Chapter 24: Genius Illya

"Well, it's okay."

Ning Rongrong was relieved to see that Illya wasn't hurt—her clothes weren't even dirty.

Xiao Wu, standing beside Ning Rongrong, checked on her too and relaxed.

Zhu Zhuqing, though cold and quiet as she packed her things, was actually paying close attention. Hearing that Illya was fine, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Seriously, Illya, this was our assessment. You haven't even grown up yet. Why did you try to take part in it? Don't do this next time!"

Ning Rongrong scolded her gently.

Not just Ning Rongrong—everyone thought the same. They all saw Illya as a little sister tagging along with her older brother, Shirou Emiya.

So when she joined the assessment, they thought she was just a child treating it like a game.

To be fair, Illya did act like a child.

"Huh? But Illya is also here to enroll," Illya said, blinking with wide eyes, her tiny mouth slightly open.

"Wait... wait, Illya, did you say you came to enroll too?"

Zhu Zhuqing immediately rushed over, startling Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu. Just a second ago, Zhu Zhuqing was calm and cool—now she was suddenly flustered?

"Yes! Illya's not just here with her brother. Illya is also here to enroll!" she said proudly.

"Then... how old are you, Illya? And what's your soul power level?" Xiao Wu finally got a word in.

"Hehe, Illya is a genius! Illya is seven years old—and already a Great Soul Master!" she declared energetically.

Illya kicked off her shoes, revealing small feet in white socks, and stepped onto the pink bedsheets she had just laid out. She puffed up proudly, hands on hips.

"What?! Seven years old—and already a Great Soul Master?"

Now it was Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing's turn to be shocked.

"Wait, wait. Soul power usually awakens at six, right? So Illya... you've gone up ten levels in just one year?" Xiao Wu counted on her fingers in disbelief.

"That's right! Illya has innate full soul power!" Illya announced, beaming.

The girls exchanged stunned looks, gasping dramatically as Illya struck another proud pose.

In fanfics, innate full soul power gets mentioned all the time, but in the original Douluo Continent, it's actually extremely rare.

"I think Third Brother had innate full soul power too… but he's only level 29 now," Xiao Wu thought aloud.

After Yu Xiaogang helped Tang San obtain his first soul ring, he was around level 12 or 13. But even after five or six years, he's only reached level 29.

Seventeen levels in five years? That's barely three per year.

With that kind of pace, even innate talent feels wasted.

Now look at Illya—ten levels in a single year. With her potential, she's bound to become a Titled Douluo someday!

Of course, Xiao Wu could also reach that level, but her journey came with huge risks.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, being from prominent clans, fully understood what Illya's talent meant.

If she didn't die young, she would definitely reach Titled Douluo.

If Dai Mubai were here, he'd probably try to be her "big brother"—though more likely he'd aim to become Shirou Emiya's brother-in-law…

...and then get stabbed repeatedly by a barrage of Gan Jiang Moye swords before taking one last arrow to the chest. And the head.

But Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong weren't that kind of people.

Zhu Zhuqing already had Cu Chulainn, so she wasn't scheming anything.

Ning Rongrong simply saw Illya as an adorable little sister.

"By the way, Illya, since your brother is called Emiya Shirou, is your name Emiya Illya?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously. She really wanted to know more about Shirou.

Especially since her own partner, Emiya, and Shirou Emiya were too similar.

"No, no! Shirou was adopted by Kiritsugu, so he has the same last name as him," Illya explained, shaking her head.

"Kiritsugu? Who's that?" Ning Rongrong tilted her head, confused.

"Kiritsugu is Kiritsugu, duh!" Illya replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

The others figured out that she meant Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Then Illya, does that mean you took your mother's last name?"

"Yes, exactly! Illya has her mother's last name!" Illya raised a little finger proudly.

If modern-day feminist netizens had heard that, they might've exploded on the spot.

"What's your full name, then?"

"Hehe, Illya's full name is—Illya Sophie von Einzbern!" she declared dramatically.

The three girls almost fainted hearing it.

Douluo Continent may be labeled Western fantasy, but aside from a few settings, everyone speaks Chinese—and names are Chinese too.

Illya's name? It was full-on Western fantasy chaos.

Of course, her name wasn't that long. If a certain Leonardo da Vinci from another universe showed up, then they'd see what a long name really looks like.

Still, in this dorm room filled with girls chatting and laughing, things felt lively and warm—not like some strict military unit.

Mainly because Illya was just too cute.

Everyone circled around her, enjoying her bubbly energy.

Illya clearly loved being surrounded by big sisters.

Though for Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu… their spots next to her were getting a little too crowded.

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Meanwhile, in the boys' dormitory, it was a different scene altogether.

"Wow, Emiya, you and Shirou really cleaned up the place!" Ma Hongjun exclaimed.

It was now clear to everyone that Emiya and Shirou Emiya were two separate people.

To avoid confusion, they called one "Emiya" (full name), and the other just "Shirou."

Before they arrived, the dorm had only three guys—Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai. And let's be honest, their hygiene habits weren't exactly top-tier.

Oscar had that scruffy beard in the original story, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai? They were busy spending nights at brothels listening to "music"—definitely not tidying up the dorm.

It was a miracle the place didn't look like a pigsty.

But Emiya and Shirou were different—both were neat and skilled at housework. So in no time, they transformed the boys' dorm from disaster zone to something nearly as clean as the girls' side.

Well... maybe not that clean.

(And no one knows if Yilin drinks toilet water, but she'd definitely be happy with this level of cleanliness.)

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