"My wish is for the story I write to have the best possible ending."
After the group returned to Murasaki Shikibu's residence, although it was already late at night, no one went to rest. Instead, they gathered once more. Murasaki Shikibu then spoke of her wish. The reason she had become a Master in this Holy Grail War was that she had been troubled by the ending of The Tale of Genji. Simply put, she had writer's block.
Because of that writer's block, Murasaki Shikibu had thought about The Tale of Genji day and night. Then, one evening, she felt pain in her left hand. The Command Seal and Babbage appeared one after another. After that, Murasaki Shikibu refused to fight, while Babbage remained in spirit form to protect her, until spirit form became restricted and he had no choice but to hide in the cave from before.
"Do you mean The Tale of Genji?" Ritsuka immediately asked.
"Yes." Murasaki Shikibu nodded.
"Can't you just keep things as they are and write it to the end? It's the story you're writing. You just need to finish it, so why would you need a Holy Grail?" Sakata Kintoki asked from the side.
"I cannot figure it out. Weaving words together, linking them into prose, weaving a story... It is like walking through summer without bringing water. Sometimes, I find myself unable to continue weaving it. Like a traveler whose legs grow heavier with every step, the hand holding the brush grows heavier and heavier, utterly helpless. This has not happened merely once or twice. I do not know how many times I have nearly been crushed by this burden. This time is no different. I am on the verge of collapse. What sort of ending should I give the story I