Skadi, returning to infinity

With Skadi around, he can accomplish whatever he wants.

With my wife and daughters safe and sound, and my dreams no longer out of reach, dying here is a fortunate thing.

"Master... what happened to Kiritsugu Emiya?"

Irisviel didn't sense anything amiss, but Artoria could see something different.

After Skadi left, she hesitated for a moment, but still asked a question.

"He only has six months left to live."

"The reason... well, it's hard to say."

"Artoria, do you want to save him?"

Skadi told her the truth, and then asked her a question.

Why did you save him...?

“If someone wants to kill him, I won’t stand by and watch him die, but if a person’s life has come to an end, then that is the natural fate.”

"Going against the destiny of nature is not a good thing."

Artoria understood this very clearly, or rather, she understood everything except herself.

"Is it defying the destiny of nature? Perhaps..."

"Let's go back."

Skadi quietly took Artoria's hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything is progressing in the best direction I envisioned.

But I still feel a little regretful. What is it that I regret?

She kept thinking about this, and it wasn't until she returned to the secluded villa that she realized she seemed to have been holding Altori's hand the whole time.

Ya's hand.

"Ah? Sorry, I was thinking about something and didn't notice..."

Skadi released her hand and looked at her with some concern.

"It's alright, Master." She shook her head to indicate that it was nothing, but Medea was unhappy that she was alright.

Her eyes were fixed on Skadi's hand holding Artoria's, and it was unclear what she was doing.

"Now that you're back, it's time to keep your promise."

Gilgamesh, sitting arrogantly on the sofa with his legs crossed, looked at Skadi and gave her a smile.

He was holding a wine glass in his hand, half-filled with red wine, but it was unclear whether he had drunk it or not.

Ali, dressed in a maid outfit, stood to the side, looking at Skadi with a helpless expression.

"Hmm, you want to become an agent, right?"

Skadi calmed Artoria, Medea, and the Black Knight down, then she went over and sat down opposite Gilgamesh.

"Isn't this what you promised me?"

"If I cooperate with you and give up this competition for the Holy Grail, you will allow me to become like you."

"The treasures of one world are too few. I will conquer all the worlds and collect all the treasures into my royal treasury."

"And you'll probably encounter more interesting things in different worlds."

"I want to do more interesting things, and being confined here is far too restrictive."

Gilgamesh wanted to become the Agent, partly to amass wealth, but more importantly, to experience more "pleasure."

The Holy Grail War is over. If he cannot obtain sufficient magical energy, or possess a physical body like the Great Emperor, then he must return to the ranks of the Heroic Spirits.

殿。

That was not the outcome he wanted.

So being able to leave this place and find more fun is exactly what he wanted.

"Yes, I will definitely keep my promise to you."

"Please sign this."

Skadi presented Gilgamesh with a contract and asked him to sign it.

"Hmm? The only thing in the whole thing that's 'I, the king, cannot oppose you'?"

"Interesting. Are you afraid of me, my beloved concubine?"

Gilgamesh glanced at it; he already knew the contents.

There are twelve rules, but none of them impose any restrictions on him; they are merely some forms of cooperation with him.

The only condition was that he couldn't become enemies with Skadi, which piqued his interest.

Skadi ignored him calling her "beloved concubine," and the more she argued with this narcissist, the more he took advantage of her.

Ignoring him is the best way to shut him up.

"It's not that I'm afraid of you, it's just that I have to resist the urge to kill you."

Skadi's rosy lips uttered such ruthless words in a gentle tone, which truly startled Gilgamesh.

"Haha...interesting...interesting..."

Although it sounded funny, he still signed the contract.

After all, Skadi and he were practically allies.

Whether he will meet Skadi again after entering the [Game of Gods] is unknown.

Becoming her an enemy is only a theoretical possibility; whether it will actually happen is still uncertain.

Besides, given Skadi's abilities, he really couldn't say whether becoming enemies with her would be any good.

Of course, besides these, there are some thoughts that are not easy to express.

However, to avoid tensions when you meet in the future, it's best to sign a contract.

"How could this guy agree so easily?"

Skadi was also surprised to see him sign the contract.

This is completely unlike his personality. What prompted him to do this?

Although she was puzzled, she felt mostly relieved.

Letting Gilgamesh wreak havoc on the "Game of Gods" is a good thing for her; at least she doesn't need to worry about him causing trouble for the Type-Moon world.

The.

Although she knew that Gilgamesh had different forms and appearances at different times, the way he looked now was that of a pleasure monster.

The fourth generation was alright, but the fifth generation became a purebred monster.

Keeping him far away was also for our own safety.

"Then I will build a palace there, waiting for your arrival, my beloved consort, hahaha..."

The moment the contract was signed, Xiao Ai's power activated, making Gilgamesh her proxy.

A vortex appeared behind him, and Gilgamesh's body was slowly sucked into it.

Before disappearing, he left these words, which made Skadi roll her eyes.

"This guy is so annoying."

Medea said this in a complaining tone after he left.

"It was indeed annoying, but at least we've gotten rid of this trouble now."

Skadi stuck out her little tongue and stretched.

"Aoi, we'll be leaving as early as tomorrow, so please get ready."

"Don't worry, that place is... well, it's pretty good."

"I guess so.

Skadi called out to the second floor, then told everyone to go and rest. She and Ali returned to their room on the third floor and locked the door.

"I don't know what I'll encounter once I get to the root of the problem."

"But one day is definitely not enough, it would take at least ten days to half a month."

"So you need to be prepared to endure such a long period of loneliness."

After she closed the door, Alaya and Gaia appeared beside her.

Seeing the girl sitting on the bed waiting, they exchanged a glance and then reminded each other.

"Oh? Is that so? It's alright, just leave the outside matters to Ali."

Ali had always served as her assistant, but in this mission world, there were basically no times when she needed to take action, so she mostly stayed put.

The role is equivalent to that of a maid or butler.

But if Skadi is not around, then she can make the right choice in Skadi's place.

This is why Skadi keeps Ali by her side all the time; compared to Losia, she understands her much better.

"...Sometimes I don't know what to say about you."

Shaking his head, Alaya walked over, reached out, and touched Skadi's forehead.

"Um?"

Without any preparation, her consciousness vanished, and Skadi's body seemed to no longer belong to her, but had become something else entirely.

In the endless darkness lies a strange, cave-like space.

There are countless passages around the space, connecting different worlds and timelines.

From here, she can see the Babylonian front, Ragnarok, the Great Wall built by Qin Shi Huang beyond Earth, and more.

Even the sleeping Moon Princess can see Joan of Arc burning on the cross...

Of course, she could also spot Artoria asleep leaning against a small tree by the lake, a sweet smile on her face...