Chapter 577

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Rider was the next to emerge from the changing room.

“You look wonderful, Rider!”

“No, not at all, Sakura… I only wish I were closer to your height…”

Perhaps changing out of her usual clothes made her height all the more apparent. Rider looked thoroughly discouraged.

Sakura Matou pouted. “I don’t understand why you keep putting yourself down, Rider. You look both elegant and cool… Right, Senpai?”

Hoping to encourage Rider, Sakura turned the question over to Shirou.

“Ah… yes. Rider looks just like a goddess by the water today.”

“…”

Rider raised her downcast face. “Shirou, do you really mean that?”

“Huh? Y-yes?”

“Please say it again.”

“Rider looks like a goddess by the water today.”

“…”

The gloom on Rider’s face vanished in an instant.

“Thanks to you, Shirou, I feel a little more confident.”

The corners of her mouth lifted into a gentle smile.

The sight of that beautiful smile struck Shirou like a cannonball to the chest. It took him a long time to recover.

“S-Senpai… come back! Snap out of it, Senpai!”

Sakura clutched his arm, looking close to tears.

Afterward, he made sure to compliment Sakura and both Tohsaka women as well.

The last to leave the changing room were the Sealing Designation Enforcer and the nun from Fuyuki Church.

Bazett wore a practical racing swimsuit, much like Sella’s.

“How do I look… Shirou? Is it strange?”

She sounded embarrassed.

“Not at all. It suits you perfectly, Bazett.”

Caren answered before Shirou could.

With sunglasses that suggested she was thoroughly enjoying summer, Caren had chosen a cute, frilly swimsuit, the complete opposite of Bazett’s practical style.

She gave Shirou a knowing look. “Is your job today to stand here