Desperate Battle

Haaaaaah!

...Ugh!

Mary, I'll join in!

Okay!

These two...combined, they're one Servant?

My name is Mary Read.

And I'm Anne Bonny.

The legendary female pirates... No wonder their teamwork's sublime!

...Interesting. So Heroic Spirits of Shield really do exist.

They have many Servants on their side as well. Mary, for now, why don't we do the usual thing.

Okay. We haven't lost quite yet.

If we can hold you off, we can win. ...Let's go!

...So we fell short. Sorry Captain, we're going on ahead.

Captain. Please don't get depressed just because we're not around anymore.

...Being a victor is all you're worth. If you lose, we're the ones who end up looking like fools.

Mmph! Then, Blackbeard's beard began shining like gold or silver or burning red, and he rose like a phoenix!

At least emotionally!

Ugh. This is discouraging...

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Even Master starts to sound unmotivational.

Backs against the wall, all is vanity, Glory to the Sutra. However!

I hate to brag, but this Blackbeard never even thought he could lose!

Oh, look who's talking, you swine! Now this finally feels like a death-match!

You and I, we're the same. A pair of heartless scoundrels who live our lives taking or saving lives!

The loser is scum and the winner is justice! In that case, I'll trample your justice with my demonic heels!

Aww♪ You're acting pretty cool for an old hag...

If I was a woman, I'm sure that right now there'd be romantic BGM playing with an event CG where I start stripping.

Such a bother to create backups and programming for that though...

I seriously don't understand what you are saying at all...

You don't need to understand. I guarantee that you'll never need that knowledge.

Well, anyway! Let's have our showdown, old hag!

Insult me as much as you want.

Now that I can punch you directly in the face I'll laugh at your jokes.

And when I finish with you, not even your mom can recognize you! Mash! Fujimaru!

I'm on it. Let's go, Master!

Ugh... Not yet...not yet... I'm...not even...at my full power...yet!

If I really put my mind to it, there's no way I'd ever lose to a Servant or two...let alone the old hag!

If you can blab like that after a fatal blow, you certainly got some guts.

I don't respect you, but I am impressed. The great pirate born 100 years after me.

I know you wanted the Holy Grail, but give up. That's my treasure.

Treasures at sea have no rightful owners. "First come, first served" is our rule, right?

Yeah... That's right... Feels good... What a feel-good conclusion... That's how a pirate should be...

Ugh!

...What?

Teach! Dammit, you... To your own comrade!?

Well... You finally let your guard down, Captain.

I mean, you act totally carefree, but wherever you are, you're always gripping your gun warily.

This old man's really impressed.

After all, a genius who acts like a moron is more trouble than a moron calling himself a genius.

...I see... So that's why...I couldn't read your true thoughts...

But betraying me under these circumstances? Mistah Hektor, are you an idiot?

Hektor!?

Oh please, this old man's doing it knowing there's a fair chance to succeed.

All right Captain, I'll take your Holy Grail now!

Don't mock me!

Too bad, you missed. The Holy Grail...is mine!

Is that...the Holy Grail!?

Edward Teach was... the Singularity for this era?

I screwed up...

Now all that's left is...you. Francis Drake.

Sheesh. The plan was to let the Holy Grail fall into an idiot's hands, causing this era to fall apart.

I can't believe that a voyager who exists only to stop that would appear. The Naval Chart of Mankind sure walks on a tightrope.

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I won't allow it!

What?

Just kidding. I don't care about the correct Holy Grail.

My objective is...her.

...The ship!

Eek!

Euryale!

Hey, let me go!

Please behave.

That means you were betraying Teach even before you boarded this ship?

Correct. I guess you can call me a Trojan Horse?

Granted, I've never seen the real thing.

Let her goooo!

...Whoa! You're a dangerous one!

Oh!

Minotaurhuh? A combination that is truly beauty and the beast.

Still... This old man hasn't fallen so far as to be defeated by an incompetent Berserker!

Ugh!

Asterios!

Tch! ...Hey now Captain, are you still alive?

Hee hee hee. It's the power of love! ...Just kidding. That was my final blow.

Tch! But, I've achieved my goal. Too bad, pirates.

Dammit, he had a ship ready! Cheeky bastard!

Should we go after him, Darling? I'm sure we could

We can't!

...Why not?

Because right now, both you and I are Servants.

Hmph. So you think that I'd lose, Darling?

That's a Lancer. On top of that, if he's Hektor then he's also, you know...

The great hero of the Trojan War. The greatest conflict in which the gods of Olympus intervened.

Even the omnipotent, invincible hero Achilles took many years to defeat him.

If you were in your "true body" sure, but with my power as your base it's a bit much.

Hmph. Surprisingly calm.

Not really. Everybody's mad right now. One of us has to be calm, or it's hopeless.

Oh, you're so cool! Darling! Embrace me! Do what you want with me!

Like I said, don't ask the impossible from a plush toy!

Blackbeard's subordinates... vanished.

They were created by Blackbeard's magical energy. Now that the Holy Grail is gone, they can't be maintained.

...Even though he himself still looks full of energy.

Hey everybody, it's almost time to say goodbye! Don't you dare think you won, old hag, got that?

Yeah, yeah. The more you talk, the more you sound like a sore loser.

Hurry up and begone, Blackbeard. It must be hard for you to even breathe right now.

Damn you. You're being nice to me... Makes my heart flutter.

I'd say, "Marry me, I'll make you happy"... I mean, you've been single ever since you were born, no?

I've had enough of you nitwit! Hurry up and kick the bucket!

Hahaha, what a nice insult!

Now that I'm satisfied, it's time to die! But this time I won't be beheaded.

Because I am the greatest pirate after all! I am a merry pirate, and I will die as one!

I regret that I wasn't able to create my harem, but I still had fun. I approve!

...Oh, old hag. Don't you need a story route where I revive as a rival?

Wouldn't it be great if I revived with a line like "It's been decided, I'm the one who defeats you!" or something?

...Not needed, useless. Come on, snuff it.

Mash told me about your final moments. Make sure to take that head with you!

Okay, well that's all fine! Hah, that's all dandy and fine! Fandy and dine!

The woman who Blackbeard respected most! The pirate who he yearned for most!

She is present at Blackbeard's deathbed, and he keeps his head intact!

Then, farewell humanity! Farewell pirates!

And so Blackbeard draws his last breath! Haha! Ahahahaha!

Hurry up and die, Edward. In the end, both you and I are headed to hell.

Why don't we pay for our misdeeds with disgrace and shame like true pirates?

...The ship will collapse. Let's go back!

Come, Asterios. Hold onto me.

Ugh... Eu...ry...ale...

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