Section 1: Counterfeit "The Innocent Boy"

We're almost there. I'm picking up multiple enemy signals.

Be careful!

Yuck. It looks just like my workshop!

And it's not just the Mona Lisa...

You're right! The Annunciation, the Vitruvian Man... Even the Last Supper!?

They're better preserved than the ones that exist now in 2018.

Hmm? What's this...

Is that your manuscript?

Let me see... Yes, this one's mine. However, this one's a counterfeit.

This one is the real one, and that one over there is a fake... Master, I can't tell the difference at all...

Right? I doubt even the counterfeiter would be able to tell either.

Wow, Master... You've got the sharpest eye in Chaldea.

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The manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci stretch for thousands of pages, and that's just what exists now.

It also uses mirror writing, which means making a counterfeit must've required a ton of effort.

I can understand the reason behind the Mona Lisa and the other paintings, but why the manuscripts?

Okay, let's take them all with us!

Huh? All of them?

One or two wouldn't be a problem, but to take all of these back with us...

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If you take them back for me, I'll trade them for items in my workshop.

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Get them loaded up!

You guys change your mind fast, huh?

Sorry to interrupt you when you're working, but I'm seeing enemies! Be careful!

Enemy signals detected! They seem...different than normal enemies!

Don't worry. In terms of strength, they're no different than regular enemies.

Let's do it!

Now I'm seeing a Servant! It's close!

Thanks, Doctor!

...Hmm? No, what is this?

It's a Servant... But it looks a little crude. Like parts of it are patched together.

Crude?

A Shadow Servant is literally a fakea shadow modeled after a Heroic Spirit's Spirit Origin.

This is just "something very similar." It's a well-made Spirit Origin down to the details, but...

Should we call it a counterfeit?

Yes. That's exactly right.

...That explains it. No wonder something didn't feel right.

In other words, you're not exactly a pure Servant.

Alexander the Great...

Yes, that's right!

We are counterfeit Heroic Spirits. We're Servants, yet we are neither pure Servants nor pure heroes.

Go easy on me, okay♡

So beautiful... His smile is so beautiful!

The spitting image of an enchanting young boy. Any opinions as an artist?

I'm in love. I'd like to draw his naked body. No, I want to get naked and draw him!

...I see. Do it in a dimensional rift so you don't bother anyone.

Okay, Alexander. Tell us who made you and what your goal is.

I won't hurt you. I may not look it, but I'm a man who understands counterfeits.

You're lying, mister! You're going to hurt me, I know it!

Once you get the information you'll kill me in a heartbeat, won't you?

What kind of barbarian do you think I am? I'll capture you, but after that, it's up to you.

For one thing, your body is... No, I won't say it. I'm sure you're well aware.

Yup. No need to bring that up. I don't worry about that kind of stuff at all.

What's required from me now is innocence and purity. That's what will bring her peace.

On the other hand, that also means all she wanted was my abilities, without any unnecessary elements.

But I guess that's fun in its own way.

"She"? Who can that be...

Too bad! That's a secret!

I mean, right now I am "a talented little stepbrother who adores the big sister living with him!"

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Huh? I'm sorry, what?

Heheh! It's so romantic, isn't it?

To be honest, I didn't quite get that backstory either, but it's a very girly wish!

Come on, mister♡ It's time for war!

That intensity. Those words. Even if you are a counterfeit, you are the man who'll someday become the King of Conquerors.

Very well. Let's fight him, Master!

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Hmm... I guess that's it, then. Hahaha! I figured it would be hard to actually win.

To get so close and still be so far... That's what is sad about being a fake, isn't it?

That's not true. It was a fight between Servants, and you lost. That's all.

As expected. Real Heroic Spirits are always so amazing, huh?

Oh, how I enjoyed that... A young man, his trained biceps pushed to the limit... Wonderful!

Da Vinci's being weird...

Look. She may be real, but look at her. It's fine to worry about where you came from, but stupid to compare it.

Whatever. Thanks for the nice speech. In exchange, I'll tell you what you want to know, I guess.

But all I can really tell you is your next destination.

There are counterfeit workshops all over the place. They're spreading fakes of Da Vinci's works little by little.

But I don't know what her goal is, not in the slightest!

Why? Because my job's to be innocent! I haven't been told anything about what goes on behind the scenes.

I mean, it's not that hard to figure out. But it would be rude to tell.

Roger. I see you're not going to talk no matter what.

We're in a hurry...but do you need me to finish you off?

Hmm, nope, I guess. I hate sympathy.

I don't... Neither does she. I'm a fake, so I'll just disappear when my expiration date arrives.

...Master, um...

Um, yes! I really don't know what to feel!

A bit, yeah. A king once said...

"Don't give objects hearts." Perhaps that was his way of being kind.

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Okay, all done! Pretty boys are the best!

Like a fairy that's all exterior and no interior, elegantly flitting about the world!

Oh, how I hope that it can express even half of his beauty!

I don't think Da Vinci is going to be able to help us with much, Master!

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Leave it to me! I never have big successes, but I always get the job done.

Anyway... I'm not sure I like the name Emiyan!