Walking down the hallway of the school, I followed the route I remembered to the shop downstairs.

"-Shirou!"

Just around the corner, an incomparably familiar shout came from behind him.

Not good!

I couldn't help but pause stiffly.

The footsteps behind me were getting closer and closer, and soon a beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes walked quickly in front of me.

Ah,It's because Issei had stipulated in the name of the student council before.,The corridor is not allowed to run.,The girl didn't trot all the way as she used to do when she was in a hurry.。

"Artoria, I'm ......" Looking at the face of the girl in front of me, I didn't know what to say for a while.

Is it because I deceived her, but I was absent from school for personal reasons, and I always felt a wave of guilt welling up in my heart.

"Shirou,I've heard Mr. Fujimura say.,You've been selected by someone from the Education Department to talk about the situation of Suiqunyuan School Park.。 The girl's eyes were pure, and she didn't suspect him at all, "Can't you still come back to class in the afternoon?" ”

"Hmm...... That's right. Because the problems encountered are more complicated than expected, it may take more time than expected. I calmed my mind and smiled as usual, "However, it should be almost fine before school, and we can go home together today." ”

"I see, I see." The girl nodded slightly, "But no matter how busy you are, the noon break will not be occupied." I brought this morning's lunch. ”

Smiling softly, the girl patted the dark blue satchel on her shoulder as if she was showing something.

It was the satchel that Artoria had been using on weekdays, and it was usually used to carry textbooks and stationery on the way to and from school. It's the first time I've used a bento like this.

"Thank you, Artoria, for the trouble of bringing the bento out to find me." I couldn't help but scratch my head.

"It doesn't matter, Shirou was absent from class for a valid reason, I just did what I was supposed to do." The girl smiled softly, and her tone was extremely humble.

"Let's go, let's go to the rooftop." Touching the girl's head, I turned to bend down and took her hand.

"Hmm." The girl nodded contentedly, let me hold my hand, and walked beside me.

The two of us slowed down like this, not so much a hurry as a stroll, walking side by side on the way to the top floor.

On the way, I naturally met other students in the school.

However, the moment they saw us, everyone consciously moved to the sides, completely giving way to the center of the spacious corridor.

Although his face was pretending to be casual, if he looked closely, he could see that all the students, whether they were junior or senior, boys or girls, were secretly looking at Artoria's face.

From time to time, there were deliberately suppressed whispers from a long distance in front of and behind him. Originally, these sounds could not be caught by normal human ears, but with my magically enhanced hearing, there is nothing to hide.

"There is...... Today's Suiqunyuan School Park deserves to be the first beauty.,It's a pity that it's already famous.,Second-year Artoria! This is the surprised voice of boy A.

"Wow, is that the legendary British transfer student? Super cute...... And it is said that he was born into a famous family...... Is this the racial advantage that characterizes Europe......? This is the heartfelt sigh of Boy B.

"It's beautiful...... It's like a princess in a fairy tale...... The posture of walking is so elegant...... this is the envious voice of girl A.

"And that blonde hair...... This natural color is many times stronger than the hair made in the hair dye shop...... It's so smooth, not even the slightest bifurcation...... This gap ......" This is the sound made by girl B's pout.

"......" looked at the girl beside me with a calm face and a vague expression, and I couldn't help but shake my head helplessly.

Speaking of which, the main reason why we chose to have lunch together on the rooftop was that it was quiet and undisturbed.

I won't forget the first day Artoria came to Hogunhara School Park, we were going to eat bento in the classroom like everyone else, but we were watched by all the students in this class and all the surrounding classes......

……

Not......

Just remembering the meal that day in front of hundreds of people, the corners of my mouth twitched again.

Of course, it was only me who was embarrassed, and Artoria herself didn't care.

"I've had countless experiences eating and drinking with knights and soldiers on the battlefield in the past, so I don't feel uncomfortable. In addition, Camelot also had a festival where the king ate and drank in front of all the people, to prove that the king had enough energy and good health, and to strengthen the people's love and trust in the king. To my question, she said with great calmness in her eyes.

Even so, I couldn't accept eating under the watchful eyes of so many people every day, so I resolutely pulled the girl to the rooftop the next day......

……

"Hee-hee, Shirou's expression is really interesting." Perhaps noticing the change in my expression, the girl looked up and tilted her head at me and smiled.

"You guy, the charm is really not ordinary." I raised my hand amusefully and gently pinched the girl's snow-white cheeks, and the smooth and soft touch came from my fingers, "With you, I feel like I've been completely neglected." You see, all eyes are on you. ”

"......" After listening to my words, the girl turned her head with a smile, and a pair of bright green eyes consciously glanced around the audience.

“——！”

Almost all of them, who made eye contact with the maiden, either looked away for the first time, or quickly lowered their heads and stared intently at their shoes.

It seemed that they felt a lot of pressure from the girl's sight.

"Is Shirou jealous? Feel like I'm stealing the limelight from you? After making sure that everyone's eyes were lowered, the girl smiled teasingly and turned her gaze to my face.

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have any limelight at all, I'm just an ordinary person!" I reached out and rubbed the delicate hair on the top of the girl's head, "If you really want to say it, you can only blame me for not being good enough, maybe in the eyes of others, it was luck to get your heart, and there is no value in being noticed at all." ”

"Shirou, I don't allow you to say that about yourself! In my heart, you are irreplaceable, and I would like to swear to love and protect the object with my life! The girl's expression suddenly became solemn, and she quickly took two steps past me to block in front of me, and the slender index finger of her right hand stood up and stuck on my lips.