The battles went on without end—with Shinji, with Leo, with Rin, with Lani, and finally with that powerful boss, the insurmountable obstacle: the Enlightened One.
In every cycle of those endless battles, the enemy he faced was the Enlightened One.
He had once believed that no matter how powerful a Servant was, they could be defeated with a perfect plan. But the Enlightened One had changed his mind.
That was not the case.
Overwhelming strength was what truly mattered. An enemy like that could not be defeated.
The gap in strength was so vast that after the Moon Cell created such a monster, it could no longer erase it itself, leaving the Holy Grail War without an ending.
It could only repeat endlessly.
So Shirou came up with a plan.
"Archer?"
Sesshoin's voice jolted Shirou awake.
The sensation of having just immersed himself in those memories was unpleasant. He truly did not want to go through such a terrifying experience again.
And he had a way to deal with Sesshoin as well.
He already had a plan in mind.
"Sorry. Recovering my memories took a little while."
"No matter. But now that all of you have recovered your memories, can we go find BB and begin the final battle?" Sesshoin urged.
Shirou looked at Hakuno and nodded.
Though Hakuno still had doubts, since Shirou had made this decision, he naturally had confidence in it.
Having regained his memories of the past, Hakuno had even more faith in Shirou.
He might not excel at anything else, but Shirou was definitely good at scheming against people. No matter how powerful the enemy, he would find an opening, right?
They had reached the end of the labyrinth. Beyond it lay BB's true core—
The final floor of the labyrinth.
"So, you finally made