Shiki Ryougi: Huh, So She's Not an Ex-Girlfriend?

However, Rin has been delaying paying that money for various reasons until now, so...

Hehe.

Shinji didn't mention the 500 yen debt from his past, but instead said, "Rin, I'm making you work to pay it off, and you don't even have to do illegal work outside. You should be grateful."

"Then I should thank you!"

"Of course!"

Rin really wanted to punch that smug face.

"Alright, Rin."

Shinji beckoned to the maid with his finger.

"I'm so tired from work these past few days, my shoulders are so sore. Can you give me a massage?"

Boom!

The broom handle was completely reduced to dust in Tohsaka Rin's hands.

Chapter 328 Ryougi Shiki: Huh, isn't she my ex-girlfriend?

In the end, a pair of hands were placed on Shinji's shoulders, kneading them with a very stiff force.

There's no way around it; since I've accepted Shinji's employment, I still need to have basic professional ethics.

If it's just a shoulder massage, Rin can accept it.

"Shoulder massage, 1000 yen per session, Shinji, are you sure you want to continue?"

Rin whispered a reminder, "This wasn't in the agreement we signed. I'm just here to clean!"

To be honest, Rin's technique is completely inadequate and cannot be compared to Master Li at all; it's only slightly better than a rigid massage chair.

However, Shinji for the beautiful girl, Shinji nodded and said, "Let's continue."

After a moment, Shinji said again, "Since you're willing to massage my shoulders, there must be other additional services available, right? How much are they priced?"

Rin thought for a moment, then said with difficulty, "Leg massage is 1000 yuan, serving tea and water is 500 yuan per time, and laundry is 2000 yuan, not including underwear. Foot scrubbing... forget about that. If you can't sleep at night, I can help you fall asleep; that service is 5000 yuan."

"Physical sleep aid?"

Shinji teased.

"No, that's not true!"

Having become quite familiar with Shinji, Rin immediately understood what Shinji meant.

"I used Magecraft! Magecraft!"

"Then forget it, it's not like I don't know how to do hypnosis Magecraft myself."

Shinji shrugged.

"Don't move!"

Rin gave a disgruntled reminder, then continued kneading.

"Okay~"

Shinji let out a long breath, a satisfied expression on his face.

Rin's offer was already very reasonable.

Keep in mind that legitimate massage parlors charge far more than that.

As for the tea and water service, a single service at a maid cafe typically starts at several thousand yen. Before you know it, it can easily cost tens of thousands of yen.

Of course, the most important thing is...

In terms of looks, unless they're girls from top-tier clubs, none of them are as pretty as Miss Rin.

Despite her less-than-ideal figure, Rin's looks are still top-notch.

Unfortunately, Rin's maid outfit was a long skirt, so her beautiful legs in black stockings couldn't be seen, which was Shinji's only regret about Rin's outfit.

Enjoying Rin's massage, Shinji suddenly asked, "Do you have anything more expensive?"

Rin raised a thin eyebrow and asked warily, "What else do you want to do?"

"What are you thinking? I wanted to ask if you'd do things like providing companionship and cooking?" Shinji explained, "These are basic services at a maid café."

"..."

Rin really wanted to say that this was an insult to her character.

But thinking about it carefully, Shinji's words aren't entirely wrong. Aren't maid cafes and the like all about that?

So Rin, emboldened, leaned close to Shinji's ear and whispered the prices, "Playing games together for an hour is 2000 yen, cooking a meal is 5000 yen, and you can't order food! Other services, like making black tea and coffee, are 500 yen each time. That's all the service I can provide!"

Shinji glanced at Rin out of the corner of his eye and let out a sneer.

Rin deliberately leaned closer to speak to him, and Shinji thought she was going to ask for an exorbitant amount.

I never expected this!

Honestly, with Rin's price tag, the price at a maid cafe would at least double.

However, it's uncertain whether Rin herself will actually receive the money if she goes to work at the coffee shop.

The middleman makes the difference!

Of course, Rin chose to set this price because she also had an hourly wage of 15,000 yen.

However, for Shinji, this amount of money was basically nothing.

Anyway, every time he gets money, it goes in with his left hand and out with his right; he can't save any at all.

In that case, wouldn't it be wonderful to spend some money to have Miss Rin serve me?

Not to mention, she would take a large portion of the salary she paid Rin and return it to herself.

After doing the math, it really didn't cost that much.

Shinji waved his hand and said, "Then let's go with this price. I'm very satisfied. But you still need to do a good job."

"I understand, Master~~"

Rin's lips twitched a few times.

Regarding the maid job, Shinji paid her very generously, and she didn't suffer any abuse at work.

But who could blame him when the person he was serving was Shinji Matou?

This identity alone was enough to make Rin feel awkward.

"Shinji, how did you even come up with the idea of scamming me with a job posting?"

After massaging Shinji for a while longer, Rin tentatively asked.

"Well, that's all thanks to Luviya."

"That blonde drill-wielding woman! How could she come up with such a vicious trick!"

Rin vowed that she would never let that woman get away with it.

"Good luck then!"

Shinji casually offered a word of encouragement.

The Luviya he was referring to was from the manga Fate/kaleid liner Luviya hires Rin as a maid at home. It has nothing to do with the real-life blonde heiress.

But Shinji believed that Luviya herself wouldn't care, and might even be happy to take the blame.

Because Shinji had just sent her a picture of Rin as a maid, she replied with a satisfied "Good job!????".

The only ones who might be hurt are the fans of <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> in this world, because the version they see won't feature Rin in a maid outfit.

After all, you can't expect Rin to fall for the same trick twice, even if Rin isn't a Saint.

If he had to choose between a TV drama and a real-life private service, Shinji would definitely choose to have some real pleasure.

Anyway, Rin being a maid in <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> isn't a decisive plot point; it's more about increasing her love-hate relationship with Luviya.

As you can see, Hiroyama put the maid Rin storyline in a side story, only providing a few incomplete maid illustrations in the main story.

The second season of <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> has significantly more plot than the first season. To maintain the pacing of the story, Rin will no longer appear as a maid.

[Ugh, if only the maid's skirt were shorter, at least it could show off her legs in black stockings! What a waste.]

Feeling a little regretful, Shinji said to Rin, "Rin, can we talk about something...?"

Rin asked, "What is it?"

Shinji smiled and said, "It's quite complicated to calculate so many projects, and the total seems a bit expensive. How about I just take it all for 17,000 yen per hour?"

"No way!"

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Shinji's days of being a stay-at-home dad didn't last long; they were only there for a few days after the explosion scene was completed and the set was being rebuilt.

Once the new set was completed, Shinji reassembled the cast and continued filming as planned.

The difference from before is that Shinji now has a girl in red standing behind him.

It's such a waste to have a beautiful young maid as a servant if we only keep her around to clean the house.

Of course, Shinji knew Rin's pride, so he didn't make her wear a maid outfit.

He only allowed her to wear casual clothes and serve him tea and water.

Rin was quite pleased with this, as she no longer had to wear the embarrassing maid outfit;

Shinji was also very satisfied; he could finally see Rin's beautiful legs in black stockings!

The official explanation is that Ryougi Shiki is currently working as an actress, Shinji asked Rin to be his temporary assistant.

Shinji's statement struck those who knew about his relationship with Rin as very strange.

When did these two become this close?

Shirou pulled Shinji aside and whispered, "I haven't seen Miss Flora lately? Has she stopped coming?"

"She's busy enough with things at the group, she doesn't have time to come over."

Shinji didn't know why Shirou mentioned Chloe.

"What about Artoria?"

"She's honing her Acting Skills, waiting for the award-winning projects I'll find for her."

Shinji found Shirou somewhat baffling.

Where's Sakura?

Shinji's eyes lit up. "Shirou, what do you intend to do to my sister?"

"I was just asking, she hasn't appeared on screen for a long time."

Shinji replied irritably, "Of course she's at school! She's a freshman this year, have you forgotten?"

"No wonder you dared to take on a new assistant on set!"

"What's with that 'sudden realization' tone? Get back to work!"

Seeing that Shinji was angry, the crowd that had gathered around scattered and ran back to their posts.

However, judging from their whispered conversations, Shinji believed that the gossip about him was still going on.

"These people."

Shinji shook his head, sat back behind the monitor, and looked at Ryougi Shiki standing in the set on the rooftop of the high-rise building.

If a knife or dagger is Shiki's essential accessory, then the rooftop of a high-rise building at night is her essential setting.

I believe that every fan of Ryougi Shiki has a beautiful CG image of her Ryougi Shiki on a rooftop etched in their mind.

However, it is unclear whether Ryougi Shiki missed the point or whether her condition became lax after a few days of rest.

At this moment, Ryougi Shiki had not yet achieved the artistic conception of the picture in Shinji's mind.

"Wait a moment"

Shinji left the monitor and entered the makeshift film set.