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

A black-haired girl with twin black ponytails, holding a book, arrived at the restaurant entrance.

The moment Ian noticed her, he felt his body suddenly tremble.

Memories of Heian-kyo flooded his mind, revealing a shocking truth.

She...is not human?

170. Mashu's Secret Experience / Fujimaru Ritsuka's Mission / First Encounter with Akuta Hinako (4k)

puff.

puff.

Ian could feel his heart pounding.

This was not a random physical tremor, but a warning from the Onmyoji's identity—there was something non-human nearby.

To be precise, it was the black-haired girl with high pigtails who was walking towards the table in my line of sight.

She is not a "person" in the traditional sense.

pat, pat.

The figure drew closer little by little.

The book-loving girl approached Ian and his group's table.

She was clearly taken aback when she saw so many people; her expression showed that she had never expected things to turn out this way.

However, she quickly composed herself and then asked in a soft voice:

"Um...is Fujimaru Ritsuka here?"

"I me me!"

While keeping her fingers touching Ian's under the table, Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her other hand.

"I am Fujimaru Ritsuka."

The literary-minded girl looked the other person up and down, then adjusted her glasses.

Ian could sense her disappointment from the slight furrow in her brow—it seemed that Fujimaru Ritsuka in front of her did not meet some of her expectations.

However, she did not show her disappointment on her face. Instead, she nodded very politely and then introduced herself.

"I understand."

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Hinako Akuta."

The literary girl, who called herself Akuta Hinako, glanced at the people present.

"Who are these?"

"Oh...they're all people from the group chat."

Fujimaru Ritsuka introduced the people present to Akuta Hinako.

"Ian, Mash."

"And Mordred."

"Mordred?" Hinako looked at the blonde girl on the other side of the table. "Is she in the group chat?"

"Ah, um, I'm not from any group chat!"

Mordred began to explain, then pointed to Ian on the other side of the table.

"I am the Servant he summoned!"

"Summoned Servants?"

Hinako's eyes lit up a little.

The gloom that had been building up since seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka in person was now completely gone.

Holding her book, she asked softly:

"Ian, may I sit down?"

Despite coming to see Fujimaru Ritsuka, Hinako Akuta's gaze was fixed on Ian, as if he were the one who was "Fujimaru Ritsuka".

Ian hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Yes, Hinako Akuta, please have a seat."

Let's first figure out what the other party's purpose is.

If anything goes wrong later, notify the director immediately.

"it is good."

Hinako Akuta sat down next to Mordred, but her gaze remained fixed on Ian across the table, unchanged.

This is quite a strange scene.

Hinako Akuta, who was saying she was looking for Ritsuka Fujimaru, actually set her sights on Ian.

Even the somewhat slow-witted Mordred realized that something was wrong.

"that……"

Mordred reached out and poked Hinako Akuta next to her.

"Are you my Master?"

“No.” Hinako Akuta shook her head. “This is the first time I’ve ever met him.”

"Then why did you keep staring at him?"

Mordred was getting anxious.

He hasn't even dealt with these two yet, and now another girl is staring at him?

What terrible things did my father do in Chaldea?!

"Oh...you're asking about that?"

Hinako Akuta wasn't nervous at all.

She adjusted her glasses and then began to answer:

"Because he was the only man at our table."

"I felt something was off, so I looked at it a few more times."

"..."

"..."

This is not a strange explanation; in fact, it can be said to be quite reasonable.

Everyone's eyes (except Mashu's) were focused on the man—though their thoughts were all very different.

Ian realized that she had deliberately steered the conversation in this direction, while also trying to exonerate herself.

This guy's skill level is impressive.

“There’s nothing strange about that,” Ian explained calmly. “After all, I’m practically Mash and Ritsuka’s bodyguard.”

"But you, Miss Akuta Hinako."

The man's gaze was fixed on the young woman holding a book across the table.

Why did you message Ritsuka privately after joining the group chat and ask her to meet up?

"Is there something you absolutely need to discuss with her in private?"

Ian abruptly shifted the topic back to Hinako Akuta.

But she remained calm and composed.

"You asked this... well, it's because I want to meet the legendary person who can fly a helicopter to Chaldea all by himself."

Hinako Akuta explained her reasons.

"Anyone who can do this must be incredibly capable."

"And this is just my personal wish, so there's no need to bother the others in the group."

Upon hearing Hinako's reason, Ritsuka Fujimaru suddenly realized that she seemed to have caused some strange rumors in Chaldea.

She quickly began to explain:

"Hinako Akuta, that's not how it is!"

"Eh, isn't it?"

Hinako Akuta gave a faint smile.

"What is the truth? Can you tell me?"

"no problem!"

As Fujimaru Ritsuka and Akuta Hinako began to explain, Ian's expression became somewhat complicated.

He sensed that the other party didn't have much ill intent—after all, they had brought up the helicopter issue themselves, so they probably weren't the mastermind behind it all.

However, this ability to subtly shift the topic is rather frightening.

Moreover, she is not human.

First it was Ophelia, then it was Hinako Akuta.

Why are all the Master candidates in Chaldea such strange people?

Just as Ian was thinking this, he felt his clothes being tugged.

He discovered that Mash had taken advantage of the moment when Fujimaru Ritsuka was explaining things to Akuta Hinako to take action.

"Mashu, what's wrong?" Ian asked calmly.

"senior……"

Mashu blushed and whispered to Ian.