Shinji Matou at Your Service

In another world line, Fuyuki City, in Shinji's room, Sakura is cleaning the desk.

Even though her brother is not at home, Sakura comes to clean every few days. Her thought is simple: no matter when her brother returns, he can see a clean and bright room.

Sakura cleans very meticulously. First, she uses magecraft to remove the surface dust, then she carefully wipes it with a damp cloth, and finally, she cleans it with a dry cloth to ensure no speck of dirt is left.

Because she has cleaned many times, her movements are very skilled, and it doesn't take long for her to finish the cleaning work.

After placing the cloth in the water basin, Sakura energetically clenches her fist and speaks to the desk.

"Brother's room is very clean today too."

On one side of the desk is a row of uniformly styled standing photo frames, each containing a photo. These are the annual family photos taken since Sakura entered the family.

At first, there were only Shinji, Sakura, Byakuya and Kariya who had returned home. Then, Justeaze, Scáthach, Fujino, Touko, and Elsa joined in succession. The group in the photos became larger and larger, and everyone's smiles became brighter and brighter.

As she looked at them, Sakura couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the photo in the center.

It was this year's newest group photo, with the boy in the middle making his usual peace sign, looking a bit silly.

Her fingers brushed over the boy's face, and the girl silently prayed.

"Brother, please come back soon. Sakura misses you very much."

...

In Misaki City, at Aozaki Touko's office.

The owner of the office had also been away for a long time. The one managing this office was Aozaki Touko's apprentice, a girl named Asakami Fujino.

Although not yet an adult, the girl was capable and very diligent. During Touko's absence, the office's reputation not only did not decline but slightly improved.

Today, Fujino took on a new commission to investigate a mysterious phenomenon nearby.

"Blue-white flames? Will-o'-the-wisps? Or some other phenomenon?"

Fujino carefully reviewed the data collected by the office's sole employee, a recently married ordinary employee, and fell into deep thought.

"If it's a natural phenomenon, that's fine. If it's magecraft, that's okay too. Although Miss Ryougi hasn't done strenuous exercise recently, I can still ask Mr. Shiki for help. But if it's a supernatural phenomenon, it might be a bit troublesome. I lack experience in dealing with such things. I don't know if my eyes would work on ghosts and the like. It's better to call the teacher for advice."

Fujino picked up the phone from the drawer and opened the contact list. Seeing the name at the top, specially marked, her finger on the direction key stopped.

"Shinji..."

She uttered that name in an indescribable tone, the name of the person who had entered her life changed her fate, and whom she had always been thinking about.

Her finger moved involuntarily, shifting to the green button and pressing it firmly.

After a short silence, a voice came through the receiver.

"The number you have dialed is not in service..."

"Still not back?"

Fujino sighed, leaning dispiritedly on the desk.

"Where on earth did the Second Magician take him? I finally learned a new skill and wanted to show it to him."

...

In a secluded villa garden on the outskirts of Tokyo.

A woman with orange hair, orange eyes, and an orange coat, who also had "orange" in her name, was holding an orange cigarette holder and speaking into an orange phone.

"From the data analysis, it should not be a supernatural phenomenon, but something 'unclean.' The lack of a barrier setup indicates that this thing is not very strong. You can use your eyes to observe it from a distance. Unfortunately, Kirie is on vacation in Taiwan; her double existence is best suited for investigation."

"Mm-hmm, your reasoning is sound. Handle it that way."

"Uh, I think you've done enough. There's no need to overburden yourself. If you have time, rest more. If you fall ill, Shinji will complain to me when he gets back."

"Me? I've already handled things on my end. It's rare for Shinji's information to be wrong. But I did gain something—not expecting the Tohno family to have such a precious treasure. Shinji will be shocked when he sees it."

"Hmm... Such disrespect, no matter what, I'm still your teacher..."

"Hanging up on me just like that, really, kids these days have less and less respect for their elders..."

Touko put away her phone and lazily leaned back in her chair.

At that moment, a voice echoed in the empty garden.

"Master, your facial temperature is rising, and your heartbeat has increased by ten percent. Is there something wrong with your body?"

"No, I'm very healthy."

Touko waved her hand.

"But you just recovered from a cold the day before yesterday."

"I said there's nothing wrong, so there's nothing wrong. Looks like I should adjust your thought processes to make your emotions richer."

"I don't think that's necessary. I'm a doll, I just need to execute orders; emotions are not required."

"Times have changed, Miss Ninja."

Touko flicked her ponytail.

"Perhaps in the Warring States period when you were born, that was the case, but nowadays, it's normal for dolls to have emotions. Once the repair work is complete, I'll take you to meet other dolls. Some have started families, some have found their love, and they're living lives more exciting than humans."

"Love? Just like Miss Akiha and Mr. Shiki, or you and Mr. Shinji?"

"!!!"

Touko's body stiffened. "You must be joking just now, right? Saying emotions are unnecessary."

"???"

...

At the famous Sun Moon Lake on the island of Taiwan, a woman in white clothes and a white hat took several photos of herself with a camera, talking excitedly to herself.

"Shinji, I found another fun place. Let's come here together next time."

...

In London, at the Clock Tower headquarters, the increasingly queenly Lorelei suddenly felt a bit uneasy. She walked to the window, silently gazing towards the east.

"Is it you?"

...

In the workshop of the Old Man of Jewels, located in some secret realm.

A black-haired, twin-tailed girl and a white-haired, red-eyed girl stared at each other.

The white-haired girl pouted, "What should we do, Rin? Why did he suddenly start glowing?"

The twin-tailed girl shook her head repeatedly, "I don't know either. I didn't do anything, just regularly collected his data as the master said. Ahh, why do I even have to take care of this guy? He's the jerk who stole Sakura! Should we just act like we didn't see anything, Illya?"

"Is that okay?"

Illya occasionally glanced at the crystal beside her, inside which lay a boy about Rin's age.

A soft white light enveloped the boy's skin, making him look like a large light bulb.

"We're supposed to be friends with him, right?"

"Ugh... This is so annoying. Fine, we'll take turns looking after him here. If something unexpected happens, we can respond in time—ah!"

Before she finished speaking, a deep blue hue suddenly appeared in the white glow surrounding the boy, matching the newly grown hair on his head.

"Rin, what should we do?"

"How should I know?"

Twelve-year-old Rin Tohsaka felt today was truly the worst.