A Place to Belong

Sajyou Ayaka—no, she should be called Yuan Ayaka now—had endured countless hardships before finally finding a place where she belonged.

She was filled with joy, immersed in happiness, but before she could savor it for long, she suddenly heard a strange, sarcastic voice.

"Wow, you found yourself a little Fairy sister so quickly? No wonder girls like you so much! But have you considered what will happen when the Holy Grail War ends and you return to the Throne of Heroes?"

"Little Fairy" was not an insult. Yuan Ayaka's race was simply that of a Fairy now, and since she was still in her childhood phase, calling her a little Fairy was only natural.

There was an obvious trace of jealousy and dissatisfaction in that voice. The speaker was Ishtar.

The first half of her words dripped with jealousy, while the latter half stated a fact everyone knew.

The final outcome of the Holy Grail War was that Servants returned to the Throne of Heroes, so it was only natural to assume that once the Holy Grail War ended, Ruler would return to the Throne of Heroes like every other Servant.

Yuan Ayaka's face instantly turned pale. She looked at the brother she had just acknowledged in disbelief and asked in a trembling voice, "I-Is that true...?"

Everyone present fell silent. No one wanted to shatter the beautiful fantasy of a girl who had only just found a place to belong.

But at that moment, Yuan Shikai suddenly spoke. "It's false! Don't listen to her nonsense!"

"Eek...!" Everyone cried out in surprise at once, taken aback by Yuan Shikai's answer.

Some were surprised that I would lie, while others wondered why I had answered that way.

The other summoned Servants in particular had been granted the relevant knowledge by the