"Emilia, today is the last day."
"Yes, Papa... I'm scared of what will happen when I meet Illya-oneesama. Will she hate me? Or will she dislike me?"
"Do you not want to meet her...?"
At those words, Emilia shook her head.
"No, I don't dislike it. I'm just afraid of the outcome..."
"You fear what has not yet happened..."
Heracles remained silent.
To go or not was Emilia's will, and the hesitation in the process was also Emilia's, but this would be their final parting.
If the Grail's support were cut off, the mana burden on Emilia would surely increase tenfold or more, and her life would be in danger, so Heracles did not want such a process.
"It would be better to decide quickly... I do not have much time left either..."
"Yes... I should at least prepare myself."
Emilia took a deep breath to calm her pounding heart.
They were both Einzberns, but they were not related by blood. She was merely an artificially created homunculus.
And because she had the blood of fairies and dragons mixed in, it was even more so.
"Yes, for now, let's ask the maids. Sella, Leysritt."
At Emilia's call, the two maids came running quickly.
"Emilia-sama, what is it?"
"Have you finally made up your mind?"
"First... please find out where Illya's house is... I don't know the way."
Emilia, who had little life experience, had no choice but to ask her maids.
Her magecraft was ice attribute, so she couldn't even send out a scout. It was a frustrating situation, so she had no choice but to send the maids.
"We'll have to wear casual Japanese clothes instead of maid outfits."
"Yes, I'm more comfortable in casual clothes than a maid outfit."
"Leysritt... No, never mind. We will go and take a look first, Emilia-sama."
"Yes, Sella, Leysritt, please be careful."
And so, the two maids were dispatched.
However, Sella and Leysritt, who had gone outside, had one problem.
They didn't know where Illyasviel was!
So they split up and searched the surroundings. Leysritt broke the arm of a man who sexually harassed her and continued searching, while Sella continued her search without being harassed.
About 3 hours passed.
They found out where the Emiya residence was.
"Phew, found it."
"Yes, good work, Sella."
"Leysritt, what have you been doing?"
Leysritt looked up at the sky and said:
"Searching."
"Did you really? I don't believe you. Look me in the eye and say it! Liz!!!!"
Leysritt had fallen asleep in a large park and started searching again after about 1 to 2 hours.
Thinking Sella would do everything, she just waited and eventually found it.
"I searched hard."
"Your eyes don't inspire confidence at all!?"
"Just your imagination."
Sella felt like cursing, but she held back and checked the doorbell of the Emiya residence.
The only information they had was that he lived in Fuyuki, was a survivor of the Holy Grail War, and had married Irisviel.
"Who is it?"
"Excuse me... is this the residence of Kiritsugu Emiya?"
"Yes... well, Grandpa has passed away."
At the boy's words, she felt her confidence drop.
"Ah... then is Irisviel here?"
"She went on a long trip?"
Ah, such a tragedy... Don't tell me Illyasviel too?
"Yes... lastly... is Illyasviel here?"
"Yes, if it's Onee-chan, she's staying here. Sometimes she goes out and comes back late, but why do you ask? Seeing the same hair color... are you related to Illya-nee?"
"Ah, yes... well, that's a relief. Our Emilia von Einzbern expressed a desire to meet Illya-sama or her family."
"Ah... Where is Emilia von Einzbern-sama?"
"We were dispatched first to investigate the location."
"Ah~ Then see you later. Your name?"
"My name is Sella. You can call this dummy here Liz."
"Sella, sharp-tongued?"
And the boy introduced himself.
"I'm Shirou Emiya, adopted by Kiritsugu. Anyway, see you later."
"Ah, yes... see you later."
"Sella, have a safe trip."
Seeing Liz enter the Emiya residence at some point, Sella wanted to get angry, but since the boy named Shirou was watching, she let out a deep sigh and said:
"Sigh, please take care of Liz..."
"Ah, yes... Shall I guide her to the guest room for now?"
"Yes, if you have anything sweet, please give it to her."
Sella reportedly wanted to pray that Liz wouldn't be a nuisance.
Eventually, she arrived at the Einzbern mansion alone, and Emilia looked at Sella with a puzzled expression.
"Where is Liz?"
"She stayed behind alone."
"Yes... Liz would do that. But since there was no hostility, it was possible, right?"
"Yes... What will you do, Emilia-sama?"
"Yes, I have to go find her. Berserker, no... Papa, can I ask you?"
"Anytime... I am on your side."
"Then let's go... Shall we visit at night? Papa's body is one thing... but you're too big, so people might be scared."
At those words, Heracles looked dejected, and seeing that, Sella said:
"How about we walk together? I think Berserker-san has no choice but to go in Spirit Form."
"Yes, that would be good. Papa, sorry."
"........................."
He just maintained a long silence.
And so, as Heracles went into Spirit Form, Sella and Emilia headed to the Emiya residence as if taking a walk.
About an hour passed, and the sun set completely. Sella let out a deep sigh, thinking of Liz.
"I hope Liz didn't cause any trouble."
"Yes, Liz has always been like that."
"Tsk, just a cat with big breasts."
Hearing Sella's true feelings, Emilia just gave a bitter smile and pretended not to hear.
When they rang the bell at the Emiya residence, a girl opened the door.
"Welcome~ I'm Illyasviel von Einzbern! You must be Emilia! Nice to meet you!"
Emilia flinched, seemingly unaccustomed to the welcoming appearance of her sister Illya.
"Yes, may I call you Onee-chan?"
"Yeah... I don't mind. You can just call me Illya if you want."
"Yes, then let's talk together."
"Yeah, maybe we should have a tea party~"
"Yes, dessert too, please."
Just then, a red archer appeared and said:
"I bought that... Did you say Emilia? Seeing your ears, do you possess fairy blood..."
"Yes, Grandfather, who wanted to win this Holy Grail War, created me by any means necessary. My heart is a Dragon Reactor, and my eyes are Mystic Eyes... though I can't use them properly..."
"I see..."
"Do you have a complaint about my daughter? Red Bowman."
Then, at the appearance of Heracles, the red archer flinched.
At the unimaginable charisma and heavy voice, the red archer couldn't help but tremble for a moment.
"As expected, a Heroic Spirit from the Age of Gods..."
"Papa, stop... We didn't come to fight."
"Ahem..."
Heracles went back into Spirit Form and headed inside the Emiya residence.
"...."
"Uh...."
And a woman with crimson hair and a man with blue hair were playing while eating dessert at the table, and next to them, Liz was lying down, eating comfortably.
"Liz..."
Emilia's embarrassment applied to Sella as well, but Illya, seemingly unconcerned, clapped her hands once and said:
"Then, shall we talk?"
"Yes..."
The night was long.
As the story of the end of the Holy Grail War continued...
While Emilia and Illyasviel talked and laughed, and Shirou spent his time making weapons in the forge...
A man and a woman appeared with spatial transference.
『Medea, is it...』
"Muscle pig, it's been a while."
Then, Heracles materialized while sitting down.
"Incarnation, is it..."
"Yes, that's right. Anyway, if you plan to incarnate, Heracles, please speak up."
"No, I plan to dematerialize once the Holy Grail War ends. If this place becomes a home for this child, she will be safe..."
"Is that so."
"Papa, are you leaving when the Holy Grail War ends?"
"Yes. If... you need me, summon me again."
"Yeah... okay. It's not goodbye forever..."
"Ha, Caster's Master, should I say? I'm glad to meet you this time."
"Bark, bark?"
Then, a fox turned into a person and was wary of the blue-haired young man.
But the man, seemingly unconcerned, brought up the next topic.
"Cú Chulainn, if you're going to incarnate this time, could you tell me? After this Holy Grail War ends, I plan to participate in the Holy Grail War that will happen in France. And if Bazett intends to participate too, please tell me right now."
"I don't know how you knew my name, but you speak as if you know well about the next Holy Grail War. Are you perhaps a possessor of foresight?"
"Hmm... not exactly. I just roughly guessed the future. I'm also worried about the whereabouts of the Root Reacher Manaka, but isn't there no loss on your side?"
"It's a bit much for me to decide alone... First, I'm affiliated with the Clock Tower... If I act on my own, I don't know how the Clock Tower will react..."
"Well, I roughly understand, but the French Grail War will be a 7 vs 7 battle, and I plan to clash the incarnated Servants with the 7 Servants summoned by the Grail. I'll appear as a Ruler, but it'll be chaos beyond chaos anyway. Neither Revelation nor Foresight will be able to observe us, but Lancelot and Medea have to guard this place."
Suddenly, the flow of the conversation changed, and she had no choice but to ask.
"Excuse me... what about me?"
"Uh... Emilia, was it? You'll have to receive a procedure from Medea here. I don't know how many years your lifespan is in your current state, but it'll be short, right? To extend your lifespan as much as possible, you'll have to undergo the procedure."
"Fufufu, fairy blood, this is interesting."
"Well, I'll lend you Avalon in the process, so don't worry."
For some reason, she started hiccuping out of fear.
"Hic."
"......"
Heracles closed his eyes as if he didn't know whether to oppose this or not, and Medea went "Fufufu" as if enjoying herself, while Heracles just looked with eyes asking if she could be trusted.
"I understand... hic..."
"Good, as soon as the Holy Grail War ends, before anyone dematerializes, I plan to invite everyone to my mansion. Anyone opposed?"
No one answered his words.
It meant everyone agreed.
And so, the man disappeared via spatial transference, and after enjoying the tea party again, when the next morning came... we headed to the mansion the man spoke of.