obscure circumstances like the fact that one of them is Sumerian royalty and the other a sword fetishist. Either way, the topic they're discussing caught my attention, as I turned to them

What I heard made me my doubt my ear

"Breasts are objectively better"

"Breasts are good. However, the thighs are juicier to the touch, and the rough texture adds to the flavor as a whole"

"What about legs, then. Surely there would be more versatility in cooking them?"

"Possibly" The redhead rubbed his chin "Though they are not that tasty, the leg is the cheapest, on par with the wings. They'd make for a quick meal, but nothing more"

"That priest lied to me! He always say drumstick are the most expensive one!"

"And you really believe the guy who eat Mapo Tofu for breakfast?"

Gil went silent at my answer. His brows furrowed

"Well, he said they weren't that spicy that one time and invite me to eat it. I think he just have a different taste bud than normal people"

That's crazy bro. Kirei go around tricking children. What's next, children being tortured under his basement?  Oh wait....

I let out another hum, contemplating how hard it would be to take care of the guy

Kirei Kotomine should die now. Don't get me wrong, his life has been less than pleasant, but that doesn't excuse the monster that he have become. 

He had done too much and has pretty much been irredeemable from start to finish

Objectively speaing, the sooner he was dealt with, the sooner I can live my life in peace

"I'm hungry. Anyone wants to go grab some KFC?"

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Weeks passed, and still the effort to reconnect Sakura and Rin is unsuccessful

While the former tends to stay around me, she would immediately depart the moment her sister caught up to us, leaving Rin behind

The siuation between me and the elder sister become even more awkward. What's with us technically being her older sibling, and yet I still manage to be together with Sakura most of the time

How should I say this, me and Rin..

It's like a pair of parents looking after a disobedient child who only favor one of us

So, I went ahead and find someone who could solve the problem for me. Someone with experience in dealing with traumatized children, or is qualified to count as a pseudo-counselor for relationship between siblings

Taiga Fujimura is not someone who can do that. Doesn't stop her from baging into Shirou's house one day and demand to meet me though.

"So I heard you're the brat who make friends with Shirou?"

She grin, extending a hand to me. I tried hard to ignore the door that has been broken off its hinge behind her upon the woman's entry

I can see Shirou shaking his head. Apparently this is not the first door he'd had to fix, and the hidden pain tell me it's not going to be the last

"Shinji Matou. Nice to meet you" I accept her hand "And yeah, he'd told me about you. You're his sister, Taiga, right?"

I ignored Shirou's death glare from behind as he attempted to hide his blush

"Fufufu, so little Emiya see me as a sister, huh?" Amber eyes slyly glance at the boy in question. Taiga amirked "Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm more his guardian than anything"

"Hm. He also told me you're really good at swordsmanship"

"It's only at national level. Nothing to brag about"

We made small chat until the night came. I had dinner with them. Shirou insist on me trying his food. With the encouragement from Taiga, I reluctantly tried it

The dish is simple. Fried rice and Tofu, with Miso soup to complement the taste

Hesitating slightly, I close my eyes. I'm afraid I will be addicted to this. If there's one thing I can learn from fandom, Shirou is a damn good cook

Fuck it. I opened my mouth and swallowed the whole thing, then began chewing furiously

It's just a bite. Surely it can't be that good-----

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I can tell you one thing

Shirou Emiya can't cook

No, to imply that he "cook" the food is insulting. It would be like saying Da Vinci had simply "smeared" the Mona Lisa into existence, or that Michaelangelo simply "smashed" a rock repeatedly to create the David sculpture. The trivialization of the word cannot hold justice ot how absolutely stunning the actual product is

This thing in front of me would have Gordon Ramsay cumming in seconds of eating it. Slap it on Masterchef and the whole contest would be over before it ieven started

It is the kind of food that can tame a king, appease a god, and free a spirit. It is the liberation of the body and the soul on a primordial, Root-like level

Shirou's cooking is the forbidden Sixth True Magic. It lingers between the realm of Mystery and reality, an amalgamation of impossibility string together to form a drug few can resist

As I took one bite, I can feel the world spin. Scenes of my childhood flashed by. Of my time spent here in this world. My struggle, pain, and pleasure, a scenic movie where every single frame is painted with the utmost vibrance. Where every single moment of my life, spiced by this heavenly dish, become a nascent masterpiece

"Shinji?"

I could see. The wind, the sea, the desert, the mountains. The breeze of the first Monsoon. The morning dew from an early day. The last light of dusk and the approaching luminous night

Back when Zouken is still alive, the most we would get out of a meal is either fast food bought using my money, or that abominable meal he called the "worm soup"

Remembering the dish brought a lull to the pleasure, as the nauseous memory made me shiver

"Shinji??"

Incohrent gibberish escaped my mouth as I tried to speak. The vision of nature and the universe faded away, replaced with Shirou staring down at me from above

It occur to me moments later that I've blacked out

I silently got up. The table in front of me has been cleaned. Taiga is nowhere in sight, whom later I would learn has already finished off my meal when I was unconscious

"Is my cooking that bad?" Shirou scratch his head "Your reaction is just like dad when I first give him my homemade meal"

"I wouldn't say it's bad. Your meal are just so far above the existence of normal food that it take me a while to process it"

Or it could be that I've never eaten a singel decent meal in my life until now. Whichever it is, I am thankful to have known Shirou's dish

I mull over something as an idea popped up in my mind

"I'm just asking this out of curiosity, but do you happen to know of a dish that could men people's relationship"

"You're asking about for Sakura, right?

"Hm"

"I'm sorry, but food alone isn't enough an inccentive to reconnect between individuals" Shirou scratch his head "The best way to which you can reestablish a broken bond is through honesty. Just two people talking it out with each other"

"But what if one is a traumatized rape victim and the other is her long lost sister who barely interact with her and is the indirect cause of her trauma?"

"Uh. I don't know about that"

Right you don't

If all it takes is a single meeting and an honest conversation, I won't be having this much trouble now. The problem them lie in the fact that it is impossible for them to be honest

Sakura, who wants to reconcile with her sister, but is unable to bring herself to. Rin, who is struck with guilt from her childhood, but refuse to talk to her

If only there is a medium I can use. Even the most vicious of enemies can be united if the situation call so

And I need to create that situation, but how so?

I search for a solution

[Ugly Bastard Disguise]

Wait

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"So that's how I think this will go. Anything to add?"

"I don't like this. Not at all"

It is Shirou's honest opinion of my plan

"Course you don't. Hell, even I feel bad doing this" I ran a hand through my hair 

"But between that and this growing feud between the sisters, I feel we'll have to resort to whatever means that fit our end"

"So what you're going to do stage a kidnap for Sakura in hope Rin will rescue her? Think of the ramification of that!" He put his hands on his ho[ "What if you traumatize Rin again?"

"Of course not. Did you think I'm some kind of twisted psychopath who'd do it for my own amusement?" I narrowed my eyes in return

Silence stretched. Judging from the way Shirou sheepishly avoided my gaze, the answer is yes

"We're going to let her know in advance. Rin is the only one who is truly in for the play"

I smile

"Since I'm a good person, I will forgive you for that last comment. In turn, I just hope you will also forgive me"

"..."

"...Shinji, what do you mean by that?"

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"Dear Rin Tohsaka,

it's ya boi Emiya

A pleasure to make your acquaintance. You may know me as the guy who fucked up the last Grail War and let loose the Fuyuki fire ten years ago. 

I will not waste words. Your sister is now in my hand. She's safe, but it would be wise to follow the address here as it may be the only thing that lead to her. Otherwise...bad things happen

Signed with love from a Sigma male enthusiast, you dearest terrorist and warcrime enjoyer,

--Kiritsugu Emiya"

The letter crumpled in Rin's hand. Her face is half submerged in shadow, while the other hand reveal a dark look.

Before I could ask, she toss it to the bin, and began swearing underneath her breath

"Sakura is kidnapped"

"By whom?" I immediately snapped up in alert. Rin spared me a glance, before looking away, as if to hide her face

"Kiritsugu Emiya. He knows I've been searching for him, so he took my--your sister away" The Tohsaka heiress grounded out the last bit "Looks like I've not been as discreet as I thought"

"You've been keeping track of him?" I raise an eyebrow

I did not expect her to keep my end of the bargain. Even when it's been almost a year since Zouken's death, Rin apparently had not once consider giving up

The thought made me feel a little weird for tricking her like this

"That's not important. The only thing that matters right now is to find Sakura" Rin stood up and pace around the room, her face turning agitated "This is all my fault. I need to solve this. I need to kill that bastard for endangering my family"

"That's dangerous, isn't it?" I avoided my gaze from hers as she turned to me "Going to fight him when you know practically nothing about the man, I mean"

"On the contrary, my father left behind records about the man. From what I could deduce, kidnapping people and using them as hostages is a tactic of his"

"My god..."

I quietly do a default Fortnite dance behind Rin

'Alas, my machinations lay undetected. I am the best schemer ever!'

Yagami light has nothing on these big, fat nuts. 

There was the sound of a deep breath being drawn. I stopped fancing and scooted further as Rin sat sown next to me, looking more tired than ever

"Then what should I do?" She hugged her knees and curled up "I've failed to protect her once again. First to the Matou, and now this. I'm not fit to be called Sakura's sister"

"But you love her, don't you"

A smile reached my face  as Rin turned to me with wide eyes

"I think you care about Sakura a lot more than I did" I tilt my head "Sometime, I almost think it is you who are her sibling and not me"

To be truthful, it is great entertainment watching the girl squirming uncomfortably just because I mention what is suppose to be a secret between them. 

Since I am an asshole, I deigned to let the silence stew some more, until Rin's blush faded

"Anyway, what do you suppose we should do?"

"You mean what I am going to do" Rin shook her head as she corrected me 

"No offense, Shinji. Your potential as a Magus is low, and I don't think fighting someone like him would be safe for you. Me on the other hand..."

"Okay. But his name is Magus Killer"

"Yes. And?"

"And I'm not a Magus" I point at myself "You can't kill what doesn't exist. Therefore, he is completely harmless toward me"

"That must be the most  nonsensical line of logic I've ever heard of" She blink. In return, I offer a shrug "And that just prove why I should not bring you along"

Apparently having enough of my schizzo, Rin stood up from her bed and made way to the door, where she look back at me with something resembling worry in her eyes

"You should stay in this mansion, Matou-kun. There's no guarantee he would target you the moment you take a step outside"

WIth that, she closed the door behind me

The silence stretch until I could no longer hear her footstep, at which point I leap out from the bed and began taking off my clothes in a hurry. The plan, then, has just only started

"Magical Ugly Bastard transformation, initiated!"

In mere seconds, my physique underwent drastic changes. 

A shiver passed through me as an illusory veil was cast upon me. The feeling that underwent my body as the veil ade contact almsot feel like its the real deal

I felt myself grown. My baby face lost its cuteness, only to be replaced with wrinkle expected from a middle-aged man. My hair slowly faded, and in place of which is a bald head

Two, no, at least layers of fat have been added to my proportion as my height increased, making me a borderline overweight bastard. I found a pair of glasses being put on my face

And the finishing touch

My dick seem to be tripled in size

...

I inspect myself 

At least it got the middle-aged part down. Rin hadn't seen Kiritsugu in person, so she probably won't recognize its a fake

"Magical ugly bastard Kiritsugu Emiya is on the scene" I said to myself as I stood up "And he's gonna save the fucking day" I ran up to the window

Under the street, some random lady screamed as a naked middle-aged man broke through the window and land beside her. He then got up and brush away the glass. His gaze then turned to her

The ugly bastard smile

"Excuse me ma'am" He said as he broke the window of her car, his hand reaching inside and grabbing the petrified woman. She could feel his slimy sweat and hazy breath assaulting her

Is she going to be raped by this filthy sexual deviant, having her inside be stuffed by his dirty seed? She wondered with dread and with a hint of excitement, having read about those type of scenario on various Internet hentai before

"I'm going to need to borrow this vehicle"

"I have a boyfrien- Wait what?"

The next moment, he toss her out of the car and, with the same fluidity, enter the door. He turned on the engine and started blasting rock music from the radio

The woman could only mutter in surprise as her car was driven away, disappearing around the corner, leaving naught but a column of smoke in its wake

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

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It occur to me that I am still naked. 

Ah well. Doesn't matter. I just need to get this over as soon as possible

I turned up the volume on the radio, causing the song to fill the entirety of the small space

Don't stop for nothing its full speed or nothing

I am taking down you know whatever is in my way

Getting your kicks as you are shooting the line

Sending the shivers up and down your spine

Bobbing my head to the song, I press the pedal, accelerating the vehicle as my grip on the steering wheel tighten in anticipation

At this time Rin should have been halfway to her destination. Knowing her cautious nature, she would take a detour through the church to ask for Kotomine's aid

The man, in regards to hearing Kiritsugu Emiya, would no doubt follow her , just like how I'd plan it. This plan present me an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone

Kill the priest

and

Unite the sisters

Motorbreath its how I live my life

I can't take it any other way

Motorbreath the sign of living fast

It is going to take your breath away

Whatever happens, the worst case is failure. And never have I been afraid of a little set back along the way, even if it may cost me my life

After all, that's how Shinji Matou has always lived his life unil his final moment

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"I'm fucked"

Shirou sat in the corner of his room, feeling depressed

"Yeah, you're fucked"

Gil commented, which cause one of his brow to twitch

"Couldn't you phrase it in a way that would make me feel better?"

"Faker, your irredeemably low self-worth does not warrant any form of encouragement, as they will prove ineffective against a bastard like you" The blonde child lean against the opposite wall "Beside, what am I supposed to say? You're going to be completely safe and void of harm, so please take a deep breath?"

"Shinji is using my father's name as a strawman to make peace between his sister, for starter"

"I fail to see the problem"

"I know her at school" Shirou let out a dry chuckle "At least, from what I know she's been making contact with me for the sole purpose of investigating my father since we share the same last name. That in itself is a problem"

In fact, he's pretty sure the only reason why Rin Tohsaka hasn't killed him yet is to collect more information from him

But now that Shinji went ahead and put a target on his back? Oh, Shirou is both scard and pissed off. After all, he know how skilled a Magus she is from what Gilgamesh told him

At the moment, the both of them look toward the front porch

"Someone just breach the Bounded Field" Gil commented

"Tohsaka's here" Shirou stood up "Just like Shinji said. I wish he was wrong"

Moments later, the gate to the Emiya residence was blown apart by a Gandr curse

"What did he want us to do again?"

"Stall for time until he come to assist us disguised as your father. That will resolve the enmity between you and her while ultimately settle things down for the future"

"I don't even know what that mean"

"Me neither. Seems like none of us understand Shinji"

A fight is about to happen. For the first time in his life, he is afraid. Helping Shinji reconnect Sakura to her sister is an act of justice. But if by helping her, he have to fight Rin, does it make it worth it? The turmoiil in his heart weight him down

Whatever happens, Shirou felt as though it is going to change him for years to come

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"I wonder why Nii-san call me out here..."

Standing alone in the park, Sakura wonder to herself