Prologue

Why you...!

Get back, Elisabeth! I'll handle this!

Oh no you don't! You AND your bad jokes get back! Besides, your wound's not even completely closed!

We can't worry about that now!

If we don't take these guys out here and now... it's over!

Hohoho. Hohohohoho.

Don't make me laugh. You're just a farm brat.

You're not even in the same dimension as those of noble blood, like ourselves.

You little... Just because you stole the Holy Grail from us doesn't mean you've won!

The Holy Grail deserves to be with descendants of a grand dynasty, like us.

Khh...!

How tiny. How insignificant. Except for those oversized horns, of course.

And we're supposed to believe uppity cretins like yourselves are heroes?

That may be the most hilarious thing I've ever heard.

Needless to say, we will be taking Csejte for ourselves.

I told you, I've had enough bad jokes!

Without my castle, forget being a Demoness, I'll just be an Imp of Fresh Blood! No way I'm letting that happen!

Our curse be upon you!

Oh no! Elisabeth!

Huh? Aaah!

What the... Strength...fading...

Wh-what's...happening to... Ghhh!

As I thought. An insignificant speck like you deserves a fitting end.

I think I'll grind you to pulp beneath my heel.

Oh, but if you lick my boots first, I'll be quick about it.

But if you mean to resist, then I'll be sure to take my time on you. Hohohoho.

Hraaah!

Eek!

Hm?

Well damn. She got away.

Maybe we should go after her? No, too much trouble.

Nobility need never lower itself to crawling down a cliff. Although... Hmm.

All right, my soldiers, go after her!

Hohoho. Now we need only advance the plan.

Soon, we will have a true dynasty built atop Csejte!

Mwahahahahaha! (Evil demonic laugh)

Ugh...

What's...wrong with me...?

You've been cursed, too.

Looks like it works especially well on our injured bodies. Just our luck.

Hey, you're hurt...way worse than me... I'm...totally fine... Ghh.

Listen to me, Elisabeth! I won't be able to maintain my Spirit Origin much longer.

But you... You still have a shot at this, even if it's just a small one. Which is why...I'm going to lend you my power!

Huh...? What are you...talking about...?

Take it, Elisabeth!

From this point forward, you shall carry on as the Nine-Tattooed Dragon!

Huh? Wh-what are you...? Aaah!

...I see. So this is who I am now.

Indeed.

I don't know how much longer I'll be able to speak, but for now, I will be both your cudgel and your guide.

It's okay, Shi Jin. I know. I know really well.

What you and I need to do now is

Indeed. We need to create...

Mount Liang!

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Phew. We should be all set for Halloween now, Senpai.

Fou fou, fou!

Hehe, it looks like Fou's excited, too. That just leaves Elisabeth...

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Yes, she is.

At this point, it's a given that a new minute Singularity will pop up around Halloween...

...so she said she wanted to get ready for her concert while she still had time.

When she sings well, she sings very well, but when she sings badly, it's really, REALLY bad, so...

Let's just hope that she ends up singing well for this year's concert.

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Fooou...

Hey there, Fujimaru. Hey there, Mash.

You guys got a minute?

Another minute Singularity just popped up, and it's weirdly...complicated.

Eh, it'll be faster if you just come to the Command Room and see for yourself!

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I-it really is. Da Vinciii! Where are yooou!?

Over heeere! Oh for... Make some room, please!

Oh, Robin! Great timing! Can you carry me over there? You're good at that sort of thing, right?

Uh, it's not like it's a specialty of mine or anything... (Maybe I've been playing with the kid Servants a little too much?)

But, ask, and I shall oblige. Pardon me!

Whee, I'm so high up! Man, you're good at this, huh? No wonder you're the biggest flirt of the forest!

What about this even warrants that kind of name? And it's not like there's any women around here to hit on in the first place.

...Ahem. Thanks for coming, guys!

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Right. Let's start with a rundown of the minute Singularity. This one's in Csejte.

Man, it sure is weird how it turns into a Singularity right around Halloween every year, huh?

Yes. Very weird...

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Anyway, putting that aside: take a look at this.

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Yup. And we don't know where it went.

In the meantime, this building...

...and this mysterious Servant have shown up in its place.

I know, I know, but just roll with it for now.

Otherwise, I'm worried she might just turn into a Singularity herself!

Senpai, I think it's probably better if we don't jump to any conclusions just yet.

That said, I do agree there's something very...familiar about her.

Fou fou?

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Anyway...

First things first. We need to Rayshift you over there and have you scope out the situation.

Of course, you'll need Servants who are Rayshift-compatible for this Singularity to go with you, so we put out a call for any who fit the bill...

...and, well, you can see how that turned out.

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Luckily, the Rayshift limit is pretty loose this time around...

...so it looks like we can send at least ten Servants with you.

Of course, that would be way too many, so we thought we'd start with just five or so.

So...which five do we go with?

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Hmm, this IS a pickle, isn't it.

I'd say we could fight it out to decide...but that'd probably leave a good number of us dead.

Especially since we've got a lot of hotheads around.

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Me?

Good idea.

Since you're part of the kitchen crew, I've got a good feeling the others will accept whatever you decide.

Hmmm...

I'm not so sure about that, and I'm not too confident I can pick the best Servants for this mission, either...

But, if you're counting on my help, then I guess I'll just have to give it a shot!

Now you're talking!

All right. In that case...

Okay! Everyone, eyes on me!

We're going to choose the first round of Servants heading out on this mission! Now all of you, line up!

I heard that! No back talk! Line up! Come on, let's go!

Okay, we've decided on the first five Servants, starting with me.

Then me♪

I guess the fact that I'm here too proves motivation wasn't a deciding factor... Ugh, great.

I really didn't want to have anything to do with Csejte if I could help it.

Well now, this is a surprise. Compatible or not, I never thought I would be among the chosen ones.

Though naturally, I'll do the very best I can to help.

Coucou♪ And finally, there's me. ...Um, are you sure you want me to come along?

I mean, I did get up to some real shenanigans last Halloween. Along with plenty of plotting and scheming.

Though of course, it wasn't ME me. Technically, I have nothing to do with that other Molay, since I was summoned here directly.

The way I remember it, you were trouble even before those shenanigans.

I heard the same.

Honestly, saying you were the mastermind last time might even be kind of a stretch!

Grr, why did you have to ruin my spiel with the truth!? Better watch out you don't get cursed to death!

I only really went off intuition for these picks... Do you think they'll work?

Oh yeah, I think we'll be fine.

Molay's kind of a wild card, so that's a concern, but we have more than enough firepower to make up for that.

That being said, we can't forget we're dealing with Csejte again.

There's no telling what could happen there. At this point, nothing would surprise me.

That's for damn sure. I swear, that Singularity's in a class of its own.

It's probably all the Elisa Particles.

What ARE Elisa Particles, anyway? (Back to basics)

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You're probably right... Merci, Master.

All right, nothing left to do now but to get this Rayshift going!