"I told Sakura to get along with you," Bai said.
"...That's what you say, but I still don't really understand her. Hostility... it hasn't reached that point, but she's on guard against me." Artoria didn't know how to describe the feeling.
And she didn't know whether it was just her imagination, but Artoria always felt that the closer she got to Bai, the more obvious Sakura's little moods became.
[Sakura: LMAO, you're exactly the one I need to be most wary of.]
[Every last one of you is a cheating cat, 233.]
[Sakura: I was here first!]
[Impossible to guard against, impossible to guard against, 233.]
[After all, Morgan Shirou is really beautiful.]
[I could lick her until her bones broke!!!]
"Um, Saber, please don't take it to heart. Sakura is a good girl," Bai hurriedly explained.
"No, I've already made up with Sakura. Just as Bai said, she and Taiga Fujimura are both very nice people," Artoria quickly explained.
"—What? Then isn't everything fine?"
Bai smiled and touched her chest in relief.
Artoria looked at Bai. The gentle smile on her face captivated her for a moment.
"A-Anyway, there's still plenty of time until morning." Artoria took the initiative to change the subject. "Just as I said before—I'll teach you swordsmanship."
"Yes—" Bai nodded, then took out a bamboo sword.
"No, start by forging the holy sword. I'll assist you."
With Artoria, the wielder of the holy sword, helping at her side, and the true holy sword nearby as a reference, the difficulty of forging a holy sword would be greatly reduced for Bai.
"Mm. Then, Saber, please come closer to me... I-if possible, please touch my body." Bai lowered her head more and more as she spoke.
"...Mm."
The reason for this was to allow Artoria's mana to