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

You don't want Sakura Tohsaka to be in too much of a hurry either.

[While searching for a new place to live, you and she talked about some other things.]

On a street in Fuyuki City.

"Sakura, I feel like there's a lot of magic on the road," Ian said, carrying his luggage.

“Mm.” Sakura Tohsaka nodded.

"after all--"

"According to the records left by Master Waver at the Clock Tower, the entire city of Fuyuki burned down on the day the Fourth Holy Grail War ended."

"Perhaps it was around that time that they were left behind."

“I see,” Ian nodded in response.

"anyway--"

"Weber hasn't contacted us in a long time... What's he up to?"

“I don’t know.” Sakura Tohsaka shook her head. “I only remember that he came back to Fuyuki this time to see an old friend.”

"That's it..."

"..."

"..."

Ian and Sakura Tohsaka suddenly fell silent.

This is certainly not because they have nothing to talk about.

In fact, if they wanted to chat, they could talk for days and nights.

But at that moment, they all thought of the same person—Vivian.

“Vivian, it seems like it’s been a long time since you’ve contacted us,” Ian said, breaking the silence.

"Ah."

Sakura Tohsaka nodded, but her expression seemed somewhat troubled.

She still remembers the scene where her teacher secretly kissed Ian.

Looking back now, while there are some extenuating circumstances, it's not exactly something easily accepted.

However, out of consideration for their teacher-student relationship, Sakura Tohsaka knew she couldn't go too far, so she could only choose this approach.

Ian quickly realized this and didn't bring up the matter again after she finished saying "uh-huh."

however--

It was at this moment that Sakura Tohsaka took the initiative to bring up Vivian.

"Speaking of which-"

"Mr. Ian, do you care a lot about Teacher Vivian?"

"..."

[You realize this is the question Sakura Tohsaka has always wanted to ask, but hasn't been able to.]

She was probably quite afraid to know the answer.

Even so, she still chose to ask you for the answer.

Perhaps, at this moment, she has a different kind of expectation for you.

but--

Despite realizing this, Ian still couldn't answer the question with a lie.

However, due to the Command Seals, his answer also showed some favoritism.

The man then spoke:

"Hmm... Sakura, if you ask me if I care."

"The answer is definitely yes—after all, she's still your teacher."

"and--"

"And?" Sakura Tohsaka's gaze fell on Ian, and her breathing became a little tense.

"And I always felt she looked vaguely familiar," the man replied.

Ian did not lie.

He did indeed feel a strange sense of familiarity with Vivian.

As the number of times he replenished mana with Sakura Tohsaka increased, this sense of familiarity intensified.

"I see……"

Sakura Tohsaka, who was truly understanding Ian's inner thoughts on the matter for the first time, nodded.

"That--"

The girl tightened her grip on the man's hand, her tone now tinged with a cautious probing.

"Mr. Ian, may I ask you another question?"

"of course can."

"Um... if, I mean if..."

The girl pointed to herself with her slender hand, her fair cheeks flushed as red as the blazing sun.

"If you had to choose between me and Ms. Vivian as your girlfriend—"

Who would you choose?

"..."

This should have been a very easy question to answer.

[Sakura Tohsaka has been by your side for over ten years—you two are arguably the people who understand each other best.]

Although you and Vivian have known each other for over ten years, your daily contact is limited to meetings during Sakura Tohsaka's magic lessons.

In comparison, the choice is quite obvious.

【but--】

You find yourself hesitating.

Even with the influence of Command Seals, you still hesitated.

[You don't know what this means—but you realize that confessing this must have been a huge blow to Sakura Tohsaka.]

“Sakura, what did you say? I didn’t quite hear you,” Ian replied.

"Eh?"

Although Ian didn't seem like the kind of person who couldn't hear what I was saying at this distance.

But Sakura Tohsaka didn't think much of it and quickly repeated her question again.

"that is--"

"If you had to choose between me and Teacher Vivian, who would you choose?"

This is a question that really gets on a young girl's mind.

Having temporarily dismissed his earlier hesitation, Ian immediately proved his answer with action.

He grabbed Sakura Tohsaka's hand and then raised it high as if to show it off.

“That Sakura—”

"Can you answer me?"

"Who...am I with right now?"

"..."

It wasn't a direct answer, but it was even more direct than a direct answer.

Sakura Tohsaka felt that she had gotten the answer she wanted.

"I understand~" The girl's lips curled up.

"I... I think I asked a really stupid question."

[For the rest of the time, Sakura Tohsaka didn't dwell on this matter anymore.]

Realizing she's important to you, she immediately switched to "girlfriend mode."

"Mr. Ian, let's go play the claw machine!"

"Hey, okay."

"Mr. Ian, there's an activity over there for groups of two!"

"Well, let's go."

Although she came out to find a place to stay, Sakura Tohsaka started looking for things that couples could do together.

This is somewhat "unproductive".

but--

Seeing Sakura Tohsaka's blissful, panting expression, Ian felt it was a pretty good deal.

after all--

What could be more important than her smile?

Ian vowed that he had to defend it.

Inside the dessert shop.

“Mr. Ian, ah—~”

"Ah——~"

Eating ice cream in the dead of winter is quite unique, Ian remarked, feeling the coldness in his mouth.