For Ms. Okita, the greatest meaning of life is to survive.

The fire that occurred in Kobe more than ten years ago destroyed more than one family.

"Father, where are you going?"

The little Okita Koji stood in front of the concierge, looked at his father's tall figure, and asked a question.

It was obviously dark night, but the sky above the city was extremely bright. Flames rolled up thick smoke into the sky, and all kinds of noisy sounds mixed together, making it even noisier than during the day.

Okita Koji was a little scared, but he still stood firmly behind the door and waited for his father's answer.

As soon as Okita Yukio stepped out of the door, his steps suddenly stopped, he slowly turned around, approached Okita Koji, touched her head, and smiled tenderly.

"Dad is going there."

Okita Yukio pointed to the place where the fire was the brightest.

"No! Don't go!"

Okita Koji hugged Okita Yukio's calf tightly, tears burst into his eyes, and his voice was choked with sobs.

"Don't go, Xiao Si will be scared alone..."

"Xiao Si."

"Um?"

"Do you still remember what the purpose of 'Tenurishin-ryu' is?"

"...Let nature take its course..."

Okita Koji sobbed while speaking words that were engraved deep in his memory.

"Let nature take its course, and more importantly, let your heart take its course. What Dad is going to do now is to let his heart take its course."

Okita Yukio continued to gently caress Okita Koji's head with his warm hands, his gentle eyes mixed with a lot of reluctance.

"There's one more thing I should have told you that day, right?"

"…What?"

Okita Koji raised his little head, and his eyes reflected the tall and majestic body of this man.

The man put down his palm and placed it on the long knife at his waist.

"The sword of the Okita family is a sword that saves the world. Xiao Si, you must remember it and never forget it from now on."

Finally, the man knelt down and hugged Okita Koji, and spoke slowly in a gentle tone.

"Stay alive, Xiao Si."

Will good things come to those who do good deeds?

Okita Koji doesn’t know.

But from the moment the door closed, the man she called 'father' never came back.

The city of Kobe was so chaotic that night that even with the man’s strength, which was called a ‘swordsman’, he could not escape his fate.

As for how he died in the end, even Okita Koji didn't know.

After going to the police station several times to inquire, I only got the information that he was "temporarily listed as a missing person."

Of course, Okita Koji understands very well that this is just to give an idea called "hope" to those families who find it difficult to accept the facts.

In fact, the people listed as "missing persons" on that day were basically all dead.

After being burned by the fire, not even the body was left behind.

Happy life, happy life, after all, there is no remaining life.

For so many years, Okita Koji has been adhering to the words left by his father, but most of the time he has not received the good rewards he imagined.

The money borrowed from relatives could never be recovered, and he was forced to live a working life.

I have helped many classmates who were bullied, but in the end I didn't even hear a word of thanks. What's more, I was told that I was in the way. Originally it was just a matter of paying money, but now it is getting more and more troublesome.

After knowing that he was an "orphan", his classmates, mostly girls, secretly abused him. The only thing they did was because he rejected some people's confessions.

Wait and stuff like that...

What you do is good, but what you get in return is loneliness and malice.

Okita Koji often thinks of his father who went out to save people that night. Why did he take this step?

Is it worth it for such a world?

"I want an answer, an answer that can support me to continue walking."

Until now, the girl has not been able to get the answer she wants.

However, she got an answer that wasn't an answer.

At noon that day, the bright sunshine shone on the messy streets.

"Please, I only have this wish."

When the young man said this in an extremely weak tone, Okita Koji agreed without any hesitation.

Okita Koji actually no longer cares about those unclear and shameful actions and lines.

However, just for this reason, he could risk his life to save a stranger.

Hmm... He's the same as me, no, he's a fool even dumber than me. He's definitely a fool.

In the next few days, as he got along with the young man named 'Emiya Shirou', his gentle tone and attitude made Okita Koji feel a warmth he had never felt before.

Although I have always said that he is like an old woman, talking about this and that, non-stop.

But it was during that time that Okita Koji believed that his good deeds over the years were still meaningful.

The world is not that bad...

At least as long as he's around, it's not so bad.

Try to be kinder and gentler to this world, maybe just to wait for such a fool to come to you one day.

Therefore, I want to be the Saber in your mind, that dazzling Knight Lady, and I am not just talking about it.

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"Stop! One pass!"

With a shout from Emiya, today's filming ended successfully.

Thanks to the outstanding performances of Saichi Saito and Koji Okita, every scene is a piece of cake.

It only took a total of one hour to complete the filming of the play.

"Really, they are two incredible newcomers."

Tetsuya Murakami scratched his head and sighed.

Immediately afterwards, he turned to face Fujisaki Haruki beside him.

"Fujisaki-senpai, what do you think?"

Fujisaki Haruki stared at the two people standing in the center of the set for a long time, nodded, and then shook his head.

"The first man named 'Saichi Saito' has really great acting skills. The second man named 'Okita Koji' has average acting skills."

"You mean your acting skills are poor?"

"It's not bad at all. Compared with Saito Saichi and Himura Shinta, Okita Koji's acting skills can only be regarded as average. Although many details are not handled well, for the younger generation, it is already very good.

And most importantly, her performance in front of the camera is very comfortable and smart."

Fujisaki Haruki admired, and then suddenly thought of something, and said something meaningful to Tetsuya Murakami next to him.

"By the way, I also heard that she rehearsed all day for this scene today. Sure enough, those who work hard will be rewarded."

"Thank you, senior, for your guidance!"

Tetsuya Murakami was actually a little speechless.

He is the so-called younger generation.

Last time he asked Fujisaki Haruki for advice on how his acting skills were, and Fujisaki just told him that 'it's pretty good among the younger generation'.

Sure enough, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the crew, and anyone with a named name should not be underestimated.

You still have to work harder, as Fujisaki-senpai said!

The filming of today's scene was completed, and the joy that had been suppressed due to work came back to my heart. The dark venue was full of noisy discussions.

Okita Koji walked around the crowd and looked in one direction.

Beside the monitor, Emiya was smiling and talking to Tohsaka Rin.

Okita Koji silently suppressed his excitement and suddenly felt that his performance today was not particularly perfect.
Chapter completed!