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

But... should I admit such a thing?

Given Tamamonomae's personality, even if I directly denied it and didn't give her any reasons, she would definitely not say anything more.

but--

Since she came to him alone, Ian knew that Tamamonomae must want him to admit this.

Even though... she knew she had no right to ask for that.

After hesitating for a moment, Ian decided to tactfully acknowledge Tamamonomae's thoughts - after all, she had come to him through so much hardship, not just to get his perfunctory response.

"Xiaoyu, you are right."

"I... do have abilities similar to yours, but they are a little more complicated and quite difficult to explain."

"so--"

Ian took the fox demon's hand.

"Can you not tell anyone else? Let's just keep it a secret between us."

"..."

There were tears in Tamamonomae's eyes, which were the joy she felt when Ian confided her secrets with trust.

"I have already prepared to keep the secret - otherwise, I would not have come to find Master Abe alone."

"Don't worry, this secret will only be known by me forever, Master Abe, you don't need to worry."

"Well, I believe you."

Ian hugged the fox demon and greedily enjoyed the cherry blossom scent on her body.

"Because you are my good wife."

"Can I take it that Lord Abe is saying that I am important?"

"...It's not impossible."

The sound of two people playing could be heard in the bathhouse again - this was a rare relaxing moment on the journey to repair the singularity.

However, what they didn't know was that at this moment, a figure arrived outside Kamnodurum.

That's Locusta.

"Help, help... Your Majesty has gone crazy."

With a snap, she fell down at the gate with her mushroom.

433. Locusta: You married another woman without your Majesty's knowledge? / The Fire of Rome (4k)

This was the best night of rest Ian had ever had since he came to the singularity.

After all, Tamamonomae's ability in serving was truly amazing, and all the pressure accumulated on the man had been released during last night's contact.

However, Ian knew that this did not mean that he could relax.

He remembered that he came here not to enjoy the service of his girlfriends, but to help Chaldea repair the singularity created by Leif.

The man slowly opened his eyes and found Tamamonomae beside him looking at him obediently, looking like an extremely cute little pet fox.

"Lord Abe, are you awake?" The fox demon's voice was gentle and considerate, sounding like a wife who was serving her husband wholeheartedly.

No, it should be said that she is such a wife.

"Yeah." Ian nodded, "Xiaoyu, it seems that you woke up earlier than me."

"Yes." Tamamonomae took the man's arm and rubbed it gently with her chest.

"After all, it's not easy to be alone with Master Abe like this. I want to take a few more glances at Master Abe."

"This kind of thing is more important than resting."

"Xiaoyu..."

Ian gently stroked Tamamonomae's extremely soft cherry pink long hair, then held her in his arms and began to caress her.

"It is such a blessing for me to meet you again."

"I think so too..."

After a brief moment of simple tenderness like this, Ian let go of Tamamonomae, and the latter began to serve her husband, putting on his original clothes.

Soon, Ian and Tamamonomae stood up and prepared to leave the room.

What the man didn't expect was that the moment he opened the door, Mashu, Boudica and Jing Ke outside the door almost fell in.

"What are you doing..."

Ian looked at the girls outside the door with a puzzled look on his face.

"Why are you all standing here?"

"This one……"

Mashu lowered her head, but her thoughts were still the best guess - that is, she wanted to hear whether Tamamonomae and her predecessor did anything affectionate in the room.

Of course, even if she really heard some sound, Mashu would not have any complaints about it, but would just secretly envy Tamamonomae.

"I was just passing by!" Jing Ke responded to Ian confidently, "I saw both of them stopped here, so I followed them to take a look."

She must be telling the truth - Ian didn't think Jing Ke would eavesdrop here like Matthew did.

"What about you, Boudica? Why are you standing here?"

"This one……"

The Queen of Britannia didn't know how to answer Ian's question for a moment, so she could only stammer and give a perfunctory answer.

"It's nothing, I'm just worried that if I knock on the door casually, it will disturb you and Tamamonomae's rest."

"After struggling for so long, I finally ended up standing here like this."

"..."

This, of course, can't be true.

Just looking at Boudica's embarrassed look, Ian knew that there was no need for him to care about such things.

"Okay, I see what you mean."

"Let's stop here for now - but next time, please don't do this kind of thing again. After all, it's a little scary to see it when you open the door in the morning."

"Everyone." The man's eyes swept over everyone present, "Let's continue the discussion on yesterday's topic."

Ten minutes later, in the hall where information was exchanged yesterday.

Five people including Ian came here again.

However, compared to yesterday's simple exchange of information, the content of today's conversation was obviously more targeted.

"What ideas do you have about the next action goal?" Ian, who had been regarded as the leader, kicked off the conversation.

"Then of course it's to find the thing called the Holy Grail?"

Jing Ke was the first to respond to Ian's question. She was obviously feeling a little uncomfortable as she hadn't been able to say anything yesterday.

"After all, according to Tamamonomae's theory yesterday, this place called the singularity appeared because of that strange Holy Grail, right?"

Although there was not much difference between what Jing Ke said and what she didn't say, Ian still nodded to show that he agreed with her statement.

"You are right. We should indeed find the Holy Grail back."

“But the question now is where to look?”

"Xiaoyu?" Ian looked at the fox demon who had served him all night, "You should have more experience in this area - do you have any suggestions?"

"Well... Master, if you want to ask that." Tamamonomae took out her mirror again, "Actually, for me, being able to sense the will hidden in the Holy Grail is almost the limit of what it can do."

"Until I understand something more profound, I can only stop here."

What this means is that Tamamonomae has no better solution now.

"that--"

Mashu raised her hand at this moment, but then realized that this seemed too ostentatious, and quickly retracted it.

But Ian certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to let her speak.

After all, it is really rare to see Mashu raising her hand on her own initiative.

"Mashu, what's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

"that is……"

Mashu looked at the communication device on her wrist.

That was a new thing that bb, the super AI, came up with after joining Chaldea, using the few remaining spots.

It is more stable than the original device and will no longer lose contact with Chaldea so often.

"Senior, I wonder if we can contact BB and ask her to help us find the traces of the Holy Grail left by this singularity?"

"It's a good idea, but it's a pity that it can't be done." Ian expressed his thoughts very tactfully, "I have asked BB about this before - her answer was that it can't be done."

"After all, the Holy Grail is not a simple program. There is no way to obtain its trajectory simply through calculation."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

Everyone realized one thing: the dark shadow outside the Great Wall was just the beginning, and the really tricky part was still to come.

And just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

It was a soldier from Britannia, and he spoke in a very anxious tone:

"My Queen, are you there?"

Boudica was not the type to put on airs. After hearing that her soldiers were so anxious, she responded immediately:

"What's wrong? If the situation is urgent, just report it directly! I allow you to do so."

"Your Majesty, we found an injured person outside the city gate. She looks quite unwell and keeps asking to see you. What do you think..."

"This……"

Boudica subconsciously turned around and looked at Ian - he had become a person that the queen needed to consider when making decisions.

After the latter nodded in confirmation, she immediately responded to her soldiers.

"Where is she now?"

"Inside the hall, we just gave her some emergency treatment."

"I understand. I'll be there now."

A few minutes later, led by Boudica, a group of people came into the hall.

The moment Ian saw the person the soldier mentioned, he was stunned.

Because that was none other than another minister whom Nero trusted relatively more besides himself, a poisoner named Locusta!

Why is she here at this time?

"..."

Tamamonomae quickly noticed the change in her husband's expression and realized that this might be someone he had known before.

However, she did not say a word, but made preparations silently, ready to provide him with necessary cover at any time.

"You are……"

Boudica, who had no idea of ​​what Ian was thinking at the moment, directly expressed her doubts to the uninvited guest.

"I'm Locusta!" the blue-haired girl shouted excitedly, "You have surrendered to Rome before - then quickly find a way to save His Majesty!"

"Save His Majesty? Are you talking about Nero?" Boudica continued to ask.

"Yes! Who else but her is qualified to be the emperor of Rome? You know, His Majesty is..."

Halfway through her words, Lokusta stopped because she noticed Ian standing beside her.

In an instant, those eyes, which seemed to be dull because of something they had experienced, suddenly lit up again.

"So you are here - what are you still standing there for? Go back and save His Majesty!"