Information Gathering

First, let's cut through this forest and head to Orleans.

Of course, it will be difficult to enter directly.

But we might be able to get some information from the surrounding towns and forts.

We're almost at La Charite.

If we can't get any information here about Orleans, we'll have to get closer

I'd rather avoid that as much as possible.

As long as I am still uncertain about the forces we have, we cannot engage.

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...No, to be honest, I am panicking. No matter how you look at it, the other "me" cannot be in her right mind.

What that monster will do by controlling the people it's easy to imagine.

Overwhelming power and hatred can easily destroy a person, no matter how noble they are.

Wait a minute. A Servant was detected just ahead of your current path.

Its location is in La Charite, which is your destination.

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Huh, it's getting further away. Oh no, I've lost it! It's too far away!

Fou! Fou!!

What is it Fou? Suddenly climbing on my head? You want to see the sky over there?

The town... It's burning?

Let's hurry!

It couldn't be!

Doctor, life form detection

...It's no use! There's nothing alive left in that town.

It can't be

Wait. Just now, a sound!

Wait a minute, that's!

No... It can't, be!

Looks like they've turned into the living dead. Master, I will scatter them!

Gasp, gasp, gasp...

Are you all right?

Yes. I'm fine

...They're still here. They look like wyverns.

Are they... Ugh, no way!

Are they devouring the corpses?

Stop it!

I'm going!

That was the last of the wyverns. No sign of the enemy nearby. The battle is over.

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Jeanne?

... It was most likely "me" who was behind this.

We can't be sure of that yet

No, I can tell. I am sure of it. ...There's just one thing I don't understand.

How much do you have to hate others to wreak such havoc?

I can't understand it.

Hold up! The Servants that just left have reversed course! This isn't good. They must've realized you're here!

How many?

You must be kidding. There are five!

They're fast... Are those Riders or something?

We don't stand a chance against them! We must run!

But!

We might be able to face them if we had the same numbers.

But there's no way you can fight an opponent that's several times stronger than you, is there?

Let's retreat, as any sane person would! It says so in the 36 Strategies of War!

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Jeanne! Servants are closing in

...I won't run. I must at least find out what their true intentions are!

But!

It's no use, we won't make it! Mash, just run, got it?