Silence Falls on Chaldea Tonight (Please Refresh)

Two mornings later.

The Shrouding the Heavens Merchant Association's only supplier besides its industrial production lines. The rising star of God City's restaurant industry. The champion of pure love in the critically acclaimed film Forbidden Zone: Seal Release. Su Lin's number-one source of exclusive contract sales. The ally of justice who had acquired the innate skill "High Jump" without even knowing it.

—Shirou Emiya.

He was experiencing a kind of family atmosphere he had never known at his current age: pressure to get married.

"Ma'am..." Shirou saw her wounded expression and hurriedly corrected himself. "Mom."

"I just want to see Illya in a wedding dress before I return to Chaldea." Irisviel sat on the tatami with Illya in her arms and smiled.

"Shirou, you looked ready to make an enemy of the whole world for Illya. Why have you changed your mind now that marriage has come up?"

Warm light reached every corner of the room. Kneeling on the floor, Shirou glanced instinctively toward the gap beside the door. Three pairs of eyes promptly vanished from view.

That's the clumsiest spying I've ever seen. If you want to watch, just come in.

Irisviel looked around at the posters.

"This room, too. It's practically a bridal suite."

The walls were covered with posters from the film shoot, while merchandise lined the shelves. Every poster featured an intimate close-up of Shirou and Illya. There were even illustrated anime-style versions.

The poster at the center showed the two of them kissing beneath the Sala Trees.

Illya had put them all up herself.

But between the room's layout and the long silver hair Irisviel had just found on Shirou's pillow, he knew any denial would only make things worse.

"It's too early for me to think about that," Shirou said, holding his head.

"Mom,