Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Farewell to Kamakura - Little Big Tengu
Section Eight: Farewell to Kamakura
Farewell to Kamakura - Little Big Tengu. Yoritomo's Grave
2 scenes, 232 lines
1. Before the battle
85 linesTaira-no-Kagekiyo's huge spiritual body is gone! But, I'm afraid
The version using Yoshitsune's Spirit Origin is still around, huh.
No, Lord Jason. That is no longer Taira-no-Kagekiyo.
That's Yoshitsune with all the Kagekiyo bits gone, right? I could've told you that.
(I knew it. She really does pay close attention to Lord Ushiwakamaru. I suppose this means Lady Medb considers her a genuine rival in terms of beauty.)
Would you quit looking at me like that?
Oh, yes. My apologies.
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...Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go to all this trouble.
Kagekiyo... No.
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You're Yoshitsune, aren't you?
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That's right. I may have broken off from Ushiwakamaru's Spirit Origin...
But as of this moment, my True Name is Overseer Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune.
I come from the Ushiwakamaru you know, but I am not her.
...Once again, I am truly sorry for all this trouble.
It's okay.
Don't worry. It was no trouble at all.
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Hey, all's well that ends well and stuff. Not to mention I got to go on a whole new kind of adventure involving Heracles!
Very true. And besides, this was nothing compared to the sort of antics Lord Yoshitsune got up to during
Benkei?
Hahahaha, never mind. It's nothing.
...Thank you. You have all been very kind.
I wish I could make it up to youno, thank you properly, but I'm afraid I won't be around much longer.
So I will just say this.
If, by some miracle, I should materialize before you all again someday...
...I ask that you let me be your blade.
I promise to serve you faithfully.
Thanks, Yoshitsune.
You've got a deal.
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Good.
That said, I'm afraid I must warn you.
Now that my fate has been tied to Kagekiyo...
I fear they may once again be summoned along with me...
Well, if that happens, we'll just have to put them in their place again. Right?
Uh, right.
What? You got a problem with that?
No, I was just thinking how rare it is for us to agree on something, and thought I'd see if there were any pigs flying!
Y-you just don't know when to quit, do you?
Anyway, don't worry about it. I don't know much about how Chaldea's summoning system works...
...but I'm sure things will work out if you ever get summoned.
As long as Kagekiyo doesn't act up too much,I think it'll be okay if they tag along.
Yeah, it'll be fine as long as Kagekiyo doesn't act up too much.
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Huh. Are you sure about that, Master of Chaldea?
Of course.
Besides, I never got a chance to really talk with them.
Indeed, Master. I couldn't agree more.
What's there to talk abouGhh.
Oh Cú! You're so darling!
If that's your decision, Master, I'm happy to abide by it.
Besides, it seems like Kagekiyo is a perfect match for myour, Spirit Origin...
...so I, too, would like to have a proper conversation with them sometime.
...Thank you, everyone. And you, my other self.
I am truly grateful for your kindness.
Once the mallet's magical energy wears off, my Yoshitsune Spirit Origin will fade...
...and I will fill in the gaps in Ushiwakamaru my other self's Spirit Origin.
Farewell, me. Farewell, Kagekiyo Yoshitsune. Rest assured, I will take good care of our Master.
Good. I'm counting on you, me!
...Farewell, everyone!
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I kind of miss her already.
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Don't worry, Master. She's also me.
Besides, we may be able to see her again if she materializes. She said so herself.
Ahh, I can't wait! I may finally be able to stand side by side with another version of me, like Lady Jeanne Alter and Lord Alexander!
Just thinking about it makes me...
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Makes you what?
Makes me want to have a beheading competition with her! Whoever takes the most heads wins!
Pffft!
Are you all right, Lord Jason? That was quite a spit take. There's tea everywhere.
Ew, don't get any on me, Jason! I'm not all wet, am I, Cú?
Don't know, don't care.
Ha! What a lively crowd! I like it!
All right, I'll go ahead and get rid of this minute Singularity thing! Witness the power of my tengu-themed Noble Phantasm, Great Demon's War Fan!
Oh, but first, let's put a proper bow on this ordeal, shall we?
Ahem!
That takes care of that!
2. Before the battle
147 linesHello, Lady Kiichi Hogen! Nice to meet you!
I'm a member of the Genji clan. My name is Shana-oh, my childhood name was Ushiwakamaru, and my father is Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo.
Don't tell me who you are. I don't need to know.
Where did you hear the name "Kiichi Hogen," child?
I was told you're an onmyouji here in Kyo, and the greatest teacher ever to live.
I'm here to ask you to teach me the ways of combat, and the secrets of the Six Secret Teachings and the Three Strategies of Huang Shigong!
No, I will not!
I will do no such thing, Lady Kiichi. I've already made up my mind to become your student!
And once I make up my mind, I never change it!
...That's not usually something to be proud of.
And stop looking at me like that.
That look will get you killed one day. Cut it out!
You really want to learn how to use a sword under this legendary teacher's tutelage?
It's downright disturbing.
Children are meant to play games, run around, fall down, ask for piggyback rides, and laugh.
I don't know much about humans, but I do know that about children.
I can't do that, Lady Kiichi.
I'm the child of Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo, the leader of the Genji. I was born a warrior, and I'll die a warrior.
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That is why...
I do not play games, or run around, or fall down, or laugh.
That is why I ask that you give me the power I need to one day help my brother!
Please, Great Tengu, Soujoubou of Mt. Kurama!
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...Who told you that name?
Was it Taira-no-Kiyomori? No, wait. If you're Yoshitomo's child, then your mother must be Tokiwa Gozen.
Yes, that's right!
(Sigh...)
I guess you really never do know what fate has in store for you. Especially when it is so obscure...
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Shana-oh!
Yes!?
Do you know what tengu are!?
Yes, Lady Kiichi! I'm told they're monsters with incredible divine power!
Exactly.
I'm a monster. A creature. An inhuman being.
If you study under a monster, you will one day surpass your human limitsNo...
You will lose your humanity, and become a monster yourself.
From there, you will be doomed to die alone, as the enemy of every other human on Earth.
I don't mind.
Even if I do end up dying completely alone...
I will never regret this choice!
...Good grief. What a bald-faced lie.
That's a horrible thing to say, and what's worse, your eyes tell me you mean it.
Very well then, Shana-oh. Here are my conditions.
Warrior or not, I have nothing to teach to a child made of cold, unfeeling steel.
So before you turn yourself into a weapon, you need to live as the human child you are.
And that means...you need to play!
You need to play games, run around, fall down, and laugh!
If you can do thatand I mean really throw yourself into itthen and only then will I be willing to teach you to fight.
H-huh?
Then...does that mean you'll teach me!?
Yes, I will. Didn't I just say as much?
Of course, by the time you've met these conditions...
You'll be no more than an ordinary child who would never talk about beheading someone!
Oh no, Lady Kiichi, you're wrong! I won't ever just be an ordinary chil
Shut it!
Aah!
If that didn't scare you off, then come to my garden. Kouju! Are you there, Kouju!?
Before you can even think of dying alone, you're going to learn how to play a decent game of tag!
Since your head's evidently been stuffed with nonsense, I'm going to make sure it's good and empty before we begin your lessons!
...I really thought I could do it.
I thought I could purge this small, stubborn child of her anger and turn her into an ordinary, foolish, innocent child.
But I was so very, very wrong.
You beat me, Shana-oh.
I completely and utterly failed to teach you what I truly wanted to.
But...I won't fail again. That's the whole reason I came here in the first place.
Why couldn't you see that all my talk about punishing you was just a pretense? Idiot.
(Indistinct muttering)
I'm sorry, did you say something, Mentor?
And, um...I expect you'll be leaving soon, right?
You do seem to be a Servant yourself, but I'm sure you must have come here from your mountain, right?
So then, you must be going home soon...right?
No, I'm not.
How could I when humanity faces such a crisis?
Besides, you moron, my mountain doesn't even exist right now! I died, just like Lady Scáthach!
In any case...
I do still need to make you atone for what you did.
Aww.
I also need to keep an eye on you, to make sure you don't go down the same path you did when you were alive.
Huh?
Huh!?
Well, I'm glad you'll be helping us out, but...
Are you sure about this?
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Of course.
I'm not going to fail again. This time, I'm going to make sure I save my students.
Huh? You mean
Yes, I mean you, too.
That said, it does seem as though Benkei and many others here at Chaldea have been doing you a world of good.
(Obviously bashful) I-I'm honestly a little embarrassed, hearing you say that.
What's so embarrassing about it, Benkei!?
Hahahaha, that hurts, Lord Ushiwakamaru.
...Fujimaru.
I can see that the path ahead of you is long and arduous.
I can't just disappear and leave you to tackle it on your own. I'm a teacher, after all.
So now that I've taken you on as my student...
I'm going to see your path through to the end. If I can keep you safe along the way, I will.
I'm not going to make the same mistakes. I never want to see one of my students die a miserable death again.
Thank you, Mentor.
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Kanra kara kara!
Come now, no need to be modest! The greatest teacher of all time is offering to teach you!
So I suggest you two prepare yourselves!
Prepare ourselves?
Uh...for what?
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I'm not going to make the same mistakes I did with Shana-oh! No way in hell!
This time, I'm focusing entirely on making you two the greatest students I've ever had!
All you two need to do is relax and prepare yourselves!
Nooo! I refuuuse!
Where are you going, Shana-oh!? I just said there's no need to be modest!
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...Hey, Lord Caesar.
Yes, Lord Fergus?
You've been lying on the floor for a long time now. How come you haven't gotten back up?
I could ask the same of you. Hahaha, are we perhaps thinking the same thing?
Hahaha.
Hehe.
As you well know, this library's custodian is Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
Indeed. A fair and beautiful Heroic Spirit widow, she is.
And once she sees us here sprawled on the floor after losing a fight against a vicious ruffian...
She will surely nurse us back to health.
The perfect
Plan.
Hahahahahahahaha!
Aah! You're both hurt! Oh, this is terrible!
(She's here!)
I'll go fetch the first aid kit right away! Just give me a moment to
No need. I will treat their "injuries" myself.
I know just what they need!
Craaaaaap! Scáthaaaaaach!?
Oho. Well, well, well. It seems you're even more insolent than I thought, failing to address Lady Scáthach properly.
And what letches you both are, using our sparring session where, I should mention, I took it easy on you, as pretext to have a beautiful woman look after you.
It's clear you both need a harsh lesson of your own!
Hehe, I like the way you think, Lady Kiichi. Allow me to help you.
Why thank you, Lady Scáthach!
No need for formalities. We may come from very different lands, but we are both teachers. Please, think of us as friends. The Western teacher and the Eastern teacher, if you will.
Friends, huh? I like the sound of that!
We doooooon't!!!