Saber was still quite wary of the unknown Archer, and she looked at the wine in the golden bottle with some hesitation, but took the glass that was handed her.

"Oh, delicious!!"

Rider took a sip and immediately widened his eyes in praise. Even Saber was piqued with curiosity. Originally, this was not a competition to see who was more decent, but a competition with wine.

As the wine flowed into her throat, Saber felt a strong swelling sensation in her head. This is indeed a good wine she has never tasted, strong and pure, mellow and refreshing, with a strong fragrance filling the nasal cavity, and the whole person has a sense of drift.

"Great, this is definitely not a human wine, it is a god who drank it."

Looking at Rider who did not hesitate to praise him, Archer smiled leisurely. At some point, he sat down and shook the glass in his hand contentedly.

"Of course, whether it's wine or sword, I have only the best in my treasure trove—that's the king's taste."

"What a kid, Archer."

Saber yelled. The calm began to be shattered by a tense atmosphere.

"I'm annoyed to hear you boast about the wine, you don't look like a king, but like a clown."

Archer scoffed at Saber, who smelled of gunpowder.

"It's not like words, a guy who doesn't even understand wine is not worthy of being a king."

"Alright, you two are boring."

Rider smiled wryly and gestured to Saber, who was still about to say something, then turned his head to continue the previous conversation.

“Archer。 Indeed, the best of your wine can only be matched by the cup of the greatest treasure—but alas, the Holy Grail is not for wine. Now we're going to have a Grail Q&A to see if each other qualifies for the Holy Grail, and first you have to tell us why you want the Holy Grail. Archer。 As a king, find a way to convince us that you are worthy of the Holy Grail. ”

"I can't stand you. First of all, we are going to 'fight' for the Holy Grail, and your question is far from that premise. ”

"Huh?"

Seeing Rider raise an eyebrow in surprise, Archer sighed helplessly.

"It was supposed to be my possession. All the treasures in the world originated from my collection, but because it was a long time later, it was lost from my treasury, but its owner is still me. ”

"Then you just say. Have you ever owned the Holy Grail? Do you know what it is? ”

"Nope."

Archer faintly dismissed Rider's question.

"It's not something you can understand. The total amount of my possessions is even beyond my own knowledge, but as long as it is a 'treasure', then it must belong to me. This is clear. It's a little self-aware that you want to take my treasure by force. ”

Now it was Saber's turn to be speechless.

"Your words are similar to Caster's, and it seems that he's not the only deranged Servant."

"Hey, what do you say?"

And Saber is different. Rider muttered as if in response. At some point, he picked up the bottle and poured it into the glass without mind.

Speaking of which. I think I still know your real name. There should be only one man who is more proud than Iskander. ”

Alice Fell and Webb immediately listened intently, but Rider changed the subject.

"So Archer, so as long as you nod yes, then we can get the Holy Grail?"

"Of course, but I have no reason to reward rats like you."

"Can't you be reluctant?"

"Of course not, I only reward my subjects and people."

Archer smiled mockingly at Rider.

"Or Rider, if you're willing to surrender to me, then I'll give you a cup or two."

“…… Yes. It can't be done. ”

Rider scratched his chin, as if sensing that the other party's conditions were too high. So he simply turned his head.

"But Archer, it doesn't matter if you have a Holy Grail or not, you don't want to compete for the Holy Grail to fulfill any wishes."

"Of course. But I can't spare the guy who took my treasure, it's a matter of principle. ”

"That is—"

Rider drained the glass of wine.

What does that mean? Is there any reason for this? ”

"It's the law."

Archer replied immediately.

"The laws which I have made as king."

"Hmm."

Rider seemed to understand his words and sighed deeply.

"What a perfect king, able to carry out the laws he has set. But ah, I still want the Holy Grail, and I just grab it if I want it, because I'm the king of conquest. ”

"Not necessarily. As long as you come to commit it, I can sanction it, and there is no room for negotiation. ”

"Then we'll only see you on the battlefield."

Archer nodded at the same time as Rider with a serious expression.

"--But Archer, let's have a drink anyway, and let's wait until later."

"Unless, of course, you don't like the wine I brought with you at all."

"What are you kidding, how can I be reluctant not to drink the wine."

……

"Hey, what's going on here today? The enchantment seems to be gone. Ryunosuke was surprised.

Li Amen laughed and said, "This is a technique forcibly destroyed by Rider, and if it is not repaired, this enchantment will basically be scrapped." That way, we enter like this now, and no one will find out. In terms of time, we are already late. Their feast should have already begun. ”

Ryunosuke said anxiously: "It's already started?" Then God-sama, let's hurry. ”

Li Amen nodded and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

But. As he walked, he was thinking about another issue.

Wait a minute, in what capacity should he go to meet others?

Originally, he thought that he and Ryunosuke would swap roles like before, so that he could pretend to be a master.

But. As he got closer to his destination, Li Amen rose with pride.

That's right, those three kings are currently able to sit together and drink and chat, with that kind of power, as a person who wants to become a god, he can't be petty.

It is naturally impossible to tell the truth. But it's also possible to play in another capacity.

"Yes. As the eighth class heroic spirit summoned by Caster in violation of regulations, he appeared as a unique identity of a heroic spirit from another world, and he was also a false god. If one of the kings appears, the banquet of the three kings will really have a place for themselves. "Come into this world." Face these legendary heroes. If I hadn't officially attended this banquet, even I would have regretted it. And so it was decided. ”

Tell Ryunosuke about his changed plan, so Ryunosuke couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The appearance of the eighth Heroic Spirit, and the fact that there is no Master at all, must disturb the minds of those people and make their plans more advantageous.

……

At this moment, Archer and Rider had made Saber unable to distinguish between friend and foe, so she had to sit silently and watch the two of them. A moment later. She finally spoke to Rider.

"King of Conquest, since you have acknowledged that the Holy Grail is someone else's property. Are you going to take it by force? ”

"-Huh? Of course, my belief is 'conquest'...... That is, 'seizure' and 'invasion'. ”

Saber suppressed the anger in his heart and asked:

"Then why do you want to get the Holy Grail?"

Rider actually smiled a little embarrassedly, and he took a sip of wine and replied:

"I want to be human."

It was a surprising answer, and even Webb shouted "ah" in an almost frantic tone.

"Oh oh, you! Do you want to conquer the world - wow! ”

After flicking his fingers to force the Master to quiet down, Rider shrugged.

"Stupid, how can you conquer the world in this life? Conquest is your own dream, and you can only entrust this first step to the Holy Grail to achieve it. ”

"Hybrid...... Challenging me for such a boring thing? ”

Even Archer was helpless, but Rider said with a serious face:

"I mean, even if we appear in the present world with magical powers, we are only servants in the end, and we don't exist in this world in the first place - although it feels a little ridiculous, are you really satisfied?"

"I'm not satisfied. I want to be reborn in this world and live as a human being. ”

“……”

To recall - Webb originally thought that disliking spirits and insisting on being physically present was Rider's quirk. Indeed, while the Servant can speak, dress, eat, and so on like a human, it is no more than a ghost in nature.

"Why...... So want the flesh? ”

"Because that's the basis of 'conquest.'"

Iskandar muttered as he stared at his clenched fists.

"Have a body, march to heaven and earth, and carry out my conquest - that is the way of my king. But now I don't have a body, it's not going to work. Nothing can begin without this. I wasn't afraid of anything, I just felt that I had to have the flesh. ”

Archer seemed to be listening to Rider's words, and just drank silently the whole time. After careful observation, it can be found that he showed a strange expression at this time, which may be a bit far-fetched to describe it as a smile, but compared with his usual laughing expression before, the smile at this time contains a layer of cruelty.

"It's decided—Rider, I'll kill you with my own hands."

"Hehe, I'm still saying that. You should also come to your senses as soon as possible, not only the Holy Grail, but I also plan to loot your treasure trove. You are so careless that the King of Conquest drank such good wine. ”

Rider laughed wildly. But at this time, there was another person, although he participated in the banquet, he still did not show a smile.

Saber, who attended the party, never found room to interject in the conversation between Archer and Rider. The way of kingship that these two men talked about was so far from what she believed in that she couldn't talk to them at all.

Just follow your own will-

This is not what the king should think. Saber, who believes in incorruptibility, sees Archer and Rider as nothing more than tyrants.

No matter how strong the other party is, Saber is burning with unyielding fighting spirit in his heart.

Only these two are opponents who can't lose. The Holy Grail must not be given to them. Archer's words don't make sense at all, and Rider's wish can only be seen as a warrior's wish. And that was only the beginning of all human desires. Compared to their wishes, Saber's wishes cannot but be said to be more noble than theirs.

"-Hey, I said Saber, tell me your wishes too."

Rider finally turned to Saber. At any time, the desire in her heart has never wavered.

My way of king is my pride. Still raising his head, the Knight King looked directly at the two Heroic Spirits.

"I want to save my hometown. I want to change the fate of Britain's demise. (To be continued......)