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"But..." Yili muttered softly, looking a little sad.

"Dad hasn't shown up in a long time... He used to come back in the summer and take me out to play."

"..."

Hearing this, Scathach's heart skipped a beat.

As someone who participated in the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars consecutively, she knew where Illya's father, Emiya Kiritsugu, had gone.

No, to be precise, I didn't go anywhere...

But where he died.

Ten years ago during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Artoria, summoned in the form of a young girl, used her Noble Phantasm, the Mortal Sword, to forcibly transform it into a slash of light capable of destroying the Holy Grail in a single blow.

As her master, Emiya Kiritsugu also paid a heavy price for this, which was the complete overdraft of his magic power, so that all the magic circuits in his body were scrapped in an instant.

Scathach could conclude that in the thirty seconds before his complete death, Kiritsugu Emiya would suffer the greatest pain of his life.

but--

Scathach didn't feel sorry for him.

After all, this was still his opponent in the Holy Grail War. Whether he died or not was entirely his own fault.

But when it comes to Illya, Scathach still feels a little distressed.

After all, she is an innocent child.

Not only did he lose his father, but his mother was also forever imprisoned in Yuanzangshan.

No matter how hard-hearted Scathach is, she is not completely incapable of feeling any compassion.

"Really……"

The Queen of the Shadow Kingdom reached out and gently stroked Illya's head.

"Then he'll probably be back soon... Until then, you have to be a good child in the Tohsaka household."

"Yeah~" Illya nodded very sensibly, "I will!"

[Scathach didn't know at this moment that she would soon have an unexpected surprise. ]

【And this surprise will change her future destiny. 】

Deep in Yuanzang Mountain.

Irisviel was resting here.

To say that it was resting might not be too accurate. A more precise description would be that it was intercepting the spiritual veins of the mountain to maintain its existence.

after all……

She also didn't understand why there was such a unique existence among the servants' souls that were recovered.

There are causes and effects on his body that are almost like a hemp rope. Even if you want to use some magic formulas to analyze it, you will find that it is entangled in the end.

To be honest, this was the first time Irisviel had seen a Servant like this.

This made her curious.

Incidentally, her method of intercepting spiritual veins was occasionally witnessed by villagers, and there were also some ghost stories on Yuanzang Mountain.

Uh...it seems there's nothing wrong with calling it a ghost?

At least Irisviel herself felt that there was nothing wrong with this statement.

"Can you hear me?"

As usual, she asked a small question to the Servant's soul she had retrieved.

Under normal circumstances, Irisviel knew that she would not get any response.

After all, she was just a container for the souls of these servants. It was already a very lucky thing that she could help her daughter Illya escape from such a fate with Morgan's help.

Irisviel is not a greedy person.

She was already very happy to be able to achieve this.

But this time——

She heard an unexpected answer.

"can."

"Eh?!"

Irisviel, who was still picking wild flowers, immediately became interested when she heard the familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"Are you Ian Pendragon?"

Irisviel had never forgotten this man.

That was the existence that gathered everyone's hopes and launched an attack on Caster in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Although the final result was not satisfactory, at least his ideas and courage were of extraordinary significance.

But...how could his soul be so complicated? This kind of cause and effect is comparable to the magic circuit transformation that Illya once underwent, right?

Something's not quite right...

Irisviel's thought was soon confirmed.

I saw that familiar yet unfamiliar voice began to deny itself.

"Ian Pendragon? That does seem to be my name."

"But, I seem to have another name..."

"Another name?"

This time it was Irisviel's turn to be puzzled.

It was an answer she had never expected—even more surprising than the rejection of the name Ian Pendragon.

"That……"

"What are your other names?" Irisviel asked tentatively.

Although I always feel that this is a very dangerous issue, the wife, who has an extremely wonderful girlish heart, still feels that she needs to act as a detective.

"Abe Tai-kun... Pierre... Seneca... Pegasus..."

"what?"

Irisviel frowned.

"Why are even the names so inconsistent? The ones at the front sound like Japanese names, the ones in the middle sound like European names, and the ones at the end are just like myths, right?!"

"...Yeah, I think so too. This seems a little off."

"It's really troublesome..."

Irisviel sat on a big rock. This was the place she and her daughter Illya had agreed to meet. The two of them would meet here every year.

"Then can I continue to call you Ian?"

"Yes... I still remember what happened here."

"That's good..." Irisviel breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm sorry, Ian, I can't leave here alone."

"But don't worry."

"Today is the day I'm meeting Illya—I'll tell her about this when she gets here."

"In this way, you should be able to leave me."

"I remember everyone is still waiting for you. They will be very happy to know that you are still there."

"Yeah, I think so too."

【The moment of reunion seems to be just around the corner. 】

【You still remember those girls who were so attached to you. 】

[After you knew you were killed by Caster, they would surely fall into extreme sorrow.]

If I could see them again——

The situation should improve.

【However, fate always likes to play some excessive jokes on you. 】

【Things did not develop as you expected, but went to the other extreme.】

That's a transformation you've never imagined before.

After walking for a while, Scathach finally brought Illya to the place she wanted to go.

This is a time for mother and daughter to reunite.

No matter how emotionally dull Scathach was, she knew that this was definitely not the time for her to disturb the two of them.

The queen of the Shadow Kingdom has already made up her mind.

Once we get there, we'll just leave Illya here alone.

She didn't have to worry about Illya getting lost on Mount Enzo—his mother, the woman named Irisviel, would definitely find a way to bring her back to the foot of the mountain.

The Tohsaka sisters will be waiting there, and their mission will be completed.

But then again...

Scathach looked at Illya beside her, and couldn't help but feel some doubts in her heart.

Actually, she had no obligation or responsibility to bring Illya here.

The Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows did not seem to be very familiar with the mother and daughter. She could even be said to be a stranger to them, and they were just acquaintances.

If it were any other time, Scathach felt that she would never do such a troublesome thing.

But the problem is-

The Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows has felt a voice calling her for several days.

No, it can't be called a sound, it should be called a premonition.

By the time Scathach reacted, she had inexplicably accepted the task of bringing Illya here.

But whatever... Today is my last day in Fuyuki.

The sound also disappeared.

Whatever you do next is your freedom.

Thinking of this, Scathach didn't think about it anymore.

"arrive."

After a simple word.

She brought Illya directly to Irisviel.

[This was a meeting that seemed to have been arranged in advance, but it was also full of unexpected events.]

[As agreed with you earlier, Irisviel told Scathach everything she had learned.]

[The Queen of the Shadow Kingdom was horrified.]

This is the first time she's been like this—even when she was knocked down by Caster, she never reacted like this.

"Ian...still here?"

Scathach's hands were shaking, and she looked completely different from her usual calm demeanor.

The name Ian seems to be her only weakness.

"..."

“It’s not quite right to say that it’s nearby.” Irisviel pointed at herself.

"To be precise, he is inside my body now."

"..."

Scathach took several deep breaths before she managed to calm herself down.

The mind that had been a little heated finally calmed down a little and was able to think again.