Thomas Edison
Can I Do It?
Mash: Senpai, have some tea.
Fujimaru 1: Thanks.
Mash: It's a rare day off. Please relax.
Fou: Foou...
Mash: It seems Fou is happy to take it easy as well. I'll pat his stomach.
Fou: Foouuuuu.
Fujimaru 1: What a peaceful day.
Mash: Yes. If only these days went on forever...
Mash: ...Hmm. I guess this is what you'd call “Murphy's law.”
Edison: Another failure! Hmph, something's missing!
Edison: Electric power, or raw materials. Or maybe something else. ROAR, I wonder.
Mash: W-What's wrong, Edison!?
Edison: Good morning, Mash, Master! Oh, just trying to slightly improve my Noble Phantasm.
Edison: While tinkering here and there, it suddenly exploded with a “boom!”
Edison: Hahahahaha! Failures are not good, but I expect nothing less from my Noble Phantasm. Even when it activates accidentally it packs a punch!
Mash: Your constant thirst for knowledge is impressive, Mr. President.
Mash: But, there are other Servants here as well. Please avoid creating a scene, especially in the hallway.
Edison: But my room is so cramped. Experiments require space, you see.
Mash: Even Tesla respects the rules here, you know?
Edison: ROAR, don't compare me with that dimwit! Sorry, miss. Next time I'll start with the “mute” function.
Edison: But it doesn't hurt to try, right? With upcoming battles in mind, strengthening a Noble Phantasm is essential.
Edison: But seeing how I'm failing to make progress, I may need to change my way of thinking...
Mash: Change one's way of thinking...
Mash: If I recall correctly, turning inventions or unimaginable discoveries into something more polished...
Mash: That was the greatest triumph for Thomas Edison...
Mash: Why don't you try improving your Noble Phantasm with the same mindset?
Edison: Hmm, I suppose you're right.
Edison: However, I find myself at a loss when thinking only about my own Noble Phantasm.
Edison: Perhaps if I use the Noble Phantasms of other Servants as reference...
Mash: O-Other Servants... You say?
Edison: Very well then!
Edison: Let's start making contact with other Servants in Chaldea right away!
Mash: But are you sure that's okay? A Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of a Servant's pride...
Mash: To be so openly investigative about their abilities is somewhat...
Edison: Who cares if it's okay or not! For the time being, we need to try!
Fujimaru 1: Right, for the time being!
Fujimaru 2: Right, we need to try!
Mash: Senpai, it all comes down to the same thing!
Edison: So, that being said, here's what I came up with!
Cú Chulainn: ...Hey, Master! So why'd you call me here?
Cú Chulainn: I have a bad feeling about this, and I'm also not a huge fan of that witch over there.
Edison: Don't worry, Cú Chulainn. This will be for your own good as well.
Medea: ...Umm, maybe I don't look like it, but I'm kind of busy.
Medea: As a Caster I give lectures to other mages and make adjustments to the backyard...
Medea: I also have to make sure that my former self doesn't say anything outrageous.
Edison: Of course, my fair lady. What I have to say shall also be of use to you as well.
Medea: ...I see. I guess I'll at least hear what you have to say.
Cú Chulainn: A “lady.” (Scoff)
Medea: I don't know what you're scoffing at, but for now I'll kill you! Rule Breaker!
Cú Chulainn: You still have a short temper, don't you!? Also you unleash your Noble Phantasm way too fast–!
Mash: P-Please calm down, Medea!
Edison: That's it! I've got it!
G：Everyone: Huh?
Edison: I've been thinking about it for some time.
Edison: Cú Chulainn's Gáe Bolg can overturn fate, piercing its target no matter what course it takes.
Edison: On the other hand, Lady Medea's Rule Breaker not only destroys all magical support...
Edison: ...it's also an Anti-Magecraft Noble Phantasm even capable of severing a Servant's contract!
Edison: So that's when I came up with my idea!
Cú Chulainn: ...What exactly can a lion come up with?
Edison: This powerful body is not that of a lion, but the manifestation of a beast of wild intellect!
Medea: So you do agree that you're a beast.
Edison: Of course, I wake up an hour early every morning to brush my fur and... Wait, I'm getting sidetracked.
Edison: Just listen to me! I'm going to weld together Cú Chulainn's Gáe Bolg and Medea's Rule Breaker!
Edison: No matter who the Servant may be, this revolutionary Noble Phantasm will overturn one's fate and sever any contract!
Edison: I shall name it “Edison-type Bolg Breaker!”
Fou: Fou, foou.
Cú Chulainn: Hey, Master! Can I go back now?
Medea: ...Please tell me more.
Cú Chulainn: Witch!? I mean, uh, Medea?
Medea: Actually, the thought has occurred to me before.
Medea: Approaching enemies for each Rule Breaker isn't really a Caster's job, right?
Medea: It's tiresome, dangerous, you get splashed with blood, and you almost trip stepping on the hem of your robe.
Medea: So, if you could quickly activate a Noble Phantasm with that lance of yours, that'd be perfect.
Medea: I mean, I didn't obtain my Noble Phantasm from my adventures. It's a materialization of my legend of treachery.
Medea: So, I'm not too attached to it. I almost wouldn't mind forcing it on someone else.
Edison: As always, Caster, your logical thinking is so elegant.
Cú Chulainn: You muscleheads, no, mageheads! Just because it's convenient doesn't mean it's good!
Cú Chulainn: I love my Scarlet Lance! It's totally a part of my identity!
Mash: Y-Yes, I see.
Mash: Cú Chulainn acquired the legendary Gáe Bolg only after harsh training and discipline.
Mash: It would be wrong to carelessly tinker with it–
Medea: Who cares if we lose a spear or two? Should I call Scáthach to give us spares?
Medea: Or maybe I should say.
Medea: “Your pupil is such a stingy warrior that he won't even let go of a single spear.”
Cú Chulainn: Damn you. You hit a sore spot... This is exactly why I can't stand witches... Fine, here.
Edison: Thanks for your assistance! Noble Phantasm modification... Here I go!
Edison: All right, it's done! The “Edison-type Bolg Breaker!”
Edison: Fuhahaha! Behold its elegant design!
Edison: Oh, a patent! I must get a patent! No matter what, patents come first!
Cú Chulainn: Oh, my Gáe Bolg... My perfectly efficient crimson spear... It looks so fancy!
Edison: Now now, Cú Chulainn. We must experiment first.
Edison: Fortunately, there's a Servant who would gladly volunteer for this experiment.
Cú Chulainn: Well, isn't that convenient!? How nice that such a weird Servant just popped up like that!
Emiya: Hmph. To think you'd modify your Noble Phantasm. And here I was thinking you were a savage.
Emiya: I know Edison's a modern man, but for someone born in the Age of the Gods, that's quite a flexible way of thinking.
Cú Chulainn: SO HE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU!?
Medea: Of course. Not only is this playboy of a mage calling himself Archer, he's also a repeat offender of Noble Phantasm theft and illegal modification!
Emiya: That's not very nice, Caster. But you know there's a saying...
Emiya: My Noble Phantasm is my Noble Phantasm. Your Noble Phantasm is still mine after I copy it.
Mash: E-Even this Noble Phantasm that I'm holding on to!?
Cú Chulainn: There isn't a saying like that! You know other Servants will kill you if they hear you say that, right!?
Emiya: Of course, I choose my opponents. To the ones that are like “I really don't like mine copied,” I will do it in secrecy.
Emiya: But the ones that are like “Why don't you try it punk,” I will project their Noble Phantasms right in their faces.
Emiya: Difficulty level is a factor as well. I can't easily project a Noble Phantasm like Gáe Bolg.
Emiya: Similarly, Mash's Noble Phantasm is also something I can't easily imitate.
Mash: T-Thank you very much. I'm glad, Master!
Fujimaru 1: Mash, you are my one and only!
Mash: Y-Yes! Master, I'll devote myself to my training!
Medea: Youth, huh... How touching...
Emiya: Well, let's try projecting one. Are you ready, Edison!?
Edison: Yes! Cú Chulainn!
Edison: Give it a shot! I'm here to back you up!
Edison: Assuming there would be actual combat, I prepared a random enemy for you!
Cú Chulainn: Ugh, enough already! This one strike, accept it as your farewell gift!
Mash: Commencing battle!
--BATTLE--:
Medea: Time to finish this. Archer has started chanting.
Edison: Okay, perfect timing! Cú Chulainn, now!
Cú Chulainn: I got this! Once the fight starts, I won't hold back!
Cú Chulainn: “Bolg Breaker,” here we go!
Edison: It's “Edison-type Bolg Breaker!” Don't forget!
Cú Chulainn: Yeah, yeah. “Edison-type Bolg Breaker!”
Emiya: It's been a while, but here I go! Rho Aias!
Mash: Whaaat!?
Mash: Emiya-senpai, you possess a shield-type Noble Phantasm!?
Mash: I-I'll make sure I take notes!
Edison: Let's see which one will come out on top!
Edison: Of course, I'm confident that my “Edison-type Bolg Breaker” will win!
Edison: A blade that could cut through all forms of Magecraft would surely pierce that shield-type Noble Phantasm!
Medea: Huh? That's impossible you know?
Medea: I mean, my Noble Phantasm works against Servants, but not against other Noble Phantasms.
Medea: It would be especially tough when the target's a shield created precisely to ward off attacks.
Edison: What!? Was I mistaken on such a fundamental concept!?
Edison: Which means, in this case–
Cú Chulainn: It broke!?
Mash: The welded Rule Breaker bounced off!
Cú Chulainn: Ah.
Cú Chulainn: Ah—!?
Mash: The Rule Breaker rebounded on... on Cú Chulainn's head!?
Mash: I-I've seen this somewhere before!
Fujimaru 1: Altrium!
Fujimaru 2: AHOGE!
Mash: That's it!
Edison: Ugh, I didn't weld it on hard enough!
Edison: I thought that Rule Breaker could easily pierce Emiya's shield!
Edison: But I guess if you charge it head-on...the great Rho Aias still comes out on top!
Edison: The experiment...has failed!
Cú Chulainn: Who cares! Could you take this off already!?
Medea: Yeah, sure. Here you go.
Cú Chulainn: Ugh... Now I have a headache. I can't even bust through a shield...
Cú Chulainn: I've thought I would resent someone's low ranking Luck as much as this...
Mash: Umm, I don't think Luck has anything to do with it this time. It's simple a reckless experiment.
Edison: Perhaps it was a bit reckless trying to modify someone's Noble Phantasm...
Edison: Even though Fujimaru summoned me, at this rate I'll remain useless...
Mash: Edison...
Emiya: Mr. Edison, don't you think you're giving up a little too fast?
Emiya: The idea itself isn't a bad one. Rule Breaker is a broken item that could sever any contract.
Emiya: If you could land a direct hit, any Servant would be liberated from the bonds of its contract.
Emiya: ...So. For example, why not try matching it with Hrunting?
Emiya: That Noble Phantasm pursues the enemy it sniffs out. A different type of Noble Phantasm from reversing cause and effect.
Edison: Oh, Emiya, you understand me!
Emiya: Of course. You see, weapon modification and improvement are my forte.
Mash: For some reason, Emiya-senpai sounds different than usual!
Fujimaru 1: Extremely suspicious!
Fujimaru 2: Don't you think he sounds more natural now?
Medea: Of course, that boy... I mean, snob, used to be a well-mannered person to start with.
Medea: But a lot happened and now he's a bit twisted.
Emiya: Don't badmouth people to their face!
Edison: Oh... It's just as Emiya says! I can't give up after only one failure!
Edison: Once we're back in Chaldea, let's revisit what we just talked about and discuss our next plan!
Mash: ...Master, I have a feeling we shouldn't bring the two of them together.
Fujimaru 1: Let's head back, eat, and hit the sack!
Mash: Senpai is trying to escape reality, too! Please get your act together!
Fujimaru 2: Let's pretend we didn't see any of this!
Mash: You can't run away, Master! We're responsible for this disaster!
Mash: Anyway, Master, prepare yourself. I'm pretty sure Edison will, most definitely...
Mash: Come up with another crazy plan!
Edison: All right, then how about this!? Adding transformations and combining mechanisms would surely make it exciting!
Emiya: You are a genius! But wouldn't forcing the joints like that make the connecting parts more fragile?
Edison: Silly, that's our chance to make it look even cooler! Add in bolts and armor plates to give it more volume...
Edison: ...and it will be twice as large after combining! I have a feeling this thing will sell as a toy!
Emiya: Always looking at the positive side of things! I'd expect no less from the King of Inventions!
Emiya: Yes, this is wonderful! Well then, how about doing this?
Medea: ...Oh, shut up.
Medea: This is why I can't stand men who pursue their dreams and adventures. They're all good-for-nothings.
Medea: A grown-up who's a bit mellow, and calm in his judgment. That's my ideal man.
Cú Chulainn: Who cares? Anyway, could someone hurry up and heal me?
Mash: Sorry, I forgot!
Mash: Oh... Senpai!
Mash: Speaking of forgetting things, what happened to strengthening Edison's Noble Phantasm!?
Fujimaru 1: I forgot!
Fou: Fou foou.
Mash: I think that Fou said, “It's hopeless!” He's given up too!
Fujimaru 1: On to the next one!