＄03-00-12-12-1-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 1098243600 1 Sancho] [charaSet B 7007001 1 "Vlad III"] [charaSet C 1043000 1 Roland] [charaSet D 4004001 1 Astolfo] [charaSet E 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet F 1098235000 1 Kadoc] [charaSet G 3036001 1 Bradamante] [charaSet H 1098234900 1 "Pope Johanna"] [charaSet I 1098234740 1 Assassin-Class] [charaSet J 1098234730 1 Assassin-Class] [charaSet K 1098234730 1 Assassin-Class] [scene 152501] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] ＠Sancho Again, thank you for agreeing to manage our military affairs, Count Vlad. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III Not at all. On my honor, I vow that victory shall be ours. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho Still, the fact remains that we're only now pulling up to the starting line. The other realms still have a big lead. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Roland Come now, Sancho, look on the bright side. Think of it as us saving our strength for when we'll need it most. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Astolfo Wow, talk about putting a positive spin on things! Look at me being a big ol' smarty-pants! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Holmes Very well then, Count Vlad. [k] ＠Holmes I believe we should discuss our next course of action[line 2]while continuing to train the army, of course. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III Agreed. Now then, if I may direct your attention to this map. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [scene 155100 1.0] [charaFadeout B 1.0] [wt 3.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] ＠Vlad III While we have a great many things on our plate at present, we are ultimately faced with three options. [k] ＠Vlad III Do we go on the offensive or fortify our defenses? If the former, do we go after the Revenge or Reinstatement Realm? [k] ＠Vlad III According to the sum total of the information Sancho's spies have sent us...our best choice would seem to be a strike against the Revenge Realm. [k] ＠Holmes Why is that? [k] ＠Vlad III You must look at the big picture. [k] ＠Vlad III The Reinstatement Realm may have better generals, and there is an excellent chance they will continue to grow in power. [k] ＠Vlad III But... [k] ＠Vlad III ...for better or worse, Kōnstantînos XI is a known quantity. [k] ＠Vlad III Think of this Singularity as a game board. He wishes to play by the rules and win it for himself. [k] ＠Vlad III The same does not hold true for the Revenge Realm. [k] ＠Vlad III They would not think twice about simply overturning the entire board. [k] ＠Vlad III And then there are the strange towers, like the one you investigated. [k] ＠Vlad III Holmes was right; they are long-range cannons. The locations alone make that quite clear. However... [k] ＠Holmes However? [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [scene 152501 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 1.0 1] [wt 1.5] [charaFace B 5] ＠Vlad III I have a strong suspicion that the towers are, in fact, already complete. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Holmes ...! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III Their plan may be to use them in conjunction with Servants whose Noble Phantasms are themselves cannons. [k] [charaFace B 4] ＠Vlad III Or perhaps they plan to use them with something much worse than cannons. I cannot say for sure. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Vlad III Regardless, I believe the entire Revenge Realm is working to overturn the game board in its entirety. [k] ＠Vlad III And I suspect Zhang Jue, a Caster aligned with the Revenge Realm, is the one behind this plan. [k] [charaFace B 5] ＠Vlad III We must therefore eliminate Queen Kriemhild. If she falls, the Revenge Realm is likely to follow. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Kadoc If that happens, the Reinstatement Realm's not just gonna sit around twiddling their thumbs, are they? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III No, they will not. [k] ＠Vlad III I will say this is only my best guess based on the information I have. I could well be wrong about some things. [k] ＠Vlad III Regardless, we must act. And we must do so soon. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho That all makes sense to me, but it doesn't sound like our army will be of much help there. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III You are correct. Our only hope of assassinating Zhang Jue is with a small, elite team. [k] [charaFace B 4] ＠Vlad III But such an operation will not, on its own, slip past the Revenge Realm's defenses. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Vlad III This is why we will also mobilize our entire army and make them think they are under threat of invasion... We could, in fact, mount an actual attack. [k] ＠Vlad III And while the other two realms are caught up in the resulting chaos, the assassination team will carry out the mission. [k] ＠Vlad III This is why we need to train our army. [k] ＠Vlad III That training will take up most of my time today, but I will help you plan the operation tonight. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho I see. Then, we'll figure out that plan in the meantime. [k] ＠Sancho I would be very grateful if you took a look later to see how viable it is. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III Very well. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Holmes In regards to this mission,[sr][&Mr.:Ms.] [%1][line 2] [k] ？1：Let me guess: You want me to be part of it? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III I do. [k] ＠Vlad III While I have no wish to expose you to danger, your summoning skills will be essential for these assassinations. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] ？2：Will you be including me on the roster, too? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Kadoc Hey, what do you expect? We all know your summoning skills are really damn useful. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] ？！ [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Holmes I would also like to come along on this mission. [k] ＠Holmes I have some experience with both stealth and combat, and I'm also concerned about what Moriarty may do. [k] [charaFace E 5] ＠Holmes As long as he's around...I cannot in good conscience send Master off alone. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho Then, I'll assign an Assassin-class Servant to go with you, too. [k] ＠Sancho One on the side of Proper Human History, of course. [k] ＠Sancho You won't be able to do much to help with the mission if you can't fight at your full strength,[sr][&Lord:Lady] [%1]. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Roland I guess we wouldn't be much help... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Astolfo Hey, it's not like either of us was ever cut out for espionage, right? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Kadoc Guess I'll be sitting this one out, too. Honestly, I don't have the skill set to help with an assassination. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III We still have some time until the operation begins[line 2]time we'll need to get our military forces in good order and conduct a campaign. [k] ＠Vlad III We will also need to use that time to come up with an assassination plan, so let's bring in this Assassin you spoke of now. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho Sure thing. I'll call for them right away. [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.0 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 1.0] [wipein rollLeft 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.2] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] ＠Assassin-Class Hey there. I'm an Assassin. My True Name is still a secret. [k] ＠Assassin-Class I used to undertake assassinations as part of a certain religious order. I'm honored to be part of this mission. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III Very good. [k] ＠Vlad III These are your squad mates: Sherlock Holmes, and my Master, [%1]. They will be key to this mission. [k] ＠Vlad III Do whatever you must to ensure your teamwork is flawless. You have until our army's training is complete. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Assassin-Class Yes, sir. [k] ＠Assassin-Class Hey there. Good to meet you two. [k] ＠Assassin-Class How about we get to know each other better over drinks? They say that's the modern way to break the ice. [k] ＠Assassin-Class Though just so you know, I can't drink alcohol myself. [k] ？1：Then why go drinking at all? ？！ ＠Assassin-Class Good point! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Holmes Hmm. Well, I'm sure the coming days will afford us ample opportunity to get to know each other better. [k] [charaFace E 0] ＠Holmes For the moment, I think our time would be better spent determining one another's combat abilities. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sancho Then I'll make a reservation for you three at the training grounds. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Vlad III All right, everyone, let us all do our best to put a stop to this rebellion against Proper Human History. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_62 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [scene 152100] [pictureFrame cut063_cinema] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_156 0.1] ＠ [lr]She put her hands together in prayer. [k] ＠ It is, in a sense, a small, insignificant action. [k] ＠ No matter how holy others may consider her... [k] ＠ ...she can't stop herself from wondering if she's deceiving them. [k] ＠ She does believe in God. She does trust His plan. [k] ＠ But perhaps that faith exists only at the surface level. [k] ＠ That doubt has plagued her since she was summoned. [k] ＠ While this no doubt goes without saying, Pope Johanna was not a real person. [k] ＠ Her existence, or lack thereof, was debated for centuries. [k] ＠ And Johanna knows that very well. [k] ＠ She is fully aware that she is a figment of someone's imagination. [k] ＠ She knows that every high and low of her life is pure fiction. [k] ＠ She is sure that whenever she was summoned to fight a Holy Grail War (though she has no memory of past summons)... [k] ＠ ...she must have fallen deeply into despair. [k] ＠ Now that she's aware of this, she can't help but feel there may be no point praying to God. Or that perhaps she has no right to. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se ad95] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.4 0,-50] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad95 0.1] [wt 0.4] ＠Bradamante You think so?[sr]...I'm not sure what to think. [k] ＠Bradamante I've heard that no one believes in Mystics and fantastical things nowadays. [k] ＠Bradamante Some people also say that myths...legends...even the tales of our own adventures...were all just stories someone made up at one point. [k] [charaFace G 0] ＠Bradamante But, even if that's true...I've never doubted who I am. [k] ＠Bradamante I know that the glorious Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne really existed, and I know that the love Ruggiero and I shared was real, too. [k] ＠Bradamante Even if I'm not the real Bradamante, but a shadow of her being cast by humanity... [k] ＠Bradamante ...it doesn't mean I'm not still me. [k] [charaFace G 4] ＠Bradamante There's no reason you can't think the same, Your Holiness. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.4 0,-50] [wt 0.4] ＠Pope Johanna ...Bradamante. [k] ＠Pope Johanna You and I are indeed both shadows of humanity. [k] [charaFace H 0] ＠Pope Johanna But at your core, you have an unshakable sense of who you are. [k] ＠Pope Johanna Maybe there's a reason for that. [k] [charaFace H 8] ＠Pope Johanna Or maybe[line 2]and I know this may sound odd... [k] ＠Pope Johanna ...maybe most heroes like you exist alongside your own Mystics and fantasies. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 0,-50] ＠Bradamante ...? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.1 0,-50] ＠Pope Johanna But that's not true for me. [k] ＠Pope Johanna I'm a figment of someone's imagination, my very existence thoroughly disproved by academics. [k] ＠Pope Johanna My life...my history...is all a fragmentary jumble. [k] ＠Pope Johanna And what's more, there's now an overwhelming consensus among academics... [k] ＠Pope Johanna ...that I simply never existed. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] ＠ [lr]They were right to come to that consensus. Academics are supposed to find the truth of things. [k] ＠ The idea of Pope Johanna was a revolutionary one that could not be dismissed out of hand. [k] ＠ History itself would change depending on whether she truly existed or not. [k] ＠ And so, academics pored over every document they could find to verify it, almost as if they were conducting an autopsy. [k] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth H 2] [charaDepth G 1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 256,-50] [charaFadeinFSL H 0.1 -256,-50] ＠Pope Johanna They were right to do that. Everything they did was right. [k] [charaFace H 4] ＠Pope Johanna ...I just didn't take it well. That's all. [k] [charaFace H 8] ＠Pope Johanna It was hard. And sad. It felt like...like they were ripping my heart from my chest. [k] ＠Pope Johanna I wanted to grab them by their collars and shake them, and scream, “How dare you do this to me!?” [k] [charaFace G 0] ＠Bradamante But we wouldn't approve of that. Not His Imperial Majesty nor anyone else in the Reinstatement Realm. [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_156 1.0 0.7] [wt 1.0] [charaFace G 4] ＠Bradamante ...You wanted to grab them by their collars? [k] [charaFace H 4] ＠Pope Johanna It is a whole other kind of pain, knowing I've drawn all of you into my anguish. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_156 1.5] [charaFace H 3] ＠Pope Johanna Oh, and the collar part is just a figure of speech. Please, just forget about it. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [charaFace G 0] ＠Bradamante Your Holiness. [k] ＠Bradamante I'm a paladin. I'm supposed to serve my lord and my country, and embody justice and light. [k] [charaFace G 5] ＠Bradamante And I know Archbishop Tilpin would be furious with me if I didn't help to ease your suffering! [k] ＠Bradamante I might have chosen to rebel against Proper Human History, but I'll never stop respecting you! [k] [charaFace H 1] ＠Pope Johanna ...Thank you, Bradamante. I wish I could do something to repay you. [k] ＠Pope Johanna For what it's worth, I pray from the bottom of my heart... [k] [charaFace H 12] ＠Pope Johanna ...that you and your loved one will be reunited in romantic bliss. [k] [charaFace G 3] ＠Bradamante T[messageShake 0.05 2 2 0.3]h-th-th-thank you, Your Holiness. [k] [charaFace H 0] ＠Pope Johanna Oh, yes. I'm not sure if I should ask you about this... [k] ＠Pope Johanna ...but weren't you arguing with some other Servants earlier? [k] [charaFace G 4] ＠Bradamante ...Yes, I was. They still suspect me of being a spy. [k] ＠Bradamante I told them they were mistaken and that I chose to cut ties with the others because of a difference in our beliefs. [k] [charaFace H 4] ＠Pope Johanna ...I see. [k] [charaFace G 4] ＠Bradamante Does that mean...you can't trust me after all? [k] [charaFace H 1] ＠Pope Johanna Not at all, Bradamante. I would trust you with my life. [k] ＠Pope Johanna I just didn't want to pit you against your former comrades in arms. [k] [charaFace G 0] ＠Bradamante I appreciate your consideration, Lady Johanna, but you don't have to worry about me. [k] [charaFace G 1] ＠Bradamante I offer you this promise, on my honor as one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne: I will fight them with all my might. [k] [charaFace H 12] ＠Pope Johanna ...Thank you. And I'm sorry. [k] ＠Pope Johanna I hope you can forgive me for insulting your pride. [k] [charaFace G 3] ＠Bradamante O-oh no, you didn't do anything to apologize for! It makes sense you'd have doubts like that! [k] [charaFace G 0] ＠Bradamante But I've sworn to follow you and His Imperial Majesty to the end, no matter what. [k] [charaFace H 1] ＠Pope Johanna So, what would you do if Kōnstantînos and I decided to go different ways, ourselves? [k] [charaFace G 3] ＠Bradamante P-please don't ask me that! [k] ＠Bradamante It's like asking a child which of their parents they prefer! [k] [charaFace H 11] ＠Pope Johanna I'm sorry. I was only teasing! [k] [charaFace G 5] ＠Bradamante Meanie! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]