In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

"..."

The girl, who called herself Mashu, introduced herself very seriously.

This made Ian take it seriously.

"Wow...that's a great name."

"Is that so?" Mashu blushed slightly. "That's what I thought too when I got this name."

"So--"

"In exchange, shouldn't you tell me your name?"

“Indeed.” Ian nodded.

“I am Ian.”

After introducing himself, he thought for a moment and added a sentence.

"To be precise, it's Ian Pendragon."

"Ian Pendragon?!"

Mashu seemed quite surprised.

"Is it such a similar name to the legendary King Arthur?"

Artoria flashed through Ian's mind, and a sense of melancholy crept into his heart.

"um, yes."

At this moment, Fufu, who was standing to the side, made a comment.

"Fufufu, Fufufu."

Ian subconsciously "translated" what it said.

"What do you mean by 'It wasn't this name at all just now. Could it be that you added it on purpose to win over girls'?"

Am I the kind of person who does that kind of thing?

"Oh? To win my favor?"

Mashu was even more surprised.

"Senior Ian, how could you be like this..."

Just as Ian was about to tell Mash the truth, he felt a stare coming from beneath his feet.

He looked down and saw that Fufu was looking up at him.

"Fufufu."

"..."

Fufu's voice wasn't loud; in fact, it could be described as somewhat low.

But that was enough for Ian to understand what it meant.

"Don't casually reveal that you understand me, or it will bring misfortune."

Despite the somewhat threatening tone, Ian felt that what it said was true.

After all, if she told Mashu that she could understand Fou's speech, it would inevitably lead to another problem.

Why can I understand what it's saying?

Then came a chain reaction.

It's incredibly troublesome.

In contrast, hiding this ability (or rather, this inexplicable talent) is clearly a more convenient option.

"Oh...it's nothing."

Ian smiled and brushed the topic off.

"I was just talking to myself."

"Hey Mashu, what are you doing right now?"

"Oh—you're asking about that."

Mashu looked down at Fou, who was standing at Ian's feet.

"I was looking for it, and then..."

The girl's face flushed slightly, as if she was recalling the embarrassing scene of him touching her chest.

Ian, however, figured out the truth behind Fou's "high-quality answer" earlier.

So this guy is also reading from the script?

"That's good."

Ian smiled and looked at Mash.

"Now that we've found it, you don't need to worry anymore."

"Hmm~"

Mashu responded with a smile as well.

"What you said is right."

"Fou, come here~"

As soon as Mashu shouted that, Fou, who had been swaggering in front of Ian just moments before, instantly became an adorable little pet.

With a single leap, it landed on Mashu's hand, and after a bit of climbing, it successfully settled onto her shoulder.

That lazy and carefree demeanor made him look like a completely different person from before.

No, it should be two cats (to be determined).

Fouf responded smugly to Ian's gaze.

"Fufufu (You can't have that, you're just envious)."

This guy has a really awful personality.

As Ian was thinking this, Mashu spoke up:

"And what is Senior Ian doing?"

"Why... are you in a place like this with Fufu?"

Ian hesitated for a moment, then looked at Mash in front of him and directly stated his purpose.

“Mash, actually I came here to find you.”

"You came to see me?" The girl was somewhat surprised.

“Yes.” Ian nodded. “Because you are the only person I have been in contact with so far, so if there is any problem, you are the first person I can think of.”

"Eh……"

For some reason, Mash was quite pleased to hear this.

She nodded seriously.

"I understand!"

"So--"

"Senior Ian, may I ask what is the matter?"

"Ahem." Ian cleared his throat.

"To be honest, I know absolutely nothing about Chaldea right now, and I didn't fully understand what they were saying earlier either."

"Mash, although it might take up a bit of your time, could you please act as my guide and show me around Chaldea, and answer some of my questions along the way?"

"This……"

Mashu probably never expected Ian to make such a request, and her expression showed great surprise.

But she still answered quickly.

"I understand!"

"If Senior Ian has such an idea, then let me carry it out!"

"Um, Mashu—"

"What's wrong, senior?"

“Well…” Ian’s tone sounded somewhat helpless, “You really don’t need to call me senior, do you? You should have been here longer than me, shouldn’t you?”

Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true.

Mashu nodded thoughtfully.

“But senior, you are older than me. I feel it would be very impolite not to address you this way.”

"So... could you please consider it as a reference to age rather than a matter of seniority?"

Having said all that, Ian had no choice but to agree.

"I understand."

"That's good." Mashu smiled slightly.

"this way please."

With Mash leading the way, Ian was finally able to examine the area he was in for the first time.

Although the size of the previous room gave some indication of the scale of this place called Chaldea.

But when Mashu took him on a formal journey, this understanding turned into a real feeling.

Chaldea is just too big.

The corridors connecting various places alone have already formed a three-dimensional intersecting structure like an urban overpass.

One after another, staff members walked past him.

If we're talking about company size, this place is at least a Fortune Global 500 company.