Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note

FUYUKI BRIDGE, JAPAN 10 YEARS AGO

ARCHISORTE MANSION, ENGLAND 7 YEARS AGO

Wh-Who are you people?

Why did you suddenly abduct me?

I'm a secret fan of yours,

Waver Velvet.

And who the hell are you?

I am Reines El-Melloi Archisorte.

I'm the sister-by-succession of Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald,

your former teacher and participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Now you understand who I am, right?

In terms of actual blood relationships, I'm his niece.

Then, you brought me here for...

Oh no.

I'm not interested in revenge or anything.

I just want to ask you about something I've been wondering about for some time.

You participated in the Holy Grail War,

the Magecraft ritual that took place in Fuyuki,

the battle to win the omnipotent wish granter,

did you not?

I did.

My elder brother lost and died a cruel death.

Yes.

And then I lost.

My life was spared by luck, and here I am!

Whether it was luck or not aside,

six months later, you went back to London, borrowed tons of money

to purchase the El-Melloi Class my brother left behind.

Do you want to call me a thief who stole his mentor's inheritance?

Not in the least!

You're a very popular teacher!

I just want to know something.

What made you do it?

I have a right to know that,

don't I?

It's kind of a long story.

Did you know that a human being can't last long when hung upside down?

The exact figure is disputed, but most agree that after three hours,

the heart can't endure the strain of blood flow reversal

and simply stops.

Okay!

THE RUINS OF BABYLON, IRAQ SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE FOURTH HOLY GRAIL WAR

This is...

Babylon.

This is the city that was built by one of the first kings, Gilgamesh,

and also the city where Iskandar, the conqueror of the world, passed away.

Dammit!

Dammit! Move!

I have to get to the doctor!

What's wrong?

This piece of junk won't start up! Dammit!

I was told the make was Japanese.

Let me take a look.

H-Hey!

It's cool.

This is his city.

If there's trouble, I can't overlook it.

As I suspected.

The spark plug's dead.

You just need this to get to the doctor, right?

Yeah!

Okay.

In that case...

No way!

Is this good enough?

Y-Yeah!

Listen, whatever you do, don't turn off the engine.

It's a temporary fix.

Might as well ask the doctor to get that spark plug replaced.

Thanks, foreign bro!

Hey, you're a Mage, huh?

That's right.

Thought so.

These are suspension-type Mystic Eyes!

I was at the Clock Tower, too.

I may not look it, but in this area,

I'm well known as Barzan, the returnee from London, you know?

I don't know you.

I'm just looking for an inn.

If you want a class reunion, go somewhere else.

It's a combination of Mystic Eyes with conditioned Magecraft.

Kind of impressive, huh, buddy?

I doubt it.

If you need to crash somewhere, stay at my place. You cool with that?

Yeah?

All right, this is your room!

It's no three-stars,

but try to make yourself at home.

Hey!

A Mage's body is the ideal resource.

I plan to make full use of it, so don't damage the merchandise.

Treating me like a sacrifice?

See you later, buddy.

I'll have someone bring your meal later.

Go to Hell!

Dammit!

I bet you bombed at the Clock Tower,

so now, you're just putting on airs here in the sticks!

Dammit!

Calm down, Waver!

The Mystic Eyes effect has long worn off!

And I'm sure this is just a basic barrier!

Hey, could you keep it down?

Screw you!

I-It's you...

Waver?

Why, it's Waver Velvet!

Melvin...

That's right!

Your old friend from school, Melvin Weins!

Oh boy, I'm glad I could see you!

Don't puke all of a sudden!

So, you're still in the habit of vomiting blood at any given moment.

Actually, what are you even doing here?

That old boy sold me on making a "riskless and profitable investment,"

so I came to Iraq but ended up here.

It was him, huh?

That Barzan guy.

I had visions of beautiful Arabic women

but got ripped off to the tune of 30 million dollars, too.

You really are scum, you know?

Whoa, that's no way to talk to a friend, Waver.

I don't remember us ever becoming friends!

Oh.

Well, what about you?

Didn't you go to Japan

with the money you borrowed from me?

Yeah.

Hey, Melvin!

THE CLOCK TOWER, LONDON 10 YEARS AGO

That last time, you said you'd give me money or anything

if it got you an amusing story, remember?

Of course!

In order to get to hear an interesting story,

I'm ready to pay anyone with money from my mom's purse!

Then, lend me money for a trip to Japan!

Japan?

I'll turn the whole Clock Tower on its head!

So, I'm dying to hear your interesting story.

How was Japan?

Resting your head on a geisha's lap must've been something, huh?

I'm sorry. I don't have that kind of story to tell.

I was useless

in that Holy Grail War!

So, the story you were going to tell me was about the Holy Grail War?

Yes.

You heard about it, too?

Just a rumor...

that Professor Kayneth died a horrible death.

Then, you didn't know my brother had died.

Since the Holy Grail War ended without a winner,

I assumed he was dead.

Well, I'm sure there was no way for you to verify it.

At any rate, his fiancée, Sola-Ui, who was accompanying him, also died.

Apparently, his body was in a ghastly condition.

It seems hardly any of his Magical Crests could be recovered.

What a waste.

Who killed Kayneth?

I heard it was a Saber-class Heroic Spirit.

Is it true that they summoned former heroes as familiars?

That's what the Holy Grail War is.

Legendary Heroic Spirits killing each other.

Let's get out of here.

Waver?

There's no point in hanging out.

I can't believe you wore out the joints of the door using Magecraft!

I'm not that naïve and foolish to try to destroy the door itself.

By disregarding fixed ideas,

you find all manner of opportunities.

Have you somewhat changed?

Maybe you lost your virginity.

I haven't lost—

I'm interested in that, too.

So, have you lost it?

Who cares about that?

Then,

we found a workshop deep down the passage.

What's going on?

He's tricked these people

into digging up the ruins of Babylon.

He says it might be the crypt of Iskandar.

Well, it's lucky for us that they're busy excavating.

Let's get out of here.

What did you just say?

I said let's get out of here.

No! About this place!

I said he thinks Iskandar might be buried here.

I'm gonna level this place!

Wait, you're the one who said there's no sense in hanging out!

And now I said I'm gonna destroy it!

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Wow! I wish I had a front row seat to that!

Are you a hero from a Hollywood movie or what?

I wasn't even close to a hero.

Are you really gonna do this?

If you don't like it, escape yourself!

Yeah, as if!

You know very well how sickly I am!

Yeah, I remember.

Besides, I can't waste the chance to see