Father Matou

Yu Feng turned around and saw a white-haired woman who looked somewhat like Illya waving at him.

Great, another one.

"Mm... uh, long time no see." After thinking for a while, all Yu Feng managed to force out was "long time no see."

After all, he did not know her right now. Though he had been familiar with her before, they had never actually met face-to-face, had they?

The person before him was Illya's mother.

Irisviel von Einzbern, like Illya, was an artificial human of the Einzbern family.

The vessel of the Lesser Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Yu Feng was very curious how Irisviel had survived until the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Had the Holy Grail not appeared during the Fourth Holy Grail War?

Or had someone else replaced her?

That was a question worth thinking deeply about.

Irisviel was not surprised by Yu Feng's awkwardness at all. With a hint of apology, she said, "Sorry, sorry. It seems you really don't know us yet at this point in time. But I also find it hard to believe that someone from this era could become a Heroic Spirit."

While Irisviel apologized, Yu Feng could also hear the surprise in her tone.

What, people from this era could not become Heroic Spirits?

Emiya, Kiritsugu: So we don't exist?

Oh, right. Emiya was a Guardian, which was somewhat different from a Heroic Spirit. Then, among those who had not become Heroic Spirits or Servants through possession, Kiritsugu seemed to be the only one... no, that was not right. There were quite a lot of them.

Artoria also looked pleasantly surprised by Irisviel's appearance. "Irisviel!"

Irisviel smiled gently at Artoria. "Saber, it has been a long time."

"Mom!" Illya softly called out to Irisviel.

Artoria looked around, seemingly searching for something.

Irisviel saw through Artoria's thoughts and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "We usually don't bring guards when we come here."

Artoria frowned slightly at that, but Irisviel continued, "No one would be foolish enough to cause trouble. Even if someone did, we could use a few simple spells to scare them away. Saber, you do not need to worry."

Only then were Artoria's concerns reluctantly eased.

Meanwhile, Little Mo felt very uncomfortable. The others chatted and laughed, all familiar with one another, while she did not know a single person and could only lower her head and eat.

Little Mo: Only food can soothe my wounded heart.

Irisviel also noticed Little Mo, who was gloomily burying her head in her food.

"She is Mordred, right?"

Little Mo raised her head to look at Irisviel, apparently not expecting Irisviel to know her.

Irisviel smiled slightly and said, "Back then, whenever Yu-kun and Saber were around me, they often mentioned you."

In an instant, Little Mo's previous gloom vanished completely. She glanced at Artoria and Yu Feng, then gave a proud snort without saying anything. Still, anyone could see how pleased she was.

Watching Little Mo eat with her head down, Illya sighed inwardly at how easy she was to coax.

Irisviel had soothed Little Mo with just a few casual words.

She was completely different. Illya was not that easy to coax, unless Yu Feng was the one doing the coaxing.

That was what Illya thought.

Yu Feng stood up and let Irisviel move in, while Illya sat on Irisviel's lap. Only then did the seats look less crowded.

After sitting down, Irisviel gave Artoria a look.

Artoria noticed Irisviel's gaze but could not understand what it meant, and she was initially a little confused.

Only when Irisviel secretly pointed at Yu Feng did Artoria understand. A faint blush spread across her face as she gently shook her head at Irisviel.

Seeing that, Irisviel made an encouraging gesture, telling Artoria not to be afraid.

Artoria said nothing more and simply buried herself in her meal, avoiding the subject.

Naturally, their little exchange did not escape Yu Feng's eyes. However, he had not noticed their earlier eye contact. He only noticed when Irisviel made the encouraging gesture, so he naturally had no idea what she was encouraging Artoria about.

At the dining table, Illya began chattering endlessly to Yu Feng about everything that had happened over the past ten years, occasionally bringing up things concerning Yu Feng during the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Yu Feng listened patiently. Little Mo occasionally chimed in, of course. Illya definitely included Little Mo whenever she spoke, otherwise how could Little Mo possibly have interrupted in the middle?

Otherwise, heh, there was nothing more to say.

After they finished eating, Illya and Irisviel left.

They said that coming out without attendants, especially in a place like Fuyuki, was already the family being lenient with the two of them. If they stayed out too long, there might be unnecessary trouble.

After Illya reluctantly said goodbye, only the three of them remained once again.

The moment they stepped out of the restaurant, the sleeves of both of Yu Feng's arms were tugged.

Artoria and Little Mo had pulled them.

Yu Feng looked at the two of them and saw that both their gazes were fixed on a small street not far away.

The place was packed with food stalls and bustling crowds. It was incredibly lively.

Yu Feng could not even be bothered to complain anymore.

The two of them had just come out, and they already wanted to eat again.

"Come on, come on. We'll eat one more time, then go back. Otherwise, you two are really going to eat me broke!" Yu Feng said helplessly.

Artoria felt a little embarrassed, but Little Mo did not care about that at all and headed straight toward the food street.

Yu Feng followed helplessly.

Once Little Mo reached the food street, she casually picked a restaurant and went inside. Yu Feng, who followed behind, looked at the restaurant's name with a strange expression.

That was because the place sold nothing but one type of cuisine: Chinese food. Its name was even Chinese Restaurant.

Yu Feng had a bad feeling. He felt like he would run into a certain pleasure-loving priest here.

The moment Yu Feng entered, he saw two backs that seemed somewhat familiar.

At the same time, a delighted voice rang out.

"Ah, truly delightful!"

Damn it, speak of the devil? And it even comes with a bonus?

Yu Feng looked at the two figures, and his face darkened.

Was this really necessary? He could run into these two just by randomly picking a place?

At that moment, Yu Feng felt like dying.

He had only come out to have some fun.

Why were there acquaintances everywhere he went?

Illya and Irisviel earlier had been fine, but seeing this person before him made Yu Feng genuinely uneasy.

At the same time Yu Feng noticed them, the two of them noticed Yu Feng as well.