Emiya Kiritsugu went to Germany alone, and a girl with light brown hair knocked on the door of Emiya's house.
"Emiya Kiritsugu isn't here...wait, isn't this Taiga?"
Kazuko opened the door a crack. She originally wanted to expel the guest, but after seeing the appearance of the girl in front of her clearly, she opened the door.
The girl's name is Taiga Fujimura. She is the granddaughter of the original owner of this house. Her grandfather is Raika Fujimura, the boss of the Fujimura group, a local gang in Fuyuki City. He is very rich. The houses in this area are the property of the Fujimura family and Kiritsugu's.
This house and the house where Akuko lived were both purchased from Raika Fujimura.
"Hey? Sister Hinako, why is it you?"
Taiga Fujimura, who was filled with the aura of a sunny girl, tilted her head in confusion.
Her family lived in a mansion next door, so naturally she knew Akuko, a reclusive home girl.
"That fellow Emiya Kiritsugu left his adopted son in my care and then went to Germany."
"Are you coming in?"
After thinking for a while, Kazuko opened the door.
"Kiritsugu adopted a son? I remember his wife..." Taiga Fujimura scratched his head.
"His wife just passed away."
Kazuko said expressionlessly.
"In other words, it seems that he bought this house to take care of his seriously ill wife, but it seems that his wife couldn't resist in the end."
After closing the door, the two of them walked in the courtyard, Kazuko said while reading a book.
Thousands of years of leisure have allowed Akuko to read many books while observing human beings, but she still won't get tired of the process of acquiring new things in books.
"That's it..."
Talking about the death of others, the seemingly sunny Dahe couldn't help but become a little silent.
"But what about him adopting a son?"
Looking up, it was obvious that Dahe's questions had not been answered in full.
"This is the child he rescued after the Fuyuki fire a few days ago."
Kazuko opened the door.
"A mustard...sister."
"Yeah, be good."
Given Akuko's appearance and age, it was impossible for her to be called sister, but Shirou just called her out.
After touching Shirou's head, Kazuko ran to the side and read a book in isolation.
"Your name is Shirou, my name is Fujimura Taiga, from now on you can call me Taiga-san, I will protect you!"
Fujimura Taiga looked carefree and patted Shirou on the shoulder.
Shirou, who has not yet completely recovered from his grief:...?
...
Emiya Kiritsugu came to the Einzbern family's castle alone.
He stood outside the barrier, looking for the entrance to the barrier.
"Yubstakul Hayid! Open the barrier for me!"
Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head and shouted with almost no hope. There was numbness and sadness in Emiya Kiritsugu's voice.
No one responded.
He could see the old castle standing in the wind and snow, just like himself, and his daughter was in that old castle.
But he couldn't get in, and Yubstakul Hayid would not open the barrier in the forest for him.
His original promise was to bring back the Holy Grail and complete the third magic, but he personally ordered Saber to destroy the Holy Grail.
He failed to bring back the Holy Grail, and for the Einzbern family, he broke his promise.
Therefore, Youbustakul Hayid would not let him enter the barrier or the castle again.
Yubusta Kuhayid is a machine without emotions, and he will not regularly reflect on Emiya Kiritsugu's feelings for his daughter.
Emiya Kiritsugu knelt in the snow and cried bitterly.
When everything came to an end, he realized that everything he had given up along the way was so beautiful.
But do you really not know that everything along the way is beautiful?
No, I know it myself.
It’s just that I just want to reach the destination, so I force myself to ignore everything along the way.
"Ilia..."
He called his daughter's name in the wind and snow.
He felt desperate.
He even wanted to die in the snow.
but--
he can not.
He thought of the pure white knight's back and what Annuo said to him before he died.
"You are not the only one who is saved."
"Don't leave this child alone again."
That was his final salvation, whether for that child or for himself.
Emiya Kiritsugu wiped away his tears and stood up.
He raised his head and looked desperately at the old castle standing in the windy and snowy forest. He gritted his teeth and even bit his lip.
He knew that he could not get Illya out of the castle.
I also know that I have to leave, because there are other people waiting for me in that place that I can temporarily call "home".
He turned around and left, but he couldn't even say he was sorry.
Because I'm sorry, it's too cheap.
Incredibly cheap.
...
Weber ultimately did not return to the Clock Tower.
He found that he had no way to go back and face the El-Melloi faction that had fallen into chaos due to Kenneth's death, as well as his former classmates and teachers.
"Although it's a bit abrupt, can you lend me some money first..."
Weber Velvet, whose luggage was stolen and left destitute, was crying on the phone and asked his only friend who seemed to have financial strength.
"It's okay, Mr. Velvet. You don't need to repay this money. You can regard it as my help as a friend."
Kotomine Kirei readily sent the money to Weber and explained that Weber did not need to repay it.
"I will definitely repay it, please rest assured..."
After hanging up the phone, Weber sighed.
His journey to follow his footsteps started with bad luck...just like his life.
But - it doesn't matter.
You have to face it after all, right?
Just like the Conqueror King will eventually see the Endless Sea, he will eventually return to the Clock Tower.
Take a look at the route... First travel around India for a while, then go to Persia, then go to Macedonia to look for traces of your king's past, then go to Greece, and finally return to the Clock Tower.
This route should be no problem.
Weber picked up the backpack on his back, took a deep breath, and chose to set off with his head held high.
Then he was surrounded by a group of gangsters.
"Why do I always encounter this kind of thing?"
Weber screamed as he ran.
It was just like the scream that once echoed over Fuyuki.
I just don’t know where such screams can be heard...