Your thoughts come to a pause, as a faint sense of unease fills you. "Oh, if we survive this…"
"Issei is going to kill us." Ayako finishes.
Well, they had a good run. Hopefully the aircons are still around and need fixing, Shirou can bargain for his and Ayako's life from there.
"You misunderstand me Shirou. She is alive. She is no longer a figment of the past, she is no longer a shade retaining form. She is now alive enough that Alaya accepts her existence in this world. She isn't a remnant, she simply is a being from the Age of Gods walking in this time."
Oh.
I like Circe, so knowing she isn't going to disappear in a puff of logic is good. On the other hand, I doubt Shirou actually had much to do with that. I'm very worried it's related to whatever the Dark Lord of the Rings is doing. He has a vested interest in being alive and real for his plans, most likely.
"... How?" you manage.
"A Magic of some variety I would imagine, I finally managed to get Circe to speak of it. Though we still do not know all the details. But she is alive." She continues to stare at you for several moments, then she speaks again, her voice barely above a whisper. "As am I."
Yeah, extra worried now.
"No, the cause of my vexation is the fact that you have impregnated Circe."
Ah.
Yes, I can why Medea might have thoughts about that. Interesting that she was the one who told us and not Circe though, you'd think all this, and that last bit in particular, would be something she'd love to tell Shirou herself, with him in line of sight where she can watch his reaction.
So maybe she's letting Medea do the honors, knowing she might have something else to share beside returning to life herself?
... Ah, Medea is probably pregnant too, and Circe wanted to let her share the news herself. But she's being Medea about it and hiding behind the life and pregnant Circe thing. I'd say the odds at two for two pregnancies with what is, in the grand scheme of things, very little sex is astronomical. But we are deep in magic and absurd odds anyway, so I can believe it.
Though thinking about it...
Ayako blinks slowly, then sticks out a hand, flattens it, then presses it to a spot just above her hips but below her stomach. "You got pretty deep in humanity though?"
... Three for three, perhaps? Those two had better figure out a plan, or Issei really will kill them.
"This is nice too… I don't want to lose this, not again." Her features harden. "No. I won't."
"Illya?"
Illya stares at you for a few moments, the room as silent as the grave. Then she speaks. "Shirou… I need to speak to Leysritt."
Oh? Now what's her plan and why does she need one of her maids? Curious.
Very good! I can only hope we can bring out everyone we brought in this place, alive and well. This is going to be the greatest and harshest clusterfuck yet.
[X] [It was a girl with an eyepatch, she looked mauled]