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E2 - Fortress City: Uruk

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[00:16] ---
    Are those the Demonic Beasts from earlier?
[00:19] ---
    No, that's not all.
[00:22] ---
    To the north, there are Magical Energy
    readings of magnitude greater!
[00:25] ---
    Unbelievable.
[00:27] ---
    Is that castle wall keeping them in check?
[00:30] ---
    Too early to be surprised.
[00:32] ---
    They have been holding that wall
    for six months already.
[00:37] ---
    S-Six months?
[00:39] ---
    The soldiers have been driving back
    an endless onslaught of Demonic Beasts.
[00:44] ---
    But the humans suffer fewer casualties
    than the Demonic Beasts.
[00:48] ---
    - Indeed.
    - Yes.
[00:50] ---
    There are way more Demonic Beasts
    than the soldiers, though.
[00:54] ---
    I wonder what kind of person
    is in command of that fortress.
[00:59] ---
    The person must be
    a brilliant general at the helm.
[01:05] ---
    But they shed needless blood.
[01:09] ---
    They don't need to kill every one of them.
[01:12] ---
    They will go extinct
    without even doing anything anyway.
[01:16] ---
    Enkidu?
[02:53] ---
    We are almost at the safe zone.
[02:55] ---
    We should be able to make it
    to Uruk by sunset.
[03:00] ---
    But Enkidu,
[03:02] ---
    we seem to be going
    farther away from Uruk.
[03:05] ---
    There is a wharf at the river up ahead.
[03:09] ---
    There is a boat docked there.
[03:11] ---
    Once we get to the wharf,
    all we have to do is take it downstream.
[03:13] ---
    Oh my!
[03:15] ---
    I didn't know that!
[03:17] ---
    Hey, hello.
[03:19] ---
    Sorry to scare you.
[03:21] ---
    I'm not an enemy, so hear me out.
[03:25] ---
    As you can see, we didn't know our way
    through these trails and got lost.
[03:30] ---
    I didn't expect to see humans in the territory
    of the Goddess of Demonic Beasts.
[03:35] ---
    That is unfortunate.
[03:37] ---
    We're heading to Uruk.
    Will you come with us?
[03:41] ---
    Of course! That would help us.
[03:43] ---
    Some strange fate
    must have brought us together.
[03:46] ---
    Can you tell us your name?
[03:50] ---
    I'm Ritsuka Fujimaru.
[03:51] ---
    My name is Mash Kyrielight.
[03:55] ---
    This is Enkidu.
[03:59] ---
    Enkidu?
[04:03] ---
    That's a problem.
[04:07] ---
    A big problem.
[04:08] ---
    Why?
[04:10] ---
    Because King Gilgamesh,
    who is commanding the front line in Uruk,
[04:15] ---
    is the king who returned from his quest
    for the herb of immortality.
[04:19] ---
    What does that mean—
[04:20] ---
    Wait! If so, it doesn't make sense.
[04:23] ---
    He didn't set out on that quest
    until after the death of his friend, Enkidu.
[04:31] ---
    And he's returned from the quest. It means...
[04:34] ---
    Enkidu should've been dead a long time ago.
[04:39] ---
    Mash!
[04:53] ---
    Fujimaru... Ritsuka Fujimaru...
[04:56] ---
    Incompetent fools of Chaldea.
[05:00] ---
    I was so close, though. Just a little more,
[05:03] ---
    and I would've seen something so very fun.
[05:07] ---
    It's useless to try to flee.
[05:10] ---
    You are already doomed.
[05:15] ---
    The odds are against the two.
[05:17] ---
    Ana, help them!
[05:26] ---
    This wasn't part of the deal,
[05:28] ---
    but I will protect them.
[05:45] ---
    It's useless.
[05:48] ---
    Don't you get it?
[05:54] ---
    Mash!
[06:24] ---
    You're using chains, of all weapons,
    against me? You make me laugh.
[06:29] ---
    Watch out!
[06:30] ---
    You do make me laugh...
[06:32] ---
    third-rate Servant!
[06:38] ---
    Too pathetic to be taken seriously.
[06:40] ---
    Did you really think such paltry attacks
    would stand a chance against me?
[06:46] ---
    There's no need for me to defeat you.
[06:50] ---
    Having a humanlike intelligence
    can sometimes backfire on you.
[06:57] ---
    You should take this opportunity
    to learn that.
[07:03] ---
    I see...
[07:05] ---
    I've been caught
    in an illusory dream halfway through.
[07:09] ---
    Which means that's the Mage
    working for Uruk.
[07:14] ---
    I guess I'll have to withdraw for today.
[07:16] ---
    Besides, I can't leave her alone
    for a whole day.
[07:25] ---
    H-Huh?
[07:30] ---
    Where's Enkidu?
[07:33] ---
    Wow, that worked out great!
[07:35] ---
    I felt a little guilty because it was
    like tricking an innocent child,
[07:38] ---
    but we were facing Enkidu.
[07:40] ---
    After all, that boy is working
    directly for the King of Mages.
[07:44] ---
    Enkidu's working for the King of Mages?
[07:47] ---
    Was that really Enkidu?
[07:48] ---
    Yes.
[07:50] ---
    That's what he called himself
    when he destroyed many fortress cities.
[07:55] ---
    Though, while many Uruks seem
    to want to believe he isn't the real thing.
[08:00] ---
    Anyway, all that aside,
    let me formally say hello!
[08:05] ---
    I saved you when you were in danger.
[08:07] ---
    Please shower me, your savior,
    with your humble words of gratitude!
[08:10] ---
    Oh, r-right! Thank you!
[08:13] ---
    Thank yo—
[08:15] ---
    Die, Merlin! Foooouu!
[08:26] ---
    - Fou?
    - Y-Y-You feral beast!
[08:28] ---
    Th-They're fighting equally.
[08:31] ---
    Have you forgotten the years
    I took care of you?
[08:32] ---
    I never should've taken you in,
    you wicked beast! Cath Palug!
[08:36] ---
    How many paw lovers
    have you deceived with your cuteness?
[08:39] ---
    Merlin,
[08:40] ---
    please limit your lunacy
    to when you're alone at night.
[08:43] ---
    Oh, good work, Ana!
[08:46] ---
    You saved me once again.
[08:49] ---
    This battle was not part of our contract.
[08:52] ---
    Be sorry instead of thanking me.
[08:55] ---
    That's harsh.
[08:58] ---
    Now,
[09:00] ---
    we should introduce ourselves.
[09:02] ---
    I am Merlin.
[09:04] ---
    This girl is Ana.
[09:06] ---
    We're actually Servants.
[09:08] ---
    You can call me
    "Big Brother Merlin."
[09:12] ---
    What about you, Ana?
    What do you want them to call you?
[09:15] ---
    Wa—
[09:16] ---
    It doesn't matter. Ana is fine.
[09:18] ---
    Hold...
[09:19] ---
    Hold it!
[09:22] ---
    Did you say "Merlin"?
[09:25] ---
    The great Mage of the Isle of Britain,
    born of a human and an incubus!

[09:28] ---
    He guided the Altria Pendragon
    to the throne and served as court mage!

[09:31] ---
    One of the world's greatest kingmakers
    and the world's biggest scoundrel!

[09:36] ---
    And as a Servant?
[09:38] ---
    The Grand Mage who shouldn't be able
    to die until the end of the world?

[09:42] ---
    Doctor...
[09:43] ---
    He sounds pretty enthusiastic.
[09:49] ---
    Thank you for a grand introduction
    as expected, Romani Archaman.

[09:52] ---
    Well actually,
[09:54] ---
    I only have the right
    to be given the Grand title.
[09:56] ---
    I'm all but a normal Caster.
[09:58] ---
    That's impossible!
[10:00] ---
    Liar! If you're the real deal,
    show us your true form!

[10:05] ---
    What's gotten into Doctor?
[10:07] ---
    It's probably because of discrepancies
    in the legends about him.
[10:12] ---
    Merlin the Mage built a tower
    in the utopia of Avalon,
[10:16] ---
    and watches over the world
    from there, never dying.
[10:21] ---
    Therefore...
[10:22] ---
    No one who's alive can become
    a Heroic Spirit, huh?
[10:25] ---
    That's right.
[10:27] ---
    First off, in terms of combat,
    he's completely useless!
[10:32] ---
    All Casters with the potential to be
    a Grand Caster are powerful clairvoyants.
[10:37] ---
    Solomon's eyes, for instance,
    can see the past and future.
[10:40] ---
    King Gilgamesh can see the future.
[10:43] ---
    But that scoundrel in front of you
    is the worst of them!

[10:46] ---
    He can see everything in the present,
    but it's basically magic telescope!
[10:51] ---
    He's nothing more
    than a simply useful guy...
[10:57] ---
    Um, that's plenty amazing, isn't it?
[11:01] ---
    Doctor?
[11:02] ---
    Hi! Sorry for butting in!
[11:04] ---
    First, thank you, Merlin.
    You helped them get out of danger.
[11:10] ---
    That was a little service.
[11:13] ---
    But it still doesn't make sense
    that you're a Heroic Spirit.
[11:17] ---
    You're still in Avalon, right?
[11:20] ---
    I can tell you just the method.
[11:23] ---
    This Singularity manifested in an age
    that predates my appearance on Earth.

[11:27] ---
    In other words,
    my body doesn't exist here.

[11:30] ---
    Which means that in this world, it could
    theoretically be said that you are dead.

[11:34] ---
    So, you used that fact
    to make yourself a Servant?

[11:37] ---
    Something like that.
[11:39] ---
    Also because I was called forth
    by a strong summoner.

[11:47] ---
    Is there a Master in this era
    besides Senpai?
[11:51] ---
    Yes, of course.
[11:53] ---
    I was summoned by him,
[11:55] ---
    and I now serve as his court mage.
[11:59] ---
    On the other hand, the influence
    of the Grail summoned Ana.
[12:02] ---
    She's a Rogue Servant.
    That is, she has no Master.
[12:05] ---
    I met Merlin two days ago.
[12:08] ---
    We made a contract to achieve our goals,
[12:12] ---
    but I was deceived.
[12:15] ---
    Merlin is the embodiment of every kind
    of dishonesty, to say the least.
[12:22] ---
    Stop it! Don't tell them
    the truth straight up!
[12:27] ---
    I see.
[12:29] ---
    Romani, give it up.
[12:30] ---
    That's the real Merlin.
[12:34] ---
    My stomach hurts now.
[12:37] ---
    Did you manifest
    to work with Chaldea, Merlin?
[12:41] ---
    Of course.
[12:43] ---
    My only pastime in life
    is watching the present.
[12:47] ---
    If the present is lost,
[12:50] ---
    I'll be no more than a lonely man
    staring at the Garden in my tower.
[12:56] ---
    Besides...
[13:06] ---
    I've been...
[13:08] ---
    watching your whole fight
    on the edge of my seat, Fujimaru.
[13:14] ---
    I don't think it's fair to not let me
    be part of your group now, do you?
[13:18] ---
    Though, I totally understand I'm a threat
    because I'm a Grand Caster.
[13:22] ---
    In the end, all other Caster-class Servants
    will realize they can't beat me

[13:26] ---
    and get shuffled off to the backup group!
[13:29] ---
    Well, team, let's head to Uruk at daybreak.
[13:33] ---
    When you meet the king, it should
    become clear what you're meant to do.
[13:36] ---
    Yeah. It's good
    being with you, Merlin.
[13:39] ---
    It is nice to be with you.
[13:41] ---
    Then, it's settled.
[13:42] ---
    What about you, Ana?
[13:43] ---
    Will you come with us?
[13:45] ---
    Going to a human settlement...
[13:52] ---
    Please, Ana.
[13:56] ---
    No handshake please.
[13:58] ---
    Don't come close to me.
[14:10] ---
    We're finally understanding
    the situation here, Senpai.
[14:13] ---
    Yep.
[14:14] ---
    With the rise of the Three Goddess Alliance,
[14:17] ---
    the Sumerian city-states
    have been dealt a devastating blow.
[14:20] ---
    That's why people have evacuated to Uruk.
[14:23] ---
    Yes. The Demonic Beasts' invasion up north
    is the most serious issue at hand,
[14:27] ---
    as they're currently the major force
    wiping out humanity.
[14:31] ---
    In response, Uruk's king
    has constructed a great fortress.
[14:34] ---
    That is the Demonic Beast Front: Babylonia.
[14:37] ---
    It's the very last fort
    to protect the Mesopotamian world.
[14:40] ---
    If the Demonic Beasts bring down Uruk,
    human history is finished right there.
[14:44] ---
    Therefore, what you need to do is...
[14:46] ---
    search for the Holy Grail that the King of Mages
    sent to this era and retrieve it, and...
[14:50] ---
    Take down the Three Goddess Alliance.
[14:52] ---
    Yes.
[14:53] ---
    Retrieving the Holy Grail should give us
    an idea about the plot of the King of Mages.
[14:57] ---
    But if we leave
    the Three Goddess Alliance as is,
[15:00] ---
    the Foundation of Humanity
    can't be restored.
[15:02] ---
    In any case,
[15:04] ---
    nothing starts until we arrive at Uruk.
[15:09] ---
    Is the one ruling over Uruk
    that King Gilgamesh?
[15:13] ---
    Yes, the most tyrannical
    of all ancient kings.
[15:18] ---
    Is that so?
[15:19] ---
    He severed his ties with the gods,
    saying that they're arrogant.
[15:22] ---
    And he claims all beautiful women
    and treasures in the world as his own.
[15:26] ---
    He will kill you regardless of agreeing
    or disagreeing with his opinion!
[15:29] ---
    I-Isn't he just irrational
    and unreasonable?
[15:32] ---
    Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.
[15:35] ---
    He was a hero born of god and human.
[15:38] ---
    In his youth, he was fond of people
    while also being a sage grounded in reason,
[15:43] ---
    but he became the complete opposite
    in his adolescence.
[15:45] ---
    He turned into an out-of-control tyrant.
[15:48] ---
    To admonish him, the gods created the being
    that appeared before us, Enkidu.
[15:54] ---
    But as fate would have it...
[15:57] ---
    The two became best friends.
[16:00] ---
    Enkidu...
[16:01] ---
    Well, I'll tell you about their history later.
[16:03] ---
    Basically, someone bragging about possessing
    the originals of all the Noble Phantasms.
[16:08] ---
    An extremely arrogant
    and cold-blooded tyrant.
[16:11] ---
    Just remember that is Gilgamesh,
    the King of Heroes.
[16:16] ---
    L-Let's get some spirit into this!
[16:18] ---
    Yes!
[16:24] ---
    That looks like an inspection checkpoint.
[16:27] ---
    Would it be better if we sneaked through?
[16:30] ---
    Based on my experience, any quarrel here
    would escalate into a battle.
[16:33] ---
    You over there!
[16:35] ---
    If you stray from the road,
    you'll be cursed by the Ritual Sect!
[16:39] ---
    Uruk is surrounded by a ritual
    warding the Demonic Beasts,
[16:43] ---
    but it seems to have some effects
    on humans, as well.
[16:46] ---
    Okay! Thank you for the warning!
[16:49] ---
    Sure.
[16:50] ---
    Are you refugees from Ur?
[16:53] ---
    No, they're refugees from Girsu.
[16:56] ---
    As for myself, I engage in business.
    With the Ritual Sect's permission.
[17:01] ---
    I'd like to evacuate them.
[17:03] ---
    Are there any procedures I need to follow?
[17:06] ---
    This is the sigil of Lady Siduri.
[17:09] ---
    You must be tired from your long trip!
[17:12] ---
    Welcome to the city of Uruk!
[17:14] ---
    Yes! Thank you very much!
[17:18] ---
    You in the black hood there...
[17:20] ---
    What is it?
[17:23] ---
    Yep.
[17:25] ---
    I'm impressed you managed to walk
    all the way here with your small build.
[17:29] ---
    Take this if you'd like.
[17:34] ---
    They're sweets my daughter
    gave me as an afternoon snack.
[17:37] ---
    B-But...
[17:40] ---
    Um...
[17:42] ---
    I am, um...
[17:44] ---
    Ana! Why don't you accept his kind offer?
[18:02] ---
    Thank you very much.
[18:05] ---
    I hope we meet again alive!
[18:09] ---
    We are fighting to survive,
    and we spare no efforts if it's for the cause.
[18:15] ---
    Now, let's get going.
[18:22] ---
    This is Uruk today...
[18:26] ---
    Mankind's oldest fortress city.
[18:29] ---
    - Amazing!
    - Amazing!
[18:33] ---
    Times may be dire,
    but the city remains lively, right?
[18:36] ---
    Yeah.
[18:38] ---
    I imagined all sorts of things
    when I heard "ancient city,"
[18:42] ---
    but this is beyond everything
    I imagined!
[18:44] ---
    Yes! This is a fighting city so perfect
    that it would even work today!
[18:49] ---
    And everyone is smiling,
    and they are so lively!
[18:52] ---
    Sumerians started showing up
    in history around 4000 B.C.
[18:57] ---
    But their civilization
    was quite elaborate.
[19:01] ---
    It began when people abandoned
    a village-based society
[19:03] ---
    and formed city-states housing
    tens of thousands of people
[19:06] ---
    by pioneering crop production boosts
    through irrigated farming.
[19:09] ---
    Of course, with a country that big,
[19:10] ---
    the invention of writing and the implementation
    of higher education were only a matter of time.
[19:14] ---
    The fertile lands created quality mud
    which the Sumerians kneaded to make clay.
[19:16] ---
    That, in turn, was used
    to build many fortresses.
[19:20] ---
    That is Mesopotamia, the land
    of mud, clay, wheat and sheep.
[19:26] ---
    Well, we'll save a tour of the city for later.
[19:28] ---
    Let's head over to the ziggurat.
[19:30] ---
    The ziggurat?
[19:32] ---
    A shrine and altar for the Mesopotamians.
[19:35] ---
    Yeah.
[19:36] ---
    We're finally meeting King Gilgamesh.
[19:41] ---
    That is all I have to report, sir!
[19:42] ---
    The newer the information
    about the war, the better!
[19:45] ---
    Keep me updated.
[19:47] ---
    Yes, sir! We'll shift to bringing clay tablets
    from the secretary every hour!
[19:52] ---
    Good. Next.
[19:58] ---
    The shipments from the city of Eresh
    are being delayed, huh?
[20:02] ---
    Send 20 men from the eastern barracks
    to clear the Demonic Beasts.
[20:07] ---
    Temun can take command.
[20:09] ---
    It's his home. He knows it well.
[20:11] ---
    Yes, sir!
[20:12] ---
    By the way, I heard
    that Tabado's daughter is giving birth.
[20:16] ---
    Send her a sacred prostitute to aid her,
    along with some healthy fruits.
[20:20] ---
    Yes. I will arrange as such right away.
[20:23] ---
    And pull Tabado off the Northern Wall,
[20:25] ---
    and give him three days' rest.
[20:28] ---
    His grandson's face will give him courage.
[20:32] ---
    Is this the report from the astrologers?
[20:34] ---
    Somehow, I had the image
    he'd be a lot more terrible of a king,
[20:38] ---
    but he's not that bad?
[20:40] ---
    But it doesn't seem
    like we'll be able to get a word in.
[20:44] ---
    No, we need to work up
    the courage to talk to him!
[20:47] ---
    That's right.
[20:49] ---
    You shouldn't wait for the king
    to have a spare moment.
[20:54] ---
    King Gilgamesh!
[20:55] ---
    I, Merlin, Mage extraordinaire,
[20:57] ---
    have brought guests!
[20:59] ---
    You busy?
[21:00] ---
    Yeah, I can see that, so don't worry!
[21:02] ---
    Merlin!
[21:09] ---
    So, you've returned,
[21:10] ---
    Merlin the Mage.
[21:12] ---
    Welcome.
[21:14] ---
    The king is happy to see you.
[21:16] ---
    And how did it go?
[21:17] ---
    Did you bring back the Tablet of Destinies?
[21:21] ---
    No, I didn't have any luck this time, either.
[21:24] ---
    It's not in the western forest.
[21:26] ---
    Jeez.
[21:27] ---
    If only you remembered
    where you left it, Your Majesty,
[21:30] ---
    I wouldn't have to work this hard.
[21:32] ---
    Silence. Know your place, Mage.
[21:35] ---
    More importantly,
[21:36] ---
    who are those people?
[21:38] ---
    They don't look like Uruks.
[21:39] ---
    It's fine. I understand the situation.
[21:42] ---
    You may go, Siduri.
[21:44] ---
    King Gilgamesh? Don't tell me...
[21:47] ---
    Just as you suspected,
    I'm going to make a mess of the throne!
[21:51] ---
    I'm busy!
[21:53] ---
    Too busy to exchange words with you
    to get to know you.
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    Thus, I shall examine your genuineness...
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    through battle!
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    Prepare yourselves,
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    Mages of the Observatory!
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    Fortress City: Uruk