The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

Ian still "insists" on his original "statement".

"There's really no such thing."

"Then let me stay with you—"

Ian sat next to Medusa very naturally, as if he was born to be there.

He took her hand and answered softly.

"If I'm destined to be busy, why can't I be busy because of you?"

"..."

A blush appeared on Medusa's face, which was the reaction when Ian spoke from the bottom of her heart.

"I understand."

"That--"

"Just please stay with me."

Unlike other girls in Chaldea who are extremely carnivorous, Medusa does not fight or compete, as if all this has nothing to do with her.

Inexplicably, Ian actually felt a bit of the scent of the oasis desert from her.

the other side--

Scathach was a little puzzled now.

They have been inside for a while, why are Ian and Medusa still not making any movement?

She looked at Nightingale, and from the look in her eyes, she realized that there was indeed no sound at all.

no solution anymore.

Scathach could only contact BB.

"Report--"

"Points A and B are unable to obtain information right now. Is there any way headquarters can provide support?"

"..."

"Let BB think about it—"

"There's nothing else we can do. Since we have no idea what's going on inside, we can only use the 'surveillance' function in every room!"

"..."

"what?"

Scathach was a little surprised.

"You actually put 'surveillance' in every room?"

"Don't get me wrong, old woman!"

BB quickly explained.

"BB is just for insurance—if the Servant disappears one day, can't we use this to find them?"

"Will you really disappear if Ian is here?"

"..."

BB seemed to have nothing to say and could only make some specious arguments in the end.

"BB isn't for peeking anyway!"

"..."

Scathach held her forehead and sighed.

"Oh, forget it, I don't care about you anymore."

"We can talk about 'surveillance' later. Right now, we need to find out what's going on inside."

"It's been so long since anything happened."

"it is good!"

A slightly noisy sound was heard, and Scathach knew that it was BB operating nervously and excitedly.

Maybe after a while, I will be able to get some relevant information from her, right?

but it is not the truth.

"Eh--?"

Following BB's surprised cry, Scathach also heard words she had never expected.

“Why can’t I see…”

Back to Ian.

After finally getting Medusa to accept all this with peace of mind, Ian looked at the room where she was alone and asked softly.

"Why are there only you, Euryale, and Stheno?"

"They went to read." Medusa answered very honestly.

"Reading a book?"

This was an answer Ian hadn't considered at all.

And Medusa knew this, so she quickly explained.

"The sisters said they understood too little about the era they lived in. That feeling made them feel uneasy and they no longer felt the superiority of their status as goddesses."

"so……"

"They are currently supplementing their knowledge with modern knowledge in the library of Chaldea."

"correct!"

Medusa took Ian's hand.

"Even though I didn't tell you—someone agreed to all of this."

"Well……"

Medusa put her fingers to her chin.

She was quite mature, and when she did this kind of thing, she had an indescribable cuteness, but because her body was so mature, she became even more charming.

"It was the girl named Olga Marie who took us there."

"..."

Ian could understand Olga Marie's approach.

Allowing servants to supplement their "knowledge" from books is itself an act of correction, and this is something that Steno and Euryale mentioned, not to mention.

Besides--

If one sees his father's relics, the entire Chaldea (or rather, only the library) will be recognized by the servants as a place where "knowledge can be supplemented."

That is something to be proud of for Olga Marie.

"That's it, I understand."

"That--"

"Medusa, why don't you go?"

"Eh……"

Apparently, the question hit the nail on the head and Medusa became a little nervous.

The tone of her voice changed from soft whisper at the beginning to hesitant.

"because……"

"That's right! Because I don't like reading! Isn't it normal to have no interest in it?"

"You're lying to me—"

Ian touched Medusa's cheek and made her blindfolded eyes "look" at him.

"Have you forgotten that we have lived together for so long?"

"Your favorite thing is reading, right?"

"Especially something like being able to go to the library with your sister, which is an opportunity that only comes a few times in a lifetime—no matter how you think about it, you should try your best to get it."

"..."

Medusa turned her face away and lowered her head.

Obviously, Ian hit the point that she wanted to hide in her heart.

She touched her eyes, her lips trembling slightly, and she looked like she wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a word.

but--

That was enough for Ian to make a judgment.

"You don't speak—"

"Then let me guess."

As the man said this, he removed Medusa's hand from her eyes and then whispered her "reason".

"Medusa, are you afraid that your presence will cause trouble for other employees of Chaldea?"

Although in reality, Medusa blindfolded herself because she wanted to see Ian.

However, revisions to the legend still portray her as a terrifying being who would turn anyone into stone if they simply looked at her.

because of this.

Medusa, who is kind-hearted, is afraid that her appearance will make other employees of Chaldea feel uneasy and frightened.

So--

Just don't show up.

As long as you don't show up, no one will be hurt because of you.

It was because Medusa kept this simple mind that she stayed alone in this extremely lonely room, enduring the loneliness.

"..."

After being exposed, Medusa no longer concealed it but nodded.

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

"I can make people feel scared, even now."

"But is this really true?"

"The real truth?"

Medusa raised her head and looked at her lover.

"yes--"

"You think you are a being that brings fear, but will you really hurt others?"

"I think this is what hurt you."

Ian reached out and began to remove Medusa's eyepatch.

"Pegasus, what are you doing?!"

"Nothing, just doing what I should have done a long time ago."

"Medusa, take a good look at this world."

There was a crash——

Medusa's eye mask, which had been covered in dust for who knows how long, fell to the ground by the man's own hands.

She covered her eyes in extreme fear, fearing that if they looked at each other for the next second, she would petrify her lover.

but--

Ian didn't give her any chance to escape reality.