Shirou Emiya doesn't want to work overtime

"I don't want to give up. I want to see my parents, I want to see my brother, and I want to see Miyu again! But, but what can I do?"

There was no longer the brilliance of the past in her eyes. There was only deep fatigue and endless despair. Her eyes were empty and lifeless, as if all hope and strength had been drained away from her body. Her hands drooped limply.

"I, I can't do anything!"

“Illya——!”

"look into my eyes!"

Xiao Hei crawled directly in front of Illya, put his furry hands on Illya's shoulders, and stared at her with sharp eyes.

"Do you think you're the only one who has endured this?"

Hearing Xiao Hei's words, Illya's shoulders couldn't help but tremble. Xiao Hei was also bearing the same pressure as her.

"why?"

Looking at the doll in front of her, Illya murmured softly. She didn't understand why Xiao Hei still had the courage to continue after knowing all this.

It's obviously so desperate.

There is obviously no other way.

Obviously all the roads were blocked.

In fact, your body no longer belongs to you, so why are you working so hard?

"Illya, you are really a stubborn person!" Xiao Hei stretched out his furry hand and patted Illya gently on the head.

"If you want to see them, you shouldn't give up!!!"

“If there is no solution, then find a solution! If there is no road, then create one! If there is no miracle, then create a miracle! Do you understand!?”

Looking at Xiao Hei who looked so excited, Illya's eyes were still full of confusion.

"Where is your courage to face Beatrice?"

"Do you think we are the only ones working hard? They in the other world are working hard too!! As much as you want to see them, they want to see you again just as much!"

"I never fought hard because I knew how to leave here, but because I knew that only by fighting with all my might can I leave here!"

"If you want to go back, if you want to see your loved ones again, then you should never stop here!"

"If you don't try your best, you will never be able to see the road ahead clearly!!!"

Xiao Hei yelled at Illya, how could he wake up this stupid guy?

He stayed in the dungeon and communicated a lot with Miyu's brother, and also learned why Miyu came to their world.

It was a brother's small but hopeful wish, and it was a promise made from the bottom of his heart.

"Miracles never happen out of thin air!"

In a trance, Illya seemed to see memories of the past.

It was laughter with family.

It was a fight with friends.

But now I have to give up all of this with my own hands.

Do I really want to give up all this with my own hands?

don't want! !

don't want! ! !

don't want!!!!

I want to go to junior high school with Miyu, go to high school with her, and be good friends forever and ever.

I want to live with my mom, dad, Sierra, and Liz, and travel around the world together.

I want to be my brother's bride, I want to be by his side, I want to be with him.

I want to be with Ryuko—

I want to be with Mr. Ohga——

There are so many things I want to do, but I give up so easily just because of the separation of a world.

I want to get out of here!

I want to get out of here!!

"I want to get out of here!!!"

Illya used up almost all her strength and yelled at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei, who wanted to say something, was stunned on the spot, but soon he smiled again.

This is the Illya I know.

Illya, the one who never gives up easily.

only------

"It seems that I have disturbed the gathering between girls."

A rather frivolous, uncle's voice came in front of Illya and Xiao Hei.

"Darius—"

Illya stared at the person sitting in the wheelchair, and couldn't help but hold the job card that Ishtar handed to her.

"Don't be too alert. I came here just to let you complete the Holy Grail ceremony—"

“Cara Cara Cara——!!!”

Angelica, who was standing behind Darius, waved her hand, and several golden ripples instantly appeared in the space. Countless chains instantly lifted up Illya and Xiao Hei.

Chapter 1039: The Holy Grail Ceremony is about to be completed

Controlled by the chains, Illya and Xiao Hei had basically no way to resist.

Illya can perform dream summons directly.

Earlier, in the large underground cave of Mount Enzo in her own world, she had used the Archer Class Card that she had placed with Rin Toosaka based on her feelings during the confrontation with Saber, projected the Seven-Layered Ring of Blazing Sky, and blocked the falling boulders.

After that, the underground magic erupted, and because of the use of the Archer Job Card, Xiao Hei appeared.

Therefore, Illya is not like Beatrice, Angelica and the others, who need to make contact in order to import magic power into the job card.

This may be her privilege as the Holy Grail, and it also explains why Illya was able to complete the conversion of her job card in almost an instant during the battle with Beatrice.

However, in the current situation, what can we do even if we perform a dream summon?

Not to mention that the Heroic Spirit represented by the Archer Class Card used by Angelica is extremely powerful and difficult to deal with.

With Illya's current strength, there is no way she can be the opponent. What's more, the Endsworth family also has Beatrice, Tohsaka Tokiomi, and Tohsaka Rin.

If they could really get out by brute force, they wouldn't have to work so hard for so long.

Xiao Hei's body is now in the hands of the Endsworth family, so he can only follow Darius and the others obediently.

"Om-!"

As a diamond-shaped mirror unfolded, Xiao Hei and Illya were brought into it without any resistance. In just a moment, they disappeared from Erica's room.

"here it is?"

Illya and Xiao Hei looked around in confusion, because the attire here was out of tune with that of the Endsworth family. Rather than the attire, it should be said that this place was more like a ceremony site.

This space is filled with a solemn and extremely sacred atmosphere.

The whole scene was extremely dark.

Purple light fluctuated on the ground.

A disturbing magic is roaming around.

Tall stone pillars stand around.

Under the purple light, one can see lines of incomprehensible text engraved on the stone pillars.

The gloomy space made Illya and Xiao Hei's breathing stop for a while, and there was endless darkness above their heads.

In such a dark and eerie place, an altar-like stone slab is located in the very center.

“Go up——!”

Darius, sitting in a wheelchair, smiled slightly, looked at Illya who had been untied, and motioned for her to lie down.

Of course Illya didn't want to go, but what was the point if she didn't want to?

"What do you want to do?"

Xiao Kuro, who was acting as a toy beside Illya, questioned Darius in a warning tone.

“Didn’t I tell you? Complete the Holy Grail Ceremony—!”

As soon as the words fell, while Illya was still hesitating, a figure emerged from the shadows and suddenly grabbed her hands.

Xiao Hei raised his head and looked forward angrily.

There, Xiao Hei, dressed in a maid outfit, pushed Illya onto the altar extremely roughly, sat on her, and pressed Illya's hands tightly onto the stone slab with his hands.

"If you had handed over Miyu earlier, you wouldn't have to endure this pain! She didn't belong to your world in the first place!"

Veins bulged on Darius' forehead, he clenched his fists tightly, and looked angrily at Xiao Hei, who was acting as a toy beside him.

If it weren't for Shirou Emiya's obstruction, why would he use such an inferior Holy Grail?

"If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourselves! Or that selfish Holy Grail who ignored the world!"

"Miyu is not that kind of person!"

Hearing Darius' words, Illya, who was suppressed and unable to move, couldn't help but refute.

She is Miyu's best friend, and she won't allow the other party to slander Miyu like this.

“Hehehe!!! Hahahaha!!!”

Hearing Illya's words, Darius covered his face with his hands, and couldn't help laughing as if he had heard a funny joke.

"Ouch! Ouch!"

He only smiled for a short while, and then his face became distorted as if he was enduring some severe pain. He covered his right shoulder and stared at Illya.

His injuries haven't healed yet. Illya's attack directly pushed this body to the brink of death. Although healing magic was used, it was only a preliminary cure.

Otherwise, he wouldn't still be sitting in a wheelchair.

"She never told you why she wanted to leave this world, or you simply don't want to accept the reason why she left this world!"

Darius yelled at Illya, "Do you know what we are fighting for?"

Does she know?

She knows it.

During that meeting, Miyu did not hide anything and told them almost everything, especially the reason why Endsworth wanted to arrest her - to save the world.

What Toosaka Rin and Luvia were thinking at that time was that the survival of another world had nothing to do with them. They only knew that Miyu was their friend, and they would never allow their friend to be sacrificed.

At the time, Kuro didn't have a good relationship with Illya and Miyu, so he didn't care at all.

But even now, she knew the purpose of the Endsworth family, and her thoughts were the same as Toosaka Rin and Luvia.

As for Shirou Emiya, he saw the so-called Land of Steel on the moon, and also met people like Leo and Toosaka Rin who have been working hard for the continuation of mankind.

Just as Leo was influenced by Shirou Emiya, Shirou Emiya was also influenced by Leo.

Rather than pinning all his hopes on a child or the Holy Grail, he believed more in humanity itself.

Humans are not fragile! It is always humans themselves who save them!

What's more, he couldn't agree with Endsworthy's behavior of sacrificing others without hesitation.

Only for Illya, saving the world was too far away for her, or rather, she chose to escape, between Miyu and the world, she chose to escape.

Illya can't choose between saving one person or saving the world.

But now, Darius put this question directly in front of Illya.

Save Miyu and give up the world.