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

"Can't you hear me?"

The boy raised the broken sword in his hand and pointed it at Ian in front of him.

"Teach me how to kill the demon, or get out of here!"

Despite being yelled at several times, Ian wasn't angry at all.

The sight of the young man pointing a knife at him reminded him of Minamoto no Yorimitsu from years ago.

Ian couldn't help but laugh.

"You think you can kill a ghost looking like that?"

"I'm afraid you'll collapse before you even see a ghost."

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes twitched.

His lips trembled, as if he was about to say something, but then his whole body shuddered and he collapsed.

Ian knew he had reached his limit—or rather, he had used up all his remaining strength when he yelled that.

Let's lend a helping hand.

He was the first person who could remind himself of what Yorimitsu looked like back then.

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, you brought him back to your and Minamoto no Yorimitsu's residence.

This is the accommodation arranged by Minamoto no Mitsuaki—he's actually quite satisfied with your performance.

The servants were quite surprised by this.

After all, in their minds, you don't seem like the kind of person who would offer help for no reason.

Moreover, he was a young man covered in blood.

However, you don't seem to care about this prejudice.

You ordered them to provide the boy with the best possible assistance.

After everything was settled, Minamoto no Yorimitsu happened to return.

"Madam, have you finished your business?"

"Ah."

Looking at the somewhat chaotic scene in the mansion, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's purple eyes showed a hint of doubt.

"Husband, what has happened?"

There's nothing to hide between husband and wife.

Ian answered directly:

"I brought back an injured person."

"..."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's eyes first showed surprise, then returned to calm, and finally showed understanding gentleness.

"Madam, is there something you want to say?"

“No.” Minamoto no Yorimitsu shook his head.

“Since you have chosen to do this, you must have your reasons.”

"What kind of wife bosses her husband around?"

"but--"

"Although I don't doubt my husband, I still want to know why you would bring such a person back to our home."

"..."

Ian smiled.

"It's because of you, Madam."

"I?"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu pointed to himself, looking quite surprised.

You told Minamoto no Yorimitsu about the boy pointing a sword at you.

She seemed very surprised, yet also somewhat nostalgic.

You realize that she, like you, has recalled what happened in that village.

"I never imagined there were people like this..."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked at Ian before him with a touch of emotion.

"Husband, may I go see him?"

"of course."

Ian smiled.

"I brought him back so that you, Madam, could see him."

You and Minamoto no Yorimitsu arrived at the room where the boy was resting.

He had already changed into clean clothes with the help of his servants.

However, his injuries seem quite serious, and he may not wake up so soon.

This gives you and Minamoto no Yorimitsu the opportunity to observe him up close.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu glanced at the broken sword blade beside the boy and said:

"The forging technique of this knife doesn't seem to be from the area around Kyoto."

“Yes,” Ian nodded. “You’re right, madam.”

That's why I'm so curious about why he came here.

"after all--"

Ian looked at the unconscious boy.

"If an ordinary person suffered such an injury, they would probably die on the spot, but he appeared on the streets of Kyoto."

"Well, that's right."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's gaze remained fixed on the boy's broken blade.

"Speaking of which, was it this broken blade that he pointed at my husband just now?"

"Yes."

Ian gestured briefly to illustrate the action he had just witnessed.

“Madam, his posture back then was exactly the same as yours.”

"Your husband must think that's very impolite, right?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Ian shook his head.

"Do not."

“I don’t think it’s impolite.”

"I'm just curious about the cause and effect behind this behavior."

"For example -"

Ian looked at Minamoto no Yorimitsu beside him.

"Madam, you came to me with the intention of reviving the Minamoto clan."

"So--"

"He must have similar reasons, right?"

"That's right."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu nodded.

"But my husband, he's so badly injured, could it be because..."

Do you know what Minamoto no Yorimitsu wanted to express?

The injuries on the boy's body were so severe that they could not have been caused in a normal way.

[If we consider his desire to learn the art of slaying demons, then the answer becomes obvious.]

It was a ghost that caused all of this.

They may be wandering outside of Kyoto.

"Madam, I think you are right."

Ian affirmed Minamoto no Yorimitsu's idea.

"While I can't be 100% sure, it's probably pretty close to 80 or 90 percent."

"After all, only a ghost could cause wounds like that."

"But this raises a new problem."

Ian had barely uttered the first half of the sentence when Minamoto no Yorimitsu finished the sentence with the second half.

"Why would a ghost hurt him, right?"

“Yes,” Ian nodded. “You are absolutely right, madam.”

"Although ghosts and monsters don't need a reason to do evil."

"But situations like this are indeed quite rare."

"After all, if he was able to come to Kyoto in such a barely conscious state, then it at least means that he wasn't killed outright back then, right?"

"Indeed it is."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu strongly agreed with Ian's point of view.

"I wish I could know what he was thinking."

Whether it was a coincidence or the appointed time, I don't know.