Mr. Gong is not only good at cooking

I have no doubt about it!

To prove my guess is correct, you know what I mean?

Chapter Sixteen, come here and call me Mom.

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As Shirou Emiya watched Artoria walk into the store, he felt that something must be wrong with this world.

Whose Artoria is this?

Artoria looked at Irisviel with some confusion.

"Didn't you go to Germany with Kiritsugu?"

Irisviel pointed at Artoria in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly.

"Saber?! You're still alive?"

Artoria's face darkened upon hearing this. What do you mean I'm still alive? I've never died!

In the Battle of Camlann, Artoria appeared to perish together with her rebellious son, but in her final moments, she signed an unequal treaty with Alaya.

"I want to obtain the Holy Grail and return to the day of the King's Selection. If one day, it is not me who draws the Holy Sword..."

Therefore, Artoria is not actually dead, but an incomplete Heroic Spirit. She cannot fully materialize herself and needs sleep and food to sustain herself.

Today, Shirou is going out to work, leaving Artoria alone at home. With the money Shirou gave her, she decided to go out and find a restaurant to eat at.

As soon as I entered the restaurant, I was hit with a bang.

My former Master (fake) actually cursed me?

Didn't we just have dinner together at the restaurant where I work a few days ago?

Something's wrong with you, Alice.

"Irisviel, are you alright?"

Irisviel also realized that she had never seen Saber like this before, so there was only one truth.

This Saber isn't my Saber.

Could this also be Saber from a parallel world?

What's going on with this restaurant?

What, son? Are all the Servants from parallel worlds?

Irisviel laughed awkwardly: "Hahaha, sorry, I made a mistake. Let me introduce myself. I am Irisviel von Einzbern. In my world, my husband Kiritsugu Emiya and I withdrew from the Holy Grail War in order to save our daughter Illya, thus disrupting the war."

Upon hearing this, Artoria first confirmed that Irisviel was not joking, then sighed with some emotion and said, "Ah, is that so? I didn't expect Kiritsugu to have this side to him."

Irisviel smiled and said, "Yes, Kiritsugu really made a big decision that night, on one hand, his ideals, and on the other hand, his family. Saber, what about you? What's your world like?"

"My world? During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu still chose his ideals, but you and Illya both survived. The Fifth Holy Grail War has now ended, and I was summoned by Shirou during the Fifth Holy Grail War."

At this point, Artoria glanced at Shirou Emiya and continued, "In order to avoid casualties and make it difficult to conceal, the Fifth Holy Grail War adopted a game-like method to compete for the Holy Grail, and Shirou was the one who ultimately obtained it."

Irisviel smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Oh my, this is wonderful! It seems my precious son is still very active even in other worlds."

Emiya Shirou was stunned. What was going on?!

Have you just calmly accepted the parallel world setting like that?

What about the doubts? What about the speculations?

Ah, I get it. It's because they all come from an inherently silly world, so people don't care about these things anymore, right?

As for the Heroic Spirit Emiya, he was completely bewildered and couldn't tell what was true or false. The overwhelming amount of shocking facts left him dizzy and disoriented.

What?! My dad actually gave up his dreams?!

My older sister really turned into my younger sister?!

The Holy Grail War is being conducted in a game-like format?!

Even novels and animations wouldn't dare to write something like this!

Just as Red A was about to speak, Yu Meiren spoke first: "Guests, would you like to order first?"

Artoria immediately slammed her hand on the table. "Give me a big bowl, let me see if all of Shirou's dishes are equally delicious!"

Yu Meiren complained, "Didn't you already eat two big plates of potatoes earlier?"

Don't think I won't recognize you just because you changed your clothes!

"what?"

Artoria looked at Yu Meiren with a puzzled expression and said, "No, miss, you must be mistaken. I haven't eaten anything since this morning."

Looking into Artoria's sincere eyes, Yu Meiren recalled the differences between the two Artoria and the conversation between this Artoria and Irisviel.

This is definitely not the same person.

Is this what they call parallel worlds?

Okay, whatever.

"Then please order." Yu Meiren reluctantly accepted this fact, feeling even more mysterious about the restaurant and Emiya Shirou.

What kind of person is Emiya Shirou?

Yu Meiren had to admit that she had developed a tiny bit of curiosity and interest in Emiya Shirou.

Artoria thought for a moment, then turned to Irisviel: "Irisviel, what did you order?"

"Shirou said he's going to make me fried rice with eggs."

"Fried rice with egg? Shirou! I want fried rice with egg too!"

Emiya Shirou nodded, then looked at Red A: "What would you like to eat, sir?"

Artoria looked at Archer and asked, "Shirou is from another world, are you also an Archer from another world?"

Emiya looked at Artoria cautiously and shrugged: "Who knows? I have no obligation to tell you these things."

Artoria understood. "Ah, I see. In your world, the Holy Grail War is proceeding as planned, right? And your Master is Rin Tohsaka?"

"..."

Red A didn't want to talk. He hadn't said anything, but he felt that all the intelligence had been leaked. If it was really the enemy's conspiracy, then things would be really bad.

Even now, he remains skeptical and finds it hard to accept.

Artoria continued, "Relax. There's no way a shop like this could be a magic trick. Just think of it as a break before the battle."

Red A was puzzled. "Why are you telling me all this?"

"Because you're also Shirou, aren't you?"

Irisviel's eyes lit up: "As expected, Mom's judgment was right! You're Shirou all grown up, right? How did you become a Heroic Spirit? You must have suffered a lot! Your skin is all tanned, and your hair is all white. Come here, come to Mommy's arms, Mommy will hug you~"

The lady stood up, radiating maternal warmth, and stretched out her hands toward Red A.

"Um... please skip the hug, I'm not used to it."

"Then call me 'Mommy' and let me hear it?"

Irisviel refused to give up. What a day it was! She ran into two Shirous! And she even encountered Saber!

There's nothing happier than today!

"Come on, don't be shy. You are Kiritsugu's son, and I am Kiritsugu's wife. Quickly, call me 'Mama'."

"Mother!?"

The wind chimes rang again.

A petite, silver-haired girl stood blankly at the doorway.

First update is here. As usual, second update will be at midnight.

Let's get moving!

P.S. Just wanted to complain about the Hedgehog Cat's censorship. The last one, *The Old Man and the Sea*, was a bit too explicit. And what happened with the previous one featuring the wife and the ahoge (cowlick)? I'm so sad.

Zhang Shiqi's family still needs to be all together.

Emiya Shirou wanted to call the police.

Damn, should we get another Emiya Kiritsugu?

Add a crazy woman and a purple-haired passerby?

The silver-haired girl standing at the door was dressed in white winter clothes, with a large polar bear behind her. The polar bear had ice-blue markings, similar to Command Seals, engraved on its head.

Her face showed astonishment and confusion as she watched Irisviel stand up in the restaurant and try to hug Red A.

"Mother!?"

"Ilya?"

Irisviel looked toward the doorway.

His own daughter, and she's with a bear?

Moreover, the daughter's hair color is also very unique; it's more of an icy blue than silver.

Could this be Illya from a parallel world as well?

"Uh, what's going on?!"

The silver-haired girl took a few steps back and looked up at the restaurant's sign.

Wasn't she in a singularity? How come a restaurant suddenly appeared in front of her, and she walked in without even realizing it?

Moreover, this restaurant is full of acquaintances!

Yu Meiren, who is usually very irritable, is actually working as a waitress here?

That's Saber, right? Is that the Saber I know?

Moreover, there are actually two Shirous, one big and one small!

There was another person, not wearing a pretty, sexy white outfit, who was suspected to be the mother of this body.

No, isn't this my mom?

Shido could no longer suppress the consciousness of this body.

Irisviel took a few steps forward and asked somewhat uncertainly, "Are you... Ilya?"

Shidone shook her head. "No, beautiful big sister, I am Shidone, the Ainu heroine, and also Freya, the Norse goddess of love, and Lousi, the Finnish witch."

The three goddesses merged together, becoming a pseudo-Servant possessing the newest and last homunculus, Illyasviel von Einzbern.

However, since Shido's personality is particularly prominent and highly compatible with the personality of the girl she possesses, please call me Shido.

Irisviel found it strange, "Did you just call me 'Mom'?"

"Hahaha, well, it's because I can be considered the girl in this body, and I couldn't help but shout it out. If I saw a certain Gold Pikachu, I wouldn't be able to resist pulling out my weapon and stabbing him in the heart from behind~"

Danger, glittering gold, danger.

Shido blinked, her voice tinged with sadness: "After all, the owner of this body hasn't seen you for a very, very long time."

"Ah, is that so? So you're possessing that Ilya."

Irisviel gently removed the little hat that Shidone was wearing and affectionately patted the girl's head.

"I'm so sorry, Mom is late."

"Yes, it's okay. Because now I've seen different scenery and different people, so it makes up for my regrets."

After speaking, Shido looked at Emiya Shirou and Archer.

"Hello, Shirou."

The girl patted the large polar bear beside her and introduced it, "This is also Shirou, my familiar and my most important partner."

Red A glanced at the silly-looking polar bear, then pointed to himself: "Is this also Emiya Shirou?"

Kumashiro stuck out his tongue in a friendly manner and licked Red A's finger.

Emiya Shirou waved his hand at Asashido, who had a strange expression on his face: "Hello, sister."