The two of them hugged each other and slept soundly that night.
The sky had just brightened. While Ilya was still dreaming, hugging her blanket and laughing while drooling, Xiao Ai had already woken up and returned to her usual attire.
Although she was a heroic spirit, Xiao Ai still brushed her teeth and washed her face according to her usual habits. In the washroom, Xiao Ai was surprised to meet Alisfeldt, who had also come to wash up.
" Ah, you know how to use modern toiletries too?" Alisfel's small mouth was slightly open, and she said in a slightly exaggerated surprise," I thought you would be like Saber, having a headache over these inconspicuous little things in front of you."”
" I'm not from the ancient times, of course I know how to use these things." Xiao Ai rolled her eyes at the childlike lady and said with a lack of interest," To be exact, the era I live in is not much different from this... My lady, why don't you help Ilya pack her luggage?"”
" I've put Ilya's clothes together with the civilian clothes I'm going to Japan for." Alisfel lowered her head and thought about it. Suddenly, she clapped her hands as if she had thought of something." What about you? Don't I have to prepare anything for you?" I've prepared a few suits for Saber.”
"No need. I'll buy it myself when I get there.”After rejecting Alisfall's kindness, Xiao Ai returned to the bedroom and woke up the cute lazy worm lying on the bed.
Before leaving, Ilya, who had just been woken up, did not forget the results of the previous match. The match to find the walnut winter buds ended with Xiao Ai's " failure " and Elias Phil's victory, which stopped the champion from losing three consecutive games.
It had to be said that there were no wild walnuts in the forest of Ainz Belem.
With the forest as the background, the appearance of Ainz Belem Castle was as hazy as a shadow shrouded in thick fog in front of the three people.
"Next time, we'll have to wait until my sister and Qietsu return from Japan.”Elias Phelps, who had successfully avenged her humiliation, tugged at Xiao Ai's sleeve, which was combing her messy hair, and shook it with a smile.
" You're coming with us, as an important part of the family." Xiao Ai stroked Ilya's long silver hair with her free hand and glanced at the motionless Cesi." Madam has already packed your luggage."”
Despite the surging waves in his heart, Qiesi tried his best to pretend to be calm as he looked at the face that could not be looked at directly. He opened his mouth with difficulty." Ilya is also coming with Daddy…If there's a next time, Daddy will definitely not lose.”
"Really? Can I go with you?" Ilya hugged her father's legs in surprise, then playfully rubbed her nose and walked away." Let's not talk about this first…If we don't work hard, we'll be 100 times ahead of each other.”
His beloved daughter's cheerful and proud smile was too cruel and heavy for a man who had carried too many things on his shoulders.
Qiesi had to admit that he did not underestimate the death battle that awaited him. For the sake of his beloved daughter, he would definitely win. For this, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life. Even if he promised his daughter that he would play in the Winter Forest again, he could only wait until he won.
"To save everything and abandon everything for this.”As a man who had sworn such an oath, everything was just a thorn in his side.
Based on his past experiences, once Emiya Qietsu truly fell in love with someone, he would have to bear the thought of losing that love in his heart. This was truly a vicious curse.
That was the fate that he carried with him, but it would only blame him and never heal him.
" Why..." Qiesi looked at the white, cold sky and the earth and asked," Why did I fall so deeply in love with a woman and a child whose blood flowed in my veins?”
"How long will we be gone? When will we be back?”Elias Phelps was unaware of her father's distress. She was happy to be able to leave the castle that she had never left for as long as she could remember.
"I'll be back in about two weeks…If it's mom, it might take longer.”
"Yup, Ilya heard about it from Mom. She said it was an eternal farewell or something.”His daughter's innocent smile and her reply were the final blow to Qie Si. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and lost all his strength.
His wife was already aware of this, and she had also brought the same realization to her daughter, who did not know the exact situation. Emiya Khei would have to face the reality of taking her mother away from this young girl and even losing herself.
"This is what my sister told Ilya before she went to bed last night…Even if I don't see Ilya again in the future, my mother will always stay by Ilya's side. Therefore, Ilya wouldn't feel lonely and would always be with her mother.”
" Is that so…?" Qiesi looked at his filthy arms, which he had killed countless times, but was indifferent to. Using these arms to hug his child like an ordinary father was absolutely not allowed. Every time Emiya Qieti wanted to hug his beloved daughter, he would always remind himself of this.
However, that warning was an evasion of responsibility, wasn't it?
Soon, this child would never be able to be hugged by his mother again. He would never even have the chance to hug anyone else. If even his father, Chess, gave up his responsibility at this moment…who would be the one to embrace Elias Phil in the future?
Xiao Ai called out to Ilya, who was walking beside Chez, and placed the girl on his shoulders from behind.
Looking at the two people in front of him who were about the same size, Qiesi felt a little disgusted by the desire that surged out of his heart.
Every time he wanted to hug this petite body, Qiesi began to doubt his fatherly nature.
He was disgusted with himself for acting like a father, but he also sneered at himself for not being able to resist doing so... However, this was already over. Compared to that, as this child's unique father, he should try to accept it.
Tears welled up in Qiesi's eyes as he looked at the unabashed friendship between Xiao Ai and Ilya.
"Can Ilya wait? She came back with her father. Even if she was lonely, could she endure it?”
"Yes! Ilya would endure it and stand beside Qiesi with her mother.”
It seemed that Elias Phil intended to end this memorable day in joy. That bright and cheerful voice completely made one unable to hear the sad atmosphere that lingered around them.
"Well then. Daddy also promised you that I wouldn't let Ilya down…Daddy will definitely come back with you.”Wei Gong was carrying a heavy and painful burden on his back.
As he tensed up his body and endured the thorns of love, Emiya Qietsu hugged his child tightly. He did not care about Xiao Ai's presence and began to cry without caring about his image.
Once the preparations were complete, the Winter Forest that sealed the castle of Ainz Belem once again opened. Despite the cold wind, the eyes of the old chief who came to send him off were still burning with desire.
After repeatedly reminding everyone to give Saber and Xiao Ai their forged identity cards, the old patriarch sent everyone to the airport in the German capital overnight and handed them over to Amiya Tetsuki before returning alone.
At this time, there were still more than seven hours before the flight to Japan.
Considering the time difference, Chez arranged for Alisfel and her daughter to stay at the Charlottenburg Icontel Hotel, 1.5 km away from Berlin Tegel Airport, so that they could take the flight in the morning.
After arranging the room, Qiesi lit a cigarette outside the door. He held it between his pale fingers and slowly put it to his mouth. He took a shallow breath, but it took a long time before he spat it out. What was left behind was loneliness, but what was spat out was sadness.
In the room, Alisfell looked curiously at everything in front of her. Although Saber didn't know much about the facilities in the room, he knew a thing or two about the basic operations.
"What kind of person is Qiesi in Elisfall's eyes?”Sitting on the soft and comfortable recliner, Saber asked the question that he had been wanting to ask for the past few days.
"He's my husband's guide, the one who gave meaning to my life…But, that's not what Saber wants to know, is it?”
Saber nodded. She didn't want to know what Alice saw from her perspective, but what Saber didn't know about the other side of Aomiya Ketsuki.
"Qiesi was originally a gentle person, but because he was too gentle, he became unable to forgive the cruelty of this world. In that aspect, he was a cold-blooded person.”
"I can understand that decision. In the position of making a decision, one had to abandon human feelings.”
In this sense, Qiesi and Saber were very similar companions. Therefore, Alisfall also had this opinion. Qiesi's feelings towards King Arthur's spirit might be due to his hatred towards his own kind.
"If you want to use the power of the Holy Grail to save the world, that's what you said, right?”
"Yes, yes, I'm just learning and selling that person's idea, but I think it's worth risking my life for.”
Saber nodded with a passionate look in his eyes.
"The desire I entrusted to the Holy Grail is the same. I am willing to do anything to save Britain, which I cannot protect with these hands. Your and Qiesi's goal is correct, a path worthy of praise.”
" Is that so…" As she smiled, Alice thought ambiguously," Glory…This is the problem.”
Alice suddenly recalled Xiao Ai's real intention of asking Cech and Saber to take separate actions.
"The two of you can be the flowers of the battlefield to your heart's content. Don't hide, don't run away, and do it openly, so that no one can take their eyes off Saber. Watching Saber was the same as exposing his back to Qiesi, who was good at assassination.”
Xiao Ai could tell that Qiesi had no intention of entrusting the battle to Alisfel and Saber. It should be said that he intended to use his methods to actively change the situation of the battle, which was to become an assassin who quietly approached the enemy from behind.
At that time, Saber's role was only to make sure that Qiesi's assassination was effective and act as a bait.
" Alisfel, you deeply understand your husband and trust him, don't you?" Saber was unaware of Alisfel's hidden depression. He thought of how happy Lil 'Ai and Ilya were." You and your wife have obtained the happiness of an ordinary family." Just like this, Qiesi also believed that I should not obtain the happiness of being a king, but an ordinary person…But no matter which side it was, it was still a futile wish.”
"Wouldn't you hate Qiesi if you think of it this way?”
"Of course,"
Seeing Saber's pretty face nodding happily, Alisfel felt even more guilty for betraying this Servant.
"But, Alice, is this good? You've been talking to me here."
"Eh?"
Saber looked at the confused Alice and averted his gaze.
"That means…shouldn't you be with your daughter? Tomorrow, he would be heading to the country called Japan where the Holy Grail appeared.”
"Ah, ah, this matter, it's okay. " There's no need to say goodbye between me and that child," Alisfel smiled quietly. It was a way of expressing her gratitude for Saber's concern, but it was also a lonely and empty smile that made people feel uneasy." There's still someone over there... Even if I disappear as Alisfel, it doesn't mean that I will disappear. When she grew up, she would definitely understand. Because that child is the same as me, Ainz Belem's woman.”
Although Saber couldn't understand the enigma in Alisfel's words, he was keenly aware of the ominous meaning hidden in them. His expression was very stiff." Alisfel, you will definitely survive. Betting on the glory of this sword, I will protect you until the end.”
After accepting the Knight King's solemn declaration, Alisfel smiled and nodded." Saber, go get the Holy Grail." For you and your Master. At that time, Ainz Baylon would fulfill a thousand-year wish, and my daughter and I would be freed from fate.…I'm counting on you, Altoria.”
Saber, who was hesitating, couldn't understand the meaning behind Alice's smile.
Under this snow-like silver hair and exquisite beauty, this woman whose heart was filled with warmth and love, what kind of fate was she born under? It would be a long time before the Knight King knew the truth.
On the other side of the room, as soon as Ilya walked in, she felt a romantic and solemn temperament. The tall hall and stylish decoration were elegant and luxurious. The classical and cheerful plaster wooden frame and pillar decoration were naturally classic and not fashionable, fresh and not cliché.
Simple and symmetrical, each small part was square, and the functional space division and location layout reflected the seriousness of the German style.
Looking excitedly at the furnishings that were very different from the style of the castle, Ilya touched this and touched that. Her little face was flushed with excitement.
She was dressed elegantly, her looks were top-notch, and her actions were elegant. Such a wonderful person was doing something that only a childish child would do. The contrast between the top and bottom made Xiao Ai laugh out loud.
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