It had been two days since Lancer Cu Chulainn and the former Archer Gilgamesh were defeated.
As long as there are Masters and Servants still alive, the Holy Grail War can theoretically continue.
If the remaining Masters and Servants are no longer hostile and no longer fight each other, the war can temporarily end, and they can live simple daily lives.
In the early morning, in the Su residence, Su Ye woke up from his sleep.
Recently, the physical strain had been intense, so he had been sleeping later and waking up later than usual—sometimes not even wanting to get up.
But no matter how much he doesn't want to get up, when the time comes, he still has to get up.
After all, here, Su Ye is still a high school student and needs to go to school.
Opening his eyes, Su Ye didn't rush to get up. First, he gently lifted the blanket and carefully pulled his arm out from Illya, who was curled up beside him.
He tried to keep the movement as gentle as possible to avoid waking the sleeping Illya.
For the past ten years, Illya had lost her parents and lived in a rigid, emotionless noble family, suffering both physical and emotional abuse.
As a result, she lacked a sense of security and as a result probably hadn't had a good night's sleep in the last ten years.
Now that everything had finally settled, and she had an older brother, her mood relaxed and her childlike nature finally began to emerge.
For example, she's afraid to sleep alone at night, afraid of thunder, afraid of the dark, afraid of being alone, and so on.
This girl, who was technically 18 years old but looked like an 8 or 9-year-old, was a legal loli!
Wait... hold on. She was very likely the daughter of Old Su, which would make her his biological younger sister.
So comforting her with a hug was fine, but that was the limit.
Su Ye got up, bid farewell to Illya, who mumbled and turned over to continue sleeping, and heading to the bathroom.
The first thing to do after waking up in the morning, of course, was to relieve his bladder.
But as soon as he pushed the door open, a blinding patch of white filled his vision.
"Oh, sor—"
Just as Su Ye was about to close the door and leave, a hand pulled him inside.
"Don't make a sound. Do you want everyone to know you barged into my bathroom?"
Aunt Medusa covered Su Ye's mouth with one hand, wrapped her other arm around his neck, pulled him into the bathroom, and kicked the door shut with her foot.
At that moment, a cute girl in an apron appeared in the hallway outside.
"Huh? I'm sure I heard Senpai's voice just now. Where did he go? Senpai, it's time for breakfast!" Sakura Matou said as she walked towards the bathroom.
Inside the bathroom, Medusa directly pulled Su Ye into the inner room.
The bathroom in Su Ye's house had a wet-and-dry separation layout—the toilet was in one section, and there was a shower area separated by a glass door and curtain.
Medusa simply pushed Su Ye into the bathtub in the shower area.
"Shh! Don't make a sound. If Sakura sees us in here, she'll be sad!"
Su Ye was still dazed and confused. He didn't quite understand Medusa's actions.
If she was afraid of being misunderstood, why didn't she just let him close the door and leave in the first place? Now things had escalated like this.
"How about I go out and send her away?"
Though Su Ye found the posture and situation stimulating, he wasn't that kind of person. If Red Archer found out about this, he'd definitely laugh at him. But it was too late.
Creak!
At that moment, Sakura Matou directly opened the bathroom door.
"Senpai, the door wasn't locked. Are you inside?"
By now, Su Ye knew that there was no point in questioning why this was happening. The urgent thing was to make sure Sakura didn't find out he was in the tub with Medusa.
"Ah, Sakura."
From behind the curtain, Su Ye spoke while pressing Medusa's head down into the tub to prevent her shadow from being seen.
"Senior."
Sakura Matou immediately froze, like a frightened fawn, nearly jumping up.
"I just came to get you for breakfast. I wasn't trying to peep on you taking a bath."
Though she said that, she didn't immediately leave. Instead, blushing furiously, she continued speaking.
"Um, Senior, do you need help with scrubbing your back? I could... help..."
By the end, her voice was barely audible—like a mosquito's hum.
With Sakura's personality, saying such things directly to Su Ye in person took a lot of courage, and anyone who heard it would find it hard to refuse her.
But seeing Medusa seemingly interested in something below, Su Ye couldn't bring himself to accept either.
"Um, no need for that, I'll be done in a moment."
"Oh..." Sakura was clearly disappointed. Just as she turned to leave, she added:
"Senior, is the water temperature okay? I didn't hear the water running. Do you need me to help you run hot water? Senior, don't misunderstand, I just want to help you with something."
"Um," Su Ye quickly turned on the faucet beside him. "I was just washing with soap. The water temperature is fine, you can go ahead with what you're doing."
"Oh, okay," Sakura said, though somewhat reluctantly. Since Su Ye didn't accept the offer, she couldn't force him, so she turned and left.
Inside the tub, Su Ye was now completely soaked—and so was Medusa.
This scene, combined with the fact that he hadn't relieved himself yet after waking up, made Su Ye feel like he was about to explode.
"You naughty boy, what do you want to do?"
Medusa brushed her hair back and gave Su Ye a seductive glance.
Su Ye sighed helplessly. "I want to!"
She didn't know why she had been so bold just now—to actually offer to help senior bathe. That wasn't like her at all.
But that was the old her. In the Matou family, she had endured countless abuses, living in a world that seemed to never see the light. She had been a helpless little cub with no hope or thoughts for the future.
But now things were different.
The Matou family was gone, and now she not only had Rin Tohsaka as her sister, but also Su Ye as her senior.
This time, she wanted to be herself, to be a brave version of herself, one who could love, hate, and speak her mind.
In the dining room, Taiga Fujimura lay face down on the table, groaning, "Sakuraaa, is breakfast ready yet? I'm starving to death over here."
Beside her, Medea and Ake were also seated.
As Servants, they didn't need food to replenish energy, so they weren't in a rush. They simply smiled and occasionally glanced in the direction of the bathroom.
But within their smiles was a subtle, hard-to-miss tension.
'They really don't make it easy to relax, acting so blatantly early in the morning!'
Ake huffed internally. She didn't have any special feelings for Su Ye—at most, theirs was just a cooperative relationship between Master and Servant.
But the problem was, even though she thought that way, seeing her own Master get taken by another Servant didn't feel good.
It's human nature. You might not love something, but it still stings when someone else takes it.
Similarly, although Medea had an innocent smile on her face, in her heart, she had already started planning her revenge.
As a witch known for betrayal, she hated being betrayed herself even more.
And now, her Master... wait a minute.
Medea suddenly realized that she and her Master had only signed a contract, and they weren't in an intimate relationship, so it couldn't really be considered a betrayal.
'Since that's the case, let's just take the relationship a step further.'
This way, if he betrayed her afterward, she'd have every reason to retaliate.
More than half an hour later, Su Ye descended the stairs with somewhat heavy steps.
The snake-haired Medusa really lived up to her name. She was a true enchantress.
If not for Su Ye's strong physical stats, who knows who would've been left unable to move in the end.
Just as he sat down at the dining table, Rin Tohsaka and Saber arrived.
The two of them seemed to hit it off quickly. They'd even bathed together the previous night.
After having breakfast and leaving some food for the sleepy Illya, Su Ye headed out with Rin and Sakura, walking to school together.
Taiga Fujimura didn't have many assignments to grade today, so she could leave a little later.
Just as she was about to head out, Medea and Ake suddenly came up behind her.
"Taiga, how's the teacher staffing at your school? Do you have enough faculty?"
"We're both pretty free these days. We'd like to check out your school—maybe find some work. Can you put in a word for us?"
Taiga Fujimura was a warm-hearted person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken care of Su Ye as his guardian for several years after he became a nominal orphan.
So, after hearing Medea and Ake's request, she patted her chest and agreed immediately.
"No problem, leave it to me."
At school, Shinji Matou's disappearance didn't have any impact on the students or teachers.
Su Ye went about his usual routine—attending class, listening to lectures, chatting with friends.
The second-to-last class in the morning was physical education.
On the playground, a woman with an explosive figure walked over with a smile.
"Hello, students! I'm your new gym teacher. You can call me Miss Ake."
Looking at Ake in her business suit and office-lady outfit, Su Ye couldn't help but cover his face.
With a world this big, couldn't she have found fun anywhere else? Why come to their school?!
Ake didn't pay attention to Su Ye's thoughts, and instead took the students to the gym.
"For this class, I'll teach you a dance—a girl group routine. You'll need to keep the rhythm."
A beautiful teacher teaching a girl group dance during physical education class. Although many boys had an instinctive resistance to girl group dances, they still had fun dancing with their classmates and following the teacher.
The girls were even more enthusiastic. Girl group dances were trendy—if they practiced well, who knows, maybe they'd become idols. So, they gave it their all.
By the end of class, everyone was exhausted—but their faces were all smiles.
"Thank you, teacher!"
As the students left the gym in small groups, Ake called out to Su Ye.
"Su Ye, I noticed your coordination and flexibility during the dance were quite good, and it seemed like you had some different ideas about the moves. Why don't you stay? We can refine the choreography together."
"We'll work together to create an amazing performance for your whole class!"
Before Su Ye could even decline, the rest of the class was already applauding.
"Go, Su Ye! Make us an awesome dance!"
"Yeah! I don't care if I'm center or not—as long as I get to participate, I'll be happy!"
"Let's go! Who knows, maybe we'll be the next iK48!"
"I like Nogizaka46!"
"Stop it, my favorite idol graduated. I'm so sad."
"Ha! My favorite idol went into adult films after graduating—I'm so happy!"
"You mean Miss Mikami?"
"Five years ignored as an idol, one splash in AV and the whole world knows!"
The rowdy kids joked as they filed out of the gym, leaving only Ake and Su Ye behind.
"Miss Ake, uh... did you need something from me?"
Su Ye felt a little awkward, after all, it was his first time being kept behind by a beautiful teacher. He was a little uncomfortable, even though they were familiar with each other.
Ake raised an eyebrow. "Come on. Let's go somewhere else and really work out the movements."
"Work... out...?" Su Ye frowned. He wasn't sure which word she was emphasizing.
Without saying another word, Ake turned and led the way to the equipment room beside the gym, where there were vaulting boxes, soft mats, and various other pieces of equipment.
"There's still about an hour until lunch break. I don't know if that will be enough time, so we can't waste a second. Are you ready, Su Ye?"
Su Ye placed his hand on his waist and nodded firmly.
"Miss Ake—no, Ake-sensei, please take care of me!"
At noon, in the cafeteria, Su Ye sat together with Issei Ryuudou, gobbling down food.
"Yo! You've been eating a lot lately. What's up—been exercising more or something?"
Issei laughed as he asked.
Su Ye didn't even look up and just nodded.
"Yeah. You wouldn't believe what I've been through. Even if I told you, you'd think I was making it up, so I won't bother."
Issei's father was the head priest at Ryuudou Temple, and Soichiro Kuzuki was temporarily staying there.
So originally, in the story, he had some connections with Medea, but now, the Holy Grail War really had nothing to do with him.
Issei adjusted his glasses, just about to say something, when he looked up and spotted someone approaching.
"Your goddess is here, I'll leave now."
"Goddess? What goddess?" Su Ye continued eating, then saw Rin Tohsaka sit down in front of him.
"Such a big appetite?" Rin Tohsaka's face showed a slight displeasure. Although she was only 17, she wasn't naive.
After all, this was a country where even middle schoolers were involved in 'sponsorship-style' relationships. The existence of innocent flowers was basically a myth.
"Seems like you had a tough time with Teacher Ake's after-class tutoring this morning."
Su Ye nodded without looking up. "Of course, over an hour, not a single moment wasted."
"Dancing?" Rin asked with a tsundere expression.
"What else?" Su Ye replied matter-of-factly.
Rin didn't know how to respond.
She couldn't exactly say, "I know what you two were doing—don't try to deny it, you big idiot."
Seeing Rin fuming silently and not wanting to talk, Su Ye raised his hand and pointed at the food in front of her.
"Are you going to eat?"
"No, I'm full from you annoying me!"
"I'm too mad to eat!" Rin snapped.
Su Ye laughed. "Then I'll help you eat it. No need to waste food."
With that, he pulled over her bento and started digging in.
Both lunches had been prepared by Sakura, so they tasted pretty much the same—delicious.
Seeing Su Ye ignore her question and eat her lunch instead, Rin got even angrier.
She huffed, stood up, and stormed off.
Su Ye, however, didn't care. Eating came first.
He quickly finished the lunch box, and just as he put it down, another girl sat across from him.
"Sakura, what are you doing here?"
For some reason, Su Ye didn't feel much when he saw Rin Tohsaka's aggressive look, but when he saw Sakura Matou with her harmless, "I'm just happy looking at you" expression, Su Ye suddenly felt a little guilty.
"I heard that you used up a lot of energy this morning, so I specifically brought you lunch."
As she spoke, Sakura handed him a lunchbox.
It was a homemade bento, filled with love—not the store-bought kind…
"This… how can I accept this? What about you? Aren't you eating?" Su Ye asked, though his hand was already reaching for the lunchbox.
"I ate some at Teacher Taiga's place. She couldn't finish her portion by herself."
Sakura tilted her head and smiled sweetly.
"Well then, I won't be polite." Su Ye said as he picked up the bento and started eating.
As someone who does physical labor, eating three bento boxes for lunch wasn't a big deal. After all, you need a full stomach to have the energy to work!
After finishing, Su Ye was about to get up—
But suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit him. His vision began to blur.
"What the hell… was there something in the food?"
He forced himself to look at Sakura—
Then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Senior, what's wrong?" Sakura's face was full of shock, clearly unaware of what had happened.
"Let's get him to the infirmary," Ake-sensei, passing by, effortlessly picked Su Ye up in a bridal carry and strode off toward the nurse's office.
The surrounding students were so shocked that they couldn't even speak.
"That new P.E. teacher… she's seriously that strong? Will Su Ye be okay?"
In the infirmary, nearly all the students were unaware that a new nurse had just started today. She had pointed ears and looked just like an elf.
Ake kicked the door open, dropped Su Ye onto the infirmary bed, and walked out without looking back.
"Thanks."
In the infirmary, Medea smiled and said thank you.
When Su Ye woke up, he found himself in what seemed like heaven, and he saw an angel dressed in white...
Close to the end of the school day, Su Ye left school with a gloomy face.
Today had been exciting—but utterly exhausting.
Three aunties, taking turns—any man would be crushed.
And the worst part—he hadn't brought the kidney tonic Old Su gave him into the world.
He was relying purely on his body's recovery ability, and honestly, it wasn't enough.
And this was only three aunties.
If you added Rin, Sakura, and Saber to the mix, Su Ye felt that it was only a matter of time before he died of excessive happiness.
Forget it, a high-intensity blissful daily life isn't something everyone can handle. If possible, he'd rather leave this dungeon early.
That night, Su Ye lay in his dark room, staring at the ceiling and sighing helplessly.
At that moment—click—the door opened.
A voice timidly asked from the doorway, "Senior, are you asleep?"
"No," Su Ye immediately responded.
It was one thing for others, but he absolutely couldn't let Sakura Matou down.
In the darkness, Rin Tohsaka tugged at a strand of Su Ye's leg hair and muttered to herself, "Tch, you scumbag!"