My neighbor is magical

He stared at the letter paper unkindly.In the end, he wrote a short reply on the sticky note he carried with him and stuffed it directly into the mailbox.

[Please don't use your strange logic to deduce my life.

And, please don't change the title at will.I don't know you well. 】

9. My Neighbor Walks the Wall ([-])

After completing that unusually brief reply, Kariya did not go to the hospital again.

It is not to unilaterally end this strange "friendship" - or to say that he is in a verbal offensive and defensive war that the other party is in the dark.For Kariya, who struggled out of hell, he simply couldn't leave that cursed dark soul alone.

It is better to completely kill the dangerous pleasure of "making others suffer"; but if there is no love because of the loss of fun, that guy will probably self-destruct in some dark corner.So, never let it go.

And it was fun bickering with that guy, too.

This was all Kariya's thoughts.

He's just too busy.In addition to his daily work and taking care of Sakura Matou, he also had to fulfill the promise he had made to Emiya Kiritsugu.The other party is tracking down a mysterious person who has the "power of immortality" similar to Matou Zouken.So far, that guy has led several magical beings into darkness, using their power for evil.And the latest arresting activity gave Emiya Kiritsugu a headache and accelerated the tracking process.

——The two male heroic spirits under Wei Gong's orders captured the "sharp blade" of the mysterious old man, a woman with twisting power, and destroyed her ability; however, this process was so earth-shattering that it even destroyed An overpass in Fuyuki City.

Kariya, who had read the news and completely understood Emiya Kiritsugu's grief, sympathetically promised to help the other party until the incident was completely over.Since then, he has been in a busy state.And when he was finally able to withdraw from many incidents, Tokiomi's disciple, Kotomine Kirei, took the initiative to contact him again.

"Have you been busy recently, Matou-kun?"

"That's right. But I'll probably be free this weekend, which is really rare."

"Then, please allow me to treat you."

"Eh? Actually, I don't need you to spend mana to heal my wounds. I won't die..."

"But I need to obey the teacher's instructions."

"Tokiomi meddles in his own business, you don't have to worry about that, Kotomine-kun."

"I'm worried about you myself. It's too worrying if you stay on liquid food."

"...Okay. If you don't mind, you can come to my house on Friday evening." In desperation, Kariya had no choice but to compromise.Although he didn't want to trouble this serious and upright young man, he was not willing to disappoint the other party's good intentions.

Kotomine Kirei came as scheduled. "Please take off your shirt, Matou-kun." There was no unnecessary chatter, and the man got straight to the point with his indifferent voice.

"Yeah." Following the other party's words, Kariya took off his coat, and slightly bowed, "Then, please."

His dark eyes, without the slightest expression of emotion, stared at Kariya's white shirt, which was a little too big for his thin body.

Although healing magic requires hands to be pressed against the body, it does not require the caster to take off all his clothes.Both of them were magicians, and they knew it well.

"This is where my responsibility lies. Please sit down." Kirei finally spoke.

This businesslike look is really... Kariya shook his head at Kirei's cold attitude.When he looked at this junior again, his eyes softened. "No wonder Tokiomi said you are very reliable." He sighed softly.

Kotomine Kirei didn't show any expression because of the words that sounded like admiration.When Kariya was about to sit down, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the other person's collar——

laugh!

There was a clear scream from the torn clothes.

The man seemed to just want to smooth out the wrinkles on Kariya's clothes.However, Kariya was unprepared for this, and he used too much force, so that the thin shirt was torn from the neckline before he could prevent it.

"..." Matou Kariya silently stared at the huge tear on the shirt fabric extending to the ribs.

Kotomine Kirei stared at the other party's exposed white chest for a while, then lowered his eyes. "I'm terribly sorry," his voice remained calm, "I pushed too hard. If you want to change, please do so."

"Forget it." Thinking that the other party was just slipping, Kariya unbuttoned and took off the torn shirt. "We're all men, it's no big deal."

A smile appeared on Kotomine Kirei's face, but that tiny emotional fluctuation quickly disappeared without a trace.He frowned slightly, staring at the scar on Kariya's body.Those scars seemed to have been accumulated over the years, some had faded into shallow marks, and some were clearly engraved on the almost transparent white skin, which looked shocking. "These injuries..."

"Don't worry about it." Kariya smiled slightly, black shadows cast on the deep purple pupils, "It's just the price of practicing magic. These things are already difficult to get rid of. Moreover, there is no need."

——It is useless to remove the scars on the body; because the deepest pain has been deeply engraved on the memory and soul.

"I understand." Kirei pressed his hand on the other's naked chest.

When the magic power belonging to another person poured in, Kariya felt that every muscle and bone in his body began to ache because of the rejection of his own magic power.Blood also welled up his throat, and a fishy-sweet taste filled his mouth.

But soon, the magic power from outside miraculously soothed Matou's magic power, and also made Kariya gradually get rid of the sharp pain.He felt gentle magic power gradually pouring into his organs, trying to repair those broken parts.

The organs that have been tortured to the point of being shattered by insect art will probably never be restored to a healthy state.But as Kirei said, this can at least make Kariya feel better.

Perhaps it was the need of magic itself, Kirei's hand moved suddenly.

Eh?

A certain point on his chest was touched by the cold little finger of the opponent, and Matou Kariya subconsciously trembled all over his body.

"What's wrong?" Kotomine Kirei raised his head in confusion.

"It's nothing." Kariya quickly turned his head.Unspeakable embarrassment crept up her cheeks, dyeing her fair skin a color like blood.

Kariya tried to convince himself that "this is just treatment".However, the behavior of the opponent's fingers rubbing that point slightly is hard to ignore.After coughing a few times, Kariya said in embarrassment, "Yanfeng-kun, can you..."

"Uncle Kariya!" The returning girl rushed through the door, bowed politely and threw herself at Kariya.

Because of the impact of the girl's flying lunge, Kariya's upper body swayed on the chair.Kotomine Kirei had no choice but to withdraw the hand covering Kariya's chest, waiting for Kariya to stabilize his body.His calm and cold gaze swept across Kariya's slender waist easily embraced by Matou Sakura, and finally settled on Matou Sakura's hand hugging her naked waist.

The girl who was a bit confused but had extremely keen senses looked at Kirei in confusion, then turned to Kariya, and asked tentatively: "Uncle Kariya, what are you doing? Am I, I need to avoid it for a while."

"Of course not. It's just an ordinary treatment." Kariya answered quickly, "You can stay here, Sakura."

The girl with a satisfied smile hugged Kariya even tighter, and looked at the pure black man opposite.Facing the stranger, she blinked and seemed a little embarrassed. "You don't mind me being here, do you?"

As if he wasn't moved by Matou Sakura's pure smile, Kotomine Kirei showed a bit distressed expression.But this expression was fleeting, and he returned to his expressionless state. "Of course I don't mind." He replied flatly, raising his hand again to treat Kariya.

The hand that cast healing magic on himself returned to the center of his chest, and Kariya's full attention was already on the well-behaved girl beside him.After asking about the other party's situation in school, he patted the girl's head. "After the treatment is over, I have something to discuss with Kotomine-kun. At that time, Sakura may have to avoid it."

The girl pursed her lips, and smiled again in the next second. "Then, I'll get you clothes!" Her childish voice sounded quite serious, "It's too shameful to be naked when talking about business!"

"...It's really considerate, Sakura." Kariya responded with a little embarrassment.

***

Putting the neatly pressed shirt beside Kariya, Sakura Matou left Kariya's room and went to the balcony on the top floor.She originally wanted to come to this quiet place to think about something, but it was difficult to find peace in this place where magicians gathered.

The space was torn apart on the other side of the balcony, and the fighting spirits fell out of the barrier full of fire and sharp blades and returned to the present world.

Matou Sakura blinked her big eyes quickly, and then turned to the two Heroic Spirits who seemed to be arguing forever.

On the other side, the two male Heroic Spirits belonging to the Emiya family seemed to completely ignore the small figure of the girl.

The red Heroic Spirit, who called himself an archer, overwhelmed the blue spearman with astonishing melee skills, and the Son of Light, not to be outdone, pressed the sharp tip of the spear|lance against the opponent's throat.With a fierce posture as if they wanted to take each other's life, the two heroic spirits were in a stalemate without showing any weakness, with fierce smiles on their faces.

In the end, the spearman who was pressed to the ground slightly moved the spear in his hand.Withdrawing his fighting spirit, a playful smile appeared on his lips. "What a unique combat routine, Archer. You are not a hero from the 'past', are you?"

The red Heroic Spirit froze, showing a look of astonishment.But soon, he let out a "tss" impatiently, and regained that cynical expression. "Thank you. It's you, even though you're a rotten Mongolian