The same eating posture, the same eating speed, the same amount of eating.

Sitting across from Itachi and Artoria, Rin watched them unambiguously as they went plate after plate, sorting out the food on the plate.

But despite the speed, the process is extremely elegant, and you can't help but whet your appetite.

And between the two, there seems to be an inexplicable layer of enchantment, isolating the others at the dinner table.

This impression is not the first time Rin has seen it.

It's like one night after moving to Kyoto City, a group of them came to Itachi's house to have a meeting over dinner, and the two of them quickly settled the supper and ran to the side to drink tea.

And there are not a few examples like this.

Irin understands Itachi, unless it's a job or a particularly necessary place, he's not a man of many words in his daily life.

It is also for this reason that few people will disturb the Itachi while he is enjoying the quiet.

But since Artoria came along, this situation has been broken.

She can naturally follow the ferret next to it, can be naturally silent together, and can naturally enter the daily life of the ferrez, rather than just communicating during work.

In fact, she can guide and advise on some things of Itachi very naturally.

Unlike other people, every time he puts forward an idea in front of Itachi, he needs to be careful and think twice.

It was also based on this situation that before that, the relationship between the mysterious British king Artoria and the Itachi was quite rumored among the clan.

Couple?

Master and apprentice?

Or is it ......

Almost everyone feels that they are definitely not as simple as saying they are 'friends'.

But......

People like Rin, who often come into contact with Itachi in private, can still see something more or less.

For example, the two seem to be very close to each other, but there are still some ...... Emotion.

And this kind of speculation, Rin finally got an answer today.

One...... Let her heart be a little happy to answer.

Looking at the Itachi sitting in front of him, Rin kept an eye out for every food he ate as he landed.

……

……

"These questions are good, just use these questions to select the next patriarch and some stewards."

In the study,

After breakfast, Itachi carefully checked and read the document that Rin had just given him in his study before returning it to her, "All the answers of the clansmen who signed up for the exam, remember to make a few copies of each of them, and give them to me, Artoria, Shisui, Qingmen, and my father." ”

"Regarding this assessment, the five of us reviewed it together."

"The final result is decided by voting."

Speaking of this, he paused, "By the way, you go to the fire gate and ask him to arrange some manpower to keep an eye on the candidates who have signed up for the competition." ”

"It's important to make sure they don't have private contact with any of us reviewers."

Rin respectfully took the document and replied softly, "Yes, Patriarch." ”

Itachi nodded, turned off the lamp on his desk, and was about to get up and leave.

But he found that Rin hadn't left the study after receiving the papers, and he had some doubts in his heart.

"And ...... Anything else? ”

Itachi stood up from his chair and asked suspiciously.

"I just found out...... Itachi, you seem to have a penchant for meat? ”

Rin hesitated and asked, "I want to ask, do you have any favorite dishes?" ”

"Favorite dish?"

Itachi was even more confused, "Is there any banquet the clan is planning to hold?" ”

Since he decided to entrust the affairs of the family to the rest of the family, exercise his cultivation with peace of mind, and improve himself, of course he will no longer work on everything as before.

Like family feasts, events, ...... He is not in charge of these things now.

So it's not clear if there's been any activity in the family lately.

"No, it's just me asking in private."

Rin hurriedly waved her hand, "I'm planning to work on my cooking skills lately. ”

"Just now, I noticed that you seem to be quite attentive to this aspect of eating."

"Itachi, I thought...... Can you help me try the dishes? ”

Her tone was extremely cautious, and her eyes were full of expectation.

Try...... Cuisine?

The confusion in Itachi's eyes dissipated slightly.

He didn't notice just now that Rin's name for himself had changed from 'patriarch' to 'Itachi'.

"Yes, no problem."

Itachi replied casually, "My tastes are quite rich, and there are no limitations. ”

"I do have some research on the aspect of eating."

"Artoria loves to eat and often shares her feelings about food with me, so I know a lot."

As he spoke, he realized something, "Actually, you can do a little more when the time comes, different people have different feelings." ”

"Hui and I haven't gotten together for a meal in a while, and it's just so good that we can get together then, and by the way, I'll officially introduce Artoria to you."

"I thought about introducing you to each other as friends, but I haven't had the time and opportunity."

In a sense, Artoria was the same as the time they had known each other.

But at that time, she didn't really exist in this world, so she only knew them unilaterally, and Rin and they weren't very familiar with Artoria.

Itachi has always been very concerned about this point.

“…… It's good. ”

Rin hesitated slightly, but nodded quickly, "I'll let you know when the time comes." ”

"Well, let's go out first."

Itachi stepped from behind his desk, "It's a little stuffy in the study. ”

"But speaking of which, when the various positions in the clan are selected, you should also entrust your own affairs."

"You're gifted, Rin, don't delay your improvement."

"A few days ago, when Hui and the others came to report to me the information collected by Chunyu Building, they also mentioned this matter to me."

"They all complained to me that they didn't have time to study the tempering method until now, and they still couldn't get started......

The two chatted casually, no longer talking about work.

Like Hui and them, relatively talented and passionate about cultivation, Itachi still hopes to be like himself and not waste his energy on some trivial matters.

However, there weren't many topics the two of them could talk about, and Rin still had business in his hands, so he quickly said goodbye and left.

After sending Rin away, Itachi returned to his study, picked up the detailed explanation of the sealing technique he had read half of yesterday from the bookshelf, and went to the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Artoria was already sitting on her exclusive stone chair, drinking tea and looking at the scroll in her hand.

However, after Itachi stepped into the courtyard and sat down across from her, his gaze rose from time to time and fell on him.

“…… Is there something you can do? ”

Artoria's gaze at him was too likely to be unnoticed.

After lifting his gaze to himself for the third time, he couldn't help but ask.

As for his inquiry, Artoria's movements were stunned, and her eyes were full of confusion.

It seemed that even she hadn't noticed that she had just looked up in the direction of the ferret.

Am I mistaken? ’

The confusion in Artoria's eyes made Itachi wonder if there was something wrong with his perception.

But just as he was about to apologize and signal that he had disturbed her reading.

Opposite, Artoria asked softly, "Probably...... I'm kind of wondering what Rin and you were talking about. ”

But at the same time, she was a little dazed in her heart.

Why do I want to know, what did the two of them talk about? ’