Know Your Place (Please Vote)

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"I have absolutely no interest in you. Got that?"

Rin Tohsaka's merciless words left Shinji Matou stunned. When he finally came to his senses, his face turned liver-colored, and he forced out a smile.

"Y-You... what are you talking about? Even if you deliberately try to hide it now, it's useless, you know? If you obediently admit it here, I can still show you a little affection..."

"Matou, it's fine if you can't understand anything too subtle, but please don't tell me you can't even understand something stated this directly. You're not an ape, are you?" Rin Tohsaka tilted her head. The gesture was incredibly cute, but her words had reached the absolute limit of ruthlessness.

"I don't know why you got so full of yourself that you thought I might have feelings for you, but I can tell you plainly that you misunderstood. No matter how I look at it, there's nothing about you that could possibly catch my eye, right?"

"Tohsaka... you..." Shinji Matou's face alternated between green and white. It seemed Rin Tohsaka's words had struck right at his pride and dignity.

Watching everything from nearby, Noah had initially thought Shinji Matou was merely toying with Rin Tohsaka. But when he saw Shinji Matou's reaction, he was dumbfounded.

Could Shinji Matou really have believed that Rin Tohsaka had come to school so early because of him?

Did someone in this world really have such an inflated ego that he believed a girl arriving at school early must have been for his sake?

That was a little too ridiculous, wasn't it?

Noah had to admit that Shinji Matou was somewhat handsome.

But with