...I was the reason he could pass on in peace. I still remember it like it was yesterday. We were sitting on the back porch under the night sky. Suddenly, he told me that when he was younger, he wanted to be a hero. He said he couldn't do it any more, because there wasn't a chance for that as an adult.

So I told him I'd carry his ideals for him. Since I was still young, I could pull it off. I told him I'd save everyone.

He smiled and said, "I'm glad," then closed his eyes.

[Shirou stops there. He hopes that that said enough.]