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

"You're welcome~" Sakura Tohsaka smiled happily, "See you tomorrow~"

"great, see you tomorrow."

Having resolved her "major concern," Sakura Tohsaka left the study.

On her way home, she noticed that the lights in her parents' room were off.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

But is that really the case?

Sakura Tohsaka herself wasn't sure.

The only thing I can do right now is go back to sleep.

Maybe... everything will be alright after I wake up?

The night passed.

Sakura Tohsaka, still half asleep, rubbed her eyes and woke up.

She still remembered her promise to the voice of the scabbard.

but--

The little girl had another worry.

Will Dad be in his study today?

If that's the case, there's no way to sneak in.

Fortunately, Sakura Tohsaka's fears did not come true.

Coming down from the second floor, she quickly found the note left by her mother.

The sign above read, "Sakura, we're going out for a bit, we'll be right back," written in neat handwriting.

[But Sakura Tohsaka knew that although she said she would "be back soon," her parents wouldn't appear until evening.]

This feeling is like meeting someone once and then spending the whole day with them.

However, Sakura Tohsaka didn't mind.

Although they wouldn't see their parents until the evening, they would leave behind lots of their favorite sweets.

[I can take this opportunity to indulge in a delicious meal.]

【and--】

This is the perfect opportunity to fulfill our promise!

All problems have been resolved.

Sakura Tohsaka immediately sprang into action.

She first found the sweets her parents had left behind in a familiar place, and then carried them to the study.

The room was furnished exactly the same as when I left last night.

Clearly, the father hadn't noticed that he had sneaked into the study.

This relieved Sakura Tohsaka.

In no time, the little girl took the box off the bookshelf again.

She took a bite of the sweets she had brought, then reached out and slapped her hand onto the sword sheath.

"I'm here—!" Sakura Tohsaka shouted happily.

"Good morning." A response came quickly from the scabbard.

"I thought I'd have to wait a long time."

"Hehehe~" Sakura Tohsaka wiped the sweet stains from the corner of her mouth, "My parents just happen to be away from home today."

"So you can come in now!"

"Oh, right," the little girl said, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at the ancient sword sheath, "did you think of anything after sleeping all night?"

"..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect that," the voice from the scabbard replied truthfully. "I can't remember anything."

"That's it..."

Sakura Tohsaka was somewhat disappointed.

She thought the other person would be just like her, fully recovered after waking up.

Realizing that the little girl seemed a bit sad, the voice from the sword sheath quickly changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about this for now."

"Sakura, may I ask you some questions?"

Sakura Tohsaka didn't mind the voice of the scabbard calling her that; she nodded and responded very seriously.

"Sure, go ahead and ask!"

"That—" The sound of the sword sheath paused for a moment.

"What kind of existence am I in your eyes?"

"Eh?"

Sakura Tohsaka looked at the scabbard in front of her, gripped the hem of her clothes, and wiped its surface.

"It's that thing used to hold a sword."

"..."

Sakura Tohsaka's description gave you a vague sense of your own situation.

You tried to connect it with your previous feelings, further confirming your situation.

The so-called box was actually just a container for a sword sheath.

[And your consciousness resides within the scabbard.]

Having figured these things out, you feel no joy; instead, everything seems more complicated.

What secrets are hidden within those lost memories of the past?

You desperately want to understand everything, but you discover that the situation is not as simple as you imagined.

[You are silent. 】

[And once again, Sakura Tohsaka mistook this silence for something she had said wrong.]

"that……"

The little girl looked at the sword sheath, which had remained silent since she finished speaking, and her eyes grew increasingly worried.

"I'm sorry, did I say something wrong again?"

“That’s not true,” the voice from the scabbard quickly replied. “I just don’t understand why things turned out this way.”

"Could you... describe the whole process in a more detailed way?"

Perhaps seeing this request as a way to resolve her inner unease, Sakura Tohsaka didn't think much of it and readily agreed.

She began to carefully recall what had happened.

"Well... first of all," the little girl began to speak after organizing her thoughts, "Daddy took you down from the bookshelf."

"No, no!"

"It must be... that they took down the box containing you."

You realize that Sakura Tohsaka seems to have equated you with the sword sheath.

But you don't care about that kind of thing—after all, the other person is just a cute little kid.

Besides, she genuinely wanted to help him.

"And then what?" the voice from the scabbard pressed.

"Then I saw you light up!" Sakura Tohsaka gestured to the scene, "Bling-bling~ It was so pretty!"

“Then last night when I was trying to sleep, I kept thinking about this, and I couldn’t fall asleep... so I came to find you.”

"You should remember what happened after that, right?"

"..."

[Continue to connect Sakura Tohsaka's words with the information you can recall.]

You quickly realized that the light you saw then symbolized the 'Shadow' pact you and she had entered into.

It's very regrettable that although you know it's a contract, you completely don't understand the reason for its birth and existence.

But you know you've definitely developed some kind of extremely close relationship with this little girl named Sakura Tohsaka.

She's the only person you can communicate with right now.

"Is there anything else?" the voice from the scabbard pressed.

"That's all." Sakura Tohsaka shook her head guiltily.

"I wish I had met you sooner."

"That way, it will help you remember more things."

"..."

"This isn't your fault," the voice from the scabbard comforted Sakura Tohsaka.

"I'm already incredibly lucky that you even discovered me,"

"Thank you, Sakura."

"Eh……"

A glimmer of light appeared in Sakura Tohsaka's eyes as she was thanked—she actually quite liked this feeling.

The little girl seemed to remember something soon and continued:

"That's right~"