A1. A victory purchased is no victory at all.
Hacking TRISMEGISTUS, Da Vinci-chan forcibly disengages the lockdown on the facility, releasing the steel plates that block the way to the entrance lobby. Beyond the glass doors that lead out to the helipad, the darkness before dawn has passed.
It isn't yet winter, but in the morning light, your breath frosts in the fresh mountain air.
"Do you really have to leave?" asks the girl standing besides Mashu. "There's still so many things that I wanted to ask you ..."
Sadly, you smile at her.
Her future is no longer your past. When the sun rises again, she'll embark upon an adventure that you know nothing of - for which your every bit of wisdom and experience would only be a hindrance.
Yours is a history of mistakes. Hers is a future of unlimited potential. This is the way that things should've been, long ago. This is the epilogue that you fought for, and failed to reach.
"Don't worry," you say to her - to yourself. "You'll be fine without me. Whatever hardships you face; whatever difficulties you'll have to endure - just remember one thing: Persevere, and have hope. That way lies the path to tomorrow."
With those words, you pat her on the shoulder and turn away into the sunrise. No further goodbyes are necessary; you have the utmost faith that she'll succeed in any endeavor she commits to.
After all, she has, once before.
This is the Rite of Succession: The Grand Order.
When Alaya's sustenance ceases, and you've finally dispersed to golden dust, the girl says to herself, "Someday, I'm gonna be just as loaded as future-me."
Mashu shoots her a worried look.
"I don't think that's actually a healthy goal to work towards, Sempai ..."