Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Chaldea Tam Lin Cup - The Next Generation's Triumphant Return
The Next Generation's Triumphant Return
Chaldea Tam Lin Cup - The Next Generation's Triumphant Return. Chaldea Gate
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1. Before the battle
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She hits so hard!
Wow. You're pretty fast.
Now that I've finally gotten behind you, I'm going to drop you like a rock!
Sounds fun, but no.
Hngh!
No way. You actually took a hit from my claw? Just how tough are you?
Maybe next time you won't be so quick to underestimate a Divine Spirit.
(That said, she's still far stronger than I expected! I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out much longer, El-Melloi II!)
...So even a Divine Spirit Servant can't stop her in her tracks. She's even more formidable than I expected.
But that's okay. Right now...
Khh! You're not just fast! You're strong, too!
Seriously, how can you be this strong!? It doesn't make sense!
Mother's watching, so you'd BETTER believe I'm gonna put up a hell of a fight! You have no idea what it means to be a Tam Lin!
Gnnn!
Well, at least you can see why she's a Tam Lin!
Damn, she's strong!
A spoiled little Proper Human History girl like you has no business claiming to be a Tam Lin!
Let me give you one last tip. A final trump card of sorts.
It doesn't matter if you think you're about to win or about to lose.
The moment you sense the battle is about to end, I want you to change gears immediately.
In the final moment, you need to stop fighting like a knight, and begin fighting like an athlete.
...What do I mean by that? Let me explain.
I want you to throw down your spear, then run and jump as hard and far as you can.
If, up until that point, you've truly been fighting like a knight, and only a knight...
...it should improve your odds of winning. At least a little.
...Don't be mad. This is how surprise strategies work.
Remember, we're going up against the three Tam Lin. We're not likely to win in a straight fight.
That's why we need a surprise up our sleeve, to give us the best possible chance of winning.
It may not be much, but it's not nothing.
We do only need one more win to take the whole thing.
And sometimes, even a feather can tip the scales.
Waaaaaargh!
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I have to run! I have to jump!
So I ran...
...and I jumped.
Yaaaaaaaaah!
It was terrifying. My fingers have never gripped my spear so tightly.
That Tam Lin's eyes may have had a hint of sadness about them, but they also burned with a fire like I'd never seen.
I didn't think I'd be able to let go of my spear while facing her.
But somehow, I did.
I uncurled every finger from its haft.
If I had to, I was ready to snap them all off. Fortunately, it didn't come to that.
Then, though they threatened to start knocking at any moment, I bent my knees, surged forward...
...and jumped.
I jumped higher and farther than I'd ever jumped in my life.
Come oooooon!!!
My eyes were set on one goal and one goal only: the golden trophy glittering right over there!
Please... Please, Mother! Father! Fairy Queen Gloriana!
Everyone who's been so kind to me! Gray! El-Melloi! Grandmock!
Mash! Master of Chaldea!
Please, watch me! I promise...I won't let you down!
It's oveeeeeer!!!
Lady Britomart is our winner! What a victory for Master's team!
What an amazing final match! That one really came down to the wire! Talk about a photo finish!
It's remarkable how quickly Lady Baobhan Sith reacted to the sudden change of tactics!
For a moment, it seemed as though she was going to catch up, but Lady Britomart's last leap was just a bit faster!
We are.
It was all our hard work together.
That's true, but there's more to it than that.
It was because this wasn't a fight to the death.
Exactly.
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This was a competition. Not a deathmatch.
Baobhan Sith's expertise, however, lay in killing. Small wonder, exceptional as her combat capabilities proved.
So, naturally she tried to end this match the best way she knew how.
Luckily, I had already told Britomart that when the end approached, she should focus entirely on the competition.
The results speak for themselves.
As for Barghest and Mélusine, our three Heroic Spirits and one Divine Spirit somehow managed to keep them in check.
Though it was very, VERY close...
In the end, we bet it all on Britomart.
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Britomart the Second. Master and company.
Congratulations on successfully making your way through my Athletic Zone.
Victory is yours.
Britomart, as promised, I grant you the position of Expedition Tam Lin.
From this day forth, you will serve two queens.
You are now both Fairy Queen Gloriana's Tam Lin, and Faerie Queen Morgan's Expedition Tam Lin.
You have chosen this path, but I must ask:
Are you certain you are prepared to walk it, daughter of Britomart and Artegall?
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Thank you, Tam Lin Tristan. If this had been an ordinary battle, victory would have been yours.
You trying to start something, bitch? You're alive, aren't you? So obviously, I wouldn't have won anyway.
But High Queen Morgan has given you a position now, so it's not my place to say anything anymore.
Not that there's really any point in being a Tam Lin here anyway. Just means we get another weirdo in our ranks.
So you wanna be one of us? Fine. You've got the guts for it. So if you want something to do, you can carry my bags.
Here. Take this. I don't need it taking up space anymore, anyway.
...And try not to lose it, yeah? You earned it, after all.
Congratulations on your victory!
Congratulations on becoming the Expedition Tam Lin!
...My magical energy is completely gone.
I'm covered in sweat, and still trying to catch my breath.
My eyes are so misty I can't even tell who's standing right in front of me.
But there is one thing I know for certain:
Someone was kind enough to take my hand and hold it tight while I steadied myself on my feet.
Though that's also why I...
...Thank you!
I smiled the biggest, brightest smile I could...
Or at least, I was trying to.
But I think, maybe...
...I might have ended up making a weird face halfway between laughing and crying instead.
Oh well! It'll take more than that to bring me down!