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In a restaurant in Fuyuki City, Noah and Rin Tohsaka sat facing each other. One had a cup of black coffee before him, the other a cup of black tea. One looked utterly speechless, while the other was visibly sullen.

The sullen one was naturally Rin Tohsaka.

The girl still seemed to be deeply troubled over having brought Noah into the Einzbern Family's headquarters, leading Illya to attack with Berserker and throwing everyone into a hard fight.

Still, if it had been Noah, he would probably have been troubled too, right?

After all, Rin Tohsaka actually knew.

She knew that the Einzbern villa lay deep within that forest, and she also knew it was the enemy's headquarters.

Yet because of Sakura Matou, Rin Tohsaka had completely forgotten about it. She had foolishly led Noah into Illya's territory and invited Illya's attempt on their lives.

At first, Noah had thought Illya was merely active in that forest by coincidence.

Who would have thought that she would emerge with Berserker, declaring the moment she appeared that she would kill everyone? It was all because Rin Tohsaka had brought Noah into Illya's territory, making Illya think that Noah and Rin Tohsaka had come looking for trouble.

How should he put this?

Forgetting something that important, Rin Tohsaka was a little too... well, something.

No matter what, Noah had now thoroughly learned that Rin Tohsaka could drop the ball at the most crucial moments. He firmly remembered it so that she would not lead him astray again in the future.

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka seemed inclined to keep brooding over it, Noah sighed.

"So, as a reward for my narrow