At the same moment, Archer sneezed inexplicably, and uncontrolled droplets slashed in a flat arc and landed into the goblet on the coffee table. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The goblet is filled with a rose-red liquid, and the soft light reflects the psychedelic brilliance through the crystalline walls.

Whether this is a fine red wine from the historic Château Latour in the Bordeaux region of France, or a treasure with a history of more than 20 years, it is not uncommon for it to fetch a six-figure high price at a major auction, and it is the dream of countless wine lovers.

However, such a fine wine was casually thrown into the trash can in the corner by Archer, along with the Baccarat glass, also from France, which has no regret at all.

The Servant, whose real name is Gilgamesh, has the most treasures in the world and a powerful fortune that has been haunted for a lifetime, and this fortune has even been sublimated to the "Golden Rule" of Heroic Spirit's skill level A. People with this skill, even if they don't do anything, can become a rich man, and they will not be trapped by money for the rest of their lives.

He casually took out a new wine glass from the wine cabinet, poured himself half a glass of red wine, and picked it up to talk to himself.

"How can I sneeze?"

For the Servants of the Heroic Spirit Incarnation, there should be no concept of illness, unless the enemy has a disease-type treasure, but none of the seven Servants who appeared this time are related to illness, which makes Archer a little puzzled.

However, the heroic king sung in the oldest epic only struggled for a moment and stopped thinking about it, even if he was sick, he still had enough elixir in his treasury, which was the origin of medicine and pharmacy, and the nemesis of the concept of disease.

This king, Gilgamesh, is rightfully the strongest, and the only one who can match me is my best friend Enkidu. Others are nothing more than opponents worth defeating, such as the queen of the Demon Realm, or an eye-catching mongrel, such as the black mad dog.

With a "squeak", the door opened inward, and a young man dressed in a black monastic robe walked into the room.

Seeing the golden servant leaning on the bench leisurely, the man's rigid expression showed a hint of surprise.

“Archer？”

Archer didn't bother to get up, just shook his glass at the man standing in the doorway.

"Although there are not many of them, the treasures here are more complete than Shi Chen's sake brewery, what a terrible disciple. ”

There is only one disciple officially included in Shi Chen's disciples, and that is Yan Feng Qili in front of him. The owner of this room is not Archer, but Qili.

Archer entered Qili's room in such a grand manner, and the magpie's nest dove occupied it, and opened the bottles of Qili's wine, tasted them one by one, and finally selected such a bottle of treasure.

It may seem surprising to others that Qili has a strange habit of buying it first regardless of whether there is a top-quality wine anywhere - although the substitutes of the church are hard, they are very well paid, and Qili's assets are no less than those of ordinary rich people.

Drinking is a kind of esoteric world that the more you pay attention to quality, the more endless it feels. In this case, there may be some kind of taste that can fill the hole in his heart. If there is such an encounter, it is not bad to indulge in alcohol...... The desperate believer had thought about it half-seriously.

So far, however, his dabbling in wine has never paid off, except for the increasing number of bottles from some luxury brands. Of course, he never thought of entertaining a guest with these wines, let alone an uninvited villain, even if the other party praised his wine for being good, he would not want to entertain such a person.

Ever since he was summoned, this guy has been using his solitary skills to roam around at will. He has always been substantiated and not satisfied, and recently even changed into "casual clothes" and swaggered out into the streets at night.

Qili had heard Shi Chen talking to Gilgamesh with a hint of complaint on several occasions, but he never dreamed that he would run to his room.

"What the hell is the matter with you?" asked Qili patiently.

"Nothing, just interested in you. ”

Archer's eyes looked through the glass, and he looked at Qili with deep meaning.

"How's that? Obeying Shichen all the time can't satisfy your soul?"

“…… Are you starting to complain about the contract now? ”

Qili didn't answer Archer's question, just asked him with a cold face.

Even if the other party is the legendary hero king, Qili doesn't feel afraid at all. No matter what Shi Chen personally thinks, the servant is still the servant of the master after all. No matter who this Heroic Spirit was, as long as he was Archer, he was just a being subservient to the Tempora. Compared with himself who is a direct disciple of Shi Chen, at most he is only the same generational position, and there is no need to be overly humble to him.

Archer's attitude didn't make Archer feel dissatisfied, he just snorted coldly and tasted the wine in his glass.

"It is the minister of the time who summons this king, and this body can be maintained in the present world because of the offerings of the minister. More importantly, he was courteous to the king, and it was not impossible for him to respond to him. ”

After saying this sentence, which was usually unexpected, Gilgamesh's unusually fiery red eyes showed a look of annoyance.

"But to be honest, I didn't expect him to be such a boring person, and it didn't mean anything at all. ”

“…… It was a surprise that a servant would say such a thing. ”

Qili was helpless, and her anger at Archer's rude behavior or suspicion of not knowing the real reason for his visit had gradually faded. In the midst of this wonderfully conciliatory atmosphere, Qili almost acquiesced to Archer's place in the room.

"Is Mentor Shichen really that boring?"

"It's boring. What do you want to use the power of the universal wishing machine to reach the 'Vortex of Roots'? There is such a boring wish in the world. ”

The Hero King laughed, and degraded the lofty realm that all magicians longed for worthless. But Qili could understand his feelings.

"The desire for the 'roots' is a desire that belongs to the magician, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand. ”

"That being said, you seem to be an outsider, Kiri - and I heard you were on the opposite side of those magicians, didn't you?"

Archer seems to have heard about Qili's complex stance. This man seems to be self-serving, but he is very well-informed.

Qili folded her arms and thought for a moment. If it weren't for Tosaka Tokitomi's discipleship, but from the standpoint of the Templar Church's Eighth Secret Shrine, what was the point of Toshitomi's Holy Grail War?

“…… The journey of pursuing the 'roots' is to transcend the 'outer part of the world'. This detachment will not bring about any change in this world that is 'inside'. For the church, which has its eyes only on the 'inside', the magician's exploration is meaningless, and it is just a boring attempt. ”

"I see. Indeed, as long as the king enjoys this garden that belongs to the king, the universe of the king is already satisfied. ”

This sentence treats the whole world as his own, and it is indeed the arrogance that only the hero king can have.

"The king has no interest in areas that are not under the control of the king, and he does not care at all about the 'roots' or anything. ”

Qili smiled wryly. I didn't expect this Archer to be the complete opposite of a magician, and it's no wonder that a magician like Tosaka Tokitomi would feel helpless for him.

"If the Holy Grail were simply a special device in pursuit of the Roots, the Templar Church would let them go even if the magicians were red-eyed. Unfortunately, the Holy Grail is 'omnipotent' and has infinite possibilities to change the 'inside' of the world. It can be said that it is the supreme heresy, which poses a threat to our faith. That's why the Templar Church chose Tosaka Tokitoshi. Because it is a dangerous heresy that cannot be ignored, if that power can be spent on a 'boring and meaningless' purpose, this is what we want to see. - It's just that my father seems to have some personal feelings in addition to this reason. ”

"So those magicians other than Shi Chen pursued the Holy Grail because of a different motive than Shi Chen?"

Qili nodded in response to Archer's question.

"Mentor Shichen is not only a typical magician, but also a far-rightist. There are not many people like him who are as thoroughly committed to the path of a magician as he is now. The rest of the guys are probably pursuing some earthly rewards, prestige, desire, power...... It's all about desires that are confined to the 'inside' of the world. ”

"Isn't that great? Each one is the king's favorite. ”

"Thou art the king who reigns on top of the world, Gilgamesh. ”

Archer sneered and drained the glass in his hand, not seeming to dismiss Qili's criticism as an insult.

"What about you, Kiri? What do you wish for the Holy Grail? I heard that you were the first to qualify for the war, but then you lost it. ”

Gilgamesh's question is also Qili's question, and it is also Shichen and Lizheng's question.

"I ...... There is nothing particular to wish for...... Something must have gone wrong with the Holy Grail. ”

Qili's answer was a little confused, and Archer's red eyes shone with an eerie light.

That's an explanation, but not for that reason. Do you know, Qili, the reason why the Heroic Spirits became Heroic Spirits is not only their own merits but also from the belief of human beings, and the Holy Grail of the Heroic Spirits fighting each other as a summoning ritual favors humans and excludes people. ”

"Are you saying I'm not human?Gilgamesh!" Qili's tone of voice became stern and cold.

"To be precise, you're not fully human, and you have something in you that I don't even understand, and maybe that's why you've lost the favor of the Holy Grail, and that's what I'm interested in. ”

Seeing Qili's face change drastically, Archer found it more and more amused.

"You are confused, and then you struggle, so that you yourself are the truth after the king sees the fog. ”

Archer walked out of the room with a laugh full of joy, leaving Qili alone in a daze.

"I... Isn't it fully human? Is it because there's something missing here?"

PS: The exclusion of people is the setting of the Holy Grail of Fuyuki City, and the other Holy Grail pseudo-Holy Grails don't seem to have such restrictions. (This restriction is actually just a response to the words of Mushroom about whether fans Tsukihime and others will appear on the set of Fate, but since he said it, he will listen to it seriously.) ）