True Magician

Chapter 17

Kuoh Academy.

Evening.

I sat on the bench I had created on the field behind the academy and waited for Sona and her entourage.

The new contract with Sirzechs had come out quite agreeable. On my side, it covered all the residents of the Emiya Residence, and on his side, all the members of the remaining seventy-two Pillars.

Which once again reminded Goetia of the losses of the local demons in the Great War. He commented on it with just one word: pathetic.

Well, I can't blame Goetia for thinking that way.

The Seventy-two Pillars were intended to be equal to Heaven. Yes, there were losses on both sides, but Goetia is annoyed by the very fact that more than half of the original demons and their families were lost.

The Beast I demons such as Morax, Foras, that is, who died out in this world, only shrugged, calling their local counterparts... pathetic, something Goetia agreed with Goetia on. They reasoned that every original demon knows how to act in any given situation. Of course, that includes escaping from the battlefield if circumstances warrant it.

- "Master, why do you want me to be the one to train them?" came the voice of Emiya standing next to me, "Can't I have my own things to do?"

- "What other business could you have, Shirou-kun?" I fake surprised, and then made an understanding face, "Don't tell me you picked some poor girl to expand your harem? I could tell Artoria everything, you know?"

- "Your joke is outdated, Master," Emiya shrugged, "Think of something else."

- "Оh? So you've already added someone and haven't told the others about it? I see. You're a real man, Archer." I grinned, to which I received a twitchy smile from Emiya.

Suddenly, our attention was caught by the sound of footsteps heading our way. I turned my head in the direction of the noise and saw Sona's entourage with her at the head. They looked a bit tired though. Especially Saji who had large bags under his eyes.

Was it from the paperwork? I doubt it. There was something else going on. Maybe Hundred Faces knows something about it? I'll ask her later.

- "I apologize for being late, Romani-sensei. There was more work than I expected,'' Sona said as soon as she reached us and pointed at Emiya, "Who is that man?"

- "He will be training you. You can call him Shir..."

- "Archer," Emiya interrupted me with a frown on his face.

- "Uh-huh. Archer. But you can still call him Shir..."

- "Just Archer. That's enough," he interrupted me once more and threw a look of annoyance in my direction.

- "Romani-sensei, can you tell us about Mr... Archer?" Reya asked, looking at Emiya.

- "He has quite an extensive background in the use of various weapons and strategies. And as you can tell from his nickname, he's a very skilled marksman," I explained in a measured tone, "In addition, I advise you to allocate some land two or three kilometers square. By the way, that's Archer's aiming range."

- "T-three kilometers?!" Sona shrieked, "He's a human, right?! With a strange magic signature, but still human! Not even demons are capable of such a feat."

The reaction of her entourage was the same. Each of them began to stare at Emiya, who had managed to adopt a haughty look.

- "But that's really true," I shrugged, "In short, good luck with your training. You'll need it."