"Um, Sizhen... it's about time..." Shirou intended to end the call.
Ye Sizhen asked again in a pleading tone, "Can we chat a little longer tonight?"
Shirou kept the same expression. "...All right."
At some point, the woman in the bathtub had changed from facing away from him to facing him.
Just as Shirou was about to stop her, Aoko raised one finger to her lips.
Then she placed both hands on Shirou's knees and slowly lowered her head.
"This needs to be cleaned thoroughly too... Mwah?"
"Is there some kind of noise on your end?"
Ye Sizhen frowned. She seemed to hear the faint sound of splashing water.
"No, you must have heard wrong."
Shirou stroked Aoko's hair as he spoke.
Volume Four, Chapter 186: It Hurts! It Hurts So Much!
Ye Sizhen slept soundly.
For one thing, her conversation with Shirou before bed had restored her spirits.
For another, she had finally cleared away the confusion that had plagued her heart for so long.
It was about time... to say goodbye.
Four days had passed since she was picked up.
Although the injuries she had suffered that night had not fully healed, they were no longer serious.
Ye Sizhen had come to Japan with a certain mission in the first place, so she should not spend too much time recovering.
Moreover, she had defeated the Tohsaka Family magus who managed Fuyuki that night, so she had probably already caused a stir in the local magus community.
If she did not act quickly, carrying out her next assignment would become even more difficult.
The reason that had held Ye Sizhen back from making up her mind and returning to battle—
There was no need to hide it anymore. It was her encounter with that boy.
Ye Sizhen had