Illya: What Do I Do If My PTSD Flares Up? (1st Update)

Illya seemed to realize something at that moment, and an incredulous expression appeared on her face.

"You mean Kiritsugu often went to Europe during the final years of his life?"

Emiya Shirou nodded. "Yeah, that's right. He even went the year he died. Every time, he came back utterly exhausted and weaker than before. I didn't know what exactly he was doing there, but it must have been something very important to him."

Illya fell silent. Emiya Shirou had no idea what was wrong with her, and he wondered if Emiya Kiritsugu's trips to Europe had something to do with Illya.

Then, Emiya Shirou voiced the question in his heart.

However, Illya did not answer, leaving Emiya Shirou with even more questions.

But to the people of the real world, her reaction made things very clear. Emiya Kiritsugu had gone to Europe again and again, and combined with the information previously revealed by the Light Screen, he must have been doing everything he could to reach the Einzbern Family and bring Illya back to his side.

Yet every attempt had failed.

Failures beyond all doubt.

He gave it everything he had every time, returned disappointed every time, and suffered a despairing defeat every time.

Even in the final moments of his life, Emiya Kiritsugu had not given up.

Yet often, human effort could not change fate. Cynical platitudes were irritating, but they often reflected the truth of reality.

Faced with this, people were left only with deep sighs and a sense of relief.

After all, since Illya had realized that she had misunderstood Emiya Kiritsugu—or rather, had misunderstood him because of someone else's deception—she probably would not keep thinking about killing Emiya Shirou or anything like that, right?

Looking on the bright side, Emiya Shirou and the others might even