E0 - Initium Iter

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    It is your story,
    and it is someone's story.
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    It is a story of a certain journey.
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    It's a success! We did it!
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    D-Director!
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    Director, it's dangerous!
    Please retreat!
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    Second defensive bounded field
    has been breached!
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    Why aren't they evacuating?
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    Fate/Grand Order
    Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
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    I must hurry.
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    That's right. I had to hurry.
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    Because I didn't even have
    a second to waste.
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    It smells good!
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    Are you still a fan of Darjeeling?
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    If I can drink it,
    I wouldn't mind if it was just water.
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    I'm glad you look very well, Archaman.
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    Though, it seems
    you didn't proceed to Magecraft.
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    For me right now,
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    this is all I can do
    with my little knowledge and skills.
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    "When someone is too humble,
    they sound sarcastic," they say.
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    I think they are right.
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    Where are you working now?
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    Well, I couldn't vibe with anywhere.
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    That said, I'd like to ask you for a favor.
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    If possible, I'd like you to hire me
    at your place. What do you think?
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    Now, you're only at a starting point,
    Romani Archaman.
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    The information resource recorded
    in the history of humanity...
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    or a band of records called "Heroic Spirits"
    are materialized using Magical Energy
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    and put to work as Servants.
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    Furthermore, if a Heroic Spirit
    is not able to materialize by itself,
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    we allow it to possess a human
    to become a Servant.
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    That is called a Pseudo-Servant,
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    but that experiment isn't even that.
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    It's a fusion of a human
    and a Heroic Spirit,
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    made into a weapon
    with a physical body.
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    It's a Demi-Servant Project.
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    You've been doing such experiments
    for ten years now?
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    Yes.
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    We have fostered countless units
    for the project.
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    She was the most perfect
    among all the units.
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    However, the Heroic Spirit who fused with her
    refused to assist us and went silent.
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    That girl merely put a burden on her body
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    and hasn't manifested
    any powers as a Servant.
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    You're wrong.
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    We succeeded in activating the Relic.
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    Using this as the catalyst,
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    we can perform more stable experiments
    of the Heroic Spirit system.
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    Servants are indispensable factors
    for the preservation of humanity.
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    Even if the Rayshift experiment
    were to be a success,
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    it's utter nonsense
    if we don't have any weapons on-site.
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    But now, we can commence work
    on a more reliable summoning system.
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    All thanks to her noble sacrifice.
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    But she is a designer baby.
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    Her cells degrade much quicker
    to begin with,
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    and there's a possibility that the degradation
    has quickened from this experiment.
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    On the other hand,
    by fusing with a Heroic Spirit,
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    she'll maintain
    her physical body at her peak.
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    There will be no aging
    due to cell degradation.
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    Isn't that something to envy?
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    She doesn't have to be able to fight.
    All she needs is to stay alive.
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    I'll have her accompany Team A
    just as a catalyst for summons.
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    I don't expect any more out of her,
    and I'd be troubled if you did.
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    I'll be her primary physician.
    You're fine with that?
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    One thing to confirm...
    Is that out of sympathy?
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    No, I will simply keep check
    on her health as a doctor.
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    She's in a difficult condition,
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    so anyone other than myself
    can't make her last more than two years.
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    Fine.
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    Senpai?
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    No, I got posted here
    at Chaldea five years ago,
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    so you would be my Senpai.
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    Allow me to introduce myself.
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    I'm Romani Archaman.
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    From now on,
    I'll be your primary physician.
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    Just call me Roman.
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    Let's see.
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    "Doctor Roman."
    Sounds cool, doesn't it?
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    Roman...
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    "A wishful observation
    that tomorrow has many possibilities."
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    That's what that word meant, right?
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    Oh?
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    You're still only ten years old.
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    Impressive as a Senpai should be!
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    "Senpai" and "Kouhai" refer
    to a relationship of teaching and learning.
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    But Doctor, I haven't taught you anything.
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    Sheba was responsible
    for inputting all of my knowledge.
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    So, the Senpai for knowledge
    would be Sheba.
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    Well,
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    I guess that's how things would be
    with that train of thought.
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    Yes. That's the definition
    of "Senpai" for me.
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    I see.
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    My interpretation is slightly different.
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    The way I think...
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    is that perhaps for you,
    if there's anyone you could call "Senpai,"
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    that would be someone
    who is very naturally human.
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    Very naturally human?
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    They would feel joy, sadness
    and anger very naturally.
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    And they'd be able to live faithfully
    even in the midst of others' emotions.
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    Someone like them.
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    Communication...
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    So, that would be a Senpai
    for a way of living?
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    Right. Also, someone who can see
    what is beyond all of that.
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    Beyond that?
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    Yep.
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    Someone who is a philanthropist,
    friendly, compassionate...
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    And he'd act, even without reason,
    not for his sake but for someone else's.
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    I believe that's a virtue
    that only humans possess.
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    So, you mean someone
    who's not egotistic but altruistic?
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    Wouldn't that be a disadvantage?
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    It's losing out as an animal.
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    You're right.
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    Above all, humans are creatures
    who think about their actions.
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    And they must make
    very complicated decisions.
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    But that's all the more reason why someone with
    the will to put himself at a loss is of great interest.
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    I see.
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    Well then, I will add that
    in my conditions of being a Senpai.
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    So, you are not a Senpai?
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    Nope.
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    I'm still nothing but a fledgling.
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    Now, as part of becoming
    your primary physician,
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    there's one thing I must tell you.
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    It's about your life span.
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    Since you are a designer baby,
    your cells degrade quickly.
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    Even if you were to properly
    upkeep your health,
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    your life span is 18 years at most.
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    First off, do you understand that?
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    Yes. All creatures have limited lives.
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    I have no doubts concerning
    how long I can stay active.
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    I see.
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    This will be more troublesome
    than I thought.
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    Do you mean maintaining my health?
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    Yeah. Well, that's a given.
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    But that all depends
    on how much effort I put in.
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    As long as I'm alive,
    I will keep you in top form.
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    The problem is...
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    No, it's nothing.
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    So, again, I'm pleased to meet you...
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    Mash.
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    Utterly ridiculous!
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    Now, now, calm down...
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    Summoned Heroic Spirit Number Three.
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    No, Leonardo da Vinci.
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    I am calm.
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    I am merely appalled.
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    Protecting the future of humanity?
    With only this much equipment?
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    On top of that,
    Demi-Servant experiments?
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    Inefficient and inhumane.
    Not one shred of beauty lies within!
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    If you had summoned me much earlier,
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    I wouldn't have let mediocre men
    perform such an act of folly.
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    You're correct in feeling irritated.
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    There's no way
    that something like this is just.
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    I plan on facing her
    with the correct perception
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    that how we're doing this is a mistake.
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    You're an idiot in a different sense.
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    Hey, Romani...
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    That path is all too...
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    Do you know any Magecraft
    that can reveal the sky, Professor Leff?
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    What's with the sudden question?
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    Well, fine. The answer would be something
    like "There is one, but it's meaningless."
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    Instead of making
    the skies of Chaldea here sunny,
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    it would be far cheaper
    to just head out to Antarctica.
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    You can even see
    a better sky out there, too.
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    I see.
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    Well, I guess that's how it is.
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    But why are you asking
    something like that?
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    Are you, a doctor, getting homesick?
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    No way.
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    Just something on my mind.
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    Is it about Mash?
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    Yeah.
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    I see. That is quite intriguing.
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    I was invited here to Chaldea as a Mage
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    to create Near-Future Observation Lens: Sheba.
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    During that process, I've tutored Mash.
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    It was only about Magecraft,
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    but I believe I've been with her
    longer than you have.
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    She's been raised to be as innocent and
    good-natured as possible in both mind and body
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    so that she'll be able to assimilate
    any Heroic Spirit in due time.
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    Indeed, Mash's mental activity
    is very stable.
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    She shows no sway in her emotions
    because her logic is perfect.
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    However, there's nothing we can do
    about the pain she feels physically.
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    The periodic checkups cause her pain.
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    Distress will turn into terror,
    and in due time, it will become hatred.
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    A heart that's been continually tortured
    as such can't stay innocent.
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    But she has...
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    ...still stayed innocent, huh?
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    She doesn't compare herself
    to others, Romani.
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    That's why she never envies
    or hates anyone else.
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    For her, every human
    is a "Senpai of life," in a sense.
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    She admires every person
    who is existing to the utmost.
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    No matter how much pain
    or injustice she is put under,
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    Mash would only try to know
    about the good parts of humans.
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    She said she liked the vibe
    when someone was smiling,
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    and that it made her happy
    seeing them like that.
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    Come to think of it, the same thing
    can be said for all of us.
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    It's simply ordinary.
    It's simply ordinary, Romani.
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    That said, isn't it intriguing?
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    Because how she'll mature is something
    nobody knows for certain.
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    It may sound good to say "innocent,"
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    but that also means she's still very young.
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    Even after experiencing
    the ugliness of humanity
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    and the dark side of human history,
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    will she still say humanity is admirable?
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    That's the one small bit of regret I feel.
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    WHAT DO YOU DESIRE?
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    THE HOLY GRAIL WAR IS OVER.
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    WE WERE VICTORIOUS.
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    ...WHAT DO YOU DESIRE?
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    THE COMPLETION OF CHALDEAS.
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    I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE THIRD MAGIC.
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    I, WE THE ANIMUSPHERES
    GOVERNING ASTROMANCY,
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    MUST REACH THE ROOT
    WITH AN APPROACH UNIQUE TO US.
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    AS FOR YOU...
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    What do you desire?
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    Oh, it's you.
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    You're five minutes late.
    It's not like you.
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    "Stop Chaldeas," huh?
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    Your request is rather difficult.
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    The preservation of humanity,
    or my own life.
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    Which will I prioritize?
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    That goes without saying.
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    The flame of Chaldeas?
[15:58] ---
    That day came all too soon.
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    "The history of humanity
    will cease to exist as of 2016."
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    After finding out the cause of such
    an abnormal disappearance of the future,
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    Chaldeas investigated all information
    for the past 2000 years.
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    As a result,
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    it found Spatial Singularity F...
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    In 2004 AD,
    in a certain local city in Japan,
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    it located a realm that wasn't observable,
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    a foreign substance
    that didn't exist in history up to 2015.
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    Chaldea assumed that this was
    the cause of the extinction of humanity,
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    and proposed the Rayshift experiment
    to United Nations,
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    at which point the project passed.
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    Rayshift is converting
    humans to spiritrons
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    and then transporting them to the past
    in order to intervene in matters.
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    To be blunt, it's time travel to the past.
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    And Mash was selected to be in Team A,
    in charge of the first mission.
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    In any case,
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    the director really hates me.
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    The air becomes slack
    if I'm on-site, she says.
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    Well, nothing I can do about that.
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    I may not look it,
    but I'm going full throttle.
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    Excuse me.
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    It's occupied— Wait!
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    Who are you?
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    Back then, I had no doubts.
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    To the pain they gave me.
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    To the limited time I had.
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    To my own way of existence.
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    There never has been a doctor
    who came into my room.
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    Oh, really?
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    Chaldea really is advanced if you can convey
    your emotions even through glass.
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    I'm still but a fledgling,
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    so I can't have a proper conversation
    unless I speak directly like this.
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    So, don't hesitate to tell me
    what you think and what you feel.
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    This way, I can get to know you better,
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    and more than anything else,
    you may feel warmer.
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    Summon Case Number Two...
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    No, no longer as of today.
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    Hello and nice to meet you,
    "Mash Kyrielight."
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    H-Hello and nice to meet you,
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    Doctor Romani.
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    If you are to say a reaction like this
    is what you'd expect from a human,
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    maybe at this moment,
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    I made a reaction like that of a human
    for the very first time.
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    Good morning, Mash.
    How are you feeling today?
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    Since then, Doctor spent a lot of time
    in conversations with me.
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    For me,
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    anything and everything
    was a completely new experience.
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    We talked about what I felt,
    what I thought,
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    what I liked, what was dear to me,
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    what I felt was warm.
[18:52] ---
    He sometimes told me amusing tales
    of what happened within the facility.
[18:56] ---
    And I sometimes had to listen
    to him complain.
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    Gradually, I became drawn
    to the temperature of the outside world.
[19:13] ---
    Good morning, Mash.
[19:14] ---
    I have good news today.
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    Your vitals have been very good recently.
[19:21] ---
    Your brain waves are stable,
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    so if this condition continues,
    you'll no longer need to stay in the clean room.
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    When that happens, you'll publicly
    become a researcher in Chaldea.
[19:30] ---
    Thank you so much.
[19:32] ---
    I know! I'll celebrate
    when that time comes!
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    Do you want anything?
[19:41] ---
    Well, a book? A toy? Sweets?
[19:44] ---
    Don't you have anything you want?
[19:47] ---
    I'll get you anything if I can!
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    I'd like to go outside.
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    I want to go outside
    and look up at the clear sky.
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    That was the one and only thing
    I desired that I could think of.
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    Unfortunately, Chaldea is located in a wintery
    mountain 6000 meters above sea level.
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    All you can see outside is a blizzard.
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    But very rarely, the skies will clear up,
[20:19] ---
    and you'll be able to see
    a beautiful starry sky.
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    I'm sure that someday,
    you'll be able to see it, as well.
[20:34] ---
    Fou...
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    This is a strange creature
    that recently started snuggling up to me.
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    Fou, have you ever seen a starry sky?
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    The skies aren't clear again today.
[20:57] ---
    Fou?
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    Wait!
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    Please wait!
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    The first thing I wished for was the sky.
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    Our King has pitied humans
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    and declared he would release them
    from the premise of death.
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    I don't understand.
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    Isn't that right, Mash?
[21:32] ---
    Do humans truly have
    that much value within them?
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    What will you fall in love with?
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    What will you come to detest?
[21:42] ---
    What do you feel is precious?
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    And what will you believe to be evil?
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    Those are all for you to decide.
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    We learn about many things
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    and see many different scenery.
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    That's how your life becomes substantial.
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    See here.
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    It's not that you create the world.
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    The world creates you.
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    An eternal empire continues to exist.
[22:10] ---
    Even if the emperor changes.
    Even if the country changes.
[22:12] ---
    Even if its name changes.
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    That is the law of human prosperity.
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    That is the family tree of lives
    called "humans."
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    Wrongdoers do good deeds at times,
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    and good men do evil deeds at times.
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    That's how humans are.
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    That's how we are!
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    That's why there's hope in everyone!
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    Why do you fight?
[22:36] ---
    Knowing that it is a life
    that will end at some point.
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    Knowing that the life
    has been already spent.
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    Why do you cling on,
    trying to continue living?
[22:44] ---
    Even though you realize
    that in your future,
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    there is not one shred of salvation.
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    Ms. Mash...
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    A dream and a desire are different things.
[22:54] ---
    Take an endless sharp look at reality,
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    understand its numbers.
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    Fighting thoroughly to the very end
    is how the path for the wisher is paved.
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    You should live life
    for your own sake from now on.
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    There's no logic behind my actions.
[23:14] ---
    I do things how I want to do them.
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    No, I hold my head high
    and believe in what I feel must be done.
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    You are the same as me.
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    I am sure of it.
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    The first thing I wished for was the sky.
[23:30] ---
    However,
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    that was merely a dream where I simply
    waited at the windowsill during a blizzard.
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    But things are different now.
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    I saw many scenes and met various people
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    and felt the vastness of the world
    and the warmth of people.
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    That's right! Indeed, I feel it!
[23:55] ---
    I have been pulled into a shape.
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    My true desire...
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    The shape of my heart
    was made during this journey.
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    I'll surely be born during this journey.
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    And then, it will be my turn
    to return its answer back to the world!
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    Would it be okay if you could...
[24:35] ---
    hold my hand?
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    Thank you very much,
[24:51] ---
    Senpai.
[26:44] ---
    Today, we'll be executing our Rayshift
    to the Seventh Singularity.
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    I...
[26:52] ---
    will be embarking on another journey!