"Sniff... Achoo!"
This was a large bedroom in the Tono residence. Three beautiful girls lay on three luxurious and comfortable small beds, all with flushed faces, looking sickly.
One with long black hair, one with short black hair, and one with short red hair plus glasses—needless to say, these were the Aozaki Aoko and Aozaki Touko sisters and their good friend, Alice Kuonji. As for why they were here now?
Don't even think about it; with their small frames, lying in the snow all night, it would be strange if they didn't catch a severe cold! Aoko was fine; at least at school, she was an all-around athletic girl. Touko and Alice were typical shut-ins, especially Alice, who also had the trait of being bad at sports.
"We both lay in the snow all night, so how come you're fine?!" Aoko looked at Tohsaka Rin as she entered, carrying medical equipment, and immediately felt unbalanced, demanding loudly.
And the one who answered Aoko was not Tohsaka Rin but her older sister, Touko: "Aoko, no need to shout. According to my estimation, Tohsaka Rin's physical fitness is probably even superior to Beowulf's. Illness and such are already irrelevant to her."
"Isn't that just an animal's physical fitness?!"
Tohsaka Rin, with her back to Aoko, trembled all over with anger upon hearing Aoko's words. While tidying up some unknown items with a clatter, she said ominously, "Aoko, as a patient, is it really okay to slander your attending physician so openly?"
"P-Primary physician?! You know medicine too?"
"Tch, what's so new about that? Any proper Magus has learned a bit of Alchemy, and Alchemy in ancient times was primarily for medical purposes. By modern times, mastering certain medical techniques has become a compulsory subject for a Magus. After all, a Magus often isn't suitable for hospital treatment when they get sick..." As Rin spoke, she had already set up IV drips for Alice and Touko. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Alice and your Older Sister; they know it too."
Aoko looked at her Older Sister, who loved her, with the last shred of hope, only for Touko to look at Alice reproachfully, "Alice, didn't you teach Aoko?"
"At that time, Aoko said it was too troublesome..." Alice replied airily.
Aoko despaired. When she looked back, she saw Rin, who was preparing her medicine, with her back to her, "clinking and clanking", making some unknown "evil potion," enveloped in a pall of gloom. Only then did Aoko realize her "doom" and cold sweat streamed down her body.
After a long while, Aoko's medicine was ready... "Why do they get IV drips and I get an injection?!"
"Oh, well, that's because Aoko, you usually exercise and are in good health. Although you're still a bit far from me, you're much stronger than Alice and your Older Sister. Considering that the time-wasting method of IV drips isn't suitable for you, Aoko, a faster-acting injection is naturally better~"
"But this needle and syringe are clearly for a cow?!"
"Ahaha, this is just to make sure the medicine works immediately and effectively. Aoko, be good. Only little children who haven't grown up squirm when getting an injection."
"Damn it, I don't want it! I want human rights! Older Sister, save me!"
"Aoko, just bear with it. It might hurt a little, but it'll be over soon." A typical parental tone coaxing a child to get an injection.
"Older Sister, you don't love me anymore! Wahhh! Don't come near me! I don't want an injection!"
Rin pounced on the bed, holding the syringe in one hand, wrestling with Aoko who was struggling like a large white fish just thrown ashore. A moment later, it proved that even if Rin gave Aoko a handicap, Aoko was no match for Rin in close quarters. Finally, Aoko was pressed face down on the bed by Rin, her pants pulled down to her knees, and the thick, large needle was aimed at her beautiful, moon-shaped buttocks... I'm injecting!
"Aah—!!!"
The entire Tohno Residence trembled at an incomparably loud shriek!
On the second floor, Akiba, one floor away, was startled by the sudden scream from upstairs. Her hand trembled, and the sketch she was drawing for her Older Sister, which was almost complete, just needed a final touch on the hair to show her Older Sister. But with that tremor, she drew a very discordant line. If she erased it and redrew it, there would be a flaw, and if it wasn't perfect, how could she show it to her Older Sister?
Akiba pouted, about to cry, but then, with a flash of inspiration, her big eyes darted around. She picked up the pencil and, using that accidental line as a base, transformed Rin's perfect portrait sketch into a cat-eared girl... Upstairs, after her eardrums were ravaged by Aoko, Rin had returned to her office. She rubbed her temple with her left hand, and with her right hand, held a pen, starting to list out her future plans on a piece of paper, little by little:
One: Settle everything in Misaki City and the Rose Group as quickly as possible, and hand over everything in the surface world to Akiba as soon as possible. The loyalty of the Rose Group doesn't need to be considered; there are no difficulties.
Two: Given what her future self left behind, after completing one, she must go to London, England. Currently, only there can the effectiveness of this item be fully utilized.
Three: Before executing two, it's best to complete the "completely identical to humans" doll with Touko. With this, the second item can be implemented more perfectly.
Four: Regardless of whether the above can be completed or how much is completed, she must return to Misaki within eight months, use the misaki leyline's dragon source, and summon a Heroic Spirit!
.963... "Master, please have some tea." Kohaku's voice sounded beside her, and a full teacup was handed to Rin.
Rin paused slightly, put down her pen, and looked at Kohaku beside her, saying curiously, "Didn't I give you and Hisui a week off? Why are you still here."
Kohaku smiled at Rin and said, "Kohaku feels happiest when she's by Master's side."
"Heh heh." Rin smiled and shook her head, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "How are the things I asked people to collect earlier coming along?"
"Hmm, news from the logistics supply side is that all the items Master wanted have been collected, but the quantity of each item varies."
"Tell them to do their best. Perhaps I don't need that much."
"Understood, Master."
"Kohaku." Rin said to Kohaku seriously, "In a while, I will be leaving Misaki, probably for a long time. During this time, you and Hisui will stay here and take care of Akiba."
Kohaku showed a hint of panic and subconsciously said, "Master is leaving?"
"Yes."
"...Understood. Please notify Kohaku before Master leaves, so Kohaku can prepare Master's luggage."
"Yes, I will."
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