Rise and shine, pal.

Something’s warm.

Soft, too. To the right, and across your chest. A gentle increase and decrease in pressure to the rhythm of breathing. This sensation is familiar. Someone is clinging to you.

Slowly, your eyes open. Instead of sunrise, you spot the familiar white canopy of the Einzbern’s guest room. Once again, you’re tucked comfortably under the r̷̪͘e̵͉͊d̵͖̃-̷̻̚s̴̱̾t̵͇̀á̵͕i̵̳͛n̵̨̊e̷͔͋d̵̠̚ covers. Your head rolls to the side to gaze upon your bedfellow. Ursula’s expressionless eyes meet yours. She’s draped around your right side like a cloak, her arms enclosing you and locking together at your far shoulder. The covers are lifted enough that you can see the broad scar across her chest. It seems she isn’t wearing anything.

“Morning, Edgar,” the maid greets you. Hasty steps ring out elsewhere in the room, and the door is torn open.

“Lady Ilonasviel!” Angela yells, voice fading as she bolts down the hallway, “He is awake!”

You’ve clearly been resting, yet you feel drained. A dull throb in your left forearm reminds you of all that transpired last you had consciousness; the slope of the forest hill, Elizabeth Howell, Charlotte’s true identity, and your victory over her master.

“Ursula, why…?” You try to ask about your situation, but weakness cuts you off.

“Edgar, lose blood,” she replies. “Need heat.” That explains why she’s next to you, at least.

Hurried, light footfalls draw closer in the hall. With some effort, you raise your head enough to view the doorway, and a concerned Ilonasviel rushes into the room. Just when she’s about to jump onto the bed, Angela catches up, grabbing her lady’s shoulder. With some effort, Angela is able to stop both bodies and pull Ilonasviel back a few paces. You try to sit up, but Ursula easily holds you down.

A metallic glint draws your attention to the armor of the moonlight woman. She’s here as well, between you and Ilonasviel but positioned off to the side. It reminds you of where Saber stood whenever you conversed with a potential enemy.

“How did I…?” Again, you force yourself to speak.

“Sister was watching your battle,” Ilonasviel says. “When she saw you collapse, she had to bring you here for treatment, since you wouldn’t recover in the city.” That last bit is news to you, but you can’t think very hard about it. “She’s been helping me heal you since.”

“And Saber…?” Your query is little more than an exhalation. The others in the room exchange a series of concerned looks. You know Saber is still alive - that much, you can feel. But given how protective of you she’s been, you would think she’d be the first thing you saw when you woke up. Instead, you’re surrounded by Einzberns. Where is she?

“She is in the manor, but at the moment,” the moonlight woman answers, “she is… occupied.”

An awkward silence descends over the room.

“Howell…?” God, talking is hard.

“If you mean Archer’s Master,” Ilonasviel speaks up again, “we don’t know.”

More silence.

>>”Have I missed anything else?”
>>”Why wouldn’t I recover in the city?”
>>Ask to see someone. (Who?)
>>You need rest. Go back to sleep for a while.
>>(Write-in)

>>3991148
>>”Have I missed anything else?”
Oh nice!
Welcome back!
Time to re-engage the waifu war.

>>3991148
>>”Have I missed anything else?”
Welcome back, QM!

>>3991148
>>”Have I missed anything else?”

>Edgar wakes up covered in Einzberns
And to think I was one of the ones that voted against RIPPING AND TEARING, my shame knows no bounds if tyhis is the result.

And welcome back Integer, been looking forward to more shenanigans with our Treefucking Dead Apostle boy.

>>3991148
>>”Have I missed anything else?”
welcome back

>>3991148
>>>”Why wouldn’t I recover in the city?”
>https://pastebin.com/3JeATMQA
>Mental Pollution C+
Guys? Why bae cray-cray?

>>3991271
Because she's a for some at least literal semen demon (Oni)

>>3991148
> ”Have I missed anything else?”

Welcome back integer. Gone for two months and actually returns. This must be the third magic.

“...Anything else?” you force out.

“There is one more thing,” Ilonasviel says. “Sister mentioned that she doesn’t remember a portion of last night. Much like what happened when Ursula was injured. So, whatever it is, it can be replicated.” And still no idea who or what causes it.

“That’s not all,” Ivonnesviel interjects, suddenly striding into the room. Ilonasviel’s head swivels in surprise. “Caster and the knock-offs chased us for a time. She made several requests for you to be handed over. I suppose they were trying to retrieve you much the same way I did.” Ilonasviel, still held in place by Angela, watches her sister as she comes around the side of the bed with a playful smile. “You’re quite popular, aren’t you?”

Ivonnesviel pulls the covers away from your left side and gingerly moves your arm to examine it, giving you your first good look at your wound. Your skin is paler than usual. The bones in your wrist look like they aren’t quite properly aligned. In your elbow is a cavity where flesh used to be, bottomed by a nasty scar. It’s as though a chunk of your body has been ripped out and someone has been trying to fill the hole back in. A smaller, similar wound is visible on your lower palm. It occurs to you that this isn’t even the full extent of the damage you received. The Einzbern sisters have been healing you for some time now. How bad was it when they found you?

“It’s good that you’ve woken up,” the elder sister continues. “That means you’re recovering. But, clearly, you’re not in great shape yet. Be careful not to strain yourself.”

The arm across your chest moves up to caress your cheek, turning your head the other way. Ursula’s deadpan stare meets your eyes.

“Edgar, sleep,” she says. “Need rest.”

“No fair!” Ilonasviel whines. “I want to talk more! At least let me help treat him!”

“Your magical energy is still recovering from the last session,” Ivonnesviel says, a green light now cast over you. “For now, just focus on supplying Rider’s Noble Phantasm.”

Staying awake is difficult. Speaking, doubly so. The argument continues, but you can’t pay attention. You allow exhaustion to overtake you and drift into slumber once more.

~~~

Back so soon? No surprise, I guess.

The usual bridge is under maintenance, so we’ll have to do things this way for now.

We don’t have much time. I’ll keep it quick. If I know her - and I think you’d be surprised how well I do - she’ll be coming for you.

They’re in danger.

All of them. Everyone around you will be walking on a razor’s edge tonight, and it’s up to you whether they live or die. She’ll have a huge advantage over you, I’m sure. You’ll have to make some painful choices come nightfall.

Now rest. You’re going to need the energy when you wake.

>>”Who are you?”
>>”Who’s coming?”
>>”How do you know this?”
>>"Why are you telling me this?"
>>Take the advice and conserve your energy.
>>(Write-in)

>>3992951
>>”Who’s coming?”
>>”Who are you?”
>>(Write-in)
>>>"What's the 'usual bridge'? Is it that misty forest?"

>>3992963
Support

Mom pls.

>>3992953
>>>Take the advice and conserve your energy.
I don't like the evil vampire forest, but I think it has our best interests at heart here -- since our being alive means its plan can continue.

>>3992953
>>Take the advice and conserve your energy.
We really need to find out what's in that goddamn canister.

So in regards to "she", what the chances that Caster has a connection to Treebro? Only other person it could be referring to is Mom, or whoever/whatever she decided to go rogue with.

Also:
>In your elbow is a cavity where flesh used to be, bottomed by a nasty scar. It’s as though a chunk of your body has been ripped out and someone has been trying to fill the hole back in. A smaller, similar wound is visible on your lower palm.
I AM THE BONE OF MY BRANCH
BARK IS MY BODY AND SAP IS MY BLOOD
I HAVE PLANTED OVER A THOUSAND TREES
UNKNOWN TO AXES
NOR KNOWN TO CHAINSAWS
HAVE WITHSTOOD PAIN TO CRIPPLE MANY WAIFUS, WAITING FOR THE KIREI ROUTE
I HAVE MANY REGRETS. NO FERIDAD HUSBANDO.
MY WHOLE LIFE WAS UNLIMITED TREE WORKS

>>3992963
Support.

Also, damn it, where is Saber. We need Oni waifu if shit hits the fan.

Who’s coming?

So that’s how it is. You just made your first choice. You’ll regret it.

Don’t screw with me.

Then don’t deserve it. Time flows differently here. Every moment you waste talking is another you aren’t resting. The one coming is your mother, and you just raised the hurdle you need to clear.

Who are you?

Too late. We’re out of time. And when something bad happens, just remember; it didn’t have to be this way, and it’s all your fault.

~~~

Your eyes open once more. All save you have left the room, and the lights are off. Even Ursula is gone from your side. With some effort, you sit up. Thankfully, you can move on your own, but not with much strength or vigor. The drapes are shut, but they aren’t blocking any light from the window. It’s nighttime.

If what you’ve been told is true, your mother will be coming soon. You need to warn the others! Pulling yourself out of bed, you cross the room and turn the lights on. Pain lances your eyes at the sudden brightness, forcing you to squint and look down. As it turns out, your left arm is now mostly intact; there are still very visible scars, but the meat appears to have been restored. A cursory glance around the room reveals a new set of clothes, much like the last time you came, and a small pile of Black Keys. Though your muscles protest, you get dressed, complete with amulet, and count your weapons - ten in all. You tuck them safely away.

Suddenly, glass shatters behind you. You wheel around to face the window and-

Ḫ̵͆T̶͎̈ ̷̈́͜I̶̺̾V̶̺͗H̵̜̑Ẓ̴̒ ̵̣̒D̵̪̄Ṇ̶̈́ ̶̜̌J̴͙́Ų̷̐T̵͎͋Ḧ̸͇Ṽ̴͇I̶̔Ỷ̸̜D̶̞̽V̴͜͝N̶̮͆,̵͎̊ ̵͙̐F̵͔͂D̵̝͌Ị̵̇B̶̢̊ ̸͖͊J̵̘̍Ạ̷̑ ̷̡͝F̴̙̉D̴͕͘I̶͔͝B̴͉͝N̸̳͌;̶̝̈́
̴̄G̸̱̈́J̴͍͒J̶̝̋F̶̦͒ ̵̧̚J̷̞͊Ĭ̵͜ ̵̳̐H̸̼̓T̷̩̈́ ̸̛̗R̴͓̃J̵̹̕M̶̈́F̷̼̔N̸͉̈,̵̪̉ ̷̧̏T̷̘́Z̶̢̋ ̴̈ͅH̴̖̏D̴͋͜B̷̯̏C̴̙̚Ȏ̵̳T̷̗̑,̸̤̍ ̶̦̋V̵̭̓Ī̸̥Y̷͓̆ ̵̤͋Y̷̬͂Z̶̼̒Ń̵̰K̵͖V̴̠̓D̴͚͋M̸̘͊!̸̝̾

...What the hell?

You’re suddenly deep in the woods, with no sense of position or direction. Wherever you look, trees tower over you, only a few stars daring peek through the canopy into the darkness below. What happened? Where are you? Where is everyone else?

You examine yourself quickly. Fresh cuts are on your right leg and recovering left forearm. You have three Black Keys in your right hand, and only two in reserve. Clearly, you’ve been fighting. But against who?

Ahead, and slightly to the right, you hear a familiar feminine but feral howl. Your body begins to ache; the drain on your Od has yet to reach its peak, but it’s definitely present. Forcing yourself to move, it doesn’t take long for you to notice a clearing in the woods up ahead. You creep closer, using a tree to hide yourself while you peer into the glade. An incredible crunch echoes into the night, followed by groaning and a mighty boom. An arboreal pillar smashes into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dirt.

By the fallen log’s splintered stump stands Saber, breathing heavily, fists filled with jagged wood fragments. Did… did she just tear that tree down? With her bare hands?

“...The fuck happened to you?” As the dust clears, a guarded voice rings out. A dark man with piercing purple eyes is mere inches from the tip of the timber. He’s tense, as though ready to pounce, but he’s only holding his spear with one hand - and, for the moment, it’s pointed down. “Can I even call you a Saber anymore? I think I understand why you’ve gotta die.”

The chunks fall from Saber’s hands. She snarls breathily, taking a battle stance with hands raised. Her white hair begins to shimmer. That tree was just a warning shot.

“It’s a grim solution,” Lancer says, “but this can all end with you, you know? I’ll even let your boy toy live.”

At the suggestion you might be in danger, Saber glances behind her and to the left. Is that the direction of the manor, then? You’re behind her and to the right. You must have fled some distance from the building before coming to find her.

Ding.

The chime of your amulet and a flash of red alerts you to an attack from your right. You spin quickly to face the attacker, but not before two more black and red bullets slam into the air before your torso, both blocked by your amulet. It’s an all-too-familiar spell, one passed down through generations to a girl you’d hoped never to see again.

Saber shrieks when she sees what’s unraveling in the treeline, but Lancer has already moved in between you and your Servant. The swordswoman pauses; for some reason, she’s hesitant to attack Lancer. Another Gandr shot strikes at your chest.

“Eyes on me,” commands Auracecilia Edelfelt, a dozen meters away from you, left hand pointed as a finger gun. Apparently, she never dresses down. Her long, blonde hair is tied into a thick mermaid braid. She wears a white dress with a red blouse, and a black corset on top of that - as though someone is blind enough to think her figure needs accentuation. “Still wearing that cheap scute of a necklace, I see.”

>>3994749
>>Use a Command Spell to bring Saber to your position and have her charge Auracecilia! Kill her before Lancer can react!
I have no idea what the fuck is even going on.

“What are you doing here?” you growl. On a normal day, you’d already be weaving in and out of trees, cornering this magus with a flurry of well-placed swords and ice. However, you only have five Keys to work with, and you’re not sure if you’re well enough to fight for any significant period of time. She knows what you’re trained to do, too; it’s likely that the only reason she’s facing you directly is because you’re clearly tired and visibly wounded. That, or her ego compels it.

“Concerning you, I have two goals,” the young woman remarks. “The first is to eliminate Saber and thus further my path to victory in this Holy Grail War. The second is to put an impudent child in his place.”

“...Are you still mad about the chess match?” you ask hesitantly. That comment earns you another pair of curse blasts.

“Of course not,” she asserts in a huff. “I’m hardly a sore loser. You’re the one who gloated and humiliated me. I’m going to take you down a peg and teach you some manners. Really, I’m doing you a service by showing you how to behave.” Disregarding her embellished memory of the game from years back, she’s blatantly contradicting herself!

“Now,” the Edelfelt continues, “there are two ways we can resolve this. The simpler of the pair is for you to order Saber to kill herself. If you do, I’ll consider that a dignified surrender and take you to the church for protection.”

“What makes you think you can order me around?” you ask coldly.

“The fact that you can’t win,” Auracecilia states. “A Servant battle is an option, but it’s sure to end in your complete and utter defeat.”

“Hate to say it, kid, but she’s right,” Lancer interjects, his back still turned to you. The tension thickens. A chill creeps down your spine. “The way things stand, Saber has no chance. Make this easy for everyone, yeah?”

>>Order Saber to attack Lancer! Saber at her full power was able to hold of Archer and Berserker together. Lancer’s confidence is unfounded.
>>Order Saber to attack Auracecilia! Even if she can’t get past Lancer, maybe she can throw something and distract him.
>>Use a Command Spell to bring Saber to your position and have her charge Auracecilia! Kill her before Lancer can react!
>>Fight Auracecilia yourself! Even with limited resources and stamina, there has to be a way you can win!
>>(Write-in)

>>3994757
It's been two months, so I don't blame you if some stuff has slipped your mind. This post should help contextualize who this girl is.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3865009/#p3872837
This is the Edelfelt heir Edgar had an altercation with. A childish squabble over a chess match escalated into full-blown Gandr-slinging violence. As for why she's here right now... well, you'll have to figure that out yourself.

>>3994760
>Fight Auracecilia yourself! Even with limited resources and stamina, there has to be a way you can win!
I like the first non-option.
inb4 Dead End

>>3994760
>>(Write-in)
>>Use a Command Spell to bring Saber to your position. Have her pick us up and fall back towards the mansion while we use our amulet and ice to cover our retreat.

To be honest, I don't think we can win this fight, not without backup anyway. Hopefully the Einzberns didn't get decimated while we were unconscious.

>Lancer’s confidence is unfounded.
I very much doubt that. Space ninja can probably rip both Saber and us a new asshole.

>>3994760
>>Order Saber to attack Auracecilia! Even if she can’t get past Lancer, maybe she can throw something and distract him.
Right so since not reading the updates thoroughly during the first Archer fight caused us to get blasted to shit this seems to be the best option, since our Od is starting to be drained but hasn't completed crippled us yet. Based on that, the fact we're several keys down, that Saber going toe to toe with Lancer would drain us faster and fighting Edelfelt solo crippled probably won't activate Doomguy Mode again this seems to be the best course of action.

>>3994760
>>3994823
>>3994825
In fact you know what, I'll change to Anon's vote, Lancer's not an arrogant asshole like Archer and the other Masters, he'll have plans to deal with us already. And we're definitely not in a condition to fight if A - We're blanking out during fights or B - Edelfelt can wipe our mind during battle.

And since we're apparently an impudent child:
>>"The only winning move is not to play Auracecilia!" As Saber gets us the fuck out of here

And how many Spells are we on now 2 or 3? Didn't we use one for a Dead End?

>>3994760
>>Fight Auracecilia yourself! Even with limited resources and stamina, there has to be a way you can win!

This might well be a dead end but I am loathe to use a command spell at this juncture. Lets throw the dice.

>>3994760
Switching from >>3994803 to >>3994823.

You’re in no shape to fight, and Saber seems disinclined to engage as well. In the face of a completely fresh Master-Servant duo, you’ll just have to run. Magical energy courses through your Command Spell as you use the first of your three.

“Saber!” In an instant, your Servant is warped from her position to you. Auracecilia yelps in surprise and fear; Lancer has already wheeled around, ready to intercept your Servant if she lunges to Auracecilia. “Take me away!”

Without hesitation, Saber picks you up under an arm and rockets towards the manor, catapulting herself off of trees. The air surrounding her is incredibly hot, making the breeze generated by your speed relieving.

“You’re not getting away!”

Lancer, of course, is in pursuit, darting through the forest without losing sight of his prey. He’s not just following; he’s gaining on you! It’s hard to see at this distance, but… are his eyes different? No, don’t lose focus; you need to slow him down so you can escape! If you can just stop him for a moment, Saber might be able to stay ahead of him until you reach the manor! Something simple, but effective. A curved wall; when he slams into it, he’ll either break through, stumble and lose momentum, or he’ll collide and perhaps stop entirely. It’s an easy thing to envision. Lancer plants his foot on a tree directly behind you to follow exactly. Just before he pushes off, you cast the spell.

“Circle Nine!”

The drain on your energy stings. A tall, broad wall of ice, sloping slightly to catch Lancer like a net forms from your fingertips and detaches. It’s hard to see through to the other side of the ice, but you know he’s going to hit-

The ice separates into two. No resistance, no fuss, smooth as butter, the wall comes apart with a single flourish of his spear. What remains of your obstacle falls uselessly to either side. Lancer isn’t slowed down at all. Only now do you get a good look at the change in his eyes. Like liquids in a centrifuge, the component colors of the purple have separated. A thick blue ring surrounds a smaller red circle with the pupil inside. Still some distance behind you, he readies another strike. The spearhead suddenly ignites.

“Lúin Celtchair!”

Lancer thrusts, stabbing naught but air, yet the strength of Saber’s grip vanishes. You drop to the forest floor, tumbling helplessly into some gnarled roots, which flip you and bring you to a dizzying, painful halt. Saber lies in a crumpled heap beside you. Her body is fading. Your connection to her, you realize, is gone. She’s dead! While you try to process what just happened, the man in black towers over you. He holds the flaming lance up for you to see.

“Now look what you’ve done,” Lancer growls. “I’m really not supposed to do this, but you went and pissed me off.” He deftly reverses his grip and stabs downward, piercing somewhere on your torso with his burning weapon. The moment he does, everything stops.

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Wow, we suck lmao.

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“Hmhmhmhmhm. Hahahahaha!” The priest is unable to contain his laughter. “Look at you! Floundering against the unknown, desperately flailing to save your Servant when you can hardly save yourself! What an awful situation!”

Yeah, you don’t need to be told twice. Lancer’s Noble Phantasm kills without even striking its target! And what’s up with those eyes?

“You don’t even know what’s going on, let alone what you’re facing. That’s the price of missing one too many opportunities, I suppose.”

You’re really not appreciating the snark right now. If nothing else, you have some understanding of Lancer's abilities now.

“It’s only going to get worse from here on. What kind of irreversible damage will be caused? I look forward to how the night progresses.”

He's really milking your failure for entertainment. It’s been a while since you last saw him, so maybe he’s savoring this meeting. That said, this is thoroughly unhelpful and anxiety-inducing. Will you be stuck here until he’s had his fill? Thankfully, his face and voice shift to a more serious tone.

“But… I do understand. It hits pretty hard when a woman dies in front of you, so I’ll help. As he is now, Lancer is an insurmountable obstacle for Saber. You will be allowed to live so long as you not anger Lancer, but preserving Saber is a more difficult task. You must either occupy Lancer so he cannot find an opportunity to strike her down, or you must somehow force him into letting her escape.”

So you have to work around Lancer rather than engage him directly, is that it?

“Of course, the Edelfelt girl has a history with you. If you can think of something to say, you could always stall for time. Perhaps an opportunity will arise… yes, I think that would be quite entertaining. Information is your weakest area, isn’t it? Ask a smart question, and maybe you’ll get some answers.”

~~~

>>Order Saber to attack Lancer! Saber at her full power was able to hold of Archer and Berserker together. Lancer’s confidence is unfounded.
>>Order Saber to attack Auracecilia! Even if she can’t get past Lancer, maybe she can keep him distracted.
>>Use a Command Spell to bring Saber to your position and have her charge Auracecilia! Kill her before Lancer can react!
>>Fight Auracecilia yourself! Even with limited resources and stamina, there has to be a way you can win!
>>Keep Auracecilia talking. Stall for time! (What do you say?)
>>(Write-in)

>>3996045
Well obviously we should ask a question, but hell if I know what it should be.

>the Kirei Pew is basically saying "read the archives"
Fuck me, I can't do that right now.

>>3996068
We could always try to ask her if she knows what the hell is going on with all the extra servants.
But it's kinda risky.

>>3996029
>Lúin Celtchair
>Black color scheme
Oh fuck. Oh FUCK. Lads we're super screwed. This is your man Dubthach Dóeltenga, of Ulster Cycle fame. Regarding the Lúin Celtchair, "each thrust of this lance will kill a man, even if it does not reach him" (TBDD, tr. Gantz). And he also has access to Ath nGabla. This is gonna be really bad.

So, should we try to appeal to her ego then?
If she does know more about the war than us, which going off of how much Lancer seems to have been investigating, she should.

>>3996045
Okay, so fighting Lancer is a no go since he hacks hitboxes.

I think we need to not necessarily drive a wedge between Lancer and Edelfelt but bring something up that they might disagree on, mainly:
>>I still don't get your plan Edelfelt, surely Lancer's told you about the Beast that's been lurking in the town? Isn't it better to focus our attention on that and then deal with our issues later?
>>And last time we met I thought you'd rather beat an opponent at full strength rather that picking off someone injured for a cheap victory.

>>3996045
>Ask a smart question
Ha ha we're fucked, Edgar's not the brightest bulb when we're steering him.

Since we lack info and Edelfelt has the typically magus ego we should try to appeal to that I think.

>>So were you working for Lucroy as a backup then?
>>Figured you'd try to summon your own Servant rather than contracting with someone else, seems to be a running theme in this War given all the extra Servants.

So Lancer seems to be implying that until just now he didn't think Saber needed to die. Why could that be? I mean one answer is that the Grail only needs 7 servants worth right so with these extras one or two could be spared. Someone's got it out for her specifically.

>>3996329
I think it might be the other way around Anon, I think Lancer didn't need to kill Saber because Edgar wasn't a threat. Then we decided to go insane a little bit and thing's might have changed.

>“Now look what you’ve done,” Lancer growls. “I’m really not supposed to do this, but you went and pissed me off.” He deftly reverses his grip and stabs downward, piercing somewhere on your torso with his burning weapon. The moment he does, everything stops.
So either Edelelt or another 3rd party needs us alive for more possible Tree fuckery or Edelfelt wants us alive to rub our loss in our face.

Which might work in our favour as long as Lancer doesn't decide we're not worth keeping around.

>>3996356
>“Can I even call you a Saber anymore? I think I understand why you’ve gotta die.”
Implies that until now he was of the mindset that she didn't need to die. Even if the Edelfelt has a score to settle someone else put them up to this believing she needs to die.

That might be a good tactic, press the Edelfelt about who her boss is since she couldn't have done this on her own. Or praise her for forcing her way into the war and maybe some false modesty will get her to spill the beans.

>At the suggestion you might be in danger, Saber glances behind her and to the left. Is that the direction of the manor, then? You’re behind her and to the right.
What could this mean though it seems important right now. I doubt she's hoping for help.

>>3996378
>inb4 Lancer has a hate boner for Archers and saw Tomoe going for the class change
But seriously it seems Lancer's the classic monster hunter type so us being cool with Tomoe being an oni's come back to bite us in the ass.

My main worry is that we ask Edelfelt the right question in the worst way and she just decides to Gandr us instead of monologuing.

>>3996045
Well fuck me sideways, my write in got us killed. Sorry lads.

>>3996155
Bringing up the beast might not be a super good idea since Edgar's started turning into Treeman and we never really made any progress on tracking the beast despite saying we would. Unless Charlotte's Master was the beast the whole time?

This is just a heads-up that I probably won't be able to update tomorrow. Looks like the general consensus is to talk to Auracecilia. Take tomorrow to discuss and figure out what you want to say, and I'll either roll with the consensus or work the suggestions together in some way afterwards.

>>3996045
>>Keep Auracecilia talking. Stall for time! (What do you say?)

Im for this but I will leave it for others what to say.

I kind like what this anon is suggesting >>3996210

Lancer might be less likely to actually try and kill us if Auracecilia orders him to do it because she's throwing a hissyfit from being trolled.

>>3996771
Maybe something along the lines of
>"Waited till I was injured and weak to make your move. You've become better at strategic thinking since the last time we met."

>>3996771
And since Kirei decided to mock us for our lack of information is there anything that only Edgar knows about the War that we could use to either barter with for more info or at least use to stall?

And Integer are we still racking up the mysterious death beads as well?

>>3996926
He knows Berserker's master isn't exactly happy with her allies and that the Einzberns are both masters. Also that Rider's master up and vanished without a trace I guess.

If we had opened that canister we might know more. It might mean something to others but we have no way of knowing.

>>3996929
Right so do we try to push for a truce given Caster and Berserker have teamed up and Lancer knows first hand how tough he is solo?

And do we think we've scored enough points with Ilonasviel to mention the canister? I mean at this point we've spent a good chunk of several fights being healed by her and the maids when they didn't really need to, might have built up enough trust for her to help us open it.

>>3996935
We can trust Illonahole but not too sure about Ivan. Also not sure Lancer isn't part of the Caster Berserker alliance right now. Edelfelt got him somehow, Caster is the on;y one I can think of that could up and make her a master.

>>3996945
A Caster isn't necessary for a Servant to form a new contract after their previous Master is killed or dropped in some way. Rin was able to contract with Artoria in UBW and Kirei was able to contract with Gilgamesh in Zero just as a few examples.

I'm not convinced that Lancer is in league with Caster and Berserker either. Back when the Lucroy mansion was attacked, Caster and Berserker were very clearly already working together at the time, and Lancer was trying to fend them off when we arrived. I'm not saying it's impossible that Auracecilia is working with them, but if she is then it's not because she owes Caster her contract with Lancer.

>>3996955
Edelfelt wasn't a master though, she had no seals and new ones don't form after the fact unless she was a master who survived another war. She got these seals from somewhere and not in the normal way.

>>3996957
Possibly our mother?

>>3996959
The Overseer could do it yeah. Would explain why they're trying to get this done as cleanly as possible without hurting Edgar.

>>3996959
I don't see how getting Auracecilia involved is a shitstorm for the Burial Agency that was implied to be the case last time though.

>>3996966
I'm pretty sure Lancer got his new Master before the burial agency got involved, so Auracecilia might not be related to that.

>>3996966
Could be Mom is just trying to force us out of the war and for some reason she trusts Auracecilia.

Mom was summoning something at the end of Thread 7 wasn't she?

Inb4 Ruler.

>>3996986
>implying she isn't trying to summon Rasputin

>>3996997
Alter Ego Servants don't even make any sense.

>>3996997
She's trying to solve problems not make more.

>>3996986
inb4 saint martha teamup with mom and mcmanus to preserve edgar's chastity

>>3997027
The only one that can beat an Irishman is another Irishman

>>3997027
It's far too late for that mother.
We've already laid the demon.

>>3997037
Weirdly she seemed to ship it.

>>3997067
>Throne exists outside of time
>Edgar could be Tomoe's first, last or Nth summon
>If Edgar nuts inside her he possibly doesn't actually nut inside her until after he's married or after the Sun expands and destroys the Earth in 5 billion years
It's sound Christian Mother maths

>>3997071
Plus no need to worry about kids before marriage. Probably just happy he isn't gay after he turned down all those McManus approved babes.

>>3997097
>McManus approved babes
They exist?

>>3997098
Wasn't McManus and whatshisface setting him up on hot Jesus approved dates? Or was it just buddyboi doing that and I'm remembering wrong.

>>3997098
>Looking for a prospective partner to ground a member of our flock.
>The traits and skills that are required for the role are as follows:
>Must be female
>Natural hair colour (preferably red)
>Come from a family of 8 or more
>Have at least 5 sheepskin jumpers
>A thick, unintelligible accent (Irish preferred, English may be considered depending on region)
>The ability to fight off combatants with a ruler
>Be baptised (in the Christian religion)
>Be able to raise several children at one time
>Be of marriageable age (if not, an intern position is available until a job slot is opened)

>>3997101
Just buddyboy. McManus would probably prefer to clap a chastity belt on Edgar, honestly.

>"Waited till I was injured and weak to make your move. You've become better at strategic thinking since the last time we met. Bet I can still beat you one on one, coward." Mentally tell Saber to survive.

Going by her ego she probably will take the bait and Lancer should honour that but if not Saber can hopefully survive him long enough while he's not pissed off.

Just throwing it out there as a possible plan unless someone else can think of a good way to draw info out of her.

>>3997116
Well I'm sure Mom knew about those and is happy Edgar isn't gay.

Neither you nor Saber are in a position to fight. Struggle, and either or both of you will probably die. In that case, perhaps you can stall. If there’s any chance you’ll find an opportunity to escape, you don’t have much of a choice but to wait for it.

“Not a bad move, pouncing on a weakened target,” you say, taking aim at her pride. “Your tactics have improved.”

“Don’t sound so bitter. You’re the one who’s been hiding behind a wall of homunculi and Servants,” Auracecilia fires back. “This is on you for needlessly exposing yourself in your state.” That’s… a fair point, actually. You can’t really come back from that. “Frankly, I’m disappointed. What happened to the boy who marched into my house one day and beat me at my own game?”

“Sorry, but he’s under the weather at the moment,” you continue. “What about you? I figured the proud magus from back then would prefer to summon her own Servant rather than pick up someone else’s. Given the number of extra Servants in this War, that’d only be natural.”

“I’ll have you know that was my plan. It’s not my fault my flight got delayed!” the young woman says irritably. It seems you’ve touched a nerve. You hear a chortle off to the side. Is Lancer enjoying this? “By the time I arrived, all the slots had filled up! Thankfully, the overseer had the wisdom to recognize the injustice I’d been done, and offered to partner me with the first Servant who became available. I didn’t learn about the extra Servants until Lancer informed me of their existence.”

“Wait a minute,” you press on, eager to keep her ranting, “you nearly missed out on the Holy Grail War because you couldn’t be bothered to fly in early?” Another flurry of Gandr bullets.

“There were a lot of preparations to make!” she objects in exasperation. “Someone like you who chanced into the Grail War wouldn’t understand!”

“...How do you know about that?” you ask. There should only be four people who know how you got involved with the War: yourself, Saber, your mother, and Sister Gloria. Auracecilia obviously hasn’t heard the story from you or Saber. If she got the information from one of the latter two, however, that could mean...

“Might’ve said too much, lady,” Lancer cuts off the conversation. He spins around towards the two of you, lance raised. Shit! You can’t take on a-

In a flash, he’s beside Auracecilia, slashing white magic bolts out of the air. His Master turns to look, aghast that something snuck up on her. Lancer executes a wide swing, deflecting a massive sword made of wire. The blade careens into the clearing’s fallen trunk. You follow the trajectory of the projectiles into the tree canopy some distance off. Several wire birds dart through the branches, firing at Auracecilia through the gaps. Before you can move, Saber has already grabbed your waist on a mad dash into the woods, leaving Lancer and the familiars behind.

The forest is eerily quiet. Or perhaps it just seems that way, any white noise noise drowned out by the rush of air past your ears. These trees mostly look the same wherever you look. It’d be nice to know where you’re going.

Saber, you ask mentally, are we returning to the manor?

“Yes.” The reply you receive is not mental, but spoken word. That’s odd. The peace of the night is then shattered by a shrill voice.

“Edgar, help!” comes a woman’s scream. Saber stops and spins you around, switching her grip into a bridal style carry. She clutches you protectively, face ferociously contorted as she glares at the source of the noise. Looking for yourself, you can make out a figure with long blond hair and a large red cloak. Charlotte is breathing heavily, clutching a gash on her stomach. It’s hard to make out her face at this distance, but she seems… scared. She follows up with another shout. “It’s not healing!”

You glance towards the manor, where you’ve been heading. You can catch glimpses of a bright, fast-moving speck in the night sky, swirling up and down and side to side.

>>Check on Charlotte.
>>Continue towards the manor.
>>(Write-in)

>>3998196
>>Check on Charlotte.
God damn it Assassin.

>>3998196
>>Check on Charlotte.
Damn my bleeding heart.

>You can catch glimpses of a bright, fast-moving speck in the night sky, swirling up and down and side to side.
Is this the mysterious valkyrie servant?

>>3996926
>are we still racking up the mysterious death beads as well?
Yes. You're currently at 8.

>>3998196
Shit, I'm conflicted here. I'm not sure if this is actually Charlotte or just some illusion trying to get Edgar to think with his dick for an easy kill.

>>3998231
A very ineffective illusion if it is.
If this is an illusion they would've been better suited to using an Einzbern.
We should consider her an enemy.
But we don't.

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.

Yup, thats bait

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.

>>3998196
>“It’s not healing!”
Sounds like Lancer's doing, but why would Lancer attack Charolette?

>>3998301
Charlotte doesn't have a Master anymore, it's possible that she has some form of independent action but can't expend her energy on healing.

>>3998301
Why would Lancer not attack Charlotte? She would be an enemy Servant as far as he is concerned. That said, I'm not trusting that this is her.

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.

Chances are pretty high that this isn't Charlotte for 4 reasons:
>We've been out of action for at least a day or 2 and she just so happens to appear as we're running away from a fight with another Master
>If we took out or fucked up her Master she should've already disappeared from Mana loss, can't really see anything in the Red Riding Hood story that implies Independent Action
>We've got a gap of several minutes in our perception just as our fight with Auracecilia begun, meaning she might have some way of messing with our head
>Lancer took out Saber with his NP, doubt a "non combat" class like Assassin can survive an NP that wrecks a proper combat class like Saber
Given Treebros warning we really need to tread carefully, we're going to fuck up 100% but we have to minimise how badly we get fucked.

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>>3998312
>>3998313
I meant Auracecilia when I made that post but then I reread it.

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>>3998196
>Check on Charlotte.
Because another Kotomine visit will bother me less than if this is really her and we don’t help.

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.
I can't think of anything we could say as a test to confirm it's Charlotte and I'm pretty sure it'd still give us the same penalty as staying if it is bait, plus the lack of Rider and the other Servant before the attack is worrying, that speck might be a familiar signalling for help.

>>3998196
>>Check on Charlotte.
I hope she's alright.

>>3998196
>>>Check on Charlotte.
>It's not healing
Sounds like she's screwed six ways to Sunday, but I still want a Charlotte nocturnal interlude. To the rescue we shall go.

>>3998196
>>>Continue towards the manor.
I wish I could believe but if Mom scooped up Lancer she may have Charlotte in her pocket too. This is probably a backup plan to get Saber.

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.
Even on the slim chance this isn't bait, she got Command Spell'd into killing Edgar, she might stab us the second we're in range.

And just as an additional point for everyone to consider as well, staying or not.
>“Yes.” The reply you receive is not mental, but spoken word. That’s odd.
We might not be talking to Saber, maybe.

>>3998196
>Check on Charlotte.

>>3998825
She's not in a good place mindwise right now, she might be worried about talking mentally to us.

>>3998196
>>Continue towards the manor.
I forgot to vote in my fuck-up.

>>3998825
Shouldn't we be able to tell through our connection?

What's the vote tally?

If it is really Charlotte, we are basically condemning her to death even though she tried to fight off her command spell for our sake.

Again, if that spell was still in effect, she wouldn't be trying to lure us in, she was obviously very unwilling to attack us.

>>3999039
7-6 manor

>>3999044
But what if it is Charlotte?
Are you really all willing to condemn the girl to her death here?

>>3999045
I can't imagine there's anything we can do for her even if this is legit. We're injured and weak and who knows how long Lancer will be occupied. He's faster than Saber he'll catch up.

But fuck, it doesn't feel like Edgar does it? Leaving her there even if it would be the smart thing to do.
She is ours after all.

>>3999085
It's possible that she just needs some mana.

>>3999091
We don't really have any to spare what with powering OniSaber and being low on blood. The other way well I don't think we have time for that right now.

Actually could we tell Saber to just grab her? She's strong enough to carry us both and could do this quick before anything happens. Barring Char killing us right then and there.

>>3999099
Don't think this'll work, the update heavily implies that something'll happen if Edgar stops, even if it is to talk to Charlotte or have Saber carry her. Which again is a bad idea because Lancer is fast as fuck and Saber's already carrying half deadweight.

>>3999109
Saber is superhumanly strong, a waifish girl like Charlotte won't slow her down at all.

>>3999128
I was thinking more movement and combat, carrying one person is easier to handle since they can be carried in the centre of mass but 2 people would be an over the shoulder situation which would make it difficult to dodge.

>>3998196
>>Check on Charlotte.

>>3999130
We already know that Saber can't dodge Lancer though. What's the added harm in taking Charlotte with us?

Seems like this is a pretty contentious decision. I'll leave the vote open until tomorrow, and if no decision has been reached I'll roll for it.

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>>3999154
Damn you Integer! Making us pick between a hot friend who maybe wants to bang and living!

>>3999168
Oh she totally wants to bang.

>>3999170
I didn't want to presume but yeah if we manged to save her I doubt the Burial Agency could keep her off Edgar's dick.

>>3999180
Then why not support checking her?
Worst case is Kirei laughs at us again.

>>3999195
Worst case is we run out of redoes just as things are reaching critical mass.

>>3999211
You don't just run out of redoes, anon.

I hope.

>>3999128
She tried to kill us, Saber would probably just yeet her minus us throwing in a command spell to force it.

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>>3999216
Well something bad is going to happen once we get enough beads.

>>3999217
To be fair, she also tried not to kill us.
Command spells are wack.

>>3999216
We can't assume every choice is Good End or Dead End Anon, we're slowly racking up the permanent Bad End flags.

>>3999219
I doubt our pet Oni will deign to see it that way

>>3999223
We either leave her here to die or we go check her with the chance that Saber launches her into the next dimension herself. Both have a high chance of ending in Charlotte's untimely demise.

Or it's an illusion, but isn't Caster associated with a faction that doesn't want us dead?

Thankfully, Saber is hopefully still loyal to us even as an Oni.
In fact she might be more loyal, even.

>>3999228
>Or it's an illusion, but isn't Caster associated with a faction that doesn't want us dead?
>Thinking that being killed is the worst option
My sweet summer child

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8P5cg3Xipg

>>3999249
Yeah, I know.
I've played F/SN, there's no need to go all Reddit on me.

Not all Casters are Medea, and Caster's Master in this case seems to have an interest in us.

Also, what, is an illusion going to capture us now?

>>3999257
If there's an illusion there'll be someone waiting to take advantage of it.

>>3999269
But it could also be Charlotte literally dying in front of us.
Also, who the hell makes an illusion of a girl we would be incredibly wary of approaching?
The sensible thing to do would be to ignore her entirely, so we should do the opposite.

>>3999279
I don't personally believe that she's an illusion just pointing out that an illusion by itself wouldn't happen.

>>3999279
Auracecilia is out to either win the War as a fuck you to Edgar, is working for Mom or both. There's no way she'd just let Edgar get away without following with Lancer. The same Lancer that killed Saber pretty easy in the Dead End. So what's more likely, that this is some form of bait, or that Lancer chased after us, found Charlotte in the woods, failed to kill a class of Servant best suited for killing normal humans, then just let her escape after he gutted her?

>>3999294
Then why not take the chance on being able to save her?
I think this is pretty obviously our choice whether or not we want to keep Charlotte around after the revelation of her betrayal.
If it does work out, we get an additional Servant to help in this mess of a grail war.
We're going to need it.

>>3999299
Auracecilia is under attack by Einzberns right now.

You think it's more likely that Lancer is also able to create illusions?
You're operating under the fatal illusion that Lancer is the only enemy servant in these woods.

>>3999305
>>3999309
Because we are running out of chances and Lancer was fighting normal familiars not a servant he won't be long. We aren't out of danger yet and are heading into more problems at the mansion. A detour is going to cost us our life or Saber and if by chance not she'll be a liability during whatever else is going to happen.

>>3999328
>we are running out of chances
Source?
Assassin won't be that much of a liability, I'm sure.

Why are you so ready to let her die?

As for Lancer, he'll have the choice of whether to pursue us or protect his Master.

>>3999309
>You're operating under the fatal illusion that Lancer is the only enemy servant in these woods.
>Lancer - Probably still fighting the Einzberns
>Archer - Dead
>Shielder - Dead
>Saber - Oni Uber
>Rider - Einzbern Servant, possibly powering their NP given the beginning of the thread
>Winged Servant - Might be fighting Lancer, might be defending Ivonnesviel
>Predator - Most likely not here given Lancer's hateboner
>Berserker - Not here, everyone would know
>Caster - Unknown, however the first time skip occurred after her appearance, second time skip occurred post previous thread were Caster and the twins tried to kidnap Edgar, and now we have the 3rd time skip
>Assassin - What we're trying to figure out
All the known players are accounted for other than Caster and Assassin, and I'm more inclined to believe Caster would just try to blow up an enemy Servant like during the Lucroy raid instead of knifing them.
There's nothing out there that explains the wound if Lancer is still fighting and Caster is more likely to use magic, so it more likely that this isn't Charlotte but Caster trying to recapture us (pretty sure Medea teleported her and Kuzuki during one of the routes, could be a snatch and grab)

>>3999339
>Source?
The beads we get when we die? Not a guarantee it'll lead to death but we sure will be making things a lot harder.

>As for Lancer, he'll have the choice of whether to pursue us or protect his Master.
Or he could pick her up and chase us.

>Why are you so ready to let her die?
Well that's a loaded question. What angle are you trying to work here bud?

>>3999357
>forgetting Ruler
Are you sure you want to do that?
Mom was obviously summoning her own Servant.
>>3999361
>What angle are you trying to work here bud?
The angle to save Red Riding Hood.
We sort of kind of permanently ruined our Saber by having her go full demon mode for us.

>>3999371
>ruined
How?

>>3999377
Mental Pollution C+ is serious business, anon.

>>3999371
>Saber going Oni is a bad thing
Anon, we have the toastiest Servant around, Edgar's a damn genius.

>>3999380
Love is serious business.

>>3999384
We don't actually love her though.
Treebro said so.

I just feel like it would be a waste if Charlotte died here, we barely even know anything about her as a Servant.

>>3999386
We can love her though, in time.
Also forests are assholes.

>>3999388
Forests are assholes, granted.

I don't want Charlotte to die.

>>3999394
Honestly? I fucking hate this situation. I pushed hard for Charlotte through this quest, she's super fun and yeah she would be useful but holy fuck the risk. We don't have a way to heal her, we don't have mana to spare unless we tap into apostle mode, we have an enemy behind us and Mom attacking the mansion.

Then there' whatever reason we're out here in the first place fucking timeskips. Someone get the Globetrotters to slap King Crimson's shit.

>>3999415
There's always the chance that the Einzbern have something that can heal her, and we know that they can fuck with Servant transferral.

>>3999394
Pretty sure we are fucking dead if we fall for this.

>>3999422
Good thing we're immortal, huh?

Oh god what's the right choice?

>>4000107
Aaaaaaagh
I don't want to die but I don't want to let Charlotte die.

In this scenario I'll just do what Shirou would do, retarded as it is.
>>3998196
>>Check on Charlotte.
It's probably gonna get us killed.
I'll be pissed if you try to have your Noble Phantasm vore us again, Assassin.

I won't be able to update until later, but it looks like we have a decision. I'm calling the vote now so I can get to writing when I'm able.

>>4000241
Was that helping Charlotte (or "Charlotte") by one vote?

>>4000352
I believe this was all the votes, if I didn't miss any.

Check on Char
>>3998199
>>3998202
>>3998422
>>3998467
>>3998763
>>3998876
>>3999131
>>4000129

Ignore Char
>>3998289
>>3998295
>>3998316
>>3998446
>>3998778
>>3998821
>>3998879

>>4000595
Well I'll be happy if all(or at least most) of my assumption are wrong.

I am genuinely embarrassed how many times I refreshed my browser tonight.

You can’t leave Charlotte alone. No matter what is happening at the manor, you can’t turn a blind eye to a wounded friend. Even if she tried to kill you once, that was due to the influence of a command spell. It’s unclear why she’s still around after you killed her Master, but there's a lot you don't know anyway.

“Take me to her, Saber,” you command. Saber growls in objection, but obeys. As the two of you approach, your Servant never takes her eyes off of Charlotte.

“Even though you know I’m Assassin?” Charlotte asks, breathless and surprised. Saber puts you down. “You really are the best, Edgar.”

“Show me the wound,” you say, kneeling beside Charlotte. She moves her arm, exposing a strange laceration across her stomach. The entire injury is stained black; in certain areas, there’s a faint, shifting red glow. You lean in and trace your fingers around its edge, careful not to touch the darkness itself; if it hurt a Servant, Lord only knows what it can do to you. “Does it hurt?”

“Yes,” she replies. The cut is so dark that the depth would be impossible to gauge without the red areas. Examination reveals that, oddly enough, the wound is quite shallow. Even if it isn’t healing, something like this shouldn’t cause trouble to a Servant. Unsure how to treat the wound, you raise your head to discuss the cause with Charlotte only to be met with a broad, wicked grin.

“Big Bad Wolf.”

Saber howls. Assassin’s vicious beast bursts from an impossible space under her arm, hurtling past you and towards your Servant. You spin around to track its movement, but in doing so, expose your back to Charlotte. Hands firmly grab your shoulders and yank you backwards with Servant strength. Within a second, you’re caught in a powerful chokehold. Kicking wildly and pulling to loosen her grip both prove fruitless.

“You’ve been working so hard.” The whisper in your ear is as sinister as it is sweet. “It’s okay to rest. I’ll take care of you.”

In the few seconds before you lose consciousness, you see Saber battling the remarkably agile canine. She rips back and forth through the trees, desperately looking for some way, some opening to save you, but finding none.

~~~

Well.

Personally, I find this outcome… suboptimal.

We might never get the chance to speak again, so I’ll be fast. Unlock the V̶̳̔f̴̨͊ȗ̴̩l̸͈̀s̴͇̎w̴͖̾x̴͚̋u̶͙͘h̸̺́ within you. It doesn’t matter how. You’ll lose everything if you don’t. Once you find what you really want, r̵e̶a̸c̸h̷ ̷o̵u̵t̷ ȃ̸̗n̵̮̆d̸̚ͅ ̴͝g̷̫̃r̶̤̍å̸̖b̶͖ ̵̰̀ĭ̵͚t̸̙̓ ̴̨̺̞͌̀̍ì̶̼̼͔̃́f̵̝̮̥͔̭͆͆ ̸̨̤̚ͅÿ̴̡̺́ơ̷̠͚̪̬͚͂͠u̴̼̰̿̒͝ ̵͖̼͈̈̊͠w̵̨͍̓ạ̵̀̈́̚n̵͍̖̩͉̻̎̍͛̌̌ṭ̶̯̘̺̉ ̴̺̃̇̎t̵͈̜̭̐̀́ŏ̶͉̽̉ ̵̗̍̽́́̀w̸͕̣͇͎̞̏͋̀͌ĩ̸̡̖̭͎̔ņ̷̘͇̖̘͒͒

~~~

The first thing you see when you open your eyes is Assassin’s upside-down face. She’s smiling affectionately at you, long hair behind her back but nearly spilling around her shoulders. The softness and warmth below your head confirms that your head is in her lap. A blanket covers the rest of you.

“Morning, sunshine!” Charlotte greets you cheerfully.

What? What happened? Where are you? What’s going on? You try to shoot up, but it’s impossible - you’re restrained under your covers, at least at the wrists and ankles. Frantically, you look around. The room is T-shaped, dreary and made of stone. You’re situated in its center. Papers, books, and strange weapons are pushed carelessly to the edges of the room in addition to the huge mounds off to the left. Various magical materials line countertops. You know this room; it’s Sister Gloria’s basement.

But the view to the right is mortifying. Ilonasviel lies unconscious in a magic circle, gagged and bound hand and foot. Beside her, and towering above, sits the Big Bad Wolf. The beast glares hungrily, almost lasciviously, at the helpless girl, swallowing saliva each time it’s just about to drool on her face. Before you can call out, one of Charlotte’s hands clamps over your mouth, stifling your voice.

“Relax, Edgar,” Charlotte says, caressing your cheek with her other hand and turning your face back up to hers. A flicker of greed appears in her countenance. “She’s just insurance. Be a good boy and she’ll be okay.” The hand releases your mouth.

Suddenly, it occurs to you that you have a lot more energy than you did before awakening here. Your body hurts less, too. Why have you recovered so quickly? Wait a minute-

You can’t feel Saber.

“Where’s my Servant?” You’re afraid of the answer, but you have to ask.

“Your Servant?” says Assassin, the avarice in her face growing into the same vile beam you saw before. “No, you don’t seem to understand. Saber belongs to Emilia now. You’re not a Master anymore; just a boy. A boy who’s brave, strong, handsome, sexy, righteous to a fault, and mine.”

“Excuse me?” you let out, disturbed by Charlotte’s outburst. In an instant, the malice drains completely from her demeanor.

“At least, you will be once all this is over,” she continues. The girl begins playing with your hair. “Emilia was kind enough to leave me with you, so for now, let’s enjoy some quality time. Alright?”

You fall silent for a moment. It sounds like Mom is the mastermind here. Which means... you’ve been imprisoned by your own mother? The overseer stole your Servant? She’s using Ilonasviel as a hostage? And you’ve been left effectively alone with Assassin of all people? What the hell is going on?

>>Try to escape. Though Saber has been taken from you, you’re in a vastly improved physical state. Surely there’s a way?
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
>>See if you can convince Charlotte to help you in some way. You’ve given her plenty of aid. Perhaps she’ll return the favor?
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
>>(Write-in)

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>we got captured and lost Saber
Be honest now: what were you guys thinking when you voted to save her?

I figured that it would be bad but not THIS bad.

Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are "anon thought with dick again."

>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎


Im not even a treefag but the Harlot needs to die, now. Charfags have gone too far/

>>4001510
>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
NOBODY FUCKS WITH OUR SABER
except us but that was only once hopefully more

Friendly reminder that there's an Assassin-speed were(?)wolf right next to Ilona.

>>4001574
This is a first, but I believe the tree, we need to solve this clusterfuck. Day of the branch now.

>>4001510
>>>See if you can convince Charlotte to help you in some way. You’ve given her plenty of aid. Perhaps she’ll return the favor?
Damnit, I've been a Charlotte-fag this whole time and even I knew this was a stupid idea.

Looking through these choices...
•Try to escape. Though Saber has been taken from you, you’re in a vastly improved physical state. Surely there’s a way?
Not when Big Bad Wolf is drooling all over us.
•Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
"You sly dog, you got me monologuing!"
Although she might just not answer.
•See if you can convince Charlotte to help you in some way. You’ve given her plenty of aid. Perhaps she’ll return the favor?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
•W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
The nuclear option, but it might be our only way out of this.

>>4001510
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
We've been running around like a headless chicken long enough. Getting a handle of the situation would help, though this may just shorten our window of escape.

>>4001510
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
I'd have an extra write-in to take out the wolf first to save Ilona but I doubt Edgar/Treebro's going to listen to us. Probably not the best option, might be the worst, but hey, if Anon thought with their boner last vote this vote I'm thinking with my hateboner. Fuck Charlotte and her shitty yandere streak and fuck whatever shitty churchfag reason Mom tries to guilt us with when she moans about not telling us what the fucking monster forest in our fucking head is because she was feeling sad.

Although please don't kill Ilona and the rest of the Einzberns Integer, they've grown on me

>>4001609
Honestly, my prediction is dead mom at the end of this. But I still think Tree power is basically our only option.

>>4001609
I'm not going to pretend the hateboner isn't justified at this point, but can we at least try to talk to her or something before headbutting the shiny red button Integer keeps shoving in front of us like a shiny pair of keys for a toddler?

>>4001616
>Honestly, my prediction is dead mom at the end of this.
>Start the quest thinking we're playing a different autistic flavour of Shirou
>We've actually been playing a different autistic version of Kotomine

>>4001621
>edgar cried, not because his mom died, but because he never got to fuckkill her

>>4001620
Normally I would, but at this point barring Saber and Ilona Treebro's been the only one that's been straight up with us. We listened to it during the Howell fight, we beat off Howell, it warns us shit is about to hit the fan, it fucking does, it warns us not to be retarded, we don't listen this time and here we are in the middle of an awful doujin book. It's track record has been fucking stellar compared to most people in the quest.

>>4001620
Charlotte is kill on sight for me from now on. I imagine im not alone.

>>4001510
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
Oh fuck you cHarlotte
I wanted to give you one fucking chance.

>>4001510
>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎

What a fu*kin thot

>>4001634
Yeah, agreed.
She dies.
Mom dies.
Everyone against us dies at this point.

Mercy is for idiots.
Ffffuck.

>>4001634
I just realised that Ilona being here means Ursula and the rest of the maids might be dead as well.

>>4001645
More reason to end the Harlot. Enough damage. We have actually reliable allies who have come to harm from the cock headed thirst of the Charfag.

>>4001645
That's it.
No survivors.
They want to treat us as a Monster then we will give them one.
Embrace the Tree.
Our own mother would betray us as well?
Even going so far as to take the girl we allied with and our own Servant as her hostage?

So be it.
She will die painfully.

All she had to do was explain the risks to us and not let fucking Roa in our head become our only ally.
Fucking stupid bitch.

>>4001510
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
You don't fuck with our Servant.
You don't fuck with our friends.
You don't stab us in the back.
And you never, fucking ever, betray and lie to us in the name of "protection".

>>4001646
I regret supporting Charlotte.
I didn't think she would go full worst girl Yandere like this.

My only regret is that Edgar isn't strong enough to tear her apart himself.

>>4001510
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
FUCK

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>>4001651
>They want to treat us as a Monster then we will give them one.
>Embrace the Tree.

>>4001657
We've been hiding away from our true nature long enough, Kirei.
Righteous to a fault?
Don't make me laugh!
Where's that gotten us?

>>4001657
The priest's approval fills me with PRIDE

>>4001507
>>W̷̥̍h̴͉̄á̵̪t̶̆ ̴͍̏ț̵̔h̶͖̓e̷̞̕ ̵̟̕f̶͎̿u̶̫c̵̼͠k̵͖̈,̸͔̑ ̴̡͘ẇ̷͓h̷̯̃a̵̯͝ṱ̸̉ ̴͓̊t̴͚͌h̴̀͜ẽ̴̫ ̵̙̿f̸̝̐u̵̫̎c̸̦͊k̵̭͑,̶̰͛ ̵͚͐w̵͙͘ȟ̸̖ā̸̦t̷̢͆ ̴̏ͅt̶̗́h̵̗̿e̶̠͋ ̶̝͑F̸̟̈U̴̹͊Ĉ̶̹K̷͍̉,̶̛͖ ̵͋Ẅ̷̘́H̵̩͋A̵̜̐T̸̝̆ ̷̨̄T̸̄͜H̵̠̑E̶̎
Wow, she really is after us because we remind her of the huntsman from her fairy tale. Just wasn't expecting her to go full yandere.
Oh well, you had your chance Char, but no one gets between me and my oni waifu. You win this one, Tree.

>>4001665
I don't know what she expects from betraying us for real this time.
I swear, making us a prisoner and capturing our close friend?
"It's for your own good Edgar!"
Fuck you mom.
If she really cared about us she would've arranged for us to leave town before the war.

>>4001665
Best case scenario is a Sunny Days ending with Ilona helping us keep Tomoe around.

Although if that's not possible I'm making sure we keep our promise and at least get a Spark Liners High ending with Tomoe so she doesn't die alone again.

>>4001671
>Fuck you mom.
For real though. If she wanted us out of the war so we wouldn't go too deep into the tree path (presumably), maybe she shouldn't put us in a stressful situation where we're forced to rely on it?

>>4001674
Assuming the grail is uncorrupted we can incarnate her permanently with it, Edgar does not really have a wish after all.

That said, I imagine we may be more evil tree than man by then, but maybe that will complement Tomoe's Oni side more.

>>4001675
>"Oh no, my son might be at risk of becoming a monster, time to steal his servant after attacking him with deadly Servants and having a girl he considered a friend betray him by promising she could have him!"
Enough.
The stupid slut dies.
The Yandere slut dies.
That Edelfelt cunt dies too.

Quick reminder that Edgar Tristan Rood means... (in order)
Fortunate Spearman.
Sorrowful.
Crucifix.
A certain tragic spearman seems to fitour name.

And if that isn't enough.
The School we go to with heavy Church presence?

Saint Longinus Academy.

This isn't a school.
It's a cage.

It occurs to me that we could probably trick Charlotte into helping us escape.

She can't trust the word of a woman that would do this to her own son, surely?
She has to be stupid to think this ends in any way other than her being killed off when things come to an end.

You're being used you stupid Yandere slut, and you've managed to isolate yourself entirely from the one man who would've tried to help you.

>>4001510
>>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
We did so well using our (upper) head against the Edelfelt lets try sticking with that, yeah? Keep the nuke on standby till we're able to use it most effectively. As it stands right now with Mom in control neither Saber, Illonahole or ourselves are in direct danger. We need to find out what is going on and figure out what to do before all of that is actually turned against us.

Gatdangit Char. Why do you make lovin' you so hard?

I can't believe Charlotte has done this.
I want her and everyone else involved in this sham dead.
Treebro, I would appreciate full on Dead Apostle Ancestor level powers.
Full Roa mode, thanks.

I want to turn Assassin into an ice sculpture.
Oh, also, it's fun that our Ice Spell is called Circle 9
As in the Ninth Circle of Hell which traitors are condemned to.
The frozen lake of Cocytus.

Fucking traitors.

>>4001895
Going nuclear right now is the worst decision. We need to make that fury a cold one. Calculating. Lest we lose everything but revenge.

If we go with the forest now all Edgar will have left is a frozen wasteland, regret and rage.

>>4001895
>Full Roa mode
>not Full Primate Murder mode
>not even Full Einnashe mode
this guy is in Full Enhance mode

>>4001903
That might be the case, but I don't want to waste words on this deceptive whore.

>>4001903
Going nuclear now is the perfect time, we're trapped directly in Charlotte's grip, she has a wolf over Ilona to eat us and we're in a family friends house in the middle of the school full of normies. Edgar's a man of patience and restraint and would normally try to work his way around this, they've set this up to turn those qualities against us. Embracing the insanity is the only sane option, they wouldn't see it coming.

>>4001920
Yeah.
This is already a worse case scenario.
Besides, we don't need any answers if we just kill everyone, right?

>>4001920
>I don't know where Saber is
>My mom betrayed me?
>Charlotte is going to rape me
>If this goes on I'll break a promise I made
This must be very trying on Edgar's patience.

>>4001929
>Edgar best case scenario - Reaches manor and fights off invaders
>Edgar worst case scenario - Saber/Ilona/Einzbern support taken away
>Charlotte/Mom best case scenario - Edgar accepts his and Ilona's imprisonment and the loss of Saber
>Charlotte/Mom worst case scenario - Edgar tries to escape and has to be restrained
>Curveball option - Edgar kills everyone between him and freedom
I'd even be fine with Auracecilia living since even though she's working with Mom she and Lancer at least had the balls to challenge us to a proper Grail battle, plus I want Lancer to die in a blaze of glory if he's doomed due to the Fate meta.

>>4001946
The poor boy just wants to be honest with people, why can't they all just tell the truth about wanting to murder each other?

>>4001946
Promising to kill Assassin would be nice.

We never break promises.

>>4001970
>I promise to be with you until the very end Charlotte
>Rips out her heart with his bare hands a second later

>>4001929
>This is already a worse case scenario
This is in no way a worst-case scenario. Worst case would be "limbless in Caster's basement being used as a mana battery." We are doing great, neither Ilona nor Saber NOR Charlotte is dead, and if we just let her tell us what the FUCK is going on with this then we'll be in a much better position to make an informed decision and KEEP THOSE WE CARE ABOUT ALIVE
>we don't need any answers if we just kill everyone, right
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
We are SO thoroughly in the dark that ANY information would be nice. Remember, there's more Servants out there and at this moment only Charlotte is confirmed to care if we live or die, if only for selfish, carnal reasons.
>>4001510
>>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
The nuclear option is pretty clearly a trap, and we need to demonstrate some restraint in order to gauge our situation so we don't run hateboner-first into an even worse situation. As an aside, what the fuck is a "Vfulswxuh"?

>>4001979
>Vfulswxuh
DAA 19: Vfulswxuh Order, pronounced "Victor Order" to match the gematria meaning

>>4001979
>WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
>We are SO thoroughly in the dark that ANY information would be nice.
But anon, muh feefees(the exact thing that got us into this mess)!

>>4001979
>>4001987
We gave her a chance, she blew it, we're not giving her another out.

>>4001979
Ok fine.
Maybe you're right.
But the moment we are able I want to tear Charlotte to shreds.
I've had enough of everyone taking advantage of our boy.
>>4001639
>>4001510

Switch to
>>>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
Fuck you, Assassin.
You'll die painfully you treacherous fuck.

How Edgar learned never to trust in anyone in a single day.
Time for some patricide.

>>4001510
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?

>>4001510
Switching from >>4001591
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?

>>4001979
So much this. Things could be far worse, the fact that no one we care about is dead is the biggest stroke of luck ever. Or it's fate.

>>4001994
Not cutting our own throat for revenge would be smart. She will be punished but that should not be our immediate concern.

If we can convince Charlotte to side with us over Mom, we might just be able to win here.
You see, Charlotte seems to be a stupid asshole that's only interested in her own desires.
That means all we need to do is persuade her that she's better off becoming our Servant so we can always be together.
She doesn't think that our motherreally mean what she said, does she?
We've seen what happens to people with ill intentions towards us.
Why would she consider you any different, Assassin?
Because you're helping her?
The woman would betray even her own son.

She's being manipulated like the little fool she is.

Luckily, the girl she's got captive on the floor over there happens to be an Einzbern, who should be familiar with transferring Servants.

Then we can discard Charlotte whenever we wish.

I find it weird that Charlotte has gone full yandere since we last saw her. On the night we were attacking Archer she was friendly and flirty yeah but this obsession seems out of nowhere there may be some other influence on her mind right now and if anyone could do that it would be the Overseer using command seals.

>>4002031
It's possible her emotions got out of hand for her after we killed her Master.

>>4002032
Well last she saw Edgar was in full treemode, not sure how that impression and the freedom of losing her master translates to this. Maybe she identifies with the an innocent hiding a monster? But she seems to be comparing Edgar to the Huntsman now.

>>4002031
That wound that she had was all blackish and glowing red. Maybe it's some sort og curse that's affecting her mind?

Where did it go so wrong, Charfags?

>>4002261
She went from clingy ally Master to Yuno Gasai Servant.
Basically.

>>4001656
This is me btw.

Gaaah.
I thought about it.
I don't want to get Ilona killed.
God damn it, is asking her all we can do?
>>4001510
Switching from my vote to
>>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning
You can die later Charlotte.

>>4002261
Wrong? Nothing's going wrong. Mommy knows whats best.What's best is a hot little blonde to bend over anything and everything.

>>4002298
Mom a shit.
I can't wait to get our revenge.
I bet she killed dad too.

>>4002302
Don't think I'm not on to you.
It's time we deforested these threads.

>>4002309
Trust the tree, anon.
He only wants to help you get what I want.

>>4002315
Wood is no good!
Day of the Chainsaw now!
Trees aren't my real dads!

>>4002319
Come to think of it, do we know for sure that RIP AND TEAR voice is the same as the Tree?

>>4002319
Treedad gave you the perfect advice to bed an oni, general advice and superpowers.
Mom has taken away the oni, kidnapped and confined youand a good friend to a roomwhile using your friend as a hostage.

And has finally given you to a Crazy Yandere Servant to rape.

Who's the better parent hmm?

>>4001510
>>4001653
I'll switch to
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
But the second she blinks at us wrong or when she's not useful she's fucking dead

D A Y O F T H E B R A N C H S O O N

Jesus christ we are really going to sputter out rapid fire questions to a Yandere servant like some confused loser?

>>4002341
Yes.
If she really loves us she can tell us that much, right?

>>4002334
>tree not!dad
>perfect advice to bed the oni
We could have just asked her at any point.
>general advice
That fucked us over.
>superpowers
That ruined everything.

Mom
>taken away the oni
She'll give her back.
>kidnapped and confined you
For our own good.
>using your friend as a hostage
We'll understand when we're older.

>And has finally given you to a Crazy Yandere Servant to rape.
Is that supposed to be a negative?

>>4002341
Better than flailing around like a braindamaged loser.

>>4002341
As opposed to freaking out, in a heavily fortified building with probably multiple Servants on guard, like a blind person in Area 51.

>>4002347
>>4002349
>>4002350

Honestly, fuck it. Ive been right about this shit pretty much every time so Ill probably just get to add another tally.

For the sake of poor Edgar's death count I hope you are on to something. I just really doubt it.

>>4002355
My biggest concern is that if anyone has something meant to counteract forestpowers it would be Mom. She's dealt with this shit from Dad after all and Charlotte would definitely have told her about what happened, she knows we can go green.

>>4002349
Anon please, the Charfag boat has sailed, she's living on borrowed time now.

>>4002363
And she was so cute too.

>>4002363
Her penance shall be long and harsh.She has to sit in the corner and watch when we make love to Saber. Her punishment ends when Saber says so.

>>4002388
You aren't very good at this punishment thing.
I was thinking more "rip her spine out through her face".

I want to like Charlotte, I really do.
Hopefully we can twist her love for us in our favour.

>>4002413
>"If you really loved me you'd let Saber test her NP on you"

>>4002391
Too quick and lacks heart. You gotta up your cruelty game.

>>4002423
I mean, more by trying to convince her that she didn't really need to go this far and she could've just asked.
Yanderes love it when they think they've won.

>>4002447
Wonder if Mom knows we banged Saber and told Charlotte and that's what triggered this side of her.

>>4002568
Maybe.
Curse you, lower head!

Convincing Charlotte to betray mom for us might not be impossible.

>>4001510
>>4001665
Fuck it, I'll switch to
>>Ask Charlotte for more information. What was that wound? What happened to you? Why are you “hers”? What is Mom planning?
now that I've calmed down a little. Can't really go wrong with more information and we can always sperg out later.

Cool it.

If it were just you here, maybe you could afford to go wild. But Ilonasviel is the one on the chopping block. You can’t let her come to harm.

Cool it. Like you always do.

“So why am I ‘yours’ now?” you ask. Talk. Learn something. Lull her into a sense of security. Then you can take advantage of it.

“Well,” Charlotte answers, “Saber will probably be killed tonight, there’s no way you’ll be getting with a magus bitch, and regular girls can’t compare to me. So, really, you’re already mine.”

This isn’t like the Charlotte you know. Normally, she’s chatty, flirty, and carefully maintaining control of the social situation. Right now, she’s strangely possessive, and she seems more liberal with information than ever before. Given how many times she’s had a chance to kill you if she wanted, this isn’t a result of her physical control of you. Something is up. Maybe you can get to the bottom of it.

“I’m not convinced,” you say. “Saber won’t die so easily.”

“Yes, she will!” your captor asserts. “Emilia and the others will be raiding the Marshall estate tonight. Saber will be on the front line. Even Lancer thinks his chances of survival are low, so Saber is dead for sure.”

Does Mom intend to win the Holy Grail War herself? To what end? Just to keep you out of it? And why is Lancer so worried about this upcoming attack on Marshall? Though you’d like answers to all kinds of questions, you limit yourself. You've learned that Mom has multiple Servants in her pocket and is happily using them, despite her position as overseer. You try to shift the conversation to another subject.

“You’re saying my mom went out of her way to set me up with you?” you inquire. It’s strange, but you phrase the question in a way you hope will appeal to her current state of mind.

“Maybe~,” Charlotte coos. “She told me to stay here and guard the prisoners, but she’d have to suspect we’d use the time to bond, right?”

Assassin’s thought process is beyond odd. Has she not considered the possibility that your mother will eliminate her, too?

“Well, there is more than one captive. Why is Ilonasviel here? One Servant alone should be sufficient to keep me contained.”

“Just to keep the dolls in line.” The dolls... the Einzberns, perhaps? Charlotte dismisses Ilonasviel, but her comment seems to confirm that multiple other Einzberns survived the attack, though you don’t know which or how many. How and why Mom wants them controlled isn't clear, either. And once Marshall is dealt with, Mom may come after them next. Interrupting your thoughts, Charlotte takes both your cheeks in her hands and pouts. “Geez, you should stop thinking about other girls. Focus on me, okay?”

“...Okay,” you say, most lines of questioning now severed. But there is one mystery you can still investigate. “How’s your injury doing? What caused it, anyway?”

“During the fighting last night, one of the dolls managed to cut me with the tip of this big black halberd,” Charlotte explains. “Since then, I’ve been feeling a little funny, but I’m sure I’ll get better once the wound heals.” One of her hands moves to stroke your chest. “Thanks for your concern, sweetie.”

A black halberd. Ursula, no doubt. You’re impressed she managed to even graze such a nimble enemy, but even more bizarre is the damage the weapon inflicted. Based on what you just heard, it's possible that the strike Charlotte received is the cause of her current behavior. Just what kind of blade is that polearm?

“Can you show me the cut again?” you request.

“Is this just an excuse to see more of my skin? Okay then,” Charlotte teases. To your surprise, Charlotte dispels everything but her underwear. With a mischievous grin, she leans over, your head still in her lap, pressing her wounded belly into your face. “How’s the view?”

The laceration is directly before your eyes, still the same size, depth, and color as last you saw it. It hasn’t healed at all. But it’s strange that Charlotte’s so affected by it, since i̴t̵ ̸s̶h̵o̶u̴l̵d̸ ̸b̶e̵ ̵n̸o̶t̴h̶i̴n̸g̵.̴

>>Attempt an escape. There has to be a way.
>>Try to convince Charlotte to help you.
>>Question Charlotte further. You need more information.
>>Kiss it better.
>>(Write-in)

>>4003110
>>Kiss it better.
Oh hey, it's in red!

You got real possessive, Char.

>>4003137
Hold on it dawns on me this is probably vampire related.
Ironic considering we once thought Charlotte was the vampire.
Fuck it.
This seems like a decent idea regardless.
If we truly do have DAA level abilities then taking on Servants should be well within our capabilities.
Gib blood, Assassin.

>>4003110
>>Kiss it better.

hahah make the harlot pay

>>4003110
>>Kiss it better.
Y'know, at some point the Einzberns have gotta ask why they bother with overseers at all. Why can't we just have a nice, clean seven-participant battle royale using conjured mythical beings?

Right so before I actually vote I'd like to point something out.

>The entire injury is stained black; in certain areas, there’s a faint, shifting red glow.
>“During the fighting last night, one of the dolls managed to cut me with the tip of this big black halberd,”
>black halberd
>Einzbern maids have silver halberds in canon
>The Einzberns have found grail mud
>Ursula has probably blackened Charlotte by accident
The fucking canister's going to be filled with it

>>4003110
>>Kiss it better.
Time to 'eat' her out.

>>4003216
So they're using Grail Mud to make anti-Servant weapons? The Einzberns are getting really crazy now.

>>4003110
>Hasn't she considered asking Illonasviel how to dispel whatever is preventing the wound from healing? It was one of her Servants that caused it, after all.

>>4003216
That explains her turn for the yandere.

Vampire powers to the rescue!
Succ the corruption away!
Or just kill her.
Either or.

Assuming that we ARE a vampire and that IS Grail mud, why would we want to succ it?

I gotta wonder, is there a reason that this option is red instead of the fucked up squiggly ones from earlier? Does Edgar have more than just a talking tree in his head?

>>4003246
Probably gives way to a Bad End.

>>4003246
Fucked up lines are Treebro, red might be mud? But some of Treebros lines were both.

Also from the sound of things Charlotte still agreed to the plan to kidnap Edgar and off Saber when she was sane, seems trying to fight Ursula is what made her crazier.

>>4003254
You made a good point earlier, if this wound is from the grail mud blackening Charlotte, imbibing it would probably be a really bad idea

>>4003245
Because evil grail goo isn't something that will be a problem for a vampire too much compared to a human and especially a Servant.
>>4003246
Probably.
Time to see where this goes.

>>4003261
Grail mud is only good for killing humans.
Who knows what will happen on a vampire.

It might even break whatever is sealing our treebro's power from us.

And taking another look into Ainnash might shed a bit more light on the situation. Seems in canon Heartless used the Child of Ainnash, the local leylines and the Greater Grail to make a fake grail and summon Faker. So what if instead of Angra Mainyu corrupting the Grail it's actually Ainnash inside it and Edgar's not only a different version of Shirou and Kotomine but Sakura as well, might have had one of the seeds from the fruit of the Forest implanted in him.

>>4003110
>>"We should probably get the wound checked out, I mean it wouldn't be fun if all our time together is spent with you being sick. Give me a turn to look after you."
Figured phrasing it kinda couplely might work in our favour. Get Ilona to check it out and maybe reverse it then get the fuck out with her and the potential superweapon canister.

As much as using a Servant as a juicebox might power us up let's avoid actively drinking 7 billion curses at the same time.

>>4003425
Remember that Big Bad Wolf is still here, can very likely act without immediate orders (doesn't need to be told on the spot to chase us), and is much faster than us. If we try to escape it has good odds of catching us.
No, the only way out is to neutralize it -- that means holding Charlotte hostage or killing her.