Abnormal Moon

According to Kita, Pochi can produce monsters like cursed spirits on its own.

The cursed spirits are born from people's negative emotions, and that's not Boqi-chan's fault.

But in order to prevent the birth of monsters like cursed spirits, whenever Pochi-chan is greatly shocked or Kita-chan is terrified, Nijika and Ryo have to rush to Pochi-chan's side, pamper her like a baby, and give her all their love, determined to help her recover as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, they would have to face the cursed spirit created by Pochi-chan all by herself while still being ordinary people!

It will kill people, right?

"To be honest, it's a bit annoying."

Ryo Yamada quietly shared his thoughts.

"Shut up!"

Ichi Nijika slapped her on the forehead.

"Poch-chan definitely doesn't want this to happen either. We just need to comfort her and pamper her a bit more. If a monster really does appear, Poch-chan will definitely be the one most troubled!"

As expected of Hongxia's mother!

Kita Ikuyo was deeply impressed by Nijika's mother's magnanimity.

"You guys comfort Pochi-chan first, I'll go ask Mr. Roy!"

With Nijika's approving look, Kita Ikuyo quickly left the backstage area.

I jogged all the way to the viewing platform at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

"Mr. Roy, it's been a long time!"

Kita Ikuyo greeted Roy, who was sitting there, with a smile on her face, revealing the joy that welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking about it, it's been several months since I last saw Mr. Roy. Sure enough, people in their line of work are usually very busy.

Is that his girlfriend next to him? She's so beautiful!

"Isn't this Yudai? It's been a long time. You've been alright since then, haven't you?"

Roy was quite happy to see Kita-chan again, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face.

Unlike his feelings for Kasumigaoka Utaha and the Nakano sisters, Roy's feelings for Kita-chan and Pochi-chan were pure from the beginning.

She wasn't treated like a wife, but rather like a daughter; there was absolutely no lewd intent towards her.

Seeing them appear made him feel better.

Upon hearing Roy's address to her, Kita Ikuyo's smile suddenly became forced.

"I've been quite healthy lately, nothing's happened... If it's alright, please call me Kita, I really can't accept the nickname Ikuyo."

Kiyotaka Ijichi and Hoshika watched in astonishment. How did Kita come to know such an important person as Roy?

"Mr. Roy, may I ask if you have some business to attend to here?"

Kita Ikuyo carefully considered her words, trying to avoid interfering with the inner world as much as possible, and cautiously inquired.

"Huh? Oh, don't worry, I just came to see your performance."

Roy raised an eyebrow and quickly understood Kita Ikuyo's concerns, immediately smiling and offering a reassuring word.

"Good luck! I'm really looking forward to your performance."

"Yes, we'll do our best! But why does Mr. Roy know about our band and that we have a performance today?"

"Ask your band's guitarist about that."

Relieved to learn that the purpose of the visit was simply to see the performance, Kita Ikuyo felt a sense of relief, and Roy's expectations also greatly encouraged her.

As soon as she returned backstage, she told the three of them the news she had received.

"I never expected that Pochi-chan would actually have the guts to give the tickets to that person!"

Looking at the bewildered Pochi-chan, Yamada Ryo was filled with admiration.

"When I encounter that person, or rather, when I encounter related matters, I basically avoid them. Pochi-chan is really amazing!"

It's not that I hate that person.

Yamada Ryo's impression of Roy wasn't actually bad. She didn't dislike handsome men; she was just someone who was content with the status quo and didn't want to be involved in that kind of world. She was basically the type to avoid things whenever possible.

Boqi looked at the three people in front of her with a confused expression, as if asking, "What are you talking about?"

"So, Kita-chan, did you ask how to solve the problem of Pochi-chan's constitution?"

“Hongxia, your sister and uncle are there, how am I supposed to ask them?”

"Yes..."

"I'll go ask Mr. Roy after the performance."

It can only be the.

Ichi Nijika nodded with a heavy heart.

The real trouble right now is their band's upcoming debut show!

2 p.m.

A few more people came into the store in twos and threes, but the total number did not exceed twenty.

The show has begun, and of course, the first band to take the stage is not the End Band. The first band to perform is responsible for warming up the crowd, and at least a band with above-average popularity will be chosen to perform.

While waiting by the stands, Roy reached out and pulled out a camera from who-knows-where before Ichiji Kiyotaka and Hoshika could even see it.

The design is quite fashionable, even ahead of its time, full of a technological feel far beyond our era, and photography enthusiasts will be immediately attracted.

The band on stage was playing very hard, but Roy didn't watch at all. Instead, he kept his head down, adjusting the camera in his hand.

This camera was purchased in the City of Learning and War. Although products powered by the universal solution have long been common in the City of Learning and War, products powered by electricity have not disappeared from history. This camera is extremely powerful, with both frame rate and bit rate far exceeding the level of this world and this era.

"Is Master looking forward to it?"

Ms. Okita listened intently to the band's performance on stage, humming along from time to time, completely absorbed in the music. After seeing Roy's actions, she looked curious and asked him a question in her mind through telepathy.

"What Master cares about is the band that girl was in, right? That band's performance must be amazing?"

"It's less about being impressive and more about having commemorative significance."

Roy replied with deep emotion as he adjusted the camera in his hand.

"I just wanted to record what's going to happen next. Most people would try to record their child's life from infancy to adulthood after the child is born, and I feel something similar. But what I want to record is myself..."

He doesn't know how long his life will be.

After thousands of years, who knows how much will be left to remember?

What will I be like then? Will I become a madman who abandons everything to achieve his ideals, or a good-for-nothing who abandons his ideals and indulges in power, money and beauty, or will I stick to myself and go all the way to the end...? The future is full of uncertainty.

It's quite moving to think about it.

In the less than a year since the Holy Grail War ended, he felt that he had changed a lot.

It's impossible to predict what he will become in the future, countless years from now. His future is like a series of forks in the road.

No matter which option you choose, you will end up in a different direction.

"So, does Master wish to remain in this recorded era?"

As if sensing Roy's deepest sigh through the master-servant contract, Okita Souji silently grasped his hand, wanting to give him motivation through the connection of temperature.

"No, I will not stay in any era. I will keep moving forward until the end of the road."

Roy's words were unwavering, as firm as ever.

"I don't even know how long I can maintain this determination, so I want to record everything I've experienced."

Roy was fearless of anything. Even if the sky collapsed before his eyes, he would not feel fear, but only anger at his own powerlessness in the face of the problem.

The only thing he fears is becoming someone else, turning into a degenerate monster like Zouken Matou or Jiemon.

That's why he insisted on keeping Rin Tohsaka and the others around him, using them as his anchors to prevent himself from losing his way.

Recording everything you experience like this might serve as a reminder to yourself at some point in the future, reminding you of the thoughts you had in the past.

"It is very difficult to stay firmly on a certain path."

Okita Souji came to this conclusion, silently tightening his grip on Roy's hand, constantly transmitting the warmth of his palm to him, as if to supply him with energy.

"I will always stay by Master's side and help Master!"

"Well, I'm looking forward to it."

Roy smiled and glanced at Souji, then silently took her hand in return.

Seeing this, Ijichi Kiyotaka and Hoshika felt extremely uneasy.

Aren't the two of them standing here like a third wheel?

Would it be better to leave for a while?

"Oh, it's coming!"

Shortly after, the band on stage left the stage.

Following closely behind, like a super team, four girls with brightly colored hair, each holding their own musical instrument, stepped onto the stage under the watchful eyes of the audience, their nervousness palpable.

"We are the End Band... and the song we're going to play is 'Guitar, Loneliness, and the Blue Planet'!"