Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Shirou embraced the unconscious Jack the Ripper and said:

"From this moment forward, you have nothing to do with the Holy Grail War—"

Even Lord Ruler has no reason to attack you now.

"………………Why?"

Liu Daolingxia stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

……

……

"The hamburger patties are ready."

Shirou, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen carrying two plates.

Beside the dining table sat a bewildered Rokudou Reika, and Jack the Ripper, who was wary of Shirou.

Although the girl looked hostile, her expression softened immediately when she saw her favorite dish being served on the table.

The slight tremor in her slender throat was a sign that she was swallowing saliva.

"Mother……"

Jack the Ripper looked at Liu Daolingxia with pitiful eyes: "Can we eat it?"

The woman glanced at Shirou hesitantly, then bit her lip.

Because Jack the Ripper's right hand was useless, she used a fork to cut the hamburger patties into small pieces and fed them to Assassin one by one.

The girl begging for hamburger meat opened her mouth like a hungry baby bird, seemingly having forgotten the injury to her right hand, and wore a genuine smile on her face.

"Is it tasty?"

"Um……!"

When Liu Daolingxia saw Jack with a big smile, she decided to try it herself, just like testing poison.

broken……

How come it tastes better than mine?!

"What's wrong, Miss Lingxia?" Shirou asked.

"No...nothing!"

The woman hurriedly covered her mouth, trying to hide her inner turmoil.

"It's really delicious, Jack... Oh right, what should I say in a situation like this?"

"Uh...should I say thank you?"

Jack the Ripper turned to Shirou and said earnestly, "Thank you, big brother!"

Shirou reached out and stroked her hair—

The girl had lost her initial resistance and instead showed a very happy expression.

After that, Jack the Ripper simply sat on Shirou's lap.

Liu Daolingxia was very surprised; she never expected that Jack would be close to someone other than herself.

I have a bad feeling about this... No, I'm not worried about Little Jack being taken away!

“You’re very good at taking care of children, Shirou-kun,” said Rokudo Reika with a nervous smile.

"Hmm? Well... I guess so?"

Shirou explained as he fed the girl.

“I also have a younger sister who is about the same age as Jack, and she’s waiting for me to come home.”

But that girl is much more willful than Jack. I guess I was trained by her to take care of children.

"Sigh, I wonder if Ilya has eaten on time..."

The boy's words made Liu Daolingxia feel a strong sense of guilt.

Until ten minutes ago, she was thinking about sacrificing Shirou's life for her and Jack's happiness.

If we do that, another girl who resembles Jack and another girl who resembled Liu Dao Lingxia when they were young will get hurt.

"Sorry……"

After temporarily sending Jack away, Liu Daolingxia bit her lip and bowed deeply with deep regret.

"And then, um, thank you..."

"It's too early to thank me."

Shirou interrupted the woman's thanks.

"Although I severed Jack the Ripper's connection to the Holy Grail, no—"

Because I severed the connection, Jack doesn't have much time left to "live."

The Greater Grail's energy supply has stopped; I think she can only last until tomorrow at most.

"how come……!"

Liu Daolingxia knelt down with a thud and grabbed the boy's arm tightly.

"Please! Please save Jack the Ripper, Shirou!"

"The one who can save Jack is not me, but you."

Shirou looked down at her with a serious expression and said.

……

……

Tonight's battle ended in a draw between the "red" swordsmen and the "black" archers.

In a chance encounter in the alley, Mordred underestimated his opponent because he was an archer, but he did not expect that his opponent was a master of close combat.

Chiron used a strange martial art (Pancrass) to throw Mordred around in a daze, but the rebellious knight girl was not seriously injured as a result.

Just as she finally regained her rhythm and prepared to launch a counterattack, Chiron began to retreat.

This enraged Mordred.

If Archer hadn't intervened in the first place, she would have already taken down Jack the Ripper.

Before we could even teach Archer a lesson, he ran away again!

Although Mordred felt both angry and humiliated, she managed to suppress her anger.

After confirming each other's situation with Lion's Robbery, they prepared to wrap up and return to Tulipas.

Just as the magician was about to steal a car and drive it home, Mordred noticed the bloodstains on the ground.

"This is……"

The blonde girl followed the mottled bloodstains on the ground, looked up at the alley ahead, and then stuck out her tongue to lick her lips.

"This time, you won't get away, Assassin."

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Volume 5, Chapter 211: Xiao Mo: Dad, you're not dead?

According to records, Jack the Ripper murdered at least five prostitutes in the two months beginning on August 31, 1888.

He is known as the progenitor of theatrical crime because he sent signed letters and pieces of organ to newspapers.

Leveraging the influence of the British Empire at its peak, the terrifying legend of Jack the Ripper spread widely, making him one of the world's most infamous and gruesome killers.

On the other hand, he was a figure shrouded in mystery, leaving behind no conclusive evidence other than the victim's body, and ultimately unable to determine even his race and gender.

Yes, no one ever knew Jack the Ripper's true identity.

Even appearance, real name, gender—

No, it is not even known whether it is human.

As a symbol of fear that plunged the world into panic, and even whose gender is ambiguous, "he" was eventually imagined in all sorts of bizarre forms by many people and is constantly recorded in numerous stories and papers.

Doctor, teacher, nobleman, prostitute, butcher, devil...

In fact, people are not only unable to determine whether Jack the Ripper was a real person, but they even freely depict his existence using fear—

The story of Jack the Ripper has been transformed into a "legend" with countless possibilities in its transmission.

Here, Shirow proposes a "hypothesis".

In 1888, London had tens of thousands of prostitutes. At that time, abortion technology was too backward and brutal, and children that should have been born were treated as "garbage".

The baby's body was thrown into the river that flowed through the eastern district where the prostitutes lived, and resentment gradually accumulated and settled in the murky water.

Even the resentment of tens of thousands of babies who were rejected at birth gradually took human form, transforming into the shape of young girls.

She wandered aimlessly in the East District, not knowing why she was born, why she was sad, or why she was cold—she knew nothing.

Even though I know nothing, I know very well what I want to gain.

The girl couldn't help but call out "Mom" to a passing woman, but was instead met with insults.

The girl felt extremely sad and killed the woman, driven by an instinctive impulse stemming from her obsession with "not being able to be born successfully."

Driven by the desire to return to her mother's womb, the girl dismembered the women she had murdered.

Then she killed the others.

Before she knew it, she had been given the name "Jack the Ripper".

After killing several prostitutes, a magician realized that this series of bizarre murders was the work of a demonic entity, so he dealt with her early on.

The world's most notorious grotesque killer simply vanished into the darkness of history.

This is not accurate history; at best, it can only be considered a "hypothesis."

As many rumors circulate about Jack the Ripper, as many different versions of him emerge.

In this Holy Grail War, Jack the Ripper is summoned as the "Black" assassin—

She is the embodiment of resentment, the evil spirit that temporarily manifests in the form of a young girl from the many stillborn babies abandoned in Whitechapel.

"This is the true face of Jack the Ripper."

Shirou finished his explanation and then looked at the woman who was holding his hand tightly.

“Miss Lingxia, you already know that this little devil is just an evil spirit, do you still want to be her mother?”

Liu Daolingxia's resolute expression remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Jack the Ripper happily jumped into the woman's arms, rubbing his head against her and acting coquettishly.

Well... Shirou had already guessed that this would be the outcome.

He chuckled and teased, "Although Servants are inherently spiritual beings, Madam... your child is particularly wicked."

"Please don't joke about Jack." Liu Daolingxia glared at the boy fiercely.

After learning about Jack's past from Shirou, her affection for the girl deepened even further.

I will never let Jack be alone again!

Liu Daolingxia clenched her fists and made a silent vow.

“Then let’s begin,” Shirou urged.

The woman nodded, then looked at the Command Seals on the back of her hand.

"Mother……!"

Jack the Ripper looked uneasy, and Liu Daolingxia gave her a reassuring look.

"With a Command Spell—Assassin, take flesh!"

In an instant, Jack the Ripper's remaining magic exploded and expanded.

That was the result of using up all three Command Seals at once.

Command Seals, vast crystals of magical energy far exceeding what a magician could possibly possess, can achieve effects that are almost magical—