Land of Shadows Battleground Blitz - Epilogue

Enough!!!

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Congratulations on your victorious campaign, Senpai!

Yes, you fought well indeed.

Now then, let us gather the other Servants together for a victory party!

Stew's all ready for anyone who wants some!

Phew, glad that's finally over with. Huh? Oh, you wanna talk performance too? Sure, knock yourselves out. Just leave me out of it.

See? I knew we shouldn't have sent in the Archer here.

In retrospect, the potential rewards of doing so were great, but so were the risks.

Perhaps we should have opened with a different move.

Hey now, don't rule that sort of thing out too quick.

Even if trying to overpower your opponent with brute strength doesn't succeed on its own, it has a knock-on effect of throwing them off-balance.

And you can't underestimate knock-on effects.

Indeed.

There is rarely a time when Chaldea is not at a severe disadvantage in this campaign we are fighting, after all. More so when fights are drawn out.

In some ways, it feels as though we are constantly laying siege to an impenetrable castle. Keeping fights as short as possible is not bad civilization at all.

You sure you don't mean "strategy" instead of "civilization"?

I know what I said.

Hmm.

Oh, hey, Mordred.

Say, you're a Knight of the Round Table. What do you make of all this?

...Well, I like brief showdowns as much as the next knight...

But aren't you guys forgetting that Chaldea's got almost zilch in the way of supply lines?

So we've basically got no choice but to go full guerilla warfare.

Forget short-term or long-term warfare. If I had to sum up our strategy... Hmm...

I guess I'd call it general mid-term warfare?

So we're prolly better off assessing the situation early on, then findin' an opening in the mid-game and hammering it as hard as we can.

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What? What is it?

I didn't know you could be so, you know, thoughtful.

You want a piece of me, Celt!?

Now, now, no need for that.

Really, we shouldn't be surprised. Of course the Knight of Treachery would know about that sort of thing.

Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed that about you in a million years, but it does make sense when you think about it.

You guys want me to Clarent all your asses? Is that it?

...Ah, never mind. You all seem like you could take a Clarent to the face and be standing when the dust settled.

Hm? Hang on. I just had a revelation.

If you can all take a hit from my Clarent, why SHOULDN'T I go ahead and cut loose?

Uh-oh. I don't like where this is going!

Know what? I'mma go for it! Come to me, red lightning!

Would you just chill for a minute!? Damn!

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Grrr...

Easy there, comrade. Deep breaths. Deeep breaths.

Tch. ...Well? Anyone disagree with me?

Hahaha, of course! For example, what if

Well, as you can see, even some of the greatest heroes in history can have different opinions when it comes to a long and unpredictable war.

Hmm, hmm... You know, this HAS been fascinating.

Oho, if it isn't Leonardo da Vinci.

I am glad to see that even an artistno, a scientist like yourself can see the appeal of this sort of thing!

Well sure I can!

Wonderful.

There have been times when I thought our tastes were incompatible, but I am pleased to be wrong.

Hey, I wasn't known as THE Renaissance man for nothing♪

Now hurry up and get back here, Fujimaru! I want to hear what you and Mash thought of this, too!

Now I get it. This really is fascinating!

Oh, the little Da Vinci. Hehe, was the excitement a bit too much for you?

Hahaha, maybe♪

Wait. You're not serious, are you?

But never mind that now.

This was certainly all very interesting.

I'd love to hear what you and Mash thought about all this too, Fujimaru.

What do you say we have a little confab after you get back?

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A lot's happened since we came here, but at least the Grail Front is now over.

Congratulations once again, Master. Now, what do you say we head back home!

...Hmm.

I have an idea for a new Grail Front, but it would involve fierce competition for magical energy resources.

As such, there is no way to know when I may be able to Hm?

What is it? Is there something going on?

Oh, hello, Scáthach. Did you see this yet!?

See what? ...A-another Grail Front!?

There we go.

The Holy Grail War simulator is now complete!

Congratulations!

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I gotta say, it took a while to put together, but I think it'll all work nicely.

I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say, it runs on recycled magical energy, so it'll still be a little while before we can try it out.

But hey, once it's all ready, we'll be able to hold events like this on a regular basis!

There. All done!

Voilà! The Holy Grail War simulator is now complete!

Way to go, Da Vinci!

Hmm. I don't see how this is going to be of much use.

I feel like I just wasted our finite and all-too-precious resources on some trivial entertainment...

That's where you're wrong, Gordy. This entertainment's anything but trivial.

Remember, this is a full-blown Holy Grail War simulator.

Granted, we won't be able to use it until the recycling system gives us some more resources to run it...

But once it does, it ought to provide some really valuable experiences!

Oho... Oho, oho. I see, I see...

Scáthach!

It was a lot of work, coming up with this Grail Front system.

I had to gather a great deal of magical energy resources as I went around making intricate modifications to a minute Singularity, and now...

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(Sniff)

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An...advisor?

Yeah, Mentor. I know the system's already been put together...

...but the enemy Masters and Servants aren't gonna position themselves, right?

So we're still gonna need someone who knows the ins and outs of battle to set things up. Someone like you.

(...That oughta do it, right?)

I see... An advisor, huh?

Right, of course. Well, in that case...

I suppose my effort wasn't for nothing after all. And if it will help Chaldea bolster its fighting forces further, I certainly have no objections.

Besides, I have already received a fine reward in this outfit. My self-care regimen, if you will.

It seems I am truly in Tamamo Cat's debt. I'll have to be nice to any other cats I meet from now on.

I agree. Thanks to you and Cat, this first round of the Grail Front as turned out wonderfully.

On that note, Senpai, it looks like we've got a special new regular event to look forward to.

Let's make sure they're all as successful as this one!

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