He did not pay attention to the situation occurring at the 'Umbrella Corporation'.
The intruder was detained, and it was as if nothing had happened, or rather, there were more urgent matters that needed to be completed.
Now, all she had to do was successfully create the Rozen Maiden...
Inside the Magician's workshop.
"...I've waited too long!"
Aozaki Touko, wearing a white lab coat and with her long hair tied into a ponytail, looked excitedly at the seven floating Homunculi.
They were the pinnacle of current technology and her ultimate Magical Armament.
"Congratulations, Touko, on completing the Rozen Maiden series!"
Beside her, Irisviel smiled joyfully.
She was genuinely happy for Aozaki Touko, not only because Aozaki Touko's strength had increased, giving them more hope to win the Holy Grail War.
More importantly, as a wife, she was happy to see her husband achieve her aspirations.
"No... in fact, it's not actually complete!"
Aozaki Touko shook her head.
Although she had worked overtime and expended a great deal of energy, her eyes grew even more excited—it was the joy of achieving a goal:
"Right now, at best, I've only made the rough shells, but this is already a very good start.
You know, I didn't have much confidence myself at first!"
It was not an exaggeration.
When she first transmigrated to this world, she didn't really entertain the idea that she was the protagonist of this world.
On the contrary, upon learning that she was in the Type-Moon World, she felt danger...
and began to desperately study Magical knowledge, seizing every opportunity to arm herself and become stronger.
Then, in the process of arming herself, she overcame one difficulty after another, becoming a Magical genius in people's eyes.
At the same time, she also grew to love the satisfaction that came from solving difficult problems.
"...I already think it's amazing!"
Irisviel smiled helplessly, her eyes filled with awe as she looked at the Homunculi.
Because she had witnessed the completion of the Homunculi, she knew what these seven Homunculi represented: a terrifying power capable of facing Heroic Spirits.
Most people would probably be satisfied with achieving this much.
Perhaps only a prodigy like Aozaki Touko would have higher aspirations.
"This level... can't be called the pinnacle of puppetry!"
Aozaki Touko chuckled softly, then snapped her fingers.
Immediately, the seven exquisite Homunculi seemed to come alive.
Terrifying Magical power fluctuations awakened from them, and Magical arrays appeared on the surface of each of the seven Homunculi, interlocking like gears.
As time passed, the Magical arrays gradually permeated the surface of the seven Homunculi.
At this moment, the Rozen Maiden awakened!
...Las Vegas.
A luxurious private villa.
In a dimly lit, classical study, the flickering yellow candlelight illuminated a man who resembled a medieval nobleman.
He sat on a sofa, listening to the intelligence coming from the phone, his cold expression showing keen interest.
"Hmm... that's valuable intelligence.
I'll try to negotiate for your mother's rescue, but you mustn't tell anyone about the Werewolf!"
With that, he casually hung up the phone, with no intention of negotiating further with the other party.
After all, it was just a mere hound sniffing out blood.
If not for the interesting intelligence it provided, he wouldn't have bothered with this hound at all.
"To actually find a Werewolf as a subordinate... that's truly her style!"
Van Fem stood up, leaning on his cane, and left the study.
He wanted to take this opportunity to meet that Magical genius.
After all, now he had a good reason, and it wouldn't be a problem to convince himself a little...
Berlin.
A small hotel.
"...As expected."
Kiritsugu Emiya hung up the phone, his eyes extremely cold.
The Dead Apostle Ancestor's answer was actually expected.
They would never take bounty hunters like him seriously.
However, these were all irrelevant issues.
The intelligence that Umbrella Corporation had Werewolf guardians should attract the Dead Apostle Ancestor to invest more energy, whether by dispatching stronger bounty hunters or by personally investigating.
Either way, it could create a defensive gap for Umbrella Corporation, which would give him an opportunity to rescue his adoptive mother.
However, why would a Dead Apostle Ancestor be interested in a special cure for cancer?
While the Magician's Association's reasons could be understood, it seemed peculiar for a dignified Dead Apostle Ancestor to be interested in a young girl's research.
Could it be that she saw the value of this medicine and wanted to plunder it for more money?
...Einzbern Castle.
A helicopter slowly descended, blowing away the white snow on the ground, revealing a clean and tidy surface.
Aozaki Touko led Irisviel onto the helicopter.
Beo followed closely, leaping lightly onto the aircraft, then curiously examining everything inside the helicopter.
"Beo, don't touch anything randomly!"
Seeing Beo's itching hands wanting to fiddle with something, Aozaki Touko gave her a stern glare, lest the helicopter crash mid-air later, which would be no laughing matter.
"...I understand."
Beo chuckled sheepishly, retracting her hand that wanted to touch things.
She was quite impressed with Aozaki Touko, not only because Touko's scent was pleasant, giving her a feeling of closeness, but more importantly, if she messed around, she would definitely face the iron fist of love.
"That's good~"
Aozaki Touko nodded slightly, then turned to the pilot.
"Let's go."
"Yes!"
The female Homunculus pilot nodded seriously, then piloted the helicopter into the sky.
As they ascended, Irisviel saw a scene.
On top of Einzbern Castle, Hadon and Ilena were silently watching them leave.
"Grandpa, Ilena, we'll be back soon."
Like a girl leaving home, Irisviel waved to the two of them.
"...Has she gained more self-awareness? Is this a form of completion, or did we once overlook the emotional system?"
Watching the brightly smiling Irisviel, Hadon murmured to himself, then turned and left.
He understood Irisviel's performance very well, as she was his creation.
However, Irisviel was now deviating from her predetermined path, becoming more and more like a real human.
In a way... Irisviel had already surpassed the Winter Saintess in some aspects.
Although her hardware performance couldn't compare, in terms of emotional self-awareness, she had already surpassed the Winter Saintess.