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Originally posted to Reddit on July 18th, 2022.
Don't listen to emo songs to cope with bad gacha rolls, kids.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 28th, 2022
This was a recurring experience during the first grail front

Originally posted to Reddit on November 23rd, 2022
No matter your reasons for summoning Douman, they lose all meaning when you look at that final ascension art.

Originally posted to Reddit on November 25th, 2022
Maybe Douman shouldn't be so quick to dismiss his new Master as harmless and above concepts such as payback...

Originally posted to Reddit on December 30th, 2022
Even a suit can make a girl look weird when fantasizing.

Originally posted to Reddit on January 19, 2023
And then Gramps proceeded to ignore his master's puppy eyes and tears when her one-time allowance was not enough, as per her own orders.

Originally posted to Reddit on January 27, 2023
Lunch is always better with people who really get you. Or who REALLY want to get you.

Originally posted to Reddit on February 10, 2023
"The fact all that bravery goes away almost as quickly makes you even more of a disaster..."

This was not an excuse to have Gudako flirt with Caenis, I swear.

Originally posted to Reddit on April 19, 2023
Idol event plus anticipation can make a gal do weird things... like singing.

Song is "Trust" by StringStorm.

Originally posted to Reddit on April 24, 2023
Ritsuka: Yes, I know I have a problem... but can it wait until after I've summoned her?
Mash: Absolutely not.

Originally posted to Reddit on April 29, 2023
Note: Do not actually let your resident lovecraftian caster contact the Outer Gods to help in your summons. You may end up with a Shoggoth instead of a Servant.

Originally posted to Reddit on May 3rd, 2023
Ritsuka: They keep doing it, Mash... They keep putting desirable servants so close to each other, with very little time in between them...
Mash: Senpai, who's THEY?!

Originally posted to Reddit on May 24, 2023
Erice was chosen for this comic just because I love her smug face.

Originally posted to Reddit on May 26, 2023
Based on actual dreams I've had before certain banners. The cruelest trick the human mind can play on itself is making you think you have what you want...

Originally posted to Reddit on May 29, 2023
"Artoria, Merlin and Oberon, too.
A thousand troops of servants couldn't keep me from you!
Queen Morgan, at the end of the line
I'll make you mine!"

Originally posted to Reddit on May 31, 2023
You know you're getting desperate when you start willingly doing the math.

Originally posted to Reddit on June 5, 2023
"Fortune Favors the Bold" sounds more powerful in Latin.

Originally posted to Reddit on June 6, 2023
The Queen came with a lot of unwanted company it seems

Originally posted to Reddit on June 20, 2023
You should be more honest, Ritsuka.

Originally posted to Reddit on June 29, 2023
I'm sure everyone wanted to give Gareth a hug after the sixth lostbelt.

Originally Posted to Reddit on July 3, 2023
Koyanskaya came to Chaldea and is now quietly regretting that decision while at the same time growing to love her Master... A truly fitting punishment for her crimes.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 9, 2023
Which part actually shocked her, I wonder...?

Originally posted to Reddit on July 11, 2023
No one left the argument with a changed mind that day... Except maybe Castoria.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 13, 2023
Koyanskaya told them she woke her up herself and more fighting was averted. For now.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 14, 2023
Morgan is so smooth she got the speech bubble to blush. You know how hard that is?
Also, there's a joke about Castoria and Sith being in the closet somewhere in there...

Originally posted to Reddit on July 17, 2023
Barghest knew better than to get involved... And than to tell them how weird they were acting

Originally posted to Reddit on July 19, 2023
Leave it to Sith to unintentionally make her Mother's marriage stronger while trying to sabotage it.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 20, 2023
Was this all part of Moriarty's evil scheme? Was Oberon in on it? Only they know the answer... And both will lie.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 21, 2023
AKA the one where the author stops with the subtlety and goes all in on the ship!
(I did not mean to ship them at first, I swear. It just happened and I ended up liking the idea a lot)

Originally posted to Reddit on July 28, 2023
This probably would have gone a lot better if Ritsuka didn't get greedy. Not Castoria's denial though, that probably would have gone just as well.

Originally posted to Reddit on July 30, 2023
Ritsuka had to be heavily sedated before she could have sense talked into her. Though she returned to normal just fine, everyone already began to fear the imminent Summoner's Anxiety that would come in 2 years' time...

Originally posted to Reddit on July 31, 2023
Oberon had the sneaking suspicion that he would be more overworked than the actual premier supports. Douman for his part feared how many times he'd die

Originally posted to Reddit on August 2, 2023
Castoria's farming abilities were not the best the next day. Fortunately there were many other team comps that Master could try, so she didn't have to confess what happened.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 4, 2023
Nothing will stand in the way of the supports and their lunch break... not even their actual lunch

Baobhan Sith learned that day that even her pushover of a Master can be scary when she wants to be... And Castoria learned that Sith is very clingy when scared.
Petition to make King Hassan appear accompanied by a bell's gong, Undertaker style? Make it happen lasagna!

Originally posted to Reddit on August 9, 2023
What is Ritsuka up to, I wonder...?

Originally posted to Reddit on August 10, 2023
Sith probably should have thought she wasn't okay when Melusine showed up all friendly and not questioning anything...

Originally posted to Reddit on August 13, 2023
Much to their surprise, what made the headlines in Chaldea later was not Ritsuka's amazing strategies, or the incredible combined power of Morgan and Sith, but the adorable group hug afterwards.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 16, 2023
Of all the things Kiara decided to take seriously, being a therapist is one she sometimes regrets because she deals with dorks like these.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 18, 2023
Drama! In a comedy series! More likely than you think!
(This one was a bit of a way to address the elephant in the room that the Castoria we have in Chaldea is actually not the Castoria from Lostbelt 6, well, not entirely... it's complicated and not sure even I fully get it, but I'm going with this)
Also, no one pay attention to Ritsuka holding that ominous evil book...

Originally posted to Reddit on August 20, 2023
A small setback, but now we're totes getting somewhere...

Originally posted to Reddit on August 22, 2023
The plan now unfolds... How will it go, I wonder?

Properly introducing Mastermind Ritsuka with a custom sprite.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 26, 2023
A cliffhanger? The nerve of this author!

Originally posted to Reddit on August 27, 2023
Does this mean Castoria can actually say "I can fix her"? ...Probably not, but at least love triumphed! In a way.

Originally posted to Reddit on August 28, 2023
Success, approval and validation in one conversation? Maybe risky gambles work! (Except for gacha)

Originally posted to Reddit on August 29, 2023
And so ends this romantic comedy. This wacky, unexpectedly beautiful romantic comedy.
This was the last comic originally posted to Reddit before the creation of this collection in AO3. The bonus page addressing r/GrandOrder's users and the sprite comic ban and plans going forward was not included here.
Future comics will be posted here at the same time as Reddit, assuming the sprite comic sub is still a thing. Otherwise they will be posted here exclusively.

As a Kingdom Hearts fan, even I think the lore is a nightmare to get through, let alone explain it...
Oberon learned the hard way to not mess with someone like Ritsuka, she can mess with you right back.

*Plus one alignment-confused mind of decently above average intelligence

A supervillain needs a great presentation, a great villain needs a great song!

Points to any who recognize the song.

They continued to argue with increasingly confusing statements until Master and Morgan arrived and doubled their allowance. Unfortunately now they're not allowed to do their shopping without a neutral third party.

Was Ritsuka fluent in spanish beforehand? Or did Quetz literally smack the spanish into her? This and many others are questions that may never have an answer...

I would like to thank weird latin american anime dubs for their mere existence.

They are going to fight and die for your evil schemes, the least you can do is give your minions basic benefits. Be sure to give your Chaldea's servants some respect, do not give them reasons to go on strike. Only monsters do that.

This one's a bit more of a personal comic. Liz was my very first servant summon and I like her a lot, so I couldn't not make a comic about her now that I have all her versions so far. Even if the in-game Ritsuka doesn't like her all that much, I love her.
Also, Zombie Land Saga's first season had just finished airing when I started playing FGO, hence my song choice.

This is why Oryou isn't allowed to play Dead by Daylight on games night.

Big thanks to u/LonesomeBookworm on Reddit for the Izo expressions

It's probably a crimson flag that Mash wasn't that shocked by the portal... Put your event CE's on your event supports, otherwise an evil mastermind will invade your Chaldea. Probably.

Gonna start using "Sidestory" for the more meta comics like this one. Big thanks to my sprite comics senpai and good friend starboy35tcoos for his help with this unofficial crossover with Guda & Pals. Go check it out, it's a much better series than mine.

If even your own mind is screaming at you not to say something, maybe just don't say it?

Sitting here with NP4 Zenobia and NP0 Molay. This comic is a futile attempt to cope with gacha salt.

Silly Ritsuka, everyone knows what "paf'qi'ag" means.

Another multi parter begins! What's gonna happen, I wonder? Been waiting since before this halloween event to do this one.

Oberon probably would enjoy fighting his Master a little too much, come to think of it...

It took all of my restraint to avoid having Dark Young Gudako say "I am a shadow, the true self."

I suppose only in Chaldea could one jump from a battle to the death to a game and find nothing wrong with it. Oberon will get used to it.

I tried to make a combat sequence, boy was it difficult, but I'm proud of the result.

Ritsuka seems very confident for someone who just lost 50% of 24 games... I wonder why?

This turned out more elaborate than I hoped it would, but I had fun coming up with the panels and references, even if exporting was a nightmare. Also, I drew the guitars myself, so this shitpost of a comic has some effort into it lol.

Only a Fate protagonist can give a speech about their goals, beat their enemy AND flirt in the span of like two minutes.

Making chess visually interesting was a challenge, but I like the approach I took. The chess game played here is taken from a certain movie, I wonder if anyone will get it?

Ritsuka proceeded to ace the quiz just like the kid in class who doesn't study and yet always gets the higher grades. Maybe inner metaphorical conflicts are a good thing in more ways than one!

And so ends this multiparter. It was fun, even if my enjoyment of it was a bit dampened by wasting so many sq and so much money on Molay's banner. Had I summoned her she would have appeared at one point. Alas... Maybe in two years' time. I hope everyone liked it! It's back to episodic comics from now!

Honestly the fact he's letting them go out with each other is probably the best they can hope for.

I'm a man who enjoys many ships. OkiNobu forever.

Nobbu: Quiet Okita, I'm trying to do an epic voice over to go with war flashbacks.
Okita: That might not work coming from YOU of all people...

Friendly reminder to not sell your services with unsolicited attempts at seduction. Not everyone is as much of a disaster as Chaldea's local evil mastermind.

Someone planted the idea in my head that Mash and Molay are similar, and so came this comic. Now you can't unsee it!

If BB is concerned, maybe it's a sign that you should be worried... But on the other hand Izo's new suit IS very distracting with how good it looks on him!

Maybe don't try to impress your fellow evil masterminds by taking a page out of the book of one of their biggest arch nemeses, Gudako.

Ritsuka, dependable big sister, stepmom, you name it. Not bad for an evil mastermind.

This is actually a remake of one of my earliest sprite comics I made (but never posted), with some extras added in to keep it up to date. Hope you enjoy.

Arash ran all the way near the start of the line, but when he got there Master was already checking on the Bond Sevens and wondering what was the blur she saw behind her.

Inspired by how often I check on my servants' bond levels before important banners. Those bond quartz are needed...

BB: I should maybe have a word with the writer of this thing. I keep getting the short end of the stick.

Hokusai evaded me once again. I even prayed to Ina and Kuroboshi sensei.

In that moment Mash realized two things. She wants to be lovingly pampered and spoiled by her senpai and her wife, and she has been spending WAY too much time with her senpai...

Melusine was so not ready to hear the story of this wacky romcom.

(Melusine get! Now she can join the weird hijinks of Mastermind Gudako's Chaldea.)

Fortunately this is a temporary arrangement until Artoria is properly summoned. Unfortunately, Ritsuka has no plans to go back in time to the one banner where she was on rate up, so it may be a looooooong wait.

This idea came to me when I realized that if the round tables merged they'd make around 12 members (counting Percival whom I do not have... yet). And also when I realized just what goes on with the Knights most of the time...

Don't worry Oberon, there was lots of "Merry Christmas" afterwards. Sith was just feeling extra romantic that night.

Merry Christmas to everyone! This wasn't one of my first ideas for a christmas special, but I thought Casty and Sith deserved a bit more of the spotlight.

This is probably the only time where a misunderstanding benefited the harem protagonist.

Featuring the (very cool-looking) custom Gudako of my friend u/Gem-Theory4978, mod of the FGO Sprite comics subreddit.

I probably should have saved all the bond quartz I got... But I wanted to see if Percival showed up (Or at least an event CE in the few times I threw quartz at it).

Ritsuka: And no, she's not here to fill the void of not having Koyanskaya of the Dark because I can't roll as I'm saving up.
Mash: No one was thinking that...

Happy new year! As BB said, this is my excuse for acknowledging the continuity while still using Chaldea's assets. Bad excuse? Absolutely! Better than nothing? Probably not! Am I gonna stick with it? Probably!

Also, let's address the Maid in the room. Making her debut, NFF Robo Maid! I had the idea one day and edited the Robo Maid sprite from Akihabara. Big thanks to u/Mountain-Falcon977 for helping with it. I think she's neat.

It's probably not a good idea to do band practice in a dungeon in the first place.

Inspired by a conversation I had with u/Critical-Cover8229
Note, I drew the instruments here.

Are you really an Evil Mastermind if you don't take the chance to stand on an airship with a billowing cape looking intently into the horizon?

I've thought about making a Mastermind Gudako edit of the new MC for months, but never got around to it until recently and I thought it needed something more. So, half cape! HUGE thanks to u/Mountain-Falcon977 for making it.

Koyanskaya: I have NO idea how you can be such a flirt and yet be so dense, but that's what makes it all the more amusing!

You know you're really deep in trouble when your sentient cleaning machine thinks you're screwed and you think your literal inner demon can help you.

I guess sometimes the devil on your shoulder CAN have good ideas!*
*Results may vary.

This actually came to me while my parents were listening to the radio. The advantages of being latino, I guess.

"Worst she can do is say no", they said.

What were Gareth and Melusine talking so happily about? Probably Lancelot.

What is Morgan up to, I wonder?

Wait, Morgan didn't immediately fall in love at first sight with Ritsuka like in a typical anime visual novel?

We start another multi-parter, this one all about just why Morgan and Ritsuka love each other so much.

Ow my heart... Oh it hurts so bad.

Here you go, my personal and hopefully respectful interpretation of the Morgan/Ritsuka romance at least on Ritsuka's side. This one was quite the comic to write, I feel prey to the feels more than once, though that's on me for also putting emotional music to set the mood.

For anyone keeping track of the chronology, as far as this universe is concerned, LB6 happened before Ritsuka went insane with Morgan's banner but after she started to save up and have delusions.

I just love love... Especially when it reaches the heart of an evil queen.

Huge thanks to u/Kirby0189 for the last panel! It's so beautiful...

Is this Morgan's win or Melusine's? Or Ritsuka's?

And so we reach the end of this heartfelt multi parter. It definitely was a blast to make and I enjoyed making the whole situation be in line with their characters, or at least I hope it was.

NFF Services would like to make clear that the Robot Fox Maid was actually sold to Ritsuka (at a very generous discount, however), but denying that part would have just not helped Koyanskaya's case.

Ritsuka: It's always bones with you lot! And it's never a reasonable number! It's not 12 or 20, it's 80 something! What do you even do with all the bones?! Do you bury them in the yard?! Grab a shovel, we're getting them back!
Gray: Master, I-
Ritsuka: GRAB. A. SHOVEL!

My Chaldea has a disturbing amount of servants that will never see maxed skills purely because of all the bones they want...

Douman: What did I do to deserve this?! I mean, what specifically?!

This is gonna be the last comic for about a week as I'm going on vacation without my computer. I hope to come back with fresher ideas.

Caenis agreed to forget what happened if everyone involved also forgot that she was knocked out by a book of all things.

I'm back! My vacation kinda sucked, but at least now I can get back to making comics and work on some other side projects that I'm hoping to share with the rest of the world eventually.

Damn Ritsuka, you scary...
Inspired by a certain scene in Venture Bros. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it.

On a side note, I am working on a proper Fate fanfiction to post on AO3 in the near future. I will maybe make a side story comic to self promote it at some point.

Don't worry, there's a nonzero chance she bought that, Mash.

Hope everyone had a good valentines. Don't eat too much chocolate or you'll be sick and in need of more believable excuses.

Da Vinci felt as though she understood a certain greek mathematician a little better after that day... For some strange unknowable reason.

You can read the story here: https://ao3-rd-8.onrender.com/works/53656288/chapters/135827413

I've been busy writing this since last year actually. I hope that you're inclined to read it as well. If not, that's fine too!

Sabers, weak to Archers and amazing metal.

This silly idea was inspired by a certain scene in a certain cartoon... and by listening to a lot of metal lately.

Don't worry Gareth, Ritsuka won't burn you all if Seiba spooks her... She'll work Seiba to the bone so she refunds those quartz in interludes/rank ups and bond levels.

NGL, I am surprised that OG Saber hasn't spooked me in the years I've been playing...

Nobukatsu then went around telling everyone in the cafeteria they can't have his sister. He was called to Servant Resources later, and he told them the same thing.

Featuring cameos from my friends and sprite comic collab partners u/starboy35tcoos, u/CrimsonCarnage74, u/Gem-Theory4978 and u/neves783
To think that it all started with a silly joke about Castoria's farming options, went on to document my fall to madness with Morgan's arrival, and then peaked with Castoria and Sith's epic love story, only to continue on with inner struggles against eldritch demons, heartfelt romance and overall shenanigans... I can hardly believe it's been over one hundred comics already, and that I still have a following!
I'll strive to tell more silly and sometimes serious stories, of that you can be sure! My life offline isn't the best right now and I do have to dedicate some effort to my proper Fate Fanfiction, but I will do what I can to not let this series ever die! Thank you all!

I'm sorry, Skadi, but I want those 30 sq sooner rather than later...

Honestly, if it wasn't for their battle start and battle end lines, their NP and Skill lines would be the only things any of them would say...

Maybe there's a reason why no one talks during battle except to announce skills or Noble Phantasms, even if they have a 5-time overcharged protection...

Come to think of it, an army of soldiers so cute you can't bring yourself to do them any harm would conquer the entire world...

Ritsuka: Sorry Castoria, but we have to protect him from less than good influences...

Sorry that this dumb joke is the best I can come up with for now, but it's not been a really good time lately to be creative... Plus I had to spend a lot of it farming cons for Taisui's NP copies... Seriously no wonder the event is 3 weeks long.

Castoria: Honestly the scariest part is that she won't remember any of this... Poor, hard-working Lady Skadi...

I meant to post this yesterday but got too sick to do it.
(I did not get the mice, and in fact got a very mean and morbid message from the universe itself telling me it ain't happening right after trying)

Even people on opposing sides can unite under the banner of music! ... Mash might need some time to process it.

This is what my mind comes up with as I'm recovering from sickness and the lack of Daikokuten. Not sure if it's an improvement... Also, Support Tag makes its debut to mark servants I don't have but still need for the comics.

(With how many songs are in my comics, does my series legally count as a musical?)

Did she just speedrun to the bad end of a dating sim route without even knowing it?

The events of that battle were so epic that Ritsuka couldn't do it justice by talking about it... So she instead had Summer Jalter make a doujin about it that proceeded to be a big hit among several maid connoisseurs. When asked about how true to the real story it was, Ritsuka could only say "Who cares? It was awesome!"

So I finally got the Daikokuten. May the Gacha Gods have mercy, for Traum is coming...

Morgan proceeded to calm her wife down while Novum Chaldea entered Crazy Alert mode.

... So yeah, with them moving up Traum to mid May I realized my math had several flaws and now I fear not getting Charlie.

While Moriarty, Sherlock and Da Vinci were arguing, Elron just proceeded to give Ritsuka her quartz and lore and watched her leave while giving Melusine kisses on the cheek, wondering just what drives this morally-confused mastermind to surpass these insurmountable odds... Of course, if asked, Ritsuka would only say "QUARTZ!"

Kadoc: Seriously, what did I miss?! Does this happen often?!

Based on very real events. Fortunately I should hit pity in a couple days with Traum, Xuanzang's Interlude and Rank Ups and daily logins, so I'm not worried... I'm just sad I'm broke again.
Featuring Kadoc's first appearance in my comics. I'll show some of his attempts to adjust to this wacky evil Mastermind later on.

So... this was a personal one. I had to memorize the book for school and so Quixote's image is seared into my mind. So imagine my surprise when the tall, lanky, stretched old man became short. I was way more distracted by his height than by Sancho.

When Ritsuka approached the Premier Supports Club, they all swore they could hear their own heartbeats getting louder as strange, phantasmal, ominous music grew more intense with every step...

I GOT CHARLEMAGNE! ... But at what cost... (And I mean both quartz, farming time, apples and new mats...) This is how Lasagna artificially inflates player engagement.

Kadoc: Wait, but weren't you- But- But Chaldea took you FROM Japan!
Ritsuka: ... Ay no, mi senpai me salió racista.
Kadoc: HUH?!

So... I wasn't planning on using Traum to do this fun little reveal that I had planned for a while and even planted a few hints here and there, but the situation I put Ruler Moriarty through was just perfect for that line. My Ritsuka is a latina! ... Don't kill me plz

Fun fact, Kiara's office curtains were pink before those two came along...

This is gonna be a multi-parter, but a more casual and silly one compared to things like Fairy Family Comedy and A Foe Within.

This is why Kiara doesn't do couples therapy too often, especially when a Berserker is involved.

I was gonna make this a daily thing but got unexpected busy matters to attend to for the past two days. My bad

Kriemhild: ... I can kind of see it.
Izo: OI!

I apologize for calling Izo a basic moron, but the joke was too good to pass up.

Siegfried: But... that's what you say when you want to apologize for an honest mistake.

I admit I haven't been to therapy in years, so chalk up any oddities in the therapy (or therapist) to "artistic license"!

It's ok Siegfried, Tsunderes are notoriously difficult to predict. Even in 99.99% optimal conditions, that .01% can spell doom.

Would have uploaded yesterday but had quite the day and I didn't feel like writing. To make up for it, I guarantee the next entry tomorrow.

Why so mysterious there, Kiara? What's going on in that cunning lewd mind of yours?

Altera makes her long awaited appearance in this little arc. Her idol dress looks better, so I used that one instead of her normal look.

Go, Siegfried! And don't apologize to everyone you bump into on the way there or knowing you you'll get there next week!

Kriemhild, you just broke the number one tenet of the Oath of the Tsundere: "I shan't confess my feelings within earshot of the target of my affections." You shall now be punished. Baka.

There was much rejoicing for the married couple that day. Until Kiara came to them with the bill.

And so ends this silly multiparter. I like Siegfried and Kriemhild a lot and I know I didn't do their complicated relationship justice in such a short-ish amount of comics, but there will be more shenanigans with them in the future, eventually.

Dark Young Gudako proceeded to regret those words when the entire hour of sea shanties got stuck in Ritsuka's head for quite some time.

Ritsuka: Ah yes, typical edgy Rogue behavior...

Fun fact, I used to be a Game Master. I enjoyed it but my players decided to call it quits because too many scheduling conflicts and loss of interest. I even famously homebrewed a lot of stuff (see here https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/m3oo2a/finished_hololive_magic_items_for_dd_5e_full/ ), but now I'm just a player.

Molay: At least that jerk won't ever come to Chaldea to put that theory to the test...
Ritsuka: Unfortunately so.

Yeah... Personal feelings on Ooku aside, Master would probably hate to go through the intoxication floor if what the paths say they are feeling is true. Imagine going through it three times total.

That's probably not the word you should take issue with, Xu Fu.

A new multi-parter starts, and it's one that's been a long time coming... Just what makes that book so special?

Oh she's got an idea now. Wonder where it goes?

Now where's getting somewhere... Somewhere evil, but somewhere.

I made the notes on the board in the first panel myself.

This explains so, so, so much... Does this mean the sidestories with other Masters are canon? Hmmm...

Featuring Guda & Pals' Fuji and Tachi. Fun fact, today's the 2 year anniversary of my first ever Sprite Comic posted to reddit! This little comic multi parter was actually done to celebrate, and there's more to come soon.

All's well that that ends... well...? What's that? Ritsuka, turn around! ...Oh she went to sleep... Eh it's probably nothing.

Hope everyone enjoys the 7th anniversary! I myself am gonna continue with comics later in the week, since I have no plans to roll early I won't have comics about the anniversary itself until I get Xu Fu in Voyager's banner... if she comes.

"Maybe you HAVE gone insane!"

Introducing an original character who is sort of my personal mascot and some of you may remember from Fate: Twisted Night. Yep... This was a pretty self-indulgent comic, not gonna lie, and I know it's not gonna be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm going with it. It won't be a major focus, but we'll see.

Skadi would soon regret saying that for reasons only known to the gacha...

Get yourself an adorable servant who can also either double NP Strength Up or charge 70% NP to someone else and we'll talk about replacing you, Oberon.

Finally got Xu Fu in my Voyager rolls. No Voyager tho...

Kadoc was worried for Ritsuka's emotional state, yes, but he was more worried about her randomly doing sad musical numbers.

No cute Foreigners for me this year... Or the year before... Or the one before. Or the next one. What is my curse? Oh well, summer is coming, and I am getting SOMETHING no matter what!

Song is adapted from one of the songs in "The Singing" from The Amazing World of Gumball

Who's gonna tell her? Most likely nobody since Ellie's so good at hiding from everyone else...

Molay didn't know why she felt a sudden chill down her spine... But it was over quick.

All Masters yearn for the rainbow, but also fear the rainbow...

Tonight is the night, it's all or nothing. I'm scared.

Only time will tell if this was the right choice... It is now Future Ritsuka's problem.

My god last night was a roller coaster of emotions. I am broke again but I really can't complain. Is my luck returning to balance? Hopefully. I still want Gogh in october, so I pray it works out.

Oberon was actually very touched by the gesture, it's just in his nature to be an ass about it.

Sorry Oberon, but your 50 to 70 percent charge is indispensable in the 90++ node.

Ritsuka plz, if you're gonna pass out after seeing a reminder of your possible insanity, at least walk a few steps to the bed! The maids JUST cleaned the floor!

I know the summer event technically isn't over, but I'm gonna end the summer-themed comics for now to focus on something I've been cooking for a bit.

Now, Ritsuka, before you celebrate, this doesn't mean you're not crazy. It just means you're not AS crazy

I'd have asked her where she keeps pulling out those weapons from, Ritsuka...

And so we cracked one of the mysteries surrounding my little Ellie Blackwell. Where will we go from here? Who knows... Probably gonna focus on actual Fate shenanigans for a while.

"I've got a bad feeling about this..."
-Emiya and everyone in Chaldea, except the Knights of the Arthurian Round Table for some reason

Quick someone bring food to use as a distraction!

OG Saber is now finally part of my Chaldea... much to Gudako's despair.

She dodged a bullet... But fate always has more ammo.

I know a lot of you want to see Artoria reuniting with the knights for the prophesied epic climactic battle to retake the Round Table... That moment WILL come, but not yet.

Ritsuka: And don't get me started on how it feels like ANOTHER higher power seems insistent adding bits of character interactions and banter OUTSIDE the narrative!
Artoria: ... Am I supposed to say something?

Let's not beat around the bush, as a writer I can understand Nasu's reasons for not giving Seiba more character... but I do not agree with them.

As the "temporary stand-in for her big brother in the duties of a court mage", Lady Avalon would like to remind everyone that ending climactic battles between knights is not part of her job description, no matter how much Fou keeps bugging her to do something.

Here we are, the moment a lot of people have been waiting for! What's gonna happen? Place your bets if you're feeling like gambling more than just SQ in this life.

Things are heating up around here...
Get it?

Isn't it always more fun when the battle music is diegetic?

In Ritsuka's defense, playing games with someone else can be a huge time waster... Especially if that someone else is a little too keen on doing just the one thing.

(For real though, Cult of the Lamb has consumed my free time lately. Where does time go when one plays it?)

And so ends the epic Round Table War of 2024... With a peace treaty, a grounded knight and a bored court mage. Also, a cool throne.

This one was a bit hard to make, especially because it's been an exhausting past few days. Next comics will be on an irregular schedule as I'll be focusing on finishing the last few chapters of Fate:Twisted Night.

From that day forward, Artoria refused to leave her food out of her sight. She knew that Burger Burglar would someday strike again... and she would be ready.

Does this mean she has a type?

Ritsuka: Honestly, it stings more because now I HAVE to complete the set... Eventually... Someday...

Optimal party compositions for difficult quests equals more work for certain Servants. Even Bond Up is not an escape...

My Fate story is officially finished after ten months of work! Phew, it's really been quite an ordeal, dealing with writer's block and general bad timing of certain things, and I'm sure my proofreader wanted to kill me at various times, but I'm really happy I managed to finish it, and I hope everyone who read or will read it likes it as well. I probably won't do another one for a while, but we'll see.

Read the story here https://ao3-rd-8.onrender.com/works/53656288/chapters/135827413

Her mind never forgets the important stuff... It's a shame a lot of relatively unimportant stuff is important enough to stay in her memory forever

Ritsuka was told about Kadoc's idea later, and her only comment was that her cape is not chuuni, it is a statement and a symbol.

Ritsuka: I'm just saying! If he looks like a girl, dresses like a girl but is a guy, maybe the girls thing I've been secretly a guy this whole time!
Kadoc: If I knock myself out will I go back into a coma?

Seriously though, female Masters are inexplicably attractive even to girls... This does merit research.

Roughly a coin flip between normal action and NP sealing every turn... Seriously, who thought that was a good idea?!

Were the others just teasing her or were they being sincere in their support for this accidental new dynamic? I wonder...

This cute little idea is gonna be my last comic for two weeks. Reason being, I'm going on a trip out of the country for a week tomorrow, and I'm gonna take another week to rest. Hope to be back with some cool ideas!

"...die by the Pun."

Did Morgan do that on purpose? No one dared ask her...

I'm back! My vacation went great and I'm back with a few ideas. Also, I got Van Gogh!

Gudako: Now the question is, should I keep rolling until I get that craft-
Caenis: I'm gonna shove my spear up SOMETHING if you keep talking...

Not gonna lie, I rolled hoping for that craft essence...

In Tomoe's defense, she has seen that particular sunflower mow down zombies before.

This idea brought to you by the song I have stuck in my head.

I don't even have another joke to make here, that's how bonkers this is.

I challenge you to tell me this wouldn't make sense within the Servantverse's usual shenanigans

Despite coming out of it feeling much better about herself and her looks, Gray made a note to herself to never challenge Baobhan Sith to explain anything in detail again. Some ordeals are best survived only once.

I have no idea if in-game Sith makes references to this matter, but I think it's better (and funnier) if she literally can't see the resemblance between Saberfaces.

Behold, the full introduction of my original characters, the Blackwell Coven! Is this alright? Guess we'll see if this comic implodes in on itself with their addition...

If we ever go to Arkham in FGO because of Ordeal Call or whatever, you saw it here first! Just like Riyo is trying to make Castoria X Sith happen in LWM after I did it first!

Dammit Ritsuka, I know they're hot but now's not the time!

They do say no plan survives contact with the enemy... Would it be even worse if the enemy is utterly unknowable?

I suppose it's always better if a trio of eldritch beings thinks you're entertaining enough to keep alive... better than any alternative at least.

Happy Halloween! This was a halloween multiparter. I'm sorry if it seemed a little too short, but it's been a really hectic past few days and didn't want to drag it on into november. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled program starting monday.

Now, now, Melu, they aren't THAT tall. They're only... 187 and 190 centimeters... Nevermind, they tall.
On a definitely unrelated note, I have been re-reading a lot of comics by a certain artist who draws the cutest Abby and Voyager art. Wonder if that influenced this idea...

Saber Molay when, Lasagna?

While Mash didn't get the full Gudako experience that night, she did get all of the snuggles. She will have to thank Sith later.

Lottery event time! My apples are afraid...

I wonder what else Ritsuka knows that others don't... Fun fact, tarot cards were not used for divination until the 18th century.

Remember that vacation I took recently? Guess you know where I went now.

Come on, Koyan, it's not my fault your icy adoptive mother isn't in this Chaldea... It's RNG's fault.

Ritsuka: It's amazing to be self aware enough to Lampshade these moments, am I right?
Mash: Senpai, what are you talking about?!

My brain is a very weird idea machine, and TvTropes is a very deep rabbit hole...

Kadoc, you should know better than to apply any kind of logic to Ritsuka... Now Mash is gonna have to give her all of the cuddles to apologize.

Based on real events. I hate myself and my lack of self control quite often.

I'd like to point out, I'm not calling anyone out nor trying to make a self-serving point. The idea just came to me when I realized the Fairy Knights are really FGO Original Characters, and then it spiraled from there... What the heck, Type Moon?

"Seriously, what racist mushroom head programmed you to think that?"

Ever since she revealed her place of origin back in chapter 117, everyone's had their own theories as to where exactly she comes from, but she won't tell because it's fun to make them work for it. But it doesn't really matter, it's not like we're ever going to Latin America in FGO proper, hmm? HMMMM????

Jalter would of course deny that she helped cheer Ritsuka up in her own way, and had the simulator staff swear on their lives they would not tell anyone.

Have some Feels today. Not really brought on by anything in particular, just an idea I've had for a while. I've seen people who have this attitude, and I feel that it wouldn't be out of place to assume Mastermind Ritsuka and perhaps ingame Ritsuka feel the same way.

Not sure that's the right takeaway Molay... But you're not wrong. Also, what was that about Sith being a yandere before, Casty?

If not for being more subject to RNG than most, the Gogh + Molay combo would be top tier farming for 95% of nodes out there. 100k+ crits on normal cards with neutral damage? Heck yeah.

The sad thing is, you could probably get her to do literally EVERYONE's chores if you convince her it's on Morgan's orders...

It's a real wonder that Voyager's NP doesn't deal damage to the Master as well...

It really hasn't been a good past few days for me mentally for a lot of personal reasons, and last night specially was just awful, for reasons that should be obvious if you know the other communities I'm part of. But, I finally got Voyager after so long, and his smile did make me happy a little bit. Must protect that smile, for it protects mine as well.

He's not being flirty, he's being silly. Mordred, you should know by now that Astolfo actively takes words like that as a challenge.

Okki, you don't understand, they were Roommates! ... Wait I guess you do understand.

Do I ship it? I dunno, but this was funny in my head.

Ritsuka managed to get out eventually, but she made sure that next time she wants to hang out with her kids she's going to ask for the whole simulator.

Where's Taisui you might be wondering? Inkscape died when I tried to add more characters... so, just pretend he's right in front of the TV screen, or that he's in Kon form. Other children didn't manage to get in there before it got too cramped in there... yep.

She may be paranoid, but she knows what she's doing... I think?

To her credit, we all had this same scenario in our head at least once...

I apologize for the recent lack of comics, a bit of a family medical situation presented itself from Thursday to yesterday. I'm back now though.

"Don't act like you haven't been there! We've all been there! ...Right?"

I really need to grail someone... And do some CE cleanup too...

Goredolf spent the rest of the day paranoid that Ritsuka took his words a little too seriously. Strangely for him, no servant was punished... but that didn't dissuade his newfound fear of an angry disciplinary Ritsuka.

Don't encourage her, Kiyohi! She needs to learn her lesson! Then again, the more combat data she gets, the better NFF can do if Master ever requests a Robo Foxy Maid MK. II

In her defense, it's probably easier to be straightforward with other Masters when you're one of them. That or she's just in permanent Bi-Disaster mode around girls who are cute like her. Probably the latter.

Featuring my friend u/Gem-Theory4978's Amethyst from the Fate Sprite Comics subreddit

Stop lying, Sith, she can see right through that. Now eat your hastily made mashed potato side dish.

It's not the most cheery christmas comic (it's also pretty long for what I usually do), especially with meta knowledge of tomorrow, but I feel the message and ending are appropriate enough. I hope everyone has a merry Christmas, happy holidays and everything good tonight, and a good start of LB7 tomorrow.

You ever get so surprised you suddenly become Mexican? ... No?

The next comics are mostly gonna be Nahui Mictlan-themed. I won't cover ALL of the Lostbelt, but mainly the events that would be most impactful and/or humorous if told from the perspective of our evil latina mastermind Ritsuka.

In all fairness, Roxy, she did come to find out if you were okay first and foremost. I think we can excuse the health insurance part.

Fun fact, Quetzalcoatl is also known as the White Tezcatlipoca. I guess nobody told Lasengle, Nasu and Tajima Shou that he probably shouldn't be whiter than her...

The very thin silver lining is that now she has an idea of what she's up against. She can only plan around it, and hope it'll be enough...

Hey she may be mostly wrecked but she's still a robot fox maid. Who wouldn't want to wake up in a room with a robot fox maid?

So... Feel like I owe an explanation for why I haven't updated since new years. I was gonna post the announcement comic here but felt it wasn't fitting for this site. Long story short, I finally got a real job. A real stressful job with very long hours, and it's well eaten into my free time and my sleeping schedule, and emotional well being. Thus, going forward my updates for this comic are gonna be sporadic and sort of a "Updates coming when I can" situation, probably mostly on weekends. Hell I haven't gotten through half of LB7 Part 2 as of writing this, but I'm determined to keep this series going until I can't anymore.

Hope everyone's had a good year so far.

"Hear me out! She's finally embraced the dark side but she's still the same! She's like me, for real, only prettier! If nothing else I wonder what she'd say!"

"Forget killing the Batman, we killed the Bat God! That's definitely going into the report."

I honestly thought Camazotz' battle would be far more daunting, but when I realized his guts are removable... Boy did Jack have a field trip.

On an unrelated note, I might make some comics in advance to ensure at least this arc will have a steady release schedule. I just finished LB7 and I got enough ideas for a week at least. Given my schedule though, making them one by one would be hell.

You probably don't wanna make a good impression with the city of the Mexica empire by speaking the language of its invaders, Ritsuka... Points for trying to be respectful, though? Also, not sure she paid attention to what you did as a kid.

Nahuatl is an interesting language, on a side note. On another side note, I actually did go to the ruins of the Templo Mayor as a kid, and to other Aztec ruins in Mexico. Was one of my good memories there.

The battle has begun at last. Unknowable unidentified entity from the cosmos versus one Evil Mastermind with an army of heroic spirits and a hoarder mentality. Who will win? Stick around and find out!

We begin the ORT battle, and this one's gonna be a few comics, which I hope to release daily as I made them in advance. We'll see. (Also, yes, I spent hundreds of blue and red gems especially preparing for this fight)

You really are smart, but I wouldn't be so quick to celebrate, Ritsuka... Just a hunch.

This comic is basically the "ORT Battle Highlights", with the exception of the 3rd page (which was an idea from my good friend u/Critical-Cover8229) it all happened in some shape or form. I apologize for the very compacted feel of this comic, but I had to get through it quickly to get to the good parts and not take forever in doing so. Incidentally, I wonder if people will get that last joke...

If anyone is wondering, ORT's actual ingame body count in my case was close to 60 servants. I kept track.

And everybody, every Master, every reader, every Servant summoned and unsummoned, all joined together in that one moment, to shout "OH COME ON!!!"

I'll be honest, full disclosure... I really wanted to make that joke, and ORT as just perfect for it. We have a couple more comics left in this arc before we can go back to slice of life comedy, so be on the lookout.

In other news and if anyone was wondering, I'm broke now and Kuku didn't come home...

"I'll rest when I'm dead!" said both Gilgamesh and Ritsuka apparently. At least one of them got a bit of company... Wonder what's that about?

First things first, yes, I beat ORT Xibalba with the girls that made me what I am today in this community, the Faerie Family. When it happened I was like, "this is the greatest moment of my career as a Master AND a sprite comics maker!". Second, we're almost at the end, we're finishing off this arc this Saturday, so look forward to it.

Hora de la super batalla final ultra violenta! (Time for the ultra violent super final battle!)

Yes, I did bring Quetz to the final fight. It was fitting. We got one more comic to end things here, so stay tuned.

So THAT's where she comes from... Neat! And so Cosmos in the Lostbelt has ended. For us, at least. I hope everyone enjoyed this ride through LB7!

Will I do this sort of comic arc again in the future? I'm gonna say probably not, at least not with a dedicated arc and instead just focus on the more important highlights... then again, from what little I've seen of Ordeal Call 1, I am not impressed enough to warrant my own spin on it, or with the whole premise of Ordeal Call. Maybe I'll change my mind once I see it for myself, who knows. But, I think that for now I will focus on slice of life and funny ideas coming from events.

Needless to say, we'll be back to a less frequent schedule, making and posting these daily has been an undertaking with my job which only gets more stressful each day.

She never truly got over that one...

Funny story. I rolled one paid daily single the day Tezcatlipoca came out. That was the ONLY time a paid daily has given me anything. I wasn't even aiming for him, I was aiming for Tlaloc.

"Sibling rivalries were a lot more destructive back in this one's day... Thou need to step it up."

I'd say poor Tezcatlipoca... But he kiiiinda had it coming if you know their history.

Kadoc's got a real point, though... But who doesn't like serenades?

Thanks to u/Critical-Cover8229 for helping with this silly idea of mine. I know this song is sung by a male in the movie, but it made total sense.

Ritsuka: Any chance I can summon you in the future?
Earth: After that freakout? Not a chance.

I wasn't planning on posting today, but OC Prologue kinda snuck up on me and... It's so dumb. I know everyone praises OC2 and maybe OC3, but the whole excuse for it is... so dumb! I actually had this comic written a while ago, hoping the translation would give me a better understanding to scrap it or alter it... not so much. Oh well, another 3 years of this, probably...

"You know, one would maybe say Ozymandias cheated to achieve that. But they don't understand that the Pharaoh's power and luck of the draw is absolute!" -Nitocris, probably. Also why are there three separate Nitocris's? Egyptian Magecraft! ... Probably.

Yes, I did learn how to play Senet, but not exactly for this joke. Though I did double check some things.

"What do you want from me, Gacha Gods?!" is the question asked by every Master ever...

Wasn't gonna post today, but the salt was too strong and needed to get it out. Kuku's never gonna come home now, her next banner is really risky because of what comes after it...

(I was supposed to post this yesterday but work's been a real ordeal this week)

No one tell Martha what was happening here.

So, due to unforeseen circumstances, the money I had set aside for whaling purposes is gone, leaving me with just the one paid sq for a single daily roll and... yeah. No Johanna for me either.

BB: Wait, why do I feel like Senpai's stealing my lines right now?

You would think she's just trolling him, but you know how much of a disaster she is, so who can say for sure?

Gudagoat, eat a snickers

I wish I had a badass skeleton statue made of chocolate... or really any of the chocolates our girls give us every year... They look so tasty...

Come on Ritsuka, that's not even top ten scariest chocolates you've ever gotten and you know it.

So, had I been on my old schedule I'd have made a more elaborate valentines arc, or a few mini comics with the Faerie Couple we all know and love, but work has had me real stressed and with little time, so I thought that instead I would make this. I did put some effort into it, though, as made clear by that last panel.

Happy valentines everyone, be you single or with a partner.

I think you need a bit more than resting, Ritsuka...

Ritsuka, are you ok?

I apologize for the delay, I was dealing with a migraine that lasted all week on top of work-related stress.

Yeah, probably not easy to take care of someone's mental well-being when they run into other dimensions to avoid therapy.

At least now she can start her recovery...

This one turned out to be heavier than I thought it would, and it hit a little too well in my own feels. If anyone out there needs help, don't wait until a robofox maid and a pair of mouse maids kidnap you to start getting it, it's not a likely scenario.

It's not like Oberon is the shining example of how to live life...

Their strength lies in their numbers, Nobbu, not in their capacity to tell each other apart... Nobbu.

Now that's just uncalled for, Oberon... BB isn't unwanted.

We need more of the other Daikokuten Maids.

Hey she's just laughing in an evil manner, that doesn't mean she's gonna sit back and watch the world burn! ... Maybe.

For those curious, think of a female version of Iori Yagami's laugh.

I mean, that is a valid poi- wait... Kiyohime! No! Stay, Kiyo! Stay!

So... time, how does it even work? Is Ritsuka an adult or not? Are all the seasonal events canon or not?? FGO, at some point you need to stop segregating gameplay and story!

I get that she's your friend in a cosmic sort of way and all but you probably shouldn't rely on Ellie to give you advice on how to talk to boys, Abby...

You can twist children's songs and lullabies with dark rhymes very easily, it's kinda concerning... Also... Anyone else think this kinda looks like a comic that a certain cat artist who likes these two little cosmic cuties would make? Or is it just me?

Now now, Columbus, she's just salty about the rolls, she doesn't mean that! ... Probably.

I'm convinced the paid daily rolls are rigged to fail. Paid SQ do NOT have better chances of getting anything good...

We're getting somewhere... probably, eventually. Hey, at least she thinks her daughter in law is cute.

It took Jalter a good ten minutes to realize her model was paradoxically flat...

This is probably my dumbest joke to date and that's saying something. Disclaimer, I don't have anything against Lalter and I wish she was used more. But that's the thing... she needs to be used way more than she has. Kawasumi Ayaka hadn't voiced her in years until the Ritsuka Doesn't Get It new years special, for god's sake!

Ellie: If you're really worried, you should be fine since you already ruined it by getting Bride to 10 beforehand.
Ritsuka: Ruined what how?!

The day of Draco approaches... Probably. Time's been thrown out of whack lately. And speaking of time being out of whack... Where's Tiamat, lasagna? WHERE'S TIAMAT?!

Not only is her luck still abysmal and her own dreams remind her of it, but now she also has to clear up a misunderstanding with her robot maid? It really is not her day...

So... No Tiamat. 40 summons and nothing. I can't keep rolling, Draco is just around the corner... Watch me fail that too.

NOTE: I will be out of town this friday so there will not be a comic. You will have to wait for next week to see how the Draco rolls went for me (and by extension our beloved Mastermind)

Her luck is finally turning around! I mean, it summoned the end of the world probably but it's turning around!

It took everything I had, but I am now a proud Master of both Tiamat and Draco (also like 4 Locustas). Now the saving game starts again as the next challenge looms closer... I wonder what Draco and Tiamat will bring to the Chaldea led by this evil mastermind?

To be fair, Ritsuka, how do you bring a heroic spirit out of another heroic spirit and force him into another version of said other heroic spirit in the first place? It doesn't seem plausible...

Where is our Saber Molay, Lasagna? He NEEDS to be playable!

You know, maybe a bit of burning could help saturate him a little...

Seriously, that skill animation has no right to be as cool as it is. I had to take a screenshot, and thus came this idea. Also, Draco is perfect for the 90++ node, I can do it without thinking thanks to her.

She's technically correct, the best kind of correct. Looks like Morgan still has a long road to walk...

I'm sure you must be wondering "PurpleFire18, did you make this comic just for the pun at the end?"

Yes. Yes I did. Also an excuse to use Locusta. And to make a Mario Kart joke.

Raikou you need to chill. With Locusta there's only two modes of clothing: exposed and overcompensating.

Teaching math to very excitable children was not a good idea, Moriarty. I don't know how teachers do it.

If you know what inspired this comic, you get a ham sandwich.

I leave it up to the reader to decide if Hans was listening in or was summoned by the bashing of his book, its meaning and its legacy.

Also, yes, that is a real book that Ritsuka is describing. The mouse's company comes up with the weirdest things...

Don't judge her, you all would skip meetings of any kind to go watch a Giant Mech fight live.

... she still got nothing, but hey, it's the principle that counts, right? At least Roxy can't make her feel bad about not rolling anymore.

I did roll two dailies and two singles for Danzo. Not even an event CE.

...except not really, Ritsuka didn't even like it. Was Chloe grounded for the lewd book or the accidental kiss? The answer is yes.

So let's address the huge elephant in the room. Chloe is a minefield and her lewd attitude really doesn't do her any favors. Unfortunately, she's reduced to little more than that when not in the presence of Illya and Miyu (and even then that's debatable...). Even more unfortunately, it's borderline impossible to use her in non-lewd ways when trying to stay true to her character, and that's not our fault as writers/artists/comic makers, but rather Fate's fault for making her the way she is and sticking to it. So with that out of the way, I hope that people see that I just used her for a harmless joke, because I know when to draw the line.

You were right, Mashy. She did go crazy... in a way.

So... OC4, huh? ... I'm gonna be honest, I'm WAY more disappointed than excited, but I won't say why exactly in case people here don't want real spoilers beyond the basic premise. It almost really makes me want to ignore Ordeal Call entirely going forward with these comics, but we're too late for that and I'm already here. If you ate the poison, you might as well lick the whole plate. That said, I do think I'll reevaluate how closely I want to stick to canon...

To be completely fair, that WAS a distraction, Mashu.

So... I missed my daily login and broke a streak that hadn't been broken since 2021, which deprived me of a ticket but gave me this silly idea for a comic. Not all is lost, I guess.

There comes a point in any support servant's life when you know to pick up on your Master's weird habits, to the point it's just business as usual. Even if it ends up costing you your life (temporarily).

Poor Ritsuka, even after all the bold flirting she just can't escape the emotional damage her robo-maid inflicts upon her...

(Yes that song's been stuck in my head, and now it's gonna be stuck in yours)

It's begun... And now she's doing the math in advance. Gods have mercy on Chaldea because she sure won't.

Before you ask, no, that multi did not grant me a Kuku. It got me np5 Tlaloc and np3 Marie... So cruel...

Ritsuka, you sound a little TOO excited there... Who sets a reminder like that for two years?

My own feelings on OC4 aside, the idea of Mash getting angry and actively hating someone is so out there I just had to reference it two years earlier.

I wonder how many doctors we're keeping away in Chaldea...

Real talk here, I thought the Paper Moon story was decent, barring a few details. The justification for the Alter Ego class (despite no Alter Egos actually showing up and even less mention of the ones we do have) was alright... but BOY what was the point of it if we won't remember it?

I wonder if this is more or less weird than the usual GudaGuda shenanigans for Okita...

Happy Pride Month, everyone.

The Evil Mastermind has leveled up... and scared the others. At least it's just her answering the question, right?

Note, I am not THAT much of a pessimist, but I do think that Gudako at least would be a little more convinced by what she's saying by all she's experienced. She's still a pacifist though... mostly.

Jason: I'm complaining to Servant Resources!
Ritsuka: Oh while you're at it tell them they're next, please!

Not gonna lie, ladder events are a good excuse to use less deployed Servants... but I could do without having to change my party every single time.

Sith, you do you, but you do NOT anger the maid with built-in guns. Honestly, whatever punishment comes your way shall pale in comparison.

"If you think I'm gonna just let you off the hook like my in-game self then you don't know me at all!" -Ritsuka, probably.

Now you might be wondering, why is Sith afraid of a simple automaton doll? Well, she WAS built by NFF Services in collaboration with Babbage and Moriarty, and she IS good at her job(s)...

In hindsight, causing this whole kerfuffle because she was upset over a fight with her girlfriend really wouldn't be a strange thing for her to do...

Now, did you think I would go through this ridiculous Sith-focused event and NOT tie it to the Fairy Family Comedy that got me to this point in my life? Preposterous! One thing Sith says in the event actually gave me the idea, it sounded way too much like something that someone who is very angry at their significant other and going through a (supposed) break up would say to themselves.

Don't worry Ritsuka, she might be in too good of a mood to get mad at that! ... Or she might laugh at your luck. One of the two!

Yeah... I threw a daily paid roll at Crane. I saw Gold. It was Sith. I can't complain, NP5 is always welcome... I kinda wanted Crane tho...

This is probably not easy for her even after doing it about a hundred plus times for tough battles where a strong Saber is needed...

So... yeah, I know that we can still summon DATA LOST servants for gameplay reasons and that it's handwaved as just summoning Shadow Servants. Fine, but why can we still talk to them in My Room? Why can they still get bond levels and rank ups? It makes no sense... so this is how I'm handling that. Temporary summons using memories as the base and template instead of the stored data in Chaldea's databases. Complicated? Ridiculous? Yep, but better than just "Character is dead forever. Oh you can still use them though and we'll still make money off them. Because Gacha!"

I will most likely use this same concept later when... well, if you know you know.

This might be arguably better than Summoner's Anxiety... Not for the Dark Young though.

Fun fact, what we call Machiavellian might be based on very wrong interpretations of what Machiavelli actually wrote. Fancy that.

Ritsuka does deserve all of the hugs because of all she's been through... but Voyager deserves all of the hugs too, because he's Voyager.

My apologies to the United Kingdom. She knows not what she's doing...

Featuring Blitz Ripper from my friend Dark92Enigma's Silly Sideshow Shenanigans. Read it here if you feel so inclined https://ao3-rd-8.onrender.com/works/60840007/chapters/155396596

Is this better or worse than full on Summoner's Anxiety? Jury's still out...

Little less than 24 hours remain... Not gonna lie, I don't like my chances, but if nothing else, I have hope. If I come out of this gauntlet with at least 1 servant, I will count it as a Pyrrhic victory, but a victory nonetheless.

Let her sleep, Mash. She spent all that energy being in denial... and she's gonna need to get some of it back for summer.

I am happy to report that, barring the pain of spending 450 quartz distributed among singles, multis and tickets, the 8th anniversary rolls were a success. I am not pushing my luck on a second np copy, so np1 will have to do. Also, yes, Destiny Order and GSSR both gave me a Saber Servant... funny how that goes. Oh and Chiron's there too, I suppose. A big thanks to everyone who hoped for my good luck, and I hope everyone got what they were after.

Ritsuka, calm down. Haven't you already seen your wife in even less clothes by now, you hormonal weirdo?

She cooled down and was able to properly process this for next time, as well as avoid death by heatstroke. The day was saved by Anastasia's iconic reaction.

Well, he's a genius swordsman, not a genius drunkman...

Mash, you should be used to her brand of nonsense by now.

This is a big shout out to the r/FateSpriteComics as a whole and the good people in it, because I enjoy the comics there. I would like to thank u/Gem-Theory4978, u/neves783, u/CrimsonCarnage74, u/MySonicFan, u/zergvsgenin, u/starboy35tcoos, u/Blitz-Ripper0592 and u/Shadow-Bolt for agreeing to be in this collab. Shout outs to all their comics, some of which you can actually find here in AO3 (namely Chaldea Removed from the Norm, Fate/Sonic Heroes and Silly Slideshow Shenanigans). There were others I wanted to add but I didn't want to stretch it too much, and life didn't give me too much time to actually ask.

Also yes, I took a look at the trending Uma Musume game, but haven't given it a try because I fear letting two gachas take hold of my life

She'd have to be pretty crazy to BS her way around both of them just for a few rolls.

So, I threw just 45 sq at Bakatoria's banner, and only got Suzuka, twice. Not even one event CE. The rest will go to the fae's banner, with possible leftovers going back to Bakatoria's banner. I'm sure to get at least ONE of them, right? Right???

Also, featuring a custom made sprite of Roxy, with guns.

Really, at some point you just can't help but feel bad for the poor girl...

For real though, the event illustrates how summer basically means extra work for Ritsuka. But Goredolf took it too far. She lost 4 days writing reports... what's with FGO's insistence on Ritsuka being a complete idiot when it comes to doing their actual "job"?

"This Summer already has like a million problems, why not add another one to my worries!" she kept saying until she was sure that particular problem was not around. I wonder where she is...

So the big question you all must have is, how did my rolls go? Well... See any support tags?

I got nearly all of them. Melusine is the only one that's avoided me thus far (also Chloe but, low priority), but I have no more quartz. I can get a few more in a few days, but I'm not super confident. We shall see.

You're lucky she didn't hear you, Ritsuka, otherwise she'd have given you even more emotional damage... somehow.

Chloe, you're a walking minefield and just shy of being an inappropriate succubus... but gods you're cute.

I suppose this will be my catalyst if I have sq leftover for her after Melusine... haha.

Now where have I seen that reaction before... hmm...

Yep, this is the reason I've been posting every day recently... so I could get some initial stuff out of the way for THIS! Mwahahaha! Long live the Castoria X Sith ship!

I'm gonna be honest, the event had a bit of an identity crisis. It was alright, but not groundbreaking. I might have gone in with too many expectations... BUT, it did give me some ideas and some Castoria moments, which are never unwelcome.

A.A., chill, you'll kill her with all the information!

So, I am very aware of how much Castoria gets shipped with Ritsuka, and while I don't have a problem with it myself (I can support any ship if given enough reasons to root for it), I had to address this particular thing sooner rather than later, especially with both pre-Faemily Comedy and post-Faemily Comedy Castorias in the same room.

Bedivere: Before I meet them, is there anything I should be aware of?
Ritsuka: ... No comment.

I would like to thank Gat0w for planting the idea of putting these two knights in their service outfits together for shenanigans. Fun fact, UDK Barghest's skills synergize well with Bedivere, being a 3 star. Fancy that...

Fortunately Ritsuka told them to break it off before they got really hurt... or before the mushrooms created a hallucinatory landscape on par with a Reality Marble

The epic punchline to the joke set up four months ago in chapter 244 has arrived! ... Someone's gotta stop me before my ideas get so dumb they start to rival the actual mushroom's...

This is starting to feel familiar...

The ship sails strong this summer, wouldn't you agree? I got a plan for these two dorks, and I hope you'll like it.
BTW, sorry if the resolution is different for this comic, I figured out that Imgur doesn't like Cnoc Na Riabh and deletes all pictures with her that I upload. So, I will be posting images directly from reddit when she's in the comic.

You just HAD to open your mouth, didn't you Ritsuka?

If you notice the lack of support tags on Melusine, it means I got her. Rainbow ring too. Woo!

(Also I am not testing my luck with summer Melu in Imgur. Testing a fix for this rn)

Not sure what Douman did, but he probably deserved it.

Disclaimer, I do not particularly care for the now infamous Asgore meme, but the scene it's referencing is actually funny.

Don't you just love set ups that take years to pay off?

This is probably the only vision she's had that had her immediately happy instead of ultra anxious and/or done with life.

The mandatory "JP Anniversary servant reveal reaction" comic, I suppose. I was gonna wait until after I finished with all the summer comics first, but it wasn't gonna hurt to slot it in during the arc. No early reactions to the summer servants because that was just gonna be massively overshadowed by Olga's appearance.

You kidding, Cnoc? For yuri romcom protagonists, this is more progress than most make in a year!

I couldn't end this summer arc without a "summer version" of the one scene that started a lot for these two dorks in my comics. One more comic tomorrow to wrap the whole event arc up, so stay tuned.

BTW, if you can read sheet music you can probably guess the song.

Don't be such a baby, Gordy. Mustaches grow back.

And so ends this summer arc. I had this idea from the very first day of the event, actually, and I hope it paid off well. Now, posting every day for the past two weeks was fun, but exhausting. I'm gonna be taking a break from comics for a bit. I'll most likely be back by the end of the month, so stay tuned!

Ritsuka, just take the win, you run your mouth like that and someone out there will make quests even more difficult.

I'm back, and with a pretty accurate depiction of my thoughts going into and out of the U-Olga quest we just got. I spent a lot more time going over my team comps than I did actually fighting her. Was fun though.

What a silly maid that one

We need farm-worthy nodes that require single target servants. A lot of the roster just gets extended vacations without them.

Irisviel, you shouldn't be one to talk here

Better get someone who can clear Burn, Molay

I apologize for the few comics this week, work was just the worst, really. Doesn't look like it's gonna get much easier anytime soon, so, comics will be posted as soon as I can post them, rather than trying to follow a set schedule

Now what did Moriarty do to earn the ire of Fish and Wildlife Service...?

A small comic dedicated to our 50-something evil math professor. I'd be remiss not to do this given his VA's recent passing. Fun fact, the whole flashback sequence is actually a dialogue I once thought of as a joke, waaaay before I started posting sprite comics. It was nostalgic to revisit it and adapt it to this comic.

"At this point we might as well call it a Ho-LEG Grail!"

This event is rather silly. Very silly... It has legs. And it flies. And it has LEGS.

I was gonna post a comic on wednesday as usual but I got home with a bad headache, and the Wandjina event would be starting the next day, so... decided to wait and post an event-themed comic.

Don't worry, Ritsuka ended up hugging Erice too because she saw she was jealous. Despite the protests.

Full disclosure, I like that the event doesn't take itself seriously... but I gotta wonder what was going on in the writers' room when the idea came up.

(Also note that while Wandjina here doesn't have a support tag, that's just because she's the non-playable NPC Wandjina in the event, not because I summoned her... she don't wanna show up)

Dang it Kriemhild, if there is a moment where breaking the Oath of the Tsundere was allowed, this was it!

Event was silly fun. Mostly silly. Anyway, I don't quite like that Altera and Kriemhild remember nothing of their marriage, especially when Altera's interlude does have her share some details that imply she does remember parts of it. This is my headcanon as to why they act like they don't remember it.

Probably could have worded it better, Seiba.

So, Cnoc. She's like the one fully straight servant in Chaldea... Kinda weird with how in LB6 she wanted to keep the Master at one point regardless of gender (I would know, my Ritsuka is female). I don't think that was just for friendship purposes... I blame Nasu

Seriously Roxy, you're gonna kill her if you keep it up.

So yeah, I picked Saber Alter for the 4 star ticket. My reasoning? Quartz. I need Quartz. Wandjina took a lot and she never came home.

(Plus being a viable buster farmer even at np1 doesn't hurt)

We do NOT want all that impulsivity and penchant for gambling in the same room, Mash.

It's been well over 300 chapters of this silly comic... Wow, really. I don't know what to say. When I started this I really didn't think I'd ever get here, I just started with silly Castoria shenanigans and here we are now... and we're in this for the long haul, at least for the next 2 years while this game still claws itself into our minds and wallets.

She was getting way too comfortable without having to see her.

By the way, anyone who can find the reference in the dialogue gets a cookie. ... An internet cookie, that is.

Ritsuka, stop being a weirdo and stop them before they start an accidental book burning without inviting QSH.