Everyone was stunned by the explanation, but Kayneth felt somewhat uneasy... If God wanted humanity to awaken, would the awakening of only a handful of people pass muster?
Kiritsugu Emiya thought of this too. He ruthlessly poured cold water on them. "But only a handful of people have realized this."
He stared at Kayneth... From beginning to end, he alone had truly recognized the heart of the problem.
"If the minority cannot represent the majority, what meaning is there in the awakening of only a small number of people?"
Silence fell over the ruins.
Yes.
They were only a fraction of humanity. They could not represent all of it.
And now? An even smaller fraction had awakened. They could not even "represent Fuyuki City," so what right did they have to say...
"That isn't important. Every advance in human history, from 'being ruled' to 'self-governance,' from 'blind obedience' to 'questioning'... None of these ever happened because the majority had awakened."
"On the contrary, they happened because a few people woke up first."
Kiritsugu Emiya was still questioning him. "And then? Then they were burned to death, nailed to crosses, branded heretics. How many of those names in the history books lived to see change?"
"You're right."
Miquella nodded, offering no rebuttal whatsoever. "Most pioneers indeed never see the day things change."
"But the very fact that they woke up is the beginning of change."
"Human civilization has survived to this day not because it never faced crises, but because whenever a crisis came, there were always a few people who opened their eyes first while everyone else was still asleep."
"They might not live until the crisis ends. They might not see the seeds they planted sprout. But the very act of opening their eyes is the first ray of