On the night Shirou Emiya returned, the snow fell heavily.
The north wind howled, sweeping through the city, and in a blink of an eye, the city had turned silver-white.
Although the weather was cold, Shirou Emiya's heart was warm.
Because last night, he finally fulfilled the wish deeply held in his heart.
"Snowflakes?"
Shirou Emiya, who woke up early to prepare breakfast, looked at the continuous snowfall outside the corridor and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
He had only watched the first four parts and the movie of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya story.
He had never explored the manga version.
Therefore, he was unclear about the truth of this world.
He also didn't know the true strength of the enemy, but he believed it wouldn't be just that little bit.
After all, according to the typical manga trope, the first
ones to appear are always the cannon fodder!
The big boss never appears first!
That doesn't make sense, nor does it fit the trope.
Of course, if it played out in an anti-trope way like in 'Cautious Hero,' Shirou Emiya wouldn't be able to do anything about it either.
Though there was almost no such possibility.
According to the plot in Shirou Emiya's memory, when Illya came to this world a few months later, it was also covered in white snow.
This meant that this heavy snow seemed to have fallen for several months!
"Is this a sign of the world's destruction?"
"Hehehe!"
"And what does that have to do with a big villain like me?"
Shirou Emiya chuckled self-deprecatingly, then no longer paid attention to his surroundings, heading to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Although it was just him and Atalanta now, breakfast still had to be eaten.
After all, even in the Holy Grail War, his other world-line self never forgot to eat breakfast with Artoria. How could he forget to feed his Servant?
After making a delicious breakfast for Atalanta, Shirou Emiya returned to his room and immersed himself in the world of magecraft.
Here, he needed to create a body for Sakura Matou.
Only then could she be resurrected.
Just like that, a week passed in the blink of an eye.
During this week, Shirou Emiya gradually completed the creation of Sakura Matou's body.
Originally, it would take a long time to create such a
perfect work, but the materials Shirou Emiya carried were all pre-processed.
He only needed to complete the modeling and assembly here.
But even so, it took a week to complete.
Looking at Sakura Matou lying on the ground, Shirou Emiya took out the orb containing Sakura Matou's soul.
Because Sakura Matou hadn't been dead for long, the soul's incompleteness was not very severe.
Therefore, after a week of repair, her soul had returned to its normal state.
"Next is the final step!"
After placing the orb on Sakura Matou's chest, Shirou Emiya activated his magical energy.
A brilliant magic circle slowly lit up beneath Sakura Matou, then gradually enveloped the entire room.
As the magical energy circulated, the soul from the orb slowly flowed into her body.
A faint blue magical energy also slowly flowed over her body.
As time passed, the magic circle that had enveloped the entire room gradually dimmed, finally returning to calm.
"Hmm!"
A soft hum echoed in the silent room.
Hearing this sound, Shirou Emiya excitedly rushed forward and embraced Sakura Matou.
"Sakura, Sakura, wake up, Sakura!"
"Senpai!"
Hearing Shirou Emiya's call, Sakura Matou slowly opened her eyes.
Looking at the excited face and tear-filled eyes in front of her, Sakura Matou slowly extended her right hand, caressing Shirou Emiya's face.
"Thank you for saving me, Senpai!"
"In the orb, I had already woken up and watched Senpai striving to save me. I was truly moved!"
"No, I didn't save you, Sakura!"
Reaching out and grasping Sakura Matou's hand that was caressing his face, Shirou Emiya said excitedly with tears in his eyes: "You saved me, Sakura!"
Shirou Emiya could only be where he was today because Sakura Matou had stolen that card with the intention of saving him.
Although that card was an empty card without any
Servant.
But it was precisely with that blank card that Shirou Emiya could receive his response.
This led to the Holy Grail War ending in one night, the rescued Miyu, his own awakening, and now the saved Sakura.
Everything originated from Sakura.
Therefore, Shirou Emiya said this.
It wasn't Shirou Emiya who saved Sakura Matou, but Sakura Matou who saved Shirou Emiya.
"Senpai!"
"Sakura!"
The two who deeply loved each other were moved by each other's emotions.
At this reunion after experiencing life and death separation, the two could only embrace each other tightly, pouring out their feelings.
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"Here, Senpai!"
"Mmm, then I'll leave this to you, Sakura!"
In the evening kitchen, Shirou Emiya and Sakura Matou
were intimately preparing dinner together.
From their deep understanding of each other, even Atalanta could see the intimacy between them.
Observing this scene, even Atalanta, who was usually
indifferent to love, felt a little uncomfortable in her heart at this moment.
Although she had been married in her lifetime, it was not a happy one.
She had only married that man because she was defeated by him, and that man had cheated by borrowing the goddess's power to win.
Therefore, she could be said to have never loved anyone in her life.
After all, for the Greek warriors of that time, combat was equivalent to offerings to the gods, equivalent to ravaging.
Atalanta didn't think highly of any of them, who even in hunting showed unnecessary rough behavior.
But now, after meeting this new Master, Atalanta's attitude gradually changed.
Even if she had only served him previously because Shirou Emiya was a hero who saved children, now, other emotions had begun to bloom in her heart.
Now, looking at Sakura Matou, who was intimately interacting with Shirou Emiya, Atalanta's heart was indeed displeased.
But unfortunately, Shirou Emiya was currently immersed in the joy of Sakura Matou's resurrection and had no time to understand Atalanta's feelings.
At this moment, he only cared about Sakura Matou's condition.
"How are you, Sakura, is your body comfortable?"
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Senpai, I can't feel any difference between this and my previous body! It's just like my old body."
"That's good!"
Looking at Shirou Emiya's smiling face, various emotions continuously flowed within Sakura Matou's heart.
Sakura Matou, of course, knew Shirou Emiya's past strength.
And precisely because she knew, feelings of gratitude continuously surged in her heart.
How many difficulties did this young man overcome, how much effort did he put in to save her!
Sakura Matou didn't know, but she could imagine.
"Senpai, could you tell me about your journey tonight?"
"Of course!"
Looking at Sakura Matou, who seemed eager to learn, Shirou Emiya caressed her head and responded with a smile.
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"And so, I defeated Karna, Achilles, and Shirou Amakusa Tokisada, achieving this final victory."
"Finally, I learned all the knowledge that could save you from the Mage's Association in that world!"
Looking at Sakura Matou leaning beside him, Shirou reminisced about the past, recounting his journey to her.
"So that's how it was, it must have been tough, Senpai!"
"Not tough at all, Sakura, after all, these are all things I had to do!"
Caressing Sakura Matou's head, Shirou Emiya said with a smile: "It's late, time to go back and rest, Sakura!"
"No, I want to sleep here!"
Hearing Shirou Emiya's words, Sakura Matou not only didn't leave but instead moved closer and wrapped her arms around Shirou Emiya's neck.
"But!"
"There are no 'buts,' Senpai, after all, haven't you already seen my whole body?"
Pinning Shirou Emiya down on the bed, Sakura Matou lay on top of Shirou Emiya, a smile on her lips.
"I want to stay by Senpai's side forever!"
Hearing Sakura Matou's affectionate confession, Shirou Emiya instantly turned the tables, pinning Sakura Matou beneath him.
"Then you'll never be able to escape again!"
With that, he tore open the girl's clothes and embraced
her.
That night, the previously cold room became exceptionally warm!
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