Trial Quest - Arthur Pendragon
一一一一Someday, The Day of Salvation for this Planet Will Come
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...
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Well, crap...
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This all started right after I got separated from the Servants during our investigation of a Singularity.
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I thought that as long as I could stay in touch with Chaldea, I'd be able to meet back up with everyone...
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The Chaldea staff could've told me my coordinates, or even where the Servants all are...
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But every single thing seemed to go wrong. I tried contacting Chaldea, but got no response.
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I should've heard Mash calling for me. Instead, all I can hear now is...
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...
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...If I had to describe it in colors, I guess it's red and black. It howls like a beast hungry for blood.
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I'm in a tight spot here. What Mystic Code did I put on before we left?
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If I could at least cast Gandr, I'd shoot one off. Then, regardless of how that goes, I'll just book it as fast as I can!
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...But, will that really work?
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Sweat trickles down my cheek. My mouth trembles. Think. Think. But that beast doesn't look like it'll give me time to think...
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I'm taking a chance. Whether it'll work out or not...
B：???:
...Are you all right? You should stand back.
Fujimaru 1:
(Turn around)
Knight:
Hah!!!
Fujimaru 2:
(Step back)
B：???:
Good. Right there's fine.
Knight:
Hmph!
Fujimaru 1:
(Exhale)
Knight:
...You've got some guts.
Knight:
You watched that attack and didn't so much as flinch.
Knight:
Do you have some knowledge of swordplay? Or, I suppose you have been through more than your share of trials...
Knight:
Whoops, sorry. Looks like we don't have much time to chitchat.
Fujimaru 2:
...Thanks. You saved me.
Knight:
You're welcome. Are you hurt, brave stranger?
Knight:
You're certainly no ordinary person. If you were, you'd have fainted when you stared that beast down.
Knight:
I'd love to talk to you more in detail... but I don't have the time.
Knight:
A herd of beasts and their king are coming this way. I doubt we can reach a peaceful resolution.
Knight:
If you don't mind, would you fight with me? You seem to be the type who's strong enough to do that.
Knight:
Are you by chance a mage? Well, at least you don't seem to be completely lost in a battle of magecraft.
Knight:
That magical energy enveloping you must be Command Spells. Are you a Master?
Knight:
Well then, you must have some experience dealing with Mystics, which are so far beyond simple magecraft.
Knight:
...They're here. Sorry, I'm just short on time. So, would you give me your answer?
Fujimaru 1:
Let's fight together.
Fujimaru 2:
I'd appreciate it if you'd let me!
Knight:
Thank you. Now then, let's take this horde of beasts down together!
--BATTLE--
Knight:
Good. We managed to escape for now.
Knight:
I knew it! You're a skilled mage. I'm no expert on magecraft, but I can at least say this:
Knight:
You have the power to fight. I don't just mean the skills necessary to fight...
Knight:
You possess a sword. A sword that dwells within your heart, that is.
Fujimaru 1:
...
Knight:
Hey. Did something happen?
Knight:
You look a little unfocused. Did you use too much of your magical energy?
Fujimaru 1:
Um...
Fujimaru 2:
You look familiar.
Knight:
I believe this is the first time we've met. Based on what you're wearing, you must be from the 20th century.
Knight:
Or perhaps from the beginning of the 21st century. You may have had an opportunity to meet me...
Knight:
No, I don't remember.
Knight:
Hey. You didn't come here alone, did you?
Knight:
You must have gotten separated from your group. Am I right?
Fujimaru 1:
Yes.
Knight:
I see. Okay, got it.
Fujimaru 2:
Exactly!
Knight:
Haha. That's the spirit!
Knight:
Okay. I will stay with you until you find your companions.
Knight:
Don't worry. We'll find them soon enough.
--SECTION BREAK--
Mordred:
UN-FREAKIN'-BELIEVABLE!
Mordred:
And where the hell have YOU been!? Why'd you wander off like that!?
Mordred:
Don't think for one second you're gettin' off easy just 'cause you came back in one piece. Next time, don't you dare wander off without telling me!
Fujimaru 1:
Sorry!
Mordred:
...Ugh.
Fujimaru 2:
I suddenly lost contact with Chaldea...
Mordred:
Oh yeah, Mash did mention something like that.
Mordred:
Um...the connection is maybe not so great.
Mordred:
I mean, yeah, it's pretty damn cool we can communicate in real time with Chaldea, no matter where or when we are...
Mordred:
...but it's kinda useless once we start runnin' into weird magical anomalies and crap like Bounded Fields, huh?
Mordred:
Hunting for Singularity remnants... I figured we could forget about them and they'd disappear on their own.
Mordred:
Or...has it gotten so bad that it was on its way to becoming a full-blown Singularity?
Mash:
Yes, you are right. It was on the brink of becoming a miniature Singularity...
Mash:
The swordsman that Senpai encountered was likely caught up in whatever was going on.
Mordred:
Oh, the guy who saved Master.
Mordred:
We didn't see his face... He left right before we met up with Master.
Mordred:
Aw, c'mon. I can't believe he's managed to survive wandering around this place alone. Who was he?
Mash:
His name was...
Fujimaru 1:
Now that you mention it...
Fujimaru 2:
I didn't ask.
Mordred:
He left without giving his name? Hah. What a big shot. I can't put my finger on it, but something about him sort of pisses me off.
Mash:
U-um... Regardless of whether he's human or a Rogue Servant...
Mash:
He had amazing combat power. He was able to keep up with those giant creatures.
Mash:
According to Senpai...he was a hooded man who looked like a knight?
Mordred:
Huh? A hooded knight? That means he's not from that Singularity, to say the least.
Fujimaru 1:
He was like a knight, or maybe a swordsman...
Fujimaru 2:
He's like a knight in shining armor.
Mordred:
What the heck?
Mash:
Senpai mentioned that the man's attire reminded [♂him /♀her] of the Knights of the Round Table. Isn't that right, Senpai?
Mordred:
What? Us? But I don't remember anyone with a hood.
Mordred:
I mean, Gareth wore a helmet all the time. And that jackass Percival didn't have anything either...
Mordred:
Or...uh, did he wear a helmet? Like, when he was super serious? ...No, wait... Er, maybe that was Palamedes?
Mordred:
...Nope, nope, it was definitely a helmet.
Mordred:
So no. None of us wore hoods.
Mordred:
Well...maybe when we were out on an expedition and it rained, I guess... Still, though...
Mash:
I see...
Mordred:
Master, what type of weapon did he use?
Fujimaru 1:
A sword inlaid with gold and silver.
Fujimaru 2:
I couldn't see what it was at first...
Mordred:
...No. It can't be.
Mash:
???
Jekyll:
Do you have a minute, Master? I was rechecking the calculations on the Rayshift coordinates...
Jekyll:
And I found some points that concern me. Actually, the one who made the discovery was Mr. Babbage.
Jekyll:
Anyway, I'm looking for Miss Da Vinci. Would you happen to know where she–
Mash:
Oh, Jekyll. Da Vinci should be in Lab 2.
Mordred:
Hey! We're talking about something important, you nerd! We didn't call you, and Da Vinci's not here either!
Jekyll:
Sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt... Hey! Ow, ow, ow!!!
Mordred:
Stop overreacting. I just gave you a little poke.
Mordred:
Ugh. This is why you're such a loser.
Jekyll:
Well, that was actually... Ungh... No, never mind. Nothing. Haha.
Arash:
Hey, Fujimaru. Good, good. Looks like you came back in one piece.
Arash:
You Rayshifted out somewhere to get rid of a small Singularity, right? I heard all about it.
Arash:
Sorry I couldn't help. So... Yeah. Make sure to take me with you next time, okay?
Arash:
You'll never get lost again with me around. I've got good eyes.
Fujimaru 1:
I did get lost a bit...
Fujimaru 2:
But it was an accident!
Arash:
Haha. I see. Well, I'm not blaming you or anything.
Arash:
But, well, why don't you tell me about it? Hearing you tell me about your own travels might be nice for a change.
Arash:
I actually want to hear, directly from you, who you met.
Arash:
...
Arash:
...I knew it. You met HIM.
Arash:
I get it. I guess this is what you would call fate.
Arash:
I didn't think he was in the Throne of Heroes. No... He isn't... So? What's your take on it?
Fujimaru 1:
Eh? Huh?
Fujimaru 2:
Arash, what are you talking about?
Arash:
Sorry for being so cryptic. My bad, Master. I'm really not sure what to say...
Arash:
Umm...
Arash:
...
Arash:
Well, I guess it's not entirely impossible. Yeah, yeah. Looks like I'll be able to enjoy my drink tonight!
Arash:
Hahahaha. So he's still out there, somewhere, fighting!
Fujimaru 1:
Explain!
Fujimaru 2:
What the heck!?
Arash:
Haha! Come on, don't say that! Ha... But yeah...so it was him...
Fujimaru 1:
Arash!!!
Fujimaru 2:
(Stare at him silently)
Arash:
...O-okay.
Arash:
Well, yeah. I know! If there's ever a chance, you'll see him again! Yeah!
Arash:
Hey, hey. Wait! Quit hitting me! It doesn't hurt, but for some reason I feel bad, like I did something wrong.
Cú Chulainn:
What's going on, Arash? What, are you having your very own drinking party right in the middle of the hallway?
Cú Chulainn:
Oh hey. Master's here too. What's up?
Arash:
Ah, the Child of Light!
Arash:
Oh, it's nothing. Haha, this may actually have to do with you!
Arash:
You should keep this a secret from the pharaoh, the valkyrie lady, and the alchemist.
Cú Chulainn:
...Huh?
--SECTION BREAK--
Knight:
...
Knight:
I thought there was something sinister this time around...but I don't sense the noxious gas of L or the lingering scent of R.
Knight:
Things aren't going as planned. I guess I have no choice but to search more thoroughly.
Knight:
...
Knight:
Yeah. It'll be all right, Merlin. I will accomplish my goal, and then return to where I belong.
Knight:
Soon. One of these days.
--ARROW--
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A voice hailed me, asking me to wait.
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Why? I turned around, surrounded by a field of golden grass.
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I thought I had arrived at the place where I belonged. After all, by now my time as king was no more than a distant memory.
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The time I spent fighting for Britain... Ten years of bravery and honor, charging from battlefield to battlefield with the Knights of the Round Table.
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And that's not all: even the time I spent living as a solitary knight after that...
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...and yes, even that two-week-long Holy Grail War in the Far East at the end of the 20th century–one fought over a false Grail...
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...all for the sake of a girl who taught me things I never would have learned in my life as a king.
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All of it, no more than a distant memory now. That begs the question...
Knight:
Why stop me now?
Knight:
I just arrived here. I did what I needed to do, and ended everything.
Knight:
I finally reached the place...the promised place. Just as the legend to be passed down through the ages said.
Knight:
I thought I was going to form a contract with the world...
Knight:
But that is not how it went. I got my answer, and then my life ended.
Female Mage:
...Hehe.
Female Mage:
You have the appearance of a young man, yet you speak like an old man.
Female Mage:
No, I wonder. My king. Britain's eternal king and wielder of the sacred sword...
Female Mage:
There must be many things you have left undone. I'm sure you know already, right?
Female Mage:
You have yet to truly and finally defeat that which you are destined to destroy.
Female Mage:
Once in 1991 A.D. Once more in 1999 A.D.
Female Mage:
Twice you struck it down, but that devourer of cities is persistent. It's not over yet.
Knight:
That's...
Female Mage:
Hehehe. Yes, exactly!
Female Mage:
Great child of Uther... My beloved red dragon! That's right, this situation is terribly irregular!
Female Mage:
Yes, it is a state of emergency so severe, you were roped into this the instant you arrived at Avalon!
Female Mage:
It should have ended the second time. But somehow, it's back for round three! It's unfathomable!
Female Mage:
Hehe. Perhaps an Original Species awakened somewhere?
Knight:
...
Female Mage:
Really, I must say! It's a truly rotten twist of fate! After all, you're not supposed to be here.
Female Mage:
Now's not the time for you to come knocking on my door. It can't be now. You're ten years too early.
Knight:
Wait. Merlin, what are you talking–
Female Mage:
You still need to continue your journey. Whether it be in your world, or in another universe.
Female Mage:
You may travel through dimensions or even phenomena. Anywho, yeah, hang in there.
Female Mage:
Why? How, you ask? Well... Yeah, I wonder... I can't say for sure.
Female Mage:
This could be a deep-seated curse put on you as the wielder of a sacred sword, or it could be something that was sprung on you right before a long break...
Female Mage:
...It may be the great Grand Order.
Knight:
...Grand...Order...?
Female Mage:
Either way, you need to leave here immediately. And that's also why I stopped you. Listen...
Female Mage:
I'm going to say this again: your journey has not ended.
Female Mage:
It can't end. For her sake as well.
Female Mage:
What did you feel from her? Light? Radiance? Affection? Or all of them?
Female Mage:
They might all end up in a whirlpool of gluttony. If you don't continue your journey, that is.
Knight:
!!
Knight:
Merlin, wait! Explain yourself! I've been wondering about this for a while, but you're too cryptic!
Female Mage:
What the heck? That's mean. Oh well. Come on, hurry up and get going!
Female Mage:
You'll get to meet me face-to-face next time! This time, too bad!
Female Mage:
My king, the last Pendragon! May your new journey be blessed! We shall meet again!
Female Mage:
If you meet another me in a parallel universe, be kind to them!
--SECTION BREAK--
Knight:
...
Knight:
I have yet to meet another you, Merlin, but I haven't forgotten what you said. For now.
Knight:
...This is yet another world that has gone to ruin.
Knight:
Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon, was it? No, destruction and pruning have nothing to do with each other.
Knight:
I suppose scenes like this are commonplace for any phenomenon that gets pruned.
Knight:
The decay of a civilization... The destruction of a city... No matter how many times I see it, I still can't get used to it.
Knight:
But then again...it's still too early for me to give up. Right, Merlin?
Knight:
...If only there were some survivors.
Knight:
Hm?
Knight:
!!
Knight:
A person...out of nowhere!? You're...!?
Knight:
You're that stranger I met earlier! So you're someone who can travel through time and space, too?
Knight:
A-are you all right? It looked like you fell from a ways above the ground...
Knight:
No, before you answer that, you need to know that this land's atmosphere is poisonous to living creatures!
Knight:
Do you have a gas mask or a Mystic Code? If you don't, take one of my talismans.
Fujimaru 1:
...H-hello.
Fujimaru 2:
...My head's spinning.
Knight:
...!
Fujimaru 1:
Where am I?
Knight:
You've awoken.
Knight:
What a surprise. Well, there's no shortage of those today.
Knight:
First, you appeared out of thin air. Second, you are somehow alive when the air is pure poison.
Knight:
You're definitely full of surprises. But for the time being, as much as I'm glad you woke up...
Knight:
Let me ask you this first: Are you hurt anywhere?
Fujimaru 1:
I'm fine.
Fujimaru 2:
I don't think anything's broken.
Knight:
I see. I'm glad.
Knight:
So...why did you come to a wasteland like this?
Knight:
There's not much here. Actually, there are really only dangerous things here.
Knight:
Do you make a habit of running headlong into danger?
Fujimaru 1:
Rayshif–
Fujimaru 2:
U-uh... I mean, what was it again...?
Knight:
I see.
Knight:
You're either holding something back or your memory is fuzzy. I won't ask questions.
Knight:
But, yeah. If you're falling from the sky from out of nowhere...
Knight:
...then you're not just some lost mage...at least this time around.
Knight:
(Thinking back to what happened last time, could this child have gotten caught up in my warps?)
Fujimaru 1:
Did you say something?
Fujimaru 2:
I think I heard something...
Knight:
Uh... Well, if I try to explain, it'll just complicate things. Sorry.
Knight:
No, I should at least tell you what I can. Though the ruler of this land is sure to approach me soon...
Knight:
Okay. We have at least some time to talk.
Knight:
Let's begin with introductions. I failed to do so last time because I was in a hurry.
Knight:
My name is Arthur Pendragon.
Arthur:
I was the King of Britain in the past. But now I am a mere knight.
Arthur:
I am not human like you. Do you understand that?
Arthur:
I'm a Heroic Spi–I am currently a Servant who possesses a Spirit Origin. Unfortunately, I have no Master.
Arthur:
The wielder of the Sacred Sword of the Planet, Excalibur. Yes, my Noble Phantasm.
Fujimaru 1:
The sacred sword...?
Fujimaru 2:
King Arthur!?
Arthur:
What an unexpected reaction.
Arthur:
...Do you, by chance, know who I am?
Arthur:
I see... Chaldea... The Incineration of Humanity... The 21st century...
Arthur:
A female King Arthur...
Arthur:
And your name is Fujimaru. That has a nice ring to it.
Arthur:
You were supposed to be able to communicate in real time with the Chaldea in 2019...
Arthur:
No, I believe you. Actually, many of my questions have been answered. You must have gone through some truly difficult battles.
Arthur:
...Yes, I can feel it.
Arthur:
Being a Master to one Servant is tough enough, but to be able to form contracts with multiple Servants and keep battling...
Arthur:
Truly, that is an achievement that goes beyond imagining. No ordinary person could save the world, after all.
Fujimaru 1:
...You think so?
Fujimaru 2:
Thank you, King Arthur.
Arthur:
You're amazing. You seem to have walked an even more treacherous path than I have.
Arthur:
Unless you...
Arthur:
...Ah. Maybe you...
Arthur:
...
Arthur:
He mentioned... So it was you.
Fujimaru 1:
He?
Fujimaru 2:
Who are you talking about?
Arthur:
I don't really know the specific location or era. I was there for a very, very short time relative to the other places I've visited.
Arthur:
I warped before I could confirm his name. I couldn't even say goodbye to him.
Arthur:
But... Yes, I still remember.
Arthur:
I remember being able to see a large, red, iron bridge...
--SECTION BREAK--
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Well, yes. I don't mind if you think I am crazy.
???:
What I am about to tell you may seem unbelievable... It does not bear any weight especially in a peaceful country like this one.
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I wouldn't want it to bear any weight anyway. Because even if it was true, there's nothing anyone can do about it.
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And of course it's difficult to accept...
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That's why...
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I'm going to talk while I imagine the astonished look on your face.
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If things continue as they are, the world will end.
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The world will be incinerated without ever seeing 2019. This has already been determined. It is a foregone conclusion.
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...What do you think? Surprised?
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Or do you think I'm insane? Do I look like a pathetic man who's been possessed by some pessimistic delusion?
Arthur:
Of course not. I believe your words.
Arthur:
Your eyes must see through everything. You're not the first person I've met who has the power of Clairvoyance.
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Thank you. Though I don't have powers of that sort.
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Know this, O wandering king: even your sacred sword cannot prevent the future I saw.
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The Incineration of Humanity is simply too perfect of an achievement.
Arthur:
...
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But. But, you know...
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If by chance the world does not end in 2018... And if you can continue your wandering journey...
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You may be able to meet...
Arthur:
Meet you again? Here?
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No, not me.
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If by chance everything goes well, I will likely have met my end.
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But the person you're going to meet is someone I believe will become important to me as well.
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Someone who could accomplish something I could never do...
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Someone who carries love and hope... Someone who keeps aiming for tomorrow, for the sake of a yesterday that has been lost!
--SECTION BREAK--
Fujimaru 1:
Don't tell me that person is—
Arthur:
Hm...
Arthur:
...It's getting near.
Arthur:
I thought I could talk longer, but time's up. Looks like the ruler of this land is here.
Arthur:
It's one of the sources of the decay of this time and age.
Arthur:
Perhaps it's a Demonic Beast that somehow became corrupted. Or it could be a type of weapon that was created by someone and abandoned.
Arthur:
Sorry to stop our talk midway. But then again, my story ends here anyway.
Arthur:
Because right after that conversation, I warped somewhere else. I have no control over that.
Arthur:
Nothing has changed. Regardless of what I want...
Fujimaru 1:
Your situation sounds a lot like Musashi's...
Fujimaru 2:
Wait. Was the person you were talking about earlier
Beast:
[[File:berserkervoice1.png50px]]!
Arthur:
...Bloodlust, hostility, malice. Nothing else, huh?
Arthur:
An incarnation of massacre. A device of destruction that cannot stop itself. It may not be a Beast, but it is still evil.
Arthur:
You are not the Beast I am searching for. But you are still my enemy.
Arthur:
I'm sorry, Fujimaru.
Arthur:
It's time to battle. I'm sure our opponent will come at us with everything it has, so I cannot hold back.
Arthur:
I'm sorry for dragging you into this. I will protect you with all my strength. But if it's at all possible...
Arthur:
If I could ask... No, would you like to fight alongside me?
Arthur:
The one who fights to save the world. You, the one to whom that man entrusted everything...
Arthur:
I want to engrave the sight of you into my memory once again!
Fujimaru 1:
Got it.
Fujimaru 2:
And in exchange, you need to finish your story!
Arthur:
Okay, that's a promise!
Arthur:
Let's go. For now, you shall be my Master!
Arthur:
There's no need to be connected through Command Spells. You only need to show me your resolve to save the world!
Arthur:
And to go along with your dazzling actions, I shall show you the light of this planet!
--BATTLE--
Arthur:
...We're done. Good work.
Arthur:
It wasn't the Beast I was looking for, but at the very least, its death should halt this place's deterioration.
Arthur:
I'm not entirely clear on how all this works. But apparently this is what my journey entails.
Fujimaru 1:
King Arthur, you promised.
Fujimaru 2:
Please continue your story.
Arthur:
Oh, right. There's something I need to tell you.
Arthur:
The man I met and conversed with...
Arthur:
His name was Rom–
Mash:
Senpai!
Mash:
Oh, thank goodness! We finally connected! Scanning your vital signs in three...two...one!
Mash:
Scanning... Okay, all done! Good, looks like nothing is wrong with your body!
Mash:
I will begin preparations to bring you back immediately! Please hold still, Senpai!
Fujimaru 1:
Mash!
Fujimaru 2:
Communication is back up!?
Da Vinci:
...Uh, ahem. Hey. It's me, Da Vinci.
Da Vinci:
There was a...tiny snafu in the program that handles the Rayshift coordinate calculations.
Da Vinci:
It wasn't a mistake that just developed out of nowhere. It was there from the beginning. Let's just say that there was a shortcoming in one of the formulae.
Da Vinci:
The result itself doesn't change. But yeah, it's a bug.
Da Vinci:
That's what was causing all the problems. It was Rayshifting you, and only you, to weird coordinates.
Da Vinci:
Anyway, simply put, it was just a bug. I'm sorry, really! It wasn't that I made any mistakes in the design stage; it was just me being negligent as a manager!
Da Vinci:
Oh, and it's not Romani's fault either. It's my fault, since it's all under my jurisdiction. I'm really sorry!
Da Vinci:
Babbage was the one who found it after doing some calculations because he had nothing better to do. I guess you really can't give those analog folks flak.
Fujimaru 1:
I see... I mean, wait a minute!
Fujimaru 2:
I'm in the middle of talking to King Arthur!
Mash:
Huh?
Mash:
Um, do you mean Altria...?
Mash:
I'm only detecting you there. Is...another Servant with you?
Fujimaru 1:
Eh?
Arthur:
...Seems like they cannot see me. Perhaps my Spirit Origin does not exist in your world.
Arthur:
If the King Arthur you know is female, that means she's me, but not me.
Arthur:
I don't exist. At least not in your world's history.
Arthur:
You may need to ask Merlin for details, but yeah.
Arthur:
I'm sure that's what it is.
Arthur:
...Oh, or maybe it's because my warp has already started?
Fujimaru 1:
Wait!
Fujimaru 2:
You were about to tell me a name...!
Arthur:
You should already know. It's the same name that the beautiful lady mentioned just now.
Fujimaru 1:
So it was Romani Archaman...!
Arthur:
Yes, that's right.
Arthur:
I firmly believe that the person he was talking about was you.
Arthur:
How is he doing now? ...No, I shouldn't ask. At least not right now. Not now.
Arthur:
That's why, Fujimaru...
Arthur:
Instead of saying goodbye, let me say this:
Arthur:
I'm glad I met you, brave child, savior of the planet under a distant sky.
Arthur:
You, who inherited the will of the man I encountered during my journey.
Arthur:
May your perilous journey be blessed, Fujimaru! And when we meet again under the same sky, someday, someplace...
Arthur:
Let us fight alongside each other again.
Arthur:
To save your world. To save tomorrow.
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Da Vinci:
Hm? What is it, Doctor?
Da Vinci:
Hehe. I don't have as much free time as before. You see, everyone realized how useful I am.
Da Vinci:
That's why I'm super busy every day. I mean, think we're taking too much of the burden of Chaldea's future onto ourselves?
Da Vinci:
But that's just me complaining. Though, I don't mind sparing some time to listen to you talk.
Da Vinci:
...Hm? Would I be okay with just idle chitchat or gossip?
Da Vinci:
Yeah, sure. I'm just going to work while I listen. Now come on, talk to me.
Da Vinci:
Uh-huh. Oh. I see. Ah.
Da Vinci:
Yeah, I guess so. Yeah. Yep.
Da Vinci:
...Eh? What? What did you just say?
Da Vinci:
Before that. The thing you said before that. Something about a thing near the bridge in Fuyuki City.
Da Vinci:
...You've met the male King Arthur? Was he a Heroic Spirit? When?
Da Vinci:
Before Chaldea's Summoning System was established? But that's impossible. How long ago was that?
Da Vinci:
Either way, that was after Fuyuki's Grail War ended, right? Even with a tremendous amount of spiritual evocation and other powerful ceremonial magecraft...
Da Vinci:
Summoning a Heroic Spirit that can converse coherently would be impossible.
Da Vinci:
Besides...
Da Vinci:
Hm. Wait. Something's not right.
Da Vinci:
If what you're saying is true, it must be because of that! The Singularity in Fuyuki! The Greater Grail!
Da Vinci:
So that reaction you had when you first saw the female King Arthur on the monitor was...
Da Vinci:
...Eh?
Da Vinci:
You forgot? Completely?
Da Vinci:
...Yeah, I don't blame you. If a random man calling himself King Arthur came up to you, no one would give it much credence.
Da Vinci:
Nobody would think, “Whoa, it's the real King Arthur!” And I'm sure he wouldn't stick out in your memory. But then again...
Da Vinci:
You have your position to think about. You're in Chaldea, after all.
Da Vinci:
...
Da Vinci:
...Oh. I see.
Da Vinci:
You say that, but the expression on your face tells me you're fondly thinking back on that day, Romani.
Da Vinci:
It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Heh heh. Oh, let me guess.
Da Vinci:
I bet you said something really embarrassing!
Da Vinci:
Am I right?
Da Vinci:
...
Da Vinci:
Hahahaha. Nope. Can't do that. You can't say you were kidding after that reaction! There's no fooling me!
Da Vinci:
Just give up and tell me everything! Come on, I won't judge!
Da Vinci:
It'll be all right. So what did you tell him?
Da Vinci:
Eh? You made a wish? To the King Arthur you saw in Fuyuki?
Da Vinci:
What did you wish for...?
Da Vinci:
No. Yeah. It'll be much more interesting if you don't tell me right now.
Da Vinci:
Maybe tell me tomorrow... Or maybe someday far from now...