Meanwhile, Ryuudou Temple.
“What a shabby workshop.”
As soon as she entered the mountain gate, Illya gave a sharp evaluation with her small mouth.
Crossing her completely non-existent chest with both hands and pouting, she had no self-awareness of being a captive at all.
Perhaps she had simply given up.
Anyway, having lost this Holy Grail War, she didn’t have many days left to live anyway, and no treatment could possibly be worse than this.
Holding such a thought, Illya’s mood actually became much more relaxed.
Moreover, this black-robed woman in front of her who had stabbed her twice looked detestable no matter how she looked at it.
She definitely couldn’t beat her in a fight; she could only indulge in verbal retorts.
Due to time constraints, plus Surtr’s own strength being enough to hold the fort, Medea didn’t put too much effort into the layout of Ryuudou Temple.
Compared to the temple in the original work, saying the current workshop was shabby wasn’t too much of a problem.
However, visible sarcasm could still be heard from Illya’s mouth; needless to think, the other party was deliberately angering Medea.
“Master, can I take this brat apart?”
The other party was unsurprisingly angered.
“Hmm… Better forget it.”
Surtr shook her head.
Even without taking a quest, she couldn’t bring herself to do such a cruel thing.
At the same time, she reminded Illya.
“You’d better not provoke her. After all, if she really takes you apart later and can’t put you back together, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Your goal is the lesser grail?”
Without needing to think much, that was the only thing on her body worth coveting.
“If you don’t want to wake up with something extra in your stomach, you’d better behave.”
Medea uttered a threat that sounded like a villain.
Come to think of it, they really did act quite villainous today.
No matter how you looked at it, Rider and Berserker were the protagonist side of a classic shonen manga.
Though they had failed, of course.
Hearing the other party’s words, Illya rubbed her stomach and subconsciously took half a step back, looking genuinely frightened.
Beneath the black robe, the corners of Medea’s mouth curved into a pleased arc.
To be this happy about bullying a child, Medea, you really do have a wicked sense of humor.
Surtr couldn’t quite evaluate the other’s interest, but she wasn’t worried that the other would actually do anything to Illya.
Although she had a wicked sense of humor, she would complete Surtr’s orders very well.
“By the way, do you have any solution for the problem with her body?”
Surtr asked again.
She remembered that even though Illya’s body couldn’t last much longer due to modifications, when she carried the other earlier, she felt that the other was light as a feather, completely unlike the weight of a normal girl.
“This can only be determined after an examination. Master, do you plan to save her?”
“That’s right, is there something wrong?”
“No, since it’s your decision.”
Medea had a completely indifferent attitude, but if Surtr wanted to save her, she’d just take a look along the way.
“Hmm, I’ll leave it to you. Speaking of which, aren’t you taking on too many tasks?”
Surtr suddenly thought of this.
And it seemed she couldn’t intervene in the other’s work at all.
Thinking about it this way, she only needed to consider who to fight next, which was practically effortless for her.
Although it was putting people to their proper use, she always felt a bit embarrassed.
“How about you take a rest first?”
Surtr suggested.
“Thanks for the concern, but no need. A Servant’s body is sturdier than you’d think.”
Medea smiled and shook her head.
“Taking out the lesser grail only requires a simple surgery, and we can check her body along the way.”
“As for the purification of the greater grail, the ritual preparations can be completed before tomorrow night, but starting the ritual requires a considerable amount of magical energy.”
“Considering the subsequent battles, I originally wanted to directly draw magical energy from the ley lines, but the existence of the grail ritual made this process very troublesome. However, it seems we don’t need to worry about that now.”
Saying this, Medea looked at Illya.
The other party had been specially modified by Einzbern, and her entire body was engraved with magic circuits.
She could summon a Servant based solely on her own magical energy.
Moreover, as long as she stood on this land of Fuyuki, she could connect to the ley lines with an endless supply of magical energy.
She was simply too useful as a power bank.
Illya felt the other’s gaze like looking at a white mouse—well, she couldn’t see the other’s eyes, but even through the black robe she could sense the other’s ill intentions.
Taking two steps back, she used Surtr’s body to block the other’s line of sight.
Compared to that gloomy witch, this hot-looking fellow was much more comfortable.
Sure enough, people are afraid of comparison.
Moreover, the massive amount of information revealed in the dialogue between the two just now also concerned her.
First, the two people in front of her understood the grail much more than she thought.
Not only did they know about the contamination, but they also intended to purify the grail and had even prepared the ritual.
Isn’t this a bit too fast?
Saber hasn’t even been summoned yet, and you guys have already done so many things.
Other contestants are still at the starting line, yet these two fellows are just one step away from the finish line.
This gap is simply too huge.
Of course, for her who had already failed, this wasn’t the most important thing.
Raising her head, Illya’s face carried doubt.
“You want to save me?”
“Hmm.”
Surtr nodded.
“Why? Even though I just wanted to kill you.”
From the positions of the two, there was completely no need for such a redundant act.
Because of the Primogems.
Surtr thought in her heart.
Of course, this obviously couldn’t be said.
Excluding the favorability bonus brought by her past life’s fan-love and cute appearance, Surtr felt there was only one reason left.
“If you pick up a kitten and bring it home, finding that it’s injured, you’d definitely find a way to help heal it, right?”
“Something like that feeling.”
As for the other wanting to kill herself.
Not to mention that the two were originally in a hostile relationship, would you care about being threatened by a kitten?
Because she had leeway, she could do whatever she wanted.
It’s completely the mindset of the strong.
But that face really added a lot of points.
If the other looked like an old worm, Surtr would definitely not care about her.
Thank the aesthetics of the Einzbern family for that.
“…”
Getting the answer, Illya puffed out her cheeks.
Little animals again.
The other party had always maintained this attitude; she was never treated as an opponent worthy of being taken seriously from the very beginning.
Considering the gap in strength between the two sides, perhaps this was only natural.
The other party was an opponent capable of fighting Berserker head-on, let alone her own small stature.
Damn it, it feels so annoying.
Illya stamped her feet on the spot.
If possible, she also wanted to grow a bit taller, like Sella—ah no, like Leysritt would be better.
Illya looked up and could see the obvious curve on Surtr’s chest, as well as that black-robed woman.
Even wrapped up so tightly, some undulations could still be seen.
As a mature female, bigger is definitely better, right?
Thinking like this, Sella was really pitiful.
Should she ask her later if she wanted an adjustment?
Homunculi should be adjustable, right?
Illya’s thoughts gradually drifted in a strange direction.
Surtr watched the little loli who suddenly fell silent and covered her own chest, thinking something was wrong with the other’s body.
As a result, when asked, she was brushed off evasively with a blushing face.
How strange.
But as long as she’s fine.
Because of the upcoming ritual, Illya’s surgery was postponed to after tomorrow.
After arranging a room, she let the other go rest first.
There was no need to fear the other running away either.
Medea’s familiars were deployed around Ryuudou Temple; if the other wanted to do anything, it would be discovered very quickly.
Although it had been said long ago, she still had to say it.
Medea is truly capable.
But speaking of familiars, Surtr also thought of this: with something as convenient as familiars, why would she foolishly wander around the streets?
Because she basically didn’t use magic, she hadn’t thought of this aspect at all.
But thanks to that, she was able to pick up a loli and bring her home.
There are pros and cons, I suppose.