Almost the same as Ophelia's situation, Akechi Hinako replied to Ian almost immediately.

[Agaragi Hinako]: Yes.

It's really there...

Ian hesitated for a moment, then decided to ignore such things and get straight to the point.

[Ian]: Can I take you to see that person now?

[Akabe Hinako]: Okay.

Ian could feel that the other party didn't want to talk to him any more.

But the man didn't mind.

After all, he had nothing to say.

After agreeing on the location, Ian got up, covered the girls on the bed with quilts, and left the room.

In a corridor of Chaldea.

Ian met Akagi Hinako.

But what was different from before was that this time the literary girl was not holding a book, but something covered tightly with cloth.

Their eyes met, still as cold as ever.

But both Ian and Aku Hinako knew that the hostility at this moment was completely meaningless.

"Ms. Akagi Hinako, shall we go?"

Ian got straight to the point.

"Yeah." Aku Hinako nodded, and at the same time held the thing in her hand tighter.

Along the way, she maintained this cautious look and seemed to care very much about what she brought this time.

Although Ian felt a little confused about this, he didn't ask any more questions.

This was an established agreement between him and Aku Hinako - never ask about anything that the other party didn't want to reveal.

After a long silence, the two finally arrived at room 016.

This is Ophelia's room.

[Ian]: Open the door, I've got the guy here.

Not long after the message was sent, the door in front of Ian opened.

There was a snap.

The door is closed.

Silence returned to the corridor.

inside the room.

Ophelia looked at Akebanako who was holding a large object in front of her, and there was a bit of confusion in her eyes.

"Who is this……"

"Akabe Hinako."

Ian glanced at the literary girl, hesitated for a moment, and then continued.

"my friend."

Aku Hinako did not show any aversion to this title.

Instead, she quickly took on the role.

"Well, I'm his friend."

"Is that so?"

Although Ophelia didn't seem to believe this statement, she didn't pursue it further.

After all, no matter how uncomfortable she felt with Akagi Hinako, she still had to give her sex buddy Ian some face.

"I understand."

"You are the one who wanted to summon a Servant, right?"

"Yeah." Aku Hinako nodded.

"So what do you know about the summoning process?" Ophelia asked.

"I have brought the holy relics here." The literary girl gave a direct answer.

"..."

"..."

After hearing this, even Ian knew that the girl in front of him was definitely not a novice.

Because the word "holy relic" is generally difficult for laymen to pronounce.

Not only that, Aku Hinako seemed to be worried about Ophelia's qualifications.

"Are you really as good as Ian says?"

"Eh?"

Ophelia looked at Akebato in confusion.

"Ian... said I'm awesome?"

"Yes." The literary girl nodded, "He said that if you can't solve it, no one in Chaldea can solve it."

"..."

Ophelia looked at Ian and her face turned red.

She pinched the man and said tenderly:

"Don't praise me like that outside...it's embarrassing."

Although it sounded like a reproach, Ian could sense that she was actually happy.

"Good good."

"Next time before I praise you in front of others, I will write you an application."

"Stop being so smooth-talking."

Looking at the two people flirting, Aku Hinako coughed a few times to indicate that she was still waiting.

Ophelia quickly returned to her senses and began to give out her "identity credentials".

"Do not worry."

"Although what Ian said was a bit exaggerated, but when it comes to summoning, I personally have more experience."

"in addition--"

Ophelia produced a badge.

That was her identification—the mark of the Clock Tower, the highest institution of magic.

And judging from the complexity of the surface pattern, it is probably not something that ordinary members can obtain.

"This clock tower emblem should give you some peace of mind, right?"

Faced with the proof that Ophelia took out, Aku Hinako didn't even look at it.

But she did not reject the other party's explanation, but her focus was not on the badge, but on the name.

"Oh... Clock Tower."

"I've heard of this place - a place where great magicians get together, right?"

"Ah."

Ophelia takes back her Clock Tower badge.

"As long as you know."

"Then you should be able to trust me, right?"

"...Yes." Akagi Hinako nodded, "I believe you."

"That's fine."

Ophelia glanced at the two of them.

"I just happened to be researching summoning recently."

"Just wait a moment, it should start soon."

When it’s lustful, it’s really lustful.

But when I get serious, I'm really serious.

Ophelia prepared everything she needed for the summoning - she was very serious at the moment, and didn't seem like someone who would say "Look at your thing" in a conversation.

But I have to say, Ian finds this contrast of hers, which she only shows to herself, quite interesting.

As the man was looking at the magician with great interest, he suddenly felt a gentle pat on his shoulder.

Ian turned back.

I saw that Aku Hinako, who had been unwilling to communicate with me just now, actually took the initiative to talk to me.

"Um...can I ask you a question?"

"Okay." Ian smiled, "But only if I think I can answer it."

"I know."

Aku Hinako hugged her thing a little tighter.

"I want to ask... why did you say that I was not a human that day?"

Ian knew she was referring to the words he left behind when they parted.

"Oh... Miss Aku Hinako, if you say that——"

"Maybe it's something like intuition?"

Of course, Ian couldn't tell Aku Hinako the actual situation - that was the manifestation of the Heian-kyo memory taking effect in his body.

There is no need to tell her about this kind of thing, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"intuition?"

Aku Hinako looked at Ian warily, with some indescribable emotions in her eyes.

"I don't think you have the ability to detect that."

"What the hell are you?"

"Ms. Aku Hinako." Ian responded to the chill with his eyes.

"You seem to be in the same old habit again - threats are not a good way to communicate."

"What's more, this is an act of exposing each other's past."

"It shouldn't have gotten to this point between us."

"..."

Akai Hinako did not respond to Ian's words.

She knew that her threats meant nothing to the man in front of her.

He has a flexible moral bottom line and many hidden cards that he himself is unaware of.

It is best not to remain hostile to others.

At this moment, Ophelia prepared everything needed for the summoning.

She said:

"I'm ready."

"Aku Hinako, please put down the holy relic you are carrying."

"Sorry, just pretend I didn't say anything."

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