IBHJ Chapter 839

"It's the same Reverse Growth Curse as Gray's."

Morrigan, with dark circles under her eyes, examined them and determined seriously.

"How can this be..." Illya looked at the baby Miyu in disbelief.

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake with your examination, Miss Morrigan?" Chloe couldn't help but ask.

She shook her head. "There's no mistake. This is the same reverse growth curse that Gray has. Moreover, the degree of Miyu's curse is deeper than Gray's. Her intelligence, memory, and intellect have completely disappeared. She has completely turned into a newborn baby."

"What?! That can't be right!" Illya looked at her in disbelief, then spun around, looked at Miyu, and shouted, "Miyu! Miyu, it's me, Illya!"

But instead of responding to her voice, Miyu started wailing, "Waaaaaah...!"

"I can't believe Emiya ended up like this..."

Angelica picked up the unconscious Emiya, who had shrunk back to a 6-year-old, and placed his head on her lap.

"That's not the point, Angelica. The real issue is... Miyu has turned into a baby!"

Looking at Miyu in Pandora's arms, Illya scratched her head in frustration.

When it came to Miyu, Illya just couldn't keep her calm.

"Give it up, Illya," said Chloe, leaning against the doorframe. Glancing at Angelica gently stroking Emiya's cheek, she pursed her lips. "This girl has completely fallen head over heels. Not only has she abandoned the Einzberns and Julian, but now she probably just wants to play house. Ugh! The sickening stench of love!"

"Anyway," Chloe turned to Pandora, who was holding Miyu. "Can you remove Miyu's curse, Pandora?"

"Sorry, Chloe," Pandora shook her head. "Just like with Gray's curse, I have no way to absorb this kind of curse."

Chloe turned her head and looked at Morrigan, who was dozing off to the side. "Morrigan, you can't remove it either?"

Startled awake, Morrigan rubbed her sleepy eyes and said wearily, "No, the mystical foundation of this Reverse Aging Curse doesn't belong to any civilization on Earth. Even fairy spells can't get rid of it."

"Ugh, this can't be happening... Ahh..." Chloe started pacing around the baby and groaned. After a long moment, she sighed and turned to the doctor. She was about to say something when she noticed Morrigan's dark circles. "Hey, why are you so sleepy today anyway?"

"Mm... There were too many patients yesterday, so I worked way too late," she said drowsily.

Hearing this, Chloe's eyes shone with admiration as she looked at her. "That's so like you, Miss Morrigan. You're really dedicated!"

"It's nothing!" she laughed, scratching the back of her head.

Hinako, who was quietly reading a book on the side, pushed up her glasses and gave Morrigan a contemptuous look, as if to say, 'Wasn't this the same person who was crying and begging me to go online and help her power-level yesterday?'

"There's no time to waste, Chloe!" Illya gritted her teeth. "If there's no way to lift the curse, then fine! Saber, get ready. We're heading to South America to find a way to remove it."

Hearing this, Salter, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment. Then she nodded, her expression turning serious. "Understood, Master."

Seeing Illya about to rush off to the South American connection point, Angelica frowned. "Illya, I think you need to calm down."

"How can I calm down when Miyu has turned into this?" Illya gestured to the baby.

"I also think you should calm down. In your current state, if you charge into that connection point, you'll probably end up just like Miyu. Not only will you fail to save those you want to save, but you'll also end up sacrificing yourself for nothing. Isn't that the dumbest thing you could do?" A clear female voice suddenly rang out.

Illya turned her head and saw Mordred standing at the doorway. She couldn't help but be stunned. "Um... Mordred, what are you doing here?"

"Why am I here?" she sighed heavily, then pointed at the other Mordred beside her. "You'll have to ask this idiot why she suddenly ran here in the middle of our duel. Seriously, as soon as she catches a whiff of her father's scent, she latches onto it like a leech. As her counterpart, I'm embarrassed for her."

Mo-chan glared at Mordred. "Where do you get off saying that about me?"

Mordred laughed. "Why wouldn't I? Unlike you, I haven't made a fool of myself. So of course I have the right to say it."

Hearing this, Mo-chan sneered. "Oh yeah? Then who was the one hiding behind the wall and peeking every time your mother was eating?"

"Mm...!" This sudden jab nearly made Mordred break character.

Swallowing her embarrassment, she put on an indifferent face. "What are you talking about? I have no idea."

"Don't play dumb! I caught you peeking three times!" Mo-chan said.

"Huh? What are you saying? I don't get it. Oh! Right, I just remembered. I can't understand the babbling of a loser idiot."

"You...!" Mo-chan glared at Mordred. She really wanted to smack her!

Illya looked at Mordred and asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Isn't it obvious? There's a super reliable and totally free Servant right here. Don't you feel tempted? Like, maybe borrowing this Servant from her Master or something?" Mordred pointed at herself.

"I see!" Angelica looked at her and nodded slightly. "If it's Mordred, even if the enemy and environment are dangerous, she can escape no problem."

The others couldn't help nodding too. It might be a bit inappropriate to say, but everyone knew Mordred's abilities. When it came to survival and information gathering skills, she was probably No. 1 in all of Chaldea!

"Mordred, are you willing to help me?" Illya looked at Mordred, her eyes shining.

"Of course. But there are conditions," she said with a smile.

Illya asked, "What conditions?"

Mordred smiled, but before she could speak, Mo-chan beside her said expressionlessly, "What else could it be besides helping her reconcile with her mother? Gray has bent over backward trying to help her before, but it was completely useless."

"Mm...!" Mordred glared at Mo-chan, her face flushed with anger and embarrassment.

"Am I wrong?" Mo-chan asked.

Mordred was blushing furiously. "Don't say such embarrassing things!"

"Anyway, Mordred will help me, right?" Illya asked.

She nodded. "Yeah. Go tell Mash now and transfer the contract. I'll help you out."

"Wait. Are you leaving now?" Angelica looked at Mordred with a worried expression. "Why don't we wait for Emiya to wake up and get a better understanding of that connection point before deciding?"

Mordred snorted. "Has the stench of love made you lose your mind? Can't you see that this guy, who has some similarities to that annoying Eternal King, has been hit with a curse that keeps him from waking up? Being able to bring this baby out of that connection point was probably the limit of his mental abilities. Before breaking that sleeping curse, he probably won't be able to wake up."

She paused, then continued, "And there's no need to investigate specifically. Based on the situation, the background of that South American connection point is probably related to South American events, right? At worst, we'll run into Council members or South American gods. But whether it's Council members or gods, they wouldn't be able to hurt me. The worst case is probably me getting killed. But don't worry about that, because I've already handed my real body over to Mash for safekeeping."

"Wait... Don't tell me you..."

Mo-chan reached out to touch Mordred, but her palm passed right through her body. She said in surprise, "So you had already activated your Noble Phantasm!"

"Isn't that obvious? I encountered someone who knew my weakness before. It was a bit dicey. So to avoid running into that kind of situation again, isn't it natural to get rid of my own weakness ahead of time?" She boasted with both hands on her hips.

The others were speechless. Only Mordred could casually say something like that as if it were no big deal. Eliminating one's own weakness... It sounded so easy to say, but how hard was it to actually do? Yet Mordred could pull it off without breaking a sweat.

"Of course, the most important thing is that Illya can first use my Class Card to copy my Noble Phantasm. That way, Illya will be invincible too. Of course, if there are still enemies in that connection point that are special enough to be able to hurt me, it doesn't matter. At most, I'll just cover Illya's retreat and get taken out. But just in case of the worst case scenario, I've already handed my Grail over to Mash in advance. Even if I'm killed, I can be summoned again," Mordred said with a smile.

Yes, she even considered the worst-case scenario of getting killed herself. What else was there to worry about?

Everyone couldn't help nodding. As expected of Mordred, she easily thought things through very thoroughly, just like her father, Eternal King who was good at planning. Of course, this absolutely couldn't be said out loud, otherwise Mordred would probably go ballistic.