＄94-05-16-09-1-0 [soundStopAll] [imageSet A cut203_diary 1] [imageSet B back10000 1] [charaScale B 1.01] [scene 10000] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-200] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] ＠ [align center]File IX: Xu Fu's Diary[align] [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth A 4] [charaDepth B 6] [charaFadeTime B 0.6 0.5] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] ＠ Ju○○ XX [k] ＠Xu Fu I've been summoned as a Servant. It must mean I'm supposed to resume my research here on Mt. Hourai. [k] ＠Xu Fu So from here on, I'll be keeping a diary.[sr]After all, if I'm here, then Lady Yu must be, too. [k] ＠Xu Fu The first thing I'm going to do is see what's become of Mt. Hourai over the last two thousand-odd years. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]Ju○○ XY [k] ＠Xu Fu ...This is amazing. The people I brought here must have been even more talented than I realized. [k] ＠Xu Fu They not only stayed on this mountain for two-thousand two-hundred years, they've continued our research the whole time. [k] ＠Xu Fu I won't deny that the fruits of their labors have degraded with each passing year... [k] ＠Xu Fu But even so, they managed to come tantalizingly close to our ultimate goal. [k] ＠Xu Fu Unfortunately, it also seems this village died off about forty years ago. [k] ＠Xu Fu I doubt they went out with any sort of bang. Science has come to dominate the entire world, leaving no more room for secrets to hide. [k] ＠Xu Fu So they must have realized they simply couldn't go on like this any longer. Especially since not everyone can live their lives like I did. [k] ＠Xu Fu Even the imitation people[line 2]the dolls I created so we could perform our experiments without killing real people were no longer usable. [k] ＠Xu Fu It seems my successors tried hiring new people to carry out experiments on without killing them, but with little in the way of success. [k] ＠Xu Fu Near the end, their population had declined to less than a hundred people. [k] ＠Xu Fu Still, they did make it this far over the last two thousand years...and I'll be damned if I let their achievements go to waste. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]Ju○○ XZ [k] ＠Xu Fu I dug up the dolls that were used for manual labor,[sr]and freed the ones that had been sealed away. [k] ＠Xu Fu They may act up from time to time, but they're all willing to do what I say. [k] ＠Xu Fu So it only makes sense to use them as my pawns. [k] ＠Xu Fu All that aside...their faces are huge, huh... [k] ＠Xu Fu Oh, on a different subject, the thing that surprised me most is that historical records said I was a man. [k] ＠Xu Fu I knew I had my share of enemies back in the palace, but I never would have expected them to get back at me like this. [k] ＠Xu Fu That emperor didn't care if you were a man or a woman. All the emperor cared about was whether you could get the job done. ...Though of course, the emperor was more than a little unusual as well. [k] ＠Xu Fu At any rate, history thinking me a man won't have any effect on my ability to see my plans through, so I won't pay it any more mind. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]August Xth [k] ＠Xu Fu Someone showed up on the mountain out of nowhere today, even though it's in the process of becoming a Singularity. [k] ＠Xu Fu It scared me enough that the first thing I did was use the mask to kill her. [k] ＠Xu Fu I swear, what was she even doing here...? She kind of looked like a mermaid, but I don't think she was. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]August Yth [k] ＠Xu Fu Well, it happened.[sr]Other Servants have been summoned to this Singularity. [k] ＠Xu Fu But while I expected that, I didn't at all expect that one of them would promise to help me. [k] ＠Xu Fu I'm sure she has her own goals in mind, but as long as it works out in my favor, that's fine with me. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]August Zth [k] ＠Xu Fu And now, the other shoe has dropped.[sr]She's finally here. [k] ＠Xu Fu It's not exactly surprising, but it is strange to see her look just the same as she did thousands of years ago. [k] ＠Xu Fu She's just as dainty as I remember, and just as strong, too. I was so happy to see her I cried a little. [k] ＠Xu Fu Now, at last, I finally have the immortal slayer mask in my hands. I have to do this. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...I'm basically the reason this Singularity exists. [k] ＠Xu Fu So it should be well within my means to brainwash Servants and use them to do my bidding. [k] ＠Xu Fu I'll also read the Master of Chaldea's memories and[sr]transform into [&him:her]. [k] ＠Xu Fu I'll have to do so as a [&female:male] version of [&him:her][sr]thanks to the whole yin and yang thing, but oh well. [k] ＠Xu Fu Here in this Singularity, anything I don't like can easily be fudged over with my visual and auditory illusions. [k] ＠Xu Fu Well, that one Servant who controls dreams could be a problem, but I'll find and deal with her too eventually. [k] ＠Xu Fu I'm scared of fighting and terrible at it,[sr]but I'll do the best I can. [k] ＠Xu Fu This mask is so close to becoming a Craft Essence capable of killing immortals I can almost taste it. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...Will she hate me for this?[sr]...Will she praise me for it? [k] ＠Xu Fu Either way is fine with me. [k] ＠Xu Fu I didn't come all this way for cheap talk, whether angry, happy, or anything in between. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...At least, that's what I thought. [k] ＠Xu Fu But at one point, something changed. [k] ＠Xu Fu Now, I want to keep her close by at all times.[sr]I want to gaze upon her forever. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...Most importantly, those feelings she hated so much had tied me down. [k] ＠Xu Fu I could end up losing here.[sr]My wish[line 2]Our wish... [k] ＠Xu Fu ...could end up vanishing along with this Singularity. [k] ＠Xu Fu But I think...I'm okay with that, too. [k] ＠Xu Fu I guess if heaven and hell really do exist,[sr]there's no question where I'm headed. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...The villagers, though...they should be okay. After all, they never killed anyone aside from that one mage, and they were hardly a saint. [k] ＠Xu Fu Then again, I guess having everything disappear into nothingness in the end would be a fitting way for us to go out. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ [lr]August XXth [k] ＠Xu Fu ...I need to write this down before[sr]I completely lose my mind. [k] ＠Xu Fu I loved her from the bottom of my heart, both platonically and romantically. That's all there was to it. [k] ＠Xu Fu That should have been enough for me...except it wasn't. [k] ＠Xu Fu From a distance, she hasn't changed at all.[sr]But...I know her history now. [k] ＠Xu Fu Not long after she and I met... [k] ＠Xu Fu ...she met a hero by the name of Xiang Yu. [k] ＠Xu Fu Part of me was jealous of him,[sr]while another part felt relieved. [k] ＠Xu Fu That part was happy to know she found someone she loved, even if they were only together for a short time. [k] ＠Xu Fu Even though there's no other creature on Earth as elegant as her, she still found something everyone has in common. [k] ＠Xu Fu So even if I should fail,[sr]and this body turns to dust... [k] ＠Xu Fu ...I won't have any regrets. [k] ＠Xu Fu ...Our final battle is coming up soon, and only one side will be walking away victorious. [k] ＠Xu Fu So come on, [%1] and Chaldea,[sr]and let's see what you've got. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.5] ＠Xu Fu ...Sorry, that was a lie. I don't really mean it. [k] ＠Xu Fu The truth is, I don't feel any kind of pressure to win. [k] ＠Xu Fu After all, whether I win or they do,[sr]I know she'll still be happy. [k] ＠Xu Fu Which is why I know I have nothing to fear. [k] ＠Xu Fu While I'm at it, if someone else is reading this diary right now, then it must mean that Chaldea won. [k] ＠Xu Fu So [%1], if that's you, then I'll ask you here and now: please take care of Lady Yu Mei-ren for me. [k] ＠Xu Fu And Mash, if you're reading this too, then I'd just like to say I'm sorry for everything...but I really did enjoy the time we spent together. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]