".Can I see my... parents?"
Everyone looked at the girl in surprise, then turned to Shiro in silence.
Shiro sighed. "Sure enough, the wish you want to make on the Holy Grail is that too, isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"I can make it happen." Seeing a smile begin to appear on the girl's face, Shiro could not help shaking his head and splashing cold water on her hopes. "But don't get happy too soon. There's something I need to tell you first. Brace yourself."
"What?"
"You're a clone, and the cloning process doesn't require a mother's body to be involved. In other words, they only provided the material. Do you... understand what I mean?"
The smile on the girl's face slowly vanished. Her mood sinking, she lowered her head.
"Shiro!"
"I'm just telling the truth. This is for her own good too. The greater the hope, the greater the hurt when it shatters."
"I know, but..." Kushina looked at the girl with heartache.
Shiro did not rush her, merely watching her quietly as he waited for her answer.
After a while, the girl steadied her emotions, raised her head, and looked at Shiro with determination. "Even so, I still want to see them. At the very least, I want to know what they looked like!"
"..." Shiro said nothing, silently looking into the girl's resolute eyes.
"I understand. Then I'll let you see your parents. In exchange, the Holy Grail ritual will be postponed. Is that all right? It works out anyway. During this time, you can all think carefully about what wishes you want granted. Oh, right, friendly reminder: it's best to choose something relatively simple, with a clear method. For example, if you wish for a mansion, does the mansion appear out of thin air, or do you get