Trial Quest - Brynhild
Our Beloved Hero (Human)
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—Good morning. Are you awake, my dear Sigurd?
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Ah, you're finally awake. Good morning. Morning has arrived even upon Hindarfjall.
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The sun is shining, the little birds are chirping at one another... such a wonderful morning...but not really.
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I am certain that the doom of Chaldea will be here. The world will burn to ashes.
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Yet still, you stand to face it. For the ceaseless tomorrows, for the ever-coming tomorrows.
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...Good morning. I shall be accompanying you for a very short while.
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My name, let me see...Companion... Valkyrie...No...no. Now, though, yes.
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—Call me Mash.
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You see, as I am now, call me Mash. My adorable, shining, and fleeting Master.
Fujimaru 1:
Huh? But you are...
Mash:
...Ah, yes. Now I remember. It seems you have some degree of resistance.
Mash:
Then I have no choice but to do this. I'm sorry. To be honest, I want you to be just the way you are.
Mash:
...I'm...sorry.
Fujimaru 2:
I don't know your real name, but I do know...
Mash:
Yes, you're right... Even though this is the end of time, you...
Mash:
...You have not shown weakness in your mind. Even now, you can think of others...
Mash:
A beautiful heart. A strong heart. I believe that was once what I loved.
Mash:
...I'm sorry, now...for just a short while, I will touch your lips. With these fingertips.
Mash:
It's all right. There is no need to worry... Yield to the rune.
Mash:
...There. It's finished.
Mash:
How do you like it? You know my name, my hero, my Master.
Fujimaru 1:
Mash.
Fujimaru 2:
I'm pretty sure it was Mash.
Mash:
...Yes, Master. My adorable Fujimaru.
Mash:
All right—let's Rayshift together again today. My hero. To save the world.
Mash:
...There is still some left. The Demonic Fog, that is.
Mash:
The way things are... There are still traces from the Fourth Era that are yet to be repaired.
Mash:
Demonic Fog. Life-stealing death mists that are packed with magical energy. Like the atmosphere during the Age of the Gods.
Mash:
If it's the end of the 19th century AD... The atmosphere should be close to that of 20th century Tokyo...
Mash:
However, you might call this a tragedy... As this is the last island left with ancient mystics...
Mash:
...Industrial...revolution... ...The people who brought about the evolution of civilization...
Mash:
...I can't believe these people will be slain in this way. What a cruel, ironic punishment.
Fujimaru 1:
Are you all right, Mash?
Fujimaru 2:
You're looking awfully pale.
Mash:
Ah...
Mash:
—Ahh—
Mash:
I'm sorry for causing you this trouble— Apparently I was affected by the Demonic Fog. I...
Mash:
I can't believe... I allowed myself to be so shamefully overcome...
Mash:
To be caught in one's arms... by a human child...by you...I'm sorry...
Mash:
Ohh... Dear, me...Your...your...
Mash:
...Your...hand. It is so warm...
Mash:
But Sigurd's hands had been so cold... but now, you're...so warm...
Mash:
—Wait! I'm sorry. I'll step back. When we touch each other too much, it rattles me.
Mash:
I'm so flustered... Your warmth makes the flame inside me grow strong.
Mash:
Before my flames burn you to ashes, allow me to test you. Allow me to learn what kind of person you are.
Fujimaru 1:
Your flames will burn me to ashes?
Mash:
...
Fujimaru 2:
How are you going to test that
Mash:
...You'll see... soon enough.
D：???:
Mash:
You heard that, right? It reached you, right? That is the destiny which you must face.
Fujimaru 1:
Someone is fighting within the Demonic Fog!?
Fujimaru 2:
It sounds like a Helter Skelter!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Oh! How beautiful! Such a lovely Valkyrie!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Rejoice, my brawny Berserker friend, help tantamount to an army has come to assist!
Beowulf:
You idiot! That is a maiden of Heorot. Her beauty is questionable. Getting involved with her is trouble.
Beowulf:
Hey! It's not as if I'm going to die here, nor do I have any business in your manor.
Beowulf:
So don't you wander up to us like tha... I see, so you've already been stopped by a mistletoe.
Beowulf:
Then I guess you're of no harm to us... Whoa!
Fujimaru 1:
Two Heroic Spirits?
Fujimaru 2:
They are fighting the machines?
Beowulf:
Why yes, I'll crush the enemies I see before me. That's all I am doing here.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Hahaha! Whatever the era, wherever the location, there is only one road for the honorable Knights of Fianna!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Namely, the path of righteousness! Destroy evil! Protect humans! Honor first shines upon those that shepherd in eternal peace!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
I hold no grudges. No, never! I am a man of endless generosity!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
When the isle of Britain is Erin's, there too I shall equally display righteousness.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Ahh—How logical and bright! What's more, this unrivaled, handsome young man is at his peak! What could be better!?
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
When a person is shining, he must shine to his fullest. Wouldn't you agree there, Berserker?
Beowulf:
It seems our interests are similar but completely different in nature. However, it's true that we are both greedy in our desires.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Precisely! We speak of what we want, and we mercilessly pummel enemies that get in the way! It's what heroes are made of!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
I don't get along with you in the least, but it seems to me that we are essentially of the same breed.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
This seems to be a rare place where our paths have crossed. Hahahahaha! This is an excellent omen!
Beowulf:
You said it. As long as we have the power to crush our enemies, then it's all good.
Beowulf:
—Hey! You there, Master, and your companion.
Mash:
Companion— He called me a companion... That person seems like a very good Heroic Spirit.
Beowulf:
What did you come here for? If you're wandering through these mists, then you're certainly not a pitiful citizen of London.
Beowulf:
Let me ask you again, what have you come here for?
Mash:
...I take back my previous statement... That was the question I wanted to ask, horrible beast.
Mash:
I have a question for you as well, ageless, fleeting, and shining one. Fujimaru.
Mash:
What is it you are doing, as we continue to Rayshift, today, tomorrow, and forever?
Fujimaru 1:
—Fight.
Fujimaru 2:
Someday save the world.
Mash:
...I don't know...what to say.
Mash:
You are too radiant and glorious... When I gaze upon you shining so brightly...
Mash:
I...in this very moment have decided... even though I am here...
Mash:
—No, no! To battle, Fujimaru. You will achieve victory. Because I am at your side.
Mash:
Even if we didn't have the protection of god, even if we didn't have the protection of this world...
Mash:
I, for this time alone, will grant you the protection of a great Valkyrie warrior—
--BATTLE--:
Beowulf:
—What a ridiculous fight. If I'm gonna get in a punching match it should be with a Servant.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
You mean several, right? The more powerful the enemies are, the more joy there is in defeating them, and the greater the profit.
Beowulf:
Profit? Who needs that? It's unnecessary. Do you take money from a woman after sex?
Beowulf:
Just forget it. There'll be no more killing here. Farewell, nameless Master.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Well, well. He was a formidable warrior to the very end. True, he was strong, but I'm sure he would've run out of enemies to defeat.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
It goes to show that I need not have worried.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
In fact, you resemble my own subordinates. You've made me feel a little parental affection, or should I say, kingly affection.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
—Yes. Now let me address the lovely lady over here!
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
In this fight with the speechless iron knights and dolls, you displayed magnificent heroism.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Therefore, a romance with this battle maiden seem inevitable... If I had the time, I would certainly go through with it, but...
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
It seems this materialization is but a temporary one, I am destined to return to my former battlefield.
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
What a pity. When it comes right down to it, I am too impatient to remain here any longer...
Fionn mac Cumhaill:
Yes, I must end the boredom here! Farewell, young Master! Away!
Mash:
Alas...
Mash:
...I don't know...what to do...
Mash:
Humans leave only destruction in their wake, yet even in these times, you, my hero, resist.
Mash:
You can stand side-by-side with the dragon slayer Beowulf. You can fight alongside the god slayer Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Mash:
When I see you like that, I... I...
Mash:
—I really don't know what to do.
Fujimaru 1:
Why don't you know what to do?
Mash:
When you are so heroic... I can't help...but to...love you...
Mash:
I love, I love, I love you. I love, I love, I love, I love you...
Mash:
...I end up...loving you...
Fujimaru 2:
I'm not sure what to say
Mash:
I-I'm...sorry... ...I really will...be more careful.
Mash:
I will be more careful...
Mash:
...But, ohh... No, no. You make me so flustered, that, ohh...
Mash:
All I can do is show you who I am. Fujimaru.
Mash:
My true name is Brynhild. Yes, that is the truth. I am not Mash Kyrielight.
Fujimaru 1:
Huh? What the... Really?
Fujimaru 2:
As I thought, you aren't Mash.
A：Brynhild:
...Yes.
A：Brynhild:
I was the Valkyrie, the machine, who assisted the great god Odin of northern Europe, yet was transformed into a human woman and met my death. That is I.
A：Brynhild:
Please forgive me. Due to who I was in life, I cannot help but see into your soul...
A：Brynhild:
Therefore, I have come to a decision. My father, Odin... I cannot be your daughter...
A：Brynhild:
I will be a woman carved into human history, I will be a hero's companion.
A：Brynhild:
...Alas, these cries are from the Demons. This is the final summoning of the last vestiges of the Demonic Fog.
A：Brynhild:
They may have even been guided to us by the damnable blue flame. Either way...
A：Brynhild:
...How dare they...interrupt...what I want to say!
--BATTLE--:
Brynhild:
—Ahh, I killed it.
Brynhild:
The vile enemy that stood between us is dead. It's all over now.
Brynhild:
How unfortunate... But, yes, this may be for the best.
Brynhild:
If I remain with you any longer, I would surely... be in greater and greater trouble...
Brynhild:
...Therefore, let us part for now.
Fujimaru 1:
Will we meet again?
Brynhild:
Yes, yes. Until that day...
Fujimaru 2:
We'll meet again.
Brynhild:
...That's right. Someday, when the stars align and our paths cross...
Brynhild:
Take care, and stay healthy, my fleeting and fragile, but strong and stout, beloved human child.
Brynhild:
I'm sure that when we meet again, I'll be of assistance.
Brynhild:
—Farewell. You're the world's newest hero, my Sigurd.