As the night of the decisive battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. While the remnants of the four Servants were in full swing on their respective battlefields, Emiya Shirou managed to infiltrate the Masaki House.

It's not so much about sneaking in, it's about walking in openly. In fact, Shirou was not surprised in his heart, tonight was the end of the Sixty-Year Holy Grail War, and it was also the time when the Holy Grail came.

In order to witness this miracle, any magician who is still alive and connected with the Holy Grail War will definitely go out impatiently, and will never hide at home as before.

Otherwise, how could a half-magician like Emiya Shirou come inside so smoothly and unscathed. Shirou undoubtedly guessed correctly, and came to the house unhindered, and opened the door and walked in.

Darkness and silence came into view, and although everything in the room was clean and tidy, it revealed an eerie silence. An ominous premonition emerges that something bad is about to happen.

But Shirou will not stop, and he has chosen between more than 500 lives and important people to be a righteous partner to protect important people, and there is no turning back.

The wilderness with countless swords in it came to mind again, and the man didn't gain anything until the end, and even what he took for granted was constantly lost. At the end of that ideal, there will be nothing left but that wilderness.

Does the conflict between ideals and reality mean an inevitable end? That battle is recalled from time to time, even now. Both he and he knew very well that he had not gained anything in that battle, and he had not lost anything in that battle.

The end of his life or something, it has long been clear. The man felt regret and disappointment in humanity. But it was such a man who carried out that ideal until the last moment. That's absolutely fine, even if you're still a hypocrite until the end, that wish will never be wrong!

Firming his heart, the boy named Emiya Shirou took another step and walked towards the only place in the house where the light was on.

「… Sakura..."

Words flowed imperceptibly from her mouth, it was a not-so-long hallway, and the petite purple-haired girl was staring somewhere with her empty eyes.

"Grandpa said he didn't have to go there tonight. 」

The girl did not look back, but said so. Where the hell is there? Shirou already had a vague answer in his heart, and clenched his fists in pain.

Ah, I know, that's probably the culprit that caused Sakura's current state.

「…… Let's go, Sakura!"

There are too many words to say, but when you open your mouth, a thousand words turn into one sentence.

「… Where are you going?"

Sakura finally turned around, staring straight at the boy in front of her with her empty eyes. It was a shell that had gone through so much pain and despair.

"You can't leave here without Grandpa's orders. 」

In order to inject life into her eyes, Emiya Shirou squatted down in front of her.

"Go back to where you need to be. 」

"But ......"

"It's okay. 」

Interrupting Sakura's words, Shirou smiled softly.

"Sakura, I'll protect you!"

—————— time divider——————

"Illya?Miyu?"

The flames that soared into the sky reflected the shadows of the boy and the girl, and at this time, the house of Kirito had been engulfed in fierce flames. Only by doing so can you get rid of the Ticker as much as possible.

But just as he was about to leave, he was shocked to find that Illya and Miyu, who were waiting for him at the door, were gone.

"......!?"

Without having to spend extra time thinking, Shirou instantly understood where the two were going. He was so anxious that he wanted to go to their location immediately, but he looked at the Sakura beside him with some embarrassment.

「…… Go ahead!"

"Huh?"

The unexpected words made Shirou speak in surprise. Sakura slowly raised her head and met Shirou's eyes. Compared with the empty and godless before, her eyes at this time have a little more light.

"For the sake of important people!"

「……」

The girl's words caused the boy to fall silent, and after a long time, Shirou crouched down again and looked firmly into Sakura's eyes.

"I'll save you!"

「……」

Under the girl's gaze, the boy turned away firmly. The moonlight sprinkled on the girl's cheeks, and she quietly watched the back of the young man's departure, a glimmer of reflection on her cheeks...

—————— Dividing Line——————

"What is that!?"

"That's... Holy Grail!?"

The two girls who flew into the empty music hall held their breath at the scene in front of them. The golden cup of endless magic is right in front of you, and it is a miracle that countless magicians cannot reach.

"I'm afraid, that's the legendary Holy Grail. 」

Safiya's words undoubtedly affirmed the inner speculation of Illya and Miyu. But at the same time, they thought of a question, the Holy Grail is in front of them, so where is Alice Phil, who is the container of the Holy Grail, at this time?

"Illya?"

Without thinking, the answer was in front of her, and Ruby looked at Illya, whose eyes were blocked by the shadow of her bangs, with some concern. After a moment of silence, Illya looked up steadfastly at the Holy Grail in front of her.

This is the culprit of the whole thing, and the ritual of the Holy Grail War also exists because of this, so there is no need to ask what to do in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.

"Let's destroy it together, Miyu!"

「…… Let's get on it, Illya!"

Looking at Illya, who showed a firm look, Miyu, who was half a beat slower, nodded and responded, at this moment...

"Who allowed you to do this without the king's permission?"

An arrogant voice sounded as if it were taken for granted, and in the next moment, countless swords flashed with golden light and fell from the sky. Meiyu, who reacted immediately, quickly took Illya's hand and flew back, dodging the attack of the sword.

"Doll!"

The attacker showed his posture and stood proudly in front of the stage as a matter of course, facing the two men.

"That golden Servant is...!?"

"The King of Heroes... Gilgamesh...!"

"Bluff~"

In response to Illya's whisper, the golden Archer, dressed in golden armor, exhaled with interest.

"I even guessed the real name of this king, although he looks like a child, but he is quite capable, Holy Grail!"

"Hmm..."

Both of them knew that it would be very difficult to destroy the Holy Grail now. The strength of the Servant in front of him was very clear to Illya, who had seen the battle between him and Berserker. But now you can't back down, and the current situation doesn't allow you to go back, then the answer is obvious, you have to move forward.

Looking down at the two people below, the golden Archer who took in Illya's determined eyes said leisurely.

"But it's all useless. 」

The surrounding space shook like a silent lake thrown into the stone, and the sword and spear with many ancient myths and heroic exploits were revealed, bringing invisible pressure to Illya and Miyu below.

"A Holy Grail without a mana filling is just a useless shell with no value!"

The golden flash slanted out like bullets, moving forward to harvest the next life...

……