Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Warring States Runaway Highway, MAKAI
Prologue: Reverse Okehazama
Warring States Runaway Highway, MAKAI
1 scenes, 139 lines
1. Before the battle
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I never thought it would come to this.
You took the words right out of my mouth, Fool of Owari.
Your twisted path may have led to you becoming a powerful demon king, but here, now, your fate clashes with mine.
Be that as it may, where did this power come from... Ah, the Holy Grail. Of course.
That's right. With it in my possession, nothing can stand in my way.
Not even you.
...I hate to admit it, but it seems you're right.
Don't be ridiculous! Now that I, Nagao Kagetora, am here, this battle has only just begun!
Yaaaaaaaaahhh!!!
Stand down, cretins!
Ghh!?
Aargh!
So this is Kagetora of Echigo? The great god of war from the North? What an absolute joke.
And then there's... Hmm, what are you? An oni? Some other unnatural...thing?
No matter. This unending parade of pests is wearying. It hardly matters what sort of warrior you may be...
...none of you can hope to match my power.
I'm sure of it now, Nobunaga. We were set up.
The enemy lured us to our deaths, and we fell for it hook, line, and sinker.
This is it...
...
...!
Fall back, Master! We can't win here!
I-I'm sorry, everyone!
I promise I'll come back for you!
Okita! Saito! I'll handle this one! Just make sure you survive, even if it kills you!
...Understood! Mr. Saito! I'll take the lead!
You got it, Vice Commander! I'll bring up the rear! Nagao, you keep Master safe!
I hate to admit it...but this does seem like our only option right now.
Let's get out of here! Come, Houshou Tsukige!
Hold on to me, Master! Whatever you do, don't let go!
Oho. You are far less sentimental on the battlefield than I expected.
Perhaps you really are more of a general than you seem.
But what about you, Fool? Are you not going to retreat?
Hah. I'm not one to bring up the rear. I have peons for that kind of work.
Hey, who're you calling a peon? Shut it.
Then why remain?
...Because that's who I am.
That's who you are?
It can't be helped. I'm Nobunaga, so I can't retreat. Not here, not now, not even if I wanted to.
Because this is where my path to becoming a demon king began.
That is what Okehazama means to me!
Bahahahahaha! Indeed, indeed!
Very well then, my one mistake in lifeno, my rival!
It's time we settled matters between us!
Senpai's signal just disappeared!? The Servants' signals are gone, too!
Yeah. We lost track of them pretty suddenly after they Rayshifted to this Singularity.
This new Singularity Master left for... Is it Okehazama?
We were tracking them up until their Rayshift, but then, for some reason, they disappeared from our readings.
It is entirely possible we are being jammed.
What, seriously? So much for that big talk from the boss about how she knows Okehazama like the back of her hand and could wrap this up, no problem.
Hey! If Sister said she'd handle this, she'll handle it!
Wait, no! If you're not seeing her signal anymore, then something must have happened to her!
What're you waiting for!? Send out a search party! Reinforcements! Something!!!
Easier said than done.
The compatible Servants we sent along were already pushing right up against the limits of our resources.
Let's see. We sent Lady Nobunaga, Lady Kenshin, Hijikata, Okita, and Saito. That seems like as strong a fighting force as we could have mustered.
If the boss and Bishamonten both got taken out, we've got a real problem. Not even sure who the hell could pull that off.
We aren't yet sure they've been taken out. Regardless, our first priority has to be finding Master!
Definitely.
Whatever may have happened to Fujimaru and his team, I can't imagine any enemy could have killed them so easily.
So I'll start by working out what's wrong with our equipment, then get back to tracking their position.
Either way, we still need to be careful with our limited resources.
Goredolf, I know it will be some time before we can send them, but would you select members for the search party?
Y-yes, of course. Leave that to me.
All that aside, I don't know why this is, but it seems like whenever these Japanese Heroic Spirits get involved, things always devolve into...
What's the term they use again? "Gouda gou
Director, this is no time to be GUDAGUDAing! Senpai and his team's lives are on the line!
Y-yes, I suppose you're right... Very well! I'll get straight to work!
I still can't believe this all went so badly.
I can't believe that even with all of us fighting together, we still couldn't take the enemy down...
Well, after they ambushed us as soon as we Rayshifted here...it's clear they were waiting for us.
They set their trap perfectly. What the heck is going on here?
There's no point stewing about it. It is what it is.
Not to say that guy wasn't crazy strong.
Anyway, once we've fallen back to safety, we'll just have to work out a new plan.
Let's head east. Shinano is just past these mountains.
If nothing else, that should put some distance between us and the enemy. We can lose them under the cover of dark.
Sounds sensible. Let's do it.
Oh, no you don't. You're not going anywhere.
Huh!?
They caught up to us!? ...No, it's another ambush. I guess I should have known the greatest archer of the Highway region would know the route we'd take to escape.
Where are you off to? Are you just going to abandon your friends, then?
Buzz off, small fry! We don't got time for this!
What makes you think I'm the small fry here?
Gwaaah!
Oh crap! This guy really knows what he's about!
Kagetora! You go on ahead! Master's safety is our top priority!
Understood! Gallop, Houshou Tsukige! Bishamonten's protection is with us!
Haaaaaa!!!
Huh. Surprisingly fierce for so wounded a warrior. I suppose I'll need to take this seriously.
Come then!
Hraaah!
...!
Khh! Hold on, Master! I'm going to make a break for it!
Hmm. I thought I had her, but she deflected my blade just barely enough to escape.
Such deft maneuvers, on horseback no less, are all the more impressive.
Are you okay, Mr. Saito!?
Ghh... Oh, sure. It's gonna take more than that to put old invincible Hajime out of commission.
Hey, Okita. This guy
I know. We can't let him go after Master.
...So we'll just have to take him down here and now.
You seem to have misunderstood what's going on here.
My business is with you.
Us...?
That's right. Okita Souji, Captain of the Shinsengumi's First Unit. Saito Hajime, Captain of the Third Unit.
It's time you paid for your crimes.
Pāpīyas Reborn, Demon King of the Myriad Heavens!!!
What incredible power. So these are the flames of the demon king...flames that can even burn the gods or the Buddha to ash.
But whatever you may be able to do them, you'll find you can't burn me!
Huh!?
It's over.
...Heh. I should have known I wouldn't get so lucky twice. What happened at Okehazama was a once-in-a-lifetime miracle for me.
...It can't...be helped...
I must apologize, Nobunaga.
I mistook you for a fool, and it cost me dearly.
That is why this time I put everything I had into my strike.
Frankly, that I managed to kill you here is a relief.
I can see that. I am well aware the Shinsengumi are fierce soldiers, and not to be trifled with.
Huh!?
Do not make me repeat myself. I won't be letting my guard down! Not here! Not now!
So, your Spirit Origin is still intact. Impressive. This must be the onilike spirit I was told you possess.
...Ghh!
...
Hm?
...Perhaps I pushed myself a bit too hard, even in this body. I suppose I should have known I wouldn't escape completely unscathed.
It seems I cannot afford to underestimate so much as one of Chaldea's warriors.
But, it's all over now. This is where everything shall begin.
Earth! Heavens! Behold!
My fated archenemy has fallen here at Okehazama.
And now, a new age shall dawn.
The age of the greatest archer of the Highway...
Imagawa Yoshimoto!