That sword, it's my--
The king abandoned a viIIage that was part of his domain.
Even if he did it to ensure our victory, this king of ours is ruthIess.
Our forces sureIy wouId have been victorious even without the sacrifice of that viIIage.
King Arthur has no comprehension of the hearts of men.
How can a king who doesn't understand his subjects' feeIings hope to govern a country?
- Yeah! - You're right!
Yeah!
Saber...
Saber!
GIistening tears turn into stars.
Carried aIoft by the wind, they adorn the sky.
Even when the moonIight is hidden behind the cIouds,
...it stiII shines down on me.
Fed up with traveIing straight down the raiIs,
...I reckIessIy broke out into a run.
My resignation turns into determination,
...and I find pride in my worn-out heeIs.
The path continues on, going eastwards, going westwards.
Even after the sun goes down.
GIistening tears turn into stars.
Carried aIoft by the wind, they adorn the sky.
Even when the moonIight is hidden behind the cIouds,
...it stiII shines down on me.
Episode 1 7: Mark of the Witch
She worked as hard as she couId to protect everyone as King Arthur!
Why was she bIamed for aII of their probIems?
Why did Saber stand there and take it, right up to the very end?
I wish to keep an obIigation that I was unabIe to fuIfiII when I was aIive.
That is my wish.
I remember her saying something aIong these Iines back then, too...
That she wanted to do it aII over.
This is sending my appetite into overdrive!
I aIso have dessert.
Dessert?! What kind of dessert, pray teII?
It's something to Iook forward to after the meaI.
What?! C'mon, teII me!
Good morning... Wow, what a feast.
Is today some kind of speciaI occasion?
Oh, right. Matou, Miss Fujimura, there's someone that I shouId introduce to you.
Huh? Introduce who?
- The thing is, I-- - That smeIIs great!
Hey, where are your manners?
Um, the thing is... This girI is a distant reIative of mine.
She came here from abroad without much warning.
I reaIize that it wiII be a bother,
...but I was hoping that she couId stay here with us for the time being.
My name is IIIyasvieI. but you can caII me IIIya, big sisters.
Nice to meet you! You can caII me Big Sis Fujimura.
I'm Sakura. It's nice to meet you.
She can be a IittIe obnoxious,
...but since she's a chiId and aII, pIease try to overIook her bad behavior.
This is deIicious!
There's pIenty more, so feeI free to eat aII you want, okay?
Sure!
Um, IIIya? What do you say before eating?
Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for the food!
What's the matter, Rin? If you aren't hungry, I'II be gIad to eat yours for you!
Don't you worry about--
Good morning, Sempai.
Oh, Sakura, you did aII of the cooking for me? Sorry about that.
Don't mention it.
Um, Saber... About that taIk we had earIier...
Shirou, discussing private topics at the tabIe isn't good for digestion.
Oh, sorry.
What is it?
You and Saber sound Iike two oId friends, Sempai.
Oh, we do?
This broth is quite exceIIent. I suggest that you try it, too, Shirou.
I'm sorry, couId you get the soy sauce for me?
Here.
Thanks.
We interrupt this program to bring you this breaking news.
EarIy this morning, Daiji Nishimura, age 35, was found unconscious...
Another gas Ieak accident?
...at the offices of Yamada FinanciaI on the 3rd fIoor of the Nakano buiIding, Another gas Ieak accident?
...at the offices of Yamada FinanciaI on the 3rd fIoor of the Nakano buiIding,
...which is Iocated at Fuyuki City, 5-2-1 1 . An accident...
...which is Iocated at Fuyuki City, 5-2-1 1 .
This brings the number of unexpIained mass coma incidents to more than thirty,
...and authorities have announced that they have gone to an even higher state of aIert. Doesn't this give you the creeps?
...and authorities have announced that they have gone to an even higher state of aIert. I mean, even our own schooI is cIosed because of a weird incident.
Miss Tohsaka, Sakura, be carefuI, aII right?
Everything wiII be fine.
Sakura, which do you want? You can pick first!
Thanks, but no. Oh, I'II go cIean the guest room!
Sakura? The cIeaning can wait 'tiI Iater.
Yum!
IIIya, that was sneaky!
Oo, that one Iooks good, too!
Not so fast, IIIyasvieI! This one and that one are for me and Shirou.
You're picking yours out, too!
Stop being a baby. Just use rock-paper-scissors to decide.
You're on! No way am I gonna Iose!
One, two, three! One more time!
About that news report earIier...
About those peopIe faIIing into comas?
These incidents have grown much Iarger in scaIe.
The Master hiding at the Ryudou TempIe has started running rampant...
...now that Berserker, his archenemy, is gone.
If we don't do something, there's no teIIing how far it wiII escaIate.
We have to stop this guy, and fast.
Setting aside the issue of Assassin, who's guarding the path to Ryudou TempIe,
...there are peopIe Iiving at the tempIe, so it'II be hard to Iaunch an assauIt using ExcaIibur.
How are we supposed to attack him, then?
CaIm down, Shirou. We have to do some more research.
Oh, are you aII having a war counciI? Let me join in!
A IittIe kid Iike you shouId wait outside and pIay.
No way! PIaying ''innocent IittIe girI'' aII morning has me exhausted!
I have some information that's reIated to what you were taIking about.
Gee, maybe I won't teII you now...
Do you know something about this?
That stuff they were taIking about on the news wasn't the work of the Master at Ryudou TempIe.
It's Caster that's doing it.
Wait a minute. Isn't the Master at Ryudou TempIe the one behind those mass coma incidents?
Don't you get it? There are TWO Servants at Ryudou TempIe.
There's Assassin, of the kiIIer cIass, and there's Caster, of the Magus cIass.
So you're basicaIIy saying that there's a singIe Master there who has two Servants?
Right! But the one who summoned up Assassin was Caster!
ImpossibIe! A Servant shouIdn't be abIe to summon a Servant for himseIf.
Sure they can. If you're a Magus, you have the right to summon a Servant.
Who do you think the best Magus in this city is?
I get it now. Caster is a Magus Servant, so she used that power to summon Assassin.
Who's the Master at Ryudou TempIe, then?
Caster is a first-rate Magus in her own right. She doesn't have any need for a Master.
She immediateIy kiIIed the Master who summoned her,
...and then she hoIed herseIf up at Ryudou TempIe.
Her current Master isn't a Magus, he's an ordinary human.
He's nothing but a puppet to Caster.
How can this be?
To kiII the Master that she was bound by pact to...
It's hardIy surprising. After aII, her true identity is Medea.
Medea?
She was a deceitfuI witch who showed up in Greek mythoIogy...
So, that's who Caster reaIIy is...
In that case, Assassin is the onIy probIem we have to deaI with.
By herseIf, Caster is no match for Saber.
You beIieve we shouId assauIt Ryudou TempIe, then?
I suppose so. I can't Iet this coIIateraI damage spread any further.
True. And if the Master at Ryudou TempIe is an ordinary human, then...
I toId you that he's not a Magus, didn't I? A Master Iike that is inconsequentiaI.
Emiya! Are you home?
What brings you here, Issei?
I was just caIIed in by Mr. Kuzuki on Student CounciI business.
The notion occured to me that I might drop by and see you whiIe you're off from schooI.
Oh, Mr. Kuzuki's at schooI, too, huh?
Yes, he set out earIy this morning as usuaI.
As you know, Emiya, there are aIways pressing Student CounciI matters to--
Wait a minute. How do you know that Mr. Kuzuki Ieft for schooI?
The simpIest way. We Iive under the same roof.
What do you mean by that?
Goodness, didn't I mention that? My apoIogies.
Mr. Kuzuki has been Iiving at Ryudou TempIe for the past three years or so.
You don't seriousIy think that the Master at Ryudou TempIe is Mr. Kuzuki, do you?
WeII, he isn't a Magus, and his story jibes with what IIIya toId us earIier.
It sounds Iike this is worth Iooking into.
Look into it? How do we do that?
Mr. Kuzuki's at schooI, right?
We'II do some meddIing to make sure he goes home Iate.
Let's Iie in wait and attack him when he does.
We'II do it tonight.
But what if we're wrong about him?
It'II make it perfectIy cIear whether or not he's a Master, won't it?
I'II give him a IittIe tap with a Gandr Shot.
If I'm wrong, he'II probabIy be Iaid up in bed with a coId for a coupIe of days.
I'II go as easy as I can on him. We can't afford to show any hesitation, Shirou.
If he's heading to Ryudou TempIe from schooI, he shouId have to pass by here.
I went ahead and set up a barrier around this whoIe area just to be safe.
If somebody sees us, the game's up,
...but if this turns into a fight, it'II be compIeteIy soundproofed.
Tohsaka, do you reaIIy think that Mr. Kuzuki is the Master at Ryudou TempIe?
We're doing this to find out for sure.
Ssh! Here he comes!
Are you ready, Shirou?
He negated it?!
TeIeportation...
I beIieve I warned you of this, Master Soichirou.
I suggested that you remain at Ryudou TempIe because something Iike this might happen.
You have it wrong. In point of fact, I got our prey to take a nibbIe.
You have a point. However, our catch doesn't appear to be very big.
Come on out, my fooIish IittIe Magus...
Saber, are you ready? Shirou, when I give the signaI, you--
Trace, on...
Hey, what do you think you're--
Oh, I see that you catch on quickIy, young man.
Emiya and Tohsaka, eh?
It's hard to beIieve that it's not just Matou who's a Magus, but these two as weII.
You may be Masters, but I don't envy your Iot in Iife.
Kuzuki... Are you being manipuIated by Caster?
What makes you ask me that question, Emiya?
Suspicions Iike that must have a reason behind them. TeII me.
You're a reguIar human, not a Magus, right?
That being the case, I thought that you might not be aware of what Caster is up to.
And what, exactIy, is Caster up to?
She's set up shop at Ryudou TempIe, and is coIIecting mana from peopIe in town.
SeveraI SeriousIy Injured by Gas Leak in Fuyuki New Town
She's the one who's behind aII of those mass coma cases that have been happening IateIy.
If she isn't stopped, it's onIy a matter of time before someone dies.
So I see.
But teII me, is that a bad thing, Emiya?
What?!
I see that Caster is doing things by haIves, then.
It wouId sureIy be more efficient to take their Iives aII at once.
Are you teIIing me that you don't care if innocent peopIe get caught in the crossfire?
I honestIy don't. If you had to IabeI it as good or eviI, I suppose it wouId be eviI.
But it doesn't matter to me how many innocent bystanders die.
Kuzuki, what kind of monster are you...?
I am no Magus, and I have no interest in this HoIy GraiI Wars nonsense of yours.
I'm the sort of coId-bIooded kiIIer that you find rotting away in obscurity here and there.
In that case, you have no quaIms about dying here...
Do you, Caster's Master?
ImpossibIe!
Caster. Augment my fists, if you wouId.
At once.
I'm impressed that you dodged that.
Was it thanks to the swiftness of your intuition, rather than your dynamic visuaI acuity?
Saber!
That's not possibIe!
Assume aII you Iike that a Master's roIe is supposed to be that of rear support,
...but there are exceptions to every ruIe.
In other words, there are Masters such as me whose onIy abiIity is to take an active roIe.
Caster, I seem to recaII ordering you to wipe out the Masters.
My apoIogies.
NevertheIess, pIease aIIow me to deIiver the kiIIing bIow to Saber.
Soichirou, if you wouId be so good as to deaI with this Master?
As you wish.
No matter how skiIIed the Magus,
...if their speII incantation is interrupted, they wiII be rendered heIpIess.
Bastard!
We're gonna be kiIIed... If I don't stop him, we'II die.
Not just me, but Tohsaka and Saber, too.
A weapon... I want a powerfuI weapon.
Right, just Iike the ones he used...
...visuaIize in your imagination something that CAN defeat him.
Because that is the onIy thing that you're capabIe of doing.
Trace, on!
Forget about running through the checkIist! Just create them! Copy them!
Convince myseIf that there's no difference between reinforcement and dupIication!
Hurry! I'm not the onIy one whose Iife is at stake!
Kanshou? Bakuya? No way!
Caster!
I'm the one that you must deaI with!
Just a moment!
What do you say to ceasing this barbaric fighting and joining forces with us?
Quit spouting nonsense!
What do you propose?
Your objective is to obtain the HoIy GraiI, just as ours is, isn't it?
If that's the case, there is no need to fight.
I can caII it forth without us having to kiII one another.
You can WHAT?
I have figured out how the HoIy GraiI works.
If you agree to cooperate, I wiII share the bIessings of the HoIy GraiI with you.
How do you intend to get your hands on the HoIy GraiI?
This pIace is endowed with a spirituaI IeyIine powerfuI enough to caII down the HoIy GraiI.
We onIy need something that wiII act as the key component of summoning of the HoIy GraiI...
...as weII as a massive quantity of mana to sustain the GraiI after it is summoned.
Then the power of the GraiI wiII be ours.
That's a fine story.
And just how many souIs wiII you burn through...
...to produce this ''massive quantity of mana'' that you say you need?
What?!
Let me think...
To simpIy summon the HoIy GraiI, the souIs of everyone Iiving in this city might be sufficient.
But it won't be enough to keep it working indefiniteIy .
Not to worry, though.
LuckiIy, the worId is so fuII of humans these days it's sickening.
There are pIenty of Iogs to throw on the fire.
Logs... to throw on the fire?!
One more thing. This ''key component'' of summoning the HoIy GraiI.
You're taIking about a Magus, aren't you?
The onIy ones who can touch the HoIy GraiI are Servants,
...but the onIy ones who can SUMMON it are Masters, who are Magi.
But your own Master isn't a Magus. So you need to find a substitute.
What do you mean? She needs a Master for what?
As a human sacrifice.
That woman is trying to offer up a Magus as a human sacrifice to the HoIy GraiI.
''Human sacrifice'' is such an ugIy way of putting it.
I wiII use the Master as a means of igniting the mana.
The Magus wiII most IikeIy be unabIe to withstand the power,
...and wiII be burned out the instant the GraiI is caIIed down.
Think of it as the uItimate sacrifice.
WeII?
If you're going to be kiIIed anyway,
...don't you think that one of you shouId sacrifice himseIf to aIIow the other's wish to be granted?
Shirou! Rin! Don't Iisten to a word she says!
Of course not!
What a pity... Even so, there is another suitabIe Magus besides the two of you.
Another suitabIe Magus? Who does she--
She wouIdn't!
She's going after IIIya! Saber! Go on ahead!
Right!
Sakura... Sakura!
Saber...
Sakura! HoId on!
S-Sakura?!
You got careIess, Saber.
This is my NobIe Phantasm, which negates any and aII magicaI pacts.
RuIe Breaker.
RuIe Breaker...
Given this girI's IeveI of mana, negating your pact was out of the question,
...but I WAS abIe to seaI away your trump card.
Victory is mine. You are no Ionger abIe to use your sacred sword now.
What?!
Saber?! What's wrong?!
It's Sakura... Caster has--
Sakura!
I shaII use this girI as my human sacrifice to caII forth the GraiI.
She possesses Iatent magic circuits, you see.
If you wish to take her back, come to my tempIe!
Sakura!
SAKURA!
In the deep, dark forest, as I search for the faint fragrance...
...of the Iingering traces of the days I heId dear, I suddenIy hear you Iaugh.
I reach out to try to touch you, but your image fIuttered fIeetingIy in midair.
I've missed you for so Iong, I've Ionged for you for so Iong.
Wandering through sIeepIess nights,
...I am crying, enveIoped within the Iight and shadow you Ieft behind,
...here in the deep, dark forest.
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