[There really is a flashback.]
[I think I know why Didi came over now. This is truly tragic.]
[Good lord, she can't even have a mental breakdown.]
[She can't even go insane. What torture.]
[Her body evolved into a UO, but her mind remained human, so that probably caused problems.]
[Since her mind never evolved, the world stagnated and then died?]
The viewers felt sorry for the future Sakura.
But they did not know that none of this would actually happen.
What Sakura had seen was indeed a "possible future."
But before that could happen, the world would be pruned away.
So this entire experience had actually been simulated by Skadi.
As the protagonist, she naturally had to suffer deeply.
Thus, while Sakura was dreaming, Skadi gave her a brief glimpse of that possible future.
"It's all right." A hand grasped Sakura's slightly cold hand.
Rin looked at her little sister. "How could anyone think they don't deserve to be saved just because they haven't suffered enough, you idiot?!"
"..."
Sakura looked at Rin.
"Sakura—what do you want to do in the future?"
Rin pressed.
"I..."
What did I want to do?
Sakura wanted to live.
She wanted to live like an ordinary girl.
But that was a luxury.
And besides, did she really... want to be ordinary?
She wanted to stand beside her sister.
She wanted to feel the beauty of the world.
She wanted... power.
She wanted...
Sakura looked at Rin.
She suddenly recalled the past she had once shared with her sister.
That was when she had still been called Tohsaka Sakura.
In her memories, that "big sister" had been in such pain.
And deep in her heart, the only place that remained soft was those memories of the past.
In that world, the world had still