I opened the door to the rooftop, only to find that someone was already sitting on the bench inside.

And that's someone I'm familiar with.

"Yo, it's here. It's a little slower than usual, but luckily it's here! Come here! ”

A girl with her trademark black ponytail and a red coat over her brown school uniform smiled brightly at the first sight of me, raising her slender arms and waving them in this direction.

"Senior...... And Miss Artoria...... Good afternoon. Next to the girl with two ponytails, another girl with purple hair and purple eyes, who looked a little younger, quickly got up, buried her head with a somewhat restrained expression and whispered to me.

"Ah...... Rin, and Sakura, good afternoon. ”

Because Sakura, who has a gentle and introverted personality, was present, I pulled the blonde girl next to me, called out the names of the two and responded to them.

There are two benches on the rooftop, both side by side, both of which are just enough for two people to sit.

Rin and Sakura just filled one of them, so Artoria and I naturally sat next to them.

"So, you came to the rooftop to find me, or Artoria?" After sitting down, I chose to skip the time of greeting and asked by looking directly into the eyes of the two of them.

It's been half a year since Rin and Sakura moved out of the Ei Palace, and in the past six months, except for the occasional encounter in the corridor and raising their hands to say hello to their usual classmates, we basically have nothing to do with them in our lives.

Especially—

Rin, as the most popular girl in the current Suiqunyuan School Park, has different admirers around her almost all the time; Sakura was also recently promoted to the head of the archery club, and most of her spare time was spent training hard with her subordinates.

Two people who are usually extremely busy, took time out today to gather on the rooftop together and wait for Artoria and me to show up.

Even people who no longer have brains will understand that something extremely important has happened.

"......" Sakura lowered her head slightly, as if she didn't dare to look at me for unknown reasons.

"Whew...... I'm really eager. Rin crossed her arms and shook her head, "Let's eat first, let's talk while we eat." ”

As she spoke, she opened the bento box on her lap and took out the sushi and sashimi she had made and ate them.

Sakura also didn't say a word, eating silently......

"Hmm...... All right. I sighed and opened my and Artoria's lunch boxes.

I don't know what the two of them are thinking, but let's cooperate. Take 10,000 steps back, we originally came to the rooftop to eat, so there is definitely nothing wrong with filling our stomachs first.

The lunch I prepared this morning with Artoria was chicken, fish balls, and seaweed, served with rice evenly sprinkled with black sesame seeds, and carefully cut apples.

"Wow, Shirou's bento is still so exquisite! I really envy Artoria for being able to eat your food every day! Glancing secretly at me and Artoria's bento boxes, Rin screamed in some exaggeration.

"No matter what the seniors do, they are so serious and meticulous." Sakura just raised her face and smiled slightly, and the subtle gentleness was revealed from the gently raised corners of her mouth, "I really miss the time I spent cooking with my seniors every morning." ”

"I said, in that case, you two can simply move back to the Wei Palace." I said half-jokingly.

Although I am now fully accustomed to living together with Artoria, I still feel that the days when we could live together and laugh together are the most memorable.

Originally, I thought Rin would laugh it off without caring about it.

However, Rin's face showed a cute and clever smile like a little devil who had succeeded in his treacherous plan.

"Okay, if you said that, then Sakura and I will have to bother a lot in the future."

"Wait...... Wait a minute, meaning you and Sakura...... Are you really planning to move back to the Wei Palace?! ”

The sudden impact made the mind dull for a while, unable to receive obvious information.

"yes, I've already said that, can't you hear it?" Rin pouted at me and said, "This is also the result of my discussion with Sakura." We agree that the relationship between you and Artoria has stabilized, so even if we move in again, it won't be confusing or distracting for both of you. ”

"That...... Sakura, do you really think so? In order to confirm the authenticity of the news, I turned to Sakura, who was sitting next to me.

"Well, my seniors should be our uninvited tenants." Sakura said in a slightly stiff but determined voice.

"......" I was speechless for a moment.

"When...... Of course, we will pay the rent to the seniors according to the rent level of Fuyuki, and we will definitely not take advantage of the seniors! ”

However, Sakura saw that I was silent, and as if she thought she had said something wrong, she hurriedly added, her face flushed under her hair, and her hands were restlessly playing with the buttons on her chest......

"Not the problem. If you want to come back, I will welcome you with both hands, and I will not take you a penny. But I'll need Artoria's opinion on this kind of thing...... "I quickly waved my hand.

Sakura's words and deeds always seem to give people a feeling of great love. As long as you see her embarrassed, I'm afraid that as long as it's a man, he won't hesitate to take the fault on himself......

"It's okay Shirou, I agree with Rin and Sakura's re-check-in." Beside me, the blonde girl tugged at my sleeve and whispered in my ear with a little excitement.

“…… I see, is it true that Artoria also likes to be lively? ”

Because of the obvious anticipation contained in the girl's usual calm words, I was also slightly stunned, but soon laughed understandingly.

"I didn't ...... No, I just think Rin and Sakura are important companions, so it's okay to live together......" The girl buried her head in embarrassment and whispered to herself as she tried to defend herself.

"Understood, then follow your opinion." I smiled and rubbed the girl's soft and shiny hair like golden sand, and then turned my gaze to Rin and Sakura, who were also looking at this side, "Rin, Sakura, Artoria and I agreed to your re-occupancy. Then find a time that is convenient for you to move in, you are always welcome. ”

"Hmm." Rin and Sakura nodded in unison and smiled at each other.

"Alright, that's it. Let's all hurry up and eat the bento, otherwise it's time for afternoon class. ”

With a slight sigh of relief, I picked up the lunch box in my hand again.