Chapter 9 Einzbern's Little Princess

Let's start with a certain man.

The man who was more idealistic than anyone else, but was desperate because of it.

The man's dream was very simple.

He just sincerely hoped that everyone could be happy.

Every teenager had such a dream, but when they understood the cruelty of reality, they would give up, give up such a naive ideal.

Happiness comes at the cost of sacrifice - all children will learn this simple truth in the process of growing up.

But that man was different.

When he realized that all lives in this world were placed on the scale of "sacrifice" and "salvation", and it was absolutely impossible to clear either side...

He decided to become the ruler of the scale.

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In the snow-covered forest, the defensive barrier had been eroded into a small passage, enough for people to sneak into this winter city without anyone noticing.

...If the intruder had a route map.

But unfortunately, Shuoyue did not have such a thing in his hand, so he chose a simple and crude way - following the trajectory of the spiritual vein.

As the headquarters of the Einzbern family, the Winter City was naturally built on the best spiritual vein in the Alps. This is common sense for magic families.

That is why, as long as you keep following the spiritual vein, you will reach the core sooner or later.

In the snow, Shuoyue used replacement magic to "replace" and disrupt the warning part of the defense magic circle, eliminating the mystery like breaking blocks, while thinking with pride.

As an ordinary person in the ordinary world half a month ago, he was very satisfied with his decision.

However, the result of his proud action was an unexpected collapse in the middle of the road.

"Swish..." The little snow boots trampled through the thick white snow with difficulty, and the little palm pushed away the grass. A little loli wearing a purple felt hat and a purple dress looked around and slowly walked towards the direction of Shuoyue.

If it weren't for the heavy snow today, which affected the sight, I'm afraid the girl would have discovered Shuoyue, the uninvited guest, at the first time.

White teeth, big white teeth.

Shuoyue stared at the little creature in the snow forest walking towards him, and silently reflected on himself.

He did consider all the variables in magic, but he didn't realize the possibility of being discovered.

However, there was still a chance to escape. As long as he withdrew before being discovered, Shuoyue could avoid the Bad End of failed infiltration.

Yes, as long as he exerted a speed beyond ordinary people, he would definitely be able to leave gracefully.

However, just as he was about to take action, the face of the girl approaching made his movements fall into a state of stillness as if the power was cut off.

The blood in his body seemed to flow backwards, and the excitement trembled on Shuoyue's back. The emotions that did not belong to him trembled, forcing Shuoyue to look directly at the little figure walking towards him.

Silver long hair, ruby-like eyes, purple dress, like a snow-white elf.

All these descriptions pulled out the same name in Shuoyue's mind and in the body of Shirou Emiya-

Illyasviel von Einzbern.

He is the child of his adoptive father, Emiya Kiritsugu, and his wife, Irisviel. He is also Emiya Shirou's adopted sister - although Sakutsuki is much older than her in both height and age.

Perhaps it is the change brought about by the memory of the time traveler. Even when facing relatives who do not belong to his own world line, this body still conveys a strong "joy" emotion, as if a person with nothing has once again realized the fact that he is not alone during his wandering journey.

And at this time, Illya finally discovered Sakutsuki, the "big brother" she did not know.

Without vigilance or shouting, the girl with silver hair and snow skin looked at the tall white-haired young man with a surprised smile on her face.

Although she was only six years old and couldn't even stand steadily, Illya still performed the lady's etiquette of lifting her skirt and bending her knees, and then stood up impatiently, her ruby-like eyes full of expectation:

"Big brother, big brother, do you know what walnut sprouts are?"

Under Illya's expectant gaze, Sakutsuki couldn't say a word "no", so she had to squat down with a bitter smile: "I know, it's the new sprouts growing on the walnut tree, right?"

"Yeah, yes!" After getting a positive answer, Illya laughed happily, "Hey, big brother, um, can you help Illya?"

"Of course, tell me."

"Come with me, find walnut sprouts in the forest!" Illya clenched her little fists and said in high spirits, "I must beat Kiritsugu in tomorrow's game!"

I see, so did you sneak out today? No wonder no one else followed him... After a moment of silence, Shuoyue smiled and stretched out his hand: "It's my pleasure, the little princess of Winter City."

However, his gesture of stretching out his hand seemed to make Illya misunderstand. She smiled happily, grabbed Shuoyue's arm with both hands, and climbed onto Shuoyue's shoulder "hehehe" as if she was climbing a mountain.

Shuoyue's body shook slightly, and soon stabilized again.

The girl's petite and weak body was not as heavy as Shuoyue expected. It felt like holding a handful of first snow, as if it would fall if it was shaken slightly, and it was so slender that it was scary.

The weight was less than 15 kilograms...The young man quickly came to a conclusion.

The magic knowledge inherited from Enzworth made a ruthless judgment: this girl's body has been adjusted long ago, and it is more like a carrier of some kind of object than a human being - her development will most likely stop in the early stage of secondary sexual characteristics.

Illyasviel... She is the crystallization of the Einzbern family for thousands of years, and also flows with the sins of this family along the way.

"Let's go, big brother!" Illya didn't know what Sakutsuki was thinking. She sat down quickly and took a few breaths, then shouted excitedly, "Illya must beat Kiritsugu tomorrow!"

Retracting her chaotic thoughts, Sakutsuki showed Illya the same gentle smile:

"As you command, my most lovely little princess, let's go~~"

"Wow, so high! Illya is flying——!"

The crisp, carefree laughter that only belongs to children echoed in the walnut forest filled with wind and snow.

"Big brother, what's your name?"

"Sakutsuki... No, just call me Shirou, at least here, you can call me that."

"Oh... Then, Sakutsuki Shirou, have you found the walnut buds?"

"Look over there, is it a walnut bud?"

In the eyes of Sakutsuki, who has the inherent skill [Clairvoyance: C], the new buds wrapped in white snow are so clear.

"Where? Wow, really! Shirou is so amazing!"

"Haha, of course."

Amidst laughter and joy, Sakutsuki and Illya slowly crossed the forest. In front of them, the magnificent outline of the Einzbern family castle loomed.

"This is the Winter City..." The sigh with a sense of unfamiliarity attracted Illya's attention, and her seven-year-old little head finally turned the corner.

"Could it be that Brother Shirou is not a member of Einzbern?"

The snow in the forest seemed to be getting heavier. After a while, the young man's joyful laughter rang out:

"You reacted so quickly. Illya is really smart."

"That's right, Illya is very smart!" The little girl sitting on Sakutsuki's shoulder proudly put her hands on her waist, and soon asked curiously, "I heard Kiritsugu say that the magician outside the castle can perform magic. What about you, brother? Can you throw fireballs? Or like Kiritsugu said, can you put a lot of things into a big pot and boil a magic potion that can turn into a rabbit?"

As if she hadn't expected this point, Illya hadn't realized the problem yet. Sakutsuki was stunned for a while before laughing out loud with relief:

"Hehe...hahaha...Illyasfir von Einzbern, really, maybe the entire Einzbern family should thank you for being the first person to contact me."

"???" The little girl tilted her head, with a lot of doubts in her little head.

However, Shuoyue's eyes were not on her, but on the snowy sky, as if talking to himself:

"Illya, do you think today's weather is too bad?"

"Shirou-sama doesn't live here after all. It always snows here, but Kiritsugu said that the weather will get better tomorrow, right?"

"No need to wait until tomorrow."

"...Huh?"

Illya was stunned, and the next moment, a cold and piercing breath surged under her.

It was the breath that she was very familiar with, which Kiritsugu called "magic power", but even she had never seen such a huge surge of magic power.

"Watch it carefully, Illya." The gentle young man who was extremely kind to her narrowed his golden eyes, and the mighty magic power rushed out, turning into a gorgeous magic circle, enveloping the entire forest.

"This is one of the magics I have."

The wind stopped.

The snow stopped falling.

The sky turned milky white.

The sun shone down from the clear sky.

"Wow..." Illya exclaimed in disbelief as she looked at the brand new clear sky.

In her innocent head, only one thought echoed.

In this way, she can go to the forest with Kiritsugu to find walnut buds every day!

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According to the later report of the German Meteorological Bureau, within a radius of ten miles centered on a certain point in the Alps, the heavy snow that was supposed to continue until tomorrow suddenly returned to clear weather, and in contrast, in the small town of Lauterbrunnen a few kilometers away, heavy snow suddenly fell.

It was as if the gods stretched out their invisible hands and replaced the weather in the two places.

Later, this report was collected by the Magician Association, the Clock Tower, and the Designated Seal Bureau. With the help of the Holy Church, this abnormal weather did not cause a huge disturbance in the world.

Of course, these are later stories.

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