Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

First of all, of the people who left the Hanging Gardens last night, only Shirou, Leticia, and Astolfo remain in the Yggdrasil Castle.

Atalanta, Achilles, and Semiramis, as members of the "Red" faction, would never be willing to stay on the enemy's side, no matter how shameless they are.

Atalanta returned to the forest, Achilles went to town, and Semiramis's whereabouts remained unknown.

Secondly, the Thousand World Tree Clan did not intend to sit idly by and wait for their doom; they planned to launch another attack on the aerial fortress in a few days.

To this end, they even used Danic's legacy to order several commercial aircraft.

However, the biggest problem is that they only have Astolfo left as their only remaining Heroic Spirit, with Mordred as an ally at most.

What can two Servants do against that legion of angels?

Although no one said it, a somber atmosphere hung over the city of Mirenia.

Thirdly, the Arbiter Joan of Arc was forcibly removed from Leticia's body.

Originally, Joan of Arc could only possess the human realm, but now she has become a vessel for others. The saint herself should be in a state of slumber at present.

“Um, Mr. Saber… there’s something… I haven’t told anyone yet…”

When talking about herself, Leticia suddenly became shy and hesitant.

"what happened?"

"Although the Saintess's spirit origin has disappeared, it seems that I still retain some of her power within me..."

"is this real?"

Shirou looked at Leticia's back in surprise and found it smooth and white, with nothing there.

"No, it's not about the Command Seals!"

Laetitia blushed and complained, hurriedly putting on her uniform jacket.

"Um... to make it easier for me to explain, please come with me."

She pulled Shirou away from the castle, and then walked briskly for more than ten minutes before finally stopping when Shirou couldn't help but ask a question.

We arrived at an open space.

"Next, I will show Mr. Saber the power that the Saintess left me."

"Okay, good luck!"

"Ok."

The blonde girl swallowed nervously, then raised her outstretched arms.

In an instant—a magnificent pillar of light descended from the sky.

Shirou's mouth dropped open: "..."

Leticia asked hesitantly, "What...what do you think, Mr. Saber?"

This is hardly the power left behind by Joan of Arc...

This is clearly something that Metatron left behind!

No, because Metatron is not simply "Angel/Metatron" but "Jeanne Metatron"—

Is that why it turned out this way?

The girl tilted her head in confusion: "Is that so? This is... the power of an angel...!?"

"Hmm, the angelic power wasn't completely removed..."

So that's how it is... No wonder she gave us seven days..."

Shirou immediately realized that Leticia might be the key to defeating Metatron.

"Laetitia!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Saber!"

Leticia looked nervous as the red-haired boy gripped her hands tightly.

"Can you accept the current situation?" Shirou asked.

"What do you mean?" Leticia asked back.

Are you willing to accept the extinction of humanity?

"Of course I don't want to!"

"very good."

Shirou nodded in satisfaction: "For the next week, I will train you diligently until you are proficient in using the power of angels."

Leticia was stunned: "You want me to fight Lord Metatron?"

"Yes."

"It's impossible! It's simply impossible!"

"No, you can do it, you're capable of it... How about the answer?"

"It's...Saber-sensei... Waaah..."

Leticia said, her shoulders slumped.

……

……

The first day of humanity's final seven days began peacefully with the arrival of night.

From 2 PM to 8 PM, Shirou taught Leticia magic from scratch, and only just now did he finally let her go back to rest.

"Come to my room at 6:30 tomorrow morning, understand?"

"Sir! Yes, Sir!"

Shirou's harsh teaching methods are beginning to show results.

A female student at a Catholic academy is growing into a super soldier capable of firing EX-level anti-military beam cannons from her fingertips.

After seeing Leticia off, Shirou first went to visit Aika, but was kicked out by the homunculi for being in the way before returning to his room.

As a result, I didn't get a proper rest today.

Shirou was just getting ready for a good night's sleep when a voice called out to him from the doorway.

"Mr. Saber."

"Fiore?"

The acting head of the Yggdmillennia family wheeled himself over.

This time, neither Chiron nor Correspondent pushed her wheelchair.

"Can I come in?"

"Please come in."

Shirou went over and pushed her wheelchair, and she said thank you.

I closed the door and made coffee for the guests.

Shirou sat down opposite Fiore and asked, "Is there something you need so late?"

Fiore looked directly into Shirou's eyes and stated her purpose:

“Mr. Saber, please enter into a master-servant contract with me.”

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Shirou paused for a moment. Fiore's expression was serious, and she didn't seem to be joking.

"Even if you say you want to make a contract with me... Aika is still here."

"Yes, although you don't need to transfer magic to Miss Aika right now, but... how long can you maintain this state?"

Even if you manage to survive a week, do you think you can fight Metatron without a Master providing magical support?

"..."

Shirou wanted to explain, but he gave up.

Fiore's words made no mistake. They were facing a formidable enemy they could never defeat, and they didn't even have a supply of magic power. Just maintaining their physical presence was already extremely difficult.

Fiore is the acting patriarch of the Yggdrasil and also the most outstanding magician of the clan.

From any perspective, Shirou should form a contract with her.

but……

Becoming Fiore's Servant means that Shirou must break his contract with Aika.

Shirou is still a Servant who loves songs.

In that near-infinite state of death, Shirou and Aika's causal line miraculously remained intact for some reason.

Aika can no longer provide Shirou with any support.

Even if she were to wake up again, her magic circuits would have long been destroyed by the Hydra venom, and Ayaka Sajou would have lost her abilities as a Master and a Magician.

Even so, Shirou did not want to change his Master easily.

After a moment of silence, the red-haired boy said, "I cannot betray Aigo."

Do you consider this betrayal?

"Ah."

I recalled my conversation with her not long ago.

"My Master is Aika, and no matter what happens... I will never betray you."

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"So even if Aika doesn't have Command Seals, my policy won't change... Please tell me the truth."

"Pfft... Haha, you've got it wrong... Saber... Pfft, it's not what you think... Hahaha..."

Command Seals? Of course I have them. If you don't believe me, I'll show them to you, Saber.

See, Saber… this is proof that I am your Master. I'm sorry for making you worry, Saber—

I should have shown this to you sooner; I didn't mean to hide it from you... but if I could, I wouldn't want to use it.

"why?"

"Because this is born from a miracle... the bond between you and me."

At that moment, Aika said with a blissful expression.

"I will absolutely not use Command Seals, and I don't even want to reduce the number of strokes."

Because right now, this is the only definite connection between us.

This is how Shirou answered at the time.

"Understood."

"Why?"

"If Aika doesn't want the Command Seals to disappear, I will respect your opinion."

"I see. So the bond between Mr. Saber and Ms. Aika is even deeper than I imagined..."

I'm sorry, I just said some very hurtful things.

Fiore bowed her head deeply, and Shirou quickly said.

"It's great that you understand, but please don't take it to heart. I'm the one who... is still doing this pointless thing when humanity is on the verge of extinction."

The young female clan leader of the Thousand World Tree shook her head resolutely: "That's not true, it's not boring at all."

This is precisely a manifestation of Mr. Saber's noble soul... To be honest, I am deeply moved.

"She really is a good girl," Shirou thought to himself.