Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

Lan Ze simply shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to return to the Tohsaka Family.

"Wait a minute, I have something I want to ask you," Illya suddenly called out.

Lan Ze paused slightly and turned to look at the little girl behind him.

"Actually, I've been thinking about something very important since the way back." Illya's usually lively face had become unusually serious as she looked up and stared intently at Lan Ze.

"Hmm... Go on." Lan Ze nodded, indicating that he was listening and would continue.

"This is a very private question," Illya said, walking slowly towards Lan Ze with her hands behind her back.

"Come closer to your ear." She beckoned with her little hand, looking all mysterious.

Why all the secrecy...? Lan Ze glanced at Illya, who was smiling brightly, with some doubt, but still squatted down and put his ear close.

Illya tiptoed slightly, brought her small mouth close to his ear, and whispered:

"Tell me, should I call you Caster, or...?"

She gently reached out and pulled down Lan Ze's hood, revealing a charming, mischievous smile on her face:

"Is he still the older brother?"

Lan Ze paused for a moment, then looked at Illya was smiling broadly, with suspicion.

Strange... this child shouldn't recognize me, right?

Illya had never seen him before, so why was she acting as if she knew him now?

As if sensing Lan Ze's confusion, Illya slightly brought her smooth legs together beneath her white skirt and smiled as she said:

"I know you have a lot of questions. How about we go inside the castle and sit down to chat?"

Lan Ze looked at Illya, who had a mysterious smile on her face, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded. "Okay."

Illya's brows relaxed slightly. She stepped forward and hugged Lan Ze's arm, carrying him towards her castle, saying, "Let's go then. I've been wanting to see you all these years."

"Illya, do you know me?" Lan Ze asked, somewhat puzzled.

It's important to know that although he had seen Illya once during the last Holy Grail War, Illya was still asleep at the time and hadn't seen him.

But now he seemed to recognize him, which was quite strange.

"Of course I know you. Yubis told me a lot about you, and..." Illya raised her red eyes, her gaze fixed on Lan Ze's eyes, and smiled:

"I have some memories of my mother."

"Parts of Irisviel's memories...?" Lan Ze was stunned, somewhat confused.

But at that moment, Illya pulled him towards the castle, her voice tinged with joy, and said, "I know you have many, many questions. Let's go back and talk about them slowly."

"...Alright." Lan Ze nodded gently, without asking any further questions.

Walking along the familiar path, Lan Ze, led by Illya, soon arrived at the castle.

A maid outside the castle saw Illya, bowed slightly, and then the gate quietly opened.

The first thing that came into view was an old man with a white beard. He looked solemn and gave off a great sense of pressure at first glance.

The old man stared intently at Illya as she walked into the hall, and said solemnly, "Illya, didn't I tell you that you are strictly forbidden from going out before the Holy Grail summoning begins?"

Illya glanced at him and pouted, "Yubis is so annoying. I just went to the Tohsaka Family to play with Rin and Sakura, and he has to lecture me like that. Big brother, you absolutely can't become such a nagging person in the future, okay?"

Before Lan Ze could speak, Yubis's gaze fell on the boy in the black robe. He frowned slightly and asked, "Who is he?"

Illya is a bit too mischievous.

If King Arthur hadn't repeatedly instructed him to take good care of Illya before he left, he wouldn't have had to treat Illya with such gentleness all these years.

Unexpectedly, instead of being obedient, Illya became increasingly rebellious.

It seems... I'll have to treat her with a more serious attitude from now on.

It was one thing to sneak out to play before, since it wasn't during the Holy Grail War yet, but now... it's almost the eve of the Holy Grail War, and not only did she go out to play, she also brought back a strange man...

This is outrageous!

If King Arthur were to return and see this scene, he would probably think that he had failed in his parenting!

Yubis frowned, looking up at the black-robed youth following behind Illya, his voice stern. "Sir, you cannot enter the castle with Illya. If there's nothing else, please leave."

Lan Ze was slightly taken aback, then nodded in relief.

It's understandable that Yubis would want to be cautious during the Holy Grail War.

However, before he could speak, Illya's innocent smile vanished, and she said unhappily, "Great-Grandpa, he is an important guest I invited!"

Yubis merely sneered, "Illya, you'd better stay in your room and reflect on your actions for the next two days!"

Illya angrily raised her head to look at Yubis, dissatisfied with Yubis's verdict.

But when she looked up and saw Yubis's imposing eyes, she suddenly felt a little intimidated, silently shrank back, and unconsciously looked away.

On the other side, Lan Ze was stunned for a moment.

Great-grandfather...?

Holy crap, although I already knew this android AI was quite old, I didn't expect it to be this old...?

Great-grandfather... does that mean Yubis was Irisviel's grandfather?

Seeing Illya yield, Yubis nodded in satisfaction and turned to Lan Ze: "Sir, if there's nothing else, please leave."

Lan Ze composed himself slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "I have something I'd like to ask Illya. Could you make an exception for me, Grandpa?"

The AI, Yubis, was clearly taken aback, its eyes widening slightly, filled with astonishment.

Grandfather...?

Is this guy provoking me...? Yubis's face darkened, and he was about to speak when Lan Ze took off his hood and laughed, "Or is it not possible tonight?"

"Of course not, these are special times—"

Yubis's voice suddenly froze, and he stared blankly at the boy standing in front of him.

After a brief moment of staring, his eyes widened slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "King Arthur?!"

He glanced at Illya, then his gaze returned to Lan Ze.

"So, Illya just left the castle on your orders?" he asked suspiciously.

Lan Ze thought to himself, "What does this have to do with me? I only just found out that Illya knows me..."

Before he could speak, he suddenly noticed a pitiful gaze staring straight at him.

Turning her head, she saw that Illya's red eyes were slightly moist, making her look pitiful.

If Lan Ze doesn't speak up for her now, she'll definitely get a lecture from Yubis later.

She had had enough of the old man's endless, sermon-like lectures; they were driving her crazy.

So even Illya has someone she's afraid of...? Lan Ze pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Yes... it's me."

Yubis looked thoughtful. "So it was the King secretly guiding Illya..."

He quickly collected his thoughts and smiled, "In that case, I won't disturb you for now. I think you and Illya still have a lot to talk about, so please come in."

After speaking, Yubis abandoned his previous aloof attitude and became unusually warm. Under the enthusiastic welcome of the maids, Lan Ze entered the hall.

"Will Your Majesty be staying here tonight?" Yubis asked. "If you don't mind, I can arrange for two maids to serve you tonight—"

"Can't we talk about this in private...?" Lan Ze felt Illya's innocent red eyes looking at him, shook his head, and said, "No need, I'm going back soon."

He really couldn't accept this in front of Illya.

Come to think of it, I didn't expect that this seemingly serious and upright Yubis would actually be quite knowledgeable... Lan Ze thought to himself.

Illya glanced at Yubis, her gaze lingering for a moment on Lan Ze's subtle expression. Her brow furrowed slightly, a strange displeasure creeping over her. She took Lan Ze's arm and said:

"Let's go to my room, it's not convenient to talk here."

As she spoke, she pulled Lan Ze toward her room.

"Is it more convenient to talk in your room?" Lan Ze couldn't help but complain.

"It's alright, my room is still quite big!" Illya chuckled, and without further ado, led Lan Ze into her room.

Then, she peeked her head out of the room, looked around to make sure no one was there, then closed the door and turned to crawl into the soft bed.

Her petite body seemed to sink into the bed. Illya gently hugged the blanket and lay on the bed without any regard for her image. Her white skirt accentuated her smooth and fair legs, and her two little feet swayed gently.

After a brief moment of staring, Lan Ze quickly and silently looked away.

However, Illya noticed Lan Ze's earlier gaze. Her eyes flickered slightly, and then a sweet smile appeared on her face as she beckoned, "Come here, big brother, I have something to talk to you about."

Lan Ze shook his head. "Just tell me what's on your mind."

"Come over here and we can talk slowly!" Illya stubbornly patted the bed next to her, a cute smile on her face.

For some reason, there seemed to be a hint of allure in that smile.

Seeing the obvious hesitation on Lan Ze's face, Illya patted the headboard again.

"Come sit here!"

As she spoke, a hint of teasing appeared in her red eyes, and she chuckled, "Or... do you think a Heroic Spirit like you is afraid of me?"

That's such a low-level way to provoke someone... Lan Ze snapped out of his daze, walked to the bedside, sat down under Illya's gaze, and said, "Illya, can you tell me now? Why do you know me?"

"Did Yubis tell you that?"

Lan Ze remembered that when he left Fuyuki, Illya hadn't woken up at all, but judging from her behavior now... it was obvious that she recognized him.

That's very strange.

"Yubis only said that Mother was taken away by King Arthur, but he never said what you looked like." Illya narrowed her eyes, naturally resting the back of her head on Lan Ze's lap, her bright red eyes staring at Lan Ze.

Lan Ze felt a little embarrassed by the stare, but he forced himself to remain calm and asked, "What's going on?"

"I already said that I have some of my mother's memories," Illya said.

"Irisviel's memories?" Lan Ze hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked down at Illya.

At this moment, Illya was like a little white rabbit, snuggling and rubbing against Lan Ze's arms in a coquettish manner. Her soft, sweet fragrance wafted into the air, making one want to immerse oneself in it.

"What did you mean just now?" Lan Ze asked.

Illya glanced at Lan Ze, a teasing smile in her red eyes, and said, "Actually, during my slumber, I would dream about things related to my mother almost every now and then."

"At first, I thought those things were just dreams, until one day I heard Yubis mention some things my mother experienced during the last Holy Grail War. And what Yubis said was exactly the same as what I saw in my dream."

"You dreamed about what Irisviel went through before?" Lan Ze repeated, then suddenly realized something.

This is probably what Merlin meant by some kind of connection between Illya and Irisviel.

Because Illya was created by Yubis using Irisviel's life essence a long time ago, originally intended as a backup Lesser Grail, there is some kind of connection between the two.

"So you got to know me through those dreams?" Lan Ze continued to ask.

A faint smile curved Illya's lips as she said, "That's it."

"Ever since I saw those Dreamscape, I've wanted to meet you in person, and now that dream has finally come true."

"But it was still too late." As Illya finished speaking, her originally bright red eyes lost some of their luster, appearing somewhat dark.

They had already made preparations for summoning King Arthur in this Holy Grail War, and even Yubis had prepared the Holy Relic... but today Sakura beat them to it.

"When did you wake up?" Lan Ze suddenly asked.

Illya snapped out of her thoughts, pondered for a moment, and said, "Hmm... if I remember correctly, it was about seven or eight years ago?"

"Although there's still no sign of him growing up," Illya said, her voice filled with regret.

She also wanted to grow up like her mother, with the figure and charm of a mature woman, but this idea was obviously unrealistic because her body had stopped growing a long time ago.

"Seven or eight years ago... How old are you now?" Lan Ze asked curiously.

He remembered that this was what Ilya looked like when he first saw Illya, and she still has this loli-like figure now.