Epilogue: Reika's Happiness and [Remember]

Perhaps recalling something that concerned her, the girl paused briefly before whispering:

"I'll take you there."

When the two entered the reception room, Caules instantly understood the reason for the girl's earlier hesitation.

"Hey, little Gray!"

As soon as he stepped into the reception room, Caules saw a figure as fiery as flames appear before the hooded girl and brazenly pull off her hood.

"Miss Saber..."

Perhaps resisting this action, the girl called Gray subconsciously struggled for a moment, but after thinking about the identity of the person in front of her, she raised her head as if resigned to her fate, revealing her face that had always been covered by the hood.

From Caules's perspective--

If we ignore objective factors such as hairstyle and hair color, people might believe that the two standing together could be called "twins."

Mordred, Mordred, remained in this world after making a wish during the Great Holy Grail War, and is currently working as a mercenary with her Master.

"Alright, Saber, just let little Gray go."

Then Mordred muttered under her breath, "What? Why are you covering your face?" In the end, she did as she was told and let go of his hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Shishigou."

The sound coming from the living room made the girl breathe a sigh of relief. Gray putting her hood back on, Grey walked to the center of the room and thanked the man sitting on the sofa wearing sunglasses.

"It's alright. Oh, by the way, little Gray, here's a gift for you. Lord, you get one too, of course."

Kairi Shishigou waved his hand, pointed to the cake box in front of him, and said to Gray, "By the way, Saber chose the cake."

"Thank you, Miss Saber."

Although Mordred's behavior had been somewhat rude, Gray seemed used to it. After turning around to thank her, she untied the bag from the cake box, took out small plates, and began serving the cakes to everyone.

Of course, she didn't forget about Caules, who had been standing outside the door the whole time.

"Hey, Caules, when did you arrive?"

Everyone in the room seemed quite surprised to see Caules accept the cake.

"..."

After much deliberation, Caules suppressed his urge to complain, took a deep breath, and said to the long-haired man sitting opposite Shishigou:

"Professor, your sister has invited you to a family gathering."

"Oh, is that Chef Archer?"

"That's right."

Lord El-Melloi II, having received a definitive answer from Caules, seemed to have his wrinkles smooth out somewhat.

In response, Caules couldn't help but complain that although his sister also studied at the Clock Tower, her best friends within the Clock Tower were actually from the Department of Modern Magecraft of the El-Melloi lineage, despite her being a student in the Department of Spiritual Evocation.

As for the means to establish connections, it was naturally through dishes personally prepared by Archer.

Archer seemed to have a great understanding of the El-Melloi faction's tastes; just one dinner together was enough to make everyone, including Gray, quickly "fall for him."

"Huh, is that the guy who made the food?"

The voice that reached his ears interrupted Caules' thoughts. He looked up and saw Mordred turning to speak to Shishigou:

"Hey, Master, let's go too."

"Sure, I've been traveling a lot lately, it'd be nice to change things up with Archer."

Without the slightest hesitation, Shishigou slapped his thigh and agreed immediately, then turned to Caules and asked, "Hey, Caules, you don't disagree, do you?"

The look of satisfaction in your eyes, like "my silly daughter finally decided to help," is so obvious even through your sunglasses!

Once again forcibly suppressing his urge to complain, Caules forced a smile:

"Of course you're welcome."

Caules thought of his older sister, who was recently mustering the courage to launch an attack on Archer, and couldn't help but apologize to her in his heart.

To be honest, as the younger brother, I should unconditionally help my sister find love, but...

Why do I feel so happy and pleased about this kind of thing?

Chapter 294. Epilogue. Reika's Happiness and [Remember]

At the end of the Great Holy Grail War, before the Greater Grail had completely collapsed.

Watching the [Greater Grail] grant everyone's wishes, Jack the Ripper also spoke his own wish—

"We want to be a mother's child!"

My wish is that Jack the Ripper can grow up in peace.

On the other end of the conversation, Reika Rikudou, Jack the Ripper's Master, also silently recited the same wish in her heart after hearing it.

After the light flashed, Jack the Ripper was still a little unaccustomed to his new body, but he could already hear Reika's urging voice in his ears.

The Sky Garden is about to collapse; now, the most important thing is to figure out how to escape safely.

"Huh?"

Jack the Ripper, scanning her surroundings for a way out, suddenly fixed her gaze on a certain spot. Noticing this, Reika asked her:

[What's wrong, Ultraman Jack?]

"Yes, the Atalanta is still here."

Seeing Atalanta looking disheveled on the other side of the room, Jack the Ripper told Reika about the situation.

Heeding the words of Chiron), Atalanta followed him into the room containing the Greater Grail. The Greater Grail, capable of granting any wish, was right before her, but Atalanta made no move.

"Hey, Archer, what's your wish?"

Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard Jack the Ripper's voice. After getting Reika's permission, Jack the Ripper leaned close to Atalanta and asked her.

"..."

What kind of wish to make—there was no question about that from the very beginning, was there?

— To build a world where children can live happily

But when faced with Jack the Ripper's pure and innocent eyes, the wish stuck in his throat remained unspoken.

How exactly am I pursuing my own path in this war?

If that man were still here, he would definitely be wearing his usual silly grin and saying without hesitation, "Big sister is definitely right!"

But now, I'm all alone...

Perhaps it's ironic, but the one who lost has arrived before the [Greater Grail], and is the sole survivor...

Things left over from a past life, even now as Servant.

All that remains is this tiny bit of obsession and longing.

But now, facing his children, he can't express his long-cherished wish for their happiness.

What exactly am I doing...?

"Hey, Assassin, can I ask you a question?"

The female hunter lowered her head slightly, her long, smooth hair, as green as a moonlit forest, clung to her face, concealing her usual dignified and heroic air.

Standing before Jack the Ripper at this moment was merely a young girl Atalanta, a deceased person chasing after the dreams of her past life.

"What? A riddle? Is it a riddle?"

Jack the Ripper's excited expression turned to disappointment the next second. "But this room is about to collapse..."

"It's alright, it's just a simple little problem."

Looking at Jack the Ripper's simple expression, Atalanta pursed her lips, hesitated, and then posed the heart-wrenching question that had permeated her short yet brilliant life:

"Assassin, do you feel happy right now?"

Because he was a loved child, Jack the Ripper could clearly feel the heartfelt affection from both his parents.

So--

Faced with Atalanta's problem,

Without the slightest hesitation, Jack the Ripper revealed his true feelings:

"Happiness!"

"Is that so...?"

Atalanta nodded slightly. It seemed that even without her own desires, this world...

As feelings of self-abandonment began to fester within Atalanta, a gentle voice suddenly reached her ears:

"Hey, Archer, can I say a few words to you?"

One year later, in an unknown small town—

"Teacher Ata, Teacher Ata!"

"What's wrong?"

"This guy stole my toy."

One child pointed at another child and spoke to Atalanta, but the child who was being accused immediately retorted:

"This was originally mine!"

"Um, this..."

Atalanta seemed flustered and unsure how to handle the two noisy children in front of her, but a gentle voice from behind pulled Atalanta out of this awkward situation:

"Alright, don't make things difficult for Teacher Ata."

Looking in the direction the sound came from, they saw Reika Rikudou standing behind them, smiling as she looked this way.

"Good children should know how to share."

"Okay, Teacher Reika."

Although she remained gentle, Reika Rikudou seemed to be more popular with the children than Atalanta. After apologizing to each other, the two children held hands and ran off to continue playing.

"Thank you for your hard work, Atalanta."

After arriving at Archer's side, Reika Rikudou said to her.

That's not true.

Atalanta shook her head. Although she was a little flustered, the genuine smile and gratitude on her lips could not be concealed.

"If anyone should be saying what's been tough, it's you."

Ultimately, after being persuaded by Reika Rikudou, Atalanta decided to stay.

After the Holy Grail War ended, Reika, Ultraman Jack, and Atalanta moved to this town. There wasn't any particular reason; if one had to say, it was probably because there were a lot of children here.

After settling down completely, Reika Rikudou used her life savings to set up a welfare home in the area to take in homeless children.

The director was none other than Reika Rikudou. Although strangers running a welfare home in the local area would inevitably encounter prejudice and discrimination, Reika Rikudou eventually managed to establish the welfare home after various efforts.

Atalanta works as a helper at the orphanage and deals with the thugs who come to collect protection money without any sense of propriety.

As for Jack the Ripper...

"Mother!"

Looking at Jack the Ripper, who was acting as the "king of the kids" among the group of children, both Reika and Atalanta unconsciously curled up their lips into a smile.