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Iri's storehouse
Mirror of Kibisis
Reopening
Persimmon cooking
Rider, bicycle, and the jealous Sakura
The King's clothes are a swimsuit (waterfront king: prologue)
Saber lately
Afternoon light
The battle of today's menu
Sakura-san lately
Fuji-nee's persimmon feast
Towards the "splash"
That past is already
Caster's shopping (hobby edition)
Quo Vadis
Lancer
Lancer's Heaven I
Lancer's Heaven II
Lancer's Heaven III
Wabi-sabi-tsumami
Horn (definitely)
Horn (no echo)
Matou residents
After coming back
Return of the wise man
The big three female Servants' super-battle
Sea of memories
Bridge of eternity - right
Warrior's knowledge
Murder at the Twin Mansion
Spearman at work (flower shop edition)
Her holiday villa
For your forgetful self
Murder at the empty mansion
Caster's delivery
Illya strikes back!
Rider and the sandwich
The light on the way home
Great problem at the archery club
How about a training camp?
Crest fever
Sakura and deluxe lunchbox
Sisters' lunch
Educational guidance
The student council chairman is still going strong.
Let's go for lunch!
Fuji-nee's teacher form
Cat-tiger family rampage
Rin and Mitsuzuri on campus
On the verge of a dream
Plushie
Potato sorrow
Marron pie temptation
Rider, reading, and the jealous Sakura
Light-hearted promise
A guest from 5 years back
The trap of high-class ingredients
Sugar candy teatime
This is not Heaven.
Rider's errand, no return
Cleaning alone
Cleaning with everyone
Caster's shopping (good wife edition)
Mimic Tohsaka Lvl 1
Mimic Tohsaka Lvl 2
Mimic Tohsaka Lvl 3
Familiar kid
Angel and a diamond
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Suspicious pair
Makidera and Rin's pendant
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Caster's cooking practice
Dowsing housing
100 views of corpses
Respecting the countless servants
Iron and the second button
Gorgon's cellar
Selected for the King
Pool tickets and a threatening letter
What kind of wedding?
Sakura's memories
Autumn, sky, and a golden taste
Because I groom it twice a week
Mitsuzuri visits
Rin and high tech
Three girls one day
Killing and a fancy bear
Persistent cooking Caster
Successor
Bridge on an ordinary night - left
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Mitsuzuri's revival
Himuro Kane's inquiry
Smuggling, fishing boat, round-the-world trip
Rin's magic lesson
Invisible servant
Sakura, Mitsuzuri, and the archery club
Mitsuzuri Minori
Snake princess in the evening sun
Lunch with the track-and-field club
Day of the festival
Praying Fuji-nee
Rider investigates
Adventures of Himuro Kane
A samurai and a wild flower
Dragon trance military history (??)
Pool and the Mystic Eyes seal
Penguin-shaped shaved ice machine
Level up?
Tohsaka exploration party
The secret to finger pressure massage is devotion.
Dreaming cooking Caster
Gossip between the two
Anachro-analog Rin
Border
Adventures around the maid
Sakura and Caster, united edition
Shin-chan and the sea
Blue Panther vs. Black Panther
Big trouble! The ancient legend of the resurrected supreme king inscribed in stone
Big pursuit! Two teachers, an elf, and an apprentice
Flip-flop 2
Flip-flop 3
School maid
On the way home
Crosswords and shogi problems
Training camp, approval
Justice and the kitten
That night: ghost stories
Curse collector
National treasure
A cat, a priest, and a stubborn teacher
Rin at the temple
monster
Ath nGabla
Final night
Good night
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Sisters' crisis
The future is now
Airmail
Emiya massage
Quartet overture
Stray tiger
Dead Bridge (I)
Dead Bridge (II)
The things that suit Rider
In London
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Peace and quiet (II)
Peace and quiet (III)
Peace and quiet (1)
Peace and quiet (2)
Peace and quiet (3)
Ritual window
Kagetsu Tohya
Awakening (fake)
Awakening (not yet)
Silver thread
Decisive battle
Temple guardian
End of the four nights
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One last drink
Execution appreciated
Those that give and take
The shore where he stayed
Choice sake - proof of the wild
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Haunted mansion
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Haunted night
Good night - Illya
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No trespassing
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Hotel Einzbern
Memory
Twilight castle
Not yet
Reopening
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Rin comes back
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Sisters' summer (lemon)
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Waterfront king
Heaven's dress
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Caren IV
Caren V
Caren (?)
Spider ladder
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Holy Grail
Heaven's Feel Backnight 1 (church)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 2 (rooftop)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 3 (Dialogue Möbiuslink)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 3 (out on the town)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 3 (love)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 4 (Endless)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 5 (Void)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 6 (arm)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 6 (church)
Heaven's Feel Backnight 7 (Cradle Hollow)
Chaldea
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Unlimited raise/dead
Let's Tell a Tale of World Salvation
19 - Christmas in the Underworld
GATEKEEPER: Hey, there you are, Santa Claus! Took your freaking time, didn't you!? Where's my present? You DO have one for me, yeah? Good thing! I've been nursing this grudge for so long! Who'da thunk I'd be meeting Santa Claus at this age!? Well? Don't you have a present for everyone who waits long enough? Even if they're evil murderers and stuff? C'mon, spit it out! Isn't that kinda compassion crap your whole deal?
ALTERA SANTA: Wha...
RITSUKA: I feel like I've seen something like this before...
GATEKEEPER: What? You're stiffing me on presents? Seriously? Freakin' weird. Here I thought I was a perfect fit for the underworld. I'm an old hand when it comes to human sacrifice, y'know. Guess I'm just not famous enough, huh. Figures. I never did get much in the way of name recognition. I think they call me a Rogue Servant? Anyway, you can just call me Shadow Santa. I'm actually a saint, if you can believe that! Heeheeheehee!
ALTERA SANTA: What...? Then, you're telling me you, too, are Santa Claus...? Because you don't exactly seem, um...dressed for the part... Nor do I see a sack of presents anywhere...
SHADOW SANTA: Well of course you don't. I don't got anything like that. I just deliver a buncha fakes and crap. When I'm Santa, I just run to a dollar store and load up on cheap garbage. Let me give you a little tip as your Santa senpai, you sheep-riding weirdo... Seriously, what the hell... Chrismas is an event. It's all about the PRESENTS. The value of goods changes every year. All they need is someone to give 'em, and someone to get 'em. The present's genuine worth is secondary at best. Not that anyone these days seems to remember that.
ALTERA SANTA: ...Are you sure you're really Santa Claus?
SHADOW SANTA: Oh, sure. You and I are two peas in a pod. At least, when it comes to making shit up. Seems like you're in a hurry though, huh? Fine, fine. Don't worry about me and my tragic backstory. You just gotta focus on getting rid of me, otherwise the gate won't open. So come on, lady! Let's DO this! Christmas comes but once a year, right? What better way to deck the halls than with some good, old-fashioned murder with a smile!?
ALTERA SANTA: So, this man enjoys killing...! Come, Master! It seems this Servant has no need of a present!
They fight, with the sheep-riding Santa victorious.
ALTERA SANTA: Take that! It's over, Shadow Santa!
SHADOW SANTA: Aaaaaaghhh! Sheep! Sheep everywhere! What the hell!?
He is swarmed by a great number of cute, fluffy sheep.
SHADOW SANTA: ...Man, you guys really don't pull your punches. I was just trying to scare you a little. I actually do want a present, though. Nobody wants to just get written off as a one-note bad guy.
ALTERA SANTA: Hm... I suppose you have a point. Still, I'm afraid you're rather... How can I put this...
RITSUKA: You're not exactly Christmasy...
SHADOW SANTA: Oh, yeah? So I just gotta look more Christmasy, is that it? Okay, then check THIS out! TRAAANSFOOORRRM! Decorations, activate!
He transforms into a decoration.
ALTERA SANTA: ...! That gleam...
RITSUKA: Now THOSE are Christmas lights!
SHADOW SANTA: Check out this badass body lighting! Even I can shine at least once a year! You can use me as mood lighting for a romantic night or whatever if you wanna.
ALTERA SANTA: I suppose you are a Santa... kind of. I guess there's more to being Santa Claus than I thought. I owe you an apology. I'm sorry for writing you off as an evil hooligan of a Servant...
SHADOW SANTA: Ah, don't worry about it. False charges? Punishment? Get it all the time. Anyway...
He goes rummaging through the sheep for a present.
GREAT SHEEP ZERCO: Baaa. (That hurts.) Ba-baaa. (That hurts too.)
ALTERA SANTA: What are you doing to Zerco!?
SHADOW SANTA: Hmm, how 'bout this one? Yoink!
He pulls out a Craft Essence.
SHADOW SANTA: Hmm, nah, that's not it. It oughta be something that can help me stay out of trouble down the road.
He starts rummaging again, this time pulling out a different CE. He's silent for a moment before perking up again.
SHADOW SANTA: Good enough! I think I can let you off the hook with this!
ALTERA SANTA: H-hey! only one present per person! These are special gifts, I'll have you know!
SHADOW SANTA: Ah, get the stick out of your ass. Who even made that rule anyway? Nothing wrong with taking two or three, long as it's stuff you really want! The problem comes if they start grabbing so much crap they're dropping things all over the place. Doesn't mean you shouldn't get yours while the getting's good!
ALTERA SANTA: R-really...? I thought that Santa Claus never visited greedy children...
SHADOW SANTA: Not too bright, are ya? Anyone who waits for Santa to show up and give them presents is greedy, right? And Santa himself ain't much better, visiting people who don't believe in him.
The gate opens and Shadow Santa begins to disappear.
SHADOW SANTA: Huh, guess that's all it took to open the gate. Not bad, me. Pretty good for something you just made up. Still, there's no way you'll stop the current underworld boss like this. You guys are WAY too by the book here, y'know?
RITSUKA: Tell us more! Who is this "boss"?
SHADOW SANTA: That'd be Ereshkigal, the only boss of the underworld. Who the hell else? Don't you already know her? Welp, looks like this is it for me. Thanks for the present! Just a heads-up, there's a goddess you're familiar with at the next gate. You know, the one who's bright, cheerful, and really into pro wrestling? I bet she'd be willing to fill you in some more. She's a total free spirit, after all. Huh, I guess I ended up doing the whole "leaving you with information before I disappear" bit after all.