Chapter 108: The Seed of Justice

With the shouts of the man and the brilliance of the belt, it was as if time had stood still in the world, just waiting for him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The man took a pose that he didn't know how many times he repeated and shouted, "I'm going to protect other people's smiles and never want to see anyone cry again!" Then please take a look! Mine, transform! ”

It took less than a second for Kamen Rider Sora to transform into a red armor weapon that protects the smiles of the people around him from fear.

It was not confirmed that the lifeforms appeared on the outskirts of Nagano and began to attack people, and they were hit by heavy artillery fire and bombs, and it was this Kamen Rider Sora who stepped forward to fight them for justice.

The result of the route that attaches importance to realism makes the plot itself quite deep. However, for Illya, who is only nine years old, she still can't know too much, what she longs for is the empty self posture in battle, which is really strong and full of a sense of justice, and to Illya it is like the embodiment of a hero.

Illya's dream is to be on the side of justice, to be a hero, and she doesn't think it's something to be embarrassed or impossible, isn't that a great thing?

“…… When I was very young, I longed for the embodiment of justice. ”

When Illya said this, her father, Kiritsugu Emiya, smiled wryly unconsciously.

Kiritsugu said as usual, "I'm going to go on adventures all over the world from today" said things like only a child would say, and then he actually did it, and he always chased his dreams like a teenager, although he couldn't stand it, but-

"What are you talking about, it's just longing, which means you're dead?"

Listening to Kiritsugu's words, Illya replied a little angrily. In fact, she has always been proud of such a father, and maybe hopes to become like him one day.

"Because it's very difficult. Because what Illya said was to save everyone. “

For Illya as a child, Kiritsugu smiled apologetically and looked up at the distant moon, saying something that he had only said once, but he still remembered it to this day.

"Well, it's a pity. It's hard to be a hero, Illya, and to help anyone, it's not about helping anyone. Listen, only the righteous side can save what can be saved by the righteous side. This is a matter of course, and justice can only save one side of the scales. “

Kiritsugu said with a little pain. There is not much mourning and condolence in this sentence, only endless regret is contained.

Illya seems to have been drawn into contemplation by Kiritsugu's words, but soon she seems to accept Kiritsugu's words, and then find a way to solve them.

"Well, I see, if that's the case, it would be nice to make everyone happy. No matter what, there will always be a solution,"

Illya smiled and nodded at Kiritsugu, clenching her fists.

In the darkness of the night, Illya swore as if nothing had happened, saying that she would complete what he had dreamed of but failed to achieve in Kiritsugu's place.

Looking at her daughter, she is a young woman who has no fear, does not know sadness, and is full of longing. Kiritsugu froze for a moment, then smiled softly, as if there was something relieved in his heart.

Or maybe only a miracle can do it. However, because it doesn't happen, it's called a miracle. ”

Illya will never forget that smile that was both relieved and sad, and for this person - Emiya Kiritsugu, that memory may be the happiest thing in his life.

That was eight years ago, when I was still young, very childish memories.

However, that is also Illya's innocent and naïve, but unforgettable wish.

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"This ...... This, ha, fortunately, nothing seemed to happen, and he was discharged from the hospital soon. ”

"Hmmm......"

"Well, that, Dad, why did you come back all of a sudden? That's right, this is Mr. Seba, a friend of Mr. Taihe, who is temporarily living in our home. ”

"Ah......h

"That's right, that's right, it's Dad who picked Saber out of the police station, it's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding, ahhahahaha......"

Kiritsugu and Saber go to the hospital to take Illya home, but they don't know why, and from the road to the home, there is a tense atmosphere.

- Why, what's going on, Dad and Saber feel...... The atmosphere is super embarrassing! No, it's not so much embarrassing as it's a worse situation.

Saber's emerald green eyes looked at Kiritsugu coldly, as if he was quietly burning with rage. It wasn't a far cry from the gentle eyes that Elijah knew, it was a hostile look that only came to the face of an enemy who had to be slashed.

Kiritsugu, on the other hand, completely ignored Saber's stunning gaze, exhaling the smoke of his cigarette while looking at Saber with a very bored look. It was a look at a wild dog, and from the beginning he had given up on talking to the Heroic Spirit to understand each other through words.

Just when Illya didn't know what to do with this oozing atmosphere, Kiritsugu spoke first.

"Illya, remember I told you, be careful of those guys who show you favor for no reason, especially the kind of man who looks like a knight, who talks about chivalry, but I don't know what kind of ghost is in his stomach."

He fearlessly uttered insulting words to Saber in front of Eliya, and Saber was certainly not to be outdone. Saber smiled coldly, it was the first time they had heard each other's voices in ten years.

"Really? Of course, people like the kind of people who destroy everything with their own hands will never understand the feeling of wanting to protect others. The creed of justice and protection of the knight's way, how can a betrayer understand. ”

Kiritsugu's face twitched for a moment, and only then did he come back to his senses, the ash of the cigarette in his hand had become quite long, and the disgusting silence filled the space.

"Yes, what a nuisance, a man who only betrays others, who has achieved nothing in his life in vain, who has not won anything. Such a person is not qualified to refute others. ”

“…… Oh? ”

Kiritsugu's answer was lower and calmer than Saber had imagined. For Saber, who only knows the cold, hard-hearted Kiritsugu, he sees another side of this man for the first time—a man who is almost crushed by endless grief and lamentation, his lamenting words.

This sentence is not talking about Saber, but a monologue by Emiya Kiritsugu.

What was the reason for his betrayal? Saber doesn't understand yet, and probably never will, get an answer from this man. However, Saber, who has suffered many betrayals in his past life, can vaguely understand the reason for the despair of such people.

That's a sorrow that anyone can feel more than anyone else believes in and wants to be a hero who saves the world.

That's right, maybe Emiya Kiritsugu is a man who deserves to be pitied.

It's not the world that needs to be saved, it's him, isn't it?

The ringing of the phone disturbed the silent air, and Emiya Kiritsugu took out his phone from his coat, and as if he had heard some bad news, he frowned and stood up.

"Illya, something happened, the police station told me to go back, you can ...... and Saber to watch the house. ”

"Huh? Well. ”

With that, Kiritsugu looked away from Illya and walked towards the door without looking back, pausing in his footsteps as he opened it.

"Justice sows the seeds of controversy, while power is undisputed, and therefore, humanity fails to give power to justice. The same is true of that so-called miracle, which is not something that justice needs. ”

“……”

Saber looked at Kiritsugu's back wordlessly, as if he wanted to ask something—but he changed his mind anyway.

It is precisely because of his absolute desire that even if his hands, which are praised as noble and white, are stained red and black with blood, he must save his motherland in the distant past, because he has already made up his mind.

At the end of the wish, it doesn't matter what sacrifices will be brought, whether they are just or not.