Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

Gemstone Elder could strongly feel the 'love' in it, but still couldn't help but say it.

"Ultimately, I am a magician, but for some groups, this kind of behavior is like a potent drug, isn't it? Has no one ever said that to you?"

"No."

Standing before the Gemstone Elder, Ivia was neither troubled nor conflicted, as if it were just an ordinary matter.

"I always feel like you're in a state where you'll eventually be rushed up by people shouting about love, courage, and bonds..."

"You mean things like 'love knows no bounds' in cartoons?"

Ivia nodded thoughtfully, then laughed. "But thinking about it, I think I have one too. I recently heard about a wish: the comparison between the weight of the world and the individual. Although the significance of value seems obvious at a glance, the essence is the same. To place the individual above the world, that's a really great wish. Just hearing it made me happy all day."

"Hmm...you're absolutely right about that."

Gemstone sighed deeply, then his lips twisted into a smile. "And if you were to intervene explicitly, the 'future' of the world would be determined without a doubt. Nevertheless, I'll see it through to the end."

Thus, the Jewel Elder bid farewell to Ivia, slowly walked out of the park, and looked at Ivia again.

"Hmm, may I ask you again, which number is it now?"

"After such a long period of prosperity, it should be drying up soon. It'll probably be the second time around."

Ivia calmly opened her arms—

When he opened his arms, the compressed Fuyuki City ley lines seemed to express everything about the land, resonating throughout the bodies of everyone in the area, centered on the Bodhi tree that grew in Homurahara Elementary School.

That's probably how he sees things.

Even so, it is like a star in the sky that clearly and continuously emits light.

……

Earlier, in the high school courtyard, Illya, who had transformed into her magical girl form and entered the Mirror World under Rin Tohsaka's guidance, was fleeing in a sorry state.

Today was her first time participating in the direct card collection, and according to Rin Tohsaka, it was a Rider class card, namely Medusa.

For a child, starting a fight without any training is too terrifying, so he immediately lost his composure and ran around in a panic. Although, under Ruby's guidance, he managed to use magic bullets randomly and seemingly suppressed Medusa for a while.

However, when Medusa was about to use her Noble Phantasm, Rin Tohsaka, Illya, and Ruby, who were present, were still somewhat at a loss.

However, behind the stunned Ilya, a young girl slowly emerged and whispered:

"Job Card, Lancer, Limited Deployment".

A red demonic spear appeared in his hand, and with unimaginable speed, he arrived in front of Medusa, who was about to unleash her Noble Phantasm, and swung the spear.

"The spear that pierces the deadly thorns."

Medusa was defeated with a single blow, and the Ride class card was retrieved.

"Who are you?"

Under the moonlight, the black-haired girl who turned around after hearing these words had a gaze devoid of any emotion.

Then, from Luvia's silly grin as she walked out, the two learned that this was Ruby's sister, Sapphire's new master, named Miyu.

However, when the black-haired girl named Miyu was called away by Luvia, she moved closer to Illya. Although her eyes were as indifferent as a doll's, Illya could still tell that she was looking at her whole body as if she were examining or scanning her.

But before she could speak, Meiyou said something that seemed inexplicable to her:

"Were you... also abandoned?"

When she came to her senses, Miyu had already disappeared. Ilya quickly touched the bag tied to her leg and felt a sense of relief.

Thankfully, there was nothing wrong with the milk; it will be put in the cabinet soon.

The girl also received assurances from the ruby ​​that she could keep warm until morning with just a tiny bit of magic.

Although the answer was absurd, like saying that rubies are "a girl's heart overflowing with affection, which is enough to make one feel hot and restless all over."

……

The next morning.

After Ruby's constant nagging all night, Ilya, as expected, put the hot milk, which she had put back in her drawer, on Ivia's desk in front of him.

"I accidentally brought too much, so here you go."

After quickly finishing her sentence, the girl slumped onto the table as if she were very sleepy.

Of course, Ruby, hiding in her backpack, knew that this was just Ilya trying to cover up her own embarrassment.

But that didn't stop her from muttering to herself after seeing it:

Honestly, Illya, I told you that it would feel even better if we cuddled together all night to warm each other up, and it would even have a pleasant scent! But you had to use some kind of magic. You have to be direct and straightforward! Tsundere is outdated. Illya, you need to find a more powerful attribute to take control and make someone drink warm milk mixed with your body heat right in front of you, hehe…

Ruby's words were inaudible to Ilya, but were heard by Ivia.

Perhaps the ruby ​​was specifically meant for Ivia.

After a while.

"Everyone! It may be a bit sudden, but we have a new student joining our class!"

Dahe walked up to the podium and clapped his hands in front of the classroom.

"Come in! Let me introduce you all, this is Miyu Edelfelt!"

Chapter 391 Liars, I hate them the most.

“My name is… Miyu Edelfelt.”

"Meiyou is a child who returned from Finland, so let's all get along well!"

Taiga clapped his hands. "As for seats, sit next to Ivia, over there where the two with silver hair are."

"……Yes."

Miyu nodded, then calmly walked down.

Ilya immediately recognized Miyu as the blue magical girl from last night, and... it seemed to have been staring at her the whole time?

At first, Illya thought it was some kind of magical girl storyline, just a normal story about adding a new magical girl, but then Illya realized that Miyu wasn't looking at her, but at Ivia behind her.

Although the pace was unhurried, it seemed somewhat unsteady, as if they were taking each step to confirm the arrival of this new class.

After his gaze met Ivia's, he didn't look away, just staring at her without closing his eyes or deliberately widening them.

He just stared at Ivia without any emotion, not even blinking.

"Hello."

At this moment, Ivia spoke.

"……Hello."

Miyu replied with the same words meticulously, then sat down in her seat, sitting there quietly like a doll.

Thankfully, when we met, you were the one who said 'hello' first; otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to control myself and hug you in front of so many people.

I came up with a different idea than I had imagined. Even though I should have been extremely calm, I couldn't help but think like this.

The sky was blue, and a cool breeze blew by, making the trees outside the window sway slightly.

As for Ilya, for some reason, these two people gave her a feeling of 'knowing' them, and the atmosphere in the back row seemed to have turned somewhat cold...

Then, since Taiga forgot to bring his handouts for this class, he announced that they would study on their own for a while and went back to get them. Naturally, the elementary school students, who had free time, gathered around Miyu just like they had gathered around Ivia before. Ilya, feeling lost, went to the rooftop.

"Oh dear, what a cliché plot."

"'A mysterious transfer student has appeared,' right?"

Ilya buried her head in the railing. "And that look in her eyes, wasn't it...?"

"Miyu-sama's emotions were indeed quite volatile back then."

Ilya suddenly heard a gentle voice, so she looked up and found a magic wand that looked exactly like a ruby, except that it was blue.

"Oh my, Sapphire Sauce."

"I haven't seen you since last night, sister."

Ilya then learned that the sapphire was Ruby's sister.

"Thank you for your care, elder sister."

"Uh... this is the right side."

Because Sapphire was so polite, Ilya, who had been dealt with by Ruby's "cheating" tactics many times, suddenly developed a liking for Sapphire.

"Speaking of which, Sapphire-chan found such an adorable kid, and he can use the power of cards right from the start. What a talent!"

"Um, Ruby, what is the power of the card?"

"Haha, I haven't told Ilya about the cards yet."

Ruby chuckled awkwardly to cover her embarrassment, "But it's not too late now, let me tell you!"

Two weeks ago, the Clock Tower observed an unusual magical distortion in Fuyuki City. Upon further exploration, they discovered the existence of class cards. There were seven distortion locations, which meant there were seven cards. Three cards have already been collected. The cards would draw out the power of Servants, and in order to obtain the cards, one had to defeat the manifestation of Servants without any will. Ruby and Sapphire exist for this purpose.

At the end of the explanation by Ruby and Sapphire, Sapphire appeared before Ilya.

"From now on, please be sure to collect the cards together with Miyu-sama—"

"sapphire."

Before Sapphire could finish speaking, Miyu's voice came from the rooftop door, startling Illya.

Miyu then came to Illya's side, looked at her face closely, just like last night.

"that……"

"You've gotten close to him, haven't you?"

The black-haired girl spoke in a seemingly indifferent manner, but her body trembled slightly.

"I don't care what your reasons are for collecting cards and fighting, but in his eyes it's just a 'game.' Don't expect anything from it anymore, and don't fight pointlessly anymore. I'll collect the cards. For your own good, you'd better break off your relationship with him as soon as possible."

After saying that, Miyu left without looking back, but Illya could still see the purplish-black marks left by her own fingers in Miyu's tightly clenched hands.

Afterwards, Ilya and Ruby exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion.

What...did she mean by that?

"I don't know, it's so oppressive right from the start."

Ruby shook it. "By the way, who is 'he' that Xiaomei was trying to persuade?"

"How could I possibly know if you don't even know..."

"Ilya, do you think it might be Ivia? I noticed that Miyu's gaze towards him was a bit off when she first arrived."

"It shouldn't be, it's just a coincidence..."

Despite having a deep impression of what Ruby had said, Ilya still shook her head. After all, Miyu's attitude seemed to her like she was facing some heinous villain, and she couldn't associate that word with Ilya no matter how she thought about it.

"Is this the unconditional trust in childhood friends? I'm moved to tears. This is exactly the heart of Illya, who longs to be a magical girl."

Ruby exclaimed excitedly, "But from another perspective, maybe it's true that Ivia and Meiyou knew each other before, since they were both from abroad."

These words jolted Ilya awake. She suddenly remembered what Kallen had told her about 'Ilya's past'—that her terrible family background and oppression by the women around her had led to her developing misogyny… Could it be that Miyu was one of those 'women who oppressed him' that Kallen was talking about?!

It can only be said that children have vivid imaginations. Then, a memory of 'Ivia and Miyu' from the past surfaced in Ilya's mind—

Ivia, who suffered oppression and abuse from her family of origin, was relentlessly oppressed and verbally abused by the black-haired girl living next door every day, even when she came outside. Unable to accept this, teacher Kallen used the power of justice to rescue her from the 'darkness' and brought her to Fuyuki to settle down.

However, Miyu, a black-haired girl who still harbors resentment over the bullying, uses her family's immense power to track down Fuyuki over several months and transfers schools with the intention of continuing this horrific behavior.

Therefore, feeling that she had understood, Ilya's eyes gleamed, she struck a victory pose, and shouted:

"I understand everything now!"

So, when Ilya returned to the classroom, she looked at Ivia and glanced at Miyu beside her. She noticed that Miyu's body trembled again because of her actions. Even though her expression did not change at all, Ilya thought that she must be angry.

It seems my guess was right; that must be it.

To think they would relentlessly chase me all the way here—is it obsession or sheer terror, Miyu Edelfelt?

Although I wasn't directly involved in the incident, I felt a warm feeling welling up in my chest that day in front of the theater.

So that's enough. Threats don't matter. How can you abandon your friends because of threats!

With the meaning of 'I'm here for you,' he gently placed his hand on Ivia's shoulder and nodded vigorously with a resolute expression.

At the same moment, Sapphire, sensing that its new master was acting very strangely, peeked out of its backpack with some concern and cautiously asked, "Miyu-sama..."