Fate/Magus Path

109 A Wonderful Encounter

Volume 3: Tsukihime

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Around 9 a.m.

A hotel in Misaki Town.

Thanks to the excellent ability of young people to fall asleep immediately, being in the prime age of middle school students, it's not uncommon to have a habit of sleeping in.

The next morning, Shiki opened her sleepy eyes, glanced at the warm sunlight streaming into the room through the gaps in the curtains, and slowly sat up in bed.

Her head felt heavy...

Looking up at the clock hanging on the hotel room wall, she realized she seemed to have overslept.

This time was considerably later than her usual wake-up time of around seven at home. Since she usually had to go to school, her daily routine was typically quite regulated.

Today, it was rare for her to sleep in, likely because she had only fallen asleep in the early hours of the morning.

Yesterday, it had already been late when she arrived in this city, and then there was the time spent looking for a place to stay, buying daily necessities, and settling in.

By the time everything was done, it was already past midnight.

At this time, they should have been up for a while.

No, except for Touko.

With her style, she would definitely sleep in until well past noon before crawling out of bed.

It had always been like this in Mifune City; usually, they had to send Fujino to her room to wake her up.

"Ugh..."

Rubbing her somewhat messy hair, Shiki jumped off the bed, still showing signs of fatigue, with dark circles under her eyes, looking like she hadn't had enough sleep.

However, at this point, she had no intention of going back to sleep.

This was a rare trip, and she couldn't waste time lying in bed.

"First, I'll go take a shower."

Shiki tidied up the blankets, then took out a clean set of clothes and a roll of new binding cloth from her suitcase, heading toward the bathroom.

When she opened the room door, the figure sitting in the living room was indeed Roy.

At this moment, he was dressed casually, sitting at the dining table. Sandwiches and hot coffee on the table were still emitting steam, indicating that he must have gotten up early.

"You're quite diligent..."

Shiki couldn't help but say.

He was clearly the one who had stayed up the latest.

Rather than saying he was diligent, he had actually not slept at all the entire night.

After all, the essence of sleep is merely a physiological behavior for restoring the mental state of the human brain. For someone like him who doesn't feel fatigued, such physiological behavior has lost its practical significance.

If it were a usual day, he might have actively gone to sleep, but not in Misaki Town.

No one knew what dangers lurked in the darkness, and having him keep watch made things a bit safer.

Last night, he had also made appropriate magical modifications to the rented hotel room.

Seeing Shiki just getting up, Roy greeted her, "Good morning, Shiki. How did you sleep last night?"