I am the protagonist

"Does that mean my sister can't see what Saber is thinking?"

How could Rin not see through Saber's thoughts?

Saber, who used to only talk about her own beliefs and national affairs, has completely changed her style now.

A girlish smile had appeared on her once resolute face. What was going on? Didn't Rin know? As a very intelligent magician, Rin knew exactly what this reaction meant.

"What I need to know now is what my sister is thinking. If she is going to remain passive, then I think she should move out."

Sakura's thoughts and words were very direct; this time, she wanted her sister to be completely honest with her.

Can't explain it? Then move out.

Since you don't want to take action or express your opinion, then move out. Your senior's house doesn't need someone with no ideas to continue living there.

"...!?"

Rin realized that her younger sister wasn't joking this time, so she abandoned her slight attempt to fool her. Sakura wasn't so easily fooled now.

"Sakura, do you think I'll lose to you?"

"My strong-willed older sister is indeed a threat, but I have no intention of losing to her."

As she spoke, Sakura puffed out her chest.

"...We're not competing in that kind of despicable thing!"

This scene made Rin's head spin, especially the sudden "Duang" sound that made her dizzy.

"Since that's what you say, let's make things clear."

Chapter Fifty-Six: Sister, let's both like our senior!

"Shirou's gift..."

Saber, sleeping alone in her room, was lost in thought as she looked at the emerald necklace beside her pillow.

Saber, who had never worn girlish accessories before, was also encountering them for the first time today, and she received this gift from Shirou.

"If only it were just ordinary jewelry."

If it were just ordinary jewelry, Saber could choose to keep it forever in her sealed box. Receiving this gift doesn't mean she'll wear it all the time; she doesn't particularly like this kind of thing.

However, this was not an ordinary emerald necklace, but an emerald necklace that could enhance her power.

Therefore, Saber would definitely not be able to give up this necklace.

Especially after learning what this necklace can do, Saber is certain that she will wear it at all times from now on.

"Wouldn't that mean I'd have to wear the necklace Shirou gave me all the time?"

Saber, who had never carried a gift from a member of the opposite sex with her at all times, blushed at this moment.

Saber gently patted her flat chest, hoping to get out of this state as soon as possible.

"Calm down. Shirou used to be my Master, so it doesn't matter if I wear something he gave me."

Even with these thoughts in mind, Saber's face remained red.

Even as her former Master, Shirou's relationship with her is a bit too close. Even Guinevere Saber didn't let her get too close to him.

"...Strange, why don't I have as much resistance towards Shirou?"

Saber was puzzled as to why she had such low resistance to Shirou.

In the past, Saber always kept a distance from the Knights of the Round Table. She needed to hide her gender and not let anyone know that she, as a queen, was actually an ordinary girl.

Guinevere was once a cover for her identity.

As a queen, she naturally couldn't allow her knights to question her gender, and naturally, as a queen, she also needed a queen.

However, he only used Guinevere Saber as a shield to conceal his identity, and never had any contact with her.

But now she gladly accepted the gift Shirou gave her.

He also accepted Shirou's suggestion, treating the gift as a magical tool to enhance his strength, so that he could keep it with him permanently.

"Could it be because Shirou is... a very special person to me?"

This thought made Saber's heart race instantly.

"No, no!"

"I am merely a Heroic Spirit summoned by Shirou. Shirou and I have more of a master-servant relationship."

"...But Shirou and I aren't in a master-servant relationship right now."

This complicated relationship made Saber's mood particularly unstable.

During the Holy Grail War, she and Shirou had a master-servant relationship; Shirou was her master, and she served as his servant.

However, after the Holy Grail War ended, she and Shirou broke away from their past master-servant relationship.

So what kind of relationship is this now?

Could it be that her relationship with Shirou has become so good that she can carry around the gifts Shirou gave her?

This single question alone has kept Saber, who used to go to bed on time, from sleeping.

At the same time, the same situation occurred in Rin and Sakura's room.

“…Sakura, you want to explain yourself clearly.”

"Once something like this is made clear, it can never be taken back."

"I never intended to take it back from the very beginning."

Ever since making that decision, Sakura has been unable to let go of that idea, and now it's time to talk to her sister about it.

"All right……"

Rin also knew that there were some things she needed to explain to her younger sister.

"It is indeed just as you said, I do have... feelings for Shirou."

When the topic of feelings came up, Rin blushed. After all, this was admitting her feelings for Shirou in front of her own sister. Could there be anything more embarrassing than this?

...Okay, Rin felt that confronting her sister about competing for the same person was more shameful than admitting to Sakura that she liked Shirou.

"I know that."

“I knew it was my sister from the way she looked at her senior a long time ago.”

"...Was I that obvious?"

"My sister herself has no awareness of this, but anyone who knows her even slightly should be able to tell."

"Ah, my sister doesn't have many friends at school, so I'm the only one who can tell."

"..."

Rin really wants to ask Sakura if she's starting to turn bad, since she even dares to tease her older sister directly.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

“We magicians are very different from other people. If they have too much contact with us, they will get caught up in a very dangerous world. For ordinary people, keeping a certain distance from us is the right thing to do.”

Rin didn't actually want to maintain a certain distance from her classmates at school.

But it was because a similar thing had happened before, when her best friend was kidnapped by a magician and almost became a magician's prop.

After that incident, Rin tried her best to keep a certain distance from her classmates.

It doesn't seem very far away, it might even seem within reach, but it's actually so far away that it's impossible to reach.

"That's why my sister values ​​her senior so much."

"...Well, I guess so."

It's not easy to meet someone like you, especially a Master who was once your rival. Naturally, you'll spend more time together and have more topics to discuss.

Sakura can now understand her sister's thoughts very well.

Just like her, her older sister also regarded her senior as a very special person.

That kind of liking might be the same as her longing for her senior.

Sister, you really are my biological sister.

Otherwise, why would we both like the same person? Why would our reasons for liking the same person be so similar?

[So, it's just as I imagined.]

We don't need to leave; we have the same things to do.

At this moment, Sakura became even more determined about the decision she had made earlier.

With a firm resolve, Sakura looked earnestly at her older sister.

"So, sister, let's both like our senior."

At that moment, Rin's consciousness was overwhelmed by her sister's astonishing words.

It wasn't like she had initially imagined—the biological sisters hating each other—but rather a completely different atmosphere.

Chapter 57 Rider, could you please go and wake people up for breakfast?

"Hmm~"

It was another refreshing morning, and Shirou felt particularly refreshed after a good night's rest.

"Get up, get up, we still need to prepare breakfast today."

Since acquiring the skill of "Cooking", Shirou has taken on the role of preparing meals at home.

Of course, Shirou still found cooking quite novel, and after one or two attempts, he found it very interesting.

Because it was so interesting, Shirou became the cook at home from then on.

After washing up, Shirou went to the kitchen, which was connected to the living room.

Shirou looked at the beans that had been soaking before he went to bed last night. Now the beans were full and the water had swelled up.

"It looks like there shouldn't be any problems making soy milk today."

"As for the rest, should we still make xiaolongbao?"

"That's fine. The last time I ate it was four days ago, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Shirou prepares quite a few things for breakfast, but even with a lot of breakfasts, he can't have the same thing every day. Shirou's mental inventory doesn't have that many options, so to avoid getting tired of the same thing, Shirou can only leave a longer interval between making the same thing.

Once he made his decision, Shirou immediately started working in the kitchen.

At that moment, the sliding door to the living room was opened, and Rider, who had gotten up early, walked in.

"Shirou, has it already started so early?"

"Yes, I rested well yesterday, and I woke up feeling refreshed this morning."

"And I got up a little earlier today to make soy milk."

"Oh~ Shirou's soy milk is really delicious. Did Shirou prepare a lot today?"

Soy milk is delicious, especially Shirou's special soy milk, which isn't too sweet. It's just the right amount of sweetness. Rider didn't get enough of it the last time Shirou made soy milk.

"Don't worry, we did a little less last time because we didn't take into account Saber's huge demand, but there definitely won't be that problem today."

Last time, Saber drank a little too much soy milk because it was her first time drinking it. At the time, Shirou didn't expect Saber to have such a huge capacity to be able to swallow so much soy milk.

However, precisely because he hadn't considered things thoroughly last time, Shirou has considered everything very carefully this time.

Was the portion not enough last time? Then add more!

This time, the quantity is double that of last time, and there will be a lot of soy milk to make, so there's no worry that Saber won't have enough to drink.

"Polishing".

A rune appeared in the bowl of prepared beans. At that moment, with the surge of magic, the beans in the bowl spun continuously and the water mixed together, and soon a bowl of soy milk was made.

"Separation".

After grinding, a lot of residue is separated from the soy milk, and all of this residue is thrown into the trash can.

"filter."

Further filtering removes more residue from the soy milk, resulting in a smooth, silky texture.

"Then add the prepared sugar and it's done."