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Chapter 64: The Sword of Promised Victory

  ["It seems that we 't hahis on our own. We have to destroy him before he draws too much attention."]

  [Kotomine Risei is shown issuing a directive to all Masters: anyone who joins the operation to eliminate Bluebeard will receive an additional and Seal as a reward.]

  [After hearing the news, Tohsaka Tokiomi attempts to and Gilgamesh to assist, only to be ftly refused.]

  [Tohsaka Tokiomi is visibly frustrated by this turn of events.]

  [This was inally a carefully arranged scheme between him and Kotomine Risei to gaira and Seals, but things weren't going as smoothly as pnned.]

  Kayh: "So, Tohsaka Tokiomi, you've really stooped low, even bribing the Overseer."

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "..."

  It seems Tokiomi's worst fear has e true, his underhaactics have been exposed.

  Kayh: "I'll be rep this to the Mage's Association and the Holy Church. You two will answer for this."

  Gilgamesh: "Tokiomi, it seems you have some grievances with me."

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "You're mistaken, King. That's not what I intended."

  Gilgamesh: "Hmph!"

  [Meanwhile, Bluebeard's activities have caught the attention of the authorities.]

  [Two fighter jets are shown flying over the river to iigate the disturbance.]

  [Suddenly, one of the sea monster's massive tentacles emerges from the mist, grabbing one of the fighter jets, pulling it closer, and ing it whole.]

  [The pilot of the hter jet, angered by the loss of his rade, attempts a terattaly for La to suddenly appear atop his aircraft.]

  [La pces his hand firmly on the fusege, activating his unique skill to seize trol of the fighter.]

  Waver: "Wow, he took trol of a fighter jet so effortlessly!"

  Kayh: "Thank goodness he doesn't have access to anything more powerful."

  [La mahe fighter jet with ease, but rather than attag the sea monster below, he sets his sights on Gilgamesh above.]

  [Araordinary aerial battle ensues betweewo in the night sky.]

  Gilgamesh: "This is mildly amusing."

  Waver: "Berserker, what oh are you doing?"

  La: "Ahhh."

  Waver: "Right, he's not much for versation."

  Chihiro: "It's like these two are just here to cause chaos."

  [Meanwhile, down by the river, Artoria and Iskandar are locked in battle with the enormous sea creature.]

  [The strength of the creature proves to be beyond their expectations; its thick skin and powerful regeion make it difficult to inflict sting damage.]

  [Iskandar is caught by one of its tentacles, and it's only thanks to Artoria's swift intervention with her sword that he is freed.]

  [On Fuyuki Bridge, Ryunosuke Uryuu watches the battle from a distance, overe with excitement.]

  [Video paused.]

  [Question: What happe?]

  Waver: "This question type again? How are we supposed to know what happe?"

  Kiritsugu Emiya: "I'd shoot him. One shot."

  [Ding! gratutions to Emiya Kiritsugu for answering correctly and obtaining 3 Saint Quartz.]

  Waver: "Huh? Just like that?"

  Tohsaka Rin: "That was fast."

  Kiritsugu Emiya: "It's simple. In that sario, I would definitely be there, and he's standing out in the open with no cover. I wouldn't let an opportunity like that go to waste."

  Kayh: "I see you think like me, Kiritsugu."

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "It seems knowing oneself does have its advantages."

  [The video resumes.]

  [Just as Ryunosuke Uryuu revels in the chaos, a sudden burst of blood blooms from his chest, and he colpses to the ground.]

  ["So... this is it... the darkness uhe mp..."]

  [Without a hint of fear, Ryunosuke stares at his wound, speaking as if satisfied with his own demise.]

  ["Bang!!!"]

  [From a helicopter not far away, Emiya Kiritsugu takes a sed shot, hitting Uryuu in the head and killing him instantly.]

  Bluebeard: "Ah! Ryunosuke-kun!"

  Bluebeard: "Emiya Kiritsugu, I will make you suffer for this!"

  Chihiro: "Kiritsugu, it seems you've made an enemy."

  Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

  ["Ryunosuke, my dear Master, I didn't expect you would leave me before the end."]

  [Bluebeard, now embedded within the body of the sea demon, senses Ryunosuke's death but tinues on, sustained by the magical power of the Grimoire he holds.]

  ["Do not worry, Ryunosuke-kun," he decres with a mad smile, "I will keep my promise to you!"]

  [Under Bluebeard's trol, the sea monster goes into a frenzy.]

  [Its speed increases, and it begins to head towards the riverbank.]

  [If the creature makes ndfall and starts to e people, creating an endless loop of magical power, things will bee catastrophic.]

  [Determio buy time, Iskandar activates his Noble Phantasm, using his forces to hold back the sea monster.]

  [But before leaving, Iskandar warns the others that his army won't be able to kill the creature. He urges them to find a way to deal with it while he buys time.]

  ["We need an anti-fortress Noble Phantasm!"]

  [After much deliberation, the group cludes that the only way to stop the creature is with a powerful enough Noble Phantasm to annihite it entirely in one blow.]

  [The sea monster's regeive abilities make it impossible to deal with otherwise.]

  [An anti-army Noble Phantasm won't suffice, they need an anti-fortress Noble Phantasm with enough firepower to destroy it pletely.]

  [At this critical juncture, Waver receives a call.]

  [The person oher end informs Waver that Artoria possesses an anti-fortress Noble Phantasm.]

  [Artoria firms this, but admits that her left hand, which she o wield the Noble Phantasm, remains injured.]

  [Video paused.]

  [Question: What will happe?]

  Waver: "Again? Another question like this?"

  Kayh: "Less pining, more thinking."

  Iskandar: "The answer likely involves Diarmuid."

  Waver: "That's right, the curse was inflicted by Diarmuid's Noble Phantasm. He should know how to remove it."

  Diarmuid: "..."

  Kayh: "Diarmuid, if you know the ahen a."

  Diarmuid: "Yes, my lord."

  Diarmuid: "I will break the Yellow Rose of Mortality myself, thus lifting the curse on the Knight King's hand."

  [Ding! gratutions to Diarmuid for answering correctly and obtaining 3 Saint Quartz.]

  Kayh: "What?! Destroying your own Noble Phantasm?"

  Waver: "So the curse only be removed by destroying the on itself."

  Iskandar: "A noble move, Laruly honorable."

  [The video resumes.]

  [Without a moment's hesitation, Diarmuid shatters the Yellow Rose in his hands.]

  [As the cursed on is destroyed, Artoria's left hand is fully healed.]

  [Artoria immediately dispels the Wind King's veil, revealing the true form of her Noble Phantasm.]

  [Excalibur, the Sword of Promised Victory, an EX-ranked Noble Phantasm grao King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.]

  [Meanwhile, Iskandar's army, exhausted, is overe by the relentless sea monster, allowing it to return to the river.]

  [Seizing the opportunity, Artoria charges toward the creature, but is intercepted by La, who arrives in a fighter jet.]

  [The jet releases a barrage of magical rounds, f Artoria to halt.]

  Waver: "What's he doing here? I 't tell which side Berserker's on."

  Kayh: "Typical Berserker behavior—chaotid uable."

  [As La tinues his assault, Gilgamesh desds, irritated by the disturbance, aaliates with a volley of treasures from the Gate of Babylon.]

  [But La deftly mahe fighter jet, slipping behind Gilgamesh and unleashing a barrage that damages his armor.]

  [Insed, Gilgamesh opens his treasury further, releasing a storm of treasures that obliterate the jet in seds.]

  [With La temporarily out of the way, Artoria resumes her approach toward the sea demon, preparing her Noble Phantasm.]

  ["Sheathed in the breath of the p, a torrent of shining life. Infinite wind, heed my call in the name of the King. Reveal the pranted by the Lady of the Lake, as I invoke you"]

  ["Unleash, Sword of Promised Victory!"]

  ["Ex- caliburrrrr."]

  [A brilliant light gathers at the tip of Artoria's sword. With a powerful swing, a massive beam of holy light erupts forth, engulfing the monstrous creature entirely.]

  [The sea demon is disied by the radiant light, leaving no trace behind.]

  [The battle finally es to an end.]

  [The video ends here.]

  ---

  Waver: "Saber, that was incredible."

  Artoria: "Thank you. I only did what was necessary."

  Kayh: "Now this is the true power of King Arthur!"

  El-Melloi II had warned him before not to uimate Artoria, but he hadn't taken it to heart.

  After all, based on her previous performances in the videos, Artoria's strength had seemed somewhat ckluster.

  But now, after witnessing this dispy, he finally uood the extent of her power.

  He wasn't alone in feeling this; even Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but be impressed.

  It was as though Artoria's strength and abilities in this video far exceeded his previous uanding of her.

  [The sed question is over, and now we move on to the final question of today.]

  [This question is also a response-based question. Please watch the following video and ahe question accly.]

  Kayh: "Ah, is the third question going to be something different this time?"

  Waver: "I just hope it's not another one of those open-ended guessing questions."

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