01x11 - The Pale Knight

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Where is this?

What are these animals?

So, you have awoken.

As far as I can tell,

you seem to be unharmed.

What happened to that vampire?

What the hell happened?

It seems as though he has disappeared.

Evidently, we have been brought

to the outskirts of this town.

What is their purpose?

I don't see Watcher.

You're awake.

We were just talking about

whether or not to carry you onto a bed.

I believe my daughter found you both

collapsed in the garden.

You are

I am Tsubaki Kuruoka!

Now, go ahead and speak up, Richard.

I am afraid.

That's

Saber?

This is his past?

Afraid? Of what?

That I am able to become

proficient at everything.

I can do anything well.

There is not a man who can win

against me in swordsmanship.

I had thought they were

all going easy on me,

so I snuck out of the castle and attacked

bandits infamous for their violence!

Oh my.

However, I easily trounced them.

No matter what skill I take up,

I master it immediately.

People soon become unable

to win against me in contests.

At this rate, I will not be able

to make a single friend.

Is it better if I go easy on them and

pretend as if I am not adept at anything?

Man, he has no charm.

You said you wouldn't laugh, Mother!

Richard, you are indeed a genius.

However

being a genius alone will

not make you a hero.

A hero, you say?

Just how King Arthur and the

Knights of the Round Table were as such,

people only become heroes

after staying firm to their own path.

So, if you truly are

able to do everything

cherish the ability to pass on stories.

Pass on

Now, I shall tell you

the story of the King of Knights who raced

through Britain with

a sacred sword in hand!

But before that

As a mother, I must reprimand you

for leaving the castle without permission.

Ayaka?

Are you okay?

Adult

Wha

Ow!

A-Are you all right?

What about you, Saber? Are you okay?

Yeah.

Not perfect, but I can move around.

Healing Magecraft by our allies—

The reason you left me at the Church

was because they could protect me

when you died, wasn't it?

Oh

If you have time to worry about me,

then you can take

better care of yourself, Saber!

I mean, that thing earlier

You should have been able to dodge it.

The ceiling has been repaired.

Is this your Magecraft, too, Saber?

If I could do such a thing,

I would have fixed

that opera house long ago.

There are things I can't do, you know.

"Mother, I am able to become

proficient at everything."

Or you said.

You saw that?

Your mom was really pretty.

A-Are you okay?

I hear that a Master can have dreams

about a Servant's past!

Saber, do you still think

you can do anything?

I mean, you actually don't

look like you're terrible

at anything other than reading the room.

That's going a bit too far!

There were things I was

not able to do in life!

Like what?

English.

Huh?

I was terrible at English!

And I was the King of England!

Ayaka!

Laughing about what people

are not good at—

Saber

Thank you.

I'm glad you're still alive.

All right! Switching gears!

Now that you know my past embarrassment,

there is nothing left to lose!

I can even win against

that golden one next time!

And no matter what you tell me,

I will protect you, as well!

Because I am a man who can

become proficient at everything!

Saber

and Ayaka Sajyou?

You all are

Hey, John

There really is nothing

wrong with your body?

And that thing earlier That power

Yeah.

I don't really understand it myself

but one thing is for certain.

The author Caster gave me some strength.

This is

The signs of combat are completely gone

from this part of town.

We are likely quarantined within a realm

similar to a Reality Marble.

"Reality Marble"?

We would like to suggest

a temporary joining of forces

in order to escape.

To think they'd set their daughter up

to become a Master

And Tsubaki Kuruoka's Servant

caused this incident?

Correct.

Plus

there was the mysterious Magecraft

that made everyone

on the scene disappear at once.

Some of the Servants managed to escape,

but most of them were swallowed whole.

Have you come to defeat the king?

I did not.

Then

are you here to pass judgment on me?

I, who has tarnished the dignity

of your close friend, the king.

That's not it, either.

Do you know about me?

The king said you were a friend.

I can only think of

one hero who my king calls

"a friend" and compares

his strength against.

If you're thinking I've come

to save King Gilgamesh,

I'm unable to meet those expectations.

If you are the king's friend—

It's because I am his friend.

Gil and I spent irreplaceable

days together.

An eternal farewell

and the sadness that comes with it

are already done and over with.

If I were the one laying there,

Gil would not be shedding tears.

Nor would I want such a thing.

You can revile me

as much as you want

if that will provide

peace of mind.

That's not it.

I'm sorry.

I do not have a grudge against you.

I didn't do anything!

You used two Command Spells.

One to bring him back.

One to attempt treatment.

That is a good decision as a Master.

The reason I came was because I wanted

to know a bit more about the two of you.

About us?

Gil made no attempt to k*ll the one who

was trying to use him, so I got curious.

In order to get rid of that fiendish god.

Well, it's not bad for a temporary shrine.

Ishtar, the goddess of Venus

I thought beings with full Divinity

could not be summoned in a Holy Grail w*r.

Yes, you're right.

Ordinarily, you can't with a Holy Grail.

I manifested because the powers

I had left behind were activated.

Why did you do such a thing?

I burned a blessing onto the world.

If that disrespectful king and cheeky doll

were to meet once again

I will use all of my

divine body and soul

to protect humans!

Damn!

What the hell is he doing?

What about contacting Miss Tohsaka?

Lady

do you think Miss Tohsaka

will resolve this problem?

I can bet that very devil

will amplify the problem!

That idiot

If it turns out that he

dozed off for all of this,

he will never hear the end of it!

Oh!

Did you find something out?

Roulettes are lighter than I thought!

I see.

I couldn't think that far.

Oh, how was it?

It seems there is electricity.

What about your end?

We couldn't find any core for creating

a bounded field in the surrounding area.

Perhaps it is hidden in

a very clever manner.

Once we can find that, there might be

something we can do about this.

I'm planning on heading

up to the top floor.

You think the core is there?

Hmm, well, I'd be lucky

if it was up there.

But I was hoping to find a place

that's not so well-guarded.

Mister, Miss, I'm glad you got all better!

You have our thanks.

Yeah. You helped us out.

What's that thing?

Oh! Mr. Black!

Mr. Black?

Yep!

He's my friend!

Come over here.

Those parents are Mages.

Even if under mental domination,

we might get some information if we talk.

He got away!

What's wrong?

No.

No clues, huh?

We can't even find their corpses.

A majority of the Clan Calatin's

whereabouts are unknown!

The King of Heroes disappeared,

but you look depressed.

I'll contact you later.

If I hadn't taken a step back to observe,

I would've been in that black fog

right about now.

Wha

I don't remember ever giving such orders!

Yeah. I don't remember

receiving them, either.

If you, the Servant,

were to be taken down,

that signals the end

of our faction, remember?

You have so many other options

like recreating a pact

with an unemployed Heroic Spirit.

My apologies.

I like that part about you, ya know!

The cop squad guys are still all right.

How do you know?

It just means there was a Noble Phantasm

that I didn't inform my brother about.

So, how about it, Brother?

I'll go help out if it's

somewhere I can infiltrate.

I didn't give orders

for you to go that far.

You requested me

to create weapons for your cop squad.

That means providing

power in order to fight.

What power can I give

you guys as an author?

That's right! A story!

What does that have to do

with you risking danger?

John Wingard.

Vera Levitt.

Annie Cuarón.

Don Hawkins.

Chadwick Lee.

Yuki Capote.

Adelina Eisenstein.

Their names

Not just names, you see?

Faces, voices, origins

Everything I found out,

they're all in here in their entirety.

You learn all the names

of your subordinates, don't you?

They're all central

characters in my piece now.

And they're acting out

the most supreme of scenarios.

If that's the case

you just wanna have front

row seats to watch

We believe that in order to escape from

this world, we must defeat the Mage

who is at the root of all this.

Ms. Vera

was it?

Do we really have to

defeat them to get out?

Maybe there's a way to

secretly and safely escape.

I believe that's difficult.

If you are a Mage yourself,

I think you would understand.

Oh no, I'm not anything like that.

In other words, someone is executing

this great a level of Magecraft!

This is such an amazing bounded field!

The Servants surely are—

Are you really a Servant?

You seem to be pretty relaxed.

You are?

I'm John Wingard.

John

I see, John!

This is a chance encounter of sorts!

Let's get along, shall we?

Hey, you guys were talking about

eradicating the Mage or Servant

that started all this, right?

There are many of my allies who would be

relatively averse to doing so.

Myself included.

The girl you tried to protect

Tsubaki, was it?

There's still the possibility

that the one who locked us in

was that girl's Servant, right?

If that little girl is

the root of all evil

will you guys be able to k*ll her?

Mr. Black

Do you remember when we first met?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Father, Mother, I'm sorry!

I will do a proper job!

I will endure it better!

So

please, don't abandon me!

I ask you.

Are you

my

Master?

I am

Tsubaki Kuruoka.

We'll be together forever, right?

Mr. Black?

I'm not saying it's the right

answer to k*ll a girl

nor do I want to k*ll.

But

we might end up in a situation

where someone has to do it, right?

I have braced myself for that possibility.

I

We

When the time comes, I'll do it.

In the end

I couldn't be the knight that I adored.

But you guys are different!

You are skilled knights!

Against that fearful bowman,

you fought and survived!

All in order to save a single young girl!

Then you lot must be the kind

that will protect the innocent!

Besides

Saber

It looks like the base for some faction.

This room really feels like

it's the least guarded.

Right here.

The location closest to

outside the bounded field.

I only see it as an empty magical circle.

Hmm

I think that this is a bounded field

"world" that recreated reality.

If the slot machines and

such aren't moving

it's not continually reflecting

upon a real-life city

but copy-pasting the world periodically.

Perhaps something that couldn't be copied

is right here in reality.

Someone is here.

You really are as always, Gil.

You draw the destiny of the world

even after you have stopped functioning.

What's happening?

I merely serve

as a tool for someone.

If I were to put it in your words,

I guess I'd be a booster.

Huh?

Something wrong?

It's like we're in a subway train,

but I've got three bars

on my cell reception.

I might be able to do it right now.

Is this an altar?

A simple one at that.

If I can get the cell circuits

and the external forces to

Got a connection!

Found you!

Ayaka?

What's wrong? You're completely pale.

Saber, you can't.

Ayaka?

I don't plan on

saying or have the right to say

selfish things like, "Don't k*ll anyone."

But

you laugh at all times

and never abandon anyone!

You're different from me!

Even if you ultimately soil those hands,

the fact that you saved me

will not be erased!

So

"I will do the dirty work"

is the one thing I don't want you to say.

If you need someone

doing the dirty work, I'll do it.

I'd like to say that you worry

about the trivial things like always

but that's not the case.

Of course not.

My encounter with you

isn't a trivial matter anymore.

I must risk my life to

save that girl, then!

In this world, we're

starting off at the Church!

In place of the priest

we will protect her!

Church

Protect

I

have met that golden guy—

Ayaka?

What's wrong?

We were scouting the city streets

when that beast suddenly

Beast? It can't be!

What

is that?

Is everyone going to go

somewhere else again?

O girl

can you hear me?

Mr. Black?

Good morning, girl

bewildered within a dream.

Who are you?

I am Tsubaki Kuruoka.

Thank you.

I am one that was once called

"a god of a particular place."

Nowadays, I'm merely that

which remains of said deity.

But really, I'm so glad

I got through to you!

I understand your situation.

For the time being,

I'm fine as long as you're all right.

One confirmation, though.

Did you see Ayaka Sajyou over there?

What? Ayaka is over here?

Sajyou has been witnessed in Snowfield

for the past few days.

I contacted her myself.

She is apparently

in Romania right now.

If so, then

who is this girl?