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

"Eh--!"

Mashu recoiled as if she'd been electrocuted, then blushed and apologized.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to!"

"I just wanted to get here as quickly as possible, otherwise we'll miss the opening time of the simulation battle!"

Looking at Mash, who kept bowing and apologizing to him, Ian felt as if he was the one who had taken the initiative to apologize.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally reached out and touched Mashu's head, stopping her movement.

Amidst the other person's astonished gaze, Ian spoke:

"No need to apologize, I know you didn't mean it that way."

"Senior Ian..."

Mashu smiled as her forehead was pressed against the ground.

"Hmm...that's great."

"Fufufu? Fufufu (You still say you don't have those kinds of thoughts? You're such a sinful man)." Fufu's rant came right on time.

Ian gave Fou an annoyed look and decided to let it go for the time being.

“Mashu——”

He withdrew his hand from the girl's forehead.

"Does this simulation battle even have time restrictions?"

"Yes!"

Mashu nodded very seriously.

"Because it doesn't simply involve performing some basic calculations, but rather it involves complete control over the entire process to achieve an effect similar to actual combat."

"This process will place a heavy burden on Chaldea's system."

"so--"

"Only those who have the potential to become Masters, like Ian-senpai, can obtain the right to conduct simulation battles at specific times!"

At this point, Mashu looked up at the time display above.

"Right now, it will take about an hour."

"Uh……"

Ian hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Mash, this might be a bit of a blow to you, but since there's still an hour left, there wasn't a need to rush like that, was there?"

Mashu shook her head.

"Senior, you can't understand it that way."

"In order to enable Masters to cooperate with 'Servants' as much as possible, the simulation battle is set to be a very long process. The loading alone takes a full ten minutes!"

"...Are you sure it's not a configuration issue?"

"what?"

"It's nothing!" Ian changed the subject. "Then Mashu, let's hurry up, or we'll be in trouble if we run out of time."

"OK, all right."

Ian followed Mash through the door in front of him.

Behind it was a long, dark, straight corridor.

The girl's voice rang out from ahead.

"Before we go in, let me explain to you briefly what a 'Master' is."

"Actually, it's not a complicated concept."

"In Chaldea, the degree of adaptability to spirit particle transfer is used to measure whether someone is qualified to become a Master."

"But senior, you don't need to worry about not having that ability—"

"Because if you can come to Chaldea, it means you are already far beyond ordinary people in this regard!"

"Chaldea was established in Antarctica to protect people like you!"

"...Antarctica."

Ian couldn't help but gasp.

Chaldea's ability to open in a place like this shows it has some skill.

"Yes! So as long as we can stay here, we will never have to worry about the dangers outside affecting us!"

“Indeed…who would want to come to Antarctica to cause trouble?” Ian couldn’t help but mutter under his breath.

"Coming."

"Senior Ian, please hold my hand, otherwise I'm afraid you might not be able to adapt later."

"it is good."

Ian never drags his feet when he does things.

He took Mashu's hand directly, causing her to blush.

The light is just ahead.

through.

Ian felt a buzzing sound in his ear.

Immediately afterwards, the scene before him gave him a slight shock to Chaldea.

The walls around them were no longer the metallic ones they had been before; instead, they were now pure white.

Countless particles floated around the two of them, swirling and rising to form a ring of light.

It has to be said that this was a scenario Ian had never expected.

"Senior, are you alright?" Mashu asked cautiously.

"It is said that nine out of ten people who see this scene for the first time will feel uncomfortable."

"well enough."

Ian stared at the band of light before him.

"I didn't feel any discomfort. If I had to say, it was just a slight feeling that it didn't match the image in my mind."

A more specific way to put it would be something like the "Image for reference only, please refer to the actual product" label on instant noodle packaging.

But things are much more positive now.

"That's wonderful!" Mashu's voice sounded very happy.

Ian replied:

"Mash, you're so kind. You can be so happy about something like this."

"Yes, really?"

Mashu was a little embarrassed.

"Thank you for your compliment, Senior Ian."

"But we need to continue now."

"Next-"

Mashu used her other free hand to fiddle with something.

Before Ian was assigned any permissions, she was the only one who could control this place.

"Then let me explain 'Heroic Spirit'!"

"Senior, you should know that there have been many great heroes in human history, right?"

"of course."

Ian answered without hesitation.

"Is the 'Pendragon' in my name derived from King Arthur?"

"Yes, it is!"

Mashu nodded.

"They are all the owners of the most glorious moments in human history, so they are part of history themselves."

"This connection makes them rooted in history."

"The physical body may dissipate, but the soul is forever engraved on it. Through magic and other means, a servant relationship can be formed with them."

"Uh... Senior, do you know what 'magic' is?"

“I know.” Ian smiled slightly. “It’s something that can do a lot of things, right?”

Ian didn't intend to show off in front of Mash.

In the memories gained from the simulation, Morgan had used magic more than once.

Although it may not be the same as it is now, there must still be some parts that can be exchanged between them.

"That's good."

Mashu smiled slightly.

“The bodies of ‘Heroic Spirits’ are long gone, so if we want them to return to the mortal world, we need an operational concept like ‘Servants’.”

"Senior Ian, do you understand what I'm saying?"

"..."

Ian thought for a moment and replied:

"Does it mean the same bottle of water needs to be put in a new bottle?"

"Hmm... this understanding is somewhat off, but it's not a major problem."