In the end, under the "kind" insistence of Swire and Hoshiguma, Shirou gave up the idea of walking back to the dorm and got into the Guard Departnt vehicle.
He had not expected that the second ti he rode in an Guard Departnt car would be under these circumstances.
"Do not worry about those guys, I will handle it," Swire said from the driver's seat.
Aside from the injured who had already been sent to the hospital, the rest were being transported in another vehicle.
anwhile, Swire, Hoshiguma, and Shirou were in the sa car. Hoshiguma sat in the front passenger seat, while her massive shield lay in the back with Shirou.
"Thanks, Officer Swire."
Shirou nodded obediently. He did not have much to say about the whole incident, just treating it as a farce.
Best to leave this kind of thing to professionals.
"Just call Swire. We are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. But do not call 'Miss Shi'! That's not even my surna! Make sure you tell those people at Penguin Logistics clearly!"
Seeing how stiff Shirou still was, Swire decided to follow Hoshiguma's lead and take a more casual approach.
"Understood. I will make sure to tell them."
Shirou imdiately got the ssage, she clearly cared a lot about how her na was addressed.
So when he got back, he would make sure to deal with Exusiai properly.
"Hmph, good! By the way, Hoshiguma, who was that person you ntioned earlier?"
Swire, unable to sit quietly, started chatting again as she drove.
"Hm? You have t him before, the seafood stall owner. He looks scary but he's actually just an ordinary guy."
"Lungn profanity…seriously? I thought he was the mastermind when I saw him!"
Swire nearly slamd her head into the steering wheel in shock.
There had been way too many shocking revelations today. She doubted anything could surprise her for a while.
"Haha, yeah. Jaye often gets misunderstood because of his looks, but people who know him well understand that he's just… a normal person with a scary face."
Hoshiguma laughed, recounting so of Jaye's past "urban legend" misunderstandings.
Back then, she had only approached him out of curiosity from those rumors but after long observation, she confird he really was just an ordinary guy.
Swire could only sigh, never judge a book by its cover.
"Shirou, where did your swords go?"
Hoshiguma noticed through the rearview mirror that the black-and-white twin blades Shirou had used earlier were gone.
Those things were not small enough to hide on his body, and they definitely would not fit in his grocery bag.
So where did they go?
"Probably Originium Arts?" Swire guessed.
It was not polite to pry into soone's Arts, but Hoshiguma seed more curious about where the weapons were stored, so Swire offered a plausible explanation.
"Yeah, Originium Arts."
Shirou did not ntion projection magecraft, it was too complicated to explain.
Besides, even Penguin Logistics did not know the details, so there was no reason to explain it to others.
"It's pretty convenient, being able to summon weapons like that anyti," Hoshiguma comnted casually.
Given how diverse Originium Arts could be, she did not think much of it.
"If I had that ability, I would not have been so miserable today."
Thinking about being chased around earlier, Swire got annoyed again.
Even after seeing it firsthand, she still found Shirou's abilities unbelievable.
Especially the way he completely changed after wielding those twin blades, it made her extrely curious.
"Haha…"
Shirou could only laugh awkwardly.
The ride eventually brought them to the Guard Departnt headquarters.
"…Missy, were you not supposed to take Shirou ho?" Hoshiguma asked, looking at the familiar building.
"Ahem… we just happened to drop you off first since it was on the way!"
Only then did Swire rember she was supposed to take Shirou ho.
She had been too distracted thinking about other things.
"It's fine, I can walk from here. It's not far…"
Shirou declined politely and got out of the car.
But as soon as he stepped out, he saw a familiar vehicle parked nearby.
He suddenly wondered, was this Penguin Logistics' dorm… or the Guard Departnt?
"Oh? Looks like Penguin Logistics got arrested again. Shirou, why don't you pick them up while you are here?" Hoshiguma teased.
"Oh? They're here too? Then you might as well take them back. And do not ever end up like them!"
Swire imdiately dropped the idea of driving him ho.
She had originally planned to drag him along and show him the "good side" of the Guard Departnt but now that seed unnecessary.
There would be other chances. These things take ti.
"So this is what it feels like to bail people out of the police station…"
Shirou rubbed his forehead.
Ever since he learned Penguin Logistics were frequent visitors here, he knew this day would co.
He just did not expect it so soon or like this.
Following Swire and Hoshiguma inside, Shirou quickly found the familiar group lounging around as if the Guard Departnt were their own living room.
"Yo Shirou, you got arrested too?" Exusiai greeted him cheerfully.
"Nice! Shirou, you have finally inherited the spirit of Penguin Logistics!" Croissant declared enthusiastically.
"Lungn profanity—can you put that 'spirit' into sothing actually useful?!"
Swire could not help but snap at Croissant's passionate speech.
At the sa ti, she made up her mind—
She had to recruit Shirou sohow.
Otherwise, he might end up becoming just like them.
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