Matou Kariya found himself strangely empathizing with Tohsaka Tokiomi at the thought that he could not be with Tokiomi Tohsaka.
That made Matou Kariya feel extremely irritated.
So he stopped halfway through his sentence.
Damn it.
"But this country itself, I'm afraid..." Waver looked out over the land.
This island nation in the Far East... had probably already "died."
"This is a necessary sacrifice," Kischur said. "The Greater Grail itself is rooted here. This land is likely the only place capable of completely containing these curses."
Perhaps because he had already become Sea Creature-like, Kischur had started speaking in Sea Creature terms as well.
As the sun rose, people awakened from their dreams.
No one would think anything was wrong.
People would only believe that Fuyuki's destruction had been caused by this unprecedented earthquake.
The dried black sludge on the ground was merely some kind of corrosive pollutant.
Emiya Kiritsugu had already left.
"Where is Irisviel?" Artoria sat in the front passenger seat.
"She remained in the Holy Grail. Until the pollution is cleared, she'll stay there," Emiya Kiritsugu said. "What about you?"
"Although the Holy Grail War has ended, the mana supply here is still abundant. Until this pollution is over, I probably won't vanish passively," Artoria said. "There are still many things I want to know."
"Nothing good will come from following me," Emiya Kiritsugu said.
"That is why I will follow you, Master," Artoria said.
"..." Emiya Kiritsugu did not answer Artoria.
"What are you going to do?" Artoria asked again.
"Pick up Maiya. Then... pick up Illya," Emiya Kiritsugu said. "After that, I'll return here."
"Because of Irisviel?"
"Because the disaster has only just begun."
The car drove into the distance.
"Hmm?"
Artoria suddenly noticed something quite remarkable.
"What is it?"
"No, nothing. Just a somewhat...