Shirou Emiya stood there utterly bewildered. Only after Su Ning explained her relationship with Kiritsugu Emiya, with Artoria helping confirm it, did he finally understand.
He was shocked, and...
"Are you really my sister? But you look like you're only eleven or twelve."
Su Ning's face darkened. If she hadn't needed to get Artoria's contract from Shirou Emiya, she would have wanted to punch him.
Didn't he know not to point out the obvious?
"It's... because of my constitution... Let's not talk about that!"
"I know you're confused and bewildered right now, wondering why you were suddenly dragged into something so unbelievable and attacked. But it's okay. You just need to transfer the Command Spells and your contract with Sister Artoria to me."
"Then no one will come bother you again, and you won't have to worry about your safety anymore."
"What about you? Aren't you afraid of danger?"
"Me? I'm fine. Mainly, I need enough power so I can win. Otherwise, I'll die in a month."
Shirou Emiya was startled.
"Do you have some serious illness?"
"It's not an illness. It's... you can think of it as a curse. Explaining it properly would be too troublesome."
"Then... all right!"
Shirou Emiya did not ask any further questions and readily agreed to transfer the Command Spells and contract.
He had always been famously kindhearted, known for taking pleasure in helping others. Illya was not only his sister, but she desperately needed power or she would die. Of course, he could not simply stand by and watch her die.
"That worked?!" Rin Tohsaka's mouth twitched from where she stood nearby.
She did not know that everything Su Ning had said was true. Illya's body really had less than a month before it completely collapsed.
She had thought Su Ning was just deceiving Shirou Emiya.
Just a Bath, So Why Was She Looking Forward to It?
However, she did not stop Shirou Emiya from transferring the Command Spells and contract to Su Ning, because she also did not want a half-baked mage like Shirou Emiya getting involved in the Holy Grail War and losing his life through one careless mistake.
Their hands clasped together. As Su Ning chanted, the Command Spells on Shirou Emiya's hand slowly vanished and appeared on hers. Now, the two strongest Heroic Spirits of the Fifth Holy Grail War belonged to her.
But before she could rejoice, as the transfer of the Command Spells and control over Artoria was completed, Illya's face suddenly turned pale. She let out a muffled groan and collapsed.
"Illya—"
Other than Rin Tohsaka and Red A, everyone, including Mordred, rushed over.
Shirou Emiya was the closest, but Artoria was faster.
Before she could hit the ground, Artoria caught her in her arms.
"Illya—"
"I'm fine..." Seeing all those concerned eyes, Illya forced a smile through the intense pain wracking her body.
"Just now, I used up a little too much mana at once... It only hurts a little... I'll be fine soon... Really..."
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