...I don't feel anyone staring[sr]daggers into my back anymore...
[k]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_76 1.0 1.0]
[charaFace D 4]
＠Patxi
Looks like we finally lost the Oprichniki...[sr]...Dammit, why'd this have to happen to me...?
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 8]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Mash
...I'm so sorry.
[k]
[charaFace A 12]
＠Mash
This is all our fault. We didn't know anything about this place, but we still had you take us to your house...
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaFace D 4]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Patxi
...Knock it off. Just forget about that.[sr]I wasn't thinking straight either.
[k]
＠Patxi
This is what I get for jumping at a chance to strike it rich without thinking it through. It's my fault as much as yours, so that makes us even.
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Patxi
...There's one thing I still don't get. Why didn't you use me as a decoy and run off when you had the chance?
[k]
？1：We still haven't returned the favor you did us.
＠Patxi
...Are all humans as stupid as you guys?
[k]
？2：We couldn't just abandon you.
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 13]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Mash
No, we couldn't.
[k]
＠Mash
Both Master and I wanted to help you.
[k]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
？！
＠Patxi
...Times like that,[sr]you're supposed to let the other guy take the fall.
[k]
＠Patxi
But you guys just couldn't keep[sr]your noses out of it, huh?
[k]
＠Patxi
I mean, it's not like me dying's gonna[sr]make any difference to YOUR survival.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 5]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Goredolf
Indeed, the Beastman is exactly right!
[k]
＠Goredolf
You're nothing but a defective Demi-Servant and a useless, third-rate Master. That's why I told you to stay out of sight instead of getting into fights you can't win.
[k]
[messageOff]
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[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
[wt 0.5]
？1：Sorry for...everything.
＠Patxi
You're a weird one, aren't you.[sr]Or is that just how all mages are?
[k]
？2：My body just moved on its own.
[charaFace D 3]
＠Patxi
...I don't get it. Why would you do that?[sr]There was nothing in it for you.
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Patxi
I only saved you people because I had[sr]something to gain from doing it.
[k]
？！
＠Patxi
The Yaga way of life is simple:[sr]only the strong get to eat.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaFace D 0]
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[charaFace E 6]
[charaFadein E 0.1 2]
＠Holmes
Oh? But surely the weak serve a purpose as well, by providing meat for the strong to consume? That IS typically the law of the jungle, after all.
[k]
＠Patxi
Not for us.[sr]For us, the weak aren't even worth eating.
[k]
＠Patxi
Every Yaga knows that.[sr]...Man, you mages really throw me off my game.
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Holmes
I assure you, most mages would make the same choice you would under those circumstances. The one there with you now is the odd [&man:woman] out.
[k]
[charaFace E 1]
＠Holmes
[&He:She] is motivated primarily by [&his:her] emotions, rather than what [&he:she] stands to gain or lose.
[k]
[charaFace D 4]
＠Patxi
...[sr]Ugh, goddammit.
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Patxi
Guess I'll just have to lay low in some other[sr]town until the Oprichniki forget about me...
[k]
＠Patxi
Hell, at this point,[sr]maybe I really WILL join the rebel army.
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Holmes
The rebel army, hm? I remember hearing them mentioned before. I presume they are a group who takes issue with Ivan the Terrible's reign?
[k]
＠Patxi
That's right. Word has it they've been around in some form or another for the last four hundred and fifty years.
[k]
＠Patxi
Sometimes it was nobles fighting, sometimes[sr]it was normal folk who'd run out of food.
[k]
＠Patxi
But whoever it is, it almost always ends with the Oprichniki slaughtering them. Though nowadays it sounds like they're still putting up a good fight.
[k]
＠Patxi
I also heard a strange rumor about them...[sr]Yeah, I remember now.
[k]
＠Patxi
They say their leader's a lady archer who still looks like one of the old humans, before Ivan's reign began.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Mash
...!
[k]
？1：Maybe she's a Servant?
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Patxi
Servant...?[sr]Who'd she be serving if she's the leader?
[k]
？2：An Archer-class Servant...?
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Patxi
I don't much care for bows myself. Though I guess they CAN work decently against some of the larger Demonic Beasts.
[k]
？！
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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 26]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
＠Da Vinci
If she really is a Servant, we definitely[sr]need to meet her and see if she can help us.
[k]
[charaFace C 30]
＠Da Vinci
At the very least, she's already fighting Ivan the Terrible, so it's safe to assume that our goals are already closely aligned.
[k]
＠Da Vinci
And if she's a Rogue Servant, so much the better.
[k]
[charaFace C 7]
＠Da Vinci
Servants can't reach their full potential without a Master, after all. If you tempt her with a contract, she might even offer to join us of her own accord.
[k]
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[charaSet C 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"]
[charaSet E 9005001 1 Holmes]
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Holmes
(So, there's been a Servant summoned here...but it would not seem to be a counterreaction on the part of a Holy Grail.)
[k]
＠Holmes
(Perhaps this Servant was summoned in consequence of our arrival with the Proper Human History Spirit Origin graph. Or perhaps...)
[k]
＠Holmes
(...she is the last bit of resistance this land[line 2]no, human history itself[line 2]had to offer?)
[k]
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[charaFace C 7]
[charaFadein C 0.1 256,-50]
＠Da Vinci
Holmes? Something on your mind?
[k]
[charaFace E 1]
＠Holmes
Of course. There is never a moment[sr]when my mind is not occupied.
[k]
＠Holmes
And in order for us to truly be able to act here, we must ensure the Servant summoning is successful.
[k]
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＠Holmes
You should be seeing an area well-suited to[sr]summoning about now. A cave, to be precise.
[k]
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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 7]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Mash
I see it. It's hard to see in this blizzard,[sr]but I think I can make out the cave now.
[k]
[se ade106]
＠Mash
I also hear thunder overhead.
[k]
[charaFace A 12]
＠Mash
...I understand it's statistically very unlikely, but I AM a bit concerned about us getting struck by lightning.
[k]
[seStop ade106 0.5]
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[charaFace C 8]
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[charaFace A 12]
[charaFadein A 0.1 2]
＠Da Vinci
Sorry about that. But I'm glad you made it there in time. That thunder is the mark of some extremely precious energy, after all.
[k]
[charaFace C 9]
＠Da Vinci
Okay, [%1], it's time to fly that kite![sr]Go on, help [&him:her], Mash.
[k]
[charaFace A 7]
＠Mash
A-all right...![sr]Leave the flying to me, Master...!
[k]
＠Mash
By the way, Da Vinci, it IS safe to fly a kite in a storm like this, right? You're sure I'm not going to be electrocuted or anything, right?
[k]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_76 0.5]
[charaFace C 23]
＠Da Vinci
...Oh.
[k]
[charaFace A 6]
＠Mash
...That is not a reassuring respo[line 2]
[k]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1]
[charaFace C 16]
＠Da Vinci
Hmm, this is why you really shouldn't work on such short notice. It's way too easy to forget about little details like that☆
[k]
[charaFace C 11]
＠Da Vinci
But never mind that now![sr]Come on, get that kite up in the air! Chop-chop!
[k]
？1：Hold up a minute!
？2：You never answered the question!!!
？！
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＠Da Vinci
Look, Benjamin Franklin did an experiment veeery similar to this, and he came out of it juuust fiiine!
[k]
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[charaFace E 1]
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＠Holmes
Weeell, some of the people who tried to replicate his results weren't so lucky. But, you can't do science without breaking a few scientis[line 2]er, eggs...?
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 8]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Goredolf
What sort of monstrous Servants are you!?[sr]I've never SEEN such a hostile working environment!
[k]
[charaFace B 6]
＠Goredolf
Wait, that's it! I've just had a flash of inspiration![sr][%1], use your head!
[k]
＠Goredolf
If there's a dangerous job to be done, delegate it to someone else! Say, that Yaga there with you! Perhaps his kind don't mind being zapped with lightning!
[k]
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＠Patxi
Are you nuts!?[sr]I wouldn't last two seconds!
[k]
[charaFace D 4]
＠Patxi
Lightning's one of the Tsar's most powerful weapons![sr]It'd fry me like a piece of Krichat' bacon!
[k]
[charaFace B 5]
＠Goredolf
Grr, how dare you question my intelligence, Beastman! Think! You've already revolted against that Tsar of yours, haven't you!?
[k]
[charaFace B 6]
＠Goredolf
There's no turning tail and running away now![sr]You need to face reality!
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Patxi
Reality? That's rich, coming from a furless bunch of pink-skinned humans from some fairy-tale paradise!
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
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[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 6]
[charaFadein E 0.1 2]
＠Holmes
It would seem that the lightning here is strong enough to discourage even young Patxi. Alas, we have no alternative.
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Holmes
Ms. Kyrielight, please connect the wire to the Spirit Origin briefcase. Once that is done, I want you to run as fast as you can while holding the kite horizontally.
[k]
[messageOff]
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＠Mash
Understood![sr]I'll make sure the kite gets airborne!
[k]
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＠Mash
Here goooes!
[k]
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＠Meunière
The kite has reached the center of the thunderclouds! Activating conversion spell...NOW! Way to go, Mash!
[k]
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＠Holmes
Good. Continue to keep an eye on the kite, Ms. Kyrielight.
[k]
＠Holmes
[&Mr.:Ms.] [%1], remain on standby near the Spirit Origin briefcase.
[k]
＠Holmes
It is crucial for the summon that you be there.
[k]
＠Holmes
This is a forced summon. Once one of the Heroic Spirits you have bonded with has been summoned, they will convert the lightning into magical energy and use it to form a Spirit Origin.
[k]
＠Holmes
But that alone will not keep them here for very long.
[k]
＠Holmes
If a Servant summoned via human magecraft is to remain in this world, they will need an attractor... A Master that can serve as their anchor.
[k]
＠Holmes
Your job is to converse with the Servant that appears, and form a contract with them immediately.
[k]
？1：Got it...!
？2：(I wonder who it's gonna be...!?)
？！
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＠Patxi
What's all this about?[sr]...Man, that thing's really up there...
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Patxi
I swear, I have no idea what these humans are thinking...!
[k]
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＠Goredolf
Hold it, Holmes. Just because this isn't the Russia we know doesn't mean we can let some commoner witness magecraft being performed.
[k]
＠Goredolf
Can't you get that wolfman to go off somewhere else? Surely you don't want to ruin his life by showing him things he's better off not knowing?
[k]
[charaFace E 6]
＠Holmes
Hmm.[sr]I suppose you do have a point...
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Holmes
Very well then.[sr]I will speak with him.
[k]
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＠Holmes
Patxi, I'm terribly sorry to ask this of you, but we are about to perform a highly secret ritual here.
[k]
＠Holmes
Would you mind waiting outside the cave until[sr]it is complete? Again, I do apologize.
[k]
[charaFace D 2]
＠Patxi
Wait...what!?
[k]
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＠Patxi
...
[k]
＠Patxi
...
[k]
＠Patxi
...So I'm not good enough to see[sr]their secret little ritual, huh?
[k]
＠Patxi
Dammit, they wouldn't even BE here now if I hadn't shown them the way! What do I care about rituals!?
[k]
＠Patxi
...I can smell them.[sr]So they're over here, huh.
[k]
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＠
...Most Yaga go their whole lives without even[sr]hearing about mages, let alone meeting one.
[k]
＠
I know that mages worked with Ivan the Terrible to perform the spell that combined humans and Demonic Beasts... The one that created us[line 2]the Yaga.
[k]
＠
And I know that if they hadn't turned us into Yaga, we'd probably never have survived the Great Cold Wave.
[k]
＠
They say that mages are still at work trying all sorts of spells in the hopes that one of them can save the world...
[k]
＠
'Course, they also say that all the mages were killed when they got on Ivan the Terrible's bad side.
[k]
＠
All the rumors are so vague as to be damn near worthless.
[k]
＠
I know that mages exist,[sr]but I've no idea what they actually do.
[k]
＠
I figured that, being a mage and all, they'd have so much magical energy that even a Yaga like me could sense it...
[k]
＠
...but as far as I can tell, that [%1] [&guy:girl] isn't anything special.
[k]
＠
If [&he:she] were a Yaga, [&he'd:she'd] have been too weak to survive more than a day after being born.
[k]
＠
I have no idea why the Oprichniki[sr]would care about [&him:her], or any of them.
[k]
＠
Still...I can't help but think...
[k]
＠
...maybe [&he:she] really will end up saving this world.
[k]
＠
Which is why I can't stand them keeping this ritual thing a secret from me. Not after they've gone and gotten my hopes up like that.
[k]
＠
I can sense those two humans now.[sr]Along with a ton of magical energy.
[k]
＠
...All right then, let's see what[sr]this secret ritual's all about.
[k]
＠Patxi
...What...IS that...?
[k]
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[charaSet C 5036001 1 Avicebron]
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＠
...It was an intricately designed symbol of[sr]magecraft, one meant to make miracles possible.
[k]
＠Mash
Everything's in place, Master.
[k]
＠Mash
The Spirit Origin briefcase now has[sr]enough charge for a single summon!
[k]
＠
The [&boy:girl] extended [&his:her] right hand,[sr]and called out loud and clear:
[k]
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＠
My will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. If you heed the Grail's call, and abide by this will and reason, then answer me.
[k]
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＠
I hereby swear.
[k]
＠
I embody all that is good in the world.[sr]I shall defeat all that is evil in the world.
[k]
＠
Seventh Heaven clad in the three words of power! Come forth from the circle of binding, Guardian of the Scales!
[k]
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＠Patxi
Wha...!?
[k]
＠
Those words bring about genuine miracles.
[k]
＠
They are an incantation spun in search of bravery and wisdom, all in the service of overcoming any difficulties that may stand in the way.
[k]
＠
The Fate system.[sr]A secret ritual for summoning Heroic Spirits.
[k]
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＠???
My name is Avicebron.[sr]I am a Caster.
[k]
＠Avicebron
I come in response to your summon... It would seem, though, that the circumstances are somewhat...unusual.
[k]
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＠Avicebron
And you, over there.[sr]Are you an enemy?
[k]
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＠Patxi
Aah[charaShake D 0.07 3 1 0.3]!
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.4]
[wt 0.3]
[se ad58]
[wt 0.5]
[seStop ad58]
[wt 0.7]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Mash
Patxi!
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaPut H 1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 6]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Holmes
Hm. I thought this might happen.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 6]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Goredolf
You saw the secret summoning ritual!? Cursed fool of a beast! How dare you trample all over my kindness!?
[k]
＠Goredolf
[%1]! Order that Servant[sr]of yours to dispose of the witness!
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 1]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Holmes
Hahaha, now, now, calm yourself, Goredolf. Surely there is no need in a world with no Mage's Association.
