Castle, living room

"Let's go out first~~~~" Illya asked the two maids to leave first.

"Uh...... Be. "Although I am not very reassured, there are outsiders, and the maids can only comply.

"Is there something that called me here so suddenly, Illya?" Looking at the exquisite carvings around him and the high-end tea set in his hand, Kamiya already felt that the trip was worthwhile.

"Of course there's something~~~~~ after all, I haven't seen you in the past few days~~~~~~" Illya smiled mischievously.

"Heh~~~~He~~~~~ that's what he said." In this case, what else can Kamiya say?

"I said I was going to invite you to my house, how do you feel now?" Illya picked up the cup and took a sip, her dignified and elegant posture was much more rigorous and noble than Rin's.

(Castle!! This is a castle!! Oh~~~~~~~~~~~ this Nima is the romance of men!!! He shouted with such passion in his heart, but he must not be so rude in his mouth.

"Spacious, exquisite, and full of literary atmosphere, Illya lives in such an atmosphere, she will definitely become an excellent writer in the future~~~~~" Kamiya smiled and took a sip of black tea, although he was a little underaged, but the demeanor of a gentleman was a little bit there.

"My ...... ...... future" Illya seemed to be touched, and a faint sadness appeared on her face.

"Illya?" Kamiya was a little confused.

"Huh?" Illya came back to her senses.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally went somewhere else~~~~~" Illya put down the delicate carved teacup in her hand.

"Does Big Brother like it here?"

"Yes, of course." Kamiya nodded.

"So, can you walk with me?" For some reason, Illya's words and deeds suddenly covered with a faint layer of sadness. But it is this layer of sadness that makes Illya lose a bit of girlish childishness and a little more mature charm.

"As you wish, Your Highness Princess." Looking at the charming white-haired girl in front of him, in this romantic situation, Kamiya couldn't help but bring himself into the role of a prince.

"Thank you." Illya smiled and stretched out her delicate little hand, the moment she held her hands, time seemed to go back a thousand years, and she returned to the Middle Ages when knights and glory were accompanied, and swords and love were intertwined.

Castle, cloister

The boy and the girl strolled through the cloister full of literary atmosphere, sometimes talking, sometimes listening, and the figures of the two were completely set off by the elegant and noble atmosphere of the castle, like princesses and princes.

"Someone once asked me why I wanted to go to the Holy Grail War, but I was speechless at the time...... Why did Illya join the Holy Grail War? Kamiya looked at Illya.

"A reason to participate in the Holy Grail War...... I used to complain too...... Just don't fight any Holy Grail Wars~~~~~~" Illya sighed.

"But we can't help but fight, because this is our mission, and it is precisely to reproduce the miracle of a thousand years ago that we will be made......"

"Manufacturing?" Kamiya was a little confused.

"Because we're just props, we're the ones who are being used." Illya shook her head.

"We don't have the concept of happiness, we're just props to activate the Holy Grail."

"Props?" Kamiya caught some points, but he didn't interrupt Illya.

"For this, we have endured thousands of years of suffering."

"Magic? The salvation of humanity? Oh, yes...... Only human beings can be happy because of this...... What are we living for? Illya looked out the window with some sadness at the woods, this castle that was glorious and gorgeous in the eyes of others was like a cage to her, even if it was gorgeous, it was still a cage.

"You are the end of Einzbellen, the culmination of our technology, and no matter how much time it takes in the future, we will not be able to create a better work than you. So, if you're defeated, everybody will give up. ”

"Because then you can conclude that we are behind the times. The plant, called Einzberen, would then put an end to thousands of years of research. At the same time, we have to laugh and say that we have tried a lot, but all of them are meaningless. ”

"Illya......" Ueya finally stopped Illya, because he felt that Illya was a little abnormal today, and the topic was becoming more and more marginal.

"That's why I'm here to join the Holy Grail War. Sometimes I thought about just dying, so that I could not be saved, but I could also be freed from this thousand-year-old debt. However, as if she hadn't heard, Illya continued to speak to herself.

"Einzbelen fulfills the mission every day, what kind of mission...... Well, we don't even have our true selves at all......"

"Illya!" Kamiya patted Illya on the shoulder.

"I know!" Illya turned her head in anger.

"No one will believe what I say, not even my big brother...... The world of magicians is not understood by outsiders! ”

"..................................................." Kamiya suddenly felt speechless.

"Because of this, I can tell you these with confidence~~~~ Big brother~~~~~" Illya's face bloomed again, but Kamiya always felt that the petite girl next to her was hiding something, and her smile was a little reluctant.

"Illya............ "What did Ueya want to say.

"Big brother...... Look at me! Illya abruptly interrupted him and twisted him in her direction.

"You...... Will you fight for a prop? Illya looked directly at Kamiya with determination, and Kamiya could see a glimmer of hope in it, but more often than not, trepidation and uneasiness.

"Yes." Kamiya smiled and answered the girl's seemingly very childish but solemn question.

"Bang knock!" The girl's heart trembled violently.

"You...... You lie! The girl took two steps back.

"When...... When an item loses its usefulness...... When the next substitute emerges...... They'll be abandoned! ”

"Perhaps......" Kamiya sighed with emotion.

However, there are also many people who pass on the artifacts that accompany them to the next generation, and human life is short after all, but the life of artifacts is much longer, and when future generations see the relics of their predecessors, they will think of their ancestors. In a sense, artifacts can be said to be the continuation of human life...... After all, utensils don't change, they do...... It's the human heart. ”

"So...... Does Big Brother change? Illya's gaze was full of hesitation.

"Perhaps...... Will it......" Kamiya hesitated, but finally did not deceive Illya.

"........................" Illya bowed her head in disappointment.

"But......" The boy crouched down and hugged Illya.

"Big brother will always like Illya."

A ray of light pierced the darkness and illuminated the deepest memories of the girl's mind.

"Can Illya wait for me?"

"Until Dad comes back, can you bear the loneliness?"

"Yes!"

"Well, Dad also agreed with you...... Will definitely be back soon. ”

"Kiritsugu...... Daddy......"

The memories of warmth and pain eventually turned into crystal tears and dripped onto the boy's shoulders.