() "Yes, this is one of the choices we can make. There is another choice... but it may very well violate your justice."
"Methods that violate my justice? Come and listen to me..."
"Live... these three words are so heavy, Chu Xuan, do you still remember the conflicts we had? In order to survive, can you dirty your hands? I can tell you now..."
"... My answer is, you can dirty your hands, but you can't dirty your heart... I can go on a killing spree for the survival of my partners and for my own survival, killing everyone who stands in our way.
, but if one of our team members is used as bait in this battle, I will give you a good beating!"
"Ha, this kid is really lucky. After suffering such an injury, he was able to rush over without his life just now. He deserves it."
In the guest room of Shirou's house, Rin said unhappily after checking Shirou's injuries.
Sber sat on his knees and looked at the two weapons that Shirou had not let go of until now, the black and white swords.
"This is rher's Noble Phantasm...Shirou?"
She looked at Felicia who was leaning to the side with a somewhat complicated expression, and said a little embarrassedly.
My Master actually took possession of someone else's Noble Phantasm without consent, and didn't let go even when he was unconscious.
This made Sber, a knight, feel a little uneasy, especially since the other party made her feel guilty in the first place.
"this?"
Looking at the black and white swords that Shirou was clutching tightly, Felicia lamented her fate.
Yesterday, she casually smashed out the upgraded Noble Phantasm, and happened to touch this one. This Noble Phantasm was the first to be extracted in the eternal world, probably because it was commonly used by the original Heroic Spirit Emiya...
And this was actually picked up by Shirou. This must be said to be luck, or Shirou's opportunity.
"I once took this from a defeated hero. I am actually not good at this kind of short sword..."
It was said to be a short sword, but actually it could be considered a long sword if she came to hold it now.
"...Now since Shirou is so worried about this, I might as well give it to him."
Felicia's words were astonishing, and the precious phantom was given away as soon as she was told.
sber was the first to object.
"Rher, how is this possible! How can the Noble Phantasm -"
Rin stood up, looked at the so-called Felicia, and said nothing.
"Well, to me, this is just one of my collections. If you give it away, give it away. And it looks like it matches Shirou very well. There are not many people I can respect. That hero is one of them.
Finding a successor for him wouldn’t be considered a loss of his face.”
"Sber, instead of persuading me to take back the Noble Phantasms, it's better to ask Shirou not to tarnish their names——"
Felicia turned around, leaving behind a silhouette.
"Go-Jiang, Moye... these are their names."
After saying that, she returned to her spiritual state and disappeared in front of them.
After using the demon transformation, her magic power was consumed a lot, so she needed to take a good rest.
The room was silent for a moment, and Xu Jiulin also stood up and said to Sber.
"Sber, it's not possible for you to keep wearing armor like this. Come on, I'll take you to change into another one. After all, you can't transform into a spirit body, so it's not convenient for you to move around."
Sber did not refuse and walked out obediently.
At dawn, Sber went to the nearby dojo to rest in order to reduce the consumption of magic power. Rin took a short rest. After waking up, he sat next to Shirou and waited for Shirou to wake up. He had some things to explain.
Shirou woke up from his sleep and opened his eyes in confusion.
Did you have another nightmare? I still can’t forget that burning night.
"Ah, are you awake? That's good. It's nothing serious. It's a blessing among misfortunes."
A crisp voice sounded from the side, and Shirou was a little at a loss.
"What……………………?"
At the same moment, Tohsaka Rin looked down at him with a very dignified expression and spoke a very ordinary sentence.
"~~~~~~!"
Shirou immediately got up from the bed, paused for a moment, and then jumped back to the wall. In short, he just put distance between himself and Rin.
"Far, far, far far away!? What, what what!? Why are you in my room now...!!??"
He fell into a loop of thinking.
He is not, he should be in the burning street, and next to him is Sber. Why is he asleep in his room now, and is it still dawn...!?
"Toh, Tohsaka, why are you here, what have I done——!?"
As soon as he said it, his head gradually became dizzy.
It's not because things are developing rapidly.
The most surprising thing was that Tohsaka was right in front of him as soon as he woke up, which also made his fragile heart beat fast.
"If you want to be surprised, it's better to choose one first and then be surprised later. Emiya-san doesn't have the ability to have both."
Regardless of Shirou's feelings here, Tohsaka was ruthless and thorough.
"------Mom"
That gave his stopped head a slap in the face.
That's right.
It was natural to be frightened when I saw Tohsaka's face as soon as I woke up.
But, in other words, that is--
"...I see. Judging from the situation, you were the one who moved me here when I fainted, Tohsaka."
"Hey. What, my brain works faster than it looks. You look like you are still confused but you still think of things. Hmm, interesting."
"...Huh. In other words, we are back to hide our lies from others."
"Yes, that's it. It would be best if you can understand it so quickly."
After saying this brief sentence, Tohsaka's steps started to move.
"Hey——Hey. Where are you going, Tohsaka?"
"Aren't you awake yet? Where are you going? Isn't this your home? And it's not a place where I can stay for a long time."
Said very simply.
There was a message in those eyes - we are each other's enemies.
That's right...
Ever since he said he wanted to fight in that church last night, Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin have only had a competitive relationship with each other.
"That's right. I'm sorry, Tohsaka. Also, although it's already this time, I still thank you."
"---"
Tohsaka stopped leaving and stared at him with a troubled expression.
"Wait a minute. Why are you saying thank you?"
"Because you helped me, didn't you? Since we are enemies, I will feel even more grateful."
"────Wait a moment. Sit down over there, Emiya-san—and if you don’t want to hurt yourself, put down the sword in your hand first!"
"Sword? Ah————"
It's so slow that I only realized now that Lin returned to the center of the room in a hurry.
"Why, rher...didn't you take it back?"
He hurriedly put down the sword that had hurt him, and asked doubtfully.
"You're just lucky, rher said he gave it to you."
Lin Shi didn't mind the dirty words coming out of his mouth.
"Send--give it to me!"
Shirou's eyes widened. Even if he didn't know what a Noble Phantasm was, he knew that it must be very valuable.
"That's right, General Moye, she hopes you won't smear his name."
"Go-getter, Moye..."
Shirou stared at the black and white swords in his hands and secretly made up his mind.
"I won't let her down!"
"You're not a bad spirit, please sit down for me quickly!"
Rin didn't appreciate it, and her tone suddenly became worse.
Shirou didn't know what she was thinking, but he always felt that disobeying her would lead to serious situations.
So he sat down obediently and put the black and white swords aside.
"Listen, the Holy Grail War is just about killing each other in order to get the Holy Grail. For this reason, you should not treat the master as a human being. Even your closest relatives should be treated as objects that should be defeated. Really, this kind of thing
Isn’t that the first condition of being a master?”
Tohsaka said this with a firm tone and stern eyes.
"I know that. But, if that's the case, why didn't Tohsaka kill me?"
Shirou said something that deserved a beating.
Uh-huh, he made this sound more and more unhappy.
"ㄏ, hum. It's just that I can't get enough energy. I still owed you at that time, and it's unfair to attack you while you're sleeping. So there's always an unpleasant feeling."
"Didn't you just say that the end justifies the means?"
"Click..."
The sound of gritting teeth.
"Forget it, anyway, I advise you to talk less about what is and isn't in the future, because rash actions will only lead to death."
"..."
At that moment, Shirou's whole body suddenly shivered inexplicably and he unconsciously shrank his body back.
"...Hmph. Anyway, that's all I have to say. If you want to know what happens next, ask your servant!"
Rin quickly stood up and walked towards the exit without stopping this time.
"Then goodbye. If we meet again next time, we will be enemies. You have to wake up then! Rher, let's go!"
Felicia's body emerged from the void and followed Rin.
"The magic power is almost full, so there is no problem in moving."
"Then... let's go."
Without looking back, the two of them left the Emiya residence.