ACT-16 "The King's Pride"

Why would you...try so hard to destroy our wish... Oh, a bell... I can hear the bell toll...

O great founderthe first and the last "Old Man"...

Please, please forgive me... I have...blundered...yet again...

Servant Assassin completely eliminated.

That's what happens to assassins that miss their chance and aren't able to pick the best occasion.

It seems the Master who gave Assassin their orders didn't know how to handle them in the right manner.

Aha. The Master must've been replaced.

Perhaps Tohsaka, having lost Archer, was plotting a comeback by switching to Assassin.

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Humph. It's only fair for a talentedno, privilegedfamily to meet adversity!

Fou?

Normally he's a fair person, but sometimes I feel like he's fighting with something we can't see...

This is...the place where our final battle took place in Singularity F.

...Fooou.

What do you think, Einzbern? Now that we are here, it's obvious that the magical energy radiating from the Greater Grail has been altered.

...Yes. Unfortunately. This is not even close to the Holy Grail that we sought after.

How ironic. By the time victory was finally within our reach, what we'd desperately desired to win had already been destroyed...

Even before checking its contents, I can strongly feel the evil presence hiding within.

Is it okay to just break this carelessly?

Only three Servants have been defeated. That's not enough to awaken Aŋra Mainiiu.

Even if it overflows, it'll be just a mass of ambiguous curses with no purpose at this point. We can handle it with the force that we have now.

...Wait. I'm picking up magical energy! A Servant is approaching at incredible speed!

That speed is not normal. It must be a type of Noble Phantasm that can increase mobility!

Increase mobility? That means...

Yes, it must be Rider.

Rider!? Why now!?

Oh, good, good. Looks like it's still not too late.

Do you still intend to continue the Holy Grail War? Don't you sense the cursed magical energy that's coming from the Greater Grail?

That is not the wish granter you were looking for! Wake up already to the fact that you've been tricked!

Huh? Well, I don't give a damn.

You don't!?

No. I just came to stop you guys from running away with the winnings.

You, the strategist with a wry face. This is the perfect battlefield for us, I must say.

Fou, fooou?

...I don't get it. What is it that makes you oppose us so much?

It seems you somehow can see what lies beyond our fate, but isn't that boring?

If that's really the case, I must at least play the role of someone who ruins your plan.

What?

I can tell, you're also chasing a shadow on the path of conquest. Which means you share the same joy as me, the King of Conquerors.

I must entertain a fellow like you. For that's my duty as a king.

Entertain... You stand as our enemy only to make him laugh?

That's crazy...

Yes, he's most certainly crazy. However, it's a motivation befitting of this Heroic Spirit.

While there is no limit to this king's selfish arrogance, his actions are based on his interest in others. In fact

He might look like a goril Excuse me, a brute, but the truth is, he's notorious for meddling in others' business!

B-But you should also excel at assessing the situation!

It's obvious the kind of catastrophe this curse-filled Greater Grail is capable of causing! The world is facing a crisis!

Despite the situation, you still want to fight me for such a selfish motive!? What are you thinking!?

Sure, you grumble, but you do like them, don't you? Games.

...What...

Your burden and resolve do not matter. Unless you enjoy the challenge that's in front of you, life has no meaning.

Get more fired up, strategist. I will even stake my own path of conquest. Come, time to finish this.

For you to go that far... Are you saying... I am worthy as your opponent?

Of course. Though I have no knowledge of where you came from and how you are connected with me.

But what stands in front of me is indeed a warrior. I won't be satisfied unless I defeat this man.

...Haha, ahahaha, hah hah hah hah hah!

Wh-What's going on...

Sorry, Fujimaru, my Master. This will be my one selfish request.

Let me fight him. My mission, the fate of the world... I'll put it all aside.

I'll focus solely on him. I don't even know if I can win or not... Just let me at him!

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S-Senpai!?

I appreciate your approval. Heh, if it were one of my students, I'd give the fool a good dressing-down...

I won't mind even if I end up being defeated. If it's for someone as foolish as him or myself... Then there's meaning in serving him!

Fou! Foufou, fou!

Fou, even you give such a war cry... What's going on here doesn't make sense to me...

Do not be sad, girl. This is called a man's dream. If you are also a Heroic Spirit, join them even if you don't understand.