Summoned as a Servant for the Holy Grail War, he had won it with overwhelming strength and obtained the incomparably precious chance to make a wish. Yet the wish he made was merely something as insignificant as "becoming an ordinary human."
The very instant that wish was fulfilled, however, he learned that humanity would be destroyed in the future.
When he wanted to learn why, he had already completely lost the ability to find out.
Even though Lawrence was not hearing such a story for the first time, she still found it so tragic, so despairing.
"Unable to learn the reason, yet unable to simply ignore it either. After all, I realized that this destruction might be connected to me."
"And so, I began my own journey."
Romani looked at the trembling Goetia with calm eyes.
"This is why you joined Chaldea!" Goetia's voice still carried disbelief.
Why? Why did someone like this exist?
Not knowing who the enemy was, not even knowing why, yet living in fear like this, all the way—right up until now!
"Ah, actually, the biggest reason I was able to come here wasn't myself. Or rather, if I had relied only on myself—an ordinary, unremarkable, even somewhat annoying middle-aged man—there was no way I could have made it here."
He turned around and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Lawrence, who stood frozen beneath the Throne of Jade, revealing a smile called resolve.
"Ritsuka, Lawrence. And Mash, thank you."
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
The white little beast crouching beside Fujimaru Ritsuka's feet shut its eyes in discomfort and turned its head aside.
Roman lowered his gaze. As he turned to face Goetia, he slowly spread his arms wide.
Golden light seeped out from his body, enveloping Roman in radiance that originated