Chapter 5: Competition

"I don't know"

"You don't know?"

"Of course this king doesn't know, why should he know?"

looked mockingly at the stunned crowd, and the moving gaze was a clear downward gaze. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"I said it earlier, right? The things that this king has are grandiose and impossible for you to surpass even your imagination, and the Holy Grail is only a collection of this king—that's just the thing, you see, this king's wealth has long surpassed everything, and as long as it is a treasure in the world, it is all from my treasury, so how can it be that all those endless things have been appreciated by this king?"

It's obviously showing off his wealth, but it's a natural tone.

'If I can count my treasures, that's a joke!'

Even the tone is so depressing.

“・・・”

But it's the truth, right?

Although I don't really know what the Holy Grail is, and I haven't participated in King Arthur's Holy Grail expedition, if it is in the form of a physical body, then there is no mistake that the Archer's treasure trove contains the prototype form of the world's first cup of Noble Phantasm.

In the realm of magic, as the oldest treasure, it is indeed enough to represent all the 'cups' that follow.

"Oh, that is, that's what you threw away?"

"Nature"

"What else do you want him to do?

Leaning over, Rider smiled.

"How's that, Jinguang, do you accept my proposal?"

Rod also turned his head and looked at the king who had let out his bold words.

"Of course, but that is only possible if you bow down to me, and if it is a courtier, it is only natural for the king to reward one or two treasures while he is happy.

The tone of sneering, even the interest in joking is lacking.

"Alas, that would be a pity"

And Rider was not disappointed, and Rod also took it for granted.

"Indeed, if even the famous conquering king would submit to it, then it would be a joke."

"Hah, do you get it?"

"Of course"

Or is it strange that you can't understand it?

"So, since you won't give up, I'm going to rob it?"

This is definitely not a polite inquiry, but a naked declaration of war.

Tilting the glass, from behind the vermilion wine, the wild gaze soaked in this bright color, pierced straight to the golden king opposite.

"Hey, hey..."

It was too blunt, but I wasn't too surprised to recall the dangerous remarks I heard yesterday when I met the king in front of the game store.

"It's not okay to ignore my existence like this..."

And on the other hand, Rod doesn't really intend to just be here and watch, as a foil.

"Rider, if you want to snatch it, be careful, I'm not a stepping stone for you to get the Holy Grail"

"Hmph"

Not to be outdone, they glared at each other, and then laughed together three seconds later.

"What a bold statement, Knight!"

"Hmph, aren't the two crumbs the same?"

"So, how about a toast for all this arrogance? Jinguang, are we welcome to visit your treasury?"

"If you are not afraid of death, just come, if you have the courage to match your ambition"

The third glass of wine, drink.

Except for a few dishes that Rider had tasted, the food on the table remained the same.

However, even if it was food, no one really paid attention to it, and even Webber, who had been hooked by the aroma, tried his best to straighten his back, and then pricked up his ears to listen to the bizarre conversation over there.

"Of course, then, ah, yes, it may not make sense to talk about it now, but knight, I still have to ask you."

"What?"

Turn your head away.

"Holy Grail, there's no doubt that the golden light over there can't be good, but how about giving me the Holy Grail?"

"That's not going to work, rider. ”

"Oh? What's that, pretty great reason?"

"Almost, but before that, rider, it's quite rude to want someone to give up the fight, right?"

Gently clasping the tabletop, Rhodes narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Ha, that's right, but don't mind talking about it, your wish or something, if it's simple and can be realized, you don't have to bother the Holy Grail, right?

By all means, Rider wants to avoid unwise battles, not to show weakness, but to be in order.

For Rider, the golden king on the opposite side probably already knows the clear identity, and against an enemy of such strength, it is necessary to exert every trace of combat power to the extreme, if you have to compete with Knight in between, it is too dangerous.

"That's certainly something that's impossible except for the Holy Grail"

He shrugged his shoulders self-deprecatingly, and the corners of his mouth twitched with irony.

Unaccustomed to the tightness of the neckline, Rod stretched out his right hand and tugged, allowing the airflow to flow into the tight collar. And then he simply said what he wanted.

"It's just about making myself stronger and changing the world..."

"Stronger, change?"

"Yes, become stronger, change"

"Why, Knight, don't you think you're strong enough?"

Rider and Archer looked at it together.

"Of course it's not enough, if it's to make my wish come true, there is no doubt that I should be stronger, so strong that I can't get to the point where I can't get there."

"How strong is that?"

"Strong enough to fight the world alone, strong enough to make everyone get false happiness, at the very least, to achieve evil retribution"

resolutely said his wish, and the eyes were indeed the surprised and mocking smiles of the two kings.

"Hey, kidding, knight, are you serious about this wish?"

Frowning his brow, his rock-rugged face flushed with seriousness, and his fist crunched against his temples, Rider paused, then asked again.

"Let's not talk about how arrogant you are in this wish, and if you don't want to say anything else, I thought you were going to fulfill your wish for your king..."

“・・・”

Don't answer.

"So, why is there such a desire?"

This time, it was Gilgamesh who asked the question.

"This isn't the folly of your average crumb, knight."

Reminiscent of the fiery blood of the murderer he killed not long ago, Ryunosuke Yusheng, Archer's eyes allow people to see 'sin' and 'pleasure'.

Rod didn't like such eyes.

"There is no reason, just a simple wish: everyone will be happy. Wouldn't it be nice to create a world where crimes would be punished as they deserved? Then, in order to prevent this world from getting out of bounds, then an inspector is needed..."

"Suppose, then, if this world does succeed in appearing, I ask you, on what basis does it judge people's sins?"

"My Will"

"Vexatious!!"

Rider was rarely angry.

"After all, what you want, knight, is to let yourself rule the world... no, even more, do you want to control the 'thoughts' of everyone in the world?

He glared, but Rhodes was undaunted.

"It's really making people laugh if you understand it that way, and I just want to make the world a better place."

He glared back.

"What arrogance, Rodritte, can you honestly say that you have a good dream of making rules by your own will?"

"Of course, if you don't even have confidence, then it's really sad."

Slowly poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all, seriously, meticulously.

"Well, is such a stupid wish a grand wish? is it comparable to your wish?

It's just a forced question.

Rider gasped heavily, his face slightly red.

It's really unpleasant, such a naïve idea, even if you are known for your reckless actions, you can't let it go with a smile.

"No, knight, you don't call this a wish, but you simply want to destroy humanity, it's impossible for humanity not to make mistakes, if your wish will really come true, then when that wish is fulfilled, it will be time for humanity to perish."

"yes, but so what?"

Without hesitation.

"So what?knight, you're telling people you're going to be a god!!"