It won't open? I figured as much,
Yes,
And I can't do anything about it on my own,
I told you that already,
I will obtain the two Holy Grails soon,
The preparations are finished, it's just a matter o-
I'm not sure you're going to last long enough for that to happen,
Onii-chan,
A Nameless Girl
It snowed!
It's so pretty!
And I've got first dibs on it!
I wanna leave footprints in the snow, too!
Jeez, those two are all over the place,
You know what they say, "Kids are as free as the snow!"
That's "As free as the wind", Nee-san,
How amazing, Just look at all of it,
It snowed pretty hard last night,
Last night,,,
What my brother,,,
No, what Shirou-san said, It was pretty crazy, huh?
Yeah,
It was nice to hear his side of the story, And I'm really glad that we were able to reunite with each other,
Except I get the impression Onii-chan never wanted me to come back to this world,,,
Well, you can't really blame him, considering what's going on,
Enough with all the doom and gloom!
Come over here and let me show you a thing or two about playing in the snow!
Listen, Kuro, We don't have time to be playing around right now,,,
there are more—
important things to—
On top of that—
we are guests here—
Um, Illya?
You're seriously gonna pay for that!
Well, that turned out exactly as I expected,,,
It feels just like old times,
That's for sure,
That was fun, huh?
We're back!
Welcome back!
What the heck happened to you guys?!
Well, you see,,,
We got a little too excited,,,,
And had a total blast!
What they said!
Go change into something warm before you catch a cold!
Okay,
Wait just a minute, Angelica,
Yes?
Where do you think you're going?
You just issued an order for me to get changed,
That wasn't meant for you,
Just sit down and stay put,
Yes,
She's a complete puppet,,,
Wow, Miyu in a skirt! That feels kinda new!
But I've always worn one as part of our school uniform,,,
This is a totally different type of fashion than a school uniform,
Oh yes! That's the stuff!
There's nothing like girls getting excited over some new clothes!
But where did they come from?
I got them while out on a little supply run this morning,
Every self-respecting lady needs to have a well-curated wardrobe,
This is too much for me, I can make do with just a t-shirt and some underwear, frankly,
Goodness!
As a lady, you really must learn to appreciate the joys of dressing up!
And you should learn to wear outfits that are a little more suitable for battle,
Excuse me? Did you just insult my fashion sense?
So you don't have any skirts at all?
Nope,
Seriously? Well, I can lend you one of my super short ones if you want!
Thanks,
Tanaka-san?
Is something wrong, Tanaka-san?
Not a fan of your new clothes?
Or did you come out here to throw more snowballs?
She's over there, I can tell,
Huh?
Where are you going, Tanaka-san?!
Aw, jeez!
Wait, Where's Illya?
She seems to have disappeared all of a sudden,
Oh yeah, and I don't see Tanaka either,
Illya left the room not too long ago,
Hold on, She didn't go outside, did she?
Why? Is that a problem?
Yes,
We only managed to fend off the Ainsworths for the time being,
The battle could heat up again at any time,
It's dangerous for her to leave, especially without taking Ruby,
I'm going to look for her,
I'll tag along,
A school?
Are you okay, Tanaka-san?
You left in a big hurry and haven't said very much,,,
Is there something in this school?
Is,,, Is that you Erika-chan?
Um, You are Erika-chan,,, right?
Oh, That's right, That is my name,
Yes! Class seat number 1! Erika Ainsworth is present!
Wh-What are you doing here?
You want to know why? Because there is no reason, There hasn't been for a long time,
What does that mean?
Erika-chan, I need to ask you something,
What exactly is Julian trying to accomplish with that black cube thing?
I understand that he's trying to save this world,
But there must be more to it than that,
Julian's true wish is something else and I think it's—
Hey, Illya-oneechan,
W-What is it?
Would you save me if you had the chance, Onee-chan?
Of course!
I'm determined to find a way through this that will save everyone!
I knew you'd say that, Illya-oneechan! You're always so nice!
Okay, then, in that case,,,
Can you please kill me?
Huh?
You just said you would save me, isn't that right?
Then open the box, the pithos,
And kill me, please,
Open the box and kill you,,,?
Well, if you did that, it would probably kill everybody,
But you'll figure out a way to prevent that, won't you, Big Sis?
Illya,,, where did you go?
I'm here to fetch you,
The precious little princess,
Huh? The other one isn't with you?
Well, whatever, For the time being that's one Holy Grail down!
Illya-san! It's time to go!
Ah! R-Right!
Did you really think a little peashooter like that could bring me down?
That's hilarious! You should do stand-up!
I knew it, Standard magical blasts won't be enough,
All right, since you gave me a good laugh,,, let me return the favor!
Huh?
I know that you're borrowing the powers of a god,
which means I won't stand a chance as just a normal human!
Stupid brat,
If you're going to be a god, then I'll be a hero,
I'll fight you as a Berserker!
Oh? That sounds like fun,
I'm really curious to find out,,, just how long you'll last!
Be careful, Miyu-sama,
You can't use this power for very long,
I'll admit it, that hero of yours packs enough punch to put up a good fight,
But let's see,,, if you can handle this!
I already know!
Because I used that exact same card once before,
The mighty hero of Greece, Hercules!
In terms of quality, he really was the best! No lie!
There was no one better!
Until this card of mine that contains the spirit of a literal god showed up!
Shit, I went a little too hard,
Miyu-sama! Are you all right?
Yeah, It turns out this body is incredibly durable,
Miyu-sama?!
Time has run out, Miyu-sama!
Bummer, You already hit your limit?
Then I guess I should go ahead and wrap this up,
Trace on!
Miyu!
You okay?
Kuro! Onii-chan!
We'll buy you some time,
Run for it, Miyu!
We were just getting to the part that I enjoy the most!
I'm sure as hell not letting her leave!
Aias! RHO AIAS!
The Seven Rings that Cover the Burning Heavens
Gonna be fun to see how long it takes—
Why you,,,!
Onii-chan,
This is great,
Now I can squish you flat along with that washed-out loser,
Substitution magecraft?!
Julian!
Return now,
Tsk, Back to square one,
Be grateful you get to live another day, worms,
She left without much of a fight, huh?
Yeah,
Miyu! Kuro! Shirou-san!
Are you okay?!
I'm all good,
Same here, More or less,
I'm okay, No injuries,
What a relief, I was worried,
Don't forget about me, Illya-sama!
Oh, I didn't notice you there, Ruby,
That's all you have to say? I'm starting to think you don't care about me!
Th-That's not true, I'm also glad that you're okay, See?
What about you, Illya? Is everything okay?
Illya?
Actually, I was following Tanaka-san and ended up at the school,
Erika was there,
So, death is what she wants, huh?
Julian's little sister really said that?
That's an odd wish to have, It makes it sound like she's invincible and can't be killed or something,
I don't know about that,,,
Did she say anything else?
And kill me, please,
She said if I wanted to save her that I should "open the box and kill her,"
What exactly does "open the box" mean?
I'm not sure,
Well, you're no help at all,
That's not fair! How should I know what she means?!
Wait a minute, That one time,,,
I just need,,,
,,,to do my best to open the pithos!
That's what Erika said,
Do you remember her saying anything else?!
Anything else? Um,,,
I remember Gilgamesh saying that she was a "catastrophic clay doll,"
Rin-san? Luvia-san?
That black box thing in the sky is a "pithos,"
And Erika is a "catastrophic clay doll,"
If the "hope" contained within that box is something powerful enough to save the world, then,,,
It does seem feasible,
Yes,
What are you two going on about?
You've know about the Pandora of myth, right?
Well, yeah,
I'm familiar with her, too,
Okay, so let's assume that Pandora has become a Heroic Spirit,
What would her Noble Phantasm be?
Hm? I can only think of one thing,
It's gotta be Pandora's Box, right?
Exactly,
Legend says that opening her box causes the world to fill with great evil and catastrophe,
And once its contents have all been emptied out, the only thing left inside is hope, Or "elpis,"
Think of it like something that surpasses even the Holy Grail,
What if it's a wish granting device that the gods made in ancient times?
Considering that the gods themselves made it, I'm sure it could make literally any dream you have come true,
But come on, there's no way a Noble Phantasm like that could,,,
You're catching on,
We already know of a method by which those powers can be captured and used,
And the ones responsible for making that happen are none other than the Ainsworth family,
Wait, are you saying,,,?
Yes,
At some point in the past, Ainsworth got his hands on the Pandora card and is currently forcing Erika to use it,
Okay, but how does that explain the muck coming out of the box?
According to legend, the only thing left inside of it should be hope, right?
Yeah, that's the confusing part,
Indeed,
Sorry, guys,
I hate to interrupt when you're trying to figure this all out, but,,,
What is this "Pandora's Box" thing?
I'm also confused, I've never heard of it,
Fair enough, I suppose not everybody knows,
Well, Pandora is a human woman who was created by the gods under the order of Zeus,,,
Wait, no, I know about Pandora,
The one from Greek mythology, right?
Huh?
I just don't know what you mean by "Pandora's Box,"
Are you serious? It's a really famous story!
How can you know about Pandora but not her box?
S-sorry,
I've read a few books on Greek mythology before,
but they only talked about Pandora being a human who was made by the gods,
That doesn't make sense,
It's strange that someone would write a book and not mention it,
So Pandora is common knowledge, but somehow "Pandora's Box" is never brought up,
That can only mean,,,
No way!
We saw what happened after all the muck and Heroic Spirits poured out of that box,
It was a downright horrific scene,
Which means it wasn't the leftover "hope" of legend that was waiting inside, but the initial catastrophe instead!
In other words,,, Pandora never opened her box here!
Who gave you permission to act on your own?
It's astounding how poorly you treat women,
You're dismissed,
Where have you been?
Out for a walk, I went to the school,
Why?
Why, indeed?
If you really must know,
then let's just say it's the same reason you continue to wear that school uniform all the time,
How about that?
Listen,
I am absolutely going to open the pithos,
So until then, just,,,
So until then, just stay put and out of my way,
Erika,
It's almost time,
Very soon the legend will be complete,
Death and rebirth,
A new step forward in the history of mankind,,, you and I are going to make it happen together,
So, this is a world where Pandora never opened her box,,,
And now Julian is trying to open it himself, is that right?
That's what I'm hypothesizing, yes,
Who knows what'll happen after it's been opened?
It contains something that was considered "despair" even back in the age of gods,
Unleashing it in the modern day would be even worse,
Not to mention, it's a power that has been accumulating over the course of millennia,
I shudder at the thought of what will happen to this world if it becomes fully exposed to it,
How dreadful,,,
Why would Julian even want to do that?
He said something about trying to save the world, right?
Yeah, but how does releasing such terrible despair help anyone?
The Ainsworth's dearest wish is for the salvation of humanity,
However, that does not necessarily mean all of humanity will be saved,
Then, in other words,,,
Some people will be sacrificed to ensure that humanity as a species continues to survive,
Is that right?
Correct,
Whatever! That's totally ridiculous!
Yes, but,,,
It's not hard to understand,
From the perspective of a magus, it's actually the right call,
Yes,
How's that work?!
Just think about it, If nothing is done, then this world will come to an end for everyone,
In which case, something must be done for humanity to survive,
Even if that means sacrificing some in order to save the rest,
It's a far more logical choice than embracing total extinction,
Well, I guess so,,,
No, That's wrong,
We can't sacrifice some just for the sake of others,
I,,, want to believe there's a way to make everyone happy,
Of course,
I nearly forgot, Illya totally would be that type of person,
What is that supposed to mean?!
Okay, So we're all in agreement that we have to stop Julian?
It would seem so,
Very well,
The next thing we should discuss is how to accomplish that goal,
We need to go through all of our options and make a decision,
I'd also like to know if there are any methods that you're strongly opposed to us using,
Stop it, Onee-chan!
Yay! We can finally talk about what I'm gonna do!
Yeah, sure, You're gonna stay here and hold down the fort,
What did I do to get this kind of treatment?!
Waaaah! I don't wanna hold down the fort!
Okay, Anything else?
Yeah, I have something,,,
There is one request I'd like to make,
Shirou-san, I don't want you to fight any more,
What are you talking about? I can still,,,
I completely agree,
As long as I'm a part of this group, I refuse to watch anyone kill themselves just to keep fighting,
You know full well what's happening to your body,
The more you borrow that Heroic Spirit's power, the more it will eat away at your existence,
It won't take long until you cease being the person you are now,
Okay, but,,,
Hear me out, Onii-chan,
I got to experience so many things in the other world,
And I failed at a lot of them, because I had no idea what I was doing,
It made me realize that I've only survived this long thanks to the help of many different people,
I never understood that until now,
And what I felt after that was something entirely new to me,
It made me feel driven to protect others,
So I can relate to what you've been through,
I understand the urge you had to keep me safe,
And I also understand how much of a burden it was on you,
But the reason I was able to become the person that I am, is because you stepped up to be my big brother,
Now it's time,,, for me to return the favor!
All right,
Okay, with that settled,,, let's talk about dealing with Beatrice,
Do you have something in mind?
Yep,
A method perfected suited for that card!
Sorry, Did I wake you up?
Bathroom,,,
Ah,
Going another day without sleep?
Or maybe, you just aren't equipped with a sleep function,
"Go to sleep,"
I could comply if I were given such an order,
Angelica?
You really have become nothing more than a doll,
The need for me to pretend otherwise has passed,
So, even all that anger you had was just for show?
What a shame,
That enraged look you had was the spitting image of him,
Honestly,,,
The only reason I noticed was because of how similar you looked,
You're Julian's older sister, right?
Yes, You're very perceptive,
Magecraft is something passed down a family line, after all,
Any person who can use substitution magecraft as freely as you must have been from the Ainsworth family,
Except,,, you're not really a person anymore, are you?
I am a doll,
I merely contain a consciousness that no longer has a body to return to,
That's it,
All of the dolls that I fought against were broken in one way or another,
Dysmnesia, Moral corruption,
Utter disregard for self harm,
Loss of linguistic competence,
And judging from your current state, I assume that you suffer from a loss of emotion,
Yes, In actuality, I have lost more than 90% of my original emotions,
Even though I can study and mimic human emotional expression, it is completely artificial in the end,
Therefore the contents of this doll are completely worthless,
That can't be,,,
It's not nice to eavesdrop, you know,
Um, I was just,,,
I'm kidding, It's okay,
You have every right to hear this, too,
Huh?
You're kind enough to want to save everyone, including Miyu and this world,
Which is why you need to know,,, the secret that they've been keeping,
The truth that they've buried deep under all the lies,
Tell us, Who exactly is Darius supposed to be?
I know for a fact that Julian's real father was named Zachary,
So how does this Darius guy fit into the picture?
Darius-sama is the father of all with Ainsworth blood,
All successive heads of the family have their existence substituted with Darius Ainsworth over time,
That is the history of the Ainsworth family that has continued unbroken since its founding,
Julian is going to become Darius?
He has long proclaimed that his desire is for the salvation of humanity,
However, since he has lived for over a thousand years now,
no one truly understands the intentions of Darius-sama,
Which is why,,,
Julian is doing all he can to achieve that wish while his own consciousness remains intact,
He is not doing it for Darius,
But rather out of his own personal desire,
Angelica-san,,,
Please, I beg you,
Save my little brother,
Well?
I don't know, It's enormous,
Well, stay on your guard,
And report everything back to us, if it seems trivial,
Yes,
Still no sign of Julian or anyone else, huh?
It seems we're always going to be one step behind them,
Be that as it may, we have to focus our efforts on doing everything that we possibly can,
That's right! The least that you couch potatoes can do is provide some remote support,
since we know you're totally worthless when it comes to a fight!
That damn wand just loves getting on my nerves, I swear,
Is our transmission coming through okay, Luvia-sama?
Loud and clear, Sapphire,
So you can use those wands for long-distance communication?
That really puts our modern tech to shame,
We've got company, Rin-san!
From out of nowhere!
Well, it's finally time for our little shindig,
So let's get it started with a real bang,
MJÖLNIR!
All-Crushing Hammer of the Thunder God
First Stage:
Kuro!
Bazett-san!
That didn't even come close,
We were expecting you to show up,,,
Beatrice,
I missed you on purpose, obviously,
Wiping you out with my first attack would be totally boring,
Illya, Miyu! Take her out like we planned!
Wait, I see something appearing behind her,,,
Stairs?
No, it's a bridge!
Look!
It's Julian!
Time to get started, Erika,
We're going to end my legend, right here and now,
Oh no! The muck's pouring out!
It won't be long until it overwhelm us again,,,
Kuro, Miyu! You two go on ahead,
Huh? But what are you going to do?!
I'm going to stay here and put a stop to Beatrice!
Then we should fight her together,
We don't have that kind of time,
I was thinking the same thing,
In any case, we already came to the conclusion
that Illyasviel is the only one who stands a chance of beating her,
Don't start second guessing,
Although it's not perfect, we do have a strategy to rely on,
Illyasviel and I will bring her down!
You're gonna do what, now?
The bulky bitch and the little twerp who've done nothing but run away from me suddenly think they can win?
That joke's so unfunny you're basically asking me to laugh out of pity!
Go!
You've got this, Illya,
Wipe the floor with her and then hurry after us!
At least entertain me with a good fight,
Because this is the only role that I get to play,
Come and do your worst, you stupid shitstains!
Beatrice!
Tell me, What are you really fighting for?
Huh?
I want to know the truth!
I didn't come here to fight, I came here to understand!
What a load of shit!
My only goal is to fight for Julian-sama,
It's that simple,
I don't need any other reason than that!
She let us go way too easily,
Do you think they have something else in store for us?
Kuro, up ahead!
I recognize that sword,,,
Okay,
Yes, I understand,
There's nothing to worry about,
Don't be ridiculous, Senpai,
You know that I would never turn down a request from you,
Let me handle it,
I'm pretty confident in my ability to handle cutlery, you know,
You're,,,
All you need me to do is cook these two up, right?
Mato,,,
Sakura!
Miyu and Chloe are engaging in battle,
What's happening over there?
They're coordinating with each other to put up a fight, but it's still not going in their favor,
Even though the battle has just begun,,,
it seems we'll need to move on to the next plan,
Yeah,
Illya's going to install the Berserker card,
That usually comes with the drawback of the user slowly losing their sanity,
but we can overcome that by setting a time limit of 10 minutes with the forced ejection code,
Our plan can work, We have a good idea of her weakness,
The only problem is, the time that we have to pull it off is getting shorter,
Illya!
Yeah, She has no choice but to use our ace in the hole,
Angelica told us about a special skill that the Berserker class has,
Overwrite!
Huh?
It's something that only cards of raging warriors are allowed,
An overwrite that bestows class properties onto another,
Something's really giving me the creeps,,,
If a hero can't do the job, then how about a monster?!
I'm the proud owner of yet another new knife,
Come on then, Don't bother holding back!
Sakura,
You're a spirit of the dead, And since I'm a spirit of the living,,,
it's my duty to save you!
Oh shi—
I'll slice you open and gut you like a fish!
That was too close!
I couldn't hold it for much longer,
My breath, that is,
What was that? Who are you?
What did you just do to me?
You may have a Heroic Spirit that can lay claim to any and all weapons,
but you can't steal poison!
Now we're talking,
I'm gonna enjoy pounding you flat, you friggin' snake!
Bazett!-san
Th-This is nothing,
It'll take more than this,,, to stop me!
Seriously?
Ruby!
Here goes!
Mjölnir!
Not happening!
You're trying to take out my right arm, huh?!
Get out of here with that shit!
She's totally nuts,
That lighting strike hit her head on, too!
Ruby!
Ah,,, it's meting away,,,
My mind is melting away,,,
Tell me, What are you really fighting for?
Get the hell out of my head!
And stay out!
Take this!
And this!
Illya!
There's hardly any time left until the forced ejection!
You have to put our strategy in action!
Right!
I'm gonna drive her back!
Four steps!
Damn you!
Five steps! Six steps!
Seven steps! Eight steps!
Just one more to go!
That did it! She took nine steps!
In Greek mythology, Thor could only take nine steps before succumbing to the poison of a snake and dying!
Recreating that should defeat her!
You know, my divine core won't stop talking to me,
It keeps saying,,, "Don't fall back! Keep going! Charge forward!"
Retreat is never an option,
All I can do is push on,,, farther, and farther, and farther!
Because that's what my pops is telling me!
"Pops"?!
It had no effect! The plan is a failure, Illya-san!
You're not going anywhere!
Her Mjölnir is authentic,
And now, she mentioned her father was talking to her,,,
I think we've made a big mistake,
Considering that, her divine spirit would have to be,,,
Thor had two sons who he bequeathed Mjölnir to,
And one of them was indeed a god with monstrous strength,
The half-god and half-giant, Magni!
Well, what do you think?
We've had plenty of fun and you've lived for long enough,
So, you ready to die?
No way,,,
It can't end like this,
I'm not done,
Poison?
That's disgusting, Absolutely filthy,
Filthy,,, filthy,,, filthy!
This calls for some disinfecting,
They bounced off?!
Yeah, but she didn't steal any of our weapons!
Just keep throwing them at her!
Oh shit,
This is,,, the worst matchup for me!
Kuro!
Ah, how wonderful,
I really wish that Senpai could see this,
Before it all withers away,
This sky filled with,,,
,,,cherry blossom petals!
The spot where she landed a hit on me earlier,,,
it's been cleansed of poison!
What is her ability?!
Well, whatever it is,,,
we're just gonna have to win without letting any of those squiggly things touch us,
Which means the best approach is,,,
Assassin: Uninclude,
I'll create an opening with a magical blast!
Yeah, that's about the only way,
Bulldozing their way through with sheer power,,, is what magical girls do best!
Oh, that's right,
You're Senpai's little sister, right?
I just remembered, you're the only one who I'm not allowed to kill,
How wonderful for you,,,,
Little sisters get so much attention and pampering, don't they?
Having siblings like that is nice,
It's so heartwarming,
It makes me jealous,
You'll survive even if I take off a limb or two, right?
I really wish,,, that we had met each other sooner,
Because I'm sure that things would be different if we had,
We could have been friends!
Not a problem!
Maximal,,,
SCHNEIDEN!
Thanks, Miyu,
Now there's an opening that I can use!
With this baby, I can strip the power of that Heroic Spirit clean off her!
Uh oh! I'm in trouble!
That dagger is,,,
,,,lethal to me!
So, you ready to die?
No way, It can't end like this,
I'm not done,
Because,,, I still,,,
I still need to save you!
I've had enough of your bullshit!
My apologies, Illyasviel,
Your wish to save her cannot be fulfilled,
Beatrice is beyond saving,
MJÖLNIR!
Roaring Storm of the Thunder God
Second Stage:
Answerer,,,
Don't do it! Bazett-san!
FRAGARACH!
That Which Comes Later Cuts First
I wonder what Illya would have done?
Illya is stronger and kinder than anyone, Could she have found a way?
Could she have saved Sakura-san's life?
I'm sorry,
Gáe,,, Bolg!
Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death
I missed?! That's impossible!
No, wait, she,,,
N-Nooooooooo!
She didn't even have a heart for me to hit!
No! It hurts! It hurts so bad, Senpai!
Save me! Please save me!
So, I guess this means,,, we managed to beat her?
Probably, We have to stay on guard, though,
What the heck is that?!
That's close to where Illya was fighting,,,
We need to keep moving, Kuro,
Huh? But shouldn't we go back and help?
She'll be okay,
If you say so,
That's right, Illya must be okay,
Hey, Julian-kun?
You know, I would be happy to die for you all over again,
That's,,, what it means to be in love, Right?
What is going on?
If I had to guess, the thing that Magni inherited was the divine core of Thor himself,
And that's what my Fraga just shattered,
Simply put, Magni had 2 different divine cores,
We can win this if we just hold out long enough,
B-but how?
Since Thor's divine core has been broken, Beatrice has lost the right to wield Mjölnir,
That's why it's gone out of control,
All we have to do is tough it out and wait until she does herself in,
You mean wait for her to die?
She's crying,,,
What was that? I just saw something,,,
You saw it too, Bazett-san?
Again?!
Is it some sort of mental attack?
No,,, it's not,
This isn't an attack at all,
Those lighting strikes,,, are fragments of Beatrice's memories!
Illyasviel?
Illya-san?!
I can't just wait and let this happen,
If all this lightning are her memories, then after it stops,,,
,,,she'll have no memories left whatsoever!
Tell me, What are you really fighting for?
My only goal is to fight for Julian-sama,
I have no doubt she was telling the truth,
Beatrice is fighting,,, for that reason and that reason alone,
And at this rate, she's going to lose that, too!
Oh no!
Stop! Please! I still need you!
Let me borrow your strength just a little longer!
Berserker!
Julian-kun,,,
Julian-kun,,, Julian-kun,,,
This might be the last time we see each other,
Is there anything you want to say?
Julian-kun,,,
I am,,,!
Huh?
I can't remember now,,,
What was I trying to tell him then?
Damn it! Damn it!
It's okay, Julian-kun,,, just leave me be,,,
Shut up! If you want to give up, then go right ahead!
I don't care what reasons you have!
Because I'm going to pull you out of this mess and get you to a hospital, no matter what!
Shit! Goddamn it!
Oh, Julian-kun,,,
I'm,,,
I'm in love with,,,
What I wanted to tell him was the same as on that day, It hadn't changed at all,
I just wanted,,, to tell him that I loved him,,,
I'm not going to let any more of your feelings fade away,
So, just rest easy,
Goodnight,
Julian-kun,,,
I can't believe it, You got close enough to make the forced card ejection spell work on both of us,
So stupid,,, it really pisses me off,
What the heck are you crying for?
Because I,,,
You saw them, huh?
The memories from when I died,
And all the other stuff that I'd forgotten until now,
Substituting a person's existence always results in something being lost,
Like judgement, intellect, or emotions,,,
Huh?
Julian-kun? Is that you?
The thing I ended up losing were my memories,
What happened? Where am I?
And also,,,
I feel nothing, even when I see your face,
,,,the love that I had for Julian-kun,
I want to ask you again,
What exactly are you fighting for?
Screw you, Are you trying to torture me or what?
After everything I just said, how the hell can you ask me that?!
Fine then! I lied when I said it was for Julian-sama!
I lost every trace of the feelings that I had for him 5 years ago!
I never even had a reason to fight to begin with!
Because I'm nothing but an empty shell of a person!
And that's,,, just another lie, right?
Huh?
Julian-kun, I,,,
What?
Nothing, Just forget it,
I couldn't bring myself to say it in the end,
Because I had no confidence,,, that these feelings inside of me were actually real,
I get it,
You lost the love you once had, but then after spending 5 years together,,,
you fell for the same person all over again,
I see, So she beat you, Beatrice,,,
We need to hurry, Miss Illya!
Miyu-san and Kuro-san should already be fighting against Julian!
Illya?
Can you hear me, Illya-san?
Rin-san?
Oh, thank God, It's a relief to know that you're okay,
We lost the transmission and were worried,
What's going on over there?
What happened with Beatrice?
We won!
I think Julian,,,
No, Ainsworth, He must have a good reason to keep fighting,
But we still don't know what the truth behind that is,
That's why, I want to have a chat with him,
And if it goes well, we may find a way out of this without having to fight each other,
You're too naive, Illyasviel, That mindset is only going to,,,
That's true, But at the same time, that naivety of hers has gotten Illya out of many sticky situations before,
You should do whatever you think is best,
Thank you, Rin-san!
However, you need to be prepared for the worst,
Ask yourself what you hold the most dear, and be sure to never lose sight of that,
Think about what you want to protect and what you're willing to sacrifice for it,
Because the time will co,,, hen you,,, to decid,,,
Rin-san?
Even then, I will,,,!
What are you going to do?
Nothing,
This doesn't change what must be done,
Just go and keep your eyes on them or something,
That's right, What I must do remains the same,
And it's been like that,,, ever since that day,,,
Apparently, in just a few days,,, my dad will be completely substituted with Darius-sama,
None of it feels real to me yet, though,
Emilia-neesan,
You seem disappointed,
Not really,
It's just,,,
I still haven't managed to pull this off,
And I wanted to show my dad that I could do it at least once before he's gone, That's all,
Whatever! It doesn't matter,
But that's not enough to make you give up, is it?
You two really are quite similar, in that regard,
I lack talent and I won't be the next head of the family,
But I actually think that's for the best,
Even if I'm a washout and there's no real point to it,,,
I'm still going to grow up and develop with my own power,
Don't worry, Julian,
Even after Zachary goes away, I'll still be here to watch you,
I won't forget,
If the day comes when both my dad and Angelica aren't around anymore,,,
I'll be okay as long as I have you, Emilia-neesan!
So please keep watching me! For now and forever!
W-Wow, I did it!
I did it! Look at this, nee-san!
I finally pulled it off!
Yeah! Even washouts like me have a chance! As long as I keep trying, I'll definitely get better with time!
Just take it easy and move forward, one step at a time!
Emilia-neesan!
Emilia-neesan,,,?
What,,,?
Kill me,,,
Damn it,
Where are Miyu and Kuro?
Please let me hear your side of the story,
I understand the Ainsworth's,,, well, that Darius' wish is to save the world,
But I get the impression you're wishing for something else,
And I came here to find out what that is,
What's making you so desperate to keep fighting?
Listen, little brat,,, that's none of your goddamn business,
You don't want to talk about it,
That's fair,
I get that it's something personal,
And that deep down, you hold it more dear than anything,
Let's suppose there is a slim chance that it could actually work out,
You save both the world and Miyu,,, but that's all you'll save,
You want,,,
,,,to save Erika-chan, don't you?
That's hilarious,
That's not funny,
Darius!
Bravo! How delightful!
It truly takes the mind of a child to reach that sort of conclusion!
It's not funny, Not even a little,
That joke is so painfully bad I couldn't laugh if I wanted to, Illyasviel!
I'm doing this for Erika? To keep her safe?
Your fantasies are so goddamn sugar-coated it makes me want to puke!
Don't be preposterous!
I treasure her, I treasure her more than anything in the world!
Erika is the person who I hold the most near and dear!
What did you see when you saw that woman?
Did she look like some poor kid trapped by fate?
That's why I only have one wish,,,
I only have one wish!
To protect Erika,
To kill Erika!
That is the sole reason why I'm fighting,
That's the sole reason why I'm fighting,
Miyu! Wake up!
Miyu-sama!
Kuro? Sapphire?
What happened to us?!
Good question, Wish I knew that myself,
Wh-Where are we?
You lost the battle,
Erika!
Glad you could make it, Onee-chan,
This is a world that doesn't exist anywhere,
Until they're done chatting outside, let's enjoy the peace and quiet in here together,
Kuro!
Owie!
That was really rude of you, Onee-chan,
What's going on?
I find it hard to believe you're the same Erika I know,,,
How can you presume to know me?
Don't you remember what you said before?
"You're not my friend,"
That wasn't,,,
It's fine, I don't care,
It's all just a farce,
Back then and even now,
Nothing but lies and more lies,
I'm through with it, I just want to disappear,
The way I see it,,, you and I are in entirely opposite situations,
But, regardless,,,
I need to know, The story behind all of the pain that you bear,
Okay, Fine,
I'll tell you everything,
I am,,,
Are you serious? You're doing all of this just to kill her?
Erika-chan is your little sister, but why?
Erika is my sister? Oh please, nobody ever said that,
Huh?
We've never been related by blood,
And "Erika" isn't even her name,
Her real name is,,,
Right, It's EMILIA!
Emilia?
Huh? No, wait,
That's just the name she used before this one,
I remember it,
I remember everything, naturally!
What are you saying,,,?
Explain!
Yes, I could never forget!
The first woman in existence,
A gift from the gods that has constantly stayed by my side!
Her very first name was,,,!
My real name is Pandora,
Over 6,000 years ago, a pithos was made that was meant to save humanity from destruction,
and I am the clay doll the gods created as a key to open that "box,"
I've stayed alive all this time because I haven't fulfilled my purpose yet,
I still bear that ancient debt,
My ability to die was stored within the pithos by the gods,
and it cannot be opened until the moment that humanity's destruction arrives,
It's all about me, you see,
This is just the story leading up to my death,
So, Onee-chan, will you be my friend now?
Hold on, are you saying that Erika-chan has been alive for 6,000 years?
N-No way, That's imposs—!
"That's impossible," You say?
Yes, I'm sure she's been slapped in the face with those words countless times now,
Be careful, Illya-san!
The pithos can only be opened when the human species is on the verge of extinction,
And now is precisely that moment,
However,,, those 6,000 years of living took a heavy toll on her,
Pandora's spirit and her function as a key are totally broken,
That's why I'm going to open it,
By using the Holy Grail!
Which side are you on, Illyasviel?
Will you open the pithos?
Or perhaps,,, you want to leave it shut?
It's been about 2,000 years, I suppose, since the last time anybody looked at me like that,
It's why I hate humans,
So basically, this is just an elaborate double suicide, huh?
What a huge hassle,
Huh?
Don't let her confuse you, Miyu,
It doesn't matter how bad of a life she's had,
Because that's her problem,
They can try and preface it however they want,
But the bottom line is they have no good reason to take your life,
Kuro,,,
Keep this in mind, Miyu,
Even if the whole world stands against us,,,
And even if you yourself start to think it's hopeless,,,
We will never give up on your future,
It's what your future brother wished for you!
Erika,,,
No, Pandora,
I can tell that you're still lying to us!
Huh?
What lie?
Your desire to save everyone,,, and your desire to kill Pandora by opening the box,
That itself is not a lie,
But,,,
it's not the full truth, either!
So what? Get to the point,
That's an awfully long time to be alive,
I have no doubt that she's suffered in ways I could never possibly imagine,
But you know, that's why it's strange,
I'm sure 6,000 years of life must result in something more than just a desire for death,
You're fooling yourself!
"Fooling yourself"? You can't be serious,
That's a load of garbage!
You couldn't possibly understand!
I'm going to open the pithos and kill Pandora!
That's what she wants me to do, and that's how we can prevent the end of humanity!
It's the only way!
Let's assume that's true,
If what your heart truly desires deep down is letting Pandora die,,,
,,,then why do you have that look on your face?
What look?
An unending life of pain,,,
I can understand why you seek the embrace of death,
But, just hear me out,,,
I think that's the wrong path,
Why? What's so wrong about it?
How can you even say something like that?
Because I know someone who wished for a better future,
even after suffering the despair of losing everything they care about,
All of the loss and pain had worn him down,,, but he still was able to smile,
His body and mind were torn to shreds,
Yet he still,,, wished for the happiness of other people,
Humans have that kind of innate strength,
You're going to wish upon me as a grail, right?
Then enough with the lies,
Your wishes aren't going to be granted,,, unless they're genuine!
SHUT UP!
SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
SHUUUUUUT UUUUUUP!
Lies? Truth? Nobody gives a damn about any of that!
It's all just bullshit!
I am going to open the pithos!
Honestly, every word you people say is just another lie, isn't it?
If you really don't care,,, then what's making you so angry right now?
You once made a wish, right? For your dream, your ideal,
And now you hate yourself for giving up on it,
But guess what? I'm never giving up on anything again!
Which is why I won't lose to a liar like you,
Enough talk!
You borrow power from cards,,,
You borrow power from wands,,,
Hell, even your reason to fight originally belonged to someone else,
You're nothing but a backup bit-player, so stay the hell out of my legend,
This is where your role comes to an end!
You're not wrong,
My strength is entirely borrowed from others!
From the cards, from Ruby,,,
,,,and from all of the people who I've met on my journey!
But it's thanks to all of their assistance,,, that I'm standing here right now!
I've seen that look before,
Those wretched, childish eyes,,,
I hate them!
Why fight me?! There's no reason you could have that's worth risking your life for!
So why do you persist?! What drives you so far?!
Let me ask you, If you saw someone that only you could save in need of help,,, what would you do?
What?
You can ask me why all you want, but I'll never be able to put my reason into words,
Just know that, I'll always offer a helping hand,,,
,,,whenever there's someone in front of me who is clearly in need of it,
You are,,,
Kill her,
I've had enough, Just kill her and be done with it, Julian,
Listening to her drivel brings me immense displeasure,
Yeah, you're telling me,
That's the first time we've agreed on something, Darius!
Annoying,,, so damn annoying,,,
I'm sick of playing your childish games,
THIS IS THE END!
What are those things?
No way! Those thorny vines,,,,
They're Julian's magical circuits! And they've spread outside his body!
It's like he's become a plant, He's using them as roots to draw endless power from that sea of muck!
Darkness, Darkness, Darkness,
Everywhere I look, my world is pitch-black,
I'll kill you! Then I'll kill pandora!
And when it's all over, I'll disappear, too!
That's how this is going to unfold! It doesn't matter how much you try to convince me otherwise!
I'm gonna crush you into the dirt! Illyasviel!
So,,, why is she different?
The Ainsworth family can only say the opposite of what they really mean, huh?
That's okay, Then I'll just say it on your behalf,
Why? Why does she shine so brightly?
When you say "kill," you mean "don't want to kill,"
And "want to die" means,,, you "want to live"!
It's blinding!
Die, dammit, die!
Die and then burn in Hell! Illyasviel!
BELLEROPHON!
Bridle of Chivalry
We don't have enough power to push through!
Overwrite! Install!
Berserker!
Fine then!
What now?!
Oh no, Pandora's Box!
This is an imitation of the world that was created by the Olympian gods themselves!
Now I'm going to use it as a blade and impale you on it!
Damn you!
Go away! Go away!
Go away!
Go away! Go away, dammit!
GO AWAAAAY!
How pathetic,
Shape substitution is the most basic of basics, Yet you still can't do it properly, can you?
Just like back then,
Well, now, It's been a while since she had a fit like this,
Dad? No, wait,,, Darius-sama?
What're you doing?!
Oh? So that's what she used to do it,
Huh?
But why? What drove her to it?
Judging from this,,, I bet you made some promise with her about the future, no?
Good grief, Children really are heartless,
Seeing as how Emilia isn't capable of aging or dying, talking to her about the future,,,
is the cruelest thing you can do,
But I,,,
I just wanted to,,,
Nee-san,,,
Kill me,,,
All I want is to die,,,
I can feel all,,, of this awful pain,,,,
But I can't die,,,
Please! I need you,,, to kill me!
Armor that's covered in thorns,,,
It's exactly like your heart,
Uninstall!
I'll break you out of there!
For Beatrice! For Angelica!
For Shirou!
Because I know how they feel!
And,,,
I know how you feel, too!
My,,, feelings?
In that moment,,, how did I answer her?
Please,,, just kill me,,,
No!
I refuse to let your last moments in this world,,, be filled with such agony!
That's right, My wish back then,,,
it wasn't to kill my big sister,
I just,,,
,,,wanted to see her smile,
It's too awful,
After 6,000 years of life, your final moments deserve to be something more than just begging for death,
I know it must've been hard, I know you suffered,
So much so that you can only think about death,,,
But that's all the more reason!
I swear to you, that someday, I'll find a way for you to pass on,
So until then, I beg of you,,,
Please don't cry, Nee-san,
Yes,,, that's right,
I remember now,
"I don't want to die,"
"I'd like to keep living,"
"But,,, my life wasn't so bad in the end,"
I just wanted her to smile and say those words,
Yeah, I figured you felt that way,
Because honestly,,, you're exactly like Shirou,
That's just childish nonsense,
Let's be real here, you and Emiya need to grow the hell up!
You're nothing but children who chase after ideals and whine about having things your way!
And that's why,,, that's why,,,
That's why I lost, huh?
Lost to a mere child,,, with the same bright eyes I used to have,
Uh oh! What's happening?!
It can't be,,, it's impossible!
This has to be Illya's doing,
Pandora! Let's go outside together!
Why should I? The world and all its people do nothing but bring me more suffering!
That may be, but you still have to face them,
Because in the end,,, it's people who will also relieve your suffering,
There they are!
I thought we were in a parallel universe or something, but it turns out we were inside the box all along, huh?
Kuro!
Miyu!
Illya!
It's all over, huh?
Yeah, This is the end,,,
Pandora,
You got too greedy, wanting to use two Holy Grails like that,
That's true,
If your goal this whole time was really just to open the box, then one grail would have sufficed,
Yet for some reason, you wanted two, Miyu and Illya,
Why is that?
Just take a good look around you,
The pithos is filled with the unrealized possibilities of an entire planet,
Pandora can die once the pithos is opened,
However,,, this muck won't stop until it has consumed the Earth whole,
So I needed one grail to open the pithos, And,,, another one in order to destroy it,
That's right!
I needed to give her a nice view before she died,,, it could never be something as awful as this!
Pandora deserves much better!
It has to be a peaceful view!
One that is completely free of any pain and suffering!
It's simple, All I wanted was to prove it to her,
Prove that everything, myself and this world included, was going to be okay,
A bright future!
I failed,,,
It's always the same,,, I'm always just one step short of the goal,,,
I know,
It's because you always move by taking one step forward at a time,
I was happy,
For these past 10 years, you've worked so hard on my behalf,
You're the second person who tried to open the pithos for me,
Our time together was very brief,
But I'm so glad I got to spend it with you,
Good night, Onii-chan,
Good night, Nee-san,
Huh?
What?
It's a shame,
but this isn't the end of the story, Illya-san,
The real ending,,, is just about to begin,
Finally, I'm impressed that second-rate pipsqueak lasted as long as he did,
But nothing has changed, The end result remains the same,
The complete substitution of my existence has just finished,
Now, Let's finish this Holy Grail War once and for all, shall we?
KUROOOOOOO!
Yasashiku toki o kizamu shizuka ni utau yozora
Mune ni himeta negai goto ga
Kimi dake no kotae o mitsukeru no
Ne, itsuka hodoketeyuku yo kako mo zetsubou mo
Zenbu koete sunaosa de kagayaku kara
Promise with you hikari wa kienai no
Save everything shinjiteiru
Hontou no yume dakishimetara te o nobashite,,,
Issho dayo mirai made
Tsutaetakatta kotoba yurete hagurete ochiru
Ori tsuzukeru uso no ame ga
Sono hitomi madowase kizutsuketa
Kioku o ushinattemo kokoro wa kawaranai
Nando datte onaji hoshi tadoritsuku yo
Live with the truth kono karada subete de
Feel your pain uketomeru yo
Donna toki mo hitori janai
Ima o ikete,,, kimi o shiritai kara
Live with the truth taisetsu na itami o
Feel your pain hanasanai de
Shinjitsu dake ga michibiki daseru sekai e,,,
Promise with you hikari wa kienai no
Save everything shinjiteiru
Hontou no yume dakishimetara te o nobashite,,,
Issho dayo mirai made
Shinjiteiru kara
kara,,,
Time passes calmly, the night sky sings quietly
The wish hidden in your heart
Is what will find your own answer
Listen, it will come undone someday, both the past and the despair
Beyond everything, sincerity shines through
Promise with you, the light won't disappear
Save everything, I believe
When you embrace your true dream, reach your hand out,,,
We're together until the future
The words I wanted to say wavered, deviated, and fell
The rain of lies that keeps on falling
Makes your eyes look confused and hurt
The heart doesn't change even if memories are missing
I'll reach the same star over and over again
Live with the truth, using all of my body
Feel your pain, I'll take it on
You're never alone at any time
Seize the day,,, because I want to know you
Live with the truth, that precious aching
Feel your pain, don't let it go
Heading for a world that just the truth can guide us to,,,
Promise with you, the light won't disappear
Save everything, I believe
When you embrace your true dream, reach your hand out,,,
We're together until the future
Because I believe
believe,,,