Watching the reunion of the two sisters and their mother, Mei's eyes held both relief and a hint of lingering sadness.
"Mei... are you alright?"
Takatsuki returned to Mei's side and asked with some concern.
She gently shook her head: "I'm fine, it's just... I'm a little envious."
Hearing Mei's words, Takatsuki actually felt a bit of a headache.
In this world, everyone inevitably has regrets, and the death of loved ones is one of the most common.
Many people, after experiencing the death of a loved one, accept this reality after a period of adjustment.
Their emotions gradually calm down, but when they learn that the dead can be resurrected and regrets can be undone, these emotions are stirred up again.
Although Mei's mother passed away when she was very young, the shadow of her mother still lingered in her memories, especially after witnessing her friend's reunion with her deceased loved one.
"Mei, although I can't do it right now, I will find a way to revive your mother-in-law."
Takatsuki naturally knew what Mei was thinking. He now had the means to revive the dead, but he still couldn't revive Mei's mother.
After all, she neither had any great achievements to become a Flame-Chasers, nor did she die in front of him. She was just an ordinary person who had died more than ten years ago.
"Thank you, Takatsuki, but... it's not necessary."
Mei shook her head, "Mom left before I was old enough to understand things. I can't remember what she looked like at all."
Although she said this, the envy in her eyes was unconcealable.
However, reviving the dead was indeed too difficult. Although Takatsuki boasted that the Holy Grail could revive the dead, he wasn't sure if the Holy Grail could truly revive ordinary people.
Just as the big three didn't know why the Holy Grail in Fuyuki had become like that, Takatsuki, as the creator of the Holy Grail, couldn't guarantee it. He just needed the victors to believe that their wishes had been granted, without actually fulfilling them.
As mentioned before, in order to gather the materials needed to ascend to heaven, he drew many S-rank character cards. Most of them were simply for increasing combat power and useless to him, but there were also some functional characters.
"Takatsuki, we meet again."
As Takatsuki was thinking about how to revive ordinary people, a gentle voice came from behind him.
Cecilia, having finished her tender moments with her two daughters, came to Takatsuki with Kiana and Durandal.
"Ah, hello, Cecilia... Madam."
Takatsuki hesitated, unsure how to address Cecilia. Although he had summoned Cecilia before to make up for Durandal's regret, he felt a bit stage fright when actually facing her.
"Still calling me Madam? Have you forgotten what you told me then?"
Cecilia was a bit displeased with Takatsuki's address. Although she wasn't angry, she had no intention of letting him off the hook.
"Uh... Hello, Mother-in-law."
Looking at the people around them who were staring, Takatsuki knew there was no escaping it now, so he bit the bullet and said the address.
"Mother-in-law? Takatsuki, why are you calling Mom 'mother-in-law'?"
With Takatsuki's address, perhaps only Kiana among those present didn't realize what was going on.
"Ahaha, Kiana, Durandal's summoning is over, it's your turn to summon now."
Takatsuki glared at Kiana. No one else said anything, so why was she asking, putting him on the spot?
However, he didn't expect Kiana to give him face or cover for him at a time like this. He could only awkwardly divert everyone else's attention.
Because of this address, his relationship with Durandal was completely exposed. Perhaps it had already been guessed by some, but now it was truly confirmed.
"There's no rush for summoning, hey, hey, hey, don't push me!"
Seeing Kiana regain her vitality, Takatsuki pushed her back to the magic circle without explanation: "Alright, aren't you looking forward to seeing what kind of Servant has the best compatibility with you?"
"Why do I need to think about it? The one with the best compatibility with me must be a beautiful and powerful Servant."
The brain capacity of the 'Grasshopper' (Kiana) would plummet in peacetime. Takatsuki just casually brought up a topic and her attention was drawn away. Cecilia, who was watching from the side, kept shaking her head.
"Bianka, is your sister... always this silly?"
Durandal smiled awkwardly, "Only in front of us, I guess. Kiana is quite clever when facing enemies."
"But Mom, how did you recognize me?"
Only now did Durandal realize that she hadn't introduced herself to Cecilia. She was just too straightforward, causing her to completely overlook this point earlier.
"Of course! A mother will always recognize her own child, even if their appearance has changed."
"Is that so?"
Durandal scratched her head, "I did feel a very strong sense of closeness to Mom."
"Oh, you're talking about your sister, but Bianka, you're the same."
Cecilia sighed helplessly, "Even with blood ties, Kiana has the same blood as you, and she looks exactly like you did when you were little."
"Huh? Oh, right."
Cecilia realized that the Kaslana Family bloodline might all be this straightforward. Siegfried was often like this too, a bit slow-witted?
Or rather, they were like this when in front of their loved ones?
At least Siegfried rarely messed up on the battlefield.
"Actually, Takatsuki told me. I also saw many photos of you two together from him, and your relationship."
Cecilia's hinting words made Durandal blush. Seeing Durandal's reaction, Cecilia knew that her daughter was truly in love, just like she herself had been back then.
She looked at Mei, who had been standing silently nearby: "Child, is your name Mei?"
"Hello, Aunt Cecilia, I am Mei."
Mei didn't expect Cecilia to shift her attention to her.
Although she had the desire to compete with Durandal when facing her, when Durandal's mother was present, she lowered her presence, so as not to cause trouble for her beloved. But she didn't expect trouble to find her.
"You're a very excellent girl. I heard from Takatsuki that you and Bianka are both his fiancées, is that right?"
Cecilia's words made Mei freeze. She hadn't expected that while she wanted to cover for Takatsuki, he himself had openly told her parents.
This was perhaps too honest.
"Yes, Aunt Cecilia."
"Mom, this is because..."
Durandal felt a hint of unease as soon as she heard this, but Cecilia stopped her.
"Don't worry, I'm not against your feelings. I just hope my daughter can find happiness. Will it be convenient to talk for a bit later, Mei?"
"Ah... okay."