Sakura bowed, then walked off into the distance. Suddenly, she turned back and spoke to Lin Yan again.
"Then, senpai, do your best today too."
Lin Yan watched Sakura Matou leave. When he turned around, he saw a huge face—it was the student council president.
"W-why are you with Tohsaka, Lin Yan?!"
"Good morning, Ryudou. You're awfully energetic so early in the morning."
"I woke up with a bad feeling. I didn't expect it to be an assassination from the shadows."
Poisoned
"Lin Yan, come here! You'll be poisoned if you get close to Tohsaka!" The student council president grabbed Lin Yan's hand without explanation and pulled him away, while Rin Tohsaka left in another direction.
"Lin Yan, come to the rooftop during lunch break." As they parted, Lin Yan clearly heard Rin Tohsaka say it in the softest voice possible.
Lunch break.
"You're so slow! What are you dawdling around for, Lin Yan?"
"I thought being too slow wasn't good either, so I brought a gift. But looking at you, I guess you don't need it."
"You may look dull, but you sure know how to think."
"Only sometimes. Here, move a little farther over there. The wind blows here, and people might see us." Lin Yan handed Rin Tohsaka a canned coffee.
"Thanks. Buy black tea next time. If I drink instant coffee, I might as well be drinking milk tea. Any other expression of gratitude will be downgraded, so keep that in mind."
"All right, I'll remember before next time. So what was it? You called me to a place like this. Since you picked somewhere empty, I assume it's about that."
"Of course. What else could there be between Lin Yan and me besides that?"
"What is it?"
"You're so cold."
"Because it's cold, I wanted