Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"Let's prove who the real Ilya von Einzbern is."

Chloe's body burst forth with magic, and the thorns sizzled as if lightning were flashing.

Ruby could sense that the radiation was far beyond what a human could produce, because Big Mom Rin was extraordinary in terms of the magical energy production of her magic circuits. Even so, if Big Mom Rin herself were present, she would definitely think that her opponent was unfathomable.

Faced with the tidal wave of magic projectiles, Chloe wielded her twin swords with abandon, as if she had stopped time itself. All the magic projectiles released from her wands around her instantly froze and were annihilated.

A large amount of magical energy scattered from the point of impact, and invisible ripples spread out in the air several times, only to disappear into the void like fireworks. The magical energy contained in each of these ripples was so great that it could make a proper magician faint instantly.

At first glance, the two seem to be evenly matched.

However, compared to the apprentice Ilya, the black-clad Ilya in front of him was clearly a master. In terms of fighting skills alone, he completely overwhelmed Ilya, who could only fire magic bullets.

"No matter how well you hide, you can't hide forever."

Pure light condensed from the twin swords, bursting forth with the power of the Servant, and slashed down from the sky.

Instantly, Ilya felt a violent tremor in her wrist holding the ruby, and the ground beneath her feet cracked open, spewing out countless clods of earth. Under the overwhelming force, she was thrown backward, while Chloe leaped again, chasing after her and slashing with her twin blades once more.

Ilya narrowly escaped, but her arm was cut and bleeding.

"It's bleeding again...it really hurts..."

The silver-haired girl whispered blankly.

Previously, she would have lost the will to fight by now.

The girl was probably unconscious for a few seconds. She might not have realized it, but it could have lasted for tens of minutes or even hours. If possible, I'd like to just lie down and fall into a deep sleep.

This is what Ilya thought to herself.

My body is groaning, exhaustion is settling in my brain and nerves, and I feel as if I have fallen into a quagmire.

But right now, I can't fall down.

I am certain that if I fall here, I will face literal death, so I must not fall, I must not back down here—

"All that is born must perish; all beings suffer in the cycle of rebirth."

“We must uproot the roots of obsession and love, for a moment of clarity is the foundation of the past.”

"There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust."

"What tribulations we will face in the future will all be due to the tribulations of all sentient beings."

"Gorgeous, brave, and passionate young women, just as there is no Bodhi tree, there is also no Longhua tree."

Just before unleashing her power, Ilya seemed to hear a voice from 'a distant place'.

Simultaneously, driven by an unconscious spell, the hands gently twisted the ruby, then the power was transmitted from the soles of the feet to the calves, from the calves to the thighs, and then from the thighs to the waist, continuously amplifying the transmitted power. This is the so-called mimicry circuit, but it is slightly inferior to using two magic wands together.

"ruby!"

At the same time, the girl's body began to spasm.

An intense heat radiated from her entire body, instantly evaporating even the sweat dripping from her forehead.

"Come on, come on, this is the end—"

Echoing Chloe's roar, the magic around her intensified, transforming into a crimson ocean that surrounded her.

Once again, the crimson twin blades were swung, like a bow drawn to its limit.

The magic has been accumulated to its limit and is about to be released all at once.

From Chloe's mind, the image of Ilya being shattered appeared, followed by a relentless, unavoidable combo of throwing and slashing attacks.

Combined with its ability to teleport behind the enemy, the power to destroy Ilya is contained within these twin blades.

Meanwhile, all the pointers near this small park are spinning wildly.

This is an impossible phenomenon; every now and then, you can see several citizens stopping in their tracks, looking at the watches they are wearing with a puzzled expression.

However, with a whoosh, Chloe seemed to realize something, frowned abruptly, dissipated her magic on the ground, and coldly said to Ilya, who was somewhat bewildered by her actions:

"...You really are lucky to have survived."

Then it vanished into thin air before Illya's eyes, but Illya didn't have time to ponder why 'her other self suddenly ran away,' because of her ultimate attack—

"What, what am I going to do? How am I going to get it back now?! Ruby, please help me!"

The silver-haired girl unleashed this 'ultimate move' unconsciously, so she didn't know how to retract it.

Even if you beg me like this, I can't do anything about it right now. But if I keep sending them, it might break through Ivia's barrier and be discovered by ordinary people. That would be terrible. Then those troublesome guys from the association and the church would come knocking on our door, and we'd be in real trouble.

Therefore, Ruby came up with a good idea.

"Shoot it towards the ground!"

Although it cannot be completely eliminated, it should be able to offset some of it, Ruby thought.

However, the next moment, a voice entered the space word by word.

"Although the Far East is beyond the reach of the Clock Tower, this is still going too far. Even though it can't be seen from the outside, it might be possible to cover it up with an excuse like abnormal weather. But it's not convenient for people with strong magical perception. After all, we live in an information society now. Karen is probably working overtime until midnight."

Even in the city, the sky, already tinged with dusk and a hazy moon, was unusually clear, as if something pure was about to descend.

Even though the sun was about to set, the hazy, crimson light of dawn seeped faintly into the other side.

"what……"

Ilya will probably never forget this scene for the rest of her life; it felt like a dream.

The light from his magic wand rushed forward, and the heat and lightning paled in comparison. The torrent of light seemed to annihilate all matter, but it was only glanced at by Ivia, who was walking home from school as usual, and the light vanished into the air as if by fate.

To Ivia, who was still undergoing the tribulation of the Dragon Flower, the whole world seemed like a bubble.

Whether it's people or things, they all seem to be the same in essence. In his eyes, they are like many foam blocks stacked together, occasionally forming a shape like that, disappearing and dispersing, and being born in the dispersal, as if the world as a whole is just a facade.

In a sense, that might be forever.

If the illusory aggregate of bubbles is the world, then the illusory chain is equal to infinity. No matter how finely it is divided, it will only become thinner in an instant but will not disappear. A Planck instant is a lifetime, with an equal number of universes bursting and dissolving.

and so--

Ilya, who will never forget this scene, must have had similar feelings.

In short, everything returned to calm, and Ivia and Illya, still dressed in their magical girl costumes, looked at each other.

Neither of them spoke first. For Ivia, it was probably because she felt there was nothing to say, but for Ilya, there was just too much to say, making her unsure how to begin. For example, how could you be like this? What was wrong with me just now...?

"This dress suits you very well."

But in the end, it was Ivia who spoke first.

"Ah, um, no, this isn't exactly suitable..."

"It really suits you. Being confident in yourself is never a bad thing."

"Even so, I'd still feel embarrassed if you saw me wearing this!"

"Ok?"

"Anyway, everything's fine now. I've taken the day off and need to go home and recover quickly..."

"No! There's only one truth! It's that you just lied, little Ilya!"

The sudden sound immediately caught Ilya's attention, who was already somewhat disoriented. She instinctively turned around and looked at the silver-haired woman peeking out from behind the park wall.

"……Mother?!"

Chapter 395 Ilya is cute on a cosmic level!

The twilight in Fuyuki City today seemed rather gloomy for some reason.

Although the temperature drop at night wasn't that drastic, to be honest, it was only within the margin of error. The current climate felt more like winter than spring.

"Ilya, aren't you going to watch it today?"

Upon hearing Lyserite's call, Ilya quickly lowered her head, then raised it slightly before lowering it again, looking distracted. The reason for this was quite simple—

"How many people are in Ivia's family? What are the relationships like between his parents, brother, sister, and other siblings? He must be doing well in his studies, probably better than Ilya. After all, if he can grow his hair that long, his teachers probably won't ignore him."

"Although it's not a good time to talk about this, do you and Ilya have any differences in taste? Or any minor conflicts? If so, why don't you just say it all since I'm here? After all, it's better to say things face to face than to keep them to yourself. Also, do you have any secret hideouts or anything like that? That little park? Did you already have a date today? Is that why Ilya is going there even though she's not feeling well?"

Ilya's mother, Irisviel von Einzbern, was currently babbling incessantly to Ivia, like a chatterbox.

After Alice witnessed Chloe and Ilya's battle, and then saw Ivia and Ilya's conversation, she stepped forward and, taking advantage of Ilya's confusion, used a motherly attack, which involved patting Ilya's head. Then, with the bewildered Ilya as witness, she invited Ivia to her house for dinner.

That's why Ilya is now in a situation that makes her feel so ashamed to face anyone.

However, at this moment, the only person in the Emiya family who was unfamiliar with Ivy was Sera. At first, when she saw Ivy brought by Illya and noticed her similar silver hair, she thought she was someone from the Einzbern family. But then she learned from Illya's hesitant speech that she was a classmate.

Sera remembered several of Ilya's friends, since they would come together to do homework every winter and summer vacation, so they naturally left a deep impression on her. As for this boy named Ivia, Sera was sure that this was the first time she had ever met him.

This inexplicably reminded her of what Shirou Emiya said and Lyselette’s subtle smile at the end of the fourth semester, when she was at the graduation ceremony. In addition, it seemed to her that Ivy was not seeing her for the first time... Could it be that she, who was working so hard, was being isolated?

This made Sera quite agitated as she cooked with Emiya in the kitchen, wearing a miserable expression as if she had just eaten a feast prepared by Lyselite.

"That Ivia... she's really just an ordinary classmate, isn't she..."

Meanwhile, Alice in the living room was still nagging at Ivia, giving off a rather motherly vibe.

"By the way, how did you and Ilya meet? Did feelings develop during your daily interactions, or did some secret event enhance your relationship? How long have you known each other? Has anything else happened? What's it like living together? What do you usually call each other? Do you have any nicknames that only you two know, like Vivi, Ilya, Lily, or Yaya—"

"Okay, that's all, don't say anything more!"

Ilya, who was already very shy, immediately reached out and covered Alice's mouth with her hand.

"We're just classmates! What kind of nonsense is this, this 'secret base' nickname?!"

"Mmm, uh-huh."

It's like you said nothing at all, little Ilya, you're just throwing a punch at thin air.

Alice, whose mouth was covered by Ilya, narrowed her eyes and nodded.

Then, probably feeling that she had successfully stopped her mother, Ilya released her hand from her mouth.

"Speaking of which, Ilya."

Alice asked softly, raising her hands and squinting her eyes like a detective.

But the gentle tone of a mother asking her child a question startled Ilya, who feared that Alice would ask her about the outfit and the incident involving her in black. Although Alice didn't directly mention it in her next words, it made the girl blush again.

"I have a feeling... that Ilya is hiding something from me?"

All I can say is that Alice's questions are indeed insightful, considering that Illya is currently hiding a lot of things. However, we can first divide them into two main categories: those related to Illya and those related to magical girls.

"Ah, well... it's just... that..."

Ilya's ambiguous answer made Alice feel genuinely adored, so as a mother, she pondered for a moment, but after about thirty seconds, she continued:

"There's only one truth! Ilya, you don't really want others to get close to little Ivia, do you? I can tell, Mom!"

In that instant, a feeling of 'Mom, what nonsense are you talking about, especially in front of the person involved? How can you say such a thing?' washed over Ilya.

At the same time, she felt that her mother seemed to be hoping for this, so she almost wanted to throw out the 'fact' she had learned from Karen that Ivia suffered from severe misogyny in her answer, but after calming down and thinking about it, she realized that this was completely unacceptable.

Revealing someone else's secrets without permission is absolutely wrong, and... it's also part of the exchange.

"No, that's not it..."

Unlike the sense of accomplishment that comes from conveying what one is supposed to say, Ilya felt a pang of loneliness instead.

Because Ivia didn't say a word from beginning to end, listening silently like an observer without answering.

By the way, Ivia doesn't usually get angry. Not only does he not get angry, he also doesn't panic. He neither feels sad nor loses control. His temper is always very stable, without much emotional fluctuation, except for that time in the theater when he looked bewildered because of me...

There's nothing we can do about it; it's just the way things are.

"Illya probably doesn't want anyone to get close to me because she thinks I have some kind of illness."

"what?"

Because this was Ivia's first time speaking, and what she said was quite peculiar, Alice blinked.

"I guess it's from Karen that she thinks I'm a misogynist... Let's just say that's the case."

The silence was filled with the noise of the living room. Even Lyselite, who was sitting on the sofa watching Magical Girl, turned the screen to mute and waited for what would happen next. After another short silence, Ilya suddenly came to her senses and looked at her mother with a serious expression.

"Forcing someone to say something like that is all your fault, Mom! You need to apologize!"

"Oh, it's definitely my fault, Mom."

Alice rested her chin on one hand, gazing at Ilya who exuded such an aura, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.