The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

"……Too."

The man's gaze slowly moved away from Altria and then fell on Meli beside him.

She hasn't said a word since she said she would follow him and Altria.

This excessive silence made him worry that the flower magician was going to do something strange.

however--

Facing Ian's gaze, Mary seemed to have known everything for a long time.

She also nodded, and then spoke to Ian and Altria:

"Ah."

"Don't pay attention to me - I'll go wherever you go. I just want to see this little guy."

"Eh!"

Hearing what Mary said, Mordred, who had just been rummaging through the things that Kai had dragged over, poked out his little head.

"Aunt Meili, so you are doing this for me?"

"..."

Merry looked at Mordred, then at Ian, and finally nodded.

"Yes, I did it for you."

"absolute--"

"It's definitely not because of your father."

"..."

Ian covered his forehead helplessly.

What's the difference between this and trying to cover up one's own guilt?

【But having said that, you are still very grateful to Mary.】

[After all, it's not easy for her to be willing to take this journey just to "take care" of you.]

"You know if you continue to force something, it will seem a bit inhumane."

In this tacit agreement, you finally left Camelot and headed towards the village where Altria once lived.

This is not a place that can be reached in a short time.

And Mordred's energy is not as good as imagined.

After walking for only an hour or two, she was already asking Altria to carry her on her back.

"mom!"

"I don't want to walk anymore!"

"okay, I get it."

With almost the same doting attitude as before, Artoria picked up the soft, puppy-like Modred and let her act coquettishly in her arms, enjoying the happiness of being a daughter.

However, as he was making a fuss, Mordred seemed to remember something and looked at his mother.

"Xiao Mo, what's wrong?" Altria, who noticed her abnormality, quickly asked.

"nothing……"

"I was just wondering—"

Mordred, who was lying on Altria's shoulder, looked back at the road the group came from, his expression looking a little confused.

"Why didn't Sister Morgan come to see us off?"

"Isn't she... Mom's sister?"

"..."

[Mordred's question caused the atmosphere present to fall into silence.]

You realize that there are still some things you and Altria's child don't understand about the relationship between you two.

【but--】

[Whether it's you or Altria, it's hard to answer such a question.]

[The reason is simple, you can't say it out loud.]

[What you didn't expect was that it was Mary who finally broke it all.]

"Because she can't control her emotions."

Mary said this while holding the staff.

Her expression was so calm that it made people feel that this was the true answer.

"after all--"

Meli glanced at Ian, then at Altriya, her expression becoming a little subtle.

She is a genuine participant, and this cannot be changed in any way.

"This is personally sending off your own sister."

"Eh……"

Mordred nodded thoughtfully, then offered his own understanding.

"Does it mean that you'd feel sad if you gave away something you cherished?"

"Ah."

In a sense, what Mary said was indeed correct.

But it’s hard to say who is cherished.

“So that’s how it is—!”

"Thank you, Aunt Mary."

"You're welcome." Merry touched Mordred's head, looking like she really cared about him.

Only Ian knew that this guy actually didn't care about Mordred's thoughts at all.

Her goal...

is himself.

[For the next period of time, you once again realized Mordred's almost insane attention span.]

She asks questions that make you embarrassed.

[Like, since Morgan has so many children, who is their father?]

[Also, why did Altria, who was a descendant of the royal family, grow up in a different place when she was little?]

[Her "bear" was revealed to you and Altria in an extremely subtle way.]

[But just like before, these rather difficult questions were eventually answered one by one by Mary.]

[To be precise, it should be a perfunctory way of getting by.]

"Their father was a knight, but it seems he is no longer a knight due to some circumstances."

"Royals need a change of pace from time to time. Living in the countryside isn't a big deal."

[Answers like these came out of Merry's lips one after another, responding to Mordred's questions again and again.]

You discover that she isn't actually that heartless—at least when she's determined to deal with something, she's quite serious.

In this atmosphere of question and answer, the sunset arrives.

[You found a decent spot and planned to camp for the night.]

pat-

Stars flew up from the bonfire from time to time, and then soared up, and turned into drops of ashes under the moonlight.

It was a night in the wild.

At this moment, as a child, Mordred had naturally gained the "right to enjoy" the carriage.

No one person makes any sense about it.

after all--

Children do need such an environment to sleep.

Huhuhu~

As the cute snoring sound came from the carriage, Ian finally felt relieved and returned to the campfire.

At this moment, Altria and Meli were just sitting there waiting for him.

"..."

Ian sat down and then spoke.

"You should go and rest for a while too. You must be tired after traveling all day."

"Here, just let me take care of it."

"No." Altria moved closer to Ian, then took his hand and leaned her head against him.

"It's so hard to be close to you like this for a while - let me enjoy it a little longer, okay?"

"But……"

Ian looked across the campfire at Mary.

Faced with the somewhat disgusting behavior of herself and Altria, she not only had no intention of avoiding it, but instead actively appreciated it.

There is a feeling that I wish I could see it all the time.

"Isn't Mary still here?"

"It's okay." Altria looked up at Ian, her green eyes a little more playful.

In front of him, she can always maintain a girlish mentality.

"now that--"

"If you think Meili is the right person to travel with us, then it wouldn't be wrong to have her by our side, right?"

"..."

"Lily, do you actually think so?"

"Of course." Altria nodded, and then fell very gently into the man's arms.

"I... really don't mind you associating with other girls."

"Because I think, if I really want to get in touch with you and spend some quality time with you, then it's understandable, right?"

"..."

Everything was said without words. Ian just gently stroked Altria's hair, trying to wash away the dust from the journey.

And Artoria was not idle either, feeling the man's touch.

She looked at Mary over at the campfire and thanked her.

"Merry, thank you so much for helping Ian and me out today."

"For the moment, I really don't know how to thank you."

"Thank me?"

Mary's eyes were rolling slowly.

This look should be very familiar to men - this is the expression she makes when she thinks of something.

And this is indeed the case.

After receiving Altria's thanks, Meli quickly responded.

Just this response...

It was slightly beyond the expectations of the other two people present.