Invader Bunny

Old Dubai? Hell no! I'm not going anywhere that doesn't have air-conditioning!

Besides, why do you think I helped you? I wanted things here to be quiet!

So no, I'm staying right here. Besides, there's more I want to find out. Go back to your base without me.

And just to be clear, don't go around telling anyone I'm with you.

I wouldn't last a second if one of the other Moon Cancers decided to attack me.

However, don't be afraid to stop by with treats! I hear pastries are especially popular in Moon Dubai right now!

Cake is also great for a tired mind! Preferably a rich chocolate cake! Lots of icing!

I still can't quite believe it. This Old Dubai looks almost exactly like Dubai on Earth.

It's hot here, but it seems like fun. I like it! It is REALLY hot though!

Hey, you made it back safely! Welcome back, Ms. Mash!

Thank you. Has anything changed in Old Dubai?

Nope! It's the picture of peace! Not a single attack from any of the other areas!

But never mind that! You were amazing! I can't believe you actually defeated Area E's Moon Cancer!

The sixty-three percent of votes she had are still up for grabs, but they should go to other areas soon.

There might not be much difference in Area C's rating, but at least things should be on more even ground now.

Percival! Nikitich! So I wasn't seeing things! It's really you!

I can't believe it! How are you here!?

Oh really? I see. So you two are responsible for Area E's downfall.

Well, you two are a Knight of the Round Table and a Russian hero. Even in an unfamiliar land, you're still as dependable as ever.

Not at all. If anything, you're the one who deserves to be praised, Bartholomew. Well done keeping Master and Mash safe so far.

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Honored as I am to hear you say that, Master, I was just doing what I could to survive. I didn't actually fight.

Oh, right. Now that you two are here, we should go visit Jinako.

She'll want to meet you and hear about what happened in Area E. That'll get us out of the sun, too.

Nice, cool rooms are the best place for conversation. Chakerim will be glad to make us some drinks, too.

Way to go, guys! Congrats on your victory! The chai's always yummy here, but thanks to you, it's extra yummy today!

I was just hoping you might be able to lower Koyanskaya's rating a little bit...

...but you went and BEAT her! Things never go this well for me!

That said, it's not like I wanted Koyanskaya to go away or anything.

She's still technically a Servant on humanity's side, so it would've been nice if she'd stuck around.

And it's not like I don't feel a little guilty about making her leave, even if she's the one who chose to do it.

You have nothing to feel bad about, Jinako. Yaskaya left with no regrets.

She may be astonishingly intelligent, but she's still a Beast at heart. She left because she'd already done what she wanted.

"Done what she wanted," huh... Now I wonder just how serious Koyanskaya was about all this.

Her plan to make everyone into pets sounds less like annihilation than it does terminal care or something.

Definitely not quite the same thing as BB Dubai's definition for how humanity met its demise.

Then again...

...I guess you could say my "humans died by shutting themselves in too long" proposal is pretty similar.

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I've been wondering about that, too. Broadly speaking, there seem to be three categories.

Right. It's kinda complicated, but I'll tell you what I know.

Just like Moon Cancers have their own faction, Servants on Moon Dubai have their own faction, too.

First, there's your side: Chaldean Servants.

So, Percival, Mash, Nikitich, Lip, Andersen, who's apparently still at the KOYAAN Mall, and myself.

Oh, do you fall under that heading, Jinako?

Not exactly. I'm more on the Moon Dubai side than the Chaldea side.

But since I was summoned here from Chaldea's Spirit Origin graph, I guess you could say I'm half-Chaldean, too.

Anyway, in general, I think you can count on Chaldean Servants to help you, Fujimaru.

They're all ultimately on humanity's side.

That would mean BB Cosmo's a Chaldean Servant, too.

She left Lip and Kingprotea here, and they've both been a big help to us.

What about YasKoyanskaya? Is she not on Chaldea's side?

She might've been summoned from Chaldea's Spirit Origin graph too, but no, she's not.

She became a Moon Cancer after someone else in Moon Dubai summoned her here.

Based on what we know now, I'd expect that someone is BB Dubai.

What about Astolfo and Edison? They both had Masters of their own, so what category do they fall under?

One type of Moon Dubai AI is qualified to be Masters themselves: third-gens who were originally human themselves.

As the new humanity, those AIs use parameters from when they were still just regular humans.

So Servants summoned by AI Masters, like Astolfo and Edison, are firmly anti-Chaldea and anti-humanity.

I mean, neither of them were like the ones you knew at Chaldea, right? That's why.

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Servants summoned by Moon Dubai Masters all automatically become Moon Cancers, too.

Those are the "artificial" Moon Cancers I told you about before.

They're the ones from Areas A, D, E, F, and I.

Though in Koyanskaya's case, she had BB Dubai make her a Moon Cancer after she volunteered to compete in the Final Boss Showdown.

Then a Moon Dubai Master didn't summon her here.

...Which means someone else did, resulting in her being both Chaldean and not Chaldean.

That would explain why she looked after me when she found me unconscious, and also why she brainwashed me.

Whereas if I'd been transported to Astolfo or Edison's area, I'd probably have been executed on the spot.

You certainly wouldn't have been made an emperor.

Ah, I'd prefer we not discuss that, if you don't mind.

Why, what happened?

Come to think of it, you never did tell us how you met back up with the others, Percival.

Ahem! Anyway, that just leaves the Servants who were Moon Cancers to begin with!

So far, the only ones of those we know about are BB and you, Lady Jinako!

Actually, the one in Area H is a natural Moon Cancer, too.

Natural Moon Cancers like us manifested on Moon Dubai without anyone summoning us.

I don't know why that is, but I get the feeling it wasn't random. It's almost like...there's a duty we have to fulfill.

Oh well. Duty really isn't my thing, so I'm just gonna shut myself up in here like always!

Anyway, those are the Servant categories here. To run down who's in what category...

Chaldea: Mash, Lip, Bartholomew, Percival...

Nikitich, Andersen, Kingprotea, and maybe Koyanskaya.

Artificial Moon Cancers: Astolfo, Edison, Kazuradrop...

The self-proclaimed Great Angel of the Sea in Area A, and possibly controversially, Koyanskaya.

Then we have Natural Moon Cancers:

Me, BB Dubai, BB Cosmo, and the mysterious Moon Cancer in Area H.

That should be all of them. Unless I left anyone out.

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So you noticed, Master? I did too, just now.

For that matter, I noticed it when we first got here, but nobody said anything.

Were we just not seeing it before? But, no, that's

Did Jinako make a mistake in her categorization?

Yeah. We do know another Moon Cancerthe avatar of a major Latin American city. It's

A-aah! Now whaaat!?

We're under attack! Some very dangerous looking people have Old Dubai surrounded!

They're attacking from the air! By the time our lookouts noticed, it was already too late!

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Thank you! This way! Our militia's no match for them!

Whoa, hey! You're all leaving just like that!?

I'm really glad we can count on you, but I was hoping one of you would stay behind to protect me!

Is everyone okay!? Who's attacking us!?

The mechanized soldiers! But they've upgraded their specs even more!

They can fly, we can't land a hit on them, and even when we do, it doesn't so much as scratch their armor!

They're incredibly accurate, too! These are nothing like the soldiers who would just spray bullets every Waaah!

All of you, get to the shelter of the buildings! We'll deal with the enemy soldiers!

I knew you wouldn't let us down, Ms. Mash! Good luck, Master guy!

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Khh! They're too strong... Too fast! I can't hold them ba

Lip! Thank you!

Bartholomew, would you cover me? The enemy has been targeting me from behind; I have been unable to avoid taking damage.

If you guard my back, we can handle one enemy unit on our own.

I'm sorry! I can only handle one, too! How many of these things are there!?

Three! Luckily, we can hold them off on our own, but that'll change if even one more shows up!

Don't let them get to the main street! That's where we sent the noncombatants!

Just one of these things would massacre everyone there!

Don't worry. My only target is the Moon Cancer violating the rules.

I have no intention of robbing Moon Dubai's citizens of their lives. At least, for now.

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Good day, Chaldeans. Congratulations on defeating Koyanskaya.

But you've gone too far. You should have started with the likes of Astolfo.

BB Dubai is very upset at having lost her most promising Moon Cancer candidate.

Moon Cancers are discouraged from direct attacks on each other.

That privilege is reserved for me.

What's going on!? Have you gone over to BB Dubai's side, o moon Elemental!?

No, I haven't.

I support BB Dubai's thinking, and the principles underpinning this city, wholeheartedly. Which is why I formed a sister city alliance.

I am Metztliapan, the Lake of the Moon. I have always been an avatar of a city named for the moon.

What's so strange about me becoming a sister city to Moon Dubai?

Silence. I'm being serious here. Unless you WANT to be crushed beneath my heel?

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That's what going over to the other side IS, you...you city slut!

You know, now that I think of it, you were fawning all over Dubai even while you kept acting superior!

Dubai is an excellent city. That is a fact. Prosperity and hardship are two sides of the same coin.

To make an enormous city like this flourish requires hard labor from countless people. In that sense, Dubai and I are aligned.

That is why I synchronized with BB Dubai. I am a Divine Spirit no longer.

I am Tōchtlitlan, spirit and rabbit of the moon. You may call me Tenochtitlan Bunny!

Ugh, this is awful. So you've been in cahoots with BB Dubai since we got here!?

No. I wondered why I had become a Moon Cancer, too.

I just didn't worry about it as I noticed no adverse effects. Any doubts I may have had were dispelled as I grew to know Moon Dubai.

Everything I do, I do for the good of this city.

I am the captain of BB Dubai's royal guard, and the protector of my beloved Dubai Frame.

Now, I am here to purge this city of Moon Cancer Jinako, who has violated the rules by choosing to help you.

Stand in my way and I will eliminate you. Behold as I demonstrate my Authority, one that by rights shouldn't be possible on the moon.

Unbelievable. You think you've won? You actually think I was taking that battle seriously?

I told you. My target is Jinako. If you're all here, then none of you are protecting her.

I know where she is, too. The execution device should be making mincemeat of her right about now.

What!? Oh no, Jinako!

Yikes, the battle out there's getting loud! Are they fighting a Servant? I wonder if they're as awesome as Karna!

Anyway, if the enemy's a Servant, or something just as strong, then I better get the militia out of here!

"Ahem, ahem. This is Jinako! I repeat, this is Jinako!"

"Let Fujimaru's team handle defense. The rest of you, evacuate to Area E! The KOYAAN Mall is safe right now!"

Aah! Something's grinding away at the door! It sounds like meat being cut with a chainsaw!

Moon Cancer Jinako detected. Executing.

It's some kind of blender! I knew it! What are you gonna do to my precious flab!?

Guh, guh... Unforeseen attack. Critical damage incurred. Mission failed. Mission fail

I swear. As an outsider, I've been doing my best not to get involved...

...but I can't let this kind of destruction continue unabated.

Losing this ward, Old Dubai, would be a cultural loss for everyone.

So, in order that we retain this rich, scintillating culinary culture, I will dispatch these invaders!

Wh

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...I remember these attacks now. You're the mysterious Servant we encountered while we were sightseeing.

(BB Dubai did say not to engage with Servants from outer space...)

Fine. I suppose Jinako has been punished enough.

Besides, she's a coward of a Moon Cancer.

I doubt very seriously she'll so much as consider trying to win the election after this.

My senses are the same as ever. You, on the other hand, should do the smart thing and stay out of trouble until the election ends.

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Just to be clear, I'm not retreating. I'm just going home now that my job is done.

That was a warning. For your sake, I hope you come to realize your own true feelings as soon as possible.

A winner WILL be chosen from among the Moon Cancers, regardless of what kind of person they may be.

I'm counting on you to make the right choice. Otherwise, it'll be too late.

What was that all about? At least she didn't hit you with whatever she threw at you, Master.

It looks like some kind of membership card. Her taste is absolutely atrocious.

These patterns look like writing of some kind... Weird. They seem legible, but I can't read them.

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Hello. Sorry if I overstepped back there.

Not at all! You were a huge help!

Um, I believe we met before, but let me just make sure.

You said you were Ciel the Executor, right?

Yes, that's me. I'm glad you remember.

Oh, and don't worry about Jinako. She's safe.

Old Dubai wouldn't survive without her, so I made a point of protecting her.

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Yes. I was very surprised when the cityscape changed all of a sudden.

I could tell the time for sightseeing was over, so I've been looking into what's going on myself.

But after eight days without food, I got pretty hungry. Unfortunately, there were no decent restaurants anywhere.

Then, I smelled something tantalizing coming from this direction and somehow made it here, fighting for my life all the way.

Chakerim, was it? He took very good care of me after I got here.

I was just starting in on my second helping when the attack started.

I see. Then I take it you're a Chaldeaner, a Servant on humanity's side?

Yes, of course. The whole reason I was dispatched to this time and sector was because we detected a distortion in humanity here.

That said, our missions are similar, but they aren't exactly the same.

Which is why I've been doing my best to keep my distance and not get involved. I mean, I'm a Moon Cancer too, right?

So you probably would have thought I was your enemy. I didn't have a way to prove otherwise.

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You want help from a shady lady like me? You do realize I'm a mysterious Executor, right?

You're not shady at all.

We can tell you're righteous and pure of heart just by being near you.

Yeah. There aren't many Servants who exude Lawful-Good to this degree.

Indeed. You remind me of Sir Galahad... Or perhaps I should say, Mash.

At any rate, keeping Old Dubai safe as you've just done would be a great help.

Yeah, we don't care that you're a Moon Cancer.

Hell, Master Fujimaru here doesn't even bat an eye at working with Beasts.

Huh!? Fujimaru!? Did you say "Fujimaru"!?

Then, you must be the legendary Master who brought the recipe for homemade curry to the Sapphire Galaxy!

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What an incredible stroke of luck. It seems I have no choice but to be your friend now.

All right. Allow me to introduce myself properly this time!

My name is Ciel. I'm an Executor and Anti-Vampire specialist.

I can't help you out as much as I'd like, but please don't hesitate to call on me in an emergency.

There's only so much I can reveal about my oh-so-mysterious position, but I'll be happy to assist as much as I'm permitted!