"The child...ah, no, she seems to be older in terms of age...she hasn't woken up yet."
Sakura walked out of the room on the second floor, closed the door gently, and then whispered to the people waiting outside.
Illya only looks like a girl around ten years old. It is hard to imagine that she is actually a little older than Shirou Shinji.
What has this child endured?
"I know, thank you for your hard work, Sakura."
Annuo nodded slightly and thanked Sakura.
"nothing......"
After waving her hands, Sakura sat next to Adroson.
"Can I ask, when did you become Illya's maid?"
Annuo asked Sera who was putting away the tea sets.
"That's it when we were at the Einzberns' house."
Sera held the gold-rimmed plate and said honestly to Annuo.
"Ligelit and I are both unqualified Little Holy Grails. We became Miss's maids because of Lord Yubstakuhayd's idea of using waste."
"The young lady has been identified as the Little Holy Grail in the family a long time ago."
"Very early..."
Annuo was a little unsure when he heard this word.
It was very early... This was so early that it is difficult to define exactly when it was.
But if these two maids are both failures of the Little Holy Grail...
ten years?
Fifteen years?
Or even earlier?
An Nuo had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"I remember what Irisviel said before she died."
Kazuko, who was sitting opposite and had been silent all this time, observing everything under the cover of a book, suddenly spoke.
"She said... Illya had a nightmare where seven huge things entered her body."
"I didn't think there was anything wrong at the time. If we go by what's being said now...it was probably more than ten years ago, when the child was really just a child, she was determined to be the child this time.
The Little Holy Grail of the Holy Grail War."
"...Is this so?"
An Nuo's expression was vaguely angry.
Let your children be the Holy Grail.
Yubs Takuhayid…
That guy is indeed a being who only acts based on reason.
Magic families are usually inhumane, but perhaps this is the only family like Yubusta Kuhaid who only relies on reason.
So when did Illya become the Little Holy Grail?
When Irisviel died ten years ago?
When Ilia was a child?
Or - earlier?
"Something must have been done to her...otherwise she wouldn't have grown up all this time."
Annuo's current guess is very bad...
Since he was rational, he must seek efficient methods. He had to guess that the birth of the child Illya was part of Yubusta Kuhayed's plan.
Let Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel combine, let Irisviel be sacrificed as the Lesser Holy Grail of the Fourth Holy Grail War, and let Emiya Kiritsugu's powerful combat power become a tool for Einzbern to realize his ideals...
...At the same time, let the high-quality offspring born from the union of Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel become the backup, that is, the next generation's Little Holy Grail...
If some estimates are outrageous, it is not impossible that...Illya was manipulated while she was still in Irisviel's belly.
Einzbern...
Annuo clenched his fists.
Of course, pursuing one's ideals is by no means a wrong act, but if ideals have to be achieved at the expense of other innocent lives - Annuo will not allow such a thing to happen.
But the existence of Yubusta Kuhayid is obviously the kind of existence that cannot be shaken by words and actions.
So......
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"When she wakes up, I will inquire and give this child a comprehensive examination. Of course it will be magical, but I still recommend going to the hospital for physical examination."
"Although I hate to admit it, magic and technology have made magicians and ordinary humans almost become two species. The development of human technology is still very fast."
Adroson smiled and comforted the elder. He could see that Annuo was in a very bad mood now.
"I actually have a question now."
Tohsaka Rin looked around.
"Both the Greater Holy Grail and the Lesser Holy Grail are now in trouble. The ban on the Holy Grail War has also been legally approved, so the Holy Grail War is now legally over."
"The remaining things should be completed smoothly once we solve the Great Holy Grail."
"So...what happens after that?"
"What to do?"
Akuko blinked and looked at Tohsaka Rin with some confusion.
"Servants."
Tohsaka Rin also blinked.
"Ah...it seems that this is indeed a problem to some extent."
Matou Shinji suddenly understood.
The Holy Grail War is outlawed, the Greater Holy Grail will be destroyed, and the Lesser Holy Grail will become ineffective, then——
Servants...what should we do?
After all, they do not belong to this era. After being summoned, the Holy Grail War died out, and the Servants had no reason to return to the Throne of Heroes.
In other words - if they do not die in the next battle against the Great Holy Grail, as long as there is sufficient supply of magic power, the Servants can definitely stay in the modern world for a long time.
"What's the point? Although this era is good, I still know that I shouldn't exist in this era."
Xiang An smiled.
"My era has passed. If I continue to live in this world like this, I will seem too unwilling to admit defeat. I am satisfied with being summoned once. When the matter is resolved, I will help...Master complete his little mission."
My wish is that I will go back when it’s time to go back.”
He behaved very freely.
If you lose, you lose. If you don't admit defeat, it will be ugly.
"When this is over, if I survive, I may stay with Shirou for a while."
Anno glanced at Shirou Emiya with a smile.
"And... I also want to spend some time with that child."
He was referring to Illya.
"With the two elders, I have no intention of staying in this era, but there are some things I have to explain to Shinji and Sakura... I will explain them in private."
Adroson shrugged.
This era means nothing to him... He wants to bring some ideas to the body on the Heroic Spirit Seat as soon as possible so that he can carry out some actions.
As for what action...he hasn't thought about it yet.