Commander, It's Fine Now. You Can Stop Already

After leaving the church.

The group ultimately returned to Shirou Emiya's home.

Of course, there was no helping it. Though they talked about finding somewhere to stay, their identities were all rather unusual.

Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya were still high school students—minors, in other words—so they obviously could not check into a hotel. Sakura Matou was in an even worse position. The Metropolitan Police Department had already listed her among the Matou Family's dead, so she was effectively an undocumented person.

And as for Black Saber and Fang Mo...

Those two were even more ridiculous. They were not even from this world, okay?

The one fortunate thing was that Taiga Fujimura had not returned yet, saving them quite a bit of trouble. So, the group simply began discussing their plans for what came next.

It was worth mentioning that.

Although Shirou Emiya had lost his qualifications as a Master, he apparently had no intention of withdrawing.

"My dream is to become a partner of Justice."

Shirou Emiya spoke resolutely. "Rin, I can't just withdraw like this. Even if I've lost my Servant, I can still keep fighting."

"This..."

Rin Tohsaka frowned slightly. "The Holy Grail War is extremely dangerous. You saw that just now, didn't you?"

"Yes, I know."

Shirou Emiya nodded, then spoke earnestly. "But no matter how I look at it, this ritual of slaughtering one another is far too strange. Even if something like a Wishing Machine truly exists, it should never be built upon other people's suffering. I'm sure you feel the same way, Rin."

"What?"

Rin Tohsaka froze.

"I hope I can be the one standing at the end." Shirou Emiya spoke sincerely. "Then we can join forces and put a complete end to this absurd war!"

Honestly, hearing that.

Rin Tohsaka was clearly