Dolby: The Sound Of High Definition II

I... I'll... talk...

Feel like talking?

Yes! I'll say anything you want!

I'll say anything! Just kill me!

No! No!

I beg you, stop!

Don't grab my heart! Don't crush it!

Then tell me already.

Okay!

I-I'll tell you!

Just let me die!

I beg you!

The Lord showed you that they would betray and kill you.

Why would you still fight knowing that?

I knew that my death would not be in vain.

I would gain nothing from it, but hope would be born.

Did it make you hate them, or feel it was unfair?

No, not at all.

Even then, I never hated them.

It was the will of God.

You are strong.

But what do you think of him?

He joined the fight of his volition.

Is not stopping him really the right thing to do?

I don't know. I honestly don't know.

Sieg!

What's that?

I'm helping treat the homunculi.

That's all I can do for now.

What's wrong, Ruler? You look pale.

N-Nothing!

Do you need some help carrying that? I'll lend assistance.

Thanks. There are several places I need to visit.

Thanks again. I appreciate it.

Of course.

Sieg!

Get a hold of yourself!

I-I'm fine...

What's this?

What is it, Archer? Did you figure something out?

Does it hurt?

Not at the moment.

I've got special skills.

They may be related to this.

Siegfried's heart was connected to his magic circuits, which is what's allowing him to transform.

It's unbelievable. Nothing short of a miracle.

A miracle?

Just as you said, this miracle isn't free.

I thought I had nothing I could be robbed of.

The diabrosis is probably caused by Siegfried's heart.

Their magical energy is mixing.

It's eating at him?

Is Sieg trying to turn into Siegfried?

That is possible.

Turn into Siegfried?

You've transformed into Siegfried twice so far.

How long did that last?

Well... About five minutes total.

That short a time and it's starting eating away at your body.

Remember that whenever you transform, you're reducing your lifespan that much.

But we need Siegfried's power.

But you—

It's not our place to tell him what to do.

It's his choice in the end.

If you'll excuse me now.

Also, my Master wants to see the both of you.

Got it, Master?

Don't leave the room! You're sick!

If need to go out, just let me know first!

What am I, a child?

Compared to me, you are.

Later!

Whenever I transform, my death draws closer.

I didn't think I had anything to lose.

But my task remains the same.

Thank you for answering my call.

We are facing an emergency of sorts. I need your advice.

It's about the still unknown Assassin of Black.

Look at this.

"Jack the Ripper"?

Could it be?

Yes. It's Assassin of Black, the real Jack the Ripper.

So Assassin of Black has killed dozens of people already, including mages?

All unrelated to the Holy Grail War?

Yes. Eight last night alone.

We lost contact with some of our people in Trifas.

It's probably already too late.

I see.

You want me to stop Assassin of Black.

Correct.

Embarrassing as it is, we don't have the forces to handle this case.

Still, we need to contain the damage. I need your help.

Don't worry. Punishing Servants who hurt unrelated people is Ruler's job too.

Thank goodness. I was worried it would be outside your jurisdiction.

Thank you.

These are the last known locations of the mages we lost contact with.

We might find something out there.

But we don't have much time.

We need three days to prepare for the siege of the Hanging Gardens.

That's our timespan for dealing with Assassin.

Should be easy! We have Archer who's fought them before!

We've got three Servants on the case!

Yeah, we can rely on our expe—

What's wrong, Archer?

Master, do you remember what Assassin of Black looks like?

Huh?

Let's see...

Huh...

How strange. I definitely saw them.

You don't remember?

That's impossible.

It could be their Noble Phantasm, or a unique skill that allows them to leave no impression.

Hold on! So we don't know anything about Assassin of Black except that their true name is Jack the Ripper?

Not how they look, what their Noble Phantasm is, or anything?

It seems so.

We'll have to fight at a disadvantage.

But we definitely can't just leave Assassin be.

Hey-ho! We're here!

Another one?

Such savagery.

So? Did you find anything?

We've checked all eight of them.

They all died the same way. Their hearts were torn out.

Same here. Sadistic.

This is definitely Assassin of Black's handiwork.

But there is something else.

It's no surprise that they tore their hearts out.

It's a real reservoir of magical energy and a feast for a Servant.

What's peculiar is that he was tortured. Brutally.

Some of the ones we checked had signs of torture too.

Not all of them though.

That's the thing. Why were only some of them tortured?

Doesn't Assassin feed on the fear of people before they die?

Then all of them would've been tortured.

No time?

No, that's equally unlikely.

We're already on the defensive. They have plenty of time.

I thought it might be some magical ritual.

I'll check for residual memories.

What's that?

It's a way to capture the dead's last few moments.

Quite dangerous.

It's worth the risk.

Let's do this.

Hey, is this normal?

It definitely doesn't look normal to me.

He's feeling what the victim felt in their last moments.

His pain is probably immense.

Come on, tell me.

I know... I know them all.

I know... I know them all.

I know... I know them all.

Caules!

Damn. I tapped in too long.

Did you find anything out?

A few words.

I suspect it was what he said under torture.

"I know them all."

"I know them all"? What does that mean?

Do I have to press this?

Caules? What is—

Run, Fiore!

Assassin's there!

They were looking for a way to break into the castle!

What...

One of the victims knew the code to disable the alarm!

No signal?!

Caules!

Archer!

What happened? Hey!

We need to hurry back, Rider.

Hello? Hello, Caules?

Oh no...

This way! Here!

Hurry up!

Everyone's inside now.

Is she fine?

The acid mist got her. She's dead.

Dammit!

The first two are fine.

It's thanks to you.

Hey, where are the other guards?

Who's with Fiore?

The acting chief is in the previous chief's office.

Her guards...

She's probably alone...

Hey, where are you going?

The enemy may be a Servant!

Appelio!

Cradera!

Appelio.

You're Jack the Ripper.

Yeah!

And you're an Yggdmillennia Master, right?