Believe in Science

"What's the Illya Route?" Ritsuka Fujimaru asked, completely lost.

"Why, it's a worldline where Shirou and Illya love each other." Illya rested her right hand against her chest and leaned on Shirou Emiya's left shoulder. "In this world, Shirou has already given me his heart. There's no room in it for anyone else."

"Once this Holy Grail War is over, we'll go back to Germany and get married. We'll live happily ever after in the Einzbern castle. Oh, and it would be even better if we had two children."

"Illya..." Shirou Emiya started, only for Illya to pinch him discreetly.

"Shirou said we'd be together forever. He couldn't have said that just to toy with my feelings, right?" Illya hugged the white bear plush to her chest and met Shirou Emiya's gaze with her wine-red eyes.

[Su Lin: Don't contradict her. She's playing a game of wits with Chaldea!

Klein: Exactly. The information war has begun.

Xiao Yan: Hiss! Such a clever woman. Terrifying, truly terrifying!

Kaguya Houraisan: Just keep smiling. Leave everything to your stand-in.

Meng Qi: I've already made a stand-in call to the police.

Lu Mingfei: Need the number for an orthopedic surgeon?

Ye Fan: You lot upstairs, how much are you giving them as a wedding gift?]

Shirou Emiya suspected they were messing with him, but he had no proof.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his embarrassment and irritation, and rubbed Illya's head. He kept smiling without saying a word.

Sitónai covered her mouth with both hands, her cheeks flushed. "Is this the Heavenly Kingdom? So a worldline like this really exists."

The rest of Chaldea stood stunned. They had come for information, but this was not the kind they had wanted.

What were they supposed to do with such explosive news?

Put EMIYA under