"What do you say, O performer, if this ship never reaches Rome, and we keep drifting on the sea?"

Nero stared at the sea in the distance and suddenly spoke.

"This ...... It's going to be scary. I was a little speechless and said, "If nothing else, food and water will be difficult to come by, and it is estimated that it will be life-threatening in a few days." ”

"Don't worry about this, we can rob the ships that come and go." Nero suddenly turned around in my arms and said to me with great interest, "Then those who have been robbed will force them to come in and join the gang together, so that we can form a maritime alliance, and no one will be afraid of coming!" ”

"Where is this maritime coalition, it's pirates?!" I couldn't help but laugh and cry, "You can actually do such an excessive thing......

"It's just talking, but it's not necessarily really going to do ......it," Nero pouted.

"Okay, well, I won't speak, so as not to infringe on the imagination of the great Roman Emperor Nero......" I shrugged.

"Performer, if Ha, Yu is saying that if, let Qing and Yu, only the two of us, live in an unknown place for the rest of their lives, is Qing willing?"

After a pause, Nero suddenly looked at me with sparkling eyes.

"This ......"

The look of hope in Nero's eyes made it impossible for me to speak.

"Artoria is still waiting for us on the shore, so we have to go back anyway......"

I turned my head and said with difficulty.

"Yes...... Sister Artoria is still there......" Nero pursed her lips, thought for a moment and said, "So, what if you add Sister Artoria?" Isn't it nice for the three of us to go to a place where no one knows about us, to be happy every day, to live the life we want, without worries and sorrows? ”

"Just the three of us?" I was stunned.

"Well, just the three of us." Nero nodded and said very seriously.

"If there really is such a place, and you can arrange the fate of other people, then naturally you can't ask for it." I smiled and touched Nero's head, "It's a pity that such a place is hard to find, at least as far as I know, it is almost non-existent." ”

At the time of our speech, land had already been seen on the other side.

"Is that the boundaries of Rome? Looks like we're about to land......"

When I saw the familiar shore on the other side, I was a little excited.

I remember that when we left Rome for Egypt, we came from such a shore, and now we are back.

"Yes, you're back......" Nero laughed softly, his face unreal in the light of the setting sun.

"Performer, the place Yu is talking about is actually the performer's heart." Nero continued, "Your answer just now actually represents the place of me and Sister Artoria in your heart. ”

"Although it's a little uncomfortable to say that it's ambiguous, but it's the first time in my life that I got a positive answer from Qing."

When the boat was only a dozen meters ashore, Nero jumped to the opposite side and raised his hand at me.

"See how far Yu jumped?"

Nero's eyes narrowed, his gaze full of hope, like a child who wants to be praised by an adult.

"It's so far away, so far that I can barely see it."

I smiled helplessly.

——

Once ashore, we made our way back to the city of Rome.

As we might expect, it's business as usual in the city of Rome, nothing has changed.

Because Rome has abundant products, even if it can accommodate a million-strong army for a while, it is completely fine to say that the British army and the Roman army are happy here, and it can be regarded as peaceful.

When we got back, we met Artoria and Lancelot, among others.

Everyone was very happy to see our return, and they gathered together to ask for warmth.

"Lord Emiya, you have worked really hard, this trip to Egypt must be very difficult, right?"

Lancelot said respectfully.

"It's okay, but it's expected." I shook my head.

"Hahaha, you guys really don't know how to read words, the little ghost hasn't come back for so long, you have to give him a little time to reunite with the Knight King, right?"

Gilgamesh crossed his arms and smiled.

"Haha-"

Hearing Gilgamesh say this, everyone also showed a teasing smile, and got out of the way to show the slightly blushing blonde girl.

"Lady Emiya, come back and share your magical adventures with us."

Everyone was reasonable, and it was quickly decided to give up time and place to Artoria and me.

"Little ghost, remember to tell this king about Ramses II when you go back, that's the only guy in the entire Throne of the Immortal who is arrogant enough to catch up with this king, and this king wants to know more about him."

Gilgamesh's words before leaving were somewhat noticeable.

"Hey, how did you ......?"

"Nonsense, this king is the most powerful king in the world, what can escape the perception of this king? Don't say any more, let's accompany the Knight King first, she has been talking about you all these days! ”

The last to leave was Nero, who deliberately stayed last to take a deep look at me, and then grimaced at me behind Artoria's back.

"......" I couldn't laugh or cry.

Eventually, everyone left, and Artoria and I were the only ones left in their place.

I hadn't seen each other for a few days, so I didn't know what to say for a while.

As a result, the scene fell into a short and awkward silence.

"That...... Artoria, what do you want to ask? I can ask whatever you want. ”

After a few moments, I decided to take the initiative to break the silence.

"I'll listen to whatever Shirou wants to say." Gently shaking her head, the girl said to me in a delicate voice, her eyes full of trust, "This is your freedom, I will not ask anything more from you." ”

"That's right......"

I scratched my head, somehow it felt a little strange.

Obviously, it is still the same face and the same voice, but something has changed in the depths of my heart.

After thinking about it, I understood the consequences of being alone with Nero in Egypt.

When I was with Nero, there was almost no time when I needed to open my mouth, and she would always chirp in my ear and say all sorts of off-line but cute words that overwhelmed me.

Artoria, on the other hand, would have been much quieter, and if I hadn't taken the initiative to talk, she would have been silent for a long time, showing a very reliable knightly demeanor.

"Whew...... It would be bad if it kept going like this......"

Taking a deep breath, I realized that this was Nero's scheming.