I am the protagonist

Medusa didn't say anything, but took out her phone and took ten photos of Saber's face in quick succession. She then placed the photos in front of Saber and added a comment.

"Look at that expression on your face when you found out that Sakura and Rin like Shirou."

Saber's face turned completely red as she looked at her ten consecutive photos of exaggerated facial expressions.

"This, this was my expression at the time..."

That was the limit of human jealousy, with almost every negative emotion displayed on one's face.

Saber never imagined that this would be the expression on her face when she heard that Sakura and Rin liked Shirou.

"You make this face every time you hear that Rin and Sakura like Shirou. You should know what that means, right?"

"Wha, what do you mean?"

"...That means you like Shirou."

"!?"

At that moment, a bolt of lightning appeared in Saber's mental world, striking her and paralyzing her entire body.

[I...I like Shirou?]

[I'm jealous because I know Rin and Sakura like Shirou?]

Having just witnessed her own jealous expression, Saber bit her lip lightly.

Is it because I like Shirou that I react with such jealousy when other girls like him?

So, do you understand?

"You like Shirou, so you like the gifts he gives you."

"You must be happy to hear Shirou say that you don't have to think of this necklace as just a girl's accessory, so you can keep wearing the gift Shirou gave you."

Saber paused for a few seconds.

Has she ever thought about that?

I have actually thought about it.

[If it weren't for those girlish accessories, it wouldn't have mattered if I wore them all the time... I did have that thought at the time.]

Medusa noticed Saber's wavering, and her smile became even brighter.

"Saber, shouldn't knights be forbidden from lying?"

Saber froze the moment she uttered those words.

However, as an honest knight, he could not lie to his comrades, and in the end, he could only nod with a blush on his face.

At this moment, Saber already knew what question Rider would ask her.

"You like Shirou, don't you?"

"……Um."

"That's a very good answer."

After getting the answer she wanted, Medusa didn't dwell on the question any longer.

"Saber, it's time for you to get up too."

"Your face doesn't look very good right now, Shirou is going to see it later."

【Oops! 】

Do I look that bad right now?

Saber felt dizzy at that moment.

During the war, Saber once went for days without sleeping. In fact, it wasn't just her who didn't sleep; she didn't care at all whether she looked unwell or not, since the focus was entirely on the war.

But in this modern world, there is no such thing as war.

Not sleeping for a day will show on your face, especially for girls.

What should we do?

I had absolutely no experience like this before.

While Saber was preoccupied with something else, Medusa had already arrived at the door of Rin and Sakura's room.

Are you still asleep?

Medusa gently pulled open the sliding door and saw Rin and Sakura sleeping together.

Sleeping in the same bed?

Are Rin and Sakura really that close?

Medusa knew that Rin and Sakura had a very close relationship, but this was probably the first time she had ever seen the two sisters sleeping in the same bed.

Medusa came to the two sisters' side.

"Rin, Sakura, it's time to get up."

"Well……"

Sakura was the first to react upon hearing the sound, and opened her eyes with great difficulty.

"Rider... Good morning..."

"Sakura, it's getting late. Shirou has already prepared breakfast."

"Why!?"

Sakura sat up abruptly, her eyes, which she had barely managed to open a moment ago, were now fully open.

"Is it already this late?"

"Sister, sister, wake up!"

Sakura quickly pulled her older sister, who was sleeping next to her, over and shook her violently for a while.

"What, what's wrong..."

"Sister, wake up! Senior has already prepared breakfast!"

"...Wow, that's really early today."

Rin was still feeling dizzy from being shaken around, but thanks to those few shakes, she was now completely awake.

Sitting on the bed, she tried to calm herself down because she still wanted to sleep. She turned her head and watched her sister change out of her pajamas without her back or Rider's back.

"Does this child really need to be so impulsive?"

"Rider, Shirou must have gotten up early today."

"Yes, Shirou got up a little earlier than usual today."

"I knew it."

Rin knew her biological clock was definitely correct.

Based on years of experience from staying up all night, Rin can wake up before going to school the next morning after staying up all night.

After all, she was a model student at school, and this persona couldn't be ruined by staying up late.

Because of years of staying up late, the time she wakes up every morning has long been imprinted in Rin's body, so she should know best what time it is.

"Shirou usually gets up at 6:30, why is he up at 6:00 today?"

"I think it must be related to today's breakfast."

"Ah...that's it. Well, today's dishes are soy milk and xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)."

“It seems like Saber didn’t get enough to eat last time, no wonder Shirou got up so early today.”

Rin sat on the bed for a moment to clear her head before getting up.

Regardless, xiaolongbao tastes best when they're hot.

If I don't get up early, Saber will definitely make a mess of things, given her personality.

"Rider, you go first, Sakura and I will be there soon."

"I understand."

Medusa returned to the living room after completing her mission.

"smell good."

The aroma of soy milk and steamed buns filled the entire room, and Medusa felt much more refreshed just by taking a whiff of the fragrance.

"Shirou, are you ready?"

"Yes."

"Rider, could you please put all of these on the table?"

"Well, leave it to me."

Medusa went to the kitchen and placed the steamed buns she had just taken out of the steamer on the table, along with a cup of soy milk for everyone.

Chapter Sixty: Heading to Ryudong Temple

"Shirou, the soy milk and xiaolongbao taste even better today than last time."

"But Shirou, you always cook such delicious food that I've been having trouble controlling my appetite lately."

It's all because Shirou always makes the food taste so delicious.

Rin really wants to control her appetite, but she can never manage it.

The scent was so enticing that she couldn't stop herself from doing it.

"So, do you want me to lower the quality of the food a little?"

"No, if you lower the quality of the food, I will find it even harder to eat."

Having been spoiled by delicacies, Rin can no longer stomach even the most ordinary foods.

Rin can now taste even the slightest drop in the quality of the food.

However, Rin really didn't want to learn this skill.

"Ok?"

"Saber, are you not having a good appetite today?"

Rin noticed that Saber didn't seem to be enjoying her breakfast as much as usual; she seemed to have a lot on her mind.

"No."

With a belly full of worries, Saber didn't even enjoy the delicious breakfast that Shirou had prepared.

By admitting his feelings for Shirou to Rider, Saber became aware of her own thoughts.

"It's just... something came up."

"Something came up?"

Shirou knew that no matter what else happened, Saber would never skimp on food, so what was going on today?

Is it her period?

[That doesn't make sense. It's normal for Rin and Sakura to have periods, but does Saber have a period?]

After recalling their cohabitation over the past month, Shirou was certain that Saber had not experienced any physiological problems.

Saber doesn't experience menstrual cycles.

So what's wrong with Saber today? Is there something that could make her lose her appetite?

"Saber, what's wrong with you today?"

"You usually have a very good appetite."

"I... just have some things to take care of."

Saber chose to tactically avoid Shirou's gaze.

"???"

Shirou really couldn't understand what Saber meant.

Rin and Sakura frowned as they ate breakfast, exchanging a knowing glance.