Part 115: Gold rush? / Night without dawn / Tiger Dojo 8
Let's go back to day 11, where we had the option to chat with Rin afterMusic: Midnight Interval
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"Hold on. I'll say this again, but no holding back, Tohsaka. It's true that jewels are expensive, but they can't substitute for your life, right?"
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"Heh. You can say such irresponsible things because you don't know the state of my financial affairs. I bet you'd fall over if you found out how expensive one of these is."
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All right. If you say that, I'll take responsibility. I'll pay for half the jewels you use."
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Music: Gentle Everyday
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"Really? A man wouldn't back out of that, right?"
"No. I have some money saved up, and I'll work and repay you if that's not enough. We're having you use a weapon that you've saved up, so I have to show some sincerity."
Well, it's more like being obstinate than sincerity.
I guess I want to show off to Tohsaka.
" Hey, what's going on? You're smiling really crookedly."
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"Yes, it's true that I'm happy, and it's also true that I've found a certain enjoyment.
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By the way, Emiya-kun. Do you not need to ask how much one of these jewels costs?"
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"Nope. That would be about right if it was a one-time use."
" Then, something like 200,000 yen?"
"That's a really odd increase. But that's not it."
" T-Then, like 250,000 yen?"
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Why don't you go above six digits?"
"Guh I don't want to say this, but maybe 300,000 yen?"
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"Agh could it be 1,000,000 yen?"
I ask, feeling like I'm jumping off a bridge.
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But what's below me is a hole leading straight to hell.
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"Uh
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I can, but it's working against me in this case.
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"Really? Then I'll ask you just in case, but I can use my jewels, right? I won't spare anything. I'll use them without holding anything back."
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I swallow my words, trying to tell her to use them sparingly if she can.
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I show as much courage as I can.
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"Of course. I won't put interest on it, so you can take your whole life to pay me back."
Tohsaka-san answers seriously without a trace of humor.
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Skip a couple choices past this point and you're at the next dead end - allowing Saber to use Excalibur against Berserker.
Music: Clashing Souls
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Berserker's hand squeezes Tohsaka.
I have no power, and all three of us will die as things are.
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Is that the only option?
Our only chance for victory is to spend Saber's scarce magical energy and use the Noble Phantasm that endangers her existence?
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"EX
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The giant releases Tohsaka and charges straight for Saber.
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"CALIBUR
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Berserker blocks the holy sword that breaks the ground.
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Music: Stop
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"
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The silver armor collapses.
Turning all her remaining magical energy into light, Saber is on her knees.
In front of her is Berserker, still in full shape.
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Saber's figure starts to fade.
Saber must not be able to stand as she glares at Berserker on her knees.
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"Fufu, it must have been disappointing for you too, Berserker.
If Saber's magical energy had been full, you would have been able to die!"
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Without waiting for Saber to disappear, the giant smashes her body.
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Saber has disappeared.
I knew this.
If Saber used her holy sword, she would disappear no matter who won in the end.
I knew it and I still didn't stop her.
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Music: Wandering Shadow
"This is it. So what will you do, Onii-chan? Will you try to run away or will you quietly let me kill you?
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"Oh yeah! If you say you'll let me kill you, I can let Rin go."
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My ability to think is deficient.
In front of me are pieces of meat that used to be Saber along with lumps of earth.
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If I can't get away no matter what I do, then at least
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"
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Then bring him to me, Berserker. Take his legs away first so he won't be able to run away."
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Music: Stop
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Video: Tiger Dojo 8 (mirror)
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Music: Gentle Everyday
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Osu. I am the senior student, in perfect condition and pumped up!
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Auuu ! Why did you do a full swing on me, Taiga!?
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Taiga:
Shut up! This is the eighth Tiger Dojo, but you've killed Shirou five times already!
There's a limit to murder too, you know!?
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What? This is still on the cute side.
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Because in the end, the one who kills Shirou the most is
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Ilya:
Heh, such an attack won't affect me.
Anyways, I'm at the bottom of the list.
See, look at this notebook.
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It's because my actions are so graceful.
People with enough time should check out all of the ends where I kill Shirou.
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A bit different ? Well, enough about trivial things.
Thinking tires me out.
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Well, about this Tiger Dojo.
I don't think the choice was wrong, so why did it end up like this, senior student?
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It's just lack of magical energy.
Saber recovered enough magical energy to be able to use Excalibur, but she didn't have enough to spend on her Noble Phantasm.
I don't know if that weak Excalibur could take off even two of Berserker's lives.
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I see. So this time, one lost because of a smart choice?
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Osu. This is a cruel tightrope where you die if you go on the defensive and if you go on the offensive.
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It's a difficult balance as usual.
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It feels more like a checkmate than a balance, considering the character abilities.
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