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"Look clearly! Wake up! This is not the past you, I am you—! And look at where you are now—this is Chaldea!"

"......???? Ah—!?" Hinako Akuta suddenly snapped awake, sitting up abruptly and pointing a finger at Yu Ji against the wall: "You you you—what on earth is going on!? Why is there another me? And this feeling... Spirit Origin? Servant!? Ha—Chaldea summoned my Servant? How is that possible—how could I become a Servant? Who are you in disguise!?"

“…Um…” Yu Ji tilted her head: “Various things happened… Anyway, for some reasons I don’t want to talk about, I became a Heroic Spirit, and then I was summoned by the worst Master… Well, that’s how I found out your identity and lifted your freeze ahead of time. Sure enough, you recovered after being fed a bag of blood plasma.”

"???" Akuta Hinako felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at Yu Ji, who was wearing a malicious smile.

Is what she said true?

If it's true, then... what's in front of me is another version of myself, but—how can you treat another version of yourself like this! No, wait, if it's myself...

Yes, there's nothing wrong with treating it that way.

"What time is it now?" Perhaps because it was so similar to herself, Hinako Akuta quickly believed it and asked, "Humanity has been restored, but you don't care about such things anyway."

"Oh, really? It'll all be over after a good night's sleep? Well then, could you tell me why I became a Servant?"

"I don't want to go into details, but I can say that after becoming a Heroic Spirit, there's a chance that you'll encounter Lord Xiang Yu when you're summoned. That's the idea I had when I became a Heroic Spirit."

......

“That’s great…” Mashu stood in front of the glass, holding a hot coffee, looking at the scenery outside Chaldea and said, “Nothing in Chaldea will change. Although some people are preparing to leave, most people are planning to stay in Chaldea, and more staff will be sent over later… Everyone will have an easier time, and it will get lively here again.”

“I think it’s already quite lively.” Looking at the Servants walking down the corridor, Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a smile, “Maybe it’s because they are Servants, but everyone has a strong presence. Four or five Servants together are like having a party.”

"Hmm, are you planning to go back to your hometown after this, Senpai?" Mashu asked with some anticipation. "Um... could I go with you...?"

"Ah, that's good." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded. "Dr. Roman... no, Director Roman is finally going to pay me my salary for the past year, and he's even given me a month's vacation. As for whether anything will happen at Chaldea during this time..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment: "With everyone here at Chaldea, there shouldn't be any problems. Even if a new singularity appears, Hinako Akuta has already been unfrozen, right? She can continue to be active as a Master."

"..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, looking at Mash, who was shivering.

"No, it's nothing... it's just that I have this feeling... I don't know why, but whenever I hear that Hinako Akuta is going to be a Master... I get this feeling that disaster is about to strike..."

......

Two weeks later, the subspecies singularity—

"Ugh... What is all this?! I can't take it! Are those guys really that strong?!" Hinako Akuta used Spirit Particle Transfer to return to Chaldea and asked, "This won't do, the enemies are too strong. Those Servants alone aren't enough!"

"..."

"?" Hinako Akuta frowned. "What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"...How long is Fujimaru Ritsuka's vacation?" Holmes couldn't help but ask.

"Um... there's still half a month left." Dr. Roman clenched his fists. "Don't say anymore. I've already reflected on it. I originally thought that since he'd helped, giving him a little vacation wouldn't be a problem..."

"Ah, let's call him back ahead of time." Da Vinci sighed. "Although leaving that singularity alone isn't a big deal, Chaldea will collapse if things continue like this."

Having experienced Fujimaru Ritsuka as the Master, let's take a look at the Akuta Hinako version...

All the Servants in Chaldea want to say now is one thing—go to the Western Paradise and invite the Buddha (Fujimaru Ritsuka)!

As for Yu Ji, who was standing to the side, she didn't say anything, but quietly took a few steps back and left first.

......

"Is it over...?"

Ryougi Shiki let out a breath and looked at the snowflakes outside the window: "It's calmed down now."

"Ah, it's over." Ryougi Kazumi nodded. "How does it feel?"

"How did you feel?"

"No, it's nothing, just pretend I didn't say anything." Ryougi Kazumi smiled and changed the subject: "Looks like it's going to snow heavily, how about we go build a snowman later?"

"Building a snowman? You... well, that sounds pretty good." Ryougi Shiki smiled. "What are you planning to do next?"

"I'll do nothing." She pushed open the window and stretched out her hand as if to catch snowflakes: "I'll just stay here with you until you get tired of it."

When that time comes... go to sleep in Valhalla.

Unless there are special circumstances, they should just stay up there and sleep, forever...

Then, when I wake up again, I should no longer be 'Human Ryougi Kazumi' but 'Ultimate Life Ryougi Kazumi'.

After absorbing all of Goetia's magic, his life force is now incredibly abundant.

Ah, perhaps it's not impossible that I'll suddenly become the Beast after I wake up, but... that's probably something for the future, decades or even centuries from now.

The story ends here.

The world remains as it always has been—not exactly peaceful, but not particularly chaotic either.

Kiritsugu Emiya lives with his family in Kaminari City and rarely goes out. However, Mumei Emiya has left home, wanting to do what Kiritsugu Emiya used to do, but... he definitely can't go that far, he probably can't bring himself to do it.

However, within the scope of my ability, I would like to be a 'partner of justice'.

Oda Nobunaga found a gaming partner.

At some point, the Chaldea on Ryougi and Mi's side summoned Tomoe Gozen.

The two then decided to start a company together to make the games they wanted to play. As for Okita Souji, he opened a Taoist temple to teach swordsmanship, although... he spent most of his time holed up with Oda Nobunaga, who was 'testing whether the new games were fun'.

The Taoist temple had only a handful of disciples and could only survive by relying on Oda Nobunaga's charity.

Lelouch returned to his original world a few times and met with Shirley a few times, but... for various reasons, he continued to stay in this world. Although he effectively managed this land, he delegated authority most of the time.

CC and I opened a pizza shop.

Suzaku brought Euphemia, who was fine, over to live here. They often made bets with others about how long Olga Marie could remain as director and whether she could endure such an environment.

Olga Marie, who occasionally emerges from Chaldea, always says things like, "No matter how long it takes, I will continue to be one!"

As for the two rituals, the two rites, and the mi...

The two still live on this land, occasionally using D4C's abilities to travel to other worlds, but they rarely take action themselves anymore. However, Ryougi and Miya have once again returned to being manga artists.

I don't think about anything else, I just draw the interesting things I encounter while traveling through the world.

Although various things happened afterward, and the threats from this world never ceased,... we were able to overcome them all for a better tomorrow.

Author's Closing Remarks