Kaito Sora's gaze returned to the two girls he vaguely recognized.
Seeing the fear in their eyes,
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "If I told you..."
"That I'm actually a good person, would you believe me?"
Alisa and Maria stared at Kaito Sora in silence.
The cold wind and pouring rain outside seemed to have found an outlet, rushing into the bathroom with reckless abandon.
Their bodies shivered in the cold, but at this moment, they couldn't even think about their state of undress.
A good person?
Recalling the pitiful state of the woman earlier,
And the villainous smile Kaito Sora had when he entered the bathroom,
Maria, the older sister, clearly knew how to read the room.
"We believe you," she said, though her nervous demeanor made it obvious she didn't truly mean it.
"Never mind."
Kaito Sora raised his hand, startling the sisters.
Maria and Alisa clung to each other, fear evident in their eyes.
However,
When they saw the Wind Blade and Yone's sword disappear from Kaito Sora's hands, their fear lessened slightly, replaced by curiosity.
"Um, sir, may I ask...?"
Maria's words were cut off as Kaito Sora took a step toward them.
The sisters flinched again,
Remembering they had been in the middle of bathing and fearing Kaito Sora might do something terrible.
But nothing bad happened.
They watched as Kaito Sora walked over to the scorched, electrified tiles.
He bent down,
Wiped a trace of blood from the ground,
Then closed his right eye and pressed the blood-stained finger to his eyelid.
Slowly channeling his magical energy,
Kaito Sora felt the same sensation as when he had seen the vision of Mahiro Shiina.
Both his pitch-black right eye and his left eye, fixed on the scorched trace left by Medusa,
Shifted their focus.
But unlike the previous vision of the future,
This time,
He saw a dark cellar.
It was crawling with disgusting little bugs.
A dozen or so people lay lifeless in the sea of insects.
From their appearances, Kaito Sora vaguely recognized a few as the girls who had recently gone missing, their faces familiar from news reports he had seen while scrolling on his phone when Suou Yuuki moved into the Tohsaka household.
Then,
The flow of magical energy became clear. These "human batteries" were being used as a power source to summon a Servant.
The vision wasn't short,
But to Kaito Sora, it flashed by in an instant.
Alisa and Maria only saw Kaito Sora press the blood-stained finger to his eyelid.
Less than two seconds later,
He lowered his hand, opened his eyes, and smiled—the same villainous smile they had seen earlier.
"So this time, it's a vision of the past?"
Kaito Sora looked up at Maria and Alisa.
"Mind lending me a phone?"
"Uh, sure!"
Maria was the first to react, moving to leave the bathroom and fetch a phone.
But realizing her sister was still there, she hesitated and nudged Alisa, who was still in a daze.
"Alisa, go get the phone for this gentleman."
Alisa understood her sister was trying to protect her, avoiding leaving her alone with this dangerous man.
But she was also terrified and didn't argue.
She obediently left the bathroom to fetch the phone,
Leaving Kaito Sora and Maria alone.
Maria hugged herself, fear evident in her eyes.
"Um, sir, is there anything else you need?"
"Need?"
Kaito Sora, who had been deep in thought, looked up.
Only now did he take the time to properly observe Maria.
Her hands covered her chest, but her figure was too good, leaving large patches of fair skin exposed. Her waist was slender, but her thighs and hips were full and curvaceous.
His gaze drifted downward,
Easily catching a glimpse of...
"Sir?"
Feeling Kaito Sora's gaze,
Maria regretted speaking up. She wanted to hide but had nowhere to go.
Just as despair began to set in,
Kaito Sora walked over to the wall, grabbed a large towel, and tossed it to Maria.
"Wrap yourself up."
"It's cold here. Let's talk in the living room."
Before Maria could process what had happened, Kaito Sora was already walking into the living room.
She finally snapped out of her daze.
Should she run?
The biting cold wind made her shiver.
Glancing at the dark, stormy night outside the broken bathroom wall, and thinking of her sister fetching the phone, she suppressed the urge to flee.
Maria wrapped the towel around herself and quickly followed Kaito Sora into the living room.
Kaito Sora was already seated on the couch.
Then,
The sound of hurried footsteps came from upstairs.
Alisa, still not dressed, rushed down with her phone in hand.
Seeing Kaito Sora on the couch, she hesitated but mustered the courage to approach and hand him the phone.
"Thank you."
Alisa didn't respond, quickly running back to her sister's side.
The towel was large enough for Maria to open it and wrap Alisa inside as well.
"Don't be afraid."
Kaito Sora dialed a number as he spoke. "Do you know Suou Yuuki?"
"Yes," Maria replied immediately, recognizing the name. "She and I are both in the student council."
Kaito Sora nodded reassuringly. "I'm her older brother."
"I won't do anything to you."
"You don't need to be scared. You can go get dressed if you want."
He didn't wait for their response, as the call connected after just one ring.
"How did it go?"
Rin Tohsaka's anxious voice came through the phone.
"She got away," Kaito Sora replied, then asked, "Do you know the address of the Matou family?"
"I do. Was it their Servant who came?"
Kaito Sora hummed in affirmation, glancing at the sisters still standing there.
He added, "Do you know Maria and Alisa?"
"Onii-chan, Yuuki knows them!"
Suou Yuuki's cheerful voice came through the phone, followed by Rin's frustrated grumbling about Yuuki always snatching the phone.
"Maria and I are both in the student council."
"Did Onii-chan take a liking to them?"
"Leave it to Yuuki! Yuuki will help Onii-chan win them over..."
Though the phone wasn't on speaker, the quiet environment and Yuuki's loud voice made it easy for Maria and Alisa to hear every word.
Hearing Yuuki's voice,
The two girls visibly relaxed.
But the content of the conversation made them look at Kaito Sora with mixed emotions—nervousness, embarrassment, and curiosity.
"Enough," Kaito Sora cut her off, exasperated. "Why is it that every time I call Rin, you're right there?"
"Because Yuuki's 「Love Radar」 can sense Onii-chan's presence!"
In truth, Yuuki had been secretly reading adult manga in her room, trying to learn how to surpass Sakura Tohsaka. When she heard the unusual thunder, she went to investigate and found Rin alone in the hallway.
"...Don't you feel embarrassed saying things like that?"
"Super embarrassed!"
Kaito Sora rubbed his temples, sighing. "Alright."
"Rin, send me the Matou family's address."
"And also..."
He paused, looking at Maria and Alisa.
"Would you two like to stay at the Tohsaka house tonight?"
The villa had been wrecked,
And with the typhoon raging,
It wasn't safe—whether from potential intruders or the risk of the building collapsing.
"Yuuki's there too," Kaito Sora added.
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