Search for the Dragon Slayer

Did Rider commit suicide? It's troublesome that she retained her sanity even with Madness Enhancement.

Still, she likely fought with all of her might. If that's the case, we can't let our guard down.

Next time, "he" and I will mobilize. I'm also taking the Servants summoned today.

Please contact the Berserk Assassin.

Understood. If I were who I was before, I would've stopped you.

But now, you're perfect Jeanne! You don't even need luck!

Please trample over them as much as you wish.

Gilles. Which do you think is the real one? Me, or her?

Of course it's you. Are you listening, Jeanne?

You were burned at the stake. Betrayed, by everyone!

Charles VII left you to die, because he didn't want to pay the ransom!

Not a single person rose to bravely fight for your return!

And what was the cause of all this? It was God! It was our God, mocking us!

Thus, we deny God. Don't we, Jeanne?

...Yes. Yes you're right, Gilles. I have nothing left.

My soldiers are gone, and my admirers fled. The king betrayed me and the bishop burnt me in the name of God.

I was wrong. No, everything was wrong.

Not just what I believed in. The very country that allowed me to exist was wrong.

This mistake must be righted. Jeanne d'Arc was a mistake.

So let us do as they decided, and make it all so it never happened.

My salvation of the country was itself a fatal mistake.

...Jeanne. Please, don't put yourself under such stress.

This is a divine punishment. Nothing more. Your revenge is righteous. What you saved, you may destroy.

Isn't that all there is to it?

...You're right, Gilles. What you say is extreme, but it brings me strength.

Let's go, Berserker, Assassin... This is getting complicated. May I use your True Names?

Lancelot, Knight of the Lake; and the Executioner, Charles-Henri Sanson.

Mount your wyverns. I shall lead you.

Urrrrrr.

...Of course, Master. Only I am fit to take the head of the Queen.

...And that's what happened...

I see, I see! Understood. How interesting. How very interesting!

Thank you, kind sir. Farewell, until we meet again!

Y-Yes ma'am! Um, by the way, you seem to be of noble birth. What is your name

My name is Marie Antoinette! Hehe, it might be worth remembering.

...Keep passing it down for 360 years or so, and someone might be in for a surprise, hehe.

Guys! I got the information!

Sorry, Marie. I will cause a panic if I go into town...

Don't worry, Jeanne. We're both Servants, you know.

Now, I've got some great information. The city St. Martha told us of, Lyon.

To put it simply, Lyon was destroyed a little while ago. Its refugees have settled here.

The "used to be" nuance interests me. ...So it's just as I thought?

Yes. The town is filled with monsters that seem to have risen from the depths of Hell.

But I think what came before that is the important part. They said Lyon had a protector.

A protector?

A knight with a large sword, who defeated wyverns and skeletons.

I see. Perhaps that's the Servant Martha spoke of before.

Yes. But a little while ago, some scary people came.

Servants, probably. He was overwhelmed by their numbers and is now missing.

And so Lyon was destroyed...

I hope he's alive... No, let's believe in the words of St. Martha.

Oh, right. Charles VII visited the village and General Gilles de Rais marshalled the routed soldiers, they said.

Gilles!

He's attempting to attack Lyon and take back the city.

I'm sure it would be...difficult to meet with him.

Why is that? Gilles de Rais is an admirer of Jeanne, right?

If Jeanne asks, he's sure to lend a helping hand?

...That's precisely the reason. He knows that I've become the Dragon Witch.

He wouldn't accept me like that.

...I see. I'm not sure if that's quite right.

But I understand that you might not want to see him! You're a girl, after all.

Yes, I agree we don't need to see him! We're in a hurry, after all.

I don't think normal soldiers can handle all those monsters in Lyon, anyway...

...You're quite right. Let's defeat them on our own.

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Fujimaru... You're right. This is nothing.

Yes, that's what it means to be a boy! Here's your reward!

What?

Well? Was it good?

Senpai... You have a goofy grin on your face.

Master, hang in there. ...Jeez!

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She finally went and did it, huh? Sorry, just ignore that.

Maria has a bad habit of kissing everything. It caused chaos in the palace.

There were actually factions formed of people she'd kissed and people she hadn't.

No playwright would touch a story about a court that almost destroyed itself before the revolution.

Master, come on. Snap out of it. Snap out of it!

Huh? You guys don't do kisses?

Maybe like when your heart feels like someone's squeezing it... You do it too, right Jeanne?

I-I do not! I do not! Only with someone I was going to marry

...Huh? Hey, hold on a second.

Those soldiers over there seem ready to kill. I don't think they're back from the front.

...Seems like they've become bandits. This tragedy is enough to shatter anyone's mind.

We cannot let the townspeople suffer. Let us capture them.

Got it. Back of the blade it is!

...But that's a shield right?

We've tied up the bandits, let's hand them to the town's people. I think we can leave the rest to them.

All right, let's head out everybody!

We're almost there, don't you think?

Yes, we should be.

...The thought of having to see a ruined town again, is heartbreaking.

...There's no one here.

Doctor, any signs of life

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Doctor?

I'm sorry. Reception's not very good here.

Let's split up and search for that "Dragon Slayer" Martha mentioned.

Right. Let's see which of us finds that person first. Amadeus and I will take the west side.

Then Mash and I will take the east.

Understood. Let's go, Master!

This was once a beautiful town. Why would that Dragon Witch do this

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That'd be nice, but... Huh? Did I just hear a voice?

Yes, faintly. It may be a survivor. Let's go check it out.

...Ugh!

Living Dead!

Turning the townsfolk into monsters... This is beyond heresy!

We can't save them anymore... Ready for battle, Master!

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Yes, Master!

Even more enemies!

Yes, just as I thought! I hurried back, but they're swarming over here too!

You may not need any help, but I can't just sit around!

I will help you, Fujimaru!

Wyvern!

What? I am tired of seeing them. They are no more than third-rate instruments, time to get rid of them!

Phew! Enemies eliminated. May their souls rest in peace

Peace... Do they desire peace? That is such a foolish thing to say.

They have no peace in their souls. There is certainly none residing in us Servants

This world has been frozen for years...

...Servant!

Who are you?

Correct. People call meThe Phantom of the Opera.

By order of the "Dragon Witch," this town is under my absolute control.

Now, now, now. This is the middle of Hell, where the dead live.

What are you going to do?

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Just like that, Master! Here we go!

Ugh! Still, my mission is accomplished. Though I shall never be rewarded, never.

This is where my song ends, but the real Hell starts now.

Rejoice, oh Holy Maiden! Your evil has grown even more than you.

Be silent. It must be hard to even talk now.

These are not words. This is a song. To lament your future, and to mourn it.

Forget about the Dragon Slayer... Run to the ends of the earth.

If lady luck is on your sideyou might just have a chance to escape.

Here it comes. The Dragon is here. The Devil is here. An evil dragon unlike any of you have seen before.

You're a stubborn one, aren't you? The coda has ended, now back to hell with you.

An evil...dragon?

Finally, I got through to you! Everyone, I recommend that we evacuate!

This reading is way beyond a Servant It's indicating an "ultra-size lifeform."

It's approaching with incredible speed!

...Beyond a Servant! Can such a lifeform even exist in this world?

Of course they can! The world's a big place!

Um, sorry. Save the chatter for later! I am also detecting 3 Servants heading this way.

...It must be them. This is quite a problem.

The orchestra is done. Let's get out of here. I know we just wasted our effort, but that's life.

But... Wait, please.

If the reading is truly beyond that of a Servant, then we need the "Dragon Slayer" more than ever.

That person must be in this town, right? We can at least look for that Servant

No, no, no. No time, no time!

But if we abandon that Servant now, we may never get another chance!

Master, your orders!

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Understood!

Amadeus, let's prepare for battle. ...Will you fight with me?

Didn't you just order me to fight? You just need to stand proudly, and smile as always.

Don't worry yourself over me. If things get bad, I'll run away on my own!

Yes. That's the Amadeus I know. It's okay, we just have to buy some time.

I won't die. Not here, at least.

Doctor! Are you detecting any other Servants?

Searching now. Hang on a moment!

Right. There's a faint reading from the castle up ahead!

Let's go!