Act Three: Rallying Cry from the Calmest Region (3/6)

Hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm♪

This is great!

We've got our work cut out for us, huh!

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Hi, Master! Nice to see you out on patrol!

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Oh, this? Ms. Yang Guifei gave it to

Shhh! Master's not supposed to know about that yet!

Oh, right! Never miiind!

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Oh, hi, Master! How's the patrol going?

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Aha, I know what you're thinking. You're wondering why I'm out here and not on the bridge, right?

Well I'm not slacking off, if that's what you're thinking. There's actually two of me right now!

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(Suddenly speaking much faster) Well, even though my Divinity skill includes Authority over Divided Spirits, that doesn't mean I can literally or miraculously manifest a Divine Spirit.

In fact, usually, my Divinity would expand beyond what I could contain as a single Servant and cause my Spirit Origin to completely melt down if I tried to make another full-fledged copy of myself.

But then I surprised myself by discovering I can cool my excess Divinity by casting it out into the Void Sea, which lets me use it in ways I'd normally never be able to even try.

So thanks to that, the Professor teaching me how to use Memory Partition, and some of Lady Goddess's rune magecraft, I finally managed to clone myself!

I call it: Yu-Yu's Void Space-Only Extra-Dimensional Secret Ultra Cloning Technique!

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Well, um, to tell the truth, the workshop team was kind enough to help me with a selfish personal request.

I figured, since I only need my sense of hearing to perform my recon duties, maybe I could let my true self handle that and leave my clone free to pursue other things.

I mean, the sonar (read: Batty) and me have been holed up on the bridge ever since we got to this area, right?

That sort of thing can't be good for your mental health. Plus, having another one of me around would solve a lot of problems when it comes to battle, recon, or even just taking breaks.

Fortunately, I was able to clone Batty too, so it wasn't completely selfish. She loved the idea of having another one of her around. She was very excited about being able to expand her scanning range, and sleeping more when one of her wasn't on radar duty.

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Gack! You already found out about that!?

Well, I've been thinking about what I could do for you and everyone else here to thank you for being so kind to me...

And I came up with the idea of using extra food resources to, um...make really strong good-luck doll charms...

Anyway, since the cat's out of the bag now, I'll just have to steel myself... Would you like one too, Master?

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I know, it's creepy, right!? I was so focused on imbuing them with good luck that they somehow ended up looking like, well, that!

Still, creepy or not, I am proud of how well it came out, and they do say the, uh, devil is in the details, so...

...Huh?

Master, it looks like the me on the bridge just picked up more enemy signals! Is this what is meant by "speak of the devil"!?

Go on, Master! They're calling for all the officers! Don't worry! I can fight too if I have to!

Phew... I'm glad it was just a regular enemy attack. We have been seeing more of that lately, though...

I'll say! I can't even remember how many times they've attacked us since we got here!

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That's because Batty's origami and my ladies-in-waiting have been taking care of the low-level threats on their own.

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That's right. They're the attendants who used to serve at my Xīng Xiùer, my lunar mansion's inner palace.

They are flame spirits, but they're also known as "Fire Vampires."

They're surprisingly cute, but they do have a tendency to burn my origami whenever they play together...

Hehehe, sorry about that, Batty. And I'm sorry to bother you while you were on break, Master.

Say hi to the other me for me!

Master.

It is I, your shadow prefect. I have a short complainI mean, report I would like to make.

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How very open-minded of you, Master... But really, this is of no great importance.

I only wish to say that it was difficult enough keeping an eye on everyone on this ship even before Lady Osakabehime and Lady Yang Guifei cloned themselves...

Still, as long as I am around, I will not let a clone or two distract me from my duties.

In the meantime, as I suspected, there continues to be no sign of anything indecenI mean, suspicious, aboard this ship.

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Now I see. So Minamoto-no-Raikou's been spying on us. I knew something was off.

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I wasn't hiding. I just happened by.

Anyway, I was thinking about that colossal enemy. You know, the one with an A-rank Noble Phantasm. What do you make of it?

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What? I said I wasn't going to fight, and that's not going to change unless absolutely necessary.

I really doubt it's as strong as a mythological Demonic Beast, so Raikou and the others should be able to handle it.

Besides, it looks like you understand what the true threat is here.

We shouldn't be worried about what's out there; we need to worry about what's in here. That's why I'm glad to know you've got someone keeping an eye on us.

Now that I know you've got that covered, I can focus on helping everyone else.

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...I'm pretty sure you know this about me, but I couldn't care less what happens to humanity.

BB might be helping you guys outor at least CLAIM she's helpingbut that doesn't obligate the Sakura Five to do the same.

As far as we're concerned, humanity is none of our business. I sure don't care about saving the world.

Get it yet? I've been helping you out because I feel like it, or because circumstances demanded it.

This is no different. I didn't ask to be summoned, so now that I'm here, I consider seeing your pathetic face a bare minimum of compensation.

I'll make this simple. No matter how dangerous the being behind this incident might be, or how much of a threat they might pose to humanity...

...you're the one who has to something about them, Fujimaru, not me. Just keep that in mind.

And while I'm giving out advice, don't be too quick to trust anyone else, either.

Just the fact that BB decided to help you means whatever this is, it's seriously bad news.

Oh, Master!

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Ahaha, I'm good, thanks!

Oh, I almost forgot! Thanks so much, Master!

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I'm the marine that almost got sucked out into Void Space when we collided with that reef at the start of all this.

I'd probably have died out there if you hadn't rescued me.

Sure, I could always come back if the captain made me again, but it was still super scary at the time.

Anyway, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you saving me back there. Thanks again, Master!

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Oh yeah, Ms. Yang Guifei gave it to me! She gave you one too, right, Master?

It's a little creepy, sure, but it's so well-made I've been carrying it around with me everywhere!

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You noticed, huh? Yeah, I drew those little swirls on the cheeks there myself. I thought it'd be cuter that way.

Besides, it's more fun having one that's not exactly like everyone else's, you know?

Right!? Ehehe, I even gave it a name: Toto! Pretty cute, right?

Really? I mean, woodblock prints and lithographs are great and all, but don't you ever feel like drawing your own stuff?

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Anyway, me and my doll here oughta get back to work if we're gonna keep helping you out, Master!

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