"According to you, human beings are just surviving for the sake of survival. You must know that the reproduction of human beings is not just a simple matter of being able to stay in this world. There must be a more complex and profound meaning in it...... "I spread my hands and tried to convince the other party.

"That's not the ideal way of human existence." However, the angel girl shook her head decisively and interrupted my words.

"Hey...... I haven't finished talking yet...... "I said helplessly, "why be so eager to deny it?" ”

"Because, traverser, your words are very dangerous." The angel girl looked straight into my eyes and said word by word, "You are trying to replace reason with sensibility, so that the blueprint of human history that could have been stably planned will become an unknown galaxy-like existence. And once the development of human beings becomes determined by uncontrollable factors such as feelings, then the many dangers and tests we will face in the future cannot be predicted. ”

"So do you understand that once I admit your point of view, I am personally denying the rationality of the existence of the ultimate weapon to ensure the continuation of humanity, the inhibition force. In that case, all of humanity would be completely unprotected, naked and exposed to the threat of the planet itself and the vast universe. Then you will be the culprit in the destruction of all humanity! ”

The angel girl said in a very serious tone.

“…… I've never thought about it, and I'm not going to let it go that way. After a pause, I looked up and continued, "All I hope is that you'll spare Artoria. As long as you can promise that, I can do whatever you want. ”

"The contract on the Knight King, I can annul it immediately." The angel maiden groaned for a moment, and then said to me, "But correspondingly, her life must end in an instant, and she can no longer have the slightest intersection with you." Would you like to? ”

"You mean...... Let Artoria return her life to the way it is recorded in the legend, right? My body trembled twice, and I asked with a deep breath.

"Yes, it's a bit of a hassle that she's resurrected from the dead and changed part of history with you, but it's still within the scope of what I can barely fix." The angel girl lightly tapped her snow-white chin, "So, I only advised you from the beginning not to have any contact with the Knight King anymore." You should return to the world you belong to instead of fighting as a lone time-traveler in a land that has nothing to do with you. ”

"That's it...... Is it really good? I muttered.

"What's the difference?" The angel girl tilted her head to reveal a smile that was pure to the extreme, and then asked in an ethereal and brisk voice, "Aren't you always taking the happiness of the Knight King as your highest goal?" Now in front of you is a chance for her to be freed from her shackles and return to Avalon to sleep peacefully. Do you want to give the knight king a chance to be free because of your temporary reluctance? ”

"Besides, have you forgotten the faith you had in your heart in the modern Fuyuki moment before you separated from the Knight King?" The maiden took the trouble to persuade, "You respect the honor of the Knight King, and admire her sad but beautiful voice, so you are determined to fulfill her legend as a hero, even if you lose the opportunity to be with her forever, right?" ”

"That's right, that's why I ordered Artoria to smash the Holy Grail." I nodded.

"However, your original enlightenment was destroyed by your impulse, and you came to the land of ancient Britain. Because your actions, whether it is the Knight King himself or yourself, are completely caught in a new endless cycle, and you can only spin in place in a daze. The angel girl shook her head sadly, as if sympathizing with my plight.

"But now, I can give you another chance to forgive your sins, so that you can complete the mission that you couldn't accomplish before. So let's end here, whether it's the Knight King or you, they will become two parallel lines that never intersect again, and then usher in their own destiny in their own time and space. The girl smiled at me as she spoke, "That's a beautiful ending, isn't it?" ”

"......" I hesitantly raised my hands and looked into my palms.

The criss-crossing lines seem to tell the inextricable threads that are entangled in the heart.

Keeping Artoria happy and saving her life from lying was something I had sworn to do.

For this, I have done whatever it takes.

For this, I gambled my life.

To this end, I have ......

And now, the culprit has appeared, and the possibility of ending it all in an instant is within reach.

According to the other party, as soon as I nod my head, Artoria will return to the true legend and become a real hero.

In this way, the purpose was achieved, and she was saved.

So—

Promise Alayya and accept the conditions.

Originally, this was supposed to be a conclusion that could be made directly without even thinking about it.

But why, at the thought of this result, my heart hurts like a tear?

It's as if something more important than the oath itself will disappear because of it.

Flipping the back of his hand, there were faint three marks on his right hand.

According to Rin, although the Holy Grail War has ended, and the spell system has been completely recycled by the Great Grail, because Artoria was summoned by the Holy Grail and stayed in the present world, there are still some traces that will remain.

Therefore, on the back of my hand, there is forever a testament to the fact that I was the Lord of Artoria.

"Sure enough, it's been half a year, and it still can't be eliminated?" Stroking the mark on the back of my hand, I thought to myself.

Just by looking at that mark, I think of the days when I fought alongside Artoria.

Obviously he is very powerless, but he always likes to be a hero, regardless of the occasion and time, stubbornly standing in front of the girl in the name of the swordsman.

Everyone, including the girl, felt stupid.

but except for himself.

And if you want to talk about the reason -

At first, maybe it was out of pure intolerance, and I thought that there must be something wrong with the girl fighting in armor.

Later, when I learned about the girl's life experience, I became more sympathetic and always wanted to do something for her.

And finally—

"Because I'm my favorite of Artoria!"

On the eve of the decisive battle, the unfalsified confession is vividly in my mind.

That's the voice of the heart that no matter how many times, I will not hesitate to say it.

Yes, it would have been nice to admit it as early as the beginning:

The reason why they care so much about each other and do everything is not because of the so-called distorted mind.

But the simplest, mortal love.

“——！”

Like a ray of sunshine shining in the darkness, all doubts and contradictions have dissipated without concealment!