Symphony of the Heroic Spirits

Get out if you can't pay! I'm keeping this until you've got the money you owe!

Oww...What a violent man... The drink was cheap... And there were no pork cutlets either...

Oh, but losing my travel bag was a bad blow. I don't want him selling it to the pawn shop.

...Master, that's Amadeus lying on the ground in front of us.

He appears to have been bounced out of the tavern like a pinball.

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Oh dear. You've caught me at an embarrassing moment. Fujimaru, Mash, are you two getting lunch as well?

I would advice against that tavern. The meat and fish are excellent, but the drink is awful.

And the customer service is abysmal! What kind of establishment throws you out just because you can't pay?

Amadeus, did you go in there without any money?

Of course I did. I'm a genius composer.

God loves me and says I get an unlimited tab for everything.

But the owner here knows nothing about music! He doesn't even have a single piano in his tavern!

Taverns in this era don't have pianos, obviously. From his perspective, you're the crazy one.

How am I crazy? I played him a song on my flute. It wasn't a full concert, but it should more than suffice.

T-That sounds wonderful. I think a song from Amadeus would be worth a full day's meals, not just one.

I see. And what kind of song did you play for him, Amadeus?

Well, it's untitled, but if I gave it a name, perhaps, "A fugue to inspire sudden bowel movements."

As you can tell from my Noble Phantasm, it worked perfectly. It was hilarious seeing the line to the bathroom.

Senpai, he's bad news! He's the kind of Servant you can't let wander around on his own!

Hahaha! You're making me blush! Still, excellent timing.

I've had my revenge on the owner, but he took my bag of instruments. I need to make money quickly.

Will you come with me for a while? I just need a simple bodyguard.

...We're all the way outside town. What are we doing here, Amadeus?

Oh, there are bandits in this area that attack merchant wagons. If I get rid of them, I'll be paid in gold.

Look, here they come. I'm counting on you, Master. Teach them a lesson!

What's going on? They're as strong as raging bulls! We can't beat'em by ourselves! Bring it over here!

R-Raging bulls is rather rude, isn't it Master?

Well, anyone would think that seeing the way you swing that shield. Then add in the size of your chest

Monsieur Amadeus, one more word and your category might switch from ally to enemy.

Oh my. How scary. I'd love to tease you more, but we're in the middle of combat.

Fujimaru, the bandits haven't given up yet. The big one's coming

Okay, take off the leash! Go, Patricia! There's your targets! Go ahead and eat them!

GRAAAAAWR!

A-A stray wyvern...! They must have a decent breeder with them!

Yes, I'm surprised, too. And disgusted. Talk about a waste of talent!

If they've got the talent to train a wyvern, why are those idiots wasting their lives on this?

Well, wasn't that a nice haul? We got paid three times what I expected, Fujimaru, Mash!

Yes. I didn't expect to capture 23 people.

They were tough enough to have a wyvern with them. Each one's worth a pretty penny, and all together they're worth even more.

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That's right. I can pay my tab at that tavern, then at the others...And then I guess that's all of it.

You owe money at other taverns too!?

Yes. Most just wouldn't let me in. Otherwise, why would I go to a new place?

I don't know...Amadeus's skills and appearance are so impressive, but he's got too many personality problems.

Next time we summon him, please summon him at an age where he's more dignified.

Yes. An old Amadeus should be a lot more calm.

Yes. He'll be less powerful in battle, but a child of 12 won't be going to pubs.

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No, that's impossible Fujimaru. A Servant is summoned at the height of their powers.

It's at the time of their lives when that Heroic Spirit was strongest. Otherwise there'd be no point.

As long as he's a Servant, Amadeus will carry this form. Well, his age might change if he's in a different class...

I'm never anything but a Caster. So you won't see me old, or young.

And I'll tell you something else, Mash. There are only two kinds of artist Servants.

Two kinds? Um...What do you mean?

I mean their age when they're summoned. Whether they appear as children or adults.

I can promise you that artist Servants will all either be children or young adults. Nothing else.

Servants are summoned at the height of their powers, right? That means when they were a genius.

The ones who appear as children grew up to be decent, dignified adults.

That's why they manifest as "children," when they were called geniuses. Child prodigies who didn't care about the problems they caused.

Oh, I see. An artist's talent comes from their instincts. And they're summoned when those instincts were strongest?

In other words, they're summoned as children, when they were pure geniuses. And the young adults?

Those ones are weirdos and scums, who would never change until the day they die!

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...It sounds so convincing when he says it... And what an awful Servant he is...

Oh, it's dinner time! My tab's paid off, so it's off to my favorite pub.

Oh, but I do need to thank you. Here, Fujimaru. A present from me.

This is also my thanks for everything you do for me. Buh-bye, then! You guys have a nice dinner too!

He's gone... Some Servants have no interest in the era they're summoned to,

And some Servants, like Amadeus, act like they belong there...

There really are all different types of Heroic Spirits...