Chapter 921

"No... wait... please..."

The Paradise Fae screamed as she was thrown out of the radiant light of the exploding stars.

"Shirou...!!!!!!"

"..."

Artoria knelt down amidst a cluster of flowers, her expression blank.

What had just happened was so sudden that the girl was still in a state of indescribable confusion.

What happens?

Shirou stayed at the Land of Selection.

Why?

I know it's so that I won't disappear.

When they first met, Shirou gave her the necklace in an unusually forceful manner, also for a specific purpose.

Shirou knew from the beginning what sword forging meant.

From that moment on, he began to consider sacrificing his own life for me...

He's been like this from the moment we met.

This person has been helping me.

I was a little scared and didn't dare ask him why he wanted to help me.

Because his answer will definitely be "Because I want to do it".

At that moment, I will surely see in my eyes the tenderness he showed only to me.

When Shirou lends a helping hand to others, I see a kind of color that cannot be described in words.

His figure and the colors that I couldn't look away from always inevitably caught my eye.

In Artoria's eyes, Shirou is a one-of-a-kind hero.

They reached out to many people and saved many lives.

Although he often says that it is only because he has power that he has more leeway than others.

But the girl didn't believe that she could achieve that kind of thing just by doing that.

Because of Shirou, Artoria's understanding of the world has also changed.

To put it extremely, Shirou could be said to be the one who changed her world.

She was actually quite cynical about life... She hated fairies, the Fae Kingdom, travel, and missions.

But... Shirou's appearance brought color to Artoria's gray and white world.

From that time on, ever, ever, ever.

Ever since they met, Artoria has been chasing after Shirou's back.

Looking at his back, observing his way of being, I see how he has come this far.

Artoria thought, "This must be what I should have infused into the sword when I forged it."

However...

Shirou, however, deprived her of the right to forge swords.

I just want to watch your back and follow in your footsteps.

I just feel like I've come to a slightly better understanding of the meaning of not giving up on my mission.

Artoria felt that if she could give her life in Land of Selection—

I am no longer just following Shirou's shadow, but someone who can truly walk alongside him.

This is my only and most precious life.

Now that I've submitted it, I guess it's okay for me to have a little greedy thought, right? Hehe.

"..."

When she came to her senses, Artoria found herself thrown out of the Land of Selection.

Even if I look up, I will never see that familiar, reliable figure again.

All that remained was the Instinct of Paradise Fae.

The forging of the Holy Sword of the Stars is complete.

The Essence of the Holy Sword is not elsewhere, but right here in my own violently beating chest.

Shirou completed Artoria's mission for her, and then disappeared.

"... Why... why didn't I realize it sooner...?"

Artoria suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe.

Overwhelmed with grief, she could barely breathe.

The girl placed her hand on her chest, then suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Huh? Miss Artoria! What are you doing here? Where's Shirou?"

Lady Avalon noticed the commotion and rushed over.

The Paradise Fae hugged her arms and curled up on the ground.

Unable to stop trembling, she burst into tears like a child.

It's all over.

Morgan sat quietly on the throne, gazing into the empty space.

Woodwose, who was sent to conquer Lundinium, was defeated by Shirou and returned to Camelot.

Morgan had just finished his audience with Woodwose and learned the details from him.

Even the Duke of Oxford, who harbored strong hostility towards foreigners, showed an expression of admiration when he mentioned Shirou.

If that were all, it would be fine.

Yesterday morning, six Bell of Pilgrimage located throughout Britain rang simultaneously.

The Child of Prophecy has completed his pilgrimage and reclaimed all his power.

On the other hand, Barghest has probably also been turned by Shirou.

All of this means that Morgan's last-ditch effort was in vain.

I guess I still can't beat Shirou...

Although she felt somewhat annoyed, she felt mostly relieved.

In this silent war in the Fae Kingdom, Morgan ultimately lost to Shirou.

Britain is about to meet its predetermined end.

Morgan, however, was able to tactfully extricate herself and leave, returning to live a life of seclusion with Shirou in the Pan-Human History universe.

In fact, this is by no means the future Morgan wanted.

She wanted to get more.

Witches are always greedy.

Shirou has finally returned, and Morgan naturally wants a future where he can live with him in the Fae Kingdom.

But since she had lost, she had nothing to say.

Continuing to resist is pointless.

Next, all I have to do is wait for Shirou to come and greet me in Camelot.

"..."

But why do I feel so uneasy?

Morgan gripped the front of her dress tightly.

Somewhere I don't know.

In a place beyond the reach of the Water Mirror, something terrifying was happening...

The Queen nervously stroked the ring on her ring finger.

"Smack!"

Morgan looked down at the sound, then his face contorted with anguish.

A crack appeared on the engagement ring that Shirou gave her.

Volume 11: Chapter 538 A World Without Him

Having completed their mission, the Paradise Fae returned to Lundinium from the Inner Sea of the Planet.

As soon as she entered the city, she was recognized by the fairies of the Nameless Forest.

"Artoria! The Child of Prophecy has returned from Orkney!"

"Wow! What amazing magic! It's comparable to Woodwose's, isn't it?"

Cheers erupted throughout the streets.

The commotion quickly reached the Round Table Army's operations command.

Upon hearing the news of the Child of Prophecy's return, Percival clenched his fist inwardly.

It seems the war is truly coming to an end.

When he decided to rebel against Queen Morgan, he was already mentally prepared to die on the battlefield.

Not only him, but everyone in the Round Table Army was the same.

As a result, they achieved their goal with less sacrifice than they had imagined.

This is certainly thanks to the efforts of the Child of Prophecy, but Percival knew very well...

Behind Artoria is a hero who connects everything.

Shirou Amamiya.

He is said to be the reincarnation of the human king who unified Britain 2,000 years ago.

Whether this rumor is true or false is impossible to verify, but the fairies seem to have already accepted it as true.

He brought the Child of Prophecy back to Cornwall when she was being hunted by the Queen's army and had fallen on hard times.

He established a traveling fairy Theater Company, which toured Britain while negotiating with the lords of the Six Great Clans.

Percival still doesn't understand why Shirou did that.

Although the person involved stated that it was to save his homeland, from the perspective of the enemy, was it necessary for him to go to such lengths for the people of the Fae Kingdom?

Because I was a human from the Fae Kingdom in my previous life, I have a sincere heart for this land... Perhaps that's the reason.

Even so, Percival still felt great admiration.

Now I can somewhat understand why the Child of Prophecy trusted that man so much.

I think I understand now why my sister... Lancelot fell for him at first sight.

"... good."

Percival patted his cheeks.

Although he was just a rebel legion commander who was of little use, he still had to do his job properly.

Percival strode out of the war room, preparing to go out into the street to greet and reward the Child of Prophecy and the foreigners.