Good News and Bad News

Irisviel and Illya looked extremely alike, but there was an essential difference between them. Illya had been a normal embryo conceived in a mother's womb. The reason she was still a homunculus was that, before she was born, she had undergone multiple abnormal magical adjustments. Her growth had been exceedingly slow and had completely stopped before her secondary sexual characteristics developed, leaving her body and appearance frozen at around nine years old.

According to Duke's judgment, even if she survived this Holy Grail War, her remaining lifespan would not last a year. All he could say was that, as one of the Three Founding Families, the Einzbern Family's desire for the Holy Grail was just as deranged as Matou Zouken's.

None of that meant anything to Duke. All he knew was that after Irisviel, he had unlocked Illya's complete set as well. Together with Sakura from before... only Tohsaka Rin remained!

The cultivation chamber door opened, and Illya walked out naked. Her new body had been adjusted to eighteen years old, the same as her actual age. Duke inspected her from top to bottom, left to right, front and back, nodding as he looked. "Tsk tsk, you really do look a lot like your mother!"

Though Illya was mentally immature, she still had a sense of shame. She snatched the lab coat Duke handed her and put it on, gritting her teeth. "Don't tell me Mom went through the same process when her body was remade!"

"Of course. Science is a rigorous matter, and necessary procedures cannot be skipped. Come on, move your hands. Uncle needs to take a few pictures for the records, to make future research easier."

"You pervert! You disgusting freak!"

"Interesting. As expected of mother and daughter, even your lines are the same."

Illya was so