Chapter 810

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She shook her head abruptly. “Are you... trying to get on my good side?”

Shirou nodded without the slightest attempt to hide it. “That’s right.”

“Wh...!”

Bazett’s face grew even redder.

You... you care about me that much...? Honestly, what am I supposed to do with you...?

“Well? If you don’t want it, never mind.”

“I-I accept!”

Bazett grabbed his clothes, as though afraid he might change his mind.

They had reached an agreement far more easily than he had expected.

Afterward, Shirou and Bazett arranged a place to meet every day.

“All right, everyone’s here, right? Then it’s about time we headed to the venue. Follow me.”

After finishing his conversation with Bazett, Shirou returned to the elementary schoolers.

Illya’s friends seemed to have forgotten the reason for today’s outing. At his words, they all tilted their heads in confusion.

Seeing their reactions, Illya protested with tears in her eyes.

“I really will cry, you know!”

You’re already crying, Shirou thought, but he kept that to himself. Illya was pitiful enough as it was.

After Illya’s desperate complaints, her friends finally remembered that today was her birthday.

“But Illya, asking people to celebrate your birthday yourself is kind of strange... right?”

“Yeah, we’re not really little kids anymore.”

“Ugh... Waaaaah!”

Shirou hurried to comfort her. “Uh... don’t be so upset, Illya.

“I’ve already booked a restaurant. It won’t be much of a surprise, but we can still have a little birthday party.

“So, come on. Cheer up.”

Shirou stroked Illya’s hair, soothing her now that she had finally burst into tears.

“Sniff... Thank you, Big Brother...”

“Mmm... That’s not fair,” Chloe muttered.

“He’s only patting Illya’s head...” Miyu added.

After that, the