The Day the Gods Were Shot Down (Finale) (Continued)

The golden arrow of light met the band of light once again.

"Tsk, not enough!"

Seeing his Noble Phantasm swallowed up by the bombardment once again, Paris gritted his teeth and began preparing his third Noble Phantasm, but the sense of unease emanating from his body left him powerless.

The repeated use of his Noble Phantasm has brought Paris's Spirit Origin to the brink of collapse.

"Master!"

[Assassin, your body...]

"At least we can buy some more time..."

After a brief silence, Caren used her last Command Spell—

Finally, in the name of the Command Spell, Assassin, unleash your Noble Phantasm!

"Thank you, my Master..."

Paris was grateful for his Master's concern. Paris placed his already broken fingers on the bowstring once more and silently prayed.

"Then, this final arrow is offered to you—"

[A dazzling... final arrow!]

Gazing at the golden arrow that shattered three times yet remained unyielding, Paris's lips slowly curved into a smile.

So, the rest...

Just as Paris's vision began to blur, Orion's voice rang in his ears like a shot of adrenaline.

"Open your eyes wide, son of Priam!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, Paris found Orion had arrived beside him.

Orion raised his head, facing the silvery light, filled with the aura of death, that Paris was desperately resisting. Taking a deep breath, he slowly raised his longbow.

"Your efforts have not been in vain, so open your eyes wide! Witness with your own eyes the great achievements that we could not attain in our lifetimes through your efforts!"

These are people who are favored and cherished by both the sun god and the moon god;

This is a miraculous alliance that could never be repeated from the Age of Gods to the present day.

"--He is, [the hunter who pierces the goddess (Ortygia Amore Mio)!]"

The golden arrows, forged from javelins, tore through the descending silver ribbon of light and continued their advance with a speed and destructive power unmatched by anything else in the world...

If one day I, as a god, encounter trouble, would you, as a human, come to my aid?

"..."

[Fall down from the lonely sky, Artemis!]

Just as the golden light pierced through the sky above the machine, a sigh filled with joy reached Orion's ears.

[As expected, you've arrived...]

Artemis, thus, fell.

"Orion..."

As Orion's body gradually dissipated into golden spiritual particles, Shirou was at a loss for words.

"Huh? Kid, why are you making that face?"

Seeing Shirou's dejected appearance, Orion grumbled somewhat discontentedly.

"I'm the hero who saved the world, you know! Show me a smile when you're saying goodbye to a hero, you brat!"

"..."

Seeing that his advice had no effect, Orion said seriously.

"Please remember to convey my apologies to the others. This time, my mistake has caused you so much trouble. Also, please help me express my gratitude to that green-haired Heroic Spirit. If it weren't for his guidance, I probably wouldn't have been able to wake up so quickly."

A being capable of enduring both divine wrath and divine love is truly remarkable...

It's getting late, so I need to go apologize to Artemis. I really hope she'll be gentle when she hits me."

Realizing he didn't have much time left, Orion finally fixed his gaze on Shirou and gave him a thumbs up.

"It feels so good to be seen off at the end. Thanks a lot, Shirou!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Orion's enormous body had completely transformed into golden spiritual particles, which gradually dissipated under the moonlight.

Whether it was just his imagination or not, Shirou felt as if two figures were dancing gracefully within the golden spiritual particles enveloped in moonlight...

One was petite and graceful, while the other, though large and clumsy, was still trying its best to cooperate with her...

Artemis's explosion naturally drew the attention of everyone on the other side of the battlefield.

Looking at the one-sided battlefield before him, Wang Xiaoming turned his gaze to Hecate on the opposite side.

"My Goddess, the weapon you considered your trump card has been destroyed. What else do you have that you haven't revealed yet?"

There was no way around it; once Ishtar completely overwhelmed Achilles, the outcome of the entire battle was no longer in doubt.

Unless, this unpredictable goddess before us has some trump card up her sleeve that she hasn't yet revealed.

Just as everyone was on high alert, Hecate spoke slowly and deliberately, like an observer:

"I really want to say I have a trump card up my sleeve, but unfortunately I don't."

In other words...

Wang Xiaoming, not realizing what was happening immediately, asked instinctively.

"So, that means I admit defeat~"

Hecate and announced slowly.

2016, Antarctica, Chaldea

"Senior, Director Animusphere is looking for you."

A somewhat cold voice rang in Shirou's ear.

"Oh, it's you."

Shirou thoughts had been interrupted, looked up at the boy with a single ponytail in front of him, and was a little confused by the way the boy addressed him.

"Although I studied in the El-Melloi Classroom, since you're already doing your internship, you can just call me by my first name."

"A senior is a senior, of course."

"Alright, whatever you say."

Shirou waved his hand, somewhat amused and exasperated. He had argued with the boy in front of him many times about this issue, but each time he had lost due to the boy's stubbornness.

"Now that I have conveyed the director's message to you, I will take my leave. There is still work to be done in logistics."

Watching the boy's departing figure, Shirou sighed softly.

The boy applied to come to Chaldea for an internship through the Lord El-Melloi II's side. Although the Lord El-Melloi II Emperor had previously asked him to take good care of his disciple, Shirou was still somewhat helpless about the boy's easily nervous personality.

"However, if Olga is looking for me... then it must be about the Spiritron Transfer, so I can't delay."

Remembering the message the boy had relayed, Shirou got up to leave the room. However, as he stood up, his peripheral vision caught sight of the photo frame on the table.

Looking at the two children and the couple in the background of the photo, Shirou couldn't help but smile. (This photo is from Chapter 38)

"I understand. I'll call you after I'm done with this busy period."

After waving at the photos on the table and another family portrait, Shirou turned and pushed open the door, leaving the room.

(End of article)

P. S.: I'll post the closing remarks tomorrow, since I need some time to process the emotions (no, it's just too late).

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Author's Closing Remarks

It's finished.

When I finished writing the whole book, I always had a feeling that it was hard to put into words.

I started writing the book in November 2017 and finished it in March 2020. It took two and a half years and a million words... For me, I guess I've accomplished an epic task.

Let's talk about this book first.

Actually, in the latter half of this book, it seems that the focus of the main character shifted to Shirou. This was my mistake. At that time, I let myself go and the outline went completely off track, and then it got out of control.

Fortunately, it didn't feel out of place.

Wang Xiaoming's story has ended. Well, although the ending was abrupt. No, Shirou's story has only just begun.

I'll post the side story about Shirou in a little while.

So there's another book coming up~

The protagonist of the next book will still be Brother Xiaoming, but he'll be a character from another dimension.

Kamen Rider Decade is the story of Tsukasa Kadoya, the protagonist, who travels to various worlds and collects cards.

The starting world is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Just like the tone of this book, it probably won't be angsty, since it was written with a happy ending in mind.

The new book will probably be released in early April. I won't mention the title yet because I haven't decided on one.

I hope that what I write will be well received by everyone.

It's been a long time since I wrote an author's note, so I'm still a little out of practice. I hope I can write more in the future!

And thank you again for your support of this book!

See you in the next book!