"Fu Yuan... I'll remember that. I am Irisviel von Einzbern, but you can just call me Irisviel."
"Okay, Irisviel."
After introducing themselves, Fu Yuan, who was carrying Irisviel, returned to the snow vehicle.
Upon seeing Fu Yuan return with a silver-haired woman, Scáthach, who was tending the fire, immediately raised an eyebrow.
You made me the cook, and now you're bringing back a girl?
Such a strange thought flashed through Scáthach's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
Moreover, Scáthach found it odd that she felt a slight sense of displeasure about the situation...
"Irisviel, let me introduce you. This is my companion."
In response to Fu Yuan's introduction, Scáthach said nonchalantly, "No, I'm not. Fu Yuan and I are just fellow travelers."
Fu Yuan glanced strangely at the somewhat peculiar Scáthach, then disregarded her odd reaction. Irisviel, whom he was carrying, urgently needed rest and treatment.
Carrying Irisviel, Fu Yuan entered the snow vehicle and placed her on the single bed inside the cabin.
Lying on the bed, Irisviel slightly furrowed her delicate brows. Her pale, pretty face revealed a hint of pain. She bore wounds from the Snow Wolf attack.
As they entered the warm cabin, a trickle of blood seeped from the cloak wrapped around Irisviel...
This was Irisviel's blood, which had been frozen earlier. Now that the temperature had warmed up, the frozen blood began to thaw.
Seeing this, Fu Yuan took a towel from his backpack space and quickly wiped away the melting blood.
This action by Fu Yuan, however, surprised Irisviel. "This... you're amazing! That was a pocket formed by Imaginary Space, wasn't it? You just took a towel out of it."
It seemed Fu Yuan's action of taking a towel from his backpack space had led to a misunderstanding with Irisviel.
Mages' Magic possesses attributes and characteristics. Some Mages' attributes belong to the 'Imaginary' element within hypothetical elements, defined as 'possible, but not existing in the material world,' also known as imaginary numbers.
Mages with the imaginary number attribute, if they refine this attribute to its extreme, can infiltrate the imaginary world or make the imaginary world their own pocket.
Tohsaka Sakura of the Tohma Family possesses the 'Imaginary' Magic attribute.
Although Fu Yuan didn't know his own Magic attribute, he was certain his towel hadn't come from any imaginary pocket.
Facing Irisviel's surprise, Fu Yuan, after wiping away the blood, shook his head. "It's not what you think."
"I understand," Irisviel nodded.
"Understand what?" Fu Yuan looked at Irisviel subtly. He hadn't even explained, and she understood?
"A Mage's Magic is not to be revealed. I understand."
Irisviel interpreted Fu Yuan's denial as a reason to conceal his Magic, as Mages' Magic must be kept hidden.
After all, in this world, inquiring about or investigating another's Magic was akin to declaring war.
This was one of the reasons Tohsaka Tokiomi decided to give Tohsaka Sakura away to the Matou family without investigating their Magic.
Fu Yuan didn't want to explain the misunderstanding to Irisviel, as she needed rest and healing, not to waste energy talking.
After wiping away the blood, Fu Yuan handed the towel to Irisviel and instructed, "Use this towel to clean yourself up, then I'll help you heal your injuries."
The True Qi cultivated by Fu Yuan through Great Void Sword Qi was a universal force capable of healing the body.
Instead of taking the towel Fu Yuan offered, Irisviel directly pulled open the cloak covering her body, revealing herself.
Her sudden action made Fu Yuan's lips twitch. He quickly grabbed Irisviel's hand as she pulled open the cloak, his face slightly flushed, and asked, "What are you doing!"
"I don't have the strength right now, so can you just help me clean the blood off? Is that not okay?" Irisviel looked at the blushing Fu Yuan with a bewildered expression.
Is there a problem...?
There's a huge problem!
"I say, don't you have any common sense... A girl's body shouldn't be casually shown to others," Fu Yuan said helplessly.
"Huh??"
Irisviel once again wore a bewildered expression.
Ah, that familiar look of bewilderment again. Fu Yuan was now more certain than ever that the girl he saved from the wolf's jaws was an utterly clueless idiot with no common sense!
In this situation with a man and a woman alone, even if Fu Yuan were to... she wouldn't know how to resist!
But fortunately, Fu Yuan wasn't that kind of terrible person...
Since... since the severely injured Irisviel lacked the strength to clean herself, Fu Yuan reluctantly offered to do it.
After all, Irisviel's injuries couldn't be delayed any longer. It would be terrible if she died from excessive blood loss.
Wait!
"Wait a moment!" Fu Yuan said to the pure and innocent Irisviel, then turned to Scáthach outside and said, "Scáthach, come here and help me..."
Chapter 51: The Pure and Untainted Zero-Year-Old Girl [1]
"No way. You brought this trouble on yourself, so you deal with it yourself," Scáthach, who had been watching the carriage, flatly refused.
"...But Irisviel is a girl."
"Is there a problem with that?" Scáthach tilted her head, glancing askance at Fu Yuan's conflicted expression. "Don't tell me you can't control yourself and will take advantage of an injured person, do you?"
"I wouldn't do that, but if I help her clean the blood and snow off her body, I'll be seeing her naked, you know." Fu Yuan lowered his voice and said to Scáthach.
"Isn't that a good thing for you~"
After all, you're a boy and she's a girl. You're the one who stands to gain.
"...Two battles." Fu Yuan held up two fingers.
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