[During the seven-day blockade of the whole town, the fifth team joined forces with the border guards and police from the local police station to conduct a comprehensive physical examination on all children in the town. ]
[As expected by Himeko, the fifth team that sealed off Vostok-51 did not find any traces of the unidentified Honkai incident seven years ago in the town, except for some children who had very common illnesses. The fifth team which found nothing released a blockade of the town according to the original plan after issuing a sum of compensation to the local families who underwent the inspection]
[The residents of the town have once again returned to a peaceful and comfortable life]
[After the blockade was lifted Vostok-51's commercial street reopened for business. You and Elysia came to the commercial street and purchased a large number of tourist supplies and a large number of small gifts]
[The next day you and Elysia took these small gifts and visited those neighbors who have been taking care of you all the time and said goodbye to them]
[Probably because your parents in the virtual background constructed in this simulation copy have made the same decision as you, they didn't feel surprised. Although the residents of the town are saddened by the fact that you are about to leave it didn't discourage you too much]
[They accepted your gifts with great care and expressed encouragement for your journey and dreams]
[In the evening, you who have delivered all the presents returned to your own home]
The empty house was dyed a dazzling orange-red by the late sunset.
It was the beginning of June and the temperature inside the house had already climbed to an uncomfortably hot level. Before night fell the temperature remaining on the ground made Elysia, who stepped into the room, sweat uncontrollably.
The water and electricity in the house have not been cut off for the time being. Although this idle house has been entrusted to an intermediary company in the town for a two-year trusteeship lease it didn't matter much judging from the fact that there are not many outsiders in this town. Maybe one day they returned to town this house would stand alone on the land in a vacant state.
Emiya Shirou glanced at Elysia whose clothes were soaked in sweat, put down a large bag of items in his hand, and walked quickly to the bathroom.
"I'll help you heat up the water. Sit on the sofa and wait for a while. Go take a shower before eating." Emiya Shiro's voice came from the bathroom as the switch of the water heater clicked.
"After taking a bath and having dinner take a short rest and go to bed early. Today is probably the last night we live here. From tomorrow onwards we may have to find a place to live outside by ourselves."
After helping Elysia heat up the bath water Emiya Shirou returned to the door, picked up the shopping bag, and looked at Elysia with a strange expression with somewhat puzzled eyes: "What's the matter? You suddenly have a strange expression, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
"It's amazing, you don't look tired, and you don't seem to be sweating or anything." Elysia squatted down. Dragged off her slip-on sandals and then walked up the steps of the entrance with a pair of white and immature feet.
Without any warning she leaned her upper body towards Emiya Shiro's chest, rubbing her nose against him "I can't smell sweat at all. Even though I've been covered in this uncomfortable sticky sweat, Emiya's body is still not sweating at all... Is this the ability of a guardian angel? It really is an enviable physique. Emiya can you tell me how you became a guardian angel? I really want to be a guardian angel too."
Emiya Shiro suddenly had black lines all over his head. He stretched out his index and middle fingers and he touched Elysia's eyebrows, he then pushed her little head away and said angrily: "Give up, this is a talent, and ordinary people can't learn it."
"Eh—Emiya is so cunning." Elysia pouted.
"Hey, go take a shower! I can smell that stinky smell." Emiya Shirou said with a dark face.
"I don't stink!" Elysia first retorted instinctively. She then hesitated for a moment, and raised her arm to smell it hesitantly with the result of her expression suddenly becoming ugly, "Just...even if It's a bit smelly...it's not stinky yet! Using the word stinky to describe a beautiful girl...Emiya, you're really too much!"
"Haha, no matter how stinky it is now, there's hot water for you to take a bath." Emiya Shirou sneered, "If we don't make it to the next town tomorrow you may not be able to find a place to take a bath." Elysia's small face froze
instantly, the originally angry expression suddenly became panicked amiss Emiya Shiro's merciless sneer: "No... no way! Not being able to take a bath in this weather...Please!"
"E...Emiya! You must not be able to bear looking at me who is so cute and can't take a bath, right!? You must have figured out a way, right!?"
Facing Elysia, there was a mixture of panic, pleading, and expectant eyes. Emiya Shirou folded his arms on his chest with a cold expression
"Well, it depends on your behavior in the coming days. After all, if you're a child who doesn't like cleanliness, it doesn't matter if you don't take a shower for a week, don't you think?"
"Wha…a…a week—!?"
Hearing Emiya Shiro say a scary number with a flat expression, Elysia's little face suddenly became more and more terrified but she quickly understood what the other party meant, and breathed a sigh of relief
"How could my guardian angel just stand by and watch? Seeing me looking dirty because I can't take a shower..."
"Okay, stop complaining." Emiya Shirou picked up the plastic bag and walked toward the kitchen without looking back
"The water is almost hot so hurry up and take a shower, after you take a shower my dinner should almost be ready"
Walking into the kitchen Emiya Shiro took out the pan, bowls, and chopsticks, and opened the refrigerator.
"Since it's the last supper, let's use up all the ingredients in the refrigerator tonight."
One last warm night that won't come again.
In order to not leave any regrets after embarking on the journey, even if dinner is a little extravagant it should not be something that will be condemned.
[You prepared a dazzling and luxurious dinner for Elysia]
[After dinner, you both packed up the bags that you'll need and then started to idle around]
[You didn't do your usual homework every day. Before you set off on the journey, you prepared to sleep well with the body of the long-lost servant. ]
[In the middle of the night, you were awakened by a strange movement and found Elysia's sneaking into your bedroom]
[You didn't stop Elysia, you pretended to shift your body to make space, providing her with a relatively good amount of free space]
[However, Elysia did not sleep in the spacious space behind you but squeezed herself into the narrow space—opposite to you]
[She found a comfortable position in your chest and fell asleep deeply with a smile on her face]
[You can't help but sigh silently]
[Since Elysia herself doesn't feel crowded or uncomfortable you let her go with this level of shamelessness]
[Feeling Elysia's breath and looking at her sleeping face intoxicated your mind. You closed your eyes and allowed deep darkness to engulf your will]
[As a Servant you don't actually need to sleep. If you want to restore your physical strength and magic power it is more efficient to transform into a spiritual body directly than sleep]
[Because there is no need for sleep, theoretically speaking, as a servant, you should not be able to dream]
[But after the consciousness fell into deep darkness you saw the scene that should only appear in dreams]
—This is an extremely beautiful world.
Shirou Emiya was walking in a clear and transparent ocean, his expression was a bit confused.
Above his head was a galaxy that covered the night sky and the turning and flowing galaxy drew out ring-shaped star trails in the night sky.
As clear as a mirror the ocean reflects the sky.
The endless sea level divides this dreamy starry sky into two.
"Dream?"
Emiya Shiro scratched his hair. Of course, this dreamy but weird scene cannot be natural. Compared with the real thing, this strange scene is more like a scene created by painting.
He was dreaming, Emiya Shirou couldn't think of a second explanation at all.
But... Even before he became a Servant he already had the kind of physique that could not dream at all. Logically speaking, after becoming a Servant it should be even more impossible for him to dream...
Just when Emiya Shirou was feeling puzzled, the clear sea suddenly trembled, and a burst of rapid ripples shattered the starry sky.
Shirou Emiya subconsciously cast his gaze in the direction of the ripples, and suddenly his pupils shrank.
From afar, a blue-white figure emerged from the surging waves. It rapidly approached, transforming from a blurry silhouette to a crystal-like giant manta ray at an astonishing speed. With a resounding sound, it broke through the clear waves with a vigorous posture.
Magnificent waves flew up one after followed by beautiful star trails and then fell back into the tranquil sea.
The giant ray came and disappeared swiftly. Before he could react it plunged into the turbulent water without looking back, and once again exploded into a burst of crystal-like waves.
Then the waves gradually subsided, except for a few ripples with mist remaining in the air. This proved that the scene just now was not an illusion as the manta ray really appeared.
Emiya Shirou swallowed nervously. His arms subconsciously moved to protect his chest filled with a sense of lingering fear.
It was clearly a scene filled with a strong sense of insanity but for some reason, he could still feel a strong sense of oppression from the ray just now.
Is this so-called dream actually real? - at the same moment when Emiya Shirou had thought this.
"I didn't expect that someone could arrive here."
An elegant and clear voice.
Accompanied by a somewhat familiar voice, a burst of brilliance light emanated behind him.
"Eh, this voice-"
Shirou Emiya turned around subconsciously and then froze for a while.
"Moreover, he's a cute-looking boy."
The figure suspended in mid-air had a beautiful and innocent figure. Her skin is as white and flawless as jade, her clothes are as gorgeous as winter snow, and her voice is as holy and elegant as an angel.
However, in that holy voice, one can hear a hint of mischievous and lively emotions. The emotions did not damage the sweetness of that voice, on the contrary, the beauty of the girl made her more real and tangible.
"The silk thread of fate connects you and me, reaching the beginning of this end, I will bestow my blessing on you, and your soul will bloom an even more dazzling brilliance."
The beautiful girl with her gem-like eyes stared straight at Emiya Shirou's immature face, and a look of interest flashed in her eyes.
"Why are you staring at me blankly without saying a word? Could it be that you are waiting for me to introduce myself first? Even though you are a boy you look more shyer than I imagined."
With a voice full of laughter, she said to Emiya Shirou—
"It's okay, I know I am an attractive girl, as a boy it is natural you would be attracted to me. Relax, take a deep breath, do you still remember why you came to this space?"
"..." Emiya Shiro opened his mouth. Although he tried to deny it the girl's pure and gorgeous appearance is indeed breathtaking, but then he realized the identity of the other party.
Filled with the shock of seeing something so beautiful but familiar left him speechless
"What are you doing in this kind of place?"
He couldn't help but feel speechless, no matter how beautiful the other party is the only impression that emerged in his mind was that of a little kid wiping tears and snot.
To put it bluntly, this girl's diapers have been changed by him since she was a child. No matter how beautiful and refined she becomes after growing up, Emiya Shirou's emotions were not affected.
"...?"
The beautiful girl tilted her face. The flawless face that was full of smiles just now couldn't help but also flashed a hint of confusion after seeing the boy's gaze.
"Let me just make sure first, if I'm wrong I apologize." Emiya Shirou rubbed his brows with a pained expression, "Although it seems that you have grown up you are Elysia, right?"
At this moment, the girl was stunned.
She wasn't surprised that people who visited this place would know her and know her name. If there is anyone who can wake her up in the place of origin, there is probably only one possibility.
What puzzled her was the boy's strange description.
Looks a lot older... what do you mean?
And he also put on an expression like an elder seeing a junior who is being mischievous...
Shouldn't a young boy like him blush when he sees such a beautiful and lovely girl like herself? Is your heart beating faster?
Just when she was about to ask these questions the boy's body suddenly became translucent.
"Huh?" Emiya Shirou frowned slightly and quickly analyzed his state
'Am I about to wake up...?'
"Huh?" Seeing the boy's figure quickly fade away from her vision the girl, who couldn't calm down, quickly stretched out her hands to him "Wait! Don't go yet! You haven't..." but her effort was meaningless
In a gust of wing, Emiya Shirou's translucent figure disappeared swallowed by light.
Only the sluggish expression of the girl was left. Standing disheveled in the wind in this dreamlike place of origin.
Isn't this boy here to inherit the power of origin? Why did he suddenly disappear?
Just when the girl's mind was in a mess, the light that Emiya Shirou turned into after suddenly floated towards the girl.
The girl whose mind was in a mess was shocked and countless pictures and memories surged in and flooded her mind all at once.
Those scenes of warm memories stunned the girl, her pupils dilated and her trembling voice was full of disbelief with a feeling of loss: "That boy...he...he..."
"He is... my mother?"