ACT-13 "Battle Royale"

Damn you! What a farce...

We did it! The King of Heroes, the greatest threat of the Fourth Holy Grail War, is defeated!

Hahh... Hahh... Did you see that! I showed... Tokiomi...

Hm!? Berserker's Master is...

This is bad. The vital signs I'm seeing here show he's dying!

Damn it! We made him use too much magical energy!

Hey, if you're going to pass out, at least bind Berserker with a Command Spell!

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Fou, fou!

It's okay. He's just unconscious. He's still breathing.

No! When this Berserker loses control, it'll go after Saber...

Aaaaa, uaaaaa!

What? Why is it attacking me!?

We've got no choice. Fujimaru, let's give up on Berserker. We'll take him out here!

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We can't put Saber in danger here!

With Archer out of the picture now, we're past the stage where we need Berserker's help anyway.

This won't be a pleasant fight... But I guess I've got no choice against this mad warrior!

Lancer, your Noble Phantasm gives you an advantage against him. Stop whining and help!

W-What's going on here?

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Pierce him! Gáe Dearg!

uaaaaa!

Now, Fujimaru! Finish him...

HOLD IT!

Fou!?

Rider defended Berserker?

Hey, what are you doing!?

Yes, I've thought about it, and I've decided. I'm joining forces with the mad warrior.

W-What!?

Where is this coming from? What's the point of siding with him?

Well, there isn't one, probably.

Then why? Just ignore him!

I'm not choosing who to side with. I'm choosing who to fight.

The King of Heroes was my main target, and he's gone. So I was deciding who to fight next.

Then you want to fight Saber next?

Nope. That gloomy-looking strategist with the furrowed brow. He's my enemy.

What?

...Why fight me? You don't stand to gain anything!

No, not really.

I've done everything I possibly could to avoid a conflict with you! So why!?

I just don't like you for some reason. That's all.

Wha...

Foufou?

Why!? Why do you always stop making sense whenever something important happens!?

What doesn't make sense here is that strategist. He doesn't make sense at all.

He's some kind of strange Servant, neither human nor Heroic Spirit. And his predictions are so accurate it's scary...

He clearly exists outside the rules of this battle. And yet he's obviously trying to intervene.

The one thing I can say for sure...is that he's here to interfere with the Holy Grail War.

I don't know what he's after, but I'm one of the Servants summoned for the battle.

Someone who's trying to destroy the battle itself is a far greater threat than a mere enemy, right?

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Saber, Lancer, if you want to work with him, you're my enemy.

And thus, I'll side with Berserker. Very simple, right?

...What will you do, Master? If you order me to defeat him before Berserker, I'll do it.

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...No, don't do it. Have you forgotten what we're here for? We're only allowed to defeat four Servants!

We've already defeated Caster and Archer, as well as most of the Assassins.

If we make an enemy out of both of them, then that's more than four...

Well, Berserker's very weak, and his Master is barely alive.

Personally, I'd like to take them and retreat. What will you do? Will you follow?

...Leave. There's nothing we can do.

Excellent. Enemies who are smart, but nothing else, are easy to handle.

Once Berserker has revived, we'll settle things then! Farewell!