We're not really Doctors. (Shirou x Harem) Arknights x Fate

Chapter 24 - 1

Quick Author's Note to answer some questions. (Sorry this is mostly FFN because we can't reply there)

To SentinelSlice, Sakura does have control over herself- not the curse. She can at least direct her intentions even if they are corrupted. Sakura has a strong mentality because of her experience with the Matou magecraft, but not strong enough to shake off the influence of something as powerful as All the World's Evil. I could've had them try to help remove the curse from Sakura using the Clocktower, but they would've probably just killed her off to see if they could do it with less resources before focusing on really purging the tainted Grail itself. Also, it would've made my plot a little harder to progress with Skadi. (Yes, future Seaborn plot ftw)

Shirou doesn't have Avalon anymore. I just wrote that he can only trace the sheath as a copy. The original is back with Saber...Alter.

As for why Shirou has a Holy Grail? He won the HGW and just stored it away. It's cursed and any wish would turn into a disaster. Think of it like the FGO Holy Grail instead where they are used like batteries to make servants stronger...or like miracle generators thingy. Shirou, Rin, and Sakura did some experiments and research using it as a battery instead. Rin made sure that Zelretch warned the Clocktower not to try anything "dangerous" with the trio or else risk destabilizing Sakura's Minor Grail- which is a lazy reason for me to stop the Clocktower from trying to use the Grail. Ehe...

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0500 Hours, Chernobog.

The frozen figure in front of her wouldn't be moving. Not even after the ice melted. The man inside would die a slow painful death, freezing until his heart stopped.

FrostNova didn't want to do it, but the enemies ahead of her were diehard fanatics loyal to Talulah.

They threw themselves at the Yetis and Shieldguards under her command like wolves, doing everything they can to slow her down from reaching the engines. There were hundreds of them, clogging up the service passages and tunnels that led down to the engine bay underneath the city plate.

The two hundred-strong force that accompanied her down were split into five squadrons to find access to the engine deck.

"There's hundreds of tunnels down here. Can't we find any to break through?!" FrostNova couldn't believe how many loyalists Talulah ordered below. There were so many that tunnels clogged up no matter which direction they pushed.

"Only a few service tunnels can fit groups of up to a hundred workers passing. We're sending out smaller teams to check every other branch we find, but so far none have found one that isn't defended." The veteran soldier grunted. It was hell, every checked route had enemies spilling out to defend them. They couldn't push through even if they beat Talulah's loyalists because the bodies would clog up the tunnel.

FrostNova pressed her lips together hesitantly. It was hard coming up with a strategy to breach the heavily defended engine decks below. Talulah's loyalists were fighting with a tenacity her fighters couldn't match.

"I have an idea." She spoke.

The captain looked at her.

"I'm going to freeze them below, but..." She bit her lip.

It had been a long time since FrostNova used her powers to such a large degree. It was difficult and painful when her Oripathy was untreated, but Shirou's mana potions helped tone down the sickness.

"You don't have to worry about us. We can handle it." The Yeti squad and the Shieldguards were better equipped and experienced when it came to FrostNova's ice magic. They had been around since the very start when the girl began using it. Oripathy did not help the girl, making her power vastly increase at the cost of control and health.