Seeing Lancelot appear before her, kneeling on the ground, holding his treasured sword, and hoping she would execute him, Artoria was utterly shocked. She had never thought that her own choice would be such an torment for Lancelot. It was precisely because of his admiration for her that this knight had not found peace in his entire life after her death.
Artoria looked at the knight before her. After taking a deep breath, her gaze became firm. For the knight before her, this short manifestation was probably like a dream. Since that was the case, at the very least... she should grant this knight peace in his dream.
Artoria gritted her teeth, but she understood that what this dear friend before her needed was not her hesitation and forgiveness. "Knight Lancelot, for your sins, I hereby, in the name of King Arthur, mete out your punishment. May you, after awakening from this short dream, find release and tranquility."
Lancelot also revealed a smile, his tone tinged with a bit of emotion. "With this, I can finally have a solid sleep. My King, please also find your own release soon."
Since Artoria had appeared in a Holy Grail War, and not in some battle to protect the Human Order, it meant that his King had, in fact, still not found release.
"Farewell, Sir Lancelot. I hope that the next time we meet, we can drink and talk merrily like in the distant past."
As for how Artoria would handle her relationship with Lancelot, Aslan had no intention of intervening. At this moment, he turned his gaze to Kariya. This pitiful man had already lost his life. His body was being gnawed by insects. In just a short while, the bones of his face had already been exposed.
Aslan didn't have many opinions on the man before him. Besides saying he was pitiful, there seemed to be no other adjectives. Aslan couldn't change this man's fate, but he could more or less give him a certain degree of peace after his death. Flames began to burn the pitiful man's body, and along with those insects, everything would eventually return to nothingness.
Melusine had returned to her little girl-like form. She held a bottle of pure magical energy in her hand, taking a small sip from time to time. If she used the magic in here sparingly, it would be enough to maintain Melusine's state for over a dozen years.
In response, Melusine complained about why the system that could convert magical energy couldn't be installed in her own body. Regarding this point, Aslan could only cover his face and say that he had not yet researched to the point of mechanical and physical symbiosis. If that were the case, he would have long since developed the concept of mechanical ascension. After all, to some extent, such a method might be able to achieve the eternal existence of a life.
Kiritsugu, meanwhile, held Irisviel tightly. When Irisviel's condition recovered a little, Kiritsugu would return to Germany to find a way to pick up his daughter. There were still three days until the Heroic Spirits left this world. One day for Irisviel to recover, and two days to take the Heroic Spirits to his father-in-law's house—that was enough.
No one was more important than his own daughter, at least for now. The restrictions Aslan had placed on the Holy Grail had, of course, also reached Kiritsugu's ears. As for whether his own wish could be realized, that would be left to the Holy Grail to decide at that time. At least for now, before the start of the next Holy Grail War, he just wanted to focus his thoughts on his wife and daughter. To be honest, after the Holy Grail had been restricted, Kiritsugu, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief. At least things like destroying the world would not happen.
Before long, the sound of a helicopter came from high above. The white-haired man, with a smile on his face, quickly rappelled down from the helicopter and came before the group.
After nodding in greeting to the others, this man walked directly towards Aslan, then lowered his own head and made a knightly salute. "Hello, esteemed Lord Aslan Pendragon. A descendant of a knight you once saved sends you his most sincere greetings. At the same time, I also invite you to join the Human Order Security Organization, Chaldea, which I have established."
Aslan looked at the young man before him, the corner of his mouth twitching. According to the original world line of the 4th Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail had been severely polluted. Therefore, the man before him had naturally also given up on competing for the Holy Grail. However, now, he himself had restored the Holy Grail to normal. If he remembered correctly, wasn't it in the 5th Holy Grail War 10 years later that this man had obtained a large amount of money? So, had he, with his own strength, bent this originally normal world line onto another path?
No, no, not necessarily.
What if, in this world, Lev chose to commit suicide because he didn't want the Demon God Pillar to occupy his body? In that case, this world would still walk a very peaceful path. That organization located in Antarctica would also not need to desperately fight to save the Human Order, which was being burned one moment and frozen the next.
So, should he think of a way to find where Lev was now and tell him directly that as long as he committed suicide, this world could be at peace? But such a thing did not conform to some of his own beliefs. After all, the current Lev was innocent. But the key was, even if Lev became a Demon God Pillar, he might not be able to sense it. Even humanity's universal genius, Da Vinci, had not noticed the abnormality of that professor becoming a Demon God Pillar at all. If you were talking about someone turning into a dragon, then he could smell it with his nose. He suddenly regretted not having eaten a mouthful of a Demon God Pillar when his own spirit was summoned to a Singularity, to taste what it was like. This way, perhaps he could still know when Lev became a Demon God Pillar.
To be honest, this line was forcibly bent by him, so it was still an unknown whether anyone would go to save the Human Order at that time. Thinking of it this way, perhaps he really should go to Antarctica to keep an eye on things. Even if Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't appear, he had to ensure that the members of Team A survived the explosion. This way, a part of the crisis of the bleaching of humanity could also be directly cut off.
Merlin, seeing Aslan fall into deep thought, knew that he probably wouldn't refuse. And so, he directly waved his hand, preparing to slip away. "Since this Holy Grail War is already over, I'll be returning to the Tower of Avalon first. If you need anything, come find me~ Bye-bye~"
With that, Merlin directly cut the connection, making Aslan's eyes widen. Aslan had intended to tie Merlin to Antarctica for some overtime. He had not expected this guy to run so fast.
But forget it. In any case, he would go and see for himself first.