Magic world

The next day was the day after the Holy Grail ended.

"...Last night late last night, the city's fire caused by unknown reasons has engulfed..."

On the TV in the living room, the female host with a sad face reported the news about the huge damage caused by the destruction of the Holy Grail last night.

"From today on, you are free." At the dining table in the living room, Ito Cheng said with an indifferent expression as he looked at Irisviel across the table.

"What?" Irisviel said in shock.

She almost forgot about freedom.

"The Holy Grail War is over. And you are no longer the coveted Little Holy Grail, so you are free from now on." Ito Cheng said softly.

"The Holy Grail War is over!?" Irisviel asked with a slightly changed expression.

Last night, she did feel that the supply connection between herself and Saber was suddenly severed, but she did not take it too seriously because of the confusion in magic perception caused by her new heart. But who would have thought that today she would hear about the disappearance of the Holy Grail War from that hateful man's mouth. At this point, she still doesn't understand that Saber has completed her mission as a Servant and returned! I just don’t know if she can help Kiritsugu achieve the final victory?

"Did you hear the news broadcast on TV?" Ito Cheng turned his head slightly and said, "The fire that swept through most of the city is the last legacy of the Holy Grail War."

"How is that possible!?" Irisviel said in disbelief.

"Believe it or not. That's the truth." Ito Cheng said quietly.

There followed a short period of silence.

"Are you really willing to let me go?" Irisviel asked doubtfully.

"Yes." Ito Cheng nodded, and then changed his tone. He joked, "Of course, if you are willing to stay, I welcome you. After all, you are also a beautiful woman. I would be very happy to have something happen with you."

"Rogue." Irisviel cursed with a stern face, then stood up from her seat suddenly, turned around and walked quickly towards the door.

"My door here is always open for you." Ito Cheng, whose eyes were fixed on the food in front of him, said softly, "Also, if you have made up your mind and are willing to accept my treatment, come and find me."

Irisviel, who had already reached the entrance, turned her head and looked back at Ito Cheng who was eating with a complicated expression. Then look away. He opened the door and left the apartment.

"boom."

After some movement, Irisviel looked at the streets that had become deserted and unfamiliar in a daze, feeling a little at a loss in her heart. For her who has never left Einzbern Castle. She had no idea what she was going to do next.

"That's right. Phone. You can call Kiritsugu and ask him to pick me up." After a moment, Irisviel suddenly recalled the phone as a communication tool in her mind and said with ease.

Just right away. Irisviel's expression quickly darkened again. The reason was simple. She finally remembered that she didn't have a strange communication tool like a phone.

"I have no choice but to use magic." Irisviel encouraged herself in her heart.

Then he took another step and walked towards a passerby who looked quite friendly.

"Um, sorry to excuse you, do you have a phone number?" Irisviel walked up to the selected target passerby, stopped him, and asked with a smile on his face.

However, if you observe carefully, you will find that Irisviel's eyes at this time are very strange, deep and beautiful. As long as you look at it for a moment, you will be involuntarily attracted and obsessed with it.

"Ah, ah, there is one, please use it." The passerby who was attracted by Irisviel's beauty said with a blank expression. At the same time, he reached into his pocket, took out a mobile phone and handed it to Irisviel.

"Thank you." Irisviel thanked him as he took the phone. Then she lowered her head and tried to recall the memory of when Kiritsugu told her how to use the phone, while operating the phone according to the content in that memory.

Fortunately, Irisviel's memory was very strong, and it didn't take long before she entered the cell phone number that Kiritsugu had told her in her memory and dialed it.

"Beep...beep..."

"Yeah."

"Hello."

Irisviel's familiar voice came from the phone. But compared to the voice in her memory, it was obviously much colder.

"Kiritsugu, is it Kiritsugu? It's me, Irisviel." Irisviel said to the phone with an excited expression.

"Eri!?" Emiya Kiritsugu's voice changed slightly during the phone call.

"Where are you?" Then, Emiya Kiritsugu asked in a serious voice.

"Wait a minute." Irisviel responded slightly after hearing this, took the phone away from her ear, looked at the man standing in front of her and asked, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

"This is..." The man quickly told the specific information about the location of the two people.

Then Irisviel picked up the phone and repeated the address to Emiya Kiritsugu.

"I understand, Airi, just wait for me there. I'll be there soon." Emiya Kiritsugu said.

"Okay." Irisviel agreed.

Then the two hung up the phone on each other.

"Thank you." Irisviel said as he handed the phone back to the passerby. The latter gave a flustered polite greeting, took the phone, and then separated from Irisviel with some reluctance, and walked out into the distance without turning back.

About ten minutes later, Emiya Kiritsugu appeared on the street wearing a long dark windbreaker with a gloomy expression, a sad stubble on his face, and slightly messy hair.

"Kiritsugu." Irisviel shouted happily when she saw Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Eri." Emiya Kiritsugu called back as he quickened his pace and walked quickly towards Irisviel.

Then the two hugged each other tightly, smelling each other's scent.

"By the way, Ellie, why are you here?" After a moment, Emiya Kiritsugu let go of Ellie and asked with a twinkling look in his eyes.

"Thanks to the Lancer's master, thanks to him, I survived. Now that the Holy Grail War is over, he released me." Irisviel, who knew what Emiya Kiritsugu really asked, answered with a smile. road.

But she was not stupid enough and did not reveal some of her experiences at the hands of Ito Cheng.

"Lancer's master..." Emiya Kiritsugu frowned slightly. I don't know what he was thinking of again.

"Kiritsugu, you have won." Irisviel asked expectantly.

"..." When I heard Irisviel's question, I couldn't help but recall in my mind yesterday the sacrifice of Kuu Maiya to kill the powerful enemy Kotomine Kirei, and then rush to the Holy Grail with his maimed body waiting to die. What he saw and heard nearby, and finally fell into the black mud, his face turned gray involuntarily, and he responded silently.

Seeing the change in Emiya Kiritsugu's face, the smart Irisviel still didn't know what had happened. She stretched out her hand and held Emiya Kiritsugu's palm, silently giving him stability.

"Kiritsugu, let's go home. I miss Illya." Irisviel said softly.

"Okay." Emiya Kiritsugu nodded in agreement.

Then the two of them took steps and walked side by side along the road into the distance.

About twenty minutes later, the two returned to the old house left by Emiya Kiritsugu's father.

"This is..." Irisviel asked doubtfully as she looked at the little boy lying in the room.

"His name is Shirou, he is a child I rescued from outside." Emiya Kiritsugu walked to the child Shirou and knelt down, reached out and picked up the wet towel covering Shirou's forehead and explained softly.

"Ellie, I need to take out the scabbard from your body and put it into this child's body." Emiya Kiritsugu said.

"Okay." Irisviel smiled.

"Thank you, Airi." Emiya Kiritsugu said with gratitude in his voice.

"No need, we are husband and wife." Irisviel walked behind Emiya Kiritsugu, leaned down and hugged Emiya Kiritsugu's body and said softly.

Next, Emiya Kiritsugu used magic to pull out the scabbard buried in Irisviel and put it into the body of the child Shirou who was suffering from high fever.

But at this time, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was paying full attention to Shirou's situation, didn't notice at all. Irisviel's face turned pale as her sword was unsheathed, and she bit her lip tightly, her face full of... A look of pain. At first glance, it looks like he is holding back something.

"It turns out there aren't stronger sequelae... It turns out it's all thanks to that scabbard." Feeling the pain on her body, Irisviel suddenly thought to herself.

"...thorough treatment..." Irisviel murmured softly in her heart.

…

At the same time, in Ito Cheng's apartment, after breakfast, Ito Cheng, who sent Tohsaka Sakura to practice magic in the magic room, walked up the stairs to the second floor and walked into one of the rooms.

On the bed in the room, she was covered in silky pajamas. Her white calves and arms, as well as her chest and collarbone were completely exposed to the air. Aoi Tosaka, with her long green hair spread out, looked like she was sleeping. She lay flat on the bed like a beautiful woman and fell asleep quietly.

This has been the case since she was captured.

After closing the door, Ito Cheng stepped forward, stretched out his hand to open Tosaka Aoi's eyelids, mobilized his spiritual power to invade her mind, and gave her an order to return home.

Almost at the moment this command was given, Tohsaka Aoi woke up from her sleep with a low moan of "Yes". Then Tohsaka Aoi opened her eyes and sat up as if she couldn't see Ito. She skillfully grabbed the women's clothes that Lancer bought while delivering the letter and changed them in front of Ito.

Ito Cheng did not shy away from suspicion and just watched with interest.

After more than ten minutes like this, Tohsaka Aoi, who had transformed into a dignified young woman again, appeared in front of Ito Cheng. (To be continued...)