"Will I get to see the other Illya when I wake up tomorrow?"
At night, Irisviel lay on the bed, her arms wrapped around Shin, asking in a somewhat exhausted voice.
Though tired from their earlier activities, there was still a trace of anticipation in her tone—after all, Shin had promised to bring Sitonai back.
The other girls in the bed had already fallen asleep, worn out both physically and mentally. Only Irisviel, still thinking about Sitonai, remained awake.
Even though Shin had already told her that the Illya from that world was now a Servant, a heroic spirit under the name "Sitonai," Irisviel didn't care.
"Of course. I always keep my word."
Shin smiled at Irisviel—he had specifically gone to the One-Punch Man world early that morning to capture Garou and bring him to Planet Vegeta, all to confirm the safety of the process.
At least based on Garou's condition, being thrown into another world via King's Army didn't cause any abnormal reactions.
Garou was in excellent condition, showing no signs of discomfort from being on another planet—on the contrary, when he went to fight the Saiyans, his aggressive demeanor suggested he was in peak form.
Of course, after his fight with the Saiyans, his condition probably wouldn't be so great anymore.
"More importantly, have you already told Illya about this?"
Looking at Irisviel's expectant expression, Shin asked the more critical question.
Though this Illya was from a parallel world, in that world, she had still lived with Irisviel as her daughter.
And Irisviel obviously wouldn't treat the two Illyas differently—but would this Illya immediately accept "another version of herself"?
"I secretly told her she might be getting an older sister."
At this, Irisviel showed a slightly puzzled expression—she had, of course, mentally prepared Illya in advance, but Illya's reaction wasn't what she expected.
"But after hearing what I said, she didn't seem surprised at all—almost like she already knew."
Shin's lips twitched—that was probably because he had run into Illya early that morning and said the same thing as Irisviel.
Seemed like he and Irisviel were quite in sync, even using the same phrasing.
"Also, about the other Illya... I've gotten used to calling her Sitonai. What should we do about her name?"
Beyond Illya's acceptance, there was also the issue of their names.
Irisviel seemed to want to call both of them "Illya"—but that would make it hard to distinguish which one she was referring to.
"But would calling her Sitonai be inappropriate...?"
Irisviel looked a little worried. After all, "Illya" was her daughter's real name—even if she had become a special heroic spirit named "Sitonai," her consciousness was still Illya's.
To just start calling her "Sitonai" from now on... Irisviel was concerned she might not accept it.
"Whether she accepts it or not depends on her own feelings... Anyway, we can discuss it properly after I bring her back."
Shin smiled and ruffled Irisviel's silvery-white hair reassuringly.
Once Sitonai was brought over, they'd find a way to distinguish her from Magical Girl Illya.
At worst, they could just call them Illya #1 and Illya #2—though neither Illya nor Sitonai would probably like that.
"Mmm... Thank you, Shin..."
Hearing Shin's words, Irisviel tightened her arms around him slightly, as if trying to melt into his body.
If she had still been a little lost when Shin first brought her out, now she was completely dependent on him.
She couldn't even imagine how she'd live without Shin now.
After Irisviel fell asleep, Shin also sank into the dream world.
The familiar mission world selection screen popped up, and Shin glanced at it, noting that the Dragon Ball and JoJo worlds were still lifeless, showing no activity.
The Dragon Ball world wasn't a big deal—Shin could enter anytime using King's Army. The only issue was that time flowed randomly there, but it wasn't a major problem.
But the JoJo world... he had no idea what was going on. Was Part 6 really going to be skipped?
If so, then he'd really messed up during Part 5's mission by forgetting to take Rohan Kishibe's Heaven's Door ability—that Stand was incredibly useful.
In theory, he should now enter the Fate/stay night world to bring Sitonai back to reality.
But before that, Shin thought of Garou, who was probably still getting beaten up in the Dragon Ball world—he decided to check on him first.
On one hand, he wanted to see how Garou's Saiyan training was progressing. Given the random time flow in the Dragon Ball world, Garou had likely been there for more than a day by now.
On the other hand, he needed to confirm whether Garou's body had developed any abnormalities after all this time.
If Garou's body had changed due to prolonged exposure to King's Army territory, then Shin would have to reconsider whether to bring Sitonai over.
After all, Sitonai was practically his adopted daughter now, and he didn't want her to suffer any harm from King's Army—Irisviel wouldn't be happy either.
So Shin exited the dream—he decided to use King's Army to visit the Dragon Ball world and check on Garou first.
---
{Transitioning to Zuke}
BAM!
A emerald-green fist slammed into Garou's body, sending him flying.
Excruciating pain surged through him, his eyes rolling back as he nearly lost consciousness—his abdomen had been pierced, his organs on the verge of spilling out.
Clearly, the opponent had nearly killed him in a single strike. If its controller hadn't ordered it not to kill, Garou would already be dead.
That's right—controller.
The thing that had punched through his abdomen wasn't human, but a humanoid green monster.
Garou watched helplessly as the Saiyan planted a seed into the ground, and this green humanoid creature emerged.
The Saiyans called it a "Saibaman," some kind of combat tool, not even considered a real fighter.
"Can't even take one hit from a Saibaman?"
The Saiyan who had grown the Saibaman looked at Garou with exasperation.
"Why did King Zuke tell us to train with someone this weak?"
Since Zuke had ordered all Saiyans not to kill Garou or lose to him, they assumed this was some kind of training.
But Garou was far too weak—he couldn't even fight the Saiyans properly, let alone defeat a Saibaman.
A Saibaman's combat power was 1,200, enough to destroy satellites—like blowing up the Moon, for example.
Obviously, Garou wasn't at that level yet, so against a Saibaman, he stood no chance.
"Impossible..."
Garou struggled desperately, but the wound in his abdomen caused him to lose consciousness from blood loss.
The Saiyan who had grown the Saibaman sighed, then picked Garou up and carried him toward the healing pod.
The healing pods inherited from Frieza's forces could save even those on the brink of death. Though Garou's injury looked horrific, he'd recover quickly.
To be continued…