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

......

It's ridiculous.

The world has changed dramatically, and things and people are no longer the same.

We meet again after 1,500 years.

The scabbard is still as gorgeous and magical as it was back then.

But the user has already died.

Looking at this fascinating scabbard, Mu Lin felt dizzy and countless ancient fragments came to his mind, as if everything happened yesterday.

This is a scabbard that can shine a welcoming light to him and sing a song of welcome.

Mu Lin believed that if he reached out and touched the scabbard, it would definitely emit amazing light to please him.

but......

He doesn't want to.

Just like after taking a look at the scabbard that fascinated others, Mu Lin threw it aside, walked to the window and looked at the snow scene outside.

If the Holy Grail War is as it says, she will be summoned...

Regardless of whether it was really her...

What an insult and disrespect it is to summon again the heroes who are engraved in the ocean of history.

Moreover, how vain it would be to make a wish to the Holy Grail as a dead person.

anyway......

Mu Lin's plan was once again disrupted by this coincidence within a coincidence.

I'm sorry, Eri, I wanted to stay with you for a while before the Holy Grail War began, and then stay with Illya, but now, I can't.

No matter how reluctant or worried he was, the anxious Mu Lin could only make this choice.

The bedroom was filled with a heavy atmosphere.

Alice looked at Mu Lin's back, which suddenly looked more haggard than before.

She had expected that Mu Lin had a very heavy past, and perhaps there was someone he could never let go of.

But now, she felt that Mu Lin’s past had become even heavier.

For some reason, as if it was her feeling, she glanced at Avalon lying in the golden silk and asked, "Husband, are you dissatisfied with this holy relic?"

"..."

"I heard that using this as a medium, we can definitely summon the most powerful sword hero among all the heroes. With the help of this hero, we will definitely win! And... after obtaining the Holy Grail, we may be able to make a wish. Maybe Illya and I can leave this family."

"it's useless."

The withered words made the bedroom even colder.

"This Holy Grail wish is useless, Ellie."

"and......"

"I will not be chosen by the Holy Grail, and the Command Seal will not appear in my hand!"

These unquestionable firm words made Irisviel's heart tremble.

If what Mu Lin said was true, she could imagine what fate would await the couple.

"Then what should we do?"

"I have to get out of here."

"...You want to leave?" Irisviel felt a pain in her heart. Although she knew the answer, she still asked hopefully, "Take Illya and me with you?"

"......Feel sorry."

“Why?!” Irisviel’s tone became heavier, “Are you going to abandon us? Don’t you really love me?!”

Although she forced him that night, all the intimate interactions between the couple afterwards were initiated by her.

But Irisviel still couldn't believe that Mu Lin had no feelings for her.

Alice, whose heart was aching, covered her chest with her hands. Before Mu Lin could give her a desperate answer, she asked the last straw.

"Don't you love your daughter either?!"

"..."

The long silence made Irisviel feel as if she had fallen into an abyss of despair.

But just when his mind was sinking into the deep sea and his whole body was freezing cold, there was a loud bang from the stove, followed by blazing warmth.

“Although I may not know what love is, and I don’t know if I am qualified to love.”

"But if you love me, I will love you."

"If you love me as passionately as the flame, I will certainly respond like the firewood."

"Then why do you want to leave? Even if there is little hope, maybe you can really be chosen by the Holy Grail?" Irisviel asked tremblingly.

"It's not because of this." Mu Lin glanced at the scabbard, "It's because, for everything I care about, including you, I have to leave here and seek help from the outside world."

Noticing his little action, Irisviel smiled sadly and said, "Maybe there is another reason? It's that you don't like this holy relic."

......

The once happy bedroom became dead silent.

The ice elf sitting at the head of the bed no longer has the innocence of the past.

Her fair skin seemed to have lost its temperature, and her face looked haggard after suffering grief.

There is only one hope left in my heart.

"Illya..."

She mumbled dazedly, then stood up and walked out.

But I met a maid in the corridor.

"Miss, the master of the family asked you to go to the study."

"Can I go see Illya?"

Irisviel begged.

The maid looked embarrassed, but seeing how vulnerable she looked, she finally nodded and said, "Please hurry up."

"Thank you."

Rushing to the medical room, Irisviel looked at Illya who was sleeping in the nutrient solution.

The haggard face smiled again.

"Illya, mom is here to see you again."

"Now, Dad is gone, but Mom will definitely stay with you for the next two years!"

"Na."

"Do you think Dad will come back?"

"It's only been one day and I miss him already. I can't even think about how I'm going to get through the rest of my life."

“It’s back to my old life.”

"But now that I have you by my side, I should be happy about it."

Irisviel said this with a tear falling from the corner of her eye.

She leaned her forehead against the glass, trying her best to get closer to Illya.

"I really want to hug you."

"Holding you, maybe I can feel the same happiness as holding him."

I am alone and say this.

Irisviel was like snowflakes breaking in the air.

Finally, she took a deep breath, summoned her usual strength, and walked towards the study resolutely.

......

Ahad didn't care about his daughter's haggardness. His face was still extremely cold, as if he didn't even have the basic emotions of a human being.

No, not as if, but indeed.

"That idiot ran away because he couldn't be recognized by the Holy Grail. Why didn't you tell me?!"

He scolded coldly.

“I… don’t know.” Irisviel trembled all over.

In the past, she felt much more relaxed when facing the pressure from her father with Mu Lin. But now, she was facing her father alone and felt a little breathless.

"Huh! You don't know? Then how did he pass through the barrier without me noticing?"

Ahad's cold eyes caused the temperature in the dim space to drop sharply.

"The barrier surrounding this area is very secretive. If no one told him in advance, he would never be able to escape quietly!"

“Irisviel! You have the guts to lie to me!!”

The sound that made the space sticky frightened Irisviel.

She could only lower her head and remain silent.

Seeing her like this, Ahad said again: "Don't you know that not killing this traitor is a shame for our entire family?"

"Father!" Irisviel tried to beg for mercy with family affection, "Mulin, he is Illya's father, please don't..."

"Snapped--!"

A sharp sound!

Irisviel fell to the ground, covering her face with the red hand marks, whimpering in pain.

Ahad looked down at her and said, "As a punishment for harboring a traitor, this is already light enough... considering that you are carrying the mission of our family!"

"Remember, your mission is great. It is a great mission that can summon ancient heroes to fight a sacred war and realize the long-cherished wish for the only victor! You are not one of those untouchables, but the direct heir of the noble Einzbern!"

Alice bit her teeth and wanted to shout: I don't want such a great mission! I would rather be a so-called pariah!

But reason made her remain silent. Only when she thought of Illya and Mu Lin who had already left could she feel comforted and endure the burning pain on her face.

"Now, as a member of the Einzbern family, you should hand over the magic you learned from him to me."

"......don't want."

"What did you say?!" Ahad's face darkened.

Irisviel trembled.

These are her, Mu Lin and Illya's things, and they will never be used by such an emotionless and inhumane family!

Although she thought so in her heart, she was anxiously thinking of an excuse.

Finally, when Ahad took a step forward, she hurriedly said, "Mu Lin's magic needs to remain mysterious. The more people know about it, the less powerful it is. He only taught me one trick, and I plan to teach this trick to Illya before completing my mission. In this way, maybe we can obtain the Holy Grail in the Fifth Holy Grail War!"

"Mystery?"

Ahad narrowed his eyes, weighing the credibility of what Irisviel said.

It is basic common sense for a magician to maintain a mysterious magic trick, because most magic tricks have the characteristic that the more people know about them, the less powerful they are.

This point indeed made Irisviel's words more credible.

But Ahad always felt that she was making excuses.

"You don't want me to learn it?" Ahad said calmly.

Irisviel shuddered, and this small reaction made Ahad sneer.

However, he thought that he would not be the one to go out and fight in the future, so learning this magic would not be of much use. He thought for a while and said:

"In that case, then teach Illya in these two years. I need to see her perform the fire magic with my own eyes. If she doesn't learn it, I will find that idiot after the Holy Grail War and torture him bit by bit to make him tell me in person."

"Two...years? Illya is only two years old..."

"Two years old? When Illya was two, she was as old as those morons in the outside world who were eight years old! With her intelligence inherited from our Einzbern bloodline, and the blood of this idiot, it would be easy for her to learn his magic!"

In two years, she would be only 8 years old, so Illya did not have a complete childhood.

Irisviel felt distressed about this, but in the end, for Mu Lin's life, she dared not complain and nodded, "Yes."

"Go down!"

"Master of the family." Irisviel rarely stayed, looking as if she wanted to ask something.

"What's the matter?"

"After Mu Lin leaves, who will represent our family in the Holy Grail War?"

"Haha, you don't have to worry about that. Do you think I didn't prepare a backup plan for this? A month ago, I felt that the loser would not be able to obtain the Command Seal, so I contacted another magician from the outside world."

"He is a powerful magician known as the Magician Killer, and he is also the child designated to be sealed. With him, plus the heroic spirit represented by the scabbard, we will surely win the Fourth Holy Grail War!"