The android girl will not dream of the fairy knight sister

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　The scorching air currents rolled and blew up the girl's hair.

　There was no change in his expression, and his eyes showed the awareness that had already been made up.

　"O you who choose to bear the holy sword! O you, the great one, filled with enlightenment!"

　"If you pray for a new tomorrow, leave all the old days behind!"

　"My name is Albion! The last dragon who chose to soar over the land rather than return to the inland sea!"

　"If you can transcend these tears and continue on, you will give your heart to the one who forged the planet!"

　The girl slowly closed her eyes, holding Balmung tightly in her hands.

　"My name is Albion! I still live! The last dragon watching over humanity at the end of the world!"

　Without any reason, this thought arose in the girl's heart.

　Just keep believing in your beliefs and keep moving forward.

　Only the innocent may enter...

　Facing Albion, who looked similar to him and was charging straight at him, Balmung drew a graceful curve in the air, and then...

　Fell to the ground.

　No reason is needed.

　The girl hugged Albion, and Albion's double blades flashed past the girl's dress.

　The soul has no heart, and there is only one reason why it acknowledges Albion's identity at this moment.

　Albion looked at the girl hugging him, at a face that was almost identical to his own.

　The warm touch spread along the back of the person being hugged.

　That was a warmth that he had never felt before and that he would never be able to feel alone.

　Intelligence, start recording.

　Joy, update has begun.

　Even if it's just wreckage...

　Images kept flashing in my mind and finally stopped at an extremely heartwarming picture.

　Two girls with similar faces sat together smiling.

　I've never felt this before, the same kind.

　Everything that was watched has long since disappeared.

　Those who are watching still exist.

　Humans, fairies, dragons...

　"Welcome back..."

　Albion slowly closed his eyes, and a crystal tear overflowed from the corner of his eye.

　“May that hope echo into the future.”

　Albion disappeared.

　The last soul, as if sensing something, transformed into a speck of fluorescent light and instantly merged into the girl's chest.

　Thank you...

　The girl held up some of the light and spoke silent words.

　The last dragon is still walking, flying, recording everything, and watching over everything.

　The heart kept beating, and a trickle of warmth spread through the limbs and into the entire body.

　The Last Dragon still watches within the heart of the Last Dragon.

　Watching over its only everything.

　Watching over the girl's future.

　"Is that... light?"

　With Albion's disappearance, everything returned to darkness, and the only source of light was the distant light that kept twinkling like stars.

　Looking at the flickering light, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Merlin with some uncertainty.

　"Yes, that is the entrance to the inner sea of stars."

　"A land of eternal spring, the answer to the dreams of many lives..."

　The light became more and more dazzling, and rushed towards everyone in almost an instant.

　"Welcome to a paradise engraved with hope. The journey to the birth of stars ends here."

　The endless sea of flowers was reflected in everyone's eyes.

　"This is the Inner Sea of Stars—this is Avalon, where King Arthur of pan-human history was sent after his death—"

　Altria Caster opened her eyes wide and looked at the gorgeous world in front of her in great surprise.

　There was no malicious storm, no terrifying atmosphere, only—

　"A whole garden...the air, the wind, everything was warm and comfortable."

　"Isn't that right? After all, in Paradise, there's no possibility of evil. No matter what kind of apocalypse wreaks havoc on Earth, it won't be affected in the slightest, nor will it be interfered with. It's another world, another inner sea of stars. In a sense, this is a true inner sea of stars."

　but...

　The more beautiful it is, the more bloody the facts people have to face after the dream-like reality is shattered.

　Artoria Caster subconsciously tightened her grip on the Staff of Choice.

　"But, although this place is called Avalon, a workshop that guides you to a happy ending and weaves all possibilities, it is actually just the remains of Avalon, a shadow cast into the British Lostbelt."

　What we have here is nothing more than——

　Everyone looked upwards following Merlin's gaze, and what came into view was another Merlin who had been tied up like a caterpillar, or rather, the original Merlin.

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　"Sorry, not over there. Please ignore some strange phenomena."

　The fact that there were two Merlins was covered up in a very perfunctory way!

　You see, sometimes, when people are growing up, they always want to strangle their past selves, right?

　Coupled with a certain accidental moment, the glaring black history, the rope with just the right hardness, softness and flexibility, and Vivian's magic happened to appear before his eyes.

　When breaking through the passage between the two inner seas of the star, a staff hit the opponent's head...

　Merlin smiled and led everyone in the opposite direction of Merlin, who was wriggling and twisting on the ground like a caterpillar.

　"..."

　It looked so pitiful and I felt a little sorry for it.

　The girl looked at Merlin struggling on the ground, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her finger and slashed, cutting the rope.

　"There are several special checkpoints along the way to the chosen location, so-called monitoring devices... I'm not entirely sure how they work, but the only thing I know for sure is that they will recreate little Sieg's memories. From the brutal winter to the warm and joyful spring..."

　Merlin said as he glanced at Altria Caster out of the corner of his eye.

　Well, it's a different path...

　This time...at least it's a happy ending, even though the process may be...

　ummm

　If you have any questions, you can tell me here.

　Fairy Territory: Forty-Seven: Memories of the Four Seasons

　"Merlin..."

　Artoria Caster spoke softly, then stopped, and looked directly at Merlin with her emerald eyes, who had stopped and turned around because of her words.

　"What's wrong? This is just a trivial journey that begins in the cruel cold of 'winter' and ends immediately after the happy and warm 'spring'."

　really...

　Altria Caster narrowed her eyes slightly, and gripped the Staff of Choice even tighter.

　You are not the Merlin I met...

　"It's just a trivial journey... for Sieg, or..."

　For whom is it an essentially insignificant journey?

　"This..."

　Merlin showed an incomprehensible expression under the gaze of everyone.

　"This journey is truly insignificant to you. After all, Chaldea's duty is merely to defeat the enemies created by memories during the process of recollection..."

　"Your story is related to me, but it's also unrelated to me, if I must say it. If little Sieg hadn't been here, I might never have had any connection with you in my life. After all..."

　As Merlin spoke, an intriguing smile appeared on his face, and he stopped talking.

　after all...

　Merlin had died long ago, and the one standing here was just a Servant.

　For change, for blessing.

　Merlin gave away everything he had, and everything he had in his lifetime turned into nothingness after his death.

　However, the gears of time continue to roll. No matter how long it takes, everything can be started over again.

　Just like the girl she once was.

　Merlin chuckled and shook his head, wiping away the memories from his mind.

　"For some reason, little Sieg chose to forge the holy sword in your place. She naturally had her reasons. All I can do is convey the feelings of a young girl who is not good at expressing herself."

　"Well...just treat it as a whim, Altria."

　Merlin smoothed the ends of his hair, and a hint of seriousness slowly appeared in his tone.

　"This is a gift, an inestimably precious gift. Sometimes, to save something, you must sacrifice something else. There is almost nothing in this world that can be worth the same as life. But as the recipient of the gift, as the one being blessed..."

　"Whether you accept it or reject it, the gift will be there, Altria. All you can choose is how you feel when you unwrap it."

　Altria Caster listened to Merlin's words in a daze.

　"Yes, a...belated gift..."

　The girl covered her eyes and continued Merlin's words.

　"That time...the me in the past..."

　A hoarse and regretful voice slowly came out of the girl's mouth.

　"Watching you disappear..."

　"Memory, soul, body, will, all existence, all proof, all—"

　So, this time...

　I don’t want to—

　I watched you disappear before my eyes.

　If letting go means losing, then does taking on something really mean gaining?