Chapter 549

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Rin Tohsaka did not want anyone to see her going to school with Shirou, so they did not leave the mansion together.

Shirou took Tiamat and left the Tohsaka residence first. Rin would wait ten minutes before setting out.

“It would be so nice to go to school together.”

“Tohsaka’s a little awkward about things like that.”

“In that respect, she’s more like Ereshkigal. Hehe.”

Shirou and Tiamat chatted telepathically about inconsequential things as they walked, eventually arriving at the school gates.

“Aren’t we going to your classroom?”

“No, the archery club has morning practice today. I’ll stop by there first.”

“You’re so hardworking, Shirou.”

Rather than attending morning practice, he was really going to explain the situation to Sakura.

He had suddenly skipped class yesterday afternoon and had not gone home that night. She must have been terribly worried.

“Oh, Amamiya. You actually came to morning practice today?”

As soon as he entered the archery hall, Ayako Mitsuzuri lowered her bow and gave him a look of surprise.

“What’s that supposed to mean? I do come to morning practice sometimes.”

“Hmm?”

“Where’s Sakura?”

Shirou looked around but saw no sign of the purple-haired middle school girl.

“So you’re here to see Matou after all.”

“Fine, let’s say I am. Is that a problem?” Shirou retorted.

Ayako gave him a teasing smile. “Not at all. If she knew her beloved upperclassman had come especially to see her, she might be moved to tears.

“Unfortunately, Matou isn’t at school today... I heard from someone in the middle school division that she apparently asked for the day off.”

“...?”

Shirou frowned slightly.

Sakura Matou was absent? That was hard to believe.

He and Shinji were one thing,