In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

"Did you see Ian again?!"

"..."

Altria's question left Vivian completely silent.

She guessed right, but she was also dead wrong.

The Artoria summoned now does have deep feelings for Ian.

No.

That's the correct way to say it.

Any Artoria summoned through normal means will definitely become like this.

Vivian has now confirmed this fact.

Altria really loves her husband.

It turns out that he is so good...

The witch felt her heart go cold - the deeper the love others had for Ian, the more she regretted her original choice.

But even so, Vivian still insisted that Ian belonged to her alone.

She will never give in to this!

and so--

When faced with the extremely sharp question raised by Altria unintentionally.

Instead of giving an answer, the witch turned the sharp end back at her.

"Artoria."

"As the king of Britain, you...want to know about Ian's situation first, instead of caring about what's happening in Britain?"

Vivian's question can be said to have a profound meaning.

She felt that this might make Altria slightly aware that there was something wrong with her thinking.

however--

What the witch didn't know was that Altria didn't have much trouble with such a sharp question.

She has found a reason to let go.

"Britain is indeed important."

"only--"

"Mr. Ian has already told me... its ending cannot be changed by me alone."

"What path Britain chooses, what future it moves towards...is decided by everyone together."

“The ‘king’ doesn’t need to exist, or everyone is the ‘king’.”

"so--"

Altria looked straight at Vivian in front of her, and there was no longer the entanglement of the past in her eyes.

"Whatever the outcome of Britain, it is something I should accept."

"Now, I want to do what Ian asked me to do before - to pursue the life that belongs to me."

At this point, Altria smiled.

“To be honest, I didn’t know how to do it before.”

"But after seeing you, I suddenly realized that I already had the answer."

"What I want, what I pursue, is actually him - so I will continue to participate in the Holy Grail War until I meet him again."

"Master, maybe this is why we met again."

After saying this, Altria smiled happily.

It was obvious that she said this from the bottom of her heart, and it was an answer with a clear conscience.

In comparison, Vivian felt that she looked a bit clownish with her suspicion.

The witch realized that she had lost completely.

After a long moment, Vivian sighed.

After all, she couldn't abandon this servant who had passionate feelings for her husband.

She answered the other party's question.

"Britain is over."

"As for Ian's current situation...it's also very complicated."

"so--"

Vivian's eyebrows drooped slightly, showing her unwillingness but helplessness towards reality.

She could never have imagined that one day she would have to stand on the side of Altria.

"Sister, can you come and help me?"

"..."

This was the first time that Altria heard Morgan call her sister, and it was also the first time that she saw the extremely proud princess asking for her help.

Maybe she really has no other choice.

Realizing this, Altria was more than willing to accept her request—it was a reconciliation with the past.

Then, the girl smiled and said in a way that suited the other party:

"Sister, I am your Servant, of course I will try to help you."

"Let's wait until we get to the castle, and then we can discuss this slowly."

"Well," Vivian forced a smile, "Let's go first."

The area of ​​this forest is quite large.

Vivian and Altria walked for a long time before they arrived in front of the castle.

But the scene they saw after passing through the woods made both of them stunned.

There is indeed a castle here.

but--!

At this moment, it was completely charred, as if it was a skeleton that had been burned by endless fire.

The white snow fell on the huge castle structure, piling up into thick winter decorations, silently announcing the death of the building.

"how so?!"

Vivian was a little surprised.

She really didn't know the existence of this castle - otherwise she wouldn't have known about it without Altria mentioning it.

But the witch wasn't so slow as to say that she didn't even notice the castle was on fire.

Is that Altria lying to herself? !

Vivian looked at the girl beside her suspiciously.

however--

This vicious speculation was shattered in an instant.

Because Altria's reaction was written all over her face.

Holding Dongstalion's hand, she subconsciously took a few steps back.

The castle.

How could the castle where I once lived with my close friend Irisviel become like this?

Seeing that the shock in Altria's green eyes could not be concealed at all, it seemed that it would turn into a scream in the next moment.

Vivian knew that her judgment was wrong again.

She had to admit that her mind became quite confused whenever Ian was involved.

"younger sister."

"This castle...wasn't it originally like this?"

Altria quickly gave her answer—because the answer was too obvious.

She shook her head and replied, "Sister, this was originally a very magnificent castle, but now..."

"..."

Hearing this, Vivian covered her forehead - she found that since she set foot on the land of Fuyuki, nothing had gone smoothly.

"Are you okay?" Altria asked worriedly.

"It's okay." Vivian sighed, "It seems the situation is a little more complicated than I thought."

"I should have investigated it first."

"It's not too late."

Altria, who was in the Rider class, dissipated Eaststarion.

She looked at the forest castle in front of her, which was reduced to ashes and only its skeleton remained, and expressed her thoughts.

"Sister, let's go in and take a look."

Not surprisingly, the two sisters, having let go of the past, reached a consensus at this moment.

"Of course." Vivian answered without hesitation.

"I have to find out the truth anyway."

A few minutes later, inside the forest castle.

As soon as she stepped into the castle, Vivian felt the presence of magic.

To be more precise, the air here is filled with so much magical power that it is impossible to ignore it.

but--

Vivian, who visited here for the first time, couldn't be sure whether this was something that existed originally or a trace that appeared after the fire.

But one thing is 100% certain - someone once performed magic here.

She decided to get more information from Artoria, who had been here before.

"Sister, here..."

Knowing what Vivian wanted to ask, Altria, who also sensed the traces of magic, quickly answered.

“No, there weren’t any of these before.”

"It should be after the fire that the current situation occurred."

"..."

"Then it seems we need to investigate more carefully." Vivian said as she walked deeper into the castle.

however--

As the investigation deepened, the situation became even more bizarre.

That's right.

The castle was indeed struck by fire.

But it cleverly avoids certain places - like the living room where we eat, and several rooms downstairs.

The stairs and other structures were also well preserved during the fire.

you can say it this way--

If you ignore the shocking traces of fire burns, the castle can actually still be used at this moment.

Considering this further, the scene before us did not look like a fire, but more like a complete prank.

This time, not to mention Vivian who had just arrived, even Altria was confused.