Fate: Hero of Justice Takeover

Mana replenishment.

Refers to the actions taken by a Servant to replenish mana from their Master or other sources, including but not limited to eating, consuming souls, devouring animal livers, and using the suffering of human "batteries" to maintain their manifestation for extended periods.

Of course, this also includes "fluid exchange" with a magus, which allows for the fastest replenishment of large amounts of mana. By using displacement magecraft, the direction of mana flow between Master and Servant can be reversed, allowing the Master to replenish mana instead.

"Explaining all this, I just want to prove one thing."

In the dining room, under the scrutiny of three parties, Sakatsuki sat upright, adopting the pose of Commander Ikari, and solemnly declared.

"What's wrong with using this method to activate the magical array with the highest efficiency!"

"You brat!"

Kariya slammed the table, standing up in righteous indignation.

"She's just a child! How could you do this to her? Right, Berserker?"

Lancelot: "..."

"You're talking to me about the age of a Heroic Spirit? Looks like I need to arrange a final exam for you, old virgin."

Sakatsuki sneered.

"Didn't I write in the book? The Throne of Heroes outside the world has no concept of time!

"Y-You called me an old virgin!"

Kariya felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart, howling in impotent rage.

"You're something else! I only just realized your true nature! Did you save Sakura for this too?"

At another table, Sakura was comforting the malfunctioning Miyu. Hearing this, her face turned bright red as she looked away.

"I just like little sisters, what's wrong with that? In Greek mythology, Stheno and Euryale both appear as young girls! Besides, my adorable little sister didn't say anything!"

"She's just too kind to say anything!"

Kariya roared, but a weak voice chimed in after him.

"I-If Onii-chan likes it..."

Although her eyes were already spinning, Miyu bravely voiced her thoughts.

"I'll do my best..."

"Agh! Miyu, do you even know what you're saying?"

Kariya, having taken multiple blows, could barely stand, forcing a smile.

"Didn't your parents teach you anything?"

"Hmph, didn't expect that, did you?"

As the man who had spent the most time with Miyu, Sakatsuki put on a smug face.

"Miyu taught herself children's encyclopedias as a kid and then moved on to anatomy and physiology. Fairy tales and picture books? She never touched them!"

"Do you think the police would believe your nonsense? If this keeps up, I'm going to hit you, I really am!"

"Huh? With what? You?"

"Of course... not! I'm not stupid enough to fight you one-on-one, you freak. I have a Servant, Berserker!"

Lancelot ignored his embarrassing Master, maintaining his silence.

"What's wrong, Berserker? Pull yourself together!"

"Give up, Kariya. Berserker won't listen to you."

Suddenly, Sakatsuki's smile faded, and he spoke solemnly.

"What? Don't tell me..."

Kariya's expression turned serious as he entered a guarded stance.

"Yes, that's exactly what you're thinking."

Sakatsuki grinned, suddenly pointing at the silent black knight and declaring loudly.

"Lancelot is also a lolicon!"

"Huh?!"

Kariya nearly dropped his jaw, vehemently denying it.

"No, impossible, absolutely impossible! As far as I know, King Arthur's queen, Guinevere, was a mature woman!"

"Don't believe me? Ask him."

Sakatsuki shrugged.

So Kariya turned his questioning gaze to the silent black knight in his hands.

"Ar..."

Lancelot silently turned his back to Kariya.

"No—!"

Kariya fell to his knees, weeping.

"My Servant can't be like this!"

Today's result: Kariya's defeat.

After dealing with the annoying virgin uncle, Sakatsuki leisurely finished his breakfast and stood up.

"Let's go, Miyu. Time to wake up the 'Sleeping Beauty' we summoned."

There was no response, but Miyu obediently stood up, head lowered, and followed closely behind Sakatsuki.

She's practically steaming... Sakatsuki smirked, deciding to add fuel to the fire.

"Oh, by the way, Miyu."

"Huh?"

Miyu instinctively looked up, only to see the young man point to his lips and say with a smile.

"Thanks for the meal."

"Uwaaaaah, Onii-chan!!!"

***

Miyu's Room

Aside from Sakatsuki and Miyu, who had just entered, another girl lay on the bed.

Silver hair, red eyes, dressed in a purple dress, she lay peacefully with her eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep.

Illyasviel von Einzbern.

The child of Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel von Einzbern, their most treasured possession. In another worldline, she and Miyu, also a magical girl, shared a beautiful friendship...

To prevent Miyu from dying of embarrassment and running away, Sakatsuki merely joked in his heart before refocusing on Illya.

Although she appeared to be sleeping, Illyasviel was actually in a state of deep coma.

"A forced sleep caused by a lack of mana, hiding the presence of the Lesser Grail, huh."

Sakatsuki's golden eyes gleamed as he chuckled softly.

"And hidden in the Einzbern puppet factory, masked by chaotic mana fluctuations, to conceal her existence as much as possible—Kiritsugu, you're being so wary of me, it hurts."

As for finding Illya, Sakatsuki had ordered Assassin to do so as soon as he obtained them.

After all, Kiritsugu's constant meddling was getting on his nerves.

Even though Sakatsuki had an unconscious tolerance for Kiritsugu due to Emiya's influence, there were limits.

So Illya was summoned as a restraint.

Using displacement magecraft to create a bridge between Illya and Miyu, Sakatsuki gazed at the sleeping Illya, his eyes flickering.

Although Saber and Irisviel were wavering, they hadn't made up their minds yet. It wasn't time to deal with Kiritsugu... Hopefully, Illya won't disappoint me.

As for why it took so long to find her, it was because Kiritsugu had set up decoys, leading even the specialized Assassin astray.

Even now, two of the Hundred Faces were still wandering around some abandoned island in Southeast Asia.

But no matter what, Illya had finally fallen into his hands.

"Kekekeke..."

With a sinister laugh, Sakatsuki reached out with his evil hands toward the little loli on the bed.

His sleeve was tugged.

"Onii-chan, what are you doing?"

Miyu pouted, looking at Sakatsuki with dissatisfaction.

"Doing what?"

Sakatsuki was puzzled.

"The magecraft is done, so of course I'm waking Illya up."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Miyu's face turn bright red again, and then he was pushed out of the room.

Sakatsuki: "?"

"It's because of the mana deficiency, right?"

Miyu looked at the confused Sakatsuki and closed the door.

"I understand. Leave it to me..."

Click!

The door closed, leaving Sakatsuki staring at the shut door, a sea of question marks in his head.

What the hell?

What's going on?

What's this about?

Wasn't it just about stimulating her with a mana flow, like a defibrillator, to wake Illya up?

What was Miyu thinking?

***

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