"Look, look! I said it would be more than enough to leave it to Joan of Arc to deal with the sea devil. What are you worried about?"

"Walk you! You kid just intervened in the cliff, right? Are we all blind and deaf? Although I don't know the principle, that loud shout must have had some restraining effect on the sea devil, so that little girl can have time to cast that flame sword! Did this king say something wrong?"

"Cut. It's not like you're too lazy to pay attention to you. ”

Turning a blind eye to the conquest king's spitting and pretending not to hear, Emiya Shirou flicked his fingers, and a whirlpool emerged from behind him and swept him in, and the next moment it was already in the center of the water.

The clouds cleared, and the white sunlight peeked through the clouds, symbolizing the end of the matter.

Red fireworks fell from the sky, as if depicting a moving and indescribable lamentation.

Is it good or bad for a fallen hero who went astray, although he failed to reform in the end, but he still cut off his own sins through the hands of admirers? Perhaps, there is no one other than the person concerned who can answer this question.

"I should have stopped him." The long sword in his hand hung down diagonally, sensing Emiya Shirou's coming, but he didn't raise his head. The bangs on his forehead overshadowed his eyes, and Joan of Arc looked down at the flames burning on the sea, and said quietly, "I should have stopped him, but I couldn't." ”

"Gilsde Rice's fall was caused by you, but it was his own choice. Sister Joan of Arc, you don't have to feel too guilty."

"How can I not feel guilty?!!" He raised his voice sharply to refute Emiya Shirou's words, but in the next moment, he realized that he shouldn't have done this, and suddenly stopped roaring. Such a reaction has never been seen in the past. The hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, and it was not easy for Joan of Arc to come out of his mouth, "I'm sorry, can Shirou let me be alone for a while?"

The exhortation is useless, there is no way to save it, the only thing that can be done is to end the sinful life of a friend with his own hands.

When was the time when they were born and died together on the battlefield, and they helped each other in those years, they experienced big and small difficulties, even if it may not be as good as the relationship with Emiya Shirou and others over the years, but that period of history is also an irreplaceable memory in Joan of Arc's heart, which cannot be denied.

The friendship with Gilles de Rice is not as simple as writing on paper, but is really planted in the heart and engraved in the bones. However, it is rare for the two to meet again in this world, but what did they do wrong where they ended up like this?

If so, why not show up with the honor of conviction as in the Fifth Holy Grail War, be willing to admit the outcome after the fight, and then continue to live happily as friends?

Even though he was in trouble, he still didn't have a sense of accomplishment in his heart

Did she do something wrong?

"No, you don't need to feel guilty, my holy maiden, Joan of Arc."

"Gilsde Rice ?!!!" The familiar voice sounded in my ears, and there were tears in the corners of my eyes. Joan of Arc looked up suddenly, and what caught her eyes was her friend's upright face.

"You're doing the right thing. After losing you, I have been wandering in despair and grief, and I don't know when I began to lose myself. You saved my soul, and I didn't expect that not only that, but you would have made you cry for me, and how could I repay it?"

It is not a physical existence, the whole body is translucent, and this is the body of the soul, which even ordinary people can easily see.

However, the important thing is that the madness that was rooted in the whole person not long ago has faded, and the only thing left here is the noble knight who was bathed in the holy light. With a heartfelt apology, he glanced deeply at Joan of Arc in tears, and Gilles de Rice turned his gaze to look at Emiya Shirou on the side, "Perhaps, it is precisely because of the appearance of the soul that I was able to return to my original appearance, right?" At the end of the day, did you finally show up? God. ”

“”

"It doesn't matter, even if you don't admit it. Such holiness that even the naked eye can see clearly with the pure breath of God, even the bishop cannot match, and there is no doubt that I will not be wrong. Seeing that Emiya Shirou didn't speak, Gilles de Rice smiled gently, "I can say goodbye to Joan of Arc, I think it's also your masterpiece, right?" This kindness is really unforgettable. ”

"It's hard to explain to you in a moment if it's a religion, right? You should first be the god you said in front of me. After a pause, Emiya Shirou turned around slightly, and then turned back and said, "Even if you say it for a minute, I'm also the main god of the Shinto Sect, and I've learned a little bit of yin and yang arts, and I can still do it if I want to let the remnant soul stay in the present world for a while or something." You still have a minute to say goodbye, cherish it! I'll quit first."

"Wait! Please wait a moment!! I have one more question for you!" Seeing that Emiya Shirou was about to leave, and ignoring the fact that time was already passing, Gilles de Rice called out to Emiya Shirou and asked, "This question has been in my heart for a long time, and even now it has not been solved, why didn't you save Joan of Arc in the first place?"

"Huh??"

"Why didn't you show up to save Joan of Arc when she was burned at the stake?" Even after many years, even the person concerned has been resurrected and stood in front of him again, but when talking about this incident, he still could not hide the grief in it, and Gilles de Rice said heavily, "Obviously she believed in you so much back then, and worshiped you so much!"

"I don't know exactly, but I can understand what you're talking about. There's one thing you get wrong. Knowing that the other party mistakenly regarded himself as a Catholic god, but at this moment it was really not the time to explain, Emiya Shirou did not break it, but just replied along the question, "If I learn that something happened to Joan of Arc, then no matter when, where, at the ends of the earth, I will immediately rush over and not allow her to be hurt at all." At this point, I stand the same position as yours. But only if I know. ”

is either helpless or melancholy, at the end of the sentence, mixed with complex emotions that even I can't answer. After leaving this sentence, Emiya Shirou's figure disappeared, and to be precise, he returned from the water to the distant shore.

At the scene, only Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rice remained.

Although Emiya Shirou deliberately left the two of them to say goodbye alone, after the interruption of Gilles de Rice, it seemed that there was not much time, and it was even more pitiful at this moment.

"Is that so? I see."

Hearing Emiya Shirou's answer, with a relieved and hearty expression on his face, Gilles de Rice said softly, "It's not that I'm not abandoning you, it's just that God can't hear prayers, it's great." ”

"Joan of Arc, it's rare to be resurrected with you, but it's a shame not to be able to fight with you again. But that's not bad."

The words are not finished, and the remaining time limit has expired.

Eventually, with a smile of relief, Gilsde Rice's translucent body turned into specks of light, which faded into the morning light, leaving Joan of Arc standing silently alone

P.S.1: Actually, the original title today was a gag

P.S.2: Well, then the marshal is also convenient, and there is only one, two, two plots left in this volume. The long-awaited completion of the book is finally coming after a delay of 20 days of sick leave! It's strange to be so moved. Alas, the progress on the other side is completely out of time