Chapter 102: The Lesser Grail Vessel, Illyasviel

Not only that, her eyes had also recovered, and her vision was crystal clear.

In this moment, she knew she had fully recovered.

The albino constitution that had plagued her for many years had completely left her.

"Thank you. You have restored my health. I am willing to become your wife and bear you many, many children!" Claudia stood up and immediately embraced Li An.

At this moment, a happy and blissful smile beamed across her face.

Li An did not push the other away, allowing her to embrace him.

Seeing this scene, Natalia couldn't help but think in her heart: "I didn't expect Master to have this preference. Could it be that when he saved me on the plane, he also had this in mind?"

It was undeniable that Li An was the most handsome man she had ever seen, and at the same time, the strongest.

If she could become this man's woman, that would not be bad.

Natalia felt no resistance toward Li An; in fact, she even had a little expectation.

As for Li An being a philanderer, she did not mind.

In this day and age, monogamy could only constrain ordinary people.

Those top mage families, in order to pass down their own mage circuits, basically all took several wives.

If the first child had no talent, they would continue to give birth, bearing children until one capable of inheriting the family's magecraft was born.

Why did the Matou family adopt Sakura? Was it not because their own descendants were incompetent, with no one able to inherit the family's magecraft?

Natalia's inner thoughts naturally could not be hidden from Li An, after all, he could see through people's hearts and possessed mind-reading abilities.

With the combination of the two, even other gods would find it difficult to hide their thoughts before them.

After learning Natalia's thoughts, Li An carefully sized her up.

She looked passable; although a bit tomboyish, she was still a beauty.

The only flaw was that she liked to smoke. If she were taken into the harem, would there be a smell of smoke when kissing her in the future?

After resolving Claudia's matter, Li An summoned several artificial maids, ordering them to attend to Claudia, give her a bath, and change her into clean clothes.

Then he asked Natalia to take him to the place where the family manufactured artificial humans.

Natalia accepted the order and led Li An to an underground laboratory full of technological sophistication.

Inside the experimental warehouse at this moment, stood rows of huge glass containers filled with unknown liquids, and within those liquids were artificial humans.

All these artificial humans were female, their bodies pierced with needles and tubes, obviously currently in cultivation.

Besides this, in the core of the laboratory lay a nutrient tank, inside of which rested a white-haired beauty.

Exquisite features, long silver hair, and that perfect figure—wasn't this the legendary Winter Saint, Illyasviel von Einzbern?

No, this was merely a clone of Illyasviel.

The vessel of the Lesser Grail, Illyasviel von Einzbern!

Li An approached the nutrient tank, placing his hand upon the separating glass, as if caressing the other's body through the glass.

"When can she wake?" Li An asked.

"Anytime. Should we awaken her now?" Natalia immediately replied.

"Awaken her. The Lesser Grail should not remain within her body," Li An commanded.

"Yes!" Natalia agreed with a single word, then summoned two artificial maids, ordering them to operate the equipment and awaken Illyasviel.

Seeing those two maids, Li An felt they were somewhat familiar.

Thinking carefully, weren't these the two artificial maids by Illya's side during the Fifth Holy Grail War?

These two maids seemed to have been killed by Gilgamesh.

One was named Caren, the other Luvia.

"What are their names?" Li An asked Natalia.

Natalia was slightly stunned, not understanding why Li An asked for the names of the two maids, but she still replied: "The one with long hair is Caren, currently the head maid of all artificial maids. The one with short hair is Luvia, the newest combat maid manufactured by the family!"

Li An nodded, thinking inwardly that it was indeed them.

Immediately, he issued an order: "After awakening the vessel of the Lesser Grail, have Caren and Luvia serve as her guards and protect her safety."

"Yes, I understand!" Natalia nodded, then walked over to Caren and Luvia's side and conveyed Li An's orders to them.

The two women's expressions remained unchanged; they simply nodded and agreed.

As time passed, Caren and Luvia completed the final preparations, and all the needles inserted into Illyasviel were removed.

The nutrient tank opened, releasing the nutrient fluid.

The oxygen input device in her mouth was removed; finally, brain cells were stimulated to awaken the brain.

Slowly, Illyasviel finally opened her eyes.

Like a newborn infant, her pair of red eyes were filled with purity, along with a hint of curiosity toward this world.

"From now on, your name shall be Illyasviel von Einzbern!" Li An said while stroking her silver-white hair, showing no disgust at the sticky nutrient fluid remaining on it.

"Il... Il... Illy... asviel?" Illyasviel stammered out her name.

"That's right, Illyasviel!" A smile appeared on the corner of Li An's mouth.

The newly born wife is truly pure and flawless!

Emiya Kiritsugu, I have intercepted you first!

Li An thought with a full heart of malicious mischief.

"You two take Illyasviel to take a bath, change clothes, and then come see me," Li An said to Caren and Luvia.

"Yes, Family!" The two women respectfully accepted the order, then supported Illyasviel out of the nutrient tank, one on each side, and took her to be cleaned.

Watching their departing backs, Li An issued another order to Natalia: "Have the family's personnel in Fuyuki City investigate one matter for me."

"What matter?" Natalia asked curiously.

"Has the daughter of the Zenjou family been married off yet!" Li An said with a sinister expression.

Since both Kirei's mother and Illya's mother are already secured, only Sakura's mother and Rin's mother remain.

Three wives, not one less; to build a harem, everything must be complete!

"Understood!" Natalia accepted the order, but her gaze toward Xiang Lian grew increasingly strange.

Was this savior and master of hers simply too lustful?

Having already acquired two, isn't that enough?

It was just, why did he not choose her?

Was she not beautiful enough?

Just as Natalia was lost in wild speculation, Xiang Lian approached her, patted her shoulder, and said, "Natalia, quit smoking from now on; without the smell of smoke on you, you would be a perfect woman!"

After speaking, he left the laboratory, leaving Natalia with a face full of astonishment.

Natalia's thoughts naturally could not be hidden from Xiang Lian, but he truly felt nothing for this woman; he did not want to kiss an ashtray.

Unless this woman quit cigarettes, he would not consider taking her into his harem.

"What is this? So he dislikes the smell of smoke on me!" Natalia realized, finally understanding the meaning behind Xiang Lian's words.

She pouted, took the cigarettes and lighter from her pocket, and prepared to throw them into the trash can.

Quitting smoking? No problem at all!

However, just as she walked to the trash can, she could not bear to throw them away.

Just thinking about not smoking in the future made her feel uncomfortable all over.

"Just one last one, just one last cigarette!" Natalia said, opened the cigarette pack, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and immediately wore an expression of satisfaction.

Looking at the cigarette and lighter in her hand, she finally sighed and threw them into the trash can.

To get Xiang Lian to accept her, she was willing to go to any lengths.

There was no choice; after all these years, she had finally met a man who caught her eye.

In the head of the family's study, after Xiang Lian had read some books regarding the Type-Moon World for a while, Natalia entered with Claudia and Irisviel, both of whom had been washed clean and changed into beautiful clothes.

Seeing the three women, Xiang Lian could not help but brighten up.

They were all top-tier beauties; unfortunately, their bodies were currently very frail and could not withstand any rough handling.

They could only be nurtured for a while longer; once they were plump and white, it would be truly satisfying to strike them from behind!

Natalia's body was indeed strong and could withstand rough handling.

But she smelled of smoke, which Xiang Lian did not like very much.

It was better to wait until she had quit smoking for a while and the smell of smoke was gone from her body before saying anything.

After sizing up the three women, Xiang Lian said to them, "From now on, I will entrust the family's major and minor affairs to the three of you; if you encounter matters you cannot resolve, discuss them together; if that truly fails, wait until I return to resolve them. Irisviel has just been born and does not understand many things; Natalia, you are responsible for teaching her magic, and Claudia, you are responsible for teaching her common sense. Additionally, do not forget to search for the sheath and investigate the Tohsaka family."