$03-00-07-03-4-1 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 98006200 1 Enemy] [charaSet B 7006300 1 "Sakata Kintoki"] [charaSet C 2040002 1 Kiyoko] [charaSet D 6030000 1 Danzo] [charaSet E 1098202400 1 Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko] [charaSet F 99502600 1 Mash] [charaSet G 1098204300 1 "Fuuma Kotarou"] [charaSet H 98102900 1 Fou] [charaSet I 1098124510 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet J 98115300 1 Holmes] [imageSet L back10000 1] [charaScale L 1.05] [charaSet M 98115000 1 Effect] [charaScale M 1.1] [charaSet S 98115000 1 Effect] [charaSet T 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 102001] [bgm BGM_EVENT_80 0.1] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se ad1010] [wt 0.2] [effect bit_talk_gold_slash_01] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] [charaShake A 0.05 3 3 0.7] [wt 0.9] [se ad42] [charaSpecialEffect A enemyErasure 1 1.5] [wait charaSpecialEffect A] [wt 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_80 1.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki There! That's the last of 'em! [k] ?1:Nice job! ?! [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki Thanks! You too![bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [k] [messageOff] [se ad997] [charaMoveReturn B 0,-8 1.0] [wt 1.2] @Sakata Kintoki Anyone hurt? No? Great. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Sakata Kintoki These kinds of battles don't bother me at all, but... [k] ?1:What do you mean? ?2:Is there something else that's bothering you? ?! @Sakata Kintoki Well, it's just... [k] @Sakata Kintoki ...[sr]... [k] @Sakata Kintoki ...[wt 1.0]... [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 7] [wt 1.2] [charaFace B 4] @Sakata Kintoki ...I'm a little unsure about what to do. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 0.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [scene 102001] [wt 1.0] [se ad994] [seVolume ad994 0 0] [fadein black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 1.0] [seVolume ad994 1.0 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.5] [seStop ad994 0.5] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko Okay, we're here! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo What is this place? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko Ever heard of “The Tale of Genji”?[sr]It's all the rage in Kyo right now! [k] @Kiyoko Well, its author, Murasaki Shikibu, lives here! [k] ?1:Murasaki! ?2:Oh yeah, she's from this time too, isn't she? ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Is Lady Murasaki a friend of yours, Lady Kiyoko? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko Nah, I've never met her. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki You haven't!? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 15] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko But I'd bet anything she's, like,[sr]THE graceful noblewoman's noblewoman. [k] [charaFace C 9] @Kiyoko So I'm sure she's the type of girl who'd[sr]never abandon anybody in trouble! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki (Come on, she's gotta be too old to[sr]be called a girl by now, right?) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko Sei! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth C 1] [charaDepth B 2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace C 2] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 2] [wt 0.1] [charaMoveReturn C -241,0 0.3] [se ad102] [wt 0.15] [charaFace B 10] [charaShake B 0.05 3 3 0.15] [wt 0.2] [charaMoveReturn C -241,0 0.3] [se ad102] [wt 0.15] [charaShake B 0.05 3 3 0.2] [wt 0.15] [charaTalk on] @Sakata Kintoki Ow! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace C 0] @Kiyoko Anyway, the point is, we've arrived at Murasaki Shikibu's house. [k] @Kiyoko She's a lady-in-waiting for Empress Shoushi, so when she's not writing stories, she works at the palace. [k] ?1:I, uh, don't know if I'd feel right asking someone we've[csr]never met before to put us up for the night... ?! [charaFace C 6] @Kiyoko Hmm. In that case... [k] @Kiyoko Just tell her that Kusa-no-Iori sends her regards. [k] [charaFace C 9] @Kiyoko I'm pretty sure...[sr]No, I'm positive she'll know what that means! Ahaha! [k] [charaFace C 6] @Kiyoko Hmm. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Kiyoko All right, my house is over there, so this is where we part. See you guys some other time. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Bye, Kiyoko. Thanks for the help! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo W-wait! [k] [charaFace D 4] @Danzo We just ran into some monsters not too long ago. [k] @Danzo Is it not dangerous to travel along the main road at night with only a bare minimum of attendants? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Not necessarily. Noble carriages like that[sr]always have several shikigami with them. [k] @Sakata Kintoki They might not be able to handle a tsuchigumo, but those're kept out by the Bounded Field the Onmyou Bureau set up around the main roads, anyway. [k] @Sakata Kintoki But the carriage shikigami can handle any smaller monsters that come around no problem. [k] ?1:I see... ?2:Wow, I didn't know Heian security was so thorough. ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 11] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko Personally, I'd just as soon not have to depend on any onmyouji for help... [k] [charaFace C 4] @Kiyoko ...but, times being what they are,[sr]I can't afford to be picky. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Shikigami... [k] @Danzo Then, why did you and Master defeat those monsters we encountered earlier? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Oh, that? Well... [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki I was sorta just givin' Kiyoko[sr]a show to thank her for her help. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Kiyoko And I totally enjoyed it! But that doesn't mean you should take too many risks out there, 'kay? [k] [charaFace C 4] @Kiyoko 'Cause if there's one thing I hate, it's people dying young from a little mischief that got out of hand. [k] [charaFace C 8] @Kiyoko All right, I'm really going now![sr]Good niiight! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.4] [se ad994] [wt 1.5] [seStop ad994 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Okay! Let's go ask this Lady Murasaki here to put us up! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [scene 102601] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_66 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 3] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I'm sorry? [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Um... [k] [charaFace E 4] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I do beg your pardon, but... [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko ...I'm afraid I just don't understand what this is all about. [k] [charaFace E 7] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko For starters... [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko ...who in the world is this Kiyoko person you mentioned? [k] [charaFace E 0] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I recognize you as Lord Sakata Kintoki of the Genji family, of course. I've seen you around Lord Michinaga's mansion a number of times. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki That's me! And here I thought we were meetin' each other for the first time. [k] @Sakata Kintoki Sorry for not recognizin' ya from the Minister of the Left's place. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko O-oh, no, that's quite all right. [k] [charaFace E 3] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I mean... [k] [charaFace E 7] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Wh-what is it that brings you to my house at this hour of the night, Lord Kintoki? [k] [charaFace E 4] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko D-did... Um... [k] [charaFace E 6] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Did I make a terrible mistake at the palace or something? [k] ?1:...In retrospect, we probably should have[csr]expected she'd respond like that. ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo I agree, [&Lord:Lady] [%1].[sr]Do forgive us for intruding so late. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Don't worry, Lady Murasaki.[sr]You didn't do anythin' wrong. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko ![messageShake 0.05 4 4 0.2]!! [k] [charaFace E 3] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I, um...[sr]I only use that name when I'm writing, so... [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko ...please, just call me Kaoruko. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Oh? 'Kay, got it. [k] @Sakata Kintoki Anyway, don't worry. I know Brother Tsuna likes to play at bein' an officer, but that ain't my thing. [k] @Sakata Kintoki We ain't here to bring you in for any wrongdoin' at all. Actually, we kinda need your help. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Huh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo (Gasp of realization) [k] [charaFace D 0] @Danzo Come to think of it, Lord Watanabe-no-Tsuna did appear to be dressed like a police officer. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Danzo And yet, as far as my records show, there is no mention of him ever actually serving as such. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Huh, really? [k] @Sakata Kintoki So that's how things are in the future? You don't have exact records of anything and everything, eh? [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki See, Tsuna's not exactly a typical, proper officer. When he was first ordered to protect the city... [k] @Sakata Kintoki ...he said it was only right for him to learn how to be an officer too. He went to the Bureau on his own and asked them to make him one. [k] [charaFace B 6] @Sakata Kintoki He's nothin' if not responsible, that's for sure. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Huh? [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Records? Lord Tsuna? [k] ?1:Kaoruko. ?! [charaFace E 0] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Y-yes? [k] ?1:Kusa-no-Iori said to give you her regards. ?! [charaFace E 7] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Kusa-no...Iori... [k] [charaFace E 2] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko !!! [k] [messageOff] [charaFace E 3] [charaShake E 0.1 3 3 0.7] [wt 1.0] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko Kusa-no-Iori?[sr]Th-th-then, that must mean... [k] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I-I see...[sr]Lady Sei Shounagon sent that message, did she? [k] [charaFace E 4] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko E-even though I've never met her in the palace,[sr]or even so much as spoken to her... [k] [charaFace E 3] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I see... [k] [charaFace E 7] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko V-very well, I suppose it would be rude of me to turn away guests on such a cold night... [k] [charaFace E 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko All right, I'll have a room made up for you. Well, two rooms, since you have [&a woman:two women] accompanying[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Oh, no, that's quite all right![sr]Please, pay [&me:us] no mind. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Danzo [&It is my duty to keep my Master safe first and foremost, after all.:It is best for us if we stay together, regardless of the hour.] [k] @Danzo So I would ask that you let us all share a room, if that is all right. [k] ?1:Yup, we'd prefer just one room, please. ?2:You're fine with that, right, Kintoki? ?! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Huh? [k] [charaFace B 7] @Sakata Kintoki Uh, yeah, I guess so. [k] [charaFadeTime L 0.2 0.5] [charaFace B 4] @Sakata Kintoki (That prob'ly is for the best, given the circumstances.) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I see. Very well, I'll convey[sr]your wishes to the servants. [k] [charaFace E 0] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko ...Are you truly certain about this? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo We are. Please, pay it no mind. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko I-I see. Very well then. [k] [charaFace E 7] @Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko You're very, um, open-minded, aren't you? And[sr]free-spirited, judging from your manner of dress... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo ? [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_66 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [scene 102501] [cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.01] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Phew! It's good to finally take a load off! [k] @Sakata Kintoki I'll have to make this up to Kiyoko somehow.[sr]And to Lady Kaoruko, of course. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Master. [&Lord:Lady] [%1]. [k] @Danzo We have been fighting a great deal from the moment we Rayshifted here, so please, get some rest. I will focus on doing the same. [k] ?1:Thanks, Danzo. [charaFace D 1] @Danzo Not at all. [k] ?2:You'd better. I don't want you pushing[csr]yourself anymore until you're recovered. [charaFace D 1] @Danzo You are too kind, Master. Rest assured, I will be back to peak condition by tomorrow morning. [k] ?! [charaFace D 0] @Danzo And most importantly,[sr]I can finally begin following our original itinerary. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Whoa, the servants even laid out shitone for us.[sr]That's real considerate of 'em. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Shitone. That's a kind of mat used for sleeping, correct? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki And they gave us hot water, too, hehe. This is a real nice change of pace after several days spent campin' out. [k] [charaFace B 6] @Sakata Kintoki Plus, if I'd stayed out there, it'd prob'ly just be a matter of time till Raikou found me and gave me a good scolding. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki I can almost hear her tellin' me “You're no longer on the mountain where you grew up, Kintoki,” hehe. Makes me nervous just thinkin' about it. [k] ?1:So you really don't want to see Raikou now, Kintoki? ?2:I was kind of hoping we could get Raikou to help us, too. ?! [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki Get Raikou to help us, huh. [k] @Sakata Kintoki True, Raikou'd definitely be willing to believe all the crazy stuff you've told me. [k] [charaFace B 6] @Sakata Kintoki She's a lot more open-minded than most warriors, that's for sure. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Sakata Kintoki But, uh...now's not a good time. [k] @Sakata Kintoki See, Boss Raikou hasn't really been herself lately. [k] @Sakata Kintoki She's been holing up in her house since the Imperial Holy Grail War started... [k] @Sakata Kintoki ...and she didn't even come out when she heard that both Brother Usui and Uncle Urabe had been injured. [k] [charaFace B 7] @Sakata Kintoki I don't know if she's just broken up about the idea of her fellow Genji fightin' among themselves, or... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadeTime L 0.2 0.5] @Sakata Kintoki (Or if she's one of the Masters, too.) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1] [se ad13] [charaEffect S bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Mash Senpai! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou Master! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou! Fou! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Aah! [k] @Sakata Kintoki Wh-what the...!? Are those ghosts!?[sr]No, wait, that ain't it... [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki Aha, I think I've seen this kinda thing somewhere before. This some kind of sorcery or onmyou spell of yours? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo You mean someone developed a method of video transmission even in the Heian period!? Er, but never mind that now. [k] [charaFace D 5] @Danzo Master! In accordance with our original plan, I've activated my full functionality! [k] @Danzo And I have just succeeded at establishing contact with Novum Chaldea! [k] ?1:That's great! [charaFace D 1] @Danzo Thank you, Master! [k] ?2:Way to go, Danzo! [charaFace D 1] @Danzo You are too kind, Master! [k] ?! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [charaFadeTime L 0.2 0.5] @Sakata Kintoki (Novum Chaldea... So this must be that place way off beyond tomorrow's tomorrow.) [k] @Sakata Kintoki (Damn, this is really something.) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash Good, the video connection is holding steady, too![sr]I can see you, Danzo, and... [k] [charaFace F 6] @Mash Ooh! Is that...!? [k] @Mash The Sakata Kintoki of Heian-kyo!? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou Thank goodness you're both okay! And I see you've already managed to secure help from one of the locals! [k] ?1:I'm so glad you're both okay, too! [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 13] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash We are! I'm so glad you're okay too, Senpai! [k] [charaFace F 3] @Mash I mean, the fragment of Sheba in the round shield... [k] @Mash Or rather, the Observation Lens Sheba's signal was still strong, so I knew on a rational level that you were okay, but still... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [charaFadeTime L 0.2 0.6] @Sakata Kintoki (They're both sayin' the same thing.[sr]Hmm... Aha, that's it!) [k] @Sakata Kintoki (Maybe they're siblings?) [k] [charaFace B 4] @Sakata Kintoki (Well, they don't look alike, but...) [k] @Sakata Kintoki (Ah, whatever!) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] ?2:Does this mean you two weren't able to Rayshift here then? [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash I-I'm afraid so! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou That's correct, Master. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.5] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Did something interfere with the Rayshift!? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou We believe so. And Lady Sion's calculations say that's the most likely explanation as well. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] @Fuuma Kotarou Both Lady Mash and I were unable to Rayshift there, and instead were left behind here at Novum Chaldea. [k] @Fuuma Kotarou We quickly tried to Rayshift again, of course,[sr]but it failed in the same way... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash It appears to be an advanced jamming method that bypasses every anti-interference safeguard we have in place! We're looking into a way around it, but we still have yet to come up with anything. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Mash I'm so sorry, Master... [k] ?1:It's nothing you guys need to apologize for. ?2:Damn you, Limbo! ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci I'm glad to see you're safe,[sr]but the situation...isn't great. [k] [charaFace I 25] @Da Vinci The reason you and Katou Danzo were the only two to Rayshift there successfully... [k] @Da Vinci ...is that whoever was interfering with it considers you two special cases. [k] @Da Vinci In other words, you're basically welcome guests. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo I see. So nobody besides us is welcome here. [k] @Danzo But who could be the one inviting us... [k] @Danzo I'm sorry, that was foolish of me. [k] ?1:This has Limbo written all over it. ?! @Danzo Yes. I agree. That is almost certainly the case. [k] @Danzo ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Hmm. [k] @Sakata Kintoki Sorry to butt in, but there's a lotta things I'm not gettin' here, and one thing I wanna make sure of. [k] @Sakata Kintoki So the companions you guys thought you came here with are back at this Chaldea place, yeah? [k] @Sakata Kintoki That right? [k] ?1:(Nod) ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki Got it. That's great news! [k] [charaFace B 6] @Sakata Kintoki [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1]This means we don't hafta run[sr]around searchin' Kyo for them! [k] [charaFace B 1] @Sakata Kintoki Right!? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.7] [charaFace D 0] @Danzo Yes, that's true... [k] @Danzo I feel as though we may be saying the same thing in different ways, but yes, this does mean we have achieved one of our goals, though without acting. [k] @Danzo Actually, make that two, since we also managed to find a local willing to help us. And that just leaves[line 2] [k] ?1:Investigating and repairing this Singularity! ?! [charaFace D 1] @Danzo Right. [k] ?1:That puts us in a much better spot now than[csr]we were in right after our Rayshift... ?! @Danzo Indeed it does.[sr]Now we can finally begin the operation in earnest. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki There ya go! That's the spirit! [k] [messageOff] [charaMoveScale B 1.1 0.3] [charaMove B 0,15 0.3] [wt 0.3] [shake 0.02 3 3 0.2] [se ad660] [wt 0.4] [shake 0.02 3 3 0.2] [wt 0.6] ?1:(Start choking from having your back slapped) [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale B 1.0] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou Ah! Master!? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ?2:(Get knocked to the floor from having your back slapped) [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale B 1.0] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash A-are you okay, Senpai!? [k] [charaFace F 12] @Mash Um, Kintoki, do you think you could pull your[sr]pun[line 2]um, slaps a little more next time? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki O-oh, sure. Sorry 'bout that. [k] [charaFace B 0] ?! @Sakata Kintoki So, hey, you there, the tiny pretty one.[sr]What's your deal? [k] @Sakata Kintoki You're not just an ordinary kid, right?[sr]I'm sensing somethin' powerful from you. [k] @Sakata Kintoki You an onmyouji? A sage? Maybe some kinda tengu? [k] @Sakata Kintoki Not that I know if they even got those in your time... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 12] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Hmm... Was the “tiny” part really necessary? [k] @Da Vinci Oh well, I can roll with it. I can't deny that I look pretty young in this form. [k] [charaFace I 26] @Da Vinci Anyway, I'm Leonardo da Vinci, friend of[sr][%1]'s and unparalleled genius. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Damn, so you're an honest-to-goodness prodigy, huh?[sr]That's real impressive. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki I'm Sakata Kintoki, Genji warrior. Nice to meet ya! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes And I'm Sherlock Holmes.[sr]It's a pleasure, Sakata Kintoki. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop S bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [charaFadeTime L 0.2 0.5] @Sakata Kintoki (Oh?) [k] @Sakata Kintoki (Looks like we got yet another new guy here.) [k] [charaFace B 0] @Sakata Kintoki (And there's somethin' about this one that reminds me of Lord Seimei. Man, Chaldea must be a hell of a place!) [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [wait fade] [cameraHome 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [charaPut T 1200,1200] [charaEffect T bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaEffect S bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes All right, here is the situation as we understand it. [k] @Holmes We believe that both [%1] and Katou Danzo... [k] @Holmes ...were explicitly invited to the city of Heian-kyo in the year 1008. [k] @Holmes Invited by whom, you may ask? Limbo, naturally. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace G 0] [charaFace F 7] [charaPutFSL S -256,0] [charaFadeinFSL G 0.1 -256,0] [charaPutFSR T 256,0] [charaFadeinFSR F 0.1 256,0] [wt 0.3] [charaMoveReturnFSL G -256,-5 0.4] [charaMoveReturnFSR F 256,-5 0.4] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaPut T 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop T bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaTalk on] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 4] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes While it was an unfortunate surprise to learn that Mash Kyrielight and Fuuma Kotarou were unable to accompany you on your Rayshift... [k] @Holmes ...everything else has unfolded just as we predicted. [k] [charaFace J 0] @Holmes Limbo has gone out of his way to create a new Singularity[line 2]a black mark on human history. [k] @Holmes His targets are almost certainly you,[sr][%1], for having been an obstruction[sr]to his plans so many times... [k] @Holmes ...and Katou Danzo, with whom he has history of sorts. [k] @Holmes I doubt his plan here is to achieve final victory. Rather, his goal is likely to simply be toying with you on his home ground. Nothing more. [k] @Holmes Now that he has cut you off from any aid, and seems focused on boxing you both in on all sides... [k] [charaFace J 6] @Holmes ...he has clearly foregone any pretense of strategy in favor of indulging his...proclivities... [k] [charaFace J 5] @Holmes ...foul and steeped in death and pain as they are. [k] [charaFace J 0] @Holmes And that is all there is to say. I suspected he may have someone helping him before you two Rayshifted there... [k] [charaFace J 7] @Holmes ...but I am at this stage absolutely certain no such collaborator exists. [k] @Holmes Limbo is the one behind this,[sr]and he is acting entirely on his own. [k] ?1:Whoa! You're almost never that definitive! [charaFace J 1] @Holmes Hahaha. [k] ?2:Um...are you still not quite recovered, Holmes? [charaFace J 1] @Holmes I may not be back at one-hundred-percent just yet, but for something this obvious, I assure you I'm more than equal to the task. [k] ?! [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 18] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci I mean, it doesn't get more obvious than the bad guy outright signing their work. [k] @Da Vinci I gotta tell you, I was NOT expecting to see a bunch of letters in the logs for Mash and Kotarou's failed Rayshifts! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Letters? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash That's right. The letters: [k] @Mash D [k] @Mash O[sr]U [k] @Mash M [k] @Mash A [k] @Mash N [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [charaShake H 0.05 3 3 0.5] @Fou Bufou! [k] ?1:“Douman”? ?2:Very subtle, Douman... ?! [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki So what, this guy put his name in as some kinda message? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo Indeed. This is clearly Douman telling us he is the one behind all this. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki If that's s'posed to be some kinda joke, it ain't funny. [k] @Sakata Kintoki So basically, whoever this guy is, Limbo or Lord Ashiya Douman or whoever, he's outright darin' you guys to come after him. [k] [charaFace B 5] @Sakata Kintoki Ha! The guy's gotta be a real piece of work to straight up sign his name like that! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Danzo ...Indeed. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaFace D 4] @Danzo That said, I still do not understand.[sr]If Limbo's goal is to seek revenge on us... [k] @Danzo ...then what is the point of this Imperial Holy Grail War ritual? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash An Imperial Holy Grail War... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 6] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes I've not heard that term before.[sr]Tell us everything you know. [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 0.4] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [wt 1.0] [wipein rollLeft 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.3] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 15] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Really? [k] [charaFace I 14] @Da Vinci So the only Servants being summoned are Casters?[sr]That's certainly a decision. [k] [charaFace I 18] @Da Vinci It sounds like he's taken the whole Holy Grail War concept of summoning Heroic Spirits and...downsized it or something. [k] @Da Vinci But if he did it like that, then this Holy Grail's capacity for granting wishes couldn't possibly be[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 5] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes Omnipotent? No, it certainly couldn't. Which means the part about the winner having a wish granted must be a lie. [k] @Holmes In which case, what if the Grail were restricted to a single function only? [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 24] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci ...I think that could work. [k] @Da Vinci The idea of using Heroic Spirits' souls as an incredible source of magical energy has been around since long before Holy Grail Wars were even a thing. [k] [charaFace I 13] @Da Vinci If you just wanted to use them as a power source for a single goal, it wouldn't matter how unbalanced that source ended up being. [k] [charaFace I 5] @Da Vinci I think... Yeah. It could definitely work. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 7] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes Well, if our resident Uomo Universale says it would work, I, for one, am inclined to believe her. [k] [charaFace J 0] @Holmes Then if we assume that this Imperial Holy Grail War is designed with a single purpose in mind... [k] @Holmes ...the next question to ask would quite naturally be, “What is that purpose?” [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaFace J 5] @Holmes Personally...I suspect it is to[sr]transform the very world itself. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou ...! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash D-do you mean... [k] [charaFace F 7] @Mash ...as in to change the world in[sr]whatever way the wisher desires? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 5] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] [wt 0.3] [charaMoveReturn J 0,-5 0.8] [wt 1.4] ?1:Is there a particular reason you think that? ?! [charaFace J 0] @Holmes Naturally. [k] @Holmes Think back to the events of Shimousa. [k] @Holmes A great ritual was held there that involved the deaths of countless human souls and several Heroic Spirits... [k] @Holmes ...and as a result, Shimousa became a Pseudo-Parallel World of sorts[line 2]a pseudo-Lostbelt, if you will. [k] [messageOff] [se ad592] [seVolume ad592 0 0.5] [fadeout white 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.5 0.4] [wait fade] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [scene 47200] [charaPut M 0,15] [charaEffect M bit_sepia01] [wt 0.5] [fadein white 0.5] [wait fade] [wt 2.5] [fadeout white 0.5] [wait fade] [scene 102501] [charaPut M 2000,2000] [charaEffectStop M bit_sepia01] [wt 0.5] [fadein white 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.5 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 25] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci That's true. According to our records, Shimousa's Onriedo Castle was functionally equivalent to a Lostbelt's Tree of Emptiness. [k] @Da Vinci You could even call it a Pseudo-Tree of Emptiness. [k] [charaFace I 14] @Da Vinci So, maybe Limbo's planning to use this Imperial Holy Grail War as a means to create something similar... [k] @Da Vinci ...so he can make Heian-kyo into a Lostbelt?[sr]Nnn, but why would he want to do that? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes Hmm. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaFace J 7] @Holmes Perhaps he wishes to have the Foreign God manifest in the Heian period? [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash ! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou Could that be...!? [k] ?1:But, the Foreign God's already manifested. ?! [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes Precisely. Now that the Foreign God has manifested in Olympus, they should have no further need of a vessel. [k] [charaFace J 4] @Holmes Unless perhaps as a spare? ...No, I cannot see any way a transcendent being of that magnitude would require anything like a spare. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 25] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci And let's not forget, with nothing but Caster souls in the mix, the result's not exactly gonna be balanced. [k] @Da Vinci Like I said before, it's no easy feat to keep the magical energy source for such a massive spell stable. [k] [charaFace I 34] @Da Vinci Even if the ritual is designed for just a single purpose, any imbalance in the Heroic Spirit souls used to power it could still cause the whole spell to implode! [k] @Da Vinci Hmmm. There must be some trick we're not seeing... [k] @Da Vinci Unless...maybe the whole thing's just some kind of twisted prank...? [k] [messageOff] [charaEffect T bit_talk_10] [wt 0.1] [charaPut T 0,0] [se ad31] [wt 0.3] [seStop ad31 0.1] [charaPut T 1200,1200] [wt 0.2] [charaPut T 0,0] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [se ad31] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad31 1.0] [charaFace I 23] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut T 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop S bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Huh? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut T 0,0] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 21] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Aw crap. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 15] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash We're losing our connection![sr]Senpai! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 6] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Holmes Perhaps Limbo finally noticed our connection? Or, perhaps he wants to cut us off before we realize something he'd rather we not know. [k] [charaFace J 2] @Holmes Regardless, [%1], it is absolutely imperative that you stop this ritual from being completed! [k] @Holmes If every Heroic Spirit materialized there is killed... [k] @Holmes ...Heian-kyo could be subjected to a new Pseudo-Tree of Emptiness, just like what happened in Shimousa! [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 5] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Da Vinci And that would result in two concurrent and existential threats to Proper Human History: a Singularity and a Lostbelt all in one! [k] @Da Vinci That's just a possibility for now, not a certainty, but either way, you watch your back out there! [k] [messageOff] [se ad31] [wt 0.3] [seStop ad31 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad31] [seVolume ad31 1.0 0.5] [wt 0.5] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 15] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash We'll continue trying to establish contact until we get through again! [k] @Mash So please...keep your...comms line...open... [k] ?1:Got it! ?2:I'm gonna finish this and make it back safe! I promise! ?! @Mash Sen...pai...! [k] [messageOff] [seVolume ad31 0.5 1.0] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad31 1.0] [se ad539] [wt 0.8] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut T 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop T bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 1.5] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_127 0.1] [se ad461] [wt 1.6] @??? Oh my. [k] @??? It seems I got a bit carried away.[sr]HeheheheheHEHE. [k] @??? Really, Chaldeans, you could at least TRY to secure your communications a little. As it is now, it only took a flick of my fingers to sever them entirely! [k] @??? Ah well. In any case... [k] [messageOff] [se ad768] [wt 1.6] [seStop ad768 1.0] [wt 0.5] @??? I think that detective explained quite enough of my plan. [k] @??? We do need to save some surprises for later, after all. [k] @??? Now then... [k] [messageOff] [se ad461] [wt 0.5] [se ad768] [wt 1.1] [seStop ad768 1.0] [wt 0.5] @??? Master of Chaldea.[sr]My beautiful marionette. [k] @??? Mmmmm, from this point onward, we will be engaged in a contest of pure strength! Come, and let us compete to see which of us can slaughter the most innocents! [k] @??? HeheheheHEHEHEHE.[sr]HahaHAHA. [k] @??? HahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA!!! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_127 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]