＄91-30-31-01-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet H 5009000 1 "Dummy for Effect"] [scene 10400] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] ＠Mash Oh, Senpai. [k] ＠Mash Yes, I was just reading. [k] [charaFace A 13] ＠Mash I wanted to learn more about Nezha,[sr]so I was re-reading her story. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash I had read “Journey to the West” before, but I learned of “Investiture of the Gods” only recently. [k] ＠Mash Have you heard of it? [k] ？1：Both novels are pretty popular. [charaFace A 6] ＠Mash Really? [k] [charaFace A 0] ？2：I don't think that many people have read the original text... ＠Mash So there are many spin-off works from the original text. [k] ？！ ＠Mash Human culture never ceases to amaze me. [k] ＠Mash The frequently mentioned Chinese classics are: “Journey to the West,” “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” “Water Margin,” and “The Plum in the Golden Vase.” [k] ＠Mash Though many of the passionate readers switch the “Golden Vase” with “Investiture of the Gods” to insist that it is one of the great classic Chinese novels. [k] ＠Mash And some say that the “Investiture of the Gods” is one of the great Chinese classics, along with “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” and “Journey to the West.” [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash I also took a brief look at related Chinese texts... [k] ＠Mash But it appears that the lore for Nezha greatly differs from work to work. [k] ？1：Really? [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash It appears that she has Taoist,[sr]Buddhist, and even Hindu origins. [k] ＠Mash Although, that isn't really unique,[sr]even among the Servants we know... [k] ？2：There's just one question (read: gender) to clear up. [charaFace A 7] [charaMoveScale A 1.3 0.2] [charaMove A 0,10 0.2] ＠Mash Senpai, here's your coffee. I believe there are certain topics that are best left alone. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 1.0 0.4] [wait fade] [charaFace A 0] [charaScale A 1.0] [se ad217] [seVolume ad189 0 0.6] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.5 1.0] [seStop ad217 0.5] [wait fade] ？！ [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash The Nezha that we know appears to be the most similar to the version from “Journey to the West”... [k] ＠Mash The Nezha of “Investiture of the Gods” seems[sr]like a better fit for a Berserker than a Lancer... [k] ＠Mash But Nezha is...hard to define. So many characteristics and aspects are jumbled together. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash In “Investiture of the Gods,” many supernatural beings and spirits of various time periods assemble and participate in a bloody melee. [k] ？1：It's like Chaldea. ＠Mash If you're likening “Investiture of the Gods” to an all-star battle set during the Ming Dynasty, you would not be far off the mark. [k] [charaFace A 8] ＠Mash Though, I would prefer to not use the word “melee”... [k] ？2：Both Heroic Spirits and humans have hidden sides. [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash True...it's not right to judge others by rumors or titles alone. [k] ？！ [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash On one hand, Nezha is enshrined as a god in China and Southeast Asia, even in modern times. [k] ＠Mash Don't you think it's odd for a god to be depicted as a youth? [k] ＠Mash I was very curious about that,[sr]and that's why I went to the library... [k] ？1：Why don't we just ask Nezha? [charaFace A 13] ＠Mash Wouldn't...that be too...bold of us? [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash With so many aspects, maybe there are some she would prefer be left alone? Still... [k] ？2：Long have I awaited this day... [charaFace A 0] [charaMoveScale A 1.3 0.2] [charaMove A 0,10 0.2] ＠Mash ...Senpai. [k] ＠Mash This is that legendary drink called “coffee.”[sr]It's black, so please drink it all down. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 1.0 0.4] [wait fade] [charaScale A 1.0] [se ad217] [seVolume ad189 0 0.6] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.5 1.0] [seStop ad217 0.5] [wait fade] ？！ [charaFace A 12] ＠Mash Everyone is my teacher in life,[sr]and they are also my friends... [k] ＠Mash Even were it necessary for a mission,[sr]I'd like to avoid anything that could hurt them... [k] [charaFace A 13] ＠Mash Though...my curiosity may be[sr]winning out over all that... [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash Um...Nezha's schedule for today is... [k] ＠Mash It appears that she is participating in a meeting run by the “Buddhist Club.” [k] ？1：That's new. Where do they meet? ＠Mash This is the first I heard of the group, as well. [k] ＠Mash I've heard of groups like “Old Men Seriously Reading Fairytales” and “Air Basketball Club”... [k] ？2：How do you know about this club? [charaFace A 1] ＠Mash Because I'm aware of all the clubs that are active in Chaldea! [k] ＠Mash Well...at least I wanted to be.[sr]I may have exaggerated a bit... [k] ＠Mash So actually, an anonymous Japanese Lancer came to me to discuss something, and that's how I heard about it. [k] [charaFace A 0] ？！ ＠Mash The meeting is held...in the simulator room, it seems. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [se ade74] [wt 0.4] [wipeout leftToRight 0.7 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.0] [seStop ade74 1.0] [wait wipe] [scene 10310] [wt 0.5] [wipein rightToLeft 0.5 1] [wait wipe] [se adm24] [seVolume adm24 0 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash I can even hear the sounds of battle all the way out[sr]here.[seStop adm24 1.0] I can only assume that an extensive[bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] training session is underway. [k] ？1：Forcing my way in. [charaFace A 14] ＠Mash Ah, Senpai!? [k] ？2：I'd like to join the club. [charaFace A 0] ＠Mash If it's a Buddhist Club, would the conditions to join the club be renouncing the world and becoming a monk? [k] ？！ [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]