"P-please help me. I have nowhere to go back to..."
"Sure, if you don't mind sleeping on the couch."
Hearing the boy's answer, Asagami Fujino revealed a smile from the bottom of her heart.
Was this what they called the foresight of the Mage's Association's latest "Grand"?
Even without "Clairvoyance," Touko Aozaki possessed truly astonishing insight.
When she left Japan, she had warned Shirou, "Don't bring any women to my office."
As an excellent employee of Garan no Dou, Shirou was more considerate of his employer than anyone. He understood the implication behind her words—don't let Aoko into my office.
In other words, women other than Aoko were fine.
Shirou walked toward the office with the girl he had picked up on the street—Asagami Fujino.
On the way back, he also bought the seasonings needed for sweet-and-sour spare ribs at a Chinese-run supermarket.
Naturally, he used the company's money.
"Um... Shirou, let me carry that for you?"
"Is that okay?"
"Mm."
He had initially thought she was a gloomy, taciturn child, but she seemed not to be like that after all.
And when he looked closely, she did not resemble Sakura very much, either.
Her petite, pretty face had regular features, yet her delicate contours were sharp.
Her gorgeous purple hair fell straight down her back. On either side, a lock of hair was loosely tied near her ears before falling over her chest. Her neatly trimmed bangs brought to mind either the daughter of a wealthy family or a princess from a period drama.
Although both were quiet, introverted beauties, compared to the mixed-race Sakura, Asagami Fujino had more of a traditional Japanese lady's air.
After buying the ingredients for dinner, Shirou brought the girl back to the office.
After settling the girl on the sofa reserved