The Talisman That Can Break All Spells (Continued)

Why?

Why?

Was it because of himself?

"No. Turning humans into homunculi is merely a means, not my goal. My goal is to lead humanity toward a better future, but humanity cannot reach such a future on its own. It needs my help. That is why I prayed to the Greater Holy Grail, to grant the Third Magic to humanity! If they do not die, then humanity will no longer have to struggle just to survive. Is that not the most wonderful future?"

"Leave, homunculus Sieg. I will not kill you. I have regained my senses now. You no longer have the means to fight me, and your Assassin is dead, is she not? You cannot possibly defeat me."

After saying that, Amakusa Shirou knocked Sieg's sword aside. As he looked at Sieg, he suddenly let out a breath.

But Sieg suddenly stepped forward and tried to seize his sword, gritting his teeth as he said, "No. I refuse."

"What?"

Sieg pressed the sword downward, and numerous bloody cuts appeared on his hand.

"Amakusa Shirou, you have no right to strip people of their desire to survive!"

"When all is said and done, aren't you simply full of distrust toward humanity? Don't you want to turn humans into homunculi? If they no longer desire to live, then what difference would there be between humans and those homunculi kept in test tubes as mana batteries? There would be no difference. There would be none! Before I yearned to survive, my life was gray... no, that was an existence without a soul. That was not me!"

A raging tide suddenly surged through Amakusa Shirou's heart, threatening to drown him.

Was the desire to survive truly that important to this homunculus?

"My life only began to have color when I became afraid of