"Eris? Is that what the Boreas family's young lady is called, Eris?"
Shirou saw Philip's reaction and was a little confused.
Because he remembered that when Ghislaine heard the task that Sauros announced earlier, she also showed a reaction similar to Philip's.
This made Shirou couldn't help but have a strange thought, feeling that the Boreas family's young lady might not be someone who could be easily approached.
"Yes, Eris is my daughter."
Philip, after a brief silence, nodded slowly, acknowledging Shirou's words. "I see, my father's request is for you to teach Eris swordsmanship, huh? That really is a tough test."
"A tough test?"
Becoming more and more uneasy about the Boreas family's young lady, Shirou wanted to ask further about Eris's situation, but it was clear that neither Philip nor Ghislaine intended to explain.
And Philip, after another moment of silence, suddenly said: "Shirou, I remember you're Paul's adopted son, and don't have real Greyrat blood, right?"
"Yeah, so?"
Shirou didn't care whether he was Paul's biological son or not, and didn't care whether his bloodline was related to Greyrat.
After all, the previous life's Shirou was the adopted son of Emiya Kiritsugu, and later met Miyu, who was also adopted, and regarded her as his own sister.
For him, the definition of family could not be defined by bloodlines; the relationship between family members was essentially an accumulation of emotions.
Of course, he suspected that Philip might still be thinking of letting him inherit the position of the Nothos family, one of the Greyrat Four Lords, and instinctively showed a look of vigilance for a moment.
But Philip didn't seem to be thinking in that direction; he simply said with a strange expression: "I see, that's good, that's good."
"Huh? It's a good thing that I don't have Greyrat family blood?"
Shirou looked at Philip in confusion, feeling that there was something very odd about the other person's reaction.
Philip then said quietly: "The Greyrat family is a noble family in the Kingdom of Asura. Besides that, the characteristic of this family is that they lack self-control when facing women, especially when it comes to women they find attractive. They always can't help but be unable to hold back their desires."
"Is that so?"
"Shirou, you grew up in Paul's house, you should know that the Greyrat men all have this tendency, right?"
"That's true..."
Hearing Philip's words, Shirou nodded slightly.
In the Greyrat family, Paul and Rudeus were the types who lacked self-control towards women. Paul even had an affair with Lilia, almost causing the family to split apart.
Although Rudeus didn't seem to have much of a problem on the surface, he had shown since he was little that he couldn't resist women.
Although Rudeus might not have been born like this, but was this type of person before his soul traveled over, but as the saying goes, the soul can be affected by the body, and he might also be influenced by the Greyrat family's bloodline.
"Speaking of which, is there a problem with the Greyrat family's special preferences?"
Shirou asked, puzzled. He didn't understand what Philip's question meant.
"Well, there's no big problem, but if you're a member of the Greyrat family, you'll probably be disappointed in my daughter."
"Disappointed..."
Hearing Philip's words, Shirou couldn't help but be confused.
He even began to suspect that the young lady named Eris might be some kind of terrible ugly duckling, otherwise why would she get such an evaluation from Philip.
Philip saw Shirou's thoughts. He put his hand on his chin, lowered his eyes to look at the table, and said softly: "It's not what you think. There's nothing wrong with Eris's appearance. Because she inherited the genes of my wife and me, she's definitely a girl who can be called beautiful."
"If that's the case?"
"Eris's problem is her personality. Unlike her appearance, her personality can be said to be unbearable to most people."
Philip sighed as he spoke. "I don't know what went wrong with that child's education. My wife and I are both gentle people, but Eris is completely different from us. Also, her likes and dislikes are very clear. Currently, the only teachers that child likes are Edna, who teaches etiquette and manners, and Ghislaine, who originally taught her swordsmanship. Apart from that, all the people who were hired to teach her have been fired one after another. Among them, there was even an excellent scholar who originally taught in the royal capital, but he took the initiative to resign on the third day of his employment."
"Is it that serious?"
Hearing Philip's words, Shirou clicked his tongue slightly.
He realized just how dangerous the task he had taken on, to teach the young lady swordsmanship, really was.
Sauros, that master of the Boreas family, really gave him a tricky problem.
"So what does this have to do with whether I have Greyrat blood or not?"
"It doesn't have much to do with it. It's just that the Greyrat bloodline, especially the Nothos family bloodline, has been passed down, leading to successors who generally like mature and curvy women, and only put in the effort for those mature and beautiful women. Paul is a clear example. So if you have Paul's bloodline, I'm worried that you might not be interested in a little girl like Eris, affecting your enthusiasm for teaching."
"Having interest would be the end!"
Shirou was almost speechless by Philip.
After all this talking, the other person was actually suspecting whether he was a lolicon.
And the other person's meaning was clearly that they hoped he would have a special attraction to young girls, rather than being influenced by the Nothos Greyrat bloodline, and becoming fond of only mature women...
Shirou himself didn't have any particular preferences for women, and he rarely considered this aspect.
In Servant Emiya's memory, the other person basically didn't have any obvious attitudes towards women.
However, in the other person's life before becoming a Servant, he had once secretly liked a girl. That was a girl named Tohsaka Rin, who was a dazzling presence at school, more than anyone else.
Although that was more admiring her attitude towards life than secretly liking her, longing for that special person who lived their own life at their own pace, but that could be said to be the only time in Emiya Shirou's life that he developed feelings for someone of the opposite sex.
Apart from that, whether it was Miyu or Matou Sakura, Shirou saw them as nothing more than objects that needed to be protected; he didn't have that kind of feeling for them.
However, in Servant Emiya's memory, there was also that girl named Saber. Although he later learned that her real identity was King Arthur in history, the girl named Artoria, Servant Emiya's attitude towards Saber was more of a comrade-in-arms.
In short, in Emiya Shirou's life memories, he was almost completely disconnected from the opposite sex. Perhaps if some kind of coincidence or accident happened, he might have the idea of getting close to a certain woman, but as long as things developed normally, he was destined to walk the same lonely path.
Because his excessively broad ideals were not tolerated by reality, and naturally, no one would be willing to support his foolish ideas.
Just as Shirou fell into a long period of thinking, Philip said quietly:
"In short, actually I don't have much hope for you teaching Eris. Even if you can defeat the Red Dragon in actual combat and gain Ghislaine's approval, my child can't be moved by strength alone. I hope you realize this."
"I understand."
"Also, if possible, I hope you don't do anything too rough to Eris. After all, she's my daughter. Even if it's education, I hope it stays at the level of simple physical punishment, and doesn't really hurt her."
"Physical punishment is okay?"
Shirou was shocked. He didn't expect Philip's requirements to be so low.
Philip sighed, waved his hand, looking as if Shirou would know why when the time came.
Next, Philip briefly explained to Shirou some things about his daughter Eris again, even mentioning some relatively private content.
"Even so, my daughter is only nine years old after all. If you develop feelings for her, please endure it until she turns twelve and comes of age."
"Pfft, what are you talking about..."
Shirou really couldn't accept the speaking style of these Greyrat family members. These guys were birds of a feather with Paul, all being completely lacking in control over the opposite sex.
And these words seemed to say that he was 100% going to be a lolicon.
Is there a chance that he's a normal person?!
"Hehe, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously, Shirou."
"It doesn't sound like a joke at all..."
Shirou sighed, feeling his future becoming more and more bleak.
Philip clapped his hands and stood up from the sofa. "Okay, there won't be any results if we continue chatting here. Let me introduce you to my daughter!"
As he spoke, Philip led Shirou to the depths of the Boreas Castle.
On the way, Philip emphasized again: "Although I said it earlier, I'll repeat it again. Shirou, my daughter's personality is very willful. She's only close to a small number of people. If you can't get her approval, it's best to give up this task decisively."
"I came here to learn Sword God Style. Since Lord Sauros gave me this task, I will complete it no matter what."
Shirou said quietly. He had always been a determined person and would not waver in his determination because of anything.
Philip nodded in satisfaction. He came to a room in the attic and opened the door.
"Eris, I've brought a new teacher!"
As he spoke, Shirou saw the figure in the room.
It was a girl with the same fiery red hair as him, long hair draped to her waist, upturned eyes, and wavy, curly hair.
Although she was a cute girl, she gave off an indescribable fierce aura.
She even completely ignored Shirou's existence.
"..."
Shirou didn't care too much about this, and just stared at the red-haired girl in front of him, silently preparing himself in his heart.
Eris Boreas Greyrat, the young lady of the Boreas family.
In any case, in order to stay in the castle and learn Sword God Style from Ghislaine, he had to find a way to get along with her amicably.
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