On the way back to the agency, Shirou's attention was caught by a conspicuous figure.
At dusk, a girl in a black uniform resembling a nun's habit walked through the streets of Kanbushi City.
...It was the uniform of Riyon Girls' Academy.
Speaking of Riyon Girls' Academy, it was a very famous Christian theological seminary.
It was renowned for its extremely strict school regulations, and both Arisu and Touko had attended high school there----
When Shirou learned from Touko that she had actually been Arisu's senior, he had been so shocked that he had nearly drowned in his coffee.
Shirou briefly imagined Arisu smiling and saying, "Good day," and immediately got goosebumps...
Then Touko had glared fiercely at him.
"I heard Riyon is a fully boarding school..."
Shirou stared at the girl walking alone ahead of him. Yet she had appeared in a place like this at this hour--
Well, it seemed Riyon's students weren't quite as proper as the rumors claimed.
That made sense. After all, even Sister Touko was a graduate of that school...
Come to think of it, didn't this girl look a little like Sakura? In terms of her aura.
"What should I make for dinner tonight?"
There was a huge Chinese wok in the agency's kitchen. Shirou had never used anything like it before; even when cooking Chinese food, he had used a frying pan.
During the days he had been staying there, his greatest pleasure had been cooking with that wok.
Mapo tofu... No, I'm already sick of that. I'll make stir-fried pork with green peppers tonight...
Just as Shirou happily considered what to make for dinner, several young men who looked like thugs accosted the Riyon student walking ahead of him.
"Um..."
"Why is there a Riyon student out at this hour? Did