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

Mashu was not one to mince words, and she immediately responded when she heard Ian say that.

"Senior, what is it?"

"Oh...don't be too nervous."

The man gently stroked Mashu's head.

He grew to like this sensible girl more and more the more he looked at her.

"Next, I may have to spend some time alone with Ritsuka."

"Could you please keep Xiao Mo company for me?"

"Little, Little Mo?"

Mashu's lips curled up slightly.

Ian noticed this very quickly.

"Hmm...what's wrong? Is something off?"

"No, no!" Mashu quickly waved her hand in denial.

"I had just mentioned to her before that I wanted to make friends... I didn't expect to have the opportunity to get to know her better so soon!"

"is it?"

Ian was also happy to hear this.

He was actually quite worried that his daughter Mordred would dislike these girlfriends—but if they could become close friends, the situation would be different.

"That means it was destined that you two would become friends."

"Mmm~" Mashu smiled sweetly, "I think so too!"

"Then work hard," the man continued to encourage.

"I will!"

After making these arrangements, Mash temporarily left the two of them and went to Mordred's room.

She was happy to do such a thing, and even started planning how to take care of the other person later.

This is not an attempt to curry favor.

But -

Mash genuinely wants to be friends with Mordred.

Meanwhile, Ian wasn't idle either.

After arranging things for Mash and Mordred, he took Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand.

"Ritsuka, let's go."

"Go?" The red-haired girl seemed puzzled. "Where to?"

"Of course it is——"

The man turned around and looked at her behind him.

"Go to a place where you can learn magic."

Ten minutes later.

Ian and Fujimaru Ritsuka arrived at the door of a room.

"0...1...6..."

The girl read out the numbers on the door number.

But this did not help her understand the situation at all.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the man beside her, her eyes full of doubt.

"Where...is this?"

"..."

Looking at the incredibly familiar doorplate, Ian's thoughts immediately drifted back to the past.

Room 016 is not a stranger's room.

Its owner is Ophelia.

At this moment, however, she has fallen into a deep sleep due to that explosion, and it is unknown when she will be able to wake up.

Ian couldn't help but feel a little sad.

His relationship with her did indeed begin in a sordid way, but it was not just sordid.

Fujimaru Ritsuka also noticed the man's reaction.

She asked:

"Ian... what happened here?"

"nothing."

Ian took a deep breath, banishing all those thoughts from his mind.

"Let's go in."

Although Ophelia no longer lives here, the room remains clean.

Ian couldn't help but marvel at Olga Marie's ability to manage Chaldea.

Even now, with the number of staff drastically reduced, she is still trying her best to maintain the organization's last shred of dignity.

but--

Ian only sighed for a short while before shifting his attention away from it.

The most urgent task is to meet Fujimaru Ritsuka's learning needs.

"Ritsuka."

"Come help me move some things."

"Oh, okay~"

Following their memories, Ian and Fujimaru Ritsuka tidied up the things in the room together.

I don't know whether to call it lucky or unlucky.

Because the explosion happened so suddenly, the room remained exactly as Ophelia had left it.

Ian quickly found the things she had used when she taught him.

He felt somewhat fortunate:

"They're all still here...that's wonderful."

"Wha, what?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat confused.

Or rather, she was completely bewildered from the moment she walked in.

"What did you find?"

"I'll teach you how to learn magic."

"Eh—?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"let me see!"

As the red-haired girl said this, she took the book that the man had just picked up from his hands and put it into her own.

however--

After watching for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka showed a puzzled expression.

She pointed to the contents of the book and said with a slightly aggrieved expression:

"What...is written on this?"

"..."

Although he had prepared himself mentally, Ian still couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache when he actually faced Fujimaru Ritsuka's weak "skills".

Just like when I first arrived in Chaldea in a daze.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was equally clueless about how to learn and use magic.

She seemed to remember only some very superficial things.

When I encounter anything even slightly complex, I can't understand it at all.

but--

Ian understood this as well.

He grasped Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand and said:

"fine."

"Take it one step at a time... You'll definitely be able to learn how to use magic."

"..."

Ian's words were Fujimaru Ritsuka's greatest source of courage.

She nodded, responding to the man's comforting words, "Mmm!"

So the two of them stayed in Ophelia's room.

however--

The actual situation was more complicated than Ian had imagined.

Learning magic requires a great deal of talent.

Some people don't need much teaching; they can master it just by looking at it once.

However, some people, no matter how much they are taught, still find it difficult to understand what they should do.

Obviously.