With less than three months left before the one-year stay limit given by the system, Lu Xiao has no intention of staying in Fuyuki City and waiting for the Magic Association to come to visit.
After bidding farewell to Orange, Kariya and others through remote magic, Lu Xiao came to the Emiya residence not far from the workshop as night fell.
Under Maiya's tutoring, Illya has successfully entered Fuyuki Elementary School, but her mental and physical growth conditions are still very unsatisfactory. She fell asleep early at night under Maiya's care.
Accompanied by Kiritsugu Emiya, who looked a little excited, Lu Xiao quietly entered Illya's Japanese-style bedroom.
Maiya, who has white hair, looks a little older. She is less than 30 years old and looks like she has aged more than ten years out of thin air.
"Maiya, sit still and don't move."
Before treating Illya, Lu Xiao first came to Maiya, stretched out his right index finger and touched her forehead.
The materialization of the soul in the third method, heaven's feel, can not only affect oneself, but also impart endless vitality to others.
Lu Xiao does not intend to give Kuon Maiya an unlimited lifespan for no reason.
In order for Illya to have a relatively complete family, he decided to replenish Maiya's lost vitality, which can be regarded as using Maiya as a guinea pig to experiment with his new abilities.
"Hmm~"
The magic power and some unknown energy pouring into the body made Kuon Maiya couldn't help but moan in a low voice. Kiritsugu, who was watching from the sidelines, opened his mouth in surprise. The scene in front of him almost made the well-experienced Kiritsugu almost
exclaimed in surprise.
As Lu Xiao's shimmering fingers injected life into Maiya's body, her pale hair quickly returned to black and shiny as if it had been dyed, and Maiya's wrinkled and lackluster cheeks became supple again.
'Is this magic?'
The scene that was out of common sense made Emiya Kiritsugu shake his head and smile bitterly, but then he looked at Lu Xiao with even more expectant eyes.
"alright."
Seeing Maiya regain her youthful appearance, Lu Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
The first attempt was a great success, and Lu Xiao became more confident in his plan after returning to the main world.
The relationship between Kuon Maiya and Emiya Kiritsugu is rather complicated. While she is Emiya Kiritsugu's assistant and magic disciple, she can also be regarded as Emiya Kiritsugu's lover.
What’s even more strange is that Irisviel knew everything about the relationship between Maiya and Kiritsugu, but she never rejected Maiya during her lifetime. Instead, she asked Maiya many times to help her take care of Kiritsugu.
Perhaps this is because Irisviel has already realized her fate. She knows that she will eventually disappear in the Holy Grail War, and hopes that there will still be someone by Kiritsugu's side after she leaves.
As an outsider, Lu Xiao does not intend to question this complicated triangular relationship.
Judging from the results, Maiya is indeed very considerate towards Illya, no different from how she treats her own biological children.
Human beings have a bad nature, and important things always seem to have to be lost before they can appreciate their value.
Maiya originally thought that she had already agreed with the fate she would face in the future, but the joy of regaining her lost soul made Maiya, who had always been calm and self-possessed, somewhat unable to control her emotions. She touched her face with trembling hands.
The wrinkles completely disappeared, the rough skin became moist again, and Maiya's eyes shed two lines of tears unconsciously.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu Xiao."
After barely controlling her emotions, Maiya couldn't help wiping the tears from her face and solemnly bowed to Lu Xiao in the posture of sitting down.
"This way, I can spend more time with Kiritsugu and Illya."
Lu Xiao smiled and nodded noncommittally, and then turned his eyes to the sleeping Ilia.
The 9-year-old Illya looks even younger than Sakura. She is like a delicate doll when she is sleeping. Ordinary people may find it hard to believe that Illya's body cannot support her to live to be 20 years old.
To treat Maiya, you only need to simply replenish her vitality. Illya's problem is more troublesome.
Her soul was riddled with holes under the Einzbern's transformation. Lu Xiao must fill in the missing parts of her soul and erase all the Einzbern family's clumsy soul transformation.
Of course, the so-called clumsiness is that compared to Lu Xiao, who has mastered the third method, Einzbern's soul transformation technology is already at the forefront of the magic world.
When Lu Xiao put his hand on Illya's forehead and started treatment, the little guy seemed to feel some discomfort, and his angelic little face wrinkled slightly in his sleep.
"Illya... hold on."
Kiritsugu and Maiya couldn't help. They held hands nervously and watched the treatment process.
A blue light like the sky flickered on Lu Xiao's hands. The room without any lighting was illuminated by this soft light. Ilia's expression also changed many times during the treatment process.
From the painful discomfort at the beginning, to the relief and relaxation later, and finally to the smile of enjoyment.
You can roughly guess the progress of the treatment just from the change in Illya's expression. The moods of Kiritsugu and Maiya also fluctuated with the changes in Illya's expression.
"Hu~hu~"
As the light on Lu Xiao's hand gradually dissipated, Illya's breathing became even again, and there was an unconscious sweet smile on her lips.
After the treatment, Kiritsugu's lips trembled a little, and his anticipation was mixed with a little uneasiness.
"Mr. Lu Xiao, Ilia..."
Lu Xiao did not give in at such a critical moment, he readily gave a precise answer.
"It's no longer a problem. I repaired Illya's soul damage and improper transformation."
"As long as Chengzi helps regulate her body, Illya will be able to grow up healthily like a normal child."
Finally getting the answer he wanted, Kiritsugu felt a little weak. With Maiya's help, he managed to straighten up and bowed to Lu Xiao with tears on his face to thank him.
Lu Xiao looked at Illya's delicate face and smiled lightly, 'This way, my trip in Fuyuki is completely over.'
…
The clock tower responded faster than Rin expected.
In the past, when encountering major events, the Clock Tower usually had to waste a lot of time due to the wrangling of the monarchs. This time, for the first time, they reached a consensus with the highest efficiency.
The day after the Third Law reappeared, the Twelve Monarchs, led by the three nobles of the Clock Tower, gathered in Fuyuki City. With Monarch El-Melloi as their guide, they first went to the Tohsaka house to inquire about the situation with the local administrator.
"Gone?!"
Kenneth's eyes widened in surprise: "So fast?"
Rin did not appear too restrained when facing the Twelve Monarchs. Having reached the source, she can be said to be ahead of all the magicians in the world.
She had already seen her end point at the beginning, and she already knew the correct path to the end. All she needed was the accumulation of knowledge and experience.
"Yes, distinguished monarchs."
Accompanied by her guardian Tohsaka Aoi, Rin replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "The third magician left Fuyuki last night. He said that he did not want to be bound by the Magic Association."
"If the world encounters a major change, he will take the initiative to help. But for small things that have nothing to do with it... there is no need to bother him."
Lorelai Barthemero heard some hidden information from Rin's words.
"Head of the Tohsaka family, can I interpret this statement as saying that you are the spokesperson of the third magician?"
Rin smiled and shook his head: "Of course not, I just convey his meaning on his behalf. The third magician does not need any spokesperson."
'He...?'
The words "he" and "she" in English are completely different, and the shrewd Lorelei immediately learned the gender of the third magician from Rin's words.
"Excuse me for disturbing you, Master Tosaka."
Now that the third magician has left, the disappointed twelve monarchs have no intention of staying in this far east land for a long time.
Before leaving, Lorelei Barthemero said meaningfully to Tohsaka Rin: "If the third magician passes through Dongmu again in the future, please convey the goodwill of the Clock Tower to him on behalf of the Magic Association from the Tohsaka family."
Watching the monarchs disappear from sight, Rin, who had been very dignified before, was immediately discouraged.
"Ha~ I finally understand why that guy doesn't want to deal with the clock tower."
Tohsaka Aoi reminded helplessly: "Rin, the Clock Tower is one of the three major headquarters of the Magic Association after all. It is not the behavior of a lady to make arbitrary comments behind your back."
"I know, Mom~"
While throwing herself into her mother's arms and acting coquettishly, Rin looked at the blue sky after the heavy snowfall in Fuyuki City.