"Though the characters in every story have always pursued what they call a happy ending, those of us walking within the story know perfectly well what price must be paid to obtain such an ending."
Adelson Falgao rose to his feet during this dinner, which was much like a family banquet, and raised the wineglass in his hand.
"So without question, everyone sitting here today understands just how hard-won this outcome was."
"To a better tomorrow."
The glasses were raised high.
Anno raised his glass as well. His lips pressed together as he smiled silently.
He had experienced so much—the glory and tragedy of being a knight, defeat at the hands of time. To be able to experience all sorts of things in the era after he had been summoned truly made him... happy.
He only regretted that Kiritsugu could not attend this small dinner, along with Irisviel, Maiya Hisau, and all the others who had died.
Sakumura raised his glass.
"This ought to be the main theme of this era."
"If all that killing and fighting nonsense keeps happening, wouldn't those who came before us have died for nothing?"
Killing was what he did best, but what he truly wanted to see was still a peaceful world.
Xiang An raised his glass.
He did not really have anything to say. For him, the greatest value of this Holy Grail War had been confirming that his sister-in-law was still alive and well in this world. He had also gotten to see his bastard older brother, and it had felt damn good to kick him hard. Other than that, there was nothing much.
After all, while it was true that the Holy Grail War had something to gain from it, few normal Servants would have a very favorable impression of such