Otherwise, you can find another savior.

Her clothes were soaked and had slowly solidified ice crystals on them.

"Vivian, huh?" The man seemed a little surprised as he pondered the name, then shook his head and muttered in a low voice, "What a coincidence."

Then he raised his head and said to Vivian in a calm voice, "The girl is fine, you don't have to worry."

"Is that so?" Vivian breathed a sigh of relief.

"But she seems unable to move for the time being... Do you live nearby? I'll help you take her back." said the man.

"Thank you for your help." Vivian nodded in agreement.

Jian had a similar idea.

Regardless of their origins, this man had indeed saved Jian's life and had no ill intentions, so they all considered him trustworthy. Setting aside the rest of the clan, at least the princess could accept it.

"So--"

As the man spoke, he stood up from the shore holding Jian and picked up her wand and hat.

The hat was returned to Ash, who held it in her arms, while the man held the wand for her.

Vivian led the way, and the man followed behind, holding Jian.

Jian, who originally thought she was going to be carried back, was now completely confused. This was the first time in her life that she was hugged by a strange man like this.

Through the cold clothes, she could faintly feel the man's body temperature. She thought her face must be very red, but she could just cover it up with the cold weather.

cold?

Jian suddenly realized that although she was soaked, she was not cold at all.

The man used magic, and the magic power surrounded his body, forming a barrier that was immune to cold and heat, protecting her body temperature.

"You can use magic?" Ash asked in surprise.

There are humans who can use magic, but humans usually only live to about 30 years old, and it is rare to see someone who has such a proficient control over magic.

Even if such humans existed, the Rain Clan, which rarely interacted with other clans, would have little chance of seeing them.

"Well, I know a little bit," said the man.

"Oh, right, I haven't asked for his name yet." Vivian turned around at this time, "Zhen, you should ask him quickly. Otherwise, you won't even know who saved you."

Jian suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, your name——"

"Xijian Tianxi." He introduced himself like this.

"Xijian...Tianxi?" Jian was puzzled. "What a difficult name to pronounce."

"Is that so?" Xi Jian couldn't help laughing. "Anyway, just call me Tianxi. Or if even that's hard to pronounce, how about calling me... Sage?"

"Sage?" Jian didn't quite understand what he meant, but rather than that, he should introduce himself. "Thank you for saving me today. My name is—"

"Zhen," Xijian continued, "right? That's what Vivian called you just now."

"...Yeah." Jian felt as if his heart skipped a beat, and even his response became as thin as a mosquito's whisper.

Although she was simply being called by her name, she suddenly felt her soul swaying.

When he called her name, his voice was flat and soft, concealing a tenderness that would not fade in the slightest even after a long time.

Then, she gradually remembered a certain fact that she wanted to convey in her dream last night and in the information sealed by magic in the ice coffin.

That wasn't a dream, but rather my future self telling my present, past self something.

"This man is Morgan's husband."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, and regardless of how strange it was for fairies to marry humans, Jian knew that this was not a misjudgment. As the information gradually became clear in his mind, the facts became increasingly clear.

Her real name, Morgan Le Fay, was only known to her adoptive mother, the Princess of the Rain Kingdom, even within the Rain Clan.

how so……

Jian covered his face with his hat, then secretly moved it down and peeked at Xijian's face with his eyes, and his heart beat faster.

"Are you okay? You don't look well..." Xijian noticed the gaze and asked with his head down.

"No, it's okay." Jian's eyes flickered. She wanted to avoid his sight, but also wanted to take a few more glances.

Whether among humans or fairies, Shiomi is considered to be a particularly good-looking one, and just looking at her is pleasing to the eyes.

What's more...

"Speaking of which, Xijian... Tianxi?" Vivian called out his name, still a little uncomfortably. "You just asked Jian to call you Sage. What's going on?"

"Well..." Xi Jian seemed to be thinking about something.

He just suddenly thought of this name, a name he picked up from a dream he had once seen.

"Actually, it's not that complicated. I came to this place just for Ash." Shiomi said.

“…Eh…”

Jian opened his eyes wide with disbelief, staring at Xijian.

She has fairy eyes that can see through lies. No matter how smart a person or fairy is, they cannot deceive these eyes with lies.

He didn't lie.

It is precisely because there is no lie that it is more lethal than any lie.

Jian completely hid his head in Xijian's chest, not daring to look at him again, so as not to continue to have wild thoughts.

"Oh--"

Vivian's voice became humorous, so much so that Jian glared at her angrily, only to have a more mischievous smile in return.

Although he was walking in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Xijian's arms were surprisingly stable. Soon, Jian felt tired from the series of events that happened today and fell asleep amid the crunching sound of snow.

【history】

In the winter of the early 4000th year of the Fairy Calendar, the "Fairies of Paradise" had their first encounter with the "Sage" in the forest outside the Rain Clan's castle.

In the records of later Fairy Britain, the origin of the "Wise" is even more mysterious than the "Fairy of Paradise", and no one knows the truth.

It was after that that he played an active role in the history of the fairy kingdom in human form.

When the Fairy Calendar was transformed into the Queen's Calendar, this past event became even more confusing, with only fragments of stories passed down through word of mouth and recorded in books.

Chapter 1 Let's get along

Facing the mirror, Shiomi adjusted the new clothes she had put on.

The robe, made of pure black satin and embroidered with straight silver lines, exuded a simple and elegant temperament. The hood and cape were connected by a bright metal chain and fell firmly on the shoulders.

Looking at it this way, he felt like a medieval magician, not a militant at all.

However, for the distant era of this Lostbelt, it seems that it cannot be understood so simply.

He walked to the bed and looked at the clothes he had taken off.

The battle with Kotomine Kirei and his group seemed like it happened not long ago, but it also began to feel distant and unreal. Perhaps it was the influence of this special "Spirit particle transfer", his sense of time began to become strange.

Although his clothes were stained with dust and torn from the battle, they were still wearable. However, when he opened his eyes and saw Jian fall into the lake, he didn't have time to think and just moved.

Touching his soaked clothes, Xiomi sighed.

In this day and age, it is better to dress inconspicuously when you are out and about.

After he dried the clothes with magic and folded them neatly, he felt a small hard object from the inside pocket of the clothes while sorting them. When he took it out, he saw that it was a ring.

"what……"

Shiomi was stunned. This was the ring Morgan had given her when they got married in Japan shortly after he agreed to stay.

At that time, there were no relatives or friends, and there was not even a proper wedding. The ring was simply put on Morgan's finger in the presence of his two children.

She slipped the ring into his body when he wasn't paying attention, and her intention was obvious.

"This time, the ring will not be given to me as a Servant, but to my true self."

Xijian knew what was not said and would do the same.

He found a rope, threaded the ring on it, put it around his neck, and put it inside his collar.

Through the fabric of the clothes, I could only feel a little hard touch.

"...Morgan..." He whispered in a voice only he could hear.

Then, the door was pushed open behind him.

Jian walked in from outside and saw Xi Jian standing sideways to the door. He turned his head towards the sound of the voice. The girl was immediately very puzzled. The winter light was pale and the slightly dim room was filled with a clear and bright light.

Realizing he was lost in thought again, Jian quickly adjusted his glasses to distract Xijian and cover up his own gaffe.

"I've already changed my clothes... Mother wants to see you. If it's convenient, I'll take you there right now."

"I should be grateful for your kindness. You gave me nice clothes and provided me with a room to stay. I was just planning to thank you in person." Xijian walked up to Zhao and agreed seriously.

He was more than ten centimeters taller than her. Once he got close, Ash had to look up at him. Shiomi also realized this problem and took two steps back.

Noticing this strange intention, Jian couldn't help but smile. She took a step forward and said to him:

"Then let's go there now. The palace isn't very complicated, but since this is your first time here, you're bound to get lost."

"Okay."

Following Ash, Shiomi left the room.

As they walked through the palace, built of giant stones, Ash introduced herself to Shiomi. "You already know my name, but I'll introduce myself again. I'm a witch, a fairy who grew up in the Land of Rain. 'Ash' is the name my mother, the princess, gave me. She hoped that I would become a princess who protects this country, just like the World Tree."

"World Tree?" Shiomi was curious.

Jian stopped in front of the window on the porch. The window faced north, and from there he could see a towering tree with a strange shape.

"That's the World Tree. It's said to have stood there since the birth of Britain," Ash explained to Shiomi. "It might be thousands of years old."

"Is that so..." Xi Jian thought thoughtfully.

That thing called the Imagination Tree was probably the reason why history, which should have been cut off by the universe long ago, reappeared on this planet.

But it was obvious that the goblins here - at least Ash - did not know its nature.

"But this is just a rumor circulating in the clan. Mother also told me so." Jian looked away.

"Haven't you been there?" Xijian asked again.

"No. Because I heard that the closer you get to that place, the more dangerous it is..." Jian was halfway through his sentence when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He moved closer to Xijian and said, "The sage... Tianxi said that you came to Orkney because of me, right?"

"Why do you need to confirm it again?" Xi Jian laughed.

"If I were to explore the area near the World Tree, would you approve?"

Xijian was speechless, not because he felt it was dangerous, but because he was simply surprised by Yujian's strong curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

——So you were once this age.

After silently sighing inwardly, he nodded solemnly, "Of course. But the prerequisite is to have a good plan and not act rashly... Well, it's not wrong to act rashly. I understand, very much."

"Hehe~, then it's settled." Ash couldn't help but laugh at Xijian's serious attitude, then realized he had strayed from the topic and quickly said seriously, "But mother, you expect so much from me. You've really set a very impressive goal for me."

"No, I think it suits you very well." Shiomi answered her confidently.

"...Is that so?" Jian cupped his hands, chuckling to himself. "By the way, you're a magician, right? A rare human magician, at that."

Following Ash and Vivian into the city of the Rain Clan, the residents here are all fairies. Shiomi has roughly guessed that there are not many humans in this lossbelt.

"Well, I guess so." Xijian felt that this adjective was strange.

"You are a human magician, and I am a fairy magician. As fellow magicians, let's get along well, right?" Jian said to him sincerely.

This time, it was Shiomi's turn to laugh heartily.

"What's so funny?" Jian was a little dissatisfied. She was clearly expressing her sincere desire to get along with him, a fellow magician.

"No, I just think you're so serious." Shiomi raised her right hand, palm on her chest. "Didn't I already tell you that I came here for you? If I can't get along with you, I'm afraid even the act of 'staying here' will lose its meaning."

It was another such sincere words that even her soul could not help but echo along.

Jian felt both happy and shy when she heard this. She realized that she had been worrying too much.

Chapter 2 Position