Rem, Louis and I was granted the mean to travel back to Lugnica by Vincent.
After everything that we have done for him to reclaim back his throne in Vollachia, Vincent treat us for a while in the Castle before he said that he want to grant us anything in his power except for a few extreme things, and we only need to ask for it.
At that point, Rem has already gain back her memories. Her eaten memories merged with the new one making her aware of what she did when she was...lost.
After getting used to Rem not treating him as warmly as she used to, it was pretty weird to suddenly have her back.
I still remember that day, during the early time of the day, she was acting as usual as when she lost her memories.
But the moment that I turn my back to her to play with Louis, she suddenly hug me from behind and start sobbing about how she loves me so much, miss me and sorry for her attitude when she was not really herself.
Of course, as any sane person would, I comfort her and tell her about how much I also loves her. I still remember how happy I was and still am that my Rem was back.
Rem was initially shocked to learn that Louis was actually a Sin Archbishops of Gluttony, as I didn't tell her that when she amnesiac.
However, as Rem knows that Louise hasn't done anything bad since she was with us, she decides to give her the benefit of a doubt. Either that or the new Louis is just too cute for her to even compare to a Sin Archbishop.
Louis herself now can talk a bit better. She might just know how to say simple stuff like she was hungry or something, but that's still an improvement.
Unfortunately, she still retain her habit of licking my face much to Rem's dismay.
That aside, even though Vincent seemingly just found out that we are actually from Lugnica, our bond didn't lessen at all.
And even more, he said that he is rooting for the camp that I was in, as he know that Lugnica is helding a Royal Selection.
Turn out, he did actually know about some of my previous achievement in Lugnica. Most of them are about the Great Mabeast that was slain by the help of the alliance of the Anatasia, Crush and Emilia 's camp.
He was just trying to determine my type of character himself as he obviously didn't just take up the rumour by face value alone, or so he said.
I didn't fork out any more information than needed to satisfy my curiosity, I trust him enough to know that he isn't really hiding anything too important- that and he was talking about my rather new title of the one and only 'Lolimancer'.
Rem did a double take on that and start seeing me in a new light.
For better or worse, Louis sense my distress and come closer to sit on my lap at that very moment. Signifying that my title indeed isn't false.
I remember Vincent chuckling whole-heartedly at that, he truly did loosen up a bit.
Even though I enjoy my time there with him in the Castle, it was about time to go back to Lugnica, to everyone back at the Roswall's Mansion, as Emilia's knight. They should be worried sick since Rem and I was suddenly transported to Vollachia.
And judging from my rather low level of ability at the time, and Rem's seemingly endless sleep, Vollachia was a very dangerously place for us.
It is still a dangerous place, but I learn a few tricks here and there that manage to save us a few time. And I now know how to avoid the more dangerous place and people of Vollachia.
Still, we left on a good term with Vincent and probably Vollachia as a whole. The carriage that he prepare for us to leave to Lugnica is rather fancy, but there are also a few a comrades guarding us on our journey back, to make sure we would handle any bandits that even dare to come near us.
I finished my internal recollection at a really good timing as that was the moment that Rem and Louis decides to lean their head on my shoulders.
"Hoho! Two cute girls is resting themselves on me? How can you girls even be this adorable? It's almost a crime." I express myself.
"Rem is tired from her long day, so Rem decides that the best place to rest is on Subaru-Kun's shoulder. Is that alright?" Rem said, her eyes look almost pleadingly to me.
"No, it's alright. It's always alright. In fact, you can do it anytime you wanted to do, as long as it's not on anything too important." I answered. She looks happy enough with my answer until a frown suddenly appear on her face.
"Yes, Subaru-Kun is Emilia-sama 's knight now." She said with a sad tone and expression.
"Still, it is weird. Even though Subaru-Kun is now Emilia-sama 's knight now, his attire doesn't suit a knight at all." She stop for a moment before smilling warmly at me.
"Worry not, as Subaru-Kun is always Rem's hero, no matter what he wore." She said before continuing on resting on my shoulder.
"Seriously a crime..." I mutter loud enough for Rem to hear to which she just laugh.
"Now~how about my second favourite blonde loli?" I said to my other side, which is where Louis is leaning.
Of course, no matter how much Louis has grown onto me, Beako is still my number 1. Beako is still the best, and I always loves her. Too bad that it's been a few months since I have ever heard from her or anyone from the Emilia Camp for that matter.
However, I can still feel the link between the contract between the two of us. So, at least she is still alive.
I don't know what I would do if any of my friends in Lugnica died while I was away, even if Return by Death might be generous enough to send me back before their death, I was too far away to actually do anything to prevent it, or even know what actually cause their death in the first place.
I'm fortunate enough that Beako is still alive and I hope that the other are also safe and well.
Still, Louis, on my side is also very cute. I really appreciate all her comfort when I was at my low point, when even Rem wasn't able to help me.
She is not the Sin Archbishop of Gluttony anymore, Louis is now someone I can confidently call a friend, or perhaps even more.
However, from the way we always interact, I could say we were more of a sibling than anything else, a really close one at that but nothing more.
"Subaru, love?" Louis said.
Perhaps I was mistaken on something.
I answered her by putting my hand on her head and start petting it. Her blonde hair is really soft and Louis herself seems to melt at my touch.
Ah what an experience, even though I'm petting Louis's head, I can't help but think about Beako. When I was able to safely arrive at the Roswall's Mansion again with Rem and Louis, Beako is going to be fed with so much love and care to make up for all the lost time.
"Subaru-Kun..." Rem said my name to get my attention.
Rem sound dissapointed, but the look on her face seems to be suggesting that I shall also do the same action to her.
"Rem is cute even when she's jealous." I stated to the ever red-faced Rem. The next second however, I start to also pat her head with my free hand.
"Subaru-Kun is too kind! Rem loves you!" Rem confess her feeling to me once more. This time, I didn't reject it nor did I just brush it off.
"I loves you too Rem" I also confess, and hold her even closer to me. With her head now practically leaning on my chest, I'm sure she could feel my heartbeat is now overwhelmingly fast.
That is fine, that is the proof of my feeling towards her.
After that, we talk a little more of what she missed out when she was asleep. The event of the Sanctuary, Priestilla, and even The Watchtower.
She express her dissatisfaction that she missed out on so many things and are feeling bad that she cannot help me nor could she comfort me in my times of need.
Of course, a self-loathing Rem is not acceptable, thus I state the truth that even when she was asleep, she still helps me out a lot.
The memories of her words that she said helps me out greatly in The Sanctuary. Without her, I'm not sure I would be able to keep my greed to take the burden of others in order.
Even when I thought of him as invincible,I do not gives up fighting the Sin Archbishop of Greed in Priestilla because I know that I need to win against Regulus to be able to see Rem ever again.
And in the Watchtower, The Pelaides Watchtower. She herself told me to stand up, to not gives up even if there seems to be no hope. The Rem at that moment proves to me that her love for me is still incredibly strong, thus I need to live out to her expactation, to even Natsuki Subaru expectation.
So, from all of that, I want her to know that Rem is always someone important to me, someone that i adore and love.
All of that ends up with a very red-faced Rem. And now, both Rem and Louis are snuggling to me. Not that I would ever be against that.
Since there are guards guarding around us, it feel slightly safer than it would be without them. So, Rem and Louis probably feel more at ease with all the extra protection.
That's why they fall asleep on me.
It's understandable that Rem did so, she stayed up pretty late last night. When asked as to why, Rem just said that she is very excited to meet all of the Emilia Camp 's new members, and to also meet her sister even if Ram might not fully remember her.
However, I'm absolutely certain that Louis just got caught up in the moment and the reason she fall asleep on me so easily is because she trust me too much. Well, that's part of her charm, I suppose.
I also relax my body, I still didn't let myself be too emotionally vulnerable to attack, however I didn't let myself be too paranoid either.
I also enjoy myself the time of peace in the carriage. It was peaceful time like this with my loved ones safe and sound, that I feel that my decision to die so many times to keep them safe is ever so worth it.
Well, it's not like I'll ever use Return By Death to know something as insigficant as Weather or anything along that line.
I will only use it when any of my close friends die and I can do something to prevent that. I had learnt to not throw away my lives too carelessly because- as arrogant as it seems, I know that my friends will grief when I die.
And even if almost all of my friends would not remember my death, I'm grateful to know that The Witches of Sins would, and Satella specifically, would be sad. It is natural as I learnt to love myself from her after all.
Still, the Witch of Envy aside, Satella is seriously such an Angel.
It fill me with a weird kind of happiness that I'm not alone in this.
Unfortunately, that peace was naturally cut short as after a while, the carriage carrying us suddenly stopped.
"Manfred-san, why did the carriage suddenly stopped? What's wrong? Is there a need for my help?" I asked a lot of questions in a short amount of time as I'm confused as to why this is actually happening.
"I'm not sure, I had already checked alot of times to make sure that this carriage is in top shape." Manfred seems to be pondering for what's happening when Rem wokes up from her relatively short nap.
"Subaru-Kun? Is there something wrong?" She asked me, still a bit sleepy.
"Yeah, the carriage suddely just stopped. Since Manfred-san and I has already check if there's anything wrong with it before our travelling, I think there might be some problem with the Ground Dragons instead." I quickly summarised what happened.
"That...might actually be true. The Ground dragons are actually the one that stopped first." Manfred said oblivious to the obviousness of his words.
"Well, you just stay inside for now. I'll go check it out. I'll shout for your help if there might be some hungry Mabeast coming for us." I said to Rem. She, who understood how stubborn I was first hand, decides to to stay back.
"Wait, boss! We'll go outside too. It's literally our job and you should be the one staying inside." One of our guards said. The others nodding their head in agreement.
"No, I'll go helps out too. It's as much as my responsibility as it is yours." I states, wanting to help.
However, the moment before I tries to step out of the carriage, I saw that the two Ground Dragons that suddenly stopped before, fall down on the ground.
What happend to them? Should I still step outisde to check- no, I need to this. Expecially if it's something dangerous.
"The ground itself seems to be unnaturally dark..." I observe the surrounding and while the ground that the carriage is on, looks pretty natural, the ground that the Ground Dragon stood on, look incredibly darkened.
If that space is only dark, then it's pretty normal. However, it looks unnatural, impossible and wrong.
Something is up here, and not with just the problem on our Journey back to Lugnica.
The problem doesn't end just there.
Now that I analyses the surrounding area more, there's also a trail of the black ground that seems to be moving from around here to somewhere far.
However, judging from how large the trail that this...monster thing or even Mabeast left, while it might seems like a large distance for us. It doesn't seems to be the case for the thing.
What kind of MaBeast that are large enough and are able to leave this kind of disease to the ground that it moves on?
Considering the death of The White Whale and The Great Rabbit that are away. Only the Black Serpent seems to be capable of doing something like this.
Or maybe it's some other kind of unknown MaBeast, that's unlikely but not impossible.
Either way, all of us needs to be careful and keeps our guards up just in case of an attack.
It's also entirely possible for this seemingly cursed land to be a product of some kind of magic. But, I will focus on what seems more possible at the moment.
"Everyone, be on your guard! I think there might be a case of either a Mabeast attack or a hostile user of lethal magic right now!" I informs everyone. Since the darkened land is lethal to Ground Dragon, it might be possible for it to also be lethal to humans, oni and the like.
I'm not risking anyone hurting because of my carelessness.
"What kind of living being is even capable of this? Is it the Witch Cult or perhaps..." Manfred ponders for a moment before widening his eyes.
"The Black Serpent!?" He exclaimed. Now he's half-sitting in the empty space in the carriage, away from the driver's seat.
"The last Great Mabeast? Isn't the Serpent also the most deadliest as it could disintegrate anyone if they were in contact with its venom?" One of our Guards asked to which I just nodded.
"Then, how can we even fight back? It's pretty much over for us now that our Carriage is also not working because of the lack of living Ground Dragons." The other Guard said, his gaze down in what seems to be hopelessness at the situation.
How could I fight the Serpent? Rem and Louis is not really suitable for this kind of fight. All of our guards doesn't seems to be capable of combating the MaBeast even though some possess incredible willpower.
How could I fight the Serpent? I, myself, only has a few Authorities that is not really combat useful.
Invisible Providence, while now, are able to be used at any time without the extreme strain on my brain, only provide me with one hand that could punch barely harder than my own fists. It's only saving grace is, the Invisible Providence is invisible.
Cor Leonis, while incredibly useful in a time where I need to take on anyone's burden. That's pretty much it. It also has a useful ability to help me track down the one who I trusted. Unfortunately, that is only useful for when I didn't want to seperate from Rem and Louis.
My latest Authority- Existential Crise, the name that I choose for the time being for my Authority of Gluttony, also only allow me to make people question themselves if they did exist or are they really themselves. I haven't been able to test it out on even a single Mabeast yet as I was only able to activated it very recently and there are little to none MaBeast around the Castle of Vollachia.
Existential Crise might hold off the Black Serpent for a few moments, and that's about it. However, even a single second could prove deadly. I learnt that the hard way.
My planning come to a ruin as the ground around the carriage shook.
The Earth itself seems to be dying as a Giant, Black snake-like creature is moving toward us. It looks to be not too large from afar, however I know that it's only a matter of time before I think otherwise.
"That Mabeast really is here!" Manfred loses his composture for the first time in a while.
"Subaru-Kun, what should we do now? I don't think even my Oni form is going to help out a lot, and I can't use magic for awhile..." Rem said to me.
It is true that because of overusing her gate to heal me, her gate is on the verge of breaking. Even if she did use some spells, I'm not confident that the spells used will be of too much help against the Black Serpent.
"Everyone, it might be more dangerous this way. But I want you guys to get off the carriage and run as far as you can. Rem, you should be able to carry them with your strength. That's why I'm entrusting this to you." My voice can be heard very clearly as everyone else is silent at my plan
"I will hold off that Giant of a snake as long as I can. I'm sure that I could hold on for long enough for you guys to get away." My face remain determined even with all of the protest. I will not let anyone be hurt.
"Subaru-Kun! That's too reckless and dangerous! You will die! What would happend to Emilia-sama? What would she feel? How about everyone else back home? Louis and your Rem will not be able to live this down even if we survived!" Rem yelled at me, with the others agreeing with her point as they loudly protest against me fending off against the Black Serpent alone.
"Rem, you do know that I loves you. I love Louis too. I love Emilia-Tan. I love Beako. I love Otto. I love Garfield. I love Ram too- maybe not." I got carried away at my declaration of my love towards everyone.
"I understand that you guys will grieve for me if I die. So, don't worry anymore. I will not die today. I will be alive for you to talk tomorrow. I will be warm enough for you to sleep next to tomorrow. I will be able to breath a sigh of relief knowing that I survived here tomorrow. That's why-! Trust me. Trust me that I will keep my promise to you. Trust me that I will not die to keep my promise to everyone!" I yelled out my last ditch resort to make her leave.
I can't love myself if I could prevent her from getting hurt yet did not do anything again.
That's why, that will not happen this time!
"Subaru-Kun..." She seems convinced on what she should do after my speech.
"Rem trust you. Please keep your promise. Otherwise, Rem will be sad." Rem said, sadness is evidence on her tone..
It was at that time that the sound of the ground trembling is getting closer.
There is no time. I understand that and Rem also understand that.
Thus, Rem knock down every single guards and also Manfred to a state of unconsciousness. It's easier to carry them if they didn't move at all. Louis was able to resist for a few seconds before Rem put in more force to also grab her.
"Don't die. Don't leave me please." Louis for the first time in a long while was able to say full sentences. My gaze soften at her.
"Don't worry, I would not die today." I said as I pat her head.
As I said that, I look at Rem who is carrying a lot of unconscious bodies. She understand what my look is supposed to be.
"Now go Rem, I loves you." I once again proclaimed my loves toward her.
"Rem loves you too." She said as I kisses her on her cheeck.
I have nothing more to say at this moment of time. I would have more to say after I kill this abomination of a snake without dying.
So, I jump out of the unmoving carriage.
-And sprint toward the direction where the ground tremble.
I can only hope that Rem is able to get far enough from here.
Yet, even with all of my surpringly low amount of fear. I still do feel fear that if I fail to kill it. Everyone else will die, I will die and will broke our promise.
I know what to do now, my determination rise up knowing what would happend to Rem, Louis, Manfred and the other guys if I slip up now.
It is the time that I'll take a big risk.
I know that Return By Death will have my back if I ever was too useless to die trying to protect everyone.
But that Authority is not even something I want to consider using. I want to save everyone from getting hurt without even dying a single time.
That is my Greed for the future. A future that are beautiful beyond anything. Yet, also the future where I know I might die the most for.
That is fine, I will have no regret dying to achieve that future. However, if me dying to achieve an almost impossible future is a problem to some people, then I will not hesitate to not die.
I will look forward for the future that is yet to come, but I will also enjoy my time in the present. Thus, I decides to try my best on every single loop before I die.
That's why- this time will be no different.
I look up to the giant form of a black snake. Disgusting scaly skin, red eyes, sharp fang and a large horn benefing something of its size.
Even from afar it still looks impressively massive.
The ground where it moves on, starts to become immensely darker- dark the point that it seems like any lifeforms would die at the moment they came in contact with it.
I close my eyes.
I had already predicted the amount of time that it would take for the Black Serpent to cross the distances between us
Not long.
I need to think faster. I cannot curse down my relatively weak physical abilites as it would only waste time.
However-
There's nothing that Natsuki Subaru could do against the Black Serpent.
He didn't have the almost monstrous capability of his friend Reinhard.
Neither could his skill compare to his begrudgingly close friend, Julius.
He is not a powerhouse compared to any of the Emilia Camp members. He could not hold a candle even against Otto the last time he beat Natsuki Subaru to his sense.
He cannot use magic anymore, his most preferable type of weapon is pretty much useless against the last Great Mabeast.
Natsuki Subaru cannot do anything without his friends help, that is fine.
However, at this moment- he need to do something. Something that could slain even the most disastrous monster!
I open my eyes.
I still cannot see anything.
It is not because that my vision is filled with darkness as if my eyes are closed, no-
My vision is filled with brightness that are too bright for me to bear.
This is my gamble.
I am connecting to the memories of my past life.
That is something that my Existential Crise should be able to do.
However, I haven't had the time to check on it nor was I courageous enough to do so.
I may lose my whole idendity as Natsuki Subaru if I uses it, so I was scared.
But this is not the time for that. I will do my best to make sure no one around me would get hurt.
Yet, that is not enough.
My best is nothing compared to some other's worst.
That's why-
I will gamble my identity right here, right now!
If that is the only price then I would willigly gives up myself over and over again.
I cannot afford to lose here.
I'm experiencing Emiya Shirou's memories.
I'm experiencing his entire life and beyond that , to search for something that are able to slay the beast.
My name is Natsuki Subaru.
Emilia's Knight, The contracter of Beatrice and Rem's Hero.
Something inside my mind clicked the moment that I think of myself as a hero.
It's fine. I'm not a hero. I'm just someone that Rem thought of as her hero. I will do my best to show her how amazing I am.
I will save everyone.
No, that's impossible. But, even though I know that trying to save, and helps people are not wrong.
I think of such an impossible dream as beatiful anyway.
That is Emiya Shirou. Someone that would gladly sacrifices himself to save everyone.
He knows that his action is pointless as he could never save everyone. But he persists.
Even when he was betrayed, he did not stray away from his path to his impossible dream.
He was such a person.
I am nothing compared to him. That is why-
To save everyone here, I have to be not Natsuki Subaru, but Emiya Shirou!
I could feel the pain of my 27 magic circuits opening up. That is good then, they really exist within me.
I thought back about my life as Emiya Shirou. So many people that I loves, yet not one of them is here at this moment.
That means that they are still waiting for me.
No use to regret. I will strive to do better from now on.
My mind is clear.
I now know the scope of my power as Emiya Shirou.
Projection using the creation concept, basic structure, composition, production technique, growth experience and accumulated years.
A Reality Marble that inverts the world engraved on my very soul, the embodiment of mental world that exist in theory of magic. Baring even on a threshold of true magic.
Inheritance of technique and experience from him.
Reality Marble 'Unlimited Blade Works' isn't usable. Emiya Shirou's world is too different than mine. I am not ready for my world just yet.
Thus, the only way to defeat the Monster is to Project a Noble Phantasm strong enough to obliterate it so not even a single blood is left.
I know what that weapon is. I could project it.
My magic circuits is capable enough for a single use of it.
I would stay unconscious for days perhaps after that, but it is a small price to pay.
A sound was heard within me, that is my trigger.
I only have one strike. I cannot use the sword anymore after that. With that one strike, I need to kill the Black Serpent. I would be defenseless and will die if that one attack isn't enough.
That's why-
I'm putting everything I have to trace the sword for that one single goal.
The accumulated unused mana of Natsuki Subaru's gate and the prana of Emiya Shirou is enough for a single strike using the Sword of The Promised Victory.
Everything will depend on this.
So, I will not screw up.
I start to trace that sword.
I use all of my 7 steps of tracing to imitate it as close as to the original as possible.
My hands are above my head.
They are grasping the handle of a sword that has yet to exist.
But, I needed it to exist.
"Trace on"
I said it. The words that have been spoken countless times by Emiya Shirou, are completely foreign to Natsuki Subaru.
I feel the weight of my words. My hands are now grasping the handle of that sword.
I feel dizzy.
The pain that comes with using Projection Magic is not there.
A part of my brain doesn't crack nor did my bones, so there isn't a need for my world to try to fix them.
Yet-
My opened eyes are still filled with brightness -even brighter than before.
I cannot feel my body anymore.
Even the handle of that sword is now something I can't feel the weight of.
My body doesn't respond to me. I cannot feel anything that suggests that my control of my body even existed in the first place.
The wind of steel that are blowing around me is the only feeling left that I have.
A wind so strong that it completely cover my ability to move and render me feeling inhuman.
But, even if I cannot see clearly in the light.
I can still see through it.
And far ahead of me, lies an unbelievable image-
He is wearing the Holy Shroud.
A red overcoat that seems to fit him.
With a strong figure that looks ahead of him.
It looks like an perfect image of a Hero, but-
Only we know why he still looks out of place in it.
It was at that moment that he spokes to me.
As if to pity me, as if to mock me, as if to encourage me to move forward he says-
"Can you keep up with me?"
I gritted my teeth.
I strongly gripped my fingers around the handle.
Even though it was only moments ago that I was unable to do just that.
I completely ignore that feeling in favour of a new one.
" 'Can you keep up with me' my ass!"
My feeling synchronised with Emiya Shirou.
At that moment we are one and the same.
For him to still walk against the strong wind is impressive but!
There's no way I'll just do that.
I will go against the wind itself to surpass him.
That's why-
"Right back at you." my voice is clear now. I will express my one true desire right at this moment.
I walk.
I run.
I sprint to be beside him- no. I sprint to overcomes him!
"You, keep up with me!" I yell out as I can feel my body moving according to my will.
Even though it was hard for a moment, I sprint as hard as possible to surpass him.
The wind is no match for me, it is nothing but a stepping stones for me to save everyone.
That's why, I was able to keep up with Emiya only for moments before surpassing his figure.
As he is Emiya Shirou. And Natsuki Subaru is Emiya Shirou, even without seeing his face, I was able to sense that he was smiling before disappearing.
He's glad for me.
I understood what that meant.
I blink.
My vision is now normal.
I am still in the exact same spot as before I traces it and was challenged with a trial by him.
My grip on the handle of the sword is tighter.
My footing is as the memories of her shows me.
It's getting closer.
With every slithering it made, the Earth seems to wither at every spot it made contacts with.
The Black serpent is now close to me. It's scaly skin and red eyes are targeted to me alone. Yet, that did nothing to my resolve.
I know what to do.
I just need to say its True Name.
I hesitate for but mere moments before steeling myself to do it.
It will be an honour for me to use her sword to strike down an enemy of mankind.
It's not wrong of me to use such an imitation of her sword to do such thing.
That's what motivates me at this very moment.
There is still a clear distances between me and the Black Serpent.
The Deadliest Calamity is massive, it could move fast and shot out a lethal venom that would definitely end this life of mine.
The ground it contacts are infected with over countless diseases.
There is a simple solution to this problem-
Before it could kill me, I just need to kill it first.
I can feel my drained prana and mana recovering ever so slightly.
That's good, that mean I would not be fully drained after I uses it.
1 second-
I raise the sword even higher than it already was. I can sense that its gathering hope.
2 seconds-
The sound of the gigantic beast moving on this planet didn't manage to make me flinch anymore. It is full, the sword is now full of hope.
3 seconds-
Its True Name, when I say it, the beast before me will perish. That fact is absolutely absolute as the fact that Noble Phantasm is the Crystallisation of A Hero's Legend.
"Ex-" I allow myself to say its name.
"Calibur!" I declared its True Name!
As I said it, I can feel a beam of light coming from The Sword of The Promised Victory.
The Hope of Mankind that will destroy the entities that tries to purge them.
That's what the beam was.
And that is the fate of the Black Serpent.
Gone and obliterated.
The one strike succeed.
There is no more of the Great Mabeast-
No more of The White Whale, Great Rabbit and no more of The Black Serpent.
None of them will ever hurt anyone again.
Everybody will be happy at such a news, I am no exception.
Yet-
I know I still cannot rest easy, as there are still Sin Archbishops running around alive and would causes more suffering.
But, just for now. I want to rest.
The Prana and Mana exhaustion is incredibly severe and are causing me to feel the need for recovery.
My willpower is weak as I could feel myself falling down on the ground.
No-
My willpower has nothing to do with it. I am the one that allow myself to fall down.
I smile at the thought that no one are hurt this time.
I feel genuine happiness at the thought that people cares for me.
Satella, Emilia, Rem, Beatrice, Otto, Garfield, Reinhard, Julius, Petra, Frederica, Ram and even Roswal.
All of them are the person closest to me.
People that I feel comfortable to be around and show my true self.
People that would understand me and support me in their own way.
Oh well. Look like Emiya Shirou influence me more than i thought. Or maybe it was Natsuki Subaru that influence Emiya Shirou that infuence me.
Such meaningless thoughts are such that keeps me from fainting.
It was only until I heard what sounds like hurried footsteps of a lot of peoples that I weaken my resistance to faint.
I recognise all of the footsteps immediately.
Every single one of my friends are here.
I trusts that I will fall into a good hands now that they are here.
I smile for one last time as the last thing I was able to hear was sound of people's cries- before I let myself fall to a state of unconsciousness.
Not knowing what awaits me after my admittedly dangerous stunt.