Fiore Forvedge
Thus, she received rehabilitation therapy.
"Are you okay?"
The person called Akira said while petting a fox and a sparrow-like Heroic Spirit.
"No, it's hard to say I'm okay, but I still want to stand on my own."
"Well, I respect that will, but I'm speaking as a mage."
She flinched at Akira's words.
'Did Caules tell him? Or did he already know?'
Meanwhile, Chiron was assisting in his incarnated state by her side but said nothing.
'No, did he talk to Caules and Chiron, and then Akira overheard that conversation?'
Many thoughts came to mind, but she answered Akira's question.
"Specifically, what are you trying to say?"
"Dog…."
At that single word, her whole body stiffened as if her heart had stopped.
"Did you know? Or did you hear it from Caules?"
"I only know roughly, personally."
"……."
It was the kind of statement that could be misunderstood if overheard, but she let it slide and continued the conversation.
"As a mage, I can't give up. If I can move my legs, I plan to try using magecraft right away."
"……. You don't need to be first-rate. Fiore, it's enough to become the mage you want to be. Don't bury yourself in guilt, walk your own path."
It was a heartwarming thing to say, but she didn't know how much he knew about her to say that, so she couldn't speak carelessly.
Since he was a third party who intervened in the Holy Grail War and a person who healed her Magic Circuits, it would be ungrateful to speak loudly, so she could only ask cautiously.
"How much do you know about me?"
"I don't know you well. But I know you're an ethical person. If you were to harm a life, do you think you could withstand it mentally?"
At the words 'harm a life,' she couldn't help but flinch.
She wanted to answer 'I can withstand it,' 'Yes!', but she couldn't answer.
Partly because she had heard such words from her brother, but she was living while carrying the guilt from those days, unable to forget it.
"Live the way you want to live."
"……."
"Master, no, Fiore… If you live as Akira says, you will obviously suffer greatly and break. As your teacher, my advice is that learning the magecraft Fiore wanted to learn is not a bad idea either."
When Chiron said that, it felt as if a choked-up emotion was rising, like tears welling in her eyes.
"But, I'm the heir…."
"You can push it onto Caules."
At Akira's words, she felt an incredibly messed-up feeling….
"No, my brother's talent…."
It might have been fortunate that Caules Forvedge wasn't here.
Caules had gone to study at the Clock Tower and left to learn from El-Melloi II….
She didn't know anything else, but still, for Fiore, it was a burden too heavy to push onto her brother, but thinking of the words 'I'm always on your side, sis,' she had the messed-up thought that it might not be so bad.
Chiron and Akira's influence might have been significant in this process.
"Ah, and one more thing I wanted to say. When your lower body is trained enough, I'll release it. I plan to leave that judgment to Chiron."
"A good judgment. I will make sure you can walk properly."
"For loosening muscles, you can ask Li Shuwen. Chiron, please work Fiore hard."
"Hahaha, alright."
At this point, from Fiore's perspective, the expressions of the two looked so evil that she thought, 'This…, did I recover for nothing?'
Later, screams echoed from Li Shuwen's massage, and not long after, it is said she became able to walk and run on her own.
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Caules Forvedge
Arriving at the Clock Tower, he talked with El-Melloi II about the Holy Grail War and received education.
"I see…. So Akira resolved this Holy Grail War too…."
El-Melloi II looked like his blood pressure would burst and he'd die later because of Rin, Ruby, and Shirou, who would enroll.
Their talents were overflowing beyond measure…. Rin, who possessed a talent for firing off magecraft like a magician; Ruby, who had a perfect body and could use pro-wrestling techniques including body strengthening magecraft; and Shirou, who could awaken the potential of materials, whether mystical or specific, to create Noble Phantasms without a True Name. Seeing that they would come here, he was burning up inside.
"Where did I put the stomach medicine…."
"Um…, are you really okay?"
"No, it would be a lie to say I'm okay…. Later, three monsters from Fuyuki are scheduled to come here. Including monsters not belonging to a family."
El-Melloi II was burning up inside and full of the desire to quit being a graduate student, but it couldn't be helped.
"Huh?"
And there was one incarnated Servant before his eyes.
Frankenstein….
A Heroic Spirit ambiguous even to be called a hero.
He could confirm she was a Heroic Spirit created by a scientist, feared and attempted to be dissected, forced to create a companion, but the creator was already in a weakened state, writhing in fear, went mad and died. Losing both her object of hatred and hope, even losing a place to live, she disappeared into the icy sea.
"Then, what should I call you?"
"Fran."
"I see…."
El-Melloi could only nod.
Perhaps because she disliked being called Frankenstein.
She simply said Fran.
"If a Berserker incarnates, how much conversation is possible?"
"The Madness Enhancement disappeared during the incarnation process. Its rank was low to begin with. It seems it no longer applies. The problem is the aftereffects of Madness Enhancement, but I think she has grown to a level where conversation is possible, even if she can't speak well."
"Yeah, Caules? El-Melloi!"
"I see…, over time, language function will recover too."
"That's what I'm observing. For now…."
"Caules, you lack confidence…."
"Well, that depends on Fran's will."
At Caules's words, El-Melloi simply nodded.
"A valid point…. That aside, a letter came for me, but it seems the Forvedge head should be you…."
"Ah, if it's that, I already expected it."
El-Melloi II nodded with an 'I see' expression and went to prepare for class.
"Um…. Class…. Me possible?"
When Fran asked, El-Melloi II smiled.
"It doesn't matter. Participating or not is individual freedom."
El-Melloi II answered immediately. Fran nodded and went with Caules to attend class.
Fran received a lot of attention from students during that process, but with an expression that didn't seem bad, Caules could only smile.
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Laeticia
After all situations ended, Laeticia headed back to school.
Although money was spent during the process, thanks to support from Akira's side, the money was more than sufficient, overflowing.
A situation where she had more money than a single student should have….
『I don't know why I can't return to the Throne of Heroes….』
"Probably…. Isn't it because it's a mess?"
『A mess?』
Jeanne d'Arc agreed with Laeticia's words.
The Holy Grail War ended quickly in a short time. Many things happened, but it ended as if many things didn't happen.
The priest and the Assassin were restored in a surviving state, but they said they could no longer act as mages.
The Assassin was separate, but anyway, the two disappeared somewhere, their whereabouts became vague, but since they had expressions as if they had abandoned all lingering attachments, she didn't particularly worry.
Jeanne d'Arc was simply full of curiosity.
She became curious about why the person called Akira was so strong and what on earth that power, which didn't seem like magecraft, was.
Laeticia looked at Akira with an expression of wonder. Her heart raced at his fighting figure, which made her mistake him for a hero who would appear in a fairy tale, but that was just admiration born of mystery, nothing more.
『The problem is…. I can't return to the Throne….』
'It can't be helped…. It would be a pity if you returned, but I think it's not bad to stay together like this…. By the way, have you ever tried sweets, Saint?'
『No, in the past, things like sweets or cookies were food eaten by nobles, so they were quite luxurious, and I couldn't eat them.』
'How about trying one by swapping now?'
『Is it okay?』
'It's not like you'll gain weight, and even if you do, Saint will handle it, right?'
『Urk….』
Jeanne d'Arc wavered at Laeticia's words.
Jeanne d'Arc, even though a saint, was originally a farmer.
She wanted to try sweets once, but it was a time when she couldn't eat them. When heading to the Holy Grail War, she tried them once. The sweet taste made fireworks seem to explode in Jeanne d'Arc's head as she ate deliciously, and the temptation of that taste came like a devil's whisper, plunging Jeanne d'Arc into great agony.
Not that she intended to eat a lot.
『Maybe once in a while is okay?』
In the end, Jeanne d'Arc couldn't help but succumb to the sweet confectionery.
Afterwards, Jeanne d'Arc and Laeticia lived coexisting.
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