And so, all the Masters except for Berserker's had gathered.
"Shirou~"
"Uggh…"
The two girls who saw him being smothered in Ruby's embrace shouted.
"What are you doing here!"
"Yes! What are you doing to Shirou-senpai!"
"You're all failing to read the mood."
"*You're* the one who should read the mood!"
"Yes! Shirou-senpai is suffering…."
"It's fine… at least I can breathe…."
Shirou spoke with an expression of resignation, and the Red Archer clicked his tongue with a look that said, 'Why do I have to watch this?'
"So this is youth."
When Emiya said that ominously, Cú Chulainn smiled and spoke.
"Shut up, or I'll shove Gáe Bolg into that youthful heart of yours."
"Is that a challenge?"
I clapped my hands once to draw attention to myself.
"This Holy Grail War is scheduled to end peacefully, and I plan to get involved in the French Holy Grail War afterwards."
"Oh? So you plan to fight and die like Diarmuid."
"Well, if you want to fight and die, I have nothing to say, but first, how many people want to incarnate??"
Then, it was only Saber, Lancer, Rider, and Caster.
Huh? But where did Assassin go?
"Hey, Sakura? Where did Assassin go?"
"Hmm… I don't know? Should I summon him with a Command Spell?"
"Uh…."
"By the power of my Command Spell. Assassin, come!"
And then, from somewhere, a BANG! sound was heard along with "CRASH! THUD!" sounds, followed by the sound of something hitting the ground.
"Kyaaaah! What is this situation!"
And along with a sound as if damaged by a bounded field, Kama slammed the door open and shouted.
How should I put it…. A feeling of bad compatibility with Sakura? They should have good compatibility. Maybe it's because they're both in denial.
Assassin's presence had faded to a level beyond Presence Concealment, so I thought he had self-harmed like Lancer did.
"Do you want to incarnate?"
"No, I'll just leave. I have a feeling I might meet someone I don't want to see."
Kama had good intuition.
"Nope, you can't leave. It's mandatory for you!"
"Why not? Are you going to take away even a Servant's freedom now?"
"Except for the conspicuous Berserker, everyone is incarnating! That much is certain."
"You're crazy. You're definitely insane. What do you plan to do by incarnating me? Do you want to conquer the world or something?"
"That would be possible with just Iskandar. I have no interest in world conquest or the like. And I won't grant the Red Archer 100% permission to leave. The cheat-code Noble Phantasm guy can't leave!"
The Archer seemed shocked by the term 'cheat-code guy'.
As expected, his heart is fragile….
"No, cheat-code guy…. Never mind…, why do I have to stay?"
"The butler can't be missing. Even if you leave, I'll definitely summon you with the Grail."
"You evil thing…, go to hell."
"Hell is welcome. Do you know about Chaldea?"
"Ahem, sorry. Anyway, I'd like you to explain why we need to incarnate?"
"First, because I think it's better to have you around?"
".... For convenience, huh. Being competent is… a problem."
The Red Archer was happily winning a mental victory.
"So, can I call you Emiya?"
Then, Archer looked at me with a gaze that asked if I already knew, and Shirou just nodded. Emiya began to let out a hollow laugh.
"Then, Shirou, are you going to live a school life?"
"Yeah, of course? I'm a student, for now. I'm thinking of going to London after I graduate."
".... I wouldn't recommend that. Shirou will definitely be declared for a Sealing Designation."
"Huh~ If he's declared, he'll have to fight the Servants here, right? Wouldn't that be a loss for them?"
At Boudica's words, Rin seemed to conclude, 'Well, that's true.'
"Well, since there's an abnormal ordinary magus…. It wouldn't be strange, but wouldn't Executors or those sent by the Mage's Association, like Bazett over there, try to kill Sealing Designation targets? To win against such opponents, you'd need a Caster skilled in magic or bounded fields… or someone like Heracles here would be enough to stop them…. That's not to say other Servants are weak or anything. In terms of combat power, they're stronger than magi and Executors, but they aren't transcendental heroic spirits beyond imagination like Heracles over there…."
At those words, everyone seemed convinced and just nodded.
"Yeah, there are two Beasts (Evils of Humanity). I think it'll be fine."
"Ah, if it's Evils of Humanity, then of course it's fine…. Wait, E-vils of Hu-manity?"
"Aaaaa?"
"Yeah, the Beast of Regression Tiamat, the Beast of Lust/Depravity Kama/Mara, the Beast of Comparison Cath Palug…. Wait, where did Fou go?"
Now that I think about it. Fou's whereabouts had become ambiguous.
After we first met, as time passed, I had forgotten about Fou, but where did Fou go?
"Anyway, if the Mage's Association makes a move, a great war would probably break out. And there's another Grail elsewhere…."
At those words, Bazett held her head and spoke.
"Sigh, should I report this to the Association…. I feel caught up in a scale that's too large."
"Join our side! Adding one more warrior race isn't bad."
"Hoo, well, for now, let's decide to participate in the next Holy Grail War."
"Ooh? I thought you'd ignore it?"
"No, partly because this Holy Grail War is ending too peacefully, leaving me feeling empty, but also because I need to investigate your objectives as well."
At Bazett's honest reply, I could only nod.
"Ok, so that means you're joining my side?"
"I suppose so."
On paper, I wrote this.
『Shirou, Rin, and Ruby will remain in Fuyuki until graduation.
Gawain, Cú Chulainn, Emiya, Boudica, Tamamo, and Kama will incarnate.
Participants in the French Holy Grail War.
Gawain, Artoria, Cú Chulainn, Tamamo, and Emiya will participate.
Servants to be summoned additionally:
Saber = Benienma (Additional cooking duty.)
Lancer = Hector (To torment Achilles)
Archer = Arjuna (To deal with Karna)
Rider = Georgius/Ushiwakamaru (One of the two)
Caster = Xuanzang Sanzang (Just because.)
Assassin = Li Shuwen (Close combat expert with skill)
Berserker = Penthesilea (To kill Achilles)』
"I can clearly see 'torment Achilles,' but?"
"Yeah, with the Hector and Penthesilea combo, wouldn't it be tormenting Achilles?"
"How vicious."
At Red Emiya's words, I understood.
"What can I do. Sir Hector worked hard. He died in the end, right? So, this is a revenge match. If he himself finds it bothersome and says he doesn't want to, well…. I'll just leave it."
"You have a personality that hates to lose."
"I'm just trusting the Red Archer who can counter him."
"Hmph."
The Red Archer was unmoved by my words.
"For now, I'm going home. The Holy Grail War is over anyway. I have to return to daily life."
"Huh? Really? Then, should I go back too?"
"Shirou~ Can I borrow a guest room? I haven't decided on a place to move yet. I'm thinking of traveling together for a while."
"I should go to Shirou's house too! Who knows what this woman might do!"
"Who do you think you are?"
"What?"
"Um, Akira-senpai. I'll be going now too."
And so, the four of them left. In the process, Gawain just shrugged his shoulders.
Emilia and Berserker were at the Emiya residence, and now only two Masters remained.
"Medea? The Grail?"
"Yes~ I succeeded in extracting the mana for incarnation from Tiamat, so there's no problem with incarnating."
"Therefore, please take good care of everyone."
"Understood."-Gawain
"I have no choice."-Emiya
"Ha, I'm looking forward to the next Holy Grail War?"-Cú Chulainn
"But where do I stay?"-Boudica
"Mikon…."-Tamamo
"Haa, fortunately, I don't have to go."-Kama
"I'll be in your care for a while."-Bazett
"I'll be in your care too."-Akira
As the situation was sorted out, I looked at Boudica and spoke.
"Boudica, I'll leave the Emiya residence to you. To be precise, protecting Shirou, more or less?"
"Well, something like that is easy. It's fine, but you're not taking me?"
"That's because Boudica is a person specialized more in defense than combat power, and she's strong against Romans…. There's no particular need…. Originally, as a Rider, she's specialized in defense. Isn't she better at protection than fighting?"
"Huh~ Well, I'm fine with it. 'I can see Shirou often, and be by his side….' Anyway, from my position, that role is good. I'm not particularly strong in combat compared to other Servants."
Boudica honestly admitted it and was entrusted with Shirou's protection.
Originally, since he was a Sealing Designation-level blacksmith, he needed a Servant attached to him.
Considering that the Tohsaka family and Ruby's family couldn't protect him forever, it seemed safer for Shirou to be protected by a Rider.
And since she was a Servant summoned by Shirou, it seemed she had a lot of affection for him. Taking Boudica along felt a bit awkward, but what can you do?
The protagonist of Fate/stay night is a harem king, so it's unavoidable.
Because he's a harem king. It's really unavoidable.
It's truly unavoidable….
It's not the 'Nice Boat' ending, is it?