"Why's Okita the only one getting screen time?! Is the author swayed?! Did Mitsuhide slip them a bribe?! Hurry up and put me in! The monkeys in the comment section are clamoring for the Archer of Honnouji!!"
"That's right!! The Archer of Honnouji, that's me!! Word is, it's a world where you can mess with Chaldea all you want! Minecraft free-for-all? What's that, pure genius! I've decided—I'm building Honnouji in Chaldea!! A blazing temple on a mountaintop? Too stylish for words!!"
"Shut up… That's where that guy is, huh. I'll swing by to mess with him someday—better not have gone soft…"
"—!! (Shiver)"
"What's wrong, Okita? A divine revelation?"
"N-No… just a bone-chilling shiver…"
"Hubris… the Hero King getting serious…"
"Whatever, doesn't matter. The Control Bureau's got no stake in it."
Radiance.
A maddened, florid swordsmanship assaults the queen.
—It doesn't reach. Her brilliance blocks it.
Blood-soaked stakes lunge for the queen.
—They don't reach. Her radiance bars the way.
A dark, murky blade aims for the queen.
—It doesn't reach. Her light severs its path.
"Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, shine—!"
The three Berserk Servants gape in astonishment.
"…Incredible…"
"Yes, truly… it looks like she's merely dancing, yet she absolutely keeps the enemy at bay…!"
A radiant, splendid queen.
Even the combined might of three Servants cannot dim her shine—!!
"Marie…!"
"Tch, what are you Servants doing?! Struggling against a mere girl—!"
The two Jeannes clash, flags locked in a struggle, the black witch snarling in frustration.
"Marie's no mere girl! She bloomed in a court swirling with intrigue, untarnished for even a moment, the most radiant queen of all!"
"This one too—! What is this power…!"
"Saint Martha's prayer lives within me! That prayer, everyone's wishes—they'll pierce you!!"
Raising her fist, she slams it into the witch's flagpole with all her might!
"Guhh!! My Spirit Origin's been tampered with…! She's regained her true power! This one…!!"
"Yaaaah!!"
"Don't underestimate me—!!"
Two flags collide, each staking their existence—!!
"What's wrong, d'Eon? You're far more splendid than this, aren't you?"
"Queen—!"
She lightly strokes his chin with graceful steps.
"And you, so luxurious! Surely a magnificent lord!"
Dodging incoming stakes, she extends a hand.
"Won't you dance with me, sir?"
"Ngh—!!"
She nimbly evades a thrust spear.
"My, how wild!"
"Marie…! Marie, Marie, Marie!!"
"Sanson, you're far too serious! Look up, not down, and a wonderful world awaits!"
Ignoring the slashing blade, she leans in close.
"Marie…—ah, Maria—!"
Sanson glows, reclaiming his true form.
"Hey! You're not supposed to fire up Sanson!"
"Sorry, Amadeus. But he looked so pained. I had to call out to him!"
Lightly, like a girl on a stroll, floating like a dancing flower—
Marie fights simply by being herself!
"That's… the pinnacle of a queenly Servant…!"
"Amazing! Not a single attack lands! What a free, radiant queen!"
"Fou… (Beautiful…)"
"No surprise you're entranced. Marie doesn't even see this as fighting."
Amadeus speaks, exasperated yet proud.
"She's just showing off. Her radiance. Acting as she pleases."
"'Look, I'm shining so brightly! I want you to understand me!' That's it. —God, what an utterly selfish woman."
"You sound happy, Amadeus!"
"Hm? Of course I am! That's the one woman I fell for. Not a weakness, but the privilege of being smitten!"
(That's right, Maria. Shine as you wish. That's the Maria I longed for.)
He squints, dazzled by her brilliance.
"No time to gawk! Our job's to back up this selfish lady! Let's cover her!"
"Yes!"
"This is unreal—! The irony, facing her blade only makes me see her greatness more!"
"Grace and dignity—hm, if not for this situation, I'd offer a trinket or two."
"Ah, you're truly beautiful…!!"
"What are you doing, Servants!!"
The witch barks orders.
"In the name of Ruler, I command my puppets—!"
A peculiar wave pulses—Ruler's authority, activating a Command Spell!
"Tch! In the name of Ruler, I grant blessings to my allies!"
Jeanne counters with her own Command Spell.
—The witch's move is a fraction faster—!!
"No use! No matter how dazzling your annoying light, it won't withstand a barrage of Noble Phantasms!"
"Oh, that's scary!"
"Die—vanish from France's soil, Queen—!!"
"I've said it before, Witch. I'm not fighting alone…!"
"Mash! Dash!"
"Yaaaah!!"
Suddenly, Mash scoops up Master, charging toward Jeanne.
"What—!!?"
"Don't move! Noble Phantasm—'Requiem for Death'!"
A demonic melody, born from the legend of a requiem commissioned by Death itself, now unleashed—!
"Gah—!!"
"Guh… this pressure—!!"
"Tch—damn you, Amadeus…! Turning death into mere entertainment—!"
The crushing bass and pressure rob the Servants of their freedom—!!
"Amadeus!"
"Now, Marie! And let's call that promise null, please!"
"Of course! A requiem doesn't suit us! —I'll bloom, keep dancing—!"
"You won't—!!"
The witch spews flames!
"I won't let you!!"
Mash shields Marie!
"Senpai!!"
The last Master leaps from behind the shield—!!
"Go, Rikka—!!"
"Combat gear swap—take this, Witch!"
Pointing, she unleashes a curse—!!
"'Gandr'—!!"
A massive shockwave pierces the witch!
"Aaaaah—!!?"
"Now—!!"
Clenching her fist tightly!
"This is—"
"!"
"—Saint Martha's prayer—!!"
She slams a full-force punch into the immobilized witch's cheek—!!
"Gahhh—!!!!"
"Here I go—'Glory to the Crown of Lilies'—!!"
A glass-formed white steed carries the queen, trampling and scattering the Berserk Servants—!!
"—Thank you, Queen… forgive my sinful rudeness…"
"—Defeated again… as expected, the devil's fate is to be fulfilled…"
"—Justice was with you… farewell, Marie…"
Their Spirit Cores crushed, trampled, and scattered, the Servants vanish, leaving their final words—
"Humanity's last Master—if there's a next time, summon me. The spear of patriotism would shine in your hands."
"See ya, Sanson. If we meet again, cool your head. Stalkers don't win, got it?"
"…That man…"
"Jeanne!"
"Marie!"
The glass royal steed sets Marie beside Jeanne.
"Finally landed one! We did it!"
"Yes! Saint Martha's prayer reached her!"
Smack! They high-five.
Here, Martha's regret is avenged.
"Guh… ugh…—it hurts, it hurts…! This, this—!"
"—Eli-chan! Is Eli-chan okay?! Siegfried too!"
"Yes! It's not over yet—stay sharp!"
—Sha! Nice straight! That's the spirit! You keep it up too!
"Saint Martha…!? A revelation just now…!"
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