"How far can you go, a man who shoulders justice?"
Looking at Shirou Emiya who had already left, Leo's mouth curled up slightly, and golden magic power slowly poured from his palms into the wheelchair, and his back gradually disappeared in the corridor.
Chapter 661: Must Survive
As soon as he entered the health room, Shirou Emiya saw Sakura Matou sorting medicines nearby.
She seemed to have heard the noise coming from the door a long time ago, and quickly took out some medicines that needed to be used and placed them on the bedside table next to her.
Then she spoke softly towards Emiya Shirou.
"senior--"
Looking at the busy Sakura Matou, for some reason, Shirou Emiya's expression gradually relaxed. He sat on the hospital bed very skillfully and took off his clothes.
The crimson bandage once again appeared in Sakura Matou's eyes.
But even though she had dealt with it more than dozens of times, Sakura Matou's eyes were still trembling, and she couldn't stop showing her worry.
Such a long time has passed, and regardless of normal medical treatment or the use of alchemical potions, Emiya Jishirou's injuries still show no signs of improvement.
This was no longer an injury that could be healed simply by relying on one's own recovery abilities and ordinary alchemical potions.
What should I do to be able to————
"cherry--?"
Just as Sakura Matou was thinking this, a call pulled her back from her thoughts.
Then, as if she thought of something, her expression became a little flustered, and she hurriedly leaned towards Shirou Emiya and removed the bandages on his body that were soaked with blood.
Emiya Shirou did not continue to talk to Matou Sakura.
It's not that he didn't have anything to say to Sakura Matou, but that he couldn't do so.
"It may be a little painful, please bear with it for a while--!"
Although her tone was still gentle, Shirou Emiya could clearly hear the coldness in it. At this moment, Sakura Matou was like an AI that had lost its emotions. She methodically wiped Shirou Emiya's body and applied medicine.
The eyes of Sakura Matou in front of him were also dull at this moment.
"------"
Shirou Emiya did not say anything, but waited quietly for Sakura Matou to finish bandaging him.
Because this is not the first time that something like this has happened to Sakura Matou.
It should be said that after her battle with Gawain, when her injuries became extremely serious, Sakura Matou would often experience this situation.
But Sakura Matou's emotionless state will not last long.
Usually within a minute, Sakura Matou would return to normal.
Her eyes will also regain their former color.
It’s not that Shirou Emiya is not worried about Sakura Matou, but in this situation, he can do nothing but worry.
In , having been in this Holy Grail War for such a long time, Shirou Emiya is not completely ignorant of everything.
He knew why Sakura was in this state, but he had no ability to solve it.
It was just like when he first arrived in this world, facing Sakura who kept repeating herself just to be with him, he could do nothing.
Thinking of this, Emiya Shirou clenched his hands tightly.
"sorry--!"
Shirou Emiya softly apologized to Sakura Matou who was applying medicine on him.
"No, this is not your fault, it's all my own fault."
With a serene smile, Sakura Matou looked at Shirou Emiya very gently, just like when they first met.
Sakura is so gentle towards everyone.
Mooncell will check NPCs and advanced AI at the end of each day. If it is found that they have developed self-emotions, Mooncell will delete them without mercy.
However, Sakura Matou does not want such a situation to happen, even though she only thinks this way for her own selfish desires.
At the beginning, Sakura Matou used her authority as an advanced AI to repeat the day over and over again for her own selfish desires, and continued to get along with Shirou Emiya.
Afterwards, Sakura Matou was not only troubled by the contradictions of AI, but also by Shirou Emiya's indulgence in her. Sakura Matou decided to put aside her own selfish desires.
But advanced AI cannot delete its own records on its own, because submitting them to Mooncell is their major principle and the meaning of their existence.
At that time, Sakura Matou could neither control her emotions nor delete them.
What's more, she didn't want to delete this emotion, this memory.
So she moved these emotions and memories to the backup body to ensure that she would not be deleted by Mooncell.
However, even if spiritual memory is lost, the memories recorded in the body continue to exist.
Sakura Matou, who should have forgotten everything and returned to normal AI, is shaken by her unknown emotions every time she talks to Shirou Emiya.
As time went on, the emotions that she had originally transferred away were constantly reviving.
Sakura Matou wanted to transfer her emotions and memories to the backup machine again like before, but found that she couldn't do it no matter what.
But if this emotion is retained, the consequences will be self-evident after being discovered by Mooncell.
Matou Sakura had no choice. In order to avoid being deleted by Mooncell, she had to suppress this emotion desperately, and even forcibly deleted her entire emotion when she felt she could no longer control it.
Because if the emotions are too strong, then just like in the beginning, she won't be able to deceive Mooncell by deleting the emotions, so she has to keep suppressing them.
She herself is an advanced AI with human rights, personality and soul. As long as the records cannot be deleted, this emotion will continue to revive unless Shirou Emiya never contacts her again.
And Sakura Matou can only keep deleting her revived emotions so that she will not be deleted by Mooncell.
Even so, Sakura Matou never blamed Shirou Emiya, and even said that she was grateful to him in her heart.
She wanted to live, not for survival, but to be able to spend more time with Shirou Emiya and to fulfill her own insignificant desires.
Even though the time they spend together is so short, Sakura Matou's heart is still surging.
When Emiya Shirou discovered this fact and wanted to stay away from Sakura, he was strongly stopped by her.
"Are you going to deprive me of my last happiness?"
Faced with such a Sakura Matou, Shirou Emiya had no way to refuse.
Soon, with Sakura's superb medical skills, Shirou Emiya's entire body was bandaged again.
During this period, the two did not say much, and only had a little eye contact.
But Sakura Matou was already satisfied.
However, she was greedy, and after letting the day repeat for so long for her own selfish desires, she wanted more.
So, the moment Emiya Shirou walked out of the health room, Matou Sakura shouted at him with all her might.
"Senior, you must survive——!"
After saying this, Sakura Matou's eyes became dim again.
Chapter 662: Some things are more important than life
"Is it finally here?"
Inside the elevator, feeling the door opposite opening, Archer slowly opened his half-closed eyes and looked forward.
Their opponent in the fifth battle - Shirou Emiya.
Finally he stepped onto the battlefield that belonged to him.
"I thought you were too scared to come?"
With a slight sarcasm, Archer spoke to Emiya Shirou without showing any mercy.
"If the opponent was you, I don't think I would feel scared at all."
Shirou Emiya did not back down at all, and even immediately retorted when Archer mocked him.
The implication was even sarcasm that Archer's strength was not worthy of his emotions.
"You guys, your martial arts skills are so poor, you should practice for a few more years first."
Facing Shirou Emiya's sarcasm, Archer just smiled contemptuously. Such words could not shake his mood at all. He had said more trash talk than Shirou Emiya had eaten.
"Ha! You've been training for so many years, but your projection skills haven't improved much!"
After all, this is where the gap between the two is relatively large. If they want to attack, they should naturally attack the opponent's sore spot.
"Qi——!"
"You can only show your verbal skills now. With your current physical condition, you can't even fight with all your strength."
"You don't need to worry about that. Although my physical condition is very bad, I will have no problem defeating you."
"Sharp-tongued——"
"Same here—"
Before they officially headed for the final battle, the tension between the two was already high.
Every word they said was tit-for-tat, as if it was either you or me, and Hakuno Kishiba, who was standing behind Archer, even saw the eyes of the two people exploding with crisp sparks in the air.
"Senior Emiya, I want to know, what are you fighting for?"
After the verbal dispute ended, Kishinami Hakuno asked Emiya Shirou questions with a puzzled look.
Until now, Hakuno Kishinami still doesn't understand why Shirou Emiya participated in the Holy Grail War.
What are we fighting for?
"Master——"
Archer looked at Hakuno Kishinami beside him and spoke softly, but did not try to stop him.
Because he had already guessed how Emiya Shirou would answer.
"If that's the purpose of fighting, maybe it's the same as you, it's to survive."
Emiya Shirou did not face Kishinami Hakuno as he faced Archer.
In response to Kishinami Hakuno's question, Emiya Shirou did not hide anything. For the sake of survival, it was not a shameful thing to do.
"But, if it was for the sake of survival, why did you risk your life to save them?"
Hakuno Kishinami could feel that Shirou Emiya was not lying, and his purpose in fighting was the same as his own, simply to survive.
But why would he risk his life to save his opponent?
Toosaka Rin, Matou Shinji, and Leo, they were all opponents of Emiya Shirou, but they miraculously survived.
Kishinami Hakuno couldn't understand.
Just like her, she kept struggling in such a cruel Holy Grail War in order to survive, and never thought of extending a helping hand to her opponent.
It’s not because she is cold-hearted, but because the rules of this world are so cruel and ruthless.
In a Holy Grail War where only one person can survive in the end, she might not be able to survive even if she tried her best, let alone save others.
And to Mooncell, Shirou Emiya is also an extremely insignificant existence.
Rather than successfully saving his opponent, Emiya Shirou is more likely to lose his own life.
This was completely contrary to his purpose of wanting to survive.
If it weren't for Shirou Emiya who had been risking his life to save others, he would have been attacked by Mooncell.
The magic power within Avalon would never be depleted so quickly.
Shirou Emiya's body would not become so weak.
It’s just that some things are more important than life.
"Maybe for me, saving others is more important than saving my own life."
Without any intonation, Emiya Shirou explained to Kishinami Hakuno as if he was explaining a very simple matter.
Archer also remained silent and said nothing.
Once upon a time, he was also like this.
