Type-Moon Traveler's Enemy

"I can't go anywhere..." Irisviel had no motivation at all. Compared to Xiao Ling, she had no intention of persisting.

Irisviel's voice was filled with tears. "I was betrayed by my only love, and failed to save the person who mattered most to me. Haha... So it ends here. I have nothing left, so..."

"I stayed!" Xiao Ling retorted without hesitation while running. The fact that she was still alive was the best proof. She said, "I was saved by Master. Some say Master's troubles are unsolvable, but I don't think so! Master has always wanted to solve troubles!"

"That's because..." Irisviel wanted to refute Xiao Ling and also wanted to convince herself, but she found that she was speechless at this moment, although she could have made a long speech.

Xiao Ling continued, "But Master is a lawyer for the Holy Grail, so I couldn't do anything about it. I could only let the troubles be produced like this, but...but Master saved me! Please raise your head and run as fast as you can! Because Master is my 'partner of justice'!"

Hearing these serious words without the slightest bit of falsehood, and being called a partner of justice, Irisviel's depressed temperament disappeared, and she looked at the girl who was pulling her in surprise: "Partner... of justice?"

Could he truly be considered a comrade of justice? From birth to death, his purpose in existence was to enable Einzbern to control the Greater Holy Grail and fulfill his long-cherished wish.

As for his own existence, due to Einzbern's preparation errors, he failed to detect in advance that the Greater Holy Grail had been contaminated by the evil of this world and turned into the Black Holy Grail, which caused black mud to pour out of the hole and an unknown number of deaths.

Can I be considered a partner of justice?

"That's right, so let's go together! Who cares about the Holy Grail? Even if reality awaits us ahead, even if I disappear because of a cruel choice, I still want to follow the path I believe is right!"

Irisviel looked at her apprentice in surprise. Could this girl have already attained such enlightenment? In a trance, she seemed to see Emiya Kiritsugu pulling her out of the snowstorm.

As Irisviel's mood changed, the knot that she had been unable to get rid of before was finally untied. Then the endless corridor disappeared, and the two were running in the darkness.

The reason why he couldn't run out was not because Xiaoling didn't run hard enough, but because of the Holy Grail and Irisviel.

As the two ran, they saw a human figure emitting white light appear in front of them. Xiao Ling said in surprise: "Ah? That mysterious person..."

For some reason, Xiao Ling had a feeling that this was the target he was looking for. The closer he got, the clearer he could see it. Finally, after seeing through the light, he said firmly, "Master, that must be the exit! Because what's reflected there is the familiar back mountain!"

Irisviel naturally saw everything that Xiao Ling saw. Looking at the scenery outside, she saw the city was perfectly fine, with no traces of being burned by the fire, nor any disaster caused by the evil of this world. She said in surprise, "That's... a scenery I don't know!"

But when Xiao Ling didn't notice, the closer she got to the exit and the harder she ran, the slower her speed became. Although she was still moving forward, after a while, she couldn't even reach the exit and could only stand still.

There is someone here who cannot leave!

"Is that so..." Alice suddenly realized. She had always been curious about Xiao Ling's true identity, and now it was confirmed.

"Is that so, Xiao Ling, the Master would not come here. You really just strayed in by mistake. You are from a later era than mine." Irisviel made up her mind. Since she had confirmed Xiao Ling's identity and there was an exit to the outside world ahead, it was time to let her go. So she released the hand that she had been holding tightly with Xiao Ling and stepped back.

Feeling something strange at that moment, Xiao Ling immediately stopped and looked back, nervously persuading: "Master? No, you can't let go!"

Master shouldn't stay here!

However, although she wanted to take Irisviel away from this strange place, a huge suction force suddenly came from behind and pulled her out. There was nothing for her to hold on to, and she was taken away in an instant.

Flying in the air, Xiao Ling looked unwillingly at Irisviel standing on the wooden planks of the corridor: "Ah? Ha! What the hell is going on! Master, Master is getting farther and farther away!"

Struggling was futile. As Irisviel gave up and gladly accepted her inevitable fate, the wooden planks of the corridor that supported her were gradually destroyed and pulled into the air, and she fell into darkness.

Irisviel said goodbye to Xiao Ling calmly: "That's good. That's your own way home, a future world that you will never be able to reach as long as I'm here."

"Master! Stretch out...stretch out your hand!" Xiao Ling didn't want to care about all these things. He tried hard to get close to Irisviel and take her out together, but it was all in vain.

Irisviel burst into tears of joy, the knot in her heart no longer existing. "Thank you, Rei. Thanks to you, I finally understand. That person... Emiya Kiritsugu's life was wrong, but Emiya Kiritsugu's choice was right."

"In the end, he sacrificed everything in his previous life to become my 'partner of justice' for once in this life, and my troubles were resolved."

At this point, Irisviel suddenly let out a low laugh, clasped her arms, and pointed out the sign hanging outside the door of the house in the Holy Grail Dimension. It was the sign that read 'Einzbern Dojo'. "Heh, Master has graduated. From now on, I must be your disciple."

The pull back to reality was getting stronger and stronger. Xiao Ling was gradually sucked back into reality. He shouted unwillingly: "How could this happen, Master~"

Irisviel let go of the Einzbern Dojo sign and chased after Sub-Zero. She said goodbye with a smile full of hope and sunshine, "That sign is a farewell gift. Goodbye, Sub-Zero. If you see my daughter, please get along well with her."

Knowing that he couldn't win back Master Ellie, and seeing Irisviel's sweet smile, Xiao Ling put on a strong expression: "Of course, please watch! No matter how cruel fate may be, no matter how dangerous the choice may be that may cost me my life, I will overcome it all and become a signpost to happiness for you to see!"

The suction force grew stronger and stronger. Xiao Ling knew that he didn't have much time left, so he said his final goodbye: "Master, I will definitely realize your dream!"

As Xiao Ling completely fell into reality, Irisviel knew that the soul that accidentally came to the Holy Grail space had returned to her body.

"It's not that dangerous. Xiao Ling, I wish you good luck. Then, Master, I will..."

"Then if you want to see your daughter, go see her in person~ Irisviel~"

A strange yet familiar female voice sounded, and then a pair of hands, so white that they could be called holy, gently embraced Irisviel from behind. With a gentle pull, the surprised Irisviel disappeared into the darkness.