My youth story, a crossover anime, turns out, is FGO!

Chapter 236 The Curtain Falls (4)

"Honestly, I'll be leaving someday. How will you live then, Mashiro?"

That person once said these words to her.

"Servant Archer, responding to the call to report, is not a great hero, but merely an unnamed heroic spirit. Do not have too high expectations."

At first, his attitude was very cold.

however……

"Get dressed! And put on your underwear!"

"Don't forget to eat, and don't keep eating Baumkuchen!"

"Don't stay up late, it's bad for girls' skin!"

From shock to frustration to calm, and just like that, because he couldn't stand the fact that Shiina Mashiro was such a useless person and all the other bizarre and useless people in Sakura-sou, the man who called himself Wuming took over all the daily housework in Sakura-sou and became the powerful Sakura-sou housekeeper.

Even if it were an alien like Misaki Ueiso, she wouldn't dare cause trouble in front of Wuming, or she'd get her food cut off...

Afterwards, with the combined efforts (crossed out) of the Sakura-sou group and Shiina Mashiro's harassment, the man who called himself Mumei finally revealed a name.

"Shirou Emiya, if you really need a specific name, just call me that."

Shiina Mashiro couldn't see through the emotions in Emiya Shirou's eyes; they were like a whirlpool, hiding all emotions and thoughts in the deeper waters.

Shiina Mashiro is very simple-minded. She doesn't investigate or ask questions; in her view, she can only see the surface.

Shirou was really, really good to her.

So, Shiina Mashiro kept drawing, drawing Shirou cooking, drawing Shirou doing housework, drawing Shirou fighting, drawing Shirou setting off fireworks for her... Before she knew it, she had drawn so many Shirous.

She is still painting now.

The sorrow in her heart intensified, like a violent storm, but Shiina Mashiro drew faster and faster. She could only draw; drawing was her life, so she would continue to draw.

After finishing the last stroke, Shiina Mashiro stared blankly at the computer screen. On the last page of the manga, the heroine had already heard the news of victory. She stood alone in front of her house, happy yet nervous, waiting for her lover to return in triumph.

However, she did not know that her hero had fallen in the final battle to defeat the Demon King, without hesitation or regret, with only a small portrait of her hidden in his arms.

She stared intently at the final scene, where the female protagonist in the picture merged with her own image.

Actually, it should have been a happy ending.

The heroine will wait for the hero to arrive, adorned in glory and stepping on flowers. They will embrace under the sunset and share a final kiss.

In reality, the sun has set, but the destined male protagonist is nowhere to be seen.

Shiina Mashiro doesn't know how to make up stories, so her manga is naturally purely realistic. The male protagonist of this manga is actually her servant, Emiya Shirou.

She had been drawing it secretly, but Shirou Emiya definitely knew; he just turned a blind eye.

After all, Shiina Mashiro doesn't understand romance, and if she wants to draw a romance manga, the only thing she can think of is Emiya Shirou.

In Shiina Mashiro's heart, he was the best person for her.

I don't know how long I stood there in a daze, but the preset alarm clock suddenly went off. It wasn't music, but a man's deep, mellow voice.

"It's time for dinner, Zhenbai. Remember to leave your dishes outside the door after you finish eating."

That was the alarm clock that Emiya Shirou set before leaving, fearing that Shiina Mashiro would forget even her basic physiological needs while drawing.

After all, Shiina Mashiro has to learn to live alone; no one will take care of her anymore. However, as her Master, she can have her own residence and someone will deliver meals and clean up regularly. Of course, she also has work, undertaking painting related to publicity. Immersed in her painting, Mashiro won't react even if the doorbell is rung repeatedly, unless it's Emiya Shirou's voice.

So before leaving, Shirou Emiya used a specially made alarm clock to record dozens of voice messages.

"Ding dong."

The door to the single room rang; someone was coming to deliver food at the scheduled time.

Shiina Mashiro went to get her dinner as if in a dream.

Shirou said he wanted to eat dinner.

Shiina Mashiro ate a few bites without tasting anything, barely managing to fill her stomach.

Then, she picked up the special alarm clock, placed it to her ear, adjusted the time, and made all the voice messages repeat.

"Time to get up. You're so white. Remember to wear your underwear and outer clothes, and pay attention to the temperature. Put your light clothes in... and your thick clothes in..."

"Time to wash up, your teeth are so white. I've put the spare toothpaste and toothbrush here..."

"Time for breakfast, Zhenbai. Remember to leave your bowl and chopsticks outside the door after you finish eating."

……

One after another, gentle and caring, all revolved around Mashiro, but there was no mention of himself in his words.

Shiina Mashiro finally realized that she had lost him.

Tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string. Shiina Mashiro covered her mouth, finally breaking down in sobs.

Her small body hunched over, her forehead almost touching the ground.

"Shirou...why..." Shiina Mashiro clutched her chest, the waves of pain making it hard for her to breathe. But it was only now that she realized what the sorrow and emotion that was stuck in her chest really was.

It is attachment, it is liking, it is love.

But the moment she understood was also the moment she lost it.

Gently, Shiina Mashiro spoke her farewells to the empty room.

"Thank you, Shirou."

Thank you for taking care of me. You helped me understand what love is and helped me truly grow.

Goodbye, Shirou.

Farewell, my servant, my unknowing lover.