Give Uncle Some Respect

Duke got himself a servant to fetch his tea and water, massage his shoulders, and pound his legs, while Tohsaka Rin got the Golden Bricks. Both sides got what they wanted and smiled at each other from afar over their Black Tea.

It was a win-win situation, and everything was perfect—except for the person currently pounding Duke's legs!

Duke rested his feet on the coffee table while Red Archer crouched beside him, his stiff body like a statue as he thumped Duke's legs with a bang, bang. Faint teeth-grinding could even be heard. In Tohsaka Rin's words, this was Red Archer's punishment for carelessly allowing his Master to be captured during battle. It was absolutely not because of the Golden Bricks.

Duke hummed comfortably. Red Archer's Strength made his leg-pounding a little too forceful, but psychologically, Duke was deeply satisfied.

What was happiness? Happiness was watching others suffer while living happily yourself!

Looking at Red Archer's face, which looked like it wanted to die together with him, Duke felt utterly refreshed. Every pore on his body seemed to radiate delight, and he could not help tossing another Golden Brick onto the floor.

"Can you massage feet? Oh, right, I have athlete's foot. You don't mind, do you?"

"I-I-I can massage feet!" His teeth were nearly crushed from clenching them. His resentment gathered into dark clouds above the Tohsaka Residence, palpable even several kilometers away.

"I can!"

Tohsaka Rin directly ignored her Servant's resentment. Though the golden light made it hard for her to keep her eyes open, she still stared fixedly at the Golden Brick, her body taut like a female leopard ready to pounce at any moment. When Duke's hand moved left, her center of gravity shifted left. When his hand moved right, her center of gravity shifted right...