In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

"What a wonderful relationship!"

The short-haired girl with purple hair sitting on the other side of Ilya sighed softly.

Ilya turned around, put on a stern expression, and reprimanded her in an adult-like tone:

"Sakura! That's not right! Don't talk like a stranger!"

"Feel sorry."

Sakura Matou apologized with remorse.

"Don't apologize!"

Ilya puffed out her cheeks angrily, "I wasn't bullying you!"

"Hey~ But Kira-nii told me that I should apologize if I do something wrong, isn't that right?"

"Hmm~!" Upon hearing that it was her father who said it, Ilya was momentarily conflicted.

There's no need for apologies between family members, that's what her mother told her.

But if Father says that you should apologize for doing something wrong, then Sakura didn't do anything wrong...

Mordred couldn't stand it anymore and said irritably:

Is it possible that she's deliberately teasing you?

"Huh?!"

Ilya immediately opened her eyes wide and turned around to see Matou Sakura secretly smiling.

Why are you laughing?

"No, I don't." Matou Sakura covered her mouth with her small hand, trying to cover it up.

"You're clearly laughing at me, and you haven't stopped!"

"Hmm~, then I apologize, Illya." Matou Sakura didn't pretend and bravely admitted her mistake, patting Illya's head reassuringly.

"Damn it, I'm the older sister!" Ilya slapped her hand away and protested loudly in anger.

Karen asked cryptically, "Do you think anyone would believe you if you told them?"

indeed.

Judging from their physiques, the others were all normally developing young girls, consistent with their ages of fourteen or fifteen.

But Ilya is the only one who has always looked the same; she stopped developing when she was eight years old.

Despite Ilya's efforts to project an image of authority as an older sister and set a good example for her younger sisters.

But the truth is...

Everyone treated her like a younger sister who should be pampered, and even occasionally acted as her elder, which always made Ilya very angry.

"Karen, have you betrayed me too?!"

Ilya stared at her best friend in disbelief.

Betrayal? Was there?

Karen, feigning surprise with a blank expression, asked, "When did I swear allegiance to you?"

“I testify that she did not.”

Mordred interjected, "Only acts like mine, where I swore allegiance to my father but ultimately betrayed her, can be called betrayal."

No one understands betrayal better than her! No one!

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Ilya took a deep breath and reassured herself, "It's okay, don't be angry, I'm not angry, I'm the older sister..."

"Sister~"

Sakura Matou tilted her head; she was Kira's sister, after all.

If we're really talking about seniority, Ilya should call her aunt, or maybe even further, like...

Chapter 259 Reines, Ilya

"That's enough! One bad thing after another. I have a bad feeling, like..."

Weber Velvet stood in the courtyard, gazing up at the brilliant sunlight streaming in from above, and murmured to himself:

"Disaster is imminent!"

The Holy Grail War ten years ago completely changed his life. The deaths of Kenneth and the King of Conquerors made him realize his own weakness and folly.

On the other hand, it was precisely because of Kenneth's death that the Archibald family went mad and dared to cause trouble for that guy, resulting in the complete annihilation of the Archibald family and even the entire El-Melloi lineage.

Furthermore, since Weber returned with the Einzbern family, surprisingly few people bothered him when he returned to the Clock Tower.

After all, those who had a reason to cause him trouble are dead, and no one else has the time or energy to offend him.

Weber was happy to have some peace and quiet, and even somewhat relieved about it.

But perhaps out of guilt, Weber couldn’t live such a leisurely life with a clear conscience; he felt he had to take responsibility for Kenneth’s death.

He couldn't atone with his death, because he would still be responsible for the death of another person. But at least he could buy the abandoned El-Mello classroom and provide a learning opportunity for students like he once was.

To this end, he did not hesitate to take on huge debts, and finally raised enough money to buy the El-Mello classroom.

However, plans often go awry...

"Why? Why did it turn out like this?"

Weber sighed softly, his voice a mixture of resentment at the status quo and frustration at the lack of a future.

"My dear brother, what makes you so worried?"

The beautiful, clear voice, yet tinged with obvious mockery, made Weber frown slightly. It belonged to a noblewoman with long, beautiful blonde hair.

Beside her was a tall, exquisitely beautiful maid, whose only minor flaw was that she wasn't human.

The noblewoman had skin as white as a porcelain doll, a petite figure, a cute face, wore a small top hat, and behaved with elegance and grace.

But Weber was unusually wary, and if you were to ask why, it would probably be because of her name—

"Reines Elmello Archizorti".

Weber, his face stern, read out her full name and took two steps back warily. "What do you want with me?"

Ten years ago, or to be precise, nine years ago.

When he proposed to buy the El-Mello classroom, the biggest obstacle he encountered was not from inside the clock tower—the El-Mello classroom had long been abandoned after Kenneth's death, and was not worth much money or attracting much attention.

The only problem is that the vast majority of magicians who "benefited" from the El-Melloi family died in the airport ambush. The El-Melloi family's assets were also given to the Einzbern family as compensation, including the El-Melloi classroom.

Although it wasn't worth much money, the Einzbern family never even sent anyone to take over the classroom.

But it is still the property of the Einzbern family.

If he wants to buy it, he must obtain the consent of the Einzbern family.

Left with no other choice, Weber had to muster the courage to negotiate with the Einzbern family.

The good news is that the Einzbern family has agreed to sell him the El-Mello classroom.

The bad news is that the Einzbern family demands that he inherit not only the El-Melloi classroom but also the title of Lord of El-Melloi.

At first glance, it seems pretty good.

The title "The Twelve Monarchs of the Clock Tower" represents the highest level of power within the Clock Tower.

The problem is...

With the decline of the El-Melloi family, the El-Melloi monarchy has long been a mere shell of its former self.

There is absolutely no power, but the pressure is immense!

Given the power vacuum that has emerged at the top of the Clock Tower, countless people are eager to seize power and make their own families the new Twelve Lords.

The reason why no one has taken action yet is simply out of fear of the Einzbern family.

But once he inherits the title of Lord of El-Melloi, the situation will be completely different.

This is because it shows that the Einzbern family did not intend to replace Lord El-Melloi, which is why they chose an outsider, Weber, to serve as the interim monarch.

This means that the families that try to take his place will definitely not be polite to him, and there will be no shortage of similar conspiracies and tricks, such as curses, assassinations, and framing.

Weber wanted to refuse, but he had no right to refuse and could only grit his teeth and accept the title of monarch.

However, as an outsider, he was not originally qualified to inherit the throne, so he was forced to become Reines's brother—this five-year-old girl had already been designated as the true heir to the throne.

He was merely a substitute, a tool to bear the pressure from all sides for her before she came of age.

Weber knew all too well what the consequences of inheriting the title of monarch would be, and to avoid suddenly dying in the street one day, he had to keep himself locked in the clock tower and never come out.

He knew that dying outside would be pointless, but if he died inside the Clock Tower, even for the sake of his authority, the Clock Tower would definitely investigate to the end, which would at least make those who wanted to kill him restrain themselves.

Fortunately, just as he made up his mind to stay in the clock tower and not come out, the year turned to 1995.

From that year onward, time on the mystical side suddenly began to "accelerate".

This led to all parties entering a relatively closed state, with each family forced to stay within their own protective barrier and only send people out to gather intelligence when necessary, in order to prevent causing too much impact.

In this situation, the pressure on Webber naturally decreased significantly.

But his life was still far from easy, not to mention the obligations that a teacher should naturally bear. The work that belonged to the monarch and the tasks that dealt with other monarchs alone annoyed him to no end, and several times he wished he could resign on the spot.

But he couldn't really quit, so he could only complain to himself and then comfort himself by saying that at least his life wasn't in danger, so he should just keep doing it and it wasn't a bad thing.

However, all of this changed again a year ago, or more specifically, ten months ago.

Time, which had been "accelerated," returned to normal, and time on the mystical side reconnected with reality. Magicians began to reintegrate into this world, the clock tower resumed normal operation, and the magic world fully reconnected with reality.

Over the past two decades, something enormous seems to have happened, leaving the stagnant magicians struggling to adapt.

But Webber felt it was pretty good; at least the sheer volume of films, games, and animations produced over the past two decades would keep him entertained for a long time. Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.

Until half a year ago, the Einzbern family, which had been silent for a long time, finally left the barrier.

Furthermore, they sent several exceptionally talented girls from their family, whom they had abducted from who-knows-where, to the Clock Tower to study, including Reines.

This was the first time she had left the castle in the snow and ice since her father sent her to the Einzbern family ten years ago.

This wouldn't have been a big deal; even Weber didn't pay much attention to it.