-Finale-

Hey there! That was quick☆ Thanks again for running those errands, Robin, I

Oh? Hello. Is that you, Senpai? Why are you here? What are you doing in my studio?

...She appears to be alone. This is our chance to press her for answers, Fujimaru.

Ahahahaha. OMG. Awkwaaard. So sorry, BB!

I'm like, obviously on Fujimaru's side now!

We're not going to hold back, so... Good luck!☆

My oh my... So this is BB's studio. This Cat smells a small studio construction budget!

Mother! ...I mean, BB! Even setting aside the fact that I already have GREAT resentment for you, you have really crossed the line this time!

Take her down, everyone!

Even my meek and timid Alter Ego, who obeyed every order I ever gave, has turned on me!?

I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you! Shocked to the very core of my being!

...And...I mean, entering a girl's room without knocking!? This is beyond the pale, Senpai!

The secrets of the planetarium... The truth about SE.RA.PH...

I worked sooo hard to keep that reveal for the perfect moment! But I see how it is!

Well, whatever, you filthy ingrates! Let's just get down to it! You're here to fight me, right, Senpai?

I'm so overflowing with kouhai power that you can hardly contain yourself! You want to unleash your lascivious libido on me!

So let's do it, Senpai! I accept your challenge!

Hehehe. Hehehehe. Hehehehehehe! Are you sure this is what you want, though? I won't go easy on you.

Your attack on my studio has left me without a way out, so all that's left is to fight to the bitter end.

I will not let you escape this time. Lose, and it's GAME OVER and off to my special Dog Space for you.

...If there's anything left of you, that is.

I'll show you just how foolish it is for the game pieces to oppose the game master!

Great fight, Senpai! As your kouhai, I'm so happy to see how strong you've become!

But this SUCKS! So, let me at least get the last word: don't you dare think you've won!

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Darkness! Darkness that blinds even my cat eyes!

What...? Sound seems to be muffled as well. We can only hear ourselves...

Ouch! Hothothot! Okay, like which one of you geniuses lit a FIRE by my tail!? But how can I still not see...?

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...I have you now.

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That surprise attack! I knew it! Show yourself, Demon God Pillar!

There... Along the wall. Are those caskets? I see...young children inside of them.

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...Of course. So that's what's been powering SE.RA.PH this whole time.

To summon 128 Servants, it only makes sense that there would be 128 Masters.

I never knew my Master. I never knew what became of the person who summoned me.

But now I know! You have some explaining to do, Archer!

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That's right. This is the heart of Seraphix: the Celestial Body Simulator, System Animusphere.

This is where the Master candidates, met their fate. The Demon God Pillar used them to summon the 128 Servants.

After the Demon God Pillar took root in Seraphix, it learned of the existence of this abandoned planetarium.

Oh, how it must have laughed...being able to use THIS, of all places...

The world within the Coffins is ruled by uncertainty.

No matter how long it's been since the mages within died, as long as the Coffins are powered, their occupants can be used endlessly as biological circuits.

The 128 Servants were summoned by the corpses in this planetarium.

This happened countless times, again and again without pause, until you came to help.

But it's over now. I just destroyed the Coffins' power source.

And now, there will be no more summoning here. These Masters were neither living nor dead, but they can finally rest in peace.

Now, so can you, Fujimaru. SE.RA.PH has no need of Masters.

Everyone aware of this planetarium's existence...

They must all die. No exceptions. This must never happen again.

I will eradicate all traces of this evil. I will remove any possibility of a repeat of this tragedy.

This is the sole reason I live, and the reason why

"And that is why you've snuffed out so many lives. And this, too, will be no exception."

"Do as you will, nameless enforcer. Carry out your final mission..."

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Hi there! I'm back... Hey, hold on! What's going on here!?

What are you guys doing here!? And what's with him? He looks like he's seen better days!

I'll explain later, Robin! Give us a hand if you can!

BB's reign as the game master has ended! All that's left is the Demon God that summoned her!

Eh, seriously? Ugh, she WOULD ditch me while I'm out running errands...

But that can wait! There's a more pressing matter at hand!

Wow, you've really grown into a fine young lady! You're nothing like the gloomy little stalker you used to be!

That was ages ago! You haven't changed one bit!

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Whoa. I know you and him didn't get along, but still... He was a Chaldea Servant, wasn't he?

Isn't it kind of mean to just kill him off like that? I didn't think you had it in you, Fujimaru.

You're Mable!? So you got here before us!

Is that the reaction you were looking for? You're a tricksy one. I juuust now realized that you're the deep dark in all of this!

I feel an immense Yin aura emanating from you. Are you maaaybe a Dakini Heavenly Method user from the Tachikawa School of Buddhism?

Reveal your true self! Peel back that fleshy-masky-thing you've got going on!

As you wish. This body was an incredibly tight fit for me after all.

You'll forgive me for changing in front of you, won't you?

This is your first time seeing me in this form. Indeed, Mable Macintosh was mere artifice.

I was the therapist who worked at the church. I am Sessyoin Kiara.

I am the one the Demon God Zepar chose for his host. But I am neither Demon God nor a Demon God Pillar.

After many long and stimulating conversations with Zepar, we reconciled and decided to try to save people together.

Simply put...

...I am one of the Seven Evils of Humanity: Beast III, the Beast of pleasure.

...Yes, I am dreadfully ashamed, but before I knew it...well, I became as you see me now...

A pathetic woman whose body was stolen by Zepar. One who had no other option but to fade away.

Like everyone else on Seraphix, I was just another victim of SE.RA.PH... At least, I should have been.

It was at Zepar's whim that I became what I am... Became SE.RA.PH itself... Who'd have thought...

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That's right. The Demon God Pillar's malice transformed Seraphix into my own body.

...It has been truly harrowing.

For what feels like eternity, I have been attacked, broken, and abandoned by countless Heroic Spirits.

It has gone beyond my wildest imaginings...a dream, a fantasy...

The only question that remains is this: what price must I pay to continue feeling this exquisite ecstasy?

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Hold up, young man. Take what she says with a grain of salt.

...Your name is Kiara, right? Were you the one who summoned BB while under Zepar's influence?

Yes. Zepar's power taught me about many worlds so different from our own.

Ah... "Parallel worlds" is it? Yes... "Chronicle Theoretical Phenomenon" and the like? Complex concepts.

That is how I came to know about another version of me, one among the countless number to exist.

And in her world, distant in time and space, the moon itself was a Holy Grail called the Mooncell Automaton.

In a deep, dark space known as the Far Side of the Moon, that version of me was able to claim the Grail.

Among the innumerable versions of me in numberless universes, she was the most...unique. Zepar was very, very pleased with her. So much so that he linked us together.

I...I who did nothing but suffer as Seraphix fell into a frenzy...

...and into the other "me", the one who acquired the Mooncell for herself.

As a result of this link, we became one and the same.

...So Zepar didn't salvage BB and digitize Seraphix...

No...he used you as a catalyst to give SE.RA.PH form.

Correct. I tried to stop him, you understand... But my frail human body was no match for a Demon God Pillar.

...So you swallowed up Melt, BB, and me in the moon world...

...AND you served as the basis for SE.RA.PH...

No wonder Melt and I were salvaged from within you and fashioned into Sentinels.

...It was wrong, what I did to BB... What I did to all of you.

You see, although Zepar managed to convert Seraphix into SE.RA.PH, he lacked the means to run it.

...And so I had no choice but to rely on help from you and BB, who had hacked SE.RA.PH on the Far Side of the Moon.

But that's all in the past now.

You didn't succumb to SE.RA.PH's perils. You survived the Holy Grail War.

And now you're about to save the digitized Seraphix...

I believe it is time you were rewarded for your efforts! I do so hope you will accept my deepest gratitude.

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I'm not convinced. Stay back, Fujimaru.

That's the sickly-sweet scent of deception. Everything about her is lies.

And even if she's telling like...half-truths, there's something super-important she's keeping on the DL. Isn't that right, Sessyoin?

Cool story, girl, but just one thing: where's Zepar now? You talked a lot about him before.

You say that SE.RA.PH and your body are one and the same. So like, how many Servants have you munched on so far?

Or like, how many times have you exposed these Masters to cruel dreams just to appease your appetite for Servants?

Please... Please don't judge me. I had no say in the matter. You really must understand...

I was never taken in by the Demon God's rhetoric, but...

The Servants were just too delectable to pass up...

It was all so hazy, like a dream.

So I never had any qualms about sucking every last drop from the Masters' corpses.

So, forgive me, but... I lost count after the seventieth time or so.

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...BB never said a word about this.

I knew someone evil was pulling her strings, but...

I had no idea it was a monster THIS horrible!

Let me give you a hand, Fujimaru!

I dunno about this "Beast" thing you're talking about, but this woman cannot be allowed to exist in this world!

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree. That is why I've confined myself here for all this time.

But even that must soon come to an end.

Have you enjoyed our little talk, Fujimaru? Are we finished here?

Oh that is just the most delightfully innocent proposal after all you've just heard!

Oh, I can hardly wait. Ruining such a pure spirit with my own hands... Oooh it will be so much fun! Hehehehehe...

(Sigh) ...Even someone as patient as you cannot help but see me as an evil, wicked woman.

I suppose I should not be surprised. I am, in the final analysis, both of those things. Heehee...

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Enough of this seductive crap! If I can handle evil oni, I can certainly handle your pale self!

Monjuchiken Daishintou! I will skewer you with this heavenly rain!

Right! I'm with you, Suzuka!

Yin aura fills the harem. Everyone loses their sanity. This is the paradise of napping, where all sense of time and self is lost in the hours of twilight!

Here goes! "Napping in the Dazzling Sunshine and Feasting!" I got this!

No, it can't be! Did SE.RA.PH just hit the seafloor?

Far worse! It's penetrated it!

Digitized SE.RA.PH's descent cannot be stopped!

Then that strange sound outside... Don't tell me we're...?

...Going to sink down with SE.RA.PH as it passes through the crust, upper mantle, and lower mantle...

...on its way to Earth's core? Yes!

And once it arrives there, Beast III will become Earth's brain and...ummm...its erogenous zone!?

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I'm surprised, Passionlip. I did not think you capable of understanding such things.

Everything up to this point has merely been foreplay.

Once SE.RA.PH reaches Earth's core, I will become one with the planet.

Or rather, this planet will become my body. And when it does, I will finally save humanity.

I will bring an end to all the pain and suffering in the world. I will use seven billion lives for the purpose of individual salvation.

But before that...

The time for talk is over, is it not? If so, I'm afraid our playtime must also come to an end.

You see, you're already too late. I cannot allow bugs like you to stop me from reaching my climax, now, can I?

I'm so very sorry, but my paradise will be your final place of rest.

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...Fujimaru speaks true.

Whatever you may be, your bodyyour Spirit Originis little different from a Servant's.

The five Servants that stand before you are warriors of unparalleled valor and skill. Not even a Demon God could strike fear in their hearts.

Sessyoin Kiara, this is your final chance to reconsider.

Halt SE.RA.PH's descent and leave this world, lest you suffer a cruel, brutal defeat.

Oh, goodness me... I do so adore how even your threats are considerate.

But, unfortunately for you, hehehe, I'm afraid your chivalry is wasted.

You are nothing more than insects crawling all over my body. What right do bugs have to tell me what to do, mmm? I have nothing to fear from the likes of you.

I've had you in the palm of my hand all along. And if you are uncertain about what that might mean...well, allow me to enlighten you!

I told you, didn't I? You've been in the palm of my hand all along.

Goetia, King of Demon Gods, was it? He was a powerful Beast, yes... But that's all he was. Powerful.

All he understood was destruction.

I may still be weak as a Beasta mere chrysalisbut human mind is feeble and frail...

No matter who or what, all sapient beings hide lust in their hearts, and so I hold their souls in my hands.

None with lust in their hearts can resist me. Now, then...

It's your turn, Fujimaru. Mmmm... So young... So ripe, so

Not so fast! Now, Lip! Press that load button!

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Did you press it? Oh, nice! BEHOLD! A true heroine! Here to save you in your hour of need with my kouhai powers!

Here I come! BB Shift!

Remarkable... Quantifying emotions to soothe the hearts of those suffering from inner turmoil...

What a brilliant idea, Zepar. You may use my body as you wish.

Heehee. What are you saying, Zepar? The plan was always to have more and more fun, was it not?

...I see. So each of the four escaped pillars intend to create a Singularity of their own...

Mmm, why create a Singularity when it would feel so much better to BECOME one instead?

How could you say such a thing, Zepar? We share the same fate, the same ideals.

Or perhaps...you're dissatisfied with me somehow?

Nonsense, Zepar. Your pleas upset me.

You were mistaken to think that my pinky finger was yours to reside in. That it was the only place for you.

There's no place for you inside me anymore. I gave you that only as a courtesy.

All that remains of you is your consciousness, and that only because I allow it.

We are like friends, you and I.

But if that's truly what you desired, I guess I have no choice but to let you go.

You'll be fine, Zepar. As long as we have our pleasure, you will be fine.

Your goal is humanity's salvation, apparently so is mine.

So leave everything to me and return to the place from which you came.

You've been sadistic, Kiara. You purposely chose to do the opposite of what Zepar told you to do, didn't you?

You don't listen very well, do you? I only ever did what Zepar asked of me.

But whatever he said after that has nothing to do with me and has long since been forgotten.

...I see.

Well, Zepar isn't blameless, I guess. He consumed a large number of Seraphix personnel, too. We can just file that under karma and move on.

So it's my job to run the Holy Grail War, isn't it? If so, I'm going to do it as objectively as possible.

Yes, of course!

It should take at least, hm, a year in SE.RA.PH terms for mefor SE.RA.PHto "emerge," yes?

And we need something to keep us busy while we're falling, right?

If so, the best way I can think of to amuse myself is to summon more Servants!

Ahh... It's such a wonderful and exciting prospect that I can hardly contain myself!

I can experience delights I've only dreamed of before now! And this is all thanks to, umm, to...

Zep... Was that it? Ah, whatever it was, if nothing else, I thank the Demon God Pillar for this opportunity!

...I thought I was dead!

We were all dead! Like, LITERALLY dead! What the hell's going on!?

...I could not be happier. Survival is a victory all its own.

Whew, I was worried we'd bought the farm. Some people just can't help messing up!

Oh, but thanks, BB. Seems you CAN be useful at times, huh?

Of course I can. Though maybe I would have been better off saving everyone but you!

But never mind that. BB with the super-duper save!

How did I do, Senpai!? Did I make you proud!?

Now you just HAVE to admit that I'm cute! I'm reclaiming the mantle of heroine that Melt stole from me!

Ugh... Think again, BB.

Fujimaru won't forget all of your meddling that easily.

...I'm just glad you're safe, Fujimaru. I always believed you could do it, but...for a second there I was kinda worried.

Yes, I made it too. I even managed to contribute a little bit this time!

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Jeez! You're only paying attention to the Egos! What's a cute kouhai gotta do to get a "thank you"!?

You're welcome! And you did good too, Fujimaru! Not bad for a weak little Master!

Oh... Uh, I guess that makes sense. I mean, the plot swerved pretty hard back there.

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We're running short on time, so let me explain!

That True Demon... Or rather, that Evil of Humanity in this reality, got the best of you.

Sessyoin Kiara, the depraved nun and boss of SE.RA.PH very nearly ended you!

...Well, your Servants actually DID die, technically. All of them, in fact. You should really try a bit harder next time.

So I maybe rewound time just a teeeeeensy bit so you could have a do-over.

Hahaha, you've got to be kidding, BB. That level of time reversal is really kinda scary, don'tcha think?

Hehehe! I know, right!? I bet you'll think twice about messing with me and SE.RA.PH again!

Time travel in the digital world is actually pretty simpleso long as it's a time leap within a Quantum Locked period.

Well, a leap of up to three hours, give or take. You need the right coordinates in space, though.

Specifically, this classroom is outside of SE.RA.PH. About a hundred meters or so above it.

SE.RA.PH digitized the Mariana Trench as it passed through it, you see...

Under these special circumstances, the higher you go, the farther back you go in time.

...I see. Like using time as a ruler. And because we're a hundred meters above SE.RA.PH right now...

...That means that we've traveled back to about ninety seconds before our deaths. Roughly speaking.

...So we may venture up from SE.RA.PH, hmm...

Pardon me if I am slow to grasp, but does this mean that if we leave SE.RA.PH and return to the surface, we could go back in time by two and a half real-world hours?

...Which is to say, back before all this began? Before Chaldea's Master arrived?

Theoretically, yes, as long as you get the coordinates right.

Problem is, once you're in SE.RA.PH, escaping Kiara's sexual allurekinda like a gravitational field reallyis no easy task!

For one, you would need to exceed the speed of light.

I mean, that's definitely possible in the digital world, but the Spiritrons that compose Spirit Origins wouldn't be able to survive the stress of those speeds.

Accelerating to those speeds would make short work of even an A-rank Servant.

So even if you did try to escape SE.RA.PH, you'd probably burn up in the process. At least, that's what would normally happen.

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See. I told you it's impossible to escape from SE.RA.PH.

But SE.RA.PH cannot be left to its own devices. You know that, right?

It would result in that vile Evil of Humanity, Beast III, becoming one with the earth.

Not even I can laugh that one off. Don't forget it was the reason I was dispatched to SE.RA.PH in the first place.

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Not! At! All! Well, not anymore.

I was simply bound to do her bidding, forced to serve as the manager of SE.RA.PH.

But now that the Holy Grail War has ended, I've been set free...

And you know what that means! Now BB can serve as your commander!

Right, we get it. You don't need to talk our ears off.

So, Commander. The plan is to defeat the lady and destroy SE.RA.PH.

A fine plan, it is. We certainly all know what a piece of work she is.

Just one problem: we don't stand a chance!!! If we had a hundred Servants, she'd still flatten us!

What is Beast III, anyway? Seems like the sort of thing only the 21st century could produce, you know?

Given how unmotivated you usually are, it's kind of annoying that you're the one asking pertinent questions!

In fact, you're getting kinda pushy. Very pushy. I'm tempted to turn you over to Kiara right now.

I'm being serious here, you know!?

Were you now. Anyway, the Beast III you have met is probably "R": one half of Beast III.

Yes. It's also short for "rapture." I just came up with that right now.

...Tell me, Senpai. Did you leave your brain back with Kiara?

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I did some digging, and found that some Beasts come in pairs.

Left and right. Yin and Yang. In that sense, Kiara is the R of Beast III.

...Or rather, that is what she's becoming. You could say she's like a butterfly about to emerge from its chrysalis.

...So she's still just a chrysalis, you say? Do you mean to say she will grow even stronger as time passes?

Hmm. I wonder. When I say "a butterfly yet to emerge," what I mostly mean is that she will be free to move, versus being unable to move at all.

Kiara used SE.RA.PH to become a Beast, but she's also still bound to SE.RA.PH.

So what I mean by a butterfly emerging in this case is that she and the planet will fuse together once SE.RA.PH reaches the earth's core.

Oh I've got like, a super bad feeling about this. Let's finish her already! Pests gotta get squished, right?

Now, don't get hasty. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I think BB is about to tell us how to deal with her.

Yes. Right now, defeating KiaraBeast IIIwill be no easy task... Buuuuuut...!

I maybe kinda saw this coming, so... Tadaaaaaa! Special BB items for just this occasion!

The absolute DIRTIEST exploits in the history of ever!

I've got an anti-libido serum that suppresses Logos Eater, a skill that leads to death by...uh..."self-gratification" in any sapient being.

I've got ways to counteract the Beast's allure. I've got ways to level it down! I've got ways to seal its skills!

Senpai, I've got what you need! And I prepared it all specially for you! AND it's all very reasonably priced!

You're selling them!? Did you miss the part where the WHOLE WORLD is in danger?

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Oh come on, Senpai! What did you expect? Do you think stuff this awesome just grows on trees?

Why do you think I've been collecting Sakurament for so long?

It wasn't exactly easy to help you without Kiara catching on!

Everything I did was to prepare for this. And that's why I set aside my feelings and skimmed a little off the top!

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Don't worry, Fujimaru. She's just trying to pretend that she's busy processing data to avoid replying.

Oh, that's a secret. A trade secret, in fact. Really.

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At any rate! All the conditions have been met!

BB, proud ally of humanity mode: unlocked!! Beast III/R is the enemy!

And this unprecedented disaster cannot be averted without your help!

I'm not an inhabitant of this world. I'm just an AI dispatched from the Mooncell Automaton.

But as a good ally of humanity and as the temporary manager of SE.RA.PH, I request your help!

Operation CCC, Cursed Cupid Cleanser, is a go!

Let's throw some cold water on this Evil of Humanity that's trying to put it to the planet!

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There you are. I've been looking for you.

What are you doing alone in a classroom like this? Something about the courtyard that caught your eye? Wait, does this school remind you of yours?

Lip, BB, and I have some sort of attachment to this school. That doesn't mean that we were students, though.

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...That's right. I forgot to tell you, but I'm almost back on my feet.

Take me with you when you leave to fight Sessyoin. I have a serious bone to pick with her.

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...You're suspiciously quiet. Is there something you want to say to me?

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Pfft. What's this about?

It's fine. Don't worry about it. It's all about give and take, after all, isn't it?

We've been fighting together ever since you arrived on SE.RA.PH.

...You were a weak Master, then, and you're not much better now.

I've seen my fair share of adversity, of sadness... But, really, that's not such a bad thing.

So honestly, I feel like I should be the one thanking you.

I already got what I wanted most in this world. If there's anything I could say in thanks...I would.

If SE.RA.PH ceases to exist, Lip and I will return to our world, and our bond with you will be severed.

But I'll stay by your side until that happens. You're my one and only Master.

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...Absolutely nothing. The past is the past, Fujimaru.

Farewell, Master. If you escape SE.RA.PH, give my regards to BB for me.