It would seem that the day passed normally and there is little that can overshadow it. I even specifically chose the day when I could grab Ruby to start experimenting.

Therefore, after school we quietly went home. Life is getting better!

But…

This world will never allow such a thing.

You could say everything was going as usual. Almost as usual. Only… As soon as we got home, it started. I always knew that the world was mocking me.

A crazy world... yes.

When we got home, Saber and I felt it before we arrived. After exchanging glances, we slowly entered the house…

"Finally you have come," a worried Sella came up to us, but we ourselves already understood what was what.

"Hi, Shiro, the bride," Liz drew attention to us.

"..." Dark too.

The surrealism is that these two are sitting on the couch and eating chips. Nothing bothers them, nothing at all... not even a passive aura?

I think it's worth noting that it has changed a little. Now she's wearing a black Gothic dress and the same black ribbon in her hair.

"Um... did you come to us?" I turn to the Dark One to find out her purpose.

"Not anymore."

From such a statement, I fell into a precipitate. What do you mean, no?

"My sister and I are friends now," Liz gave a thumbs-up.

"Well, nonsense ..." I mumble.

"She came looking for you, but this irresponsible one attracted her attention and had a bad effect on the child!" Sella... Sella is Sella. "I'm no educator!" and now he's almost crying.

Saber looked at me, frowning. I understand. The Dark must be carefully escorted out somehow. It's not that I'm against her company, but there are concerns. Besides, Illiya lives here too.

"So what did you want?"

"Eat," She was watching TV with Liz, crunching chips.

If she liked it… So should I leave her in Liz's care? Eh?

I look at Saber. Saber at me.

"Let's go," I take her by the hand and lead her away.

"Eh? But what about mine…"

A copy?

That's probably what she wanted to say.

"Nothing will happen to her."

Uh-huh, if it didn't happen while we were gone, then nothing will happen further. Otherwise there will be corpses here... but it's necessary to chat about it with Edelfelt. I have no doubt that the Dark is decent enough not to touch the innocent. Only no one can rule out an accident.

Since I started this, I need to think about something.

Sign a contract with her? So she's not a Servant, if you think about it, then just talk to her and find out her goals. Still, should she have any desires?

"Shiro, this is reckless," Saber couldn't stand it. "We don't know what to expect from her."

"Don't you believe in yourself?"

Saber drooped.

Maybe I would have panicked a lot if she hadn't become a full-fledged Hero... but I think it's quite possible to reach even the Dark to her real one. It's not clear that the Grail has made a creature distorted by evil out of her.

"It's okay, leave it to me," I hug her.

"You've taken on too much. My duty as your sword…"

"We've already talked about this. Be a nice girl for a while and let me take care of you. Now you have a little sister… You're not lucky on them, but everything will be fine."

Back downstairs, nothing has changed, the same picture of NEETing Dark with Liz.

Edelfelt called her Altria, didn't she?

"We're going for a walk. Altria, are you with us? I'm buying."

She thought for a while, and then, after all, got up and came to us.

So, well, now you can really go for a walk, taking the Dark with us.

There is not much point in procrastinating, so we set off almost immediately.

And if we talk about treats, then we will have to go to a cafe, where, in fact, to help ourselves.

It's a slightly strange feeling when there are exactly the same girls around... and one of them is the same. There are differences, after all. Small. The hair seems a little faded, and the eyes have changed the shade, but everything else ... the same Saber. One to one.

She's quiet, just like Saber. They don't seem to want to start a conversation, and Saber, apparently, is deliberately silent.

Okay, you can talk to them later.

Fortunately, there is no need to look for a cafe. I know perfectly well where to take them and where to sit and talk.

That's where I went.

I left the choice of dishes to them, and simply ordered tea for myself.

Who would doubt that they would prefer completely different dishes.

Well, that's not surprising.

Ordinary, unremarkable food for Saber, a lover of delicious food quite simple food. Haute cuisine is not for her, to look at the posturing of the cook with food is exactly past Saber.

But the Dark... is also not a gourmet, but her love for junk food showed itself here. Fatty, fried, spicy… The dream of a gastroenterologist. The patient is growing.

After waiting until she was full... after another portion, by the way, I decided to start a conversation.

"I think it's obvious that we have to solve our relationship," I look seriously at the Dark. "I suppose you're free to do whatever you want now?"

"I am not bound by the rules of the Holy Grail War and Command Spells," she replies calmly, even indifferently. "My war ended in the previous world. I'm on my own."

"And that's why, like everyone else, you could have attacked us," I mutter.

"It's a defense mechanism," she even answered that, although I wasn't particularly interested.

"I see," I say, and I think about how to be gentle with her. Well, I can't look at her calmly! This is the spitting image of Saber! "Since you're free, you don't need to fight anyone."

"I have not forgotten about honor, however, do not rely on my ideals. I realized how false they were."

"How can you say that?" Saber, surprised, joined the conversation.

"My life and ideals ended after the Battle of Camlann," the Dark says with the same apathy. "The hero must destroy enemies with all available forces, be cruel…"

Saber... Saber is unpleasant to hear this.

"What difference does it make what kind of person to be? It's not for us to judge our deeds," I shrug, hugging Saber. "Every point of view has the right to life. You both need to remember Archer and his views. Only we were able to find a common language, although there were small conflicts, but we remained the same ... so are you. No matter what anyone thinks, you have a lot in common. After all, the honor of a knight and the duty of a king... even though I'm skeptical about it now."

"Shiro," Saber looked into my eyes. "I remember your words then… I try to live as I want... and not be a king."

"Yeah," patted her on the head. "Since someone has the worldview of a decent villain, he will also live like this," I look at the Dark and holding out my hand to her, at which she looks ... as it seems to me, perplexed.

"why?"

"Although it is very strange, but you are both the same girl. I'm kind of uncomfortable with the fact that I can hurt your feelings."

"I don't care about personal attachments, they interfere with the task."

"Kiritsugu would appreciate it."

"He was the right Master."

"But he changed, becoming, though not very good, but a good father," the Dark fell silent. Yes... for her current, former Kiritsugi is the perfect Master. Only even he was able to change... personal growth — he is like that. "As you know."

I already take her hand myself.

Two Sabers, albeit with different personalities... and both are the one who was with me at the time.

It's hard to even imagine that I could easily betray her... by choosing another one. After everything we've been through.

As for me, this is terribly wrong.

They are two sides of the same coin.