Chapter 321: First Meeting with Karen and Farewell to Fujimura Taiga

Broly and Karen's first meeting was quite ordinary; he simply found the apartment room Kiritsugu Emiya rented in Guanbu City.

He rang the doorbell, the door opened, and he saw a white-haired girl with crimson pupils in the form of a loli.

Although Karen had just changed bodies, the simulation doll body made by top-tier puppeteer Aozaki Touko almost perfectly replicated her original body's appearance; however, on the surface, the other party wearing a purple wool sweater was no different from an ordinary person.

"Are you Broly?"

Karen asked.

"Mm, are you Karen?"

Hearing this, the girl obediently nodded.

"Ah, please come in."

After silently staring at the Saiyan boy at the front door for a while, Karen suddenly reacted and quickly stepped aside to let the boy enter the apartment room.

Broly received the invitation, then walked in and took out two freshly retrieved Vampa Spider Legs and Bay Beast Fruits from his personal space.

"This is a noble greeting."

Since he hadn't thought about visiting this number-one passerby wife, when old father Paragus made Bay Beast Suits for his daughter-in-law, he hadn't prepared a share for Karen; now the only presentable gifts left were other Nappa Star specialties.

"Uh..."

Karen was stunned as the large fruit and spider legs were thrust at her face; after subconsciously taking them, she remembered to get the boy slippers, but her hands were full, so she could only lift her small foot clad in white silk stockings and point at the shoe cabinet by the entrance.

"Sorry, the slippers are inside; please get them yourself."

Only after the boy took off his beast-skin shoes and put them on did the girl start to feel a bit embarrassed.

"Sorry, we didn't prepare slippers for you; these are my father's slippers, they're a bit big."

Inside the house, Kiritsugu Emiya: "..."

Is it his fault the shoes are big?

Heroic Spirit Emiya: "..."

A mind as calm as still water now had the urge to draw a gun.

When Broly was led in by the girl, he faced two identical middle-aged men with deadpan expressions.

Broly had some impression of Kiritsugu Emiya; according to the saying that his wife's father is his father-in-law, although he didn't know why there was an extra Kiritsugu Emiya, the Saiyan boy was still very polite and greeted both: "Hello, fathers-in-law."

Kiritsugu Emiya's deadpan mouth twitched, but he still replied: "Broly, long time no see; I don't know where you've been these years?"

This was Kiritsugu Emiya's greatest regret; seven years ago, he betrothed Karen to the boy hoping the boy would help take care of Karen, but the other party directly went missing; fortunately, he hadn't died in the Holy Grail War back then, otherwise wouldn't his daughter have been used by the Einzbern Family as a new Lesser Grail tool?

"I returned to my own world."

Broly told the truth.

"Then what are you back here for?"

Kiritsugu Emiya retorted.

"I came to visit my wives."

Kiritsugu Emiya narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything else, Karen spoke up.

"Dad, Broly just came to our place, so don't put on a sour face, okay?"

His heart felt as if struck by an arrow.

"Karen, Dad isn't putting on a sour face; I was just born looking like this."

Looking at his daughter, Kiritsugu Emiya pulled up the corners of his mouth to show a smile, but it was uglier than crying.

"Is that so?"

Karen felt her father was a bit strange, but quickly shifted her attention.

"Broly, sit here; do you want some black tea?"

Karen asked with an enthusiastic attitude.

During the time she lived in the Einzbern Family, in that cold family, the only thing accompanying her was Broly's chibi avatar displayed on the Crystal Palace Panel.

In the most difficult days, she relied on the happiness points the boy produced every day to occasionally experience the outside world (exchange for food).

The young girl regarded the boy on the Crystal Palace Panel as her spiritual anchor; even though she had never met him, Karen had quite a high favorability toward Broly.

Not to mention later, when the Crystal Palace upgraded and opened the group chat room, where she made friends; Fujimura even contacted Dad, letting Dad rescue her from the Einzbern Family.

After the initial awkward contact, the girl no longer hid her feelings and showed an attitude friendly enough toward the boy she met for the first time.

"What about your mother?"

Broly took a bite of a small cake, sipped some black tea, and then asked Karen about her mother's situation.

He remembered the other party seemed to be called Irisviel; if she hadn't refused him, she might have become his wife.

Karen: "..."

The expression that originally had a smile fell into gloom.

"You really know how to ask questions."

Kiritsugu Emiya was speechless, recalling the scene back then when the boy tried to poach a corner.

He sighed, then replied: "Karen's mother, my wife, has gone to a faraway place."

"Uh, sorry, I didn't know about this."

Broly understood the meaning and hurriedly apologized.

"It's fine; I've already accepted this fact."

Knowing the news of her mother's passing, Karen had already cried long ago; over these many years, it's just that being mentioned about her mother again now made her a bit sad, but otherwise there was nothing else.

"Let's not talk about this, Broly; I must sincerely thank you; if not for you pulling me into the Crystal Palace back then, perhaps my life would have met a miserable outcome."

Karen sincerely thanked him; this was something she had planned beforehand—to do after meeting Crystal Palace's owner Broly.

"On this point, as Karen's father, I must also thank you."

Kiritsugu Emiya also sincerely thanked him.

"But it seems I didn't really do anything, did I?"

"No, you provided the platform that let me contact the outside world. Precisely because I could contact the outside world, I learned that I hadn't been abandoned by my father."

"Yes, if Fujimura hadn't contacted me, I might still not know about Ilya's situation, and would only assume she was being treated normally in the Einzbern Family."

This father and daughter solemnly expressed their gratitude to the boy.

Broly scratched his head, feeling he should do something for the passerby wife before him, so he asked: "Ilya, that Einzbern Family once bullied you. Tell me where they are now, and I'll go help you avenge this grudge."

"Revenge isn't necessary. The Einzberns have already been dealt with by me and him."

Regarding this, Kiritsugu Emiya waved his hand to indicate it wasn't needed, pointing at the Heroic Spirit Emiya beside him as he spoke.

It was a night of slaughter. The Einzbern Family also never expected that Kiritsugu Emiya, this Magus Killer son-in-law, would suddenly turn against his own family who held Ilya's life in their hands.

And there was a reason for this……

"Ilya's life is defective and incomplete. No matter how much you modify her, her active lifespan will not exceed twenty-five years."

"Continue modifying her body toward the Lesser Grail. Prepare a new Holy Grail Ritual. When the time comes, throw her into it."

"One can imagine, at that time, Kiritsugu Emiya will also, for the Holy Grail constituted by his own daughter's life, obtain it for us Einzberns……"

This was information obtained via a bug. And upon learning that the Einzberns had no intention of saving their own daughter, still treating her as a tool, Kiritsugu Emiya designed this family's night of extermination.

Having made preparations, he slaughtered the entire Einzbern Family last year. Now, only a few Einzbern homunculi exist in the world.

And among the surviving homunculi, two are the maids who took care of Ilya. They are now working as nannies in the house, looking after the child adopted seven years ago.

Kiritsugu Emiya chatted with the boy about what had happened to his father and daughter over these years. When the boy asked about Ilya's physical condition, he indicated there was no longer any problem.

"I found a highly skilled doll maker, commissioned them to craft a healthy doll body for Ilya. Today she just happened to switch into the finished doll body. Ilya has now escaped the danger to her life."

Kiritsugu Emiya paused, looking at the boy with some curiosity as he began to examine his daughter's doll body's condition, only to stop him with a somewhat displeased tone.

"Don't look. Although it's a doll body, it has everything it should have. However, before Ilya comes of age, if you dare do anything bad to her, I, as her father, will absolutely not forgive you."

"Bad things? What bad things?"

Broly looked at the man in confusion.

"The bad thing that makes her belly grow big."

Kiritsugu Emiya said.

"Father!"

Ilya's face flushed red with shame.

Aozaki Touko's simulation doll-making technique is indeed superb. The girl's facial reactions are almost indistinguishable from a normal person's — what difference could there possibly be?

"Uh……"

Broly subconsciously glanced at the girl's flat belly, which showed almost no bulge beneath the purple sweater.

"So making her belly big is the bad thing. Good, I won't do bad things to her."

Broly solemnly promised, deciding that during the time he stayed in this world, if he got some delicious food, he would bring some to Ilya, but definitely wouldn't bring too much, guaranteeing that the situation of her eating until her belly grew big would not occur.

"Will you stay here for dinner tonight?"

After playing with Ilya for a bit, when the time reached four in the afternoon, Kiritsugu Emiya asked.

There wasn't much food left in the rented room. If the boy stayed for dinner, given his terrifying appetite from seven years ago, it definitely wouldn't be enough. He would need to go to the supermarket to buy more food.

"No need. I have to go back to the Fujimura Family for a big meal tonight. I still have to go find Fujimura-sensei later, so I won't disturb you. I'll come visit again tomorrow."

"We're returning to Fuyuki City tomorrow. You don't need to specially come over to this side to find us."

Kiritsugu Emiya said.

"Okay. See you in Fuyuki City."

Broly bid farewell to this father and daughter. After leaving the apartment, he headed toward Guanbu High School, which wasn't too far from here.

This is a school encompassing both middle and high school. Its faculty strength and the entrance exam scores of its students are not low. Generally, those who can serve as intern teachers here either have impressive connections, or the intern teacher themselves attends a good university.

And Fujimura Taiga belongs to the category of having both impressive connections and being a current university student attending a prestigious university.

Now out on internship, she has rented a house near the internship school.

Right now, Fujimura Taiga is doing teaching preparation work for tomorrow's classes.

*Ding-dong*—the abrupt doorbell sound made her stop her pen while she was writing teaching notes.

"Who is it?"

Fujimura Taiga was somewhat puzzled. She had almost no acquaintances in this city, and the neighbors on both sides were white-collar worker women. At this time, it was absolutely impossible for anyone to come visit her.

Holding this puzzlement, Fujimura Taiga opened the door. As for the issue of a single woman living alone possibly encountering danger.

Well, look at the bamboo and wooden swords placed at the entrance, then consider this Fuyuki Tiger university student's kendo rank. If a villain really came knocking, who would be in danger is still uncertain.

However, this time it wasn't a villain, but an old acquaintance.

"It's me, Fujimura-sensei."

Broly looked at the woman wearing a cartoon tiger head pattern, raised his small hand, and greeted the orange-haired woman opposite him.

Fujimura Taiga pinched her own face. Feeling a bit of pain, she picked up the boy at the door: "Broly, when did you return to this world?"

"Just this morning. First I went to see little Sakura, then Rin, then Ilya and her father……"

"So I'm the last one?"

Fujimura Taiga was somewhat dissatisfied. Looking at the boy's cheek, she bit down on it.

However, she didn't use force. She was just gently gnawing.

And although Broly is often exposed to wind and sun, his skin is quite good.

His cheeks are very delicate, despite being a wheat color.

"Broly, how come you've only grown up this little?"

The silky texture of the boy's cheek made Fujimura Taiga a bit jealous, and she asked.

"We Saiyans are like this. I heard that upon reaching a certain age, we suddenly grow up."

Broly replied.

Fujimura Taiga has changed quite a bit compared to the past.

Her appearance no longer held the youthful immaturity of her girlhood; her body had also fully developed.

Broly was held up by the other party, able to feel the softness beneath the sweater.

"Is that so?"

Fujimura Taiga loosened her hold, looking closely at Broly, who still had the appearance of a boy, in her arms.

Her face drew close, rubbing against the boy's face.

"Long time no see, Broly. Have you been doing well these years? Have you gone hungry?"

Although Broly had reported in at the Group Chat Room, the Group Chat Room charges Happiness Points to speak.

Not only Fujimura Taiga, but everyone else who cared about the boy also dared not ask too much.

Afraid the boy would spend his not-many Happiness Points on unnecessary Cross-World Communication.

After all, Nappa Star is not a normal world; what she knew included the situation of supplies being extremely scarce.

"Mm, I've been doing well these years, found many wives, and haven't gone hungry much."

Broly nodded in reply.

"Tell me in detail."

Fujimura Taiga carried the boy into the house.

She also didn't let go of him, hugging him as she sat down on the bed.

Listening closely to the boy recount the stories he experienced in other worlds these years.

Some she had heard, from the mouths of other Crystal Palace members.

Some she had never heard, so while listening, she appeared quite engrossed.

Of course, when hearing about the boy's slaughter, Fujimura Taiga still frowned somewhat.

But upon learning that those killed were basically all people who harmed others, or bad guys who wanted to harm the boy...

This Tiger of Fuyuki then righteously declared: "Well killed!"

Broly just lay like that on Fujimura Taiga's body, comfortably accepting the other party's praise and petting.

Among all the wives, Fujimura Taiga and Aqua are somewhat similar; both are people who are very tolerant of him.

Of course, compared to Aqua's unreliability, there may be situations where he needs to be tolerant in return.

Fujimura Taiga, on the other hand, is a relatively reliable elder-sister figure; as the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother.

Even if the time spent together is not long, Broly's favorability toward her is very high.

Most likely, it is from Fujimura Taiga's body that he experienced the feeling of maternal love.

"Ah, it's already this time point, have to cook."

Broly's different-world adventure tale had not yet finished, but the sky had already darkened.

Stomach growled, making Fujimura Taiga react and prepare to cook for herself and the boy.

"No need to cook, Little Sakura and Grandpa Fujimura prepared a big meal, saying they're waiting for us to go over and eat."

"Ah, Little Sakura and my grandpa also came over to this side?"

Fujimura Taiga was somewhat surprised.

"No, they're still at home."

"Fuyuki City side?"

"Mm."

"Such a far distance, even taking the Shinkansen back, we'd starve to death!"

"What is a Shinkansen?"

"A kind of very fast transportation tool."

"Then I'm faster than it."

"Almost forgot, you can fly, but can you carry me flying back?"

"Of course."

Under the moonlight, Fujimura Taiga still maintained the posture of holding Broly, only the one bearing the weight had changed from her to the boy.

"Broly, you fly much faster than before, and much steadier too!"

The ground beneath her feet was receding backward; Fujimura Taiga was somewhat surprised.

"I can be even faster, even steadier."

As if wanting to show off before an adult, Broly's speed increased.

But saying it increased, he actually didn't dare raise it too high instantly; it was just slowly accelerating to a degree exceeding ordinary supersonic fighter jets by more than ten times.

As for going higher, sorry, the distance between Guanbu City and Fuyuki City does not allow him to do so.

And instantly raising speed by a large margin, unless he wanted to kill Fujimura Taiga behind him, whose constitution is only somewhat stronger than an ordinary person.