Welcome back everybody to the start of chapter 11 of the story! Man, it almost feels unbelivable that this story is already over 10 chaps. Meanwhile I'm writing this while it's raining outside, hmmmm perfect for the mood. All that I need now is a Jazz playlist.

It also looks like all the servants from the 2022 banner have been revealed, so it looks like we'll be going into LB7 completely blind and clueless. (that is until the leaks drop on the internet 3 weeks before the release of the chapter lol).

Anyway, with all said, let's start it!

DISCLAIMER: All the Nasuverse characters belong to Nasu and are property of Type-Moon, with the exception of the OC's that belong to me, the author.


"It's over guys. We won." Romani announced. "Saint Martha has been defeated.

Every servant from the Ritsuka's side smiled and cheered with their victory, knowing that their remaining opponents were in huge disadvantage now with Martha's defeat.

"Damn you Rider." Assassin hissed silently, looking at Martha's pierced body. "D'eon! We have to go! Master wouldn't like to have more loses today!"

"Running with the ass between your legs? How fitting!" Elizabeth laughed in taking joy of her older self retreat.

The assassin ignored her completely and alongside with D'eon, dissapeard from the field, handing the win to their enemies.

"Uff, that was exhausting." Kiyohime said, swinging her fan. "But we didn't have any casuality so that's good." She then looked at Ritsuka with heart shaped eyes. "And all thanks to you Anchin-sama!"

"She's partially right Senpai." Mash told her master. "Your boldness in making a contract with Jeanne was vital to the battle."

"Thanks Mash and Kiyohime. Altough I think I just did my best like all of you to push us to our win." Ritsuka cleaned off the sweat from his face. The unleashing of Jeanne Noble Phantasm had really tired him out.

"That's true." Mozart approached them. "But a leader like you was essential. You didn't panic and instead, gave your orders, like a true commander would."

"Yep. You were fantastic monsieur Ritsuka!" Marie also praised the master of humanity. "Altough..." Marie blushed a bit. "I'd say Jeanne was the key player here." The queen gave a quick look to the french saint who was still ahead of them with her flagpole pierced on Saint Martha's body.

"Yeah...we did all great." Ritsuka looked at Peko who was resting in his lap. "You did great too Peko."

"Saint Martha..." Jeanne looked at the dying face of her enemy and fellow saint. "...I wish things could have been different. It pains me to kill so-"

"Please, don't be it Jeanne D'arc." With the little power that remained in her now, vanishing body, Martha gave a little smile to Jeanne. "I'm thankful that you put an end to me before commiting more sins."

Jeanne didn't realized until now what Martha's intention was with this fight. It seemed more than just killing them. That's when Jeanne started to reconsider her enemy motives. "Saint Martha...were you-

"Yes I was dear friend." Martha smirked. "And you succeeded on defeating me. With you on full power now, I'd say you're capable of defeating the Dragon Witch. My role here has ended. No more...agony..."

In a weak state, Martha slowly raised her arm. "But before going...I'll give you a reward...for having me defeated." She touched Jeanne's cheek. "The Dragon Witch's dragon...It's name is Fafnir...and I know someone who can defeat him.

Jeanne gasped audibly. "Really?! Who?" She wanted Martha to be fast on her answer since her body was half vanished by now.

"He's...a dragon slayer. You may find him...in the city of Lyon..." Martha informed, as her body was almost fading away. "Hehe, how tragic...for someone like me to have done all those things."

"Martha..." Jeanne felt bad for her fellow saint.

"No need for lament Jeanne D'arc. You must keep going with your head up now." Martha gave her a comforting smile, her face being the only thing remaining now, mere seconds away from dissapearing completely. "Never let...the darkness taint you...Jeanne D'arc..."

And those were the last words of Saint Marth, as her body faded away in thin air.

"Understood" Jeanne put an hand in her chest as she looked at the blue sky with it's white clouds. "Saint Martha." She said with confidence. "I will make sure that no one ever uses you like this again."

"Nngh..." Peko slowly opened his eyes, recovering from the spending of his mana energy on the fight, being greeted by a smiling Ritsuka and Mash. "Did we...did we won?" He asked.

"Yes we did." Mash informed the boy. "You did great, Peko."

Upon the news of their win, Peko's lips transformed into a huge smile full of joy. "R-really?" He asked in amazement.

"Yeah buddy. You sure were." Ritsuka told him, patting the boy's head.

Peko closed it's eyes and closed both his hands, contracted his arms next to his shoulders and in a explotion of emotion yelled out loudly. "YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! WE WON-*cough* *cough*"

"Hey now, don't chock with your own excitment Peko." Ritsuka laughed, hugging him.

"H-Hey! If you hug me like that I may chock for real, hahahaha!" Peko laughed as well.

"Fou! Fo!" Fou appeard next to Mash, jumping up and down, being picked up by Mash.

"You're also happy ,arent you Fou?" She asked, smilling at the view of Ritsuka and Peko.

"With this, we've took out one of the Dragon Witch's servants. This will show her we wont go down so easily." Romani said.

"Hope that Nala somehow gets to hear about this." Peko said. "I know you are trying your best too sis."

"Sure. This will boost everyone's moral. Even hers." Ritsuka said

"Good to see you care very much about your sister Peko." Marie speaked to the boy.

"Well, it's that she would do the same for me." Peko explained. "And I promised her to rescue her, so I don't pretend to leave this place without her!"

"Then I guess it's time we do a visit to the Dragon Wtich's door step." Elizabeth said in a smug way.

"Please calm down Elizabeth." Jeanne came back to be near the rest of the group. "We need to rest first."

"So Lady Jeanne, what as the opponent told you?" Kiyohime asked to her ally. "I saw you two speaking before her death. What dod she said?"

"She told me there is someone who can take out the Dragon Witch's dragon, Fafnir." As Jeanne shared it, everyone's reaction was that of curiosity.

"Really? There's still other servants in this Singularity?" Mash asked.

"I'd bet on a 'yes'." Romani said. "Did she told you were we could find this person?"

"She said we could find him in Lyon. I guess it's not too far away from here." Jeanne replied to the doctor.

"Oh Lyon! It was a beautiful city in my time." Marie said. "Wonder how it looked like in tge past."

"If we're being honest Marie, it's more than likely destroyed now." Mozart told, killing Marie's excited mood.

"Aww..." Marie sighed sadly.

"Anyway, we better rest now. The servant will be looking for is a dragon slayer. We will be making an accampment some distance away from here." Jeanne said, acting more as a leader. Now with her ruler abilities and fully completed as a servant, Jeanne was feeling more courageous than ever. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Doctor, will you scan the area of France in the probability of finding more servants that aren't posessed by the Dragon Witch?" Mash requested.

"Yeah, sure Mash. I'll be doing that while you'll be walking to your next rest spot." Romani started to type on his monitor.

The shielder turned her back to look at Ritsuka and Peko. "We better get going then."

"Yeah. The quicker the better. We need to be sure that dragon slayer will be on the city by the time we arrive." Peko said. "Let's get going Ritsuka." He looked at his friend.

"Sure." Ritsuka said and Mash and Peko started to walk in front of him.

But as the master of humanity took just a step, his whole body trembled, feeling his strenght dissapearing from his body.

Peko, who looked behind, noticed Ritsuka's difficulty in walking. "Hm? Ritsuka, are you ok?" His words give attracted Mash's attention who also looked back to see if everything was alright.

"Senpai, you don't seem good." She said a bit nervous.

"D-dont worry you two. I'm fi..." With all his energy gone, Ritsuka's body fell down on the ground, the battle clealry worn him out.

"Senpai!"

"Ritsuka!"


"This apple is really good you know? You can eat it if you want." Jeanne Alter held an apple right in front of Nala's face, trying to persuade the girl into eating it.

Nala just turned her head to the other way, refusing the Dragon Witch's meal.

"Don't worry kid, it isn't poisoned or anything like you hear on the fairy tales." Surprisingly, Jeanne Alter was speaking the truth. The apple was indeed harmless and no curse as been casted upon it. What Jeanne Alter was trying to do, was seeing if she could get Nala's sympathy. By pretending to be a somewhat 'reasonable' person and not entirely ruthless, perhaps the girl would be more willing to obey her.

Nala however still would look away, not accepting the fruit Jeanne Alter was giving to her.

"Tch! What's with this brat? Didn't Rider told me she was starting to break? Then why she refuses my offer? Also she looks completely sane for someone who's supposed to be talking alone." Jeanne Alter was starting to get tired of Nala's rejection.

What she didn't know was that Nala had eaten a soup given by Martha yesterday. Nala had to thank the Rider for that. If it wasn't for the corrupted saint's good act, she would be starving and probably wouldn't be able to refuse Jeanne Alter's apple. As for the Dragon Witch herself, she assumed Nala may be way more resistent than she tought.

"Urgh, fine." Jeanne Alter grumbled, stopping her attemps of persuading Nala. "Your lose." She said shortly before taking a bite out of the apple and chewing it.

Nala didn't say nothing in response, prefering to remain silent, knowing by Jeanne Alter's behavior that she seemed more calm and cold headed, so she assumed it was safe to stay mute.

Jeanne Alter decided to sit to the adjacent wall of Nala's, much to the girl discomfort and annoyance who wanted the Dragon Witch out of her cell already. However, Jeanne Alter had stayed for a chat.

"You know..." Jeanne Alter started to speak with Nala, no more eating the apple. "I was once in the same situation as you are right now."

Nala looked surprised at her captor. "R-really?" She muttered, no more staying silent and interacting with the Dragon Witch for the first time of today.

"Yeah,altough the cell was a bit...tinier." Jeanne Alter smirked at Nala.

"That's right. She's still Jeanne D'arc. She has been captured once before for what I can get from the information about her." Nala tought to herself, remembering about her conversation with Jeanne's mother and what she told her about her daughter.

"The meals also wouldn't be the best ones. Generally cold food and scraps of the stupid englishmen that were keeping me prisoner." Jeanne Alter said, her teeth clenching as more memories of her hard times would emerge. "Every goddamn day, I would be woken up by a bucket of cold water in my head."

Nala couldn't know what to say. She wasn't sure if she should feel sorry for Jeanne Alter in specific after seeing her kill so many innocent people that had nothing to do with her imprisonment. "A-and that gives you reason for killing simple people who had nothing to do with you? People from your own country?"

"I still haven't finished yet brat." Jeanne Alter replied with a hint of agressivness in her voice to Nala. "I prayed you know? Hehehe." Jeanne Alter giggled like if she was trying to hold a laughter. "I prayed to 'God'. Wanting him to free me from my captivity. And I waited patiently for weeks, expecting my prayers would be answered. That the country I fight so hard to protect would now retribute it's favor." Jeanne Alter tighten her grip on the apple. "Hoping that damn king and his noble friends would move their asses to save me! But they were just scummy people who were using me to get their so precious titles!" In anger, Jeanne Alter raised her voice and squeezed the apple in her hand.

"!!!" Nala closed on of her eyes as a bit of the apple's liquid hit right below her closed eye. "The situation really changed her eh? To go from a hopeful and optimistic person to this..."

Jeanne Alter looked at her two hands. "But I couldn't keep fooling myself anymore. No one was coming." She said, more calm now. "I was at that moment, just a defenseless girl who could do nothing but pray." Her hands started to shake. "Just the mere tought of those moments..." Jeanne Alter exhaled, trying to control her anxiety as she would slowly close her hands into fists. "I was lost...Didn't know what to do anymore. There was even times were I...wanted to end it all right there."

Nala got shocked by the information. To even think about those things, her spirit must had been completely broken that time.

"However, the 'other me'..." Jeanne Alter said with venom, refering to her saint counterpart. "She hesitated. She didn't want to. She would start to go in denial about our feelings in how our own country let us down." Jeanne Alter said coldly. "That stupid thinks that someone shouldn't die with feelings of anger or revenge. So, I was silenced and ignored by her through the last weeks of our life as she went to pray again."

Jeanne Alter moved out from the wall she was lying her back and stood up. "She choosed to die in denial instead of letting her true emotions that time dominate her." She stood over Nala. "And while I screamed and shouted in blind anger, cursing everyone that they would pay for what they did to me while the fire burned my flesh, the other me held a small cross and died telling the same 'God' who did nothing for us, that her body was now his, saying that she had no more feelings such as regret, dissapointment and fear in her soul."

As the Dragon Witch stopped speaking, the room stayed silent for a seconds.

That was, before Jeanne Alter bursted into a mad laughter that even made Nala distance herself a bit from her. "Ahahahahahahahahahahaha! 'No regrets!' Hahahaha. Isn't that the most stupidest shit you've ever heard brat?" Jeanne Alter continue her insane laughter before lowering it and calming herself. "I fucking hate her." The Dragon Witch said seriously. "Always acting like she's so pure and immune to negative feelings. But I saw something in her this time." Jeanne Alter smirked. "She also experienced hate. Torwards me no less." She stared evily at Nala. "Quite ironic dont you think?"

Nala didn't respond again.

"Either way, the same is happening to you brat." Jeanne Alter lowered herself to get in the same height of the girl. "You may think with all your hopes that your 'friends' are coming to help you. That you are indeed valuable to them. But that's all an illusion. See how slow they were to decide if they should trade that saint for your safety with them?" Jeanne Alter brought up the failed trade/trap attempt she tried some days ago.

Nala tried to ignore the Dragon Witch's gaze only to be forced by Jeanne Alter who grabbed her chin and forcefully made the girl make eye contact with her. "Here's an advise. If you have any hopes of being rescued, abandon it. Believe me, it will be less painful to just accept your doom." Jeanne Alter tried to mess with Nala's spirit. "It's more easy for you to just give up to me rather than torturing yourself phsycologically in thinking you're friends will save you. No ones coming for you brat. No one." Jeanne Alter said coldly, staring stoicly at Nala.

The girl in return, refused the Dragon Witch's words. She knew that they would come eventualy. She couldn't allow Jeanne Alter to make her think otherwise. "You don't know them." She said defiantly. "They're good and unselfish people. And I know for sure my brother would never leave me in a situation like this!" Nala almost shouted. She showed her teeth, telling Jeanne Alter she wouldn't get manipulated and broken that easily.

"Hm!" Jeanne Alter simply grunted. "We all act like that on the first few days. But as they go by, sooner or later you will see the harsh truth and beg me to be your master." As she finished her line, Jeanne Alter took out her hand from Nala's chin and walked away from her, deciding to get out of the cell. "For now just behave brat."

Nala showed her tongue to the Dragon Witch as she was with her back turned to the girl. "Here's the behaviour stupid witch!"

"Anyway, I've heard it's a beautiful day out there. Too bad you won't be seeing the sun for a long time." Jeanne Alter smirked evily, opening the cell's door. "Let's see if your tune will remain the same tomorrow or in a week at most." And with that, Jeanne Alter closed the door, leaving Nala once again, alone.

"Mphmm!" With no time to lose, Nala struggled with her chain that has been keeping her arms restrained ever since she was defeated by the Dragon Witch. She would be lying if she said the chain wasn't already bruising her arms for being so much time binding them.

Some minutes had passed and nothing. The chain wouldn't get more loosened or anything. Eventualy, she was too tired to keep struggling and took some rest. As she was inhaling and exhaling, she couldn't stop thinking about Jeanne Alter's times as a prisoner.

"Will the same happen to me?" Nala couldn't imagine going the same way Jeanne Alter went. And while she wanted to believe her group would come to her rescue, it was true she had just spent only a few days with Ritsuka and Mash, so their bond wasn't that strong. So, would they really abandon her? Nala shaked her head. "No I can't think on those things! That's what she wants me to do! I need to trust them no matter how long it takes!" She looked at the ceiling. "Be safe everyone."


"What?! You lost and Rider is dead?!" Jeanne Alter reacted incredulously upon hearing the news of her servants defeat on the arrival of Assassin and D'eon.

"Yes my master. It seems the saint Jeanne D'arc also got her powers as the Ruler class back." D'eon said, looking at the floor instead of the face of their master. Both them and Assassin where bowed down.

"Great. Just what I needed now." Jeanne Alter hissed.

"It wasn't entirely our fault Master." Assassin said. "Rider wanted to fight the saint alone, and so it happens she had bad luck in her opponent's awakening."

"Yeah,yeah, I know it Assassin. I dont blame you two for Rider's death. I could tell she always looked unpleasent in what I ordered her to do, so I guess it doesnt affect me that much." Jeanne Alter admited, her suspections of Saint Martha not being fully affected by Madness Enchantment becoming true.

"Hmm? What do we do now Jeanne?" Gilles asked a bit concerned. "With this defeat, we have to be more careful with them or else we will lose another servant."

"That's correct." The blonde Berserker approached from the conversation. "Does the master wants me to deal with them? My spear would like to taste their blood." He asked for permission gently.

"No need for that Berserker." Jeanne Alter raised her left hand, summoning a small flame. "I have some candidates in mind to do the job instead."


"Mnhmmaaaa..." Ritsuka's eyes slowly opened. "What...happened?" He asked to himself as his vision would get clearer. Looking at the sky above him, he realized it was night already.

"How long have I been sleeping?" Ritsuka remembered that they had just defeated Saint Martha and talked about a dragon slayer that was in some region of France. After that he briefly talked to Mash and Peko and that's where he stopped remembering what happened.

He felt his head a bit heavy but nothing more painful than that. That's when it hit him. "I collapsed. My whole body must had run out of energy after using it to unleash Jeanne's Noble Phantasm." Now he could remember how weak his body felt moments before falling unconscious. He was lucky for not dying there. But it wasn't like Ritsuka didn't knew the risks. Romani had warned him after all. But thankfully he was alive and they had won.

"Fou! Fou!" Ritsuka looked at his right arm, seeing the small Fou touching it.

"So if you're here, then everybody else-"

"Ritsuka! You woke up!" Peko runned torwards his friend, followed by Mash.

"You scared us Senpai! We feared the worst." Mash scolded Ritsuka.

Ritsuka scratched his head, smilling sheepishly. "S-sorry guys. It came out of the left field."

"Good to see you've woke up Master." Jeanne was also nearby and happy to see the recovery from her recent master.

"Oh,thanks Jeanne! But could you still treat me as Ritsuka? Having someone like you calling me Master is...weird." Never in Ritsuka's wildest dreams would he expect to become the master of the great french saint Jeanne D'arc. It was one of those things that didnt seem real. "Also, where are we?"

"Some miles away from the city of Lyon." Marie was the one to answer, arriving with the rest of the servants. "We will sleep here tonight."

"That's good to hear." Ritsuka said.

"But that's not all. We've got more info about other areas of France." Kiyohime told him.

"Really?" Ritsuka curiosity increased.

"Well Senpai, while you were unconscious, Dr.Romani searched the whole country of France to see if he could find other servants besides the one we know about thanks to Saint Martha." Mash explained.

"And the results were intresting to say the least. Your doctor found another servant not too far away from here." Mozart revealed. "It's probably a rogue one like us, and that could help us against the Dragon Witch."

"Wow! Not bad! The more the merrier!" Ritsuka exclaimed happily.

"There's a bit of a problem however." Elizabeth said, holding down Ritsuka's happiness.

"What is it?" The master of humanity asked.

"We discussed who should we be picking up first. The dragon slayer or this new one." Peko said. "Of course our priority now is the dragon slayer but we fear that this new potientially ally may not be in the same location once we go there to pick him up."

"Or that they encounter the Dragon Witch first." Jeanne finsihed the rest of the explanation.

"Hmm. I see." Ritsuka said. "So what's the plan?"

"Sorry fo having made this without waiting for you to wake up first master, but we decided to split into two groups." Mash shared the plan. "One goes to Lyon to find the Dragon Slayer and the other group will go to the location of the other servant."

"Understood. I presume that you've already made the groups too." Ritsuka got up from the ground, cleaning the bit of dust in his pants.

"Actually no. We waited for you to wake up so that we could decide with everyone here." Peko told him.

"I'll go to wherever Jeanne goes!" Marie hugged Jeanne's left arm, surprising the saint.

"W-wha-Marie?!" She blushed a bit at the french queen sudden action.

"It's that you fought so well back there lady Jeanne. And between us dear, while I think your evil version to be cute you are way cuter!" She pressed her cheek on Jeanne's shoulder getting a nervous smile reaction out of everyone in the group.

"That ,I guess, is already decided then." Mash laughed a bit.

A sudden noise came from Ritsuka 's stomach.

"Looks like someone's hungry." Marie said, teasing the master of humanity.

"That had to be expected." Mozart said. "You must have been exhausted to the extreme after that fight, so you better eat something first."

"Really? Oh man, can we just do the groups already?" Ritsuka said a bit displeased.

"No! My Anchin-sama has to eat first!" Kiyohime demanded in a authoritary tone.

"I too think it's better this way Ritsuka." Peko told him. "We can make the groups afterwards.

Ritsuka sighed. "Fine then." And walked torwards the fireplace were the food was being cooked.


In the middle of the night, the groups have been decided. Shortly afterwards, the fireplace had been exhtinguished and the servants including Mash, went to watch over the area surrounding them, as Ritsuka and Peko went to sleep.

Mash was now sitting at the top of a hill, gazing at the vast green lands of the european country ahead of her, the sky even at night, remained cleaned. She felt a soft breeze passing through her hair. If it wasnt for the humanity's survival being at stake, Mash wouldn't mind to take some time such as a week to relax in this area of 15th century France.

"Hey Mash." To the shielder's surprise, Ritsuka appeard behind her, seeminlgy getting out of the tent.

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"Senpai! You should be asleep." Mash told him, a bit bothered for seeing her master still awake.

"Heh. Sorry Mash, but I just wanted to see how were you doing out here." Ritsuka sit next to her and spended some seconds looking at the view in front of them. "It's quite beautiful."

"True." Mash said.

"I would say this has been quite the beggining to our journey." Ritsuka looked at the sky. "It could be a fun adventure. But I know it isnt." He stared at Mash. "I wont feel alright and rested until we rescue Nala from the Dragon Witch."

"Me too. It has been touching my mind every night. I just hope she's ok." Mash shared her mutual opinion with Ritsuka.

The two stayed silent for some time.

"Hey Mash." Ritsuka speaked.

"What is it Senpai?"

"I'm just a normal human. One in a mission to save the world while in a journey that envolves going to historical eras. Oh, and that the allies on my journey are historical figures." Ritsuka laughed a bit. "It feels so unreal and fictional. I may just be in a long dream or something."

Mash smiled at her master. "I've already heard and read about them in history books." Mash talked about the servants that were with them for quite a while now. "Reading about them is one thing, but seeing them alive and in front of my eyes is something else. Even though some act a bit more different than I expected."

"Yeah. It's still quite the experience." Ritsuka replied.

"But it's good to have them around. I can't imagine how we would make this far without them." Mash said. "Even meeting the historical figures from the Dragon Witch's side is a unique experience."

"Sure! An unique and fatal experience." Ritsuka joked.

"And I tought going out in the middle of the night was only my thing." A voice sounded behind the duo, who looked behind to see Peko approaching them with Fou on his shoulder.

"Well, it's because kids have to sleep earlier of course." Ritsuka taunted the boy who had just sit next to them.

"Hey!" Peko punched lightly Ritsuka in hmthe shoulder. Mash giggled at the sight of it. "You two also were looking pretty chatty with one another." The boy smirked smugly.

Ritsuka and Mash both blushed a bit. "A-anyway!" Ritsuka exclaimed. "How did you managed to do that Peko?"

"Hm?" The boy didn't understand the question.

"That little light you made to distract the soldiers." Ritsuka specified. "How did you do that?"

"Oh! That!" Peko now understood the question. "I'd say, in that moment, I felt I needed to do more than just watch." The boy explained. "If I just stood there doing nothing, the situation would've goten worse. So even if I knew it was minimal, I had to try and do something with the magic that I had."

"And we thank you for that Peko. You did good." Mash thanked her companion.

"Yeah. Things would get more complicated if those soldiers interfered." Ritsuka said.

"O-oh, it was nothing that amazing really." Peko's face turned a bit red. "It was just a small ball of light, that's all."

"And yet you directed all your mana into it. Of course it's nothing compared to Noble Phantasms, but it's a start." Mash tried to give the credit that Peko was refusing.

But hearing Mash's words, that this may be the first step for possible progress, made Peko feel happier. "I hope I can help you more in the future then.

"Of course you will! You already did your best today." Ritsuka patted Peko's hair faster.

"C'mon now! You are ruffling me!" Peko protested altough laughing.

"Fou! Fo!" The little animal runned around them, seeming to be happy.

Ritsuka stopped what he was doing right after. "Oh right! What happened to those soldiers?" He asked, not knowing what happened to them after the fight.

"They all survived." Mash responded. "A bit after you got unconscious, their general went to talk with Jeanne. It looks like they were great friends before Jeanne's death."

"Wait. Ain't that general and friend of Jeanne also a known historic figure?" Ritsuka asked, trying to remember where he heard about Jeanne's friend before.

"I think the name is Gilles de Rais." Mash said. "He looked like to have been overwhelmed by both joy and confusion when meeting her." Mash frowned a bit sadly. "I've heard about him before. Jeanne's death took a very bad tool on him.


Jeanne, who was wandering across a zone not too far from the acampment, was thinking about her brief conversation with the friend she never tought seeing again.

She knew for him it has only passed a gew days and all this situation was difficult to understand for him. Jeanne still felt he was the same man when they fought togehter, however she could also feel Gilles de Rais mind had been through rough times since her death. Only God knows how twisted and evil his alter counterpart who was with her own alter counterpart, could be.

"I'm sorry Gilles." Jeanne tought to herself.


"Hey Jeanne! Please wait!" The general approached his friend, shorlty after the battle was over. "It's you. It's really you!"

"Gilles." Jeanne sorrowly said, feeling that she shouldn't be talking with him near his men. She decided to walk away from him.

"Wait! Don't go!" Gilles grabbed Jeanne's pulse, making the saint look at him. "I need to know Jeanne. I need to know if what I saw of the Dragon Witch is nothing but an illusion."

Jeanne evaded his stare, deeply knowing that the Dragon Witch was indeed, a part pf hers. But she feared on how Gilles would react if she told her friend that. "I can't answer that now Gilles. My mind...just doesnt know how to." She took her hand away from him.

"Jeanne...I won't-"

"Sorry friend. But having me around with you will only cause trouble." Jeanne said, aware that Gilles men were looking at her with eyes of distrust and hostility. "So for the sake of both of us, I' have to go now."

Gilles was completely against it and wanted to complain about her choice, but being friends for such a long time, he ended up understanding Jeanne. "Sure then...you may go now. Next time I'm not sure if my men will resist not to kill you."

"Thank you, Gilles."


"Gilles, how could a man like you, do all those attrocities?" As a servant, Jeanne knew well what happened to her friend shortly after her death. It made her soul crack with pity and shock. She was still to see the future and horrific version of the man she had as a friend in this Singularity still.

A bit ahead of her, she saw Marie and Mozart talking to each other. "All clear." She informed them. "How about you?"

"No sign of danger here too." Mozart replied. "We can rest tonight peacefully."

"Good to hear." Jeanne approached the duo.

"Do you think it was a good idea letting Elizabeth and Kiyohime to guard the accampment?"

"Those two get along just fine." Marie answered totally relaxed. "They're always beefing with each other but it's all talk."

"That's kinda of a weird friendship if I ever saw one." Jeanne said.

"Are you ready for tomorrow Jeanne?" Marie asked.

"Yes. This time my mind is clear from doubts. I won't vacillate anymore." Jeanne said with confidence. "Even my Ruler skills are back now."

"That's a big plus. I feel calmer knowing Marie is going with you." Mozart said. "Still, Marie..." He looked at the french queen quite sadly. "Are you sure you want to go without me? And in the short group as well?"

"Amadeus you silly! I can take care of myself pretty well." Marie smirked. "If I couldn't then I wouldnt be here,right?" Marie brought up the previous fight.

"You arent wrong Marie. But is that...you know..." Mozart was having a hard time to explain.

"A queen like me isn't suited for fighting. I know that already Amadeus." Marie took the words out of the musician's mouth. "But I'm a servant now, wich means I'm stronger than your average human."

"The enemy is also stronger than the average human." Mozart replied.

Marie was still in high spirits. "But I won't be fighting alone." She looked at Jeanne. "Jeanne alone is already strong."

The saint blushed a bit. "P-please Marie, don't need to praise me that much."

"Can't help. In childhood I was very found of you so it's like meeting your idol." Marie laughed.

"Now it makes sense why would you want to go with her." Mozart rolled his eyes. "Will you also be the founder of her fan club?" He joked.

"If there's the chance, yes!" Marie responded immediatly, making Jeanne blush even more.

"Guess it can't be helped then." Mozart giggled. "As long as you're happy."

"You also still have a place in my heart Amadeus." Marie tried to make Mozart happier. "Remember when you promised to marry me when we were kids?"

"Oh, please! I don't need to hear that story again. We where just like you said, kids." Mozart tried to ignore the topic.

"Do you wanna know how it went Jeanne?" Marie asked to her friend.

"Why do you need to share it with everybody?!" Mozart screamed comically.

"Well, I don't mind that much." Jeanne wasn't all that curious but felt that Marie would be happier if she said 'yes'.

"Well so I was seven and he was six." Marie started to tell the story.

"Here we go again." Mozart sighed.

"And so there was this little boy who at the time was said to be this little genius of music."

"Please don't tell that part..."

"And he was invited to perform at the palace of Vienna. The boy was so excited with the interiors of the palace that flounded over his own feet." Marie laughed sweetly.

Mozart tried to hide it's embarassment normally. "The floor was wet and slippery that day to tell the truth. I don't slip."

"Sure sure." Marie taunted him. "And then a little girl, a year older than him, reached out her hand to help the boy get up." Marie continued. "And the boy's eyes was of someone who looked immediatly hipnotized by the sight of the girl." She looked at Mozart. "And do you remember what the boy said Amadeus?"

Initialy, Mozart didn't want to respond, but the memory of that time brought a smile to his face. "I, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, promise to marry such beauty as you, Maria Antonia Josepha, in the future." He speaked the line that his six year old said at the time.

"Hehehe. It looks straight out of a tale." Jeanne commented.

"Well we are in a world with magic, so many tales can end up being real." Marie said.

"And do you remember what the girl said in response, Marie?" Mozart asked.

"Of course. It was the first time I felt that specific kind of 'love'. I remember saying that I would tell you when the time comes where both of us were older." Marie told him.

"So? What's your answer, Frau Marie?" Mozart tought the time had passed and so, it was time for the answer.

"Hmmmm well..." Marie put her fingers together, thinking for some seconds. Mozart stood there, waiting for the words to come out. Even Jeanne was now intrested in hearing what Marie had to say.

"...I'll still think about it." She closed her eyes and smiled simply.

Mozart almost fell to the ground. So many years of waiting, is entire life waiting, and after both gaining a second live as servants, it seemed Marie still couldn't decide. But the famous musician, instead of being angry or frustrated, just shrugged it off. "No problem. I'd say my musical pieces take more time to make, since they need to be the best of what I produce."

"Awww, you can say that you're dissapointed Amadeus." Marie teased him.

"And let that put my whole mood down? Hahaha, I don't mind waiting another century for your answer as long as my music is still acclaimed by everyone out there." Mozart smiled. "It was my first love after all."

"Ah Amadeus. You and your music are really the ultimate couple, aint thag right?" Marie touched Mozart's violin.

"Perhaps you're right Marie." Mozart laughed.

"So this is what that kind of love feels like." Jeanne said. "Never in my life had that emotion for someone else. But it seems cute." She noted.

"Perhaps you should try one day Jeanne." Marie put her arm over Jeanne's shoulder. "Now girl talk here. Have you ever had interest in a boy before in your past life?"

"Hum, no. I can be sure of that." Jeanne answered, a bit confused by Marie's question.

"And what about...for a girl?" Marie smugged.

Jeanne face turned red. "Wha-what are you trying to mean here Marie?! O-of course I was not intrested in girls too!"

"Now please Marie, those were enough questions for tonight." Mozart went torwards them. "We should go back to the accampment." Mozart separated Marie from Jeanne.

"Well, guess you are right. Tomorrow will be another day with difficulties ahead after all." Marie said.

"Yeah, Mash, Elizabeth and Kiyohime must be waiting for us now. Let's go." Jeanne went at the front, still blushing a bit at what Marie asked her. Marie on the other hand tought it was funny to see Jeanne's reaction.

And to be real, Jeanne also liked this conversation with Marie and Mozart. It made her feel relaxed and peaceful with time to recover from the frenetic battles she has during the day.


In the early morning, has the sun begun to appear, the group was about to separate, going to their two objectives.

Ritsuka, Mash,Peko,Mozart and Kiyohime would go to Lyon to meet the dragon slayer servant, while Jeanne,Marie and Elizabeth were heading in the opposite direction, to find the new servant before the Dragon Witch.

"Well guys, take care." Ritsuka told the other group. "We'll see each other by the end of the day, alright?"

"Understood Ritsuka." Jeanne said. "You too be safe."

"Remember to contact us through Dr. Romani when you encounter the servant." Mash instructed them.

"We'll do it." Marie reassured Mash.

"Then good luck to you." Ritsuka extended his arm to wich Jeanne shaked with her hand.

"Good luck to you too." She said.

"Marie..." Mozart approached the french queen.

"What is it Mozart?"

Mozart took some seconds to say something but he finally speaked. "If you find an enemy, be sure to kick them hard so they learn to not mess with you."

"That's...a weird thing to say." Peko commented.

"Yeah, you sure have some weird sense of humour Amadeus." Marie scratched her head a bit. "However, I'll be sure to do that!"

"Now that's the queen loved by her country." Mozart laughed. "But to be more honest...be careful on your journey."

Marie got surprised by Mozart's words, but smiled shortly after. "Of course I will. See you later Amadeus. Oh! And also, when we come back, can you please play your piano again? It's already been sometime, so I'd like to hear it once again."

"Heh. Sure, Maria." Mozart said, showing a little smile.

"Why are you telling us to be all careful eh?!" Elizabeth didn't looked satisfied to be reminded about being careful many times.

"Well you see Liz, it's not because you're the shorter group, but because it has you, so it becomes even smaller." Kiyohime smirked as she mocked Elizabeth.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY-"

"Alright we're going now! Bye!" Ritsuka grabbed Kiyohime as Jeanne grabbed Elizabeth and went away to avoid another squabble between the two.

And as their distance got bigger, the two groups waved at each other, wishing for their success on finding the respective servants that they were seeking for.


"Urgh...pain...my song...how did he..?" Walking all wounded in the castle abandoned halls, a masked man was returning from his failed mission. His whole body bleeding from the injuries he sustained, leaving a trail of blood behind.

"Please stop your lament now." A male voice came in front of the wounded man. "It's clear that you were no match to the Dragon Slayer." The figure stepped out of the shadows, revealing a young man with white hair and brown trenchcoat.

"It's a shame to tell you this, but you service of no good to our master now." The man approached and touched the masked man face gently. "Your song has even become sadder than usual. So don't worry, I'll make those painful sorrows dissapear,Phantom of the Opera."

In a flash, the masked man's head had completely separated from his entire body, that felled the ground, lifeless. The head, being held by the young man's hands, slowly vanished alongside the body.

"Great skill, Assassin Berserker. Out of all three of you assassin I've summoned, you are clearly the most proficient." From behind, Jeanne Alter appeard, pleased at the way the young man killed the other servant.

"Thank you master." The young man smiled. "After all, my whole life was dedicated in doing this."

"You know the orders. Kill the dragon slayer, and if you see any of those rats, be sure to kill them too." Jeanne Alter said. "Can't believe the first Assassin Berserker and first Berserker didn't check if he was truly death! And second Assassin Berserker failed me clearly. However..."

"I'll do as I'm told, Master. I also have to thank you for giving me a second encounter with her." The young man started to walk to the castle's exit. A grin of murderous intent on his face.

"...he was born to kill and execute." Jeanne Alter closed her eyes and smiled evily. "Of course. And I will be waiting for the results, 4th monsieur de Paris, famous executioner during the revolution and responsible for the queen Marie Antoinettb's beheadment: Charles Henri Sanson."

To be continued...


And thats it for chapter 11! Man, I can't believe I'm releasing it on Shirou's day. What a honour! Because yeah, you guys may dont know it but Shirou here gave me the actual permission to release this chapter on his day, so we should all be grateful for the generosity of such divine being! All hail Shirou!

Now with jokes aside, hummm this chapter had a lot of blushing that's for sure lol. And let's be real, it's basically everyone's who played FGO already headcanons that Marie has feelings torwards Jeanne. Like we basically just needed Nasu to came out of nowhere to confirm that Marie is the biggest fangirl of Jeanne XD. And man, now that I think of it, Phantom of the Opera may be the most forgettable servant in the enitre game lmao. Like people forget he was in Orleans, some people probably forget he was also in Shinjuku, aaaaaaand I guess he doesn't appear in many events since his role in there is as big as his relevance. Like dude's is just another year 1 servant that dissapears out of your mind the same minute you remember him.

But yeah, releasing this chapter one week after the previous one...that's the pace I guess everyone's like. It was a more calm down chapter since ot came after all the fighting of the 10th chapter. So I took the chance to have the characters interact with each other more. Also it had quite a lot of segments. But I'll work hard as well if we're in Shirou's Day.

As for the next chapter, expect more fights happening since Danganropa executioner is coming to battle. And also a very sumanai man...

Either way, that's all I wanted to say and see you next time on chapter 12! Peace!

P.S: Now excuse me while I go watch Shirou totally stomping the entire Nasuverse with his pure flawless logic phrases and swagg of a japanese high schooler from the 00's. We truly don't deserve him dudes. He's just too great for us.