EMIYA - Kiritsugu
You, Like a Smiling Flower
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It was just another job.
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To them, it was just another minute Singularity. To me, it was a threat to be eliminated as a Counter Guardian.
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There's no need to go into details.
A target emerged, and needed to be taken care of.
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I simply do what I was meant to do:
I search for the enemy, engage, and eliminate them.
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The fewer people I engage with, the better.
At least, that's a personal choice of mine.
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Heroic Spirits. Heroes.
Many of those are mere shadows of mass murderers.
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In my opinion, they are all repulsive.
I prefer not to be by their side when fighting.
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But working completely independently is also difficult.
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It must be because of my lack of freedom as a Servant.
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Requiring Master to accompany us for Rayshifts is a pain. But I suppose that has turned out to be a blessing in disguise...
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Fujimaru, or Master, is quick to understand. And so we were progressing smoothly. This time is no different.
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The source of the minute Singularity... It could be a fragment of a Holy Grail, or a remnant of the original abnormality in the timeline.
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But they are all simple to track. A majority of them can be eradicated and handled with a single attack.
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Should it be a life-form, we kill it.
If it is an inanimate object, we destroy it.
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We seek it out, and then swiftly...
Emiya:
...This time around, it's quite clear-cut.
Emiya:
It must be a remnant of the many things you defeated. It's not as powerful as what we encountered in the final Singularity.
Emiya:
It's not alive.
It's already dead.
Emiya:
But it's taken in a shard of a Holy Grail.
Emiya:
Which then it turned into a minute Singularity.
What a pain. There are far too many Holy Grails...
Emiya:
...and, of course, shards in this Grand Order.
Fujimaru 1:
Sorry to take up your time, Emiya.
Emiya:
Likewise.
Sorry to rope you into this.
Fujimaru 2:
Thanks for finding it so quickly.
Emiya:
Finding the problem and dealing with it swiftly is my forte. I should be the one thanking you.
Emiya:
Now let's do it.
I'm sure IT'S also tired of waiting for us.
Fujimaru 1:
Commence battle!
Emiya:
Understood, Master.
--BATTLE--:
Emiya:
It ends here, you worthless pile of nothing.
I'm sure you're sick of living as an empty shell.
Emiya:
Mission completed, Master.
Emiya:
The minute Singularity has disappeared.
We should hurry back to Chaldea.
Fujimaru 1:
Good work, Emiya.
Fujimaru 2:
We got it done quick thanks to you.
Emiya:
It was nothing.
I just did my job.
Jaguar Warrior:
...
Irisviel:
......
Jaguar Warrior:
.........
Irisviel:
............
Fujimaru 1:
Um...
Fujimaru 2:
What are you two doing in front of Emiya's room?
Jaguar Warrior:
Mrow!?
Jaguar Warrior:
Hmmm hmmm hmmm, fweet tweet tweet♪
(Humming and whistling)
Irisviel:
Um, it's actually a bit of a long story...
Irisviel:
...
Irisviel:
It has nothing to do with the Holy Grail. I am...like a Divided Spirit that poured out of the Holy Grail...
Irisviel:
That makes me unique among all the Heroic Spirits. But me standing right here is not related to that whatsoever.
Irisviel:
...We're just taking a peek.
Fujimaru 1:
It's exactly how it looks!
Jaguar Warrior:
When you're stalking prey, you hide in the darkness! This jaguar is sad to know you forgot the laws of the jungle!
Irisviel:
That's not it.
We're not out to kill anyone!
Fujimaru 2:
Why don't you just talk to him?
Irisviel:
Yes...you're right.
We know that's the right thing to do...
Irisviel:
But that man doesn't want to see us.
Even when we speak to him, he just walks away...
Irisviel:
Honestly, we've run out of options.
Jaguar Warrior:
(Gasp!) Here he comes!
Jaguar Warrior:
Deploying Noble Phantasm “Jaguar in the Black”!
It'll make this whole place SUPER dark!
Jaguar Warrior:
Come on, Miss Iri and Master!
This way!
Jaguar Warrior:
Be like glue, stick together and become one with the darkness...!
Irisviel:
Ah! My shadow...!?
Fujimaru 1:
Is that a Noble Phantasm you don't use in battle!?
Fujimaru 2:
You sound like a boss.
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Hmmm...like the “Dancer in the Dark.”
Perfect. Nobody can see us from the outside!)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(It's a nagual-like Presence Concealment.
Behold, it can even hide friends other than Jaguar!)
E：Irisviel:
(Wow, how wonderful.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Yep, yep. Miss Iri, you really are accepting and wonderful too, meow. You get a Jaguar stamp... Stamp! Once more for good measure.)
E：Irisviel:
(Teehee. You flatter me, Jaguar Warrior.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(By the way, it will only work for Jaguar during battle. Obviously, I can't hide an entire group in the middle of a fight!)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Our prey is heading towards the Command Room.
Come on let's TAIL him!)
E：Irisviel:
(Roger that! Come on. Master, you too. Hold your breath and follow us. We're in this together now!)
Fujimaru 1:
I guess I'll tag along.
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(That's the spirit! Big Sis is glad to have an understanding Master. Here, I'll give you this wonderful dead spider as a reward!)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Eh? You don't want it?
But it's a paw-sitively perfect gift!)
Fujimaru 2:
Chaldea has enough stalkers...
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Yeah, Jaguar thinks so too. I'm a teacher, after all. But they say: eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, and a Blaze for a Bunyan.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(It's Emiya's fault for being so secretive.
Even Big Sis thinks... No, that's not my point.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(Even I'm concerned for him. What in the world happened to him to make him act like that.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(What's with the dark, gloomy aura? If we leave him alone, he's definitely gonna die alone.)
E：Irisviel:
(...Yes. I can't just sit idly by and watch that happen to him.)
Emiya:
............
F：Emiya:
.........
Emiya:
......?
F：Emiya:
...
E：Irisviel:
(It appears he was speaking with that Archer.)
C：Jaguar Warrior:
(What were they talking about?
Let's go ask!)
Jaguar Warrior:
Mee-wow, Emiyan! The Emiyan who at least makes us feel kind of comfortable!
F：Emiya:
... (She appeared out of nowhere again...)
Hello, jungle spirit. What business do you have with me?
Jaguar Warrior:
Ah... You're one of the few people who treats me properly, as a spirit! I paw-sitively love that!
Jaguar Warrior:
I'm compelled to send over a nice hawk carcass or something as a gift...but now's not the time. What were you HAWKing about!?
Fujimaru 1:
That's...direct.
E：Irisviel:
(Yes, that's the kind of bluntness I'd expect from Jaguar Warrior...)
Fujimaru 2:
That was a lame pun, but hopefully he didn't notice her true intent.
E：Irisviel:
(The Assassin... He left already, so hopefully it's not that obvious. Oh my, wait a minute...)
E：Irisviel:
(Does that mean we lost sight of him!?)
F：Emiya:
...
F：Emiya:
Oh, well.
F：Emiya:
After all, no matter how chaotic and full of ulterior motives your actions are, at least it's all usually done with the best intentions.
Jaguar Warrior:
Yep, yep. That's because I'm an animal.
F：Emiya:
He asked about my magical energy consumption during battle. I answered as best I could.
Jaguar Warrior:
Oh. That's insignifiCAT.
E：Irisviel:
(Yes, that's quite ordinary.)
Jaguar Warrior:
Whatever! I've GATO-go, first Emiyan!
Or actually, maybe you should be second...?
Jaguar Warrior:
Anyway, until next time! It'd be nice if you made some good ta-PAWS so that I can have a nice drink soon!
E：Irisviel:
(Ah! Jaguar Warrior, wait, wait!)
Altria:
Yes, I spoke briefly with him.
Altria:
We spoke about what to be mindful when battling in groups. Other than that, nothing else significant...
Diarmuid:
Yes. I did just speak with him.
Diarmuid:
We talked about battles in the Singularity.
It wasn't that long of a conversation.
Diarmuid:
I actually had some questions for him of my own...but that should be for another time.
Lord El-Melloi II:
We spoke on various topics in magecraft.
Lord El-Melloi II:
He asked me a few things about grand magecraft and ritualistic magecraft, mainly about Mystic Codes.
Lord El-Melloi II:
And about the magical energy consumed when using things like that...
Lord El-Melloi II:
It was quite insignificant. It could have been covered in a few short words, really.
Lord El-Melloi II:
He was likely...
Lord El-Melloi II:
No, I'd rather not. This isn't something to involve myself in based only on speculation.
Jaguar Warrior:
Argh. We lost him!
Big Sis is a-paw-led!
Irisviel:
...
Fujimaru 1:
Huh? Does Iri look relieved?
Fujimaru 2:
She looks happy, actually.
Irisviel:
Yes, you're right.
Irisviel:
I'm just happy.
I was worried that he was all alone in Chaldea...
Irisviel:
That's what I've been concerned about this whole time. It's always been on my mind.
Irisviel:
But maybe that was just my selfishness talking. No matter which “what if” version of him would appear...
Irisviel:
To think that I would be needed...
Irisviel:
I am such a greedy woman. I may not look like it, but I'm supposed to be a mature wife...
Jaguar Warrior:
Ku...guwah!
Jaguar Warrior:
For Master Iri to say words like “mature” and “wife” without hesitation...ahhh, she has so much adultness!
Irisviel:
Oh, y-you think so?
A-and what exactly is “adultness”?
Jaguar Warrior:
This Jaguar is moved. I'm at a loss.
But I haven't lost the game! NEVER SURRENDER!
Jaguar Warrior:
Remember to always be a tough cookie, and grin and bear it!
Jaguar Warrior:
Dammit!
We're going to play again...fur real soon!
Fujimaru 1:
It's gone...
Fujimaru 2:
Um, for now, good work...?
Irisviel:
...
--SECTION BREAK--:
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...I managed to get away.
Ugh, what a pain.
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Divided Spirits like goddesses...two special Servants. Having their attention is nothing but trouble.
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First Servant: Irisviel von Einzbern.
Second Servant: Jaguar Warrior.
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Those two seem to want to talk to me excessively, and it's obvious that they don't like me to be isolated in the way I prefer.
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That is why I sought out other Servants to talk to.
I am not used to conversing with heroes of the past.
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I'm assuming El-Melloi II must have caught on,
but he's not one to talk. He's that kind of man.
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...Now, are the two Servants satisfied?
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It really is a pain in the ass...
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But this is nothing new. This isn't the first time I felt the burning gaze of two Servants in Chaldea.
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It's none of their business. I suppose their interest stems from knowing another version of me from some other version of history.
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Or something like that.
How stupid.
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Whoever they know, he is not me.
Irisviel:
...Yes, you're right.
A different person.
Irisviel:
But there must be SOME sort of connection between us. Though you may not believe it...
Irisviel:
And besides, my dear...
Irisviel:
You're watching me...following me with those eyes.
At times. Sometimes.
Emiya:
How dare you enter someone else's room.
You're like an Assassin.
Emiya:
And stop reading others' minds. I know that as a Divided Spirit of a Holy Grail...which makes you a part of the powerful wish-granting device...
Emiya:
...reading one's mind may just be second nature to you. But it's annoying to me.
Irisviel:
...I'm sorry.
Irisviel:
I never meant to annoy you. Nor do I wish for you to take an interest in the version of me in this world.
Irisviel:
But...you know...to see you so alone...
Irisviel:
...is very painful for me.
B：Emiya:
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B：Emiya:
That's your problem.
Irisviel:
You're right.
Emiya:
...Not getting involved with others is my decision.
Irisviel:
Kiritsugu?
Emiya:
Don't call me that.
So...you do know that name...
Emiya:
...Please get out.
A day may come when the two of us speak...
Emiya:
But it is not today, Irisviel von Einzbern.
Irisviel:
...Yes.
Irisviel:
I'm sorry, Kiri–
Irisviel:
...Assassin.
Emiya:
A terminal of the Holy Grail.
Transformed from an Einzbern homunculus.
Emiya:
She'll be one formidable opponent.
--SECTION BREAK--:
Illya:
I-I just saw Caster run out of Assassin's room, crying!
Chloe:
You're right.
It seems that way.
Illya:
Wh-wh-wh-wh-what does that mean!?
And why...why is my heart racing so much right now!?
Chloe:
...Who knows?
Maybe because you're such a simpleminded brat?