Chapter 569

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The women around them were whispering again. For the first time, Shirou felt apologetic about his own name.

“Whew.”

He pressed a hand to his chest and took a deep breath.

Stay calm. Stay calm.

So a few women he didn’t know were pointing at him and talking. What of it?

If everyone could be happy, a little misunderstanding was nothing.

Besides... Tiamat might lack common sense, but surely he knew Sakura well enough.

As the shopping continued, Sakura began to lose confidence in her choice.

“Ah... I suppose it really won’t do, will it? Someone as plain as me shouldn’t get carried away...

“I’m sorry. I really am... I’m just an insignificant nobody, worth even less than my brother or grandfather...”

“I think it looks quite nice, Sakura.”

Before Sakura could sink any further into negativity, Shirou stepped in.

She lifted her eyes, a little light returning to them.

“D-do you really mean that, Senpai?”

Shirou nodded firmly.

“Of course. You’re already very cute, Sakura. There’s nothing wrong with choosing something a little fancier.”

“C-cute? I’m not... You’re exaggerating, Senpai. Hehe.”

Her cheeks flushed.

After that, Sakura happily went off to find a shop assistant.

“...Whew.”

With another of his demanding companions taken care of, Shirou breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness he was only accompanying Sakura and Tia on their shopping trip today.

If the Einzbern household had come along too, who knew what sort of nightmare it might have become?

Now all he had to do was wait patiently for the shop assistant to find the right sizes for Sakura and Tia. Once they paid, they could go home...

“All right. Now help me choose.”

Huh? Was he hearing things?

Surely