# E0 - Initium Iter
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZJVPN36/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.
**[02:54] ---**
*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!
**[03:59] ---**
Are you still a fan of Darjeeling?
**[04:02] ---**
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?
**[04:46] ---**
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.
**[10:19] ---**
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.
**[10:45] ---**
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...
**[11:16] ---**
Summoned Heroic Spirit Number Three.
**[11:18] ---**
No, Leonardo da Vinci.
**[11:21] ---**
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?
**[12:43] ---**
Are you, a doctor, getting homesick?
**[12:45] ---**
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.
**[12:55] ---**
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...
**[13:45] ---**
...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.
**[14:13] ---**
She said she liked the vibe
when someone was smiling,
**[14:16] ---**
and that it made her happy
seeing them like that.
**[14:20] ---**
Come to think of it, the same thing
can be said for all of us.
**[14:24] ---**
It's simply ordinary.
It's simply ordinary, Romani.
**[14:29] ---**
That said, isn't it intriguing?
**[14:31] ---**
Because how she'll mature is something
nobody knows for certain.
**[14:36] ---**
It may sound good to say "innocent,"
**[14:39] ---**
but that also means she's still very young.
**[14:41] ---**
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?
**[15:02] ---**
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...
**[15:25] ---**
*What do you desire?*
**[15:30] ---**
Oh, it's you.
**[15:32] ---**
You're five minutes late.
It's not like you.
**[15:37] ---**
"Stop Chaldeas," huh?
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Your request is rather difficult.
**[15:42] ---**
The preservation of humanity,
or my own life.
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Which will I prioritize?
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That goes without saying.
**[15:56] ---**
The flame of Chaldeas?
**[15:58] ---**
*That day came all too soon.*
**[16:01] ---**
*"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,
**[16:50] ---**
the director really hates me.
**[16:53] ---**
The air becomes slack
if I'm on-site, she says.
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*Well, nothing I can do about that.*
**[17:01] ---**
*I may not look it,
but I'm going full throttle.*
**[17:06] ---**
Excuse me.
**[17:08] ---**
It's occupied— Wait!
**[17:11] ---**
Who are you?
**[17:17] ---**
*Back then, I had no doubts.*
**[17:21] ---**
*To the pain they gave me.*
**[17:23] ---**
*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.
**[17:32] ---**
Oh, really?
**[17:34] ---**
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.
**[17:56] ---**
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."
**[18:10] ---**
H-Hello and nice to meet you,
**[18:14] ---**
Doctor Romani.
**[18:19] ---**
*If you are to say a reaction like this
is what you'd expect from a human,*
**[18:22] ---**
*maybe at this moment,*
**[18:24] ---**
*I made a reaction like that of a human
for the very first time.*
**[18:29] ---**
Good morning, Mash.
How are you feeling today?
**[18:33] ---**
*Since then, Doctor spent a lot of time
in conversations with me.*
**[18:39] ---**
*For me,*
**[18:40] ---**
*anything and everything
was a completely new experience.*
**[18:45] ---**
*We talked about what I felt,
what I thought,*
**[18:48] ---**
*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.*
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*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.
**[19:17] ---**
Your vitals have been very good recently.
**[19:21] ---**
Your brain waves are stable,
**[19:23] ---**
so if this condition continues,
you'll no longer need to stay in the clean room.
**[19:26] ---**
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!
**[19:36] ---**
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!
**[19:55] ---**
I'd like to go outside.
**[20:00] ---**
*I want to go outside
and look up at the clear sky.*
**[20:04] ---**
*That was the one and only thing
I desired that I could think of.*
**[20:09] ---**
*Unfortunately, Chaldea is located in a wintery
mountain 6000 meters above sea level.*
**[20:14] ---**
*All you can see outside is a blizzard.*
**[20:17] ---**
*But very rarely, the skies will clear up,*
**[20:19] ---**
*and you'll be able to see
a beautiful starry sky.*
**[20:23] ---**
*I'm sure that someday,
you'll be able to see it, as well.*
**[20:34] ---**
Fou...
**[20:35] ---**
*This is a strange creature
that recently started snuggling up to me.*
**[20:42] ---**
Fou, have you ever seen a starry sky?
**[20:50] ---**
The skies aren't clear again today.
**[20:57] ---**
Fou?
**[20:58] ---**
Wait!
**[20:59] ---**
Please wait!
**[21:17] ---**
*The first thing I wished for was the sky.*
**[21:21] ---**
*Our King has pitied humans*
**[21:22] ---**
*and declared he would release them
from the premise of death.*
**[21:27] ---**
*I don't understand.*
**[21:29] ---**
*Isn't that right, Mash?*
**[21:32] ---**
*Do humans truly have
that much value within them?*
**[21:39] ---**
*What will you fall in love with?*
**[21:40] ---**
*What will you come to detest?*
**[21:42] ---**
*What do you feel is precious?*
**[21:44] ---**
*And what will you believe to be evil?*
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*Those are all for you to decide.*
**[21:52] ---**
*We learn about many things*
**[21:54] ---**
*and see many different scenery.*
**[21:57] ---**
*That's how your life becomes substantial.*
**[22:01] ---**
*See here.*
**[22:02] ---**
*It's not that you create the world.*
**[22:04] ---**
*The world creates you.*
**[22:07] ---**
*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.*
**[22:14] ---**
*That is the law of human prosperity.*
**[22:17] ---**
*That is the family tree of lives
called "humans."*
**[22:20] ---**
*Wrongdoers do good deeds at times,*
**[22:23] ---**
*and good men do evil deeds at times.*
**[22:25] ---**
*That's how humans are.*
**[22:27] ---**
*That's how we are!*
**[22:29] ---**
*That's why there's hope in everyone!*
**[22:34] ---**
*Why do you fight?*
**[22:36] ---**
*Knowing that it is a life
that will end at some point.*
**[22:38] ---**
*Knowing that the life
has been already spent.*
**[22:41] ---**
*Why do you cling on,
trying to continue living?*
**[22:44] ---**
*Even though you realize
that in your future,*
**[22:46] ---**
*there is not one shred of salvation.*
**[22:50] ---**
*Ms. Mash...*
**[22:52] ---**
*A dream and a desire are different things.*
**[22:54] ---**
*Take an endless sharp look at reality,*
**[22:56] ---**
*understand its numbers.*
**[22:58] ---**
*Fighting thoroughly to the very end
is how the path for the wisher is paved.*
**[23:03] ---**
*You should live life
for your own sake from now on.*
**[23:11] ---**
*There's no logic behind my actions.*
**[23:14] ---**
*I do things how I want to do them.*
**[23:16] ---**
*No, I hold my head high
and believe in what I feel must be done.*
**[23:22] ---**
*You are the same as me.*
**[23:25] ---**
*I am sure of it.*
**[23:27] ---**
*The first thing I wished for was the sky.*
**[23:30] ---**
*However,*
**[23:31] ---**
*that was merely a dream where I simply
waited at the windowsill during a blizzard.*
**[23:36] ---**
*But things are different now.*
**[23:39] ---**
*I saw many scenes and met various people*
**[23:43] ---**
*and felt the vastness of the world
and the warmth of people.*
**[23:52] ---**
*That's right! Indeed, I feel it!*
**[23:55] ---**
*I have been pulled into a shape.*
**[23:58] ---**
*My true desire...*
**[24:00] ---**
*The shape of my heart
was made during this journey.*
**[24:06] ---**
*I'll surely be born during this journey.*
**[24:09] ---**
*And then, it will be my turn
to return its answer back to the world!*
**[24:32] ---**
Would it be okay if you could...
**[24:35] ---**
hold my hand?
**[24:47] ---**
Thank you very much,
**[24:51] ---**
Senpai.
**[26:44] ---**
*Today, we'll be executing our Rayshift
to the Seventh Singularity.*
**[26:50] ---**
*I...*
**[26:52] ---**
*will be embarking on another journey!*