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

Knowing that her actions were not very convincing, Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly changed her attitude.

This time, however, her expression turned somewhat embarrassed.

"Ian."

"What...do you think of my performance at the first singularity?"

"..."

Ian's brow twitched slightly.

Clearly, he realized that Fujimaru Ritsuka's problem was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"pretty good."

"We fixed it together, didn't we?"

“It’s fixed, but actually, most of the work was done thanks to you.” Fujimaru Ritsuka gripped Ian’s hand tightly.

"I...am mostly the one holding you back, right?"

"..."

Ian couldn't refute Fujimaru Ritsuka's statement for a moment.

After all, during the repair of the singularity of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, she was almost offline due to the exhaustion of her magic in the latter half of the process.

Aside from attending his own wedding and the weddings of the two Joan of Arcs, he did nothing else.

It's not surprising that this kind of thinking would arise now.

Logically speaking, Ian knew he should comfort Ritsuka by saying, "You didn't do that badly."

but--

Looking at the girl's uneasy expression, Ian felt that doing this was just like postponing the activation time of a time bomb a little.

This doesn't work.

If this only addresses the symptoms and not the root cause, it might become a major problem in the future.

Ian decided to try a different approach to resolve the matter.

"Mm." The man nodded.

"If you put it that way, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Ritsuka, your performance was indeed not very good."

"So that's how it is..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered her head, looking very sad.

Being told by someone you like that you're holding someone back isn't something you can easily accept.

But Ian's next words quickly revived her spirits.

"So you must have some good ideas to solve this, right?"

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised.

She had assumed that after Ian revealed that he had dragged the team down, he would then launch into further criticism.

But what I'm hearing now is encouragement to speak up.

That's right.

What he actually values ​​is his future performance, not his past misdeeds.

With this in mind, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt more confident.

She nodded and answered the man.

"I've made up my mind—since my own strength is insufficient to support a direct confrontation, I've decided to find another way to support my Servants!"

"Support Servants in a different way?"

"Yes!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded very seriously.

"Didn't I mention to you before... that I wanted to learn a new magic trick?"

“Yes.” Ian nodded. “That’s true.”

"and--"

"If I remember correctly, the director also agreed to help you, right?"

"Yes!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka became increasingly excited.

"What I want to learn is healing magic!"

"This kind of magic doesn't consume as much magical energy, and it won't have as much of an impact on the body!"

"In this case——"

"This will allow us to maintain Mash's fighting strength as much as possible!"

"So you're planning to become a supporting character who quietly makes a difference?" Ian asked, "leaving all the opportunities to shine to Mai Xu?"

"Yes, yes." Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered her head. "Speaking of which... isn't this a little embarrassing for you?"

"after all--"

"When we first set out, we said we'd save the world together, right?"

"But now..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka stopped speaking before she could finish.

Because Ian cupped her cheeks and then hooked them up along her chin.

The man's gaze fell unobstructed on the girl's face, carrying a hint of complete domination.

Why is this shameful?

"According to your logic, does that mean that Da Vinci's friend, Dr. Roman, and even the director, who have been making silent sacrifices, are also embarrassing me?"

"Ritsuka, heroes don't always stand in the light."

"A person in the shadows can also be a hero—as long as you do what you're supposed to do."

“Ian…”

Listening to the man's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt her conflicted thoughts suddenly ease.

"Oh yeah... the director and the others are the same way."

"It's good to know."

Ian released Fujimaru Ritsuka's cheek.

"From now on, we just need to keep moving in this direction."

"Ritsuka, just do as I say."

"Mmm~" Fujimaru Ritsuka took Ian's arm and nodded happily.

"I see!"

"That's good."

Ian breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting rid of Fujimaru Ritsuka's inner conflict.

He quickly recalled the flood of memories that had rushed into his mind.

However, before the man could even get into the moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka leaned closer again.

Wearing only Ian's coat, she blinked her beautiful orange eyes, clearly having something to say.

"Speak your mind."

Ian gently tapped Fujimaru Ritsuka on the head.

"I don't want to guess what you're thinking."

"You caught me~" Fujimaru Ritsuka playfully stuck out her tongue.

"that--"

"I heard from Mashu that...you and she filmed a lot of those kinds of sex videos, right?"

"..."

Ian paused for a moment.

He never expected that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu would discuss such things in private.

There's no point in trying to cover it up now.

Although it gave him the creeps, the man had no choice but to admit it.

"I did take a few pictures."

"I knew it!" Fujimaru Ritsuka pouted. "No wonder Mashu was so skilled—it turns out she practiced with you so many times in private!"

"Uh...maybe," Ian replied somewhat helplessly.

"Ritsuka, why are you bringing this up?"

"Because I need to practice too—!" Fujimaru Ritsuka said earnestly, "I can't let Mashu do everything by herself!"

"Ian, I really want to improve!"

"Is there any need to strive for progress in this kind of thing?"

"Have!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at Ian.

I want to be your best girlfriend too!

"Hurry up and film a video with me!"