Chapter 164 Show you a big baby

I walked and stopped along the way, passing through traces of wandering~
The time is afternoon, the location is the central street of Fuyuki City, and the characters are Kenshin Matou, Mrs. Irisviel, and Saber.

After walking around a lot, I have seen almost everything I should see and there is really too much to do.

But overall, Mrs. Alice was still very satisfied when the setting sun cast its afterglow on her face.

Mrs. Alice felt a sense of satisfaction that she had fulfilled her last wish before her death.

It was not the feeling of being a homunculus, nor the feeling of being the container of the Holy Grail, nor the feeling of being the representative of Einzbern.

Just the joy of a person named Irisviel accomplishing what she simply wanted to do.

Finally, the setting sun returned to the embrace of the mountains, and night arrived as promised. Jianchen Matou and the other two walked in a deserted park.

The cold wind blew without stopping, blowing Mrs. Alice's long silver hair, blowing away Saber's dazzling and bright golden hair, and stirring the heartstrings.

Yes, night is coming.

Thinking of the agreement between Kenshin Matou and the handsome heroic spirit Diarmuid, Mrs. Irisviel's happy mood turned into a heavy mood.

At the beginning, although Kenshin Matou was her enemy, because he was about the same age as Illya, when Mrs. Irisviel saw him making such an "inappropriate" agreement with Diarmuid, she was very worried and wanted to stop it.

But it was just a rash decision made in a hurry, without careful consideration.

While taking a nap at the Matou family's house, Irisviel figured out one thing, which was -

A person of such age who can force himself to sign a contract and make Saber give up his own honor is definitely not as simple as he understands.

After figuring this out, Mrs. Alice's mood didn't improve much, but became even worse.

Knowing the true name of the Heroic Spirit, Diarmuid, is certainly a huge advantage, because as long as you know the true name of the Heroic Spirit, you can find ways to find its weaknesses and increase your chances of winning.

But what made Mrs. Irisviel feel terrible was that such important information was casually revealed by Kenshin Matou, as if it was a trivial matter.

Irisviel did not think that Kenshin Matou was stupid, and could only attribute it to his confidence. However, this confidence made her, as Kenshin Matou's enemy, feel extremely worried.

'what to do? ’

"Has Kiritsugu not noticed something wrong? Yes, with Saber guarding him, no one would have thought that there would be a Master who could capture him in an instant..."

Looking at Saber in front of him, who was wearing a dark suit that he had matched, looking at Saber's somewhat awkward body, looking at the right hand of Kenshin Matou held by Saber's left hand.

Irisviel thought about it for a whole day but still couldn't figure out how the famous King Arthur, who did not belong to this era, could have developed feelings for a person of this era, who was also the Master of this Holy Grail War?
Irisviel couldn't figure it out, she really couldn't figure it out.

"Saber."

Holding Saber's hand, Matou Kenshin, who was walking on the road, suddenly shouted.

"Ok?"

"If it were summer now, there would be a lot of couples walking in this park, just like us. After all, the scenery here is beautiful."

"Ah."

Although she has the memories of an old married couple, when it comes to matters of the heart, Saber is still an inexperienced girl, just like her body.

The two walked away leisurely, but Matou Kenshin, who was holding hands with Saber, could feel Saber's hesitation and understood what she was worried about.

"Don't worry, I will handle it. No matter how bad it is, it won't be too bad."

He tightened his grip.

Kenshin Matou stopped and pulled Saber back to look at Mrs. Irisviel, who was walking with her head down and was obviously worried.

"Mrs. Irisviel." Kenshin Matou called out.

"...What's wrong?" Irisviel walked in front of Kenshin Matou and was about to bump into him. When Kenshin Matou called her, she raised her head, feeling a little panicked and embarrassed.

Jian Tong Jianchen didn't care about this matter, but invited:

"Let's go to the sea, Mrs. Irisviel."

"Ah? Oh... the sea. Do you want to go see the sea?"

Irisviel, who was still a little panicked, didn't know what to do. After adjusting herself for a long time, she nodded.

Watching the sea was exactly what she wanted to do.

only……

Behind Kenshin Matou and Saber, a doubt quietly emerged in Irisviel's mind.

'Why? ’

'Why so many coincidences?'

“So many coincidences added together, is it really still a coincidence?”

Everything that happened today seemed to be arranged by fate. Every decision made by Jianchen Matou happened to be what Irisviel wanted to do.

All these coincidences combined made Irisviel feel suspicious.

However, Mrs. Alice obviously could not find the answer to this doubt before she became thoroughly familiar with it.

Walk through the park and cross the Fuyuki Bridge over the Mion River. Not far along the bridge, you will see an endless ocean.

Under the night sky, the sea was pitch black, which was not at all what Emiya Kiritsugu had instilled in Irisviel, that the sea was a vast expanse of blue, with only the sound of the waves rising and falling one after another.

Even with such a disappointing scene, Mrs. Irisviel was still happy as she saw the sea for the first time.

Only when you have expectations in your mind will you feel disappointed when things don’t match your expectations.

This journey was beyond Mrs. Alice's expectations, so any scenery she saw was a surprise from God to her.

"Don't be sad, Mrs. Irisviel. If you want, I will take you to any place you want to go in 24 hours."

In his own mind, the scenery before him was totally unworthy of Irisviel, so at this moment, Kenshin Matou was filled with regret.

Alice didn't care. She shook her head and stared at the sea where the sounds were particularly clear in the darkness.

"It doesn't matter. The sea is beautiful at night, too. It's like a mirror reflecting the night sky."

Irisviel was truly happy. This happiness was not for any other purpose, such as a disguise to paralyze the enemy, but came from the heart, for she was grateful for being able to see such a scene on the journey of her specific destiny.

The winter in Fuyuki City is very cold, but it is far less cold than the cold in Einzbern. Irisviel opens her arms, as if wanting to embrace the cold wind of this city that she is most familiar with.

Saber watched quietly from the side.

She is familiar with Irisviel, but also unfamiliar. The familiarity is from the first-person perspective of Matou Kenshin, who witnessed Irisviel's pitiful fate and felt sympathy and pity for it.

The unfamiliarity was that, although she was Emiya Kiritsugu's Servant and had been with Irisviel since she was summoned, it had not been a long time since they had been together.

but……

Even though they had only been together for a short time, Irisviel's innocence and kindness made Saber accept this partner from the bottom of her heart.

only……

Saber's expression turned grim.

Compared to the kindhearted Irisviel, who is a cyborg but has a human conscience, her master this time, Emiya Kiritsugu, is a real person, but a...

Saber can understand Kiritsugu Emiya's thoughts and intentions, but she does not agree with them.

"I……"

Saber was full of thoughts, but Mrs. Irisviel, who had just started the war, had taken off her over-the-knee boots and was dancing barefoot on the beach.

At this moment, Cao Zijian's description of "graceful as a startled swan, graceful as a swimming dragon" became a reality.

Seeing Irisviel looking happy, like a winter elf, Saber's mood also improved a lot. She turned her head to see what her future husband was doing.

At this moment, Jianchen Jiantong was stunned.

Mrs. Irisviel was so beautiful. In the pitch-black night, Irisviel, dressed in white with her thighs exposed, was a treasure that no one could look away from.

"Isn't this weather too cold? Will there be any problems with your health?"

Kenshin Matou, who had not yet completely transformed into a magician and developed a magician's mentality, briefly forgot the fact that Irisviel was a cyborg.

He was concerned about Irisviel's health as if he were an ordinary person.

Just as he was thinking this, he was startled by a chill in his body. He turned his head instinctively and saw Saber's calm gaze.

But this calm gaze is often very scary, especially when it appears on Saber, the husband of Altria who has decades of experience with her.

Kenshin Matou naturally knew that the lovely Miss Altria was jealous.

He was about to make some excuses when Irisviel inadvertently saved him.

"Saber, do you like the sea?"

Even though she was backstabbed, Irisviel still loved her only friend deeply.

Saber stared deathly at Matou Kenshin, and then shifted her gaze from the dog man to Irisviel. She paused for a long moment before slowly saying:
“It’s hard to say whether I like it or not…”

Irisviel's question reminded her of past memories.

"In my time, my country...there were often many barbarians invading from the other side of the sea, so I was only wary of the ocean, and I didn't have any longing for it."

"But..." Saber paused and smiled a very happy smile, "That was a long time ago. Now when I see the sea, I think of beautiful memories."

Saber thought of her own daughter and smiled a smile that Irisviel found familiar and horrifying.

"Saber..." Mrs. Irisviel doubted herself.

She was very familiar with Saber's smile, because when she thought of Illya, she would also smile like that.

Can……

The famous King Arthur, does this petite girl in front of him really have a daughter?
Also, what does "a long time ago" mean? As a Heroic Spirit, shouldn't Saber's memories only include the things she experienced before she was summoned?

Saber's various behaviors made Irisviel increasingly puzzled.

She vaguely realized that perhaps it was not that Kenshin Matou had any special relationship with Saber, nor that Saber had betrayed her, but... there was a problem with the summoning of the Holy Grail.

Poor Irisviel, she could never have imagined that there was no problem with the summoning of the Holy Grail, the problem was with Kenshin Matou who had activated the cheat device.

"I always feel a little sorry for you. You are a woman like me. As King Arthur throughout your life, you have never had time to enjoy life like this, right?"

This is why Irisviel and Saber have been in harmony since the very beginning.

Irisviel, who is an artificial human and has to live her life according to a fixed pattern, and Saber, who is a girl and loses the happiness of an ordinary person the moment she pulls out the sword in the stone.

In fact, there are many similarities, and we can understand each other's sadness better.

However, unexpectedly, Saber did not show the expression she should have shown as Irisviel had imagined.

Saber shook her head, her tone full of regret.

"I'm sorry, Irisviel."

Saber's eyes were filled with guilt and apology towards Irisviel, but on her face was a smile that only someone who had experienced happiness could show.

"I have found my own happiness and have a very long, happy memory that I will never forget. It is my precious treasure, the most precious thing after I unloaded the burden of being a king."

On her own initiative, at the beginning of the Holy Grail War, Saber confessed something to Irisviel.

Saber disdains and would not commit any deception. She is slightly worried that this will affect her husband's plan, but Kenshin Matou, who knows her feelings, just smiles gently and doesn't care at all.

After all, in his eyes, both Saber and Irisviel are his own people.

"Yeah……"

Irisviel stood on the other side of the sea, looking at Saber, and Matou Kenshin who stood beside Saber and took the initiative to hold Saber's hand.

Although the doubts have not been resolved, a lot of the haze has been dispelled.

It doesn't matter what the truth is. Irisviel has understood Saber's intentions and knows why Saber betrayed her and Einzbern.

"I see... In a secret that I cannot understand, you have already fulfilled your wish with the help of the Holy Grail? Congratulations, Saber."

Irisviel smiled as the waves slowly rose and fell, lapping at her exposed thighs. The cold sea water did not make the artificial Irisviel feel uncomfortable.

Tiny drops of water slowly flowed down the white and smooth thighs and fell into the sea again.

There was a sense of brokenness in Irisviel's smile, as if it was for herself, as well as for Emiya Kiritsugu and Einzbern.

Kenshin Matou couldn't stand this kind of scene.

So, he was well prepared. In front of Saber and Mrs. Irisviel, he walked between them, opened his arms and called out.

Only then did he take out the big treasure he had prepared for a long time.

(End of this chapter)