After getting a sudden tip from his magic eyes, Shirou didn't have time to think. He immediately stopped his plan to leave the Dragon King Kingdom.
Even though he only caught a quick glimpse and barely saw where Lilia and Aisha were, and couldn't even confirm where they were, having a lead was already great news.
After all, before that, Paul had been searching all over the world for them for years and hadn't found a single clue.
Of course, Shirou wouldn't just search without a plan.
First, he carefully remembered the scene he saw with his magic eyes. After thinking hard, he realized it was a country that was somewhat close to the Dragon King Kingdom, but also very different.
The palace where Lilia and Aisha were was similar to the Dragon King Kingdom's palace in basic structure and decoration, but the two were actually different.
With that, the lead he finally got was cut off again.
However, Shirou didn't give up. He tried to write down what he saw with his magic eyes and ask the people of the Dragon King Kingdom about it.
After all, the palace where Lilia and Aisha were was clearly like the Dragon King Kingdom's palace. Countries like Asura Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom of Milis didn't have buildings like that, but had castle-like structures.
This meant that the country should be very close to the Dragon King Kingdom and deeply influenced by its culture.
With this first idea, Shirou's investigation began right away. Although it was sure to be very hard, he wouldn't give up no matter what.
When Eris and Ruijerd found out, they didn't hesitate to help, trying to help Shirou ask around to find out where Lilia and Aisha were.
…
That night.
Shirou spent the whole day looking for clues about Lilia and Aisha, but returned to the hotel with nothing. He fell asleep without realizing it.
When he came to, he found himself back in the white room.
A strong feeling of excitement rose from deep inside him.
It was a rejection of this Servant Emiya's body, and he didn't want to accept the fact that his soul was being further taken over by Servant Emiya.
"Why did you call me here again?"
"Oh dear, you're so suspicious of me right away. It kind of hurts,"
Hitogami still looked like he was all covered in squares. Even though he didn't have a face, he still seemed to be grinning. "It feels like it's been a long time, hasn't it?"
"Do you think I'm interested in talking with you?"
Shirou never liked things that tried to control people.
Not to mention that Hitogami, without clearly stating his goals, knew that he was Reincarnated Person and that his soul was merging with Servant Emiya's.
Shirou couldn't easily trust such a dangerous being.
Faced with his disgusted attitude, Hitogami said with a pained look, "Oh dear, you're still so cold to me. I just want to help you."
"I won't trust a dangerous person who doesn't even show their face."
"Personal attack! Are you attacking me personally? You know that as a god, I just don't have a face!"
"A being who calls himself a god is even more dangerous."
"Now you're even denying my reason for being?!"
Hitogami looked extremely helpless. Clearly, every time he met Shirou, Shirou didn't follow the usual path, making him feel bitter every time.
As for Shirou, he also showed his dissatisfaction with Hitogami.
He truly rejected this so-called god, and even if he didn't call himself a force of control, he wouldn't easily accept him.
"Is that really okay?"
However, Hitogami clearly wasn't giving up easily. "You're having trouble that you can't solve right now, aren't you?"
"You know what's happening to me?"
"Oh dear, after all, as a god, I always see things I shouldn't see. I can't help it, oh dear, oh dear."
Hitogami said this in a very annoying way.
Shirou looked at him with an extremely serious expression.
After getting his magic eyes, he realized how hard it was to control them. With his current ability, just watching the area within a few thousand meters around him was already the limit, and it was hard to see everything in detail.
Hitogami, as a being whose location was unknown, could clearly know what was happening to him. The power of observation he had could only be possible for a god-level being.
Faced with this situation, the average person would probably suspect that the person in front of them was truly a god, and start to respect and fear them.
But Shirou didn't have such thoughts. Instead, he became more wary of him, because a being with such terrifying power was paying so much attention to him. It was hard to imagine the deep plan behind it. It was definitely not a simple event.
"…"
Seeing that Shirou seemed to be even more wary of him, Hitogami was speechless.
He had no idea what he had done to offend Shirou, why he just didn't want to believe him.
So he could only say sadly, "Really, it hurts when you treat me so suspiciously. I was just going to help you find your family."
"My family?"
"Yes, not your family from another world, but your family from this world…"
Hitogami said in a mischievous way, pausing on purpose, waiting for Shirou to ask him more.
But Shirou still didn't fall for it. He looked at him suspiciously and said, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up now? If you wanted to help me find my family, you should have told me sooner. Why are you bringing this up now, when I'm about to get a lead on Lilia and Aisha?"
"This…"
"Could it be that if you don't tell me, you won't be able to give me a favor, or that you're worried I'm about to find my family, so you want to mislead me?"
"How could that be?!"
Hitogami didn't expect Shirou to think of him so badly, and got upset right away. "I'm a good person, no, a good god, no, a good Hitogami! How can you accuse me like that! I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry right now, I'll cry for you to see…"
"…"
Shirou ignored Hitogami's funny behavior and continued to stare at him with a cold expression.
Hitogami was helpless and could only plead, "Why? Why don't you want to believe me? I really want to help you…"
"Liars don't write 'I'm going to lie to you' on their faces."
"Aren't you just calling me a liar?"
"Because I've met liars who call themselves gods, just like you, and they didn't write that they were liars on their faces either."
As Shirou said this, he remembered the being called Alaya.
Deep in Servant Emiya's soul, he still deeply regretted making a deal with Alaya.
Hitogami said in a confused way, "I don't know what kind of evil god you met, but I'm Hitogami. The reason I can meet you is because we happen to have similar energy. So, there are very few people who can accept my advice at the right time. You're actually very lucky."
"Energy? What exactly do you mean?"
"Well, I don't really know myself. I just feel like: 'Ah, this guy will work' or 'This day will work' and then I can connect."
"That sounds like tricking people."
"You…"
Shirou was tired of seeing Hitogami's sad look, but he still didn't plan to listen to his advice. He said coldly, "I'll say it again, I don't need your advice. Even without your ability, I can find my lost family myself. No, I have to find them myself!"
Shirou once borrowed Servant Emiya's power to save his sister Miyu.
Even though it ended well, it still made Shirou feel uneasy.
What if he hadn't gotten Servant Emiya's power at that time? What if he had just dealt with the Ainsworth family with his own power?
The more he thought about it, the more he feared, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
Fear and unease eventually turned into a deeper obsession, which was the desire for power, hoping to have the ability to protect everything he cared about!
For this reason, Shirou would no longer borrow the power of any unknown being. He couldn't try to get something for nothing and had to get everything with his own hands!
"I've said what I needed to say, so don't let me see you again, Hitogami."
Shirou made his final statement with cold words.
"This is really… the first time in my life someone has hated me so much."
"I don't hate you, I just don't want to be near you."
"That's the same as hating me."
Hitogami looked at Shirou and became even more bitter and helpless. "Okay, okay, I have to say it again, you're really an annoying guy, Emiya Shirou!"
"I don't care."
Shirou said silently, and the scene in front of him flashed.
…
The next day, Shirou woke up as usual, planning to continue looking for Lilia and Aisha.
But before he could leave, Randolph sent a message.
It turned out that Eris and Ruijerd had accidentally met Randolph while looking for clues. After discussing with him, they got a response from Randolph.
Randolph said that he had asked a high-ranking person in the Dragon King Kingdom for clues and confirmed that the building and patterns Shirou saw were likely the architecture of the Shirone Kingdom palace.
Only the Shirone Kingdom would imitate the Dragon King Kingdom's palace in this world, but because they couldn't imitate the real thing, they didn't get it quite right.
This was because the Shirone Kingdom was a country under the Dragon King Kingdom.
After getting this news, Shirou was very excited. He wanted to thank Randolph, but found that he was no longer in the restaurant.
The restaurant had closed, and Randolph was nowhere to be found.
Shirou could only keep his gratitude in his heart and officially prepared with Eris and Ruijerd to set off for the Shirone Kingdom!
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