(Heartfelt thanks to Yume no Shouyou, Lei Xiang, and Chen Jiale666355 for their tips!)
The next day...
Last night's battle had begun at midnight.
By the time it ended, everyone had come to Wu Yan, Hinagiku, and Mikoto's home to stay, and it was nearly one in the morning by the time they went to sleep.
Yet when they woke up, it was only around seven in the morning—far too early.
In other words, the group had only slept for about six hours.
That couldn't be helped.
Illya and Miyu still had classes to attend, Rin Tohsaka needed to make a report to the Mage's Association's Clock Tower, and Luvia's home had become a pile of ruins. It was currently concealed by a perception-disrupting barrier, and she needed to return to deal with the aftermath.
Thus, even though they were somewhat tired, the four of them got up early.
Hinagiku and Mikoto were much the same, both still feeling tired to some extent.
But since their guests had already gotten up, they couldn't exactly keep sleeping as the hosts, could they?...
With that in mind, the two got up early as well.
As for Wu Yan, he was up too.
Calling it getting up wasn't quite accurate. More precisely, he hadn't slept at all since last night, so he simply didn't bother trying to catch up on sleep and personally prepared breakfast for the girls who had risen early.
In the living room, the dining table that usually seated only Wu Yan, Hinagiku, and Mikoto was now packed full of people.
This rare liveliness put Hinagiku and Mikoto in particularly good moods so early in the morning. Seated on either side of Wu Yan at the head of the table, they happily enjoyed the breakfast he had prepared.
Meanwhile, after