quiet

"Your words are similar to Caster's, it seems that he is not the only one who is deranged, Mo Huai is a self-aware human, how can it be a treasure."

"Hey, what do you say?"

Unlike Saber, 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 Gilgamesh, 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."

Gilgamesh smiled mockingly at Rider.

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

“…… Ah, that 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 Gilgamesh, 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."

Gilgamesh 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."

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

"--But Gilgamesh, let's have a drink anyway, and we'll leave the fight 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."

At this moment, Gilgamesh and Rider had made Saber unable to tell whether they were friend or foe, so she had to sit silently and watch the two of them. After a few moments, she finally spoke to Rider.

"King of Conquest, since you have acknowledged that the Holy Grail is someone else's property, do you still want 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 still 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...... Why do you challenge me for such a frivolous thing?"

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

"I said, even if we appear in the present world with magical powers, we are only heroic spirits 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, although the Heroic Spirit can speak, dress, eat, and drink like a human, its essence is only similar to that of a ghost.

"Why...... So you 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. ”

As if listening to Rider's words, Gilgamesh just drank silently the whole time. After careful observation, it can be found that she showed a strange expression that was different from the previous ones, and it may be a bit far-fetched to describe it as a smile, but compared with her usual mocking expression before, the smile at this time contained 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 banquet, couldn't find a way to interject in Gilgamesh's conversation with 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.

And Mo Huai didn't want to talk at all, he was like a fuse now, and a word might be able to turn the banquet into a battlefield.

Saber, who believes in incorruptibility, must follow his own will, and Gilgamesh and Rider are 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. Gilgamesh's words don't make sense at all, and Rider's wish can only be seen as the wish of a warrior. 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. ”

After Saber resolutely finished speaking, Gilgamesh and the conqueror king were stunned and did not speak, while Mo Huai only shook his head and did not say anything.

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.

Clear and straightforward, 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 to 'change fate'? that is, to turn history upside down?"

"Yes. No matter how difficult it may be, if you have the Almighty Holy Grail, you will be able to do it—"

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 England must have been a matter of your time, when you ruled?"

"Yes! So I can't forgive myself. ”

Saber's tone became more determined.

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

Unexpectedly, someone burst out laughing. It was a vulgar laughter that defied any understanding, and it came from the mouth of Gilgamesh, who 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 Gilgamesh.

“…… Gilgamesh, what's so funny. ”

Not minding Saber's anger, the royal sister Gilgamesh replied intermittently while laughing:

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

Rider frowned beside Gilgamesh, laughing, and looked at Saber with some displeasure.

"Wait—you wait for the Knight King first, do you want to deny the history you 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? The country for which I gave my life as a king was destroyed. I mourn, what's wrong?"

She was answered by another burst of laughter from Gilgamesh.

"Hey, did you hear me, Rider! the little girl who called herself the Knight King...... What do you say, 'dedicate yourself to the country'!"

Gilgamesh replied to Rider's deepening silence. This is for Saber. It's the same insult as being ridiculed. "I don't know what's funny. As a king, you should naturally stand up. Work for the prosperity of your country!"

"You're wrong."

Rider firmly and solemnly dismissed her words.

"It is not the king who gives himself, but 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, Gilgamesh, it's a big mistake for you 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 a king is not satisfied with the results of his governance, it only means that he is a dumb king, worse than a tyrant."

Unlike Gilgamesh, who constantly mocks Saber, Rider essentially denies her. Saber furrowed his eyebrows and retorted in a sharp tone:

"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. 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.