EP 4: Does Moon Goddess Dream of Dumplings?

Oh?

？！

These...appear to be the hills of France...

But what are we doing here? We were gathering rare dumplings...

Hehehe. I'll tell you, Mash.

"Thank you for all the work you've done for me and Orion. Good job, you two!"

Just kidding! Good evening, Master of Chaldea.

Miss Orion!

Hey, how've you been, Mash♡ It's a bit late, but do you need an introduction and explanation?

Hehe. Soft on the outside, and prickly where it counts. I like it.

All right, time to explain! I was the one who attacked Chaldea's food supply!

Or at least, that was the plan. But it didn't work.

Um, I virtually proved the causality of being summoned by you, and managed to get into Chaldea,

but then it was just one failure after another. Lots of nasty traps kept me out of the storage.

All I could do was transport your entire storage into the Singularity.

And once I'd done that, I jumped to retrieve them, but...

By an unfortunate coincidence, a passing queen got to them before I could.

You know the rest. I chased after the dumplings,

gathered almost enough rare dumplings for the special Craft Essence, and waited for the time of my full revival!

R-Really? Hmm, you don't need an explanation, huh?

But, that's fine. It makes this easier. All that's left to do is fight.

？！

So you were the real culprit? But why?

For the dumplings, of course. The dumplings.

The dumplings are a manifestation of faith, created for the moon... An offering to the moon.

Do you understand? They're a way to win the favor of the gods and bring them here.

Even if Chaldea didn't intend for it to happen, doing a ritual like that in a place with a summoning system...

...was enough for me to awaken. More specifically, it slapped me awake.

But when I woke up, I was starving. I didn't have nearly enough magical energy.

So I wanted dumplings. The sacrifices that were created for me.

They are thoughts, created for me. A rare source of magical energy that exists to feed me.

Thenfor the last few days Senpai and I have been running around to try and revive you!?

That's right♡ But please don't treat me as evil or anything.

I'm on your side...well, I'm not. But, I'm not your enemy.

If my darling is on your side, then I'm willing to be, too.

Anyway, thanks to all the rare dumplings that Fujimaru found, I can join your other Servants.

All that's left is to wait for you to summon me But first, don't you think we need to test your skills?

Hmm... I guess you're right. I didn't trick you, but it is true that I was having fun...

Impossible. I don't like humans to start with. And I dislike the weak ones the most.

So I want you to show me that you're strong enough to beat selfish, unreasonable, and inhuman old me.

Otherwise, you can't handle a Servant like me.

？！

Sigh...I figured it would end like this.

But I was kind of ready for it, so it's fine!

Mash Kyrielight Ready to go, Master!

？！

That's the spirit! Let me reintroduce myself then.

I am the deity of moonlight, the elegant representation of purity, virginity, hunting, and eternity

One of the ancient gods of Mt. Olympus! I, the Moon Goddess Artemis, shall test you!

I hope you do well. Try and beat me, just like my darling did that day♡

Kyaaahh! You! Beat! Me!

We did it! A perfect victory, Master! We defeated the Moon Goddess Artemis!

(Sob, sob) I told you to fight hard, but you didn't have to hit THAT hard... Oww!

Now causality is established. I don't know when we'll meet again.

Maybe when we do, I won't remember Mash, or you, Fujimaru.

But I have become a part of you. The Moon Goddess shall flow from Olympus to Chaldea.

No... Goddess Artemis is disappearing...

Aww, silly. Next time, just call me Artemis, Mash.

This is just a temporary goodbye. I'm sure that before long...we'll see each other again on those familiar seas.

Until then, goodbye! It wasn't very long, but I enjoyed our Moon Festival night adventure!

Artemis...disappeared.

You're right. Even if none of us remember what happened tonight, I'm sure we'll be able to get along.

We will. She loves humanity so much. I'm sure we'll see her soon.

I know she said she didn't like humans, but I'm sure that's just because she can't leave us alone.

？！

...The dream is ending. Our night of adventure is coming to a close.

Good work this time. I'll see you when you wake up, Senpai.