Chapter 322 Ten Years
夜

Jiu Xing sat alone on the roof of the magic workshop where Kennedy had summoned him.

The night wind floats the red hair, and a pair of gray-brown eyes quietly gaze at this bustling city with lights and wine.

Jiu Xing could feel that the magic power in his body was decreasing little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His original assumption was too optimistic.

At the current rate of progress, he would disappear from this world within three days.

but……

After I disappear, will I appear in the Hall of Heroes in this world or in the Pure Land of the Ninja World?
This is a problem.

Jiu Xing touched his chin and couldn’t help but think about it.

“Hey, you annoying guy.”

“What are you doing over there?”

Illya called out from behind.

Jiu Xing turned her head and watched the white-haired loli push open the skylight with difficulty and stick her head out, looking at her with dissatisfaction.

“What are children doing up late at night?”

“If you don’t sleep well, you won’t grow taller in the future.”

Jiu Xing looked at Illya with some surprise. Doesn’t this child hate her?
“cut.”

“I just want to see you here alone, to see if you fall to your death!”

Illya turned her head away and didn’t look at Jiu Xing.

“come over.”

Jiu Xing waved to Illya.

“what?”

The white-haired loli looked at Jiu Xing with vigilance, as if the other party would do something bad.

“Why are you so scared of me?”

“I will not eat you.”

Jiu Xing saw Illya looking at him warily, and moved towards him in small steps.

When Illya got closer, she realized the appearance of the person in front of her.

But the look of the person in front of her made her cover her mouth in surprise.

He was different from the tall and strong man he met when Jiu Xing first time.

Jiu Xing now looks like she is only fifteen or sixteen years old…

“what happened?”

“Are you scared?”

Looking at the white-haired loli in front of him, Jiu Xing couldn’t help but think of her mother, Alice.

When the other party witnessed him using the Sage Mode, his expression of surprise was exactly the same as the white-haired loli in front of him.

“Humph… Who would be afraid of a human trafficker like you!”

Illya sat next to Jiu Xing in a huff.

Jiu Xing took off his coat and put it on Illya.

The wind was strong at night, and he was still a child.

This time, Illya did not refuse like she did the first time.

Even though she had already known from Sora that Jiu Xing would gradually disappear as her magic power was gradually depleted.

But watching the other person getting smaller and smaller, the visual impact is indescribable.

Wrapped in a black and red coat, Illya’s eyes were slightly dim.

no matter what.

It was my mother’s choice to ask Jiu Xing to take me away from the Einzbern family.

The man next to him was just fulfilling the promise he made with his mother.

Was I… a little too harsh on him…

“Hey……”

Illya spoke in a voice as small as a mosquito.

“Ok?”

Jiuxing looked at this white-haired loli who was rarely quiet around him.

“…I was too harsh on you before. I’m sorry.”

Illya’s voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.

“what?”

Jiu Xing looked at the white-haired loli beside him with a smile on her face, who turned her head away and didn’t look at him.

“…”

“…I was too harsh on you before. I’m sorry.”

Illya pursed her lips and said it again in a low voice.

“what are you saying?”

“Can you speak louder?”

Jiu Xing looked at the little girl beside him and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Illya turned her head sharply and stared at Jiu Xing.

She stood up with a bang, and then shouted directly into Jiu Xing’s ear:

“I was wrong!”

“sorry!!!!”

Illya’s voice almost pierced Jiu Xing’s eardrums. Although he was now formed by magic power, he still felt a buzzing in his ears.

“You little girl, if I were deaf, you would be in trouble!”

Jiu Xing rubbed his ears and grimaced.

“Humph!”

“Who asked you to bully me!”

Illya looked at Jiu Xing rubbing his ears in front of him with a smug look on his face.

She finally got a win against this guy.

Looking at Illya’s expression in front of him, Jiu Xing was a little dazed.

He seemed to vaguely see another person in this guy.

“Shiori…”

“what?”

When Illya heard Jiuxing mention an unfamiliar name, she looked at Jiuxing with some confusion.

“No, it’s nothing.”

“It’s just an old man’s past.”

Jiu Xing shook his head.

Seeing that Illya fell silent again, Jiu Xing patted the seat next to him, motioning for her to sit next to him.

Illya looked at Jiu Xing warily and said:
“You don’t want to take revenge, do you?”

“Want to hear about my experience? Just treat it as a story.”

Jiu Xing’s words made Illya’s eyes light up slightly.

In the past, when her parents were not around, Mina would tell her stories to put her to sleep.

Seeing Illya sitting next to him obediently, Jiu Xing looked at the prosperous European city with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes and said:

“Once upon a time, a fool came to an unknown world because of a blink of an eye…”

“Blink?”

“Shut up and keep listening.”

“Oh……”

……

The moonlight is like a curtain, the night is cold and damp

Jiu Xing looked at Illya who had fallen asleep leaning on him, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and without hesitation used the remaining magic power to dispel the cold for her…

–

When Illya slowly opened her eyes, a strange and childish voice came into her ears.

“Awake?”

What caught her eye was a red-haired boy who was about her age.

Illya blinked and looked into the other’s gray-brown eyes, somewhat bewildered.

She spoke subconsciously:

“Jiu, where’s Jiu Xing?”

The red-haired boy’s eyes curved into crescents. He touched Illya’s head and chuckled as he spoke:
“I am right here, am I not?”

“Eh???!!!”

–

The red-haired boy sat on a chair in the magic workshop, looking at Kennedy, Sora, and Altria surrounding him with a strange expression.

“By the way, what do you want to do?”

“It’s not like you haven’t seen me like this before.”

“Is there any need to make such a fuss?”

Jiu Xing looked at the three people in front of him with dissatisfaction.

As for Illya, Sora had already sent her to the Clock Tower to go to school.

“I’ve thought about it.”

“If I can recreate the Holy Grail’s summoning circle, it should be possible for Jiu Xing and I to reconnect.”

“I will provide you with magic power, so that you can continue to live.”

Kennedy stroked his chin and looked at Jiu Xing, who looked like a ten-year-old child. As one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, he was confident that he could do it.

“It’s better for me to do this kind of thing.”

“I have more magic power.”

Altria on the side interrupted.

Kennedy thought about it for a moment and nodded seriously.

Relying on Altria’s magic to provide Jiu Xing with magic power can be quite reliable.

It might even be able to restore Jiu Xing to his teenage years.

Among the people present, if we choose one person who is most reluctant to let Jiu Xing leave, it would undoubtedly be Altria.

Because of the evil of the Holy Grail in this world, she was given a body, causing her to live a lonely life in this world.

Jiu Xing can be said to be her only ‘companion’ at the moment.

“what?”

“Is that the case?”

Jiu Xing looked at the three people in front of him speechlessly.

“Hasn’t this been agreed upon long ago?”

“When the Holy Grail War is over, I will bring Illya to you, and then Kennedy will take care of Illya, and I will provide Kennedy with the sealing technique.”

“Finally, let me disappear quietly by myself.”

“Isn’t this okay?”

Kennedy looked at the ten-year-old boy in front of him in some astonishment.

This guy……

Seriously…

Kennedy knew that there were people in the world who could take life and death lightly.

But the Jiuxing in front of him is the ten-year-old Jiuxing. Even if he has a lifetime of memories, is he able to do this at this age?
“Jiu Xing… why?”

“Are you going to leave me too?”

Altria looked at the boy in front of her with some reluctance.

“Hey, don’t talk so ambiguously.”

“It makes me feel like I’m having an affair with you.”

Jiu Xing pursed his lips and looked at Altria with an unhappy expression.

Altria didn’t care about what Jiuxing said, or rather, she didn’t understand what Jiuxing said.

What does having an affair mean?
“Isn’t it good to be alive?”

Sora squatted in front of Jiuxing and looked at him seriously.

Jiu Xing tilted his head, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he put his hand on Sora’s head and rubbed it.

This action made Sora blink in confusion.

“Little girl, you will understand when you live to my age.”

The ten-year-old child spoke with an air of maturity.

This made Sora silent for a moment, and he just called her a little girl.

Let her live to the age of ten…

If possible, she would like to start growing up again from the age of ten.

“Don’t try to persuade me.”

“I’ve made up my mind.”

“A world without Kaoru and Nao.”

“It’s really meaningless.”

Jiu Xing ruffled Sora’s beautiful red hair.

Well, this red-haired guy is not as pleasing to the eye as my red-haired guy.

“…”

Altria looked at Jiu Xing with an unwilling expression.

She’s going to become a person…

For Jiu Xing, Miss Xun and Miss Nao are everything to him.

So Jiu Xing has nothing to be nostalgic about in this world…

–

Altria sat alone on the plane, looking at the clouds below, with no expression on her calm face.

Three days have passed since Jiu Xing completely disappeared.

She thought she would be lost and confused.

But when she really faced the moment, she found that she didn’t have much emotion except feeling a little empty.

Is it because you only had a “comradeship” with Jiu Xing for a few days?

It was Illya who surprised her a little.

I thought this child would not care about Jiuxing’s departure.

I didn’t expect that I would be so disappointed.

I hope Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Sora can comfort Illya well.

Altria is now on a flight to Sakura.

She was going back to Fuyuki City.

She has to wait for the next Holy Grail War to come.

She wanted to purify the Holy Grail and make her own wish.

Her wish is… to return to Valhalla and become a heroic spirit again.

She didn’t want to stay in this world where she was alone.

Altria felt out of place in this world.

Even though she had the modern knowledge bestowed upon her when she was summoned by the Holy Grail.

But she is an ancient person.

There is no place in this world where she can settle down.

But all this has a prerequisite, if the Holy Grail War comes again.

Altria pulled a stone from her pocket.

Very ordinary pebbles.

There was just one word engraved on it.

The word “Xing” means lucky.

It was the text of the University of Tokyo, and Altria recognized it.

And there are traces of magic on it.

If the Holy Grail War comes, this will be her relic.

Summon Jiu Xing in his strongest form as King Arthur.

……

fuyuki city

Altria looked at the small wooden sign hanging on the gate in front of her.

The wooden sign with the word “vortex” engraved on it swayed slightly in the wind, and next to it was a wind chime that Jiu Xing had made out of boredom, making a tinkling sound.

Altria looked at the small wooden sign and the wind chimes and smiled gently. She bowed and slowly pushed open the door.

crunch~~
The wooden door made a distinctive sound, and Altria slowly walked in.

From now on, she must not only prepare for the possible Holy Grail War in the future, but also live well in this city as a modern person.

Kennedy originally wanted to help Altria.

After all, Kennedy himself is a member of the British Empire, and in a sense he can be considered a subject of Altria.

But Altria rejected his offer.

The girl wants to rely on her own abilities to live slowly in this world.

It may be a little difficult, but Altria has the confidence.

……

In the following period of time, Altria found a job working in a milk tea shop.

Although the salary is not very high, if she does odd jobs at night, the money she can earn is enough to support her daily life.

Altria lived in seclusion in Fuyuki City.

No one would have known that the famous King Arthur would end up working in a small milk tea shop.

However, due to the bubble economy in Sakura Country, the milk tea shop soon went bankrupt.

Altria also had to hurry and find a new job.

But during this period she met a very interesting person.

The other person is Fujimura Taiga, a teacher at a nearby school and also her neighbor.

She was invited to be a physical education teacher in the school.

After a moment’s hesitation, Altria accepted the other party’s kindness.

After all, compared to human relationships, stomach issues are of paramount importance.

Moreover, although the lively and active Fujimura Taiga seems to be out of touch, he is still trustworthy in doing things.

In this way, time passed day by day.

Altria had lived in this city for ten years without realizing it…

夜

Altria, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes.

She smiled…

A red Command Seal appeared on the back of her hand…

(End of this chapter)