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"Ian, you...didn't tell Sakura about that, did you?"

"That thing?" The man was a little confused. "What thing?"

"At once……"

Toosaka Rin turned her face away and pointed inside the quilt.

"That thing you helped me do last night!"

"..."

"Uh..." Ian frowned, "Of course I didn't say that."

"how?"

"Rin, do you want me to tell Sakura?"

"Of course not!" Toosaka Rin pinched Ian's hand fiercely, "If you dare to tell anyone, I will definitely make you suffer!"

"Are you threatening me?" Ian asked helplessly.

"It's not a threat, it's a warning!"

"Isn't it the same?" Ian was speechless.

"Rin, don't worry - I know what to say and what not to say."

"I will keep this secret."

"..."

Although it was just a verbal promise, Toosaka Rin found herself feeling a lot more at ease.

If you think about it carefully, this man is probably really trustworthy.

This is not the girl talking nonsense or making subjective assumptions.

after all--

When this man helped himself last night, he really did what he promised at the beginning: "simple help."

As soon as he finished, he retreated directly.

"Okay, then I'll trust you this time." Toosaka Rin responded to Ian.

"Sister." After changing her clothes, Sakura Tohsaka turned around and asked, "What are you talking about with Mr. Ian?"

"Nothing, just some unimportant things."

Toosaka Rin ended the topic neatly.

"Now it's my turn to change."

[After last night's experience and the conversation just now, Toosaka Rin has elevated your status in her heart a little bit - she doesn't mind being more open in front of you. ]

[She changed out of her pajamas neatly in front of you and put on her going-out clothes, looking like she had no psychological burden at all.]

[But you think this is not a bad idea - after all, it would be very troublesome if you were to avoid it everywhere.]

[It is a blessing to be able to get along with each other in a delicate balance like we are now. ]

Everything seems to be moving in a good direction.

【But it's just an appearance. 】

After washing up.

"Let's go~"

Toosaka Rin raised her hair and regained her former confidence.

"We need to get out of here right away—it's best to get it done today."

"Listen to my sister~/Yeah." Ian and the others replied.

however--

When they got downstairs, the three received an unexpected news from Zenjo Aoi.

"Eh?" Toosaka Rin blinked, "Vivian said she had something to do, so she left so early in the morning?"

"Yeah." Zenjo Aoi nodded, "It looks like the teacher took some things out."

"I didn't ask about it though - that would have been rude."

"This……"

Toosaka Rin was a little angry.

After all, she had just agreed last night to report to the Private Hogunhara Academy today, but now she left alone.

This is quite dishonest.

Under normal circumstances, Toosaka Rin knew that she would be furious and would never give Vivian any chance to make amends.

but--

Although Vivian and Tosaka Sakura have a relationship similar to that of "rivals in love", they are still master and disciple in name only.

Toosaka Rin felt that it would not be a good idea to just have an outburst like this.

The girl finally decided to throw the problem to other people.

She looked at Sakura Tousaka and Ian behind her and asked:

"How's it going? Want to contact her?"

"..."

"..."

[You noticed Toosaka Sakura's expression. ]

【She looks quite uneasy.】

[You soon realized one thing - that she didn't want to contact Vivian, but at the same time she was a little hesitant because of you.]

【You decide to take the problem upon yourself.】

"In that case——"

Ian's eyes swept over the Tohsaka sisters in front of him.

"I think it would be best not to contact Vivian for the time being."

"After all, she is usually quite steady. She shouldn't have forgotten what she was supposed to do today."

"I think she must be in a hurry to do something, that's why she is like this."

"What else could this be?" Toosaka Rin curled her lips.

"never mind."

"Since you said so, Ian, let's ignore her for now."

"Let's go to school!"

"Ah."

Toosaka Sakura nodded quickly.

The girl felt warm inside - because she knew he was expressing his thoughts on her behalf.

This feeling... is so happy.

[You and the Tohsaka sisters temporarily put aside the matter of Vivian's departure.]

[You guys went out and headed towards the Private Hogunhara Academy. ]

[On the way, Toosaka Rin told some stories like a tour guide. ]

The Tousaka family is not far from the private Hogunhara Academy.

So Ian and his group decided to walk.

However, although it is not far, it cannot be reached in a short time.

Walking on the snow-covered street, feeling a little bored, Toosaka Rin chose to say something.

"Speaking of which-"

"Since you are here to participate in the Holy Grail War, you should be familiar with the Holy Grail War that happened ten years ago, right?"

"..."

"..."

"What's that expression on your face, Sakura?" Toosaka Rin was a little surprised.

"It's fine if Ian, as a Servant, doesn't know, but don't you know either?"

"Yes, it is."

Toosaka Sakura admitted it with great shame.

But you can't blame her.

After all, even for the Clock Tower, their knowledge of the Fourth Holy Grail War came entirely from Kenneth's relics before his death and Waver's subsequent memories.

Not to mention that there is a lot of hidden information.

That is definitely not something that someone of Toosaka Sakura's level can fully understand.

"Oh." Toosaka Rin sighed, "Okay."

To be honest, if it weren't for what her mother, Zenjo Aoi, said, she would never have wanted to help Tousaka Sakura.

After all, Toosaka Rin herself is a participant in the Holy Grail War.

The more confused her opponent is, the better the situation is for her.

But since my mother is looking forward to it so much, I can’t just pretend nothing happened.

Thinking of this, Toosaka Rin revealed the information she knew.

"At the end of the Holy Grail War ten years ago, a fire broke out for some unknown reason that lasted for nearly a day."

"The Fuyuki City you see now is actually very different from what it was back then."

"Is that so?" It was the first time that Toosaka Sakura heard of such a thing.

"Yeah." Toosaka Rin nodded, "That fire caused a lot of damage."

"The unlucky ones not only had their houses burned down, but their descendants also died in the disaster."

"For example, the grandson of the Matou family that my father knew, whose name was Shinji, was burned so badly that even his body could not be found."

"There are countless cases where entire families were killed in the fire and their names cannot be recorded."

"This……"

Toosaka Sakura's expression became tense.

She held Ian's hand tightly and seemed to care a lot about what her sister had just said.

Ian knew what Tosaka Sakura was thinking, so he quickly asked back:

"Then there should be some who survived, right?"

"..."

Ian's words made Toosaka Rin realize that her description seemed to be too horrific.

She quickly added, "Of course there are still quite a few - otherwise there would be no way to rebuild Fuyuki, right?"

"That's the situation anyway."

“That’s right——!”

Toosaka Rin stared at Ian and Toosaka Sakura's hands holding together, and quickly changed the subject.

"When you go into school later, don't hold my hand like this."

"After all, you will have to pretend to be teachers and students. If others see you, you will be in big trouble."

"Well, Sakura and I will keep an eye on it."

"Then--" Ian looked at Sakura Tousaka beside him.