Abnormal month

After an unknown amount of time, the rain of light finally stopped.

The constantly vibrating brain wailed, and the confused brain gradually regained its sanity.

It was only less than a minute, but it seemed like a century had passed in a short moment.

The golden light disappeared from the sky.

A large area of ​​gray fog rippled around the barrier, and the thick dust made people feel as if they were in a sandstorm, with no sight.

Inside the barrier.

Roy stood there unscathed.

The Demon God Souji stood in front of him, and he also did not see a single shallow wound even if it was cut by a knife.

And in front of the two.

Jeanne held the iris flag, but her whole body exuded a faint golden light, and countless particles peeled off from her body, and her figure became as transparent as an illusion.

"It seems that it was successfully blocked..."

Jeanne finally breathed a sigh of relief until she could no longer feel any impact.

She looked back and gave the two a very reluctant smile.

Then, she staggered and fell backwards.

Roy took a step forward and caught her feather-light body. Feeling the weight, his eyes suddenly became heavy, and then he slowly put her down and held her in his arms.

"...Sign a contract with me, and I will supply you with magic power."

Jeanne shook her head.

Leaning in Roy's arms, looking at his silent expression, she raised a regretful smile on her face, and that smile was so weak that it seemed to disappear at any time.

"I also want to be with you, but that's impossible - my spiritual base has been completely burned."

That's right.

Jeanne, who lost her master, originally relied on the remaining magic power of the Command Seal to maintain the present world.

If she had signed a contract with Jeanne before, and Roy had supplied magic, she could still stay in this world.

But just now, Gilgamesh fired a volley, and although Jeanne opened her treasure defense in time, her own magic power alone was far from enough to defend against thousands of treasure rains.

Moreover, her treasure "My Lord is Here" is a treasure that accumulates damage. It will never be broken before the damage accumulates to the upper limit. But once it reaches the upper limit, no matter how hard you struggle, it will be powerless.

Facing that scene, Jeanne exhausted her magic power, and then burned her own spiritual base desperately, so that she could defend all the volleys in Gilgamesh's serious mode.

But her spiritual base was already riddled with holes and burned out, and there was no way to make up for it.

"It was originally my master's fault, and now I am just paying for that sin."

Jeanne sighed.

Her figure became fainter and fainter, as if she could disappear at any time.

Whether it was Roy or Jiemon, they were just poor people teased by fate. They didn't need to hurt each other, but they hated each other to this extent. Things in the world are impermanent, but that's it.

Roy clenched his teeth, and for the first time, a strong sense of unwillingness appeared in his eyes.

Even when the black pigs rushed into the city and a series of crises without warning, he could face them without fear. Even if he was asked to die, he would not hesitate to die.

Only at this moment, he hated his weakness and incompetence.

"I have lost you once... do you want me to lose you a second time?"

Joan of Arc suddenly felt a wetness on her cheek.

She was in a trance and saw Roy's face close to her. This young man who had never shown a trace of weakness shed tears in front of her at this moment.

Even when facing the curse of Angora Mainyu, Roy could hold on without saying a word, but at this moment, he exposed his most vulnerable side.

"Don't show this expression..."

Joan of Arc wanted to raise her hand to wipe away his tears, but found that her hand was as heavy as lead.

"Roy, I broke the promise I made to you last time. Originally, I shouldn't have made a second promise with you anyway, but, Roy, it's incredible that I really want to make another promise with you now-"

"One day in the future, I will definitely come to you again and protect the original promise between us again. I swear, one day, I will definitely find you, and then-I will always be with you."

"So, before that, you must live."

Joan of Arc solemnly invited Roy.

"Make this promise with me, okay?"

She took a deep breath and raised her hand with difficulty, but she couldn't lift it up.

When her hand was about to fall, Roy grabbed that hand.

"Okay, I promise you that I will definitely live and find you. Even if you refuse, I will force you to complete the promise!"

"Well, I swear, you will find me..."

Joan of Arc slightly raised the corners of her lips, revealing a kind and gentle smile full of joy, like a girl who fell in love for the first time.

She received a firm response and made her own vow.

Her spiritual power was finally completely exhausted and turned into the purest magic particles.

She disappeared from Roy's arms.

Roy half-knelt on the ground, looking at his empty hands, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The defensive barrier surrounding him disappeared unknowingly.

The smoke and dust covering the outside also dissipated.

The land seemed to have been washed away by missiles. There were pits of varying depths everywhere. Not only the open space where they were staying, but also the ruins of the castle behind them had been completely turned into a pile of rocks. There are no ruins.

The Demon Lord stood next to Roy, looking a little confused.

She had forgotten many things, her spirit base had been worn away too much, and she no longer even remembered who the person in front of her was to her.

But seeing his fragile figure kneeling there, she could still feel her heart twitching.

"that……"

She opened her mouth, but didn't know how to call him.

"I'm fine."

Roy seemed to finally come to his senses and wiped away his tears.

After he stood up, the fragility in his body had been wiped away, and he returned to his previous state of never being afraid of any difficulties he faced.

He took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on.

Seeing that he finally returned to his state, the Demon God Souji breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well!"

Suddenly, the Demon God Souji felt a tearing pain in her chest, which made her groan.

"Uh, ahhh, ahhhhhh-!"

"Saber!"

Roy's eyes narrowed and he looked slightly stunned.

There are obviously no enemies, so why is Souji so miserable?

Suddenly.

A golden Holy Grail burst out of Demon God Souji's body as if his chest had been torn open.

After losing this little Holy Grail, the Demon God Souji instantly lost consciousness, fell to the ground, and fell unconscious. At this moment, her aura suddenly dropped sharply, and her body shape, clothing, weapons, etc. all returned to their original state in the light. appearance.