Chapter 568

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After waking up, Bazett shut herself in the washroom. For some reason, Shirou found himself wondering about it.

“It’s getting late. We should head home, Shirou.”

“Ah, right. So, what was the dream about?”

Rider ignored his question once again and headed toward the attic window.

“Let’s come back tomorrow.”

With that, Rider leaped from the windowsill, more than ten meters above the ground.

Left with little choice, Shirou hurried after her and jumped down as well.

Their figures soon vanished into the night, leaving the old Western-style mansion standing in silence.

Volume Eight, Chapter 359: Shirou → Rider | Sakura

Over dinner, the women began discussing plans to go shopping.

“Miss Tia, would you like to come to Shinto with us tomorrow?” Sakura Matou asked.

“May I?”

“Yes. Rider and I were already planning to go shopping tomorrow. It would be even better if you could join us.”

“Mother wants to go!” Tiamat’s starry eyes sparkled.

Before the Amamiya family’s living room could turn into a Singularity, Shirou decided to make his escape.

Rider’s voice followed him.

“In that case, Shirou, you should come along tomorrow too.”

“Huh? I’m not going!” Shirou refused at once.

“S-Senpai is coming too?” Sakura looked embarrassed.

“Shirou, you won’t come?” Tiamat turned tearful eyes toward him.

“No, no, and no! Looking at me like that won’t work!”

Tiamat wiped at the corners of her eyes. “Mother is a useless mother... Boo-hoo.”

Shirou’s resolve crumbled.

“...I’ll go as far as the entrance with you. But I’m not going inside.”

“Shirou! I love you!”

Tiamat threw herself at him, knocking him onto the tatami.

The overwhelming strength in the slender arms wrapped around him made Shirou begin regretting what he