"Although the decision is made this way————————"
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the people around the table, and then continued with some helplessness:
"But our personnel composition is completely unreasonable, isn't it? It would obviously not be wise to just crowd the streets like this."
"Indeed... Ms. Alt and Sir Mordred are the frontline combatants. I should have been responsible for protecting the seniors and Dr. Hyde at the rear, but..."
Matthew is obviously not so sure about his abilities.
"Sorry, senior."
Seeing Matthew's not overly confident expression, Mordred on the side hesitated to speak.
At least she couldn't bear it when she looked at the girl in front of her who was dressed similarly to her old friend and was holding the round table where she and the other knights of the round table had gathered. She showed an expression that was completely unsuitable for the shield.
With that guy's nature, would he really entrust the Round Table to such an indecisive person?
"No, this is not your problem, Matthew. I'm sorry that I always need your distraction and protection, right?"
Saying this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled gently at Mashu.
Although it sounds a little strange, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who has always believed that he should fight instead of simply standing behind Mashu and being protected by her, has no strong desire to fight the enemy at this moment. desire.
Although it doesn't mean that she is always happy to see Matthew doing his best to protect herself or that she has no psychological burden, but sure enough, she still can't convince herself if it is just because she is too guilty to protect herself.
He couldn't convince himself to risk his life and cause trouble for Mash and Artoria and go to the front line of the battle.
After all, her purpose is just to repair humanity and regain the future that belongs to mankind, isn't it?
………………
The strange feeling of emptiness suddenly lingered in Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart.
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked down at his hands.
Thinking about it this way, what was the purpose of my previous efforts and thoughts?
She held her hands in vain, wanting to reach where and what to hold, but in the end she didn't know where to go and couldn't catch anything.
"It doesn't matter at all, senior!"
Mashu, who thought Fujimaru Ritsuka was still doubting his own worth as usual, quickly held her hands that were stretched out in mid-air.
"I've always been happy to be a shield for seniors, so please continue to rely on me."
From that day on, when she was pressed under a boulder by the explosion caused by Leif and was on the verge of death, when the hand stretched out to the girl in front of her was taken without hesitation, Matthew had decided to use I will do whatever I can to repay her kindness.
Although other people in Chaldea were also quite gentle to her——even a member of Group A who once broke her finger and was beaten up by Roman who was extremely angry and extremely rare. Matthew didn't feel any pure malice.
He is just a miserable person who cannot obtain or know what love is.
Although there was no reason, Mashu simply felt this way at that time.
She was cultivated as a test-tube baby and does not belong to the category of artificial human beings, but she is infinitely close to it.
The lack of parents and social activities will stagnate the development of the human mind and brain - this is the knowledge that Matthew obtained from research reports on children in orphanages.
However, despite possessing such knowledge, Matthew still cannot distinguish the difference between the children in the orphanage and normal children.
Or is it because she is worse than the orphans she was taken into?
Because even the orphans in the orphanage don't know their identity as humans.
Even if they are abandoned by their parents, even if they are not loved by others, as long as they are born from the mother's womb and become an independent life, they are undoubtedly enough to be called human beings.
Undoubtedly own your own life, your own future, and free will.
Even if life is gloomy, even if the future is devoid of light, even if free will is always bound in a cage————————
They still own it without any dispute.
But what about her who was created by others?
Is it just a person with a human appearance, or something else?
Matthew knows that he needs to learn before he can become a human being.
Therefore, all others in Chaldea became her predecessors.
Even the most useless human beings still have to be ahead of her in "becoming human".
It is precisely because he is always learning and imitating others that Matthew can accurately identify the emotions of others.
Whether it is indifference or pity, even if it is just an ordinary greeting, different people's greetings also contain different emotions.
However, everyone in Chaldea knew her life experience, so Mashu never felt any compassion, but treated her as an equal human being with pure kindness.
Until the girl appeared in front of her.
Just like that, he fell asleep in the corridor of Chaldea without any precautions. Even after being woken up by himself, he was still bleary-eyed and still couldn't understand the development of the situation.
In this way, the senior discussed the topic of Fufu with him without any prejudice or barriers.
Ah, this is what real human beings look like without any disguise.
Although I don’t know where the confidence came from, Matthew was indeed so convinced at that time.
Therefore, when she was about to die, she would reach out to this person she had only known for less than a day, longing for the last warmth.
And after she was lucky enough to gain mercy from the unknown Knight of the Round Table, and finally transferred her soul to her, and gave Matthew another chance to survive and become a human being, Matthew could no longer give up the last part of his life. The warmth you get every moment.
Rather than losing the bond that binds the two of them, she would rather have her Master rely on her.
Mordred watched everything silently.
But the more she looked at the expression on her face, the more unhappy she became.
Artoria took everything in her eyes, but she made a very surprising decision to ignore the solemn expression on Mordred's face regarding Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash.
Mordred was not a natural rebel who enjoyed rebelling against his master.
At least this is what Arturia can confirm.
Since Mordred thinks that there is a problem with the way Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu get along, she must have her own reasons.
In fact, it was not like Arturia had never discovered that there were some problems in the relationship between Mashu and her "Master".
However, this was a problem that Artoria, who had always been a king and was incompetent at all, was not in a position to solve.
Now it's just right to leave it to Mordred.
"Then let me and Dr. Hyde stay here. Master, you, Matthew—and Mordred—can explore the streets together."
Artoria said so.
"Okay! Now that you've decided, let's go!"
After hearing Artoria Alt's arrangement, Mordred rushed out of the door without waiting.
"Ah, please wait——Miss Mordred!"
Seeing Mordred rush out of the room regardless of his impatience, Matthew even called Mordred by the wrong name again.
Fortunately, she was already far away and didn't hear it.
Or maybe he just ignored it on purpose.
Seeing this, Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka could only look at each other and sighed helplessly, and then caught up with the back of Mordred who was about to disappear into the mist.
However, what Mash, who was holding his Master's right hand while chasing, didn't notice, and even Fujimaru Ritsuka himself didn't notice, was that the girl's left hand was still clutching her chest without knowing where to put it. clothes in front.
It was as if he was groping for something that should originally exist here.
