The smiling black-haired girl's expression softened slightly. She gazed at Ivia with her bright eyes, gently pressing her fingertips against the corners of Ivia's mouth and slowly stroking them from side to side.
For Miyuki Sakugetsu.
The initial wish was to be siblings for life and stay together forever, but what was actually said was never to see that person again. But that was a lie, because neither the first nor the second wish came true.
Until she came into this world, Shirou Emiya, who took care of her, always hoped that the children of the Sakuzuki family could be happy, and offered his prayers in honor of his sister who had saved the silver-haired boy from that world.
After arriving in this world, the lone girl was found by a sapphire and made a pact with Luvia, thus gaining everything she needed to live in this world.
Then she sensed a similar aura from Ilya and assumed she was also someone who had been abandoned. Then she saw Ilya again at that school. Fortunately, when they met again, he said 'hello,' otherwise, the girl felt she wouldn't have been able to control herself and hug him in front of so many people.
Five years have passed. I don't want to be without me by Ivia's side. I don't want to. You have to stay with me... stay with me forever.
My brother, who belongs only to me... Ivia.
Miyu Sakuzuki loves the summer when she discovers her first love, but she also hates the summer when her first love ends.
So, in the moment of her final attack with Ryūhā last night, because her wish of "never seeing each other again" could not be fulfilled, she expressed her wish that "no matter what we are, brother and sister or anything else, we will always be together."
"I see."
Ivia's sincere words were filled with his tenderness.
Therefore, just like he had done with Illya before, he kissed Miyu Sakuzuki.
A few days later, just as Ivia had said, she led the three of them to a parallel world, namely Miyu's world.
……
The fine, indistinct snowflakes drifted silently down from the gray sky. This land had endured this for an unknown amount of time, causing the silvery-white snow to gradually cover the entire world. At this moment, the winter woods of this world exuded an aura of desolation, and even in the city center, there was a huge crater.
Then, a second before Ivia brought Miyu and the others back to this world, a pink-haired girl suddenly appeared on a swing in a small, abandoned park. Her name seemed to be Tanaka, which was written on her chest.
Tanaka swung on the swing with an indifferent expression, but his eyes were always fixed on the sky, as if he knew that something would soon come from above.
The first reaction of most people upon seeing this pink-haired girl would probably be, "Isn't she cold?", because she was wearing a gymnastics outfit in the dead of winter. However, she showed no reaction to it, and if you got close, you could even feel a heat on her body that was far greater than that of an average person.
Tanaka quietly gazed up at the dim sky.
Winter is associated with pure white snow, which is why it is so beautiful.
However, winter brings not only beautiful scenery to mankind, but also a season of death, with food shortages, reduced sunlight, and biting cold. It is no wonder that it is described as desolate, and this desolation has been present in the world for an unknown period of time.
"Visitors from another world? There are three of them now. I wonder if they'll succeed..."
The girl named Tanaka sensed the visit of the god child of her own world and the 'princess' from another world. She could roughly guess that the reason for returning was probably to save this world from the depletion of the Great Source, otherwise there would be no reason for her to have finally escaped.
"But the worst-case scenario is the destruction of humanity. Whether humanity as a species is destroyed or not is irrelevant, but at the very least, Graceworth must be destroyed..."
Tanaka's words and expression were very calm, as if what he said was a perfectly normal thing.
This is normal, after all, Tanaka is the 'Gaia' of this world, the last survival instinct of the planet when it is dying. Her clothes were created when Illya came to this world, which is the outfit Illya wore in the Tiger Dojo.
To her, the endless winter trees covered in snow stretched out before her eyes, spreading outwards into the endless snow. This lifeless and boundless scene made the girl, whose last instinct for survival was Gaia's as she faced death, sigh.
Just then, the dim sky flickered faintly, and Tanaka realized that it had arrived, which made her sigh again.
"...Anyway, thank you for your hard work."
Tanaka's words of comfort sounded like mere politeness.
It's always a good thing if someone comes to help, but let's see if they're qualified first. Ultimately, this responsibility should be the path chosen by the people of this world, not by outsiders. Once you take it on, you have to keep moving forward, no matter who you are.
That's what she actually thought.
However, just as she jumped off the swing and headed towards her destination, her mind went blank, and most things became blurry.
Subconsciously glancing at the now calm sky, as snow fell, my instinct as 'Gaia' sensed a hazy light coming from beyond the world. Touched by this light, the whole world began to distort, shake, and thus produce some kind of deviation.
At this moment, Tanaka felt a strange sensation. She was seeing herself in other people's eyes, being seen by others, noticing herself being seen by others, and looking at herself from other worlds. It was as if various versions of herself, or 'Gaias', were overlapping in her heart.
Tanaka then felt dizzy. She had actually felt this way a few years ago, and at the time she thought everything would end smoothly, but it disappeared after a few years. Perhaps there was nothing worth saving about humanity in this world, she thought at the time.
But at that moment, Tanaka stared blankly, remaining silent for a long while before his expression shifted from calm to panic. He shouted and ran at top speed towards his pre-planned destination.
"Brother! Help me!!!"
Chapter 413 Lord God.
"Please grant Tanaka's wish! Just make the Ainsworth family disappear! And save me while you're at it! Please! Brother! Sir!"
"Forehead……"
Ilya and the other two stared at the pink-haired girl who had suddenly run out, grabbed Ivia's leg, and knelt on the ground with teary eyes. They especially felt a strange feeling about the "brother".
Wait, how come there's another younger sister? And won't it be cold wearing a gym uniform in this weather?
Since Ivia knew it was cold here before we arrived, she dressed the three of them in fully insulated coats, along with underwear made by the Dakuninians.
"Sir, please say something! Even a nod would do!"
Tanaka, clinging tightly to Ivia's leg, blinked frantically at Ivia, convinced that she had long since seen through her true nature.
After all, Tanaka, who had just made contact with Gaia from other parallel worlds through the 'ray of light,' knew that he had helped the person in front of him before. That was more than 1,600 years ago, and it seemed that he was leading magicians and Dead Apostles in a fight against the church.
Looking at Tanaka, who was now wearing a "Victory" headband, Ivia couldn't help but sigh:
"Tanaka, normally you should have amnesia by now, shouldn't you?"
"Huh? Oh, oh..."
Tanaka was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was going on, and then stiffened for a moment. When he turned around and saw the three girls looking at him, he coughed twice unconsciously.
"Times have changed. As soon as I saw you, sir, my memories returned. There was absolutely no need for memorization, right?"
"Tanaka's essence is Gaia."
Ivia explained to the three girls, "It is the planet's restraining force. In the battle in Longhua before, Gaia and Alaya, the restraining forces of your world, both appeared. Otherwise, the Moon Cancer would not have had the opportunity to reach the surface."
Upon hearing this, Tanaka, who had been in tears, suddenly showed an expression of disbelief.
"What?! There's a third one?! By the way, who is the Cancer of the Moon?! Judging from the name, could it be that the thing on the moon also developed a consciousness similar to mine?!"
Then, Miyu, who had been possessed by the Moon Cancer and gained its power, glanced at the 'overly lively' Tanaka before speaking:
"The Cancer of the Moon is a phenomenon caused by humanity's limitations on the universe. She protects humanity while preventing humanity from crossing her boundaries to venture into deeper parts of the universe."
"I'd say that's about right."
Ivia nodded.
As the embodiment of Miroku, he understands the nature of the Moon Cancer better than Miyu. Simply put, once humanity's technology reaches its peak and can no longer make breakthroughs, it will be unable to reproduce and will decline. However, if humanity is unwilling to relinquish its position as the leader of the primates, the Moon Cancer will appear to punish humanity.
"Damn it, according to this logic, it's supposed to be my satellite, but it's taking care of creatures like humans..."
Tanaka gritted his teeth, then grabbed Ivia's leg again. "But that doesn't matter now. Since you've replied, it means you're going to agree to my request!"
"Even if you didn't say it, I still came here for this reason."
"Great."
Tanaka clenched his fist and shouted at the crater in the center of Fuyuki City, "The enemy lines are right in front of us! No need to hesitate, just charge in!"
Inside the giant pit in the center of Fuyuki City is the Ainsworth family's castle. The reason it looks empty is simply because a magic spell has been cast to conceal everything.
"Let's go. Now that we know our purpose, let's not linger here."
Chloe stared at Ivia, who had just spoken and was leading the group forward, for a moment before finally saying:
"Will the world be saved if Ainsworth is defeated?"
Having been a modified Holy Grail, she understands the meaning of the Great Source's depletion better than Illya and Miyu.
The Great Source is the life force that fills the outside world, manifested as the life force of planets, the life force of the atmosphere, etc. Therefore, if the Great Source dries up, both planets and humans will gradually perish because humans cannot adapt to the new environment. Since the reason why Miyu's world is like this is because Pandora's box was not opened 6,000 years ago, leading to the depletion of the Great Source, can simply defeating Ainsworth save the world?
Chloe expressed skepticism about this.
"Because Pandora is in Ainsworth, and its box is a corrective branch regeneration device. Inside is another world line. When the outer world becomes distorted, as long as the box is opened, the inner and outer world lines will be switched, with the normal world line replacing the distorted world."
The function of Pandora's Box looks very similar to the scheme implemented by Chaldea, with the Imaginary Tree being a larger version of the box.
It can only be said that after being defeated by the Titans, the Greek gods did reflect on their actions and may have been researching the technology of their homeland. After all, Pandora was born in 6000 BC, while the Titans invaded 12,000 years ago.
"Will this world disappear now?"
"In the end, it's not that they disappeared, it's just that the timeline was changed. After all, there aren't many people left in this world."
Ivia said, "The box will never be opened again, because hope has been left on the surface, and that is enough."
It's just that the wrong timeline, which should have been locked inside the box, delayed the seal by six thousand years.
It can only be said that there are basically no people left in this world now, otherwise, in a way, it would look somewhat like a fusion with Earth, and everyone has forgotten about the savior, which gives it a very strong sense of déjà vu.
However, how should I put it? Although we know that opening Pandora's Box and changing the timeline can save the world, it's really just a change; the wrong timeline is simply sealed inside the box.
So, looking at it another way, isn't this the Dharma-ending Age that Ivia, as Maitreya, truly wants to save?
However, there was no one else in the world except for Ivia, who was born as a human.
Suddenly, Ivia recalled the words Gautama had once said to her: "To attain enlightenment and liberate all sentient beings is the future." She felt a pang of emotion when she heard that Gautama was Maitreya.
It's not because he's Maitreya that he does it, but because he does it that he becomes Maitreya. That's always been the case for him. He doesn't know this so-called 'identity' before doing anything.
Compared to the thousands of reincarnations that Dipankara and the God of the Underworld resisted the Supreme Brahman, and the 4.6 billion years that Maitreya endured to defeat Orth, Maitreya's subsequent achievements seem rather insignificant in the face of such enormous undertakings and time. He merely spent 6,000 years saving 'all beings' in a deserted world.
After all, it wasn't his style to let Ilya endure six thousand years alone. Besides, once the box was opened, Pandora would die too. He was one of the Greek gods who created her, so it was better for him to stay alive if possible. After all, she was just a kid, so it was better for her to have a little more freedom. They could just be friends.
That's right, Ivia has made up her mind. Even if it's a wrong timeline, she will still try to redeem it.
A flawed timeline without anyone? No, isn't he part of it, even after being reborn as a human?
Therefore, it is possible to spend six thousand years to revive the Great Source and restore humanity, or to choose to give birth to new primates, witness their development, and traverse the starry sea.
Then, on their way to Ainsworth, they found a girl hanging on a street wall, her lower body trembling violently.
"Is this even human? It's shaking uncontrollably..."
"Wow, this little body is quite pleasing to the eye."
"Waaah... Absolutely, don't lift me down!"
Just as Ilya and Ruby were talking, the girl hanging on the wall made a sound.
"I can feel your gazes, and I know you're trying to get something from me, but I won't say anything. That's the bare minimum of respect a lady should show!"
"You were just walking on the wall in your haste and accidentally slipped and ended up hanging here, weren't you?"
Miyu pointed out incisively.
"How...how could you know?! A lady's secret has been shamelessly revealed like this... Waaah..."
"Yes, I'm sorry, don't cry, we'll carry you down right away..."
"I didn't cry, and it doesn't matter whether I go down or not."
Her voice trembled, but it was strangely firm: "If I say don't carry me down a third time, then really don't worry about me anymore. I need to behave like a lady before I see God..."
"Okay, I see."
Ivia nodded. "It's my decision to do this. You can complain if you feel bad about carrying you down."
Then, the unknown blonde girl was lifted down from the wall by Ivia and buried on her shoulder.
"Ugh... How terrifying! I thought I was going to be stuck there forever..."
The blonde girl, her eyes brimming with tears, suddenly realized there were four girls in front of her and immediately changed her tune, "Yeah, right! I was just playing, that's right! I was just playing the hanged ghost game! And please, don't take Erika to the bathroom, okay?"
"Toilet? Hahaha, how childish! To say something that will only backfire."
Tanaka mocked.
"Erika is the lady who wants to meet the God..."
Erika rubbed her legs together and pointed at Tanaka, "How could someone like you, wearing baggy pants, with a face full of graffiti, big breasts, and no brains, possibly understand what a lady is!"
"Honestly, I physically hate you..."
"Ah, I know, this is the game of the ladies."
To the blonde girl's surprise, the man holding her spoke. What made her tremble even more was that although she was hearing this voice for the first time, it had a strange magic on her. As if she had finally woken up from a dream, she suddenly raised her head and looked directly at Ivia.
For once, Erika was taken aback, as if she couldn't comprehend what was before her, feeling a little dizzy, as if her brain was being roasted by flames.
So magnificent.
So empty.
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