"The deeper we dig, the more anime we find!" Okita exclaimed. "Let's binge! Keep 'em coming!"
"Yes!" Jeanne said. "I want to dive deeper into culture!"
"You got it!" Okita grinned. "We get so bored, you know? Okita-san's raring to go, but it's tough~ So tough~"
"My heart's always battle-ready!" Jeanne declared.
"Exactly! …Hm? A message from the King of Heroes?"
"Upon my return, I'll judge your idleness," Gilgamesh's voice intoned.
"—"
"I'll review it on record, so no excuses. If you've been slacking…"
"The king's judgment awaits."
"———"
"…What's wrong?" Jeanne asked. "You're pale as a ghost…"
"Ugh!" Gilgamesh growled. "Curse or not, you're too weak to even move yourself!"
"My apologies…" Siegfried murmured. "I'm sorry for the trouble…"
"Keep it up, King of Heroes!" Roman's voice crackled. "You're the only one built to carry him!"
"Tch, an emergency calls for it!" Gilgamesh said. "But you're heavy, damn it—!"
"My apologies… the armor's heavy…" Siegfried said.
Though Fafnir had fled, Olga-Marie and Roman relayed that two Servant signatures were pursuing them.
Siegfried, drained of mana, had collapsed. His earlier full-force effort had left him too exhausted to walk.
"Take over, musician!" Gilgamesh barked. "Why must I do this grunt work?"
"Don't push your burdens on others," Amadeus said. "You're the muscle here."
"Want me to take him, Gil?" Rikka offered.
"Fool!" Gilgamesh snapped. "Have you no sense of propriety? Don't cling to a man you're not even courting! Idiot!"
"Like a dad," Roman muttered.
"Stop fooling around!" Olga-Marie interjected. "The Vimana's landing point is close!"
"Being chased is thrilling, isn't it?" Marie said. "Will we get caught?"
"Tch, this is what meat shields are for!" Gilgamesh said.
"Then this flag-bearer will—!" Jeanne began.
"Eyes forward!" Gilgamesh shouted. "They're closing in fast!"
Carrying an injured man slows our escape. I know that, but…
"My apologies… so sorry…" Siegfried mumbled.
"Enough with that!" Gilgamesh said. "Apologizing when you're not at fault is rude!"
"Sorry…"
"An infinite loop, huh?" Gilgamesh groaned. "My mistake for engaging!"
It doesn't matter if he's combat-ready. We don't abandon those who need help.
Even if they're heroes! But damn, he's heavy!
"Figures ahead!" Roman reported. "French soldiers!"
"Should we request aid?!" Mash asked.
"No," Jeanne said. "If they see me…"
"They'd spit in your face!" Gilgamesh said. "Humans are filthy—they see and hear what they want. They'd never trust someone with the same face as the witch who razed their home!"
Humans are complicated creatures…
"Alright, then!" Rikka said.
"Rikka…?!" Olga-Marie gasped.
"If running's pointless, we fight!" Rikka declared.
"—Hah!" Gilgamesh laughed. "A choice after my own heart!"
No other way.
Even escaping via Vimana, the threat would pursue endlessly.
Then… we face them here.
"Servants incoming!" Roman warned. "Wyverns in droves! Where do they get these?! The Grail's too convenient!"
"Wyverns are heading for the French army too!" Olga-Marie added. "Can anyone intercept?!"
"I'll go!" Jeanne said. "No matter who I am, I won't betray my resolve! I swear it to Saint Martha!"
"Good!" Gilgamesh said. "Don't fail!"
"You too!"
Jeanne sprinted off. Stay safe!
"Servants approaching!" Roman reported. "One to the French army, two to you!"
"Tch, step aside for a moment, dragon-slayer!"
"Guh—!"
Ripples unfolded. Gilgamesh shoved Siegfried into a recovery capsule, sending him to a temporary pocket dimension.
"Open, my vault!" he roared. "I'll clear the way!"
Dragon-slaying treasures were loaded, retrieval ready.
"Sweep them clean! Gate of Babylon—!"
He shot down the swarming wyverns one by one.
The wyverns heading for the French army are Jeanne's burden. They're out of my blind spot—!
"Nice!" Amadeus said. "Handle the sky lizards, and we've got options!"
"Gorgeous-sama, are your reserves holding up?!" Marie asked.
"Of course!" Gilgamesh said. "Inexhaustible wealth is the baseline for Gorgeous-class!"
I'm retrieving them too. No issue. I've got a Noble Phantasm for that—!
"—Well, Marie," a voice said.
A white-haired youth in a long coat faced her, his cold eyes reeking of death.
"…What a coincidence," Marie said. "The weary craftsman?"
"…Wench," Sanson replied.
"I've never forgotten you," Marie said softly.
"Nor I," Sanson said. "You, with a neck white as snow…"
"Arrrrr!"
A strike from beyond vision—blocked and repelled at point-blank range.
Gilgamesh regained his stance midair, facing his foe.
"—Hmph. An eyesore of a face," he said.
A black full-face helm, eyes glowing red. A rugged yet sturdy knight.
"You were summoned too, mad dog," Gilgamesh said.
"—!"
His vessel glared at the knight.
A grudge from another world…!
"You still stare with such impudent eyes," Gilgamesh said. "Fine."
Snap. He deployed a Noble Phantasm.
"Your crude interference turned punishment into fate," he said. "Shall we settle it here, cur?!"
I sense it.
This foe is dangerous. I don't know why.
But my instincts scream—
I must stay sharp, or this knight will trip me up, my vessel warns—!
"What do we do?!" Okita wailed. "What do we do?! The king'll be mad—no, he might kill us!"
"Just be honest?" Jeanne suggested.
"Waaah! What do we do?! The king's gonna be furious—!"
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