Emiya Ilya

Chapter 74 3-2. Daughter
"Very well, I won't lose today!"

The ancient city of Einzbern, located in the deep mountains and ancient forests, was sealed by ice and snow, and the snow stopped today.

At such a time, the father—Emiya Kiritsugu and his daughter—Ilyasviel von Einsbern went for a walk in the forest outside the city. This was an unwritten rule between father and daughter.

I saw the little loli with silver-white long hair who was only one meter long took the lead and walked in front of her father. While stepping through the thick snow with her dark purple boots, she carefully observed the surrounding trees .

……

"Emiya (Illya). An elf from the future!"

The emerald eyes stared at the innocent little girl playing with her father at the entrance of the forest through the window of the castle, and whispered.

With blond hair coiled on her head, wearing an antique dress, and dignified demeanor, she is exactly the legendary King Arthur—Artoria Pendragon.

Looking at the little girl, Arturia was full of thoughts.

It's really hard to imagine that such a cute and innocent little guy will become a heroic spirit in the future.

But by good fortune, the father actually summoned the daughter who became a heroic spirit.

Maybe it was because he was the father that he could summon her.After all, who will own the future holy relic?
Of course my father didn't know.

And she is her own Master now, it is undoubtedly illegal for a Servant to summon a Servant, but just as she said——

'As long as Kiritsugu wins, I don't care about the rest! '

And the alias that the daughter made to conceal her identity - Merlin.

Of course, this kind of concealment is meaningless in front of King Arthur, but she is her own Master.

"Saber, I know that you, as King Arthur, know that I am not Merlin, but I hope you will not expose it!"

"why?"

"If Kiritsugu knew that his daughter had inherited his ideals and ended up like this, he would definitely regret it~"

"I understand, you are my Master, my teacher, and my best friend!"

Saber turned her gaze to her Master—Caster, and saw that she was also watching the play of the father and daughter.

It must have been a very pleasant time for her, right?But now to re-experience this period from the perspective of a third party, I am afraid that it will only bring pain, right?
Did she still have that innocence after going through so much?

"Caster! What are you looking at?"

At this time, a woman appeared behind them, her appearance was almost the same as that little loli—Ilyasfiel—

With long silver hair and red eyes, she looks much older than Eliasfier, like an adult version of Eliasvier.

"Mom... well~, I'm looking at Illya and Kiritsugu."

Caster seemed a little lost when he saw the person coming.

Alice Viel looked out the window, just in time to see Illya riding on Kiritsugu's shoulders and running into the depths of the forest.

"Kiritsugu looks like that, isn't it surprising?"

"No, it's not surprising, he is such a gentle man."

Caster shook his head and denied.

"Oh~ Caster seems to have a good impression of Kiritsugu~ Let me explain beforehand that Kiritsugu is mine~Caster. You are late!"

"As the saying goes, although a famous flower has an owner, I will loosen the soil! If you come late, you can grab it~"

Although the cloak covered most of Caster's face, her smirk was exposed.

"Ah! Caster is so hateful! I won't let you succeed!"

Although she said so, Irisviel was not worried at all, and she didn't know why...

There is an inexplicable intimacy towards Caster.

"Ah! Saber has been staring at Caster~ Could it be... Saber! Caster is your teacher!"

Turning her gaze, Irisviel pretended to be surprised when she saw Saber staring at Caster.

"Mrs!"

Speaking of which, Irisviel is actually a nine-year-old "child". Although she looks quite big, it's just because she is a man-made human!
Being a "child" certainly has a child's nature.

But Saber didn't appreciate it, and returned her seriously.

"Ah~ yes! yes!"

Facing Saber's piercing aura, Irisviel resolutely succumbed.

"Um...uh...can I, Irisviel-sama, give me a hug?"

It was the shy voice of a ten-year-old girl, with an immature, gentle tone, and a soft heart, which made people feel a desire to protect her, wanting to take good care of her.

"Eh!? Good!"

Although there are some doubts, Irisviel is not disgusted, or she is overflowing with maternal love now.

"Take off the hood, let me see what you look like, and I'll hug you!"

Still, curiosity had the upper hand.

"okay!"

"!?"

After worrying for a while, Caster compromised.

I saw her slowly lift the hood, revealing her face——

Young face, big blue eyes.Her hair color is very strange, blue-white, sky blue at the root, and the closer to the tip, the hair color becomes whiter, until it is completely white.

And her right eye was covered by long bangs, only the left eye was exposed.

"Okay... so cute!!"

Seeing Caster like this, Irisviel excitedly hugged Caster tightly like a girl meeting a favorite puppet.

"Hmm~"

And Caster also seemed to enjoy this feeling, closing his eyes.

There was a happy smile on his face.

"It will be fine in a while, it will be fine in a while, it will be fine in a while, as long as it takes a while, I will be satisfied."

Feeling the temperature from Irisviel, Illya's cheeks had two lines of tears at some point.

Looking at Ilya, although the other party is not her own daughter, she treats her like a newborn daughter, her eyes are full of tenderness, and she gently wipes away her tears.

"That...that...although it's a bit overkill, but can I call you mother?"

"Of course, my dear daughter!"

Irisviel didn't have any doubts about Caster's request. It seemed that Irisviel had already regarded her as his daughter as early as the moment he hugged her.

She didn't know why, she just felt strongly that the other party was her daughter.

"Mom! Mom! Mom!"

Caster also hugged Irisviel tightly, and completely buried his head in Irisviel's chest.

At this moment, she is neither a heroic spirit nor a hero, but a child who found her mother again after being separated from her mother for many years, and acted like a baby to her mother.

But in any case, "as" does not mean "is", the artificial human Irisviel has nothing to do with the magician Merlin.

but……

What if she knew Caster was her daughter?It will definitely be very sad, right?

The reason for Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel to participate in the Holy Grail War was added from the moment Illya was born eight years ago.That is - let our children grow up healthily like ordinary people.

And becoming a "partner of justice" is undoubtedly one of the worst endings, and it is definitely not what they want to see.

"Just let me bear that kind of pain!" - the man said so!
"As the Holy Grail, I alone am enough!" - Said the woman!
……

...

Of course, Illya's appearance is not her original appearance, but a fake witch (Haniel) with a treasure.

My mother left me when I was eight years old, and five years later, when I was 13 years old, my father also passed away before my eyes.

This time I will definitely let you live a good life, at least let this "Illya" have a perfect family.

Heroic Spirit Emiya (Illya) swore so!

(End of this chapter)