They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

Uesugi Yue, who had no idea of ​​Inuyama He's inner thoughts, really wanted to raise his head and howl at this moment. Damn it! He had lived for so many years before he knew that he might have a son!

No, he suddenly frowned. Emiya Shirou's red hair and suspected royal bloodline...

So he has two sons!?

Chapter 142: Going Home and Picking Up a Little Monster in a Miko Costume (Two in One)

After Emiya and the others returned home, since it was almost midnight, Emiya urged the girls to take a shower and go to bed. After a flurry of activity, they all went back to their rooms to sleep.

Emiya was the last one to finish washing up. He turned off the light in his room and was about to close his eyes to sleep when he suddenly heard a soft knock on the door.

Plop! Emiya flipped over and sat up in an instant, his body tense and ready to exert force at any time.

He didn't doubt that it was an enemy raid. After all, the enemy wouldn't be so polite as to knock on the door and give him enough time to react...

Emiya opened his eyes and saw that the door was slightly opened. A girl in light pajamas was trying to get in quietly. When she entered the room, her chest was squeezed and deformed like a soft and glutinous milky white cake. The fabric made a slight wave-like friction when it rubbed against the crack of the door.

It’s Nono!

"It's so late, what are you doing here?"

Emiya wanted to ask quietly, but Nono turned on the light as she closed the door, and Emiya couldn't help but squint twice due to the sudden bright light. Then, Nono came over with small steps, and suddenly approached, pushed Emiya to the ground, and then raised his leg and sat on Emiya.

“……?” Hey, what are you doing now?

Facing the direct light and the heavy pressure of the girl sitting on him, Emiya remembered that when he and Xia Mi were researching a project last time, Nono suddenly asked to come and sit in... He really wanted to pry open the other person's brain and see what kind of strange thinking mode was inside.

"Hmph... I'm here for serious business!"

"What's the matter?"

Hearing this, Nono blinked first. Her eyes swept over the empty bed around Emiya. There was no room left for someone to hide. The wardrobe was also open, with several summer tops hanging on it, and the tights underneath were neatly folded. The unused space was clearly visible.

In other words, Xia Mi did not come to Emiya's room at night.

Feeling slightly relieved, Nono came back to her senses and looked down at Emiya, "...Did you talk to the noble families in Tokyo about the Aoi-ya during the day? Are you sure that the one you mentioned, named Gen Chisei, is reliable?"

"Ah? No, Nuonuo, you came to my room in the middle of the night just to talk to me about this?"

Emiya raised his arm in annoyance and forcibly moved Nono's butt outwards, allowing his thighs to quickly free themselves.

After pulling back his thighs that were squeezed by the girl's weight, Emiya sat up and met Nono's eyes face to face. The sounds of each other's breathing were like steady, rhythmic air currents, and the warm air echoed in the short space between them.

"Here, this is that Gen Chisei's business card and his contact information," Emiya said, pulling out a dark, hard card with a gentian flower printed on it. He then pulled out his phone and opened it to the text message screen. "Then he sent me a message tonight, saying that the investigation had been arranged and he would contact us if there was any progress."

"So you really asked him to investigate Aoi-ya? I remember that we didn't even reveal that information to Wa-sama in order to conceal Melyuchina's situation..."

"This has nothing to do with Melyuchina. Yuan Zhisheng doesn't know what happened during the typhoon when we were traveling in the coastal city that day. I won't tell anyone the truth about Melyuchina..."

"No, no, I'm still worried. What if the family you mentioned is unreliable? How do you know they have no connection with Aoiya? If that's the case, wouldn't it mean they're investigating themselves? Wouldn't that give us any useful clues? It's good enough that they didn't just give us a perfunctory bow or a private Marseille!"

Emiya scratched his itchy scalp. Damn it, Nono had given him a mental boost in the middle of the night. "Okay, okay! You're right. Who should we look for to collaborate on the investigation? We don't know anyone well, so doesn't that mean everyone is a suspect?"

You want to use one force to investigate another force that is sure to have problems, but you suspect in your heart that the previous force itself has problems, so you have to choose another force... Is this an infinite nesting doll?

"No need to bother!" Nuonuo crossed her arms, as if she was fully prepared. Her loose, thin pajamas stretched across her chest, creating a ravine. She spoke confidently and calmly:

"I have Admiral Melyuchina, who can transform into a spirit and sneak into battle! Investigating the details of the noble families is as easy as taking something out of a bag!"

"Oh, amazing!... So clever, even I didn't expect that!" Emiya cooperated and clapped his hands softly for Nono, and raised his hand at the same time, "Little Advisor Nono, I have a small question."

"Say!"

"How's Melyusina's progress in learning about human society? Does she understand what infiltration operations entail and what to pay attention to when gathering intelligence?"

"...and she has no physical interference abilities during her spiritual form. She must materialize if she wants to manipulate or steal things. If she's accidentally exposed, will she just go all-out and mess things up?"

"..." Nuonuo's confident gaze gradually withdrew. She pondered for a moment, "It's okay, it's not a big problem. Let me train Melyuchina a few more times. It won't take too long before she can enter the actual combat training stage."

"Come on. I'm rooting for you." Emiya gave her a thumbs up. He decided to give Nono all the symbolic spiritual support besides the actual help.

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Within a few days, Melyuchina was killed by Nono and began to suffer miserably, focusing on strange infiltration combat strategy materials and various exercises.

As for Melyuchina's question about the professionalism of the information collected online, Nono claimed that it was unimportant. What was important was that knowledge would help Melyuchina's fighting style become more calm and cautious, rather than reckless. After hearing this, the mask of pain on Melyuchina's face seemed to thicken even more...

During this period, Melusina secretly came to Emiya for comfort. Emiya took out "History of Sexual Trial: A History of Human Civilization" from Xia Mi's pile of historical materials and threw it to her.

Melyuchina felt as if she had found a treasure the moment she saw the title. The sadness and pressure of studying in her eyes disappeared in an instant. It turned out that reading miscellaneous books was the most important part of balancing work and rest in the exam-oriented education...

A few days passed quickly. After receiving the news that Minamoto no Chisei was meeting in Tokyo, Emiya once again announced that today's daily schedule was cancelled and he would be going to Tokyo.

"Melyuzina and I are going together! That private club hosted by the noble family you're going to needs female companions, right? We'll be their companions!"

Nono nodded quietly to Emiya, and made up a half-true and half-false excuse, indicating that the three of them should form a small group to act secretly and ruthlessly exclude Xia Mi's assistant who was completely unaware of the situation.

The actual action plan was that Emiya would be responsible for meeting with Minamoto no Chisei as usual, and Nono would be responsible for commanding Melyuchina to track and sneak into the opponent's base camp to investigate.

"Yeah, sure. I just happened to be shopping with Melyuchina to buy some new changes of clothes."

Emiya exchanged glances with Nono without leaving a trace, and looked at Xia Mi who was happily chewing a scallion pancake. After eating, she stretched out her tongue like a kitten and licked the remaining pancake crumbs on her fingertips. The latter seemed to be able to show a unique and charming vitality in everything she did.

"Xia Mi, this is the situation. We all have other plans. As for you..."

"Oh, I just happened to find a key point in my project, but the library resources available to the public are limited. I asked the staff at the Tokyo Library last time and they said I could apply for a library borrowing certificate from the University of Tokyo. So I'm going to give it a try today!"

"Is that so? It's decided then. Let's start our Tokyo trip!"

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"Is this the place you came to last time according to Yuan Zhisheng's arrangement?"

Since the agreed time with Gen Chisheng was still in the afternoon at a private club in Ginza.

So when they arrived in Tokyo in the morning, Nono suggested taking a tour according to Emiya's last itinerary in Tokyo. The two of them, together with Melyuchina who had quietly transformed into a spirit, came to the famous "Kabuki-za" in Ginza.

The last time Emiya came here, he was in a hurry. Apart from watching Minamoto no Yoshitsune's plays, the other impressions in his mind were a little vague because he only had a basic understanding of Kabuki.

"Yes, this is a show that was booked out by someone in their family. The lead actor at the time was supposed to be Nakamura Kankuro, but Gen Chisei had already left by then..."

Emiya looked at the posters posted in front of the theater and pointed at one of them.

"Wow, it seems like they're all men."

"Of course," Emiya explained a little about Kabuki. "For historical reasons, the women who performed Kabuki—the so-called 'onna Kabuki'—were inevitably involved in the sex trade, so they were banned by the government. However, later on, 'Wakashu Kabuki' starring beautiful boys still became involved with the sex trade..."

"Beautiful boy...are you talking about that effeminate face on the poster?"

Anyway, it was quite deserted around. Nono was pointing at the door as if no one was around. She was talking about the picture of "Kabuki Newcomer" Ruri Kazama posted in the corner.

"That's a very young newcomer. I remember that the performance requirements at Kabuki-za are quite high. It's hard to debut there without the support of senior masters. To be praised and recommended by senior masters at such a young age, he must be a talented person."

As Emiya was talking, he suddenly saw the door of Kabuki-za open. It might be that a play in the morning had ended.

At this time, a large group of fashion-conscious women dressed in heavy makeup walked out. Some of them were wearing jewels like rich ladies, and some were dressed in alternative punk outfits like music celebrities. They seemed to be from all walks of life, but these women were all enthusiastically discussing a name... Fengjian Liuli.

The perceptive Nono frowned. She felt something was wrong. There was something wrong with the condition of these women. Regardless of whether they were newcomers or not, could a Kabuki actor really have such a great charm that could make women obsessed?

"Emiya, wait a moment. I'll go check out the situation."

"Be careful."

Nono joined the women's trend without leaving any trace, as if following the crowd. It has to be said that it was not at all awkward for a young girl like her to join in. At least it was much more reasonable than a grown man like Emiya pretending to be a member of Kazama Ruri's fan club.

Not long after, Emiya saw Nono running back with a strange look on his face, holding a few boxes of things in his hands.

"what is this?"

"It's the same makeup gift box as Master Fengjian Liuli." Nuonuo was silent for a moment, then gave the answer, "There was a senior cosmetics brand manager among the group of women. I was sold this thing."

In other words, you were planning to investigate, but ended up being tricked into buying this!?

Emiya almost laughed out of anger. Nono, Nono, how could you fall into the trap of consumerism so easily!

"Etc., etc!"

Nuonuo gestured for a moment, "I got some information. They said they hope I will pay attention to and support Master Kazama Ruri. They want to go to Kabukicho or something... Emiya, what does a man like Kazama Ruri have to do with that kind of place? I never paid attention to your Tokyo slang before."

"...It's better for you not to know." Emiya helped Nono carry two large boxes and headed towards the next destination without looking back. The latter didn't get an answer and had to follow with a depressed look on his face.

Kabukicho is one of the red-light districts well-known to Tokyo locals. Not only women but also men sell their bodies there. In other words, this Ruri Kazama is a gigolo who sells his beauty to female customers. No wonder he has a bunch of fanatical female fans... It's really scary, each one of them looks like they are hypnotized.

The two of them took the gift box to the next location, the high-end luxury shopping district of Ginza. This commercial district is known as "the most expensive place in Asia" and is ranked as one of the three most prosperous centers in the world, along with the Champs-Elysées in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York.

So once it reaches peak hours, the flow of people is terrifying.

Emiya and Nono held each other's hands tightly, walking towards the fashionable crowd or office workers, passing against the flow of people, and hid in a kimono specialty store called "Washiwazen".

"Welcome to Hezhihesen! Do you want to purchase a custom-made kimono or experience ancient costumes? Our store has recently launched traditional costume rental and customization services..." As soon as the two entered the door, a shopping guide came up and enthusiastically preached the sales talk. The continuous bombardment of one set of sales talk made it obvious that most people could not withstand it.

Emiya wanted to politely refuse, but Nono's eyes seemed to light up and she fell in love again, "So you mean we can cosplay in ancient costumes? I want... that shrine maiden costume!"

As a "little shrine maiden", how could she not have a few sets of shrine maiden costumes! Wearing shrine maiden costumes, she is a true little shrine maiden!

For a moment, Emiya felt that Nono's reason was too invincible and powerful. He didn't know how to refute it. "By the way, shouldn't proper cosplay costumes be in Akihabara or Asakusa? The ones in Ginza..."

At this time, the shopping guide immediately supported Nono, saying that the clothing stores in Akihabara are all specifically aimed at the needs of amateur role-playing enthusiasts, and their Ginza Kimono Store has the professional strength to provide formal, customized costumes for national Kabuki actors!

Emiya thought, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, do whatever you want." They both started by dealing with the same cosmetics that Kazama Ruri wore. Emiya wanted to find a bag, but Nono shook her finger and said no, no.

She skillfully opened the large box and easily stuffed the small bottle of crystal liquid inside - Emiya couldn't recognize the type - into her trouser pocket, and then did the same with the other boxes.

Emiya really wants to complain that these cosmetics of yours are only very small and can be easily put into a pocket. Why do you need such a big gift box?

After a while of struggling, it wasn't until almost noon that they finally had a quick lunch at Ukaitei in Ginza, where they had a freshly made teppanyaki. Afterwards, Emiya hurried to the private club that Minamoto Chisei had mentioned, and after showing Minamoto Chisei's business card at the door, he was able to enter without any problems.

Nono changed into a new red and white shrine maiden costume and kept watch with the spirit form of Melyuchina.

Emiya stepped into the second floor. Behind two heavy bronze doors etched with delicate and intricate patterns, the crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling reflected light. In the center of the hall was a Japanese dry landscape. The "river" paved with white sand and the huge rocks symbolizing mountains, rivers and islands were exquisitely combined to add a sense of Zen. However, the sign was a huge scroll of "Tamamonomae" carved with gold-plated craftsmanship.

Emiya's eyes quickly swept over the dazzling clamor and extravagance of the place... It was obvious it wasn't a serious place, perhaps a high-end bathhouse. He went straight to the reception room reserved by Gen Chisheng and waited for him to arrive.

This wait lasted at least half an hour.

"Huh?" Why is Yuan Zhisheng so late?

Emiya looked at Minamoto no Chisei, who had arrived more than half an hour after the agreed time, with a puzzled look on his face.

The latter hurriedly apologized and explained the situation, "There are too many things going on in the family. My sister ran away from home today, so I had to mobilize a group of family members to search everywhere."

"Is this true? Your sister is missing? Have you found her yet?"

"It's okay. I just received a message from my men saying that they found her. She was just wandering around downstairs. They've already sent her back."

"Oh, it's really troublesome when children like to run around. I'm glad I found them."

Gen Chisheng suppressed the urge to complain. He thought to himself that his sister Uesugi Erie was not really young at all, and judging by her mental age, she was indeed quite young.

"Here, this is Aoiya's detailed information. In addition to public information, we also collected relevant records from the family's gang database and compiled it."

He handed over a thick bundle of documents.

"So much? Wait, this is your internal information, right? Are you giving it to me so easily?"

"Of course, internal information will not be easily leaked, but you, Emiya, are different."

"Ah?" Emiya was really confused. Today, Gen Chisei seemed to treat him even more kindly than last time, and didn't even treat him as an outsider at all.

No, what kind of plane are you guys making?

Emiya was confused and exchanged information about Aoi-ya with Minamoto no Chisei for more than an hour. Before leaving, Minamoto no Chisei said that their family had determined the rules and would arrange an investigation into Aoi-ya soon.

To be specific, it is to conduct a formal and comprehensive investigation of Aoi-ya, etc. in the name of the underworld inspection team... If Emiya is willing, he can send a message to say so, and Gennochi will arrange the title of inspector for Emiya with just a casual order, and join the team for the day's action.

Emiya quickly said, "Okay, okay, okay." "Oh my god, you guys took care of everything for me. The service is five-star. What else can I say?"

The two hurriedly parted after a brief private meeting. Yuan Zhisheng was also a busy man. His black windbreaker swung behind him with his steps, and he walked with big strides and a light touch.

Emiya watched Gennosuke speeding away in a modified Hummer, then turned to look for Nono, only to see her wearing a shrine maiden's costume and hiding by the wall at the entrance of the alley with her head lowered, as if trying to stay away from anyone in a black windbreaker.

"Hey! Nono, didn't you say you were going to follow that Yuan Zhisheng? Why are you hiding here? Oh, did you let Melyuchina go alone?"

Emiya muttered to himself as he subconsciously pulled her away, and in the process gave her the small bottle of Coco & Tonka Bean's custom-made fragrance shampoo and conditioner that the club had given away - the ring-shaped packaging came with a little yellow duck bathtub toy attached.

The red-haired girl in shrine maiden costume also subconsciously took the thing and stared at the yellow duck, as if she saw something familiar, and followed him obediently.

The two of them prepared to leave by the JR train station near Ginza according to the route they came. At the same time, Emiya was still struggling with whether to eat Chef Yue's ramen again.

"Hmm? Nuonuo, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so quiet and silent?"

Emiya stopped and turned around.

The latter also stopped looking down at the little yellow duck, raised her swan-like neck and gently smoothed her soft and smooth dark red hair, looking at him with deep rose-red eyes, but also revealing a lack of agility, a slightly dull and naive look... completely different from Nono's temperament.

Damn it, it looks like Nuonuo but it’s not him! He got the wrong person!