Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

If that's true, why was I able to save Britain so easily?

Britain's demise was inevitable, but I easily changed my fate.

Morgan used to believe that he, a genius, achieved miracles through hard work and even broke through the interference of inhibitory forces.

Now she finally understood that it wasn't like that at all—

All of this is probably just a dream that Shirou has woven for himself!

Merlin remained noncommittal and continued, "Arthur has not disappeared."

"It didn't disappear? How is that possible!" Morgan retorted excitedly.

"He hasn't disappeared; he's just accompanying you in another form."

Merlin didn't explain the meaning of those words, but instead said with a sad expression, "Your guess is half right."

"You were able to save Britain because of Shirou's secret assistance—he made a pact with the Counter Force."

"!"

Morgan stared in astonishment, mouth agape: "The Guardian...?"

The Guardian of Inhibition —

She had heard that rumor before.

The most insidious miracles are the seductive voices that humanity hears in its despair.

They offer their souls to the restraining force, becoming eternal slaves called guardians, in exchange for a chance to have their wishes fulfilled.

The Queen's voice trembled as she asked, "Are you saying that Shirou willingly sacrificed himself to become a guardian in order to create a world where I can be happy?"

Merlin responded with his usual smug smile.

"If it were that easy to make you happy, Arthur would have done it long ago. A mere guardian can't stop the fall of Britain."

"What's the meaning?"

The moment Morgan blurted out the question, his unease reached an unprecedented level.

Merlin said softly, "Arthur did not become the guardian of the restraint."

To guide his beloved to a world of happiness—he became the very force of inhibition.

Morgan: "………………Huh?"

How can humans develop a sense of restraint?

No, Shirou wasn't human anymore back then... Uh, could it be!?

Merlin: "Arthur's contract was with 'human beings (Alaya-vijnana)'."

Alaya-vijnana is one of the two restraining forces existing on this planet.

One is "human beings (Alaya consciousness)," which represents the collective will of primates.

The other is the soul of the planet, "the world (Gaia)".

"Then, the contents of the contract between the two parties are—"

Arthur will help "humanity (Alaya)" kill "the world (Gaia)" and replace it as the new "world."

Merlin said calmly, "In the original world, Britain was forcibly extended due to the efforts of Arthur and Morgan."

To end the Age of British Gods, the restraining force—

To be precise, it was Gaia's side. The world mobilized Albion and the Moon King—but they were both defeated by Shirou and the Knights of the Round Table.

The absurdity has reached this point, the foundation of human reason has long been shattered, and Gaia is already at its last gasp. Continuing like this will only lead to its inevitable demise.

Our world is beyond saving, but Arthur has not given up.

It's not to save the world, but to save you.

Morgan: "…………"

Arthur made a secret pact with "humans (Alaya consciousness)" to kill the weakened Gaia and become the new suppressor.

Just as the Star Sword possesses the power to alter history, the moment Shirou became the Star Counter, the original history was also significantly "replaced" according to his will.

Morgan's head suddenly exploded.

She recalled the damage on the chosen sword, the opportunity that led her to learn the Holy Lance magic, and the sudden opening that Albion revealed during their battle.

A mysterious phenomenon that has been silently helping me since childhood, an invisible hand—

The truth is that he became Shirou, the one who suppressed his power.

Even before killing Gaia, Shirou was no longer human, but rather the "God of the End," whose spiritual structure was equivalent to that of a deity.

Morgan immediately realized that although Shirou had become something similar to the Star Touch, he could never replace the soul of the planet, as their life forms were on completely different dimensions.

Therefore, he became the means by which the dead planet acted as a deterrent—

Shirou transformed into the physical laws (Texture) fixed to the surface of the earth by the Tower of the End.

"........."

Morgan hugged his shoulders as if he felt very cold.

Why……

Why would you go to such lengths for me, Shirou...?

Even if the world's fate is already sealed...

Rather than seeking happiness alone, I would rather face destruction with you!

Merlin lowered her long eyelashes: "It's a pity, Morgan... our Arthur is no longer here."

Body, spirit, soul, and even consciousness have been completely annihilated; Shirou has become nothing more than a protective concept.

Merlin put his hand on Morgan's shoulder.

"Stop looking for that child... His greatest wish is for you to be happy."

If he were still capable of thinking, he would be very sad to see you like this.

"..."

Morgan couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Shirou sacrificed everything for her.

If Morgan doesn't accept the other party's kindness and continues to live in sorrow, that would be the greatest betrayal of Shirou.

"........."

Morgan awoke from the dream woven by the nightmare.

She sat blankly on the bed, reaching out her hand towards a ray of sunlight streaming in from the window, only to grasp at nothing.

Shirou is nowhere to be found.

No—Shirou didn't disappear; he became "the world" itself.

Even if they can never meet again, Shirou will always be there for him and protect him.

Just as Merlin said, Shirou hasn't disappeared; he's just been accompanying you in a different form.

So... I should be satisfied, right?

Morgan fought back tears, bit her lip, and quickly confirmed her feelings—

"I'm not satisfied...!"

"I don't want it to be like this...!"

"I only want Shirou, I want him by my side...! He's my brother, he's my husband...!"

I want him to hold me tight! I want to hear him say I'm cute! I want to snuggle in his arms and tell him I love him!

"Stop being stubborn, Morgan."

The nightmare's voice echoed in his ears: "You know perfectly well that Arthur can never come back."

"capricious……?"

Morgan's beautiful eyes flickered slightly.

Shirou once remarked that Morgan was sometimes as capricious as a princess.

"She's a princess, aren't you going to complain? My little brother."

The Shirou in my memory replied with a wry smile.

"Alright, alright... then it's my job to satisfy the princess's whims as much as possible."

"!!!"

found it.

There is a way to reunite with Shirou!

The world we live in today was created by Shirow solely to bring happiness to Morgan.

Therefore, in this new world, "Morgan's happiness" is the highest priority, equivalent to the deterrent effect of "planetary survival".

What would happen if Morgan defined his happiness as "Shirow's return"?

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Volume 1, Chapter 108: Mo Shen, activate!

—I cannot agree with this.

—I absolutely do not agree with this ending.

On the ever-collapsed worldline—Shirou gazed silently at the twilight sky.

This is the highest mountain in the hilly region called Kamran.

In the original work, this is where King Arthur—Artoria—encounters the Repressor.

The desperate girl, who had witnessed the kingdom's destruction, heard seductive voices here.

The sound was not from a planet (Gaia), but from humans (Alaya-vijnana).

The planet accepted the end of civilization, but the primate of the stars refused to accept it.

Alaya-vijnana is a defensive mechanism for the "human world" created by the collective unconscious of humankind.

In order for human history to continue, it absorbs countless records and countless powers, and is a repository of souls that will exist forever until the end of humanity.

Simply put, it is usury without a limit.

If that person is someone who "can be of use to ensure the survival of humanity," the Alaya consciousness will infinitely grant them magic—giving them opportunities and tools to serve that person so that human history can continue.

King Arthur, having fallen to the depths of despair, makes a pact with the Counterforce, and from then on travels through countless parallel worlds in search of a wish machine that can save Britain.

This is the origin story of f/sn, which Shirou, as a transmigrator, is already very familiar with.

Unfortunately, he is now in a situation similar to Artoria's.

This time, however, it wasn't the island that was destroyed, but the world itself—

Britain, through Shirou's efforts, avoided its fate of destruction, but was thus judged as "a world without a future (cutting matter)".

The universe is infinite.

Therefore, the universe allows for infinite possibilities, and this is how numerous parallel worlds and different histories of development came about.

The universe is finite.

Therefore, when a world is determined at a certain point in time to be "meaningless to continue," humanity will take measures to prevent the improper waste of energy.

The logging started last night.

As if the power had been suddenly cut off, the world entered its countdown to destruction without warning.

Continents collapsed, oceans boiled, and a final tsunami swept across the entire world.

Whether Eastern or Western civilization, both are powerless in the face of an absolute will on a multiverse scale.

Human architecture, wonders, towns, palaces—all of these are constantly being destroyed.