It's possible that you might begin to regret choosing to play as a girl in this quest soon.
[RIN DOJO 3]
This doesn't look like the Rin you know.
"Um...hello?" the girl in front of you says. "Nora-chan, I didn't expect you to come and save me so soon." Sakura turns around to see a large sign labeled "RIN DOJO" on the wall, and breaks down crying. In your incorporeal state, you're totally incapable of comforting her.
Sakura wipes her eyes and takes a few deep breaths. "I apologize for breaking down. It's hard for me to disassociate myself like I should; that's why Rin normally runs the dojo. But anyways, we should get down to business. My sister Rin is sick today, so I'll be assisting you, Nora-chan."
A part of you thinks that Sakura herself probably needs more help than you do.
"You're the one that's going to rescue me, right?" Sakura asks. "So by helping you, I'm helping myself! Even in the Throne of Idiots who got Themselves Killed, I can fight back against worm-man!"
You're not sure fighting back is a good idea. Zouken is a pretty scary guy.
"Zouken-san is
very scary," Sakura assures you. "But I'm trying to be strong like Kariya-kun! Sure, he...punished...me after I sprayed down the worm pit with mosquito repellent, but he
didn't notice me vandalizing his family photographs with a marker!"
...maybe you should get to the advice part.
"That's right, I'm supposed to give you advice, not just complain about my personal troubles. So here's some advice. First of all, there's more you can do with money than just dropping it on people. You can use it as a wall, or a doorstop, or even a weapon of war. Paper cuts can kill! Secondly, you know for sure there's at least two Riders and two Archers in this war. What if all the other servants have also been doubled? Finally, use your Origin more? Mine is...imaginary numbers?...so it's not very useful, but yours could really come in handy in the right situation. Servants can't make physical contact with you without rapidly draining their prana; use that!"
You hear a voice yelling from the other room, and Sakura's face droops. "It seems Zouken-san has discovered my handiwork," the purple-haired girl says. "I'll have to go and receive my punishment. In the meantime, ganbatte, Nora!"
[RESPAWN]
[X] Respawn from the previous update (An Interrupted Conversation)
-[X] Sneak out the back of the house and try to escape.
You turn around and run back to Waver and Rider, who are rising from the table. "We have to go!" you say. "We're outnumbered!"
"By who?" Waver demands.
"A Rider, a Lancer, and an Archer," you reply.
"But I'm the Rider of this war," Iskandar replies. "How could there be two--"
"Doesn't matter. Right now we have to leave. Does this place have a back door we can sneak out of?" Waver points towards the rear of the house, and you run out the back exit into the house's backyard, casually letting yourself through the gap in the fence that leads to the neighbor's yard. You quickly run through the yard and around the house to the street.
Almost as soon as your foot touches the pavement, you see Lancer skid to a stop in front of you, dual spears raised. He points one of them directly at you.
"I never suspected the King of Conquerors and his vassals would be so quick to flee," the man says. With his raven-black hair, granite cheekbones, and catlike eyes, you find yourself thinking that Lancer is
incredibly attractive. You almost want to ditch your Servant and take him instead.
[ ] Make fun of Lancer and his ridiculous fighting style.
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[ ] Flirt with Lancer, the impossibly hunky man in front of you.
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[ ] Attack Lancer, the Servant who will no doubt be trying to kill you in a second.
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[ ] Bribe Lancer, because even an ancient hero of Ireland needs money.
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