Skadi, returning to infinity

"Look at where I overlooked something, look at where I didn't do it well."

"Finally, I realized that it wasn't that I didn't know how to do things, or that I was incapable of doing things; it was that I had neglected your feelings and some of your needs too much."

"This is clearly not good, I can't go on like this."

"I need to understand you, to understand your needs, to understand your emotions, and to understand what you need to do."

"Only in this way can I truly help you in the future."

"Thank you so much for your tolerance of this immature person all this time."

"From now on, I will take good care of you, protect you, understand you, and meet your needs."

"So Your Highness, you can trust me as much as possible."

Skadi gently expressed her thoughts, as she was well aware of Theresa's feelings.

But those thoughts are not so easy to resolve.

"I see.

Gazing at her, Theresa nodded.

“You are indeed more understanding now than you were before, Skadi.”

"This is progress, and it's what we want to see."

"But you're wrong about one thing."

Theresa held her hand tightly and followed the others to the back of the mountain.

“We have always trusted you absolutely. Even if we sometimes have doubts about your decisions and raise them, it doesn’t mean we don’t believe you.”

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"Instead, we want to understand what you are trying to do, why you made this choice, and how we can do our best."

"Little Skadi, this is our feeling for you, and also..."

"It is also our trust in you, the trust in entrusting our future and our lives to you."

"Therefore, you don't need to blame yourself, and you don't even need to force yourself to change."

"Doing what you're supposed to do is the best thing you can do."

Theresa's voice was gentler, and her gaze shifted between Skadi and Kal'tsit's back.

Although they weren't speaking loudly, their conversation was still overheard by others.

But so what? These words are not secrets, and there's no need to hide them from anyone.

"So I am doing the right thing right now, Your Highness."

“I know Dr. Kal'tsit has a lot of complaints about me, but her complaints are not because she has any needs, but because she thinks too much.”

"I will handle Dr. Kal'tsit's emotions, and I will make her happy."

Skadi nodded solemnly, as if she understood.

...Skadi, you don't understand at all.

Theresa sighed inwardly. Skadi seemed to understand, but in reality, she understood nothing at all.

But what could she do? Skadi had already worked very hard and learned so much in order to change herself.

No matter how you look at it, you can't expect her to fully understand their thoughts.

"This is the back mountain."

Their villa was located on the back mountain, and after turning around to the back, there was a cliff with a view of the vast land below and in the distance.

"This place...is so desolate."

Aoi Tohsaka spoke, staring blankly ahead.

Is this Skadi's hometown?

Although she mentioned that the situation in her hometown was actually not good.

However, the large villa where she was when she left led her to misunderstand the matter.

Now, after passing the large villa and seeing these scenes, Aoi Tohsaka finally understood whether Skadi's words were true or false.

"Yes, this is my hometown."

"Due to frequent natural disasters, almost all cities are mobile mechanical cities."

"We live in these cities, constantly on the verge of unpredictable natural disasters."

"And the wilderness outside the city is a paradise for Originium-infected beasts and all kinds of wild animals."

"They occupy places where humans cannot live, and then we have to be careful when we pass by."

"Life is so insignificant on this earth."

"Everyone is struggling, striving to survive."

"Mobile cities cannot guarantee true safety, because there are disasters that are even more terrible than natural disasters."

"As the world changes, these disasters will only increase, and we will never be able to truly escape from them."

"Unless we possess the ability to alter natural disasters and destroy the weapons of any enemy attempting to attack us."

"Furthermore, we also need to cure Oripathy so that no one will have to worry about these disasters and diseases anymore."

"We bear a great responsibility, and we are just a small force in this world."

There's not much we can do, and not much we can change.

"But at least we are trying to do it, trying to make a change."

“Aoi, what you see is just the tip of the iceberg of this world.”

"If you learn more, you'll know where everyone lives."

"I told you beforehand that it was dangerous here."

"But since you still chose to come along, I will protect you all, and especially Rin, Sakura, Kallen, and Fujino, so that they can grow up here."

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"They have the power to change natural disasters, and I believe in their future..."

Skadi gazed at the sky, at the sun.

As they spoke, the wind picked up, making everyone's long hair and skirts flutter in the wind.

"Even after I found out, I still chose to come along because I had already made up my mind to stay with you."

In the last two weeks, Skadi and Aoi Tohsaka's relationship improved considerably.

She no longer called Kui "Madam," but could address her by her given name.

Whether Skadi comes here or not is no longer a requirement for her.

After all, she had already turned all four girls into blood relatives, and the Type-Moon world was now linked to the system, so it would be easy for her to go there in the future.

So even though she lives in Fuyuki City, Skadi can still take a month or two each year to visit them and spend time with them.

Whether they are by my side or not is no longer important, and there's no need to think about it so much.

But it wasn't just Aoi; the four little girls also chose to come along.

Besides her dependence on Skadi and the power of blood ties, this probably also stems from the little girl's adventurous spirit.

Skadi and her four children were so well protected that they were filled with curiosity about everything outside.

Having the possibility of living in a new place, and having people by your side, naturally you wouldn't mind.

As for Tokiomi Tohsaka, they did eventually meet him to catch up.

But the child's emotional bond with his father was almost severed, and the connection shifted to Skadi.

This is a very subtle thing, and it's also Skadi's way of repaying Sakura and the others for all the effort they've put in.

Was the place they lived in peaceful before?

Kal'tsit walked up to Skadi at this moment. Her emotions seemed to have dissipated, and now she wanted to know about Aoi and the others.

"Hmm, it's probably a... peaceful world."

"But it's hard to say. Those magicians who hide in the shadows and use magic techniques similar to primitive methods aren't necessarily good people either."

"Moreover, there are many dangers that ordinary people cannot avoid, and sometimes, they may not even know how they died."

"It's just that the world doesn't have natural disasters as frequently as Terra, doesn't have such a dangerous environment, and doesn't need to worry about Oripathy."

"Eh..."

Skadi clarified some things; she didn't know what Kal'tsit wanted to know, she just said what she needed to say.

"So why didn't they leave them there, but instead came to this place?"

"You should know it's dangerous here."

Kal'tsit took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm herself down.

"It is very dangerous, but..."

Skadi wanted to take all the blame upon herself, but at that moment, the four little girls, as if by telepathy, ran over and surrounded her.

Skadi, Kal'tsit, and Theresa were nearby.

"Sister, sister, have we caused you any trouble?"

Despite her small stature, the incredibly clever Rin Tohsaka is now feigning weakness and cuteness, asking Skadi in an extremely pitiful tone while looking timidly at Kai.

Erxi.

"No.

Kal'tsit's heart melted under that gaze. She immediately shook her head in denial and turned her gaze to Skadi.

"No, Dr. Kal'tsit is just worried about whether you will grow up healthy."

"Because the education here is different from what you might have received, I'm afraid you might not be able to cope with some of it."

Skadi naturally understood why Kal'tsit was looking at her, so she helped Kal'tsit out of the predicament.