With Ishtar's departure, only Luo Zhen and Ryougi Shiki remained in the hall.
Luo Zhen looked toward Ryougi Shiki, a rare trace of curiosity appearing in his eyes.
"What is it?"
Ryougi Shiki was leaning against the wall, resting with her eyes closed in an extremely cool pose. Sensing Luo Zhen's gaze, she opened her eyes and looked over.
That gaze showed not the slightest hint of avoidance. She simply stared at him openly and directly, creating no small amount of pressure.
Luo Zhen was not about to be overwhelmed by Ryougi Shiki's gaze.
Only...
"I really didn't expect you to enter into a temporary contract with me so readily." Luo Zhen shrugged. "We were fighting each other seriously just a moment ago."
That was merely an opening remark.
In truth, situations where someone was an enemy one second and an ally the next were not particularly rare among Servants.
Servants were all heroes with strong individual personalities, and they regarded battle as naturally as drinking water or eating. Even if they became enemies for a time, whenever circumstances required them to make peace, they could just as easily turn hostilities into friendship.
That was what Servants were like. Even if they fought to the death, it was still nothing more than battle, and it would not become a reason to hold a grudge.
Since that was the case, it did not seem strange for Ryougi Shiki to have turned out this way.
But she herself seemed not to understand that very well.
"Do you want me to apologize to you two?"
Ryougi Shiki frowned as she said this.
"It's not that serious." Luo Zhen gave a wry laugh. "I'm just rather curious about you. After all, I've never heard of a Heroic Spirit called 'Ryougi Shiki.'"
This Servant was