Irisviel blinked. "You noticed?"
She was already four months pregnant, and her abdomen had begun to show a distinct bump. However, after she put on loose indoor clothes, it should have been completely unnoticeable.
"Yes, I noticed."
Ye Sizhen nodded seriously. "I'm a Thought Magus from the Spiral Pavilion.
"Thought Magic differs from Western magecraft. It's exceptionally adept at observing the flow of 'qi' within the human body.
"I can vaguely sense that a new life is growing inside you."
"Th-That's incredible..." Irisviel was utterly astonished.
"Congratulations, Madam Eiri." Ye Sizhen smiled. "Have you determined the baby's sex?"
"Indeed, it's a girl. We've even chosen her name."
Irisviel said happily, "She'll be called Illya."
"What a beautiful name. When she grows up, she'll surely become a beauty just like her mother."
"Hehehe... You certainly know how to flatter people."
Watching Irisviel beam with happiness, Ye Sizhen clenched her fists.
Wonderful! I've successfully won over that child's family!
At that moment, Ye Sizhen suddenly thought of a question—
Come to think of it, where is the child's father?
Based on her observations over the past few days, only Shirou, Madam Eiri, and her two servants lived in this enormous, hotel-like mansion.
There was no one else.
Doesn't the child's father live here with them?
Ye Sizhen thought, It's probably better not to pry into other people's family secrets without permission—
"You're wondering where Illya's father is, aren't you?"
"No..."
"Hehe, it's all right."
Irisviel gently stroked her abdomen and spoke.
"Illya's father... is that child."
"!?!"
Ye Sizhen's eyes widened.
She suspected that something was wrong with her ears and asked in a trembling voice, "Um, sorry... What did you just say...?"
Irisviel said, "Illya's father is no longer with us, so that child became her father...
"He said he would