However, the young Little Tsubaki obviously couldn't see it.
She regarded Jester as a friend.
These words from Jester were what Tsubaki cared about, and her repeated nods were the best proof.
"Then, what do you think would make your mom and dad the happiest?"
"What should I do…"
"That's right, Mom and Dad are so gentle to you, so you must be a good girl."
Listening to Jester's words,
Little Tsubaki fell into thought.
Living in such a warm and happy life, Little Tsubaki indeed felt very happy.
–But, is that enough?
–Mom and Dad always read storybooks to me and bake fragrant cakes for me.
It was as if a voice was speaking in her mind.
That voice was getting louder and louder.
So loud that Little Tsubaki couldn't ignore it.
–I must help Mom and Dad!
–Help properly, help well!
–I, I must.
"Let's think together? Tsubaki, what do your parents usually say?"
"Let me think…"
Seeing Little Tsubaki's serious thinking,
Jester smiled very happily.
It was as if he had really become a child looking forward to a play.
Little Tsubaki, who was lost in memories, thought of–
"We will eventually become–"
"That's right, Tsubaki, that is our Kurouka family's long-cherished wish."
"Yeah, to become like Zelretch–"
"That kind of goal is too unrealistic. After all, the world has defined that there is no room for that goal to be achieved."
"Don't worry, words will turn into power. Even if it's impossible, just focus on working hard towards that goal."
"Like a suggestion, right?"
"…Yes, that's right. Tsubaki, this is the first suggestion applied to you."
"Mom and Dad have always hoped that one day our Kurouka family will give birth to…oh."
Constantly recalling past memories,
Little Tsubaki only remembered her parents saying difficult words, and this memory in her mind was a bit blurry.
However, she was still seriously recalling.
–What did Mom and Dad say in the end?
–What…was it…?
"I see, I understand!"
Suddenly, Little Tsubaki, who had been frowning and troubled, woke up, and a smile appeared on her face.
–That's right, I remember!
–Someone even more amazing than a magus!
–The person in the fairy tale who can turn Cinderella into a princess with a wave of their hand!
"Oh? You already know? Tsubaki is so amazing~!"
"Yeah, listen to me…For Mom and Dad, I want to become a magician!"
"Is that so~ That's great, everyone will definitely be very happy."
Jester then grinned.
Ciel's bad premonition grew stronger.
Little Tsubaki saw the smile on Jester's face, which added confidence to her answer. However, she didn't understand why Ciel would show a troubled expression.
"I will work hard to become a magician!"
"That's the spirit, you will definitely become one…and Mr. Black will also help you, right."
"Yeah!"
Little Tsubaki nodded affirmatively.
At this time, Jester couldn't stop the smile in his eyes.
Like a demon whose plan had succeeded, he almost couldn't help but grin, revealing his eerie pale fangs.
At the same time, the black mist wandering in the barrier.
That is, the Pale Rider who was about to be returned to the Kurouka mansion, sensed Little Tsubaki's emotions through the connection of magical power.
It was once a system without will.
Without its own desires, it was just a machine that single-mindedly exercised its abilities for its master/planet.
It is correct to regard it as a tool, and opinions will diverge if it is regarded as a familiar.
This heroic spirit is such an existence.
However, precisely because it does not have self-awareness and only embodies a part of the world's principles, it can use its powerful power. At this moment, it sensed the master's wish.
–I want to become a magician.
The Pale Rider guarding Tsubaki accurately understood this wish.
It recognized that thought, that idea, as its master Tsubaki Kurouka's long-cherished wish.
In the beginning, the wish Little Tsubaki made was…
–I want to live in harmony with my parents.
In order to fulfill this wish for her, the Pale Rider dragged the Kurouka couple into this world through the authority of death.
–I want to play with animals.
For her, the Pale Rider infected all the animals in the city with the plague and brought them to the dream of death to accompany Little Tsubaki.
–I hope the residents can stay in the city.
The Pale Rider brought mental illnesses to the residents of the city, making it impossible for them to leave Snowfield City.
–I pray that the citizens in the factory fire are safe and sound.
The Pale Rider blew the wind of death, bringing the souls of tens of thousands of citizens into the underworld-like false world. Let them live happily with Little Tsubaki in peace.
These were all the wishes Little Tsubaki made to it.
The Pale Rider accepted them all and fulfilled them all.
Although most of them were done with its abilities and knowledge, in terms of results, there was nothing wrong with it.
It used its own abilities to fulfill its master's wishes.
Finally, there was a wish that the Pale Rider was powerless to fulfill, which was the wish Little Tsubaki had just made.
–I want to become a magician.
It sounds like a simple wish.
However, how difficult it is to carry out this wish cannot be summarized in a few words.
Magic.
Its essence is something that is impossible for human reason.
It is a result that humans cannot reach no matter how much resources and time they spend within the scope of current human reason.
The technology that reaches this realm can be called–Magecraft.
If a wise heroic spirit heard Little Tsubaki's wish.
I'm afraid they'll just laugh it off and say, 'Impossible.'
But the Pale Rider is different; it is not a Heroic Spirit with self-awareness. Serving its master is its reason for existence."
Even if the master's wishes are absurd and slim.
It will continue to execute them.
Now, having obtained the knowledge granted by the Holy Grail, the Pale Rider knows of a possibility to become a magician.
—The possibility called 'Holy Grail.'