Chapter 670

Astolfo says with teary eyes: "No, no, no! I don't allow it, absolutely not!"

Sieg: "..."

Astolfo: "No, no. Because like this, you will—"

Although his rationality occasionally evaporates, it doesn't mean Astolfo is really an idiot. He understands everything Sieg wants to do.

Precisely because he understands, he strongly opposes it.

Transporting the Greater Grail means he will no longer be human.

Astolfo cries: "I! We! Want you to be happy! As long as you can live an ordinary daily life, it's fine..."

Sieg: "... Yes, that's why Ruler wanted me to stay away from battle."

Perhaps Jeanne foresaw all this, and out of resistance to the revelation, she confirmed Sieg's intentions several times before the war.

Astolfo: "Are you going to call this fate? How can there be such a cruel ending!"

Looking at Astolfo like this, Sieg is very happy, so happy he is about to cry.

In this world, how many such Servants, such friends are there?

Sieg hasn't contacted many people, but he has a friend worth being proud of, to the point where he wants to hold his head high and shout "This is my Servant!"

"This is not cruel, and I won't die."

Astolfo: "That's harder than dying! I know it all!"

That is equivalent to carrying the sins of humanity and embarking on a journey of atonement.

If Sieg doesn't rely on the power he snatched, when will he be able to reach the end?

At least one thing is certain: that will be a long time that can almost be called eternal.

Astolfo: "Woo woo ┭┮﹏┭┮..."

Sieg: "Thank you, Astolfo, for caring about me until the end."

Astolfo: "Idiot! If you leave like this, what is the meaning of our efforts!"

Sieg: "It's not meaningless; I'm still alive, aren't I."

Astolfo: "Ah ha—"

Siegfried: "(Motherly smile) You've worked hard, Sieg."

Caules: "Hey, Rider, give up. Your Master has already made up his mind."

Astolfo: "Shut up!"

Sieg: "Rider, I believe in you."

Astolfo: "Eh?"

Sieg: "I believe in the humans Rider believes in, and I also want to believe in the humans Ruler Jeanne wanted to believe in. This is the answer, this is everything."

In the past, Astolfo said: As long as I intervene, maybe something will change.

That's right, Sieg wants to intervene.

Intervene in the human race, no matter in what form. If true immortality means stagnation, it should be removed.

Even if slow, even if wandering and hesitating, humanity as a whole is still moving forward.

Humans will one day reach the other side of the dream and go to the infinite sky. Despite repeating hopeless failures and setbacks, humans are still moving forward, climbing the stairs.

"Hmph."

Regarding Sieg's expectations in the video, Goetia sneers.

Humans will only repeat the mistakes of the past forever and will never correct them.

"I will arrive at the end first and wait for you all."

"Mm."

Astolfo, with a tear-stained face, nods forcefully.

Immediately, at the moment before the collapse, Astolfo summons the Hippogriff and escapes with Laeticia and Caules.

"Master! Go for it!"

Sieg looks at the Greater Grail and begins the final action.

"Under the five Command Spells that have now disappeared, I will pay the price."

There is no pain, but he feels something destroying from the inside and spreading one by one.

Recalling this Holy Grail War, it really was a long yet short journey.

Then, get ready to fly to the other side.

Waver: "Sigh, it really is dramatic."

Illya: "Sacrificing oneself, what a cliché story trope."

Shishigou Kairi: "Hey hey, the person didn't die, little girl, don't curse people."

Shakespeare: "Sigh, what a boring ending, as plain as water."

Rin Tohsaka: "Eh? I forgot about you! Where did you run off to in the video?"

Shakespeare: "Oh, now that you mention it, it shouldn't be over yet. I also want to see what my ending will be like."

"It's like winning, and it's also like losing."

On the Red side, the only remaining Shakespeare seems unable to see the collapse around him and is still humming a song, focusing on writing his manuscript.

"Although it's not a good ending, it's hard to say it's a bad ending; how can it be such a mediocre ending? Sigh, there's no help for it; as the saying goes, 'Life is a cloth woven from variegated yarn, good and evil mixed together'."

"Heroic Spirits, humans, mages, and even homunculi are all the same; the materials are the same. 'Our essence is also like a dream'... Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's dream, Semiramis's dream, Jeanne's dream, the homunculus's dream. If I don't record these exciting yet illusory dreams, what kind of writer am I!"

"Oh, what is that?"

The wall beside him collapses; Shakespeare seems to have seen something surprising and finally stops the pen in his hand.

"Laeticia! Look, look!"

Laeticia, who has already awakened, is still deep in thought, but is suddenly interrupted by Astolfo.

They look back and see a pitch-black giant dragon rising from the collapsing Hanging Gardens, firmly holding the Greater Grail in its mouth.

Laeticia sheds tears without knowing why, because the identity of that black dragon is self-evident.

Sieg, no, he should be called Fafnir now.

Or rather, it is Sieg wearing Fafnir's appearance.

It bathes in the pale purple dawn light and is planning to fly away from this world, embarking on an endless journey.

Going to an unknown world, in order to keep the world as it is, the dragon carries the hope of the human world and flies into the distance.

There is not a trace of shadow in its eyes, nor any evil thoughts. It spreads its large wings and proudly flies into the sky.

The destination is the other side of the world, going to the far distance—

Sieg: "That is, me?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Sieg, you really turned into a dragon!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "A miracle, this is also a kind of miracle."

Siegfried: "Fafnir... no, it just inherited the other's dragon form."

Siegfried: "Sieg, you are always Sieg."

Kayneth: "Sieg, this kid's encounters are really—indescribable."

The Holy Grail War lasted only a few days, but Sieg's encounters are more exciting than anyone else's whole life.

Transforming into a Servant to fight, defeating the great hero Karna, and now even turning into a long-lived dragon species.

Shakespeare: "Hahaha, great! Only such an ending is flavorful enough!"

Illya: "Hmm? Why did you suddenly change your tune?"

Shakespeare: "If it were just a cliché sacrifice, it would naturally be meaningless, but now it's different."

Shakespeare: "The giant dragon that once symbolized evil has now become a savior, taking away humanity's hope for eternal life. Hahaha, what a dramatic ending!"

Illya: "This ending—it does sound quite interesting."

Laeticia: "What will happen to Mr. Sieg?"

Astolfo: "Don't worry, he just went to a very far place. He is still alive."

Laeticia: "... Will those two meet again?"

Astolfo: "They will, because that is what they hope for."

Although it is a very, very far distance, they will definitely meet again.

After all, the two of them, one is hopelessly stubborn, and the other can leisurely wait for a thousand years.

On Shakespeare's side, he is holding the manuscript tightly, writing furiously while enduring the strong wind pressure.

The manuscript that anyone who knows Shakespeare's name would want to buy even if they invested all their property, just flies into the distance page by page.