Section 4 "Live Strong, Lancer"

It's the same island from before!?

This is what that thriving place has become!?

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Its presence here is proof enough that the two islands are one and the same... And one more thing.

Remember the ash tree that the demon boar was guarding? I planted it.

Right. Didn't you say it grows by absorbing poison?

With no more poison in its soil, this island must have become a perfect habitat for the boar piglets.

I see. So the nine goddesses they were talking about, the Nine Sisters... That must refer to us.

We are... goddesses...

This is all too much... A simple pirate like me cannot keep up...

So, they are the goddesses, yup?

That seems to be the case. I'm quite surprised.

Very surprised, yup.

But assuming this is the island from before...

Boarding the ship again and leaving wouldn't be a smart option.

The next time we land, a couple thousand years may have passed and the boar piglets may have gone extinct.

Oooiiik!

Everything's going to be okay. Don't worry. There, there.

Fou, fou, fou!

There's a real sense of rivalry here! It's making Fou tremble!

Miss Scáthach, I have a question.

What is it, Kiyohime?

You say this island has neither heroes nor mages...

...and that if we spend a year on it, time barely passes elsewhere.

Which all means that on this island...

MASTER AND I CAN BE ADAM AND EVE, RIGHT!?

...As long as it's consensual.

My darling!

We have Scáthach's approval. Adam and Eve, Adam and Eve!

Calm the freak down!

Pooh.

That was a close one, Master.

(You shouldn't really use Prydwen to hit people...)

Agree to it, Master! Give me your consent!

Let's cuddle forever on this island removed from the cycle of reincarnation!

Frozen Heaven!

So cold!

(Sigh) Are you all right, Master?

It seems the only thing that interests Kiyohime here is being able to cuddle for all eternity.

Let's leave her alone for now.

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So? What do we do now?

We need to solve the island's mystery. Otherwise we'll really end up as Adam and Eve.

Hah, don't worry. In case of an emergency, I can use my runes.

Y-You can!?

Fou-rune!?

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...Stop acting like a buffoon. Let's continue the conversation.

So what's the big mystery here?

First, we need to find a way to get off this island. Second, we need to find the reason behind its isolation.

To solve the former, we need to restore civilization here.

With technology, it may be possible for us to make contact with Chaldea.

As well as escape from this enclosed world.

To solve the latter, we just need to explore more.

We also need to eradicate the demon boars.

We have a lot to do, and not so much time to do it.

We need to deal with this during the course of one summer. Got it!?

Goddess!

Hmm? What's wrong?

A Servant has come to visit! What shall we do?

Oh, a Servant...

What!?

(Panting) What an awful experience...

Yo. Before I knew it, I was washed up on the shore. Thought I was a goner!

I'm alive!

Well, when a huge wave swept me away, I thought I was a goner!

I conserved my energy by dog-paddling! Humans can do anything when they put their minds to it!

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My pupil, you are amazingly tough.

Hah, hah, hah! No need to praise me.

I underestimated you. You've grown far stronger than I expected.

... (Mikon!)

You certainly have. You truly are Ireland's Child of Light.

No doubt the hearts of the lady Servants are fluttering at your manliness♪

Oh, hah! You think so!? After a long wait, maybe it'll finally be my time!

Alter, Caster... Those are just cheap knockoffs! Lancer is what it's all about!

Cú Chulainn, you're so cool!

Wow, so cool!

Aha hah hah!

So, we'll have you fight on the front lines!

Yes, ma'am! So what do I do?

...Lancer...

Relax, my dear pupil.

It's an easy job anyone can do. And your colleagues are all very friendly.

There's clearly something sinister in this proposition.

Don't worry. I have faith in you.

Go and hunt 100 demon boars. Some of them are huge. Good luck.

You monster!

Cú Chulainn, we believe in you.

You damn fox...!

Kon, kon♡

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Tehehe, thank you, Master!

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Don't worry too much. The Master will help you out.

U-Ugh... Whatever. All right, all right! I'll do it!

Hah, thanks. You have it pretty hard, don't you?

Okay, let's do this together!

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...And that's what we know.

I see. So this is the island from before.

...By the way, I have a question.

Yes?

What was this island originally like?

Oh, uh, who knows...

Oh, sorry. It just kind of bothered me.

Anyway, 100 demon boars? If we don't watch out, we won't be done by tonight!

If that's the case, we're gonna camp outdoors!

L-Let's give it our best, Senpai!

Ugh, what a pain. But I guess we're done for the most part, right?

Yes, just one more. ...We have defeated 99 of them.

That's nothin'! I'm already used to Scáthach's unreasonable demands.

Alright, let's finish off the last one!

It's huge!

This is on the same level as the legendary demonic beast that killed Diarmuid!

Yes! Scáthach estimates that it has ascended to the level of a Phantasmal!

Ugh, that devilish mentor of mine... Throws in a real doozy right at the very end...

Ah, whatever. Guess those 99 were a warm-up. Time to get serious for the last one!

Tch, damn you! You're more persistent than some low-rarity Servants!

Fou...!?

...Fou?

...I'll be taking that!

What...!?

My bad, but don't hate me for it.

He took down that tenacious beast like it was nothing!

Well, can't say I'm surprised. Hey, Beowulf, stop taking other people's prey.

Sorry, gotta keep myself and my underlings fed.

Honestly, feeding demon boars the meat of their own kind... Talk about cannibalistic!

W-Wait a second! Demon boars are your underlings?

Gahahahaha! This fist of mine can be quite convincing!

Welcome to the post-apocalyptic world! So I've tamed the demon boars... No need to be that surprised, surely!

...You seem a lot more energetic than usual.

Why wouldn't I be!? I am the ruler of a nation!

For my people, it's survival of the fittest: the strong eat, the weak become food!

S-So you really are going to eat that boar...

Whad'ya say? Protein's the best!

Doesn't matter. A Servant's very existence is unhealthy.

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Well, you do have a point there. ...So are you our enemy? Or are you our foe?

I'm obviously not your ally! I don't know if it's the influence of poison or alcohol, but...

I am itching to take over this world!

Take over this world?

Fou?

Anyway, I'll grab my prey and take my leave! Don't want this meat to rot!

Fwahahaha! If you want your meat back, come round to my neck of the woods!

Argh...looks like we got careless at the end.

...This is bad, right?

Not only are demon boars wandering about, but Beowulf is leading them...

What a nightmare... Either way, we are done here.

Let's go back and eat. All that hunting has made me hungry... Just like a human.

Yes, let's head back for now.

Demon boars, the mysterious civilization of the boar piglets, the fact that we can't Rayshift...

And now, the appearance of a hostile Servant... Master, I wonder what will happen next.

Beowulf!? Even that thug is here!?

Dammit, I wish I'd been there with you guys!

(You are just as much a thug as him, Sir Mordred.)

And he's an enemy.

Well, he's got a post-apocalyptic villain look to him. That basta Ahem...

I mean, eventually he shall become an enemy we have to face.

Right. The time has come at last to unleash my family's secret technique.

...Hey! What are you trying to make me do!

Damn right! If he picks a fight with me, I'll make him pay 10,000 times over!

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...Master, what are you making me say!?

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Martha, you're going to pull Senpai's cheeks right off if you keep that up...

The Beowulf problem aside, I have something else to report.

What would that be?

While you were hunting the demon boars, we explored this island to gather more information.

There's something that caught my attention...

Yes? And that would that be?