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

"I understand."

The effect of Sakura Tohsaka's Command Seal reached its maximum limit at this moment. Ian felt as if countless thorns were pricking his head, trying to negate what he was about to say.

That was a hundred times more painful than being shot through the body.

But Ian forced himself to endure it.

His forehead was covered in sweat as he took the witch's hand and gently kissed it.

"Vivian."

"I like you."

The man spoke these words with the same gentle expression he had on that night thousands of years ago.

He forgot many things, but he never forgot to love her.

342. His love saved Morgan / The Witch Who Broke the Command Seals / Evening Chat (4k)

"I like you."

Ian's words brought light back to Vivian's dimmed eyes.

Having spent a long time in this isolated room, she felt a surge of emotion, a desire to say more.

"What...what did you just say?"

"Could you repeat that one more time?" the witch asked in a trembling voice, as if begging.

Even though he knew that this action would once again defy Sakura Tohsaka's Command Seals.

But seeing Vivian's disbelief, Ian, despite his pain, spoke to her gently once again.

"Vivian, I like you."

"Is this clear enough? If not, I can say it again."

"..."

The witch's eyes gradually became moist.

Then, tears gathered at the tips of her eyes, forming beads.

With a soft drip, it fell to the ground.

Vivian lowered her head, her whispers becoming endless repetitions.

"Ian, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry."

"Nothing."

The man gently pulled Vivian into his arms.

How could you have wronged me?

“Vivian, you did nothing wrong... I was too slow to realize it.”

He once again took all the problems upon himself.

Hearing those familiar, biased words that seemed to favor her, Vivian felt a pang of pain in her heart.

If I hadn't been so willful back then... things wouldn't be like this now, right?

No!

Absolutely not!

We can't let him think it's his problem anymore!

The witch raised her head, wanting to reject Ian's excessive favoritism.

however--

The moment their eyes met, Vivian sensed that something was amiss.

His complexion was terrible, and the magical power emanating from his body was constantly decreasing.

As a magician at the end of the Age of Gods, Vivian immediately realized that Ian was in trouble.

At this moment, he is using his magical powers to stubbornly resist some extremely terrible torment.

In an instant, past fears surged into Vivian's heart.

She cannot repeat the same mistake.

"Ian, what's wrong?!"

Vivian took the man's hands and asked anxiously.

"tell me!"

“I’m fine.” Ian forced a smile. “Vivian, you don’t need to worry about me.”

"No!"

The witch directly exposed the man's disguise.

"You're lying! Ian, tell me, what really happened!"

"..."

Ian did not respond to Vivian.

As a Servant, he can indeed resist orders from his Master, but he cannot reveal them to outsiders.

Sakura Tohsaka's love, in her subconscious, had become something she believed was worth keeping secret with her life.

Realizing she couldn't get the truth out of Ian, Vivian cried out anxiously.

"Artoria."

"Come here quickly!"

Almost the instant the words were spoken, the door opened.

Artoria appeared there.

Clearly, the young female knight had been waiting at the door after Ian entered, which is why she was able to appear so quickly.

The emotions involved are self-evident.

only--

Vivian was too preoccupied with these matters to care about them at that moment.

Right now, all she wants to do is figure out what's really going on with Ian.

"younger sister."

"Have you encountered anything strange along the way?"

"..."

Although she didn't know why her sister would suddenly ask such a question.

But as her sister and also as her servant, Artoria shook her head without hesitation.

"No."

"I...didn't encounter anything strange."

This isn't just Artoria making things up.

Although she was summoned in this Holy Grail War, her class was Rider.

But this does not mean that the girl has completely lost her ability to be a knight.

She is quite sensitive to her surroundings.

Nothing is nothing.

Artoria was absolutely confident in this—besides, she couldn't just stand by and watch Ian be affected by magic.

"..."

He realized that his sister Artoria had no reason to, and could not, lie about such a thing.

Vivian's gaze returned to Ian in front of her.

She gradually realized that the problem might not have just formed now, but had already appeared at an earlier time!

"..."

"Artoria." The witch, her mind gradually clearing, gained confidence. "Come help me."

"help you?"

"Help you with what?" the girl asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Help me take off Ian's clothes."

"what?!"

Although it's not like I haven't seen his body before.

Faced with such a direct request, Artoria blushed instantly and even stammered as she spoke.

"What... what are they trying to do?"

"Taking action directly isn't a good idea, is it?! We should at least ask Mr. Ian if he's willing!"

"What are you thinking!" Vivian became even more anxious, realizing that her sister seemed to have misunderstood something. "I'm checking if he's been bewitched."

"It would be very inconvenient if there were clothes in between."

"Hey, is that so?"

Artoria realized what was happening, but she quickly became aware of a new problem.

"But we still have to ask Mr. Ian if he's willing, right?!"

"We can't just rely on asking."

Blue light began to swirl around Vivian's hands.

That was a witch's spell—in this world, she was the only one who could use such a spell.