After Anno told her all this, Taiga Fujimura was clearly in a foul mood.
After all, no matter how poor her comprehension might have been, she could more or less tell that this Mr. Saber had no intention of coming back alive.
Were noble conflicts in Europe really that outrageous?
She did not understand, nor would she casually offer an opinion, but she truly found it hard to imagine something like this happening in an era that was generally still peaceful.
Especially since it was supposedly happening at the hands of nobles. This Saber did not seem like any ordinary person either, and the Matou Family was involved as well?
The Matou Family... She had indeed heard that they had once been a noble family from Britain before later settling in Japan.
So many messy entanglements had left Taiga Fujimura's mind in disarray, but when that conversation had ended, she had still sincerely told Anno to come back alive if he could.
Saber, Anno.
What kind of friend would be willing to go so far for Kiritsugu and Irisviel?
Taiga Fujimura could not make sense of it, so she could only choose not to think about it.
"Illya, did you know that Mr. Saber before?"
That night, she found Illya and sat beside her as she asked.
Illya slept alone in a room. The Emiya residence was large enough, with four usable rooms including the guest rooms. Shirou Emiya and Anno shared one, Issei Ryuudou had one to himself, Illya had one to herself, and Illya's two maids shared one.
"Mm... I think I met him once ten years ago, when I was little. This is the first time I've seen him again since then."
"When I met Mr. Anno ten years ago, most of his hair was still black.