Fate/strange Fake

We can go home soon!

I wanna get home! I wanna get home soon!

Ah!

To Snowfield!!

This is...

definitely beyond the confines of ordinary Magecraft.

Cavalryman... Rider?

Such thrilling music!

It was truly a wonderful experience!

All right!

First and foremost, let's form an alliance with someone!

So, you won't be going there?

Due to the events from a previous Holy Grail War,

a Lord is not allowed onsite.

That's what the Clock Tower decided.

You have some new information?

Yes.

I thought you should be the first person to know.

Baleman.

S-Several hours ago, a certain indie band uploaded this video.

First the news, now video streaming.

Look! Right here!

Sajyou?

What's wrong, Ayaka?

Nothing.

You have an uneasy look on your face.

If there's something worrying you, don't hesitate to tell me.

I said it's fine.

Oh, perhaps you're tired?

You weren't able to sleep at the music club, either.

Jeez!

I have nothing but uncertainties!

Isn't there another Master hiding here or something?

Right! This Magical Energy enveloping the entire forest

is almost like a bounded field!

What if, maybe, they attack us?

If they felt so inclined, they would have done it long ago!

How can you have so much faith?

Huh?

I can't see Saber anymore!

Why did that weird Saber show up instead of Altry?

What did you use as the catalyst?

They said the sheath for the legendary sword was gone...

so I used the box that it was sealed in.

I totally thought we'd be able to summon Altry!

Jeez!

This forest is annoying!

Hello!

What have you come to me for?

I don't know what kind of being you are...

but I wanted to make a request to the first Servant I came across!

Huh? Servant?

Do you have any interest in forming an alliance with us?

I don't mind...

but will my Master gain anything from that?

I'd like to talk to your Master, as well.

Are they not here with you? Huh?

What a wonderful Master.

They're not particularly fond of humans.

But your Master seems to be an exception.

Perhaps because she's not much like a Master.

Well, actually she's not a Master at all.

Let's get back on topic.

I saw a monster last night.

This Holy Grail War...

has either gotten roped into some tremendous trouble,

or it's being used for something.

In either case, why don't we eliminate them together and start clean?

The way things are going now,

if I were to lose, I can't say Ayaka will be safe

even if she evacuates to the Church.

You seem to cherish your Master quite a bit.

She got roped into this because of me.

If I didn't take responsibility for that...

the people who inherited lineage of my clan...

and...

the name of the great first king will be tarnished.

Interesting.

You surely are a king yourself, but of a different type than the king I know.

Especially the part that you seem to have an exceptional number of friends.

Is that so? I'd think you have more friends than I do.

I believe that anything living on this earth is a friend.

Although my feelings are often unreciprocated.

But a close friend that I can disclose what goes on in my heart to...

That, I decided will be just one person.

Woah, come now. Is this negotiation a failure?

Or is it...

That close friend is quite a fussy guy.

If you're weak, you'd just be killed.

I'd like to test whether or not...

you can fight against him.

I love things that are easy to understand.

I basically have to prove my strength, right?

H-Hold on! What are you guys—

Don't worry, Ayaka.

This is just a trial to form an alliance.

Now...

let's start this battle!

Hey, Brother!

That Saber sword arrived.

This isn't a Noble Phantasm or anything. It's just a decorated sword.

But he supposedly destroyed the Opera House

with a single strike from that sword.

A knight with red streaks in his blond hair...

This is most likely Lionheart.

Yeah, that Lionheart.

I see, you conclude so, as well?

Yeah. Lionheart was a total King Arthur freak.

Some say he pretended to live a fast life, but in reality,

went on to search around for King Arthur's fortune.

However, isn't he a hero from an era

where the Mystics have relatively thinned out?

Hey, Brother.

Lionheart was called the "Wandering King" in my era, ya know.

Indeed, it's said the time he stayed within his country

during his 10-year reign was less than one year.

That's not what I mean!

I'm talking about the border between mythology and history.

He's part of both eras...

and the final king from a time when Mystics

like Elementals and Rune Magecraft still openly endured.

Loxley!

You're quick. Is that physical strengthening Magecraft?

It's not mine, though.

Did you...

take lessons in fistfighting?

It's a combination of techniques I saw earlier in what they call "movies"...

along with my combat style!

Such mobility despite that. Amazing.

I'll be a bit more serious...

as a Lancer-class.

I'm Saber!

Nice to meet you!

I guess making do with shallow knowledge won't work.

From here, as a Saber-class...

I shall use my sword!

I've always wanted to do this once.

Mimicking the Knight of the Lake who defeated

his enemies with a branch he picked up...

saying, "A knight does not die empty-handed."

Hey Brother, let me tell you an interesting tale!

Just how crazy he was for King Arthur...

Things got so bad that he named everything he owned after that sacred sword.

His sword, of course, but also a knife, parchment,

even a stick that was lying about.

This sword is...

a road to glory, seeking a miracle!

A crystallization of faith honoring that will!

Sadly enough, the noble dream...

leads to the ends unhindered by anyone!

Engraved once again...

this sword is the one and only...

Ex...

calibur!

Come on now.

That looks useful for cracking walnuts.

This much power with a tree branch, huh?

Do I pass the test?

It seems you haven't unleashed even half of your strength.

You are strong.

Though I don't know...

what my friend would say.

Ayaka! We have safely formed an alliance!

Safely?

You guys were trying to kill each other.

Well, there are trials out in the world that you risk your life for.

Give me a break!

Please don't be angry at him.

He was being reckless for your sake.

You know... do people say you're terrible at reading the room?

The gods often said so.

Like when I defeated a bull.

Defeated a bull? Can you tell me that story in detail?

What kind of bull? How and what did you—

Ow!

Please stop, Ayaka!

Ouch! Ouch!

It was my fault!

Why would you do something like that?

Why, you ask?

I understand that you're trying to do something for someone like me...

but...

I didn't ask you to do that!

I told you, right?

I'm going to look after you on my own will.

If you need Magical Energy,

you can use Magecraft or whatever and turn me into a puppet!

But you trusted...

someone like me.

I appreciate what you did. I do. But...

I'm not worthy of something like that.

I don't deserve to be protected by someone...

or to be trusted.

Hey, do you know about Little Red Riding Hood of the Semina Apartments?

A married couple and a girl moved in next to Mr. A.