In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

The girl pondered for a moment, then shook her head.

"Actually, I don't know how I did it... because Alice approached me on her own initiative."

"She approached you on her own initiative?"

“Yes.” Artoria replied to Ian, recalling the scene at the time.

That was the final battle on the Fuyuki Bridge.

"At that time, she said she was trapped in the Holy Grail and couldn't leave, so she could only ask me for help."

"Holy Grail?"

Ian felt that things were getting closer and closer to what he understood.

"Lily"

"Can I interpret your words as Irisviel speaking to you from the Holy Grail?"

"Perhaps." Artoria hesitated slightly.

"after all--"

That's what she said at the time.

"..."

Suddenly, everything became clear to you.

The connection between Ibaraki-Douji and Illya was no accident.

All of this depends on the existence known as the "Holy Grail".

This is absolutely not your conjecture—you must know that Illya and Irisviel are mother and daughter.

At this moment, Ibaraki-dōji sensed an aura similar to, yet completely different from, that of his Master.

This was very likely left by Irisviel!

[Combined with Artoria's memory—"Irisviel was the one who made the sound from within the Holy Grail."]

[And the lingering traces of magic that hadn't faded even after ten years.]

【So--】

[At this moment, Mount Enzo may still contain fragments of the Holy Grail that retain Irisviel's soul!]

This might be the chance, or perhaps fate, to bring Irisviel and Illya together once more.

Without delay, you told Artoria your thoughts verbatim.

"This……"

Hearing Ian's idea, Artoria's face was full of surprise, but she had no way to refute it.

After all, she did feel that Ilya and Irisviel had many similarities, but she hadn't considered the things Ian had mentioned at all.

but--

The perceptive girl quickly realized the problem.

"Mr. Ian."

Even if that's the case, what can we do?

"Alice...is really dead, isn't she?"

"There's really nothing we can do."

Ian looked at Berserker Ibaraki-doji, who was playing with Ilya.

The way she looked at her Master clearly indicated that she viewed him as a friend.

"but--"

"She might be able to do something."

"Mr. Ian... are you talking about Ibaraki?"

“Yes.” Ian nodded. “If it were her… perhaps she could do something.”

"after all--"

"She could sense all of this, couldn't she?"

Your hunch was right.

Ibaraki-doji can indeed do even more.

[Using her connection to the Holy Grail, she quickly located a specific spot on Mount Enzou once again.]

A miraculous phenomenon awaits you.

This is indeed the case.

Ibaraki-dōji, who was engulfed in flames (a phenomenon she only exhibited when demanding magic from Ilya), stopped again.

She looked at the bare ground in front of her, stretched out her hand, and then made some gestures.

This is not something that Ibaraki-dōji originally knew.

But -

"Lord Abe... I hope you can recall more things."

That's right.

This is a memory belonging to Ibaraki-dōji, a technique from the Heian period.

It is also a lost skill of the Abe family.

At this very moment, a miracle that transcends time has descended upon this Holy Grail War.

A blurry figure appeared before them.

That was the lingering will of Irisviel—she quickly noticed Ilya.

"Ilya, what are you doing here?"

"mom!"

Ilya shouted and ran straight towards where Irisviel was.

"Because I came to find you~"

"Really... Ilya is amazing."

As soon as she finished speaking, Irisviel disappeared.

"Huh?!" The little girl touched the empty space and panicked.

Where did Mom go?

“There’s too little left here.” Berserker Ibaraki-doji grabbed Illya’s hand.

"But it's okay."

“There are many other places around here—Master, I can take you to see them one by one.”

"I'm sure I'll see her many times."

"Okay!"

Watching the Berserker team walk away hand in hand, Ian and Artoria knew that their journey had achieved its purpose.

The forests of Mount Enzang will become the place where the mother and daughter reunite.

only--

The girl also thought about the future.

"Mr. Ian."

"Although Ilya has indeed seen her mother now."

"But... what should we do next?"

"If you say that—"

Looking at Illya, who was holding Ibaraki-dōji's hand and acting coquettishly with Irisviel in the distance, Ian's expression was also somewhat touched.

"As for the future... I actually thought of a less reliable method."

"Does Mr. Ian ever have moments when he's not sure?" Artoria asked, somewhat surprised.

"of course."

The man looked at the girl beside him and smiled slightly.

"Lily."

"What do you think about having the Tohsaka family adopt Illya after the Holy Grail War ends?"

352. The wife wants to entrust Ilya to him / The ahoge (cowlick) has resolved its inner conflict / The truth (4k)

"..."

Artoria slowly moved her head, finally looking at the man beside her.

"Mr. Ian, are you serious about that?"

"Of course I'm serious."

In Ian's view, Ilya was holding Ibaraki-dōji's hand, happily telling him about her life with the will left behind by her mother on Mount Enzō.

"Ilya eventually needs to find a place to go, right?"

"and--"

The man looked at the girl beside him, his eyes filled with pity.

"You've always felt guilty towards Ilya, haven't you?"

"..."

The girl turned her head to the side, her expression full of guilt.