That's the behavior of someone who truly wants to take good care of his stepsister.
Perhaps, subconsciously, she had already regarded Toosaka Sakura as her own sister.
"Then, Sakura--"
"This way, we don't have to worry about money."
"Yeah." Toosaka Sakura nodded, but still looked a little depressed.
Of course Ian couldn't fail to notice such an obvious expression.
"What's wrong?" he asked gently, "Xiaoying, is there anything else you care about?"
"It's not that I care or not."
Toosaka Sakura looked at the sky filled with winter snowflakes.
"I was just thinking-"
"Sister Luvia, who is not related to me by blood, is so kind to me..."
"But those who are related by blood..."
"Mr. Ian, have I done something wrong again?"
Realizing that Toosaka Sakura was still struggling with the fight she had with Toosaka Rin last night, Ian felt a little sorry for her.
He knew that she was essentially a very kind girl.
It’s just that after spending a long time with Luvia, he became a little shameless.
But once she encountered such a thing, she would go back to that conflicting moment again and again, wondering if she had done something wrong.
This habit of looking for her own problems first in everything seemed to have become her instinct.
The man held the girl's cold hand and put it in his pocket.
"That--"
"What do you think you did wrong?"
"Is it wrong to participate in the Holy Grail War for the Edelfeldt family? Or is it wrong to return to Fuyuki? Or is it wrong to actively avoid Rin now?"
"Obviously... these aren't mistakes, are they?"
The Servant patiently comforted his Master.
"Sakura, sometimes conflicts with others may not be your problem...don't keep using it to punish yourself, okay?"
“That’s how—”
The man gently left a knight's kiss on Tousaka Sakura's forehead.
"I'll be very sad."
"..."
After being kissed by Ian, whom she liked, Sakura Tousaka suddenly became shy.
She snuggled up to him and nodded with a blushing face.
"Yeah, I get it...I won't think about it anymore."
"but--"
The girl raised her head and looked at the man beside her.
"Mr. Ian."
"Can you... kiss me again?"
"No problem at all."
With two simple kisses, Ian temporarily comforted the sad Sakura Toosaka.
The Master and the Servant continued walking forward on this winter street.
[It’s still early.]
[You don't want to make Toosaka Sakura too anxious. ]
【While looking for a new place to live, you and her chat about other things. 】
On a certain street in Fuyuki City.
"Sakura, I feel like there are heavy traces of magic on the road." Ian said while carrying the luggage.
"Yeah." Toosaka Sakura nodded.
"after all--"
"According to the records left by Mr. Waver in the Clock Tower, the entire city of Fuyuki was burned down on the day the Fourth Holy Grail War ended."
"Perhaps they were left behind at that time."
"I see," Ian nodded in response.
"anyway--"
"It seems like Weber hasn't contacted us for a long time... What is he doing?"
"I don't know." Toosaka Sakura shook her head, "I just remember that he came back to Fuyuki this time, and it seemed like he was here to meet an old friend."
"That's it..."
"..."
"..."
Ian and Tohsaka Sakura suddenly fell silent.
Of course, it's not that they have no topics to talk about.
In fact, if they wanted to chat, they could chat for days and nights.
But at this moment they all thought of the same person - Vivian.
"Vivian, it seems like you haven't contacted us for a long time." Ian took the initiative to break the silence.
"Ah."
Toosaka Sakura nodded, but her expression seemed a little embarrassed.
She still remembered the scene where her teacher secretly kissed Ian.
Thinking about it now, it is understandable - but it is not so easy to accept.
However, due to the relationship between teacher and student, Toosaka Sakura knew that she couldn't go too far, so she could only choose this way of dealing with it.
Ian quickly noticed this and stopped asking the question after she said "hmm".
however--
At this time, Toosaka Sakura took the initiative to talk about Vivian.
"Speaking of which-"
"Mr. Ian, do you care about Teacher Vivian?"
"..."
[You realize that this is the question that Sakura Toosaka has always wanted to ask but has not been able to ask.]
【She might be quite afraid to know the answer.】
[But even so, she still chooses to get the answer from you. ]
[Perhaps, at this moment, she has different expectations of you. ]
but--
Despite realizing this, Ian still couldn't answer the question with a lie.
However, due to the restrictions of the Command Spell, his answers were somewhat more partial.
The man said:
"Well... Sakura, if you're asking me if I care."
"The answer is definitely yes - after all, she is still your teacher."
"and--"
"And?" Toosaka Sakura's eyes fell on Ian, and her breathing became a little nervous.
"And I always felt that she looked familiar." The man replied.
Ian wasn't lying.
He did have an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Vivian.
As the number of times he replenished his magic with Sakura Toosaka increased, this sense of familiarity became more intense.
"I see……"
For the first time, Sakura Toosaka truly understood what Ian was thinking about this and nodded.
"That--"
The girl held the man's hand tightly, and there was a hint of cautious tentativeness in her tone.
"Mr. Ian, can I ask you another question?"
"of course can."
"Well...if, I mean if..."
The girl pointed her slender finger at herself, and her fair cheeks were as red as the sun.
"If I ask you to choose between me and Teacher Vivian as your girlfriend—"
"Who would you choose?"
"..."
This should be a very easy question to answer.
[Tousaka Sakura and you have been together for more than ten years - you can be said to be the people who know each other best. 】
[Although you and Vivian have known each other for more than ten years, your daily contact is limited to meeting when you study magic with Sakura Toosaka.]
【In comparison, it is clear who to choose. 】
【but--】
You find yourself hesitating.
[Even with the influence of the Command Spell, you still hesitated. ]
[You don't know what this means - but you realize that confessing this will definitely be a great harm to Tousaka Sakura. ]
"Sakura, what did you say? I didn't quite hear you." Ian responded.
"Eh?"
Although I felt that Ian was not the kind of person who would not be able to hear clearly what I was saying at this distance.
But Toosaka Sakura didn't think much about it and quickly repeated her question again.
"that is--"
"If you were asked to choose between me and Teacher Vivian, who would you choose?"
This is a question that worries little girls.
Ian temporarily put aside his previous hesitation and proved his answer with his actions without hesitation.
He just grabbed Sakura Tousaka's hand and held it high up as if for display.
"Then Sakura--"
"Can you answer me?"
"Who am I with now?"
"..."
There is no direct answer, but it is more direct than a direct answer.
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