A past she didn't want to remember

"Then let me formally introduce myself. I am Assassin, a Srvant summoned by Kirei Kotomine Tokiomi Tohsaka's disciple, during the last Holy Grail War..."

The location was the living room of the Emiya Residence. Several people gathered around the table were all focused on the Mask woman sitting next to Rin Tohsaka, who was introducing herself in a lighthearted tone.

"... a fragment of my remaining consciousness, but you can also consider me as Assassin himself. Anyway, the difference isn't that big for you—so, do you have any more questions?"

"Um," Shirou was sitting on the other side of the table with Saber, was the first to speak, "What do you mean by 'residual consciousness'?"

"Oh, my Hero of Justice, isn't this where your focus is? Shouldn't you be asking about some details of what happened ten years ago?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

"Ah, of course they'd ask that; it was just the first question that came to mind."

"As expected, compared to things like the novel www. d. o, he cares more about others—truly a necessary and sufficient condition for a male protagonist like Gaga. Unfortunately, I'm an unromanceable character, so there's nothing more I can do... Ouch! Rin, don't pinch me."

Stop your flippant attitude and answer the question properly!

"Oh, really, Rin is getting less and less cute as she grows up -- Oh, let me tell you about Rin from ten years ago, she was so adorable! Even though she was so scared she was about to cry, she still held it in, her teary-eyed look was just irresistible... Rin! Can we be okay?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

"Who's the one who can't be happy?! Besides, when have I ever had tears in my eyes?!"

"It was the first time I met Astr and him, Astr... I... I'll never say it again, let's keep it as our little secret, okay? Let go!"

"Snort!"

"It's time to be a little more modest—let's get down to business, business!"

After instinctively teasing Rin for a while, [Jizi] finally put on a serious expression and looked at Saber and Shirou Emiya across the table, "Well then, ask away."

Shirou and Sabr exchanged a glance, both reading doubt in each other's eyes. Sabr's stronger resolve led Shirou to give her the opportunity to ask the question.

"What happened to Irisviel in the end?"

Sabr tried to organize his thoughts, but ultimately couldn't think of a better word, so he asked directly.

"Dead—you saw it yourself, the Holy Grail has already appeared, so there's only one ending for her, isn't there?" (Novel website doesn't skip words.)

"Dead?" Saber struggled to keep his voice from trembling.

"Kayneth —or rather, the Magecraft I used on her with Kayneth was still a bit lacking; it collapsed not long after you left—ultimately, it can only be said that the Heroic Spirit summoned in the last war were all too extraordinary. ANR was relatively normal, but BRS, RKR, ARHR, RIR—aren't they all renowned heroes?"

[Jizi] did not mention sabr, and she didn't care.

"After absorbing BRSKR's soul, Irisviel's human functions were greatly reduced. Then, with the addition of ANR and RIR, how could Kayneth's Magecraft possibly restrain these two powerful spiritual energies?"

"So what you said back then was a lie?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

"No way, theoretically that's the method with the highest success rate—do you really expect a perfect method? Don't be naive."

"You!"

Provoked by the word "naive," Saber stood up, glaring angrily, while [Jizi] remained calm and spoke in a deliberately annoying tone:

"Oh, if you're talking about a more successful and effective method, there is one. If you truly wanted to save Irisviel, you could have just committed suicide then, using your Spirit Core as her heart. From a compatibility standpoint, it would have been more suitable than ARHR—to put it bluntly, you still want the Holy Grail. Your greed for the Holy Grail has overwhelmed your feelings for Irisviel, hasn't it?"

Through the Mask, Sabr's gaze was completely indifferent to [Jizi]. An electric current collided in the air across the Emiya family's dining table, but just as it was about to explode, Sabr took the initiative to sit down and restrain his aura.

"Never mind, there's no point in discussing that now—my next question is, why did Kiritsugu Emiya want to destroy the Holy Grail?"

"Ah la la, are you sure you want to?" The novel website doesn't skip words.

[Jizi]'s tone was as cheerful as ever, a joy that only she could understand. But Rin, sitting next to her, noticed that her hands under the table were clenched into fists, as if she wanted to crush them.

A golden flash... excruciating pain... a mysterious emptiness... flames that consume everything... icy, bone-chilling raindrops...

There was also a man with unfocused eyes, kneeling in the middle of the ruins, holding the hands of two children and weeping bitterly.

"This is... the old man?"

These fragments and feelings flashed through Jizi's mind, and some situations that she thought she had forgotten suddenly reappeared clearly before her eyes.

That was a fire that occurred ten years ago at the Fuyuki Civic Hall, which reduced that area to ashes, with only two children surviving.

"For..."

Why am I seeing this? Why am I allowed to see this? Why am I still conscious?

The scene cuts from Kiritsugu Emiya's crying face, to a red-haired boy, a sister who loves sweets, an energetic girl with a bamboo sword, an overly empty mansion, and then—the red-haired twin-tailed upperclassman.

Cold!

The slideshow finally froze on Rin, who had been pushed aside and lost her balance, looking at them with a terrified expression.

"Ah, I remember now, wasn't I cut in half at the waist?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

Jizi wanted to touch the wound, but apart from being conscious, she couldn't perceive her body at all and couldn't make any movements.

"Am I dead? It doesn't seem to hurt that much, but is Rin alright?"

--How can someone so careless worry about others when they're already dead!

----And they even made sarcastic remarks, how thick-skinned do they have to be!

Aside from Jizi, who can't even manage to daydream, all she can do is keep opening holes in her head.

"Isn't a person just a thinking reed? Since I can still think, does that mean I'm still alive?"

"Hey, is anyone else here?" (The novel website doesn't skip words.)

"We're having a bit of a chat... Let anything happen, good or bad, it's all good!"

She couldn't hear, smell, touch, or see anything; only fragments of memories were forcibly flashing through her mind. Jizi felt that she would go crazy if this continued.

"Aaaaaah, what happened?!"

[Oh, are you sure you want to?]

"Of course I want to—wait, who!?"

A message inexplicably appeared in Jizi felt mostly relieved because at least something had changed.

[Ten years have passed; the buffer period is almost over.]

"?!"

[Good luck to you... or rather, good luck to "me," haha.]

"Wait a minute, what do you mean...?"

In an instant, a massive amount of information exploded in Jizi's consciousness. She felt as if she were being tossed about in a raging torrent, swept away in all directions by the powerful impact. She struggled to rise in the sea of thoughts, and just when she was about to suffocate, she finally touched the air—

"Call!"

"Call!"

A long, drawn-out breath broke the tense atmosphere at the dining table. Shirou and Rin looked at the tatami mat where someone was lying and exclaimed in delight:

"Jizi!"*2

"Looks like Sleeping Beauty is about to wake up..." [Jizi] shrugged helplessly. "Then I'll say goodbye."

You still haven't answered my question!?

Sabr, who was about to continue questioning, suddenly saw [Jizi]'s figure gradually becoming transparent.

"Let's talk about it next time—although personally, I think it's better not to see each other again, whether for you, for me, or for the world."

Rin originally wanted to rush to Jizi's side, but after noticing the unusual movement of magic power on Jizi, she turned her head away.

"What exactly are you...?"

"I'll give you an explanation," [Jizi] said to Rin in a much gentler tone than she had to Saber. "Give the Mask to your apprentice, comfort her, and then ask her at a suitable time."

"Does 'comfort' mean?"

You will—bye-bye~

[Jizi's ] figure had become completely transparent and finally disappeared into the air. Rin reached out and caught the falling Mask, and heard Shirou's voice.

"Jizi, Jizi —are you alright? (Novel website has many words)"

"... Old man..."

"Hey! It's me!"

Jizi finally opened her eyes, and Lin hurriedly ran over to her, looking at her anxiously.

"Cold..."

"I am here!"

"Shirou?"

"It's me."

"Is that... sabr?!"

"Um."

Jizi looked around the room and tentatively called out the names of everyone she saw, making one a little worried that she might have a memory problem.

"I am... Jizi?"

"Yeah—well, maybe we should get you checked out; you're acting a bit strange."

"Wrong!"

Jizi slapped away Rin's outstretched hand, clutching her head in obvious pain as she tore at her hair.

"Jizi!"

"No! No! Because... because it's like this!"

Faced with Jizi's sudden hysteria, everyone was at a loss. Rin remembered what Jizi had said earlier, "to comfort her properly," so he squatted down, wanting to hug her. However, when Jizi saw the Mask in Rin's hand as he approached, she screamed as if she had been stimulated and fainted again.

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P. S. 1. This is just a filler chapter... because I really had no inspiration... I'm ashamed...

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