The Garden of Sinners/The Garden of Order
Prologue
Fujimaru 1:
...Another strange dream, Mash.
Fujimaru 2:
...It's a really warm dream, Fou.
F：???:
Oh my. For a guest to arrive here... Is this some kind of mistake?
F：???:
If you're dreaming, go back to where you came from.
F：???:
This is a place without boundaries.
You have a name, so you shouldn't be here.
Fujimaru 1:
Well, I woke up here...
Fujimaru 2:
I didn't come here because I wanted to...
F：???:
You didn't want to be here?
In that case... Hehe, sorry.
F：???:
Looks like our connection was made from this side. Let me apologize while I can, Fujimaru.
F：???:
I'm asleep and thus unaware of what's going on outside. But I can take a guess.
F：???:
I'm sure it's just another hack-and-slash type of case without a hint of romance.
F：???:
What a disaster, busy Master. But it's a good thing to have things you can do, things you must do.
F：???:
...Yes, rather than talk about myself, I would love to talk more about your future, but...
F：???:
Too bad, the night is almost over. Seems like this dream is about to end.
F：???:
If we meet again, could you please call me by my name?
Dr. Roman:
Hi, I know it's only midnight, but good morning, Fujimaru. Sorry to wake you up.
Dr. Roman:
However, it's an emergency, so I contacted you anyway. I'm sorry, but please come to the Command Room immediately.
Mash:
Senpai!
Fou:
Fou, Foou!
Fujimaru 1:
Good evening, Mash.
Mash:
Yes, good evening, Senpai. This will be a night shift, so thank you for all your hard work.
Fujimaru 2:
Good morning, Mash.
Mash:
Good morning... Meaning, you were already sleeping, Senpai?
Mash:
I think it's good to sleep early. It means you're someone with dreams and hopes.
Mash:
—Oops, now is not the time for greetings.
Mash:
Doctor Roman requested an urgent dispatch.
Hurry to the Command Room, Master!
Fujimaru 1:
Right, let's get going!
Fou:
Fou!
Fujimaru 2:
...Hey, isn't it kind of quiet?
Mash:
Now that you mention it...
Chaldea does feel kind of empty...
Mash:
Usually, you'll see a lot of non-assigned Servants strolling through these hallways...
Mash:
But tonight of all nights, we didn't run into anyone...
Dr. Roman:
Ah, both of you are here.
That saves me time in explaining.
Dr. Roman:
Now, then, please look at the monitor. Around Japan on the world map.
Mash:
Is it Singularity F? I thought we already recovered the Holy Grail at those coordinates.
Dr. Roman:
Not Fuyuki, but next to it. You can see a strange distortion, right?
Dr. Roman:
It's been under observation for several days.
Dr. Roman:
At first, I thought it was a small error caused by the fluctuation of Singularity F's repair.
Dr. Roman:
But it wouldn't disappear even after a considerate amount of time. Then I tried changing Sheba's observation angle...
Mash:
There are signs of life!
But these coordinates should have been incinerated!
Dr. Roman:
Oh, and that's not all.
Dr. Roman:
I only detected a few life forms,
but I picked up countless moving objects.
Dr. Roman:
On top of that, no matter how much I adjust Sheba, I can't get a read on the scale and era of these coordinates.
Dr. Roman:
It's a complete black box. We won't know what's going on unless we Rayshift there.
Fujimaru 1:
So, is it a new Singularity?
Dr. Roman:
I'm sorry, but I can't even be sure about that. Humanity has been destroyed, and the outside world incinerated.
Dr. Roman:
At least before 2018, when humans were still alive.
Dr. Roman:
The cause of such atrocities, what made them possible, was our loss of coordinates called the Foundations of Humanity—
Dr. Roman:
Historical events that became the essential support pillars of our human history...
Dr. Roman:
...such as those that occurred in France and Rome.
Dr. Roman:
In response, Chaldea prevented the collapse of these foundations by Rayshifting into them from outside the time flow.
Dr. Roman:
Even if it's already incinerated in the proper timeline, Chaldea can Rayshift to a time before the destruction, and prevent its collapse.
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, just think of what you've been doing as repairing a completely incinerated scroll.
Dr. Roman:
However, these coordinates are different.
They don't exist in any history.
Dr. Roman:
Think of it as something that's lost. A hole eaten away by bugs.
Fujimaru 2:
As usual, right?
Dr. Roman:
Yes, simply put, that's exactly it!
You're really reliable, Fujimaru!
Dr. Roman:
I was ready to explain a lot of things,
but in short, you should take a chance on everything!
Mash:
...Hmm, Doctor. I request further explanation on what you just said.
Mash:
There are few signs of life, but multiple moving objects. What does that mean?
Da Vinci:
Let me explain it! Even if it's the night shift, I can still give you a lecture with my glamorous beauty!
Da Vinci:
Who am I? I am the lady who loves those green cubes, everybody's favorite shop owner, Da Vinci!
Fujimaru 1:
Good evening. It's a nice night out.
Da Vinci:
It's the perfect night for a ghost story. Not that any of them happened at Chaldea.
Fujimaru 2:
Are you kidding me with Mona Lisa?
Da Vinci:
Oh, stop throwing silver embers at me! It's my bad! I was just having a little bit of fun!
Da Vinci:
...But that Craft Essence was pretty well made, right? My only regret is that I couldn't write the explanation in mirrored letters.
Mash:
Good evening, Da Vinci. Please give us your explanation.
Da Vinci:
They are not alive, yet they are moving around... In other words, that place is full of zombies.
Da Vinci:
Well, it's not like you will be surprised by them. Zombies were in France, too.
Da Vinci:
But there's another problem, Fujimaru.
Da Vinci:
If the seven Singularities are like stains on the scroll we call human history, that fake Singularity is like a hole in that scroll.
Da Vinci:
I don't understand how it happened, but it's luring the Servants and trapping them in there.
Mash:
Trapping the Servants?
Dr. Roman:
Speaking of which, did you notice that Chaldea is a lot more quiet than usual?
Dr. Roman:
The Servants that Fujimaru successfully summoned and formed a contract with...
Dr. Roman:
They're receiving magical energy from Chaldea and setting up anchors for their existence all around this base.
Dr. Roman:
You can call it a temporary incarnation.
Dr. Roman:
If they keep using magical energy from their
Master each time they're summoned into battle, Fujimaru would be all dried up already.
Dr. Roman:
So, in order to lessen the burden cast on Fujimaru,
Dr. Roman:
Chaldea is using 40% of its power to sustain the contract with each Servant.
Dr. Roman:
As long as Grand Order is still in effect, these Servants have made Chaldea their home.
Fujimaru 1:
I didn't know...
Fujimaru 2:
I had a vague idea...
Da Vinci:
Yes, yes. Oh, just so you know, I'm different. Even if Chaldea's light has gone out, I can still sustain my body.
Dr. Roman:
Ahem!
Dr. Roman:
About those Servants. A few of them disappeared when this distortion was observed.
Dr. Roman:
They all headed to this distortion of their own free will... And then they never came back.
Mash:
Never came back... So they weren't eliminated? That means...they stayed there?
Da Vinci:
Exactly. Their contracts with Fujimaru are still intact.
Da Vinci:
The Heroic Spirits who Rayshifted to that strange hole are either staying there of their own free will, or—
Mash:
It's possible that they're trapped and can't come back.
Dr. Roman:
That's everything. This distortion has nothing to do with the Foundation of Humanity.
Dr. Roman:
It wouldn't cause any harm even if left as it is... However, it's also true the Servants are not coming back.
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru. Mash.
I want you to investigate these coordinates.
Dr. Roman:
Rayshifting anywhere other than a Singularity is an exception, and requires the authorization of the former Director, but...
Dr. Roman:
Will you do it?
Fujimaru 1:
Of course, Doctor.
Fujimaru 2:
If they are taken, we'll get them back!
Dr. Roman:
Thank you. You're so reliable!
Dr. Roman:
Then we will commence Rayshifting now.
You two, start your preparations.
Dr. Roman:
We don't know what might happen there.
And we won't be able to send backup.
Dr. Roman:
Please, be careful over there. Oh, and one more thing... This is just a hunch, but...
Dr. Roman:
Perhaps Fujimaru will find the scenery over there very familiar.
Dr. Roman:
If that's the case, please show Mash around. She's never seen anything like that.
Mash:
?
Fou:
Fou?
Fujimaru 1:
I don't really get it, but roger!
Fujimaru 2:
Familiar scenery?
Dr. Roman:
You'll understand when you get there.
Well then, commencing Rayshift!
Encounter
Mash:
A road made of asphalt...
High-rises like big walls...
Mash:
This is...
Mash:
I'm sure of it! This is the 21st-century Japan, Senpai!
Mash:
Look! See? A vending machine that isn't destroyed!
Mash:
Even a public phone, and a bus stop, too!
Ah, and that thing like a house is a toilet!
Mash:
The city seems so quiet and the streets are so clean! The example of a perfectly safe city!
Mash:
Unfortunately, I don't see any of those so-called convenience stores– The places that never sleep!
Mash:
It really is just like what I've read...
One of my dreams has come true!
Fujimaru 1:
It was your dream?
Mash:
Ah... Yes. I'm sorry, I got carried away. It's not that I dreamed of visiting a city in Japan.
Mash:
Not only Tokyo, but Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Rome, Madrid...
Mash:
Any one of them would have been fine. I just wanted to visit a major city from the era I live in.
Fujimaru 2:
It seems pretty normal...
Mash:
Ugh. It's almost like you're saying, “What's so special about a city like this?”
Mash:
Senpai, did you live in a city like this one? No, I am sure you did.
Mash:
Please tell me more about it, in detail! Everything from your life in elementary school to high school! Please!
Dr. Roman:
Hello, test, test.
Communication, video feed, both working fine.
Dr. Roman:
Ah, as I thought... Judging from these coordinates and time, I predicted your destination to be a city in Japan.
Dr. Roman:
But... I didn't expect it to be such an urban area. This seems pretty fishy to me...
Mash:
...You're right. A normal city in a time like this is the most abnormal thing.
Mash:
The only two normal life-form responses are from Senpai and myself... But I'm also getting some higher-class life-form responses from that building.
Mash:
—A big city like this, with this many houses, and still no one in sight.
Dr. Roman:
Building? Oh, that cylindrical one? It sure looks weird...
Fujimaru, can you tell us anything about it?
Fujimaru 1:
It's like a spooky tower.
Mash:
...I agree.
I'm getting chills just looking at it.
Fujimaru 2:
It's just an apartment.
Mash:
Just an apartment? But its design is so different than the other buildings surrounding it...
Dr. Roman:
Anyway, that building is undeniably suspicious. I'm picking up readings of multiple Servants inside as well.
Mash:
No obstacles detected from here to the building entrance. Let's go there and... Wait! Senpai!
Mash:
There's someone around the entrance! It's—
Dr. Roman:
I'm picking up multiple strange signals! Residual wills... They're ghosts!
Dr. Roman:
Looks like a Servant is fighting with them!
Fujimaru 1:
Hurry up, Mash!
Mash:
Yes, Master!
Dr. Roman:
Wait! I'm not picking up any more ghost readings! They didn't disperse, they disappeared—
Dr. Roman:
As if they were erased with an eraser!
That's a little scary, isn't it!? What is it!?
Mash:
Servant response, entering our line of sight! Is that—a woman?
D：???:
...Phew, cheap dream.
Its quality is too low to be a nightmare.
D：???:
Ghosts with skulls as faces? Man, they gotta get with the times.
Mash:
It's a girl...in a kimono...holding a knife!
Senpai, who is she?
Fujimaru 1:
I don't know her.
Fujimaru 2:
It's the first time I've ever seen her face.
Mash:
...Just as I thought
Let's try to talk to her first...
D：???:
No need. I don't want to talk to you. It'll take too long.
D：???:
Doesn't matter if you're good or bad. With this knife in your head, you can say goodbye to this reality.
D：???:
You're the one who stuck your nose in other people's business, yeah? I am gonna send that nose, along with your head, to where they belong!
Mash:
...Here she comes!
I don't get it, but it's a battle, Master!
--BATTLE-
Mash:
Battle was interrupted, but...we still don't know that Servant's real name, nor its attack pattern!
Mash:
Doctor, please give us your analysis!
Mash:
How can a simple knife cut not only a Servant's body, but easily cut its armor too?!
Dr. Roman:
...It's Mystic Eyes. I can't believe Mystic Eyes of this level still exist in the modern era.
Mash:
Doctor?
Dr. Roman:
In the world of Magecraft, magical eyes that can perceive all things mystical are called Mystic Eyes.
Dr. Roman:
These eyes can project phenomena without casting any sorts of chants or rituals. They just need to look.
Dr. Roman:
The most popular types are “Binding,” “Compulsion,” “Contract,” “Flame,” “Illusion,” and “Jinx.”
Dr. Roman:
Even among them, her eyes are special. The type that can “Stop” everything, it's even more powerful than “Petrification.”
Dr. Roman:
Her rainbow eyes materialize the concept of death and capture it. If I had to give them a name, I'd call them the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
Dr. Roman:
How incredible! That's an ability fit for a Divine Spirit! To kill an enemy just by looking at them... Talk about overpowered!
D：???:
...What's up with him?
He sounded so fake and unimportant...
D：???:
I'm not a Heroic Spirit.
I can't kill anyone just by looking at them.
D：???:
All I can do is see death... Lines that trace death. Ummm, like the eventual end of all things.
D：???:
Would you understand if I say I simply trace the cause, the result of eventual death?
Mash:
Oh, um, I see... The, uh, lines that trace death... The, the eventual end of all things... Y-Yes...
Fujimaru 1:
I'm sorry, I don't get it at all.
Mash:
...Me neither. It seems to be a highly advanced magical theory, but...
Fujimaru 2:
So you slash a person's life span?
Mash:
Senpai, you understand?!
D：???:
Huh, that was easy. Hey, you must be a big otaku, right? Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Dr. Roman:
(Nice, Fujimaru! She looks happy! Really happy!)
D：???:
Whatever. Hey, you there! The slippery-looking one!
Mash:
M-Me?!
D：???:
Of course! Who else could it be? Physically, you're not a complete Servant, right?
Mash:
R-Right. I'm a Demi-Servant,
so you could say that my base body is human...
D：???:
I see. I thought you were that shadowy bastard's friend.
D：???:
That [♂ man /♀️ woman]'s eyes are glittering. I guess that rules out the possibility of being possessed by some weird illusions.
D：???:
My bad for attacking you. All right, see ya.
Fujimaru 1:
What? Hold on!
Fujimaru 2:
Where do you think you're going?!
D：???:
I am going to tear down this apartment. I can't just leave it like that.
D：???:
It's crawling with disgusting things inside. If I let it be, it's gonna cause trouble for the neighbors.
D：???:
Say, do you guys watch horror movies?
You do? Good.
D：???:
You know the deal... Things like walking corpses, ghosts you aren't supposed to see...
D：???:
Things like that are running rampant in there... All because of Servants.
Mash:
All because of...Servants?
D：???:
Yeah. Servants live in that apartment like it's their own. Thanks to them, it's all becoming one big block party.
D：???:
I mean, Servants are kinda like ghosts, right? If they gain physical bodies, others will get carried away too.
D：???:
...Well, as for myself, I am also showing up as a Servant.
D：???:
If you're a Demi-Servant, I guess that makes me a Pseudo-Servant.
D：???:
Most likely I had a connection with this building, so I ended up being summoned. It's really annoying.
Fujimaru 1:
If you're a Servant, you need a Master...
Fujimaru 2:
Will you be okay by yourself?
D：???:
Who cares? If I vanish, it actually saves me some trouble. At least I don't have to go through this ordeal.
Mash:
I don't know if you're being frank, or you just don't care about yourself...
Mash:
Still, though...
There must be a reason why we met here!
Mash:
If you don't have a Master, could you work with Chaldea?
D：???:
...A reason, you say.
This, too, must be my fate... I don't hate it.
D：???:
That one over there is a Master, right? If I help you, that would really make me look like a Servant.
D：???:
I'm merely an outsider who was summoned here. I don't intend on concerning myself with others.
D：???:
However, I want to pay back that despicable shadowy bastard...
Fou:
Fou, foou!
D：???:
!
Mash:
Fou!? Were you hiding in my shield again?
D：???:
...Are you kidding me? What is this furball?
Fujimaru 1:
You never know when Fou will show up...
Fujimaru 2:
Fou is everyone's favorite Runner!
D：???:
...Ryougi Shiki.
Fujimaru 1:
What?
Ryougi Shiki:
That is my name.
What's your name?
Mash:
Right, this is Master Fujimaru.
My name is Mash Kyrielight.
Mash:
If we're exchanging our names like this... Does that mean you'll help us, Shiki?
Ryougi Shiki:
...Well, if you think about it, the fact that you're a Master probably means you're related to the Servants living here somehow, right?
Ryougi Shiki:
In that case, you're supposed to be the ones to get rid of them. Good luck. I'll be giving you a hand too, so don't worry.
Fujimaru 1:
Thank you, Ryougi-chan!
Ryougi Shiki:
You can just call me Ryougi. Aren't you embarrassed, using “chan?”
Fujimaru 2:
...Do you like cats?
Ryougi Shiki:
No, I don't.
Also, I wouldn't call that thing a cat.
Ryougi Shiki:
It has good fur and feels really nice, that's all. It doesn't even look like one. That's insulting to cats.
Dr. Roman:
Oh... I was keeping my mouth shut because she didn't look like she could take a joke... But I'm glad it all worked out!
Dr. Roman:
Erm... Should I call you Miss Ryougi? You seem to know all about that apartment?
Dr. Roman:
What was it like inside? Did it turn into a different dimension? It won't kill them upon entering, right?
Dr. Roman:
As you can see, Fujimaru is just a human. If the air composition is abnormal then...
Ryougi Shiki:
Ah, you don't have to worry.
Rest assured, it's the same Ogawa as ever.
Ryougi Shiki:
But there are lots of enemies,
and there are some funny traps.
Mash:
Funny traps?
What kind of traps?
Ryougi Shiki:
That will be a surprise. It was a questionable property from the start anyway.
Ryougi Shiki:
Here used to be the grave marker of an old mage who attempted to collect death. A hollow shrine that fused the yin-yang and hell together.
Ryougi Shiki:
People say “investigations start from the bottom,” right?
Enjoy the case, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
So once again, rookie Master... Welcome to this 64-story shrine, Ogawa Heim.
1st Floor, Room No.1
Mash:
It's so cold... Something's not right, Senpai. The thermometer shows normal values, but I feel like we're inside a freezer...
Ryougi Shiki:
Yeah, absolutely. Since there's an air conditioner, why don't you try turning on the heater?
Ryougi Shiki:
Isn't that right, big guy? Just because your soul becomes cold, that doesn't mean your body has to be cold too, right?
Benkei:
...Hmm.
Mash:
Benkei!?
Are you living in this room!?
Mash:
Or... Are you imprisoned here, like what the Doctor suggested?
Mash:
Please answer me, Benkei. Why did you come to this apartment?
Benkei:
...I don't accept it. I don't! It's unforgivable...unforgivable!
Benkei:
Abandoned by Heaven, forgotten by the earth, and deceived by the people! Why would you turn away from this respectable life?
Benkei:
Instead of training your wisdom, you mastered ugliness, It's outrageous! I can't let it be, I have to make a stand!
Mash:
Servant, Musashibou Benkei is switching to combat mode!
Mash:
I can't get a read on this situation, Master!
Fujimaru 1:
Let's attack, Mash!
Mash:
Yes... Let's start a Servant battle!
Fujimaru 2:
Let's attack, Shiki!
Ryougi Shiki:
You don't have to tell me.
Our first opponent is a monk? Talk about a twist of fate!
--BATTLE-
Benkei:
Ooohhh... Oooohhhhhh... Nghhhhhohhhhhhh!
Mash:
Benkei...has disappeared.
Is he going to be all right?
Dr. Roman:
Hmmm, I'm not sure.
When a contract is bound to Chaldea...
Dr. Roman:
The defeated Spirit Origin doesn't return to the Throne of Heroes, but to Chaldea instead.
Dr. Roman:
Given some time, he'll probably return to Chaldea.
Dr. Roman:
We still don't know why he was in that room, but it seems like you just “freed” a Servant.
Mash:
Is that so? He was rather aggressive, but at least we've reached a solution.
Ryougi Shiki:
As I thought, there's nothing here. This is the wrong room. Let's check the others, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
What? You look sad...
Don't tell me you're feeling down?
Fujimaru 1:
Of course.
Fujimaru 2:
I mean... Benkei's...
Ryougi Shiki:
Hey, guys. I should let you know, this apartment's always been like this, okay?
Ryougi Shiki:
You can feel bad for him, but I can't do anything if you let that get to you...
Ryougi Shiki:
I mean, if you guys didn't force them out, they would've gone on like that forever.
Ryougi Shiki:
Don't you think that would've been even more tragic?
Dr. Roman:
...That's right. It's just as Ryougi says.
Dr. Roman:
It may be a little violent, but if a Servant attacks us, we'll have to face them as enemies.
Dr. Roman:
Looks like that's our best option in this apartment. Do you understand, Mash and Fujimaru?
Fujimaru 1:
...Yes I do.
Fujimaru 2:
You're right, this room is full of pain.
Ryougi Shiki:
We have to keep a positive mindset, no matter what. Those imprisoned here all had a negative way of thinking.
Ryougi Shiki:
Let's keep pace and proceed with our investigation.
1st Floor, Room No.2
Ryougi Shiki:
♪♪♪♪♪
Mash:
Shiki seems to be in a good mood, Senpai...
Mash:
Humming all the while, with her hands in her pockets, skipping down the hallway...
Fujimaru 1:
You're not feeling well, Mash?
Mash:
N-No. I've fought against numerous walking corpses till now, but not like this... I mean...
Mash:
It's the first time I fought against someone who looked like he was alive until yesterday...
Fujimaru 2:
She looks so happy...
Dr. Roman:
I can even tell that from across a monitor. She looks reluctant but she's actually the type who enjoys a good fight, isn't she?
Mash:
However, we can't stay uninformed like this forever.
Mash:
To us, it's a strange world, but to Shiki...it's a familiar scene. In that case...
Mash:
...Excuse me, Shiki!
Ryougi Shiki:
Hm? What? If you need the restroom, you'll have to go outside or go inside a room.
Mash:
No, that's not it...
This is an apartment, right?
Mash:
This place feels cold regardless of the temperature outside. Police officers and residents still walk around despite being dead.
Mash:
It's obviously unconventional in modern Japan. In that case, this place must be a magecraft workshop built in secrecy, right?
Ryougi Shiki:
If it were, it wouldn't be quite so bad... Unfortunately, this apartment was built in public with no secrets.
Ryougi Shiki:
A permit was submitted to the local office, and a normal construction company worked on it.
Ryougi Shiki:
It even asked regular folks to move in. However, now it's becoming a place no one wants to go near.
Dr. Roman:
...It's a barrier created using man's natural instinct to avoid taboos...without a single trace of Magecraft.
Dr. Roman:
It's common sense for mages after the 20th century to conceal their workshops in order to avoid detection from the public.
Dr. Roman:
However, we can't detect any traces of magical energy from this place.
Dr. Roman:
If it's a magecraft workshop, then whoever created it must be really cautious and patient.
Dr. Roman:
That mage built a building this size to perform a ritual, yet didn't rely on Magecraft.
Dr. Roman:
They simply built this place from the ground up, brick by brick, all by themselves. Kind of like building a tower.
Dr. Roman:
Which reminds me of buddhist folklore that talks about children stacking rocks in hell, with all effort and no gain.
Dr. Roman:
Just simply continuing a mundane task without complaint, and without companionship.
Ryougi Shiki:
...The Children's Limbo, huh?
Indeed, it fits him.
Ryougi Shiki:
But you're wrong, it's not a nice place like that. This is simply a building that collects death.
Ryougi Shiki:
Death by natural causes, illness, accidents, and violence. An exhibit hall decorated with various methods of death.
Ryougi Shiki:
Those zombies wandering the hallways, they're, you know... The previous residents of this building.
Ryougi Shiki:
They're designed to live one day, and die the next. Even though they already died many years ago.
Ryougi Shiki:
...I know this might sound obvious, but humans are born with a certain fate.
Ryougi Shiki:
No matter how much you fight back, your eventual end–the cause of your deathwill never change.
Ryougi Shiki:
Those destined to die in an accident, whether they've achieved happily ever after,
Ryougi Shiki:
or an abrupt demise, their lives will end in a form of “accidental death.”
Ryougi Shiki:
...There used to be a guy who was trying to prove that, and the residents of this apartment were merely “samples” for his theory.
Ryougi Shiki:
When night falls, they die. When morning comes, they are reborn. No matter what happens, they always die the same way.
Ryougi Shiki:
It's a loop, no, a retry. Since before you guys came here, people have been coming back to life and dying, endlessly.
Fujimaru 1:
...
Fujimaru 2:
...How can I say it? It's...
Mash:
...I know how you feel.
That system is... How should I put it?
Ryougi Shiki:
Inhumane, is that what you want to say?
Ryougi Shiki:
Hmm. You're all mages yourselves, and yet... That kind of thing still troubles you?
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru is not a mage, so [♂ he /♀️ she] tends to think differently than those elites at the Mage's Association.
Dr. Roman:
But... I don't understand this building at all. What can they achieve with this kind of experiment?
Dr. Roman:
There are no results. There is no gain.
Even if they're creating a model case, there's no goal...
Ryougi Shiki:
You'll have to ask the creator himself.
Although he's no longer in this world.
Ryougi Shiki:
Anyway, this is now a haunted apartment with zombies walking around.
Ryougi Shiki:
On top of that, ghosts and Servants are starting to show up. The effects are showing up in the outside world.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Seriously. It's creepy, but this one-life-one-death world wasn't supposed to cause trouble for anybody.
Ryougi Shiki:
I mean, what the hell are those Servants?!
All of them are in some weird get-ups...
Ryougi Shiki:
Mash, you were lucky that this was a haunted apartment. You would've been reported if we were in front of the station.
Mash:
Reported? Is that because I am not from around here?
Ryougi Shiki:
...Say, do you know why I only carry a knife around with me?
Dr. Roman:
Ah, so that's what you mean... You're right!
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, we're lucky that this Singularity isn't a perfect recreation of the downtown area.
Dr. Roman:
If we were in front of a station, just Mash changing into her Servant form would get us in trouble with the police.
Dr. Roman:
I didn't talk about this a lot, but Chaldea is what you would call “a secret organization.”
Dr. Roman:
You can't recklessly summon your Servants nor arm Mash in front of people.
Dr. Roman:
It depends on the city, but Mash's Servant form could be considered indecent in some places.
Fujimaru 1:
NO WAY!
Fujimaru 2:
You just realized?
Ryougi Shiki:
...I wasn't talking about her appearance, but her weapon... Anyway...
Ryougi Shiki:
We're here. There's no nameplate either, right? I'm sure a Servant is living in this room.
Mash:
...Yes.
I can detect a Servant's Spirit Origin in there.
Mash:
What will we do, Master?
Fujimaru 1:
Let's ring the doorbell.
Fujimaru 2:
Let's go inside.
Ryougi Shiki:
Right, that's the spirit.
Here is the key. I will give it to you.
Mash:
...(Gulp)
Master, I'll open the door.
Mash:
...Who on earth is inside this room?
Mephisto:
Yes, yes, certainly!
Mephisto:
Welcome, unknown Master!
You too, Miss Demi-Servant!
Mephisto:
The one who moved into this grudge-soaked apartment, of course it is I, Demon Mephistopheles!
Ryougi Shiki:
...What's the deal with his scissors?
Oh, he knows Mash?
Ryougi Shiki:
This funny guy here is Mash's big brother or what?
Mash:
I couldn't take having a brother like Mephisto! The breakfast table would be a catastrophe!
Mephisto:
The breakfast table? That's all you're worried about? Yes, you're right, breakfast should be enjoyed quietly.
Mephisto:
I may look like this, but I've cared for stubborn and stinky old guys, too.
Mephisto:
I'm able to make good and tasty breakfasts, unfortunately, I'm incapable of closing this mouth!
Mephisto:
Even if you sew it, or zip it, it's useless! Even without a mouth, I can give you bad news using ventriloquism
Mephisto:
For example, my neighbor in Room 3. Watanabe, was it? Tormented by his lover, whom he strangled.
Mephisto:
He's like a skull, a nervous wreck, malnourished! At
2 o'clock, the time of his crime, the madness begins!
Mephisto:
Drugs, hanging, wrist-slashing, gas poisoning.
Every night he has to escape from his nightmare.
Mephisto:
His excuses for his own actions are quite unsightly, and yet pleasurable.
Mephisto:
There is no better spice to make a meal delicious than other people's misfortune!
Mash:
This manner of speaking...this is the real Mephisto! But why are you here?!
Mephisto:
Oh? Oh, oh, oh!
Hmm? Hum, hum, hum...
Mephisto:
This is the first time I'm meeting you, but how many times have you met me?
Mephisto:
I knew it!
I've already caused trouble for you!
Mephisto:
This is destiny! Conviction, betrayal and satisfaction! Now I understand why I was summoned to Chaldea!
Mephisto:
Unfortunately, I am different from that thing,
the “I” that was summoned in early stages!
Mephisto:
Hahaha! Hehehehe! And!
I am the criminal behind this case!
Mephisto:
I am the one who invited those ghosts into this apartment!
Mephisto:
It was also I who infiltrated Chaldea, and lured promising-looking Servants one by one!
Mephisto:
That was all my handiwork!
Yahoo! It worked perfectly!
Mephisto:
Hmm, but now I have to break the bad news to you. Yes, Mephy is sad!
Mephisto:
I've finally met a good Master like you, and now I have to cut you into pieces.
Mephisto:
You see, the previous tenant of this room had a bizarre hobby... He would sever the limbs of his loved one every night.
Mephisto:
He did it to hide the dead body? But get this! He tripped and accidentally killed himself while cutting up the body in the bathroom!
Mephisto:
It was so hilarious so I took over his job for him.
Mephisto:
Where is this tenant now you ask?
Mephisto:
Well, you see, now he's just in the way, right? I mean, he must be bored to death now that he can't accidentally kill himself anymore?
Mephisto:
That's why I intervened to make it funny. By now, he must have escaped the system, and joined his ghost buddies outside!
Mephisto:
Now, let's start! Let's just start! It's annoying to explain so let's just start!
Mephisto:
I am the demon, the bomber, Mephisto Pheles! The demon who blows up boring daydreams!
Mephisto:
Wow, I repeated the word demon so many times! But it doesn't matter!
Mephisto:
Master and Lady, please be sure to remember this, now!
Mash:
Mephisto Pheles is in combat mode!
Master, what should we do?!
Ryougi Shiki:
What should we do? There's only one thing to do! Our opponent is ready!
Ryougi Shiki:
Don't worry, I'm used to handling bombers. I'll wipe that smirk off his face before the bomb blows up!
--BATTLE-
Mephisto:
Oh... How can this be... To ignore what you're told is a bad move, a lost cause, extreme uselessness!
Mephisto:
You killed me, the only one who knows the truth! Now the case is cold, dead people tell no tales. It's too late!
Mephisto:
But how should I put it? There are a lot of mystery novels where the perpetrator dies in the beginning, right?
Mephisto:
You guys, use your heads, and solve this abnormal situation!
Mash:
...Enemy Servant eliminated.
Was that really the right move?
Fujimaru 1:
Now we have no clues...
Mash:
Right... Although Mephisto's words are not really trustworthy, if he really was the cause of this abnormality...
Mash:
...Then we just destroyed the only lead we had...
We're bad detectives.
Fujimaru 2:
Let's visit the next Servant.
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh, you recovered from that pretty fast. Right, that's not a bad thing.
Ryougi Shiki:
Don't feel bad, Mash.
Eliminating one or two perpetrators won't be an issue.
Ryougi Shiki:
Didn't I say “investigations start from the bottom”? The next crime scene is waiting for us, detective.
Dr. Roman:
Hum... Detective story... So this was a detective story? No, never mind that...
Dr. Roman:
Even if it was self-proclaimed, killing the perpetrator is pretty damaging...
Dr. Roman:
At least if we'd arrested him, we could've interrogated him about this place, and why it attracts ghosts...
Mephisto:
That's right! I'm really sorry! I wanted to be useful and use my scissors as much as possible...
Mephisto:
...but this time, I had nothing to do, there was no room for me to act! I ended up moving around in vain!
Mash:
Yes, until now, I can't remember you being useful at any time... Basically, you're totally useless...
Mash:
Wh-What?!
Ryougi Shiki:
Sc-Scissors guy!?
Fujimaru 1:
Why did you come out of your room?
Fujimaru 2:
This is Mash's big brother?!
Ryougi Shiki:
There was another one!?
Good, I'll kill you as many times as it takes!
Mephisto:
Wait, no need for that.
The one you defeated is the evil Mephisto.
Mephisto:
The one here is me, the good Mephisto.
Ah, in other words...
Mephisto:
One of me laments this situation, and the other one enjoys it. But now is not the time to question my conscience.
Mephisto:
So, if I split my good heart and evil heart apart like this...
Mephisto:
I can basically clone myself! Oooohhh, UNBELIEVABLE!
Fujimaru 1:
Hmm, you did show up as support.
Mephisto:
Of course.
Hmm... Fujimaru, was it?
Mephisto:
From now, I am a loyal Servant of Fujimaru! SO. LOYAL. (LMAO)
Mephisto:
To prove it, I shall part ways with my evil self and lend a hand to everyone here!
Mash:
Ah... It seems too good to be true, but...
What do you think, Master?
Fujimaru 1:
Tell the truth in two lines or less.
Fujimaru 2:
Tell us what you know in two lines or less.
Ryougi Shiki:
Good decision. You really are good.
Mephisto:
Only two lines? That's impossible! But I will try. I am an innocent clown. I merely play the pipe like Hamelin did!
Mash:
It's two lines!
Ryougi Shiki:
You can do it if you try.
Dr. Roman:
Hmm. If you call yourself innocent, then you have nothing to do with this fake Singularity, right?
Mephisto:
Not in the least! To tell you the truth... I'm truly sorry but if you could allow me to get involved, and tone down the rate of ghost-gathering,
I could make a horror show, incredibly realistic, about half dead, half living, killing and being killed...
Ryougi Shiki:
In two lines!
Mephisto:
I was summoned by someone else, not via Chaldea's summoning system, to this tower of resentment.
Mephisto:
By that guy, his name is... That guy... Grand something. That guy is one class above mine.
Mash:
!!!
Mephisto:
He said to me, “Shouldn't you be on this side?” And he does have a point, so...
Mephisto:
After that, I split dramatically.
Mephisto:
My evil self disguised itself as a Servant of Justice and infiltrated Chaldea.
Mephisto:
I'm sure that's possible because I'm over there.
Mephisto:
Because only Servants who were summoned by a Master can find Chaldea.
Mephisto:
My evil self used this clever loophole, and started recruiting.
Mephisto:
He said: “There's a new place to live. There are rooms for Servants. You don't need a deposit. The first month is free. Move in as fast as possible!”
Mephisto:
Ah, I am such a good salesman! I am jealous of myself!
Mephisto:
But it can't be helped. Chaldea's rooms for Servants are too small!
Mephisto:
No posters on the wall. No pets in the rooms, except for those that came with horses.
Mephisto:
That's why everyone came to this side. Then, when I got the chance...
Mephisto:
I escaped from the Grand-something's contract, and happily waited for all you to arrive!
Mephisto:
Ah, I knew!
Mephisto:
That Fujimaru would admonish my evil self and believe in my good heart...hehe, to think that you'd believe in me!
Ryougi Shiki:
You heard him.
People really trust you.
Fujimaru 1:
Don't tell me you're coming with us, Mephy?
Mephisto:
Of course I am!
Don't think about kicking me out!
Fujimaru 2:
Weren't you just laughing, right now?
Mephisto:
Of course I laughed!
I laugh when good things happens, I'm human after all!
Fou:
Fou, foou!
Mash:
Fou...
Mash:
...Master. Fou is also encouraging you,
let's just bring Mephisto with us.
Mash:
If we can make him tell us what he knows on the way, that would be great. Just don't expect too much.
Fujimaru 1:
You're right.
Mephisto:
Hehe, did you reach a conclusion?
Fujimaru 2:
Mephisto, don't betray us, okay?
Mephisto:
Don't worry.
I'll absolutely obey the winner.
Mephisto:
In the first place, speaking of danger,
I'm the same as Miss Assassin right there.
Mephisto:
Please, could you add me to this investigation team? Be careful of your back and neck!
Mash:
...You heard him.
Are you the same as him, Shiki?
Ryougi Shiki:
Don't compare me with him!
My knife cuts way better than his scissors!
Fujimaru 1:
That's what gets you angry?!
1st Floor, Room No.4
Dr. Roman:
This sure is a strange-looking apartment... Its corridors are much longer than they appear to be.
Dr. Roman:
...its elevator has a “Forever Out of Order” sign, and it's always empty.
Dr. Roman:
There's a sign that points to the stairs going up, but we'll never reach it.
Dr. Roman:
Ryougi, was this building always like this? Or is it just this time?
Ryougi Shiki:
Yeah. It was always a creepy apartment, but this time it's even worse.
Ryougi Shiki:
The width of the corridors, the number of rooms... Stuff like that doesn't really make a difference.
Ryougi Shiki:
But this temperature... I can't deal with this cold. Now this really feels like a haunted house.
Mash:
You mentioned this as a place that collects death. It doesn't collect ghosts?
Ryougi Shiki:
Indeed. It's more like it traps them here. It didn't collect them endlessly like this.
Ryougi Shiki:
Now this place is like a whirlpool. It pulls in unrelated stuff and turns it into evil.
Fujimaru 1:
...Evil?
Fujimaru 2:
...Harmless ghosts becoming evil spirits?
Mephisto:
Big swirl! Hole, gap, black hole! I got it! It's easier to understand this way!
Mephisto:
I thought this place was like a magnetic field that attracted grudges like a lightning rod...
Mephisto:
But a big tree's hollow trunk is more suitable. Once you take a peek, if you're unlucky, you will fall into the eternal abyss.
Mephisto:
Hehe... A trap hole that opened in reality? Make sure you don't push me!
Mash:
Mephisto, you're saying it, but stop pushing Senpai, please!
Ryougi Shiki:
...You guys sure get along. Was he like this back in Chaldea, too?
Mash and Dr. Roman:
He is, without a doubt, the exact same Servant!
No doubt about it!
Mephisto:
Is that so!?
I'm really troublesome!
Mephisto:
Ah, putting that aside, Miss Ryougi?
I'm worried about that thing you have there.
Mephisto:
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, right? I heard they can cut down anything regardless of strength.
Mephisto:
They sever the very activity of living. They bring instant death, yet it's different than brain death or heart attack.
Mephisto:
I understand. I do understand...
but they work on living things, right?
Mephisto:
Yet you're killing zombies who are not living. How is that possible?
Mephisto:
That's my doubt!
To kill dead people... It's complete nonsense!
Ryougi Shiki:
Hell if I know. It might look the same to humans, but ceasing to live and dying are two different things.
Ryougi Shiki:
Doesn't matter if it's zombies or ghosts, they're moving... If they are moving, that means they are “living.”
Ryougi Shiki:
If it's alive, no matter what, death will come. May it be oblivion or disintegration.
Ryougi Shiki:
My eyes don't make any distinctions between those things.
Mephisto:
That is... Painful!
You have gone through much, Miss Ryougi!
Ryougi Shiki:
Not really. It's better than becoming a demon in order to continue living, isn't it?
Mephisto:
—Oh.
You're right.
Dr. Roman:
—Stop Fujimaru!
Watch your front and not just your back!
Dr. Roman:
I'm detecting a Servant!
Not in the room, it's in the corridor—
Dr. Roman:
There's someone at the end of it!
Jekyll:
Hey, good evening, Mephisto.
Are these the new tenants?
Jekyll:
Welcome to the grudge garden.
Nice to meet you. I've met you before, haven't I?
Jekyll:
I'm Jekyll from Room 4.
I'm the manager of this corridor, too.
Jekyll:
You just arrived, so you haven't mutated, right? You're not ready to go upstairs.
Jekyll:
It is better to stay on the first floor a little longer. It's a little cold, but you'll get used to it.
Jekyll:
Do you want to rest a little in my room?
It is a bit untidy right now, but you can use it.
Mash:
...Master... That Jekyll...
is scary... I can't explain it, but he's very—
Fujimaru 1:
...Yeah, his eyes aren't laughing.
Fujimaru 2:
His shirt is covered in blood.
Mephisto:
Whaaat? Mephisto don't wanna go!
Me don't like dirty room.
Mephisto:
Dirty room? Is that a dirty room?
It's no good. It's no good at all!
Mephisto:
I like to expose people's fetishes,
but I don't like looking at them.
Mephisto:
So, please, Master, decline Jekyll's invitation.
He's not suitable as a Servant in the first place.
Mephisto:
If you know it's dirty, clean it up!
Or perhaps...
Mephisto:
Scrupulous Jekyll is sleeping?
You're someone who can't clean up?
Jekyll:
Uh... Well, to tell you the truth, you're right. I'm bad at cleaning up, and besides...
Hyde:
It gets dirty and red instantly!
I can't clean it up every single time, right?!
Mash:
Shiki!
Hyde:
I see, someone here totally gets it!
Hyde:
But that was a perfect surprise attack! Why the hell would you block that!?
Hyde:
Anyway, I see that you're the same as me!
Hyde:
Pretending to be normal, but you're just a mass murderer who's craving to cut people's heads off!
Ryougi Shiki:
...Tch, what was that? Disappointing... And here I was looking forward to this fated encounter.
Ryougi Shiki:
Before I knew it, I was at Ogawa Heim.
I was already a Servant.
Ryougi Shiki:
Facing countless ghosts and their grudges, running into a strange Master.
Ryougi Shiki:
Ah, yes... Fujimaru and Mash are good.
It's not that bad yet.
Ryougi Shiki:
But I wasn't satisfied.
That much I know.
Ryougi Shiki:
The only reason I could remain motivated was because I had a hunch! That I might run into the real thing.
Ryougi Shiki:
The one who came before. The world famous mass murderer with dual personalities!
Ryougi Shiki:
But what's this? Are you kidding me? Why did you transform? I thought we could enjoy some time together. I'm shocked.
Ryougi Shiki:
Hey, please turn back to that kind-looking guy.
That one is probably stronger, and I prefer him.
Hyde:
What? Do you prefer that moron over me? Why?
Are you sure? This is the real me!
Hyde:
From that weak Jekyll, I become the strong Hyde! The one who's good with the knife is me, you know?!
Ryougi Shiki:
...Hah. That's enough, tell him, Scissors.
I think you can understand me.
Hyde:
...What?
Mephisto:
Okay, okay. I understand you completely!
Yes, I do, I understand you, miss!
Mephisto:
Mr. Hyde, this is what she's saying. Don't show the ace up your sleeve too quickly. If you do that, it's basically saying, “This is my limit.”
Mephisto:
It's more fun to watch a good human fight while suppressing his own demons, as we still don't know what will happen!
Mephisto:
The catharsis of collapse, was it?
Mephisto:
I serve under the Master because I want to witness that explosive moment!
Mephisto:
If you want to play with a beast that is aggressive from the start you can go to a savannah!
Mephisto:
That's what she wants to see!
It's not the mass murders committed by Hyde.
Mephisto:
...But the immoral crimes committed by the good Jekyll as he cries tears of regret. Now that's ecstasy!
Ryougi Shiki:
...I'm an idiot to have let you talk.
You're completely wrong. Get out of my way.
Mephisto:
Mephy, shocked!
Ryougi Shiki:
But I do prefer the goodie-goodie looking one. It's like the difference between fighting for fun and fighting for your life.
Ryougi Shiki:
If you have to kill, it's more enthralling to fight desperately, right?
Ryougi Shiki:
In other words, you are not enough.
Come back again another time...
Hyde:
HAH! I see, I see!
You can't enjoy it if it's not serious!?
Hyde:
You're one crazy lady!
Then, let's have fun with this little dance!
--BATTLE-
Jekyll:
Ugh... Hyde came out again...
Sorry... Hyde and I were manipulated...
Jekyll:
Fujimaru, be careful with Mephisto...
He cannot be trusted...
Mephisto:
Oh? Me?
No, no. Don't you know I'm a changed man?
Mephisto:
Wait, I can't change!
I mean, I am already the good Mephy!
Mephisto:
If I change, I will become the evil one! Nope, not changing, not ever going to chaaaaaaannnge.
Jekyll:
Ugh... What is this, I can't maintain my body... My eyes... It's all dark...
Jekyll:
Fujimaru, give me your hand, please...
I have something that I have to give you...
Fujimaru 1:
(Offer your hand to Jekyll)
Jekyll:
Good... You have the heart to trust people...
You are the Master I've always hoped for.
Fujimaru 2:
...
Mash:
...Master?!
Jekyll:
Come on, take this key.
Use it to go to the upper floor—
Jekyll:
But before you go... Dieeeee!
Hyde:
Ggg—!
Ryougi Shiki:
Thanks.
I will gladly accept this key.
Hyde:
Y-Yooouu! Twice!
You ruined my surprise attack twice!
Hyde:
I'm amazed that you can't even fulfill a dying pretty boy's wish! Don't you have the heart to trust people?!
Ryougi Shiki:
If you were your normal self, I would've been deceived, or rather moved, by your kindness.
Ryougi Shiki:
But neither happened to me this time.
I mean... You've been one personality the whole time.
Hyde:
—Ugh.
Don't tell me, you already knew?!
Ryougi Shiki:
I wanted to meet the famous Doctor Jekyll, but he is not here.
Ryougi Shiki:
Instead of having a split personality, you were acting like someone with dual personalities.
Ryougi Shiki:
As a fan, you can't blame me for being disappointed, can you?
Hyde:
Ah... Dammit that's embarrassing. It's even more embarrassing than me losing in a knife fight.
Hyde:
I'd bury my head in the sand if I could. But looks like I don't need to do that, right?
Hyde:
Considering there's a dangerous fan here, I guess I shall take my leave.
Hyde:
See ya, mass murderer of the present. Just be careful and make sure you don't become a knock-off.
Mash:
...Enemy Servant eliminated.
Um... What was that just now?
Ryougi Shiki:
I don't know.
Hey Scissors, say something.
Mephisto:
Hehehe! Not that it's important, so I will keep it in two lines!
Mephisto:
Dr. Jekyll fully mutated when he arrived at this apartment. Both his body and soul rotted away, so he died!
Mash:
Doctor Jekyll is a Servant with a split personality... So what you're saying is that his main personality is gone already?
Dr. Roman:
So Hyde, who survived, was acting like Doctor Jekyll... Just like how his story ended... So sad.
Fou:
Fou...
Mash:
But what do you mean by mutated?
Mash:
Jekyll was a Servant who transformed into Hyde with drugs, but it seems you're not talking about those...
Mephisto:
Ah, I forgot to mention it.
It is what makes this apartment special.
Mephisto:
Certain characteristics? Past history? Criminal record? Hmmmmm, well, let's just keep that vague.
Mephisto:
Anyway, if certain Servants stay here, their alignment will change, and become more resentful.
Mephisto:
I myself was changed that way! Even if I want to fight, I took an arrow to the shin! Ow!
Dr. Roman:
Changing Heroic Spirits' alignment?!
Is that like a new way of tampering with parameters?!
Mephisto:
Yes. Well, they get angry easily so it's more like stress level? Like lowering the boiling point?
Mephisto:
So it's not really that harmful.
However—
Mephisto:
For the people that ended their life full of resentment and sadness, this place will work wonders!
Mephisto:
Heroic Spirits ending up as evil ghosts due to their own resentment for humans... Isn't that ironic?
Mephisto:
Yes, even the evil me used that and asked those kinds of Servants to come here.
Mephisto:
As you can see, all the Servants that moved here went crazy, right?
Mash:
Th-That's not very nice!
Bad Mephisto! You're guilty!
Mephisto:
Hehe, I was just doing my job as a real estate agent! The guilty ones are this land, this building, and the mastermind!
Fujimaru 1:
When we meet again, it'll be in court.
Mephisto:
I can't believe it... You have a contract with a Servant who was a judge?
Mephisto:
Will the jury be full of homunculi? I mean, human trials can be tough, you know?
Fujimaru 2:
Mastermind?
Mephisto:
Oops, I was caught by Mash's beauty and said too much. Zipping my mouth now.
Mephisto:
You will find out yourselves when you go to the upper floors! I think!
Ryougi Shiki:
—
Mephisto:
Oh. Did you smile? Why?
Ryougi Shiki:
It's fun with Fujimaru around, clown.
When we have fun guests, my tension blows up!
Mephisto:
Is it possible?
I'm always hyper like this, hyahoo!
Ryougi Shiki:
I can see that.
Fine, now we can go upstairs, right?
Ryougi Shiki:
Let's move forward, Fujimaru.
It seems the real fight starts now.
2nd Floor, Room No.4
Mephisto:
Hellooo, I'm coming in!
Oohhh! Now this is good! I like 'em charred!
Mephisto:
And it's smelly in here! The smell of my kind! The kind that committed a crime, and thus was labeled as a monster...
Mephisto:
...then ridiculed and feared by all! The kind that couldn't escape their punishment even after death!
Elisabeth:
—Hah! Well put!
You're absolutely right, clown.
Elisabeth:
But why are you here? To give me a housewarming present? Is it because I crawled back to a dark brick room?
Mash:
Elisabeth... No...
I am sure you already know...
Mash:
Senpai, that's not the Elisabeth you know. She's already a being completely different than her original self...
Elisabeth:
Yes, I am a genuine Innocent Monster!
Clown, you sure brought me something delicious-looking.
Elisabeth:
Good, you're so considerate!
Let's see... I'm in the mood now!
Elisabeth:
What was today's party supposed to be?
Oh well, doesn't matter! It's a feast!
Elisabeth:
I can take off your hands and feet while you're still alive, like shrimps, okay? Burn your organs from the inside like pigs?
Elisabeth:
Yes! Then I'll kill you!
Let's kill, let's do it, humans!
Mash:
She's coming, Senpai! I know it's Elisabeth, but please fight with everything you've got!
--BATTLE-
Elisabeth:
Ugh...
That hurts... That hurts... That hurts!
Elisabeth:
...Stop it!
Don't let me know...
Elisabeth:
Don't let me know that it hurts this much when my stomach is cut open! Don't force that on me!
Elisabeth:
So what if you tell me that other people would share the same pain! What do you expect me to do?
Elisabeth:
Why?! Why am I the only one miserable?!
No matter what I do, why can't I be saved?!
Elisabeth:
If you say you're humans, wouldn't that make me a more lowly beast?!
Elisabeth:
Like a lizard, like a lizard, like a lizard... Are you telling me to crawl on the floor and get stepped on and crushed?
Elisabeth:
I can't stand it.
I will not be able to stand it!
Elisabeth:
So, please let me kill you. Die already. Please, I beg of you, don't hesitate and KILL ME ALREADY!
Mash:
...Servant Elisabeth has been eliminated.
But... That was...
Mephisto:
Yes, those were always her real feelings!
For me it only sounded like a scream!
Mephisto:
But I am sure it was a good outlet for her. Her...pride? Or should I call it dignity?
Mephisto:
It must be the result of the education she received as an aristocrat. The ruling class is not allowed to lament.
Mephisto:
“Those who stand over others must shoulder suitable responsibility.” I am sure that idea was etched onto her.
Mephisto:
She picked herself up after falling, trying to aim for the top only to fall again, covered in mud. Yet she picked herself up again.
Mephisto:
It looks like she keeps repeating the process as her atonement. Hmmm, kind of like a dragon that keeps collecting shining treasure in its dungeon.
Mephisto:
That's why, don't mind the ugly side of her you've just witnessed. Next time you see her...
Mephisto:
...just say, “Your horns are pretty cute,” and everything will be okay!
Dr. Roman:
...Really? If that was her repressed scream, wouldn't that eventually poison her and turn her into a real monste... Whoa! What's going on?
Da Vinci:
T-T-Trouble, Romani! I don't know why, but Elisabeth all of sudden charged into my workshop!
Da Vinci:
And she started saying, “I just woke up, and somehow I am feeling really refreshed!”
Da Vinci:
“That's why I made you some snacks to show my appreciation for you! Come eat them! Eat them with gratitude in your heart!”
Da Vinci:
Oh no, it's melting! Why is the sauce from that plate burning my Mona Lisa?
Da Vinci:
Help me Romani! I can't deal with her by myself! No... Why is this happening...
Da Vinci:
Did she just roast three golems and turn them into a bunch of cookies?
Dr. Roman:
Okay, there's nothing to worry! Chaldea is as peaceful as ever, Fujimaru!
Dr. Roman:
Don't worry and keep investigating that apartment. I won't worry about what just happened either and focus on backing you up.
Fujimaru 1:
R-Right.
Fujimaru 2:
If only we had Marugoshi David here...
Mephisto:
See? You can punch her all you want but she gets back up. That's our Elisabeth!
3rd Floor, Room No.4
Mash:
Ah... This room seems normal.
The room's resident is...
Boudica:
Hi. Good evening, Mash, Fujimaru.
Welcome to my room.
Boudica:
Are you here to bring me back?
Thank you very much. But—
Mash:
But... What, Boudica?
Are you also...
Boudica:
You can't come in without ringing the bell. As your big sis, I have to scold you.
Mash:
Senpai! Thank goodness!
Boudica hasn't changed!
Mash:
Reliable, kind, and warm hugs galore!
That's our Boudica!
Boudica:
What? Oh, Mash, is that what you think of me? Someone who hugs at every possible chance?
Boudica:
Anyway. I just made a stew. Will you have some with me, Fujimaru?
Fujimaru 1:
Yes, of course.
Fujimaru 2:
Eat up, so we can all go home.
Mash:
Yes! You are way past your limit, Senpai.
I think it's good for you to replenish some energy.
Mash:
After we finish our meal, let's go back to Chaldea for the time being. We also have to bring Boudica back—
Boudica:
—Go back?
What are you talking about, Mash?
Boudica:
Don't joke around with me.
Who said I would go back?
Boudica:
I won't go back. There's no place for me to go back to. That's because... Everything... YOU TOOK EVERYTHING!
Boudica:
We were the king's only family.
My daughter and I were all he had!
Boudica:
That's why I was going to inherit the throne... Yet I was told women have no right to inheritance...
Boudica:
YOU BASTARDS! YOU ROMANS TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME!
Mash:
Boudica...
Boudica:
I had forgotten. I tried to distract myself with the cause of “saving humanity.”
Boudica:
However... This anger. This hatred.
This vengeance...
Boudica:
I won't let anybody get in my way, no matter who it is! In the name of Queen of Victory, I'll make an example of you!
--BATTLE-
Boudica:
...Ah... What... What did I...
I see... I just embarrassed myself...
Boudica:
Queen of Victory... How funny... I've lost every fight that's worth fighting...
Mash:
...Servant Boudica has been eliminated.
There is nothing more in this room, Master.
Fujimaru 1:
...Let's go outside.
Fujimaru 2:
...Let's continue our investigation.
Mash:
Yes. Let's find the cause of all this as soon as possible.
Mash:
Why is it like this?
Why are they doing it?
Mash:
Let's move forward to find those answers!
4th Floor, Room No.4
Mash:
...Senpai, we're almost done investigating the 4th floor. If what happened on the first floor applies to every floor...
Lancer Alter:
Leave. The floor above is crawling with vengeful ghosts. It's not a place for the living.
Ryougi Shiki:
(Completely stunned by a horse suddenly appearing)
Mash:
Enemy Servant appeared!
Prepare for battle, Master!
Fujimaru 1:
I've never seen this Servant.
Fujimaru 2:
That suspicious helmet... That's the mastermind!
Lancer Alter:
...Hum.
Mash:
I am sure! This pressure, this evil magical energy I am sensing...
Mash:
That's a Servant more chaotic-evil than Mephisto here!
Mephisto:
Hyahoo! Exactly! That there is the evil Dark Knight, the crow that devours the dead.
Lancer Alter:
...No, wait!
Mash:
I get chills just from the gaze beyond that helmet! That Servant is cold-hearted!
Mash:
Master, be careful...
That is not someone we can talk to!
Mephisto:
Let's defeat that Servant! Oh I can't stop laughing! Hehehe, kill, let's kill!
Mephisto:
Inside that armor is probably a hollow shell like the ghosts outside, or a bony skeleton!
Lancer Alter:
...Hey!
Who are you calling a bony skeleton?
Lancer Alter:
Feast your eyes upon this body! One that belongs to the King of Storms, the protector of the holy lance!
Lancer Alter:
LOOK! CLOSELY!
Ryougi Shiki:
(Completely stunned by her taking off her armor)
Dr. Roman:
Whoa! Time to record this! Where's my recorder!?
Fou:
Fooooooooooou!
Mash:
Wh-What?
Have we met before?
Fujimaru 1:
Didn't we fight in that massive cavern before?
Lancer Alter:
...Indeed.
You are very perceptive, Fujimaru.
Lancer Alter:
That was a different aspect of myself, but still the same person.
Lancer Alter:
Your perceptiveness deserves a compliment. You show much promise. However...
Fujimaru 2:
I don't remember you. I mean those breasts...
Lancer Alter:
(Her eyes are saying, “I will kill you if you finish that sentence.”)
Fou:
Fo...Fou...
Lancer Alter:
Unlike my armor, my patience is wearing thin. Especially when it comes to humiliation.
Lancer Alter:
You ruffians have witnessed a king's face. Since it has come to that, a fight cannot be avoided.
Lancer Alter:
I shall forgive your disrespect if you can survive and prove your bravery to me. If you can't, your soul will be mine.
Lancer Alter:
I am the King of Storms, the Wild Hunt itself! All those who witness my face shall become my servant.
Lancer Alter:
My limbs, my offerings... Cry as you gather under me. Be as crimson as velvet, fit to decorate my hooves.
Lancer Alter:
This tower here is my castle. Here I go, human! Resist your fate with all of your might!
Mash:
Lancer Alter is attacking us after saying all those cool lines!
Mash:
Master, your orders, please!
You too, Shiki! Be prepared!
Ryougi Shiki:
Ah, yes, thank you, you saved me!
She almost gave me a heart attack!
Ryougi Shiki:
What the hell is she doing on a horse in an apartment! That's creepier than any ghosts in this place!
--BATTLE-
Lancer Alter:
...Insolent fool. The eyes that can see death, huh? To think my servants will be disposed of so easily.
Lancer Alter:
If she's with you then you can win. I have no more reasons to stop you.
Mash:
Master, Lancer Alter has lowered her spear.
Mash:
Unlike the other Servants,
maybe she still hasn't mutated?
Mephisto:
Of course she hasn't. I mean, she's just not cut out for it.
Mephisto:
How should I put this... The heart that's not afraid to go all out? The courage to pursue desires? Kind of like the class president?
Mephisto:
No matter how strong she becomes,
she never seems to turn into a cruel queen.
Mephisto:
Unless you pour ale into the Holy Grail and have her drink it, she will never become a villain.
Mash:
That's very much like her.
But why is she blocking our way?
Lancer Alter:
...Hmm. I can't let people without light tread into the darkness.
Lancer Alter:
I am here to filter the people who can't resist against the grudge in this place.
Lancer Alter:
But with that woman around,
any immortal will face death.
Lancer Alter:
That's why I will allow you to proceed. Besides...
Lancer Alter:
Even with a light, it's common to be eaten by beasts.
I will enjoy watching how far you can go.
Dr. Roman:
Wow, what a scary laugh...
She looks like a cruel queen to me... Cruel enough...
Lancer Alter:
You talk too much, mage. Small talk is strictly prohibited. Instead of speaking, keep moving!
Fou:
Fou, fou!
Dr. Roman:
Ouch, she scolded me... She's like a class president alright. Now for the necessary questions.
Dr. Roman:
Heroic Spirit of the Holy Spear. Why are you here? Did Mephisto trick you into coming, too?
Lancer Alter:
I don't know about that.
I came of my own free will.
Lancer Alter:
...This is the tower that gathers grudges.
It is the cenotaph that imprisons death.
Lancer Alter:
Originally it should've been drowned in the darkness of history. But someone dug it up, and tried to convert it to a Singularity.
Dr. Roman:
Someone... It's probably the same person who's incinerated humanity. But you said they tried, did they fail?
Lancer Alter:
...This is what you will find out from your investigation. Indeed, the King's plan ended in miscalculation.
Lancer Alter:
That's probably because he sent the wrong man for the job. As a result, this place did not turn into a Singularity.
Lancer Alter:
Instead, it became a tower that attracts and imprisons Servants, turning them into demons.
Lancer Alter:
There are many types of death that come here. Someday, it will become the Singularity called “Hell.”
Mephisto:
So this is the gate of Hell, right? That means I am most suitable to be your guide!
Lancer Alter:
Now, even if a Hell wasn't created here, one already exists. Adding one or two more holes to it wouldn't be a problem. However...
Lancer Alter:
If you can't overlook that fact, then do whatever you see fit.
Lancer Alter:
This place has no effect on the incineration of humanity. The mutation of the Servants is the result of their own doing.
Mash:
...That's what she thinks...
What should we do, Senpai?
Fujimaru 1:
Of course, we will go up.
Fujimaru 2:
We can't abandon our Servants.
Mash:
Roger!
I will go with you, Master!
Ryougi Shiki:
...Even if it won't cause any harm to you, you'll still intervene? You sure are a curious one.
Ryougi Shiki:
Or are you just nosy?
Chaldea is more laid-back than I thought.
Lancer Alter:
That's not it. It is my duty as a king.
An inferior being like you wouldn't understand.
Ryougi Shiki:
Don't be ridiculous. Even inferior civilians have their path! Especially, when it's related to our own territory.
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh well... We've already defeated the large chested woman, so let's go ahead Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
If we keep looking at those things, it'll mess up our sense of scale! More than enough is too much, you know?
Lancer Alter:
Heh. No one who has more than enough says that. I will accept it as sour grapes.
Ryougi Shiki:
Okay, okay. Ah, how about that Room No. 4? That is your room, right? Can we go inside?
Ryougi Shiki:
You clean it up everyday, right?
Lancer Alter:
Eh—?
Lancer Alter:
No! Absolutely not! If you go in, you will die! What the hell are you thinking?!
Into the Woods
Dr. Roman:
Hmm? Are you outside the apartment right now? Seems like you're in the vicinity.
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, you're supposed to investigate the building. What are you doing outsid—
Dr. Roman:
Hmm. The reception's not good here. There's a weird magnetic fiel—and the observation has sto—
Mash:
Senpai, we've lost contact with the Doctor!
Mash:
Although I don't think it's mechanical failure, since the spiritrons are unstable around here...
Mash:
Speaking of which, what are we doing here, Senpai? The Doctor said our range of investigation should be within the apartment building.
Ryougi Shiki:
No, Fujimaru's intuition is right.
This is the spot.
Mash:
Shiki?
Ryougi Shiki:
...Someone strange is here. Come out. If you want to hide, you should do something about that murderous aura.
???:
I don't have such bloodlust. All I have is this righteous rage.
Mash:
...A-A Servant?
But... I can't see him... I can't see him at all, Master!
Mash:
He's right in front of me, but all that's there is pure darkness...
Mash:
He's a little different than the remnants of Servants - Shadow Servants!
Mash:
Also, not Saber... Lancer... Archer... He doesn't belong to any of the seven classes!
Fujimaru 1:
Is he a Ruler then!?
???:
Mediation is the furthest thing from what I do. I'll take that as you picking a fight with me.
???:
Who are you all, anyway?
Why would you walk around killing ghosts?
???:
They were unrewarded in life,
and their regrets keep them away from death.
???:
The defeated who were abandoned by life, and left behind by death. They chose emptiness over peacefulness.
???:
...Yes, they are nameless, formless monsters. These souls, rejected by even the other side, need peace.
???:
If Hell denies them, then I will create a new Hell. That's why this tower must be filled with their grudges.
???:
That is my faith, and why I exist.
Oh light, do not stand in my way.
G：???:
—
Fou:
Fou, fou, fooooooou!
Mash:
Fou is more excited than ever!
That ghost doesn't seem to be an ordinary ghost!
Mephisto:
Oh, this is not good.
This is not good, Master Fujimaru.
Mephisto:
That's an Innocent Monster with super-recovery, super-stamina, and super-skills. The ultimate form of someone who absolutely hates humans.
Mephisto:
In the world of Magecraft, there's this thing called something-Murder that can reliably kill any primate species.
Mephisto:
And what we have here is a nameless weakling who seems to be reaching that state.
Mephisto:
A shame. My dream of seeing Master's destruction is going to end here. You know why, yes?
Mephisto:
Because we are all going to die here.
Ryougi Shiki:
You're giving up awfully early, clown.
Ryougi Shiki:
True, we'll be done here if that's a real Monster of Gaia, but... he's just a defective Monster of Alaya.
Ryougi Shiki:
If our opponent is a ghost who's fallen into madness after death, we'll just have to fight with the same amount of madness.
Mash:
Shiki? Huh? What's going on?
Ryougi Shiki:
Nice to meet you, Mash.
Good evening, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
I was trying my best not to come out, but given who we're fighting, I had no choice.
Ryougi Shiki:
If you'd like, please use me for a little bit.
Mash:
Y-Yes, thank you very muc—
Wait, that's not it!
Mash:
Senpai, Shiki's acting weird! The fact that she all of a sudden changed clothes is not the problem...
Mash:
...It's that she's so graceful, flowers themselves bloom in shame. She is the embodiment of pure beauty.
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh my. That's what surprises you?
It's refreshing seeing you acting like a girl.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Really, it's a bit of a shame.
You aren't cut out for battle, Mash.
G：???:
—
Ryougi Shiki:
...Humph. You ruined the mood.
I was starting to feel so sad and warm, too...
Ryougi Shiki:
It's the fault of the land here that a ghost like this grew so strong.
Ryougi Shiki:
I just remembered.
Is this where that mage died?
Fujimaru 1:
Shiki... Behind you!
Ryougi Shiki:
I know.
Now let's finish this!
Fujimaru 2:
This happened before.
Ryougi Shiki:
Yes. I don't remember it,
but if you do...
Ryougi Shiki:
—Hehe. Then it must be fate.
It's strange, but it makes me very happy.
Ryougi Shiki:
You said you wanted to create a Hell here. But that's Lord Enma's jurisdiction.
Ryougi Shiki:
Even Hell doesn't welcome an amplifier for hateful screams... Your possible dream... Let it disappear into the rift of this world.
--BATTLE-
Mash:
Enemy ghost eliminated!
We did it! Thank you very much Shi...ki?
Ryougi Shiki:
Oww... I tripped on a tree root. That was lame of me...
Ryougi Shiki:
Hmm? Oh, you took care of it while I was screwing around. Thanks, Fujimaru, Mash.
Mash:
No, um... That was you, actually.
Fujimaru 1:
It's okay. Let's not say anything, Mash.
Mash:
...You're right. She seems to have her reasons.
Mash:
...But that kimono was so beautiful. I wish I could've asked her more questions.
Fujimaru 2:
Shiki, you're a magical girl?
Ryougi Shiki:
Magical girl? What are you talking about? I'm too old to be a “girl” anyway.
Fou:
Fou, foou!
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh, what is it, Fou? You want praise, too? ...Wait, what's that? A key?
Mash:
Seems like it was hidden here.
Good work, Fou. (Pat, pat)
Ryougi Shiki:
...
Mephisto:
Oh my! It seems Shiki wants to touch his fur, too! Go ahead and touch my cape, then!
Mephisto:
My cape is an exquisite item made from 100% devil hair!
Mephisto:
Come on, touch it!
It's gorgeous!
Ryougi Shiki:
...Fine.
I guess it'll have to do. Let me touch it.
Mephisto:
Oh no! Mephy's in danger!
You just tried to sever my cuticles, didn't you!?
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh, sorry.
I couldn't help myself. That long hair was annoying me.
Mephisto:
You're doing it all wrong! You use scissors to cut hair! Your knife would shave my entire head bald!
Mephisto:
I try very hard to be a dandy gentleman! I'll defend my hair to the death!
Ryougi Shiki:
!!!
It's a fashion statement!?
5th Floor, Room No.4
Dr. Roman:
...The Spiritron density's highest on this floor. Looks like we're at the center of this apartment.
Dr. Roman:
We've defeated dozens of ghosts so far, but this response is far bigger than any of them.
Dr. Roman:
The core that created this fake Singularity... The soul, or Spirit Origin if you will, of this area.
Dr. Roman:
And it's close.
Be careful, Fujimaru.
Mash:
Understood.
...We're almost at the end of the hallway.
Mash:
That room seems to be the last one...
Shiki, are you picking up anything.
Ryougi Shiki:
Listen, the only thing I'm picking up is cold shivers. I can't detect magical energy like Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
It's more like intuition for me.
That, and how much death there is.
Mash:
Whether there's death, huh?
Mash:
You haven't talked about it,
but what does it feel like to see death?
Ryougi Shiki:
It's creepy, basically. I told you before, what I see is a thing's lifespan.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Everything has a seam.
Ryougi Shiki:
Those seams usually look like lines.
Run a knife down them and that part will “die.”
Ryougi Shiki:
If you have time, you can ask a mage you know for the more detailed theory.
Ryougi Shiki:
In my case, I happened to know this weird mage. She told me all kinds of stuff I didn't want to know.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Well, I'll probably never see her again. But maybe you have someone who knows her?
Dr. Roman:
I don't know. Chaldea's got a lot of funds, but we're basically isolated in the mountains.
Dr. Roman:
Anyway, were you born with those eyes? Have you been seeing that scary view since you were born?
Ryougi Shiki:
I was born with them, but they didn't awaken until I got into an accident.
Ryougi Shiki:
I basically died once.
When I woke up, the whole world had changed.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Tch. Why are we talking about me, anyway?
Look, we're here. This is the center of the building.
Mephisto:
Hehehe! At last we're here!
Yes, yes, this is it! This is it!
Mephisto:
I remember this place!
I was first summoned here!
Mash:
...So there's something here that's creating this fake Singularity, right?
Mephisto:
Of course!
It wouldn't make sense if there wasn't!
Mephisto:
Who could it be? I'm so excited! I'm so nervous, everyone! Aren't you?
Mash:
—Yes.
It's not appropriate to say this, but I'm interested.
Mash:
Thanks to you, I'm not as nervous now, Mephisto.
Fujimaru 1:
You're a pro at livening things up, Mephisto.
Fujimaru 2:
It was a little bit noisy though.
Mephisto:
Hehehe! Of course! I'm talking as much as usual for your sake, Fujimaru!
Dr. Roman:
That means he's just acting like his normal self!
Ryougi Shiki:
So you won't change your ways for anything, huh? You really do seem to be having fun, though.
Mephisto:
Of course I am.
Mephisto:
I'm with a Master who'll hang out with a devil like me, even if they do think I'm a little weird!
Mephisto:
How could this not be fun!
Mephisto:
This is so fun! I'm so happy! It's really like a dream come true!
Ryougi Shiki:
...Yeah.
You're being honest for once, huh Scissors?
Ryougi Shiki:
Okay. Let's go inside.
Are you ready, Fujimaru?
Fujimaru 1:
Of course.
Dr. Roman:
What is this room!? There's no boundary lines!
Dr. Roman:
It's like Scáthach's Land of Shadows!
If we don't stop this thing—
Evil Mephisto:
Welcome, everyone!
Have you been satisfied so far?
Mash:
—Huh?
Good Mephisto:
Of course we have!
Hello, me! Thanks for watching the Boundary!
Fou:
Fou, foou!
Mash:
Another set of Mephistos!?
Even though we got rid of the evil one!?
Good Mephisto:
What are you saying, lady Mash?
I'll ask you not to underestimate me.
Good Mephisto:
I am a devil!
I've only got a single good heart within me—
Good Mephisto:
But I've got far more than one or two hearts of evil! I've got so many you couldn't count them all!
Mash:
That's surprisingly convincing!
I have no come back to that, Master!
Fujimaru 1:
It's Mephisto. What can you do?
Fujimaru 2:
We just have to keep punching him until he reforms.
Good Mephisto:
Yes, perfect!
I wanted to see you go around defeating all the evil mes.
Good Mephisto:
That's why I came here in the first place!
Good Mephisto:
Come, come! Go right ahead! Behind that evil me is a Greater Ghost.
Good Mephisto:
That's the keystone of this Bounded Field! The Great Avici Hell, which draws spirits of the dead here and turns them into a pillar!
Ryougi Shiki:
...It's huge. How hard is it gonna be for that to die? There's so many lines I could never cut them all!
Evil Mephisto:
Hehehe! Of course it's hard!
It's a copy-paste of over a hundred million deaths!
Evil Mephisto:
And you're going to join the other ghosts in it! But before that—
Evil Mephisto:
There's something I don't quite understand. I'm talking about you, Fujimaru.
Evil Mephisto:
Say, why are you doing all of this? This isn't your problem at all.
Evil Mephisto:
It's true that Servants were trapped here.
But they mutated of their own will.
Evil Mephisto:
They all wanted to be that way. There was no need for you to go to considerable length to come and save them.
Evil Mephisto:
This apartment is located in a different dimension, yes. But it's only a fake Singularity. It's safe to ignore.
Evil Mephisto:
Even if humanity's foundations were restored, this place would simply sit outside the world and quietly gather hatred and pain.
Evil Mephisto:
Looking at this sort of hell is my job, which is why I'm here working.
Evil Mephisto:
But why are you getting involved?
No one asked you. And this isn't revenge.
Evil Mephisto:
There's nothing to be gained for you by solving this problem!
Ryougi Shiki:
—
Mash:
Well...
Fujimaru 1:
Everyone looks like they're suffering.
Fujimaru 2:
A hobby. Just like you.
Mash:
—Right! It doesn't matter what we gain! It felt like we needed to solve this!
Mash:
That's the kind of person Senpai is! Someone who can't look away from pain and sadness.
Mash:
...I still remember Senpai holding my hand that day when I was scared in the Command Room...
Ryougi Shiki:
Everyone looks like they're suffering, huh? And I guess “everyone” includes the ghosts.
Evil Mephisto:
—SIGH. Then I guess I'll have no choice but to kill you.
Evil Mephisto:
I am a devil. It's no fun if someone does something just because they want to.
Evil Mephisto:
I can't tempt them with anything. Which means I can't trade with them!
Evil Mephisto:
And in the face of someone like that, you know... I would have no choice but to truly submit!
Evil Mephisto:
And if I was loyal like that, I wouldn't be a devil anymore, would I?
Evil Mephisto:
I am here as myself.
Evil Mephisto:
As long as I'm needed as the devil Mephisto Pheles... It would be rude to my wonderful Master not to do my job!
Good Mephisto:
Ooh, that's me for you!
A devil more devilish than any devil!
Good Mephisto:
But as the me on Master's side, this is a problem. I don't think I can beat that Greater Ghost.
Good Mephisto:
The evil devil me wants to be defeated by my Master. The good devil me just wants to survive and doesn't care about anyone else.
Good Mephisto:
What is this? Mixing both me together would make me look like the strongest, wouldn't it!?
Ryougi Shiki:
Idiot. Just shut up and work with us.
It's the only way you'll survive.
Ryougi Shiki:
Let's do it, Mash, Scissors.
Fujimaru's answer persuaded me.
Ryougi Shiki:
I'd been wondering the whole time, too.
Ryougi Shiki:
Fujimaru has a place to call home.
Why get involved in someone else's hell?
Ryougi Shiki:
But I guess I know the answer now.
Ryougi Shiki:
This one is the same kind of idiot as Mikiya! So there's no sense in thinking about it!
Ryougi Shiki:
Idiots never listen to you, after all!
They just make everyone's lives difficult!
Mash:
Right... right! I agree, Shiki!
That's our Master!
Ryougi Shiki:
Then let's finish this thing!
Ryougi Shiki:
I'm thinking that I want to go to this Chaldea of yours!
--BATTLE-
Dr. Roman:
The massive ghost has vanished!
Now the fake Singularity is done for!
Ryougi Shiki:
Bye now, lying devil.
Time for you to head back home!
Evil Mephisto:
Ayye—yeee!
It's so sharp!
Evil Mephisto:
So this is a death line!?
It's so sharp, huh miss?
Evil Mephisto:
It's a clean cut! I didn't feel anything and there's no blood! But there's terror and pleasure!
Evil Mephisto:
Oh, I have to disappear!
I can't take it anymore!
Mash:
The enemy Servant and massive ghost have been eliminated. —We won, Master.
Fujimaru 1:
Good work, everyone.
Good Mephisto:
Hehe. Hehehehe!
Good Mephisto:
Good work! Good work, huh?
An airhead until the end, you are!
Good Mephisto:
But that's unforgettable, unattainable, and I want to die! Good work! And farewell!
Good Mephisto:
Though... When you're a devil like me you don't do farewells like this often!
Mash:
Good Mephisto!?
W-Why are you starting to disappear?
Good Mephisto:
Why? That's a strange question
Killing that me means killing this me as well!
Good Mephisto:
Listen, if you defeat an evil heart,
the good heart isn't going to somehow survive, okay?
Good Mephisto:
I am me because of my evil.
And I am me because of my good.
Good Mephisto:
You are who you are because of your strengths.
I am who I am because of my weaknesses.
Good Mephisto:
It's best to disappear together. That is what we are.
Good Mephisto:
Because—if only one of us were to survive, that would be a sad thing.
Good Mephisto:
They say a man can't live by himself!
Although, I am a devil!
Mash:
—
Ryougi Shiki:
...Yeah.
Did you have fun, Scissors?
Mephisto:
Yes, I did! The best days of my devilish life! Um, yes. Enough that I'm going to miss it.
Mephisto:
Anyway, I will be off!
I'll be joining the ghosts!
Fujimaru 1:
No, I'll see you soon, Mephisto Pheles.
Fujimaru 2:
I'll summon you soon.
Mephisto:
Hehehe. Hehehehe.
That's wrong. That's a different me. Not this me.
Mephisto:
I'm not human.
In fact, I was never human at all—
Mephisto:
So I don't remember what happened yesterday, and I probably won't remember you!
Mephisto:
That's what a devil is! Either they destroy the one they contract with, or that one will destroy them!
Mephisto:
Nothing remains. For if it did, it would weigh on me. I wouldn't be able to have fun deceiving you, Master!
Mephisto:
Goodbye, everyone—
The devil Mephisto Pheles will be leaving now!
Mephisto:
Splendid, splendid work, Fujimaru!
You have done well to awaken from the sleep of death!
Dr. Roman:
...
Mash:
...Heroic Spirit Mephisto Pheles is gone.
It's over, Shiki, Senpai.
Ryougi Shiki:
Over?
Well, I guess it is.
Ryougi Shiki:
Once that massive ghost is gone, this apartment building will go back to being abandoned.
Ryougi Shiki:
When the time comes, there'll be nothing left. Like what Scissors said, that's life.
Mash:
Yes. It is a little lonely, though.
Ryougi Shiki:
Okay. Let's head back to this Chaldea place, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
No, should I call you Master?
That's the rule for Servants, right?
Fou:
Fou!?
Dr. Roman:
Huh? You're coming too?
Ryougi Shiki:
What, am I not welcome? I've helped you this far.
...Not that it was my main goal.
Ryougi Shiki:
I was troubled too.
Ryougi Shiki:
I thought I'd wake up if I found the cause, but it's not happening. Instead, I feel more alert than ever.
Ryougi Shiki:
This place is going to disappear soon.
So Chaldea's the only place I can go.
Ryougi Shiki:
If I work for you as a Servant,
then you can give me lodgings, food, and clothing, right?
Mash:
It's true...We can't just leave her.
Senpai?
Fujimaru 1:
Welcome to Chaldea.
Fujimaru 2:
Thanks for coming, Ryougi.
Mash:
Right!
Thanks for working with us, Shiki!
Ryougi Shiki:
Thanks.
Okay, let's get going.
Ryougi Shiki:
If you need ghosts, zombies, or anything else weird taken out, I'm the one. Use me as you like.
Ryougi Shiki:
Thanks, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
I won't go as far as Scissors,
but I'll follow you to the gates of Hell.
Dr. Roman:
Damn... Another weirdo, huh?
Dr. Roman:
But it's good that Chaldea will be livelier.
I'll get her a room ready quickly.
Dr. Roman:
Fujimaru, good work. I can see the fake Singularity response beginning to weaken.
Dr. Roman:
The massive ghost maintaining it vanished.
That apartment building will vanish soon.
Dr. Roman:
The Servants who were trapped will come back when the building disappears.
Dr. Roman:
If you forgot anything, take care of it.
Chaldea always needs more resources.
Dr. Roman:
But don't spend too much time there!
I'll be waiting for you in the Command Room!
6th Floor, Room No.1
Fujimaru 1:
Excuse the intrusion!
Fujimaru 2:
Good morning!
Mash:
Although we resolved the incident, it seems there are still some Servants trapped inside the building.
Mash:
So we continued our search and rescue efforts,
but... but...
Fran:
Uuuu... Uuuuuuu!
Uuu! Uuuu, uuuu, uuuu!
Mash:
That's too bright! Too bright and too intense!
Mash:
I don't know what you're so excited about, but try to calm down a little, Fran!
Lu Bu:
Mash:
Wah! Even General Lu?
Fujimaru 1:
Doctor, translate!
Dr. Roman:
Huuhhhh?
I can do something like that?
Mash:
Doctor, I can give it a try!
Fujimaru 2:
Mash, translate!
Mash:
O-okay, I'll try!
Fran:
...Uuuu... Te...sla...
Uuuuuu!
Mash:
Umm, Tesla?
That same Tesla that recently joined Chaldea?
Fran:
Uuuu!
Mash:
Um...
Fran:
Uuuu?
Uu?
Fran:
...Uuuuu...
Nikola Tesla:
Invigorating. Absolutely invigorating, and most comfortable! Reading a book under the gleam of electric light... How dazzling!
Nikola Tesla:
My unstoppable intelligence is essentially skyrocketing at an eel-lectrifying rate! All because of electricity!
Nikola Tesla:
...What, you didn't get that? I mentioned eels because, well, they're a god-like fish that can generate electricity... Well, never mind.
Nikola Tesla:
In any case, let's try increasing the brightness even further. This is all 500W can produce. How would it be if we doubled that?
Nikola Tesla:
It's evident that my intelligence will likely reach divine levels, and soon I won't even have to read anymore!
Nikola Tesla:
Hahahahaha! Now then, allow me to show you—
Nikola Tesla:
System Keraunos!
Nikola Tesla:
Hrmm? A power outage? Well, that's problematic. But really, what a genius I am...
Nikola Tesla:
I can learn a lesson even from a situation like this! That lesson being— It's important to conserve electricity!
Fran:
Uuuuuuu—!?
Fran:
Naaaaaaaaaaooooooooo
oooooooooo!
Mash:
She's angry that Tesla uses up all of the electricity...
Mash:
She says she's also decided to start wasting electricity. Ah, I see...
Fran:
Uu—!
Uuu! Uu! Uuau!
Fujimaru 1:
It's getting harder to see in here.
Fujimaru 2:
It's so bright!
Lu Bu:–!
Mash:
Lu Bu says...
Um...
Mash:
“I lent her a hand, because she looks like my daughter.”
Mash:
Oh, I guess he's not actually angry.
Lu Bu:
—!
Mash:
Wah?!
Mash:
“There is no parent that wouldn't get angry watching their daughter cry” is what he said! S-Sorry!
Ryougi Shiki:
I see. So the complaints we've been getting lately ordering us to do something about the frequent power outages is due to this.
Mash:
Shiki? What are you looking at?
Is that...a notepad?
Ryougi Shiki:
In any case, let's take care of this. We'll talk afterward.
Fran:
Uuuuuuuaaaaaa—!
--BATTLE-
Fran:
Fuuuu...uuu–!
Mash:
Don't worry Fran, we will give Tesla an earful later...
Fran:
Uu...
Fujimaru 1:
We should have Electricity Conservation Day at Chaldea.
Fujimaru 2:
We should give the professor a taser as a present.
Fran:
Uu!
Uu♪
Mash:
And just like that, she's mellowed out again!
Lu Bu:
...
Mash:
Whew... The room is finally dark again. My eyes are still seeing stars from all that light...
Dr. Roman:
This may be a little sudden, but can I say something?
Mash:
Sure, Doctor.
What's the matter?
Dr. Roman:
Hold on, wait!
Fran is...
Dr. Roman:
She's saying, “In order to conserve electricity, I'm unplugging any piece of equipment of unknown function that I find.”
Dr. Roman:
Ahhh, wait a second! Please don't pull the plug on that one!
Dr. Roman:
At least let me shut it down properly... Ah.
Mash:
...It was unfortunate, wasn't it?
Fou:
Fu, aauu.
Mash:
By the way, Shiki...
What was that memo earlier?
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh, this? This is the request I got. It says, “Please resolve the cause of the power outages,” so...
Ryougi Shiki:
All right, that takes care of that one. Next up is “Please evict the bad tenant who refuses to pay rent.”
Mash:
Um... I hope I'm guessing wrong, but are these possibly...complaints from all the neighbors here?
Ryougi Shiki:
Oh, didn't I mention that?
Based on the information I have...
Ryougi Shiki:
...they're complaints requesting the removal of Servants who are living in this apartment building illegally.
Ryougi Shiki:
That's why I've been chasing out Servants. Here, look. This building is owned by the Ryougi Family, you see.
Mash:
Shiki, you're a landlord?!
And this is basically—
H：Ryougi Shiki:
Yes. I came here on behalf of my family to collect everyone's rent.
H：Ryougi Shiki:
In that case, let's switch gears from here on out, Mash, Fujimaru.
Mash:
I understand! Now that you mentioned it, you do dress like a landlord huh, Shiki?
6th Floor, Room No.4
Mary:
Ahh. So you've finally come. I was getting tired of waiting.
Mary:
Are you from Silver Saucer?
Or Othello Pizza?
Mary:
Well, either is fine. As always, leave the loot at the door and get out. I'll spare your life, at least.
Mash:
The kitchen is stuffed full of empty food cartons... There are empty pizza boxes stacked up in a tower...
Mash:
This is unmistakably the apartment of a rundown corporate worker! It's a weary corporate worker's apartment, Senpai!
Anne:
Yeees? Is someone calling for me?
Anne:
...Oh? You're not the mail order delivery man, are you? Call him, will you?
Anne:
Please hurry and deliver my Top 100 High-Seas Adventure Novels set. I'm so beyond bored. We just keep getting food deliveries.
Anne:
Oh, and of course, you won't charge us for this, right? As you can see, we haven't got a penny to our name♪
Mash:
Even you're living this slothful life, Anne?!
Listen, you two! Where has your pride as pirates gone?!
Mash:
Where are the girls who smiled, saying that they didn't seek the Holy Grail for treasure, but for treasure maps?
Mary:
I suppose you could say we tossed them into the sea of the internet... All because that black-haired bastard suggested we try it out...
Anne:
Yes... It's just so useful... And vast... And stimulating... And also comforting...
Anne & Mary:
Before we knew it, we had sunk down into this lifestyle! But it's all right, because we're pirates!
Anne & Mary:
The deliveryman threatened us for payment with a musket, so we sliced up the invoice with our cutlasses!
Anne & Mary:
That's the pirate way! That's our new pride as pirates!
Anne & Mary:
Mash! Master!
You can't grow up to become like us, okay?!
Mash:
This is awful!
That black-haired person is in for some serious trouble.
7th Floor, Room No.1
Leonidas:
Raaaarrgh—!
Raaaaaargh—!
Fou:
Fooou?!
Mash:
It's Leonidas this time?!
But that can't be!
Mash:
The Servants we've met so far in this apartment building have all, undoubtedly, had dangerous sides to them.
Mash:
But Leonidas shouldn't have any kind of dark side like that! I mean... I mean!
Mash:
Leonidas never hated others nor lost sight of himself. He always protected the rear. He is the Guardian of the Thermopylae...
Mash:
I respect him! He was ranked as the best shield-holding Heroic Spirit in Chaldea this season!
Mash:
There are no bad people among the shield-holding Heroic Spirits!
Leonidas:
Raaaaaaargh!
Die! Die—!
Dr. Roman:
Mash, I understand how you feel, but calm down! No matter how you look at him, he's clearly been altered somehow!
Dr. Roman:
There's no way that mule-headed, pardon, I mean, that earnest, steady King Leonidas would run around swinging his sword and shouting, “Die!”
Dr. Roman:
Like the other Servants we've met here, his darkness has been drawn out by this apartment complex!
Mash:
Doctor! Get out!
Leonidas doesn't have a dark side!
Mash:
If he did, there's no way he could have inspired 300 soldiers to stand up against an army of over 100,000 enemies!
Mash:
He's a very solemn man, and the Guardian of Thermopylae! The valorous and indomitable King Leonidas harbors no evil nor fear in his heart!
Leonidas:
Aaaauughh, I'm scared of ghosts—!
I'm scared—! I'm scared—!
Leonidas:
I've failed. I came here to rescue my comrades and became trapped in this hell! Now I'm so frightened I can't take a single step outside this room!
Leonidas:
I can face any physical enemy, be it dragon, or dog-like man! But not ghosts! For some reason, I just can't handle ghosts!
Leonidas:
And yet, I slash and slash, but there are ghosts and more ghosts! Are they without number?! What?! New ghosts?!
Leonidas:
They take the forms of my Master and Lady Mash!
Leonidas:
Curse you! How dare you strike me where I am weak?! What fearsome wit you have, Ghost!
Leonidas:
Arrrgh, how my blood boils at this outrage! So reprehensible, it makes the very hair upon my head smolder!
Leonidas:
Raaarrgh! Aid me, valorous men of Sparta!
Here I come! Thermopylae Enomoti...waaaahh!
Dr. Roman:
I apologize, Mash. Just as you said, he hasn't been mutated. He's just bad with ghosts, it seems. Our innocent, little King Leonidas.
Mash:
...Right.
It's a sad business, being a Heroic Spirit, Doctor...
7th Floor, Room No.4
Cú Chulainn:
Oh, new guests?
Don't be shy. Come in. I'm not going to eat you.
Fujimaru 1:
I've seen this...in Ikebukuro!
Fou:
Fou, fou.
Mash:
I know what you're trying to say, Senpai, but that's not the same thing. Also, I heard rappers are a thing of the past!
Fujimaru 2:
I've seen him in a commercial!
Cú Chulainn:
Oh? You know of my work, kid!?
Then I definitely hafta treat you nice!
Mash:
Still... I can't believe we're seeing Cú Chulainn here, Senpai.
Mash:
Like Leonidas, I don't think he's a Heroic Spirit that should be here in this apartment.
Cú Chulainn:
Mm? What, you know my True Name?
Then there is no need to hide my face either.
Cú Chulainn:
There. I was suffocating under that hood.
Also far too formal when I am gambling.
Cú Chulainn:
So sit, honored guests.
Which game do you desire?
Cú Chulainn:
Cards? Dice? Roulette?
Or a rousing game of backgammon?
Mash:
...Gambling... D-don't tell me...
Mash:
Shiki! What's the complaint from the neighborhood residents!?
Ryougi Shiki:
“It's noisy with zombies milling around after midnight.
They appear to be bawling and with no clothes on,” it says.
Ryougi Shiki:
Well, typical apartment gambling.
No problem. That's a matter that requires an arrest.
Mash:
Cú Chulainn, don't tell me you're...
Cú Chulainn:
I'm afraid so. I had too much free time, so my hobby became extreme and I began running a casino☆
Cú Chulainn:
I mean, I am Caster class, after all. When I hold this staff, manipulating the dice is just too easy...
Dr. Roman:
That's illegal gambling! You're using your precious Druid abilities to load some dice!?
Fujimaru 1:
This is like in Ikebukuro...
Fujimaru 2:
He looked so cool in the commercial...
Cú Chulainn:
Ah... Oh, that? To be honest, that was the cause...
Cú Chulainn:
It is not as if I settled here of my own volition. I got into a quarrel with my mentor.
Cú Chulainn:
I can't leave just yet. When I told her, “Act your age,” I was hit with the full force of her fury.
Cú Chulainn:
I tell you, I haven't mixed it up with my mentor like that since I was her disciple in the Land of Shadows!
Cú Chulainn:
There was also Fergus, Ferdia, and I believe 20 others.
My mentor announced it out of the blue. As a final test.
Cú Chulainn:
“All of you, slay me right now. If you cannot, you will die.
For I am going to slaughter the lot of you.”
Cú Chulainn:
That's what she said. I suppose it was to weed out the weaker warriors, but I wish she hadn't been that serious.
Fujimaru 1:
Tell me about it. I hate her Stun.
Cú Chulainn:
Oh, you've fought her before somewhere?! What a misfortune!
Fujimaru 2:
So, did you win then?
Cú Chulainn:
If we hadn't, neither Uncle Fergus, Ferdia nor I would have been around to become Heroic Spirits.
Cú Chulainn:
It took all of us.
Normally, she would have beaten us.
Cú Chulainn:
But the thing is, afterwards...
She easily wiped us out...
Cú Chulainn:
Don't tell anyone I told you this, understand?
That woman hides one side of her true character.
Cú Chulainn:
“You have done well. You fools have finally become half-fledged warriors. But... I still have one stage of transformation left.”
Cú Chulainn:
That's what she said before sending us flying.
I'm telling you, we were like scraps of paper.
Cú Chulainn:
...And this time was like a reenactment of that.
She laid waste to my Wicker Man.
Cú Chulainn:
Long story short, I lost to my mentor and was imprisoned here.
Cú Chulainn:
She told me to think about what I did for a while. Treating me like the monkey in that story...
Mash:
You mean China's famous story of the Five Elements Mountain, with the Monkey King?
Mash:
I sympathize with your situation,
Cú Chulainn, but I think you're also to blame.
Mash:
You should never casually bring up a woman's age. Especially if she cares about what people think of her.
Cú Chulainn:
That is a fine warning!
One that'll stick, as it was given by a true beauty!
Cú Chulainn:
What do you say we set aside the gambling and turn to another pursuit? My bedroom door is wide open to young beauties!
Fou:
Kyuu, fouuu!
???:
Mm. My thoughts exactly, Fou. “A lazy warrior should have it cut off and cauterized by yon pike.”
Cú Chulainn:
Yikes!
Mash:
Y-you're Mistress Scáthach!?
???:
I am not the strongest, most beautiful warrior of Celtic legend, but only a nameless Kunoichi who skulks in the darkness.
Dr. Roman:
Well, this is Japan. I suppose it's to be expected. Then, you are welcome here. We'll cooperate with you however we can.
???:
I am grateful. Die, Cú Chulainn!
Die two or three times a day!
Cú Chulainn:
What!? Why!? Who are you!?
There is no Cú Chulainn here!
Fujimaru 1:
Huh? That was a disguise!
8th Floor, Room No.1
Mash:
T-This is... I wouldn't even call this strange anymore, Senpai.
Fujimaru 1:
Yeah, let's go home.
Fujimaru 2:
Huh? I thought I just saw something.
Ryougi Shiki:
This isn't even a room to begin with.
This is like it's from a totally different world.
Nobunaga:
I am impressed you have found your way here, my elite soldiers! I am The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven!
Mash:
Nobunaga!? Or, more importantly, this room...
—Is this even a room!?
Nobunaga:
So you've noticed... Mas... No, Boobie Servant!
Mash:
My name is Mash Kyrielight! I shouldn't have to remind you!
Nobunaga:
Long story short, basically because of my curse, even this beautiful one bedroom apartment...
Nobunaga:
...that's close to the station, has cheap rent, looks like a fashionable place for a noble to live in...
Nobunaga:
...would turn into a different dimension like that Flame-something City.
Mash:
Nobunaga's curse... I guess her unfulfilled dream and early death at Honnoji has turned into a form of grudge and...
Fujimaru 1:
It can't be helped...
Fujimaru 2:
The whole thing was burned to the ground...
Nobunaga:
Yes, I didn't even get worker's comp for that...
But, that's not really important.
Mash:
I guess we can agree that this is not important...
Oh, please continue.
Nobbu:
What infuriates me...is Okita! Yes, Okita! I will cut that girl down! She was supposed to make me look better!
Nobbu:
“Oh my, cute Okita here has gathered a whole lot of Friend Points today.”
Nobbu:
“Speaking of Friend Points, how many do you have Nob... Oh...”
Nobbu:
She will pick a fight with me like that! Besides, during GUDAGUDA Honnoji,
Nobbu:
all of you people were praising me left and right like “Nobbu so cute! Nobbu is the best! Nobbuuuuuu!”
Nobbu:
Now what? The event is finished so you're done with me? You only need Okita now?
Mash:
Yes! She was a great help to both Senpai and myself! Although I do feel bad for Mistress Scáthach a little bit.
Nobbu:
Et tu, Mash? Fine, in that case I will wait no longer!
Nobbu:
I have turned this apartment into a different dimension, and thus creating a new event by Nobbu, to Nobbu, for Nobbu!
Nobbu:
The new event will be titled “the Garden of Nobbu”! Wahahahahahahaha, prepare yourselves!
Ryougi Shiki:
...So, who the heck is this?
Nobbu:
Curse you! We have never met before! I am the noobie Heroic Spirit Nobbu! Nice to meet you!
--BATTLE-
Nobbu:
...Heh, compare to everything under heaven, a man's life of fifty years is nothing but a vain dream like this event.
Nobbu:
I, the obsessed Demon King, will make my exit... Farewell, Mas... I mean, Boobie Servant.
Mash:
Enough of that, I said!
Nobbu:
Do your best to gather them points...
Don't forget to exchange the Ascension materials...
Nobbu:
Otherwise you'll get stuck on an awkward level... Well... I suppose...that's...inevitable...
Mash:
Nobunaga...
Ryougi Shiki:
So who the hell was that?
A newbie sandwich board advertiser?
Okita:
Heh... I took down many outlaws today with my famous Sandanzuki. OKITA-SAN DAISHOURI♪
Okita:
Ah, I picked up some ice cream at the convenience store on the way back. What kind do you want, Nobbu?
Nobbu:
Green tea!
Mash:
Huh!?
Ryougi Shiki:
Strawberry.
Mash:
You too!?
8th Floor, Room No.4
Heroine X:
I'm the last tenant? I see!
But I got a chance to appear, so I'm not complaining!
Heroine X:
What's that!? Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
No, it's a Saber!
Heroine X:
That's right, I'm the Saber who races across the glistening etheric universe!
Heroine X:
The ever-popular Heroine X has once again made an emergency landing! Everyone, do you have enough Hearts—!?
Fujimaru 1:
...We're almost done, Mash.
Mash:
...Right. Between her and Nobunaga, it seems time and space really are warped on this floor...
Fujimaru 2:
...Huh? Ms. Ryougi?
Mash:
I know. Shiki has disappeared.
Heroine X:
Mmm! Following a highly concentrated Saber signal has led me to a new Saber!
Heroine X:
I have nothing against you personally, but I have a quota. A quota of Sabers to fight!
Heroine X:
Ah, no, my mistake. That's actually karma. It's my karma. That's cool. I'm a character ruled by fate.
Mash:
U-Um, X? I like how lively you are, always hyper with that tension of yours but...
Mash:
But I don't think we have a Saber class here.
Shiki is Assassin class—
Ryougi Shiki:
Come now, what are you two doing?
You'd better get ready for a fight.
Ryougi Shiki:
A being from outer space— Oh my, that's so rare. Let's see what she can do before I get tired of her.
Heroine X:
Huh? Who's this in a kimono with a Japanese sword? She's so serious and menacing...
Heroine X:
I have a feeling she will ignore all rules of the Cosmo Dimension (comedy characters don't die) and straight up kill me...
Heroine X:
All right, I apologize. I had the wrong person!
Can you just let me go home?
Ryougi Shiki:
My! You're not only courageous, but refined.
This makes me want to play with you even more.
Ryougi Shiki:
Would you do me the favor of a battle, traveler? Despite my appearance, I'm good at slashing the sign of a cross.
Heroine X:
All right, emergency warp failed!
Do I only have myself to blame for this!?
Heroine X:
In that case, I'll do it!
I'll show you the power of Altrium!
--BATTLE-
Heroine X:
I can't believe this... Now that I look closely, this Saber here also emits Altrium...
Heroine X:
But I didn't lose, okay!?
Unless I lose to a blonde Saber, it doesn't count!
Heroine X:
Then the next time we meet, it shall be as friends! Please serve me traditional New Year's dishes then!
Mash:
Heroine X has successfully retreated.
Mash:
I just wish she hadn't crash-landed her spaceship into the apartment, Senpai.
G：Ryougi Shiki:
I'm disappointed. My one chance to slash an opponent from the stars. Next time, I'll start by cutting off that strain of hair on her head.
Fujimaru 1:
That's basically telling X to die.
G：Ryougi Shiki:
Yes. That is what I meant.
Fujimaru 2:
So is Shiki going to grow one as well?
G：Ryougi Shiki:
Really? In that case... I guess it wouldn't be a good idea to cut that off, right?
Dr. Roman:
Huh? What's going on?
I was just taking a little bathroom break. What'd I miss?
Mash:
Heroine X, whom we've talked about before, was here, Doctor.
Mash:
Shiki's personality changed and... Huh?
Ryougi Shiki:
Owww... I stubbed my toe on the corner of this drawer...
Ryougi Shiki:
Mm? What, the last room is empty? Then I guess our investigation is finished, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
Good work. Thanks to you, my work here is done.
Ryougi Shiki:
All of the Servants who had grievances have been removed, so you can search the building at your leisure.
Mash:
You heard her. Good job helping to remove the Servants, Senpai.
Mash:
We still have time, so why don't we search this building a little more?
The Boundary of Dawn
Mash:
Senpai, there's a door. We didn't see one before when we were here.
Mash:
An emergency exit... It appears to be a door leading to the roof. Come to think of it...
Ryougi Shiki:
Fou found a strange key, right? I see. So finally we get to meet the mastermind behind all this.
Mash:
...I knew it. Mephisto only became known as such after the construction of this apartment building.
Mash:
Although Mephisto brought the Servants here,
he had nothing to do with their so-called mutations.
Mash:
So—
Fujimaru 1:
...Oh. Then that black-shrouded guy should be there.
Fujimaru 2:
Well, why don't we go interrupt his so-called work?
Ryougi Shiki:
That's the spirit, Master!
That's how a leader needs to act.
Ryougi Shiki:
Let's use the key.
Who knows what's going to come out of here.
Mash:
The sky feels close— You wouldn't be able to tell just from looking at the building.
Ryougi Shiki:
It's well constructed. It reminds me of the roof on the Fujou Building.
Ryougi Shiki:
...It'll be dawn soon. Hey, you in black over there. Did your so-called “work” end?
???:
As if it would end. My grudge shall never fade away, ever.
???:
I suppose this tower will disappear.
It will return to nothingness by your hands.
???:
But my work is not done yet. The island of despair. The tower of incarceration. The castle of treasures.
???:
Until I remember it all, I shall never give up.
Mash:
Master, prepare for battle!
I have confirmed the presence of an enemy Servant.
Mash:
That is a Heroic Spirit who should not exist in this world!
???:
—Keh.
Hahahahahahahahahaha!
???:
A Heroic Spirit who should not exist in this world, you say! You should have your tongue burned out for such lies, Demi-Servant!
???:
Eventually you will know Heroic Spirits and spirits of the dead are the same thing. We are all curses fallen into the shadow of this world.
Mash:
Is that... The massive ghost from before!?
So there was another one!
???:
No, we simply did not disappear. Curses don't disappear.
???:
This is a system of curses that is already complete. This is the debt to humanity that the King of Mages has thrust upon me.
???:
As long as others exist, there will be both resentment and killing. The hatred of those sacrificed are my nourishment.
???:
This is eternal. A miserable hell that goes on forever.
???:
The pious would likely worship me as a god of the greatest depths— An indestructible phenomenon immune to death.
Mash:
...It has far more magical energy than last time, Master! It really does...seem to increase its resentment every time you defeat it.
Mash:
If it keeps increasing at this rate—
we will not be able to kill that monster—
Ryougi Shiki:
—We can kill it.
If it's alive, we will kill it.
???:
—Oh, really? Are you capable of destroying an indestructible phenomenon?
Ryougi Shiki:
Even if something exists for millions of years, it's only the false impression of eternal youth that humans project on it.
Ryougi Shiki:
But all things possess the seed of destruction. There is nothing in the universe that is immutable for eternity.
Ryougi Shiki:
Get lost, vengeful demon.
No matter how long or great a life is—
Ryougi Shiki:
As long as it has an end, I won't hesitate to kill even a god!
???:
Hah!
Very well then. Show me, blasphemer!
???:
See if you can deny the evil in human beings!
Prove that there is nothing that can exist for eternity!
--BATTLE-
Mash:
The giant enemy ghost has disappeared!
All that's left is that Servant... Ah.
Mash:
The Servant is fleeing!
But, in the direction of—!
Ryougi Shiki:
The edge of the roof...does he intend to get away by jumping off!? Not a smart way to escape!
Mash:
Shiki!? If you charge with that momentum, both of you will...
Dr. Roman:
Do you intend to kill him even if you end up plummeting to your own death? No, you have to stop now!
Dr. Roman:
The Spiritron reaction shows that the Servant is not actually there!
Dr. Roman:
That's just a shadow! Ryougi, you're the only one that's going to fall!
Dr. Roman:
With your Mystic Eyes, you might be able to kill the enemy's true body even if it's a shadow. But—
Dr. Roman:
If you chase him, you're going to die too!
Dr. Roman:
You finally made it to Chaldea, and now you want to die with someone whose face you don't even know!?
Fujimaru 1:
Ryougi, stop!
Ryougi Shiki:
!
Fujimaru 2:
Stay, Shiki!
Ryougi Shiki:
...
Dr. Roman:
Oh dear...She just barely stopped in time. You called out just in the nick of time, Fujimaru.
Ryougi Shiki:
...Hmph. I can't ignore the Master's orders. You're a lucky man.
???:
...You're not going to pursue me?
???:
If you were ready to put your life on the line, I would have shown no hesitation in accepting my fate.
Ryougi Shiki:
I know. I had a feeling you were that kind of guy.
???:
Ugh!
Mash:
A throwing knife!
Shiki, were you hiding another knife!?
Ryougi Shiki:
Yeah. In my sash. Women know a thing or two about concealed weapons.
???:
Ugh... So those eyes of yours... They'll even “kill” a shadow reflected on the water's surface.
???:
You perceive even inanimate things as living. Even phantoms are not immune to death. It seems my work ends here.
Dr. Roman:
The Spiritron reaction is fading...
No, wait! The dark Servant!
Dr. Roman:
Why did you create this kind of place!?
Who asked you to do this!?
???:
It's obvious. Surely you understand.
It's the one that you regard as your enemy.
???:
He boasted that this tower could become a new Singularity. However—
???:
My goal differs from his.
???:
My life is fueled by my thirst for vengeance.
He differs from me on a fundamental level.
???:
Why should I lend a hand to someone who holds no grudge? That's why I rejected his offer.
???:
True to my nature, I gave other Servants the opportunity to take revenge.
???:
“Oh Tiger, howl with all the fury of a tiger.
The time has come to devour your prey.”
Dr. Roman:
He held no grudge... What does that mean? I'm confused... Well then, what is the point of incinerating mankind's history?
???:
Why don't you find the answer yourselves?
I have no interest in the matter.
Mash:
...Master.
The enemy Servant will disappear.
Fujimaru 1:
Wait!
Fujimaru 2:
Please, just tell me who you are!
???:
I'm not obligated to say anything.
???:
...Hmph. But, if you insist...
The only thing I have to say is this.
???:
“Attendre et espérer...” Wait and hope.
Dr. Roman:
...It is finally over. The mastermind who was gathering all the ghosts is finally gone.
Dr. Roman:
This apartment will return to its incinerated history... The long night will finally end.
Mash:
That's good news, but...
We still have no idea who that Servant was.
Mash:
He made it sound like he was our enemy...
I wonder if we will have to fight again someday?
Ryougi Shiki:
Who knows? One victory might be all that's needed for that type of guy. He might turn out to be an unexpectedly trustworthy ally.
Mash:
Really?
Ryougi Shiki:
That's right. Mash, do you know why human beings take revenge on others?
Mash:
N-No. I can't quite recall at the moment the motivation behind the act of revenge...
Ryougi Shiki:
It's simple. A human being holds a grudge when they have been betrayed by someone they love. If the other person is someone they don't care about, they would be indifferent.
Ryougi Shiki:
So... Maybe that guy in black actually loves humanity on a fundamental level?
Ryougi Shiki:
The one born from hatred speaks of love,
and the one born from love speaks of hatred.
Ryougi Shiki:
That's the type of guy he is, I'm sure.
Dr. Roman:
Yes. Perhaps we'll encounter him again someday. For now, let's hope that we have solved this case once and for all.
Fujimaru 1:
I'm glad we were able to solve the case!
Fou:
Fou, foou!
Ryougi Shiki:
Yeah. The investigation did take a lot of legwork. Your perseverance exceeded my expectations.
Ryougi Shiki:
Come to my house if you lose your job as a Master. We...have a detective, so we'll hire you as an assistant.
Fujimaru 2:
Dr. Roman, don't tell me it's you!
Dr. Roman:
Hmm, I don't know about that. If I can remote control someone from here, I think I can be a lot more useful to you guys.
Dr. Roman:
Anyway, good work, everyone. You were all able to persevere and continue the search until the end.
Dr. Roman:
There's nothing left to do now, and the distortion in the coordinates should eventually disappear.
Dr. Roman:
I'll be waiting for all of you in Chaldea.
The Case of Ogawa Heim has come to a close!