"No, it was annoying, that was true, but please. What Tohsaka said was probably right.
"Then it's settled for tomorrow.
Lin Yan had only learned magecraft from Rin Tohsaka out of personal interest. It would not have mattered if he did not learn it; as Rin Tohsaka had said, Lin Yan's strength was beyond doubt.
At that moment, Lin Yan suddenly asked.
"Do you like Saber?"
"I do. There's nothing to dislike about her, is there? She's strong, polite, and beautiful. She's so much better than that sarcastic person I know."
"Is that so? Tohsaka likes Saber."
"What? I only said she was the kind of person I might like. You, you need to fix that overly direct way of speaking. It's very easy to make enemies."
"I refuse. I don't like talking in circles like Tohsaka, and I was never good at talking in the first place."
"I suppose so. Lin Yan doesn't seem like the kind of person who says unpleasant things or mocks others. Right, anyway, you just think I'm a nagging and irritating person, don't you?"
"I like the way you talk. It just feels like you wouldn't be yourself otherwise."
Rin Tohsaka looked rather unhappy and turned her gaze elsewhere. In truth, Rin Tohsaka had no hostility or dissatisfaction toward Saber at all. She even liked Saber somewhat. Although Saber sometimes did not seem like an ordinary human, she often thought deeply of others, even forcing herself to do dangerous things.
And so another day came to an end.
Lin Yan arrived at the shed.
On his way to the shed, Lin Yan suddenly stopped and looked at the distant night sky. The night possessed a steady, profound beauty. In the biting wind, Lin Yan did not even notice the cold. Drawn in by the