Part Two, Section Two: Launch! March, Chaldea Clan!

Senpai! We've received word that someone is invading Chaldea clan territory as we speak!

And just when we've split our army in three, too... They might have been waiting for this chance to attack our base.

Who cares? It won't matter once they're dead! C'mon, Master, let's go kill 'em!

Hmm, I guess that's true... So how big of an invading army are we talking about, Mash?

W-well, uh, according to the report, it's just one person...

Charge... Advance...!

Wh-what the!? Our bullets aren't even slowing him down!

Our arrows aren't doing anything, either! How the hell is this happening!?

Stand back, everyone! We'll take it from here!

This way, infantry!

R-right!

So that's the enemy's general...

Oh? That armor looks kind of familiar...

Hm? Isn't that...

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Hey, it's Shibata! I thought I recognized you, old man!

Hahahahaha! I thought Lord Toyotomi had you executed, but I bump into you here of all places! How you been, man!?

Shibata Katsuie of the Oda clan... I haven't seen you since Tedorigawa...

Fight... Fight...!

At any rate, we can't let you go any further. This is the end of the line for you!

Sorry 'bout this, Shibata! Get ready, 'cause here I come!!!

...Got you! It's over!

...

Man, 'bout time he stopped... Guess we should've known old man Shibata wouldn't go down easy.

I remember he was always real fired up back when we were serving the Oda clan.

It looked to me like he was getting stronger with every step he took. I wonder if that's part of a Noble Phantasm.

...rge ...nce...

...CHARGE!

Huh!? But I was sure I'd brought him down.

Don't tell me he came back to life!?

What the hell!? His arms and legs were practically coming off! There's such a thing as being too fired up, old man!

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I think he's gotten bigger, too!

Ah! Now he's walking again!

Either way, we can't let him go any further. If I have to use my Noble Phantasm to stop him, then that's what I'll

Actually, I think we should let him keep going.

Huh!? Who are you?

You don't know who Ryouma and Oryou are? You been living under a rock your whole manifestation or something?

Hey there. Glad we found you in time.

Speak of Oryou, and Oryou shall appear.

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Who the hell are you guys!? Don't you go acting all chummy with my Master!

That's funny, Oryou was just going to say that to you, you snot-nosed brat.

We'll fill you in later. For the moment, would you all mind stepping back?

You appear to have some sort of plan... What do you think, Fujimaru?

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I agree! Sakamoto is one of our allies from Chaldea!

Tch. All right, if that's what the Master wants. But you'd better remember this, snake woman.

Don't worry, snot-nosed brat. Oryou has an excellent memory.

All right, now that we've all given him some space, can you tell us how you plan to defeat him?

Huh? Who said anything about a plan?

Excuse me?

He's got a Noble Phantasm that keeps making him stronger, right? Logically speaking, there's nothing we can possibly do against that.

The hell? Hey Master, mind if I chop off his head? Thanks! Happy to!

You've got nerve going after Ryouma, brat. Don't make Oryou angry. You wouldn't like Oryou when Oryou's angry.

There's no way I'm letting someone deceive Master and live! You wanna die first, snake woman!? Fine by me!

W-wait, Mori, please! Are you sure you don't have anything in mind to defeat him, Sakamoto?

No, I don't. Not to defeat him, anyway.

So you do have something in mind.

First, let's just take a step back and think about this.

It seems pretty clear that he's growing stronger with every step he takes.

In other words, he must be using a Noble Phantasm that makes that happen, which is entirely possible.

His extraordinary healing seems entirely possible too, as there's Servants capable of similar feats in Chaldea.

However, we also know that neither ability can last forever.

Right. It takes an enormous amount of magical energy to make those happOh!

Exactly. I'm guessing his abilities must only cover so much distance.

Even an NP that increases its user's power the further the user gets from its activation point has to have a limit.

In other words, this NP can't make its user any stronger once they leave its range.

Now I see. True, it would have to churn through magical energy at an alarming rate to boost the user's power that much.

I'm impressed you figured all that out so quickly. You must be quite experienced with fighting Servants.

No, I'm just a big chicken.

You have to be to go up against great heroes like yourselves.

Anyway, given that this guy doesn't seem to be doing much in the way of thinking, I'm guessing he's a Berserker, which is a magical energy-intensive class to begin with.

If I'm right about that, it's all the more reason he'll hit his limit sooner or later.

Otherwise, there'd be nothing stopping him from laying waste to the entire province.

Charge! Advance! CHAAAARGE!

That's a nice theory and all, but the old man there doesn't look like he's gonna slow down anytime soon.

...W-well that's weird. I was sure he'd be running out of juice by now...

I guess he's got more than I thought.

Hmm. Even Oryou might have a hard time now that he's this strong.

How can you be so cavalier about this!?

If I'd known this would happen, I'd have used my Noble Phantasm on him while I had the chance!

...ADVAAANCE!!!

Senpai! Get behind me!

Get away from my Master, old man!

GRRRAAAAAAHHH!!!

...Did he just d-disappear?

...So it would seem.

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...See? What'd I tell you?

Yeah, I'm definitely killing him.

Now that things have settled down, let me introduce myself more properly. I'm Sakamoto Ryouma, Servant of Chaldea.

And Oryou is Ryouma's beautiful high-powered secretary, in multiple senses.

If you want to challenge Oryou again, brat, you can try anytime.

You'd better shut your mouth now if you know what's good for you, snake woman!

Ah, whatever. I don't even care what an ugly snake woman like her has to say!

Sorry about that. It's hard to resist without Izo around.

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Now, now, no fighting, you two. I still have to explain what's going on here.

We came to this worldthis Singularity, after Fujimaru and the others.

Our goal is to save them, and to resolveor rather, shut down this Singularity.

Basically, that box you found in the storeroom turned out to be a highly advanced simulator.

And after you turned it on, it ended up creating this weird Singularity by mistake.

According to Da Vinci, if we can complete this simulation...

According to Sion, if we can complete this simulation...

That is, if someone can see this simulation through to its intended conclusion, then the Singularity should go away, and history should return to its correct course.

You guys must've noticed something was strange about this place too, right?

I can't see any other reason why you'd be trying to unify the whole country.

...

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Now I see. Most of that went right over my head, but I understand that you're here from Chaldea to save Fujimaru.

Does that mean this is where we part ways?

I'm afraid it's not that simple. See, I've been poking around since I got here...

...and I learned that, while it's fairly easy to get into this Singularity, getting out is another matter entirely.

Basically, none of us will be going anywhere until I've filled in a few more pieces of the puzzle.

Especially since Oryou and I got separated from Izo and Okita Alter.

So Izo and Okita Alter are both here too!?

That's right. It looks like our coordinates got scrambled when we Rayshifted here...

But, I'm sure they'll be fine. They can definitely handle themselves, after all.

True, she can be a little spacey at times...

Yeah, Izo's pretty gullible. Oryou wouldn't be surprised if he ended up dying in the wilderness somewhere.

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Anyway, getting back on track...

I'm guessing that Berserker's range only extends from his base to this province's border.

Once he exceeds that range, he probably has to return to the base that supplies magical energy and start over.

He's absurdly strong for sure, but luckily, there's only one of him.

And since he can't move all that fast, we shouldn't have to worry about him attacking frequently.

So I say we take advantage of this time to gather information and figure out a more definitive resolution.

So perhaps cutting off his magical energy supply at its source? Or finding and killing his Master?

That would certainly work, assuming he has a Master.

If we can find out where his base is, that would certainly be an option.

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As far as I can tell, this is the farthest east he's ever appeared, so I'd guess his base is somewhere in the Kinki region.

Then it looks like you're part of the Chaldea clan now too, Sakamoto!

Tell me, what kind of position would you like?

Oh, thanks, but no thanks. I'm going to stick to just working with Oryou for the time being.

I'm not really cut out for serving a clan, and besides, there's still a few things I want to look into.

Of course, I'll be happy to help out however I can, and I'll be sure to let you know as soon as I learn something new.

I still don't trust you guys one bit.

There's something fishy about you. You remind me of Lord Toyotomi somehow.

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Well, if you say so, Master, I'll take your word for it.

Right, let's figure out how we're going to tackle the other regions, including what to do about Shibata.

Sounds good. Once again, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintances.

Just you wait. Oryou's gonna come out on top of all the Warring States.

Ryouma? Oryou? Is anyone there?

Hey! Somebody answer me!

You better not have ditched me out here, Ryouma...

Ryoumaaaaaa!!!

Hmm, I guess I got separated from the others... Now what do I do?

...

I don't even know where I am, or where I should try to go.

...

...For now, I think I'll just sit down and have the lunch I packed.

Yeah, I'm calling it now. It's lunchtime.

The hell!? My Ningen Mukotsu's not doing a damn thing to him! What's going on here!?

I don't think it isn't working on him so much as he just isn't paying it any attention.

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The enemy shows no sign of stopping whatsoever! He keeps making his way here slowly, one step at a time!

...One step at a time? Could it be that he's growing stronger with every step?

...Charge! Advance!

Hahahaha! I think he's even growing with each step, too! This is looking real bad! Now what do we do, Master!?

We can't let him go any further. If I have to use my Noble Phantasm to stop him, then that's what I'll

Actually, I think we should let him keep going.

Huh!? Who are you?

You don't know who Ryouma and Oryou are? Have you been living under a rock your whole manifestation or something?

Hey there. Glad we found you in time.

Speak of Oryou, and Oryou shall appear.

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Who the hell are you guys!? Don't you go acting all chummy with my Master!

That's funny, Oryou was just going to say that to you, you snot-nosed brat.

We'll fill you in later. For the moment, would you all mind stepping back?

You appear to have some sort of plan... What do you think, Fujimaru?

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I agree! Sakamoto is one of our allies from Chaldea!

Tch. All right, if that's what the Master wants. But you'd better remember this, snake woman.

Don't worry, snot-nosed brat. Oryou has an excellent memory.

All right, now that we've all given him some space, can you tell us how you plan to defeat him?

Huh? Who said anything about a plan?

Excuse me?

He's got a Noble Phantasm that keeps making him stronger, right? Logically speaking, there's nothing we can possibly do against that.

The hell? Hey Master, mind if I chop off his head? Thanks! Happy to!

You've got nerve going after Ryouma, brat. Don't make Oryou angry. You wouldn't like Oryou when Oryou's angry.

There's no way I'm letting someone deceive Master and live! You wanna die first, snake woman!? Fine by me!

W-wait, Mori, please! Are you sure you don't have anything in mind to defeat him, Sakamoto?

No, I don't. Not to defeat him, anyway.

So you do have something in mind.

First, let's just take a step back and think about this.

It seems pretty clear that he's growing stronger with every step he takes.

In other words, he must be using a Noble Phantasm that makes that happen, which is entirely possible.

His extraordinary healing seems entirely possible too, as there's Servants capable of similar feats in Chaldea.

However, we also know that neither ability can last forever.

Right. It takes an enormous amount of magical energy to make those happOh!

Exactly. I'm guessing his abilities must only cover so much distance.

Even an NP that increases its user's power the further the user gets from its activation point has to have a limit.

In other words, this NP can't make its user any stronger once they leave its range.

Now I see. True, it would have to churn through magical energy at an alarming rate to boost the user's power that much.

I'm impressed you figured all that out so quickly. You must be quite experienced with fighting Servants.

No, I'm just a big chicken.

You have to be to go up against great heroes like yourselves.

Anyway, given that this guy doesn't seem to be doing much in the way of thinking, I'm guessing he's a Berserker, which is a magical energy-intensive class to begin with.

If I'm right about that, it's all the more reason he'll hit his limit sooner or later.

Otherwise, there'd be nothing stopping him from laying waste to the entire province.

Charge! Advance! CHAAAARGE!

That's a nice theory and all, but the old man there doesn't look like he's gonna slow down anytime soon.

...W-well that's weird. I was sure he'd be running out of juice by now...

I guess he's got more than I thought.

Hmm. Even Oryou might have a hard time now that he's this strong.

How can you be so cavalier about this!?

If I'd known this would happen, I'd have used my Noble Phantasm on him while I had the chance!

...ADVAAANCE!!!

Senpai! Get behind me!

Get away from my Master, old man!

GRRRAAAAAAHHH!!!

...Did he just d-disappear?

...So it would seem.

？！

...See? What'd I tell you?

Yeah, I'm definitely killing him.

Now that things have settled down, let me introduce myself more properly. I'm Sakamoto Ryouma, Servant of Chaldea.

And Oryou is Ryouma's beautiful high-powered secretary, in multiple senses.

If you want to challenge Oryou again, brat, you can try anytime.

You'd better shut your mouth now if you know what's good for you, snake woman!

Ah, whatever. I don't even care what an ugly snake woman like her has to say!

Sorry about that. It's hard to resist without Izo around.

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Now, now, no fighting, you two. I still have to explain what's going on here.

We came to this worldthis Singularity, after Fujimaru and the others.

Our goal is to save them, and to resolveor rather, shut down this Singularity.

Basically, that box you found in the storeroom turned out to be a highly advanced simulator.

And after you turned it on, it ended up creating this weird Singularity by mistake.

According to Da Vinci, if we can complete this simulation...

According to Sion, if we can complete this simulation...

That is, if someone can see this simulation through to its intended conclusion, then the Singularity should go away, and history should return to its correct course.

You guys must've noticed something was strange about this place too, right?

I can't see any other reason why you'd be trying to unify the whole country.

...

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Now I see. Most of that went right over my head, but I understand that you're here from Chaldea to save Fujimaru.

Does that mean this is where we part ways?

I'm afraid it's not that simple. See, I've been poking around since I got here...

...and I learned that, while it's fairly easy to get into this Singularity, getting out is another matter entirely.

Basically, none of us will be going anywhere until I've filled in a few more pieces of the puzzle.

Especially since Oryou and I got separated from Izo and Okita Alter.

So Izo and Okita Alter are both here too!?

That's right. It looks like our coordinates got scrambled when we Rayshifted here...

But, I'm sure they'll be fine. They can definitely handle themselves, after all.

True, she can be a little spacey at times...

Yeah, Izo's pretty gullible. Oryou wouldn't be surprised if he ended up dying in the wilderness somewhere.

？！

Anyway, getting back on track...

I'm guessing that Berserker's range only extends from his base to this province's border.

Once he exceeds that range, he probably has to return to the base that supplies magical energy and start over.

He's absurdly strong for sure, but luckily, there's only one of him.

And since he can't move all that fast, we shouldn't have to worry about him attacking frequently.

So I say we take advantage of this time to gather information and figure out a more definitive resolution.

So perhaps cutting off his magical energy supply at its source? Or finding and killing his Master?

That would certainly work, assuming he has a Master.

If we can find out where his base is, that would certainly be an option.

？！

As far as I can tell, this is the farthest east he's ever appeared, so I'd guess his base is somewhere in the Kinki region.

Then it looks like you're part of the Chaldea clan now too, Sakamoto!

Tell me, what kind of position would you like?

Oh, thanks, but no thanks. I'm going to stick to just working with Oryou for the time being.

I'm not really cut out for serving a clan, and besides, there's still a few things I want to look into.

Of course, I'll be happy to help out however I can, and I'll be sure to let you know as soon as I learn something new.

I still don't trust you guys one bit.

There's something fishy about you. You remind me of Lord Toyotomi somehow.

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Well, if you say so, Master, I'll take your word for it.

Right, let's figure out how we're going to tackle the other regions, including what to do about Shibata.

Sounds good. Once again, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintances.

Just you wait. Oryou's gonna come out on top of all the Warring States.

Ryouma? Oryou? Is anyone there?

Hey! Somebody answer me!

You better not have ditched me out here, Ryouma...

Ryoumaaaaaa!!!

Hmm, I guess I got separated from the others... Now what do I do?

...

I don't even know where I am, or where I should try to go.

...

...For now, I think I'll just sit down and have the lunch I packed.

Yeah, I'm calling it now. It's lunchtime.