[Comprehensive] Fate holy fool

At the same moment when Satsuki was attacked——

In another corner of the same arena, Sakura Matou stood in a daze under the dense shade.

The cool wind blows, and the sun casts fine golden spots through the branches and leaves.In my ears, I can vaguely hear the rustling of the wind playing on the branches, mixed with the sound of cool water coming from nowhere, and the soft, intermittent chirping of insects like a serenade.The air is leisurely flowing with the fragrance of grass and moist soil.

It's the smell of late spring and early summer, Sakura thought.

The season of this arena seems to be fixed as May, and the outside world is in the spring.If he and Satsuki can return to reality safely, then it will usher in their third summer together.

(However, I've...)

"Sakura? I'm leaving. What are you doing?"

A childish girl's voice sounded behind her.The footsteps and breathing are inaudible, as if the swaying tree shadows are speaking.

Sakura turned around.

A young silver-haired girl in a black leather jacket was standing there, raising her crystal-like eyes to stare at her.Contrary to her immature appearance, the girl had several shining sharp knives hanging from her waist.

"Ah, um...it's okay, Assassin. Sorry, I'm in a daze again."

——Sakura knows.

The girl's real name is "Jack the Ripper", a Servant of the Assassin class.It is not a heroic spirit but an evil spirit, a pure and cruel monster of sadness that was condensed and formed as the resentment of a fetus that was "killed before birth", abandoned by adults and rejected by the world.

Even though she knows that Jack's worldview and ethics are far from those of ordinary people, and that Jack himself is a "distortion" that cannot be tolerated in the world, Sakura can't hate this child.In the past, she accepted Jack Master's proposal, and she once co-directed a night raid on the Tohsaka group's stronghold with them. Perhaps it has something to do with this inexplicable sense of closeness.

…No, and probably not.

As long as the only important goal can be achieved - no matter how much she hates the other party, Sakura will probably be determined to cooperate with it.

For Matou Sakura, it is such a painful and deep wish that must be fulfilled at all costs.

Because he met Jack's Master in the first battle, luckily or unfortunately, this wish was fulfilled early.As long as the two join forces, the Holy Grail War can be brought to an end as quickly as possible.

——So, no matter whether it is Satsuki or her Servant Karna, she no longer needs to see her anymore.

"Is there anything special about this tree...?"

Just like Sakura has for Jack, Jack also has unconscious nostalgia for Sakura.At some point, the immature child has quietly nestled beside the girl, looking at the gloomy tree shadow above her head together.

so beautiful.

The layer upon layer of thick green color seems to be sucking people in.

"Sakura, I seem to like this place very much."

"Like...maybe."

Sakura nodded lightly, her expression as if in a dream, "However, this is not a rare plant. It's just an ordinary cherry tree. Assassin, have you heard of the 'sacred tree for wishing'?"

"Make a wish, Shenmu? What's that?"

Jack widened his eyes curiously, "Aside from the Holy Grail, is there anything else that can make wishes come true? That's great, I want it too."

"No, trees don't fulfill people's wishes."

To this naive answer that was too ignorant of the world, Sakura couldn't help but smile.

"Shenmu can only provide people with 'the sustenance of wishes'. Writing down wishes in a short book and tying branches is not only a kind of prayer, but also means 'swearing to yourself'."

"To myself, swear...?"

"Uh-huh."

Full of compassion and love, Sakura raised her hand to stroke Jack's fluffy hair.

"Swear to yourself, 'This wish will come true'. Because there is no god in the world who listens to wishes, only 'human beings' can grant wishes at any time."

"so……"

The girl stared ahead, her eyes reflected the brilliance of sadness that she was about to cry.

——Although it is sad and lonely, it also contains a strong determination.

"I won't cry anymore, and I won't just wait. If the world, the gods, and even the Holy Grail can't save Fukamachi-senpai, then I will take the future for that person with my own hands. Only this thing, I will do it no matter what .”

"Well, Sakura really likes that person."

The appearance of Jack nodding looks very well-behaved, and it is impossible to connect her with the image of the "London Serial Killer".

"I don't understand. Sakura likes that person, and that person also likes Sakura...Why, do we have to fight each other? Although the Master said that he wanted to spread despair and create a 'Second Generation Enoshima Shield', Sakura Are you not interested in these? I just don’t understand.”

"Well, I like senior sister very much."

Sakura folded her hands in a prayer—or should I say "swearing" gesture, her eyes were clear and firm.

Just because I like it——

The girl said so in a calm and slightly lonely tone, with a sad smile like a farewell on her face, and looked up at the dense shade for the last time.

"——I've already decided. The only thing I can look at with my senpai is a happy and beautiful scenery."

"My willfulness and selfishness, my ugliness and sins, and the way I destroy this beautiful scenery with my own hands... I don't want my senior sister to see it."

"Hey, do you want to destroy it?"

Jack blinked ignorantly, "What a pity, it is such a beautiful tree. Is this the plan of Sakura and Master...'Desperate Remnants'? Will the scenery of this world disappear soon?"

"...Well, it will disappear. This is also a necessary link. At this price, the Holy Grail War on this land will end, and senpai will get the 'future'."

"What a pity."

Jack murmured and repeated.

"I'm still looking forward to seeing this cherry tree bloom."

"..."

Sakura was speechless, just staring at her silently and sadly.

Of course, that is a wish that can never be fulfilled.In this false garden with no passage of time and the rotation of seasons, all the scenes are fixed in the never-ending May, the cherry trees will not bloom, and the time to go out and enjoy the flowers with Satsuki will never come.

(...Yeah. Why, I didn't notice until now...)

——The so-called "May", written in Chinese characters, is also "Sao Yue".Between spring and summer, the cherry blossoms in full bloom this year have long withered, and the next year's flowers are still far away, such a lonely season.

There is no "sakura" season.

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Twilight Mountain Hut

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

"Wow?! I mean you, don't splash your snot on me. By the way, the spiritual child world really catches a cold..."

……

Anyway, let's start with the conclusion.

………But the mother escaped.

The confrontation with Berserker Hercules had only the purpose of "delaying time" from the very beginning.As long as Karna came back after winning, he would be able to survive, and if he couldn't, it would be GG, a simple multiple-choice question.

As a result, Satsuki and the others won.

Of course, the price that followed was quite heavy.

The fatigue accumulated in the body, the increasingly serious injuries, and, more precious than anything in the Holy Grail War - the consumption of two Command Seals.

The first stroke is Gao Yue's command spell.

In order to counteract the damage of the "curse", Diarmuid was buffed with the huge magic power of the Command Seal, so that he could get rid of the entanglement of severe pain and temporarily carry Berserker's unstoppable sword.

The second stroke is Akutagawa's Command Seal.

It was not allowed to be used after Satsuki, smashing the boundaries of space, and dragging Saber Mordred who didn't know where was in front of him in just a moment.

...I really don't know where it came from.

Because the moment Saber appeared, her cheeks were still stuffed with hot spring buns like a hamster, and she was munching with all her strength.

——In the end, you also ran to eat it? ! !

……

In any case, it was thanks to this pair of timeless knights fighting side by side that they survived the stormy onslaught of Berserker.After that, Karna also severely injured the opponent and arrived in time. In this way, all the team members except Matou Sakura were present, and Kusaku and Berserker retreated accordingly. Everyone was happy.

However, the real question is "the future".

"Based on what you're saying... the other party is clearly not an Assassin, but he can appear as silently as a shadow? This is too foul, there must be a problem. Didn't the GM respond?"

"Miss Ruler said that violations cannot be observed, and can only be regarded as some special 'strategy'. But she will increase surveillance..."

"That's right. Sigh, you and the Master are quite bold. Using Command Seals is like a free refill, but I don't hate it."

Mordred tossed his braids, stretched his arms and stretched nonchalantly.

"There's no point in thinking wildly now... After all, you've narrowly escaped death, why are you still putting on a bitter face? Seeing that even makes me unhappy."

"Eh?"

Satsuki stopped in her tracks, "Do I...look distressed?"

After escaping from Berserker, in order to buy time to regain their momentum, they crossed the commercial street and entered the forest on the edge of the town without stopping.This area is more suitable for hiding than the block, and it is also easy to lay traps. Even Kusaku must be afraid of this.

And Saber took the lead, giving full play to her wild intuition, and soon found a wooden hut in the deep mountains where she could rest.Although the conditions are simple, but fortunately, the furniture is quite complete. As for the question of "why there are TVs in the mountains", I can only ask the free and unrestrained Mrs. Ellie. There is a mountain spring flowing not far from the house. At this moment, Satsuki and Saber were walking together on the mountain path to get water with wooden barrels and basins in their hands.

"Tch, that's needless to say."

Facing Gaoyue's unconscious rhetorical question, Saber wrinkled her face openly: "Since we entered the mountain, you have been out of your mind like you haven't slept for three days and three nights. By the way, father Even if you don’t sleep for three days when you are in power, you will not be so tired.”

"Even if you compare me with King Arthur..."

"What can't be compared? The king is also a human being, not a monster or anything. So, what happened to you?"

"It's nothing... I can't talk about it. It's just that Yumeno-kun said to me just now, 'You don't understand Sakura's mood at all'..."

Calm down and think about it, those sharp and sharp words may not come from the boy himself, but the ridicule from the mentor behind him - Orihara Rinya from the sidelines.

Because of this, Satsuki couldn't question its accuracy.

She really hates Lin Ye.For the man who belittled himself as a "monster", no matter how many axes he chopped, he would not be relieved. It was best to chop it into firewood and send it to the stove.

But she also understands that Lin is disgusted because he always tells the truth and tells the truth in the most maddening way.

Well, if even Rin asserts that she "doesn't understand Matou Sakura"—

"...I probably really don't know anything. After all, everyone says I don't understand people's hearts..."

"Huh?! What are you talking about, you bastard!!"

I don't know which sentence touched Saber Nilin, she suddenly rushed to Gaoyue, jumping three feet high like a cat whose tail was stepped on:

"Who is born to understand people's hearts? Even if we pass by each other and misunderstand each other, it can't just be the fault of one of them. Absolutely not! Rather, it is the guy who 'doesn't understand people's heart' who blames everything on the other party. It's a bastard!!"

"Yes, is that so?"

Overwhelmed by her impassioned spirit, Satsuki opened and closed her lips blankly.

"Of course! Let me ask you, you said you like Matou Sakura, did someone force you to do it? Is it because you are her guardian or something, so you have to think about her?"

Mordred slapped Satsuki's shoulder with a "bang", the force was so great that she almost sank to the ground.

"You -- it's not out of duty or obligation, but looking at Sakura, you are fighting to 'guard her smile'. If that's the case, then there's no problem."

"……Yes."

Only for this question, Satsuki can nod without hesitation at any time.

"Although in the beginning I listened to Dazai-sensei's advice and regarded Sakura as my 'only object of salvation'...but now it's not just like that. Sakura is gentle, careful and a little clumsy, always working hard, a little trivial thing It can make her happy, so I also hope that a girl like her can gain the happiness of the whole world."

"That's right! Isn't this much more enjoyable? If there is anything you don't understand, understand, or figure out, just ask after we meet. Speaking of this, I also have something to ask you..."

For some reason, Saber, who was always outspoken, suddenly looked away, and scratched the back of her head as if embarrassed.It was a rare expression for her.

"That's right, that. Don't Servants have dreams about Masters? The dreams of my Master are always so dull that you can't breathe, as if you saw yourself a long time ago. It's always Dazai-san, Dazai-san , Mr. Dazai, Mr. Dazai, Mr. Dazai..."

"..."

...doesn't need to be repeated so many times.

It seems that she is really annoyed by Akutagawa's obsession.Perhaps it was because of the sympathy that it further deepened the anxiety in Saber's heart.Satsuki once again realized that "Sir Mordred is really a good man".

"However, there was one time - I saw a different landscape."

"...?"

Surprisingly, there seems to be more to this complaint.

"It's a girl standing on the steps looking down at the dilapidated street. Her hair is long and she's wearing white clothes. She looks back as she walks. Although she doesn't have any expression on her face, it feels like she's about to cry..."

Saber looked up at Satsuki, the emerald clear and straightforward pupils reflected the light.

"—Is that you?"

"Streets, steps, long hair..."

Satsuki searched for memories, and after a little thought, she gave an affirmative answer: "It should be. When Akutagawa-senpai was still in the poor street, I often ran out from the church to see him, and then climbed the steps and left alone."

"Sure enough! Then, you really have known each other for a long time."

Even so, it was by no means a pleasant encounter.

Born in a poor street, Akutagawa, who has no parents since he can remember, and lives with his children who are also orphans, is an unusually indifferent boy.That calm face like stagnant water, the empty eyes that are neither happy for life nor sad for suffering, to Gaoyue, it is like taking a selfie in a mirror, there is a kind of familiarity that cannot be ignored.

Even if it doesn't make sense.

Even without hope.

Even if the heart is dry, it is absolutely impossible to germinate the feelings of being born as a human being.

——Why, do you still work so hard to live?

Facing Akutagawa, who was not yet called "Senior" by himself at that time, the young Satsuki once asked this question.

--I have no idea.

Akutagawa said.

I don't know why I was born, but I live because I was born.Knowing that there is only pain in life, knowing that every day is a cycle of hell, but never give up struggling.

It's closer to animal instinct than will.

"Now that I think about it, the senior is called 'The Heartless Dog' because of this. It was the first time I heard an adult scold him so severely, I was really shocked..."

"Tch, those people are really exaggerating. So what's your reaction?"

"Me? I said 'great, I don't have a heart either' and felt like I made my first friend—"

"...Oh, then you're great."

Saber rolled her eyes weakly, "Master should be very happy to hear such stupid words..."

"I don't think so."

Satsuki frowned somewhat disappointedly, "Because he didn't pay attention to me at all. Even if I offered the invitation, the senior never climbed the steps leaving the slums, but just kept... standing at the bottom of the steps, looking up at It's just the outside world. That's why I often go to see him..."

But even such a pointless and meddling act came to an abrupt end one day.

Because everyone died.

The children strayed into the criminal's trading scene and were killed for the one-sided cruel reason of "killing the mouth".The surviving Akutagawa was determined to die alone for revenge. At this time, he met Osamu Dazai, and under his coaxing, he became a member of the port mafia.

And Satsuki, who learned about all this after a while——

"At that time, I suspected that the senior was kidnapped, and I was really worried. So... I was the same as before, [go to the mafia to meet him]."

"What? Wait, 'go to see him' means…"

"Shoot in from the front. I don't know other ways."

"Isn't it you?!!!"

Saber yelled as if someone had punched her in the face.Then, as if she suddenly realized something, she muttered annoyedly:

"Oops, am I being too harsh on Matou Sakura? I thought she was being unreasonable, but if you really did such stupid things for Master, then Master deserves it..."

"? Why did I become a senior if I was stupid? In short, I let go and made a big fuss. I didn't feel relieved to leave until Teacher Dazai told me that the senior stayed here voluntarily and that the senior could gain meaning here. Although I feel that the teacher is not a serious person... But at that time, I really thought 'great'."

Great.

You, who are similar to me, have the focus of your eyes from now on, and you don't have to stare at the emptiness that is similar to me.

--that is really good.

"No, hey, wait a minute. You said it was 'Dazai's message'..."

For some reason, when Saber heard this, she suddenly snapped her knuckles vigorously.

"You're so worried about Master, who you've never met before, that you even risked your life for him... Could it be that Master hasn't come out to meet you?"

"Yes, but I only said 'this is not where you should come, so hurry up'—"

"-Okay, I've made a decision. Although Master needs to recuperate after consuming mana this time, I'll pour this bucket of water on his head when I turn around, and I'll go right away."

Saber picked up the bucket with one hand without any effort, grinning like a bad girl and spouting evil words.

"Speaking of which, you...won't you just go home obediently as the Master said, and never see him again? Until you all entered this academy?"

Satsuki shook her head calmly.

"After Dazai-sensei left the mafia, the seniors were very confused. I also visited him often at that time...but I never let him find out."

"what?"

Saber staggered, and the clear water in the bucket splashed out, and her expression kept shaking like water waves: "Why are you..."

"Of course it's because 'the senior won't let me see him'."

At that time Gao Yue was leaning over to get close to the mountain stream, she turned her head when she heard the words, without changing her face, she said to Saber in an extremely calm and logical tone.

"Akutagawa-senpai has always lived a life that was counterproductive. He was alienated, his companions were killed, and finally gained the meaning of life, but no matter how much he stretched out his hand, Dazai-sensei did not look back. So—even if it is only me Well, let's hope things go 'as he wants'."

"So I will definitely listen to the senior. No matter how unwilling I am, I will endure it. If the senior says we can't meet, I won't let him see me..."

"...But why, the senior always hits me."

“……………………”

Mordred: Momentarily speechless.jpg

After maintaining the above-mentioned expression stiff for tens of seconds, she finally dropped the bucket as if her shoulders were loose.Although a moment ago she was gearing up to throw the Master all over, but after listening to Gaoyue's heart-warming journey, she really didn't know which one to throw first.

"You...you really don't understand people's hearts."

The author has something to say:

Mustard: I miss you very much but I won’t tell you

Yue: I miss you very much, but I won’t come if you don’t tell me

Mo: Are you sick?

The Akutagawa line that was agreed upon was originally a story of a man silent and a girl crying... Looking back, I will take care of the question of why Xiaoyue didn't hug Jai and cry (and then was beaten) when she entered school. There is a future with the past x Of course it is small The sun line will not trigger Mo's chat event, so there will be no more

The opponents have finally appeared, and the troublesome forces are about to open up 2333 Jack's master, if you have seen the girl of absolute despair, it may be clear at a glance?