"Find somewhere to sit. I'm going to say hello to the teachers." Shizuka Hiratsuka casually sent the students off to one side.
"..."
Eriri and the senpai exchanged a glance, both slipping back into their public personas.
Eriri was a blonde, twin-tailed noble young lady, while the senpai was a quiet girl from the Literature Department.
With unspoken understanding, they each sat to one side, maintaining a delicate distance. They did not sit together, but could turn their heads and see each other clearly.
Shirou had originally intended to sit somewhere nearby.
"Go, go, go!" Eriri secretly waved him away, shooing the Youth off with disdain. In a low voice, she said, "Don't sit over here. I'll come find you at your house in a few days. We can talk then."
"Wouldn't it be better to clear things up face-to-face?" Shirou frowned at the girl.
Being from an ordinary family, he truly could not understand this Young Lady's temperament.
Eriri Spencer Sawamura—her father was a diplomat from Britain, while her mother apparently came from a prominent family as well.
In a constitutional monarchy like Britain, except in particularly special cases, diplomats posted abroad were generally nobles with some connection to the royal family.
If one mentioned the surname Spencer to people in Britain, they would first think of Princess Diana, the mother of Princes William and Harry, and then her younger brother, Earl Spencer.
As a member of that family, in a sense, Eriri could be considered a cousin of the future King of England.
Although Eriri's father gave Shirou the impression of being strangely open-minded, his manner of speech and bearing undeniably came from a great noble family.
Thus, Eriri was raised according to the rules of great nobility. She had not been sent to a prestigious school because