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[swordedpast]

Another horror game? Really? Man, I'm stuck with an aspiring sadist here. But you should give up already. You must know it, but you can't make things much worse for me.

Well, there's nothing for it. This time you want me to come from Sakura's route, so I'll be used to horror. Monsters? Hah, I don't think they can compare to that shadow, or to Saber once she's come out of the mud.

It's a pain, but just let me keep my remaining arm. I'll still fight.

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[puppy_lancer]

...Good luck.

[He can't really say much else about that. It sounded like a real pain.]

[swordedpast]

You think I can count on luck? You're mistaken.

[puppy_lancer]

Oh come on, it's not E-rank, is it?

[Lancer, on the other hand, has a very respectable D-rank luck stat. As long as he has a tsundere to bum off of, at least.]

And even if you can't count on luck, you can count on skill, right?

[Though seeing how Archer's swords sucked...]

[swordedpast]

[A snort, and he declines to answer that question.]

Of course. Skill is the only thing I can count on. Well, it'll be tough to fight like I usually do for a while, but I'll manage somehow.

[puppy_lancer]

For a while? You sound confident that you'll get some way to fix that problem. How did something get close enough to take an arm from you anyways?

[swordedpast]

I don't know about fixing it, but I'll adapt.

You're mistaken. Nothing took the arm. I gave it away.

[gandere]

Are you really only going to show up with one arm? What a pain, what a pain indeed. I'm going to have to really make up for the slack, aren't I?

[puppy_lancer]

[His mouth drops open.]

What the fuck? You gave away your arm in the middle of a Grail War?

[He stares at Archer, wondering if the other Servant is crazy, or maybe even stupider than Lancer is.]

[swordedpast]

It seems natural. What's given can't be taken back. I just hope that kid made good use of it.

It's true you'll be busy, Rin. Can you bear it?

[swordedpast]

It wasn't much of a Grail War by that point. Besides, I'd suffered damage to my spiritual core, so my arm was the least of my worries at that point.

[puppy_lancer]

[He gives a quick, approving whistle.]

That sort of thing, huh? And you held yourself together long enough for that? Pretty impressive.

[His opinion of Archer has just jumped pretty high.]

[gandere]

It won't be a problem for me. That place has a lot of my former allies already, so I'm not concerned with what might happen.

You did know that, didn't you? Hm, it'll be problematic if my mun chooses to keep my memories too. [ A sigh. ] As for Shirou--[ Yay first name basis. ]--well, you'll see soon enough if we run into one.

[swordedpast]

Your former allies...? They must be strange people, to show up in a place like this.

I can't keep up with you if you have those memories, you know. I might be left in the dust.

[gandere]

They're a strange lot, but my apprentice will be there. One of them at least. I'm not sure if the other one will join us unfortunately. I should introduce the two of you, but ah, she's into older men.

[ She has a daddy complex, Rin. Not older men. ]

Those memories would be really troublesome, but there's almost two years worth. I'd be an adult, you know.

[swordedpast]

I've no doubt I can survive her...hmmm?

I'll believe you're an adult when I see it.

[gandere]

It's true. [ Despite the town keeping her as a "teenager" for most of that stay. ] I had to go through my final year high school an additional two times in my life. In fact, it was probably your fault that the town did that to me.

Even if my mun tries to take responsibility for it.

[swordedpast]

My fault? That can't be true, as I'm not the one who personally put your hair in pigtails every day. Maybe if you'd wear it like a grown woman...

[gandere]

Oh, is that what you would prefer? Very well, I can do it to humor you. I'll wear my hair down and you'll have one arm. We'll make a strange duo.

[swordedpast]

Ah, Rin. I didn't say anything about my preferences. I only said it makes you look childish like it is.

[ For some reason he needs to clarify this. ]

[gandere]

There's nothing childish about the way I wear my hair. My parents never had any problem with it--[ She was seven then. ]--and if there was a problem with my image, then Kirei would have spoken up.

[swordedpast]

I've certainly been corrected, then.

[gandere]

[ Not getting it. ] That's right you have. It'd do you some good to remember that I'm your Master and am always right.

[swordedpast]

[ He starts to laugh. ]

I'm glad. It's funny, but I'm glad you're my Master. Whether you're right or not.

[gandere]

I'm always right. Isn't it up to the Servant to believe in their Master no matter what?

Well, it'll be strange. I haven't had a pact with you in at least two years. I wonder if that command mantra from before still works.

[ In a serious tone: ] Archer, I want you to meow like a cat.

[swordedpast]

Two year--

[ And he proceeds to nearly choke. ]

That's unkind, Meowster! I mean, Master!