Manager, give me a membership card too!

A petite, dark figure ran in a slightly flustered manner, her lithe body nimbly spinning and leaping over various debris, seemingly trying to dodge something.

'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

Suddenly, several indigo-purple light bullets exploded around the petite figure. The shockwaves struck the fleeing figure, causing it to stumble and nearly fall. However, the small figure managed to regain its balance with its agility and continued running towards the other end of the alley without stopping.

The moment the small figure left, another figure appeared where it had almost fallen. The slender figure lowered its head indifferently, staring intently at the few drops of blood on the ground, and coldly raised its arm again.

"Bang bang bang bang~!"

One after another, indigo-purple magic bullets were fired from the gun in her hand, tracing graceful light purple arcs as they chased after the petite figure who hadn't yet escaped too far ahead.

Faced with the attack of the purple magic bullets, the small figure struggled with all its might, trying to break free from the pursuit of the slender figure behind it.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't shake off the predator behind it. The hunter behind it didn't seem to have any intention of ending its prey's life immediately, but instead slowly followed behind the petite figure. Whenever the petite figure seemed to want to stop and rest, the hunter would raise its hand and fire a few magic bullets, ensuring that the petite figure never had a moment's rest.

Indigo bullets whizzed past, blasting small craters into the ground. The petite figure, already battered and bruised, struggled through the gaps in the hail of bullets, searching for any chance of survival.

Suddenly, the petite figure that had been constantly fleeing abruptly stopped, its pair of bright red eyes looking in a certain direction. It habitually flicked its fluffy tail and then ran off in that direction with an almost impatient urge.

The slender figure, who had been leisurely following behind the petite figure, subtly furrowed her beautiful brows upon seeing this. Then, as if she had thought of something, her previously nonchalant expression immediately turned serious and focused. The gun in her hand unleashed a hail of bullets several times denser than before, mercilessly enveloping the petite figure who was frantically fleeing ahead.

The intervention of a certain 'factor' reversed the situation between the attackers and defenders, and the initiative shifted from the hunter to the petite figure. Even under attacks that were several times more ferocious than before, she still relentlessly ran in a certain direction.

'Please help me!'

A clear, childlike voice, indistinguishable in gender, suddenly rang out in the hunter's mind. Upon hearing this cry for help, the hunter's usually calm face revealed a hint of gloom for the first time. His pace quickened, and even the weapon in his hand was unconsciously replaced with some extremely destructive heavy firepower.

Meanwhile, in a music store not far from them, a girl with a long, flowing pink ponytail took off her headphones with a puzzled expression and looked around blankly.

Just now, while she was listening to music of her favorite genre, she seemed to hear a cry for help. The sound was so real, as if it came from the depths of her own heart.

But when she took off her headphones to listen carefully to the direction from which the sound came, she could no longer hear that somewhat urgent cry for help.

"Could it be that I'm hallucinating because of too much academic pressure lately?"

The pink-haired girl with pigtails glanced suspiciously at the other customers around her who seemed oblivious to anything amiss. After looking around with a strange expression, she put her headphones back on and started listening to music.

While the pink-haired girl was enjoying her favorite music with a cute smile, the Hunter, carrying an AT-4 84mm rocket launcher on his shoulder, stared intently at the empty space in front of him with a serious expression.

Even though there was nothing in the open space in front of them except some trash, the slender hunter dared not relax his vigilance for a moment.

Just seconds before, as she was about to pull the trigger and send that damned X-beast to its doom with her treasured weapon, a blue and white portal suddenly appeared in mid-air, precisely catching the petite figure who was leaping towards a vent. Then, to the hunter's astonishment, a flash of blue light appeared, and the portal disappeared with the petite figure without leaving a trace.

After folding up the rocket launcher that was hindering his movements, the slender hunter held two Beretta Type 92 pistols in his hands and cautiously walked toward the open space.

Just then, a girl's whispers suddenly came from the end of the alley not far from the hunter. Upon hearing this, the hunter immediately hid behind a nearby trash can, revealing a pair of purple eyes and looking warily in the direction from which the voice came.

However, the next second, the hunter's pair of indigo eyes widened involuntarily, because walking from the end of the alley was the person he had been longing for but could not get close to.

"Mantouka, are you sure you didn't mishear? Was that cry for help really coming from around here?"

"Sayaka-chan, I'm not sure either. But I felt I should come and take a look. Otherwise, I'll just feel uneasy."

The pink-haired girl in the record store couldn't shake the feeling that something very important to her had once existed there.

After some hesitation, she finally put down her headphones and decided to take a look around the area. Her friend, noticing her action, curiously followed her.

And so, this scene unfolded before our eyes.

The two girls, supporting each other, cautiously made their way to this dark, open space, staring blankly at the nearly chaotic alleyway before them. No matter how they looked at it, there was no sign of anyone having been there.

"You must have misheard, Xiaoyuan. There's no one here at all."

One of the girls, with short blue hair, glanced around but found nothing suspicious. Then, with a playful expression, she leaned closer to her friend and unceremoniously reached out to ruffle her friend's soft, round face, teasingly saying:

"Xiaoyuan, have you secretly fallen for someone lately? You seem so absent-minded, you're even hallucinating. Tell me quickly, I'll give you some advice."

"Eek~ Sayaka-chan, it itches so much, let go!"

"I won't give up! Unless Mantouka tells me who you secretly love, I won't give up."

"No, no, that's not true. I haven't met anyone I like yet."

The pink-haired girl with pigtails shyly dodged her best friend's wolfish claws reaching for her chest, and ran out of the alley with her head down, no longer caring about the mysterious cries for help.

Undeterred by her failed attempt to grope the woman's breasts, the blue-haired girl chased after her, shouting as she did so:

"Xiaoyuan, don't run away! Come here and let me check your body!"

"No way! Sayaka-chan is baka, a big baka!"

The two girls left the alleyway laughing and joking, without a trace of regret.

Only when the voices of the two women became so low as to be barely audible did the slender hunter, who had been hiding behind the trash can, slowly stand up and look in the direction the two had left with a complicated expression.

Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something. But in the end, she didn't speak, instead silently staring in the direction the pink-haired girl had left, standing there for a long, long time.

Meanwhile, what was that petite figure, who had narrowly escaped death, doing?

It was taking in all the unfamiliar surroundings.

A vast, white space stretching as far as the eye can see, seemingly extending all the way to the ends of the earth.

And now it stands quietly in the center of this world, its pair of dark red eyes scanning the surroundings, as if wondering why it has appeared here.

Suddenly, a light and delicate footstep sounded behind it.

A petite figure with a large, white tail looked in the direction of the voice, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face, which resembled neither a rabbit nor a cat. She spoke:

"Young lady, you have good potential. Would you like to sign a contract with me and become a magical girl?"

Chapter 243 It's time to prepare a barbecue grill

Chapter 243 It's time to prepare a barbecue grill

"Look, just like I promised you, your brother is doing very well. Whether it's combat or other aspects, he has made significant progress in a short period of time. If this continues, he will grow into a capable man like your father in just two or three worlds."

In the simply yet cozy study, Luo Xia held a video terminal in his hands, comforting the silver-haired girl sitting on his lap with a smile.

Illyasviel von Einzbern

Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel's daughter, with silver hair and red eyes, is a special agent for the Chinese people, and is eight years old this year.

However, the girl sitting on Rorschach's lap with a worried expression is not an eight-year-old child. Judging from her height of about 1.3 meters, Ilya looks to be about 11 years old.

All of this stems from the modulatory treatment Rorschach had given him previously.

Illyasviel von Einzbern, the daughter of the homunculus Irisviel and the human Kiritsugu Emiya, was born with traits of both humans and homunculus. Before she was even born, she underwent extensive modification experiments by the Einzbern family. Every inch of her skin, every muscle, and every blood vessel was enhanced by magic, and magic circuits permeated almost every part of her body, even compressing normal organs with these specialized tissues.

This insane and inhumane magical transformation resulted in extraordinary talent that surpassed the vast majority of magicians. The number of magic circuits, reaching hundreds, made this girl's magical power naturally different from that of ordinary people, and the speed and quality of her magical power recovery were also top-notch.

However, such immense power comes at a price. Like an old motherboard fitted with a lot of high-performance hardware, even normal operation carries the risk of spontaneous combustion. Therefore, this girl, who should have been enjoying a joyful childhood, has to sleep for 12 hours every day to 'cool' her overloaded body and prevent 'spontaneous combustion'.

In addition, the extensive magical modifications also affected Illya's normal organs, causing abnormal secretion of various hormones, resulting in extremely slow growth and a lifespan of only about ten years.

It's truly baffling why Kiritsugu Emiya didn't resist the Einzbern family's attempts to modify his child. Perhaps for him at that time, using the Einzbern family's power and influence to seize the Holy Grail was his top priority. After all, his relationship with his wife had only lasted less than a year, and his mindset hadn't fully changed.

However, all of that is in the past. Kiritsugu Emiya has abandoned his delusion of using the Holy Grail to save all humanity, and instead has chosen his family. His wife, Irisviel, and daughter, Illya, have also had the traces of magical modifications removed from their bodies by Rorschach, restoring their healthy bodies to what they should be enjoying.

However, Rorschach's recovery treatment went awry with Ilya. Because she had undergone more modifications than her mother Alice, ordinary treatment methods might not be able to completely remove the various magical residues from the girl's body, and there might be some aftereffects.

Adhering to the principle of seeing a person through to the end, Rorschach, who was presiding over the treatment ceremony, changed the treatment plan, using a higher concentration of medicine and materials, and also adding certain magical effects.

In this way, Ilya's originally riddled body did receive proper treatment, but the girl's body also seemed to have been injected with hormones, growing from an eight-year-old girl into an eleven-year-old loli in a very short time, leaving her mother Alice and Rorschach, who had been waiting outside the treatment pod, dumbfounded.

Although all the medical and magical examinations ultimately showed that the girl was perfectly healthy, without any illness or abnormality, Rorschach still felt somewhat embarrassed and apologized to Irisviel, Illya's mother. After all, her daughter had undergone such a significant change, and it was only right and proper to offer some apology.

On this point, the gentle yet strong-willed Irisviel reassured Rorschach not to worry. Although she had lost a few years of happiness taking care of young Ilya, she had no regrets as long as her daughter could recover and live like a normal girl. How could she ask for more?

And so, the newly awakened young girl, Ilya, was surprised to discover the changes in herself. However, she quickly became unconcerned and began playing with her parents in her new body. After all, for a child of that age, 'growing up' is a very happy thing. Seeing that neither the girl nor her parents had any negative emotions, but rather seemed to be enjoying themselves, Rorschach, one of the parties involved, finally felt a little relieved.

However, this incident also brought Rorschach and the Emiya family closer together. With a brand new body, Illya no longer had to abide by the rule of having to "shut down" for 12 hours every day. Every day, she would run around Yggdrasil with her two maids, Lyselite and Sera, and was extremely happy.

When not playing, the little guy's favorite thing to do is to go to Rorschach's study and chat and play with the older brother who cured his "illness," excitedly telling him about his daily experiences and interesting stories.

Compared to the small Einzbern family castle of the past, this world was far too vast and fascinating. Ilya made new discoveries almost every day and made many good friends. Today, however, Ilya had come to Rorschach to pour out her troubles.

The target of her complaints was naturally her father, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was always out on field missions in various worlds.

"That Kiritsugu is so cruel! He actually sent Shirou to such a dangerous place. I've decided not to speak to Kiritsugu for three days starting today!"

"Really? Then Kiritsugu will be very sad to see his precious daughter ignoring him."

Looking at the childlike threat in the girl's arms, Luo Xia suppressed a smile, patted her head, and spoke well of his subordinate who had benefited from the situation.

Upon hearing Rorschach's words, the silver-haired girl hesitated for a moment. Although Shirou was her newly adopted brother, Kiritsugu was also her beloved father. Faced with her newly acquainted brother and her biological father, the little girl hesitated for a long time before finally choosing to forgive her father and reduce his sentence.

"Then, for the sake of Brother Rorschach, I will forgive Kiritsugu. However, punishment is still necessary, since Kiritsugu has done something wrong."

"But ignoring Kiritsugu for three days is too long. Can't someone as cute and kind as Illya be a little more forgiving?"

Seeing that the little guy was softening his stance, Luo Xia pressed his advantage without hesitation, while the silver-haired loli showed a conflicted expression on her face after hearing this.

"Two days? That seems too long... One day? If Illya ignores Kiritsugu, won't he cry? Half a day would be better, yes, half a day ignoring Kiritsugu, that's Illya's bottom line! Even if Rorschach pleads for her, Illya won't change her mind."

"Alright, then half a day it is. If we ignore Kiritsugu for half a day, he will definitely realize his mistake."

Looking at the silver-haired loli in front of him, who seemed determined to make even the biggest concessions and wouldn't change her mind, Luo Xia couldn't help but smile indulgently. Emiya Kiritsugu was now frequently away on missions, though not entirely absent from home—after all, Luo Xia's system portal was quite useful. However, he still left for extended periods each day.

Today, Kiritsugu Emiya went out to the Type-Moon world to handle some loose ends of a previous mission, and he won't be back for another half day.

Although Ilya had already forgiven her father in her heart, she still had to pretend to be unwilling, as if she was only forgiving him out of pity for Kiritsugu.

So...cute.

Indeed, little girls are the most beautiful creatures in the world. Whether it's Ilya, her precious daughter Sakura, or the children of Enju, they are all well-behaved, adorable, kind, and warm-hearted little angels.

As the saying goes, whatever you think about comes true. Just as Rorschach was smiling and stroking the white-haired loli while watching a real-life 'Left 4 Dead', the door to Rorschach's study was suddenly pushed open with a 'bang'.

"Rorschach! Rorschach! Look! Look! I've caught a strange rabbit! I've never seen this rabbit before. I wonder if it's a new type of Gastrea."

Before the person opening the door even appeared, the sound had already reached Rorschach's ears, who was petting the little girl. Before Rorschach could recover from the comfortable feeling of the white-haired little girl's head, Ilya in his arms suddenly froze, then jumped off the man's lap with a smile and ran towards the study door, leaving the somewhat stunned shopkeeper sitting blankly in the chair behind the desk.

"Enju! Enju! It's me, Illya! Did you come to see me?"

"Huh? Ilya!? What are you doing in Rorschach's study?"

With her red twin tails and wearing the summer uniform of St. Freya Academy, Aihara Enju first looked at her new friend in surprise, then happily swung her arm, slapping a suspicious white object onto the floor, freeing her hands to hug the silver-haired loli in front of her affectionately.

"Ilya! Ilya! When are you going to come to St. Freya Academy? Xia Shi and the others are really looking forward to going to school with you!"

"My mom is processing my enrollment procedures these past two days. In a couple of days at most, I'll be able to attend classes with you guys, Yeonju."

"Really? That's great! I'll definitely introduce you to lots of new friends! Enju, let me tell you, the new student Rin Tohsaka is amazing. She's only been at St. Freya Academy for half a month and she already got second place in her grade in the exams. If it weren't for Natsume, she might have become first in her grade."

"Really? That's amazing!"

Two adorable little girls, one in red and one in white, skipped excitedly outside Luo Xia's study, chatting about their recent adventures and occasionally letting out bursts of silvery laughter. Meanwhile, the suspicious object that Lan Yuan Enju had tossed to the floor earlier observed itself quietly for a while, and finding that no one seemed to be paying attention, began to tiptoe towards the study door.

Unfortunately, before the suspicious white object could move a few steps, a slender foot wearing cute little leather shoes and wrapped in pure white silk unceremoniously stepped on the head of the white object, making a strange sound.

Immediately afterwards, several black tentacles emerged from the shadow beside the small white silk-clad foot, bound the suspicious white object tightly, and slowly approached Luo Xia, who was sitting behind the desk.

"Lord Rorschach, here you go. This is a rabbit that Enju and I caught while we were in Cerberus. Since we've never seen one before, we wanted you to take a look and see what breed it is."

Sakura, a cute little girl who had grown her hair long because of a certain long-hair fetishist, stood prettily in front of Luo Xia. The little girl looked even more pure and lovely in her St. Freya Academy school uniform.

With his obedient and sensible daughter right in front of him, Luo Xia had no time to care about any rabbits. He smiled and patted his thigh, gesturing for Loli Sakura to come up quickly.

Seeing Luo Xia's actions, Xiao Ying blushed slightly on her fair face. She cautiously glanced at her two companions chatting at the door of the study, her white hands twisting together shyly, feeling a little embarrassed.

However, her longing for her father quickly overcame her shyness. The little guy first controlled the shadowy tentacles to throw away the suspicious white object, then glanced at the door to make sure his two companions, who were chatting happily, wouldn't notice him for a while. Only then did he blush, lower his head, and carefully climb onto Luo Xia's lap. He then turned to the side, squinted his eyes, and leaned against the man's strong and reassuring chest.

Lord Rorschach's aura...it's so warm.

The adorable purple-haired loli nuzzled against Rorschach's chest with a look of pure bliss, replenishing the 'PAPA energy' she had consumed throughout the day.

Meanwhile, Luo Xia leaned back in his chair, gently and skillfully stroking the little girl's head in his arms, savoring the unimaginable comfort, and letting out a satisfied sigh.

Having a well-behaved and adorable daughter is wonderful!

After about three minutes, Luo Xia straightened up slightly and looked at the suspicious white object that had been obediently huddled in place since coming to his side, without moving an inch. The white object, which had been maintaining a 'well-behaved' posture, seemed to sense Luo Xia's gaze and raised its head to look at the man's location.

/Renren\

"This is truly a rare guest."

Even though this was the first time Luo Xia had met the other party, he still recognized the suspicious white object at a glance.

It has a cat-like shape, but with a fluffy long tail that no feline has. Where cat ears should be, a pair of strange organs resembling rabbit ears grow out of it. At the end of these organs, two golden rings float mysteriously, giving it a mysterious feel.

Its fur is pure white with a hint of light pink, and there is an unknown red circle on its back. Where the eyes should be, there are two thick, red eyes that look very beautiful at first glance, but after looking at them for a while, they will evoke a strange and terrifying feeling in your heart.

That look and appearance, I'm sure of it!

The wicked Beast X, the mastermind behind pyramid schemes, the mastermind who deserves to die a thousand times over, the instigator behind countless tragedies, and the mortal enemy of magical girls: