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>he doesn't want Ciel for her own sake
Bro. She's a cutie.

Although just FYI, you no longer specifically need Ciel to force a full hand on JP. As of the most recent anniversary there a month ago you can do the same thing with U-Olga Marie and Ishtar.

>would getting Merlin benefit my account at all in any way?
Aoko would appreciate the Buster up for her AOE Buster damage I guess. Otherwise everyone else you mentioned is Arts or Quick focused so Merlin has minimal impact on them.

Has FGO EVER delved into the Church? We've been to the Mages Association a few times and they've gotten directly involved in things. We've visited the Atlas Institute and Sion has travelled with us. But has the Church EVER been relevant to FGO?

I guess we aren't really dealing with stuff they care about?