Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

Shinji suddenly saw this picture in his mind. The girl in front of him was Altria Pendragon, and this scene was exactly the demon in her heart.

[The control of the Tsukuyomi space has been taken away. It seems that this is Saber’s inner world...]

Camelot burned, soldiers died, and the king was alone...

Putting down the soldier's body, feeling someone approaching from behind, Altria stood up again, picked up the holy sword that was inserted beside her, and pointed it at the purple-haired man who was approaching.

"Are you here to take my life too?"

"…No, I came to see the king who…doesn't understand human nature."

As if salt was rubbed into the wound, even the usually good-tempered Knight King's expression turned grim.

"It seems there is nothing more to say, come on!"

In response, Shinji just waved his hand, looking like he didn't want to bother with her.

"You can't even listen to Zhongzheng's frank words. You really don't understand people's hearts."

This is the spiritual world. No matter who dies, it will not have any impact on the outside world. Moreover, now that the initiative has been taken away, he may not be able to defeat this petite girl...

Seeing the man in front of her having no intention of fighting, Artoria felt even more confused. The words just now seemed to have hit her soft spot, causing her to tightly grasp the holy sword in her hand and maintain this awkward confrontation.

"If... you could make a wish, what would it be?"

"..."

"It must be to go back in time and find a way to change Camelot's tragic ending."

"..."

"But I can tell you for sure that even if you save one Camelot, it will not change the outcome of Camelot's demise."

“…Who are you and why are you talking nonsense here!?”

"This is a definite fate. It is this history that created you as you are now. If you change this history, your existence will also change, and then a destroyed Camelot will appear again..."

The holy sword was shaking... Altria stood there blankly. She clearly didn't understand what the other party said, but it seemed as if a false fantasy in her heart was shattered.

"what!!!"

The girl fell to her knees, covering her head and screaming in pain. An inexplicable memory came to her mind: Airi, the Holy Grail, Shirou, and Kuroki…

Looking up at the holy sword stuck in the ground, her face was reflected on the sword, with graying hair, golden pupils, and a cold expression... Is this... her?

"You have seen through your fate and placed your last hope on the Holy Grail Wishing Machine, but you are unwilling to think about whether the Holy Grail can help you realize your wish, or whether it can realize your wish according to your ideal."

"..."

The girl's eyes were filled with confusion. She had no way out. If the Holy Grail could not fulfill her wish, then she really didn't know what to do next. How could she stay on this battlefield and watch the dynasty destroyed in her hands...

Looking at the girl who was in self-doubt, Shinji smiled as if his trick had succeeded, giving the impression that he was a big shot who was deceiving an ignorant girl.

"Confused Saber, why don't you just follow me from now on."

"…Um!?"

Altria stared at the man blankly, the hair on her head swaying in the wind. She still couldn't remember who the man in front of her was, she only knew that he shouldn't be here...

"No one said that fate cannot be defied. The Holy Grail is not enough to satisfy my ambition..."

"The future holds endless possibilities. I won't just follow the rules. You can witness it for yourself."

After saying this, he ignored the girl's doubts, released the Tsukuyomi space, and his thoughts were pulled back to the outside world.

It was still the scene at that time. Black Saber's raised beam had not yet struck down, and Rider was also restrained, as if everything just now was just Shinji's illusion.

However, seemingly unchanged, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, pushing the ending to an unknown...

"Rider, activate the Noble Phantasm [Rider's Reins]!"

After receiving the order, Medusa suddenly found that the restraints on her body were relieved, and Black Saber stopped for some reason, but this was only temporary.

Light appeared, and a white horse with huge wings was summoned. The magic power released destroyed the black mud tentacles. Rider rode on the imaginary Pegasus and suddenly rushed towards Black Saber.

Black Saber also came to her senses at this time, but was still hit head-on. The black and red magic light column that was rising into the sky was interrupted, gradually becoming thinner and finally disappearing.

【Knight's Reins】

Rider's anti-army weapon, riding on the Phantasma, launched an attack on the area ahead. Black Saber's most direct experience now was that she was being knocked flying...

The huge impact force carried her out of the center of the black mud, breaking her advantage on the field, and Shinji stood in the center of the black mud instead.

He pulled out the bottle of black mud from behind and could vaguely feel that it was different from the black mud under his feet. If he had to say it, they were like two divine artifacts of the same origin, one of which had already recognized its owner, while the other was still ownerless.

He crushed the bottle with one hand, and the black mud inside began to spread along Shinji's fingertips like a shark smelling blood. Shinji didn't care and let the black mud on the ground wrap him up.

My vision was gradually eroded by the black mud, countless bad negative emotions arose, and my thoughts became dull...

When he opened his eyes again, Shinji came to a dark world. In front of him stood a girl who looked very similar to Illya, staring at him with wide eyes.

"…Why are you here? It's not time yet, is it?"

The pure white girl blinked, a little surprised that she seemed to be recognized, and then she became inexplicably happy.

"The last time the Holy Grail was accidentally destroyed, the large amount of magic power that was gathered was not used. Therefore, it is better to say that the me of ten years ago was delayed rather than that I appeared ahead of time."

"But now there are only three heroes who have left the stage, and I am not the strongest one."

“It’s okay! I can sense that you are the only one who still has strong expectations for the Holy Grail, so what is your wish?”

"I'm sorry... I don't need your twisted wishes. It's better to make things clear."

The girl was still smiling, but the look in her eyes had changed. Black mud began to form around her, gradually covering her ankles. She looked like a defiled angel...

"You seem to know a lot..."

"That's not good! She has a strong desire, but she doesn't have the same obsession as that man. This makes it difficult for me!"

The girl had intended to gradually induce the person in front of her to merge into herself, just as she had done ten years ago, to infuse him with the evil of this world, and finally let him become the nourishment of evil or the source of evil.

But this man seemed to know her purpose, so if she tried to force him to fall into evil, it would most likely lead to the same result as ten years ago, with the Holy Grail destroyed, the black mud leaking out, and then powerlessly dissipating after destroying everything around it...

"Since you don't want to be part of the evil of this world, why do you take the initiative to contact the black mud?"

"Who said I didn't want to."

"Um!?"

The girl's face turned strange, as if her original logic was disrupted, and her brain was constantly analyzing the meaning of this sentence...

"I mean, my original purpose was to join you. Your appearance is unnecessary."

“…What’s going on?”