I / Naberius, the Melting Furnace

Activate. Activate. The nine pillars that govern the Melting Furnace:

Zepar. Botis. Bathim. Sallos. Purson. Marax. Ipos. Aim.

We nine pillars know sound. We nine pillars weave song.

In the name of the 72 Demon Gods, our luminous torch shall never be extinguished!

I have confirmed the presence of nine enemy pillars...! I am not sure we can take on so many of them!

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Do not say such things! Demon Gods of this sort should be a cakewalk for you by now.

Indeed. This is the first time I'm seeing them up close, and I am astonished that you battled such monsters.

I must express my incredible respect for your prowess and bravery!

I'm sure you're all capable of overcoming this trial on your own, but allow me to assist you.

Jeanne! Siegfried!

We shall hold this sector. Fujimaru of Chaldea, we await your command.

The Demon Gods are nothing compared to that horrible witch!

We are the Alliance of Dragonslayers, and we shall repay you for your hard work in Orleans!

Yes, Jeanne, you are right! And Vive la France, Fujimaru!

Whassup my homies, again! Come now, Amadeus and Sanson! Pay your respects!

...N-no, I am too ashamed to show myself. I'm happier just helping behind the scenes...

Oh, you're so uptight! It's too late to be fretting over appearances now!

What's done is done. There is no point brooding over an unpopular concert.

Don't you know that the memories of the masses are malleable? If you give a spectacular performance now, your past mistakes will be forgiven...mostly!

It baffles me that a man your age doesn't know that!

It is amazing that someone as sensitive as you could tolerate a moniker like "Monsieur de Paris."

I mean, a "Man of Paris?" How mortifying! I would have skipped town before the day was through!

You're just an irresponsible good-for-nothing! The lowest kind of scum, ready to flee as soon as something displeases him!

Hahahah, in that case, show me your so-called responsibility! You caused quite a bit of trouble for Fujimaru in France!

Being a mere stagehand is not enough. Step out onto center stage and work ten times as hard as penance!

Besides, this is a battle to save people. Surely that's a thousand times better than standing on an execution stage?

Ugh... You insolent wretch. Must you ALWAYS have the final word?

Please, Amadeus! Sanson!

Greetings, Fräulein. We meet once again. Do you remember my one tidbit of advice?

Well, I suppose that is irrelevant at the moment. We don't have time for chitchat just now.

Are you ready? We shall exterminate the Demon Gods together.

...Truth be told, I actually have a bit of a connection to these things.

But fortunately, I had not the slightest interest in aligning with those 72 Demon Gods in any way.

I had long since sold my soul to music. Someone must have become Amdusias instead of me.

Or perhaps...

Hmm? What is it, Amadeus? Why such a gentle, tender look?

It's nothing. I was merely recalling a past miracle. Well, Fujimaru, let us sound the drums of war!

This is shaping up to be quite the battle, but we have plenty of help this time.

Let us finish off this prelude so that we may hurry on to our next venue!

This cannot be! I was unaware of any predicted future matching this!

What has the Command Terminal been doing!? Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!

This intrusion was not from incompetence!

For the nine of us to be overpowered by a ragtag group of Heroic Spirits... There must be some flaw in our design...

Oh dear. Turning a blind eye to one's immaturity is unsightly. It has nothing to do with the Command Terminal, or whatever that is.

Kiyohime will go to the ends of the Earth and the universe if it's for my dear Master. Such a deed is only proper to demonstrate a pure maiden's love.

Yes, truly unsightly. Blaming your superiors for your own inadequacy... You need to rebuild yourselves from the ground up.

First of all, having 71 backup dancers looking like you is unthinkable. That's so out of touch!

When you're out front on center stage, you can't whine. Be more like our Master over there.

You're out of your mind for trying to take on my Puppy. You're still wet behind the ears!

Humph. This would be easier if they had a change of heart, but it seems they had no heart to begin with.

Still... I am slightly surprised and oddly touched.

Even Elisabeth, the dragon girl, an evil Anti-Hero, has the conscience to try to reform herself!

Hehee. Dragons can be complicated creatures, Georgios.

Also, isn't it about time you get the idea that all dragons are evil out of your head?

Evil or not, a wholehearted duelAhem. I mean, a wholehearted conversation will lead to mutual understanding.

...I see. So it's that persistence that I lacked.

Even that wicked dragon Fafnir couldn't give up his lust for treasure. We might have been able to come to an understanding...

If I had been as kind as you, my lady, I wonder if things would have ended differently...

No! The answer is no! You should cultivate a better sense of judgment of character!

Ah... Oh, pardon me. That slipped out even though we are in the middle of battle. But I was compelled to interject.

Ahem. Perhaps Sir Siegfried should give himself a bit more credit for his achievements.

I'd never suggest taking a page from that degenerate musician's book, but at least try to have Sanson's objectivity...

Hold it. If you're going to criticize me, please do it when I'm out of earshot, d'Eon!

As you can see, my heart is fragile, like Venetian glass! That's it! I'm tired and I want to go home!

Heehee. Don't mind him, d'Eon. Amadeus just wants to make excuses for his own debauchery.

He's a brute who doesn't care whether his reputation is good or bad. He's just a deviant who only gets excited by music superior to his own♡

Damn, so harsh, but so true! I can't possibly disagree!

That aside, Sanson's smirk is completely repulsive!

I'm not smirking! That was a look of pity! So how about more fighting and less lip-flapping, you effete fop!?

...Hmmm. These stakes have skewered 20,000 soldiers, but who knew the time would come when I would run out?

It's natural for maggots to breed in rotten meat, but aren't there a few too many here?

Of all people, I never thought I would hear Count Vlad complain. Are you enjoying the picturesque carnage?

Why not reveal your true nature, Count Dracula? Don't you want to show off the real power of your lance to the Master?

As malicious as always, eh, vampiress? At least you don't want for diligence.

You work hard at the role you have taken on, so vigorously wielding that Iron Maiden of yours.

I was a fool to worry about the opinions of others. We stand at the end of humanity. This is no time to fret over reputation.

If they want a vampire, then I shall show them a TRUE monster!

Yes, yes... We are in the pits of Hell itself. There is no reason to hide one's sins...

Atonement is for the surface world. For those of us who dwell in the bowels of the earth, there need be nothing but our singing the praises of pure violence!

Oh, Christine, Christine!

Sing for me, fall from grace for me, and... and... Yes, return to the surface for me!

You are worthy of light! We dead souls will take on all of the filth!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!

We seem to be pressuring them, but there's still no end in sight. Even with our elite group, we have yet to make a dent in the enemy's territory.

It's hard to defend with just our banner alone. Would you lend us your hand, my Jeanne?

Of course. There was no enemy force we could not overcome when the two of us fought together.

Let us advance, Gilles. Let us show our combined power, here and now!

Luminosité Eternelle!

Saint War Order!

Scattering of terminal components, confirmed. Breaking away from the Throne, focusing on self-recovery.

Zepar, Botis, Bathim, Sallos... resurrect. Purson, Marax, Ipos, Aim... resurrect.

Melting Furnace Naberius, rebooting. Expelling enemy Servants.

No matter how many we defeat, the numbers aren't decreasing...!

Looks that way. As long we don't destroy their roots, these creatures won't die.

But we can make them weaker.

As long as they are continuously defeated and forced to regenerate, the Demon Gods can do nothing.

Yes, you're right, Jeanne!

The supply of magical energy from that sector to the central throne has stopped!

That means that, at the least, these nine pillars can't return to the central throne!

Well, then, there's only one thing for us to do.

If the Demon Gods regenerate infinitely, we will continue to suppress them as long as our strength holds out.

We'll clear a path to the throne. Members of Chaldea, please go before us.

May the Lord bless and protect you on that path!

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Right! Thank you, Jeanne!