"Well, I do plan to go to Chaldea to take a look. Because as far as I know, the Chaldea over there is the only place where he has appeared. Other than that, I don't have any leads on him for now," Tia said, then glanced at Aozaki Touko. This was because Aozaki Touko had originally been hired by that other Reincarnated Person to protect Ryougi Shiki, which was why she was hanging out with Tia and the others.
"Me? Didn't I say I'm not planning to go to Chaldea yet? I have other places I want to visit, like paying a visit to Animusphere, the lord of the astronomy department. As for my client, I don't know where he is either, or I would have found him already. I've been secretly casting some magic to try to find out who my client really is," Aozaki Touko said, seeing Tia looking at her.
"I see," King Arthur said, hesitating slightly after hearing Tia and Aozaki Touko's words.
Seeing King Arthur's expression at this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu put down the phone and sat down opposite Tia.
"Actually, we've already visited your parents," Emiya Kiritsugu said, "right after the King of Heroes went to your house. At the time, we were secretly observing your house and saw the King of Heroes go there. Oh, actually, we had met them before that. They asked us where you were. I just told them you went to find Root. I didn't expect you to come back together after all this time."
Hearing Emiya Kiritsugu's words, Tia instantly became inexplicably nervous.
"Um... when you went to my house, what did DadMom say?" Tia suddenly felt flustered after hearing Emiya Kiritsugu's words, and even spoke strangely. She even completely ignored Emiya Kiritsugu saying that Gudako had already come to find them, even though Tia had already heard about that from Gudako and her group.
"At the time..." Emiya Kiritsugu frowned and began to tell the story.
Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel, and King Arthur brought gifts and drove to Tia's house, formally coming for a visit.
Before Emiya Kiritsugu could knock on the door, the door was opened from the inside.
Tia's Mom stood at the door and looked at the three of them.
"Hello, please come in," Tia's Mom said.
The three of them looked at each other. It wasn't unexpected, since it was normal for them to be found out so easily, as they hadn't made any attempt to hide their presence.
"Excuse us."
The three of them entered Tia's living room and saw Tia's Dad.
"Sit down," Tia's Dad didn't stand up to greet them, but gestured for the three of them to sit down in the manner of a host.
"Thank you," the three of them nodded politely in thanks.
"You're welcome."
Tia's Mom also returned to Tia's Dad's side.
"What brings you here to see us?" Tia's Mom asked first.
"Well... after seeing his magic crest through Tia, I felt that your family's magic crests are very powerful, so I came to visit and ask for advice," Irisviel said, stepping forward and also taking out the gift.
It was a Origin Bullet made by Emiya Kiritsugu, placed in a pretty little box.
"I see, it's because of looking at Tia's Origin that you think so," Tia's Mom smiled slightly, not caring about the gift Irisviel had brought.
Irisviel nodded, indicating that she had indeed seen Tia's Origin.
"That's right, my family's magic crests awaken other people's Origins. That's the same for me and Tia's Dad," Tia's Mom said, "just the opposite of Mr. Emiya's Origin Bullet." Tia's Mom then looked at the gift, picked up the little box, and looked at the Origin Bullet inside.
"I'm ashamed, I'm only good at destroying things, having inherited a little bit of the family's magic crests. I've never awakened my own Origin," Emiya Kiritsugu said politely. It seemed that Emiya Kiritsugu also knew how to socialize.
"Don't be so polite. Origin Bullets are very powerful things. We'll accept it as a gift," Tia's Mom said. "So, you've come to us to awaken your Origins? Is that also why this King Arthur is here?"
"I don't need to awaken my Origin, Mrs. Marte. I'm just Master's Servant, protecting Master's safety as a guard," King Arthur said seriously.
"Saber just wants to fulfill her wish; it has nothing to do with her Origin, Mrs. Marte. Is there any chance we could awaken our Origins?" Irisviel said, also looking at Emiya Kiritsugu.
"Of course, but the magic crests are with Tia, so we can't do anything," Tia's Mom said.
"I see, that's a shame," Irisviel sounded down.
"Then, is there no other way?" Emiya Kiritsugu said, "like asking someone else, someone who could recognize Tia's Origin at a glance."
Emiya Kiritsugu was talking about Gilgamesh, because Gilgamesh had directly called Tia a blacksmith from the Age of Gods.
"Oh? Besides us, is there anyone else who can recognize other people's Origins at a glance?" Tia's Mom asked with a curious expression.
"We'd like to meet someone like that," Tia's Dad also said.
"Is that so? Then there's no way," Emiya Kiritsugu also looked regretful. "Tia said he was going to talk to Root. I don't know when he'll be back. Actually, we've always had some doubts about that. Can Root really directly appear inside a person?"
King Arthur's expression didn't change at all, but she couldn't help but frown.
"That..." Tia's Mom shook her head. "I don't know. But we've both awakened our Origins. We can touch Root."
"Root...?" Tia's Dad's words sounded a little hesitant, as if he were lost in some memory.
"Touch Root? Can both of you?" King Arthur looked surprised.
Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel also looked shocked.
"May I ask, what are your Origins?" Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but be curious.
"Compassion," Tia's Dad said.
"Return," Tia's Mom said.
The expressions on Emiya Kiritsugu's, Irisviel, and King Arthur's faces were confused.
Tia's Dad and Mom looked at each other without saying anything.
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Hearing Emiya Kiritsugu tell the story to this point, Tia smiled bitterly. She understood that DadMom were also testing whether Emiya Kiritsugu and the others knew their identities.
(End of chapter)
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