"Master! What did you do to Miss Assassin?"
Laeticia asked curiously, "Why does she look so angry?"
Fiore said, "Really, Mr. Saber. You have to be gentler with women."
Atalanta said, "Good. That troublesome woman has finally disappeared."
What happened...? These three seem awfully happy...
Shirou then explained what had happened in the room.
"Semiramis asked me why I saved her last night and demanded that I tell her the truth, so I told her honestly.
"'Your eyes look a lot like my wife's in my previous life'... That seemed to hit one of her sore spots.
"Now that I think about it, that really was a terrible thing to say. It sounded incredibly ominous."
The three women's faces went pale. "...And then?"
"Semiramis said that she would be responsible for supplying my magical energy from now on, then stormed out of the room."
Shirou scratched his cheek awkwardly. "So, did I mess up?"
"..."
Laeticia, Atalanta, and Fiore revealed expressions colder than any they had shown before.
"I don't know. Please figure it out yourself."
Because he was always causing trouble, Shirou had been listed as one of the people forbidden from entering the infirmary. Even so, that could not stop him.
Taking advantage of the homunculus girls changing shifts, Shirou sneaked inside.
"...Aika."
It was as though the surrounding flow of time had stopped. Not the slightest bit of her beauty had faded as Aika slept.
Shirou quietly sat beside the bed and straightened the girl's slightly disheveled hair.
Although he no longer had any wishes after participating in the Holy Grail War, if he could still obtain the Holy Grail now, Shirou wished for Aika to wake up.
After saying his final farewell before the decisive battle, the boy rose from the bedside.
At that