"Zhou Yu... Gong Jin..."
Riding on the Apollo spacecraft returning, Fujimaru Ritsuka whispered the name from the mouth of "Animusfia".
She did not doubt the self-introduction from Zhou Yu.
Because Fujimaru Ritsuka can see that although he has the appearance of Animusfiya, the soul residing in his body is completely another person.
Finally, at Zhou Yu's suggestion, Roman and Leonardo decided to let Apollo carry Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu and others back to Earth, and then transfer the souls.
Perhaps it is because this singularity was so completely destroyed that even if the culprit is eliminated, the singularity's self-repair is still very slow.
But this also gave Fujimaru Ritsuka and others the opportunity to return to Earth and complete the great feat of replicating the manned moon landing and returning safely.
"I'm sorry, Master."
Apollo, who had always been taciturn, walked up to Fujimaru Ritsuka and apologized to her:
"In the end, I couldn't help you much, and Mr. Director also————"
Speaking of general, Apollo lowered his head.
"Uh-huh…………"
The red-haired girl shook her head, and then put her hands on the boy's blond hair and rubbed it, just like Animusfia did to her before.
"You have already helped us a lot. Without you, we might not be able to defeat an enemy of the Moon Goddess's level. Now we have to trouble you to send us back to Earth———————— We should apologize to you for causing so much trouble."
He stroked Apollo's head with a wry smile and looked at the bright red Command Seal Fujimaru Ritsuka in his hand before he suddenly realized that he was the master of the young man in front of him.
In the end, you are still completely dependent on others, right? Even his own servants failed to perform at all.
Looking back carefully, compared to her, Animusfia is more like an excellent master who has a connection with his servants.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't support you at all, and I couldn't fulfill my duties as a master, leaving you to face so much alone."
"No, I didn't defeat the goddess alone—with the help of Mr. Hercules, Mr. Jason, the many heroes on the Argonauts, and Laika and Master, I did Finally, they can reach the moon. Just like the original Apollo project, if it were not for the help of many staff on the ground, and if it were not for the scientific buildings built by many scientists from ancient times to the present, the three great astronauts would not be able to complete the mission in the end. My long-cherished wish is to walk on the moon.”
"The victory of mankind......"
Speculating on the meaning of Apollo's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly came to the conclusion.
"Well, that's exactly it. Unfortunately, this victory cannot help Mr. Animusfia."
"It's not something you and I can decide, so there's no point in blaming yourself."
At this point, Fujimaru Ritsuka realized that Apollo's real purpose was not to apologize to him at all.
What a failure, actually being reduced to asking a servant to comfort him.
"Hey, Saber, am I really that depressed right now?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka could only turn around and ask Artoria Alter, who was sitting behind him.
In this case, whether you ask Mashu or Apollo, you will probably get a considerate answer from both of them.
Therefore, Fujimaru Ritsuka had no choice but to ask Saber, who was always impartial and never considered the atmosphere, but only spoke the most useful words.
She definitely doesn't mean that Artoria doesn't understand people's hearts, that's something to be aware of.
"Well, Master, your expression is very bad now."
"Oh, is it true..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed, and then said:
"However, when you can only stand on the sidelines and watch helplessly, how can you not feel disappointed when you clearly want to do something but can't do anything about it?"
"It's natural to feel that way."
What Fujimaru Ritsuka never expected was that Artoria Alter actually took the initiative to continue the topic this time.
"As a [human] living in the world, even if you have intelligence or strength that exceeds that of ordinary people, you are still a [human]. There will eventually be things that you cannot change by yourself. This is bound to happen, so basically Needless to say, the important thing is how to face it after this. Some people may choose to give up and be helpless, but others choose to do their best until the last moment.”
"Even Saber, do you have times like this?"
"Of course, it is better to say that I am still in that state now. If there was a crisis in humanity, I am afraid that I would still be pursuing the Holy Grail in order to change the fate of Britain. It's not that I don't admit it. His own failure is just that he doesn’t want to admit defeat yet——Master’s choice to embark on the path of restoring human nature must be due to this feeling.
For me, even if I change my personality and try methods that I would never use before, this is my response to this feeling. "
Zhou Yu, who had been keeping as silent as possible, also said with deep understanding at this moment:
"Yes, things that are beyond the reach of manpower and things that cannot be violated by destiny have never been seen since ancient times. Neither I nor Zhuge Kongming can do anything about it in the end. But if you ask me again, what will happen if you ask me again? Ask Zhuge Kongming if he would try again if he had to start from the beginning. Neither I nor Kongming would agree without hesitation."
"...It feels like all of us as heroic spirits have a very heavy past..."
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to reach the point where Animusfia would never wake up again, Mash said while wiping the non-existent sweat on his forehead.
"By the way, is it really okay for Mr. Zhou Yu to speak like this?"
Borrowing Animusfia's body and waving his hands, Zhou Yu said:
"At this level, there is no problem for now. If you want to blame it, just blame your director. If his physical condition hadn't been so bad, he wouldn't have needed me to control this body."
"Director, is his health in bad shape?"
After hearing this, the red-haired girl turned to ask Zhou Yu who was using Animusfiya's body.
After Zhou Yu stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka for a few seconds, he muttered:
"It's better to wait until he tells you this kind of thing in person. However, there is no need to hide it now. If he doesn't actively use magic power to maintain breathing, the body itself will not be able to breathe on its own."
"But wouldn't the director be unable to sleep if this happened?"
"If it is sleep in the strict sense, unfortunately, it is true, but based on cetaceans, your director has engraved the breathing pattern into your own spirit in an almost imprinted way, so it is close to sleep. Rest is still possible.”
"...So the director's current mental state can't even sustain breathing?"
"That's right. The originally weak Hydera's snake venom has reached a terrifying concentration due to the increase of the Demon God Pillar. If you want to achieve this level, I am afraid that Hydera has been controlled by the Demon God Pillar from the beginning, so it will be... That Hercules had such a huge impact.
What's funny is that without my spiritual power, the effect of Hydra snake poison on him might not be so extreme. In order to maintain my spiritual power, I made him devote himself wholeheartedly to fighting against the poison. go. And my consciousness, which had been sleeping deep in the spiritual base, surfaced and became his only life-saving straw. "
"Mr. Zhou Yu, have you always watched the director's every move?"
"Well, it doesn't count that I have been watching him all the time. I just have a general understanding of his inner and outer development."
"Then you must know the director's wishes. Why did you choose to support the Demon God Pillar's statement at that time..."
When they were on the moon, Zhou Yu's first words, who had just taken control of Animusfia's body, were to warn Fujimaru Ritsuka and others to be careful of Animusfia.
"It is precisely because I know his heart that I made such a suggestion. I initially chose to answer the call because he and I were very compatible. But after the spiritual base merged with your strengths, I realized that he was interested in me. Inside, everyone in Chaldea is hiding a huge truth. Even if the spiritual base is integrated with him, I still can't spy on that part.
However, he never thought that I would summon him in a similar mode as a servant. This part of the precaution may have been set up in advance to prevent the summoned servant from sharing the mind with the master to a certain extent. "
"Even that can't be a reason to doubt the director's abilities. There must be a part deep in everyone's heart that doesn't want to be spied on by others!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka is still unwilling to accept that there is something wrong with Animusfia, whom she has trusted unconditionally since the First Singularity.
"If that was the case, of course I wouldn't say anything more, but unfortunately, I saw a tightly bound mass of 'evil' on a huge scale in the depths of his spirit.
How big is the scale? If it were completely released, it would be another human crisis no less severe than the current one.
And your leader has the ability to travel through the imaginary space - yes, he can completely bypass Chaldea and go to singular points alone, and he can also create singular points on his own. His reason for helping you and Chaldea simply does not exist. If he really wants to save humanity, then what is the evil in his spirit? "
"..."
Faced with Zhou Yu's almost irrefutable words, Fujimaru Ritsuka remained silent.
"However, I have not given your director a complete conviction. The reason why I am still willing to lend him my spiritual energy is because at least so far, he sincerely wants to repair each of these peculiarities. point."
"Isn't that enough?"
"Although the credibility of the Demon God Pillar's words is extremely low, it cannot be ignored. Although the existence named Animusfia is not a companion of the Demon God Pillar, it may not be us. It is a companion of human reason. If all this They were all acting to gain Chaldea's trust, so if I were deceived, the consequences would be disastrous.
So, now there is still a chance——————”
Using Animusfiya's body, Zhou Yu stared at the red-haired girl in front of him.
Although it was a bit cruel, he hoped that the girl would make a decision now.
Make trade-offs.
"Completely abandon the individual named Animusfia to minimize the risk."
"…………"
"I agree too."
Arturia on the side also suddenly spoke, supporting Zhou Yu's statement.
"Eh, saber?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was already confused, looked at his servant unexpectedly.
Arturia nodded apologetically to Fujimaru Ritsuka, and then said:
"Although I trust Director Animusfia...but his origin is indeed too mysterious, coupled with his attitude towards the Demon God Pillar————"
Recalling Animusfia's strange attitude toward Fornius, who was about to reveal his identity, Artoria Alt continued:
"It's too suspicious. Chaldea and Humanity cannot bear such risks."
This is the change Arturia made as an alter, and she chose to do whatever it takes.
"No, no!......I will never give up my life like this."
As if grasping the last straw, Fujimaru Ritsuka turned to look at Mashu.
"Senior... I also think that we shouldn't just give up on the three singularities that have always helped us, and it can even be said that Director Animusfia would not be able to do without him."
After hesitating for a long time, Ma Xiu strengthened his will and said so.
"I think so."
The words coming from the other end of the video surprised everyone present.
It turned out that Roman was unequivocally siding with Animusfia.
"No matter what facts Director Animusfia has concealed, it cannot change the help he has given us since these three singularities. Even if we cannot fully trust him, we must not put him away just because of the risk. Ignore it. At the very least, I hope to give him a chance to confess to us."
"......Is this so? Well, although it is not wise, it is reasonable, but I still want to advise you. At least before he reveals everything, the man named Animusfia still He is untrustworthy."
Zhou Yu nodded and said slowly.
Afterwards, the Argonauts fell into silence again.
