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Gu Ye's voice suddenly broke the awkward silence. He wasn't asleep.

"Are you ok?"

He asked, his voice tinged with weariness, but more so with a calm concern.

Rin's body stiffened for a moment.

She didn't expect Gu Ye to take the initiative to talk to her.

She thought he would, as before, condone all of Sakura's actions and treat her as a plaything to be manipulated at will.

After a long silence, Rin slowly turned around.

She didn't cry, nor did she angrily question anyone.

"I do not know."

Her voice was a little hoarse, "I'm so confused... my mind is a mess. I don't know what expression I should have or what I should say."

She paused for a moment, her gaze sweeping across Ying's face before finally settling on Gu Ye's, her expression so complex it was impossible to decipher.

"but……"

She said softly, "I don't dislike how I felt just now. In fact... I liked it."

Acknowledging this took all her strength.

She saw Gu Ye's eyes flicker, so she mustered her courage and asked the question that had been lingering in her heart.

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"Gu Ye, what do you think of me?"

She stared at him. "After everything that happened today, in your eyes, am I still the same Rin Tohsaka? Or... just a shameless woman who can be bullied at any time?"

"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Before Gu Ye could answer, Ying spoke up first.

She sat up, looking down at Rin with a domineering air that seemed to come with a sense of entitlement.

"What do you mean by 'shameless woman'? Isn't it perfectly natural to confess your feelings to someone you like?"

Sakura smoothed her long hair, then reached out and gently stroked Rin's cheek. "Sister, you like Brother Gu Ye, and I like Brother Gu Ye too. And Brother Gu Ye likes us too. So, the three of us together is the most perfect and correct arrangement."

Her fingers traced Rin's lips, her tone commanding and unquestionable.

"So, sister, you don't need to think about so many useless things. You just need to know that from today onwards, this is the new way the three of us will get along."

Sakura revealed a mischievous smile. "As for the question you just asked, the answer is simple. You are still Rin Tohsaka, of course, but you are a unique Rin Tohsaka who belongs only to me and Brother Gu Ye."

"To help you better adapt to this new identity,"

Sakura narrowed her eyes. "Starting tomorrow, you'll be in charge of waking us up, just like in the movie theater."

"cherry."

Gu Ye finally spoke, pressing down on Ying's hand that was still lingering on Rin's face, his tone calm but firm.

"I accept the three of us being together."

He looked into Sakura's eyes and said, word by word, "But there's a condition."

His gaze shifted to Rin, looking into her blue eyes, which had once again become somewhat helpless and confused because of Sakura's words.

"We can't force Rin to do things she doesn't want to do."

Gu Ye said, "Whether it's physically or mentally, I don't want to see her get hurt."

He sat up, pulled Rin's slightly trembling body into his arms, and let her lean against his chest.

"We can play games, but the rules must be agreed upon by all three of us."

Gu Ye looked at Sakura, his eyes becoming more serious than ever before. "I like you all, I like Rin, and I like Sakura. I hope that the three of us can be happy together, rather than one of us dominating and taking from the other."

"Ok."

She finally nodded, lay back down on the bed, hugged Gu Ye's arm from the other side, and pressed her face against it. "We'll do it your way. But, Brother Gu Ye, you'd better be prepared, because I've always been very lucky."

Sakura's domineering words echoed in her ears, and Rin Tohsaka's clarity and rationality were gradually returning.

She broke free from Gu Ye's embrace and sat up straight.

"No."

Rin shook her head. Her voice wasn't loud, but her tone was unusually firm. "Sakura and I can't stay here forever. Tomorrow is Monday, and we have to go to school."

"go to school?"

Sakura pouted in dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with skipping class once or twice for something so boring?"

"Studies cannot be neglected."

Gu Ye spoke up, glancing at Rin in agreement before saying to Sakura, "Besides, Rin is right, you don't belong to this world after all."

He thought for a moment and proposed a compromise: "How about this, we'll change it to weekends from now on. You can come over after school on Friday and go back on Sunday night. This way, everyone will have enough time and it won't affect your daily lives."

"Weekend?"

Sakura's eyes darted around, as if she were weighing the pros and cons.

Two days and two nights on the weekend is enough time for her to try out many different things.

Well, that's not bad.

"Okay, it's settled then!"

Sakura readily agreed, snuggling back into Gu Ye's arms like a contented cat. "Now, before we go back, shall we cherish each other a little longer?"

Gu Ye did not refuse.

After a while, Lin gently pushed Gu Ye away.

"It's almost time, we should head back."

She said.

As the light and shadow shifted, when Rin Tohsaka opened her eyes again, she was back in the familiar living room of the apartment under the clock tower.

Outside the window was a gloomy London sky, the air damp and chilly, a stark contrast to the warm and dreamy atmosphere of the Thousand Realms One Journey.

Sakura Matou hummed an off-key tune, in a very good mood, as she prepared to go to the kitchen to get a drink of water.

"cherry."

Rin called out to her.

"Hmm? What's wrong, sister?"

Sakura turned around, her face still bearing that innocent smile.

Rin took a deep breath, walked up to Sakura, looked directly into her sister's eyes, and her expression was more serious than ever before.

There were many questions she couldn't ask Gu Ye, but now, it was just the two of them.

"You've changed, Sakura."

Rin said, word by word.

"is it?"

Sakura tilted her head, her smile unchanged, "But I feel like I've never changed."

"You weren't like this before."

Rin's brows furrowed tightly. "The you of the past... was gentle and considerate, quietly preparing everything for me, and would be happy all day with just a compliment from me. But now... the you of now..."

Rin didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Is she a demon? A queen? Or a stranger disguised as her sister?

"I am the gentle and considerate one, but I am also the one standing here now, sister."

Sakura's smile finally faded a bit, and her eyes became deep, as if she could see through people's hearts. "Does my sister really think that a truly gentle and kind person can be raised in a place like the Matou family?"

She took a step forward, closing in on Rin, her voice tinged with self-mockery and coldness: "If I didn't wear that docile and obedient mask, if I didn't disguise myself as a harmless rag doll, I wouldn't have survived at all. Sister, do you know what I was thinking when those bugs were gnawing at my body?"

Rin's body trembled violently, and she subconsciously took a step back, her face instantly turning pale.

Yes, the Matou family... that place like hell, that den of demons filled with twisted magic and filthy desires.

How could she forget that her younger sister struggled for ten whole years in such circumstances?

The Sakura she sees now, who is calculating, vengeful, and uses every means to control everything, is perhaps the truest version of the younger sister she personally pushed into the abyss.

"I'm sorry... Sakura..."

Rin's voice trembled slightly, overwhelmed by immense guilt, "I'm sorry...it's all my fault..."

"It's okay."

Seeing her sister's self-reproachful expression, which was on the verge of tears, Sakura's expression softened again. She reached out and gently stroked Rin's cheek. "It's all in the past. And I'm very happy now. Because I can finally be with Brother Gu Ye."

She paused, then added, "Actually, if my sister hadn't kept such a close watch on me from the beginning, and hadn't always prevented me from going to see Brother Gu Ye, I might... not have done those things to her."

"Do not."

Rin shook her head, then grasped Sakura's hand, her eyes regaining their resolve. "I don't regret it. Rather, I should thank you."

She looked directly into Sakura's eyes and confessed her feelings: "The sins Father committed back then should be repaid by me, his older sister. It's only right. Besides... I also like Gu Ye. Before, I was never clear about my feelings for him. That hazy liking confused me. But after you pressured me like that, I finally understood that feeling was liking."

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Rin's face: "If I really didn't like him, with Rin's pride, I would rather die than let him touch me in a place like that."

After expressing her truest thoughts, Rin felt a great sense of relief.

She stepped forward and gently pulled the still somewhat bewildered Sakura into her arms.

This hug was no longer a comfort between sisters, but a reconciliation between two women.

"after,"

Rin whispered in Sakura's ear, "If there's anything I'm not happy with about what you've done, or if there's anything you want, you can just tell me. As your older sister, I will... try my best to satisfy you."

Sakura, who was in his arms, was silent for a moment, then reached out and hugged her back.

"Yes, I won't hide anything from my sister anymore."

Sakura's voice carried a hint of amusement, "However, you can't secretly break the rules of the game like you did in the bathroom anymore, okay?"

Rin's face flushed red again. She awkwardly pushed Sakura away, stubbornly saying, "Who told you to make those games so hard! They're just..."

"Sister, you're a zero."

Sakura interrupted her, looking at her with a grin, "Otherwise, why would you enjoy being taught by me so much?"

"I'm not!"

Rin immediately retorted loudly, her cheeks flushed red, looking like a kitten that had been provoked.

"is it?"

Sakura tilted her head and started counting on her fingers, "For the past month, my sister has come to my room every night, wearing the clothes I specified, using the props I specified, and even being asked by me to go to school with her clothes off... These are things that only a real 0 would do."

Seeing Rin's almost fuming expression, she added, "Of course, if you really don't want to play, then forget it. We'll go back to our normal sisterly relationship."

"Don't!"

Rin blurted it out without thinking.

After she finished speaking, she realized what she had said and wished she could bite her tongue off.

"Pfft."

Sakura finally couldn't help but laugh. Looking at her sister's adorable, shy yet anxious expression, she stepped forward and gently kissed her cheek.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Sakura took Rin's hand and walked towards the bedroom. "It's too late today, and we're both tired, so let's stop playing for now. We'll start the real game tomorrow."

Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou disappeared into the magical aura, and the room instantly fell silent.

Gu Ye lay on his back on the soft bed, his arms behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, reminiscing about the exhilarating battle just now.

Just then, the door was silently pushed open a crack, and a silver head peeked in, its eyes scanning the dimly lit room.

After confirming that Gu Ye was the only one in the room, Ilya, like a nimble kitten, tiptoed in barefoot.

Without the slightest hesitation, she climbed onto the bed and buried her face in Gu Ye's arms, pressing her small body tightly against him and sniffing his chest with her nose.