$03-00-03-10-2-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet C 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet D 6011001 1 "Jing Ke"] [charaSet E 1009001 1 Mordred] [charaSet F 7005001 1 Spartacus] [charaSet G 1098123200 1 Goredolf] [charaSet H 3031001 1 Nezha] [scene 51603] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 25] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Okay, you said you learned something[sr]in your analysis, Holmes? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Thanks to the remains of the automata we recovered earlier, I believe I have learned something. With Crown Prince Nezha's help, I examined their inner workings, and[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha Yes. They look. Like me. [k] [charaFace H 4] @Nezha Their quality. However. Is most. Unfortunate.[sr]Their mechanisms. Only imitate. My own. [k] @Nezha There is. Much degradation. It pales. In comparison.[sr]To great. Taiyi Zhenren's. Famed work. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 23] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci The sage Taiyi Zhenren and his lotus spirit... So then, you think these soldiers use sage arts as a base, instead of science? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha Even so. I suppose. It is. Impressive that. They work. As well as. They do. With. Makeshift parts. Instead of jewels. Of the old sage world. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes The key problem we face is that centaurlike creature the enemy called Xiang Yu. What did you make of the combat footage I showed you, Nezha? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha ...Oh, yes. This one. Is much. More like.[sr]I am. Than the. Clay dolls. [k] @Nezha I have not. Seen his. Interior. But. I can say. That much. For certain. Many of his movements. Resemble my.[sr]Own style. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 23] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Even though his form is so radically[sr]different from yours? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha I think. Those extra. Arms were. Bolted on. Later.[sr]His techniques. Still reflect. A human-shaped body. [k] @Nezha If he. Had been made. In that form.[sr]To start. He would. Move much. More naturally. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I see. A true martial artist's perspective proves most illuminating here. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha ...To crib. From Holmes. This is.[sr]Just a. Preliminary theory. [k] @Nezha But I. Think he. Was originally.[sr]A humanoid. Patterned after. My design. [k] @Nezha And that. He became. Known as Xiang Yu.[sr]After many. Further modifications. [k] @Nezha In addition. We know. That the. Other mechanical. Soldiers are. Much weaker. Thanks to. Their mechanisms. Made less complex. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes ...Prince Nezha's body was made with sage arts from the Shang dynasty, lost long before the age of Qin. [k] @Holmes However, if, in this world, Qin Shi Huang managed to recover and gain an understanding of these arts... [k] [charaFace C 6] @Holmes ...scientific progress could subsequently have evolved them into something wholly different from what they were in Proper Human History. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 14] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci That could also explain how the emperor[sr]managed to become immortal here... [k] @Da Vinci ...and why this Lostbelt has such unusual technology. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf This is no time to be admiring their handiwork![sr]We should be asking ourselves what they're doing! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 24] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci For some reason, they haven't made a move. They've just been monitoring us from their camp about two kilometers away. My guess is they're waiting for something. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes This silence is rather unnerving... [k] [charaFace C 0] @Holmes For the moment, I've asked [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1] to take the Servants and remain on standby. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 5] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nezha How dare they. Treat Taiyi Zhenren's work with. Less respect. Than it. Is due. When next we meet. I will.[sr]Show them. The power of. My Fire-Tipped Spear! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaSet G 1098123210 1 "Goredolf Musik (Transmission)"] [charaSet H 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 69204] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred What the hell was that monster... [k] ?1:I couldn't believe how strong he was. ?! [charaFace E 0] @Mordred Yeah, and he wasn't just some[sr]muscleheaded dumbass, either. [k] @Mordred See, strength's actually a double-edged sword. If you're faster and more skilled than a stronger opponent, then you can still kick his ass all up and down the yard. [k] [charaFace E 5] @Mordred But that guy was... How do I put this... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Spartacus His eyes were as cold as ice[line 2]a far cry from the mania of the battlefield. They were the eyes of an oppressor if ever I've seen them. He must be defeated, no matter the cost! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred Yeah, he was freakish coolheaded. Like he was just calmly assessing our every move... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Jing Ke It felt like he was predicting exactly what we would do, and what he needed to do to avoid every attack. Very creepy. [k] @Jing Ke It was well beyond martial arts. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Jing Ke It was also strange that Prince[sr]of Lan Ling called him “Xiang Yu.” [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash If Qin Shi Huang really is still alive, I suppose it's not too strange that Xiang Yu might be too, since they lived at the same time. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred Yeah, they might've both been alive back then,[sr]but that thing we fought today wasn't even human. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Jing Ke For that matter, why would Xiang Yu[sr]be a general working under the Qin emperor? [k] [charaFace D 4] @Jing Ke I mean, I only learned about this[sr]myself once I became a Servant... [k] [charaFace D 0] @Jing Ke ...but Xiang Yu was a central figure in the rebellion that destroyed the Qin dynasty after Qin Shi Huang died, right? [k] @Jing Ke I heard he competed with Liu Bang, the guy who went[sr]on to create the Han dynasty, for control of China. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred Okay, let's say he was always born to fight. Would someone like that just bend the knee and serve Qin all meek and obedient? [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad527] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 24] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad527 0.1] @Da Vinci I'm afraid I've got even more bad news. [k] @Da Vinci There's a new army headed this way. And not by rocket this time. If these readings are right, it looks like they're on a wheeled transport. [k] ?1:More reinforcements from Xianyang, huh... ?! [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaFace B 25] @Da Vinci Yup. And the fact that they're traveling by land means they aren't just mechanical soldiers. [k] @Da Vinci This is a real flesh-and-blood army,[sr]led by an actual human general. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Does this mean Akuta has been waiting to rendezvous with them? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 24] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Probably. I'd guess they plan to end this by combining those armies to absolutely crush us. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes If they overwhelm us with sheer numbers, we will have no way of fighting back. This is certainly a rather dire predicament. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred We can't even run away... There's nowhere[sr]we could hide in this wide-open field. [k] ?1:If we can't run, then we shouldn't wait for them to get here. ?2:Then we should make the first move ourselves. ?! [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 0.3] [se ad13] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 6] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [wt 0.3] @Goredolf Are you mad, you fool!? You're not here to formulate strategy! Especially not without asking me! [k] @Goredolf Besides, you just saw for yourself how frighteningly strong that Xiang Yu monster is! [k] @Goredolf Attacking first would be far too reckless![sr]We can always retreat from this Lostbelt if necessary! [k] [charaFace G 9] @Goredolf Oh. Wait. I'll never be cured if we do that![sr]We have to find a way to hold our ground... [k] @Goredolf But then again, that Xiang Yu robot scares the hell out of me! What is he, anyway!? Some kind of living storm!? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Jing Ke I see our self-proclaimed commander[sr]is pretty rattled too... [k] @Jing Ke Yes, it might be reckless to go on the offensive now. But if we just wait around for the reinforcements to get here, we won't have a prayer. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Jing Ke We SHOULD challenge that storm again. If nothing else, it's a chance to chip away at the enemy's forces. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Da Vinci ...You're always so calm and collected, Jing Ke. If you think making the first move's the way to go too, then we might just have a chance. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 13] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 0.7] [wt 1.0] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaFace B 27] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1] @Da Vinci All right. Let's go on the attack. [k] [charaFace B 24] @Da Vinci But be warned, I'm gonna be keeping an even[sr]closer eye on [%1]'s vitals than usual. [k] @Da Vinci Remember, we didn't come to China just so you could burn yourself out. You'll need to be real careful. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mordred Hey, long as we take care of business 'fore[sr][%1] gets worn out, then it's all good, right? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Spartacus Either way, if we just stand here and wait for their reinforcements, we'll run out of options entirely.[sr]I say we strike now while the rebellion is hot! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash ...All right. Let's do our best, Master! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fou [charaMoveReturn C 0,30 0.3] Fou, fooou! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaSet A 1098159400 1 "Akuta Hinako"] [charaSet B 1036001 1 "Prince of Lan Ling"] [charaSet C 7032001 1 "Xiang Yu"] [wipeFilter cinema 0.5 0] [scene 65601] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_80 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] @Akuta Hinako What? They've gone on the attack? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50] @Prince of Lan Ling That's right. The Master of Chaldea and[sr][&his:her] Servants are charging in like fools. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 11] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] @Akuta Hinako Hmph, this is perfect. Not even the[sr]emperor would stop us from engaging invaders. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50] @Xiang Yu ...Are you sure about this? We could still remain[sr]on the defensive until reinforcements arrive. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] @Akuta Hinako No, the sooner we finish them off, the better.[sr]You're more than strong enough for that, Lord Xiang Yu. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50] @Xiang Yu Very well then, I will do my best. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50] @Prince of Lan Ling I will join you, Hegemon-King of Western Chu. It would be an honor to fight beside such a legendary hero! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] @Akuta Hinako This time, we're going to obliterate Chaldea and their Master. Don't leave so much as a trace of them behind! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_80 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]