In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

"It's Maimi's mother."

"really……"

Upon hearing Illya mention the name, Lovi suddenly realized that it was indeed Kiritsugu Emiya's capable female assistant.

Although he had known for a long time that the other party had always been in love with Kiritsugu Emiya, he never expected that the other party would actually remarry Kiritsugu Emiya and become Illya's stepmother. This was truly an unexpected thing.

When Himeko was mentioned, Illya originally wanted to share the fun with her first friend, but the next moment, as if she had thought of something, her expression fell and she showed anxiety.

"Oh no! I got so engrossed in our conversation that I forgot about Kiritsugu who bought cigarettes at the convenience store. He must be frantically looking for me right now. Sorry, big brother... goodbye!"

Thinking of her urgent matter, Ilya couldn't continue chatting with Rowe. She quickly waved her hand and then darted away like a nimble rabbit, not forgetting to say goodbye to Rowe as she left.

"Okay, goodbye."

Seeing Illya leave in such a hurry, Lovi raised his hand to say goodbye, then turned around and prepared to go elsewhere, intending to find another opportunity to visit Kiritsugu Emiya.

but--

Suddenly, his eyes lit up slightly, as if he had seen something.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around abruptly, raised his finger and aimed at Ilya and the red balloon floating in mid-air, then slightly opened his mouth.

"Bang~!"

As an onomatopoeic word was uttered, a "pop!" sound suddenly came from beside the floating balloon's ear. Ilya was stunned by the sudden explosion of the balloon beside her ear, and her steps abruptly stopped in place.

"The balloon popped..."

She stared blankly at the shattered balloon, just as Ilya was about to move forward.

Suddenly—

Swish! !

A black sedan that had been speeding past suddenly stopped a few meters away from Ilya's location, seemingly unaware that a girl had almost walked out of the corner of the intersection.

Ilya was terrified, her body trembling, and blue light began to spread from her arms.

That was the light of a magic circuit.

However, just before this magical power, which was beyond the girl's control, erupted, Luo Wei's figure traversed a distance of tens of meters and instantly arrived beside Ilya.

Rowe grasped its arm and asked, "Are you alright?"

Ilya slowly turned her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and said...

"No, no..."

There were no physical injuries, but the person was clearly quite frightened.

and……

Upon touching Illya, Lovi used a detection spell to check Illya's physical condition.

It's not that there's a problem, but rather that it's very strange.

Not to mention that the body is still the Lesser Grail.

Furthermore, her bone age is around sixteen years old, not just ten. So what's going on with her cognition?

And why didn't Kiritsugu Emiya follow his suggestion to go find Touka to solve the problem? With his abilities, surely he could afford the medical expenses?

In that brief moment of contact, many questions flooded Luo Wei's mind. But his attention was currently focused more on Ilya's body.

The magic that bursts forth unconsciously, and this body covered with magic circuits.

If Ilya were allowed to continue her rampage, her physical condition would undoubtedly deteriorate. Therefore, at the moment her magic began to circulate, Rowe used his own power to suppress the rampaging magic within Ilya, successfully preventing a disastrous situation from occurring.

Seeing that she was clearly frightened, Lowe didn't say anything to spoil the mood.

He simply patted her head and quietly used a calming magic spell to help her relax. Although Ilya didn't know what was happening, she inexplicably felt a warmth from Rowe's palm, and her previously panicked heart calmed down at that moment.

That feeling was just like Kiritsugu's hand...

In reality, Lowe was helping her adjust the magic circuit.

Just then, the car door that had just sped past was suddenly pushed open, and a familiar blonde girl stepped out. Realizing she had been driving too hastily and might have startled a girl, she called out anxiously to Ilya:

"Hey, are you alright?"

Because of the distance, Ilya couldn't hear the other person's voice clearly.

At this moment, Luvia thought she had hurt the other person, so she hurriedly stepped forward, just about to ask why the other person didn't respond.

As a result, she saw a familiar figure standing next to Ilya.

“Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo Wei.”

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Her tone softened immediately, and her voice became noticeably weaker.

"Your driving skills need improvement... Luvia."

Luo Wei pointed to the black sedan behind him and then mentioned the situation that almost happened earlier.

"I'm sorry, it's always the family's maid who drives, so my driving skills have been a bit lax. Also, this time I want to convince Rin Tohsaka with my own abilities, so I didn't bring the maid with me, which is why..."

"It's a good thing that you apologize, but you shouldn't say sorry to me; you should say it to the person involved."

Lovi shook his head, then patted Ilya's little head.

"I understand."

Luvia nodded.

"Big brother, are you talking about me?" Ilya looked up at Luvia curiously.

"Yes."

"I'm sorry..."

Luvia whispered an apology, then asked Ilya, "Are you hurt?"

“No,” Ilya said.

"That's good……"

Hearing Ilya say that, Luvia silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she had displayed an unrefined side in front of Rowe, thankfully nothing serious had happened. So, she simply took a check out of her pocket, wrote down a series of numbers she was satisfied with, and handed it to Ilya.

"???"

Seeing that she actually wrote a check for Ilya, Rowe was momentarily confused about her thought process, while Ilya looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked.

Why did you give me this?

When Luvia saw the innocent Ilya, she couldn't help but sigh, and then said, "This is my personal compensation to you."

Then she gestured to Rowe and asked if this was the right thing to do.

Lovi nodded slightly in response. He felt that Luvia's actions were quite satisfactory. For a magician as proud as her to apologize to a little girl and offer such substantial compensation was already considered a very ethical act in the magic world.

Afterwards, under Illya's bewildered gaze, Lovi helped her put the check—which would drive Rin Tohsaka insane with jealousy—into her pocket and told her to show it to her father, Kiritsugu Emiya, when she got back.

Although Ilya didn't understand either, she knew that listening to Lovi was definitely the right thing to do.

Afterwards, Luo Wei asked Luvia what she was trying to do in such a hurry.

She replied that she had just bought something very important and was now going to show it off to Rin Tohsaka. Luvia then expressed that she was also curious about what Rin Tohsaka was doing.

In response, Luo Wei stated that Rin Tohsaka, having learned that Tokiomi Tohsaka had sold Gilgamesh's relics, is currently rummaging through the Tohsaka family's basement searching for usable relics.

He came out for a walk because he couldn't stand the guy's wailing.

Ilya was someone he had just met; she was the daughter of an old acquaintance.

Luvia nodded in response, glancing curiously at the adorable girl in front of her, who resembled a snow-white elf.

Despite her strong personality, as a woman, she still loves cute things. It's natural to fall in love with a cute girl like Ilya, not to mention that she seems to have some connection with Rowe.

So, Luvia couldn't help but touch Ilya's hand and then politely introduced herself.

Ilya happily replied and earnestly asked, "Does this mean we're friends now?"

Luvia was somewhat surprised to hear this.

After all, this was the first time someone had been so straightforward in making friends with her. But since Ilya said so, she was naturally very happy, and then she generously declared that Ilya was now her friend.

She said that Ilya could come to her anytime if she needed anything, and she would definitely help her.

Although Ilya didn't quite understand, she knew that she had made a new friend today and was happy about it.

Afterwards, Lovi asked Illya where her father, Kiritsugu Emiya, was. He had been curious about who the remaining contestants would be.

But now that Illya of the Lesser Grail has appeared, it's obvious who the other contestants are.

Although Kirei Kotomine said that Kiritsugu Emiya had changed a lot since that experience, and no longer wanted to be a hero of justice, but just a good person.

Although he does take on some killing missions, they are all for killing villains. Kiritsugu Emiya also helps with some of the missions to deal with dead criminals. He said that he now just wants to protect his family peacefully and do what he can. He has also given up his grandiose ideals.

Luo Wei also felt that the other party's current idea was really good.

But since that's the case...

What's going on with Ilya?

Why haven't the health problems been resolved?

Will this Holy Grail War affect this pure, innocent little girl?

Lovi pondered this, so he decided to go and ask Kiritsugu Emiya in person.

He also criticized that guy for being too arrogant.

Little girls like this aren't afraid of being abducted.

He then took Illya's hand and had her lead him to find Kiritsugu Emiya.

Luvia had initially intended to go, but upon hearing the dangerous name of Emiya Kiritsugu and seeing the serious expression on Lovi's face, she immediately abandoned the idea.

Lovi's visit to Kiritsugu Emiya was clearly to discuss some important matters, and it was extremely impolite for her, an outsider, to get involved.

Although she is outgoing and unconventional, she has a very good grasp of etiquette.

This made Lo Wei appreciate her even more.