The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

A few minutes later.

Looking at the building in front of him, Kondo Isami's expression quickly changed from calmness to surprise.

"no!"

She pointed at the house which was a little too big compared to the surrounding houses and spoke.

"Okita actually lives in a place like this?!"

"What else..." Ian looked at Kondo Isami speechlessly, "Didn't you already know this?"

"You know nothing!"

Kondo Isami anxiously stepped on Ian's foot.

"I never mentioned it at all!"

"You should have guessed it!" Ian quickly pulled his feet out from under Kondo Isami's clogs. "Didn't you notice that she was much calmer than the rest of us when she was in Master's house?"

"..."

"It seems to be true."

Kondo Isami calmed down.

"but……"

The girl looked at the building in front of her.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be a bit difficult for us to get in?"

"..."

Ian didn't know how to answer this question for a moment.

After all, to be honest, he had never been there.

When I was looking for Okita as a child, I saw her climbing over the wall.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

The gate of the Okita family's mansion suddenly opened.

Hearing the noise, Ian and Kondo Isami quickly hid in the dark and observed silently.

The first to come out were two servants.

Then they bowed and made way for the people behind them.

Furthermore, the ones who came out were Okita Souji and her sister Okita Hikaru.

only--

She is different now than before.

[The current Okita Souji has changed out of that beautiful haori. ]

[Instead, it was a set of white clothes suitable for a funeral.]

[She wore a white mourning wreath on her head, and her eyes were slightly red, indicating that she had just finished crying.]

【Things seem to be worse than you and Kondo Isami imagined.】

"..."

I have to admit that when Ian saw Okita Souji's slightly red eyes, he felt as if his heart was being tightly gripped by something.

If I have to describe it more accurately, it feels like being pricked by something like a needle.

If it weren't for Kondo Isami holding him back, Ian felt that he would have rushed out.

"Don't worry."

Kondo Isami's voice came from behind Ian.

At this moment, she was fully aware that the man in front of her was on the verge of losing his mind. If she didn't stop him, he would probably turn into a rampaging bear.

"First see what's going on!"

"If we go up there rashly, there will probably be no good results!"

"..."

Although it was indeed urgent, Ian also knew that what his good friend Kondo Isami said was right.

At least... we have to find out what's going on.

After chatting for a few words with the two servants who followed them out, Okita Hikaru turned around and said something to Okita Souji.

The latter nodded, and then the two left together.

They walked so fast that it looked like they were going to do something important.

After confirming that the other party had indeed gone far away, Kondo Isami spoke:

"Let's go, Saizo."

"Let's go find out."

"Ask clearly?" Ian was stunned for a moment. "Didn't Okita go far away?"

"She's gone far away."

Kondo Isami's gaze fell on the two servants who were still cleaning something at the door.

"Don't they have any?"

【You understand what Kondo Isami means. 】

[It's obviously not a good idea to ask Okita Souji and her sister Okita Hikaru directly.]

【but--】

[This doesn't mean that the two of them don't have other options.]

[The two servants before me are another means of obtaining information! ]

Knowing that this was the best way at the moment, Ian agreed to Kondo Isami without saying a word.

The two of them walked out of the dark alley one after the other and arrived in front of the Okita family's mansion.

"Hey--"

"Wait first!"

Ian spoke up and stopped the two servants who were about to close the door and go back.

"Eh?"

One of the servants turned around and showed a confused expression when he saw that they were two people he didn't know.

"You are……"

"..."

Only then did Ian realize how reckless he had been.

He was so busy rushing forward that he had no idea what to do after that.

Even introducing myself is not so easy nowadays.

but--

Another servant, who looked a little older, came over as if he had seen something rare.

She adjusted her glasses, then covered her mouth in surprise.

"You're Miss Souji's good friend, right?"

"Eh?"

Ian was a little surprised.

He pointed at himself and asked back.

"you know me?"

"I know her! Of course I know her!" The old servant nodded repeatedly. "When you were little, you always came to play with the young lady, forcing her to climb over the wall every day!"

"..."

"You are really guilty of a serious crime." Kondo Isami couldn't help but complain behind Ian.

"I don't want this either!"

Ian responded to Kondo Isami and then smiled.

"So... you still remember me, right?"

"Ok!"

The old servant nodded, then glanced inside the mansion and sighed.

"You...should be back to attend Grandpa's funeral, right?"

"This is just... so sad."

"..."

"yes……"

Ian's tone also became heavier.

Although he didn't know Okita Souji's father very well, since the entire Aoba City missed him so much, he must be a very good person.

"That--"

"Is Okita here? I have something to ask her." Ian asked knowingly.

"The young ladies just left."

The old servant pointed in the direction where Okita Souji and Okita Hikaru left and said with some regret.

"What a pity! If you had come earlier, you might have been able to see them."

"Right now, the two young ladies seem to be meeting a very important guest. I don't know when they will be back."

"That--"

The old servant politely took a few steps back and made an inviting gesture to Ian.

"Do you want to go in and wait for the lady? Although the environment inside may be a little shabby now, it should still be able to receive guests."

"Especially a guest like you, who is so important to Miss Souji."

"..."

Ian, who witnessed everything in the dark, naturally understood that the servant in front of him had not lied to him.

But at the same time, faced with such an invitation, he didn't know what to do.

of course.

Ian was a little confused, but Kondo Isami was much more sober.

"Thank you for your kindness, but no need."

"Let's... wait until another day when she's here."

"So, goodbye."

Before the old servant could respond, Kondo Isami hurriedly pulled Ian away.

"Are you leaving just like that?"

After arriving at a "safe" place, Ian asked Kondo Isami this.

"What do you say?"

Kondo Isami glared at Ian in return.

"You're planning on just going in there and waiting for her and her... that's her sister, right?"

"Yes, Okita Hikaru, her sister." Ian nodded.

"Are you planning on meeting her sister and telling her you're taking Okita back to learn kendo?"

Kondo Isami supported himself with both hands.