"Miss!"
Illya sat on Berserker's shoulder as she returned to the Einzbern Family's base.
The moment Leysritt saw Illya, her eyes widened.
"Y-you're back. Thank goodness."
Patting her chest, Sella finally felt relieved.
Before Illya returned, they had been living in constant anxiety. But now that Illya was back, the two of them could finally rest a little easier.
"Mm, I'm back."
A cold expression rested on Illya's face as she walked past her two maids.
"Sella, Leysritt, don't disturb me for a while."
"I want to... rest by myself."
Her voice sounded somewhat choked, but she had kept holding it in and never cried.
"Huh?"
Before the two maids could react, Illya jumped down from Berserker's shoulder and headed straight into the castle, leaving all three of them at the entrance.
"What happened to Miss?"
Sella's voice was full of worry.
Leysritt shook her head, though her eyes carried the same concern.
But Illya only wanted to lock herself away now. There was no way for them to find out what had happened—Berserker could not speak, either.
They could only wait until Miss came out of her room.
Shirou Emiya was learning about the Einzbern Family from Anno.
"In short, that's about it."
Anno explained seriously.
"The current Einzbern Family is completely controlled by homunculi. Jubstacheit controls the fate of every homunculus, and Jubstacheit's operating logic is [achieve the Third Magic]."
Shirou Emiya tapped the table with his index finger.
"It's unbelievable that such a magecraft family still exists in this world."
Issei Ryuudou, who had been listening nearby, spoke with surprise in his voice.
All the humans who had once controlled the family were either dead or gone, leaving behind only a group of homunculi that continued operating according to the logic left behind by the real humans