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

"..."

Ian paused for a moment, then replied:

"Master."

"You can call me that for now."

This wasn't a name Ian made up on a whim.

It was actually recorded in magicians' books.

"Heroic Spirits" are the incarnations of the world, known as "Servants".

The magician who establishes a servant relationship with a "Servant" is the "Master".

So strictly speaking, there's nothing wrong with Ian letting Mordred call him that.

It just might seem a bit cold-hearted.

But now is not the time to discuss these things—

I can't let Ophelia know that I'm Mordred's father, can I?

That would make things very difficult to explain.

"Master..."

Mordred clearly didn't like the title, but she nodded nonetheless.

"okay, I get it!"

She smiled and looked at Ophelia.

"This is my Master!"

"One-Eyed Monster, you don't need to worry that I'll hurt him!"

"Who, who is the one-eyed monster?!"

Ophelia responded rather defiantly.

"That's such an impolite way to address someone."

"Eh?"

Mordred scratched his hair.

"But that's basically what we call one-eyed people, and there's nothing wrong with it."

"And then again—"

The girl looked around at her surroundings and crossed her arms.

"This room looks really strange."

"I've never seen a place decorated like this before."

"..."

Mordred's few simple words made Ophelia realize something.

"Ian, come here for a second."

This time it was Ian and Ophelia's turn to whisper to each other.

"What's wrong, Ophelia?"

"Somewhat something is wrong."

"Something's wrong?"

“Mm.” Ophelia nodded.

"The Mordred you summoned doesn't seem to have been instilled with the concept of 'modernity'."

"'modern'?"

“Yes,” Ophelia explained.

Ultimately, the "Servants" formed by the descent of "Heroic Spirits" are still essentially people from that era.

"This means that their understanding and viewpoints will remain in that era—which is clearly unusable for a 'Master'."

"Therefore, when 'Heroic Spirits' come to this world in the form of 'Servants,' they are infused with the concept of 'modernity.' It is complicated to explain, but in practice, it means having modern knowledge and knowing some corresponding basic concepts."

"but--"

Ophelia glanced at Mordred, who was still curiously examining the things in the room, then looked back at Ian in front of her.

"She's clearly not 'modern,' is she?"

"..."

Ian thought for a moment and then asked;

"Why is this happening? Is it because of me?"

“That’s possible,” Ophelia said without hiding it.

"However, upon closer examination, the error may lie in the fact that our method of summoning did not involve the medium of the 'Holy Grail'."

"Ian."

Ophelia looked at the man in front of her.

"I think we should ask her some questions to confirm the situation, what do you think?"

"……Listen to you."

Ian gave a forced smile.

"Now you're the only one I can trust."

Ophelia blushed, but quickly regained her composure.

"Stop doing this."

She covered her skirt and turned her face away.

“I remember exactly what you did.”

"After I've dealt with this matter, I absolutely will not say another word to you!"

"Ok, I know."

No more words.

The two of them started to take action.

"Mordred, come here for a second."

"Oh—! Here it comes!"

Upon hearing Ian call him that, Mordred immediately put down the book in his hand and walked over.

"Father... Master, what's wrong?"

"Don't be nervous, Kuai. I just have a few questions I'd like to ask you."

After saying that, Ian gave Ophelia a look.

The latter nodded knowingly.

"Mordred, I am Ophelia."

"So your name is Ophelia?"

Mordred looked the other person up and down, and seemed to think that the name suited her well.

"Hmm... what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask under what circumstances you sensed this summons."

Although Ian was completely surprised that he could summon Mordred, that doesn't mean Ophelia didn't have "after-sales service".

Confirming the state of a "Heroic Spirit" when it is summoned is something a Master should do when acquiring a "Servant".

This way, one can determine to the greatest extent possible which period one's "follower" is in.

The legendary status of King Arthur before he became famous is on a completely different level compared to that of King Arthur after he became famous.

"Under what circumstances did you sense your father's... Master's summons?"

Mordred scratched his face.

"I only remember being taken to a very strange place, and by someone who said, what was it called again..."

Recalling the scenes from the simulated battle, Ian tentatively added a sentence.

"Is it someone named Cú Chulainn?"

"Yeah!"

Mordred nodded repeatedly.

"That's the name!"

"This guy is too strong! No matter how much he's hit, he can always get back up. He's like a dog!"

Mordred spoke with great enthusiasm.

Ian and Ophelia both knew that she was referring to her experience in the simulation battle.

"I didn't expect it to be real... and not a system error?"

The top-performing magician sighed in amazement, then continued to ask:

"And what about before that?"

Do you remember why you ended up there?

"So you were just pulled over here?"

Mordred gestured with his hand as if he were holding a rope.

"It's like I was fishing, and then the fishing rod moved, and I thought I had caught a big fish, but the next second I was suddenly pulled away by the fish!"

"Can you even imagine how that feels?! It's terrifying!"