Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Blonde Rin: "Yeah, if she weren't so crazy, this might actually have turned into a pretty good love story."

Blonde Rin: "This result is entirely their own fault."

Gina: "What a truly terrible ending."

Koles: "However, even though Ayaka Sajou is dead, Beast still exists."

Waver: "Yes, this big problem hasn't been solved yet, but King Arthur is probably..."

[Not only Sajō Aika, but also the vision of the old sword is darkening.]

[That's only natural. Piercing one's Master from behind is tantamount to cutting off their mana supply.]

He will soon vanish into thin air.

The only regret is that some things were left unfinished.

[His attempt to save innocent people, however many times he vowed to be a true hero, could never be fulfilled.]

Killing Ayaka Sajō was the result of a difficult choice.

If efficiency were the only concern, the appropriate choice would have been to join forces with Aika and use the Holy Sword to annihilate what slumbered within the Greater Grail underground. However, he did not do so.

He chose to save the girls who had turned into automated suicide machines and were falling one by one from the cliff, and to save Ayaka Sajou, who was on the verge of falling into the ground—

Therefore, he killed Sajō Aika.

Rin Tohsaka: "This is terrible! King Arthur is gone, who's going to deal with this Beast?!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Not only that, but if King Arthur's exit is into the Holy Grail—"

Zabiko: "Then the conditions for the birth of Beast are completely met!"

Blonde Rin: "This is really bad—"

[And so we watched as the girl in the emerald dress took her sister's place and was swallowed by the darkness.]

However, Old Sword could no longer sense what would happen next.

Can the sacrificial offerings be saved? Can they regain their stripped will and intellect, cease their losses, and successfully escape back to Earth?

[Sajō Ayaka seems to have lost consciousness. Will she be able to wake up safely?]

[There was nothing he could do; from the moment he made his move against Sajō Ayaka, he couldn't foresee what would happen next.]

All he could do was make a wish.

Please make sure Tokyo in 1991 is saved, and that young child is protected.

But to whom should one make the wish?

[Towards the Holy Grail, overflowing with darkness? Or towards the Holy Grail, bearing the glory of the Lord?]

"In that case, it certainly shouldn't end like this."

The first voice was an unfamiliar male voice.

A figure appeared in Old Sword's mind.

[It was a blond man holding glasses. Judging from his clothing, he was probably from the 20th century or around the 19th century.]

It was Henry Jekyll.

"Your body is falling. You're throwing down your Master, but you're falling down too. The final destination is where our souls have merged."

"Is that how it is in your eyes?"

[Appearing alongside the second voice was Arash, the true hero.]

Zabiko: "Is this... King Arthur's consciousness connected with the other Heroic Spirits?!"

Great Hero: "Huh?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Didn't you say you didn't know what happened afterward?"

Great Hero: "I really don't know, I have no memory of that..."

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: "It seems that this experience was like a dream to us, and we completely forgot about it after we woke up."

[Old Sword: "...Is this an illusion?"]

Arash: "Yeah. If it's not a hallucination, it's a dream."

[Jekyll: "Wait, Archer. I disagree. Can't this rare psychological phenomenon be, for example, a manifestation of the collective unconscious? I am proof. He has never witnessed me in this form, yet he can still see me. It shouldn't be judged merely as a dream."]

[Arash: "You Berserker, you're too much of a reasoner."]

Chapter 527: Human Evil is Born!

Arash shrugged, then cast a sincere gaze at the old sword.

"Let's not talk about that now. Saber, you're not thinking of just giving up like this, are you?"

[Old Sword: "..."]

It's clearly speaking to myself, but I can't answer.

The lips and tongue once used to express emotions can no longer feel anything.

"Go and save the world right now!"

The third sound, accompanied by the scorching heat of the sun, resounded in all directions.

[Roma II's eyes were like a blazing flame, unforgettable.]

"I admit it. Though I am a divine ruler, I also have a tyrannical side and cannot save such an ugly, twisted, and utterly depraved world. In particular, the current world is too greedy for prosperity and obsessed with consumption; I fear it cannot withstand my oppressive measures."

He looked displeased at the edge of the object.

"...Therefore, hero, it is you who will save us this time."

"Sigurd. No, Saber, who bears the holy sword. Everything is entrusted to you."

[A fourth voice appeared, accompanied by the light of the amethyst; it was Brunhilde.]

Brunhilde didn't say much. Her eyes held even more depth as she spoke.

The contents of the Greater Grail must never be allowed to come into being.

【"..."】

Then, two new figures appeared beside Brunhilde.

[A tall, serene figure, and a petite figure who seems embarrassed and wants to hide.]

[It's Bean Dad and Quiet Hassan.]

The spirits of the fallen heroes have gathered here.

The two nodded silently, just once, capturing that single moment—

[The old sword's self-definition has been completely renewed; the sensation in its limbs has finally returned.]

Lion's Robbery: "So, other heroic spirits helped King Arthur maintain his existence?"

Koles: "I never imagined that at this final moment, everyone's hearts would finally be united."

Gina: "Now this is more like a hero's story."

The Great Hero: "That's great. You're too kind. I don't remember this part of the story."

Ramses II: "Hmph, now that we have my support, we absolutely cannot allow ourselves to fail!"

Dad: "Is this my final choice...?"

[There, in the lurking underground Greater Grail, the body of the Old Sword still remains.]

[He was protecting a small figure in his left arm; it was Ayaka Sajou.]

Arash quipped, "Aren't knights supposed to protect noblewomen?"

【"..."】

Old Sword nodded slightly, answering with his lips, which had not yet fully recovered.

【--you're right.】

Thank you.

Rin Tohsaka: "Huh? This little girl didn't run away?"

Charlemagne: "Oh, even on the verge of disappearing, he doesn't forget to protect those he cherishes. Truly worthy of being called the King of Knights."

Charlemagne: "It's a pity that this male King Arthur isn't in the group."

The dark roar bared its sharp teeth at the world.

A boiling sea of ​​meat, a frenzied appetite, a proliferating chaos—

[Beneath the precipice of despair, a colossal body, shelled with the Greater Grail and harboring an almost abnormal desire for humanity, is about to be born.]

[The instant the girl who had once defined herself as a mother was lost, hundreds of "lips" instantly materialized, emitting grotesque screams that transformed into magical waves that eroded space, shattering the Greater Grail.]

[This is tantamount to a fierce declaration that there will be no more sleep, no more wavering, no more waiting.]

[It's a cry for life.]

[Predation: Origin and Evolution]