〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Doctor… isn't coming back…"
Although Fujimaru had already guessed as much in his heart, when he truly received the news…
His eyes became hollow and lost. He stood there blankly, as if he had lost his soul, not knowing how to face this sudden, devastating blow.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was the most ordinary of people. He had once fantasized about conquering the seven Singularities and finally becoming a hero who saved the world.
Only now did he realize that the Doctor, who had always been hiding behind the scenes, was the true hero who saved the world! Compared to him, he was still that rookie who didn't know anything from back then.
Thinking of this, Fujimaru smiled with a bit of self-mockery:
"Perhaps, even the time the Doctor had to lazily eat cake comfortably, like when we first met, was numbered…"
Seeing the somewhat soul-lost Fujimaru, Da Vinci also suppressed the grief in her heart. She looked into Fujimaru's eyes and said seriously,
"Even if he was the cowardly and timid Romani Archaman… no, the King of Mages, Solomon! He entrusted his life, the hope of victory, and the final glory of humanity all to you, simply because he believed in you."
"You must not fail his expectations. Take back the future that belongs to humanity with your own hands!"
"Yes!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted upon hearing this, reaching out to wipe his red eyes. Mash, and the Doctor… I will definitely change this tragic future!
"OHHHHH—!!"
Even the Chaldea staff members responded firmly.
However, just as morale was at its peak, Dr. Roman, sitting in the corner, timidly raised his hand:
"Um… although it might not be good to say this right now, but I seem not to be dead yet."
As soon as these words came out, the scene instantly fell silent. Even Fujimaru and Mash, who had just pulled themselves together, froze. An awkward atmosphere spread continuously throughout Chaldea.
Da Vinci gave him a slap with faux annoyance, laughing as she scolded,
"If you don't know how to talk, then don't. Go eat your strawberry cake."
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[ "That is correct." Solomon also agreed with Goetia's statement, then looked at Fujimaru with a smile: "My mode of existence as a Heroic Spirit has vanished. It is not death, but from now on, Solomon will vanish from the Throne of Heroes."
"Because of the complete annihilation of the King of Mages, Solomon, the Age of Gods will welcome a true and meaningful end."
Fujimaru Ritsuka dragged his shield and took a trembling step toward the Doctor, his eyes filled with sorrow: "You… will disappear?"
Solomon nodded slightly: "Although I am both afraid and sad, this is the only thing I can do. Therefore, even if it is painful, I must do it."
"This is enough. This choice is what you and Mash taught me."
Fujimaru, dragging the shield to Solomon's side, could no longer suppress the grief in his heart. Tears flowed ceaselessly from his eyes as he choked out, "Why… you kept it from us all this time. Doctor… that's too cunning!"
"Is that so? Perhaps it is cunning." Solomon reached out and scratched his head with some embarrassment, looking away: "I am truly ashamed. In the end, I still do not understand the human heart."
After saying this, Dr. Roman looked at Goetia not far away. He spoke very calmly: "With this, all premises have collapsed."
"Goetia, your immortality has become a thing of the past!" ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"Sigh… If you really didn't understand the human heart, then how could you feel sadness and fear? How could you feel pain!"
People in other worlds silently shook their heads. From the moment you became Roman, you were no longer the King of Mages, Solomon, who brought magecraft from the domain of God to the domain of man!
Even if you became Solomon again to save the world… you were merely Dr. Roman possessing Solomon's power!
An ordinary human, completely unrelated to the King, possessing his own will, truly living as a person!
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〜Detective Conan World〜
"The Age of Gods has welcomed its end, but the price was the complete erasure of Solomon's existence!"
Conan sighed mournfully, then continued to flip through the book in his hands.
The book recorded that King Solomon possessed a ring of omnipotence, but he only used it once. Furthermore, ultimately, by his own will, he returned the ring to the heavens!
From then on, people no longer entrusted their fate to an omnipotent God. People were told that this would be an era where humanity lived by its own will.
And now, this King of Mages, at the very, very end, still walked to the conclusion of the story, once again returning the ring to the heavens, completely ending the Age of Gods.
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[ "Goetia, you detest the meaninglessness of life, but that is absolutely not despair!"
"Using a limited life to face death and a severed existence. An existence that repeats farewells and encounters despite knowing the end will come."
"Brilliant and splendid, a journey as momentary as a star's flicker. This is… the story named Love and Hope."
Fujimaru looked at Solomon with immense sorrow. Tears slid silently from the corners of his eyes, flowing slowly down his cheeks.
"Finally, the time has come." Solomon's increasingly illusory body had also reached its limit. He looked at Fujimaru with a final smile: "I, no… the final sight we see is your victory."
"As the Commander of Chaldea, I issue this order: Do not mind me. You must beat the enemy completely and utterly, and achieve total victory!"
Saying this, Solomon used his illusory hand to wipe the tears from the corner of Fujimaru's eye: "Can I entrust everything to you? Fujimaru, Chaldea's first and only Master!"
Fujimaru nodded with incomparable firmness and shouted, "Yes!"
"A very resounding answer. You have truly become a reliable Master!" Solomon gave Fujimaru one last gentle smile and finally vanished completely from this world.
In this world, the King of Mages, Solomon, no longer exists… nor will Dr. Roman exist anymore!
Fujimaru looked at the place where the Doctor disappeared, his voice choked with emotion: "I offer the highest respect to the Doctor!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
At this, the hearts of the crowd were also filled with respect. Dr. Roman erased Solomon's existence from history; no records remain, and his achievements have ceased to exist—a complete disappearance.
This is not only a story of love and hope, but also a story of puny humanity saving the world amidst a grand ending and beginning.
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Doctor… and Mash! Regarding the Final Singularity, the Grand Time Temple Solomon, I will think of a way!"
Fujimaru forcibly held back his grief, bowing to Dr. Roman and Mash as he pleaded,
"So, please do not use that method."
If he couldn't come up with a way, then he would lose Mash and the Doctor… What he was saving was not just the world, but their lives too!
"Yes, Senpai!"
Mash smiled gently as always. She had held absolute trust in her Senpai from beginning to end.
But Dr. Roman at the side fell silent. He knew that other than himself, there was simply no way to deal with Goetia. His death was inevitable.
Seeing the silent Dr. Roman, Fujimaru also made up his mind to go find Merlin and King Gilgamesh to brainstorm together.
If worse came to worst, he would snatch the ring from the Doctor's hand! He was truly afraid that Dr. Roman, knowing the future, would impulsively run off to the Time Temple to self-destruct!
But then again… where did Dr. Roman usually hide the ring?
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[ Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered his head deeply, his hair covering his eyes. Facing the spot where the Doctor disappeared, he spoke in a low voice: "I'm going… Doctor!"
Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka, who still had no intention of giving up, Goetia asked in confusion, "In the end, it is still my victory. What can a Master without Servants do?"
"Of course I can do it!" Fujimaru picked up Mash's shield and walked toward Goetia.
"We are the ones who determine the planet's future, the ones who carve inscriptions upon the planet! For this, we learn countless pieces of knowledge and gather countless resources!"
"Experiencing the cycle of countless lives, allowing humanity to continue longer, more clearly, and with principles of greater strength and prosperity! In the world of magecraft, this is called the Human Order!"
"Chaldea has taken this as its supreme mission and has persisted until now!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his head in anger. The ability of the Mystic Code on his body was fully activated, and his heart was beating rapidly.
"I am Fujimaru Ritsuka. Having received the help of countless people, standing here on behalf of countless people… the Master of Chaldea!"
Saying this, blue wings of light appeared behind the Mystic Code on Fujimaru's body. His eyes turned crimson as he screamed at Goetia with heart-wrenching intensity: "Let's settle this, GOETIA!!" ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"This is… human resolve!! The summoner is taking the field personally."
Watching Fujimaru Ritsuka in the video, looking like a mad demon, everyone in the other worlds fell silent. Following that, disbelief surged into their hearts.
Although Goetia had been heavily injured due to the influence of Solomon's Noble Phantasm! But Fujimaru Ritsuka was just a human; could he really defeat a Beast on his own?
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
Merlin stared unblinkingly at the screen and said with incomparable seriousness,
"Goetia is also holding on by a thread. In fact, you could say he is currently dying a slow death. He counts as a candle in the wind…"
Goetia's origin, after all, is King Solomon. Now that King Solomon has activated his Noble Phantasm and returned all authorities to God, that also includes… Goetia!
The Wise King Gilgamesh looked at the red-eyed Fujimaru Ritsuka and said coldly,
"Goetia's defeat and death is only a matter of time."
The situation for both sides was not quite the same. Fujimaru Ritsuka's Mystic Code consumed the nerves within his own body, so his situation was not optimistic either.
Although Goetia was currently equivalent to an empty shell, he was still not something Fujimaru Ritsuka, a single human, could deal with easily.
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