As night deepened, what Rimuru had not expected was that Rin Tohsaka truly kept her word. Since she had said she was going home to rest, she would not do anything unnecessary. After coming down from the building and returning home, she covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes narrowing slightly. Her upright yet elegant posture and sapphire-like pupils even made Rimuru space out for a moment.
If he ignored everything else and looked only at her face and eyes.
Rimuru really could see Tokiomi Tohsaka's shadow in her.
"What is it?" Rin Tohsaka had already lost count of how many times she had asked that. Her Heroic Spirit seemed a little slow.
Hearing that, Rimuru shook his head with a soft laugh.
Seeing him close his mouth and say nothing again, Rin Tohsaka helplessly rolled her eyes and turned away. "Oh, right, Archer."
"Hmm?"
"When I fell asleep earlier, I dreamed a little about your past."
"Oh?" Rimuru's heart skipped a beat, but he kept a calm smile on his face. "What past would that be?"
Rin Tohsaka watched Rimuru's reaction from the corner of her eye. After a while, she turned away. "Well, it was nothing. Have you really forgotten your name and identity?"
"There's no reason for me to lie to you about that, Master." Rimuru chuckled. "Besides, isn't my muddled memory ultimately because of your incomplete summoning, Master?"
At that excuse, Rin Tohsaka's momentum visibly wilted, and a faint blush appeared on her face. Come to think of it, it really was her own fault. Normally, her magical energy would peak at around two, but in her carelessness, she had forgotten that the clock at home was an hour fast. As a result, she carried out the summoning at around one...
That habit of dropping