Chapter 3: Nut Cracker Once Once (1/3)
Choice:
1- This is…?
EMIYA Alter
At first glance, it seems no different from the usual SE.RA.PH, but I have no memory of this particular passage layout.
It seems we were safely sent to the Back Side of SE.RA.PH. Well done, Gudao.
Tamamo Cat
What do you mean “safely”!? We left Gawain behind!
EMIYA Alter
We didn’t leave him behind. He stayed back to stop Passionlip by his own will.
…Hmph. What he did was reckless, but I have to admit, he’s got guts. To think he would challenge an enemy that can compress entire areas of SE.RA.PH to close combat.
That recklessness paid off. Passionlip is good at grabbing “things that are far away and slow”,
but she’s bad at catching “things that are close and agile”.
In the end, we safely made it to our objective with only Gawain’s sacrifice.
Choice:
1- Please shut up for a little bit.
2- …Gawain’s surely fine as well.
EMIYA Alter [1]
Pardon me. I seem to have explained it in a way that displeases you.
Tamamo Cat [2]
That’s right, he’s a stupidly tough steel knight! I bet facing such giant breasts made him activate Guts!
Meltlilith
Save the arguing for later. It seems a Sentinel has come to greet us immediately upon our arrival.
Suzuka Gozen
Yeah, yeah♪ Naturally, I’ve come to crush the intruders here! But, seriously, I’m a bit impressed.
Like, I did tell you to give me your email address, but I didn’t think you would come barging into my domain, you know…?
But you guys avoided Lip and BB and managed to come to this side through some weird method.
There’s no way I wouldn’t give you a warm welcome after all that! I’ve, like, finally encountered some lively prey!
Hey, the monkey over there! Your name, your name. You should at least tell me your name, you know? Come on, hurry up!
Choice:
1- (Quietly give my name)
2- (Can’t be helped, I’ll give my name)
Suzuka Gozen
Okay, got it~! Gudao, huh? What a ridiculous name!
But you’re interesting. I’ve taken a liking to you. Masters who can properly move really are the best!
I won’t hand you over to BB or the Alter Egos. I’ll specially and thoroughly chase and corner you!
Meltlilith
Oh my. It seems you’ve really caught her interest, Gudao.
Will you take this chance to switch your contract over to Suzuka? She’s quite the devoted type in her own way, you know?
However, she has a lot of beastly aspects, so she might be a man-eater to whom “Affection = Hunger”.
Choice:
1- I decline.
2- Cat is the only beast character we need!
Tamamo Cat
Indeed, that’s right, Master! You should keep the friend contracting in moderation!
Suzuka Gozen
…Wait a minute. Haven’t you guys oddly increased in number?
(Brief screenshot of EMIYA Alter)
Leaving aside that dull-looking guy who’s a contrary type way different from the kind I like…
Tamamo Cat
Hmm? What is it, imitation fox? Is there something about me that bothers you?
Suzuka Gozen
I’m not an imitation fox! You’re the imitation!
For some reason, you really, REALLY piss me off. Shrine maiden? Fox ears? And yet a cat? A good wife?
Meltlilith
…Where did that “good wife” part come from…? Does that cat really give off an impression that lets people discern that with a single glance?
Choice:
1- Shh, be quiet, Melt.
2- …Cat’s cooking skills are amazing, after all…
Meltlilith [2]
I-I see…So you consider cooking skill important, huh…
Suzuka Gozen
Just looking at you gets on my nerves. Our characters overlap way too much. My instincts are screaming that we’ll never get along!
Seriously, what Heroic Spirit are you!? Now’s your only chance to tell me what Heroic Spirit you are before I cut you down!
Tamamo Cat
Muu. It seems the imitation fox has some connection with my original (Tamamo no Mae).
But don’t worry, I’m the Tamamo of Justice!
If you ask who I am, the answer is the path of the cat. I am one of the Tamamo Nine cut off from Tamamo no Mae,
the intelligent-type heroine who skillfully does housework and makes you wonder “What’s with the cat paws?”—
The white apron Tamamo Cat who follows and serves her Master no matter where he goes!
Suzuka Gozen
………
Meltlilith
…She’s speechless. Despite how she looks, Suzuka is a serious and diligent person at her core.
She seems to be forcing herself to act as a JK, too. She’s likely bad at dealing with natural airheads like Cat.
Suzuka Gozen
T-That’s not true at all! I’ve been a JK Servant since birth!
Tamamo Cat
I have to voice my doubts on that, FoxTail! That statement is way too forced! Sorry, but even a cat like me can tell!
Choice:
1- I see.
2- So even Cat can tell.
Suzuka Gozen
Kuh—!
Ah, I seriously can’t take it anymore! I can’t take it, karmically speaking! I’ll kill you, you stray cat-fox!
BB asked me to guide you around here, but you’re the one who picked a fight with me!
I’ll show you what it’s like when I fight seriously! I’ll show you who the true fox shrine maiden is!
Tamamo Cat
Nyahaha, you’ve showed your true colors, Suzuka-fox! But you’re a worthy opponent!
Taste the fists of a former Sentinel and experience the power of love, justice, friendship and all the rest!
(Battle against Suzuka Gozen)
Suzuka Gozen
Heh, you guys are much more spirited than last time! That’s some ferocious persistence!
Cool, cool, super-cool! As I thought, this is how battles should be!
Well, one-sidedly crushing the enemy is also fun, but still!
Fighting to our farthest limits until even our hairs become entangled is what being a Servant is all about, don’t you agree!?
Tamamo Cat
Hmm, that’s quite the dance steps you got there! It’s almost a waste for you to be a Sentinel!
Actually, why are you a Sentinel? I myself had the heroic reason of being saved while collapsed on the verge of death …
Suzuka-fox, were you also collapsed and dying, or perhaps you were cared for by BB while afflicted with a stomach-ache from scavenging for food?
Suzuka Gozen
Of course not. I was simply scouted by her because I kept winning battle after battle here!
I’ve never seen my Master’s face, but I was summoned by a human who “wants to win the Holy Grail War”.
So answering that wish is only the proper thing for me to do as a first-rate Servant!
I don’t care about BB’s ambitions or whatever! I’ll win and survive till the end amongst the 128 Servants—
…Just wait a sec. Geez, what buzz-kill is calling me at a time like this…?
(Suzuka answers her cellphone)
Hello, hello, this is Suzuka. BB-chan? I came to greet the guys from Chaldea like you asked…
Hah? Return to my temple? Don’t fight with them?
…Hey, wait a minute. What’s this nonsense?
Defeating all the other Servants is our common goal, right? Right?
Why are these guys an exception? My wish won’t be granted like this.
The process is important? Chaldea Servants don’t count? Ah…I see, now that you mention it…
…Haah. Anyway, I get that you have a plan of some sort. Yeah, yeah, roger that.
(Suzuka hangs up her phone)
Cat. Gudao. Sorry, but we’re stopping here.
It’s the request of my employer. It’s a real kill-joy, but I’m heading back.
You’re planning to go to the control room, right? Then you should head to the Nape.
Though, I do recommend that you spend some time touring around here first. The facilities here are different than the ones on the Front Side.
I told you before, remember? It’s not just BB’s doing that Seraphix ended up like this.
The humans brought it all upon themselves. This wasn’t just an oil drilling base.
(Suzuka leaves)
Choice:
1- The humans brought it upon themselves…?
2- This wasn’t just an oil drilling base…?
Meltlilith
………
EMIYA Alter
I could tell this place was suspicious, but it seems we’ve finally stumbled upon the heart of the matter.
However, all the facilities around here have been turned into part of SE.RA.PH and don’t retain their original form, unfortunately.
According to what I’ve researched, pretty much all the facilities necessary for an oil drilling base were on the Front Side. Therefore—
In which area could whatever it was that made Suzuka Gozen say that be?
Tamamo Cat
Enough of that! Save the difficult topics for later, Master!
I was also unconsciously distracted fighting Suzuka, but we have to return to the Front Side right away!
Before Sir Gawain, who’s got quite the troublesome predisposition despite how he looks, commits some mischief on that monster!
EMIYA Alter
Don’t be ridiculous. Returning to the Front Side here will only make us lose time.
Rather, now’s the perfect chance while Gawain is holding back Lip.
Let’s move to an area near the Breast area now while we have the chance and then flip over the base again.
If we do that, we’ll reach the central control room without much trouble. We won’t have to fight that Alter Ego this way.
I think Gawain would say the same thing if he were here, don’t you agree?
Choice:
1- …Let’s head to the control room for now.
2- Are you all right with that, Meltlilith?
Meltlilith [2]
……
Yeah. If it’s merely in terms of wanting to go to the central control room, what Archer says is correct. I have no objections.
EMIYA Alter
It’s decided then. Let’s hurry.
The faster we finish this, the quicker we can join back up with Gawain as well.
Originally Posted by savepoints
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