I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

From birth to his teenage years, Kiritsugu was unfamiliar with the title mother.

As long as he can remember, he has only had a father and no mother.

So much so that when Natalia told him about her family, Kiritsugu's first reaction was - "Do you want to be my father?"

Of course I was scolded immediately.

"Don't get the gender wrong, you rude brat, you should at least be the mother."

However, this also became Kiritsugu's first impression and memory of the concept of mother.

If there is anyone who will become his mother, then this person must be Natalia, and there will be no one else.

He dreamed many times that he called her mother, but when it came time to change his name, he couldn't make a sound, and his embarrassment made everyone feel strange.

"Hey, hey, you can't do this. Act like a man and be brave." Natalia complained dissatisfied, "Where did that decisive brat go? Or did you say that I was your family? Lied to me?"

"I did not lie to you!"

"Then just call."

"M..."

"M what?"

"Mother……"

After blushing for a while, Kiritsugu finally spit out two syllables.

"Louder, I can't hear you. Didn't you eat?"

"Mom!" Kiritsugu broke the jar and threw it.

"Ah, um." Natalia was also a little dazed.

She has been waiting for this call for many years, and so has he.

Now, the day has finally come - Destiny, the prank-loving bastard, is finally on the right track.

Excited and proud, he slapped the table and said loudly: "Scream again."

"Stop barking. I don't want to be teased by you."

At this time, Kiritsugu also regained his composure and refused with a cold face. This was his consistent policy in dealing with Natalia.

Natalia has succubus blood. Although it is very thin and does not allow her to seduce men everywhere, she is still affected to some extent. Specifically, he spends money lavishly, immediately spending whatever he earns in casinos, bars, and the like, and teasing Kiritsugu whenever he has nothing to do.

Kiritsugu, who was not yet an adult at the time, was blushing at first, but the more he did, the more excited Natalia became, and later she developed the habit of being cold-faced. Seeing Kiritsugu's expressionless face, Natalya also lost interest, and she was still the same now.

"If you don't scream, someone will - remember your name is Irisviel. The kid calls me mom. You are the kid's wife, so you should call me mom."

"Mother?"

Irisviel was not as coy as her husband, she tilted her head cutely and blurted out.

"Mother."

"Hey, kid, learn from your wife." Natalia nodded while teasing Kiritsugu.

"Sister Maiya, you should call me mom." Irisviel said naturally.

"Me, me?" Maiya never expected that the fire would burn her, "But, is it okay?"

"As long as you are willing." Natalia nodded gently. She has a better impression of Kuu Maiya than Irisviel, because she sees her own shadow in Maiya.

"Mother……"

Maiya's reaction was exactly the same as Kiritsugu's. She was born as a war orphan and has never been called this title with special meaning.

"Yeah, Maiya."

At this time, Illya also came to join in the fun.

"Dad's mother is grandma, grandma."

"Okay, okay." Natalia laughed loudly. She had not been so happy for a long time.

All the grudges and unhappiness of the past disappeared in this laughter.

Next, it was the turn of another person - the person who had the greatest influence on Kiritsugu and his first love.

"Kelly..."

"Xia Lei..."

They still looked at each other as they were used to, and they still used the affectionate terms they called each other since childhood, but the two pairs of eyes looking at each other were no longer the same.

Xia Lei's eyes were no longer the beautiful amber color, but turned into a strange red. This bright red once again revealed the deepest scar in Kiritsugu's heart.

Kiritsugu's eyes also lost the clarity and sparkle they had when he was a boy, and were full of vicissitudes of life. They were the so-called mature traits after experiencing too much, enduring too much, and being injured again and again. This quality made Xia Lei feel heartbroken.

"sorry……"

"sorry……"

Same time, same words, almost exactly the same pace.

"Why do you need to apologize..."

"Why do you need to apologize..."

Another perfect sync.

Kiritsugu's denial before and Shinji's confirmation just now were actually unnecessary. This exactly the same pace can only be shared by family members who have lived together for a long time.

"You speak first."

"Okay, let me talk first."

They were finally out of sync, but it was still a sign of tacit understanding.

"I...failed to save you. If I could have realized your true thoughts earlier, maybe you wouldn't have become like that..."

Xia Lei is the most innocent dream in Kiritsugu's heart.

Only in front of her would he expose the softest and most innocent part of himself.

Only in front of her, he was the carefree young man, instead of pretending to be cold in the future.

"Why apologize? Kelly obviously did nothing wrong."

Xia Lei, who still maintains her girlish appearance, speaks very softly, just like the sea breeze that flowed between them when they first met.

"It's all my own fault. It's because I'm unwilling and jealous of you that I want to steal the teacher's medicine and prove that I can do it too. In the end, it became like that because of the evil consequences caused by my greed. "

"..." Kiritsugu's fists clenched involuntarily.

"Kelly doesn't need to apologize, it's me who needs to apologize. Because of me, Alimago Island became what it is. Because of me, everyone died, all because of me... Moreover, I asked Kelly to do what he did I made such a bad choice, I...I...everything is my fault."

"No! No...no..."

"That's it, don't comfort me, Kelly, you have never had such a talent before. You are so smart, you have already understood it, haven't you?"

"Ugh!" Kiritsugu's fist fell heavily on his leg, his nails almost digging into his flesh. As Xia Lei said, he really has no talent in this area.

"I heard Miss Natalia say that it's all my fault that you are on such a path and in such pain. Kelly, I want to see you just to apologize to you. I'm sorry, Kelly. You should have more There should be a bright future and a better life, I..."

Xia Lei shrank her body, almost choking but no tears flowed out. Because the dead don't shed tears, all she can shed is blood.

"Kelly, you can hate me or blame me as much as you want. I just hope you can spend every day happily like you did before."

"The way it was before..." Kiritsugu closed his eyes and shook his head, "There's no going back."

"Kelly!"

Xia Lei panicked for a moment and was about to speak when she heard Kiritsugu say something again.

"Although I can't go back, I can promise you that I will spend every day happily in the future. I can do it now."

"Well, it must be possible." Irisviel held her husband's hand and slowly smoothed his clenched fist, "You have me, Maiya, mother, and sister Xia Lei——"

"--And I!"

Illya was afraid of falling behind, so she couldn't wait to take advantage of it.

"We must be happy."

The innocent and simple desire completely shattered the man's cold coat, and the tears that he thought had dried up long ago were used again after so many years.

"Yes, we will definitely be happy."

PS: One more thing, I probably won’t be able to write it in the future. Although Natalia likes to tease Kiritsugu, she actually doesn't do anything to him. She is still very innocent at heart, and she is sincere towards Kiritsugu.

PS2: The traitor has always believed that writing fan fiction is to make up for the tragedy, so the traitor gave Kariya hope and changed the fate of Sakura and Fujino. As for Kiritsugu, the most miserable person on the set of Fate, the traitor wanted to give him a happy ending, so he went to great lengths to design such a scene. I hope everyone will like it - that's what I think, the Holy Mother is the Holy Mother, love however you want is better than those people with incorrect views.