The next morning, when Jean woke up, the sisters on his left and right were nestled in his arms, truly achieving the state of having one on each arm.
Sakura seemed to have already woken up, but perhaps because the current position was slightly embarrassing, and moving might risk being discovered, she simply continued to feign sleep.
Rin, on the other hand, had just woken up and said groggily, "Jean?"
"Mhm, good morning, Rin."
"Good morning... Oh, I don't have to call you 'master' anymore."
Feeling exceptionally comfortable being held by Jean, Rin had no intention of leaving; instead, she snuggled closer.
"Of course not. Didn't I say 'a couple of times'? You finished calling me that very early on."
"Isn't that word used to indicate an indefinite number? I went out of my way to avoid saying your name."
Although her words expressed grievance, her body showed no sign of action. The young lady who struggled to get up in the morning found it even more difficult to leave the bed after obtaining an extremely comfortable pillow.
On the other side, seeing that neither her sister nor Jean were moving, Sakura had no choice but to continue pretending to sleep, while also refusing to admit to herself that this was genuinely very comfortable.
Seeing that both of them were motionless, Jean naturally lay there smugly, while simultaneously reviewing the information gathered by the Anemo Crystalfly last night.
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First, a major battle had occurred in the city. From the few images transmitted back, it appeared that Mr. Gold and Ai-chan had fought.
And the result, judging by the fact that Ai-chan was holding several golden armor fragments completely unharmed in the end, was self-evident.
A special individual was also discovered: Touko Aozaki. There are only two named Grand Order magi in the entire Clock Tower. One is Darnic from the FA Holy Grail War, and the other is precisely Touko Aozaki.
Of course, Touko Aozaki's appearance isn't surprising. After all, in the Heaven's Feel route of the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Emiya Shirou who was ultimately preserved by Illya using the Third Magic was only able to live a normal life because Touko happened to pass by and created a puppet for him.
So, it stands to reason that Touko would appear in Fuyuki at this time. However, whether she is participating in the Holy Grail War remains to be investigated.
Another master candidate, that oil tycoon from the Middle East, was also discovered. After all, a Middle Easterner radiating magical energy is far too conspicuous a target.
The classes that have not yet appeared are Rider and Archer. There is no evidence to confirm whether Mr. Gold occupies a Servant position, so Jean can't easily draw any conclusions.
Although in the original work, he remained for ten years through the method of a Servant gaining a physical body, after experiencing so many events, Jean would be a complete idiot if he still relied solely on that original information.
But Mr. Gold cannot be ignored either. After all, he has special attacks against divine beings. Who knows what kind of thing he might pull out from that Noble Phantasm treasury? What if there really is some fork with special anti-evil god properties? Getting pinned to the ground by that would leave Jean with nowhere to seek justice.
While continuing to deploy Wind Crystal Butterflies to monitor the oil tycoon and Touko, Jean prepared to visit Ai-chan at the previously investigated location to find out more about this Mr. Gold's background.
Having decided on the next course of action, Jean also prepared to get up. Glancing at Sakura, who was about to fall asleep again due to feeling overly secure, and Rin, who had no intention of getting up at all, Jean kissed each of them on the cheek, one on the left and one on the right.
The effect was immediate. Sakura jumped up on the spot.
"What are you doing!"
"You're just too cute. Besides, it's just a kiss on the cheek. We've had even more intense kisses..."
"Enough, don't say any more..."
Sakura didn't want to bring up last night's lapse in judgment. At that moment, Rin also woke up again. Seeing her sister, she was momentarily stunned, then broke into a silly smile.
"Good morning, Sakura. It's been a long time since I woke up with you like this."
"Yes, Sister, I'm happy too. I'd be even happier if it weren't for this guy."
This scene suddenly reminded Jean of the dream he had about Sakura last night. Perhaps it was because when Sakura provided magical energy, some of her memories flowed over along with her mental energy.
Among those continuous memories was the longing of a Little Girl who had left home from a young age for decades, yearning for an embrace.
So, Jean directly took the opportunity to pull Sakura into his embrace with one arm, while using his other hand to pull Rin over as well.
"How is it? Warm, right?"
"Let go, it's too clingy!"
Although she complained verbally, a smile appeared on Sakura's face.
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Next was washing up and getting ready to face the new day.
When they came out, Bazett was sparring with Cú Chulainn in the courtyard.
Seeing the three of them, Cú Chulainn greeted them, "Yo, you're up. You guys are really something, sleeping through such an intense fight last night without any reaction."
"A battle happened last night?!" Rin looked very surprised.
Jean also seized the opportunity to say he hadn't felt anything at all, claiming he only discovered it this morning after reviewing the intelligence gathered by his familiar.
But in reality, when the battle occurred, Jean was awake because he had just dreamed about Sakura's past.
Sensing the fluctuations, he hurriedly dispatched Wind Crystal Butterflies to investigate, barely managing to capture a few photos.
However, he had no intention of revealing this. Because before falling back asleep, using his spell to shrink his presence, he had secretly turned the two girls towards him and held them both in his arms, thus creating the morning's youth comedy.
This also taught Jean that opportunities are created by oneself (misinterpretation).
"Rin, if anything happens, you can [notify me using command spells] and [recall me using command spells]. I'm going into the city to investigate the remaining Servants. I'll be back before evening. You and Sakura stay here and guard the house. We'll plan our next move once we have more information."
After leaving these instructions, Jean went out alone to begin the investigation.
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Jean now had a general understanding of Fuyuki's layout. However, his first stop wasn't Ai-chan's residence, but the Matou Family mansion.
Just last night, Jean had not only seen Sakura's ten years of training in the Land of Shadows and her ten years of loneliness in the Matou Family, but he had also seen the other Sakura who changed her fate.
And now, within a large mirror in the Matou mansion, Jean saw that figure again.
A black trench coat with a high collar like a vampire's, a pure white competition swimsuit, a large red ribbon on the chest, paired with a figure that even the current Sakura would feel inferior to.
Her name was also on the tip of his tongue: BB—this eccentric, unruly, and utterly lawless piece of trash AI.
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