One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

——The original Rune!

Although it's a bit difficult to learn, Bai Ye and Bronya already have a foundation. Tongtian Lu is also a hand-drawn talisman, so the two are quite similar and can be learned very quickly.

This time the main purpose is to purify and shield, to get rid of the negative states in other people, while concealing yourself so that you are not easily discovered.

……

Einzbern Castle:

"Give up. Your father and your mother have betrayed the Einzbern. They will never come back."

A white-haired old man stood behind Illya, his eyes almost devoid of human emotion, staring coldly at Illya who was lying on the window waiting.

Illya ignored this. She knew that Kiritsugu and her mother would never abandon her!

"Get ready and take Illya to the workshop..."

Ahad didn't care. He only saw her as a tool to achieve the "Heavenly Grail". Just a tool, why should he care about her feelings?

He gave a few instructions to the android beside him and prepared to transform Illya's body - this time he had failed, and it was time to prepare for the next Holy Grail War.

!!!

Before he could finish his words, Ahad, who was connected to the Einzbern barrier, suddenly sensed someone breaking through the barrier. "How dare you come here!"

He randomly selected a few androids and walked towards the main gate of Einzbern Castle.

……

"How convenient~"

On the other side, Bronya watched Shiki cut the barrier into pieces with one sword, and felt a little envious in her heart.

She gathered her emotions, clapped her hands, and walked through the broken hole in the barrier. "Alright, let's go find Illya. The child must be getting impatient after all these days."

"Well, thank you, Bronya!"

Irisviel also knew that if it weren't for Bronya, she and Kiritsugu wouldn't have been able to get here. They had been here before, and they hadn't been able to break the barrier.

"You're welcome. You have to do what you promised. Besides, Bronya couldn't bear to see Illya... couldn't bear to see her alone like this."

After all, those things hadn't happened yet, so Bronya felt there was no need to tell Irisviel. However, Emiya Kiritsugu still heard something, and a hint of anger appeared between his brows.

"How dare you come back!"

At this moment, a somewhat old voice sounded, and Ahad led the robots to surround everyone.

Each android wore a specially made maid outfit, wielded heavy weapons that were not suitable for their body types, and had red eyes without a trace of emotion—the Einzbern family's special combat maids!

"I'm here to take Illya away."

"How dare you say that! You promised to complete the Heaven's Grail for Einzbern, but clearly you haven't done it."

Ahad looked at Emiya Kiritsugu coldly, "In that case, in order to complete the Heaven's Grail, Illya can only become the next Lesser Holy Grail. This is the Einzbern clan's long-cherished wish."

"Shiki, you..."

While Emiya Kiritsugu was negotiating, Bronya was also communicating with Ryougi Shiki, but she only started it and then rejected it herself.

"What do you want to say?"

"Nothing. Just don't take action this time. Although they are all androids, there is no clear boundary between them and humans. Let Bronya handle this matter."

At this time, Emiya Kiritsugu's negotiations broke down, and the androids around him surrounded the few people and launched an attack.

however……

In just a moment, the androids lost consciousness and fell to the ground one by one - a complete crushing defeat!

"……,Fool."

Ryougi Shiki noticed that Bronya had initially intended to use a sword, with the outline of the weapon already visible. However, perhaps out of consideration for her, they ended up using a feather instead.

——Yu Duchen!

Even the Herrschers and Servants would be affected by this, so of course the mere androids couldn't withstand it and easily fell into the illusion.

Besides, as the key to consciousness, it is still very easy to search for a person. Bronya put away the Yu Duchen and said, "Let's go, Bronya has found her."

232. About to Return

What happened?

With such a big commotion in the castle, even though Illya was still young, she could still notice something. She walked towards the door with her short legs, but her movements were still slow.

"Ilia!"

Irisviel pushed open the door and immediately saw Illya walking towards her.

"mom!"

Both sides paused for a moment, then their emotions finally erupted. Illya rushed towards Irisviel, her voice tinged with tears. After all, she was just a child.

Irisviel also held Illya tightly in her arms, comforting her tenderly, "It's okay, it's okay now, mom is here."

Outside the door, Bronya gently pushed Emiya Kiritsugu, then left with Ryougi Shiki. As an outsider, it was best not to disturb them at this time.

"What a huge castle~"

The two walked together for a long time. Zhi couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and ran out on his own initiative.

She took a few steps forward, looking around the castle curiously, then turned around with her hands behind her back and asked, "Bronya, what are you going to do about Einzbern?"

"……,have no idea."

Bronya said she needed to think about it again. They had taken Illya away, and if they didn't deal with her, she wouldn't let it go. The question was how to deal with it.

While killing her would be the quickest option, Shiki is still here, so it's definitely not appropriate. As for other options...

A crimson feather appeared in Bronya's hand. This thing is really convenient to use~

……

When the group returned to Fuyuki, there were three more people in the team: Illya, and two combat maids, who were given the names "Sera" and "Lijelite".

Honestly, seeing this crew configuration, Bronya thought for a moment that they had crossed over to the Madoka-I line, with only Shirou missing. But since that fire didn't happen, there shouldn't be another one, right?

After receiving Irisviel's thanks once again, the group parted ways. Having moved to Fuyuki, the Emiya Kiritsugu family still had a lot of things to prepare.

“Is this the end?”

Zhi sighed slightly, then looked at Bronya, from this angle... diagonally downward, "Bronya, can you accompany me to meet the others?"

"...Are you leaving now, Ori?"

After thinking about it for a while, Bronya had some guesses in her mind, and her previous good mood also became depressed.

"I can't help it. I dreamed about 'me'."

Zhi was of course reluctant to leave, but she hid her emotions under a carefree smile, "We are one person, after all. If this goes on, I will affect "me", which is not good~"

"We don't know each other yet. If I pass my affection to 'me', won't it reduce the difficulty for you?" Zhi smiled at Bronya and said jokingly.

"You guy..."

Bronya gritted her teeth, her emotions dampened considerably. "Let's go. Aren't we going to see them again? Oh, and should we say hello to them before we leave?"

"That's not necessary. I don't like sentimental atmospheres. Besides, I'm still here, right? In Guanbuzi City."

Zhi followed Bronya from behind, took a few steps forward, and suddenly turned around. Her short black hair swayed slightly, making her smile at that moment look extremely stunning.

The two went back to the Matou family first. Usually there was nothing to do and everyone was basically at home.

“Da, da——”

In the courtyard, Bai Ye was giving Shinji a kendo lesson. Although he was still weak, at least the boy could wield the sword properly and could be considered a beginner.

Sakura was still there, watching Shinji get beaten up had become a source of joy in her life, and she even wanted to go up and beat him up. Fujino, on the other hand, was as gentle as ever.

"Bronya, I think Sakura is growing a little crooked. Is it okay to keep it like this?"

They did not enter, but stayed quietly on the roof. Only Scathach sensed something and looked over.

"It's okay, she's just a little lively. Sakura still knows what's right and wrong when it comes to important matters. And Shinji, what's wrong with Sakura giving way a little?"

Bronya replied nonchalantly. Even though the original future hadn't happened, she still had a "little" opinion of Shinji. Perhaps it was because she'd watched the anime and it made such a deep impression.

But it was rare that Kallen wasn't here. Logically, she shouldn't have been absent, right? After talking with Bai Ye, Bronya took Zhi to the Cathedral Church.

"drink!"

He shouted fiercely. It was Kotomine Risei who sounded so strong despite his age. Looking towards the yard, emmm...

I saw Kotomine Kirei in training clothes, his strong muscles stretched the clothes tight, his attack was fierce, every punch hit the flesh, "instructing" Kotomine Kirei's Bajiquan.

Kallen was sitting on the steps nearby, watching her old father being beaten up with great interest. Her expression was quite similar to Sakura's. Tsk tsk, what a filial daughter!

“That’s great…”

Coming from the future timeline, Zhi knows Kallen and the others to some extent, and has a certain understanding of their personalities. It turns out that it started from this period?

……

After that, Bronya and Ori also met many people. During this period, Shiki also went to the bar, but he didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

At night, I don't know if it's an illusion, but the moon seems especially round today. Its frost-like light falls quietly across the courtyard, creating a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

"Ryougi Shiki" was wearing a cherry white kimono, quietly waiting in the courtyard. The bright moonlight quietly fell on her, adding an indescribable temperament to her.

When Bai Ye and Bronya stepped into the courtyard, they immediately noticed each other's unique aura. This feeling... could only be the root type.

——This is the real boss!

Seeing this, the two of them unconsciously synchronized their breathing, as if they were one. It was impossible to retreat at this point, but of course, they couldn't act too reserved either. They just had to remain calm.

"Should I say nice to meet you, Shiki?"

Bai Ye took a deep breath and showed a smile on his face as usual.

"Did you recognize me?"

Just by listening to the voice, one could sense the incomparable gentleness, completely different from Shiki/Ori. Genyuan Shiki slowly turned around, and the glance back at that moment was deeply imprinted in Bai Ye's heart.

A cherry-white kimono, a cool moonlight, the sound of snow in complete silence... Oh, I'm dazzled, that's moonlight falling on the ground. No, that's not right, could it be real? The Root Style can definitely do it!

It took Bai Ye a while to collect his thoughts. "Sorry, Shiki, I was a little distracted."

"It's okay~"

Genyuan's tone was still so gentle, and a faint smile appeared on her face, as if she could tolerate everything. She stretched out her hand and gently stroked Bai Ye's cheek, "Come to think of it, this is the first time we meet~"

233. The answer to everything

"Yeah, it's indeed the first time I've seen you~"

Bai Ye nodded slightly without showing any abnormality.

From the moment Ryougi Shiki responded to the summons, he already knew her identity, and Shiki also knew that Byakuya knew her identity. The two of them looked at each other calmly and smiled knowingly.

"I thought you should have come to me earlier."

Perhaps having touched enough, Shiki slowly withdrew his hand, his tone still so gentle.

"You can't force this kind of thing."

Bronya also made her presence known. Although she and Bai Ye were one, she was just watching Bai Ye speak... wouldn't that make her just a background figure?

Shi nodded slightly.

Indeed, under normal circumstances, she was always asleep. However, this time, someone who interested her appeared, which made her pay some attention to the outside world.

"So, what do you wish for?"

Shiki smiled faintly.

Bai Ye and Bronya came from another world, and even she couldn't fully understand them, and she wouldn't try. After all... this unknown was what she was looking forward to.