＄01-00-06-23-2-1 [soundStopAll] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] [charaSet A 8001001 1 Mash] [charaSet D 98086000 1 Holmes] [scene 21410] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0 1] [fadein black 2.0] [wait fade] ＠Holmes ...Hm. [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1], having watched two of your battles, may I comment on your leadership? [k] ？1：Yes. ？2：No. [charaFace D 1] ＠Holmes Hahaha, how unfortunate! You seem to know less about me than Ms. Kyrielight! [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes Sherlock Holmes cannot be silenced, has no self-restraint, and doesn't care about bothering others! [k] [charaFace D 1] ＠Holmes I always voice my own deductions! [k] ？！ [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes Anyway, [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1].[sr]To be honest, I'm quite surprised. [k] ＠Holmes Your fighting abilities are unbelievable, but they're still only secondary to something else. [k] ＠Holmes The root of your strength lies in the style of your contracts. [k] ＠Holmes I'm sure there's no precedent in history of a Master with connections to so many Servants. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes An even more shocking aspect is the length of time that this has continued. [k] ＠Holmes Normally, Servants are only summoned temporarily, and only for a particular battle. [k] ＠Holmes Perpetual contracts like your own are unthinkable.[sr]Yet it doesn't seem like you have any particular secrets, [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1]. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes In other words... [k] ？1：...In other words what? (Gulp) ？！ [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes ...By the way, Ms. Kyrielight. It would appear you still don't have full control of your Noble Phantasm. [k] ＠Holmes Why is that? Is it something beyond your means? [k] ？1：You changed the subject!? [charaFace D 1] ＠Holmes Hahaha. Hahahahahahaha. [k] ？2：Mash doesn't know its True Name... ？！ [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash ...Yes. I still don't know the True Name of the Heroic Spirit who transferred this power to me... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Holmes That's not it. The True Name isn't a big issue.[sr]You've simply erred on which foot to set forth on. [k] [charaFace D 1] ＠Holmes But be at ease. You will have the solution soon.[sr]Given the information, there's nothing I can't uncover. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes ...No, that was rude of me. That sounded like bragging. There are some things that even I don't know. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes Right now, we're fighting with another mystery: the true identity of the King of Mages, the culprit behind the Incineration of Humanity. [k] ＠Holmes I have almost no information about him. [k] ＠Holmes Every corner of time has his tracks, but none of these seem to tie to King Solomon. [k] ＠Holmes If someone had seen the King of Mages firsthand,[sr]I could've asked if there was any resemblance to Solomon. [k] ＠Holmes But of course there wouldn't be such a convenient witness. I have no choice but to continue inferring from information. [k] ？1：Uh... I've seen the King of Mages. ？2：Um... I know the King of Mages. ？！ [charaFace D 2] ＠Holmes You were such a vital witness!?[sr]Then please, tell me everything! [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes What did he look like? His voice? His magical lineage?[sr]And most importantly[line 3] [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes What are your impressions, having directly met him? [k] ＠Holmes Any discomfort? Anything out of place? A sense of discomfort would be the most important key. [k] ＠Holmes Try to remember, no matter how trivial it may seem.[sr]Was there anything strange about the King of Mages? [k] ？1：...I remember what he looks like, but... [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash So do I, but I'm not able to share those memories with you... The recordings are all covered in static too... [k] ？2：...Now that I think about it... [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes Is there something? [k] ？！ ？1：...One thing about his appearance... ？2：...Something seemed to be missing... ？！ [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Holmes ...Something missing... Missing, you say? For a human who had never seen the King of Mages before to say such a thing... [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes He must've made an oversight, trivial though it may be. An oversight that, though unintentional, was enough to arouse suspicion. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes ...Ms. Kyrielight. I'm sorry, but could you draw a sketch as we walk? [k] ＠Holmes I'd like a picture of the King of Mages you saw. Normally, you'd be cursed for even making an attempt, [k] ＠Holmes but here in Atlas, they likely have perfect measures against outside curses. No harm would come to you. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash I understand. I'm no artist, but I'll try to draw what we saw. [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash ...And may I also say something, Mr. Holmes? [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash I didn't sense any sort of discomfort like my Master did, but... [k] ＠Mash What the King of Mages said, how he acted... It wasn't consistent. That was what seemed out of place to me. [k] ＠Mash He was sometimes violent, sometimes calm... even totally indifferent toward us at times. [k] [charaFace A 8] ＠Mash ...The changes all seemed abrupt to me... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 3] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Holmes Hm. Tell me in more detail. What kind of conversation did you have with him? [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rollLeft 2.0 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 2.0] [wait wipe] [charaFace D 0] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 2.0] [wipein rollLeft 2.0 0.5] [wait wipe] ＠Holmes [line 3]I see. Thank you, Ms. Kyrielight. [k] [charaFace D 3] ＠Holmes That was very useful information. Enough to inch a little closer to the true identity of the King of Mages. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] ＠Mash Y-You're welcome... I'm glad I could help. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes Guessing from your conversation, the King of Mages is akin to a mirror. [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Mash A mirror...? [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes Correct. A mirror reflects those standing before it. A mirror that shows the nature of the person speaking to it. [k] ＠Holmes If someone vulgar speaks, he answers just as rudely... [k] ＠Holmes While if someone wise speaks, he answers with equal earnestness. [k] ＠Holmes He responds to the cruel with cruelty, and to the calm with benevolence. [k] [charaFace D 4] ＠Holmes It's not that he lacks his own sense of self, or that he has multiple personality disorder... [k] ＠Holmes He's just not confined to one single alignment.[sr]No, it's the exact opposite, in fact. That's his nature. [k] ？1：I see. Mordred was crude, so... ？2：I see. Andersen was mean, so... ？！ [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash But he said he isn't interested in us.[sr]He said life has no value. [k] ＠Mash I don't think anybody who was present thought that way. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes ...That's exactly it. That's the part I find frightening,[sr]Ms. Kyrielight. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Holmes No interest in humans... That is the truth for the King of Mages. [k] ＠Holmes As proof, he has already destroyed humanity.[sr]He's unlike the Lion King, who seeks to destroy this era. [k] ＠Holmes He has already won, which is precisely why he has shown his true form. [k] ＠Holmes Of course he would have no interest in us. It's because he has already moved on to his next project. [k] [charaFace D 3] ＠Holmes For example, suppose there's a desk here with a project labeled “Incineration of Humanity” sitting on top of it. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes He finished that project long ago. Now he's at a different desk, ready to start anew. [k] ＠Holmes Normally, that would be the end. Humanity wouldn't even have the option of fighting against him. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes However, a miracle occurred. It goes without saying, but that miracle was Chaldea. [k] ＠Holmes Although it's simply a miniscule space remaining at the now uninhabited desk. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash ...To the King of Mages, incinerating humanity is already a finished project... You're saying that's why he has no interest in us? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Holmes Yes. To be precise, it's because he's occupied with his next task. [k] [charaFace D 4] ＠Holmes What frightens me is... the true nature of that “next task.” [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Holmes Listen well. You can say that this case was the perfect crime. [k] ＠Holmes Nobody could prevent the plot from occurring. We were completely defeated, unable to even make a move. [k] ＠Holmes A detective works after an incident occurs...[sr]After there are already victims. [k] ＠Holmes Even if I deduce the truth behind the incident, I don't have the power to undo what has taken place. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes ...But you do, [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1].[sr]You have that power. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Holmes The King of Mages doesn't believe so... Which is your one and only chance to overcome that demon's crime. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]