Shirou's Grand Heroic Saga

"But it's normal for Erika to like me too, I'm Shirou Emiya, loved by everyone and everything!" Shirou smiled faintly. A constitution that attracts trouble with women, there's no helping it.

"But many people at school found you cold, not as enthusiastic as you are now."

He scratched his cheek. Come to think of it, that was true. Besides a few close friends, he hadn't talked much to others, and only had a handful of friends he could really connect with.

"Hahaha... Is that so? Come, Erika, do you want to play something else?"

"Yes, yes! ...Well, this is just a lady accepting a gentleman's invitation!"

She brushed her hair, looking at Shirou before her. He was a little different from before; he no longer seemed troubled and lost, which was wonderful.

"I'm sorry, Big Brother Shirou, my dad's here!"

Midway through their game, Erika suddenly said, slinging her backpack over her shoulder, she quickly ran out of the park.

Following Erika's direction, a middle-aged man wearing shorts and slippers appeared before him.

Darius. He was the head of the Einzbern family for every generation.

The current head of the family was always replaced by Darius, a method that had continued for over a thousand years.

They claimed to be a family that would save the world, but Shirou didn't think so.

Magicians could be called lunatics by normal people. Their pursuit of truth, or rather magic, was ingrained in their bones, and they could sacrifice everything for it.

For that reason, Tokiomi took all the blame, Grandpa Zouken went mad, Justicia became the Holy Grail, and later, almost no one survived the Holy Grail War.

Among them, Grandpa Zouken lost his original wish during the process of extending his life, turning into a bug-controlling monster who sacrificed everything to prolong his existence.

If you don't follow the basic rules for extending life, this is what happens. Darius's life extension also doesn't follow the basic rules. Even though he once had the dream of saving the world, he had now become a lazy bum!

"Erika, running out like that, your dad's going to spank you." Darius, the scruffy, bearded middle-aged man, said while patting Erika's head. He then looked at Shirou.

But Shirou knew his true identity beneath this facade.

"Julian, long time no see." Shirou said, narrowing his eyes, wanting to understand from Darius's response how much his former close friend had been infiltrated by Darius.

The shell called Darius instantly shed, returning to Julian's appearance, the guy who stole his sister Miyu.

"It seems the corruption isn't too severe yet. I thought I'd have to use the Talisman of Breaking All Laws to restore you," Shirou stared at Julian, bags under his eyes and dark circles appearing around them.

"Are you getting so arrogant and cocky just because you obtained the Heroic Spirit Cards made by the Einzberns?" Julian pushed up his glasses and said coldly.

"It's better than someone who sacrifices another's sister to create the Holy Grail War."

"What we want is the continuation of human history. We see not the branches but the trunk, not the trees but the forest, not the individuals but the group. This is the Ally of Justice you desire, isn't it?"

"Your explanation is meaningless and even reveals your guilt." Shirou sneered. "An Ally of Justice sacrificing others? Don't make me laugh.

"I have always admired Allies of Justice and sympathized with them because being an Ally of Justice is not easy.

"They first offer themselves as sacrifices on the altar, and then they send the companions willing to follow them to the altar. They sacrifice themselves first, not others, disregarding their own lives for the happiness of others.

"For example, someone who lost his wife, sent his child to the battlefield to die, and finally sacrificed his reputation to slay a dragon, only to be slandered.

"For example, someone who, to protect humanity, had to personally deal with his own mother, and later lost his wife, children, everything he owned, and received no salvation.

"You think you're worthy of being an Ally of Justice? By sacrificing others, my sister. I've never trusted you Magicians, you bunch of lunatics! If you want to save the world, try sacrificing yourself, your sister, and the entire Einzbern family first!"