Chapter 550

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“...Does it taste good?”

“It does.”

Shirou nodded as he ate.

Tiamat beamed and offered him a cup of tea.

“Here you are.”

“Thank you.”

After that, the two enjoyed a leisurely lunch.

“Found you... So this is where you are.”

When Rin Tohsaka arrived on the rooftop, Shirou was taking a nap.

The beautiful woman with enormous horns had carefully settled his head in her lap and was gently stroking his hair.

In other words, she was giving him a lap pillow.

“...Shh.”

Seeing Rin enter the rooftop, Tiamat raised a finger to her lips.

The dark-haired girl nodded, walked quietly over to them, and folded her arms.

“He certainly has it good...” Rin muttered.

Tiamat gazed at him affectionately. “Hehe. Doesn’t Shirou look adorable when he’s asleep?”

Rin could hardly deny it.

Noticing a trace of envy in Rin’s expression, Tiamat spoke.

“Would you like a lap pillow too, Rin?”

“Huh?”

“Shh!”

“N-no, of course not. I’m not that childish.”

“I see...”

Tiamat looked a little disappointed, then asked another question.

“Would you like to stroke Shirou’s hair, then?”

“...”

Rin hesitated for a moment.

That brief hesitation told Tiamat everything she needed to know.

“So that’s it.”

“N-no... That’s not what I was thinking...”

Rin’s face turned bright red.

Still, it was a rare opportunity. Shirou was sound asleep, and Tiamat did not seem to mind.

“...Would that be all right?” Rin asked uncertainly.

“Of course. I’m sure Shirou would be happy to have you stroke his hair.”

There was no way she could be sure of that, but...

Rin was reluctant to let the opportunity slip away.

She crouched beside the bench and reached toward his hair, as though