Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

The world she encountered outside changed her.

More importantly, Shirou changed Irisviel.

Can this really be considered growth?

Irisviel is unsure.

From the perspective of an android, this is a shameful degeneration... She has now become as despicable as a human.

However, Irisviel thought it was fine this way.

I even want everyone in Einzbern to feel the same excitement I'm experiencing right now—

That's why she wanted to seize the position of head of the Einzbern family.

"Sigh... but I went a bit too far. I'm sure people will hate me now..."

Just then, the door to the room was suddenly flung open.

"Alice!!!"

Irisviel smiled and said, "Really, how can you enter a lady's room without knocking?"

"Shirou, your mother doesn't remember raising such an ill-mannered boy."

Shirou walked quickly to Irisviel.

He looked very angry, clearly there to demand an explanation.

This was the first time Irisviel had seen Shirou act this way towards her, and she thought to herself: Ah, but Shirou is also quite cute like this, hehe.

"Why did you do something so reckless? Do you know how dangerous that was?" Shirou said.

"It won't be dangerous, because Shirou promised to protect me."

The silver-haired android smiled and said, "Isn't that right, my knight?"

"..."

Shirou's lips twitched: I never thought I'd dug my own grave.

"Even if I will protect your safety... what exactly was that just now?"

"Alice, are you really planning to take over Einzbern's affairs?"

"Of course."

"why?"

“Because this is my home.”

"Don't use such ambiguous language! Besides, Alice, haven't you already..."

"Do I only have a few days left to live?" Shirou couldn't bring himself to utter the cruel second half of the sentence.

"Ah, I really don't have many days left to live. I'm so sorry."

"That was not what I meant……"

"But, Shirou doesn't want me to die, does he?"

"of course!"

"That's right then. Since this is Shirou's wish, of course I will grant it—"

Therefore, I have decided to live well... As the ninth head of the Einzbern family, I will celebrate the rest of my life.

Irisviel said, hands on her hips.

"Ellie..."

Shirou looked pleased: "It's great that you think that way."

It's good that Irisviel has changed her mind, but what does she plan to do?

Einzbern has no means to prolong her life... What should be done?

"I was forced by Shirou, so I had no choice but to think this way."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Shirou stepped forward with a wry smile, wanting to hold Irisviel's hand, but she dodged him.

"Don't touch women inappropriately."

"…………are you angry?"

No, not at all.

"I'm sorry, my tone was a little harsh just now."

Irisviel snorted: "This is the first time I've ever seen such a terrifying knight!"

If it were Saber, she would never be so fierce to me.

Shirou scratched the back of his head embarrassedly: "I really shouldn't have compared myself to Saber... I was really overestimating myself."

"Hehehe, I was just kidding. There's no need to compare him to Saber; Shirou is the best knight in my heart too."

Hearing her say that, Shirou felt a little embarrassed and turned to look out the window, but Irisviel took his arm and forcibly pulled him out of the room.

"here it is……"

Shirou was led by Irisviel to another room in the city.

In this room, a dozen or so androids lay quietly—androids who had been defeated by Shirou and Lyselette in the recent sudden rebellion.

Although Shirou was able to control his strength, it was only enough to save their lives. To achieve strategic results, it was impossible to avoid injury entirely.

"Madam, what brings you to a place like this...!?"

Sera, who was tending to the wounded, looked at Irisviel in surprise.

She winked and gave Shirou a reproachful look, who shrugged to indicate that he was also implicated.

"Sera, how is everyone doing?"

"not too good."

Sera did not hide anything and answered truthfully.

Although she and Lizzie treated the external injuries, that was all they could do.

Artificial life forms are essentially mass-produced products of magic.

Sera and Lyseli were created as Irisviel's attendants, the elite of the elite, but these androids are different.

With the same resource investment, improving performance will inevitably result in shortcomings in other areas.

Combat androids are often disposable items; their "durability" was never considered from the outset.

When a combat android is injured, creating a new one is clearly more cost-effective than repairing the old one.

Irisviel led Shirou to one of the wounded soldiers.

As soon as she approached, the android showed a wary expression, but Irisviel didn't care. She squatted down in front of the girl and began to perform magic.

After a while, she nodded thoughtfully: "I see, it must be that the magic circuits are damaged... Shirou."

Irisviel looked at the boy behind her: "Could you please fix this child?"

Shirou frowned: "Repair?"

Irisviel nodded: "That's right, just like you do when you repair appliances at home..."

"Hmm, the basics, the explanation... the constituent materials, and so on... that move."

"You mean 'enhancement magic'?"

“That’s right, that’s right. Shirou’s ‘Enhancement Magic’ is amazing no matter how many times I see it,” Irisviel said with a smile.

Can an artificial human's body be treated like an electrical appliance?

Shirou approached the injured girl with these questions in mind.

The android looked tense and resistant, after all, her injury was caused by Shirou.

Seeing this, Irisviel said, "It's alright, my Shirou is a good boy, he won't hurt you~"

"Don't use that kind of terminology that sounds like you're talking about a pet dog."

Shirou rolled his eyes, placed his hand on the girl's collarbone, and used "Enhancement Magic" on her, just to see what would happen.

Soon, under Shirou's "treatment," the android girl's immobile legs were able to move again.

Irisviel clapped her hands excitedly: "Wow, that's amazing... As expected of Shirou! How did you do that?"

The girl rescued by Shirou wore a complicated expression.

In the end, she didn't thank him, but walked away silently.

"Alright, shall we move on to the next one? My combination with Shirou might just be invincible!"

Shirou wanted to say that he could find the internal damage himself and didn't need Shirou to diagnose the condition.

But so as not to spoil Irisviel's mood, he wisely said nothing.

By the time most of the emergency casualties had received proper "treatment," it was already past 2 a.m.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. Let's go back, take a shower, and go to sleep... Shirou, do you want to sleep with me tonight?"

"No."

"Ugh~~~~~~~ You're such a cheapskate!"

Goodnight, Shirou.

"Goodnight, Lizzie, I'm counting on you, Alice."

"Yes, I will protect her well, Madam."

Shirou parted ways with Irisviel and the others at the corner of the long corridor and headed towards the guest room area.

Just then, a girl hurriedly followed from behind.

"Oh, you were still here?"

That was the first homunculus to receive Shirou's "treatment".

Shirou said, "Your leg isn't fully healed yet, so don't run around and go lie down."

"……Why."

"Ok?"

The girl asked, "Why do you want to help us?"

Without hesitation, Shirou replied, "Because you are Irisviel's compatriots, and she wants to help you from the bottom of her heart."

The girl bit her lip: "If Lady Irisviel truly cares about the Einzbern..."

We should have persisted then, allowing the Greater Grail to appear... She betrayed us.

"That's not how it is... That's not your idea, but the will of Einzbern."

"We are Einzbern."

“That’s true, but you are not just Einzberns…you are also yourselves.”

Perhaps Shirou's words were too difficult to understand, because the android girl looked extremely confused.

Shirou explained, "When you were injured just now... were you very frustrated?"

But after you were cured, did you feel much better?

This is your personal will, not the Einzbern family as a whole, but your own idea.

The girl said earnestly, "This is... a wrong desire. I shouldn't have such thoughts..."

If my sacrifice can fulfill Einzbern's tragic wish, I would be happy to... Oh!

Shirou tapped her on the forehead, looking displeased.

"Why are you so rigid? Your personal ideas and the overall ideas of Einzbern are not in conflict."