After seizing Saber, we returned home.
"Sakura. What's your impression of Shirou after seeing him directly?"
"... An incompetent person?"
"The truth is scary... But he's not a bad guy. The problem is he's an idealist who doesn't know the ways of the world and puts justice first, that's the issue. He'll get taken advantage of... I do feel sorry for him honestly, but he needs to get his act together."
The moment he made a contract with Alaya as a Counter Guardian, that makes him an incredible pushover. It's not like he has a wife like Ryoma with him either. Doing it alone, of course his mental state breaks and he ends up killing his past self. I do feel sorry for him.
The only route where he gives up is the Heaven's Feel one... I should let him live an ordinary life.
And...
"Just what do you plan to have me do..."
"Nothing in particular? Is it because your affinity is the worst?"
Saber was naturally showing an uncomfortable reaction. It's an expected reaction... Honestly, I do feel a bit sorry. Her original fate was to fall, but she also fell because of me.
"Please explain... This Sakura is clearly the appearance from the time of the Fourth Holy Grail War. Then, what about the grown-up Sakura...?"
"Ahh~ that part. It's simple. This isn't the worldline we met in. It's a different world from the one where the Fourth Holy Grail War occurred."
"... A parallel world? That's the domain of the Second Magic..."
"You have knowledge about that? But, to begin with, you participating as a Servant while still alive is also in the realm of miracles, isn't it?"
"...."
"Can't refute that, can you? That's basically it. I took Sakura in, and this one is the case where she rotted away in the Matou household. Don't worry, this Sakura... we're protecting her."
I showed her Sakura lying on a bed in an empty room. Using the power of divine spirits like Ishtar and Kama, I removed the Zouken worm from Sakura's heart. To begin with, she was already possessed by Angra Mainyu... but that's nothing for the true Evil of Humanity, Kama.
Illya installed Caster's card to heal her and such, and now she's completely cured and put to sleep. It will take some time for her to regain stability.
"Well, more than that, it's party time now! Come on, everyone, let's get ready~"
"What, a party all of a sudden?"
"... Rin? And Sakura is there too...? I see, it was your doing after all. With Irisviel before too, just how...?"
"That's for later~ I'll tell you someday~ Come! It's an order, just help with setting up. Muramasa~ Let's get ready...!"
"Yes, sure."
"Even Shirou...?"
Saber's eyes widen in surprise... Not a job, Muramasa prepares the basic dishes, and I take out the top-grade pork belly I prepared. This needs to be grilled on a cast iron plate, I say. I place charcoal below, put the cast iron plate on top, and prepare.
"Not just pork belly, but also cuts like pork jowl, prepared chicken and beef too, not just pork. You guys just eat... Grilling the meat is my role!"
"To begin with, grilling can be done automatically, can't it?"
"No, Kama... Not with that kind of power, grilling it directly makes it delicious! One of my few specialties is grilling meat well!"
"Humans are also meat in a way nya~"
"When Taiga says that, it's scary... No human sacrifices. Anyway, I'll grill the meat!"
Everyone gathers in the dining room, Muramasa brings over the simple dishes for the basic setup, and Saber helps with that. She seems reluctant but... smelling the meat, her expression softens a bit.
I show off my flashy meat-grilling technique and even put on a fire show. Of course, most reactions are indifferent, but the three goddesses, Illya, and Sakura at least clapped. Hmm, I'm getting embarrassed instead...
"Here~ Perfectly grilled! Old man, have some first~ There's dipping sauce and wrap vegetables over there~"
"... I shall partake."
King Hassan eats only the meat without wrapping or dipping. How wild. Yes, please enjoy delicious meat, not Lahmu...!
"Here, next is Sakura and Illya-chan~ Eat to your heart's content! Everyone eat to your heart's content! There's plenty of meat. For today, I raided Fuyuki's butcher shops! Of course, I paid."
"Thank you for the meal~"
"Aah~"
"Eat it yourself, Illya. I'm busy grilling right now, my hands are full."
"Pfft..."
Sakura puts her hands together and eats the meat, and Illya opens her mouth for me but I'm busy grilling...! While grilling, I grab a piece and eat it, mmm~ This is the taste. The combination of pork belly and ssamjang is the best. Dipping it in sesame oil sauce is good too...!
"..."
"Aren't you eating, Saber?"
"..."
"Heh... Eat without worry. The type of people I hate most in the world are those who mess with food. There's no poison or strange things like aphrodisiacs. I simply enjoy eating delicious food. With many people, that is. Of course~ I'm not forcing you? To begin with, if I were to bring you here and torment you with food, I would've brainwashed you separately~ And, I have nothing to lose, you see?"
"That does seem to be the case... Food is innocent, so I shall partake."
In the end, it's food, so why act coy~
Saber takes a bite of the meat like that...
"Hup...!"
"Japanese food is delicious too, but eating mildly grilled meat like this is also good. Wrapping it in leafy vegetables to eat, or with ssamjang, gochujang, doenjang, there are many sauces."
"... Isn't this a tree leaf?"
"How rude~ It's perilla leaf, a proper edible ingredient in Korea, you know? When foreigners come to Korea, they buy perilla leaf pickles and such?"
"..."
Saber tries wrapping and eating it as I said. She seems to quite like it. Eating it with rice, eating it with soup. Doenjang jjigae with pork belly in it is the best~
Saber chomping away. Not losing to Taiga who wildly devours it. It's like watching kebab. I guess their origins are the same.
"Here."
"Ah..."
"If you run out of rice, say so. I prepared a lot."
Muramasa scoops and hands rice to Saber. Since the Saber kidnapping plan was prepared beforehand, Muramasa prepared a lot of rice. Apparently, grandfathers want to feed their grandchildren a lot too.
Might as well serve it in a big bowl.
I grill not just pork belly but other meats too.
While everyone including Sakura is full and stops eating...
"Hoo... My stomach is full too nya~"
"... May I have more...?"
"Yes, eat to your heart's content!"
Seibah didn't stop. While the old man also stopped eating at some point, Seibah is still eating. Both I who grill and Muramasa with a grandfather's heart are satisfied.
"Next meat, Muramasa!"
"Ooh~!"
While I grill the meat, Muramasa arranges it into rice-centered dishes like donburi or bibimbap based on the grilled meat and gives it to her, also giving the grilled meat as is.
"Aren't you eating, big brother?"
"Ahh... Just seeing that sight makes me full, Sakura. You'll understand when you grow up too."
"Hmm... Say ah~."
"Huh? Ah~ Nom... The one I grilled is delicious!"
"Hehe..."
""...""
Sakura feeds me a bite... and then everyone starts feeding me food. My mouth is going to tear...
"Eat, O Contractor."
"Ah, yes."
I'm fed a bite by the old man too. Mmm... I'm full. Physically, my stomach is full.
"Hoo... I am satisfied."
Seibah, after eating dozens of servings, finally expresses being full. Amazing. She almost hit 100 servings. I guess a dragon is a dragon...
"I see... Then, Muramasa. Prepare the side dishes for tomorrow morning."
"Alright, shall we begin."
"Morning, you say...?"
"Well, to satisfy you, I need to prepare a lot, right? I'm not the kind of person to let my people starve. Then let's begin~!"
"To begin with, it's weird that the Master is grilling meat, you know?"
Ishtar's criticism comes in, but regardless, Muramasa and I continue working.
Everyone watches us like that... and I felt Saber's gaze looking at me had subtly changed.
By the way, should I go to Einzbern Castle tomorrow? Probably Rin or Archer or Illya will check if she's really a magical girl and propose an alliance? Even if not, I'll go anyway.
Gulp...
"... If you want to eat more, go ahead."
"Ah, thank you."
Did her appetite diminish a bit already? Ah, that's it. Because of the greasiness, it's rich and heavy, so she's feeling bloated. That's why it diminished. Well, whatever. This is my Unlimited Meat Works. Unlimited meat. Of course... I need to buy more meat tomorrow. It's almost all gone.