You stand in a small, dimly lit room, with stone floor, stone walls, and a stone ceiling. Put simply, a basement made entirely of large stone blocks. You're currently in the center of a wide magic circle, perhaps three feet across and seemingly drawn in blood. Candelabra hang on the walls, giving the place what little illumination it has, and between them stand large bookshelves. Idly, you consider that storing books next to open flames and hot wax seems inadvisable. Hardly important; you put the matter out of your mind.

On the opposite end of the room is an out-of-place modern-looking stainless steel worktable, clashing with the archaism of the other items. A variety of stones, beakers, gems, and arcane tools are scattered over its surface as well as the racks below, but you can't see the majority of them as they're obscured by the presence of a man. From what you can see in the candlelight, this man is rather thin, of middling height, with black hair, parted and combed back over his skull, and elegant taste in clothing. He wears black slacks, tailored to fit; a charcoal vest, softly patterned in gray; and a white silk shirt. This, possibly, is Jean-Pierre Vaisset, the magus responsible for your presence. He's hunched over the table, working at something obscured from your view by his back. Unbidden and without thought, a question springs to your lips.

"Magus, you who have summoned me. I ask of you: are you my Master?"

"Caster, what the devil are you-" Vaisset gets no farther than that, cutting himself off in mid-sentence as he turns to see you. As his eyes meet yours, his face goes white. In the passage of a moment, no more than the time it takes to blink, you've replaced his Servant. Surely, it's impossible. "Just who are you," he asks voice suddenly hoarse with shock. "Caster, that isn't you, is it? The ritual can't have changed you that much, can it?" Now that he's facing you, you can see that Vaisset is only a bit older than yourself, in his mid-twenties. He's a handsome fellow, and plainly wealthy by his clothing and posture. From his appearance and name, and the fact that you're in Tokyo, you'd guess he's half French and half Japanese, but you aren't certain.

You're not certain of much, come to think of it. The question you asked came from nowhere, falling out of your mouth by some strange instinct. By the same instinctual feeling, you can tell that you are a Servant now; that you're receiving a flow of mystic energy from Vaisset, taking the place of the Od you've cultivated an understanding of previously. As you consider your own circumstances, a flood of information about your nature as a Servant enters your mind; again seeming to come almost from nowhere, entering your mind like memories you've never had.

Status Updated

It takes you a moment to process the new information about your identity, but eventually you refocus on Vaisset. He's looking expectant, still waiting for you to explain yourself.

>>3491019
open the game

>[ ] "Caster is dead, and I seem to have taken his place in the Grail War," you say. "Now I will ask again, magus, are you my Master? Or must I go looking?" (Duty)

>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

>[ ] You do something else (Write in)

>>3491023
>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

>>3491023
>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

Make sure that if we still have command seals somehow that we conceal them.

>>3491021
>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

>>3491023
>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

Also evil alignment, we were not that evil right? I mean other then messing with archers master.

>>3491023
>[ ] "Caster is dead, and I seem to have taken his place in the Grail War," you say. "Now I will ask again, magus, are you my Master? Or must I go looking?" (Duty)
>alignment
>neutral evil
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAA
AAA
AAAA
A
also cool stats.

>>3491036
>>3491037
Evil in Fate is a pretty broad swathe of alignment. Tamamo no Mae's alignment is neutral evil, for example. Based on your actions in the Akeldama, you've been evaluated to be neutral evil.

>>3491038
So we're just a dick?

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>>3491038
I know
I'm just happy it finally happened.

>>3491041
Manipulative, arrogant, murderous, perfectly okay with brainwashing, mildly sociopathic...
You folks definitely picked up some traits that steered away from the original lawful neutral alignment that I started Rushorou out with.

>>3491043
Well, when you put it that way... of course all of that was out of necessity.

>>3491019
>Alignment: neutral evil
This makes my pp into PP.

>>3491023
>[ ] You push past the man. Whatever his role in this, it's of secondary importance compared to your more pressing task. You need to find a mirror, and investigate the changes that have come since becoming a Servant. (Pride)

Honestly I feel like a right retard for going with the sword instead of the bow.
Independent Action would be real nice right about now.

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>Circe when we disappear

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>>3491057
At least we have a sword that cuts through anything.
>>3491060
>Circe's face when we reappear

>>3491063
>agility A
>sword that cuts through anything
Time for some ludicrous high speed Master gankings.

>>3491065
Remember that it is a noble phantasm.

>>3491069
So, what, we need to activate it with its true name? oh fug :((

You step out of the circle, moving Vaisset from your path with a hand to his shoulder. At first you make straight for the exit, a set of stairs leading up through a corridor, but then you realize you've no idea where you can find anything in this building. You turn back to Vaisset. "I am not Caster," you declare. "Now, do you have a mirror anywhere? I'm in serious need of one."

"A... mirror?" If possible, the magus looks to now be even more confused than he was before. "Certainly, there are any number of mirrors in my home. Just go up those stairs, take the first right turn, and then the second room on the left is a restroom." Apparently hospitality has been drilled into the man, no matter how confused he is by the situation. Such is the consequence of a wealthy upbringing. You nod your thanks and ascend the stairs, following Vaisset's instructions to turn right when you reach the ground floor and then left to find the restroom. What you see of the corridors reinforces your previous impression of wealth. The house seems to be a beautifully kept Victorian or Edwardian mansion, perhaps not as densely ornamented as the Eighth Imperial University, but certainly something only the very rich could afford to occupy.

Vaisset's restroom contains a large trifold mirror, allowing you to get a clear look at yourself. The first thing that strikes you is your height: you've grown another inch or two. Your other features all seem to be the same as before, mercifully. You don't need to worry about becoming as unrecognizable to Circe and Adelheid as you are to your parents.

Your clothing, on the other hand, has completely transformed. The tasteful black suit and burgundy tie you were wearing during your confrontation with Judas has been replaced by what is apparently a requirement for a Saber, gleaming plate armor. It isn't even simply steel, but white; as if the armor has been enameled! The cloth below the gleaming armor remains black, but the overall appearance still strikes you as rather gaudy. Your cloak, previously too small to properly fit the title, has changed as well. It now fully surrounds your body and hangs to your ankles, and is fastened by a silver broach just to the right of your neck. It's only when you push it out of the way that the armor becomes visible. Narrow red vertical stripes run down the cloth, about six inches apart. When you wonder about the absence of a helmet, one appears in your hands. Apparently components of the armor can be summoned and dismissed, though you doubt you'll be wanting to wear a white full-face helmet any time soon.

At your left hip hangs a longsword in a richly decorated black and silver sheath. You're tempted to draw it and experiment with your newfound knowledge of swordsmanship, but you're shocked out of your thoughts by the sound of a scream. It came from below, back the way you came!

>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

>[ ] Get out of this mansion immediately! (Self-Preservation)

>[ ] Do something else (Write in)

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)
Oh shit.

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

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By the way, if you're curious about what the armor looks like in more detail, it's similar to Agravain's here. The metal portions are white, though; only the cloth is black, and there's no fur.

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

Oh god what if it's the gang?
What if our "Master" tries to command spell us into killing them?
Circe is gonna be very pissed off with the guy.
Although I suppose we now know what Illya meant by "can't defeat Berserker yet".

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Wait.
>our sword can't fire a beam
fucking DROPPED

>>3491092
W-we just need to talk to Circe, right? Our legend isn't finished yet, right?

>>3491092
Beam swords are overrated.
We've got a cloak that can effectively defend us from anything or kill the attacker if they are careless.

>>3491094
I swear to god if Circe and/or Adelheid are dead we kill everyone in this entire god damn city.

>>3491096
And then ourself.

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

>>3491096
>Win the grail war
>Wish for the incarnation of ourself and our previous servants
EzPz

>>3491110
>win the grail war
>thinking the grail won't manjew us.
It fucking summoned Judas.
Something's up.

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>>3491110
>Circe and Adelheid incarnate without the memories they formed in Akeldama

>>3491111
I hope they know better than to use the Fuyuki Grail after the nth time.

>>3491112
All of a sudden I really really want to beat a certain autistic ginger to death for not having this problem.

>>3491116
>magi
>knowing better
>ever
Pfft.

>inb4 we get mudded.com

>>3491120
>"I'm starting to get tired of being altered by grails."

Welp, QM's asleep. We should check if Circe still has the gloves; we're gonna need them to learn how to swung sword.

>>3491134
You mean if we have the gloves, right? There’s no Circe now anon....

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>>3491136
you shut up

>>3491136
SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP.

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>>3491136

So you guys think the Servants in this actual War are going to be as ridiculous as Blackbeard or Adelheid?

>>3491159
I'm preparing myself for shit like Enkidu or Gilgamesh, personally.
Or for Shirou to show up as an actual person.

>>3491162
>Be in a grail war with EMIYA, Shirou
>The battle of the neutral evil versus the retarded good Grail Winners

>>3491169
>worse yet, his spawn

Wait guys, now that we’re a servant we can make up names for Rushorou’s moves and person and not seem like a total chuuni for it!

>>3491173
We really need to get on that name. Hopefully one with fewer syllables.

I wonder if the events of Akeldama are the only basis for our "legend" as a heroic spirit or if our legend is still being formed. I hope it's the latter.

>>3491074
>[ ] Run back downstairs to investigate the commotion. (Duty)

Fuck me for going to sleep before changing my vote to needle.
Oh well. Saber is a pretty powerful class as long as the master isn't utterly retarded, and we're even rocking an anti-world Noble Phantasm (thanks Caster).

>>3491092
Clearly, we're a fake Saber servant. Since we don't fire beams, but we use a sword, I have scientifically proven that we must actually be an Archer-class servant and therefore have Independent Action.
Soon...

In other news, Vaisset just drew a retardedly powerful card without realizing it. Even without our other Servants, look at that fucking status screen. Magic Resistance B, 4/6 stats are B or above and nothing is less than C...
We even have fucking True Mind's Eye at B-rank. TRUE. That means our combat intelligence is FSN Archer-tier.
Hell, the only thing of ours that really sucks is our shit-tier Riding skill. Not to mention the ludicrous advantage of nobody knowing who we are or what we can do.

I'd also like to take this moment to remind everyone that our cloak and sword (folded over 1000 times) can cut through anything. That's pretty good, even if they are C-rank. Saber, Lancer, and other up-close-and-personal servants are in for a nasty surprise if they ever try to block an attack of ours.

>>3491189
We are definitely going to “you are already dead” a servant that unleashes some CQC NP with the cloak.

>Charisma D
Should’ve been a A++++++ but mkay

>Conceptual Biology A
I wonder what at all this will do for us as a Servant

>6’2”
>79kg
Our boy got BIG

...
Kill current Master and see if we can make Kikuko our master if she's still around?
Really hoping Adelheid and Circe made it out ok.

>>3491205
Anon, I......

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>>3491209
GIVE ME MY FUCKING BIRD WAIFU.

>>3491209
Peddle your blackpills elsewhere.

>>3491162
>Gilgamesh
Is there any rule against him being Summoned as a girl?

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>>3491225
It's called "not actually being a girl"

>>3491195
>I wonder what at all this will do for us as a Servant

It makes us immune to mystical poisons, although these examples depend on inhalation or direct poisoning counting as "consumption":
>Sikera Ušum -- noted to be less effective on people with anecdotes of resisting poisons or skills to resist poisoning
>Providential Oni Poison
>Serenity's poison body
>anything inside us Robin Hood's Yew Bow will amplify

It also lets us lolnope anything the Caster might slip us.

>>3491233
Btw, that brings me to something. Since Rushorou has replaced the caster in this war, are there now two sabers? What do you lot think about this?

>>3491230
Orite, I keep forgetting that Merlin pranked Artoria THEN gave her a fick

>>3491240
Proto Arthur and Artoria are totally seperate people.
Though Gilgamesh undoubtedly has a magic gender changing item were he to feel like using it.

>>3491242
>Proto Arthur and Artoria are totally seperate people.
Oh.
>Though Gilgamesh undoubtedly has a magic gender changing item were he to feel like using it.
He wouldn't use that for lil ol us...
right?

>>3491238
I think THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
>>3491242
...Is it the origin of Merlin's potion?

>>3491243
He's more likely to use it on us more than for us.

>>3491243
>He wouldn't use that for lil ol us...
>right?
Never ever * a million.
More likely to give Shirou Ea.

>>3491249
Yeah but Conceptual Biology counters it.

>>3491250
>More likely to give Shirou Ea.
Let's not go TOO far.

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>>3491252
Also, his bullshit armour is useless against our NP.

>>3491261
Oh Christ.
We actually somewhat counter Goldy.
Haha.

>>3491262
>Implying implications

>>3491265
Well, we're a pain in the ass for goldy.
Our cape makes gatespam useless and our sword makes his armour useless, forcing him to use his brain for once.

>>3491205
Okay, let's set forth our strategy regarding masters.

Vaisset is almost certainly a brainlet, since it never even occurred to him that Caster might not be able to make the Akeldama work. Probably worth getting rid of him. The question is - how?

Kikuko is certainly an option if we can find her. She's been brainwashed to loyalty, so we can just make her our master and keep her hidden while we win the war.

There's also Truvi (or perhaps her sister if we run into her because Edelfelts), presuming we manage to get into contact with her and convince her to come over and win the grail war. She's full of herself but she's a competent mage, we know what she wants the Grail for, and we won't get instagibbed like Lancer did.

Alternatively, we could instead bide our time, betray this asshole, and contract with the nigh-inevitable Tohsaka/Matou/Einzbern/Emiya loli.

>>3491250
If Gil felt like it, he'd do it for sure. The question is just how to get him into that mindset. Say, if he wanted to fuck us, and inhuman biology prevented us from being the girl...

>>3491261
>>3491262
Don't forget OUR bullshit armor renders us somewhat safe from the Gate of Bablyon.
Hot damn, we're one hell of a servant.

>>3491265
>can avoid skewering from GoB with cloak
>can cut him with sword and superior combat skills
>Enkidu is useless against us and also subject to cloak.
Ea almost certainly kills us but Ea kills everyone.

>>3491269
We're also not Divine so his chains wouldn't be as strong, giving us a chance (read: infinitesimal) to resist them.

>>3491272
Not necessarily. We might end up fucking over the world of imaginary numbers, but if we covered ourself properly we might be able to at least dodge a blast or two.

>>3491273
Also, cloak and sword can cut them.

>>3491273
Pfft
Enkidu is worthless against non divine targets.
It's just a chain.
We have B rank strength and a portal cloak.

>>3491272
Enkidu wouldn't be an option to begin with, since we have no Divinity.
>>3491270
One of our friends would be an ideal Master, in the order Truvi > Matsuda = Ogawara.

>>3491270
I want us to serve Vaisset until a viable and significantly better alternative comes along- regardless of whether or not he is a brainlet, as we with that bitching Mind’s Eye True (B) can carry. I want us to convince him to team up with another master/servant pair, because that worked awful well last time. Remember, if we get that wish we can absolutely get back our servants. I wonder how sweets will write the now human Rushorou losing them...

>>3491270
>If Gil felt like it, he'd do it for sure.
Caster Gil would probably be down.

>>3491278
The true order is
Matsuda>>>> Truvi >Ogawara

>>3491282
No Kikuko?
She's brainwashed to be loyal.

>>3491282
This, bros before hoes/bishis.

All this talk of Gilgamesh has made me realize the dark truth of this new chapter of the quest.

>Now that Rushorou is the Saber, everyone will want to fuck/be fucked by him

It seems like we stick to the traditional paradigm Saber > Archer > Lancer > Saber so far: we're built to take down Archers but a faster Lancer can outmaneuver and dismember us if (s)he's careful.

>>3491290
>spoiler
Nah, we (thankfully) aren't a Seibaface.

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>>3491290
>implying this wasn't already true

>>3491291
>Faster
Agility A anon, I doubt there’s gonna be a A+ speed lancer around

The real question is are we a 5* SSR?

>>3491294
I think even Truvi wanted a piece of us for a bit before losing Lancer.

Also, don’t get too cocky about our stats boys. Akeldama!Saber was pretty great stats-wise, and we all know how that turned out for him.

I just realized that we came 1 short of bringing every relevant female onto our campus.
>>3491313
Okay, but we aren't dumb.

>>3491313
Saber got fucked over by a crit fail and then he got killed because we killed his master and he ran out of gas. He was hardly a slouch, but he also wasn't bright.
Also none of that kick-ass B-rank Mind's Eye (True).

>>3491297
Some Lancers with A+ Speed:
>Diarmuid
>Old Li Shuwen
>Fionn
>Proto-Cu
>Enkidu (if summoned by Alaya or sacrificing a rank in Constitution)
Let's also include Lancers who could potentially or definitely increase their Agility above A with Magecraft:
>F/SN Cu
>Scathach
That's not accounting for whatever Sweets has cooked up.

I can also compile a list of every canon Servant that's faster than us.
>>3491313
He died because he lost his Master to a vastly superior combatant, not because of his own faults.

>>3491319
>>3491323
>>3491325
That’s what I’m saying. Even if our stats are amazing, w/o that IA goodness if our master goes so do we. We have to be a smidge more careful with ourself than Master Rushorou was, as there are two lose conditions in this iteration of the quest (and I doubt we get Tiger Dojo if the master perishes)

>>3491332
Hopefully, we won't be stupid enough to let Vaisset try to solo a goddamn combat homunculus.

>>3491338
>”Master go in your corner while I, RUSHOROU, destroy the second shittiest Servant and second shittiest master in the world”
Lel

The real kicker is if we're able to go spiritual form or not.
I shouldn't have to tell you why.
would you whale for our boy?

We should probably try learning how to master our NPs before fighting any Servants.

>>3491365
I'd guess not.
Not even our boy could make me whale. Save, sure, but not whale.

>>3491382
Yeah, gonna need to figure out names first. Can't really unleash their power otherwise.
On that note, how do you think Servants will react to their NPs being cut like butter?

>>3491382
>Sword
>Same cloak as in life, but bigger
Seems pretty ez to me

>>3491387
Depends, but generally with a “NANI!?!”

>>3491387
>>3491392
With a side of "BAKANA!"

Lategame us is pretty ridiculous, now that I think about it.

>>3491365
>>3491387
would our boy be SSR? Where would he be on the tier list? I imagine Conceptual Biology clears all debuffs and possibly gives immunity to them for a few turns. Minds Eye (true) is just defend and dodge and Charisma is Charisma.
NP is either Sword or Sword + Cloak at the same time
Sword would probably ignore defence, defence buffs and invincibility on a single unit and if the cloak is used too it probably gives invincibility in some way.

>>3491392
>>3491400
"SANADA BEEEACH"

>>3491422
I don't think we're gonna fight Joseph Joestar, anon.

I suppose any Servant with a way to kill us without needing to touch us would be a problem.

>>3491437
We got a big boy cape and B rank magic resist to deal with range now.
Course, we just killed Caster.
So both our class skills are worthless.
But!
We look cool as shit.

>>3491432
Who knows, we haven't seen anything of Outer Archer yet.

>>3491446
Remember, some NPs are Magecraft. Those might be blocked. MIGHT

>>3491446
No, I'm talking about Servants like Medusa, who do not need to touch us to kill us, period.

>>3491474
>We kinda counter Gil
>But Medusa counters us
Ugh...
We'll probably have to work with another Servant.

>>3491494
You do realise this isn't in fact the F/sn war.
As much as it would be hilarious to cut Excalibur in two.

>>3491494
Yeah, I was only using her as an example of what can fuck us.

>>3491501
>>3491506
I know, I'm also talking about the general case.
Probably should've made that clearer.

>>3491446
Well, at the very least, other masters will struggle to use magic on us. That means the possible loli Tohsaka won't be able to kill us by pumping us full of gems, if nothing else.

>>3491474
>>3491506
Medusa might not be able to petrify us, actually. We have B-rank Magical Energy and B-rank Magic Resistance, so we could feasibly resist Cybele's petrification (though we'd still get pressured). And if she tries to hit us with Bellerophon, we can just answer with a shoulder check.

>>3491506
Unless we get our other two servants back yeah, we're gonna have to watch out.
But if they somehow do make it?
Fun times.

>>3491522
>But if they somehow do make it?
Anon, I....

>>3491526
Anon shut the fuck up.
Circe is there, if there's anyone who can figure something out it's her.

>>3491526
>Inb4 the scream is Vaisset freaking out because our servants just appeared
We can always look at our hands to see if we still have the command seals. Judas did give us an extra pair, after all.

>>3491540
Yeah but one problem.
He might command us to attack them.

>>3491579
Just knock him out before he gets that thought.

>>3491580
We just use our Magic Resistance and ridiculous [PRIDE] to resist.

>>3491579
We can refuse unless he uses a command seal, and if he does use a command seal then a) we can try to resist it and b) we're betraying the ever-loving shit out of him first chance we get. Dumbass summoned Judas Iscariot so he shouldn't have much of a problem with it.

>>3491597
>"Hold on dipshit, those are my servants."
>"What?"
>"Master of Caster, I am your servant, the Master of Caster: Saber."

Where's Sweets? Is he sleeping at 10.00 in the morning???

>>3491618
Anon.
Timezones.

>>3491621
No he's right. Sweets lives on the West coast of burgerland.

>>3491621
He's on Pacific Time, iirc. It's 10.00 AM there...

>>3491618
My last update was after 4AM, cut me some slack.

>>3491630
These people don't know the pain of QMs that go missing for multiple days.
Or weeks.
Or months.
I'm looking forward to the continuation, but no rush.

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>>3491630
No, this is an unforgivable crime, how dare you take six whole hours to write an update??? I'M LEAVING not really

>>3491636
>>These people don't know the pain of QMs that go missing for multiple days.
>>Or weeks.
>>Or months.
>implying
Fuck, where did the worm quests go? This is all I have now.

>>3491630
Shut up, writeslave. Back to the sweatshop with you.

>>3491624
...and yes, it is 10:11 here now.

>>3491195
For comparison, this puts you an inch shorter and 3KG lighter than Lancelot, and an inch taller than F/SN Archer.

>>3491270
>Vaisset is almost certainly a brainlet, since it never even occurred to him that Caster might not be able to make the Akeldama work.
Remember that for him, no time has passed since activating the NP. Whether he considered it might fail or not, he has plenty of reason to be surprised.

>>3491540
>We can always look at our hands to see if we still have the command seals.
Just a note, your hands are currently covered by your armor.

>>3491648
>he knows my pain
Rip Nazi, Wendigo and everything else.
It's a cursed setting.

>>3491652
>For comparison, this puts you an inch shorter and 3KG lighter than Lancelot
fuck
>and an inch taller than F/SN Archer.
EMILET ON SUICIDE WATCH FUCK YEAH
>Just a note, your hands are currently covered by your armor.
We can just dematerialize that real quick after the battle, yeah?

>>3491640
>six whole hours
Joke's on you, I'm only starting to write now.

>>3491652
>an inch taller than F/SN Archer
>we can make fun of Archer for being a manlet
What a great timeline to be in.

>he has plenty of reason to be surprised
Fair enough. I guess he didn't really get a good read on how Akeldama really works before telling Caster to hop to it.

>Just a note, your hands are currently covered by your armor.
I'm aware, but since we can will our armor into and out of existence because servant, we can take care of that shortly.

>>3491608
I think we'd be (at least inwardly) overjoyed at seeing our friends again. Oh, it'd be nice to see Truvi too, I guess.

>want to edit that Agravain image
>can only find an ant sized version
I'm the world's angriest man.

>>3491680
Yeah, I didn't post the crappy quality version because I like fuzzy images.

>>3491670
We can also make fun of him that we're actually a Saber and he isn't.

>>3491685
And also that we aren't an Alayacuck.
And our girlfriend's a better Magus than his.
And our NPs counter him.
And we're a better driver.
And not an infinitely worse cook.

>>3491696
That last one is up for debate.

To put the final nail in the coffin, we need to get more bitches than him. That means at least 5 total to outclass his 4. We've got 2 in the bag.

>>3491696
>our NPs counter him
I don't know...
He probably can't copy and use them considering they are linked to our element and origin.
But the asshole is Gil Lite in what his arsenal actually includes.

>>3491696
>we're a better driver.
You've never driven, so...

>>3491708
Can't be bad at something if you never do it.

>>3491708
Consolation Riding E still makes us 10x better than average.
Or some shit.
Also have we really never used a bicycle?

>>3491704
We already kinda fuck over Gil's arsenal, as was covered previously.
Imagine what we'll do to Gil Lite.
>>3491708
We have consolation Riding, he doesn't

>>3491717
We fuck over Gil because Gil spams like a retard.
Archer's range is just unfair.

It really would come down to how long you can sustain your Noble Phantasm.

>>3491696
Oh, and we outmatch him physically.
>EMIYA:
>Strength D
>Endurance C
>Agility C

>Yumigawa:
>Strength B
>Endurance C
>Agility A

>>3491722
Honestly in actual melee he dies insanely quickly against us.

Folks, remember how I said later on in Fate/City Akeldama that I'd ranked Perseus' battle continuation too high for how I actually wanted him to function?

>>3491729
Yeah?

>>3491729
I-
Yes.
...why?

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>>3491729
>our everything is ranked too high
Sweets, kindly don't

I wrote your character sheet in the middle of the night, and made a couple of minor errors. Just tweaking two details.

>>3491740
Oh god no not this.

>>3491747
Oh god no not the nerfhammer.
Save me EMIYA!

>>3491747
>Agility down to B
>Eye of the Mind down to C
Not that bad after all.

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>>3491757

>>3491757
Now we DEFINITELY have to be more careful.

>>3491757
That’s honestly a massive debuff to the stats I trusted, damn. Oh well, guess we’re just going to have to break out those NPs earlier.

>>3491776
It really is not, B-Rank stats are still quite good. Consider some of the other Sabers with B-Rank Strength and Agility.

>>3491757
Ouch. I think losing that rank in Mind's Eye (True) hurts a lot more than one in Agility. Still a respectable statline, but considering how broken all servants are by nature it's sad to see them go. We'll need every advantage we can get.
The status sheet says we had E-rank Mind's Eye as a human. Didn't we end up with rank D after our second spar with Matsuda, or did we get a boost in a different stat and I'm just remembering wrong?

>>3491830
>spoiler
Agility.

>>3491830
Agility

And yeah, the Mind’s Eye is the one I care more about. With the way Archer, Akeldama or FSN, performs, it’s going to be missed.

>>3491830
>>3491837
After thinking about it, I decided that having Mind's Eye (True) on par with those two is just a bit too much for our new Saber. You may have been buffed by Judas' power, but you definitely aren't as battle-hardened as counter guardian Emiya.

Drawing your sword, you rush back the way you came, rapidly descending back into Vaisset's basement workshop. Although you may be uncertain of the Master-Servant relationship here, the fact that he's your energy supply is clear. As you head down the stairs, the steep angle of the corridor blocking your view of the room, you call, "Magus, what's going on?"

When the room does come into view what greets your eyes is not carnage, but a scene of minor domestic discord. Vaisset stands face to face with a furious teenage girl, with blue eyes and black shoulder-length hair. She's wearing a school uniform with a navy sweater and orange ribbon, and there are several burned holes in both the sweater and the skirt. "Nii-san, now I'll have to have my uniform replaced again! Can't you be more careful with your work?"

"Ayaka, I have told you repeatedly not to come in here when I'm working," he replies, "If you ruin your clothing because you insist on bringing it somewhere dangerous, that's really your responsibility. Just why are you wearing a school uniform at this time of night, anyway?"

"It's a replacement for the last one you ruined! This just arrived today, and I wanted to make sure it fit!" She sighs heavily. "Honestly, Nii-san, I can't believe you. How is it you never manage to ruin your own clothing, but my uniform gets burnt every time I come to see what you're up to?"

Clearly the two siblings are too caught up in their own argument to have noticed your shout. A bit embarrassed, you sheathe your sword and take a look around. There's a large burn mark on Vaisset's worktable, which makes the course of events plain enough. Apparently after you left to examine your new form, Vaisset simply went back to working.

Turning to go, Vaisset's sister finally notices you and stops in her tracks. She takes a half-step back, eyes widening in sudden alarm at the stranger in her home. "Nii-san, who is that?" she asks quietly, watching you for signs of aggression. At the same time, you really notice her. More specifically, the details of her uniform. It's the winter uniform for girls at your high school! You don't recognize the girl personally, but she looks like a first or second year, so you wouldn't know her.

>[ ] Write in your response.

>>3491850
>"Oh, don't mind me, your brother just wanted tips for cosplaying so I came round to show him my outfit. My professional handle is Saber, maybe you've heard of me?"
Hey.
It worked on Taiga.
And if she knows enough about magic she'll know just what we are.

>>3491850
"My apologies. I would have introduced myself sooner, but you were preoccupied. You can call me Saber. I'm here to meet with your brother about his work and potentially lend him my aid. You may be seeing a lot of me in the near future."

A member of our own (former) student body? This is interesting. Did Truvi ever mention to us that mage families are only supposed to have a single heir?

>>3491845
It makes perfect sense, but god damn if high-ranking Mind's Eye (True) isn't desirable.

Speaking of servant adderall, does anybody know the difference between Mind's Eye (False) and Instinct? I've been trying to figure it out since reading FSN and I just don't see it.

>>3491850
>I am SABER, familiar of Jean-Pierre Vaisset, summoned to achieve total victory in the HOLY GRAIL WAR.
>our high school
O boi, now we double have to win this.

>>3491898
>going full autismo on somebody who might not even be aware of magecraft.
C-can you not?

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>>3491899
But anon, I must

>>3491890
>"My apologies. I would have introduced myself sooner, but you were preoccupied. You can call me Saber. I'm here to meet with your brother about his work and potentially lend him my aid. You may be seeing a lot of me in the near future."
Forgot to greentext this and it felt wrong.

>>3491898
>telling someone who might not know
>sperging out when we don't even technically know if Vaisset is our master even though he totally is
Rushorou is a bit more controlled than that, you know.

>>3491890
This doesn’t seem like the most professional of mage families...

>>3491890
>Did Truvi ever mention to us that mage families are only supposed to have a single heir?
She didn't mention it.

On the one hand, our Master just condemned 1000 people to their deaths.
On the other hand he doesn't seem too bad.

>>3491904
Yeah. Shitty as mages are, I doubt that a proper mage would ever decide on summoning the world's most infamous traitor as a loyal servant. Vaisset has also displayed a rather significant lack of understanding about how the Akeldama works and, apparently, an ineptitude profound enough to do constant damage to his sister's wardrobe. This guy needs some help.

>>3491909
Given how he's been acting so far, I don't think he actually understood Akeldama all that well. He probably told Judas to hop to it as soon as Judas said that Akeldama could win them the war hands-down and didn't give him a chance to explain how things really work. Judas himself said he was pretty much rushed into activating his NP.

>>3491906
Okay, then Rushorou wouldn't know about that. Thanks.

>>3491913
We can judge him from his reaction that 1046 (mostly) innocent people are dead by his order.
The other surviving Servants have gone missing.
And we don't quite know where the 4 humans are.
It's possible that they were all killed when the Akeldama collapsed.

>>3491929
Sweets has said that we'd return to the exact moment in time when Akeldama began, and from there I expect the survivors would return to their previous positions as well. I think the fact that we appeared where Caster was when Akeldama began after we "took his place" testifies to that. Odds are they're alive. We may want to test whether or not that's true by stopping by Matsuda's high school at some point.

>>3491936
Then...
Where the fuck are Caster and Berser-
...
Oh no.

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>>3491941
>everyone returns to where they were before being summoned
Now, where do Servants come from?
please let me be wrong

I don't know how much you want to trust him, but for what it's worth, Judas did say that your Servants would be sustained in the outside world by your existence.

>>3491971
>Circe is in fuckoff Mediterranean
>Adelheid is in the Fuhrerbunker

>>3491983
Well now that would be "fun."
Well I hope she enjoys THE ABSOLUTE STATE of Germany in that case.
Maybe we should ask our master to turn on the news.

So far we have nobody voting for anyone else's response, making this a three-way tie. It's still wide open for new responses or arguments for what you've written.

>>3491890
>>3491901
Gonna go ahead and support this. It would probably embarrass our Master by making him out to be a LARPing NEET but it's better than nothing.

>>3492030
Here goes.

>>3491883
A good one-off excuse, but it doesn't explain the fact that we're going to be around quite often and it might obliterate Ayaka's reputation of us right off the bat.

>>3491898
We don't need her thinking we're a chuuni, either.

>>3492030
Ey, woke up just in time to break the tie.

>>3491890
>>"My apologies. I would have introduced myself sooner, but you were preoccupied. You can call me Saber. I'm here to meet with your brother about his work and potentially lend him my aid. You may be seeing a lot of me in the near future."

You know Sweets, I figured I would miss a little bit when I hit the hay last night. Didn't think it would be the start of a new quest.

>>3491850
>>3491898
I’ll switch to ID’s

>>3492069
Sorry about the timing, then. I think I explained my reasoning for breaking it off there at the end of the last thread, though. I hope you got the chance to vote on the "form of power" decision.

"My apologies," you say with a slight bow, "I would have introduced myself sooner, but you were preoccupied. You can call me Saber. I'm here to meet with your brother about his work and potentially lend him my aid. You may be seeing a lot of me in the near future."

"Sa-" Ayaka starts, before snapping her mouth shut and turning to her brother again. She whispers, too loudly to keep you from hearing, "I thought you said you'd summoned Caster, Nii-san! What's going on? Did you actually manage to get the strongest Servant, Saber?"

With the burden of explaining a situation he doesn't fully understand now shifted to him, Vaisset coughs into his fist. "Ahem. I... thought that I had summoned Caster, Ayaka, but it seems that there was a bit of a misunderstanding. It's getting rather late; why don't you go to bed, and I'll explain the situation in the morning. Once Saber and I have had a chance to discuss matters."

Ayaka pouts, but doesn't protest. "If you say so, Nii-san. I think this is a real improvement for you, though."

The girl walks up to you, heading for the stairs, but stops again in front of you, examining you up close for the first time. Staring uncomfortably hard at your face, in fact, her glasses taking on the character of a different kind of lens. Under her breath, almost inaudibly, she mutters, "President Yumigawa...?" Then she shakes her head, blinking rapidly. Without looking again, she pushes past you ascends into the rest of the house.

"Well, now you've met my sister," Vaisset says, once she's gone. "Would you care to introduce yourself to me, Saber? And while you're at it, to explain why you're here in Caster's place?"

You shake your head, cutting off any further questions. "I have to begin with a few questions of my own, Magus," you say. "First, are you Jean-Pierre Vaisset, the Master of Caster? The man who ordered the use of the Noble Phantasm Akeldama?"

"I am indeed," he replies indignantly, "but I should expect you'd know that before appearing here. Just what is this all about? How could another Servant have become involved with Caster's ritual?"

Unmoved by his questions, you continue your own interrogation. "In that case, I suppose you are to be my Master. Now then, how much do you know about the workings of Akeldama?"

"From what Caster told me, it's a ritual-based Noble Phantasm which allows him to instantaneously and surreptitiously drain the life force from a large number of people. The influx of power, he said, would allow him to win the war easily. Naturally, I had him activate it immediately. Now, I was prepared for some sort of spectacular transformation, but not for him to be replaced by an entirely different Servant. So who are you, and what's going on?" From the sound of it, Vaisset is almost completely ignorant of Judas' true nature. This gives you a fair amount of leeway in terms of handling the situation.

>[ ] Explain the circumstances of the Akeldama Grail War. (Duty)

>[ ] Keep the truth of the matter to yourself and give Vaisset a cover story. (Self-Preservation)

>[ ] Say something else (write in)

>>3492187
>[ ] Explain the circumstances of the Akeldama Grail War. (Duty)
But can we skip on mentioning that we were in fact a Master and that other servants survived?

>>3492192
>[ ] Explain the circumstances of the Akeldama Grail War. (Duty)
Leave whether or not we were a Master or a Servant ambiguous

>The girl walks up to you, heading for the stairs, but stops again in front of you, examining you up close for the first time. Staring uncomfortably hard at your face, in fact, her glasses taking on the character of a different kind of lens. Under her breath, almost inaudibly, she mutters, "President Yumigawa...?" Then she shakes her head, blinking rapidly. Without looking again, she pushes past you ascends into the rest of the house.
Damn, she knows

>>3492200
Yeah, just give him the tl;dr:
>We were summoned to participate in the Akeldama "Grail War", hosted by Caster
>we defeated Caster at the end of the War
Here we are. If he asks what our name is, just say "I don't know".

>>3492192
>[ ] Keep the truth of the matter to yourself and give Vaisset a cover story. (Self-Preservation)
Judas used the Akeldama to get the honorable death he wanted and wasn't interested in fighting in your war. So instead I'm here. Luckily for you, I'm very interested in fighting in this war. That's all you need to know for now.

>>3492230
This is also good.

>>3492192
>[ ] Give him specific details.
Explain the basic function of Akeldama and that Caster hosted a Grail War within to get more power.
Though Caster's plan was to kill everyone inside, we managed to outsmart him and kill him inside his own world.
Due to the effect of Akeldama, we've been given Caster's place in an actual Holy Grail War.
Tell him he should be thankful for the upgrade.

Leave out whether we were master or servant. If he asks what our name is, say that we either don't know or that it's up for debate.

>>3492237
Supporting.
Switch from
>>3492200

>>3492237
>If he asks what our name is, say that we either don't know or that it's up for debate.
Quick question, Sweets: did anyone ever explain to Rushorou that servants can come from the past, present, and future? As far as I know, Caster only said past, but if we know otherwise we can tell him the truth: Our name doesn't matter because we aren't a hero yet.

>>3492216
>inb4 his sister was one of our secret admirers at school.
No idea how she saw through our new face or non manlet status.
Same voice?
Alternatively, magical bullshit.

>>3492253
No, you're only familiar with the idea of Servants coming from the past.

>>3492237
Switching.

>>3492255
It’s magical bullshit anon

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>>3492276
Geez, Sweets is such a hack.

>>3492276
We could just say we've got a name hiding Noble Phantasm.
Could also say that we "were" Yumigawa until we were modified into an unknown servant.

>>3492289
"The man known as Yumigawa Rushorou is no more, he was one of the 1050 abducted by Caster's noble phantasm, in the process of attempting to survive the ordeal he came into contact with a lesser grail which irreversibly altered his existence into me. My true name is something even I do not know, likely a result of Caster's summoning methods for the servants, perhaps I am a hero lost to the annals of history."
Or something.

>>3492328
I say we say nothing. She wants to confront the 6’2” armored servant about being a Japanese schoolboy? She can be my guest.

>>3492361
Actually when you put it this way we probably don't have anything to worry about.
Though if she DOES say something we should prepare some excuses.
Maybe her magical glasses are on the fritz.
Maybe Yumigawa himself messed with them.
He might secretly be a magus?

>>3492368
Instead, I think we should prepare some snide or teasing comments, preferably with a dash of irony.
Something like "If you think this 'Yumigawa' resembles me, he must be quite the man."

Alternatively, we can tell her (some of) the truth so she doesn't get as suspicious that Rushorou mysteriously disappeared right around the time of Akeldama. We can say that Yumigawa Rushorou was a master in the Akeldama Grail War. The last we'd heard of him was that he'd been attacked by Archer and Rider shortly before we killed Caster and ended Akeldama.

Working so no updates for a while, FYI.

>>3492368
>Maybe her magical glasses are on the fritz.
You didn't notice magic from the glasses. When I said they took on the character of another lens, it was just a flowery way of saying it felt like you were under a microscope.

>>3492192
>>[ ] Explain the circumstances of the Akeldama Grail War. (Duty)

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Ok how does this work?
I couldn't get rid of the fucking fur because it's kind of an essential design element but I did my best

>>3492528
Breddy gud, though I thought our eyes were Einzbern red.

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>>3492556
Ok fixed the eyes and made the hair a little whiter

>>3492564
Naisu.

Also, speaking about a harem...
>inb4 all of them are of questionable physical age
We seem to have a knack for that, even if it was unintentional.

>>3492578
>Truvi- Adolescent/Teenager proper
>Adelheid- Child
>Circe- Teenagerish
>Ayaka- teenager

>>3492580
>including Truvi
I think she fell out after Perseus jobbed, so that 2/3.

>>3492187
>random girl who goes to our school manages to discern our identity by looking at us really hard
>despite the face that we look immensely different
>we don't sense any magic
Did we have a fucking stalker?
A magus stalker?
Is this why EMIYA never interacts with Taiga or Sakura?

>>3492587
Hey, I was talking about attracting girls of questionable age, not a shit harem shenanigans

>>3492591
Fair enough.

What are the odds of the inevitable Einzbern trying to study/dissect us?

>>3492591
It's possible that Truvi might somewhat like us again after we tried to honour our alliance after revealing that the whole war was a fucking lie and we were all set up to fail.
We were the only person who didn't trust that dickhead priest from the start.
And then after finally killing him he fucking japed us and managed to totally fuck us over.
God knows what that shit looked like to everyone else
>"You can hear cries of shock and rage from the people around you, but sound too loses its cohesion, its meaning"
They sounded pretty mad about it too.
Not sure if that includes Truvi.
We made it pretty clear we fucking knew we were about to get fucked over too but weren't really given a choice in the matter.
Fucking Judas.
>>3492600
We're actually a servant now so they can fuck right off with that shit.
Just a coincidence.
I wonder if what we currently are is the peak of what we'll ever be or if we can still get stronger.
A shame the gloves didn't manifest as a skill or something.

LMao, just realized sweets linked part nine in op rather than 10

Hmm.
>Hitler and Longinus in same war
>Cowboy and Pirate in the same war ending with Cowboy VS Pirate
Neat.

I got wondering about our sword. What WOULDN'T it be able to cut besides Ea and Avalon?

>>3492689
God Hand and Armour of Fafnir? They both act as conceptual defenses (God Hand blocks anything below A Rank, Armour of Fafnir reduces incoming damage by 40 where 40 = B Rank).

>>3492689
Nothing, b/c it’s not cutting so much as it is transporting a thin strip of stuff to the realm of imaginary numbers. Things Rushorou can’t hit I suppose.

>>3492689
Maybe Alcides' pelt of the Nemean Lion?
But it's not really a sword or the product of Human Civilization.
"armor that cannot be pierced by any tool created by humans"
It was created by grailfuckery.
But I'm not entirely certain
Basically Herc will fuck our shit up no matter what.
>>3492697
Armour of Fafnir too yeah.
But honestly we won't know it's limits until we actually try it.

>>3492689
Maybe our cloak if it's active too? No idea how that interaction would play out.

>>3492711
Ah yes
the ultimate suicide attack of Yumigawa Rushorou
"put the bag of holding into the bag of holding"

>>3492689
Could we cut through reality marble bullshit? Would our portal-sword be able to disrupt the energies enough for that?

>>3492697
Hmm. I hope we either manage to get stronger as a Servant, or manage ways around negation passives like those If we run Into them.

>>3492710
It is technically made by Akeldama, and therefore a product of human artifice. It's safe to assume that the weapon must be explicitly natural in origin to cut through the Pelt.

Actually what we might be missing out on Is that we have B rank Magical energy as a Saber.

We might want to put some of that energy to use, using our element magecraft style, If possible. There's a potential beam attack right there, or better yet extend our swords effect via portal to go for the 'long ranged Invisible slash attack'.

>>3492724
If only we could FIND CIRCE.

>>3492724
>>3492729
Hey, if we still have them and still have a connection to our Servants, Judas was kind enough to give us two extra command spells.

In the meantime, we could probably have Vaisset teach us reinforcement magic as a way to put our ridiculous magical energy to use. Even if both our servants are alive and getting 50 circuits' worth of magical energy each, we'll still have more than an average mages' circuits leftover.

>>3492729
>Akeldama falls apart
>everything is black
>open eyes
>BACK ON THIS FUCKING ISLAND GOD DAMN IT
>oh wait I'm not trapped anymore
>time to find Rushorou~
Would almost be as fun as Adelheid blowing up the Reichstag out of pure raeg.
We can only really wonder where they are.
That is, if they ARE at all.
Judas said they'd continue to exist but who knows?
I hope he was being truthful and all the shit we did wasn't ultimately irrelevant.

>>3492738
Oh, NOW you want to learn Reinforcement?

>>3492741
Transference carried later on in the battle and gifted us an NP, don’t even anon

>>3492741
We had Circe in Akeldama. Learning reinforcement would have been a waste. Now we don't have Circe.

And don't even pretend transference didn't absolutely fucking save us with command spell memes. Caster and Adelheid might have even survived because of it.

>>3492744
>>3492748
I'm just saying, we could've done both...

>>3492748
O MY MAGIC TRANSFERENCE

>>3492751
We could have, but reinforcement still would have been a waste of time because we had no reason to believe we'd get turned into a fucking saber servant with B-rank magical energy. Only now, in hindsight, can we look back and say it would have been ultimately beneficial.
Gonna need to find some way to put that stat to use, for sure.

>>3492761
O MY MELTED LOCK

>>3492771
At least we have lots of Magic to fuel our NP.

>>3492789
the mana stat only controls how much mana we can use not what we have. we need to rely on a master to have "lots of magic" to fuel our NP

>>3492771
I just like that we're basically the jack of all trades Saber.
Sword and Board kinda.
>Good sword
>Good defensive armament
>both are actually portals to the fuck you dimension
Additionally our stats are ok.
I'm sad we seem to have lost the gloves of lern 2 fight.

>>3492810
Maybe that was what gave us the two ranks in Mind's Eye.

>>3492799
Anon, Jean might be a pretty good Master to have supported Judas' Reality Marble (I can only assume that's what Akeldama is). The cost of organizing and maintaining the Inner Grail War could've been pretty high, instantaneous nature notwithstanding.

>>3492814
The Akeldama did that

>>3492823
No way sweets gifts us a good master, we’re going to have to deal with decent/10 stats and a retard to compensate for the infallibility, invincibility, and perfection of RUSHOROU.

>>3492835
>The Akeldama did that
Well, yes, but I'm saying the two ranks were derived from the fightan gloves

>>3492863
Based on the word of god (Sweets), the Akeldama just straight buffed a skill we earned in life by being a pretty good commander. Really, beyond the skills being present on the stat sheet I don’t think anything Rushorou did in Akeldama influenced his Servant stats overmuch.

So quick summary what is going on?

>>3493059
We killed Cid (who was actually Judas), took his place in the Outer Grail War as Saber #2 and it turns out our Master is Ayaka's older brother.

>>3492874
Charisma D was derived from your command abilities in Akeldama.
Mind's Eye (True) C was derived from a combination of factors. The Gloves of Muscle Memory enhanced your learning ability enough for you to develop Mind's Eye (True) E, and when you became a Servant your potential for further development through them was sublimated into Mind's Eye (True) C.

>>3493059
I can summarize, but how much have you missed?

>>3493067
Quite a bit. I got the gist so far though.

>>3493071
What's the last thing you remember?

>>3493074
getting summoned and a scream but I just read up. Good now.

I need to go to sleep earlier than usual, so I'd like to propose a little to-do list since I won't be able to participate tonight:
>Check our arm for command spells, but don't let Jean or Ayaka see.
>If the spells are there, check for the telepathic connection to our servants, but be careful not to accidentally contact our master instead. This should be avoidable by asking something without using our servant's names, like a simple "Are you there?" when we have the mental image of them in our head for telepathic communication.
>Test whether or not we can dematerialize. My guess is it's impossible for us since we're not actually dead yet, much like Saber from FSN.
>Get some other clothes to walk around in that aren't the armor we're wearing. We'll draw enough attention from the fact that we're a 6'2" foreigner-looking guy.

>>3493170
Yeah, this is all good.
Of course, we don't have to find casual clothes if we can dematerialize.

>>3493170
>Get some other clothes to walk around in that aren't the armor we're wearing.
I'm sure Vaisset has a yellow raincoat somewhere.

As you may have noticed from my ID, I'm finally back home! Now writing >>3492237.

>>3493170
>Check for command seals
Which if we have them can be an ace in the hole.

"Akeldama was not simply a ritual to harvest energy, Mr. Vaisset. It created its own world, the private domain of Caster, cut off from space and time." You keep your tone flat and authoritative as you explain, probing his face for any sign of deception or recognition. "To that world, Caster summoned over a thousand humans and nine Servants, including himself. He held his own private Holy Grail War, lasting ten days, the object being to see every summoned being dead. That was how he intended to absorb our energy, Mr. Vaisset; by our sacrifice."

"Well, that's quite the strange ability," Vaisset says, visibly energized by curiosity. "Most unusual indeed. From the sound of it, it wasn't a Reality Marble, as they layer their effects over ordinary space-time, rather than being cut off. Could he truly have created an entirely separate world?" As he says this, Vaisset's attention drifts from your face; he seems to be focused more on the inner world of magical theory. Then his eyes snap back to yours. "Ah, but excuse me; I was becoming distracted. How did you manage to survive, Saber?" This is said in quite the conversational tone, as if the idea such a question might offend never crosses his mind.

"On the tenth day of the Grail War, I was able to discover Caster's scheme and kill him inside his world. I wasn't sent back, however. Instead, the effect of Akeldama bound me to his role in the true Holy Grail War, out here: the role of your Servant." You fold your arms over your chest and grin smugly down at him. "Frankly, you should be grateful for the upgrade. Caster wasn't much of a fighter, you know."

Vaisset pauses for a few breaths, staring off into space and muttering, "...and to think, all that happened in no more than a moment. I turned my back here, and for a thousand people ten days passed. Chronomancy on an unprecedented scale! Most incredible." Then he finds his voice, and returns to decent eye contact. "I suppose I truly am your Master then, Saber. I hope ours will prove to be a truly productive partnership."

The magus extends his hand, and you give it a firm shake. "As do I, Mr. Vaisset. As do I." With a flourish, you draw your sword, holding the black blade point-upward, the hilt at your chest. Again, the words of a Servant seem to come to you by instinct. "Though I was not brought forth according to your summons, our contract is complete. From this time forward, my sword shall be with you and your fate shall be with me."

"Wonderful, wonderful," Vaisset says in a mild tone quite at odds with the superlative. "I'm sure we will achieve great things together. Now, er, what is your name, Saber? Which heroic spirit are you? The War may not be in full swing yet, but that doesn't excuse us from making plans; I'll need to know your abilities."

"..." You don't answer. You remain silent, your lips tightly shut in a frown.

"Saber?" Vaisset gives you a confused look. "I'm asking you a question, you know. You just swore to our partnership, didn't you? This is something rather important."

You heave a sigh. "...that's something I can't tell you, Mr. Vaisset."

"Huh?" Vaisset's eyes widen in shock. "Now why on earth-"

"I can't answer the question of who I am, because..." You trail off, putting on a troubled frown. Vaisset just waits, eying you expectantly. "It's... because I don't know myself."

"You don't- what? Saber, is this some kind of joke? If you're putting me on, I swear..." Though he'd been warming to you, Vaisset is now back to his former indignant fury.

"Oh, it's no joke," you say with a grave expression. "I'm afraid you can blame your Caster for the circumstances of my summoning. It seems my memory is confused. I know who I am as a Servant, but things like my name and origin are a bit vague..." Shifting to a placating smile, you continue, "they're trivial matters, in any case. You needn't worry about it."

"Needn't worry? Of course I'm worried! Without knowing your identity, I can't gauge your strength as a Servant or plan for your abilities! How do you expect me to do my job as a Master with your identity unknown?"

"Oh, that's no problem," you say, still smiling. "My strength is already proven, after all. I defeated Caster, the Servant you'd summoned previously, in a world of his own design. Whatever my identity may be, I can promise you that my power is beyond reproach."

This rationale is apparently unsatisfying, as Vaisset sinks his head into his hands. "Ooh," he groans, "I can't take much more of this. In one day, my summoning goes haywire, the Servant who appears fails his first task, my synthetic elemental conversion blows up in my face, and I get a replacement with no memories! This is the end for me tonight. I need some sleep." Straightening up and turning on his heel, he quickly heads for the exit. At the last moment he stops, turning back to you. "My apologies for the outburst," he says, "but I really am quite overstretched. Good night, Saber. Familiars don't sleep, I know, so why don't you just spend the night in your spirit form? We'll discuss the war further in the morning."

"Sleep well, Mr. Vaisset," you reply, and he makes his exit. With his departure, you're free for the remainder of the night; however long that is. You were summoned in your sleep, of course, and from the sound of things it is late, but without your watch you don't have a clue about the specific hour.

>[ ] Follow Vaisset's instructions and attempt to fade into spirit form. (Duty)

>[ ] Explore the mansion. (Write in any particular focus) (Curiosity)

>[ ] Do something else (Write in)