"Drinking together......"

Tosaka Tokitomi, who was sitting alone in the underground workshop, sighed again at Rider's strange behavior.

"Is it really okay to leave Archer alone?"

The Demon Dao communication machine brought Yan Feng Qili's slightly stiff words, and Shi Chen smiled bitterly:

"No way."

"Since it was a meeting of the kings, how could he ignore the questions that were directed at him?"

As long as they haven't figured out the true strength of the hero king Gilgamesh, that's fine. Luckily, tonight they were fighting at the wine table. As long as he does not draw his sword and go to war, Archer will not easily reveal the "king's treasure".

Being able to grasp the situation in the distant Einzbelen in his own workshop naturally owes to the report of the Assassin who was hiding there, and after the transfer of Qili, Shi Chen was able to understand it so clearly. After Rider destroyed the forest barrier, the Assassin also maintained his breath and successfully infiltrated the city.

The Holy Grail War has entered its fourth night, and Shi Chen has not yet set foot in the deep mountain town mansion.

Compared to the situation in the original story, the current Shichen has paid much less attention to the Holy Grail War.

He is more concerned about how to get his wife and daughter back.

If the Tosaka family loses the next generation, then even if he gets the Holy Grail, what's the point?

Besides, even Shi Chen didn't dare to say that he could capture the Holy Grail.

Whether it is the original plot or the present, Shi Chen's situation for some masters who have been temporarily hidden. He's pretty much done.

However, there is a pair of ministers who can't see through it, and that is Rider's conquest of Iskandar. With its Master Weber. Velvet.

These two men have not yet fought with the other Servants. Little was known about them. What's more serious is that because of Assassin's mistake, the fact that Yan Fengqili and Assassin are still alive is exposed.

That's why Qili takes special care of the Assassin not to get close to the Rider easily. However, even if you use the breath cutting skill, its effect is still limited. Don't look at Rider with a big grin, he's actually more sensitive than the other Servants. When eavesdropping on the conversation between the three of them, Qili also specifically instructed Assassin not to be discovered by Rider.

Shi Chen knew that he would not be able to recover his wife and daughter for a while, so for the time being, he should continue to focus on the Holy Grail War.

"That's right. Qili. The difference between Rider and Archer's combat power ...... What do you think? ”

"I think the point is whether Rider has a more powerful trump card than 'Shenwei Wheel'."

"Hmmm......"

Herein lies the problem. Compared to the other four Servants, only Rider was the most disturbing.

The Master who dominates the Berserker has expended a great deal of power. Caster's combat power is not strong at all, and there is no need to pay too much attention to it. These two groups of people are waiting for them to fend for themselves.

Gilgamesh will not lose to the wounded Saber (Saber has recovered information, they did not get). Lancer has lost his Phantasm. His original master also withdrew due to a serious injury.

In other words, there is no need to send Assassins to monitor the four groups of people except Rider.

Shi Chen actually has a way to do this, but if he really wants to do that...... But it made him hesitate.

Shi Chen's idea was that in order to obtain valuable information, he could now send the Assassin to test it.

Rider and his Master are having a feast unsuspecting, and it's a good opportunity to raid now. At this time, the important thing is not the victory, but the difference in combat strength between the enemy and the enemy. If it can be solved smoothly, Rider is naturally the best. Even if he can't, if you can push him into a corner and force him to use his strongest trick. That's enough, too.

For Shi Chen, Assassin is just one of the means used to capture the Holy Grail, and it is a tool that can be thrown away when it is used. This understanding is also fully reflected in his disciple Yan Feng Qili.

But...... The most important thing for Shi Chen now is not the Holy Grail War at all, but to let the Assassin find out the whereabouts of his wife and daughter, which is really the first thing.

If the Assassin really has an accident, who can he send to find his wife and daughter?

Shi Chen's hesitation is this, and it is such a moment of hesitation that makes the plot of this king's feast a little different from the original plot.

……

After Saber resolutely finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a long time.

The first to wonder in silence was Saber himself.

Even if her words are full of momentum, the other party is not a person who will bow his head easily. Even if it was unexpected, it was a very easy thing to understand.

Clearly, there is nothing strange about it, this is her way of kingship. Whether it's praise or rebuttal, someone should bring it up right away. But—no one spoke.

"—I say, Knight King, I can't be misheard."

Rider finally broke the silence, and for some reason, his face was full of doubt.

"You mean 'change your fate'? That is, to turn history upside down? ”

"Yes. No matter how difficult it may be to fulfill a wish, it will be fulfilled as long as you have the Almighty Holy Grail—"

Saber asserted proudly. By now, Saber finally knew why the atmosphere between the two of them was so strange - the scene suddenly froze.

"Ah, Saber? I'd like to confirm...... That destruction of Britain must have been a matter of your time, a time of your reign? ”

"Yes! So I can't forgive myself. ”

Saber's tone became more determined.

"So I'm very unwilling. Want to change that ending! That's why I ended up like that......"

Unexpectedly, someone burst out laughing. It was a vulgar laugh that defied any understanding, and this laughter. It came from the mouth of Archer, which radiated a golden glow.

Saber's face was filled with anger in the face of this great humiliation. Her most cherished thing was ridiculed by Archer.

“…… Archer, what's so funny. ”

Unminding Saber's anger, the Golden Heroic replied with a smile and intermittently:

"—Claiming to be a king—being praised by all the people—how can such a person be 'unwilling'? Ha! How can this not make people laugh? What a masterpiece! Saber, you're the best clown! ”

Beside Archer, who couldn't stop laughing, Rider also frowned. Some looked at Saber with some displeasure.

"Wait—you wait for the Knight King, do you want to deny the history you've created?"

Saber, who has never had any doubts about his ideals, will naturally not be asked by him at this moment.

"Exactly. Surprised? Isn't it ridiculous? As king. The country for which I gave my life was destroyed. I mourn, what's wrong? ”

She was answered by another burst of laughter from Archer.

"Hey, did you hear me, Rider! This little girl who calls herself the Knight King...... What do you say'Dedication to the country'! ”

Archer replied to Rider's deepening silence. For Saber, this is the same insult as being ridiculed.

"I don't know what's funny. As a king, he should naturally stand up. Work for the prosperity of your country! ”

"You're wrong."

Rider firmly and solemnly dismissed her words.

"It's not the king's dedication. It is the state and the people who give everything they have to the king. Make no mistake about that. ”

"What did you say—"

Saber couldn't hold back her anger any longer, and she shouted.

"—Isn't that a tyrant! Rider, Archer, you are making a big mistake to be the king! ”

"Definitely. But we're not just tyrants, we're heroes. ”

Rider replied calmly, not even moving an eyebrow.

"So Saber, if the king is not satisfied with the results of his governance, it only means that he is a faint king. Worse than a tyrant. ”

Unlike Archer, who constantly mocks Saber, Rider denies her fundamentally. Saber furrowed her eyebrows. In a sharp tone, he retorted:

"Iskander, you...... Isn't there really any resentment that the empire you created was eventually split into four parts? Don't you want to do it all over again and save the country? ”

"I don't want to."

The King of Conquest replied immediately, his chest held high, and he looked directly into the stern gaze of the Knight King.

"If my decision, and that of my courtiers, leads to such an outcome, then destruction is inevitable. I will mourn and I will shed tears, but I will not regret it. ”

"How could it be ......?"

"Not to mention an attempt to turn history upside down! This stupidity is an insult to all the human beings of the era I have constructed! ”

In response to Rider's proud words, Saber denied:

"You say this only based on the glory of the warrior. The people don't think so, what they need is salvation. ”

"You mean they want the king's salvation?"

Rider shrugged his shoulders and laughed.

"I don't understand! Does this stuff make any sense? ”

"This is the duty of a king!"

This time it was Saber's turn to speak proudly:

"The right rule, the right order, that's what all subjects expect."

"Are you the 'right' slave then?"

"If you want to say that, you can do that. Only by dedicating oneself to one's ideals is worthy of being a king. ”

Without a hint of doubt, the young Knight King nodded.

"Through the king, people are able to understand law and order. The king should not embody something that will disappear with the death of the king, but something more honorable. ”

Looking at Saber, who was still resolute, Rider on the side shook his head as if he was pitying her.

"It's not a path of survival that people would choose."

"Yes. If you are born as a king, you can't expect to live the life of ordinary people. ”

In order to be the perfect monarch, in order to be the embodiment of ideals. She is willing to give up her body and throw away her personal feelings. The life of a young girl named Artoria changed forever the moment she pulled the sword out of the rock. Since then, she has become synonymous with undefeated legends, hymns, and dreams.

There has been pain. There have been troubles, but there is the glory of victory in them. Her unchanging belief still supports her sword-holding arm.

"King of Conquest, a man like you who cares only about yourself will not understand my faith. You're just a bully who gets carried away by lust! ”

Saber shouted. Rider's eyes immediately widened as he was scolded.

"A king without desire is better than a vase."

Rider's shouts of rage, combined with his massive size, made him even more terrifying.

"Saber, you just said 'dedicate yourself to your ideals.'" Indeed, you used to be an incorruptible saint. Holy to the point that no one can match. But who wants to expect to be martyred for their ideals? Who would think day and night about the so-called saints, who can only comfort the people, but cannot guide the people. Only to show desire, to praise the ultimate glory. Only then can we lead the country and the people to the right path. ”

After drinking the wine in the cup, the conqueror king corrected.

"To be a king is to have stronger desires than anyone else, to be more bold than anyone else. More irritable than anyone else. He should be a one that contains clarity and turbidity. A human being more real than anyone else. Only in this way can the courtiers be impressed by the king, and the people will have such a longing in their hearts, 'If only I were the king'! ”

"Such governance...... So where is the justice? ”

"Nope. There is no such thing as justice in the way of kings, so there is no remorse. ”

“……”

He asserted it too harshly, and Saber was furious.

Both take making the people happy as the basic criterion, but the two have very different ideas.

On one side is praying for peace.

On the one hand, there is hope for prosperity.

The king who suppressed the troubled times and the king who was involved in the war, naturally the two could not have the same philosophy.

Rider smiled and spoke heartily.

"O king who bears the name of a knight; Your justice and ideals may have saved the country and the people for a while. That's why your name has been sung to this day. But what happened to those who were saved? You don't know it. ”

"You say—what?"

Bloodstained Hill of the Sunset.

The sight revived Saber's mind again.

"You have been trying to 'save' your subjects, but you have never 'guided' them. They don't know what the 'king's desire' is. Thou hast left behind your lost subjects, and thou hast left behind a sacred gesture to revel in thy own petty ideals.

So you're not a good king. You just want to be a 'king' for the sake of the people, a little girl who cocoons herself in order to be that kind of idol. ”

"I ......"

There are many words that I want to refute, but every time I open my mouth, the scene I once witnessed in Cam Ranh Bay comes to mind.

Corpses were strewn all over the field, and rivers of blood flowed like rivers. There lay her courtiers, her friends, and her relatives.

She had learned of the prophecy the moment she drew her sword from the rock. She knew it meant ruin, and she had already come to her senses.

But, why......

She was so surprised when she saw this tragedy with her own eyes, and she felt that there was nothing she could do but pray.

There are also magicians who predict that it is almost impossible to subvert it. But she still thought if a miracle could happen......

A dangerous thought took over Saber's mind.

If you don't protect Britain as a savior. but the words that ravaged Britain as an overlord -

Troubled times will only become more chaotic because of the scourge of war. First of all, this is not the path of kingship she pursues. And no matter what angle she stands, she named Artoria will not choose this option.

But if he did do that, which would be more tragic than the Battle of the Sword Fence......

“？”

Suddenly, Saber felt the chill come to her, and it brought her back to reality from her thoughts.

That was Archer's sight.

The Golden Servant had left Saber in the hands of Rider from the very beginning. I sat on the side and drank leisurely. His crimson eyes. I don't know when I looked at her carefully.

He did not speak, and it was not clear from his gaze that he had any intentions, but there was a lewd smell in his gaze, like a snake crawling on its body, which made people feel humiliated and unhappy.

“…… Archer, why are you looking at me? ”

"Ah, I'm just appreciating your distressed expression."

Archer's smile was unexpectedly gentle, but terrifying.

"I like the expression of a virgin who is scattering flowers on the couch."

"You ......"

For Saber, this is an unforgivable fool. Without hesitation, she smashed the cup to the ground, her face filled with uncontrollable anger.

But what made the two of them change their faces in the next second was not her anger.

A moment later, Alice Phil and Webb also noticed something strange in the air around them. Although it is not visible, you can feel a very heavy abnormality on your skin.

Strange gray creatures emerge from the moonlit atrium. One after the other, cute faces appeared in the atrium like flowers blooming.

And then there were two people.

Caster and his Master?

Everyone thought so at the same time. (To be continued......)