IBHJ Chapter 838

Altera took a deep breath. Her frenzied eyes gradually calmed down. "I understand. To avoid making Ayaka sad, this time I'll do my best to hold back my destructive instincts."

"Eh??" Artoria looked at the calm Altera in amazement. Everyone else had the same reaction as her. They couldn't believe that Shirou managed to tame the raging Altera so easily!

"But!" Altera stretched out her hand and pointed at Artoria, saying, "Wielder of the Holy Sword, don't forget that you're the one I have to destroy!"

After saying that, she stood behind Ayaka and didn't say another word, becoming a silent beauty. However, this really surprised Artoria because every time Altera saw her, she would go berserk to the point of ignoring everything in a rampage. But this time, she actually regained her sanity.

She turned her head and looked at Shirou's side profile. Her eyes flickered with an admiring light. As expected of the king, able to easily do what she couldn't.

Seeing the calm Altera, Shirou breathed a sigh of relief. If she were to go on a rampage, it would be pretty troublesome. Although Altera in her Servant state wasn't much to worry about, once she surpassed the limits of a Servant and transformed her Servant body into the Titan from ten thousand years ago that destroyed the Age of Gods, it would be a real headache.

So why did he immediately say that Altera wanted to be friends with Artoria? Of course, it was to take control of the situation. He could see that Altera cared about Ayaka quite a bit, but facing her nemesis would awaken her destructive instincts as Velber. That's why he took control of the situation first to restore some of her sanity before persuading her. After all, persuasion only works on those with reason.

At this point, Illya and Chloe walked over from the next room.

"Huh? Gray, are you guys about to head out?" Chloe asked.

Gray nodded, "Yes."

"Don't push yourself too hard, or it'll make the curse worse," Illya reminded her.

"Mm. I know, Illya," Gray nodded with a smile. She looked around Illya and Chloe and asked curiously, "Miyu's not back yet?"

"Mm. She'll be back soon. She should be back by the time you all get back," Illya said.

"By the way, which connection point did she go to? It's taking so long. I haven't seen her in a while," Gray asked curiously.

Illya averted her eyes, "Um, well... didn't I mention this to you before? It's Connection Point No.3. A-Anyway, you guys should head out first. Don't waste time. The others are getting impatient."

"Mm." Gray nodded.

"See you later, Gray, Artoria-neesan, and Shirou-niisan," Illya said with a sweet smile.

"What about me? You're not saying goodbye to me?" Nero said, sounding upset. "Unfair! Umu! Unfair!"

"Talk to me about it when you stop dragging me to your concerts," Illya said with a smile on her face.

"Inviting you all to my concert is a special treat. After all, an artist like me is one of a kind. Why are you so reluctant? Seriously, are you being tsundere?" Nero folded her arms and looked completely baffled.

Illya: "..."

Chloe: "..."

Artoria: "..."

Gray: "..."

Shirou: "..."

This girl really has no self-awareness at all! Remembering Nero's singing performance in Romania, Shirou couldn't help but think to himself.

After saying goodbye to Illya and Chloe, he and the others stepped into the Spiritron Transferring Device first, followed closely by Ayaka and Altera.

Illya and Chloe had originally put on the attitude of seniors, wanting to encourage Ayaka, but the moment they saw Altera, they were speechless.

"I-Illya, I'm not seeing things, right? A-Altera and Artoria are teaming up for a mission?"

"You're not seeing things, Chloe." Illya couldn't help but say. Actually, she also felt like her worldview had been turned upside down.

After all, Altera and Artoria were like oil and water - mortal enemies. Every time they met, they would fight. This was common knowledge. It was also exactly because of this that despite Altera's gentle personality and strong abilities, basically no one wanted to form a contract with her. In the end, she ended up forming a contract with the inexperienced newbie—Ayaka Sajyou.

"They won't start trying to kill each other before they even finish the connection point, right?" Chloe couldn't help but ask.

"They...they shouldn't, I hope. Putting Nero aside, Shirou-niisan is still there. Even if they start causing trouble, he'll probably stop them...I think."

Chloe, on the other hand, nodded confidently, "That's true, Oniichan is also there."

After a pause, she looked at Illya and asked, "By the way, are we really not going to tell Gray that Miyu and her brother actually went to South America to find a way to lift the Reverse Growth Curse?"

Illya shook her head, "Let's not. After coming back from South American connection point, Gray became really scared of South America and doesn't even want us to get involved with her curse problem. Let's not make her worry."

"That's true," Chloe nodded, "But is South America really as dangerous as Gray says?"

"I'm not sure. That connection point is very mysterious, and the conditions for entering are very strict. It's impossible to go in on a large scale, so Chaldea has no intel about that connection point. But let's have faith in Miyu. She is our team leader, after all, and her strength, alertness, and quick thinking are extraordinary. Moreover, she is a scientist with a lot of knowledge," Illya said with a smile. Her knowledge was already extensive enough, but Miyu was way ahead of her, so there was no need to worry at all.

"That's true," Chloe nodded. Compared to Illya and Miyu, she only had a slight edge in physical ability.

At this moment, both of their wristbands buzzed.

"This is—"

"Miyu is back!" Illya said with a smile, "Let's go meet her!"

Chloe nodded. The two walked to the room and waited in front of a golden exclusive transfer device. This was Gil-kun's personal device, which was currently being used by Illya and the others. As for why, it was because Gil-kun was a member of their team!

The team wristbands on their wrists buzzed, indicating that Miyu was about to return and had even brought a solution to Gray's Reverse Growth Curse. Both of them were really looking forward to it.

"Buzz!"

The transfer device suddenly vibrated and emitted a burst of light. The next moment, a six-year-old boy popped out of it.

The boy had red hair and wore a white Chaldea uniform. He was lying on the ground, looking pretty disheveled.

"Huh...?" Both Illya and Chloe were speechless.

"Illya and Chloe?" The boy raised his head, revealing a face that was half-burned and somewhat similar to Shirou's.

"You...You are...?" Illya asked strangely.

"I...I am Miyu's brother, Emiya...Shirou!" The boy gritted his teeth and said with difficulty.

What? Both Illya and Chloe were stunned. They both knew that Miyu's brother was Emiya Shirou, a parallel world counterpart of Shirou. But... Remembering the thirty-something-year-old Emiya Shirou they had seen not long ago, and then looking at the six-year-old boy in front of them, the girls were at a loss for words.

But that wasn't the point.

The point was...

"What about Miyu? Emiya, where's Miyu?" Illya asked anxiously.

Because only Emiya came out of the transfer device alone!

"Miyu...is here!"

Emiya struggled to get up, revealing the baby girl he was holding tightly in his arms, wrapped in a blanket.

Illya pointed at the baby girl wrapped up and asked blankly, "This...this is Miyu?"

"Y-Yes," Emiya nodded with difficulty.

"What's going on? What exactly is going on? Miyu...Miyu actually turned into a baby!" Chloe exclaimed in shock.

"We...we failed...South America...that connection point in South America...is...is hell! Miyu...I'll leave Miyu to you..."

Emiya handed the baby Miyu to Illya with difficulty, then passed out.

"What's happening...What's going on?!"

Illya held Miyu in her blanket and then looked at Emiya who had fainted. She was completely stunned.

Maybe because the handover process was a bit rough, it woke up the sleeping baby. Miyu immediately started crying.

"Waaaaah...!"

"What...What the heck is going on?!" Illya freaked out.

"Illya, why are you still yelling? Hurry up and take them to Morrigan to have a look!" Chloe quickly said.

"Right, right, right!"

Illya carried Miyu, while Chloe carried Emiya on her back, and they rushed to Morrigan's infirmary.

...

"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.