He is a human being, not a god, and his abilities are limited. Shirou Emiya is just using his limited power to do the best he can.
What's more, happiness is not absolute. Sometimes happiness is even relative, and two people's desires for happiness are completely opposite.
If death is happiness for a person, Shirou Emiya would not kill the person who seeks death.
There are certain principles behind all of these things. Shirou Emiya wants everyone to be happy, but it is not blind happiness.
Becoming a partner of justice is not for blind justice, but a justice with standards. If anything, this justice is more of the justice in Shirou Emiya's own heart.
What's more, even if he really wanted to stay here, the door would force him away, and he would not be able to give Lip the happiness she wanted.
"Lip, this isn't real love—"
“True love is equal. It cannot be controlled by just one person, nor is it happiness that can only be pursued by one person.”
There are many philosophical analyses of love, and even different philosophical schools have different interpretations of love, but the vast majority of answers given have one thing in common: true love is equal.
However, Lip's love for Shirou Emiya appears to be above his will, but this is also love. It cannot be said that this is not love, it is just a part of love.
"It hurts, it hurts, my heart hurts, isn't this true love? I thought I finally understood--"
"I thought that as long as the two of us were together, no one else would hurt me, and we knew everything about each other, as long as Senior loved me, I wouldn't have to worry about anything."
"I was obviously thinking about the senior, but in fact I was thinking about myself and forgot about the senior himself——"
"This isn't real love, is it—"
"So, that's why you hate me, and that's why you want to leave me like this."
"I'm sorry for making you look like that."
"I'm sorry for making you say such harsh words."
"I'm sorry for crushing your hand."
"I'm even more sorry for letting you risk your life for me."
As she finally finished her words, a burst of white light swept across the entire space.
"The wall is broken!"
Inside the maze, inside the Infinite Sword System, White-haired Sakura watched the door that blocked the road shatter, and she couldn't help but feel delighted.
Senior, it succeeded——
"I thought there would be some unexpected events, but I can only say that this is Emiya as expected."
On the side, Kiara Sesshōin also smiled, happy about the good news of success.
"Qi, didn't you realize long ago that he could do it?"
Andersen stood aside and scolded Sesshōin Kiara with great disdain.
How could a person who could bear even the [evil], could defeat even the servants head-on, and could gain the recognition from the bottom of their hearts of people like Leo, Toosaka Rin, and Matou Shinji, be trapped here so easily?
At least, Kiara Sesshōin fully believed that Shirou Emiya could cross the maze, reach the core of the Mooncell, and arrive at BB's location.
"Master! Are you okay?"
Seeing that Shirou Emiya had regained consciousness, Jeanne quickly helped him up, and kept a close eye on Lip who had also woken up beside him.
Once there is any sign of trouble, she will attack without mercy and pierce Lip's throat. Being kind to the enemy on the battlefield is being cruel to yourself. Joan of Arc, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, fully understands this truth.
Emiya Shirou's safety is the most important thing.
"Contact Sakura, the matter should have been resolved. I can already feel the wall breaking inside—"
Emiya Shirou shook his head, sobered himself up, and replied to Jeanne.
"Senior, aren't you going to finish me off?"
Returning to the position in Lip's heart, she lowered her hands without any resistance. Lip had already understood that it was not that the world was too fragile, but that her own strength was too strong.
She no longer extends her hands to others so casually.
But she spoke to Emiya Shirou with great trepidation, because even if they had broken through the wall, even if Lip already understood her own heart, if BB asked her to go and stop them, she would still attack Emiya Shirou.
Such claw arms that can easily crush everything are still a big threat to them.
What's more, Lip also has an A+ level aura cover. If they were fighting an enemy, like Seshōin Kiara, White Hair Sakura would have no way to resist.
"Live well and try to make more friends."
Emiya Shirou looked at Lip as if encouraging him. If he could truly understand the wishes of others, maybe he could really make friends who could open their hearts to him.
"Senior, you are really gentle. That's why I——"
"I don't know why I'm so happy—"
As Lip whispered, Shirou Emiya and Jeanne turned into a red ball and left this space, and Lip returned to his real body.
“It’s coming out——!”
Seeing the red light flashing and the figures of Emiya Shirou and Jeanne descending on the barren land of Infinite Sword System, White-haired Sakura felt relieved.
Although she knew that she had succeeded, Sakura Matou was still very nervous about this technique that she had mastered and practiced countless times but had never actually used on Shirou Emiya.
Because this time, there was no assistance from Kiara Sesshōin.
She seemed to be saying that she was afraid that something unexpected would happen to her, and without her, there would be no way to break through the wall, so she planned to let White-haired Sakura be like herself, at least be able to handle most things on her own.
"Your hand! It needs immediate treatment!"
The moment Emiya Shirou came out, White-haired Sakura immediately saw his right hand, which was still dripping with blood and had been crushed and deformed.
At the same time, with strong hostility, he looked at Lip who had stood up.
"I will no longer hinder you. Please, senior, live well—"
After saying that, Lip left the place quickly.
And without anyone noticing, Andersen's figure disappeared from the spot.
Chapter 723: The Next Level That Cannot Be Invaded
The broken earth was eroded by time, and countless broken swords were randomly inserted into the rusty earth. The midday sun was extremely hot, scorching everything around it.
The endless sound of iron hammering constantly echoes in this space.
At the edge of this area, dark shadows appear from time to time and approach this side.
But before they could take a few steps into this space, several sword arrows suddenly flew from the sky and pierced through the black shadows in an instant.
"Roar--"
"Roar--"
In the distance, amidst faint roars, hostile programs kept approaching, and were then torn to pieces by swords and arrows flying in this world.
And in this desolate land, in a world filled with swords, a mansion stands in the center.
Isolating monitoring and providing defense is a very crude defense method at this stage.
With BB's strength, if she really wanted to break in, this barren land would not be able to stop her at all.
"Roar--"
"Roar--"
As if testing the defense capabilities of this area, or perhaps consuming Emiya Shirou's strength, more and more hostile programs gathered towards this area, making the roars become louder and louder.
This is not a long-term solution, as those flying sword arrows will sooner or later be consumed by the enemy programs.
However, Shirou Emiya did not rush to the next level, but chose to rest for a while, replenish his consumed magic power, and recover from his injuries.
Emiya Shirou had no idea what the next level of the maze would look like, what kind of situations he would encounter, and what kind of enemies he would meet.
If they go to such a strange place without any preparation, their final outcome will be annihilation.
"Ying, have you obtained the surveillance footage of the next floor?"
Inside the mansion, with the help of Sakura and Kiara Sesshōin, Shirou Emiya's consumed magic power was quickly restored, and the crushed and deformed palm was restored to its original state by healing magic.
The reason they did not choose to set off now is that Sakura has not yet obtained the permission to enter the next level of the maze.
It seems that there is an extremely tightly guarded program that has been hindering White-haired Sakura.
If White-Faced Sakura obtained the authority to the next level, then they would be able to know the situation inside without entering the next level of the maze.
Just like BB had been able to know their location before, they could also know the location of the Servants in the maze.
Also know the terrain in advance and find a geographical location that is advantageous to you.
If she is unable to obtain permission to the next level, Emiya Shirou will not keep waiting. He will choose to explore a little with Jeanne first to understand what the next level of the maze is like.
They will make further attempts the next day. Right now they have no intelligence and urgently need to explore the next level of the maze.
As for dangers and traps, even if there are really such things on the next floor, Shirou Emiya cannot just stop there. Any attempt is risky.
What's more, White-haired Sakura has a certain degree of protection - she can use the functions of the mansion to directly teleport Emiya Shirou and Jeanne back in case of crisis.
No one knew what BB's intentions were, and no one present could figure out what BB was going to do.
This mansion has almost the same functions as the old school building. Everything that can be done in the old school building can also be done in this mansion.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to remain unscathed when faced with the detonated golden deer that could directly break through Jeanne's defense. There was no red wall outside at that time.
Its defense is also top-notch, and it is almost indestructible unless it reaches the level of Lip or BB.
So this is why the old school building’s strong defense was breached by BB.
Because considering BB's strength, it would be easy to wipe out everyone.
But she was like a game designer, creating mazes, placing hostile programs, and blocking Shirou Emiya one level at a time.
BB did not show up immediately when Lip was defeated. It is very likely that he was concentrating on digging into the core of Mooncell and had no time to manage their affairs for the time being.
It goes without saying that the speed at which they broke through this maze far exceeded BB's expectations, otherwise two servants would not have suddenly provided support to Lip at night.
But even so, Emiya Shirou opened the door to the next floor at an unimaginable speed.
And BB knew very well in her heart that she could not change Shirou Emiya.
Even if all of Shirou Emiya's memories were deleted and filled with new memories, or even if he was almost completely reset, he would still be able to recall them.
Such ideals are no longer simply engraved in the depths of memory, but are deeply engraved in the depths of the soul. Only when his soul is annihilated will such ideals disappear along with it.
"The other party's authority seems to be more powerful. I have no way to break through her defense. In fact, if I hadn't retreated early, she might have counterattacked me. I'm sorry—"
White-haired Sakura looked at Emiya Shirou sitting in front of her, tears welling up from the corners of her eyes, and expressed her apology with an extremely self-blaming expression.
"No need to apologize, Ying, you've done enough. Now we're going to the next floor. If we run into any crisis, we'll need you to lead us out."
Shirou Emiya looked at Sakura and shook his head. If it weren't for Sakura, he would still be trapped in this mansion. How could he possibly think of blaming her?
"Rul-Lancer and I will go explore the next floor first."
"Okay, although there is no way to use the surveillance directly, I will record all the places you have passed, so that the second exploration will not waste time in the places you have passed."
White-haired Sakura quickly replied to Shirou Emiya. These were things they had discussed in advance, and she had also considered this situation. It would be more accurate to say that the fact that she still had such a high level of authority was an abnormality for BB.
"Caster and I don't have any combat abilities, so we'll just stay here and provide support to Mr. Emiya. I can only offer some suggestions on the Five Mind Calming Meditations."
Kiara Sesshōin looked at Shirou Emiya with a very ladylike and beautiful smile, bowed slightly, and expressed her apology for not being able to fight with him.
"Don't underestimate yourself. If it weren't for Miss Seshoin, we wouldn't be able to go to the next level. Everyone here is indispensable. Without one person, we can't get through this difficult time."
Looking at Sesshōin Kiara who expressed her apologies, Jeanne quickly waved her hands. They are now a team, and everyone plays an extremely important role in it.
"Thanks--"
Sesshōin Kiara looked at Jeanne with an extremely grateful expression, as if she was moved by her words.
"Please come back safely—"
Looking at Emiya Shiroutoku who was about to go out, white-haired Sakura clenched her hands and began to pray like Jeanne d'Arc.
Chapter 724 Johannesburg [First Update]
Just like in an underground city, after the door shattered, a sci-fi azure staircase appeared in front of Shirou Emiya and Jeanne.
That was the staircase leading to the next level. Although he could still see the reef in the distance that looked like the seabed, it was not a place that Shirou Emiya needed to explore.
After all, outside the maze is an imaginary space where humans cannot survive. Even if they reach the edge of the maze, it is impossible to return to the surface of the moon through the imaginary space.
