Trial Quest / Strengthening - Mysterious Heroine X
Attention! This takes place during Saber Wars 2!
"Interlude Entracte I"
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A little while ago in a Servant Universe far, far away...
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～Planet Lothian～
A：???:
...Black Knight.
A：???:
Black Knight...
A：???:
Yeah. You. Servant AUX Voloid K6-X4.
Fujimaru 1:
(Eh...are you talking to me?)
Fujimaru 2:
(...I can't speak.)
A：???:
Are you mad?
A：???:
You sometimes space out. Even though you're a Voloid. You're really an odd one.
A：???:
Did you, just, intercept some funny transmission? That's, no good.
A：???:
There may be a time when I'll have to rely on you during battle. Maybe.
A：???:
Yeah, but...I guess I don't really have room to talk about spacing out.
Fujimaru 1:
(...Voloid?)
A：???:
...Hm? Dumpling?
A：???:
You want a dumpling? I just ate it. That dumpling.
A：???:
But, you know—
Fujimaru 2:
(What battle...?)
A：???:
... (Sigh) Red bean soup?
A：???:
I'd like some, too. But—
A：???:
What are you talking about? Your train of thought's gone off the rails.
A：???:
Your conversational protocol's also been strange. Maybe I need to check for crossed wires.
A：???:
It's unfortunate, but it looks like we're going to be apart from each other for a while.
A：???:
Is it this...circuit here... Or this one...?
Fujimaru 1:
(Stop, you're tickling me.)
Fujimaru 2:
(This nonsensical way of talking... Berserker?)
A：???:
... (Gasp)
B：???:
Alter. X Alter.
X Alter:
Yes, Master Agravain. Alter is here.
X Alter:
Has the next land to purge been prophesied?
Agravain:
...
Agravain:
...We will need to go into hiding for a while. Their pursuit has grown more aggressive each day.
X Alter:
I shall join you. No matter what kind of desolate star it may be.
Agravain:
That is unnecessary. There is another job better suited to your skills.
Agravain:
Alter. Guided by the Alternium, the prophesied child of destruction...
Agravain:
A Berserker formed using the X Factor as a catalyst...
Agravain:
A crystal of Alternium is hidden within your body, and you are granted the Ultimate Anti-Anti-Saber Weapon.
Agravain:
In this region of space, few know of you. That fact will aid us as we prepare to strike back.
Agravain:
Our fellow lords have all fallen and been sealed away. The only one left is me—
X Alter:
I am still here, Master. I, Alter, your own disciple.
X Alter:
I shall not let the sacrifice of our great lord of Villains be in vain.
X Alter:
My Mana Conversion Altereactor Engine is burning furiously, ready to defeat our sworn enemy, Heroine X.
Agravain:
...Alter. What I am about to tell you is of the utmost importance. Carve it deep into your heart. Also, write it down on a piece of paper so you do not forget.
Agravain:
You are going to go in hiding, and go on a journey alone.
Agravain:
You are the final hope of Dark R.O.U.N.D.S. Or something like that.
Agravain:
We must focus on the opportunity to realize our wish, while we work, obscure, from the shadows.
Agravain:
We must sink into the muck, and become a slumbering dragon. For such a task, I would only be in your way.
X Alter:
That... No...
X Alter:
What are you talking about? That doesn't make sense. It's incomprehensible, like a wet piece of toast smothered in jam.
X Alter:
Are you trying to distance yourself from me, Master? Please allow me to stay by your side. I cannot live alone.
Agravain:
I will not repeat myself. You need to find a proper job.
X Alter:
...Ugh...
X Alter:
Does that mean we're no longer going to communicate?
X Alter:
...!?
Agravain:
Hm...
Agravain:
...That steam noise. I could never forget that sound.
X Alter:
..Babbagen! That tin can running on steam has managed to reach our castle!
X Alter:
That thing is truly the mortal enemy of all Villains. I shall slice it down with my dark sword!
Agravain:
Evil Sacred Sword Necro-calibur... That blade shall one day cut through even a planet.
Agravain:
But it still hasn't fully matured. We were foolish to believe in the specs written in the catalog. Honestly, internet shopping...
Agravain:
No, that's not what I mean. We did not have enough time to provide you with all that is necessary.
Agravain:
Learn, Alter. Go to a new land and search for a superior Master.
X Alter:
I...I have yet to reward the enemy with a single blade of mine.
X Alter:
I have put none of Master's teachings into practice.
X Alter:
... (Gasp) Master...what are you—
Agravain:
Alter. I am sealing away your memories.
X Alter:
...!
X Alter:
...Ungh...ahhh...
Agravain:
This is the hidden skill called “Black Knight's Black Hand.” All who call themselves knights are shackled down by the rules of example.
X Alter:
That's your favorite pestering Noble Phantasm, isn't it? But the Black Knight and Black Hand seem redundant.
Agravain:
...Just ignore the minute details, okay?
Agravain:
This skill shall take effect a few days from now. You will forget my name, as well.
Agravain:
Go, Alter.
Agravain:
You are Servant Universe's strongest and final Alter, and that truth shall be hidden from all.
X Alter:
...Master...
Agravain:
There's no need to be sad as we part with the promise of victory. May the Alternium be with you.
X Alter:
Lord Agravain...! May you have good fortune in battle!
Agravain:
...
X Alter:
(Pant...pant...) Black Knight, are you there!?
Fujimaru 1:
(I don't know what's going on.)
X Alter:
I need you to navigate the escape pod.
X Alter:
Otherwise, we're going to be space dust.
X Alter:
The enemy...the machine soldiers...Babbagen's drones!
X Alter:
Ah...I can't believe they've managed to invade our secret base!
X Alter:
We need to break through! At any cost! Black Knight, I need your help!
Fujimaru 1:
(Got it!)
X Alter:
What a cute response. It's like you're not Black Knight.
X Alter:
Target the memory banks! No records shall be left!
Fujimaru 2:
(Something seems wrong here... She just said Villain...)
X Alter:
Yep, Villain. It means enemy. Huh? Are you complaining again?
X Alter:
Just because one's an enemy, that doesn't necessarily mean they're a bad guy. Just like how the hero may not always be a good guy.
X Alter:
But what's important right now is that we need to fight or else it's game over. Let's go!
--BATTLE--
X Alter:
...Breaking away from Planet Lothian's gravitational pull. Warp preparations complete.
X Alter:
Check the sensors to see if anyone is following us, Black Knight.
Fujimaru 1:
(I don't know how to drive a spaceship...)
Fujimaru 2:
(Huh... I'm going in and out of consciousness...)
X Alter:
Are you all right?
X Alter:
I was pretty sloppy erasing your confidential data, so maybe that's why you're acting funny.
X Alter:
...
X Alter:
Agravain...my lord... Goodbye, my ruthless Villain Master...
X Alter:
May the Alternium be with you, always.
"Interlude Entracte II"
X:
(Munch munch) ...
X:
...Delicious! My Altrium is getting cleansed! Meat buns in the winter sure taste like justice!
X:
Even on a space colony, they create a man-made winter. I thought they were just stingy with the heating...
X:
But this alone is praiseworthy! On the other hand, red bean buns taste like corruption!
X:
One more... Hey! This is a red bean bun! Why that guy at Vamily Mart!
X:
...Hmm? I sense a Saber approaching!
X:
You there! You, in the sailor uniform, standing there mysteriously! Yes, you!
B：???:
...
X:
What? I'm not giving you one even if you stare at it!
X:
Who are you? I don't know you, but you look familiar! This is mind-boggling!
X:
Are you a Saber!? If you are, then you're gonna get blown away!
B：???:
...
X:
...Hm? Are you cold? And hungry? Your knees are shaking... Do you have altitude sickness?
X:
...
X:
I guess I have no choice. Consider yourself lucky you're not a Saber. And just one. You can only take one.
X:
Come on, hold out your hand. Whoa! It's so cold!
B：???:
...
B：???:
... (Munch...munch...)
B：???:
...So sweet...and warm...
X:
...You must have been hungry. Well, I'm not sure that even counts as a good deed.
X:
Out in the vastness of space, I hear there's even a hero who lets you eat his head. Could he be from the cosmic horror genre?
B：???:
Where...am I...?
X:
Did you come here without knowing?
X:
You're at Cosmo-Chaldea High School. It's a school attended by many young students who dream of becoming tomorrow's SSR Servants.
B：???:
Cosmo...Chaldea High...?
B：???:
I heard of a place around here with a ton of elite Masters, but I guess this isn't it.
X:
Master? There are plenty of annoying teachers.
C：???:
You've ditched class to eat out, X?
X:
Oh crap, Lionhead!
God Bless Edison:
I am not currently known as Lionhead! I am God Bless Edison! GBE!
God Bless Edison:
I am the very first principal of the glorious Cosmo-Chaldea High!
X:
You don't have to roar so, cathead. I can hear you. I get it.
X:
I just bumped into someone who I guess is a transfer student. I was about to give her a tour.
God Bless Edison:
A noble effort, but you still owe me 50,000 super gravity squats.
God Bless Edison:
So this is her? Hm, I did not receive any word about a transfer student...
X:
Hey. What's your name, by the way?
B：???:
My...name...
B：???:
...Ex...
B：???:
...Ex...ah...
X:
“Ex”? Is it just “Ex”? What a short name!
God Bless Edison:
Look who's talking.
X:
I like it. It's short and sweet! All right, Ex!
Ex:
Ah...yes... That's...fine.
God Bless Edison:
Very well. Ex.
God Bless Edison:
I know you must want to enroll in this school, but it doesn't accept just anybody.
God Bless Edison:
It's a school where heroic Servants are raised by experienced, active Servants working as teachers.
God Bless Edison:
Thus, those who wish to enroll must have certain qualifications!
Ex:
...Qualifications...?
X:
Don't be stupid, principal! You were just complaining that the school is in the red because there were so many dropouts from the tough curriculum!
God Bless Edison:
Those are separate issues! As different as AC and DC!
X:
I see. So, there's not much difference.
Ex:
...I want...to enroll. I want to become a great Servant.
Ex:
I'll make the tuition thing work. So...please...
God Bless Edison:
It seems like your words are sincere. You have passed the first entrance exam.
God Bless Edison:
And while we're here. X, you be her opponent.
God Bless Edison:
We'll hold a mock battle. Based on the result of that, I shall judge whether you can enroll or not!
X:
Okay... It seems wrong that a student is in charge of testing another student, but I guess this is just what comes with being an upperclassman. I'll do it.
X:
...Heh. In other words, a part-time job with the school principal's full permission. I'll get at least a week's worth of lunch vouchers out of this!
God Bless Edison:
No. If anything, this is a secret deal. You do know that buying food from outside vendors is prohibited.
God Bless Edison:
I'll turn a blind eye to it if you win. Also, if you lose to her, I will double your tuition.
God Bless Edison:
Do you think that's unreasonable? No, call me a capitalistic gentleman! It just means you're going to be paying for her tuition as well!
X:
So you're saying that whatever the outcome, the school won't lose anything, AND will gain another student!
X:
Why you, what a sharp way of thinking! It's hard to believe you're a lion. Are you by chance human!?
God Bless Edison:
I keep telling you I'm a human! Not having any toe beans is proof!
God Bless Edison:
Ah, no, that's not what I mean. Ex...
God Bless Edison:
X may act rowdy like she does, ditch classes, and sometimes battle active Servants...
God Bless Edison:
...but she is still our star pupil. She's pretty strong. She even uses ninja skills. Will you still fight?
Ex:
Star...
Ex:
Yes. I will.
Ex:
X, please be my opponent!
X:
I like that attitude! I'm not going to complain about my stomach being empty, but I wholeheartedly accept any newbies with spirit!
X:
Ex, this is payback for that red bean bun! Bring it on!
Ex:
I want to eat more sweet things!
--BATTLE--
Fujimaru 1:
(...Hm? Where am I?)
Fujimaru 2:
(This...isn't Chaldea.)
Fujimaru 1:
(I...I'm in this Voloid body again!?)
X:
Ah...darn!
X:
Unayaaaaaabarubarubarumo!
X:
Special intense lectures by Nameless Red are so boring, I can't stand it!
X:
Doubling my tuition would've been a hundred times better—Ouch!
X:
Arrrgh, there's a dent on my shin now! Hmph!
X:
Why is there a weird black bucket in my room?
X:
What are you, a Voloid? Are you an invention of Professor Babbagen? You are!
Fujimaru 1:
(No! Ouch!)
Fujimaru 2:
(X, it's me!)
X:
...Hmmm, I feel something in the Altrium. A presence I haven't felt since...
X:
...Sorry. It doesn't look like you're a defective Voloid, but electricity doesn't come free.
X:
Um, when do the waste collectors collect trash Voloids?
Ex:
Bullying...is bad. Sometimes...it gets confused.
X:
Hm...Ex. You still need something?
Ex:
That thing is with me. It's my only possession.
Ex:
We're going to be roommates starting today. Please be kind to me, X.
X:
...
X:
Huh!? Nobody told me this! A roommate!?
X:
I had...a single room all to myself, something that can't normally be enjoyed on backwater planets! My sweet, private school life...!
Ex:
These were the orders from the student support division, so there's no mistake. Besides, this room is obviously big enough for two students.
Ex:
Everything on this side of the line is my territory. This space will be our common area.
Ex:
Also I'm going to pull this juice bottle out of our fridge. My snacks won't fit with that inside.
X:
You're rolling the bottle of super extreme explosive carbonated drink, Space Sipep! Th-that'll cause an explosion!
X:
Now that I look closely, you look a lot like me! No wonder I did so poorly in that mock battle!
X:
Even though I held back! You really went all-out on me, and it hurt!
Ex:
That... Likewise. Thank you.
Ex:
There will be the two of us here from now on, so I ask you to be quieter, please.
X:
What the... Are you taking over the room already!? Instead of waiting for you to sleep, maybe I'll slice you up right now!
Fujimaru 1:
(Um, no fighting, please.)
Fujimaru 2:
(She already has her sword out!)
Ex:
Careful. Black Knight, stand back. You might get caught in X's weak beam crossfires.
X:
Are you calling my sword moves “weak beams”? Tsk. I didn't realize you were a Servant of sick burns. Are you perhaps a literary genius?
X:
Hmph, as a science buff, I don't think you and I could get along. I suggest you move to another room—
Fujimaru 1:
(X is more versed in physical sports.)
Fujimaru 2:
(Haha, science buff... Good one.)
X:
Here's a lesson for you! Physical punishment! I saw it in your eyes!
X:
Why you! Why are you protecting that Voloid!?
Ex:
Because Black Knight is correct. And your reaction. You just said it yourself!
X:
You may be a nerd, but your swordsmanship is spot-on. I actually sense that you have some formal training in your background.
X:
Heh... Heh, heh. Interesting!
X:
Whether you be an Assassin or Berserker, if you're a Saberface, then you're definitely a Saber!
X:
Okay then, I'm going to get serious now! I don't have anything against you, but I will cut down all Sabers!
Ex:
No— That's right, I'm a Saber! Fine! That's how it will be!
Ex:
By thinking that, I feel like a burden has been lifted...I think.
X:
I understand that feeling very well! But give up, because your Saber days are over!
Girls' Dorm Supervisor:
You two are too noisy!
Girls' Dorm Supervisor:
Stop your fighting! If you don't, I'll put you both in swimsuits, strap you to my Noble Phantasm, and shoot you around the third moon!
Girls' Dorm Supervisor:
...Hey, I kicked something.
Fujimaru 1:
(Waaahhh, I'm rolling! Stop me! Stop me!)
X:
Huh?
X:
Ah. I cut the little guy down on accident! Sorry! I'm really sorry! Are you all right?
Ex:
Black Knight...
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And thus the two fake Sabers began their life together. Roommates. Roomshare. Saber rival.
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At times they would fight over pudding. At times they would guess what would be on the test using darts and share a laugh...
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Ex would be scolded by the dorm supervisor for staying up past midnight reading, and X for sneaking in outside food...
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They would spend a difficult, yet fulfilling school life together.
"Interlude Entracte III"
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No matter what they said, the two fake Sabers living together were friendly, but fought tons. And so it continued.
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However...
Ex:
...
God Bless Edison:
She is still not back.
Ex:
Principal...
God Bless Edison:
It's been so long since we last heard Du Stallion II's jets.
God Bless Edison:
We know so far that her disappearance has something to do with the irregular increase in Heroine Zs.
God Bless Edison:
But we haven't seen Heroine X. How sad and lonesome...
Ex:
Eradicating Heroine Z was hard work. I still question what that Saber ninja evade move was.
Ex:
And ever since X disappeared, the Saber class students are all sighing with relief.
God Bless Edison:
Hmm...
God Bless Edison:
Knowing her, she must be off saving some world in crisis. All while having no idea people are wondering where she is.
Ex:
I'm...just worried about all the “use by” dates on her food in the fridge.
Ex:
What should we do...Black Knight...?
Fujimaru 1:
(Oh no, not this mind-only warp again!)
Fujimaru 2:
(She seems sad...?)
Ex:
I've been having fuzzy memories lately.
Ex:
Some pretty men are sitting around a black round table, and they're drinking. And I'm just sitting there, looking bored...
Ex:
Then then someone special to me secretly gives me candy. It tasted sweet...
Ex:
But then the hotties disappear from their seats at the round table one by one, like petals dropping from a wilting flower.
Ex:
The quiet round table wasn't bad. As long as that one man was there.
Ex:
Being in my empty room reminds me of that scene.
Ex:
A knock. ...Come in.
Ex:
...?
Ex:
Why aren't you coming in? Is the door broken?
B：???:
I'm just killing time in the halls, Lizardlet.
B：???:
I don't mind people seeing us talking, but I don't want our conversation to be recorded.
Ex:
You're disguising your voice? Who are you? What do you want?
B：???:
I'll just say that I'm a classmate. Spies for the Villain Alliance are everywhere.
B：???:
Even in this school of heroic Servants.
Ex:
Villain...Alliance... Inside the school...
Ex:
...In a way, I'm relieved. You seem to be an elite agent.
Ex:
Not like that striped-pants Elisa, who always herself caught in the traps she sets for X and me.
Ex:
I was so worried she might be the spy. But it looks like I was wrong.
B：???:
Gwah! A-ahem!
B：???:
...They will soon come for you. Be ready to meet them.
B：???:
I'm talking about those who believe you have fighting potential, after the reports they've received from spies here.
B：???:
A large-scale attack by the Villains will soon start. It'll be a Death Tour, with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
B：???:
Heroine X will likely not return. And even if she did, she could not save this place.
B：???:
See you, docile Berserker. School life with you was quite entertaining.
Ex:
...
Ex:
Leave...the school...
Ex:
I knew that this day, would come. I didn't think X would be first. But.
Ex:
But...there is still something I need to do.
Fujimaru 1:
(I have a bad feeling about this...)
Ex:
You don't have to be so worried, Black Knight.
Ex:
I secretly collected parts bit by bit, so you've powered up quite a bit.
Ex:
If you can help me again...that would be great.
Fujimaru 2:
(Ex wears leggings...)
Ex:
Black Knight...your eye movements are a little creepy.
Ex:
Maybe there's still some weird programming left. I'm going to change, so go out in the hall.
Ex:
Come on, hurry.
Babbagen:
Beep boop. So you were the one who called me out here to the dark side of the school.
Babbagen:
Data extraction. Found: a traditional school yard callout to settle old scores. In other words, there's an one hundred percent possibility that a secret art will be passed on due to graduation.
Babbagen:
...Good. Preparing to deploy Noble Phantasm for self-defense.
Babbagen:
With my fantasy, my ideal, my dream...the time has come for you to awaken to the appeal of steam!
Ex:
...No, that's not what we're talking about. I wanted to ask you some personal questions before the battle started, Professor Babbagen.
Ex:
I know you are busy, and you are not around the school much. Tonight was my only chance.
Babbagen:
...Hm. Steam pressure...dropping. What kind of lecture do you desire, Servant candidate?
Ex:
Please tell me...
Ex:
On the planet Lothian, I believe you once battled against a dark lord.
Ex:
That information is strictly confidential, and it is not even in the school's database. Could you tell me the details...
Ex:
And tell me what fate befell the black lord!?
Babbagen:
Confidential data, number SA80T521X. Punitive expedition of the planet Lothian.
Babbagen:
Such information is strictly confidential. Of course, revealing such information to a common student candidate is not permissible.
Ex:
All right, then! I have no choice but to tear our your memory media and read it myself!
Ex:
And...above all...
Ex:
My heart...is burning and screaming at me that I need to defeat you!
Babbagen:
Hm. I am a gentleman, and a scholar who abhors physical violence.
Babbagen:
Yet I am also aware that I must defend myself against any attack. Student or not, I will not hold back.
Babbagen:
Your burning heart... Show me if it can best my steam power armor!
--BATTLE--
Babbagen:
...Left and right manipulators...stopped. I have sustained critical damage.
Babbagen:
...Candidate Ex.
Ex:
Yes, Professor Babbagen.
Babbagen:
You were a good student. A truly good student. You were one of the few who sincerely listened to my lectures.
Babbagen:
You sat in front of the class, and I remember you always wiping your fogged up glasses.
Ex:
...It was tough. It was as tough as eating mochi topped with powdered chestnut without hands...
Babbagen:
...You have utterly defeated me.
Babbagen:
You so accurately pinpointed my armor's weaknesses. I can think of no better sign that you studied well.
Babbagen:
I do not have enough information to understand the entire situation, but I can hypothesize about the outcome.
Babbagen:
Ex, you are planning to leave, are you not?
Ex:
Professor, I...
Ex:
I just couldn't like you. I couldn't help this hatred I felt toward you.
Ex:
But I always liked your lectures. I truly did.
Babbagen:
...Ah, a student completes her studies and departs. That is every teacher's joy...
Babbagen:
As your reward, I shall tell you. The dark lord's name is... “Sir Agravain.”
Ex:
Agra...vain...!
Babbagen:
He was a senior member of the group called the Dark R.O.U.N.D.S.
Babbagen:
As the descendant of a clan that alchemizes artificial Servants, the work he inherited was truly evil.
Babbagen:
The Heroine Zs earlier were just incomplete fakes. What he was searching for was something beyond that... A crystallized form of magecraft.
Babbagen:
But we have been able to determine that he was not successful.
Ex:
...
Babbagen:
Agravain fought valiantly, but he was no match for the overwhelming pressure of my steam.
Babbagen:
In the end, he tumbled down into the castle's reactor core.
Babbagen:
Whether it was accidental or intentional, I cannot say.
Babbagen:
Not long after, the castle collapsed.
Babbagen:
We conducted a thorough search, but were unable to locate his body.
Babbagen:
At the same time, the secret ceremonial rites for the creation of artificial Servants were also lost. That's what I...report...ed.
Ex:
Professor...Professor Babbagen.
Ex:
...Ungh.
Ex:
Agravain...Agravain...!
Ex:
My Master... Revenge...!
Ex:
...
Ex:
...It's impossible...
???:
Aren't you going to finish him off? Wouldn't that be more elegant?
Ex:
...!
???:
Encased within his armor, the critical steam will release, cutting off his vision and breathing, and soon after, a world of extreme cold will await him.
???:
He's an extremely troublesome enemy.
???:
...iii...
Ex:
...Are you the one who is here to get me, as the agent said?
???:
...Indeed, Lord Pendragon.
???:
The final knight of the fallen Dark R.O.U.N.D.S. ...To think you would be hiding here, right under his nose.
???:
...Hmph. The villain may not always be evil, while the “good guy” may not always be working for the weak.
???:
A school intended to educate heroic Servants? Laughable. You know that the moment it becomes a public facility, it also becomes a pawn of those in power, don't you?
???:
Never mind. Now we need to think of how to deal with you, Lord Pendragon.
???:
The reports said you had lost your memories, but by the look of it, you seem to understand what is going on.
Ex:
Pendragon... Yes, that is the True Name I was given.
X Alter:
My name is Heroine X Alter. The Ultimate Anti-Anti-Saber Weapon!
???:
Hahahahaha! Wonderful. Let us celebrate your new journey!
???:
I welcome you as a new member of the Villain Alliance. You shall serve me directly!
???:
Admittedly, I am an outsider within the Alliance. But that means you will have absolute freedom in your job! What a wonderful position!
X Alter:
...I see. I'm actually more keen on being told what to do.
X Alter:
But I do have one wish.
X Alter:
I would like to take one Voloid with me. AUX Voloid K6-X4.
???:
Hm? What a piece of junk. Fine. Doesn't look like much, though.
???:
Board my container-shaped infiltration ship. We will return at once to the mothership, and convene with the other alliance members.
X Alter:
Please, give me ninety seconds to prepare.
???:
Understood. I will await you in the ship.
X Alter:
...Black Knight. I have...something to ask you.
X Alter:
I finally figured out what was wrong with you.
X Alter:
You have a tiny shard of crystallized Alternium embedded in your head. It was being used to track me.
X Alter:
That crystal had been receiving mana waves leaking through the cracks of multidimensional space.
X Alter:
It seems, coincidentally, that you were on the same wavelength as someone else's mind. They would appear to be a mage.
X Alter:
But we are headed to a battlefield. Information leaks and unknown elements cannot be permitted.
X Alter:
I'm going to remove the cause of the problem.
X Alter:
Maybe you're still listening to my words through this Black Knight as a vessel.
X Alter:
If you are...I would like to say goodbye.
X Alter:
Having someone listen to me when I needed it... I think that was nice.
X Alter:
When I succeed, and make a name for myself as a Servant...maybe we can talk like this again.
X Alter:
When that time comes...
X Alter:
No, that's just wishful thinking. She and my deceased Master would both laugh at that thought.
X Alter:
See you. Whoever it is, from a Servant Universe far, far away...
X Alter:
May the Alternium be with you, always...
Fujimaru 1:
...Whoa! Chaldea!?
Fujimaru 2:
Did I fall asleep?
X:
Have you awoken, Master? How was sleeping at the nice warm kotatsu?
X:
It was good? I'm glad to hear! But Mash seems to be a little disappointed.
Mash:
...!
X:
She seems to have kind of made a hobby of watching Master sleep. I don't understand that allure at all!
Mash:
Ah, ah! Shhhhh. X, I told you to please keep that a secret...!
Mash:
This kotatsu we inherited from Doctor's room is a Noble Phantasm to be feared!
Mash:
Um... It's so that Senpai will remain healthy...
X:
Let's just keep it that way. This mikan is delicious! This iyokan citrus is sour!
Fujimaru 1:
Heroine X... I just saw someone with your face?
X:
What? Is there something on my face? (Sigh) Fine. Then have a good look at it.
Mash:
H-hey! Please! Both of you! Your faces are too close!
Fujimaru 2:
(This one wears bloomers...)
X:
Wha...? This is a special spacesuit! It's a wardrobe essential for those who follow the Star of Altria!
X:
Well, they were on sale at the school's store, so I bought them all up.
Mash:
What are you talking about?
Mash:
(Sigh) ...Master, were you dreaming? Eh? Not a dream!?
Mash:
Hm...hm... Those are some hazy details.
X:
Eh? Did I ever have a BFF?
X:
Oh, come on. I don't remember anything like that. Sounds like space opera nonsense to me!
X:
But...yeah. I did have someone I considered a troublesome rival.
X:
Oh? You want to hear all about it? Uh... Well, it's not really an interesting story...
X:
It's not like I defeated a space dragon, or won first place in a race through the Saint Quartz Run...
X:
This story isn't as flashy as all that. It's just a story about ordinary school life.
X:
Sheesh. I wonder how she's doing... That Saber who was energized by Japanese sweets...
X:
No, no. Forget about that. Let's talk about releasing the long-awaited EPII!
X:
I got excited thinking this quest was going to be about that, so I've been waiting patiently next to Master this whole time!
Mash:
I-is that so? Anyway, it looks like you are still going to be talking.
Mash:
We have run out of both mikan and tea, so I shall go get some more.
Fujimaru 1:
Thanks, Mash. What would you like, X?
X:
Any Japanese sweets. We are sitting at a kotatsu, after all.
X:
Sometimes the flavor of corruption isn't so bad!
Mash:
Yes, understood. I shall go check the kitchen!