Calling them superficial sisters is definitely an understatement.

However, Matou Sakura was unaware of what Reines had done at this time, so after arriving in Fuyuki City, Matou Sakura naturally wanted to visit her friend Reines.

Just like yesterday when Leni took Qin Chuan to visit Bazett, who was also a member of the Magic Association.

……

After letting Qin Chuan hide, Reines led Trimmau back into the house from the rooftop and then into the living room.

In the living room, Reines saw Matou Sakura again—just like she had seen her before leaving the Mage's Association, Matou Sakura was still very approachable.

"It's been a few days, Sakura."

A forced smile appeared on Reines's face, but she still tried her best not to let Matou Sakura see any flaws.

Despite Matou Sakura's seemingly easygoing and unassuming nature, Reines, after spending some time with her, realized that Matou possessed a deep-seated madness.

Everything else is negotiable, but if you dare to say anything bad about Qin Chuan, Matou Sakura will really do something drastic to you.

A few years ago, someone mocked Matou Sakura for always carrying a black feather as an ominous sign. However, a few days later, that classmate was found in an alley with broken bones all over his body.

Because of the severity of his injuries, the student even suffered damage to several of his magic circuits, causing a sharp decline in the quality of his previously excellent magic circuits, making his future as a magician uncertain.

Because there is no evidence, many people still don't know who beat the magician up like that, and the Magic Association has never been able to find out.

But Reines knew very well that it was Matou Sakura who did it—or rather, the rulers of the Mage's Association all knew, and Reines, as the head of the El-Melloi family, certainly knew as well.

The reason why Matou Sakura's actions weren't exposed was because Rufreus erased the evidence and the impact of the incident, thus preventing any serious consequences.

But this incident made Reines realize that Qin Chuan's matter was Matou Sakura's Achilles' heel—and she had now essentially torn off her Achilles' heel.

“You look good too, Reines.”

Sakura Matou smiled as she looked Reines up and down, her tone slightly amused, seemingly no different from her usual behavior at the Mage's Association.

"Have you summoned the Heroic Spirit yet?"

On Reines's hand, one can see a pattern composed of three red marks, which are undoubtedly the Command Seals, the symbol of the Master in the Holy Grail War.

Unlike the "omen" given before the Holy Grail War began, the Command Seals on Reines's hands were a darker color, clearly having crystallized into physical form, and were obtained after all the Heroic Spirits had been summoned.

"Ah...yes, it's already been summoned. I'm having it gather intelligence outside."

Reines was taken aback when Matou Sakura got straight to the point and immediately brought up the topic of Heroic Spirits.

Fortunately, on her way down from the roof, Reines had prepared a response in her mind, so she was able to give a reasonable reply quickly.

"Where's Sakura? Haven't you summoned your Heroic Spirit yet?"

“That’s right. I plan to summon in an hour. According to my calculations, I will be in the best condition at that time.”

Sure enough, even Matou Sakura is a bit superstitious when it comes to summoning Servants, hoping to summon them in the best possible condition—after all, she takes the summoning of Servants very seriously.

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"If I can summon Brother Qin Chuan, I will have already achieved half of my goal."

Matou Sakura's goal is the same as Tohsaka Rin's: to summon Qin Chuan, win the Holy Grail War, and then use the immense magical power within the Holy Grail to keep Qin Chuan in this world forever.

However, unlike Rin Tohsaka, Sakura Matou has a stronger possessive streak.

Rin Tohsaka is willing to let someone else fulfill this wish, as long as Qin Chuan can stay, but Sakura Matou is not; she insists on summoning Qin Chuan herself.

"Um... has Sakura considered the possibility that Mr. Qin Chuan might be summoned by someone else?"

.. ...... ....

Seeing Matou Sakura's serious expression, Reines couldn't contain herself any longer and quickly asked Matou Sakura the question.

"For example, Rin Tohsaka from the Tohsaka family... I heard she has already summoned a Heroic Spirit."

This was Reines's plan: to use "others" as a starting point to get Matou Sakura to accept the fact that "Qin Chuan may have already been summoned by someone else." (2)

If I tell Matou Sakura later that I "accidentally" summoned Qin Chuan, maybe she won't be so angry.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Reines's expression darkened as she looked at Matou Sakura, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes: Phosphorus

"Even if it's her, if she tries to take Qin Chuan from me, I won't let her get away with it." Wu

Reines was immediately stunned. She smiled awkwardly, and her eyes filled with fear as she looked at Matou Sakura. ③

She'd heard plenty of talk from Matou Sakura about how "perfectly matched" she and Qin Chuan were... If Matou Sakura really tried to kill her, would Qin Chuan help her? Oh well.

"Compared to that, Reines, I'm more curious."

Just as Reines was already pondering how to get Qin Chuan to save her, Matou Sakura's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Why are you wearing a maid outfit when you're home alone?"

Upon hearing this, Reines' body trembled violently.

She hadn't expected that Matou Sakura could see her maid outfit? She'd tested it earlier that day, and even Bazett, a fellow magician, couldn't see it.

Chapter 492 Reines's Maid Outfit Fetish?

“I see… That’s probably because it’s been stuck to the feathers I gave her for so long that it has gained some ability to sense the ‘stand-in’.”

After Reines saw Matou Sakura off, exhausted, Qin Chuan also came out of the room and said something rather unexpectedly.

Qin Chuan was quite surprised that Matou Sakura could see Reines's maid outfit, and could only attribute it to the effect of his black bird feather.

After all, that feather was plucked from her Stand, and was part of the Stand. Matou Sakura had been with that thing for a long time, so she was affected by it.

When Qin Chuan left the world of Fate/Zero last time, he was certain that Matou Sakura did not have the qualifications to use a Stand, but now it's hard to say.

Qin Chuan was already considering whether to find an opportunity to test Matou Sakura's Stand aptitude with an arrow again, hoping to help her awaken a Stand or something.

"What is a 'substitute'? Isn't this maid outfit your Noble Phantasm?"

Reines glanced at Qin Chuan with some annoyance, then looked down at her maid outfit—she hadn't expected Matou Sakura to suddenly point it out.

She was quite startled at the time, and it took her a lot of effort to convince Matou Sakura by saying that "when I'm home alone, I sometimes have some strange interests."

The price she pays is that in Matou Sakura's eyes, she might become a "magical nobleman with a hobby of being a maid," which leaves her feeling quite helpless.

Fortunately, Matou Sakura wasn't the type to gossip about other people's secrets, so Reines wasn't worried about her "quirk" being spread to other magicians.

But... that was under the condition that Matou Sakura and I were still friends.

If Matou Sakura found out that she had stolen Qin Chuan from her, then even if Matou Sakura spread the news, it would probably be the least of her worries. She was afraid that Matou Sakura would turn against her directly.

"So you're going to keep this from Sakura like this from now on?"

Qin Chuan looked at Reines. Although he hadn't come out of the room, with his current strength, he naturally couldn't hide Reines and Matou Sakura's conversation from him.

Before leaving, Matou Sakura asked Reines several times what her Heroic Spirit was, but Reines always brushed her off with the excuse that "it must be kept secret to ensure victory in the Holy Grail War."

To be honest, the true names of Heroic Spirits are indeed important in the Holy Grail War, because once the true names of some Heroic Spirits are revealed, their corresponding weaknesses can be found in mythology and history.

But it seems a bit strange that they are not even willing to meet. After all, the Holy Grail War is a battle between Heroic Spirits. Even if they don't meet now, they will eventually meet during the battle.

So when Matou Sakura left, she was actually a little suspicious, probably because she felt that Reines's secretive behavior was not like her usual self.

"We can only keep it a secret for now. I know Sakura's personality very well. If she finds out that I summoned Mr. Qin Chuan, she will definitely go berserk."

Reines smiled wryly and said to Qin Chuan, "There's nothing we can do about it."

"In short, we need to keep our actions from Sakura as much as possible. Even if she summons a Heroic Spirit and discovers that it wasn't you she summoned, we must at least prevent her from finding out that it was me who summoned it."

"Fine, you're the Master, you're in charge."

Qin Chuan shrugged helplessly. He didn't mind explaining the situation directly to Matou Sakura, but Reines was clearly not mentally prepared.

Let's wait until Reines is ready. Although Qin Chuan is very easygoing, Reines has a good attitude towards him, so there's no need for him to embarrass her.

……

After leaving Reines's base, Qin Chuan prepared to go find his target this time—Ilya.

After summoning an unknown Heroic Spirit, Ilya of this world slaughtered the entire Einzbern Castle before escaping and should now be in Fuyuki City.

The reason for seeking out Ilya is twofold. Firstly, she is a participant in this Holy Grail War, and we will inevitably meet sooner or later, so it's good to get some information about her beforehand.

On the other hand, Qin Chuan also has an Ilya at home, so he is quite concerned about the Ilya in this world.

No matter what, she's still his daughter. Even though there are significant differences between Ilya and the other girl from the two worlds, Qin Chuan is still willing to treat them equally.

"However, Fuyuki City is quite large... What should we do? Should we try using 'Blackbird Requiem'?"

Using his ability to "conceal his presence," Qin Chuan floated confidently above Fuyuki City, squinting as he surveyed the city's architecture.

Fuyuki City is not small, and even if Qin Chuan could sense the "qi" of the entire Fuyuki City, it would be difficult for him to distinguish which one was Ilya.

Although Qin Chuan had already memorized the aura of his "daughter" Ilya from the everyday world, the two Ilya's auras would differ due to their different abilities.

Putting aside other things, the fact that Illya's functions as a Lesser Grail in the everyday world have been sealed is enough to make the two Illya's "aura" vastly different.

However, if you really want to find her, there is a way—by modifying the "result" with "Blackbird Requiem," you can force Qin Chuan to find Ilya's whereabouts.

However, the cost of such a broad "outcome" is probably not small—of course, it shouldn't be a problem for Qin Chuan now.

After making the decision, Qin Chuan summoned "Blackbird Requiem" and decided to find the person by fixing the "outcome".

This was the first time Qin Chuan had used the Blackbird Requiem ability to find someone. If Ilya weren't his "daughter," he wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

……

Illya is indeed in Fuyuki City, but unlike in the original work, this time Illya is in a 4.8-square-meter house in Fuyuki City.

The original owners of this house had been bribed by Ilya's maids, Sera and Lyselle, and left, leaving the house to Ilya and the others to live in.

As for where the money came from... one can only say that although the Einzbern family lived in seclusion, they were not without property.

Since everyone in the Einzbern family was dead, their property was naturally packed up and taken out by Liselite and Sera for Ilya's use.

Although they were merely homunculus maids of the Einzbern family, and serving Illya was only an order from their family, through long-term contact, they genuinely came to regard Illya as their master from the bottom of their hearts.

However, Ilya's situation in this house is not very good right now.

Chapter 493 Ilya and Shidone

"...Ilya still refuses to come out for dinner?"

Sera arrived at the bedroom door of the house and, seeing the door still tightly closed, asked Lizzie, who was guarding the door, with some concern.

Lizzie shook her head without saying a word, but a hint of worry could be seen on her face.

Lyselette's silence wasn't because she had a bad relationship with Sera, but simply because, as an artificial maid, she had a manufacturing defect.

She was an artificial human created at the same time as Ilya. Although she was a failure, she had a very close relationship with Ilya because of this. In terms of her care for Ilya, she was definitely no less than Sera.

"Sigh... It seems that Einzbern's experiments have still affected Ilya."

Seeing Liselle shake her head, Sera couldn't help but sigh—as Ilya's maids, Sera and Liselle knew what had happened to Ilya.

The Einzbern family's repeated defeats in the Holy Grail War have finally driven them down a rather insane path.

During the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family violated regulations by summoning Angora Mainyu (Angora 16), which corrupted the Holy Grail and led to the early elimination of the Einzbern family.

The Fourth Holy Grail War summoned the infamous magician assassin, Kiritsugu Emiya, but he was killed by Qin Chuan shortly after arriving in Fuyuki City.

Moreover, unlike the original work, in the original work, Kiritsugu Emiya at least defeated a lot of enemies and witnessed the appearance of the Holy Grail.

This time, Kiritsugu Emiya didn't even achieve any substantial results, which made the Einzbern family even more dissatisfied with the operation.

It was precisely for this reason that the Einzbern chose an even more extreme course of action—they not only wanted to send Illya as a participant in this competition, but also to keep the Heroic Spirit firmly under their control.

Their decision was to use Illya as the core, and to integrate the summoned Heroic Spirits or even Gods into Illya's body, creating a special Servant belonging to the Einzbern family!

It sounds far-fetched, but the Einzbern family would stop at nothing to cheat – many of the problems in the Holy Grail War were caused by their cheating.

The result was gratifying; they successfully integrated the mythical being summoned through a medium into Illya's body, making her a special Servant.

But the consequences were also very tragic—Illya, who had merged with a Heroic Spirit and even a God, did not obey the Einzbern family's instructions. Instead, she went mad as soon as she woke up.

By incorporating the elements of Shidone from Ainu mythology, Loushi from Finnish mythology, and Freya from Norse mythology, Ilya gained a terrifying power that the Einzbern family could not resist.

She went on a killing spree, slaughtering almost everyone in the Einzbern family, and finally managed to suppress her murderous intent toward Liselette and Sera.

That's how they escaped with the two of them and arrived in Fuyuki City.

However, precisely because she couldn't control her emotions, Ilya locked herself in her room after moving into the mansion, refusing to see Sera and Liselle.

Perhaps she was worried that she would lose control again and kill Lyselette and Sera as well.

"Although Illya is now a Servant, she probably doesn't need to eat. The magic power provided by her own magic circuits and the Holy Grail is enough..."

Sera frowned, looking at the bedroom door with some concern.

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