"..."
Hearing him say that, Justiça quietly closed her eyes.
Why... was my heart beating so violently?
"----"
The Amamiya Residence Living Room fell utterly silent.
Sakura Matou had never seen her senior like that before.
His expression was calm, yet his twilight-colored eyes flickered with burning fury.
The girl felt ashamed of her own despicability.
Sakura Matou had once imagined that if the "Winter Saintess" disappeared, everyone could return to their original, happy daily lives.
Yet that very thought was the greatest betrayal of her senior.
It would be enough if I were the only one saved by my senior...
Somewhere deep in her heart, Sakura Matou had secretly thought that.
But that was impossible.
If Shirou abandoned Justiça at a time like this, he would no longer be himself.
Precisely because he was the "senior who saved Sakura," he would throw himself into saving a homunculus without hesitation, not caring even if he had to make the entire world his enemy.
"I'm sorry, senior... but... I'm really glad... Wuwu..."
"Huh? What's wrong, Sakura? Why are you crying?"
Shirou panicked at once. Sakura Matou was not a crybaby.
"I'm just so happy... Wuwuwu... Waaahhh...!"
"Oh my, oh my. I made Matou cry again. What a sinful man."
Rin Tohsaka spoke with a mischievous grin.
In the end, no one objected to Shirou's decision.
Although they felt somewhat uneasy, everyone chose to believe in Shirou from the bottom of their hearts.
Rin Tohsaka: "If we're going to war with the Mage's Association, I'll help too!"
Shirou: "Huh? How could I drag you into this too, Tohsaka? This is my fight alone."
Rin Tohsaka: "What do you mean, your fight alone? Showing off again... At a time like this, just accept the goodwill honestly, idiot!"
Irisviel: "Shirou and Tohsaka