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Fuyuki City, the Tohsaka Family residence...
"..."
Noah, Rin Tohsaka, Sakura Matou, and Illya sat on the sofa, staring at Saber and Rider, who stood in the middle of the hall. They exchanged bewildered looks.
There, Saber and Rider stood side by side, both wearing troubled expressions and looking extremely uncomfortable.
Saber, especially, seemed unable to bear it any longer as she spoke up.
"I believe staring at others nonstop is not very polite."
Rider said nothing beside her, but that was effectively an acknowledgment.
Clearly, even Rider felt somewhat embarrassed.
That was only natural.
After all, neither Saber nor Rider was wearing the clothing she normally wore today.
Upon closer inspection, Saber wore a black Gothic dress, its hem adorned with plenty of lace. Paired with Saber's slender, petite figure, it looked utterly adorable.
Rider, meanwhile, wore a white shirt and a pair of jeans. The outfit looked somewhat androgynous, yet it gave her the mature air of an office lady. Her beauty was different from Saber's, but no less striking.
Incidentally, Rider had removed her blindfold as well. Her breathtakingly exquisite face was fully revealed without obstruction.
In Greek legend, some believed that Medusa, a Goddess, had been cursed by Athena and transformed into a Gorgon because Medusa possessed a beauty even Athena could not match, provoking Athena's jealousy.
Noah did not know whether that legend was true.
But if it was, Noah would not doubt it in the slightest.
Because Rider truly possessed a beauty that even Goddesses could not rival.
Unfortunately, Rider wore a pair of glasses that somewhat concealed that otherworldly beauty.
Still, that could