Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Eternal Tropical Summer Altar, Luluhawa
Tick-Tock, Go Back
Eternal Tropical Summer Altar, Luluhawa. Honolulu Airport
1 scenes, 141 lines
1. Before the battle
141 linesI first learned about doujin when I came across a book that had been left in one of Chaldea's hallways.
It was about a young girl who had been cursed by a witch, and a monster that hated the way he looked.
They fell in love, had a falling-out, fought the witch together, and went on to get married.
The girl's curse was never lifted, and the monster never turned into a handsome prince or anything.
Even so, they loved each other, just as they were.
It was only a thirty-page manga, but I must have read it at least a hundred times that night.
It made me so angry I screamed.
I'll admit it was good, but I just freakin' hate whoever drew the thing.
I KNOW I can come up with a better story than this!
...I didn't realize how stupid that was until I started trying to draw one myself.
Aww, is that the sort of dream you were having, Senpai?
...Huh?
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...Senpai!? What the...?
Hey, what the hell's going on here!? Weren't we just at the hotel!?
Tick♪ Tock♪ Tick♪ Tock♪
Did you know you can overwrite your own internal clock by just swallowing a digital one?
You might have technically finished on time, but without results, that means nothing.
Think just finishing a book is good enough? That the real treasure was the friends you made along the way?
I don't think so, Senpai. Not on my Luluhawa watch!
What did you do!?
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Me? I just turned back the clock. Since you bungled it all up the first time, now you get to try again.
So, on that note: congratulations, Senpai!
Today is once again the first day of the rest of your trip to Luluhawa. The day you arrived here!
And this time, I want you guys to make a proper final draft, get it professionally printed, and sell more books than any other club, okay?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Back right up there, BB.
Didn't you say that all we had to do was form a club and make a book!?
Yes, that's true... But that was before Medb won the Holy Grail for selling the most books.
When I asked her what she planned to do with it, she said she was going to use it for herself...
That would be really inconvenient for me... See, I kind of forgot that I'd made a promise with Pele...
And now, I can't get back to the way I was...
I don't understand. Did Medb make a bad wish?
Maybe something that resulted in another Singularity...?
No, I wouldn't be held responsible if she did, so I couldn't care less about that.
Just this once, I want the Holy Grail to be used for something good. Both for Hawaii's sake, and my own.
...You want to see it used for good? Bullshit. What's really going on here?
Well, you all remember XX the Foreigner? See, she actually already defeated Pele, which made her lose all of her power.
She had nowhere else to go, so I ended up taking her inliterallyand gaining Authority over Luluhawa.
Pele? The symbol of Kilauea herself?
That's...quite the predicament.
Yes, it is. Pele is still all but powerless now. She's practically a dead goddess walking.
The only thing that can save her now is faith, and magical energy resources that want peace for Hawaii.
So I came up with the idea to use the ServantFes attendees' passion to make a Holy Grail.
From there, I just needed someone with a good heart to use it.
Someone who wouldn't make a selfish wish, but one that would bring peace back to Hawaii.
Now I get it! So that's why you wanted Senpai to win!
Exactly. I wanted Senpai to sell the most books and claim the Holy Grail for himself.
But instead, you all got so caught up in sightseeing that you neglected your bookmaking duties.
And because of that, Medb ended up winning ServantFes, and now I can't bring Pele back to life.
Mm-hmm. How decent of you.
What's that supposed to mean? When have I not been a decent and helpful kouhai?
So this is all to resurrect Pele?
Yep! I mean, she's definitely got her share of problems, but she's still Hawaii's guardian deity.
No good can come to humanity by letting her stay dead at that Foreigner's hands.
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I see. So that is why you're in charge of Luluhawa.
If you'd just told us all this in the first place, we'd have taken our bookmaking more seriously.
Sorry! Those were just my irrepressible mischievous tendencies at work♡ I always wanted to see a human running around like a chicken with its head cut off☆
Anyway, allow me to sum up, Senpai and friends!
What I want from you, Fujimaru, is to give up your wish.
Do you think you can throw away your chance to use the Holy Grail for yourself if it will help others?
Of course, I know my Senpai, and I have every confidence you'll do the right thing!
Well, if doing that will help Pele...
That's my Senpai for you! I knew you'd understand!
I get it, I get it.
Do you, Senpai? Left to your own devices, you seem like you'd spend all your resort time goofing off.
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So now what?
What exactly do you want us to wish on the Holy Grail? Do we ask it to save Pele or something?
Nope! I want you to use it at Kilauea, and wish for world peace.
At its core, a Holy Grail is really just a big ball of energy, so that should restore Hawaii's leyline.
And that in turn should help Pele regain her power.
...Yeah, I guess that makes sense.
All right then, I'll be waiting for you at the Mauna Kea Observatories on the seventh night of your trip!
Make sure to come find me after you use the Holy Grail to save Pele!
Got it.
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You mean you're not going to help!?
I wish I could, I really do, but I've got my hands full running ServantFes.
I would've liked to just be a regular attendee myself, but...
Well, let's just say my plans were changed rather suddenly. Please don't pry further, okay, Senpai?
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Oh, and while I'm sure this goes without saying, juuust in case: no getting first place by going around telling everyone you went back in time. 'Kay?
If you do, Robin's
Yeah, yeah, you'll be making bacon out of my backside. I get it already!
Not exactly. Since this is your second loop, I'll make you into a statue instead! You'll end up the spitting image of the king of Luluhawa!
How the hell'd you come up with that twisted idea!?
Hey now, it's not twisted. It's a warped sign of how much I love and respect you!
Anyway, enjoy your endless Luluhawa vacation! Remember, it won't stop looping until you take first place at ServantFes☆
...Look, Master. Over there.
Oro? Is that Master I see there? Are you here for ServantFes too?
Quick! How many days until ServantFes!?
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Six and counting!
I see you're just as excited as I am!
I'd already be lined up at the convention center if King Buckethead hadn't booted me for loitering!
So for now, I'm just gonna chill on the beach and creeperr, take in Medb and her bikini.
I mean, yeah, she'll definitely kill me if she sees me, but at least I'll die happy, doing what I love.
Besides, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that they can't arrest you for thought crimes!
Yup, that's Blackbeard all right.
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Yes. We can definitely rule out the possibility that this is all just a simulation.
Which means...we really did go back in time.
Damn, BB... We're not even in a digital world. How'd she pull that off in real life?
Excuse me? Why am I getting dragged into some goofy sci-fi plot right now?
Master, I propose a test. Cutting off his head would give us the answers we seek.
...What answers, exactly?
Ushiwakamaru, I think all that would teach us is one way to kill Blackbeard.
Now that you mention it...
Seeing as she did not spend any time with us last time, I do not imagine her absence will be of any particular importance this time, either.
Yeah, guess you've got a point there. (Not like we could count on her to help much anyway.)
Either way, we know what we have to do: draw some manga and take first place! That much hasn't changed!
We can do this, Fujimaru. ...My whole reason forno, whole purpose in doing this to begin with is coming back to me!
If BB's gonna make us do it over until we get it right, then I say we take advantage of the opportunity to make the best damn doujin ever!
This time, we're gonna finish it, and I'm gonna prove I can do better than that book IOh, right, I almost forgot.
Hey, Blackbeard, you got a hotel room you don't want, right? Give it. We have a doujin to make.
You? A doujin? You think a bunch of amateurs are just going to waltz into ServantFes and
...No, wait. You really mean it, don't you? I can tell Master's seen some serious shit.
Clearly, there's more to this than meets the eye.
Maybe you've secretly been selling ten years' worth of otaku merch just to come to ServantFes?
I can't go into specifics, but we're serious about winning ServantFes.
One tragic tale like that is more than enough...
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...Heh. I still remember when you were bowled over by PaiKet, and now look at you...
All right then, if you're looking to become the King of ServantFes, then go ahead and take this room!
Thanks, we will. ...By the way, why'd you choose this hotel anyway?
If the last week has shown me anything, it's that you're a damn sight more calculating than you seem.
So, why this particular hotel? Just 'cause it has a room available?
Ehehe, just means you noobs still have a lot to learn.
Try knocking on your neighbor's door after you check in. Trust me.
According to my research, that's where you'll find a certain batty princess who should be a big help.
The best way for a noob to get good is to make friends with the masters of the craft.
Me, I'm a reader, not a creator, so that advice is the best I can do for you.
All right, looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Save me a copy of your doujin!
Farewell!
No kidding. So Little Miss Doujin was in the room next door all along...
Let's go, everyone. We're not gonna waste a single damn day this time!