Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Justeza is indeed great... but you don't have to be as great as her, nor do you need to feel ashamed of it.

If everyone could sacrifice themselves like the Holy Maiden, then wouldn't the so-called Holy Maiden be nothing special?

"........."

The girl was shaking violently.

Shirou's words had a huge impact on her.

"Can I... also have my own thoughts...?"

"If Irisviel becomes the next head of the family, she will be very proud of you."

Shirou waved his hand and walked towards his room, leaving the girl standing there dumbfounded.

The next evening, at the chapel.

The representatives of the androids explained their response to Irisviel.

After three rounds of voting, the androids finally decided to accept Irisviel's proposal.

The ancient Einzbern family, which has existed since before Christ, has welcomed its ninth head.

The only remaining issue is prolonging Irisviel's life.

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Volume 4, Chapter 170: Irisviel's Devotion

In fact, before Shirou and his companions visited Einzbern, Ahadeon had already devised a plan for Einzbern's future.

Although at the beginning he did say something very tragic, such as, "If the Fourth Holy Grail War also fails, then cut off the energy supply to Winter City and bury the history of Einzbern in the blizzard."

However, this was the closest the Einzbern family ever came to the "Heaven's Cup," if Irisviel hadn't betrayed them...

Seeing that the Greater Grail was almost within his grasp, Ahadeon changed his mind and decided to try again.

So he devised a five-hundred-year plan, starting with choosing a sacred place and allies outside of Fuyuki, to create a new Greater Grail and fulfill the millennium-long wish.

Unfortunately, this plan was shattered by Irisviel before it even took its first step.

Not only her, but also the lower-level artificial beings of Einzbern.

Influenced by Irisviel, they questioned the 2000-year-old Grand Designation.

As a result, the artificial life form decided to support Irisviel as the new head of the household.

With the ascension of the ninth head of the family, the plans to build a new Holy Grail and the pursuit of the Third Law were also abandoned.

Irisviel set a brand new goal (wish) for Eindzbern:

That is the "evolution of artificial life forms".

She was determined to free Einzbern from the curse of short lifespans, so that future artificial life forms could have a complete life like real humans.

After Irisviel stood on the altar of the chapel and delivered her speech entitled "I Have a Dream" in front of hundreds of homunculi—

The surroundings were completely silent; all the artificial lifeforms were expressionless, lost in thought.

But soon, applause broke out in the silent chapel.

Shirou looked over in surprise and found that it was the android girl he had "repaired" a few days ago. She clapped her hands silently.

Soon, more androids joined in the applause.

Seeing the growing number of supporters below, Irisviel smiled with satisfaction.

"Heh...maybe it's an even more outrageous dream than revealing the 'Heaven's Feel'."

“If it were Irisviel, you could definitely do it,” Shirou said.

The silver-haired android shook his head, his expression moved, and said, "No, if it were just me alone, I absolutely couldn't do anything."

Because of you... because of Shirou's support and encouragement, I was able to get to this point.

Shirou felt a stinging sensation in the corner of his eye: "Irisviel..."

Irisviel smiled and said, "So, Shirou, you'll continue to support me from now on, okay?"

“Ah, of course,” Shirou replied without hesitation.

Although she became the head of the Einzbern family, Irisviel was unable to take any immediate concrete action.

The reason, of course, is that her physical functions have reached their limit.

Now, Irisviel spends more than twelve hours a day immersed in a preservation solution, which is the only way to maintain even the most basic functions.

However, this is not a long-term solution.

As Ahadion said, Irisviel could not prolong life through Einzbern's technology.

Seeing how much energy she devoted to family affairs every day, Shirou began to wonder if he had made a mistake.

Although Alice said she had the will and reason to live, ... how could she possibly receive treatment like this?

"Perhaps I shouldn't have brought her here in the first place," Shirou thought with deep regret.

This can't go on; we need to have a serious talk with Irisviel.

Shirou walked toward the silver-haired android who had his back to him.

"like……"

"Mr. Shirou."

Several android girls called out to the boy.

"Uh, what's wrong?"

Having missed the chance to talk to Irisviel, Shirou watched helplessly as she disappeared from his sight.

The android girl asked, "Could you teach us martial arts?"

Shirou thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, I should be free this afternoon..."

Another android walked up to the boy.

"Mr. Shirou, could you please examine my arm?"

He was surrounded by more androids.

"Mr. Shirou, the lights in the hallway are broken."

"Mr. Shirou, could you please come to the bathroom?"

"Mr. Shirou..."

It seems that Irisviel isn't the only busy person in Einzbern Castle; Shirou himself is also so busy that he can't get away from anything.

"Hahaha... Everyone, don't push, line up properly, I'll take care of you one by one."

The boy chuckled and said that it felt really good to be surrounded by silver-haired beauties.

"Lord Shirou, you seem to be having a great time. You're quite popular."

Shirou turned around, sweating profusely, and found Sera staring at him with the look of someone who was looking at something dirty.

"No, that's not how it is, Sera..."

"Let's go, Liz."

Sera snorted and took a step forward. Liselle waved cutely to Shirou and then followed.

I thought it would be difficult to talk to Irisviel, but the opportunity came to me on its own.

In the afternoon, Sera came over and told Shirou Irisviel that she had invited him to dinner and to discuss the future.

Since becoming the head of the family, Irisviel has moved from her original room to the head of the family's room, which is several times larger.

However, there was no difference in the matter of dinner; Irisviel still had her dinner delivered to her room by her maids.

There should only be Sera and Lizzie at that time, and they are not outsiders either.

Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be alone, Shirou decided that even if he had to be a little harsh, he had to make things clear with Irisviel.

"If Alice cannot guarantee future treatment, I cannot approve of you continuing as the head of the Einzbern family."

For Shirou, Irisviel's life comes first and cannot be delayed because of work.

As evening fell, Shirou arrived at Irisviel's door.

He slapped his cheeks hard to make his expression look more fierce and serious, and then knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Inside the room, Irisviel and two maids were already waiting at the dining table.

"Shirou, you've arrived. Please sit down."

"Ah...ok."

Shirou sat down awkwardly, and Sera and Lyselle began to serve the food.

Unlike the German dishes served in the cafeteria, such as smoked meat and sausages, the table was filled with French food that looked incredibly expensive.

Just after we finished our appetizers, Lizzie brought over a bottle of red wine.

"?"

Shirou frowned slightly, but the android maid poured red wine into a wine glass in front of him as if it were perfectly normal.

"Um, Alice..."

"This is from Einzbern's collection. It's a rare opportunity, Shirou, you should try some too."

As Irisviel spoke, she brought the glass to her lips and took a small sip, a gesture that was both elegant and alluring.

"..."

Shirou was still somewhat hesitant.

Sera began, “In this country, even minors can drink alcohol in moderation with the permission of their guardians.”

is this real?

Shirou wasn't sure what German law was like, but it seemed to be the case in Britain.

No, can Einzbern's private plot be considered German territory?

Hesitating to this extent is indeed not good, so Shirou raised his glass.

Irisviel stood up, excitedly wanting to clink glasses with Shirou.

"Alright, let's have a toast then."

"Well, cheers."

Shirou drank the alluring red liquid in one gulp.

He secretly thought to himself, "Tea is definitely better."

"Alice, are you wearing your old dress today? It's the first time I've seen it, and it feels so new!"

"Oh right, these are the clothes I wore before I left home. What do you think?"

"You look good in anything."

"Hehe... Thank you, Shirou."

The two enjoyed their dinner while chatting about trivial matters, just as they would at Fuyuki's home.

Recently, because of Irisviel's situation, Shirou has been on edge, but now he feels like he's finally returning to normalcy.

"But... after so many years, this dress feels really tight now."

"Has it gotten tighter?"

"Hmm... especially in my chest area, it's a little hard to breathe."

As she said this, she used the tip of her ring finger to pull the fabric at her chest out a little.

This was originally a rather daring dress, exposing a large expanse of snow-white skin below the collarbone. After being pulled, the deep, full, white cleavage was even more visible...

"Shirou? What's wrong? Your face looks really red."