Chapter 677

[Editor's note: This chapter has been edited to remove content that breaks our content rules.]

She did not expect him to forgive her, but...

Aoi Tohsaka dialed the Amamiya household.

“Hello, this is the Amamiya residence. Who would you like to speak to?”

A few seconds later, a girl’s voice came over the receiver. It was Sakura Matou.

“Could you put Shirou on, please?”

“Oh, of course... Um, wait, that voice...”

Just as Aoi could recognize her daughter’s voice, Sakura could naturally recognize her birth mother’s.

She must have been confused.

Why was Auntie Tohsaka calling her upperclassman at this hour?

But Aoi could no longer worry about that.

Even if her daughter misunderstood, there was something more important right now.

“Hello, Amamiya speaking.”

The instant she heard the boy’s voice, Aoi hurried to apologize.

“Shirou, I—”

“Don’t worry about it... I’m the one who should apologize.”

Shirou already knew why she had called. His very first words were to tell her not to worry.

How could she possibly do that? She had hurt him and betrayed his trust!

Aoi bit her lip in sorrow.

“What... what are you saying, Shirou? I’m the one at fault... It was all my fault...”

“No, it wasn’t your fault, Auntie Tohsaka. I accidentally released my Mystic Eyes.”

“Huh? Mystic Eyes?”

Aoi blinked.

Now that he mentioned it, she did remember seeing his eyes change to gold, unlike their usual color, and becoming transfixed by their rainbow radiance.

“So... it was because of your eyes that I...”

“Yes. I’m sorry. You don’t need to apologize, Auntie Tohsaka. I’m the one who owes you an apology... I’m sorry.”

Aoi had once heard that you could tell a person’s state of mind from their voice over the telephone.

Right now, for instance, she could almost sense