[h2][center]Alter Ego - Meltryllis[/center][/h2]
"Ah, senpai, I see you've already given up hope? Perfect~!" BB laughed, throwing the file off to somewhere offscreen before clapping her hands twice. "As for why I didn't just ask? Well, there's a few reasons, and for all you viewers out there who are just catching up, BB-chan will give you a fairly simple answer. First: Melt here knows exactly how I work, so she'd never cooperate willingly and might even work to irk me by telling you everything from the start, so why bother? Second: If I simply 'asked' for help, then I couldn't have you at my beck and call. It's simple, really; all you people march to and fro like little ants, and if I tried to pluck you out to do some work for me, you'd have the right to just ignore my honest cry for help. So... This was my conclusion. Simple, right?"

"But you're still not going to tell us about what your plans [i]actually[/i] entail, are you? You never have, even when it was Ha—"

"Melt, I'm going to ask if you could shut up right there. Without your legs, it's not like you could even hope to scratch me where I am right now."

The sudden shift in BB's voice, coupled with her eyes turning blood red, caused Meltryllis to stop speaking despite her unerring pride. It was a soft spot for all of the Sakura Five (and BB), and likely the most likely to elicit such a response.

"So, in any case... Something might be happening tomorrow, so please, do keep and eye out and listen to my grand theme, okay, senpai~? BB-chan, signing off~!"

And with that, the screen flashed white before returning back to normal. Both Master and Servant seemed to stand by, dumbstruck at what had just transpired, but it was Meltryllis who broke the silence.

"Get up. I don't care about what sort of blackmail material she has on you, but there are better things to do than hide in an alleyway. I need information about this place before she throws us into the depths of insanity, and if you're not going to lead me then I'll happily throw these useless legs away and go back to normal to explore on my own. Am I clear?"

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[h3]Fusang University[/h3]
The words he had received from the King of Heroes had done nothing to lighten Lord El-Melloi II's mood; rather, the last words he said before the Lord got up and began to move the furniture only served to heighten his anxiety.

The piece of the King of Conqueror's cloak was still inside of his luggage, carefully packed away in a box meant to keep in in pristine condition. Fifteen years ago, he would have used it to meet once more with Rider, but the Grail's true nature and the war starting earlier than it should have was more than enough reason to refrain from doing so.

But to have the Servant who slew his King during the Fourth Holy Grail War simply tell him that his loyalty was enough... Well, what if he failed?

No, that wasn't an option here. if he failed, then he would die. If he attempted to use that cloak, he would die as well.

So the only option was to pray that a summoning ritual without any proper catalyst would do the job.

As Lord El-Melloi II began to methodically set up the summoning circle, Gray quietly moved off to the side, stopping next to Gilgamesh's apparent Master as she watched her mentor put everything in place.

"Er... Miss... Asakura, was it?" Gray asked, extending her hand towards the woman in front of her. "My name is Gray; as you may already know, I'm Lord El-Melloi II's assistant and a former student of his. I hope to get along well with you from here on out."

It didn't take much longer after introductions were had for the summoning circle in the middle of the room to be completed, and with whatever was missing shored up by Gilgamesh himself (an odd thing to see, considered how much fear he had sown into his heart), the summoning ritual began suit.

When the chant was complete and smoke filled the room, an all-too-familiar boisterous laughter filled the room.

"Oh, if it isn't the little boy again? It seems you've grown up properly. Still look as weak as a twig, though!" the larger-than-life Rider said, breaking through the cloud and laughing as he clapped El-Melloi II on the shoulder. "So, I take it you're my Master again?"

"...Yes, Rider. No, my king; it's great to see you again," he responded, half on the verge of tears as Iskander glanced around. It didn't take long, of course, for his eyes to fall on Gilgamesh (and, after a few more seconds, Gray) and for him to give a grand smile in return.

"Oh, what sort of chance meeting is this? The King of Heroes and the delusional gi—no, wait, my bad. Your hair and the way you hold yourself is far too different compared to that girl. In any case... You, Archer! Have you come to fight me again? Or shall we have a drink first, to celebrate my return to this world? I care not for the order, so long as it is done!"

"Loud as always, huh...?"
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