black Knight

As a partner who has no conflict of interest for the time being, Alicia's meeting with Emiya Kiritsugu is harmonious, and the meeting with Emiya Kiritsugu's family members is even more relaxed and pleasant.

Especially after the people on both sides moved to Ningsheng Town to live together, they became more harmonious like a 'family'.

When Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know what to do, Alicia was in charge of staying behind to take care of their base camp. Since he, the "contradictory center", left, the atmosphere in the house was so good that it was unscientific. .

The remaining four 'persons' work in groups of two and two, each doing its own thing without interfering with each other.

In the yard, the two men in full armor stood on one side and stared at each other vigilantly. The muscles in their bodies were tense, and they might explode at any time.

With Saber, Diarmuid doesn't have to use the different space she created or hone his gun skills in the yard.

Saber still complained about Diarmuid who killed Lancer, but when she thought that he only wanted to give Lancer an ending that belonged to a soldier, she was relieved after struggling for a while.

Although she still didn't get used to this docile Diarmuid Audina who was more like a servant than a knight, she could still ignore all distracting thoughts and only treat him as an opponent during the battle.

Listening to the clashing clang of guns and swords outside the window, Alicia yawned lazily and continued to watch Irisviel, who has recently become obsessed with knitting scarves, competing with needles and wool as if facing a formidable enemy.

Her dexterous hands, which could easily draw complex matching formations and mix various magic inks, were stumped by the soft wool in front of her eyes.

"Here we need to add one stitch, and here we need... Eh, do we need to add two stitches here or withdraw one stitch? Ah... I made a mistake again."

The silver-haired woman who got the process wrong once again put the scarf, which was only knitted a little, on the table in frustration, and hurried to find the knitting book she didn't know where she had put it.

"You put it on the TV cabinet."

Alicia pointed to the book on the TV cabinet, and there was inevitably a trace of disgust in her eyes.

...Every time it is placed in such an obvious place, but every time it can't be found.

Should it be said that this is a cute point of women... or is it just being stupid.

Seeing the woman with the same appearance as her nervously read the book again, the white-haired girl turned her eyes to the two people who were fighting fiercely outside the window again.

To be honest, a person like her who was born in a peaceful era can't feel the emotions of bravery and determination from the sound of the two weapons colliding, and she doesn't know any moves, but from the perspective of a bystander, she has to admit , the battle between the two is smooth and exciting, and it is an excellent visual feast.

If you don't consider the Holy Grail War that will continue in the future, it is actually not bad to continue like this.

boring, idle, idle...

Even if I just lie on my stomach and do everything, I don't think there is anything wrong.

"Master Alicia?"

Probably because Alicia stared at her for too long, Diarmuid suddenly jumped back during the battle, and looked at the white-haired girl in the room suspiciously, thinking that the other party had something to say to him.

"what?"

Diarmuid's voice pulled Alicia back from her idle daze, and she noticed that the battle between the two had come to an end.

"You look listless..." Diarmuid entered through the window and stood in front of Alicia.

"Before I was busy and nervous, but suddenly I didn't know what to do when I was free." Alicia scratched her hair, sat up straight and stretched her body, "It seems that the bones are soft."

Hearing Alicia's words, Irisviel, who was sitting aside and staring at the knitting book, suddenly put down the book and clapped her hands: "Then, shall we go shopping?"

"Before in Fuyuki City, I only played outside for a while. It's rare that I don't need to pay attention to the Holy Grail War. I feel better now. Let's go shopping.

"what?"

"Buying things with friends of the same sex, taking photos of... photoshoots, eating cold drinks together... I've always wanted to try it!"

The white-haired woman laughed like a teenage girl, and the more she talked, the more excited she became, and finally ignored Alicia's silence and pulled her up to run outside.

"Wait, it's still cold outside, at least put on a coat first..."

The backs of the two women disappeared after the doorway, leaving the female heroic spirit standing outside the window and the male heroic spirit standing in front of the table looking at each other.

"Is that all right?"

"Maybe……"

Although Namori Town is not as prosperous as Fuyuki City’s commercial pedestrian street, Aliceviel’s purpose is to enjoy the fun of shopping rather than to buy any specific brand names, so I don’t mind whether I’m shopping on an ordinary street or Fifth Avenue .

"The weather is great."

Irisviel took the lead and walked in front, looking at the shops on the street that were nothing special with great interest, and seriously wanted to know which shop to start shopping from.

Alicia, who was following behind, yawned disinterestedly.

Although she quite likes this kind of purposeless ordinary life, it doesn't mean that she will definitely be as keen on shopping as ordinary girls.

In order to buy a piece of clothing I want, I run five or six stores, worrying about the size, color, and even extra money.This is really scary!When comparing with other stores, the extra amount may be more than the price difference between clothes.

"Hey Ellie, look at that coat, isn't it cute~"

The white-haired woman suddenly pointed to a red cloak-style coat in the window and greeted Alicia excitedly.

"It's not ugly... But Irisviel, I think this dress... probably doesn't suit you."

That style is obviously the dress of a teenage girl, not suitable for Irisviel who has become a married woman... Although the actual age of Irisviel's body may still belong to the 'girly' stage.

"I didn't want it." Irisviel grabbed Alicia's arm and pulled her into the shop.

"It's for you~"

"……what!?"

Looking at the two women who disappeared outside the door again, the two heroic spirits who were following behind looked at each other again.

"Irisviel is not malicious."

"Master Alicia is not angry either."

So we just pretend we didn't see it and continue to stay behind... right?

In the clothing store, Irisviel was humming an unknown song and picking clothes one by one. As long as she liked the clothes, she would take them off and gesture to Alicia. If you don't like it, just stuff it back casually, with the attitude of a very rich young lady.

Alicia watched and worried about Emiya Kiritsugu's wallet, after all, this is just a store.

"Well... well, that's all, Ellie, go and try~"

Feeling that there were no more clothes in the store that could catch her eye, Irisviel picked up the clothes in Diarmuid's hands and stuffed them to Alicia. The sudden weight impact even hit Ellie. West Asia is about to fall back Master, the wall is too high.If it wasn't for Saber from 520 novels to help her, she might have accidentally bumped into the shelf.

"Ellie, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Irisviel looked with concern at Alicia who finally hugged the dozens of overcoats with the help of Saber.

"Irisviel, I don't need so many clothes." The white-haired girl sighed. Although it didn't cost her money, she really couldn't wear these clothes, and it was useless to buy them back.

"What does that matter... It's enough for Ellie to look cute." The white-haired woman clapped her hands together as if she remembered something, "Let me help Ellie change her clothes!"

With that said, he simply pushed Alicia to the locker room, and said while walking:

"I must make Alicia more beautiful!"

Why didn't I think she was such a self-talking person before.

Alicia who was pulled into the locker room sighed.

But despite her reluctance, Alicia began to change clothes under Irisviel's expectant eyes.After solving the crisis of 'destroying the world', her actions will still drive this woman to a dead end.But the more we got to know each other, the more she couldn't bear it.

Such a beautiful and lively woman will eventually turn into a cold holy grail vessel.And all she can do is to satisfy her wish at this time, go shopping with her and talk.

It doesn't matter whether she is hypocritical or hypocritical, she still wants to do something to make up for her debt, even if what she makes up now is not even one ten thousandth of what she will do in the future.

"Ellie is such a beautiful girl."

The white-haired woman who helped Alicia straighten her collar suddenly smiled softly.

"Brave and strong... If only my Elijah could be like you in the future, it would be great."

Hearing these words, Alicia raised her head and looked at the woman in the mirror. The woman looked at her with a gentle smile, but her eyes were not fixed on her.

She is trying to find her daughter's shadow in her.

"My daughter, Elias Feier, is a lively girl who likes to play with her father the most on weekdays... I don't know if she will be lonely after both of us have left."

There was a trace of nostalgia and pain in the woman's bright red eyes.

"It's a pity... I guess I won't be able to see her grown up."

"I really want to take her out to play together."

Alicia didn't respond to her.

She knew that the woman in front of her didn't need to be comforted. She knew her fate very well from the beginning and accepted it.

It's not that she doesn't have the idea of ​​resistance at all, it's just because she understands that if she escapes, then this 'fate' will fall on her beloved daughter.

Being a mother is strong, even if she is an artificial human.

Probably it was to make up for this regret that she was so keen to take Alicia, who had the same white hair and red pupils as her daughter, out together.

Because throughout her life, she couldn't really do many things that ordinary mothers and daughters would do with her daughter.

She can only rely on the time with Alicia to imagine what her daughter will look like in the future.

In her only, last time.