The Final Battle at Fuyuki

When Duanmu Huai woke up, it was already early morning.

"Whew..."

Yawning, Duanmu Huai walked out of the bedroom and into the living room, where he saw that Mash and Medea had already woken up as well.

"Good morning, MASTER."

"Yo, morning. Where are Lorena and Sakura?"

"Miss Lorena took Sakura out for morning training. They're nearby, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Mm, I thought so too."

Hearing Mash's answer, Duanmu Huai nodded, then dropped into a chair. Medea hurriedly brought him a cup of tea.

"Thanks, Medea."

"Don't mention it."

Medea smiled faintly at Duanmu Huai's thanks and sat down beside him. Mash also walked over and gazed at Duanmu Huai worriedly.

"MASTER, what should we do about Miss Sakura?"

"It looks like there's no way to let her go back home now. If all else fails, we'll just bring her back to Chaldea..."

Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly. With that idiot Tokiomi Tohsaka's way of thinking, even if they sent Sakura back, he would only find another family and sell her off again. If nothing else worked, they could only take her to Chaldea. Chaldea had more than enough resources; it couldn't possibly be unable to raise one child.

"Anyway, that's the situation for now. Let's go, CASTER. Tell me more about that Reality Marble. I plan to practice a little more."

"Of course, MASTER!"

That was right. After being tricked by RIDER's Reality Marble, Duanmu Huai had specifically asked CASTER what exactly a Reality Marble was. RIDER had then told him that it was a variant of magecraft similar to Marble Phantasm. It replaced the real world with the user's inner landscape, enveloping the entire space within a miniature World Egg.

Of course, although a Reality Marble was said to be magecraft, it wasn't something only magi