All he could do was think and speak—in other words, he still had the right to defend himself.
"Do you expect me to stand by and watch my own people be wiped out, then set aside my hatred to cultivate and protect your so-called New Humanity...?
"You look like such a cute angel, yet your heart is even more vicious than a demon from hell.
"You actually came up with this kind of punishment. Do you really have a human heart?"
"I'm an angel. I don't have anything like that."
Metatron lowered her eyes, completely unmoved by Shirou's curses.
Shirou's eyes widened. Fury filled him, but at the same time, an inexplicable sadness welled up inside him.
The young man quickly realized that this sadness did not belong to him. It was the spiritual information released by the archangel before him as she was evaporated by the holy sword.
Perhaps the halo binding Shirou was at work. He understood the information contained within the spiritual particles.
"Humanity in this world has no future left. Unless something unexpected happens, they will reach their end as they enter the next century."
"This is not a pruning of the universe. It is the stagnation, self-destruction, and collapse of civilization."
"Humanity will fall from courageous lifeforms into ugly beasts. That process would be too long and despairing, so I decided to use my own hands... to let all of humanity disappear in the happiest sleep possible."
"Of course, I also know very well that this is an act of arbitrary judgment that even the Divine Scribe must never commit, the most heinous and unforgivable murder in history."
"So, after witnessing the birth of the next generation of humanity, once everything has come to an end, I will personally atone for my sins."
"No longer