I handed Chaldea's work over to Olga Marie and the Doctor and began my vacation.
A great many things happened over the next five years. Rin and Sakura both graduated from the Clock Tower. Gray found Add and set off on a journey with the Spiky-Haired King, searching for the clan that had created her—if it even still existed.
I slept until late morning before getting up. It had been a long time since the whole family had eaten together, and everyone was unusually present today. I could not help feeling confused.
To my left sat Justeaze—though no one knew my curse had already been lifted—along with Shiki and Fujino. To my right were Aoi Zenjou, Rin, and Sakura.
Looking at such a formal gathering, I felt even more puzzled. Today isn't any special day, is it?
Halfway through the meal, Aoi spoke first. "Shi Kai, we've been living in your home for twelve years now. Back then, Sakura moved in under the title of your fiancée."
"Though a lot has happened, and perhaps I shouldn't be the one saying this, you seem to have forgotten. So I'll be blunt—Sakura is already nineteen."
Aoi, now in her early thirties, was still as beautiful and captivating as when I had first met her. At first, I did not understand what she meant, but after thinking it over, I realized she was urging me to get married.
When I had cooperated with Tokiomi Tohsaka during the Holy Grail War, part of it had been to save Sakura, and part of it had been to use Tokiomi Tohsaka as a shield. Although Tokiomi Tohsaka was dead, the contract could have been voided.
But I had been young then. What young man was not a little romantic? I had indeed had feelings for Sakura