Interlude: The One Who Saves Humanity, Part Two (Continued)

"Master..."

The woman slowly closed her eyes and spoke softly.

"Is there really no way... to rescue everyone?"

She knew she should not say something like that. She had clearly endured so many disasters, sacrificed so many people, and given up so many things, yet even now, she still instinctively voiced such childish words.

Rescuing everyone was impossible. She did not possess that kind of power. Fujimaru Ritsuka had a deep understanding of her own strength. She truly was a savior, but she was not omnipotent.

"The future has already happened," Merlin said without the slightest mercy. "A future that has already happened cannot be changed. Even when Gilgamesh saw Uruk's future destruction back then, Uruk was ultimately destroyed by Tiamat all the same."

The future seen through Clairvoyance was a destined future, a future nailed fast to a bronze pillar with iron spikes, one that could never be altered. From the moment it was seen, the way history would be written had already been decided.

Changing a future that had already been determined was an extremely difficult thing.

"I understand..." Fujimaru Ritsuka said, her expression visibly changing.

"How much time do we have left?"

"I don't know. Gilgamesh's future sight is not omnipotent. Before a Beast with a higher degree of Mystery, what he can see is very limited... But fortunately, he saw the most important thing."

"Tiamat is one of the Beasts with the greatest potential for growth. If we let her erode every living creature in that 'Singularity,' we will be completely unable to deal with her."

"Master, that is not a 'Singularity,' nor is it a 'Lostbelt.' It is a 'parallel world' unrelated to the world we inhabit."

"In any case, Gilgamesh has confirmed that future. But the future after that is in our hands." The