Chapter 591

["...Hmm."]

[When the Old Sword came back to his senses, Hiroki Sajyou was already gone.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Why do I have this feeling like he's entrusting someone with his legacy?"

Caules: "Has he already sensed something, or is he just simply terrified?"

Roche: "After all, the commotion of this Holy Grail War is truly too great."

[Arthur steps into the Garden, his mind filled with a thousand thoughts.]

[It was in a dense forest just like this that he heard the whispers of Vivian, the Lady of the Lake.]

[Just then, a rustle comes from the nearby plants.]

[He doesn't need to investigate to know it is the head of the family's youngest daughter, Ayaka Sajyou.]

["Nice to meet you, young lady."]

["Ni-nice to meet you..."]

[Ayaka Sajyou crawls out from under a tree and says, "Um, are you a guest of Father's? Or a friend of my sister's?"]

[Arthur: "I am a knight. The night is already deep; let me Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take your father's place and protect you."]

["A knight!"]

[Ayaka Sajyou says in surprise, "Then, Mr. Knight, what is your name?"]

[Arthur: "My name is Arthur. Young lady, may I ask your name?"]

[Ayaka Sajyou: "I am Ayaka Sajyou."]

[A good name. Though he does not know the true intent behind the naming, in terms of phonetics, it should be in harmony with her sister, Manaka.]

["Also, this is the Garden."]

[Ayaka Sajyou points to the green trees, looking a bit shy, as if speaking of something closely related to herself.]

["I always thought the Garden was a place for learning, but actually, it isn't. Father told me—"]

[Arthur: "Is there a secret hidden within it?"]

["Yes."]

[The little girl says, a bit shyly, "The Garden is me."]

["Because it was left behind by Mother, so, it is all the same—"]

[In an instant, Arthur feels his thoughts clear.]

[A green garden left for a child.]

[Deep longing woven for a child.]

[Surpassing years of time, remaining even until now, bloodline, destiny, karma... no, it is different.]

[People would call this 'love'.]

["The past and the present..."]

[Arthur murmurs, "Ah, so that is it... to think, it is so simple..."]

[The past and the present are indeed connected; the past becomes the foundation, extending toward the present.]

[The place he had sought is right here.]

[The tomorrow he had sought is surely Ayaka.]

["Huh? What are you saying?"]

[Because Arthur is speaking in his native tongue, Ayaka Sajyou cannot understand him at all.]

[Arthur: "It is nothing. Thank you, Lady. It is all thanks to you that I finally understand what I must do."]

[Ayaka Sajyou: "Hm?"]

[Arthur: "All things are here. Just as your mother left behind a tomorrow called you."]

[Your words have awakened me; everything I did in Britain surely was not in vain.]

[Surely, a tomorrow similar to you was left behind as well.]

[Although the world has not yet been fully saved and news filled with the scent of blood still covers every corner of the globe, let me believe it: the Kingdom of Salvation is drawing ever closer.]

[I can believe this.]

[After all, right now, I am face-to-face with the proof.]

[This lovely child, growing up healthily within the love left behind by her mother.]

[The Kingdom of Salvation is right here; the day of salvation is now.]

[Even if, in the face of such a massive phenomenon, the past that is the collapsed Britain—the result determined in human history up to the modern era—is stained by blood no matter how much.]

["The process and the result are not a set; the process, the result, and the outcome are all independent human intentions. Sometimes, the act of making a choice itself is also a form of answer."]

[Your mother's choice indeed exists here.]

[Leaving behind love. As an image.]

[Showing love. As a life.]

[What a dazzling, what a beautiful answer this is—]

["I will protect the world, and I will protect you. Ayaka Sajyou."]

[Not as a King. Not as a human, but merely as—]

[A hero who wants everyone to have a tomorrow.]

Waver: "Is this... him letting go completely?"

Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia: "I never expected that what would make King Arthur understand would be nothing more than the love a mother leaves for her child—maternal love, which is called the future."

Jinako: "If Manaka Sajyou saw this, she'd probably turn everything upside down."

Zabiko: "Yeah, with that brain of hers, she probably wouldn't care about family ties at all; she'd likely sacrifice her own sister on the spot."

Blonde Rin: "Ugh, she wouldn't be that extreme, would she..."

Well, that's hard to say for sure; that crazy love-struck girl is indeed capable of doing such a thing.

Artoria: "..."

Maternal love... family ties, is it...

When she was young, when she was with Sir Ector and Sir Kay, perhaps she had such feelings, but once she pulled the Sword in the Stone and chose to become King, she never felt that way again.

Morgan, her sister—that one is not even worth mentioning.

Mordred—her feelings toward her are even more complicated.

It seems there is still a huge gap between herself and this male King Arthur; she cannot be as open-minded as he is.

[Meanwhile, in Shinjuku, on the rooftop of a building.]

["Report, Lady Manaka."]

[Paracelsus stands respectfully behind Manaka Sajyou.]

[It looks ordinary, but Hassan of Serenity, who is quietly guarding the girl's Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, can tell that there is an extra weight on the man.]

[It seems he already knows the truth about the Greater Grail.]

[Paracelsus: "Since yesterday, Saber has been moving all over the city. I fear he is searching for the location of the Greater Grail."]

[Manaka Sajyou: "Hehe, Saber is quite impatient, isn't he?"]

[Paracelsus: "As you say."]

["He is the most important guest at the party. I had hoped he would wait properly."]

[Manaka Sajyou says as if singing: "I can accomplish many things, but within the flow of time, I cannot transcend phenomena that have been completely fixed."]

["Even if I could provide the possibility that 'Britain survives,' if it goes against what has already been fixed, it will still vanish. No matter what, the glorious Britain will perish. The Saxons will build a new nation, which will develop into the modern United Kingdom."]

[Paracelsus: "The pruning of phenomena... is it?"]

["Yes. Thus, the world developed into what it is now."]

[There is a rare touch of melancholy in Manaka Sajyou's voice.]

["Then, to help him, I must stop everything, destroy everything—"]

[Past history constructed the human history of the present; this cannot be shaken.]

[The Holy Grail is needed to destroy everything that constitutes this world.]

[The Beast of Sodom will become an amplifier to help her power go further.]

[Her own Magic Circuits are worthy of the name 'Omnipotent,' capable of miracles that transcend mystery, possessing what could be called abnormal, extraordinary performance. However, perhaps because it is too specific, the volume of her circuits is small. Although she can create miracles equivalent to the impossible, the scale and frequency of these miracles are subject to certain limitations.]

[By utilizing the Beast's magical energy sleeping in the cradle of the Holy Grail, the limitations will be lifted.]

[Just a little bit more.]