In the dead of night, the girl also had a plan.

If it wasn't me who drew the sword, if I could have done better, if I had known who was more credible, if the round table hadn't fallen apart.

But there are no ifs in the real world. What has happened will not change, and what has been missed will not come again.

King Arthur is dead, and the Servants who exist here are nothing more than phantoms.

But even so, the girl is greedy for miracles - wants to rewrite history, wants to change the past, wants to veto the future with her own selfish desires.

Wanting to bury their own stupidity in the name of salvation.

As a knight once said: Perhaps nothing could be more stupid than this.

“……”

But you can't give up, because this stupidity is already the girl's last strength. If you don't even insist on the excuse of the motherland, the girl really has nothing.

“saber？”

“…… Huh?"

"Are you alright?"

On the flight to Higashigi City, Alice Fell put her hand on Saber's forehead. She had a worried look on her face, as if she had misunderstood something.

"Lack of spirit...... Sure enough, I'm talking a lot, right?"

"No, it's not, I just got distracted. ”

"But ......"

"I remembered something from the past, sorry, it was my fault. ”

"In the past?"

"Well, when I was alive. ”

Alice's expression began to become subtle, but it was also a matter of course. After all, the topic is "when I was alive", which is a weird topic from any point of view.

It's fun though, so no problem.

Compared to the curiosity that is ignited, the sense of dissonance in the topic is not worth mentioning at all.

"Speaking of which, Saber used to be king. ”

"Well, I am indeed the king of Britain. ”

King Arthur, the savior who saved Britain, will save Britain again in the distant future, the king who has returned from his ideal homeland.

For the British, King Arthur's name is the so-called ideal, he is the beauty and justice, but also represents salvation and hope.

He and his knights of the Round Table left behind countless legends, some still sung and some forgotten. But what if King Arthur wasn't him but her?

Alice...... Your expression is terrifying. ”

"Why, Saber, come, let's talk something interesting, shall we?"

There were about two hours left before the plane landed.

Alice Phil's tone was very resolute.

……

……

"It's beautiful. ”

Icy rain, gloomy skies.

Pushing open the plastic steel window frame, a cold snap poured in from the window. The muddy wind mixed with the smell of earth, although not very healthy, made the young knight smile.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Born in modern times, Etiel does not understand this feeling. Although I was also touched by the neon of the night, that experience was just a glimmer of light in the ordinary.

How splendid is the light of civilization? For modern people, there is no way to answer this question.

"yes...... That's what I'm after. ”

Stretching out his hand, the rain wet his palm. Rodritte's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling the coldness of his palm.

It was a slightly acidic and dirty droplet mixed with the city's exhaust fumes. But it is precisely this squalor that proves the progress of the city and the effort of humanity over the course of nearly twenty centuries.

“…… Is that enough?"

Atiel didn't quite understand.

For her, the world is far from perfect.

Health, education, wealth and poverty, rights – the shackles that once ruled humanity have not been broken. Even though the number of revolutions has already exceeded 100, the class gap still exists.

The old aristocracy fell, and the new aristocracy stood up. The old empire perished, but the new one remained.

It's just a change of name, just a few compromises. Other than that, the world is still that world, and humans are still those human beings.

Nothing has changed.

Although it will not be frustrated by this, although even then it will be struggled. But to be satisfied with the world as it is now? Attil can't do that.

"Well, that's enough. ”

But Rodriit doesn't think so.

Turning around, the martyred knight had a smile on his face.

He spread his arms and showed off his shirt. It was a cheap product of the big industrial era, a T-shirt sewn with a few pieces of white cloth and then printed with a pattern on the chest.

The price is about 2,000 yen, and the cost is less than 300.

If anything, the only comments that can be given are shabby. But that's why Rodriit is happy.

Because compared to the past, this dress is good enough.

That's progress.

"The happiness of all mankind is an outcome, not an end. As long as you move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner, then a happy future will eventually come. ”

Not relieved by the extent reached, but only encouraged by the progress itself.

No matter how small the progress may be, whether the class differences are widening or not. It doesn't matter.

As long as you are still improving, you just need to be happier. As long as today is better than yesterday, as long as tomorrow will be better. Then all is well.

What needs to be fought is injustice, what needs to be urged is only pause, and what needs to be guarded against is only sabotage. In addition, we will never deny hard work and never demand change.

If it's just the pursuit of results, it's quick success. Rodritte could have started a revolution long before he was alive. With his superior martial prowess, he could have had a chance to become a greater man, even if the throne of one place was not out of reach.

But he didn't do that, because for him, it was wrong.

And there is no reason for the mistake.

If he rises up and takes advantage of internal and external troubles to make contributions, Rodriit does have the potential to change the world. If the flower of hope can bloom from the beginning, then the take-off of humanity may also come sooner.

That's a shortcut.

But there are some things that should not be shortcuts.

If you look for shortcuts from the beginning, you leave a record of cunning. No matter what is entrusted, future generations will surely follow suit.

That would be radical, that would be spoiled, that would leave a different impression on different people. Then you will not be able to stand on a single ground and make an unwavering vow.

"We are the sons of mankind, and we will not hesitate to die here to make the world a better place. ”

Let everyone know, let everyone remember, let everyone believe.

It's not something that can be laid down in a lifetime, it needs to be exemplified by countless people. There is never a lie, so it is absolutely true. There is no betrayal, so it can be trusted.

There is no doubt that Rodriit is off to a good start. With him as a starting point, countless wise men and warriors have given their lives on this path.

Spare your own life to fulfill a thousand-year-old wish.

This skill is not the result of talent, but from the testimony of history's vision: the loyalty that he and his successors forged over a millennia of time.

Extremely deliberate, extremely hypocritical, but also extremely precious.

As long as you maintain this original intention, you will never go bad. Even if the road ahead is bumpy, there will be hardships. But success is there, and one day it will come.

"I've been thinking so for a long time, you're a complete orthodox. ”

"Because that's right, right?"

The big truth is a good thing, Rodriit has always thought so. Although there were already people in his time who complained that the great principles were not beneficial to their lives.

But so what? Rhodes didn't think so.

Whether it can be achieved or not, whether it is intimate or not. In Rod's view, truth is truth, and it is there.

More work, more rewards, selflessness, meritocracy - the existence of these great principles is not for the happiness of one person, but for the progress of all mankind.

Even if you can't do it now, you will do it in the future, even if you can't practice it in a hundred years, there will always be a chance in a thousand years.

To do this, there is only one thing to do: to keep your feet on the ground and make changes little by little.

From the start, Rodrite did not put the hope of success in the present, and although he tried his best, he was not impatient.

Because I love human beings, I believe in human beings. Thousands of years ago, a knight named Rodriter pinned his hopes on the future, and it is only today that this hope has finally paid off.

"Yes. ”

Etil smiled and nodded.

"That's right. ”

It is precisely because of this clumsy correctness that today's human religion and today's Etil are born.

"So, do you have any plans?"

"Plan?"

"Well, do you want the Holy Grail?"

For other servents, this is a stupid statement.

If there is no desire, there will be no calling. If there is really no desire for the Holy Grail, then why did the Heroic Spirit come?

But Rodriten is different, for Rodritte, who believes in righteousness, the Holy Grail of Dongmu City is not a good medicine, but just a dose of poison.

The almighty wishing cauldron. If you can only use it once, it's fine, but if you can only let the righteous make a wish.

But if it is a recurrence of this right now, no one can say what kind of thing will become when and when. Well, it's better to destroy it.

"If you don't want to get it, right? If you don't completely destroy this kind of thing, this city and the world will be finished one day, right?"

"Yes, but how? There are six pairs of other masters and servants, and when it comes to the Holy Grail, they won't give it up, right?"

Etil tilted her head in interest and smiled at Rodritte. Not to mention worrying, there is not even basic seriousness.

But this relaxed attitude is also a matter of course – after all, things couldn't have been worse.

Six pairs of master and slave, twelve enemies. You can't win without defeating them all, and if you lose to any of them, you'll lose instantly.

What's there to worry about in this case?

Just think as hard as you can, fight, and win.

"Of course, although it is still necessary to negotiate first, if you can solve the problem with words, you should not use force. But if they won't back down, there's no way around it. ”

The war has begun.

If you don't want to fight, you can run away, but if you stay, you must be confident.

Believe in your own victory, believe in the inevitability of the result.

If you don't think of the Holy Grail as something in your pocket, and if you don't believe in it, then the Holy Grail War will not be fought.

"So?"

"So, do some preparation beforehand. ”

Rodrite walked over to the computer with a big smile on his face.

"Now, Atel. ”

"What?"

"Do you like to play games?"

"Huh?"

"Simulated driving, or flying?"

Atil, who looked dazed, had no idea what Rhodes was talking about.