ACT-10 "The Mysterious Assassin"

This is tough... They have the Leylines on their side. As the fight drags on, we'll be at a disadvantage.

Irisviel, I can still fight! I have plenty of magical energy stored up!

Hmm, they're hanging in there longer than I thought. This is going to be rough...

Huh!? Watch out!

What?

I knew it! An ambush! But that attack...

Yes, it wasn't targeted at Senpai. It was for Saber's Master.

They're not working with the Einzberns? So they're someone else entirely?

Spells that control the terrain make it so I can't hide, huh? This is tough to work with.

That's... the Servant who killed Caster's Master!?

It's an Assassin. Are they after both of us?

No, I'm only interested in one target. You, bearer of the Grail.

...What?

It's not that you've done anything wrong. Taking your life is simply the quickest route to dismantling the Grail.

I won't let you!

Saber and Assassin have begun combat. What should we do?

Regardless of what that Assassin's after, we can't lose Saber here.

Fujimaru, move to support Einzbern!

Tch! Stop getting in my way! You're not part of the Holy Grail War, are you?

Neither are you, it seems. What are you after? Why are you trying to kill the Einzbern Master?

...There's no point in explaining it.

I am commanded from beyond the bounds of human understanding. I cannot coexist with those trapped by ethics.

Assassin has retreated. ...Shall we follow?

No. Let's avoid any other battles. Overexerting ourselves just makes us a target for other enemies.

Fooou.

I'd like to suggest to Einzbern that she put away her weapon for the day.

You have more threats to worry about than just us.

...Very well. You did save us.

You may not believe me, but we don't intend to make enemies of the Einzbern clan.

We couldn't help what happened on the wharf.

In fact, I'd imagine Saber there found it strange that we didn't pursue her.

...That's right, Irisviel. There's something strange about the way they fight.

I don't know why, but there's a meekness, as if they're trying to keep themselves from winning.

I'll make this simple. Are you our enemies, or our friends?

Our goal does not involve the battle for the Grail, and to achieve that, we need your Saber to be kept safe.

That's all I can say for now while still telling you the truth.

...Very well. As long as you don't make yourselves obvious enemies of the Einzberns, we'll leave you alone.

We have lots of other enemies that we need to prioritize first.

Let me ask you something. Do you know who that Assassin was?

Not really. He was saying something strange. That neither of you were participants in the Holy Grail War...

That Assassin's presence is clearly an irregularity.

Not that we're one to talk, in that respect. Our immediate goal is to solve the mystery of his identity.

The mystery, huh? He did seem strange, yes.

What do you mean?

I've never met him, but for some reason...he seems like someone I'm deeply related to.

Like he was here only to kill me, and I was only here to be killed by him...

That can't be true!

It felt like we existed only to destroy and be destroyed.

The intuition of a homunculus, the crowning achievement of the Einzberns' most secret techniques, cannot be easily dismissed.

...Fated to kill each other... No. No, Irisviel. That's not true.

I will protect you with my blade. You are here on this battlefield to be victorious.

Yes, you're right. With a Servant like you at my side, I have nothing to fear at all.

One last thing, Heroic Spirit with the shield. Your support was wonderful. Thank you.

No, um...

...(That thing that looks like a shield... If that's what I think it is, she's...)

...(...No, if she doesn't know herself yet, it's not right for me to say...)

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...No, not really. But you aren't bad people. That I'm sure of.

...Y-Yes. It makes me happy to hear that, but...

Fou, fooou.