[The se ges to show So-ui and Diarmuid on the rooftop of a building.]

  ["Do you feel it, Lancer?"]

  [So-ui spoke seriously, looking at the and Seal on her hand.]

  ["Yes, it's Caster," Diarmuid replied in a deep voice. "I see him. I don't know what he's doing out there on the river."]

  ["Now's our ce to kill him."]

  ["Uood,"] Diarmuid said.

  [The video paused.]

  [Question: Why does So-ui have a and Seal on her hand?]

  "What's with this question?"

  Everyone was stu first, then started to cat.

  In the video, there is no Q&A group. This implies something from the inal timeline. So-ui isn't one of the official seven Masters, so why would she have a and Seal?

  The question uzzling for a moment.

  Chihiro: "Simple. It must have been transferred to her by Kayh."

  [Ding! gratutions to Chihiro for answering this question correctly and obtaining 3 Saint Crystals.]

  Waver: "Was it really that simple?"

  Tohsaka Rin: "But why would Director Kayh give her his and Seal?"

  Kayh: "Ah, I uand now!"

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "I think I see it too."

  Tohsaka Rin: "What do you uand?"

  Chihiro: "To ahis, you 't just look at this video; you have to sider the text of the previous ones."

  Tohsaka Rin: "You mean, from the previous videos?"

  Waver: "In the earlier video, we saw that my teacher was hit by Emiya Kiritsugu's in Bullet, which destroyed his magic circuits."

  Chihiro: "Without funal magic circuits, Kayh wouldn't be able to sustain Diarmuid's mana supply. His only choice would be to trahe and Seals to So-ui , who could support Diarmuid instead."

  Tohsaka Rin: "Got it."

  Kayh: "You don't o expin it in that much detail."

  Just hearing the words "in Bullet" gave him shivers.

  [The video tinued.]

  ["If I defeat Caster, I restore the honor of my bond with Lancer."]

  [So-ui murmured, pg a hand on her chest.]

  ["Allow me to face the enemy at once, Master. Please witness my achievements in battle."]

  [Diarmuid bowed to So-ui , preparing to depart.]

  ["Wait!"]

  [So-ui instinctively grabbed his arm, her face turning a little red. "I'm a Master now, too. I should be there to support you."]

  ["That's out of the question."]

  [Diarmuid firmly refused, saying, "You ck Lord Kayh's bat abilities. It's far too dangerous for you to be seen by other Masters."]

  ["But..."]

  [So-ui lowered her head, looking a bit dejected.]

  [Diarmuid gave her a reassuring smile. "Please, trust me."]

  [Seeing his fident expression, So-ui's heart softened.]

  ["Alright, Lancer. I'll leave this to you."]

  ["Thank you, my dy."]

  [With that, Diarmuid leapt away, heading toward the river.]

  [Watg him leave, So-ui whispered, "Once you return victorious, Lancer, please smile for me."]

  ---

  The group suddenly fell into a strange silence.

  At this point, it was clear to everyone what was happening.

  It was like disc an ued plot twist.

  Gilgamesh: "Hahaha, this is eaining."

  Tohsaka Rin: "This feels like something out of a soap opera."

  Chihiro: "My dolences, Director Kayh."

  Kayh: "Lancer, you traitor!"

  Diarmuid: "My lord, please let me expin."

  Diarmuid: "This must be the effey accursed love spot. Ms. So-ui's feelings are not her true iions."

  Diarmuid: "You've seen for yourself—I haven't evehat much time with her."

  Kayh: "Hmph!"

  [The se ges to the riverbank, where Artoria and Irisviel have just arrived by car.]

  ["This magical energy… Caster is preparing a rge-scale spell,"] Artoria said with a serious expression.

  ["Wele, Saint! What an honor it is for you to grace us with your presence,"] Bluebeard called out, spotting her and bowing with exaggerated politeness.

  [Artoria responded sharply: "You never learn, do you? What exactly are you plotting, fiend?"]

  [Bluebeard bowed in a gentlemanly manner and said, "I apologize, Joan of Arc, but tonight's performance is mio lead. But it is my pleasure that you are here to witness it."]

  ["Please, enjoy this feast of death and decay I've prepared!"]

  [At his words, massive octopus-like tentacles emerged from the water, ing around Bluebeard.]

  [Moments ter, an enormous, monstrous creature rose from the river—its size t over nearby buildings.]

  Waver: "Dear lord, that thing is huge!"

  Iskandar: "So, he summon something of that scale? We definitely uimated Bluebeard."

  Bluebeard: "Hahaha, yes! Mayhem, chaos—let the world pluo despair!"

  Ishtar: "Tch. That ugly creature is hardly worth my attention."

  Gilgamesh: "Pathetic. I could destroy it with a sirike."

  ["Here we go!"]

  [Bluebeard, with a crazed grin, allowed himself to be swallowed by the sea monster.]

  ["Caster's been absorbed!"]

  [Irisviel excimed in surprise.]

  ["Our voices of despair, the cries of those abandoned… let them reach God's ears!"]

  [Bluebeard's voice echoed from within the creature as it began to lumber towards the city.]

  [At the same time, Iskandar arrived with Waver on the "Gordius Wheel" chariot, stoppio Artoria.]

  ["Rider!"] Artoria called out.

  ["Hey, Saber!"] Iskandar responded with a grin. "How about a truce for tonight? That thing's too big to ignore, even if we want to fight each other."]

  ["I entered Lancer on the way here, and he's agreed to join us as well. He'll be here soon."]

  ["Uood. I agree to the truce."]

  [Artoria replied firmly, "A temporary alliance."]

  [Waver, staring at the lumbering sea monster, urged, "Uh… if you have a pn, could you start it now?"]

  ["Indeed, we should act quickly,"] Irisviel added with . "The creature is only moving because of Caster's mana. If it starts feeding on its own, it'll be unstoppable."

  ["Got it. We'll o finish this before it reaches the shore,"] Iskandar agreed, furrowing his brow. "But with Caster hiding i, how do we pull him out?"

  ["Leave that to me,"] Diarmuid said, arriving on the se. "Once his Noble Phantasm is exposed, my Red Rose pierce through it."

  [" you throw it from here?"] Artoria asked.

  ["As long as I see the target, it's within reach,"] Diarmuid replied fidently.

  ["Alright, let's do this."]

  [Artoria donned her armor and charged toward the sea monster on the river.]

  ["Prepare yourself, Caster! This ends now!"]

  Iskandar: "Yes, in the face of such a beast, fighting together is the only logical choice."

  Waver: "But… will it really be that easy?"

  Diarmuid: "Trust in my Noble Phantasm. It won't fail."

  Chihiro: "He's asking if it'll be that simple to draw Bluebeard out in the first pce."

  Diarmuid: "..."

  [The se transitions to a priest with a weathered faine Risei, the official overseer of this Holy Grail War.]

  ["This is a catastrophe of unpreted proportions,"] Kotomine Risei muttered, his expression grave.

  [Despite the riverbank being shrouded in fog, news of the enormous sea monster reading among the townsfolk.]

  [Drawn by curiosity, tless people had gathered on the riverbank and Fuyuki Bridge, oblivious to the danger awaiting them.]

  Seeing Kotomine Risei appear made Tokiomi's heart skip a beat.

  He silently hoped that his alliah Kotomine wouldn't be promised.

  Kayh: "This really has escated into a disaster."

  Chihiro: "It seems that, no matter the situation, there will always be onlookers."

  Tohsaka Rin: "Aren't they afraid? Why are they all rushing forward?"

  Waver: "There's not much you do about it. This is just human curiosity."

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