Abnormal Moon

"But, breakfast..."

Hayasaka Ai looked somewhat embarrassed.

Is no one in the kitchen?

"And Lord Rin."

"Then it's alright. Don't let Rin's status as a young lady fool you; she's a culinary expert. It'll be fine to leave breakfast to her."

Since he said that, Hayasaka Ai had no choice.

She had no choice but to agree, took off her apron, went to the corridor, and sat down two seats away from Roy.

There was a slight sense of distance, but it was within the normal range.

"Love, how are you doing here?"

"Of course it's good."

"Is there anything you're not satisfied with?"

"No, as a refugee, I am already in a very good situation to be able to live here. Other refugees don't even have the opportunity to live here."

Hayasaka Ai's answer was perfectly reasonable.

He also praised Roy during his conversation.

A very clever answer.

"Is that really what you think?"

"Of course I mean it."

Hayasaka Ai nodded firmly.

"That's it..."

Roy muttered something under his breath after hearing the answer.

He took a sip of tea, his head bowed, making Hayasaka Ai unable to understand him.

"I was going to say that if you felt pressured by me, I would let you leave with Tohsaka after the Holy Grail War..."

"……what."

Hayasaka Ai opened her mouth, but only managed to squeeze out a faint syllable from her throat.

Her face was filled with unexpected confusion.

A sense of confusion was mixed with a hint of regret.

"what happened?"

Roy looked up at her, his face full of confusion.

"...No, it's nothing."

Hayasaka Ai could only force a smile to deal with Roy.

But in his heart, he was already cursing himself to the bone.

That was clearly a good opportunity, but she missed it because she subconsciously pretended to be innocent!

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing her conflicted expression, Roy couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing Roy laughing heartily, Hayasaka Ai paused for a moment and suddenly realized something.

She covered her cheeks, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Lord Roy, you're not playing a trick on me, are you?"

"Yes!"

Roy admitted it quite frankly.

Roy, who wears glasses, is indeed easy to talk to, but that doesn't mean he's a pushover. He also teases and plays pranks on others. He hasn't severed his personality, just his character.

"Oh dear, Ai, you must have already experienced the magician's observational skills, right? Although Orange is the best among them, it wouldn't be difficult for me, Illya, or even Tohsaka to see through your heart!"

"Ha, I give up..."

Hayasaka Ai sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead with a mixture of distress and frankness.

In this moment, Hayasaka Ai showed a touch more humanity than before.

Previously, Hayasaka Ai was like a machine, meticulously completing her work. No matter what she was asked to do, she never complained. On the surface, she was very obedient and lovable.

But in reality, the expression on her face was quite different from what she was thinking.

On the surface, she was respectful to Roy, but in reality, she both respected and feared him. She praised life at the Aozaki residence, but she secretly wished she could leave as soon as possible.

"Aren't you going to pretend anymore?"

Roy asked her with a smile.

"Since we've already been seen through, there's nothing we can do. Continuing to pretend will only make us a laughingstock."

Hayasaka Ai sat there, her back, which had been straight, now hunched over.

Her expression didn't change much; it was just that a psychological shackle had been broken.

It was like the relaxed state of someone who, after serving Kaguya-sama, returned to their own room and indulged in a rare moment of freedom.

Hayasaka Ai was pretending to be innocent the whole time.

Although she and Kasumigaoka Utaha are close in age, they are completely different kinds of people.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is more like an ordinary girl; her emotions are usually written on her face. To put it nicely, she's not very shrewd. Of course, for some people whose IQ is already hovering around the average level, she's already quite smart, but compared to true elites, she's still too inexperienced.

But it was precisely because she was so guileless that she quickly became acquainted with Roy, daring to make requests of him and express her affection for him.

Hayasaka Ai is completely different.

She's too shrewd.

She was so shrewd that she knew exactly when to put on a protective layer to protect herself, and so shrewd that she completely distanced herself from Roy, demanding that she never make a mistake and never anger Roy.

If she were in a place she was familiar with, she certainly wouldn't pretend like that.

But this is a completely unfamiliar world. There are terrifying magical beasts in the wild, and there are perverted magicians in the city who don't care about human life. In order to protect herself, she can only put on a docile protective color.

But in fact.

The more shrewd a person is, the more likely they are to alienate others.

Meanwhile, Kasumigaoka Utaha, being naive and innocent, becomes very close to Roy.

Roy does indeed have the special talent to turn people into magicians, but Hayasaka Ai is confident that as long as she works hard under Rin Tohsaka, obtaining commoner status in the future will be a piece of cake, and making a name for herself will not be difficult. Becoming a magician is not an option that she has to sell herself to achieve.

The only thing to consider is to keep a low profile and avoid being targeted by magicians that even Rin Tohsaka wouldn't dare to mess with.

Of course, building a good relationship with Roy was also part of her plan, so she never disrespected Roy or angered him.

But now, she understands.

Her little schemes couldn't be hidden from a magician like Roy.

Since that's the case, she simply gave up pretending, which would at least be seen as frankness and earn her some points.

"Don't worry, what I just said still stands."

Roy said with a smile.

That smile was soothing, and it calmed Hayasaka Ai's anxious heart after being exposed.

"Lord Roy, are you really willing to let your all-purpose maid leave?"

Hayasaka Ai deliberately spoke in a very smug and playful tone, which, although slightly probing, was not offensive.

"If you want to leave, of course you can leave. Do you think I'm the kind of domineering tyrant who wouldn't even let go of someone else's maid?"

Roy saw through her attempt to test him, but didn't mind, and continued to comfort her with a smile.

But then, he abruptly changed the subject.

"But what will you do if Tohsaka comes into my house?"

Hayasaka Ai's heart, which had just been at ease, suddenly jumped again.

She felt numb whenever she thought about this problem.

Yes.

What will Rin Tohsaka do if she comes to Roy's house?

Although she's only staying temporarily, judging from how easily she persuaded Rin Tohsaka to go to Roy's room last night, Rin Tohsaka is really capable of packing herself up and giving herself to Roy!

Oh no, she's too clever for her own good; she shouldn't have pushed Rin Tohsaka at all.

Now he's really put himself in a hole!

Chapter 89 Where are the black stockings?