"You probably haven't met Kuro yet, Mo-Mo-san. You might not believe it, but she actually came out of my body. It scared me half to death at the time!"
Illya was explaining Kuro's origin to Mo Shuying. It turned out that after Mo Shuying left, Illya and the others didn't return to their normal lives.
In the evenings, they were still Magical Girls, working with Tohsaka Rin and Luvia to sort out Fuyuki City's Geomantic Vein.
Although the Holy Grail War had ended, Fuyuki City's Geomantic Vein hadn't fully recovered. So, at Kirei's urging, they began to sort out the Geomantic Vein.
After half a month of effort, they finally reached the last turbulent spot in the Geomantic Vein, deep underground in the large cavern behind Ryuudou Temple, where the source of the disturbance lay.
Tohsaka Rin and Luvia had set up all the equipment, and Illya transformed to provide Mana. After a series of operations, success seemed imminent, but then a small accident occurred at the last moment.
The turbulent Geomantic Vein node was not only uncorrected but also triggered an explosion of Geomantic Power, forming a spatial node—one that connected to other worlds.
That wasn't the worst of it. Due to the impact of the Geomantic Power, the large cavern collapsed. Illya used Install to save everyone.
As Red Archer, Illya barely managed to save everyone, but she herself fainted from the energy shock. When she woke up, the Archer card had separated from Illya and transformed into Kuro.
"Hmph~ I don't need you to introduce me. I'll do it myself. Hello, brave warrior! My name is Chloe von Einzbern, and I am Illya's older cousin. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Kuro jumped out and introduced herself, taking Mo Shuying by surprise.
"Brave warrior?"
"Ah! _I'm_ the older sister! Kuro, don't talk nonsense!"
Illya shrieked, flailing her arms. Kuro had gone through a rebellious phase for a while after her appearance. Although she eventually reconciled with Illya, her habit of teasing Illya hadn't changed.
"Hehe~ You say you're the older sister? What's your proof? Before, I admitted you were my older sister because you defeated me. But now? Let's have a fight! Whoever loses is the younger sister!"
Kuro flicked her twin tails and put her hands on her hips, speaking triumphantly. Illya instantly cringed. She still hadn't found Ruby yet.
"You, you, you! Bully! That's not fair play!"
Illya could only weakly scold Kuro, but it was completely useless.
"Alright, stop messing around for now. I understand the situation. So, Rin gave you the Archer card, and it turned into Kuro, right? May I call you that, beautiful Miss Chloe?"
Mo Shuying spoke up to stop the sisters' bickering.
Kuro smiled slightly at Mo Shuying's words, her fangs glinting. She held the sides of her denim overalls and curtsied, saying,
"It's an honor, sir. Please feel free to call me whatever you like. I also like the name Kuro."
"Good. Kuro, can you replicate [Rule Breaker]?"
Mo Shuying asked.
Kuro paused, then extended her hand. Mana condensed, and a strange dagger materialized.
"Yes, but it won't last very long—three minutes at most—and it's not very strong."
Kuro said.
"That's enough. Kuro's appearance is truly timely, like a godsend. I'll need this blade to deal with the enemy later."
Mo Shuying knew that Darius had possessed Julian's body. If he used [Rule Breaker], he could sever the connection between Darius and Julian, which would make dealing with Julian much easier.
Kuro paused at Mo Shuying's words, then lowered her head with a smile. Everyone saw a glistening tear slide down her cheek and fall to the ground.
"Hm? What's wrong, Kuro? Did I say something wrong? It's okay if you can't do it. I can just bash that guy myself, no problem."
Mo Shuying thought he had said something wrong, but then—
"No! I was just suddenly excited to hear that I'm needed. It's the first time I've ever heard someone say that I'm needed. Mr. Mo is truly a good person, much better than a certain sister who keeps yelling that I'm superfluous."
Kuro reached up and wiped her eyes with a smile. Illya, standing nearby, stiffened and lowered her head, saying,
"I already said I'm sorry… I just spoke without thinking! And! I'm the older sister!"
Illya noticed the flaw in Kuro's words and immediately snapped in anger.
"Nah nah nah~"
Kuro made a face, making Illya's hair almost stand on end with anger.
"Pfft~"
Miyu couldn't help but chuckle at this warm and touching scene. Everyone looked at Miyu, who blushed and lowered her head. Instantly, the room erupted in laughter.
"Hahaha~ Alright, alright, that's enough. Let's discuss serious matters."
Mo Shuying cleared his throat and began to address the serious topic.
"Darius is a menace. Under the guise of saving the world, who knows what terrible things he's done."
Mo Shuying didn't believe that Darius's claims of saving the world were sincere; he surely had a hidden agenda.
"We need to deal with Darius, and there's another matter: the destruction of the world is real. In less than six months, this world will collapse, and there will be no living things left. I want to ask, do any of you have a solution? Even delaying the time of destruction would be excellent."
The destruction of the world was inevitable. For now, they could only find other ways to save people.
"Darius wants to use the Holy Grail within me to make a wish and save the world."
Miyu spoke up. She no longer concealed the fact that she was the Greater Grail.
Mo Shuying glanced at Illya beside him. As expected of good friends, one was the Greater Grail and the other the Lesser Grail.
"As I said, it's unrealistic to use the Holy Grail to prevent world destruction, because it doesn't have that much energy."
Even the Holy Grail must obey the law of conservation of mass; to grant a wish, an equivalent amount of energy must be expended.
"So what can we do? Just wait to die?"
Bazett was outspoken, but no one called her blunt.
"Of course, we can't just sit around and wait. We need to be proactive. It would be best to deal with Einzworth first, then slowly handle everything else."
Mo Shuying suggested, and as soon as his voice fell,
"Einzworth! Annihilate!"
Tanaka, who had been lying in bed, suddenly sat up as if startled from her deathbed slumber, her eyes still hazy. She turned to look at everyone in the room, then promptly collapsed back down.
Everyone: "..."
"Ms. Tanaka sleeps so soundly. Even all that commotion just now didn't wake her up."
Illya stuck out her tongue and said.
Kuro, standing nearby, nodded in agreement. She tugged at her clothes and said to Illya,
"Don't you guys feel really hot? Illya, could you turn down the heater?"
Illya paused.
"I didn't turn on the heater... but it really is a bit hot. Why? It's snowing so heavily..."
Illya looked out the window. It was still summer in this world, but the snowstorm was utterly bizarre.
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