I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

—Do we have to do this?

Before the time of decision officially came, the green-haired doll asked his friend this way.Once again, unspeakable sadness appeared in his heart.

—Yes, there is only one way.

The blond king answered his silently crying friend like this, without leaving any room in his voice, which seemed decisive and arrogant.

Only they know what this conversation represents.

Only he himself knows what kind of deep meaning is hidden under the seemingly indifferent tone.

friendship.

love.

The combination of the two shows more complex and profound emotions.

In this chaotic and false world, they are destined to encounter unprecedented tragic collisions, and perhaps they will be broken...

"no, I can not."

"We can think of that, and Eddie can think of it."

"The reason why this world exists, the reason why we are drawn into it, and the crucial significance of it, lies in this—"

If you hesitate, it will only add to the burden.

If you give up, you will only tarnish your pride.

For these three who were once irreplaceable close friends, even though all kinds of things happened in the process, they are still irreplaceable at this time, there is no need to say too much.

When they realized the essence of this world, they were far apart, but they all made the same decision tacitly.

——In order to let the beloved get peace, I must fight with my lover.

——Go all out.

——Leave no energy.

It's like returning to the age of gods.

Layers of golden light emerged from the void, like ripples spreading around, but without the softness of water waves, what was conveyed was the coldest murderous intent.

As the only person present who had nothing to do with them, Karna had all this in his eyes.

He raised his eyes and saw the shining golden sky in front of him, no matter whether it was Archer or Lancer, their faces were covered by golden light.

But there is no doubt that these two are absolutely serious.

In this illusory world that is doomed to be broken, a great battle that is bound to overthrow the world is about to kick off.

Karna looked at his Master again.

He found that the boy's expression was finally no longer as depressed as before, but a rather obvious change had taken place.

In fact, it was only a short time from closing eyes to opening them.

When the eyes were closed, the silver-haired boy's cold face still had indistinct struggle and anger.

But all these emotions faded away when he opened his eyes again.

What Karna saw again was the blazing heat that burst out from those eyes that seemed to be dead, burning like a raging flame, melting the ice that had been sealed for thousands of years in an instant!

"What are you doing in a daze, and if you stand still, I will go by myself."

Eric grabbed the gun with his backhand and walked forward at a pace that was the opposite of the slow hesitation before.

He called the Heroic Spirit who had said for a long time that he was going to fight side by side with him, but he didn't actually look at him, and he didn't pay much attention to whether Karna kept up.

Because it doesn't matter anymore.

Those two were the only ones whose eyes could be fixed on.

His blood, which had been depressed and lonely for so many years, was finally boiling with unprecedented excitement at this moment—no, maybe a long, long time ago, when he first met these two people, his blood was boiling like this intensely.

Eric felt that this would be all right.

"I'll see you again when you wake up. I've seen that day, Eddie."

"Unfortunately, bling bling, I don't want to see your face again."

"Then... let's treat this as a game. Anyway, it's a dream, and you'll wake up after the game is over, right?"

"Ah, Enkidu. Although I don't think it makes sense... this time, I'll just listen to you."

then.

One side of Wang Cai was opened, and the lock of the sky pierced through the earth.

One side was covered with ice and snow, and the God Killing Spear released the light of the sun.

After the huge earthquake that happened as promised, the world changed color.

……

After a long time.

The Heroic Spirit, who had been waiting on the ground for quite a long time, stretched out his hand and caught the petals floating from some unknown distance.

The petals are golden, as if the edges are outlined with gold threads, and they look extremely bright under the sunlight.

In addition to the petals, there are also tiny green leaves dancing in the air.

"Finally, is it my turn..."

He whispered, letting the petals in his palm be taken away by the wind again, hovering and flying upwards.

"I'm sorry. I'm very sorry. I didn't expect...Ah, did I really not expect it? I couldn't even be sure. Regarding this result, I didn't know anything about it at the time, or I vaguely expected it. "

Solomon did apologize for the trouble he had unintentionally created.

Having been a human being for ten years, my memory of things from a long time ago has faded.But at this moment, he remembered.

At least half of the reason why this world was born is on him.

It seems very simple to say that the cause was just a small thing that a poor king couldn't help doing under the great grief that was still incomprehensible at the time.

Before burning the body of the dead man in public, Solomon stumbles across a necklace.

It was a stunningly beautiful sapphire necklace that a man should always wear, but never show to others.

It wasn't until he died that it fell from the owner's body and scattered on the bloody soil.

Solomon discovered it, and because of the strange emotion of "incomprehensible" mentioned earlier, he left the necklace by accident.

He kept it by his side, but he didn't treat it very specially, and only occasionally took it out to have a look.

However, probably because of the influence of the involuntary words spoken while looking at it, the sapphire, which already had a strange power, slowly awakened after spending a long time with the Magic King.

Solomon naturally found out, but he didn't stop it.

He always held the idea of ​​"it's okay to leave it alone", but it's hard for Solomon to say whether he has some kind of expectation.

The future Solomon related to that man is invisible, so it seems that there is only such a small "hope" left.

hope, huh?

"……it's all my fault."

It was all his fault that turned hope into despair.

Solomon wanted to say that he wanted to make amends.For example, at this time, he broke up the spirit base on his own, and let this cage be destroyed...

"Idiot, what does this have to do with you?"

Suddenly I heard someone say this, and then my hair was pulled down and my forehead was slammed.

"Don't blame yourself, it's just a coincidence. Even if this didn't happen, there might be something else out there."

That person tolerated and comforted him as always, and really didn't mean to get angry with him.

Finally, he said to him: "Actually, this is quite good."

"There is no more fulfilling 'dream' than this. Anyway, I have figured out a lot of things, and met a lot... Well, they are not bad people. Overall, I have not lost money."

"But! That's why you—"

"Okay, let's talk about it here."

Eric didn't let the man in front of him who seemed about to cry open his mouth again.

It was hard for him to dissipate his hostility, and he really didn't want to be affected by it anymore.

They all put on crying faces to show him what to do, they weren't dead - they were already dead!

"This guy's expression is very good. Well, after all, we don't know each other well, so it's fine to keep this expression. Then, Karna."

When looking at each other for the last time, Eric gave his last order to his followers:

"Turn your back, don't watch me leave."

Of course he wanted to go alone, without those sticky and sticky people.

only--

"It's not easy to come in, and it's the same to go out. If there is no guide, the soul will lose its way. Let me walk with you for a while, okay?"

Hearing this voice, Eric's pace did not stop, but he glanced to the side lightly.

The nightmare that made the cruel world a little warmer finally caught up with the stage at a critical moment.

Eric obviously went his own way, but he didn't pay much attention to him at all, and the Magician of Flowers could talk non-stop.

He said that the two children had returned home safely, and they were still worried about you before they disappeared from here.

He said that Artoria—ah, the one who has grown up, wants to make a promise with you that after you wake up, you must go to the holy city Camelot built at a certain singularity to pick her up.

He says……

He said, Eric, no, Eddie.

"I can only send you here. When you really wake up, I will arrive as soon as possible to welcome you back."

"Tsk."

Eric finally paid attention to him, but it was just such an impatient voice.

The silver-haired boy straightly left Merlin—and everything that was gradually blurring behind him, and walked arrogantly into the darkness.

Merlin stopped, and seemed to vaguely see that even though the boy went further and further away, he never looked back once.

He is indeed proud.

But he is really confident.

There will be no regrets for the memories that are destined to pass away.

——Just because, one day in the near future, he is destined to truly return.

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