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

Ian nodded.

"it is good."

The lights go out.

The room gradually quieted down.

Time slowly passed until late at night.

Fortunately, the beds provided by Chaldea for the Masters are quite large, so even though they are crammed together like this, it's not completely impossible for them to sleep.

On the bed, everyone looks a little different.

Mordred, on the far right, was fast asleep, occasionally smacking her lips. She seemed to be sleeping very well and had completely forgotten the pain of losing the card game.

Ian had his eyes closed and was completely still, seemingly asleep as well.

Only Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who were on his left and right sides, were fully awake in the dead of night.

At this moment, both of them took action.

First up is Mashu on the left.

Her fingers, like those of a burglar breaking into a house, slowly moved across the bed toward where Ian was.

bumped into.

Mashu blushed the moment her hand touched Ian's—even though she knew he was asleep.

I love the feeling of holding his hand.

On top of that, the feeling of being stroked on the head by him is also wonderful.

and so--

In the dead of night, let me use his hand to recall the past.

It shouldn't be a big problem, right?

Compared to Mashu's furtive manner, Fujimaru Ritsuka's actions were much bolder.

After all, once she learned that Ian was single, all her previous concerns disappeared.

He doesn't have a girlfriend;

I don't have a boyfriend;

Aren't they a perfect match?!

Having a boyfriend who protects you like this is better than anything else.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was unaware of this.

Her behavior was less about finding a boyfriend and more about...

It's more accurate to say that he was traumatized by the helicopter incident and desperately needed someone who could reassure him that "there won't be any problems with him by his side."

but--

There is one thing that Fujimaru Ritsuka is very clear about.

That means the competition around Ian will definitely be fierce.

He didn't come to me on his own initiative;

Then take the initiative to walk towards him!

With this in mind, even though Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that the so-called magic check might be a scam, she was still very willing to have some unexpected contact with men.

She's not stupid.

So, Ian's other hand was taken for this reason.

Fujimaru Ritsuka also wanted to do something with his hands.

But to the girls' surprise, not long after they took Ian's hand, he grabbed it instead.

A man's voice echoed softly:

"Ladies, it's time to sleep now."

Ian isn't asleep!

Mashu immediately tensed up.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was at a loss—after waiting for so long, she hadn't expected Ian to still be awake.

But Ian seemed to have no intention of holding them accountable at all.

"Shh-"

"Don't be so loud."

Ian pulled the two girls a little closer to him.

"It wouldn't be good if it disturbed my little Mo's sleep."

Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who were already quiet, became as if they had been muted.

Seeing this, Ian continued:

“I’m glad you’re willing to think about how to sleep next to me.”

"But I am very dissatisfied with the way you ultimately took it."

"She'll be furious if she finds out you all colluded to cheat at the card game."

"Senior...I'm sorry."

Mashu apologized almost instantly.

"I shouldn't have done that."

“No, it’s my fault,” Fujimaru Ritsuka said softly. “Mash, you never even thought of doing this.”

"I was just being presumptuous."

"That's not true! It's my problem!"

"it's me!"

"I!"

"No, it's me!"

Seeing that Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka were about to get into another strange argument, Ian, afraid of waking Mordred, pulled them to a stop.

"All right."

"Let's put this argument about who's right and who's wrong to rest."

"If you really want to arrange the sleeping areas like this... just come to me directly."

“This kind of behavior really makes me very unhappy.”

"so--"

Ian held Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka's hands tightly.

"This time you all need to be punished."

"Punishment?" Mash asked with some concern.

Are they trying to kick us out of bed?

"no."

"Since you all have that kind of idea..."

"Of course I won't ignore it."

Ian took their hands and placed them on the waists of the two girls on the left and right.

but--

The direction is reversed.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand and Ian's hand went to Mash's side.

Mashu's hand followed the man to Fujimaru Ritsuka's side.

"so--"

"Use my hands as a weapon to give the other side psychological satisfaction, and then make them admit defeat."

"But let's make this clear first, the loser can't sleep in this spot."

Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka exchanged a glance.

Neither of them spoke again.

They knew this would be a very brutal "battle".

"Looks like everything's ready."

"Then let's get started~"

dawn.

Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, who were exhausted and fast asleep in bed beside him, Ian couldn't help but feel a little admiration.

Despite the ongoing battle, neither of them admitted defeat in this duel that satisfied their opponents' spirits.

They fought until the very last moment before collapsing.

They are all winners, and at the same time, they are all losers.

but--

Ian didn't actually intend to drive any of them away.

Even if he didn't really like them, he understood the importance of taking good care of toys.

Tonight's battle was nothing but pure indulgence.

Oh... the real indulgence is yet to come.

Ian reached out and picked up the phone from the table next to him.