"If that's the case, then surely it's not like you'd stop letting Ian see you after you get married?"

"of course not."

Tamamo-no-Mae met Olga Marie's gaze.

"I am not that kind of person."

"Besides -"

"If you are willing, then you will be my benefactors."

"I would never repay kindness with enmity."

"That's it..."

Olga Marie remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was unwilling to give up any of the Servants who came to Chaldea, but she also did not want to use Ian as a bargaining chip.

This is actually the outcome she most desired.

"Um, so that means—"

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice rang out.

"Even though you're married to Ian."

"But you won't affect his daily life, right?"

“That’s certainly true,” Tamamo-no-Mae nodded.

"I do not wish to see my request cause trouble for Mr. Ian."

"The past is the past, and the present is also the past."

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka finally understood the true meaning of Tamamo-no-Mae.

She just wanted to get married, not to take Ian away from everyone else.

In that case——

Then there's no need to treat her as a complete enemy.

"Let's agree on this first!"

"Everything remains the same!"

"Hmm~" Tamamo-no-Mae smiled slightly, "Everything remains the same."

"Thank you, Ms. Ritsuka."

Everything went very smoothly until we arrived at Mordred.

She raised her hand high:

"I object!"

"How could you just let my old...Master get married like that!"

"And another thing—! When did you all become his girlfriends?! How come I had no idea?!"

"..."

"..."

No one could answer Mordred's question.

Or rather, even if you knew how to answer, you couldn't bring yourself to say it.

after all--

In a sense, everyone present except Mordred had some unspeakable aspects in their interactions with Ian.

Even if they've already been honest with each other, it's not a situation that's appropriate to describe in detail.

"You...you've gone too far!"

Mordred stood up, opened the door, and walked outside.

Slap it.

The door was slammed shut.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

All eyes were on Tamamo-no-Mae.

But the fox spirit herself didn't react much—she even comforted the other three.

"It's fine."

"I will go and see her... I'm sure I'll find a way to resolve this."

With that, Tamamo-no-Mae left the room.

At the end of a corridor.

Mordred was leaning against the railing, looking somewhat dejected.

Her mind was filled with the things that had just happened.

She originally thought that one Mashu was the limit, but unexpectedly, a whole bunch of them suddenly appeared.

When did my father become like this?

It must be that fox spirit named Tamamo-no-Mae who's behind this, right?

Mordred grew increasingly upset until a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"I've finally found you."

"Eh?"

Mordred turned around and saw that it was Tamamo-no-Mae.

Immediately, the brat turned his face away and shook off Tamamo-no-Mae's hand.

"What are you doing here?!"

"..."

Knowing that Mordred was angry with her, Tamamo-no-Mae didn't argue with her.

She asked:

Do you feel that I stole your boyfriend?

"That--"

"You can rest assured... I will not disturb your life with him."

"He's not my boyfriend at all!"

"He's my father!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mordred realized that she had exposed her relationship with Ian in her haste.

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at her with surprise, but quickly regained her gentle demeanor.

"I see."

Is it because you can't accept that your father has a new wife?

"That--"

Tamamo-no-Mae gathered her magical power and conjured the treasure "Fox's Wedding"—a pure white wedding dress.

"Mordred, this is my treasure."

“If I wear this, I can become Mr. Ian’s wife directly.”

Mordred was dumbfounded.

"How could such a thing exist?!"

"It's complicated to explain—just think of it as my wishful thinking being answered by the gods."

"Then what's the point of taking it out?" Mordred's face darkened. "Are you trying to say that it doesn't matter whether I object or not?"

“No.” Tamamo-no-Mae shook her head.

“What I wanted to tell you is that Mr. Ian does not want me to use it.”

"At first I didn't understand why... but now I finally understand."

"..."

Mordred looked at the wedding dress in Tamamo-no-Mae's hand and suddenly realized what was going on.

"You mean... Father doesn't allow you to do this so as not to upset me?"

Tamamo-no-Mae did not respond to Mordred, but only gave him a faint smile.

But that's enough to answer the question.

"You're lying to me, aren't you..." Mordred's voice softened a bit, "How could Father possibly be thinking of me at a time like this?"

"That--"

Tamamo-no-Mae puts away her wedding dress.

"Have you ever wondered... why you're only finding out now that there are so many girls who like your father?"

"Eh?"

Tamamo-no-Mae's words completely awakened Mordred.

The latter then realized that the cause of everything was actually himself!

After a long silence, Mordred finally spoke again:

"Tamamo-no-Mae...you'll be good to my father, won't you?"

"Isn't that natural?"

"That--"

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