Strictly speaking, calling her an ancestor wouldn't be wrong.
However, as a woman herself, Irisviel felt that such a title might displease Justicia, which was why she was being so reserved.
"Just call me Justicia," Justicia replied with a serene smile.
Irisviel had left the Third Magus with the Einzbern family.
For the meritorious individual who had fulfilled the family's generational wish, Justicia believed it was perfectly fine to let Irisviel become the new head of the Einzbern family.
Just a mere title, Justicia certainly didn't mind.
"My lord, for what purpose have you resurrected me?" Justicia respectfully bowed to Su Luo and inquired.
The Third Magus was a supreme existence within the Einzbern family; it wasn't just a matter of her bowing.
She wouldn't even refuse to become a priestess for a god.
"I need someone to help me manage the Einzbern family's affairs, and you are the most suitable candidate," Su Luo explained calmly.
Resurrecting Justicia had been a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Before this, he had no idea his Resurrection Divine Art could even bring back Justicia.
If it weren't for the Trait System binding special individuals and including Angra Mainyu and Justicia in the list of bound characters.
He would have thought that after becoming the Greater Grail and enduring the erosion of time, Justicia's soul had long since been completely annihilated.
"I see, I understand," Justicia nodded slightly.
"I will reclaim my authority and lead the Einzbern family to follow your footsteps."
Su Luo nodded, then with a thought, a void opened before him, and he stepped into it.
"Follow me."
Hearing this, Justicia and Irisviel entered the void one after another.
The next moment.
Su Luo and his companions appeared outside the Einzbern family's main castle—the Winter City.
Due to the season, the place was already covered in snow.
A vast expanse of white, making it almost impossible to see anything of another color.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a scene," Justicia said with some emotion, a flicker of memory in her eyes.
Meanwhile, Irisviel also sighed, "I never thought I'd be able to return here alive."
Recalling a few days ago when she was ordered by Patriarch Ahad to go to Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War, she had already braced herself for death.
She never expected that not only would she return now, but she would also bring back the person she loved.
"You two, stop sighing. Someone's coming," Su Luo said, pulling the two women back from their reverie.
As soon as Su Luo finished speaking, the sound of hurried footsteps reached their ears.
Patriarch Ahad, along with almost all the homunculi within the Einzbern family, had mobilized to welcome the return of the Winter Saintess and the Third Magus.
"Welcome back to the Einzberns, Winter Saintess, Third Magus!"
"The Einzbern family's wish has finally been fulfilled in this generation!" Ahad said, tears welling up.
The Einzbern family had worked for generations to perfect the Third Magic.
Now, the Third Magus stood before them, and Justicia, the first homunculus of the Einzbern family, had also returned to the family.
This gave Ahad the thought of retirement.
"Ahad, the Third Magus will marry Irisviel, and I will continue to lead the Einzbern family in serving the Third Magus."
"Ahad, if you feel tired, go and rest," Justicia said with a smile, having understood Ahad's thoughts.
As the first homunculus.
Justicia could deeply understand Ahad's feelings.
She was an imperfect creation of the Third Magic, an unexpectedly born homunculus of the Einzbern family.
Possessing some of the Third Magic's abilities, her intellect and spirit would not age, but Justicia herself was incredibly fragile and would die if killed.
Therefore, in the past, Justicia spent most of her time within the Einzbern family's castle.
That period was merely delaying the arrival of death for her.
Lonely and long, coupled with the departure of all the Einzbern family's Magi.
These homunculi took on the heavy responsibility of perfecting the Third Magic.
Only when she sacrificed herself and transformed into the Greater Grail did she finally break free from that long period of time.
And this was also Ahad's wish.
The efforts and burdens of many years were finally lifted at this moment.
It was time for him to get a good night's sleep.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Saintess," Ahad bowed to Su Luo and the two women.
After he finished speaking, he left here alone.
After Ahad left, Justicia once again took over the reins of the Einzbern family.
However, she had been away for quite some time, and it would take some effort to understand the current situation of the Einzbern family.
So, she asked Irisviel and a few homunculus maids to show Su Luo around the Einzbern main family's castle.
Chapter 44: Illya's Creation, Heading to Gensokyo
Su Luo had no objections to this.
He had a maid by his side lead him to the Einzbern's magecraft workshop to observe the homunculus technology.
Irisviel followed Su Luo, her face filled with nostalgia.
This was the place where she was born.
It was also the birthplace of countless homunculi.
Now, accompanying Su Luo back here to visit, her heart couldn't help but fill with longing and emotion.
"Hmm? Are they still manufacturing homunculi here?" Su Luo asked the maid beside him, looking at the operating alchemical machinery.
"The homunculi of the Einzbern family are frequently consumed, so a new batch needs to be manufactured every so often," the maid explained expressionlessly.
Now that Justicia had returned, and Ahad had voluntarily relinquished his position as head of the family, These maids had naturally changed how they addressed Ahad.
"Then, did Ahad previously plan for a Master for the Fifth Holy Grail War?"
"Yes, it was a homunculus designed based on Miss Illya, but the specific project hasn't started yet."
"Based on me? Then can she be considered my daughter?" Irisviel blinked, saying with a dazed expression.
She had just returned from the Holy Grail War and was about to become a mother?
But she was already with Su Luo now.
If she were to be created now, would it affect her relationship with Su Luo?
Irisviel looked at Su Luo with such doubts.
"You can also consider her your sister. If you want children, we can just work harder in the future," Su Luo said with a sly smile.
"You're so improper." Irisviel glared at Su Luo playfully and shyly turned her head away.
Su Luo chuckled, then turned to the maid beside him and instructed, "Go have someone proceed with this project and create her as soon as possible."
His gaze fell upon the nurturing pod, and he thought to himself.
He came to visit the Einzbern's magecraft workshop precisely to see if Illya had been born. If not, he planned to use the Einzbern family's homunculus technology to create her.
It seemed he had come at just the right time.
Ahad had already completed the design blueprints.
All that was left was for the alchemically skilled homunculus maids to start working and create her.
It's worth mentioning that Ahad, as the previous head of the Einzbern family, was busy with his duties.
He himself focused on handling Einzbern affairs and researching blueprints to strengthen homunculi, making the next generation of homunculi even stronger.
The manufacturing of homunculi was basically left to the homunculus maids who were skilled in alchemy.
"Are you planning to create her?" Irisviel asked Su Luo curiously.
"Yes, of course," Su Luo nodded.
Seeing this, Irisviel seemed to confirm something, and she secretly made up her mind.
After viewing the Einzbern's magecraft workshop and confirming that Illya's project had begun, Su Luo took Irisviel back to Fuyuki City.
Before leaving, he also signed a Family Contract with Justicia, allowing her to contact him through the contract's power if needed.
This also made Irisviel's mood more urgent.
After all, she had arrived before Artoria and the other Servants, but she hadn't even gotten on the bus yet and was already far behind them.
Now that she had finally found an opportunity and made up her mind, Justicia appeared.
Judging by her attitude, as long as Su Luo asked, she would do anything for him.
If she were to overtake her and get ahead of her, wouldn't that make her seem useless!
She wouldn't allow such a thing to happen, even if it was Justicia!
Returning to the castle base in Fuyuki City, Irisviel hurried back to her room to find the combat suit she bought while shopping the day before yesterday.
Su Luo watched Irisviel hurry away, a premonition forming in his mind that a great feast was imminent.
He informed Morgan and the others, then returned to his room, opened the chat group interface, and waited for Irisviel's arrival.
[Su Luo]: Haven't seen you all for a few days, have you been chatting about any R-rated topics behind my back? (Wink)
[Wang Xiaomei]: Nope! What were you up to? We haven't seen you post in the group for two days.
[Kaguya Houraisan]: Does she even need to ask? After the Holy Grail War ended, Ishtar and the others needed his arrangements. It's obvious he just finished another Holy Grail War and only now has time to log on!
[Saeko Busujima]: Sister Kaguya, such strong resentment...
[Lumine]: Hehe, this is the first time I've seen Kaguya Houraisan like this. I didn't expect you to have a day like this!
[Frieren]: Didn't the Holy Grail War already end? Did Su Luo start another Holy Grail War?
Frieren didn't grasp Kaguya Houraisan's meaning.
Even though she had spent the last two days diligently catching up on the group files.
She still felt an insurmountable gap between herself and the others in the chat group.
As a long-lived elf, her pace of life was incredibly slow.
Unlike Kaguya Houraisan, who was also a long-lived species.
Although Kaguya Houraisan lived in Gensokyo, she spent her days intensely gaming and surfing the web.
As her hobby, and having been influenced by the internet for a long time, she had long since become a qualified internet troll.
Even when Wang Xiaomei and the others were "driving" (making suggestive jokes), she could quickly pick up the conversation and showcase her "driving skills" with a uniquely artistic yet understandable phrasing.
In contrast, Frieren's world was still in the Middle Ages, without any electronic products.
And most of her time was spent practicing magic or traveling to collect other forms of magic.
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