Da Vinci moved incredibly fast, pouring nearly all the strength she had left into her next actions.
She grabbed the bloody hand that had just been pulled from her chest, forced Kirei Kotomine back, then turned and gave everyone a somewhat tragic smile.
"Run! Lawrence, don't just stand there!"
"Protect what you're holding, along with Ritsuka and Mash!"
"—Run!!!"
Her expression suddenly changed—the sensation of pricking magical energy came from Kirei Kotomine's body.
"Le-Leonardo! I..."
Fear and anger filled Lawrence's eyes. His body trembled, and for a moment, he could not make himself move at all.
"No, no... How could we possibly do that? Leave Da Vinci behind and run for our lives..."
Mash looked at the blood-soaked Da Vinci as tears unconsciously slid down her cheeks and shattered against the floor.
"You have to do it! You must do it!!!"
Bzzz—
A shining sphere of light appeared before Da Vinci's chest.
It was her Noble Phantasm, [Uomo Universale].
At point-blank range, face-to-face with Kirei Kotomine, she unleashed her Noble Phantasm—completely disregarding her own life.
They had to escape. She had to make sure they escaped!
"That's exactly why I helped you!"
"And Lawrence—you understand, don't you?! Farewells are always sudden—so get used to it already!"
Lawrence's body shook.
What should he do?
What should he not do?
Should he unleash his Noble Phantasm now?
But what would happen after that?
There were clearly other pursuers behind Kirei Kotomine. Even if they rescued Leonardo, they would have no way to deal with the enemies waiting behind them—
Farewells were always... sudden—
"Take the two children and run!!!"
Da Vinci shouted one last time and smiled at Lawrence.
A tired, gentle, beautiful smile.
"Take care of these children!"
"Chaldea may be over, but Chaldea's members absolutely cannot..."
Lawrence abruptly shut his