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CASTER [ avicebron ] ([personal profile] fonsvitae) wrote 2019-06-18 07:26 pm (UTC)

Lostbelt 1, Chapter 15
Mashu: This is Chaldea's only Master, Guda. And ...
Avicebron: Avicebron. Salieri, are you that Salieri?
Salieri: ... your tone of voice is ripe for a misunderstanding. But I will confirm that I am that Salieri.
Mashu: ... what does that mean?
Avicebron: Salieri is ...
Guda:
     > Is?
     > He, um, Amadeus ...
Salieri: You needn't finish that sentence. 'The one who killed that prodigy, Amadeus,' correct? ... I am those rumors, given physical form. Wait a moment. I will remove this Mystic Code.
Mashu: Mystic Code?
Salieri: Fh ... This is my true form. Take note of my ranks as a Servant.
Mashu: Oh, this is ...
Avicebron: Hm. You're weak. To think that there would be a Servant here with stats even lower than myself or Shakespeare. You would rival Andersen, perhaps.
Salieri: Of course. I was just a musician. One that didn't even compose any songs that remained famous throughout history. Ordinary, and about as useful as a blunted sword [鈍刀]. Hmph, it doesn't matter. Only one factor -- the belief that I killed Amadeus placed me in the Throne of Heroes. Regardless of whether I actually killed him or not. "I killed him." That is what is believed.
Avicebron: In other words ... you are an 'Innocent Monster.'
Salieri: ... most likely.
Holmes: Certainly. Such rumors were whispered even during Salieri's life.
Mashu: Yes, there was even a movie made about it.


I like this little snippet for multiple reasons.

1) The Lostbest 1 3-star combi is cute and I like seeming them interact :)
2) hey Avicebron stop being mean, leave Salieri alone :(
3) Avicebron sucks ass at being tactful
4) at least he's equally blunt about dunking on his own shit stats and weakness, a common trend by this point
5) he aligns himself alongside Shakespeare and Andersen, which makes sense given that they're the garbage stat team, but I just like that his main point of reference is other writers, as opposed to other conventional mage-type Casters

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