$94-07-27-13-3-1 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 99502600 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1050000 1 Barghest] [charaSet E 11005000 1 "Hessian Lobo"] [charaSet J 1098240500 1 Sousuke] [charaSet K 1098240600 1 Shino] [charaSet L 1098240700 1 Dousetsu] [charaSet M 1098240800 1 Kobungo] [charaSet N 1098240900 1 Daikaku] [charaSet P 1098241000 1 Genpachi] [charaSet Q 1098241100 1 Keno] [charaSet I 1098203100 1 Enemy] [charaSet O 98075000 1 Enemy] [charaSet R 98015000 1 Enemy] [charaSet S 98115000 1 Static1] [charaEffect S bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaPut S 2000,2000] [charaSet T 98115000 1 Effect] [charaSet U 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 157100] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,0] @Barghest [f large]Haaaaaa! [k] [messageOff] [se ad678] [wt 0.05] [charaMoveScale B 1.1 0.2] [charaMove B 0,17 0.2] [charaFadeout B 0.2] [blur motion 0.2 4 10 0.5 0.6 0.05 100] [wt 0.2] [charaScale B 1.0] [blurOff motion 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth I 2] [charaDepth O 3] [charaDepth R 4] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 0,10] [charaFace O 0] [charaFadeinFSL O 0.1 -320,-10] [charaFace R 0] [charaFadeinFSR R 0.1 320,-10] [wt 0.2] [se ade388] [seStop ade388 2.0] [effect bit_talk_flame_slash_01 0,-50 V] [wt 0.3] [charaShake R 0.04 3 3 0.4] [charaFadeout R 0.4] [wt 0.5] [cueSe NoblePhantasm_101700 NP_101700_6] [seStop NP_101700_6 2.0] [effect bit_talk_flame_slash_01 0,-50 F] [wt 0.3] [charaShake O 0.04 3 3 0.4] [charaFadeout O 0.4] [wt 0.5] [se ade388] [seStop ade388 0.7] [se ad960] [se ad439] [fowardEffect bit_talk_29 0,-200] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad960 2.0] [seStop ad439 2.0] [charaShake I 0.04 3 3 0.4] [charaFadeout I 0.4] [fowardEffectStop bit_talk_29] [wt 1.2] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.7 1] [wait wipe] [se ad769 0] [seVolume ad769 0.4 1.0] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad769 1.0] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.7 1] [wait wipe] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,0] @Barghest Master! Thank goodness you're back! [k] @Barghest I'm glad to see Michi's safe and sound, too![wt 0.6][charaFace B 0][sr]...Hm? Wait. Did something happen? [k] [charaFace B 2] @Barghest ...No, never mind. That can wait. We need to get out of here now, before the next wave! [k] ?1:Right. Let's do it. ?2:Where's Hessian Lobo? ?! [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaDepth T 2] [charaDepth E 3] [charaDepth U 4] [charaEffect U bit_talk_sand_dust_front_fs] [charaEffect T bit_talk_sand_dust_back] [se ad322 0.7] [wt 0.1] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadeinFSR E 0.2 85,40] [charaMove E 10,0 0.2] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad322 0.7] [se ad671] [wt 0.1] [charaMove E -20,0 0.4] [charaShake E 0.02 2 3 0.6] [charaMove T -500,0 2.5] [charaMove U 500,0 2.5] [wt 0.2] [seStop ad671 1.0] [wt 0.5] [charaEffectStop T bit_talk_sand_dust_back] [charaEffectStop U bit_talk_sand_dust_front_fs] [wt 1.0] @Hessian Lobo ... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut T 2000,2500] [charaPut U 2000,2500] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,0] @Mash They're both okay! What a relief! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaPut S 2000,2000] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadeinFSL Q 0.1 -256,0] [charaFadeinFSR J 0.1 256,0] [cueSe SE_22 22_ade759] @Keno & Sousuke Arf![charaMoveReturnFSL Q -256,5 0.2] [wt 0.3]Woof![seStop 22_ade759 0.4][cueSe SE_22 22_ade751][charaMoveReturnFSR J 256,5 0.2] [k] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth P 1] [charaDepth N 2] [charaDepth M 3] [charaDepth K 4] [charaDepth L 5] [charaFace N 0] [charaFadeinFSL N 0.1 -350,0] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadeinFSL M 0.1 -200,-50] [charaFace K 0] [charaFadein K 0.1 0,-70] [charaFace L 0] [charaFadeinFSR L 0.1 200,-90] [charaFace P 0] [charaFadeinFSR P 0.1 350,0] [cueSe SE_22 22_ade762] [cueSe SE_22 22_ade761] [cueSe SE_22 22_ade756] @Dog Warriors R[messageShake 0.05 3 3 0.2]uff! [k] ?1:That makes seven Dog Warriors! ?2:Only one Dog Warrior left to go now... ?! [messageOff] [wipeout leftToRight 1.0 1.0] [se ad769] [seStop ad769 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 2.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [charaSet C 6033000 1 "Okada Izo"] [charaSet D 25002000 1 "Katsushika Hokusai"] [charaSet F 98110800 1 Hessian] [charaSet G 1098165000 1 Lobo] [charaSet H 1098240210 1 "Kyokutei Bakin"] [sceneSet I 156700 1] [sceneSet O 156700 1] [charaScale I 1.1] [charaScale O 1.1] [charaDepth I 0] [charaDepth O 8] [sceneSet V 156700 1 1] [charaScale V 1.4] [charaSet W 1098240200 1 "Kyokutei Bakin Effects"] [charaScale W 1.2] [imageSet X back10000 1 1] [charaScale X 1.3] [scene 156700] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 0.1] [wait fade] [wipein rightToLeft 0.1 1.0] [wait wipe] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] @Barghest I see. So Tametomo is most likely in Shimousa. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Barghest It's about time. I've grown tired of waiting. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Barghest Although... (Glance) [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth V 3] [charaDepth W 4] [charaFace W 16] [charaFadeinFSR V 0.8 40,-250] [charaFadeinFSR W 0.8 10,0] [charaMoveFSL V -40,-250 50.0] [charaMoveFSL W -20,0 50.0] [wt 0.6] @Katsushika Hokusai Yeah. Dunno why, but Omicchan just ain't wakin' up. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] ?1:...She looks like she's in pain. ?! @Barghest She looks as if she is trying to endure something dreadfully painful. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout V 0.8] [charaFadeout W 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 0,0] [charaMoveReturn F 0,-5 0.5] [se ade57] [seVolume ade57 0 0.6] [seStop ade57 0.5] @Hessian ...? (Rapidly gesticulating) [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.4] ?1:...“Why not ask the Dog Warriors for help”? ?! ?1:Good idea. They are perfectly capable familiars, after all. ?2:Hey, yeah. I'm sure they'll understand if we just talk to them! ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,0] @Mash Okay, Hessian is talking to Lobo, and Lobo is talking to Sousuke, who's speaking for all the Dog Warriors. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaPut S 2000,2000] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,0] @Okada Izo This must be what it was like to be on the deck of a black ship. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 2.0] [charaFace C 9] @Okada Izo Anyway... Master, are you sure about this? [k] @Okada Izo Bringing old man Bakin with us, I mean. You heard what Hokusai said. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,0] @Mash ...Senpai. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaPut S 2000,2000] [wt 0.4] ?1:...I can't just leave them behind. ?! [bgm BGM_MAP_17 0.1] ?1:Why is Minamoto-no-Tametomo attacking Chaldea? ?2:Why did a Dog Warrior come to Chaldea? ?! ?1:...And why is Omichi involved in all this? ?! ?1:I want to find the answers to those questions. ?! [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,0] @Okada Izo ...I see. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Okada Izo You really are soft, aren't you, Master? But, I can also see you're prepared to see this through. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth D 4] [charaDepth B 3] [charaDepth X 2] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadeinFSR B 0.1 256,0] [charaFadeinFSL D 0.1 -256,0] @Barghest Hokusai filled me in. [k] @Barghest With everything that is happening, we could use all the help we can get. [k] @Barghest Well, I suppose seven dogs may be a little TOO much[sr]help...[wt 0.7][charaPut X 1][charaFadeTime X 0.2 0.5] (Especially when we can't include them on[sr]the combat roster.) [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth G 1] [charaDepth N 2] [charaDepth P 3] [charaDepth M 4] [charaDepth Q 5] [charaDepth L 6] [charaDepth K 7] [charaFadein I 1.2 -50,-250] [charaMove I -70,-250 1.5] [charaFadeout B 1.2] [charaFadeout D 1.2] [charaFadeout X 1.2] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 1.2 50,100] [charaMove G 30,100 1.5] [charaFace M 0] [charaFace N 0] [charaFace K 0] [charaFace L 0] [charaFace P 0] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadein N 1.2 -290,50] [charaFadein M 1.2 -330,-65] [charaFadein K 1.2 -90,-85] [charaFadein L 1.2 170,-70] [charaFadein Q 1.2 300,-50] [charaFadein P 1.2 290,40] [charaMove N -310,50 1.5] [charaMove M -350,-65 1.5] [charaMove K -110,-85 1.5] [charaMove L 150,-70 1.5] [charaMove Q 280,-50 1.5] [charaMove P 270,40 1.5] [wt 1.7] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk G] @Lobo ... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaFadein O 0.4 50,-250] [charaMove O 70,-250 1.5] [charaDepth F 9] [charaDepth J 10] [charaFace F 0] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein F 0.4 -40,20] [charaFadein J 0.4 0,-80] [charaMove F -20,20 1.5] [charaMove J 20,-80 1.5] [charaFadeout G 0.4] [charaFadeout M 0.4] [charaFadeout N 0.4] [charaFadeout K 0.4] [charaFadeout L 0.4] [charaFadeout P 0.4] [charaFadeout Q 0.4] [wt 2.0] ?1:Looks like we have a deal, and they're ready to teleport us! ?2:Okay, let's go visit the last island! ?! [charaFadeout I 0.4] [charaFadeout O 0.4] [charaFadeout F 0.4] [charaFadeout J 0.4] [wt 0.6] [charaPut S 0,0] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,0] @Mash The last spirit bead is Jin. [k] @Mash Assuming that the enemy is using its power to rule these Eight Views from Nansou, as they have been elsewhere... [k] [charaFace A 2] @Mash ...then we're sure to find the last Dog Warrior, Shinbei, wherever Tametomo is! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaPut S 2000,2000] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace F 0] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 -30,0] [charaFadein J 0.1 10,-80] @Sousuke W[charaMoveReturn J 10,-70 0.3][cueSe SE_22 22_ade751]oof! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_17 2.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 0.5] [wait fade] [charaSet A 6041000 1 "Kiichi Hogen"] [charaSet B 1098123200 1 Goredolf] [charaSet C 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet D 1098158200 1 Sion] [charaSet E 1098158200 1 Sion] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 0.5] [wait fade] [branchQuestClear lblClear01 94064915] [branchQuestClear lblClear01 3001101] [label lblNotClear01] [scene 104200] [branch lblConf01] [label lblClear01] [scene 132800] [label lblConf01] [branchQuestNotClear lblNotClear02 3001222] [branch lblClear02] [label lblNotClear02] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 2.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaFace A 0] @Kiichi Hogen ...Hey, Holmes. [k] @Kiichi Hogen Isn't it about time we told Master's group why we had Kyokutei Bakin[line 2]that is, Omichi and Sousuke go along with them? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Hmm... Care to elaborate? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Well, from the looks of it... [k] @Kiichi Hogen ...I'm guessing you suspected that Sousuke and Omichi served to guide the enemy's first strike to Chaldea. [k] @Kiichi Hogen And, if that's right, sending them along with Master would keep a variable we can't account for away from Chaldea. Am I wrong? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I see. Yes, I suppose one could look at it that way. [k] @Holmes The timing of Kyokutei Bakin's appearance here was highly suspect, to say the least. [k] [charaFace C 7] @Holmes But no, I actually presumed the opposite. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hm? What do you mean by that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Minamoto-no-Tametomo's Noble Phantasm is a recreation of the time he sunk an entire ship with only a single arrow. Would you agree? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Indeed! At least, that's my best guess. I can't imagine anything else he accomplished could have surpassed that feat. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [branchQuestClear lblClear03 94064915] [branchQuestClear lblClear03 3001101] [label lblNotClear03] @Holmes This means the first arrow he fired at Chaldea should have been sufficient to sink us. [k] [branch lblConf03] [label lblClear03] @Holmes This means the first arrow he fired at the Border should have been sufficient to sink us. [k] [label lblConf03] @Holmes That he did not succeed means he lost. Correct? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 21] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hmm. Maybe. But he's set up camp in a very unusual place, even for a Singularity. [k] [charaFace A 22] @Kiichi Hogen With all that magical energy at his command, he could fire his Noble Phantasm almost endlessly. He could even be doing so as we speak! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Yes, that is certainly a possibility, albeit an inelegant one. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Holmes I am, however, reasonably certain that the first arrow he fired was not the only one. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Huh!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I suspect he may have actually fired several arrows as ranging shots... [k] @Holmes ...and the one that finally found us was the first one that hit us earlier. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen ...Oh! Good point! [k] [charaFace A 16] @Kiichi Hogen Not even an archer as great as Tametomo can take out an enemy he can't see. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Kiichi Hogen You're right. As powerful as that arrow was, if we assume it was one of many meant to locate the enemy, and not his Noble Phantasm, many pieces fall into place. [k] [charaFace A 17] @Kiichi Hogen Or maybe...there was something interfering with Tametomo's usual eagle eye, which is usually sharp enough for him to pierce the ornament on an enemy's helmet. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes ...I see... A problem with his sight, hmm. I hadn't considered that possibility. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Holmes Regardless, we can presume it took Tametomo some time to find us. [k] @Holmes And during his search, Michi[line 2]that is, Mrs. Tokimura and Sousuke, most likely made their way here via a different means of transportation. [k] @Holmes Although Ushiwakamaru may have been the first to notice the incoming strike, we also detected a magical energy signature similar to a Holy Grail coming from Sousuke. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Holmes Now, on this I can only speculate as yet, but I believe Sousuke may have realized that first arrow was on its way to us and deliberately disrupted its trajectory, if only slightly. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 21] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen So, you think that's why that first attack didn't sink us...? [k] [charaFace A 0] @Kiichi Hogen Then, you think Michi and Sousuke knew what Tametomo was up to, and came here to help keep us safe? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Precisely. I cannot profess to know what Mrs. Tokimura and Sousuke's true intentions are as of yet... [k] @Holmes ...but I do know they were severely drained when we first met them, and that even they did not know what had happened to them. [k] @Holmes It therefore seems likely that they had good reason for undertaking such an arduous journey. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen ...Aha. So that's why you had them go with Master and encouraged them to round up the other seven Dog Warriors. [k] @Kiichi Hogen I didn't know you were a gambling man. [k] [charaFace A 22] @Kiichi Hogen So instead of prioritizing Chaldea's safety, you[sr]decided to bet on protecting Master and [&his:her][sr]companions from Tametomo's aggression? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Of course. Is that problem? [k] [charaFace C 8] @Holmes ...No, on second thought, I'd like to strike my last comment from the record. Please, forget I said anything. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Holmes The situation is getting more dire by the moment. [k] @Holmes We still cannot relax with Tametomo out there, alive and well. Nor do we yet know what Kyokutei Bakin's true intentions are as yet. [k] @Holmes Regrettably, there is only so much I can infer from here. [k] @Holmes The most prudent course of action is therefore to[sr]leave this matter to Master, as [&he:she] is presently[sr]in the field, dealing with it as we speak. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hmm... And you don't want to bias [&him:her] unnecessarily,[sr]huh? [k] [charaFace A 18] @Kiichi Hogen I understand where you are coming from here, but[sr]I still think it might be best to inform [&him:her] of what[sr]is going on. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes ... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [se ade421 0] [seVolume ade421 0.6 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [seStop ade421 0.4] [wt 0.4] @Goredolf Excuse me, but could I ask you two to hurry back to the Command Room?[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [k] [charaFace B 18] @Goredolf With only Da Vinci and Ushiwakamaru running the show, well... [k] [charaFace B 6] @Goredolf I'm worried the Renaissance genius and military genius are going to rub off on each other in decidedly unwelcome manners! [k] [charaFace B 12] @Goredolf So please, come back before the stress gives me an aneurysm! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadeinFSL C 0.1 0] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 2] [wt 1.5] [charaFace C 1] [charaFace A 14] @Holmes & Kiichi Hogen ...Understood. [k] [messageOff] [branch lblConf02] [label lblClear02] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 2.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [wt 0.4] [charaFace A 0] @Kiichi Hogen ...Hey, Sion. [k] @Kiichi Hogen Isn't it about time we told Master's group why we had Kyokutei Bakin[line 2]that is, Omichi and Sousuke go along with them? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion Oh? What do you mean by that? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Well, from the looks of it... [k] @Kiichi Hogen ...I'm guessing you suspected that Sousuke and Omichi served to guide the enemy's first strike to Chaldea. [k] @Kiichi Hogen And, if that's right, sending them along with Master would keep a variable we can't account for away from Chaldea. Am I wrong? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 7] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion Oh, you could certainly look at it that way! [k] [charaFace D 11] @Sion The timing of Kyokutei Bakin's appearance here was highly suspect, to say the least. [k] @Sion But no, I actually presumed the opposite. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hm? What do you mean by that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion Kiichi Hogen, Minamoto-no-Tametomo's Noble Phantasm is a recreation of the time he sunk an entire ship with only a single arrow, right? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Indeed! At least, that's my best guess. I can't imagine anything else he accomplished could have surpassed that feat. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion This means the first arrow he fired at Chaldea should have been sufficient to sink us. [k] @Sion That he did not succeed means he lost. Correct? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 21] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hmm. Maybe. But he's set up camp in a very unusual place, even for a Singularity. [k] [charaFace A 22] @Kiichi Hogen With all that magical energy at his command, he could fire his Noble Phantasm almost endlessly. He could even be doing so as we speak! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion It is certainly possible that he may attempt to overwhelm us with brute force, yes. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Sion I am, however, reasonably certain that the first arrow he fired was not the only one. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Huh!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion I suspect he may have actually fired several arrows as ranging shots... [k] @Sion ...and the one that finally found us was the first one that hit us earlier? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen ...Oh! Good point! [k] [charaFace A 16] @Kiichi Hogen Not even an archer as great as Tametomo can take out an enemy he can't see. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Kiichi Hogen You're right. As powerful as that arrow was, if we assume it was one of many meant to locate the enemy, and not his Noble Phantasm, many pieces fall into place. [k] [charaFace A 17] @Kiichi Hogen Or maybe...there was something interfering with Tametomo's usual eagle eye, which is usually sharp enough for him to pierce the ornament on an enemy's helmet. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 14] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion Oh! [k] [charaFace D 17] @Sion I had not considered that, but it is definitely possible. [k] [charaFace D 9] @Sion Regardless, we can presume it took Tametomo some time to find us. [k] @Sion During his search, Omichi[line 2]Mrs. Tokimura and Sousuke made their way here via a different means of transportation. [k] @Sion Ushiwakamaru may have been the first to notice the incoming strike, but we also detected a magical energy signature similar to a Holy Grail coming from Sousuke. [k] @Sion Given all of this, I can envision a scenario in which Sousuke realized that the first arrow was headed toward us and so deliberately threw off its trajectory, even if only marginally. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 21] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen So, you think that's why that first attack didn't sink us...? [k] [charaFace A 0] @Kiichi Hogen Then, you think Omichi and Sousuke knew what Tametomo was up to, and came here to help keep us safe? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion I do, though I still do not know what Mrs. Tokimura and Sousuke's intentions truly are. [k] @Sion But I do know they were severely drained when we first met them, and not even they knew what had happened to them. [k] @Sion It therefore seems likely that they had good reason for undertaking such an arduous journey. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen ...Aha. So that's why you had them go with Master and encouraged them to round up the other seven Dog Warriors. [k] @Kiichi Hogen I didn't know you were a gambling woman. [k] [charaFace A 22] @Kiichi Hogen So instead of prioritizing Chaldea's safety, you[sr]decided to bet on protecting Master and [&his:her][sr]companions from Tametomo's aggression? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion ...Apologies, but I have no comment. [k] [charaFace D 9] @Sion The situation is getting more dire by the moment. [k] @Sion We still cannot relax with Tametomo out there, alive and well. Nor do we yet know what Kyokutei Bakin's true intentions are as yet. [k] @Sion And I am afraid there is only so much I can determine from here. [k] @Sion I believe that, under the circumstances, the best[sr]thing we can do now is trust [%1] to make[sr]the correct call, as it is [&he:she] who is there in the[sr]middle of all this. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kiichi Hogen Hmm... And you don't want to bias [&him:her] unnecessarily,[sr]huh? [k] [charaFace A 18] @Kiichi Hogen I understand where you are coming from here, but[sr]I still think it might be best to inform [&him:her] of what[sr]is going on. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 12] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Sion ... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [se ade421 0] [seVolume ade421 0.6 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [seStop ade421 0.4] [wt 0.4] @Goredolf Excuse me, but could I ask you two to hurry back to the Command Room?[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [k] [charaFace B 18] @Goredolf With only Da Vinci and Ushiwakamaru running the show, well... [k] [charaFace B 6] @Goredolf I'm worried the Renaissance genius and military genius are going to rub off on each other in decidedly unwelcome manners! [k] [charaFace B 12] @Goredolf So please, come back before the stress gives me an aneurysm! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadeinFSL D 0.1 0] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 2] [wt 1.5] [charaFace D 9] [charaFace A 14] @Sion & Kiichi Hogen ...Coming! [k] [messageOff] [label lblConf02] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]