#nobutoria

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

I was hasty. Nobu showing up when Magatsu was abusing her Master then didn't pay much attention to him still is not concrete proof Nobu cares about Kaname. She hasn't retaliated for the physical abuse Magatsu inflicted on Kaname. Yet her knowing Magatsu's order for Kaname means she has been listening and only made herself known when that guy started attacking Kaname. She either knew or Kaname told her about that.

Kaname has interested in Magecraft. Whether Nobu trusts her to the point she let the girl investigated that hourglass is debatable. The whereabouts of the last war's Grail is one thing Nobu didn't bring up even after she heard everything.

Still Nobu hasn't said a single word on-screen to Kaname. If Nobu has been protecting Kaname since 2 years ago, why did Magatsu claim the credit? Unless Nobu killed her father then made her Nobu's Master. That would warrant Kaname getting casted out.

[thevoidfarer]

Why do I see "Nobutoria" thrown around? Am I missing something?

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

MHXX's append skill is Anti-Moon Cancer. The other with this skill is Tamamo due to what she did in Extra CCC. And Summer Nobu got Crit Defense against Moon Cancer.

Even if Nobu doesn't try to kill Tamamo due to her Divinity, said shrine maiden should have no business hanging around Nobu.

XX and Nobu are a pair in fighting Moon Cancer. Viva Nobutoria! Please give more explicit, on-screen confirmation. Even though these skills mean they on paper should be field together, Ruler Artoria has better % dmg against Moon Cancer class in general. But it's still Artoria and Nobu (Maou) does chase her. Yay.

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

Yeeey, the long await Gudaguda new year session!

I see you're still switching between Mysterious Rider X and Mysterious Heroine X. The Nobutoria is subtle but that's okay. Okita wants X to gain weight? That's an odd jab.

I recalled you are Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, not Third, Nobu.

Izou bullying. It seems they look at X whom Nobu brought along and felt that their Assassin member is accounted for.

Now to wait for next Gudaguda and Summer event.

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

Imagine Demon King Nobu just grab Caster Artoria and put her on the former's shoulder. Nobu doesn't want her to get tired out floating all the time. Nobu isn't as huge as Asterios so it looks awkward to onlookers. Caster Artoria doesn't complain but they did have to try out various positions after she almost slid off Nobu's shoulder and she protested Nobu keeping her secure with an arm. Door height isn't a problem as Nobu can shrink as she please. The Merlins mistakenly thought they're safe for Caster Artoria is preoccupied with Nobu. They forgot that Nobu never stops Artoria's ridiculous scheme to exterminate Sabers before. Not to mention Demon King Nobu is still nursing a grudge with female Merlin. They almost died for real if not for the Gudas' intervention on their behalf.

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

Honestly it's not weird for Artoria to trust Nobu more than other people at Chaldea. Her secretary was AGRAVAIN. That itself carries an implication that Nobu really will indulge her in everything because aside from understanding Artoria's perspective, she also zealously is loyal to Artoria. Like both Agravain and Artoria, Nobu made decisions to earn her both fear and awe. Consequently Nobu should be able to understand Artoria's perspective as a king of a nation better than Agravain. Nobu teamed up with Artoria in Dead Heat for their mutual benefits but her dialogues and interaction along the way showed that she enabled Artoria as personal favor and fondness toward her partner. She's hungry? Call the doctor/chef! She drove them both into lava? Well, it can't be helped! She wants Nobu to take out Saber? Ok, but she's the nearest target. She suggests using Nobu to test if they can evade Ishtar's sniping? Ok, Nobu sees the danger. She almost got buried? Nobu profusely apologized, something she only has done toward Nobukatsu in Guda 2 in regards of his death. The ship got busted? Use the loot to repair it.

Nobu is loyal to Artoria, just not in a zealous way like Agravain. It's clear why Artoria/X is loyal and fond of Nobu but the reason Nobu returns those sentiments hasn't been elaborated on.

The situation of Maou Nobu in Las Vegas is also similar to Agravain's in Camelot. Maou Nobu claimed she wanted to usurp Ruler Artoria only to never act on it. Her Archer form then got beaten by Okita J (originally a Saber).

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

Nobu: *has NP and skill sets tailored to fight against Divinity and Mystery*

Nobu in Gudaguda order drama CD: *stage a mini Saber Wars with Okita as the first casualty*

*let it slipped and have the attention of 4 Artorias, 1 Mordred and 1 Okita*

*Try to negotiate and blame it on her bad counterpart despite having advantages both with her class and her NP/skills set*

*Told Uesugi Artoria to go home rather than having Okita fight her*

*Claim to aim for Ruler Artoria's ship by beating her only to never acted on it*

*Roast Caster Nero yet said not a word about her driving partner's Maid Alter*

*Didn't show up in Saber Wars with Okita who got blasted on sighting*

Nobu never wants to fight Artoria. This treatment is applied to all of her favorite people. At the very least, Artoria is among them.

Her plan was o reduce the number of gold Servants so players could roll her more easily. Not counting the meta reason of budgeting, she could have included other gold Servants aside from Artoria to reduce the number efficiently. The whole mess feel like a drawn out excuse for her to gather the Artorias. Nobody died except for bad Nobu and Okita (temporarily).

[theoceanthatdrownthemoon-chaldea]

I used to think that when Master Artoria come to FGO, her class would either be Caster (terrifying mana reservoir) or Assassin (rarely on screen but always nearby in case Nobu needs her). Now I feel her more appropriate class would be Alter Ego. While Master Artoria knows no magecraft just like her King of Knights self, the circumstances are different. She is in a flipped situation where she's not in charge as the head or the powerhouse. Is she's good enough to be Nobu's partner, her inner qualities definitely are not to be disregard. Yes, I still believe she'd use Nobu's sword as weapon but her style would resemble Ryougi Shiki's. She surprisingly gets along well with all the other Nobus aside from Kaiser Nobu (arguably her original Nobu), including the chibi ones. Due to Chaldea unable to house them, the chibis will either stay where they are or invade Chaldea on their own accord. Whether it's a successful kidnap attempt (rescue mission to them) or not depends on how Master Artoria handles the situation and if the Nobus decide to not exterminate them. The Artonobus would always be safe from them however. Okita doesn't know how to deal with her.