Type Moon: Social Death Nickname, Starting Lady Crane

His voice was obviously different from before.

The straightforward tone was permeated with hatred and ridicule.

Archer?

I had indeed become a hero. Just as the man named Emiya Shirou had prayed, I had become an ally of justice.

Partner of justice.

Someone who has never hurt anyone.

Someone that Emiya Shirou prayed for, someone who never flinched in the face of any disaster and saved everyone equally.

Such existence.

That man was the one who fulfilled all those wishes, Emiya Shirou's ideal self.

However, the man at this moment wanted to kill Shirou Emiya.

Saber really couldn't figure out the reason.

Archer?

In response to Saber's question, Archer simply chuckled and gave a self-deprecating answer.

Yes, he had saved some people. He had achieved many of his ideals within his power, and had saved the world from crisis. He had even successfully achieved the status of hero, a position he had longed for in the distant past.

After hearing Archer's answer, Saber asked again.

Now that you've become a hero, Shirou has been rewarded, right? At least, being here, you've truly fulfilled Emiya Shirou's ideal, right? Then you shouldn't have any regrets. Because Shirou successfully achieved his ideal.

The mockery on Archer's face only intensified.

Did I achieve my ideal? I did become a friend of justice, just as my ideal did. However, at the end of my ideal, all I got was regret. All I had left was death.

Kill, kill, kill them all. To fulfill my ideals, I killed many people, to the point where I no longer cared about the lives of innocent people. I saved the lives of those I killed.

Saber fell silent, simply looking up at Archer in astonishment.

It's like looking at your own expression in the mirror.

Looking at Saber's expression, Archer continued speaking without changing his expression.

That's right, things like that have happened countless times, Saber. I'll fight countless times whenever someone needs me, and I'll risk my life wherever I know there's conflict. Over and over again, until I lose count of how many times.

But there's nothing I can do about it. If I try to save something, there will always be something I can't save. No matter how many battles I end, new ones will appear. As long as that kind of thing exists, the friends of justice will only continue to exist.

Who is this sentence meant for?

The knight walked slowly down the stairs, speaking to his past self.

So I killed the innocent's wishes..."

"To save one person, I trampled on the wishes of dozens. To save the people I trampled on, I wiped out even more people, erasing the salvation of dozens."

"I have erased even more wishes just to ensure the salvation of what I see before me."

"Again and again, to save, only to destroy, the cycle continues."

"Every time I think, this time it must be the end. This time I will not make anyone sad again. I have been trying to be strong in vain.

But there's no end in sight. As long as I'm alive, wherever I go, I'll find conflict everywhere. It's endless. I'm not dreaming of a world without conflict. I simply hope that, at least in this world I know, no one will shed tears.

These ones.

Without a doubt, it was the manifestation of Emiya Shirou's own wish.

Saving one person broadens your horizons. After one, ten. After ten, a hundred. After a hundred, how many more will there be? And so I finally understood. Emiya Shirou's ideals were merely ideals that suited his own needs.

This, why

Don't ask me this even though you already know the answer, Saber. You've experienced this many times, haven't you? You can't save everyone. Saving the country means leaving a small number of people to die. You've become accustomed to this, haven't you?

The voice of silence deprives one of the will to refute.

The Red Knight's words are also Saber's own darkness.

Indeed, the number of seats is limited. The chairs called happiness are always prepared in fewer places than the total number of people. Since it's impossible to save everyone present, someone will inevitably be sacrificed. And to minimize the casualties, those who will inevitably overflow must be eliminated as quickly as possible. This is the action of a hero, and the ideal friend of justice this man believes in.

This is a wish that does not wish anyone to be sad.

The ideal of saving as many people as possible.

When these two things begin to oppose and conflict with each other, there is only one option that can be taken.

All that a righteous partner can save are those who are his partners.

If trying to save everything means losing everything, then it would be right to at least sacrifice some of it to save more.

This conclusion seems to be very similar to Emiya Kiritsugu's approach.

Saving the majority, is that what it means to be a friend of justice? So I killed him. While praying in my heart that no one should die, I was simultaneously demanding my own death for the sake of the majority. I professed the wish for no one to grieve, yet secretly brought despair to some.

Over time, I gradually became accustomed to taking actions that violated my ideals in order to protect them. I only saved those I wanted to save, and quickly killed all my enemies. Because I tolerated the existence of someone who became a sacrifice, I was able to defend my past ideals.

This is the truth about me, the hero Emiya. Right, for a man like this, full of contradictions inside and out, don't you think it would be better for the world if he died now?

At this moment, everyone was speechless watching this scene on the screen.

It was exactly as Archer said.

The total amount of happiness is fixed.

The resources in this world are fixed and limited.

And humans have much more than that fixed resource.

If you want happiness, you have to fight for those fixed resources, and in the process of fighting, you will become unhappiness.

Happiness and unhappiness are bound to exist in this world.

Therefore, the ideal of wanting to be a partner of justice and wanting to save all unhappy people is very contradictory.

To save the unhappy people, you must snatch the happiness from the happy people.

In this way, people who were originally happy will become unhappy and then need to be saved.

This way, we fall into an endless loop, which is very contradictory.

And in the endless river of time, Archer, who has been repeating such contradictory things, must have given up on it and gotten tired of it.

At this moment, both the magus and the Heroic Spirit seemed to understand Archer's thoughts.

Although Shirou Emiya is also very innocent, there is nothing wrong with Archer's choice.

Like Archer himself, this is a very contradictory point.

Everyone wanted to discuss this, but after turning on the function of sending barrages, they didn't know what to say.

So I could only focus my attention on the picture again.

And in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the scene on the screen and fell into deep thought.

He has also been pursuing justice.

What he has been doing seems very similar to what Archer said in the picture.

Many times, in order to save more people, we have to choose to sacrifice a few people.

There is nothing we can do about it.

As long as human beings exist, there will be conflicts in the world.

Where there is conflict, there will be tragedy, and there will be people who need to be saved.

In reality, the trolley problem can be said to be everywhere.

"Even so, sacrificing a few lives to save the majority is unavoidable."

Faced with these difficulties again, Kiritsugu Emiya is still able to sacrifice the minority in order to save the majority.

Although he had some doubts, Emiya Kiritsugu soon became firm in his thoughts.

The past scenes once again appeared in Emiya Kiritsugu's mind.

He cast his gaze onto the screen, wanting to see Emiya Shirou's decision.

294: Do you think you and I are equal?

The screen continues to play!!!

In the picture, after Archer finished his self-profession, the scene fell into silence again.

That's right.

The only people a righteous companion can save are his companions.

but.

Who was it that went against this statement?

This is a lie. Even if things really turn out that way, you will definitely change the status quo through your own efforts.

The knight stopped.

The guy, just once, frowned as if in pain.

You didn't betray your ideals. You were betrayed by the ideals you were supposed to protect, and lost your way. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't be trying to atone for your sins by killing yourself.

After Saber finished speaking, the sarcastic smile on Archer's face disappeared.

Archer stared at Saber with a cold expression.

Ha, haha, hahahaha!!

He laughed as if he had gone mad.

Archer found it hilarious from the bottom of his heart.

I want to atone for my sins? Don't be silly, Saber. I don't have any sins to atone for, and I don't remember anyone forcing such irresponsible things on me.

Archer, always just calmly mad.

Only the faint, muffled sound of laughter echoed through the hall.

Yes, that's right, Saber. I have indeed been betrayed and deceived many times. I have also been framed by the man I saved. I tried desperately to stop the conflict, but was deemed the culprit and sent to the gallows. See. If I was guilty, I should have paid for it by then, right?

Hearing Archer's words, Saber revealed an expression of disbelief.

What?! Archer, is this how you die?

Facing Saber's incredulous face, Archer spoke again.

Hum. That's what happened. But I don't care about this kind of thing. From the beginning, I never thought about being thanked. I also didn't think about becoming famous as a hero. I just wanted everyone to be happy. But this can't be achieved. Whether in life or after death.

The vague laughter was gone.

His words no longer contained hatred.

The so-called Heroic Spirit is a colorless force that prioritizes the lives of primates above all else. This power resides aloft, descending upon the human world when the possibility of its demise looms. I know it is merely a slave. After death, those who entrust their existence to the Heroic Spirit escape the cycle of reincarnation and vanish into nothingness.

Even so, if I can save someone, that's enough. In the past, Emiya Shirou failed to uphold this oath. So, becoming a Heroic Spirit and preventing humanity's demise is a good idea, I think.

But that's not the case. Heroic Spirits can't save people. They simply cleanse. They use their power to bring things that have already happened, the karma humanity has already created, back to nothingness.

That's not saving people, it's simply wiping out those who harm the world, regardless of good or evil. It's not saving those groaning in despair, but rather, saving outsiders who have nothing to do with despair, singing the praises of life. A killer who only eliminates those in despair. Absurd. How different is this from my past self?

There is no difference.

Despair only grew.

Because it is impossible to achieve it through one's own strength, I entrust this body to a more powerful power.

However, the ending is the same.

He clearly thought that this power could accomplish something, but if this power only magnified what he had already done, then it would be meaningless.

I've gotten used to it. Humanity always repeats itself. In every era, the strong take everything from the weak. And then, I finally realized that this is the most efficient way to prosper.

Ah, I've seen it so many times. Senseless slaughter, meaningless equality, meaningless happiness! Even if I resist, I'm forced to witness it. As a Heroic Spirit, I no longer have a will of my own. I've been summoned by human will to clean up the mess caused by humanity.

This is what he said was the result.

It exists solely to eliminate the desires that arise from human beings.