Good evening, mister.
This is the second time we've met like this.
It's nice to meet you, Rin.
I'm Ilya.
Illyasviel von Einzbern.
You know the name "Einzbern," don't you?
Einzbern...
We are always hounded by a despair so powerful
as to threaten to burn our hearts to ash,
and yet you manage
to smile at me
with infinite forgiveness
The wind erases our voices
Our words are carried away
I cling to the path I walk
despite the difficulty it gives me
I know that paradise awaits us,
and that future is our one and only hope
That blind feeling
might be the only emotion
that I have left
No judgment is final
I am always seeking
my very own
dawn
I'm astonished.
In terms of raw ability, that thing outclasses Saber.
#03 The First Battle
It's incredible.
That Servant could face the other six alone.
Meaning this isn't an opponent we can beat with brute force, huh?
Archer, you should use your class's usual methods.
What about defense?
If it charges, I doubt you can stop it.
There are three of us.
At the very least, we'll be able to hold it off.
Understood.
Emiya...
It's your decision whether to run, or stay and fight.
But if you can,
please try to run.
You guys done talking?
Can I get started?
Time to kill you then.
Get them, Berserker.
Shirou, stand back!
No way! They had no effect?
Emiya!
Can that mass of muscle see her invisible sword?
A strong foe.
Got him!
He's too agile!
How does that thing qualify as a Berserker?
It must be a Heroic Spirit of some renown.
Even in the grip of madness, his sword skills remain refined.
I cannot help but be impressed.
Archer, supporting fire.
He's less a mad warrior, and more an embodiment of savagery.
He may be mad, but his ingrained sword techniques haven't left him.
Time to finish this.
Crush her, Berserker.
I won't let you win!
Tohsaka!
Archer!
Is it immortal?
Just ignore the mobs.
After all, Archer and Rin's attacks can't overcome your Noble Phantasm.
Follow her, Berserker.
You! Run away, okay?
Damn it.
I couldn't do anything.
What could I possibly do against a monster like that?
Saber...
Didn't I just decide
that I would fight with you?!
A myriad of voices and desires seek to confound.
Yet such talk is cheap, for deceit is a sin of man.
There's a sneer on your lips, holy man.
It's not a good look on you.
Is that the way you perceive it?
Indeed, it is.
A smile befitting a shameless rogue.
Did you have a pleasant encounter, Kirei?
Yes, I did.
I feel as though I've been reunited with an old acquaintance.
How could I not be happy?
As you said, the Holy Grail War has begun after a mere ten years.
As overseer, I can only pray that the miracle will be fulfilled,
and the Holy Grail will materialize this time.
Even if this land becomes Hell itself?
That is no concern of mine.
After all, it is the Master's role to struggle, to kill, and to trample underfoot.
Our Lord in Heaven will forgive all the sins of the world.
But first, we must wait...
Wait and see what the outcome of this first clash will be.
My, how scary.
To attack without any warning?
You're just like an animal, Rin.
Or is this how the Tohsakas fight?
You're the one who announced the battle had started.
Once the battle has begun, there are no sneak attacks.
Or are you going to introduce yourself again?
Just a step too far away...
I'll have to destroy those things first, huh?
Introduce myself?
If you were that boy, I might consider it.
But with you, I don't feel like it.
You don't interest me one bit.
Besides...
What do you expect me to say to someone who's going to die here?
Independent familiars with auto-homing capabilities.
With the she's generating mana at her size...
She's like some kind of mini Magus!
But high-performance familiars like these must have limitations somewhere.
What nimble prey.
I'll add two more just for you.
Gimme a break!
I don't have time to complain.
If they flank me, it's all over.
In that case...
A frontal assault?
That's brave, but foolish, Rin.
Gandr!
Two left!
The familiar changed shape?!
You may have fended off Zelle, but you won't be able to block Degen.
I thought this was going to be fun.
How disappointing.
Well, this is the end for you.
It befits a disgraceful hind to be skewered.
Are you all right, Master?
Or was my assistance unwelcome?
No, you saved me, Archer.
To be honest, my back was against the wall.
So, where is Illyasviel?
My apologies, but my vision is poor in that regard.
Although I can sense you, Master, I cannot track enemy Masters.
I suppose not.
Anyway, what a monster...
She's pretty good, creating familiars out of her hair like that.
So it would seem.
The proper course of action would be to defeat Berserker's Master first,
but that seems no easy task, either.
In which case...
We have no choice but to pin our hopes on Saber.
Stay put and watch the battlefield from above.
I'll meet up with Saber.
Understood.
When it's time to withdraw, don't hesitate, Rin.
Yeah, yeah...
Tohsaka?
Emiya...
Don't you "Tohsaka" me!
If you're killed without accomplishing anything, you'd've died for nothing.
You can't fight, so don't get in the way!
Why are you getting mad over that?
If I die for nothing, what business is it of yours?
It is my business!
I said I'd give you a free pass for twenty-four hours,
so if you refuse to go home, you're making trouble!
For me!
Anyway, you're safe for now, so you should escape.
That Illyasviel pipsqueak is determined to slaughter us all.
Sorry, but I can't do that.
I'm not gonna leave Saber behind when she's fighting her hardest.
Only real Magi get to talk like that.
You can't offer any support, so all you'll do is die for nothing.
There has to be something!
As long as I have a body, there should be something I can do.
Now, look here!
And besides, Tohsaka...
Will you make someone else do something you can't do on your own?
I should expect no less of Saber.
She deliberately let Berserker's blow land.
Yeah. Did she do it to lure Berserker here?
That's right.
Fighting that thing without cover would be suicide.
That's why Saber chose this location.
As well as to draw Berserker away from you, Emiya.
Of course, she couldn't expect any support from Archer in a battle like this.
But since this is an opponent that can neutralize even Archer's arrows,
his support was useless all along.
Archer's bow...
We have neither the desire to converse, nor the freedom to name ourselves.
The extent of our discourse is limited to fatal blows.
Very well, I shall answer with a strike of all my might.
Here I come.
This is where you die, Berserker!
Is it over?
Saber!
Archer?
What do you mean "clear out"?
That was a splendid showing,
if somewhat insufficient.
Regeneration?
No, that is almost like time reversal,
the curse of resurrection.
A Noble Phantasm that activates upon his death!
Shirou, stay back!
He's...
Shirou?
It survived an A-rank Noble Phantasm without a scratch.
Shirou, what was that?
Archer's arrow.
Beyond that, I don't know.
Crap.
I've changed my mind about you, Rin.
Your Archer is impressive.
That's enough.
Return to me, Berserker.
I'd hoped to get the boring stuff out of the way first,
but my plans have changed.
What? You're running?
Yes, I changed my mind.
I don't care about Saber, but your Archer has piqued my interest.
So I'll let you live a while longer.
Okay, bye bye.
Let's play again sometime, mister.
Master,
You have my gratitude for saving me,
but would you mind unhanding me now?
Oh, right... Sorry.
Huh?
What's the matter? Are you unwell?
Shirou!
Shirou, hold on!
Shirou!
We didn't understand anything
My left hand groped for things that vanished to my touch
A moral conflict
stays your hand
and tricks you
out of your future
I don't know how to protect anyone,
and my love might well be fake,
but I want to live my life
The past repeats before my eyes
Here I will trust the me that now stands with you
Until my dream crumbles and withers,
we will open a path together
with prayers on our lips
Is that person called Saber?
This is our first time having a new foreign student.
It's because the Holy Grail War is a death match.
A witch inhabiting the Ryuudou Temple, huh?
I shall see to it that you win the Grail,
Next Time
Finding the Will to Fight
so that I might fulfill my own wish.