Siegfried
Dragon Slayer
Siegfried:
Ah Master, Mash Kyrielight, I need a word with you...
Is now a good time?
Fujimaru 1:
I don't mind.
Fujimaru 2:
Not a problem.
Mash:
No, I don't mind.
Siegfried:
...I see.
Well, where to start...
Siegfried:
You know how I am the "Dragon Slayer?"
Mash:
Of course, you defeated the evil dragon Fafnir, didn't you?
Siegfried:
Yes. Afterward I bathed in its blood–
and gained immortality from it.
Siegfried:
Although, there is one part which was untouched by its blood. My back.
Siegfried:
...Well, that I'm aware of, at least.
Fujimaru 1:
Why wasn't it touched?
Fujimaru 2:
Why did you leave it?
Siegfried:
Let's just say I had my reasons.
I'm terrible at explaining this.
Siegfried:
You see, because I bathed in Fafnir's blood–
I can resonate with "that dragon."
Siegfried:
You could say it's like the relationship between Masters and Servants.
Siegfried:
However, the link is extremely weak. It only allows us to confirm each other's survival at best.
Siegfried:
During the battle in France, I was certain that Fafnir was destroyed, but...
Siegfried:
It seems it's revived.
Mash:
Wha...Fafnir has?!
Siegfried:
Master, I beg of you.
Return to France, and this time slay the dragon.
Siegfried:
Won't you take me with you?
Dr. Roman:
All right, I'll start monitoring...
Multiple signatures of lifeforms confirmed.
Dr. Roman:
It goes without saying, they're not human.
Mash:
Please look at this, Master!
There are wyverns among them!
Siegfried:
Did they survive that battle then recover?
Or were they reborn?
Siegfried:
...In any case, they must be destroyed.
Aim for the wyverns first. Let's go!
--BATTLE--:
Siegfried:
...It looks like we got them for now.
Let's look for Fafnir.
Mash:
A ruined fortress.
It looks like the wyverns attacked it.
Mash:
But Doctor, I thought Fafnir was summoned by that Jeanne.
Mash:
It's possible she, too is–
Siegfried:
...No, I doubt that.
Dr. Roman:
Siegfried's correct.
Dr. Roman:
She needed the Grail to exist as a Servant, there's no sign of it in France.
Siegfried:
I'm sure.
...I fear this is my fault.
Mash:
...Yours?
Siegfried:
By defeating Fafnir, I left behind a legend and became a Heroic Spirit.
Siegfried:
But, my very existence itself is also the proof that "Fafnir exists."
Siegfried:
Not to mention it's already been summoned once here in France.
Siegfried:
So long as Fafnir isn't killed completely, it will keep reviving.
Mash:
But I thought its Master, Jeanne no longer exists...
Siegfried:
Dragons generates magical energy simply by breathing.
Dr. Roman:
–I see. Standing atop of all Phantasmals,
they never have to worry about magical energy.
Dr. Roman:
Living. Just by doing that,
it's possible to generate magical energy!
Fou:
Fou!
Mash:
Master, it's the wyverns!
They've formed a pack and started to attack!
Siegfried:
It's not easy being a "Dragon Slayer."
Master, let's go!
--BATTLE--:
Siegfried:
–Hm.
These wyverns were just born.
Mash:
Born?
Siegfried:
When dragons become as large as Fafnir, they can bear offspring on their own.
Siegfried:
Just like these.
Siegfried:
Most of them are dead, but even if a few survive–
they'll eventually be surrounded by strong fantasies.
Siegfried:
Then new Evil Dragons will be born.
Siegfried:
It's because of that fear, we humans desperately fought the dragons.
Fujimaru 1:
Weren't you afraid?
Fujimaru 2:
You're brave.
Siegfried:
I appreciate that, Master.
Unfortunately, I was afraid.
Siegfried:
I only killed the dragon because I was asked to.
I suppose I'm the type who–just can't refuse a request.
Siegfried:
To all warriors, the title Dragon Slayer was an eternal honor. ...I won't deny that I was motivated by fame.
Siegfried:
But, it was so scary I regretted it immediately.
Mash:
You still ended up victorious, right?
Siegfried:
Yes, but as I said before, even I don't know how I won.
Siegfried:
When I came to, there was the bloody dragon and my bloodstained self. Its lair was dyed red.
Siegfried:
My skin which should have been badly burned was hardly hurt. ...It was strange, but I knew I had won.
Fujimaru 1:
Were you happy?
Siegfried:
Of course. The dragon was slain and I thought I could devote my entire life to realizing that.
Fujimaru 2:
Was it fun?
Siegfried:
...Yes, it was fun.
The moment I realized it, I gave an uncharacteristic shout.
Siegfried:
The treasure I gained eventually cast me into misfortune,
but... I have no regrets or hesitations.
Siegfried:
I know it's not the most enlightened way to put it,
but I accepted the circumstances of my life.
Siegfried:
I grant someone's wish.
I accept their joy, their sadness, and their rage.
Siegfried:
...And that was enough to give my life fulfillment.
Except–
Siegfried:
!!!
It seems our idle chatter is at an end.
Siegfried:
I've located it–
Which means it's located me, as well.
Dr. Roman:
I've picked up a massive signature incoming...
No doubt about it, it's Fafnir!
Siegfried:
Now is the time to settle this!
Let's go!
--BATTLE--:
Siegfried:
...Farewell Fafnir.
May you be destroyed, this time.
Mash:
This is Mash.
Fafnir's destruction confirmed.
Dr. Roman:
Yes, I've confirmed its destruction on my side as well.
I'm scanning, but there's no sign at all.
Dr. Roman:
I think you managed to finish him off this time.
Siegfried:
Now it seems Balmung too has regained its original power.
Fujimaru 1:
Can you continue with your story?
Siegfried:
...There's nothing more to tell.
We'll talk more next time we get the chance.
Siegfried:
I'm grateful, let's return Master.
In Search of Das Rheingold
Siegfried:
Master, Mash Kyrielight.
Forgive me, but I have a request.
Mash:
Is it Fafnir again–?
Siegfried:
No, that dragon was completely destroyed.
Please rest assured.
Siegfried:
But when the dragon revived, so did my lost Noble Phantasm. We must return to France and secure it–
Mash:
We've arrived.
Mash:
...It's just as Siegfried said.
I can sense a powerful presence.
Dr. Roman:
I can confirm that, as well.
Hang on while I find the shortest route.
Fujimaru 1:
What's the Noble Phantasm?
Siegfried:
Have you never heard of the Rheingold?
Dr. Roman:
The Rheingold
...The treasure you obtained.
Dr. Roman:
I've heard it's a mountain of treasures that couldn't be exhausted even by all the people of the era.
Siegfried:
That's an exaggeration.
But it's enough to allow me, my children–
Siegfried:
and even my grandchildren to grow old in luxury and still have some left over.
Siegfried:
It's likely an aftereffect of Fafnir's resurrection.
The Rheingold has been summoned, as well.
Siegfried:
There's evil surrounding the gold.
If we don't secure it, there will be trouble.
Mash:
Trouble how?
Siegfried:
For example... Suppose a man finds it. With one glance, the treasure would captivate him completely.
Siegfried:
The captivated man would naturally spend the treasure.
Once he did, he would become known as its owner.
Siegfried:
Eventually, everything around him–will be drawn into a bloody struggle.
The battle will drag on and spread like fire, without end.
Siegfried:
In the end, the nation will be consumed by atrocities and executions, treachery and perfidy.
Siegfried:
That's what Rheingold is.
I regret having ever summoned it...
Mash:
Understood. We need to prevent that from happening. Let's hurry to the location!
Dr. Roman:
I've got the route.
Hurry!
Siegfried:
...The gold has begun to attract evil creatures.
Let's break through, Master!
--BATTLE--:
Siegfried:
Hm...
Soldier A:
That treasure...
belongs to me!
Soldier B:
Quiet!
That's mine!
Siegfried:
We're too late.
The mind corruption has already begun.
Siegfried:
We can disable them for now.
Master, let's go!
--BATTLE--:
Mash:
Will they be all right?
Siegfried:
Once the Rheingold disappears from this nation, any related memories will also be erased and return to normal.
Siegfried:
Let's hurry before we have casualties.
Dr. Roman:
We're almost at our destination.
However, I am picking up multiple signatures around it.
Mash:
It's spacious.
...Master, please stand back.
Mash:
The signatures the Doctor mentioned are approaching!
Siegfried:
We're done once we defeat these.
What?
E：???:
...It's been a while, my friend.
Siegfried:
You're!?
E：???:
No need to be surprised.
You're not the only one who obtained the Rheingold.
E：???:
I, Hagen, killed you to acquire it.
Mash:
Hagen...I believe he was the one who killed Siegfried from behind...
Mash:
It seems he was summoned using the Rheingold as the catalyst.
Hagen:
Exactly. Though, I only did it because this guy asked me.
Right, my friend?
Siegfried:
...If you think of me as a friend, stand aside Hagen.
Hagen:
I refuse. This treasure is mine.
I killed you to obtain it.
Hagen:
I won't give it to a wench like Kriemhild.
I won't give it to a coward like you who chose death!
Hagen:
This gold! This treasure!
Everything is mine!
Siegfried:
–No matter what I say, it will only be an excuse.
Siegfried:
It's true that I am a coward. I should have stood firm,
and found a way to break through.
Siegfried:
That tragedy was not one I schemed...
Even then, there's no doubt that I am responsible.
Siegfried:
...However.
I will retrieve the Rheingold.
Siegfried:
Not for my own greed,
but because it is just.
Hagen:
–Haha. Says the man who wielded his sword not knowing what is just!
Siegfried:
You're correct. When I was alive,
I wielded my sword in ignorance.
Siegfried:
However, lately I have finally been able to see my own righteousness.
Siegfried:
I will have my wish granted–
Hagen!
--BATTLE--:
Hagen:
–Hmph, ruin it is.
That's fine, I didn't want this gold in the first place.
Siegfried:
What, you were just venting?
Hagen:
What else did you think it was?
Hagen:
...I was happy when I could drink and joke with you.
Hagen:
I'm the only one that could have assaulted you from behind in that situation.
Hagen:
I can see you wanted it to be by my blade, as you trusted me.
Hagen:
However–did you not imagine that you would hurt my heart doing so?
Hagen:
Did you not think it would infuriate your wife Kriemhild?
Siegfried:
...You're right.
Seems I knew little about emotions.
Siegfried:
No, more than anything else–since I was asked to,
I believed nothing else could have been done.
Siegfried:
I showed excessive lack of interest in everything.
Hagen:
You neglected your life, your hope, and most of all your desires.
Hagen:
You may have been fine with that, but you should've noticed those around you couldn't bear it.
Siegfried:
...Yeah.
Hagen:
Then, let me ask you.
–Do you have any wish as you are now?
Siegfried:
I do. I had decided this from before. In this second life– I'll protect justice, and be proud of it.
Siegfried:
I care not about the opinions of others.
I merely wish that "I myself want to be as such."
Siegfried:
My dream is—to be a hero of justice.
Hagen:
...Hmph, such a childish dream, much like you.
But that is fine.
Hagen:
I will entrust the Rheingold to you.
I'm sure you'll be able to deal with it properly—
Siegfried:
Master, this is what I couldn't tell you earlier.
I neglected myself too much, and ended up causing tragedy.
Siegfried:
I will not repeat my mistake again.
I want to become a hero of justice and prevent it.
Siegfried:
Is it absurd...
to wish for that?
Fujimaru 1:
Not at all.
Fujimaru 2:
It is not absurd.
Siegfried:
...Thank you Master.
I give you my best regards for the future.