＄94-05-14-19-3-1 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098200800 1 "Tomoe Gozen"] [charaSet B 1098198200 1 "Busy Author"] [charaSet D 1033300 1 Sigurd] [charaSet E 7038000 1 Brynhild] [charaSet F 3044000 1 Yu Mei-ren [charaSet G 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet S 5009040 1 "Effect Dummy"] [charaSet T 5009040 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 11010] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Apologies for the sudden intrusion, but I am afraid we have urgent business. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author So that's what all that noise outside was about.[sr]More Servants. [k] ＠Busy Author Go away. I'm busy writing[line 2][sr]...On second thought, I guess I'm not. [k] ＠Busy Author As luck would have it, I was just taking a break.[sr]Anything interesting to talk about? [k] [messageOff] [charaFaceFade B 8 0.5] [wt 0.7] ＠Busy Author Hmm. You there, the youth scout. You're not the same you I met before. What's going on here? [k] ＠Busy Author If this is a new kind of scam, don't bother. You can see how many valuables I have, which is to say, none. [k] ？1：It's not a scam. You see... ？！ [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 0.4] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 1.0] [wipein rollLeft 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author ...Ugh, I swear. I know I said I wanted some more exciting story ideas... [k] ＠Busy Author ...but this is much too intricate for my blood.[sr]I'm not a mystery novelist, you know. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Busy Author Still, this does connect a lot of dots. [k] ＠Busy Author So, the other version of you who came here before was an imposter[line 2]probably the mastermind behind all this. [k] ＠Busy Author And on top of that, this mountain was once home[sr]to a commune devoted to studying immortality... [k] ＠Busy Author ...and it's got laws of death swirling about[sr]it that can even kill Servants, huh. [k] [charaFace B 3] ＠Busy Author Figures that the place I chose to get away would turn out to be the worst resort in the history of resorts. [k] ＠Busy Author With all this fascinating stuff happening outside, it's no wonder I can't focus on the manuscript in front of me. [k] ＠Busy Author Just my luck this place would turn out to be a perfect place to torment authors. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Sigurd Putting aside the question of whether this[sr]mountain is a resort or not for now... [k] ＠Sigurd We came to you because we thought you[sr]might know something about Sessyoin. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author Sessyoin... So that's her name.[sr]I only knew her as Lily. [k] ＠Busy Author Sorry, but I don't know anything about her other than the fact that she asked me to write her a story. [k] ＠Busy Author I don't care if she's your enemy, or even the enemy of all humanity. I'm still not going to fight anyone. [k] ＠Busy Author Besides, I already told you I wasn't going to help. If that's what you were counting on, you're barking up the wrong tree. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Brynhild Now that you mention it, you did say you had no intention of working as a Servant... [k] ？1：Oh, right. You're working now, aren't you? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author No, it's not...[sr]On second thought, never mind. [k] ？2：Oh, right. You're “on break” now, aren't you? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author ...Ouch. I guess you really do know me. [k] [charaFace B 0] ？！ ＠Busy Author ...Anyway, that being said, I can still show my appreciation for that entertaining story you told me. [k] ＠Busy Author Even if it was only a story about how you're[sr]no match for this Sessyoin woman. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Sadly, we were not.[sr]None of our attacks could so much as scratch her. [k] ＠Tomoe Gozen Even when we landed a direct hit with our Noble Phantasms, she simply kept returning to life just like that. [k] ＠Tomoe Gozen On top of that, we kept losing stamina at an alarming rate. It truly felt like we were in the palm of her hand, so to speak... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author That's a bit odd as well.[sr]The Yaobikuni of legend never had that kind of power. [k] ＠Busy Author In battles between Servants, knowing your opponent's identity[line 2]their True Name, can make all the difference. [k] ＠Busy Author Your opponent's legend can tell you their strengths, their weaknesses, and sometimes, even their vulnerabilities. [k] ＠Busy Author Essentially, when it comes to information warfare, you're already losing your battle against this Sessyoin. [k] ＠Busy Author So if you want to defeat her,[sr]you should start by figuring out her True Name. [k] ？1：That makes sense. ？2：What about her abilities? Can we learn anything from those? ？！ [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 12] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Given what happened in the hotel, it seems safe to assume that Sessyoin Kiara can control dreams. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author Dreams, huh. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Busy Author Dreams are essential in all sorts of myths and legends. Understandably, since people have been dreaming for as long as they've been around. [k] ＠Busy Author It's not at all unusual for many heroes' journeys to begin with a dream[line 2]say, one of a dragon crawling inside their mother's womb. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth D 2] [charaDepth E 1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 0] ＠Sigurd Very true. [k] ＠Brynhild But, that still gets us no closer to[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author There may be countless legends involving dreams, but there are very few beings capable of controlling them. [k] ＠Busy Author Most who possess that ability tend to be Divine[sr]Spirit-level beings, after all. [k] ＠Busy Author In Greek mythology, there's Hypnos, the god of sleep, and his brothers, the Oneiroi, the gods of dreams. [k] ＠Busy Author I suppose there's also Morpheus, if we want to really get bogged down in the weeds... [k] [charaFace B 1] ＠Busy Author ...Hmph, but none of that matters anyway.[sr]This is all one giant red herring. [k] ＠Busy Author It's all a scam made possible by the existence of a Servant who can control nightmares. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Busy Author From everything you've told me, some Servants must have been awake, and yet they still fell prey to Sessyoin's power. [k] ＠Busy Author Plus, let's not forget that Servants are beings primarily of spirit. [k] ＠Busy Author Certain exceptional circumstances aside, they have no need to sleep, and they don't have dreams of their own. [k] ＠Busy Author Which means the dreams you were all shown must have taken place without you falling asleep. [k] ？1：Now I get it. We thought it was a dream just like with Abby... ？！ [messageOff] ？1：So it was all an illusion we were seeing while we were awake! ？！ [charaMoveReturn B 0,-5 0.5] [wt 0.7] [charaFace B 7] ＠Busy Author Exactly. Your opponent is by no means invincible. [k] ＠Busy Author You're only seeing her as such. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Sigurd I see... So it's like an extended reality that covers this entire mountain, to say nothing of all of us. [k] [charaFace D 4] ＠Sigurd But, unfortunately, even knowing that doesn't change the fact that our attacks won't land. [k] ＠Sigurd Whatever illusion she's using is fooling all five of our senses. At that point, it may as well be another reality entirely. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author Right. Attacks that depend on focusing on your opponent won't work here. What you need are attacks that don't depend on any perception on your part at all. In other words[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen I see! We need to close our eyes when we strike at her! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author Uh... Well, in your case, you probably could track down an opponent even with your eyes closed... [k] ＠Busy Author But[line 2]and I do hate to dampen that smile of yours... [k] ＠Busy Author ...closing your eyes won't change the fact that you're still explicitly focusing on your opponent. [k] ＠Busy Author After all, it doesn't matter if your eyes are open or not when you're hacking at an illusion that isn't really there. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Aww. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Sigurd ...No, I think you have the right idea, Lady Tomoe.[sr]We just need a way to attack more indiscriminately. [k] ＠Sigurd Perhaps the aftermath of a large[sr]explosion would do the trick? [k] ？1：That's it! A Noble Phantasm with a wide area of effect! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Brynhild Like my Brynhild Sigurtein! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] ？2：That sounds right up your Noble Phantasm's alley, Tomoe! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Y-yes, that is true! My Noble Phantasm should definitely be able to do that! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] ？！ [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author Now you've got it. [k] ＠Busy Author It may seem to you like you're not hurting the enemy at all, but in practice, you must be. [k] ＠Busy Author This Sessyoin woman is almost certainly healing her injuries in secret so that she seems to be invincible. [k] ＠Busy Author I'm sure the mermaid flesh's healing effects are real, but they've also got to have limits. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Sigurd I see. Then we should pretend to be frustrated that our attacks aren't landing even as we prepare our Noble Phantasms to pummel the entire battlefield. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Sigurd I believe that's the best way we can approach[sr]this current situation, just as you suggest. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Yu Mei-ren I get it. If she's trying to fool us with illusions,[sr]we play along and make her think it's working. [k] ＠Yu Mei-ren Sounds good to me. Let's go with that. [k] [charaFace F 2] ＠Yu Mei-ren I can't wait to take the blood from my own injuries and rub it right in that bitch's smirking face! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Brynhild Um... I'm glad we have a strategy we can use to fight her now, but what about her True Name? [k] ＠Brynhild If Sessyoin Kiara isn't actually Yaobikuni, then we can't just ignore the power of her real Noble Phantasm... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Busy Author I'm not obliged to tell you that much.[sr]You lot can figure it out for yourselves. [k] ＠Busy Author Between the ocean, the illusions, and that compact Lily had on her, it's only a matter of time until you put the pieces together. [k] ＠Busy Author Don't you have any Heroic Spirits who know a lot about Japanese monsters? I don't have much interest in him myself, but what about, say, Takizawa Bakin? [k] [charaFace B 3] ＠Busy Author You don't know him, but you do know Katsushika Hokusai?[sr]...So close, but not quite. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Busy Author Well, no matter. This discussion is over.[sr]I seriously need to get back to writ[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Yu Mei-ren ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Tomoe Gozen Huh?[sr]Is something wrong, Lady Yu Mei-re[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Yu Mei-ren [f large]I've got it!!! [k] ？1：Got what!? ＠Yu Mei-ren The reason why this guy's here![bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [k] [charaFace F 1] ？2：Where'd that come from, Senpai? [charaFace F 1] ＠Yu Mei-ren You should be grateful I'm here, Kouhai.[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1][sr]Hehehe. [k] ？！ ＠Yu Mei-ren Anyway, I figured it all out.[sr]I know what she wants, and how we can beat her. [k] ＠Yu Mei-ren And the next time we go up against her, I'm gonna smack her over the head with it myself. [k] ＠Yu Mei-ren Don't even worry about uncovering her True Name. Just sit back and let your senpai take care of everything! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth F 1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 -206,0] [charaFadein F 0.1 206,0] [wt 0.2] [charaMove F 146,0 0.3] [se ad7] [wt 0.3] [charaMove F 176,0 0.3] [charaShake B 0.05 3 3 0.3] [charaMove B -166,0 0.3] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk on] ＠Busy Author Huh? Hang on, why are you grabbing my arm?[sr]I told you, I'm not going to help. [k] ＠Yu Mei-ren That's fine, you don't have to fight.[sr]We're just going to take you along with us. [k] ＠Yu Mei-ren Having you there's going to be the key to our victory! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth D 3] [charaDepth E 1] [charaDepth A 2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace D 4] [charaFace E 4] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,0] [charaFadein E 0.1 300,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 -290,0] ＠All ...Huh? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Fou Fou, fou fo fo fou. (Special Translation: Whatever she's up to, she's not gonna waste any time trying it out...) [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]