Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

The black-haired girl's black hair fluttered in the wind, and vaguely, it seemed that a section of her hair was silver.

And in that fleeting moment when she caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, Miyu couldn't help but think that.

When I was seven, I made a wish that was exactly like this. Although it was true that I would never see them again, I never actually fulfilled it. So I'll use this original wish instead.

"Shining Stars in the Sky—"

"The Buddha of Tushita Heaven and all things in the universe—"

The man and the dragon were simply shouting with all their might, under conditions of equal strength.

"The new moon of the earth."

On Yu Meiyou's outstretched hand appeared a leaf of the Dragon Flower Tree. Due to some unknown optical effect, the green veined surface shimmered with the night sky and countless starlight. A 'melody' slowly rotated in the center, drifting through the universe. Then, the 'melody' emitted a burst of light compressed to its limit towards the Dragon Flower.

Compared to the power that Longhua unleashed, converted into pure magical power... it could be said to be pure golden light without any magical power.

However, looking up at the universe, countless stars intertwine; looking down at the ground, beauty and dreams abound, especially those dreams that are synonymous with Chloe.

Therefore, everything was pierced by that light far too easily, even Longhua.

"I haven't lost yet, I... I just haven't won yet..."

In that instant, Longhua, who was muttering to himself, felt weak all over and leaned his head on the ground. Even Meiyou was panting heavily and kneeling on the ground.

Then, in the pure night when all the strange things had disappeared, a sound came.

"Longhua, it's normal for you to lose, because current human technology has not yet reached its peak and we do not yet have the ability to travel to the stars."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Longhua and Meiyou both looked in the direction from which the sound came.

In Chu's line of sight were Ivia and Ilya, whose silver hair and skin had turned wheat-colored.

Is it over? Was that... Illya? Where's Kuro?

Under these circumstances, Miyu couldn't help but have these thoughts.

Unlike her, Longhua suddenly tensed up, especially since she was still in a non-human form. Therefore, gratitude, regret, and apology mixed together, causing her powerless body to sway uncontrollably.

It doesn't matter if I lose an ugly battle that I should have won, but I just don't want my Lord to see such an ugly figure. I want to die, I want to destroy myself right now.

“As you can see, Longhua, the ‘redemption’ you hoped for for me has come to an end.”

At that moment, Ivia reached out and stroked Longhua's abdomen, which was covered with soft white fur.

"No matter what it is, as long as it lives in this world, it is normal to make mistakes. If you want to try, I will not stop you, and now this is the result."

This is God's answer to Mephistopheles in the "Paradise Overture" of Faust.

“Longhua, what you brought should have been true salvation.”

Ivia smiled and said softly, "Besides, I didn't say I would hate you like this, did I? I'd like to ask you what you think about that possibility, but let's rest for now."

These words made Longhua, in his dragon form, lower his head, his azure eyes darting around, perhaps thinking he had misheard.

But Ivia was indeed telling the truth. After all, he had seen quite a few dragons, such as Melusin and Typhon, as well as Fafner, the three-headed dragon of Russia, and so on. He felt that he did not have much aversion to non-human beings.

Then, Ivia patted Longhua, and the enormous dragon gradually shrank, transforming back into its previous human form, and returned to the Longhua tree.

A few seconds later, sensing the gazes of Miyu and Illya, who was still one with Miyu, Ivia turned around, thought for a moment, and said seriously:

"I apologize for what happened tonight, but don't worry, everyone except those involved will just think it was a dream."

Hundreds of millions of people had a fantastical dream that seemed real but was actually not, in which a magical girl defeated a demon king who rode a dragon and saved the world from this illusory dream.

"What a pity."

Ilya's smile turned mocking. "I forgot to remind you, I'm no longer your sister. Of course, if you ask me now, I might still change my mind!"

The tone was full of sarcasm and expectation; this must be Chloe, who is still hiding inside Ilya's body.

However, Ivia didn't seem to care and continued speaking.

"Well, making mistakes is inevitable."

"...But it's over."

Meiyou blurted it out.

"Yes, it's over. Since Xiao Hei doesn't intend to be my sister..."

Ivia nodded thoughtfully. "In that case, I have no choice but to grant Miyu's wish. It's over now, so it should be fine, right, Kuro?"

Upon hearing this, Chloe's expression twitched, and she forced a subtle smile as she looked at Miyu:

"...Miyu, what is your wish?"

Miyu paused for a moment, seemingly deep in thought, then touched her wind-blown hair and nodded calmly, saying:

"No, I can't tell you, Ilya."

"Ah no, it's Xiao Hei now—"

"Shut up, Ilya, just stay here a little longer and don't make a sound."

After a brief squabble with Ilya inside her, Chloe coughed. "Although I have a rough idea of ​​what it is, well, it's... it's not my sister, is it..."

"Yes."

When Miyu gave her an unequivocal affirmation, Chloe's lips twitched again.

Before Chloe could say anything more, Ivia grabbed her hand and the body split back into Ilya and Chloe. This was normal, since she could have separated from Ilya long ago, but Chloe was just being stubborn and wouldn't come out.

"Finally out! Little Black, can you please stop nagging? At least take turns."

"I didn't tell you not to speak, you just spoke too slowly. How can you blame me? Reflect on your own actions."

"Since it's something I've sensed, I think I can handle it properly."

Then, Ivia looked away from the three of them, as if she was hesitant about what to say to them, who were about the same age as her.

That's normal, isn't it? Although Ivia has a similar appearance now, we're in modern society now. In any case, Ivia feels very uneasy. Besides, the three of them, including Ilya, are all exhausted. It would be better to let them go back and rest first.

That being said.

If you look up at the starry sky now, you will see a dazzling sea of ​​stars. The stars tell people on the planets above the sea from the far end of the universe, "I am here." In some legends, there is a saying that every star must be someone's important treasure.

It's a pity that Tanabata in Japan has already passed, otherwise the starry night sky would have been even more magnificent and more in line with the so-called romance.

Therefore, after taking a deep breath, Ivia spoke openly and frankly to the three of them:

"A beautiful trip under the new moon."

"Illyasviel von Einzbern".

"Claude von Einzbern".

Ivia paused, took another breath, and spoke again, but this time his gaze and tone were even more intense.

"I'm 100% telling the truth about how I feel right now, and I can say that with absolute certainty, about the time I spent with the three of you—"

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Chapter 411 I shall bear this myself; no one may take my place.

The moonlight is so beautiful tonight!

This comes from an anecdote by Natsume Soseki, who, when working as an English teacher, advised his students to translate the English word "Wen" as "I love you" in this way because the Japanese word for moon sounds similar to "like".

This legend only became popular after Natsume Soseki's death, and it is most likely fabricated. However, to this day, this phrase has become a subtle and ambiguous symbol in Japan, a classic line that can be used to strike up a conversation on the first meeting and to confess one's feelings later.

Naturally, the three people who heard Ivia say this also knew this.

Therefore, in the quiet of the night, in Ilya's room.

"That guy—"

Chloe continued angrily.

"Is it that you really don't know, or are you pretending not to know? How can you say that to all three of you at the same time?"

"Ah."

Ilya echoed again, while Miyu remained silent, still intently staring at the ceiling.

The three of them are now resting on the same bed. After all, so much had happened tonight, and their bodies were already exhausted. Not to mention, they had been coughing up blood and being beaten so badly that they were in excruciating pain. Although Ivia had helped them recover, the effects were still there.

"The more I think about it, the more I feel we can't let him get away with this. We have to unite and prevent him from doing anything illegal!"

Chloe said passionately, "We haven't officially entered the mystical world yet, so we have to do things like normal society!"

Xiao Hei, what you're saying is completely unconvincing. You might just be saying the moonlight is beautiful...

Looking at Chloe, who should be resting but is instead full of passion, Ilya couldn't help but think this.

"Right, Ilya!"

But Chloe suddenly called out to Ilya, so the silver-haired girl could only hurriedly respond twice.

"Ah, yes, um, we can't do that..."

After receiving Ilya's response, Chloe turned to look at Miyu Sakuzuki, the meaning of which was self-evident.

The black-haired girl didn't speak, but she nodded.

Seeing this, Chloe extended her finger: "Then let's hook hands."

With that in mind, the three of them intertwined their fingers.

Summer days are long and nights are short. The sky was already beginning to lighten, so it should be noon when I woke up.

Since Xiao Hei and Mei You have both said so, they probably wouldn't get up earlier than me without my knowledge, nor would they sneak over there without my knowledge—

With these thoughts in mind, Ilya, who was already extremely tired, fell into a deep sleep.

Then, gradually, the brilliant sunlight shone on the second-floor windows, the sun piercing through everything and casting its slightly scorching rays onto the earth.

Finally, as expected, Ilya, who had slept until noon, opened her eyes with a groan, signifying that her whole body had finally relaxed. The first thing she did was look at both sides of the bed and found that Miyu and Chloe were not there. Since she had probably just woken up, she didn't think much of it.

"Ilya, are you sleeping too soundly? It's like you wouldn't wake up even if you were ambushed. This isn't how a magical girl should behave."

"I just woke up and you're already bothering me. Ruby, can't you let me rest for a bit?"

Ilya glanced at the ruby ​​by the bedside, then shrank back into the covers.

"Oh my, Ilya, why don't you guess where Kuro and Miyu ran off to?"

"...It should be on the first floor."

"hehe."

Ruby chuckled twice, sounding exasperated, "I can see from Sapphire's perspective, you know. Guess why I suddenly said that."

"No, no, the three of us just agreed last night that we'd wait until at least the end of summer vacation—"

Before Ilya could finish speaking, she was 'shocked' by the scene that the ruby ​​was indeed displayed before her eyes.

At this moment, the cherry blossoms on the cherry trees standing on the street were like countless butterflies fluttering in the air. The pink petals were very eye-catching under the dazzling heat. In one of the rooms, Ivia was sitting on the sofa, while Miyu, blushing, was behind Ivia, hugging his neck. Their heads were practically touching, as if they were smelling each other.

Another Chloe was holding a book in both hands, swinging her legs back and forth, while her head rested on Ivia's stomach, perhaps waiting for the possibility of being touched by something soft. However, Ivia was combing Little Black's pink hair with her hands.

The agreed-upon alliance was over, and Ilya realized this all at once.

"How despicable!"

When the silver-haired girl uttered those words in a sullen tone, Ivia, who was on the other side, seemed to hear them and reached out her other free hand to wave in their direction.

"Shall we come, Ilya?"

Ivia's voice was definitely in her ears, and she was indeed being looked at in the video, so Ilya asked in a low voice with trepidation.

"You can...you can see? Could it be two-way?"

"more or less."

"This one……"

Ilya's volume gradually decreased, as if only her faint breathing could be heard, and finally she turned off the screen displaying the ruby.

"Since you've taken the initiative to invite me..."

"Then I guess I have no choice but to go," the girl blurted out from her heart.

So, after quickly tidying up everything and returning to the small park from her past memories, Ilya pressed the doorbell in the front door. A girl she had seen before, dressed in a European-style maid's outfit, came out. This girl, who was even shorter than Ilya, immediately spoke when she saw Ilya.

"Welcome, you must be the third wife. Everyone has been waiting for you."