"That is…"
In the Tōsaka residence.
Watching Archer gaze wistfully at the ruby necklace in the luminous screen,
Tōsaka Rin seemed to sense his emotions instantly.
That's right…
Though she hadn't noticed it at first…
Now, recalling through the video in the luminous screen… Indeed…
Earlier, when she had just summoned Archer, how to "tame" this unruly big guy…
And the battle with Lancer…
These two things had diverted all of Tōsaka Rin's attention…
But in fact—
It seemed that when she had saved Emiya Shirou…
Archer's expression had been off at the time…
Now it appeared—
"So, Archer, that means… did I save you in the past?"
"..."
Tōsaka Rin's eyes burned like torches as she stared at Archer beside her.
At this moment, Archer was indeed reminded of a long-lost memory.
That necklace was truly an important medium that connected him to this world.
That is to say…
He was destined to be summoned by Rin, transforming from "nameless" to "Heroic Spirit—Emiya Shirou (Red A)"…
"That's right…" Archer nodded and took out a ruby pendant that Rin knew all too well.
Rin Tōsaka accepted the pendant, now completely drained of magic.
She remembered that after using the pendant to save Emiya, she had been in a hurry to fight Lancer (Cú Chulainn) and hadn't retrieved the necklace.
"Shirou should still be wearing the pendant that truly belongs to me, right?" Rin Tōsaka clutched the pendant tightly.
"But…"
"This pendant?!"
"..."
Though Archer and the Emiya she knew were the same person, they originally belonged to different timelines—yet now existed simultaneously in the same timeline.
But could the summoning of a Servant really bring this gem across the long river of time?
That is to say…
There were now two identical pendants in this world.
One here, and the other in Shirou's hands?
"This pendant itself contains what could be called a miracle…"
As if sensing Rin Tōsaka's doubts… Red A nodded with emotion.
"But—"
A glimmer of light flashed in Rin Tōsaka's eyes.
Though she had only just saved Emiya Shirou…
The pendant had only been used for a few days.
But when she thought that the future Emiya Shirou—now Archer—had kept her pendant for his entire life…
In the endlessly flowing river of time…
Keeping it day after day, year after year…
For so long…
It was indeed a miracle!
At this moment, Tōsaka Rin seemed to understand why…
It was Emiya Shirou who had been summoned by her as a Heroic Spirit…
"Archer…"
At the same time, Archer (Red A), witnessing Emiya Shirou being revived by the magic of the ruby necklace in the luminous screen…
Had no time to sigh…
He could never abandon his primary goal—
—To drown that guy who clung to so-called "justice" in his arms right now.
Even if it meant facing whatever consequences followed.
However, he could not explain this to Rin Tōsaka…
There was no need to explain it to Rin…
He didn't even need his Master's approval…
...
At the same time—
After the reverse narration…
The video on the screen returned to the scene under the moonlight.
[Though Emiya Shirou managed to escape the scythe of death with Tōsaka Rin's timely assistance, the crisis had not dissipated.]
[Lancer Cú Chulainn, the warrior who pursued honor and rules, discovered that Emiya Shirou was still alive and set out for the Emiya residence again in the middle of the night, vowing to complete this unfinished "massacre."]
[This time, Emiya Shirou was pressed step-by-step by Cú Chulainn until he had no retreat and hid in the warehouse he usually used as a magic workshop.]
[At this critical moment of life and death, Emiya Shirou accidentally triggered the summoning circle left by his father, Kiritsugu Emiya.]
[Light shone, magical energy surged, and a figure gradually emerged from the radiance—the hero from the Age of Gods, the glorious legend who drew the Sword in the Stone and became the Chosen King, the ruler of Great Britain, the leader of the Knights of the Round Table, the Knight King Artoria Pendragon.]
[Her appearance, like the dawn breaking through darkness, brought unprecedented hope and strength to Emiya Shirou.]
[At this moment, Emiya Shirou knew that his fate was now intertwined with this legendary Knight King, and together they would face the challenges and adventures to come.]
[...]
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[Cú Chulainn: Here I am, my dashing figure!]