"...It's fine as long as nothing happened."
Was it related to Illya?
Since she had not gone to school that afternoon, Fu Yuan could not guess what had happened and could only think of Illya.
"If it's something embarrassing, Sakura, don't forget you can ask Aoko to help. Aoko is actually quite reliable."
Fu Yuan was a little concerned, and he had thought of a less likely possibility.
Sakura was already a big girl, after all. There might be things she really felt too embarrassed to say.
"Mm-hmm, you can come to me. I'm super reliable."
Though it did not sound particularly convincing, Aoko really was reliable when it came to handling all sorts of trouble. Curses, injuries, and the like—Aoko could simply toss them into the future or the past...
Toss them into a time before they had been born, or after they had long since died...
"Okay, I will, Big Brother."
After hearing that, Sakura merely nodded gently, seeming no different from usual.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, everyone except Shirou, who still had to study hard, returned to their rooms to sleep.
Sakura, who would usually keep studying as well, headed straight into the basement after everyone else left, completely out of character.
She planned to look up information on the Holy Grail War, as well as what kinds of wishes could be made and how far they could be fulfilled.
Fu Yuan's original house had been expanded several times, so housing a few people was not a problem. As for the basement... it was probably several times larger than the space aboveground.
Though no one usually went down there.
It was a very peaceful night. Aside from those Magi recuperating from their injuries, everything remained calm.
The next day, prompted by the Shirou-brand