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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
Visitor
Suspicious pair
Makidera and Rin's pendant
Loitering on the way, main road
Towards the cultural festival
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
Two detectives
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
Hero of the bath
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
Peace and quiet (I)
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
Cruel teacher
One last drink
Execution appreciated
Those that give and take
The shore where he stayed
Choice sake - proof of the wild
Streets at night (patrol)
Streets at night (battle)
Haunted mansion
Tohsaka's advice
Haunted night
Good night - Illya
Good night - winter
No trespassing
Ghost Gossip
Ghost Gossip Glamorous
Hotel Einzbern
Memory
Twilight castle
Not yet
Reopening
A moment in the morning
Rin comes back
Wish.
Sisters' summer (apple)
Sisters' summer (lemon)
Medical medicine
A siblings' game
Waterfront king
Heaven's dress
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unlimited blade works
heaven's feel
Caren I
Caren II
Caren III
Caren IV
Caren V
Caren (?)
Spider ladder
Spiral ladder
Reverse Moon
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
Accel/Zero Order
Unlimited raise/dead
Let's Tell a Tale of World Salvation
Heaven's Feel Backnight 1 (inside)
[Avenger sits in a well-decorated, but dusty and dark room. He's sitting with his back to a couch, playing with a little sliding puzzle - moving the pieces around, click, click, click. Throughout the entire memory, he's completely hidden in shadow, but somehow his expressions can be discerned anyway.
There's a woman lying on the couch, slowly awakening as if from a dream. After a few moments, she sits up.
AVENGER: Yo. Finally awake, Master?
BAZETT: Mas...ter...?
AVENGER: Huh? What, are you still half asleep? C'mon, get up. Where'd all that discipline of yours go?
He laughs viciously, eliciting a confused look from Bazett.
BAZETT: Why... am I...?
Avenger furrows his brows and points to the corner of the room, where an old dusty mirror stands.
AVENGER: Take a look for yourself. After all, you can do everything on your own.
BAZETT: ..................
She walks up to the mirror on unsteady feet. Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she gives a startled gasp.
AVENGER: You back to normal yet? In that case, time to go a-killin'. It's not our style to lose all the time, eh, Master?
Bazett pauses to mull this over for a moment.
BAZETT: ...Yes, I joined the Holy Grail War as a Master.
She falls quiet again, still looking dazed and confused.
AVENGER: Heeelloo? How long are you planning on spacing out, lady? We don't have all day. Let's go wrap things up.
BAZETT: Are you... my Servant?
AVENGER: Say what?
He stands up and stares at Bazett.
AVENGER: Oh ho -- hey, lady. From the look of ya, I'm going to guess that you're still not ready to fight.
Bazett hesitates, suddenly aware of his hostility.
AVENGER: Hey, your concerned partner's asking you a question. You're supposed to answer.
BAZETT: -Yes, I suppose I should. To be quite honest, my abilities have suffered a decline. There is no hindrance to movement, but my mind is in disarray. In particular, my memory of yesterday is vague.
AVENGER: Your memory's vague? You summoned me, but you don't have a clue 'bout the Holy Grail War or yourself? Cut me some slack, lady! I would have been ten times better off hooking up with a complete rookie!
BAZETT: No, I know very well who I am. I remember summoning you, as well as joining the Holy Grail War as a Master. What is vague is what happened afterwards. For example, I just cannot seem to remember why I was sleeping here.
Avenger's air of suspicion fades, but only slightly.
BAZETT: I will repeat myself. Why was I sleeping here?
AVENGER: How the hell should I know? And you're the one that said you were gonna use this place as a safe house, and you're the one that said you were gonna take a nap because you were tired right after summoning me. Ring a bell?
BAZETT: Yes, I was the one that decided to use this mansion as a safe house. I remember that. And then -- I summoned you.
AVENGER: Right, right. Then you fell right asleep. You just told me your name and said something like "don't do anything until I wake up." Thanks to you I've been sitting here all day. Why do I have to take a backseat when I got called here to do some killing?
BAZETT: Wait. We did not even discuss a basic battle plan?
AVENGER: Nope. Probably didn't need to. You probably already checked out this city beforehand. Other stuff like what the Holy Grail War is supposed to be was knocked into my head the moment I got summoned. The point is just to kill the other Masters faster, better, anyway possible. Don't need no advice on that.
BAZETT: --
AVENGER: Geh. Lady, stop looking at me like that. You're freaking me out. Did I say something that pissed you off?
BAZETT: Yes. It appears that we both lack an understanding of each other. It irritates me that my Servant could be so thoughtless. I am a magus representing the Association abd I have no intention of being the master of a wild animal.
AVENGER: Whatever. ...But if an understanding's what you're after, I think you're wasting your time.
He mutters, averting his eyes.
AVENGER: Okay, I'll listen. What kinda fighting does her highness, the representative of the Association, prefer?
BAZETT: We will conduct matters secretly and avoid pointless battles. First, priority will be given to obtaining information on hostile Masters. After understanding the atmosphere of this Holy Grail War, we will consider the appropriate order of who to defeat first, and then proceed defeating each magus one by one.
AVENGER: Huh? I'm not your errand boy. Master, if you spot an enemy, you kill him. We're all in this killing business together. Once you come across one, you can't get away and you won't let 'em get away.
BAZETT: --Do as I say. The Association exists to conceal the supernatural. We cannot afford to cause a disturbance. Also, an unruly fight will only lead to the deaths of innocent bystanders. It is an absolute condition that we obtain the Holy Grail, but we must avoid involving the civilians of this city.
AVENGER: ...Hmmm, so you're saying we gotta go by methods over means. I can't figure out how, but it's better not to kill in order to win?
BAZETT: This is not to win. I am a magus. If necessary, I will kill. However, as a human being there are minimum standards that should be observed.
AVENGER: Ohhh. Uhhh, that's sorta, how do I put it...
He breathes out unenthusiastically.
AVENGER: ...Lady, how 'bout using a Command Spell? Say something like "don't disobey me." 'Cuz if you don't, I think I might kill you first.
BAZETT: --I refuse. I have never heard of a master being ordered by a dog. Anyone who gets killed by their own dog does not deserve to be called its master. You are my Servant. I am the one that tells you how to move and when you march off to die.
She prepares for battle, clenching her fist and beginning to carve runes into the floor with her heel.
AVENGER: I see. Mmm, okay. Let me try having a change of heart. O-K. I'm your Servant. I'll listen to my owner.
BAZETT: --
AVENGER: Hm? What now? You still got a problem?
BAZETT: N-No. But... Do you really understand what I said?
AVENGER: Yeah. Keep the deaths to a minimum, right? That's your policy, I got it. Anything else? You got something else to say?
Bazett looks hesitant, but shakes her head.
AVENGER: Okay, then let's go. I've seriously gotten sick of being here.
BAZETT: ...I understand. I will make more detailed modifications to our strategy depending on what we encounter.
AVENGER: But, I've got to say this, lady. "Keep the deaths to a minimum," huh? Heheheh. I like the sound of that. Yeah, it'd be great if I could do that.
BAZETT: ...If you still have complaints, say them. If you have any opinions about my strategy, let's settle it here.
AVENGER: I told you, I get the point. I'm not gonna pick a fight with you yet since you're so scary. But look, Master, that's not going to be possible. All this stuff about killing people or getting bystanders involved is beside the point. This town ain't going to last longer than 4 days, no matter how hard you try.
BAZETT: ......What... did you say?
AVENGER: You'll understand when you step outside. What you're getting worked up over stopped mattering a long time ago. The humans living here have been getting wiped out by these mysterious things pouring out daily.
BAZETT: Mysterious things...? Ridiculous. You are just saying nonsense because my memory is...
AVENGER: You'll understand when you step outside. Seeing is believing.
He stifles his laughter, takes Bazett's hand and starts walking.
AVENGER: Come, let's continue the Holy Grail War, Bazett Fraga McRemitz. --To find your wish, this time for sure.