Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Taking advantage of the brief separation between the android and the boy in the suit, Shirou deliberately appeared in front of her.

Shirou grabbed the hem of the woman's fur coat, looked up at her, and said, "I'm hungry."

Then, upon seeing Shirou's face, the woman inexplicably revealed an expression as if she had sensed some kind of destiny, covered her mouth, and trembled uncontrollably.

What's going on?!

Shirou was stunned: Although Ms. Avalon often said that I had the "face of a troublemaker" and would become a public enemy of women when I grew up... I'm only 8 years old! I'm not even grown up yet!

After that, I was taken to a nearby fast food restaurant.

Irisviel cupped her cheeks, watching the red-haired boy eat his hamburger with a blissful expression.

Although I felt a little uneasy about not reporting our actions to Saber, the Holy Grail War hadn't even started yet, and it was still broad daylight, so even if we were separated for a while, it shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, in case of an emergency, one can communicate by speaking or summon Saber using Command Spells.

The capricious Einzbern princess thought to herself: Although I'm very happy with Saber, it wouldn't be bad to sneak out by myself once in a while.

Okay, let's put Saber aside for now, the focus is on this child~

"Little brother, what's your name?"

"My name is Shinji."

"Shinji-kun, where are your parents?"

Shirou put down his hamburger, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"I don't have parents."

"what……"

Irisviel's beautiful eyes widened, and she covered her mouth in surprise.

She quickly apologized: "...I'm sorry, I didn't know."

Shirou shook his head: "It's okay. My sister is so kind to treat me to a hamburger. Thank you, big sister."

Seeing the sincere expression on the red-haired boy's face, Irisviel felt a warm glow in her heart.

What a sensible and good child...?

"Since your parents are no longer here, where do you usually live?"

"I'm staying at a relative's house."

"Shinji-kun, are your relatives good to you?"

"That's not good. My sister drinks my milk every morning without permission."

Shirou said in a wronged tone.

"She also often complains about me in front of my best friend."

This is...this is so pitiful!

Irisviel's eyes reddened slightly, and she bit her lip as she tentatively asked, "In that case, do you want to go with Mom... or with my sister?"

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Volume 1, Chapter 42: Woman, you've successfully caught my attention.

Upon hearing Irisviel's words, Shirou's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

Is this woman... serious when she says that?!

"Oh, I'm sorry... just pretend I didn't say that."

Irisviel realized something was wrong and quickly retracted her statement.

Honestly, what am I thinking...?

Next, I'm going to participate in the Holy Grail War with Saber!

How can such a lovely child be dragged into the battle between Servants?

Irisviel blamed herself in her heart.

But you can't blame me entirely, can you? Blame it on this boy in front of me for being just too adorable.

The red-haired boy before her perfectly embodied everything Irisviel had ever imagined for her own child—

If she's a cute girl, I hope she can be a little willful.

If it's a cute boy, I hope he can be more sensible.

Oh dear! I really want to take this child home!

But I'll definitely get scolded by Saber, sob sob...

Irisviel frowned slightly and bit her lip.

the other side.

Shirou finished his hamburger and was wiping his lips with a tissue.

McDonald's cheeseburger... is pretty good.

Although he vehemently dislikes the modern food culture known as fast food, he has to admit that good food is good food and that it does have its merits in terms of taste, which explains its worldwide popularity.

Hmm, how about trying out this country's (Japan's) famous home-style dish—hamburger patties—tomorrow night?

Sister Teng had said before that she wanted to eat it.

No! Now is not the time to think about cooking, Shirou Amamiya!

Shirou had already heard about the Einzbern family's explanation from Machiri.

In short, they are an extremely wealthy and ancient family that lives in seclusion in Western Europe.

In terms of alchemy, especially artificial human technology, they are arguably the best in the world, but they are not good at magic warfare.

They were the first to be eliminated in the last Holy Grail War, which was a huge disgrace to the three starter families.

While lamenting the Einzbern family's current decline, the little yellow duck reminisced about the past glory of the "Winter Saintess," which made Shirou feel incredibly nauseous.

In short, she should be Einzbern's artificial life form.

According to Machiri, the androids are not naturally produced, but rather puppets created through magic.

"???"

Shirou looked confused.

According to his "Eye of the End," the androids before him and the humans of the Fairy Kingdom share some similarities in origin.

real or fake……

Are the humans of Fairy Kingdom Britain... not actually "ordinary" humans?

No wonder they only live to 30 and are infertile! They're artificial humans!

Unexpectedly, after returning to the history of humankind, Shirou was able to explore a corner of the truth about the otherworldly Britannia.

"Shinji-kun, what's wrong? You've been staring at my sister's face ever since just now," Irisviel asked curiously.

"Ah, sorry."

Shirou lowered his head as if he were shy and whispered, "Sister is so beautiful, like a princess in a fairy tale."

"Hehe, Shinji-kun is cute too~"

Irisviel rested her chin on her hand, looking troubled, and said, "I really want to just kidnap you and take you home..."

Shirou rolled his eyes: You've spoken your mind, you homunculus.

The woman's enthusiasm made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he wouldn't say he disliked her.

She's on another level than Fujiwara, the type that Shirou finds difficult to deal with.

"!"

Irisviel's smile suddenly froze, her expression changed slightly, and she placed her slender, beautiful fingers below her ears.

Shirou observed this and a guess formed in his mind.

—She was talking to her servant, wasn't she?

Based on the information obtained from Assassin, the Einzbern servant should be Saber.

...The best Servant, perhaps?

Honestly, now is the perfect time to take down Irisviel.

Shirou's initial plan was to install a tracker and a listening device on her, a goal that has just been achieved.

Now that it's confirmed Saber isn't hiding nearby in spirit form, Shirou is confident he can go further—and kill her outright.

Shall we do it, Shirou?

Now? Here?

But there were just too many witnesses...

My Master identity will be exposed to Tokiomi Tohsaka, and I might even be accused of "fighting in the city center during the day, a serious violation of the rules," and face severe sanctions from the Church. It's simply not worth it.

At that moment, Irisviel placed her hand on the back of Shirou's hand.

Shirou's modified Command Seals were shrouded in illusion by Lady Avalon. Although they could not escape detection magic, they were normally invisible to the naked eye. Yet she exposed the Command Seals on the back of her hand without any hesitation.

She had absolutely no sense of vigilance against war. Could she really survive to the end like that?

Or is this the norm, and all war is just child's play?

Irisviel grasped Shirou's hand and said, "Shinji-kun, my friend is coming over later."

She seemed a little angry, and hoped that you would…

"Sister, I need to go to the toilet."

"Ah...ok."

Shirou withdrew his hand and walked towards the restroom of the fast food restaurant, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

Irisviel...

Next time we meet, remember to bring your Servant.

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"Irisviel!!!"

A handsome young knight in black appeared in the fast food restaurant, literally furious.

"I'm sorry, Saber."

Irisviel clasped her hands together and apologized as sincerely as possible: "I'm so sorry, I won't act on my own again."

Saber was initially seething with anger, but upon seeing her Master's face, all her rage vanished.

"...It won't happen again."

"Hehehe, Saber is so nice~"

Irisviel hugged her without caring about what others were looking at, and Saber sighed.

To be fair, Irisviel cannot be entirely blamed for this.

Being willful is a princess's privilege; failing to keep an eye on her is my dereliction of duty as a knight.

Saber said with a serious expression, "From now on, I will keep an even closer eye on you, so be prepared, Irisviel."

"Ugh~ How could this happen~~~"

Irisviel lowered her head with a mournful face, but her expression quickly brightened again.

"Oh, right, Saber! Listen, I just met an incredibly cute boy!!"

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