$03-00-05-04-2-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1098123200 1 Goredolf] [charaSet C 1098123000 1 Meunière] [charaSet D 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet E 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet F 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet G 1098158300 1 Nemo] [charaSet H 1098158220 1 Sion] [charaSet I 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 51603] [fadein black 1.0] [se ad566 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 2.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 24] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Da Vinci ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Meunière (Damn, you could cut the tension in here with a knife!) [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash This is finally it, Master. [k] ?1:Yeah... ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad566 2.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Ahem! Come now, what's with the long faces!? [k] [charaFace B 5] @Goredolf Given how obviously weak and pathetic the sixth and seventh Lostbelts appear to be... [k] [charaFace B 6] @Goredolf ...this is shaping up to be our decisive battle! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Meunière That's exactly it, chubs. Come on, this tension's been making your sphincter tighten up just as much as ours, right? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Heh. That right there shows just how little you actually know about the world of magecraft, Kidney Pie. [k] [charaFace B 11] @Goredolf I'll have you know the tension I'm experiencing right now is nothing like all of yours. [k] @Goredolf No, I am genuinely freaking out here, and I'll thank you not to lump me in with your everyday ordinary nerves. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 0.7] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 10] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] @Goredolf As far as mages go, Kadoc Zemlupus was the bottom of the barrel. Every aspect of the boy, from his skill to his lineage to his resolve was truly, genuinely substandard. [k] @Goredolf Ophelia Phamrsolone's Mystic Eyes may have been menacing, but she was still just a girl with no killer instinct. [k] @Goredolf Akuta Hinako was... Well, her very existence may have been cheating the system, but she was never actually a mage. [k] @Goredolf I would put her in the same category as any extremely dangerous wild animal. [k] @Goredolf As for Peperoncino... [k] [charaFace B 4] @Goredolf Hmm. On second thought, he's so slippery I don't even know how I would go about evaluating him, so let's just say he's the exception to the rule. [k] [charaFace B 10] @Goredolf My point is, Kirschtaria is on an entirely different level than the other Crypters. There is simply no comparison. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Oh? Does that mean you've met him before?[sr]Perhaps at the Mage's Association? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Oh please. Well, technically, I suppose we do both come from equally distinguished families, but never mind that. [k] [charaFace B 10] @Goredolf Listen. The Clock Tower is where true geniuses come to gather. There, even mages with talents well beyond average are considered to be strictly ordinary. [k] @Goredolf As such, simply being able to stand out there marks you as someone capable of changing the very world. [k] @Goredolf Kirschtaria Wodime has been acclaimed as one of the brightest stars by the elite aristocrats of the Barthomeloi faction... [k] @Goredolf ...as well as the democrats of the Trambelio faction, and even the staunch neutralists of the Meluastea faction alike. [k] @Goredolf Despite their differences, they all had equally high hopes that he would be the one to rebuild this world's deteriorating foundation of magecraft. [k] [charaFace B 15] @Goredolf They even thought he might have gone on to found a thirteenth department of study at the Clock Tower if he hadn't decided to join Chaldea. Hmph. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Really? I had no idea Kirschtaria was so highly regarded in London. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 19] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Da Vinci And yet you never met him yourself, huh, Gordy? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Of course not. I was always jeal[line 2]Ahem, cautious about who I reached out to there, after all. [k] [charaFace B 10] @Goredolf And Kirschtaria received no end of support from all the other successors to nobility[line 2]young men who were obligated to carry on their family names. [k] @Goredolf You see, anyone from a mage family, no matter how prestigious, would never dare disobey their father. [k] @Goredolf For them, their fathers, some of whom are genuine monsters who have been alive for hundreds of years, are the most terrifying beings in existence. [k] @Goredolf And yet, even in the face of these wicked old foxes from the previous era of magecraft, Kirschtaria was never afraid to speak his mind openly. [k] @Goredolf My guess is that his confidence stemmed from the sheer superiority of the magical circuits he had, circuits that have helped him go his entire life without ever losing to anyone. [k] @Goredolf He always carried himself as though he were a king,[sr]as though he had been chosen by the gods. [k] @Goredolf He was both confident and idealistic, yet distinctly humane despite being both coolheaded and ruthless. [k] @Goredolf He set the top records in all sorts of fields at the Clock Tower, many of which remain unbroken to this day. [k] [charaFace B 18] @Goredolf I still remember feeling keenly aware of how talent and charisma are something you're either born with or you aren't while peering over at him from behind a convenient pillar. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Meunière (Oh yeah, I could see tubbo doing that. I bet he was tearing at a handkerchief and glaring at him.) [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash The director is right. Kirschtaria was a bona fide genius who excelled at absolutely everything. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Da Vinci It's true. My grown-up self has memories along those lines too... [k] [charaFace D 25] @Da Vinci ...and they're telling me that, while I was definitely an unparalleled genius in every human endeavor under the sun, Kirschtaria was an indomitable genius when it came to magecraft. [k] ?1:But I thought Daybit was the genius? ?! [charaFace D 24] @Da Vinci Oh sure, he is too. Just of a different sort. [k] @Da Vinci Again, these memories belong to my previous self who interacted with Team A, so I can't fully vouch for them... [k] [charaFace D 25] @Da Vinci But I'd say that Daybit's the type who could make the impossible possible, while Kirschtaria's the type who could master anything we know can be done. [k] @Da Vinci So while it's not like one type is necessarily better than the other, when it comes to being a leader... [k] [charaFace D 0] @Da Vinci ...I'd have to say being able to put together a foolproof plan like Kirschtaria could was the way to go. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Nonetheless, the fact remains that they are both peerless geniuses. I can't say I relish the thought of opposing either one of them. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Meunière You can say that again. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll underestimate us and let down their guard? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash I don't think we can count on that. [k] @Mash Kirschtaria always gave everything his full effort,[sr]even combat simulations. [k] @Mash I remember it seemed to me like he had a real...aversion[line 2]a hatred almost[line 2]to settling for anything less than what he wanted. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Hmm. A genius who refuses to take the easy way out...[sr]Perhaps this means he was actually just a hard worker? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 14] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Da Vinci No, I wouldn't say that. [k] [charaFace D 25] @Da Vinci According to Chaldea's records, Kirschtaria lived a perfectly ordinary life during his time there. [k] @Da Vinci If anything, Kadoc worked way harder than he did. He spent dozens of hours training for every one of Kirschtaria's. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Oh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Anyway, that's pretty much all we have to go on,[sr]so I think that's enough Kirschtaria speculation. [k] [charaFace D 26] @Da Vinci We may not know exactly what we're up against,[sr]but whatever they throw at us, we'll be ready. [k] @Da Vinci We've used every last bit of the magical energy resources we've accumulated to get to this point. [k] @Da Vinci Now, thanks to the Nautilus acting as the Shadow Border's outer layer, crossing the ocean is a proverbial walk in the park. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Nemo Not that this even comes close to what the Nautilus can really do. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes I understand your disappointment, but I'm afraid the Shadow Border's safety is of paramount importance. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Quite so. [k] @Goredolf With these manifold Bounded Field spells... [k] @Goredolf ...the new engine that lets us use magical energy to propel ourselves through water at high speeds... [k] [charaFace B 1] @Goredolf ...and the Aronnax Phantasm serving as our naval ram, we should even be able to cross bodies of magma if we're so inclined. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Nemo Of course. The Nautilus and I have seen it all and can handle anything. But I would like to avoid damaging the ship if we can. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut I 1] [charaEffect I bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 0.1] [se ad13] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Sion Hello, hello, this is Sion.[sr]I am reading you loud and clear. [k] @Sion I made sure you all have as much food and drink as the Border can possibly carry. [k] [charaFace H 16] @Sion This is, without exaggeration, the best we are able to do at this point. If we fail with all of this going for us, I will never be able to look you all in the eyes again. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut I 1200,1200] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Oh, not to worry. If we do fail here, at least we won't have to concern ourselves with next year's budget. [k] @Holmes The smart thing to do now is to use everything we've got and let the rest sort itself out later. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Goredolf Ulp... I do hope we can find a leyline and summon more Servants soon. [k] @Goredolf As things stand now, we don't have nearly enough in the way of fighting forces! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes Come now, Goredolf, you know why that is just as well as any of us. [k] @Holmes Given the battles we've fought in the other Lostbelts thus far, summoning Servants on-site gives us much better odds. [k] @Holmes Besides, Master [%1] can only form temporary[sr]contracts with so many Servants. I'm afraid you'll just have to keep a stiff upper lip as best you can for now. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Nemo Okay, we're about to reach the storm wall. [k] [charaFace G 0] @Nemo It might have been impenetrable for the Shadow Border prior to its upgrade, but now...things are different. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1] [charaFace G 5] @Nemo Activating Imaginary Aronnax Phantasm. [k] @Nemo Lostbelt Phenomenon: identified.[sr]Naval Ram Assimilation: successful. [k] @Nemo Untether from reality.[sr]Void Space Dive Penetration Mode... [k] [charaFace G 2] @Nemo Zero Sail: unfurl! [k] [messageOff] [se ade8] [seVolume ade8 0 0.8] [cameraMove 0.3 0,-10 1.01] [wt 0.4] [cameraMove 0.2 0,10 1.01] [wipeout rectangleStripDownToUp 0.3 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 1.0] [wipein rectangleStripUpToDown 0.1 1] [wait wipe] [cameraHome 0.1] [wt 0.8] [effect bit_talk_zero_sail2] [wt 0.5] [scene 10001] [wait effect bit_talk_zero_sail2] [fadeout white 1.5] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [fadein white 1.0] [wait fade] [charaSet A 1098181800 1 ???] [charaSet B 1098182700 1 "Atlantis Border Guard"] [charaSet C 1098183700 1 Echidna] [wt 2.0] [scene 86002 1.5] [wt 2.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Atlantis Border Guard Sir, the lookout just reported a faint ripple at Eastern Four, the white wall. [k] @Atlantis Border Guard Of course, it could just be an underwater earthquake[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? Do you really think we would be seeing an oceanic earthquake now? No, it's almost certainly Chaldea. [k] @??? They may be arriving a little later than expected,[sr]but the plan otherwise remains the same. [k] @??? Assume they have succeeded at diving through Eastern Four, and train your sights on their most likely emergence point. [k] @??? All hands and ships to battle positions.[sr]And hurry up with the Lamia deployment. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Atlantis Border Guard Yes, sir. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? Listen up. Do not treat these foes as you would typical Rogue Servants. [k] @??? Servants who have formed a contract with a Master are stronger than you think. [k] @??? Do not for a moment think yourselves above them. Let down your guard, and you WILL find yourselves the hunted rather than the hunters. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Atlantis Border Guard ...Yes, sir! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? Very well then, I leave this in your hands,[sr][image berserker_language_1]. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [clear] [wt 0.1] @C:??? Understood. The Echidna production is coming along extremely well. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.7] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 0.7] [wait fade] [wt 2.5] [fadeout black 0.7] [wait fade] [scene 86002] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 0.7] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? Is it possible to manufacture those things? [k] [clear] @D:??? Yes. Well, at least the prototypes. [k] [clear] @??? Tch... [k] @??? Damn engineers. After all this time, you still haven't been able to complete them? [k] @??? Well, no matter.[sr]Send them in. [k] [clear] @D:??? Yes, sir. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @D:??? Activate the Echidna! [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Atlantis Border Guard Right away, sir! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad766] [wt 4.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? A creature that spits out monsters in spite of the tremendous pain it causes, hmm. It is indeed the mother of life. [k] @??? This should have all manner of applications. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Atlantis Border Guard Come on, move it![sr]Go, go, go! [k] @Atlantis Border Guard Hoist the beam sails! Head for the target coordinates! Full speed ahead! [k] @Atlantis Border Guard The Third Fleet has arrived at the target coordinates! [k] @Atlantis Border Guard Lamias are now ready to deploy![sr]Your orders, sir! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @??? ...Take them out. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_90 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]