Chapter 675

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At the other end of the restaurant—

“Hey... Kane, am I having a nightmare?”

“Unfortunately, Makidera, you aren’t dreaming. That really is Amamiya and Tohsaka’s mother.”

The three girls from Homurahara Academy’s track team—Kane Himuro, Kaede Makidera, and Yukika Saegusa—quietly watched Shirou and Aoi Tohsaka.

This wasn’t the first time they had run into the two of them out together.

After the previous occasion, Shirou’s explanation had finally cleared up the misunderstanding. But now—

“Um, isn’t it rude to keep staring at people? We’ll make Amamiya uncomfortable.”

“No, no, he’s the one making things awkward for us!”

“I’m going to tell Tohsaka.”

“No. We can’t tell anyone what we saw today.”

Himuro abruptly stood up and picked up the bill.

Saegusa blinked. “Huh? We’re leaving?”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

Himuro nodded. She had decided to use her discretion as a favor she could call in with Shirou later.

At that moment, Shirou had no idea that this encounter would one day give the track team an excuse to order him around as their personal errand boy.

After lunch, Shirou and Aoi went for a walk near the seaside park.

The two of them attracted a little more attention than usual, but after spending the day out together, Shirou had already grown accustomed to it. He could now ignore the surprised looks from passersby.

They wandered around the park for half an hour before sitting down on a bench overlooking the sea.

“The breeze feels lovely...”

“It does.”

They did nothing in particular, simply gazing out at the ocean and enjoying the leisurely passage of time.

Aoi happened to glance beside her and noticed Shirou stifling a yawn.

“Didn’t you sleep well last night, Shirou?”