"Hercules, Hercules, the Greek god of Hercules." Jumping down and standing in front of Rin and Sakura, Archer said without looking back, "Take off the blindfold, Rider, and show the magic eye." If you are from the Greek god system, you should know very well that this big man in front of you is not an opponent who can be defeated by hiding your strength. ”

"But my MONOCULUS is an indiscriminate attack"

"Wouldn't it be nice to leave us out of sight? A cavalry hero known for his agility, don't tell me you can't even do such a triviality. Giving Rider the task in an almost categorical tone, Archer grabbed into the void with an unknown longsword in his hand, "Besides, I have my own means of defending against the MONOCULUS. All you have to do is not implicate the next three of them. I'll try to lure him to a wider battlefield, and then hurry up and use your reins. ”

Staring intently at Hercules, the sword in his hand had been put on a serious posture that he had never seen before, Archer's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he was clearly in a state of battle.

On the other hand, although there was no special movement, Hercules still stretched his hands down slightly, clutching the stone sword that was almost larger than Archer's entire person, and he could rush forward with the sword in the next moment! The scene is about to erupt!

"That's not right! Stop it!! Hercules!!"

But it was also at this time when everyone was already tense.

An anxious little girl's cry stopped the battle of the Heroic Souls that was almost about to start.

The leisurely look that had been hanging on her face until just now seemed to never exist, with disbelief, panic, but mixed with a little ecstatic look, like a child who was afraid that if she stretched out her hand, her dreams would be shattered, Illya took a step forward cautiously and asked in a trembling voice, "Mom?"

Then it was this call, and the atmosphere of the scene, which was almost about to pull up the battle curtain, cooled rapidly as if it had been plucked with a plate of cold water head-on.

"Mom, Mommy?!!!!"

"This, if you say that, isn't my sister's heroic spirit the mother of the senior?"

“?!!!”

It's like the Tosaka sisters over there who have been completely in chaos.

was already about to swing the stone sword in his hand at the girl in front of him who seemed to be able to shatter the bones with just one blow, but suddenly shocked to hear that the other party might be the mother of his deed owner, Hercules's eyes shrank, and his waist sank suddenly, and it took nearly double his strength to finally pour the power that had penetrated his entire arm to the ground!

Rao is so, what should he do about the girl in front of him? For a while, even Hercules in front of him couldn't figure it out.

Is it friend or foe?

After all, the eyes of the audience were on Archer and Illya.

"Sure enough, it's Mom!"

Once upon a time, I thought that I had lost my happiness, but now it seems to be reappearing in front of me.

With a look of disbelief, two lines of tears of joy fell from those smart eyes. Even the position of friend and foe was forgotten in an instant, and she just wanted to throw herself into the arms of the person in front of her and cry loudly, and in a daze, Illya had already taken a step forward.

"Illya!"

"Huh?"

However, just before Illya was about to cross Hercules, her heroic spirit, a loud shout from Archer mercilessly interrupted the little girl's selflessness and pulled her back to reality.

"You listen" The good-looking willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, but it was not the helplessness of feeling troubled or disgusted, it was simply helplessness. Bai Yu's face was full of kindness that had never appeared when facing Emiya Shirou and even Rin Tosaka, but it was mixed with a little struggle.

Think about it, if she kept silent about Illya's misunderstanding here, and embraced her in her arms, even if it didn't necessarily end today's battle, it would have a great chance to increase the burden of the fierce beast in front of her when it attacked her, and with the help of Rider, it would not be impossible to kill this theoretically invincible enemy in one fell swoop.

But in front of her, it is her long-loved sister!

Even if it's a false memory, only this emotion is the most sincere treasure!

If it were against Emiya Shirou or even other enemies, it would be needless to say that Archer would use such a method without hesitation! Even if it's against Rin Tosaka, she can deceive the other party in order to achieve her goal! Only for Illya, the little sister she owes a lot and has always loved, this kind of thought has not appeared since the beginning.

What really struggled her was whether she should break this layer of paper with her own hands and break her sister's heart.

Concealing the facts and hugging her into your arms can certainly usher in a short period of happy ending, but if it is exposed one day in the future, the hard-won happiness will turn into despair in a blink of an eye, and it is conceivable that it will only hurt the other party's heart even more.

It's just that telling the truth at this moment, won't it break the other party's illusions and pull her into despair again?

After all, there is a trade-off. After a long sigh, his mind was decided, and Archer said in a voice that was soft, but just enough for everyone present to hear, "I'm not your mother. ”

A reasonable reply is like a merciless hammer, hitting the deepest part of the soul.

"Mom, Mom? What are you talking about?" The shock of happiness disillusionment, as Archer predicted, whether long or short, is enough to shake the heart. Her footsteps swayed, and Illya trembled and said, "Did Illya do something wrong?" Illya won't be angry with Kiritsugu anymore. Mother, don't disown Illya."

As she spoke, the little girl's face was almost crying.

"No, so, I'm not your mother." Sigh again, this time, Archer's brow furrowed even deeper.

I don't want to continue, but I have to.

I want to protect each other, but I'm constantly deepening each other's scars.

If you take a step forward, you will be a cliff, but if you go back, you will be 10,000 feet in the air.

An incredibly contradictory reality. Does the choice have to be contrary to the ideal? It was so before, and it is now

"You're a liar!!" With the same high voice as never before, the noble lady's demeanor was gone, and Illya retorted sharply to Archer's words, "I won't admit it. Silver hair and red pupils, those are the characteristics of artificial people made of alchemy! Why is it that even now, Mom, you still refuse to recognize Illya?!!"

"It's my problem to look exactly like your mother, but I don't have a choice. As for the silver hair and red eyes, unfortunately they are just a side effect of my unique magic. As if Emiya Shirou was serious, his half-shrunken eyes revealed a sharp light, and the shadows of the two of them continued to overlap in the eyes of others. With no room for doubt, Archer replied, "You have to recognize reality. Alice Phil doesn't have the power to fight, let alone become a Heroic Spirit. ”

"I've had enough!!" The fact that it was like a sharp needle pierced the last line of defense in the young girl's heart. Illya roared hoarsely, "Berserker!!" Catch Mom!! Then kill them all!! I'm going to take my mother back!!"

"Roar !!!!"

The girl's cry was answered in the earth-shattering roar of the beast.

The depths of his heart hurt like a drop of blood, but he desperately tried his best to hide a qiē with a faint smile. Archer gently put the long sword in his hand on the edge of the bow, but there was a trace of sadness on the corner of his mouth raised, "Yes." It's long overdue."

P.S.1: Do you feel like Shirou has been down for a long time? Don't worry, there should still be no of him in the next chapter=V=After all, it's also boring to write about the god of war all day long to fight a winning battle~ Give it a big spoiler~ From the beginning of the Holy Grail War until the Gaiden, Shirou's role will become lighter and lighter. After all, heroes who have become heroes don't have to hang out all day long~