Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Rin Tohsaka also stepped forward with some excitement.

It wasn't that she hadn't seen Sakura for a long time; it's just that at school, she basically had no interaction with Sakura and rarely bumped into her.

Even when they meet at school, Sakura calls Tohsaka "Tohsaka-senpai".

It was as if the two had no relationship whatsoever, just ordinary classmates.

After all, Matou and Tohsaka are two different surnames, aren't they?

Only on weekends, if you're lucky, can you bump into each other on the street.

Rin Tohsaka has always felt guilty about what happened in the past, and she doesn't know what to say to Sakura every time she sees her, so they can only have a few awkward conversations.

When you bump into someone on the street, it's usually just a fleeting glance.

"I remember you went to buy ingredients for tonight, senpai? How come you came back with Tohsaka-senpai?"

After greeting Rin Tohsaka and pouring her a cup of hot tea, Sakura turned to ask Shirou Emiya.

Shirou Emiya hasn't been to school this semester, so how could he possibly have had the chance to meet his older sister?

Moreover, during the time when Shirou Emiya went back to school, Rin Tohsaka, for some reason, took a long leave of absence and was basically not at school except for exams.

The two had no chance to meet at school.

Sakura looked at Emiya Shirou with some confusion.

How did Shirou Emiya manage to invite his sister over while he was out buying groceries, even though they had never met before?

"Well, well, anyway, it's for various reasons."

On the way back, Rin Tohsaka made it clear to Shirou Emiya that she didn't want Sakura to get involved in the world of magicians.

Although it's unclear why Sakura, who was adopted into the Matou family, has virtually no magical energy fluctuations, Rin Tohsaka hopes that Sakura won't enter the world of magicians and can live a free and carefree life since Sakura isn't a magician.

Because she was a magician, she knew perfectly well just how wicked magicians could be.

Shirou Emiya could only give a vague answer to this.

"I bumped into her by chance while grocery shopping. Tohsaka-senpai heard that you were making dinner, Sakura, and rushed over immediately—"

Shirou Emiya could only use lies with great clumsiness.

Although this is not a lie, Rin Tohsaka originally decided to come here for Sakura's sake.

"Ha! You were the one who invited me, okay? I didn't do it for Sakura—"

As Rin Tohsaka spoke, she sullenly began to drink her tea, her face flushed.

After all, Sakura had been looking very worried during the months that Shirou Emiya had been missing, which made Rin Tohsaka very concerned.

She also took the time to ask how Sakura was doing, but Sakura didn't seem to want to tell her about her troubles.

Based on this, Rin Tohsaka decided to come to the Emiya residence to see Sakura.

She couldn't possibly send a familiar to spy on her sister; she was just checking in on Sakura out of concern.

As for why she wasn't surprised to see Sakura at Shirou Emiya's house, it's because she had already been surprised.

Given the intense magical energy emanating from Shirou Emiya, Rin Tohsaka naturally created a familiar to monitor him.

It was around that time that she learned Sakura was now living in the Emiya residence.

However, seeing Sakura's smile, Rin Tohsaka suppressed the urge to beat up Shirou Emiya.

This is why, more than a week after Shirou Emiya returned, Rin Tohsaka only then chose to take action.

If it weren't for Kirei Kotomine's provocative words, Rin Tohsaka might not have attacked Shirou Emiya, but instead continued to monitor him.

"Is that so?"

Sakura nodded, and for some reason, it was as if her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease. She then neatly arranged all the ingredients that Emiya Shirou had bought on the cutting board.

Although she was her older sister, Sakura felt a sense of crisis for some reason when Rin Tohsaka appeared next to Shirou Emiya.

"Sakura, we need to make an extra batch today. Do you need my help?"

Emiya Shirou did not take over the kitchen affairs immediately upon his return.

After all, six months ago, due to health issues, the kitchen was handed over to Sakura for use, and it has been a habit ever since.

Now that Shirou Emiya has recovered and become even stronger, and considering how long Sakura has been managing the Emiya residence,...

He did want Sakura to rest so he could cook for her.

However, Sakura strongly refused, and the matter was dropped.

"Senior, you really are gentle—"

Before Sakura could finish speaking, Rin Tohsaka, who had been sitting to the side doing nothing, quickly spoke up.

"Wait a minute, actually I'm quite good at cooking, and I came empty-handed. If you'd like, I can help out."

After all, one is his younger sister, and the other is a magician he has been following since junior high school, but who he can't see through at all now.

Rin Tohsaka felt that she might not be able to accept it, especially since she really hadn't brought anything with her.

So she also wanted to offer some help to Sakura.

You should know that she has been living alone all this time, and with her tight finances, she can't afford to eat out. She has always been frugal at home.

Although she didn't know how good Emiya Shirou's cooking skills were, she was very confident in her own culinary abilities.

"Okay, I'll go get the apron."

Emiya Shirou nodded and left the kitchen.

Rin Tohsaka stood happily beside Sakura.

However, Rin Tohsaka seemed unaware that Sakura was gazing at Rin Tohsaka as she approached, her smile almost unchanged.

It feels a bit cold.

Tohsaka looked around. The house was in the middle of the mansion, and there were no windows or anything like that around it.

"Sakura, what dish are you planning to make?"

After Shirou Emiya handed Emiya over to Rin Tohsaka, she tied her twin tails back up into a single ponytail, since the hair standing on both sides might get covered in oil fumes when cooking.

This is the conclusion that Tohsaka never cleans her house.

"Let's make some roasted vegetables with cream sauce. Senior Ichisei sent over a lot of bamboo shoots earlier, and we're just about to use them up."

"It's a simplified version of stewing powder."

However, Sakura only felt a slight resentment, which quickly disappeared.

I will be able to cook with my seniors in the future, but I may have very few opportunities to cook with my sister.

"Huh? Never heard of it. I'm more skilled at Chinese cuisine, so this is a rare opportunity."

Rin Tohsaka lowered her head sadly.

"No, it's alright, Tohsaka-senpai. The steps are very simple, I'll teach you."

Sakura clasped her hands together and comforted Rin Tohsaka with a faint smile.

"I really want to try the dishes made by Tohsaka-senpai."

"really?"

Hearing Sakura's words of comfort, Rin Tohsaka's spirits visibly lifted.

"Since we're going to make cream-roasted vegetables, I'll bring out the oven."

Emiya Shirou wasn't idle either; he opened the cabinet under the kitchen and took out the oven.

"Arigato, senior!"

Chapter 299 El-Melloi II

"Eh?"

Pushing open the door, Fujimura Taiga fell into deep thought upon seeing the extra pair of women's shoes by the doorway.

"Have we had any guests today?"

Fujimura Taiga tilted his head in confusion. If there was any woman he was close to who came to the Emiya family for dinner, it seemed to be Sakura.

"Forget it, whatever, we'll know who it is when we see them!"

She felt she didn't need to think too much; she could just go to the living room and see who it was.

"Kuka—!"

The door was quickly pushed open.

"Sister Teng, you're back."

Unable to see the person, Fujimura Taiga could only hear a bitter laugh coming from the kitchen.

"What's wrong? Didn't we have guests today? Oh! It's Tohsaka!"

Meanwhile, next to the kitchen, Sakura was constantly comforting Rin Tohsaka, saying that it wasn't her fault.

Rin Tohsaka, looking remorseful, said sorry.

"What happened?"

Fujimura Taiga walked over and saw Emiya Shirou standing in front of the stove, holding various tools and repairing something.

"That knob is very old. Tohsaka-senpai accidentally broke it off. Now it's stuck there, so it can't be started and it's very difficult to remove."

"Private Marseille, private Marseille!"

Rin Tohsaka kept apologizing.

She was so excited to cook with Sakura that she took the initiative to take charge of stir-frying chicken and pork.

However, when firing, he accidentally used too much force.

He originally wanted to show off his hard-earned cooking skills to Sakura, but he never expected to fail before he even got started.

Tohsaka, Tohsaka, how could you let us down at such a crucial moment?