Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"Well!"

Shirou snapped out of his daze and quickly looked away, explaining that his blushing was due to the alcohol.

"Is that so? Shirou is really cute?"

Irisviel covered her mouth and chuckled, looking quite pleased with herself.

Shirou shook his head, trying to dispel the evil thoughts in his mind.

I've been feeling increasingly strange lately.

No, if this continues, we'll waste our precious time alone together.

"Um, Alice..."

"Listen to me, Shirou..."

The two of them spoke at the same time.

"........."

Shirou was silent for a moment, then let Irisviel speak first.

The silver-haired android nodded and spoke.

"I heard the whole conversation between Shirou and Miss Avalon that night."

"Ok?"

Shirou blinked, puzzled: What conversation...? Huh!?!?

"There is only one way to truly prolong Irisviel's life: to make her a real mother."

"As long as Irisviel gives birth to the child... she can continue to live as a human being."

"IVF won't work; you have to conceive naturally like a human."

"As for the man, it's already decided, it's you, Shirou."

"It has to be you, it has to be your child—you have to get Irisviel pregnant with your child."

Shirou: "..."

Did Irisviel hear that?

No, but...

Shirou looked at Irisviel.

A faint blush graced her beautiful face; the radiant color wasn't from alcohol, but from the shy words she uttered—

Indeed, Irisviel's room was right next to Shirou's tatami room, so it wouldn't be surprising if their late-night conversation was overheard...

"Well."

Shirou was shocked for several seconds before he reacted and began to refute.

"Alice, I'm sorry... I caused you unnecessary worry."

You don't need to take the teacher's words to heart; that person's words have absolutely no credibility.

She's probably the most unreliable person in the world; trusting her will definitely lead to disaster!

"No, I don't think so. I think Miss Avalon's method... is worth a try."

"Huh?" Shirou was dumbfounded.

"Wait a minute... Alice, do you even know what you're saying?"

"of course."

Irisviel said calmly, "I know Shirou must be very conflicted and at a loss."

But this is the only way now... we have no other choice.

If you're worried about me, that worry is unnecessary; I'm perfectly fine.

If you can't make a decision, then I'll help you decide—"

After a slight pause, Irisviel murmured shyly.

"Shirou, let me get pregnant with yours..."

"Snapped!"

Shirou couldn't take it anymore, so he slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Don't make such silly jokes, Alice."

Although his words were forceful, Shirou's tone was almost pleading: Please, say you were joking with me, okay?

But Irisviel's serious expression didn't seem like she was joking at all.

"..."

In his despair, Shirou suddenly realized something.

Does Alice really think that men and women can get pregnant just by kissing?

Yes, that must be it; there can't be any other possibility...

"Come on, Shirou."

The boy's last illusions were easily shattered.

Irisviel was fully aware of what that behavior meant, yet she still made that judgment.

She walked up to Shirou.

"To me now, Shirou is everything in this world, and he is the reason I continue to live."

As Irisviel spoke, she reached out her hand to Shirou.

"........."

Shirou felt a heat emanating from the area that had been touched, and his thoughts gradually became viscous and blurred.

“Sera! Lyselette!”

He called out to the maids, only to find that the two of them had left the room long ago.

Now he finally realized he had fallen into a trap.

"Shirou..."

Irisviel opened her arms and embraced the boy.

Shirou's thoughts became even more chaotic.

"Stop... Alice..."

The boy gritted his teeth: Why is this happening?

He had the illusion that all the magical circuits in his body were ignited.

Just being held in Irisviel's arms like this almost made Shirou lose his mind—

He wished he could pin the beauty before him to the ground and do whatever he wanted to her right now.

Shirou caught a glimpse of the red wine on the table out of the corner of his eye.

"Could it be... Alice, you—"

"Oh dear, we've been found out."

Irisviel sighed regretfully and explained, "You guessed right, I put a little bit of a special aphrodisiac in the wine."

Shirou's mouth dropped open: "What have you done!?"

"There's no other way. If I don't do this... Shirou will definitely refuse me."

Irisviel looked at the boy with moist eyes and revealed a playful and enchanting smile.

"The wine laced with aphrodisiacs...I drank a lot of it myself, so we're even, right?"

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Volume 4, Chapter 171: The Dogeza (Buddhist Throne)

Ahhh...

Finally... finally...

I, this woman burdened with such sins, have finally laid a hand on Shirou!!!

Having drunk a lethal dose—half a bottle of red wine mixed with a special aphrodisiac—the silver-haired noblewoman Irisviel pondered in her gradually blurring consciousness.

Born into the world as the "Lesser Grail," she encountered Shirou in the Far East, and from then on, her life took a turn in a direction she had never imagined before.

As a human being, as a woman, as a mother...

Irisviel lived far longer than her fellow countrymen, and was already very content and happy.

In the end, he said, "I can't accept it! I want you to live to be a hundred!" at the very end of his life.

How could one not be moved after hearing such words?

I really, really want to live with you! Seriously!!

Shirou, it's you who turned me into a cowardly creature (human).

If you're a real man, then take responsibility.

After overhearing a late-night conversation between Lady Avalon and Shirou, Irisviel was initially thrown into chaos and confusion, but after much deliberation, she made a decision.

She couldn't imagine being hugged by a man she didn't even know...

If this is a sacrifice for survival, and I am forced to be with a certain man, then that man...

Irisviel hopes it will be Shirou.

He had saved his own life countless times.

It gave him a place to stay when he was homeless.

He has fulfilled his dream of becoming a mother.

He is the one I love most.

And if it's Shirou, he'll definitely treat me very gently...?

After figuring it out, she quickly began making preparations.

It doesn't matter if we can never go back to the way we were before.

Irisviel knew very well that Shirou's personality and values ​​would never tolerate such an absurd thing happening.

Since that's the case, let me be the bad guy.

Anyway, I'm just a willful woman.

And so, Irisviel mixed an aphrodisiac into her and Shirou's red wine and drank it while pretending not to know anything.

...A burning sensation she had never experienced before surged through her body.

What started as a slight numbness quickly spread into an intense itching that dominated her body, making her feel hot and restless all over, to the point of almost going crazy.

Whatever happens next... it doesn't matter anymore...

At least for this moment, let's surrender everything to our instincts.

Thinking this, Irisviel couldn't help but hug Shirou tightly.

"Wait a minute, Alice!"

Shirou struggled desperately.

He himself had taken aphrodisiacs, how could he still maintain his rationality at a time like this?

While Irisviel was surprised, a feeling of tenderness welled up in her heart.

In Shirou's heart, he must be an irreplaceable and important person.

That's why he didn't want to hurt Irisviel, didn't want to ruin our relationship, but—

That kind of thing is no longer needed!