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It is New Year’s Eve. Shirou and Saber are done cleaning the house, and they go grocery shopping for dinner. Taiga and Illya are home, relaxing at the kotatsu, waiting for the dinner to be made by Shirou. What is today’s menu for Emiya family?

After Holo and Lawrence visit Rigoro_x0092_s impressive estate, the little goddess admits that she fears her impending separation from the merchant. Later, Eve offers Lawrence a very surprising proposition.

Lawrence suspects shady dealings when he learns that visiting fur traders are barred from doing business in Lenos. Later, the merchant finds himself in the company of the cloaked stranger.

Upon arriving in the port of Lenos, Lawrence can_x0092_t help but feel that something strange is afoot. His uneasy questions only multiply following several encounters with an enigmatic cloaked figure.

The price of pyrite is climbing, there_x0092_s no news from Diana, and Amarty appears to have figured out Lawrence_x0092_s intentions! The plucky merchant_x0092_s plan might be doomed - luckily, Holo has a plan of her own.

Diana tells Lawrence that she_x0092_s already made a deal for her pyrite, but her customer hasn_x0092_t yet taken possession of the goods. As Lawrence waits for the situation to develop, he encounters Amarty and Holo.

Lawrence takes action to keep Amarty from accomplishing his goal. After planting seeds of doubt in Amati_x0092_s heart regarding Holo_x0092_s willingness to become his wife, the merchant sets out to buy a large quantity of pyrite.

Tensions rise between Lawrence and Amarty, who tells the merchant his plan to take Holo as his own. Later, the little goddess lashes out at Lawrence after she reads a letter he wrote about Yoitsu.

Hoping to learn more about the road ahead, Lawrence meets with an alchemist who is familiar with the region_x0092_s folktales. Later, Lawrence grows uneasy when he notices how much time Holo is spending with a local merchant.

After Lawrence leaves Holo with the traders, he_x0092_s forced to consider backing out of the plans he_x0092_s made with Eve. When his decision leads to a violent confrontation, Lawrence finds his future with Holo on the line.

With Lawrence so close to finally achieving his dream of owning his own shop, Holo wonders if the time has come for them to give up their journey.

Holo_x0092_s fate is up in the air after she agrees to take part in Eve_x0092_s risky money-making scheme. With so much on the line, Lawrence sets out to learn more about Eve - and quickly discovers that she is not who she claims to be.

Holo and Lawrence arrive in a village where the citizens are preparing for an annual festival. After Holo pays the price for celebrating a little too enthusiastically, Lawrence heads out to do some business with the locals.

Already struggling with the guilt brought on by Momoko’s capture, Kuniko must face an even darker pain when she and Takehiko make a gruesome discovery on the grounds of the prison.