"Emiya Shirou, what is the price of becoming a Hero of Justice?"
The red trench coat fluttered, gray-white hair like ashes burned out, a burly figure stood atop the hill of swords, in this grave-like mental remnant scene.
The young boy tied a red ribbon on his head, the holy cloth fluttering in the wind. He used his clear eyes to look at the back in front of him.
"Can you keep up?", At some unknown time, familiar music started playing, the surrounding scenery rapidly vanished, that person turned around, revealing his dim-colored skin.
Emiya Shirou looked up and took a step forward, "You are the one, can you keep up? Heroic Spirit, Emiya."
"—Trace On!"
["Ding~ Hosting System successfully loaded!"]
———
There was familiar color on the ceiling board. Shirou rubbed the face he had slapped red himself, turned his head to look at the alarm clock.
[4 A.M, Fuyuki City]
'Hmm, worth watching,' thinking so, Shirou turned over and went back to sleep.
'No! No! No! Why is my body not listening to commands? I have to train. Get up! Hurry and get up to train!'
But the warm blanket made him unmoved.
["Would you like to proceed with hosting training?"]
There are so many people reincarnated into the Type-Moon world. But, he never saw a system, never learned magecraft. And at the end he finally dreamed up a system.
Shirou, feeling at ease, went back to sleep and chose "Yes."
'What's wrong with enjoying the life a little?'
'Eh? Why does something feel off.'
He seemed to have climbed out from under the blanket.
4:01 A.M., Shirou expressionlessly lifted the blanket and got out of bed, without a hint of reluctance and walked to the bathroom.
His brain, still in a muddled state, finally sobered up.
'What's going on, why is my body moving on its own?'
'Wait a second, that's Miyu's toothbrush!'
Fortunately, System Shirou expressionlessly placed the smaller toothbrush aside and picked up his own large-sized toothbrush.
Before he could sigh in relief, he realized he wasn't brushing his teeth but picking up the toothbrush to observe it carefully.
'What the hell is this?'
Then, with a dumbfounded expression, System Shirou threw the deformed-bristled toothbrush into the trash can, put on shoes, and went out the door.
The body was heading towards the nearest convenience store next door.
Shirou roughly understood what it wanted to do.
'So it doesn't like the toothbrush that has been used for several months and wants a new one.'
'But the convenience store isn't even open yet… wait, what are you trying to do?'
Shirou couldn't stay calm.
He saw System Shirou, even colder and more ruthless than Heroic Spirit Emiya executing a command, stand in front of the convenience store window, and pose for an elbow strike.
["Hey! Stop, that's a crime!"]
Shirou shouted frantically in his heart.
["Would you like to pause hosting?"]
["Yes!"]
With the command given, Shirou finally regained control of his body.
Looking at his elbow just one millimeter from the glass, he couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.
'That was close, almost had to pay and go to jail.'
Now, he finally understood that the system he'd been waiting so long for had successfully activated.
With a thought, a blue translucent panel appeared in front of Shirou's eyes.
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[Name: Emiya Shirou]
[Age: Already an adult]
[Strength: D]
[Endurance: D]
[Agility: D]
[Charisma: EX]
[Hosted Tasks: 1. Training (Terminated, can choose to continue)]
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Standing at the convenience store entrance studying it for ten minutes, Shirou roughly figured out how to use this Hosting System.
Simply put, choose the goal you want to accomplish, and the system will let you directly enter a hosted state and then complete the task.
'This is great.'
Without hesitation, Shirou chose "Clear the Holy Grail War and let Miyu obtain happiness."
["Ding~ This task cannot be completed."]
Shirou was speechless.
He admitted, being someone who hasn't even learned magecraft might be even lousier than the original Emiya Shirou, but isn't saying "cannot be completed" a bit too much?
[Note: There is no Holy Grail War in this world.]
'No Holy Grail War?'
Looking at the system's explanation, a trace of doubt appeared in Shirou's eyes.
'How can that be!'
He remembered clearly, this is Fuyuki City, he is Emiya Shirou. It's the Fifth Holy Grail War, a Master with a blonde glutton.
'Why does the system say there's no Holy Grail War?'
Clearly, he even got "EX" in Charisma, doesn't that already show his top-tier Type-Moon succubus worth?
Shirou didn't understand and kept entering tasks.
"Learn Projection Magecraft."
["This task cannot be completed."]
'Again!'
Shirou refused to accept it.
"Learn Reinforcement Magecraft."
["This task cannot be completed."]
"Let's do the Third Magic."
["This task…"]
"Just give me money already?"
Living frugally, Shirou decided to take a big step back.
["Would you like to enter hosting with the goal of earning money?"]
Shirou selected "Yes."
Immediately, his body began to move.
'Wait a second? Why are we smashing the glass again?'
Looking at his raised elbow, Shirou's eyelid twitched wildly.
He still held a last bit of hope, thinking it might be a warm-up. Until... the elbow was about to hit the glass and Shirou gave up then cancelled hosting.
"System, get out here and explain yourself!"
["According to hosting analysis, robbery is one of the fastest ways to make money."]
"You don't know that's illegal?"
[…]
["Would you like to load task: All activities must follow basic laws and regulations?"]
Seeing the system this humane, Shirou finally let out a breath of relief, then selected "Yes."
["Task confirmed. From now on, the Hosting System will strictly follow the requirements and abide by laws. Host, please do not drag down the system."]
Shirou: "..."
'Calm down, calm down! Don't get angry.'
'Next step is to use the system to make money.'
Shirou took a deep breath and selected "Continue earning money."
'Oh-ho, the feeling's coming.'
His body posed in perfect running form and went home.
———
'What's next? I can't wait. Let me see.'
Under Shirou's expectant gaze, System Shirou picked up the phone placed by the bed and dialed "Fujimura Taiga's" number.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered.
["Shirou! Do you know what time it is now?"], Taiga was full of killing intent.
Shirou's mouth, like minus forty degrees, heartlessly said, "Fuji-nee, I don't want to work hard anymore, please marry me and sponsor—"
'STOP!!! Shut up already!'
Shirou roared. The moment he took back control of his body, he rapid-fired, "I'm sorry, Fuji-nee, I was talking nonsense half-asleep, please don't take it to heart!"
Then he quickly hung up the phone.
'What kind of broken system is this? Why is it always trying to take crooked paths?'
["Hosting Task: Earning Money. According to analysis, under the premise of obeying the law, marrying the daughter of the largest underworld organization in Fuyuki City, Taiga, is the fastest path to wealth."]
[Note: Probability of the Fujiwara Taiga accepting is 99.9%]
'What about the remaining 0.1?', Shirou focused on the key point.
["No matter how confident you are, before success, you must prepare for the possibility of failure."]
'So the 0.1 is space left for failure?'
4:30 a.m., Shirou confirmed, 'This system… is just barely passable.'
And then, the biggest crisis—
This morning's Fuji-nee.
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