What would the girls think?
Sadness, disappointnt, or even crying on the spot would be likely. So might even turn yandere. However, those dramatic scenarios from his previous life, like sudden betrayals or becoming a tragic figure, were unlikely to happen.
Shinji knew them well and understood they were good girls. Despite their tragic pasts, because of Shinji's tily intervention, neither Sakura, Fujino, nor Kirie went down a path of despair or distortion. While they may still have so minor issues, overall, they are sensible, emotionally stable girls.
These girls might cry, slap Shinji in the face, or kick him, but they wouldn't truly hate him to the point of wanting to kill him. Shinji had never truly wronged them; he had only ever cared for them.
Still, Shinji didn't want to see them hurt, nor did he want them to leave him—this included the woman in front of him, Aozaki Touko.
Heartless? Fickle? Hypocritical? Possessive? Machismo? Disgusting?
Call it what you will, but this is how Shinji feels, and it's why he's remained silent until now.
After a long silence, he finally spoke:
"Tou—"
Before he could continue, Touko had already guessed what he wanted to say.
"You know you can't keep this a secret forever, and keeping it hidden with Justeaze is irresponsible."
"I don't mind. I was the one who told Shinji not to say anything in the first place. I didn't want to upset Sakura and the others."
Justeaze spoke. For her, an artificial being who had developed emotions during her ti with the Matou family, Sakura, Fujino, and the others were just as important.
"So, are you planning to keep it a secret forever?"
"Yes, I don't see anything wrong with that."
Justeaze's response made Touko cover her face and sigh.
"You're hopeless, both of you."
"You're both willing to sacrifice yourselves for each other—you're a pair of hopeless fools."
Seeing that Touko's attitude had softened, Shinji grew more confident and asked:
"And what about you, Touko?"
"? What does this have to do with ?"
Touko turned her head away, avoiding Shinji's gaze.
"Really? Nothing at all?"
The more she dodged, the bolder Shinji beca.
"It has nothing to do with ; I have nothing to do with you."
"You have nothing to do with , but I have everything to do with you."
Shinji reached out his other hand and wrapped it around Touko's waist.
"I told you, once I caught you this ti, I wouldn't let you go. No matter what it takes, I'll keep you by my side."
"Greedy little punk. Justeaze, aren't you going to say sothing?"
Touko struggled a bit but realized Shinji wasn't letting go, so she stopped. She wasn't exactly physically strong, and there was no way she could overpower Shinji.
"I... I don't mind."
Justeaze remained as gentle as before. As a homunculus from the Einzbern family, the more emotionally detached she seed, the more she devoted herself once she fell in love. After experiencing that life-and-death event in a parallel world, all she wanted was for Shinji to be okay; nothing else mattered.
"Are you two crazy, or am I?"
Faced with this couple, Touko felt her common sense crumbling.
"Um... maybe we're all crazy."
Justeaze lifted her head, her red eyes quietly staring into Touko's, making the latter uncharacteristically embarrassed.
"I've been called a lunatic more than once or twice. Going crazy with you two doesn't seem so bad. But—hey, harem king, you're bold today."
"I have to be bold. Now that you know our secret, I can only rest easy if you beco our accomplice."
Shinji, with both won in his arms, felt especially content.
"When do you plan to make the other girls your accomplices too?"
"Uh, let's hold off on that for now."
Shinji thought about it and chickened out—while it was easy to talk big, actually doing it was another matter entirely. His previous experiences in love were complicated by other factors, so when faced with pure, wholehearted affection, he found himself at a loss.
"Hold off, huh? You're always holding off."
Touko poked Shinji's forehead hard, and he defended himself.
"It's not all just holding off. I have you two, don't I?"
Touko grumbled, pretending to suddenly realize sothing: "Oh, I get it—you just like older won and the older, the better."
"So what if I do? Is liking older won so cri?"
Shinji shot back, deciding to go all in.
"Not only do I like the two of you, but I also plan to summon another older servant. That's actually why I ca here—to discuss it with you."
The two older won under Shinji's embrace exchanged glances, feeling both exasperated and amused—this guy was sothing else.
What happened next didn't require much elaboration.
The so-called discussion was more of an announcent; considering the status of the servant being summoned alongside Justeaze and Touko, it was clear how important they were. But Shinji wasn't ignoring the bigger picture; he was determined to give it his all. If he couldn't find a solution, he would summon Karna, the pinnacle of regular servants, as originally planned.
Justeaze and Touko's job was to support him in their own way, backing up the man who had been supporting and protecting them in his way.
After clarifying their positions, revising the battle plan, and reaffirming the principle of not allowing them to put themselves in danger, Shinji left the underground altar before noon to return to school and have lunch with Sakura. This ti, he wouldn't leave until the end of the school day.
Not because he had suddenly decided to enjoy his long-lost school life but because he needed the afternoon to thoroughly investigate sothing—whether Soichiro Kuzuki and Shirou Emiya were actually at Homurahara Academy.
According to the plot of Fate/Stay Night, there were ten Masters in the Fifth Holy Grail War: Matou Shinji, Matou Sakura, Matou Zouken, Tohsaka Rin, Kotomine Kirei, Illyasviel von Einzbern, Bazett Fraga McRemitz, Atrum Galliasta, Soichiro Kuzuki, and the protagonist, Shirou Emiya.
Among them, Zouken was dead; Kirei was missing after going mad; Illya was confird not to participate; Shinji, Sakura, Rin, and Atrum were confird to participate; and Bazett's participation was still undecided, but Shinji had already placed spies in the Clock Tower to imdiately get word if Bazett's involvent was confird.
The only two uncertainties left were Soichiro Kuzuki and Shirou Emiya.
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