The wine glasses were staggered, and the three kings of different time and space were drinking happily.

Only the cold Liu Ling sat at the wine table and quietly listened to the verbal exchange between the three heroic spirits, not moving.

"Archer, while I admit that your wine is the best of the best, and indeed it can only be matched by the cup of the most precious of the treasures—alas, the Holy Grail is not for wine."

Under the gaze of Archer's scarlet pupils, Saber's holy green pupils exchanged words without fear.

"Now we're having a drinking question and answer to see if we are qualified to get the Holy Grail, so as the king, find a way to convince us what qualifications you have to get the Holy Grail."

"Hmph, it's funny, it's ridiculous, I can't stand you, Saber."

"You're saying we're going to 'fight' for the Holy Grail? This statement, this premise, is far from what I thought. ”

Archer smiled habitually sarcastically, sneering at Saber.

"Huh?"

Seeing Saber and Rider raise their eyebrows in surprise at the same time, Archer sighed helplessly and said an extremely shocking news.

"The Holy Grail...... Originally, it was supposed to be my possession, and all the treasures in this world came from my collection, but after a long time, although it was lost from my treasury, its owner was still me. ”

"What!!"

"So you're saying that you once had the Holy Grail? Do you know what it is? ”

Saber and Rider were really taken aback by what Archer said, but Liu Ling, who was sitting opposite Archer, had an unexpectedly mediocre reaction, which made Archer look at Liu Ling twice.

"No, it's not that simple."

Archer lightly dismissed the questioning of the two heroic spirits, Rider and Saber, and said.

"This is not something that you ignorant people can understand, the total amount of my king's property is even beyond my own knowledge, but as long as it is a 'treasure', then it must belong to me, it is clear."

"You rats actually want to take my treasure by fighting, it's a little self-aware."

Saber, who had thought he would know what the Holy Grail itself was, was speechless after hearing this.

"Archer, what you said seems to me to be similar to that Eighth Party Heroic Spirit, and it seems that he is not the only deranged servant."

"Hey, what do you say?"

Unlike Saber, Rider muttered as if in response.

At some point, Rider picked up the bottle and poured the first glass of wine into the glass without hesitation.

"Speaking of which, Archer, I think I probably know your real name, after all, there should be only one person in history who is more arrogant than my Iskandar."

Rider's topic succeeds in attracting everyone's attention, but when Alice Phil and Webb try to listen intently to the final answer, Rider mischievously changes the subject.

"Archer, if the Holy Grail is yours, then that means that as long as you nod your head and agree, then we can get the Holy Grail and fulfill our wishes?"

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

"Can't you give up the Holy Grail?"

"Of course not, my treasure, I give only to my subjects and people, and you are clearly not one of the two."

Archer smiled mockingly at Rider.

"Of course, rider, if you're willing to commit yourself to me now, then a mere cup or two isn't nothing, and I'll give you a few hundred."

“...... Ah, this is the only one that this king can't do. ”

Rider scratched his chin, as if sensing that the other party's conditions were too high, so he simply turned his head and stopped discussing the ownership of the Holy Grail.

"But, Archer, it doesn't matter if you have a Holy Grail or not, you shouldn't be fighting for the Holy Grail to fulfill any wishes, right?"

Listening to the two kings bragging to each other, Liu Ling couldn't help but interject.

“...... Of course, although I don't have much desire for the Holy Grail, I can't let go of the guy who took my treasure, it's a matter of principle. ”

As if he didn't expect Liu Ling to interject, Archer was stunned for a moment before continuing.

"That means—"

Rider drained the glass of wine.

"Archer, you want to fight for the Holy Grail, not for the Holy Grail itself, but for some other reason?"

"Yes, that's the law."

Archer replied without thinking.

"As a king, then make the laws that apply to the people, and the people must obey my laws, this is my king's way!"

"Hmm."

Rider seemed to understand Archer's words, and after a deep sigh, he couldn't help but admire.

"What a perfect king, able to carry out the laws he has set, but ah, I still want the Holy Grail very much, and my approach is to grab it if I want it, because Iskander is the king of conquest."

"Not necessarily, as long as you come to commit it, I can give you sanctions, which is not negotiable."

"Looks like we'll only see each other on the battlefield."

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

"—but Archer, we'll try your bar first, and we'll leave the fierce battle for later."

"Of course, unless you don't like the wine I brought."

"Hahahaha, what are you kidding, the wine is current, how can I be willing not to drink it."

At this moment, Archer and Rider had made Saber unable to distinguish between friend and foe, so she had to sit silently on the side like Liu Ling, watching the two heroic spirits who were like real kings drinking and discussing life.

After Rider and Archer had two glasses of wine and were almost silent, Saber finally spoke to Rider.

"Rider, since you have recognized that the Holy Grail is someone else's property, do you still want to use force to take it?"

"—huh? This is not a matter of course, my belief is 'conquest'...... That is, 'seizure' and 'invasion'. ”

"'Seizure' and ...... 'invasion'?!"

Hearing Rider unconsciously say the most unforgivable words he had ever said before, the anger in Saber's heart suddenly burned.

Saber desperately suppressed the anger in his heart. Then he asked, "Then why do you want to get the Holy Grail?" ”

Hearing this, Rider actually smiled a little embarrassedly.

He took a sip of Archer's wine, thought for a moment, and replied, "I...... I want to be human again, a living human being! ”

It was a surprising answer, and even Webb let out an "ah" and shouted in an almost frantic tone, "Oh, rider! Do you still want to conquer this world as you did before, and make it your territory...... Wow! ”

After using a little strength to flick his fingers to force his master to be quiet, Rider couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and said.

"Stupid, I don't want to rely on anything else to conquer the world? Conquest is indeed my own dream, but I am only entrusting this first step to the realization of the Holy Grail. ”

"Hybrid...... You're challenging me for something like this? ”

Archer asked a little helplessly, but Rider said with a serious face: "Of course, I said, even if we appear in the present world with magic power, we are only servants in the end, aren't we?" ”

"We weren't supposed to be in this world right now...... It's a little ridiculous, but are you really satisfied? ”

Without waiting for Archer to interject, Rider continued.

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

“......”

For a moment, both Saber and Archer were silent.

Only Liu Ling looked at the rider in some surprise, as if he didn't expect that the purpose of this rugged man wanting the Holy Grail was to obtain it.

"Why...... So what do you want? There will be a day when you will die, but if you become a heroic spirit, you can maintain your own existence. ”

Liu Ling asked with a little interest.

As a person who has died once, Liu Ling can understand Rider's thoughts in a sense......

"That's because that's the basis of 'conquest.'"

Iskandar muttered as he stared at his clenched fists.

"Have a body, go to heaven and earth, and carry out my endless conquests—that is the way of my king."

"But now I don't have a derived body, this is not possible, no, my conquest cannot begin. I'm not afraid of anything, I just feel that I have to have. ”

As if listening carefully to Rider's words, Archer just drank silently the whole time.

After careful observation, it can be seen that Archer showed a strange expression that was different from the previous one, and it may be a bit far-fetched to describe it as a smile, but compared to his usual sneering expression before, the smile at this time contained a layer of cruelty.

As if sensing that what Rider said violated the rules he had made, Archer's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent, but he was immediately restrained.

Therefore, in addition to Liu Ling and Saber faintly aware of this murderous aura, the rider of the party concerned also had no idea how he annoyed arnetbsp; (To be continued)