There Was Absolutely Nothing She Needed to Feel Inferior About

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"This is..."

Sakura Matou stared at the hotel before her, a towering structure like a skyscraper, and froze in place for a long while.

Beside her, although Rin Tohsaka had not frozen like Sakura Matou, she still frowned deeply and looked at Noah with displeasure.

"Why did you bring us here?"

"More accurately, I only brought Sakura here," Noah corrected.

"You followed us on your own."

"If I hadn't followed you, who knows what you might do to Sakura?" Rin Tohsaka shot back.

"Also, don't call her so intimately. What exactly is your relationship with Sakura?"

"Strangers who happened to meet," Noah replied with a smile.

"Of course, that won't be the case for much longer."

With that, Noah stopped paying attention to Rin Tohsaka. He took Sakura Matou's hand again and, beneath her baffled expression, led her toward the hotel.

"Come on, follow me."

"Mr. Noah..." Looking at the hand Noah held, Sakura Matou spoke somewhat shyly.

"W-where exactly are you taking me?"

"Well." Noah turned around and suddenly smiled.

"You'll find out soon enough."

"That guy..." Seeing that Noah had no intention of paying her any attention, Rin Tohsaka was so angry that her twin ponytails practically stood on end.

"How dare he ignore me? I'll make him regret it..."

Before her voice had even faded, another calm, steady voice suddenly rang out from nearby and entered Rin Tohsaka's ears.

"Rin, that Master doesn't seem simple. In my opinion, continuing to stay by his side like this is far too unwise."

"I know that without you telling me," Rin Tohsaka tossed back without turning her head.

"But that guy keeps pestering Sakura. How could I possibly not keep an