I'm Not A Master, I'm A Director (Type-Moon Fanfiction)

Chapter 72: What Would It Be Like to Have a Prisoner in the Family?

Fate/Zero has a very tight pace, with storytelling that wastes no time.

After all, it's necessary to tell the entire Fourth Holy Grail War in three hours, so there's no room to dawdle.

To ensure enough time for the main storyline, Shinji cut out many unnecessary side plots that had already been filmed.

Among them, a whole episode featuring Rin's adventure in the anime was completely removed by Shinji and saved for the future extended edition.

And the two episodes after the King's Banquet in the anime, "Summoning of the Holy Grail" and "Taboo Feast," were also almost completely cut by Shinji Matou.

Originally, these two episodes were just to fill time and provide a transition for the latter half of the anime season. Shinji Matou only left a few key scenes, deleting most of the content that dragged on.

What the audience saw was after the banquet ended, Kirei Kotomine arranged for Irisviel to stay at the Emiya residence, and Gilgamesh insidiously laid the groundwork for Kirei's future betrayal.

On the other hand, Caster felt hopeless after discovering his workshop was destroyed by Rider. However, with inspiration from his Master, Uryuu, he summoned a massive Sea Demon using a magical tome in the river.

This blatant act naturally caught the attention of the riverside residents. Moreover, the disturbance caused by the appearance of the Sea Demon even alarmed the Self-Defense Force.

Facing the danger of possible exposure, all the Masters except for kariya finally formed a temporary alliance to collectively subdue the rampaging Caster.

Thus, a great battle erupted naturally.

The alliance composed of Saber, Lancer, and Rider fought against the summoned giant Sea Demon in the river.

Logically, it should have been an easy victory for three against one, especially with Lancer's Noble Phantasm restraining Caster. However, the Sea Demon's regenerative ability was extraordinary, akin to the Hydra in Greek mythology—chopping off one head only resulted in two growing back.

The trio couldn't completely break through Caster's defenses and were nearly counter-killed instead.

Then, the Self-Defense Force made a grand appearance, sending two fighter jets to attack the Sea Demon, hoping to kill it with modern weapons.

But neither machine guns nor missiles had any effect on the colossal creature that resembled something out of a tokusatsu film. Instead, one jet was swallowed by the Sea Demon, and the other was controlled by Berserker to attack Gilgamesh.

In the background of other Servants attacking the Sea Demon, Gilgamesh engaged in a magnificent aerial duel with Berserker. Various Noble Phantasms and missiles flew around in the sky, creating one beautiful explosion after another.

At that moment, almost all theaters worldwide showing Fate/Zero fell silent.

All the audience held their breath, staring wide-eyed at the screen, witnessing the awe-inspiring action scenes that could only be described as earth-shattering.

"This is exhilarating! This is what a real battle between magi should be like!"

Shizuko, who longed for such excitement, wished she could jump onto the screen and join the battle against the Sea Demon.

To hell with hidden mysteries, to hell with covert operations; she just wanted to have a blast!

The places the Sea Demon attacked were left with ravines, and the houses along the river collapsed like paper, with countless civilians fleeing in all directions.