I wanted to be a bad actor in the anime, but I failed.

What kind of pain is it to live without limbs?

But these are not what Mu Lin should think about. The only thing he has to do now is to quickly adapt to everything, and then accumulate strength to participate in the Holy Grail War and complete his revenge.

But hope fades as time goes by.

During these few days, the job of taking care of Mu Lin, which originally belonged to the maid, was now contracted entirely by Alice.

Surprisingly, no one objected to letting the eldest daughter of Einzbern take care of people from the outside world, not even Ahad, the head of the family.

But when he heard his daughter's report, Ahad's face finally darkened.

"Master Patriarch! Mu Lin is so stupid! It's been four days! He can only push the wheelchair with his hands now!"

Irisviel said this as if she was thinking of something happy.

During these four days, with the presence of Mu Lin, an outsider, in the house, Alice's originally boring life became colorful.

Ask him about the outside world whenever he wants.

Although he only gave brief answers, it still satisfied Irisviel.

There's no way. In this family, basically no one is willing to talk to her for so long.

With someone to chat with her, her lively personality can be fully revealed.

In return, as compensation for his answering her questions, she would push Mu Lin around the castle and introduce him to the boring things there.

The two talked about whatever came to their mind.

Not expecting anything, Irisviel watched with a snicker as Mu Lin awkwardly adapted to the prosthesis.

Four days passed like this, and the feeling of dislike for Mu Lin that I had at the beginning had long disappeared.

Instead, the two of them became very good friends. Of course, this friendship was only what Irisviel thought.

Today she reported the situation to the head of the family at the appointed time.

After finishing the report, she couldn't wait to run to Mu Lin's bedroom.

After Irisviel left, Atya said contemptuously, "This outsider named Mu Lin is really a waste. He can't even adapt to the prosthesis after four days. Master, our lowest-level maid only needs three days to be able to walk."

In the past few days, Ahad would scold Atya on the grounds that Mulin was seriously injured.

Now, he kept silent.

"Master, his test will be in three days. If he fails the test, he must not be allowed to participate in the Holy Grail War as the Master of our Einzbern family!"

"Three days, maybe there is still hope." Although Ahad said this, his impression of Mu Lin was much lower in his heart.

As the proud head of the Einzbern family, Ahad is of course an extreme power-oriented person.

……

Whenever Alice walked into Mu Lin's bedroom, she would see that broken figure gazing at the light outside the window in the darkness.

This look made Irisviel make up her mind. She immediately pushed Mu Lin's wheelchair and said under his puzzled eyes: "Let's go! Let's go outside and take a look today!!"

"Can we go outside?"

Mu Lin asked this, but he was worried about something else.

There will be a test in three days to prove his strength. Now he can't even do the basic walking, so this test will most likely end in failure.

In such a strict family, if he fails, he might be driven away or even killed.

But no matter how worried he was, it couldn't change the fact that he couldn't adapt to the prosthesis.

“No~” Irisviel made a cute shushing gesture, “Let’s sneak out quietly!”

Without waiting for Mu Lin's consent, Alice couldn't wait to push Mu Lin out.

I have lived here since I was a child.

Under strict discipline, Alice was not free, but how could such closed discipline restrain her nature?

"When I was 6 years old, I broke through the guards of many maids and ran out to play!"

"At 12 years old, I could just run out and play without being discovered!"

"Now, if I sneak out with you, an idiot, we won't be discovered!"

Speaking confidently, Irisviel gently pushed her wheelchair and looked around to see if there were any maids patrolling.

What she didn't know was that her stealth ability, which was so powerful in her eyes, was so clumsy in Mu Lin's eyes.

Of course, Mu Lin didn't point it out and just sat in the wheelchair and let this naive woman, who was so grown up but acted like a child, do what she wanted.

"Yeah! We did it!!"

We passed through the gate and arrived at the snowy land without any danger.

The dark castle turned into a pure white world.

The two of them seemed to have stepped from hell into heaven.

The repressed mind is completely released.

The howling snow in the cold wind soon piled up a layer of snow on the two men's hats.

Alice was pushing Mu Lin in the snow like crazy.

Obviously, the snow made it very difficult to push the wheelchair, but she pushed it desperately even though she was exhausted and out of breath.

Like a kid who can't wait to introduce his or her only friend to something he or she loves.

What this big kid likes most is of course the ice and snow outside the castle!

Along the way, she took the trouble to explain to Mu Lin the types of trees they passed by and the types of flowers in the snow.

Let Mu Lin become a part of the world she loves, and at the same time she can show off her knowledge in front of him. This shouldn’t make her too excited!

“Look at this walnut sprout!”

As they passed by a tree, Irisviel, whose nose turned red from the cold, pointed at a branch and shouted.

"I often count them for fun!"

“Let me tell you, there are always 1 walnut buds within 215 kilometer of the castle!”

Seeing Mu Lin silent, Irisviel said, "You don't believe it? Ha! If you don't believe it, I'll count it myself for you to see!!"

As she spoke, she pushed Mu Lin and started looking for walnut buds.

But Mulin thought that she wanted to push him one kilometer away from the center of the castle, and this long count would probably take several months.

Thinking of this, Mu Lin simply said, "I believe it."

"Ah! You look so unconvinced! No! I have to prove it to you!!"

Irisviel spoke forcefully, like a child showing off her abilities.

You say it's a proof, but in fact it's also to prove how good your ability to find walnut buds is, right?

Mu Lin sighed and simply sat in the wheelchair and let her push him.

Anyway, he is not the one who is tired.

really……

Alice, who was pushing her wheelchair hard on the snow, was finally so tired that she lay on the handlebars of the wheelchair and gasped for breath.

The top of the wheelchair was not wide, leaving Irisviel with no place to lean on. She simply placed her smooth chin on Mu Lin's head, then supported her shoulders with her elbows, resting in a position that was almost like hugging Mu Lin from behind through the wheelchair.

"Phew, I'm so tired."

Complaining, Irisviel couldn't help but look down at Mu Lin under her chin with a complaining look.

I saw him struggling to use his hands to push away the long ice-white hair that was scratching his face.

The tips of their noses were filled with the fragrance of each other's hair. Alice's heart was moved, and she pinched her long hair in a mischievous way to tease Mu Lin.

She kept scratching Mu Lin's face with her long, smooth hair that looked like it had been combed.

"Stop playing."

"Hmmmm!" Even though Mu Lin asked her to stop impatiently, Alice refused to stop.

Mu Lin had to endure her torture silently because he was powerless to resist.

Of course, torture is secondary, it’s just that the posture between the two is too ambiguous.

Just as Alice was engrossed in teasing Mu Lin.

A sarcastic voice suddenly came from the side.

"I didn't expect that a cup would develop feelings for an outsider?"

The person who spoke was Atya.

Mu Lin noticed this and found him and Irisviel sneaking out of the castle.

"Ah! Brother, brother!"

Irisviel's pretty face turned red and she quickly stood up straight.

Mu Lin originally thought that since Alice lived in such an isolated place, she wouldn't know much about the things between men and women, so she didn't realize that her actions just now were too intimate with a man.

But now hearing her shy tone, Mu Lin realized that she knew this action was so intimate yet she continued to do it.

This also shows that Irisviel's affection for him rose to such a high level in just 4 days.

Is it because of your identity as an outsider and your curiosity?

Mu Lin thought helplessly, but since he needed her help now, he really couldn't keep a proper distance from her.

What Mu Lin didn't expect was that the reason why Irisviel's affection for him grew so quickly was entirely because of his fragile appearance when she first saw him unconscious four days ago.

This is how these two people, both with tragic fates, had such a tacit understanding that they felt the desire to protect each other the moment they saw each other for the first time.

"What does the cup mean?" Mu Lin asked.

Atya chuckled, walked in slowly, glanced at Irisviel, looked at Mu Lin and said jokingly: "You, a cripple who can't even stand up, are not qualified to know what this means."

Before Mu Lin could say anything, Irisviel immediately defended Mu Lin and said in a serious tone, "Brother! Mu Lin just hasn't adapted yet..."

"Hahaha! You're speaking up for him now? Didn't you say at the time that he was a fool and that he could only push the wheel with his hands after 4 days?"

"I……"

Irisviel was worried that Mu Lin would be angry, but she knew that she had indeed said that, so she could only admit it.

Mu Lin didn't care about these, but waited for Atya's next words.

"Thanks to you reporting his incompetence every day, my father's expectations of him have dropped a lot! If he fails the test in three days, it will prove that what I, Atya, said is right! A mere human pig is not worthy of being the Master of our Einzbern!!"

"Then the happy life of the cup and the human pig will come to an end! Hahahaha!!"

Having satisfied his vanity of mocking others, Atya left.

Irisviel was still immersed in his words for a long time. After she came to her senses, she anxiously said, "A test in three days? What kind of test is that?! Mu Lin!"

"Prove my ability to be worthy of becoming the Master of your Einzbern family."

“How can this be possible!!” Irisviel said in panic, “If you fail, it means you are not worthy. If you are not worthy, won’t you be driven away by the head of the family?!”

"That's probably the case."

"If that happens, I will never see you again!! No! I will never allow this!! I will persuade the head of the family to cancel the test!!"

"Don't be naive."

Mu Lin looked at Irisviel, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and used a cold tone to keep her awake.

"I can't adapt to these limbs. Maybe I really can't serve as your family's Master."

"Are you just giving up like that?"

"But no matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will never give up."

Mu Lin seemed to be answering Irisviel, but it was more like he was talking to himself.

……

"Master! Please cancel the test in three days!"

Irisviel, without telling Mu Lin, went to Ahad to plead for mercy.

"Why?" Ahad asked calmly.

"Mulin's body doesn't match our family's prosthetic limbs, so it takes him so long to adapt. We need to be more patient with him."

"Incompatible? In previous reports you always said he was stupid and couldn't adapt, and now you're saying our family's prosthesis doesn't match him? Why didn't you say that earlier?!"

"I know I was wrong." Alice bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

"Humph! So what if they don't match? Our family's prosthetic technology was originally developed for artificial humans. It's just my luck that I'm rashly trying to splice them on normal humans. And we only have two years left, Irisviel!"

"There are only two years left. How can we be patient when we have never won?"

“Cancelling the test is out of the question!”

"If he passes the test, he can stay. If not, I will find another powerful magician to be the master of our family!"

"Will he be driven away?"

"Do not."

“That’s great…” Irisviel hadn’t yet breathed a sigh of relief.

"He will be put to death."

"...!"

Hearing these cold words that sounded like a verdict, Irisviel’s face turned pale.

"don't want……"

She tried to beg, but Ahad waved his hand and several maids came and drove her out.

The withered yellow light flickered in the dim corridor.

The snow was howling outside the window, even heavier than before.

Alice returned to Mu Lin's bedroom in a daze.

The latter was still sitting in the wheelchair looking at the scenery outside the window.

After hearing Irisviel walk in, Mu Lin took the initiative to ask, "Where have you been?"

“…I didn’t go anywhere.”

Alice walked to the window and looked at the snow scene outside with Mu Lin.

Snowflakes are floating freely in the sky, so free and sacred.

It's a pity that such a beautiful scenery is paired with two heavy hearts.

After a while, Irisviel leaned on the windowsill, her back to Mu Lin, and said apologetically, "It's all my fault."

"What's your fault?"

"I blame myself for telling the master every day that you are an idiot and can't adapt to prosthetic limbs!"

"This is the truth."

"That's not true! You're not stupid at all! How could you be a fool if you could face the missing limbs calmly after waking up!"

Seeing that Mu Lin remained silent, Irisviel could no longer bear it and said, "I'm sorry, I will never call you an idiot again!"

"Did you go to your father to plead for me?"

"……Um."

"What did he say?"

"He said the test cannot be cancelled... He also said that if we fail the test we will... We will execute us!"

"Oh, so that's it." Mu Lin said calmly.

"What's going on?! Can't you worry about yourself for a moment? You'll die!" Irisviel said angrily.

"Don't worry, I will definitely pass the test."

"No! We have to escape! I want to take you away! Rather than you dying! I would rather never see you again!!"

Irisviel seemed to feel distressed by these words, and she covered her chest with her hands, looking as if she was crying.

"Please trust me."

Mu Lin's consistent calm expression seemed to completely irritate Irisviel.

"No! I don't believe it! How could a fool like you who can't even stand up pass the test! This is a test prepared for Masters who participate in the Holy Grail War!"

"Didn't you say you would never call me an idiot again?"

"Is this what you care about? You idiot idiot idiot!!"

Looking at Irisviel who was very emotional and had tears in her eyes.

Mu Lin said in a firm tone: "Irisviel, believe me, I will definitely pass the test."

The words and the quiet wind came into Irisviel’s ears along with the crackling sound of the stove.

This was the first time she heard the man in front of her call her name.