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The venue of the banquet was chosen to be beside the flower bed in the castle's courtyard.
Saber, Rider, Nero, and You arrived. Alisfell and Wilbur sat side by side, watching the developments on the field.
"Although the shape is very strange, this is a wine vessel unique to this country.”
Rider said proudly as he scooped a spoonful of wine with a bamboo spoon. Unfortunately, no one could point out his common sense mistake.
Rider finished the wine in one gulp and said,"
"I heard that only those who are qualified can obtain the Holy Grail.”Rider said in a serious tone.
“…………”
Saber took the spoon from Rider without hesitation and scooped a spoonful of wine. Nero also took a spoonful.
Their thin bodies always made people worry if they could really drink. However, judging from their drinking spree, they were not inferior to Rider at all.
After that, You also took the wine and drank a cup. Alright, his sense of existence had completely disappeared.。。
Rider praised happily.
"So, first of all, you want to compete with me to see who is stronger? Rider。”
Saber asked first.
" That's right. A real contest in the name of 'king'. However, this wouldn't be called the' Holy Grail War 'anymore. It would be better to call it the' Holy Grail Question'…In the end, who will become the King of the Holy Grail, the Knight King, the Conqueror King, the Lord of Rome, or the Demon King? It was the perfect question to ask the wine glass.”
"…The joke ends here, bastard.”
It was as if he was responding to Rider's words. A dazzling golden light flashed in front of everyone.
The sound and the light caused Saber and Alisfell to stiffen. You glanced at the person who appeared. It was Golden Sparkling.
"To think that you chose such a lousy place to hold a banquet. This is all you have. How are you going to apologize for making me come here?”
He turned around and saw Nero. Who is this bastard?"
Nero didn't show any weakness. "I am the King of Kings, the great first citizen, the descendant of the holy Julius, the master of the center of the world, the city of Rome, the artist who rivals the God of Music and the chariot driver who rivals the Sun God. I am the supreme ruler of the Roman Empire, the emperor of the empire, Nero Claudius Drusus Germanius!”The red-dressed girl arrogantly said her name and a string of titles that were so long that it made one dizzy.
"She is a heroic spirit summoned by Barth. Come, have a drink first.”
Rider smiled and handed the spoon full of wine to Sparkling Gold.
She thought that he would be angered by Rider's attitude, but she didn't expect him to simply take the spoon and drink the wine in one gulp.
Alice remembered the challenge Saber mentioned earlier.
The Golden Spirit, whose true identity was unknown, called himself 'King', so it was impossible for him to reject Rider's wine.
"What kind of bad wine is this? How can you use this kind of wine in a battle between heroes?”
Shimmering Gold said with disgust.
"Is that so? I bought it from the market here. It's not bad.”
"That's because you don't know anything about wine, you bastard.”
A void vortex appeared beside the golden shimmering man who scoffed. This was a sign of the strange phenomenon of summoning a Treasured Artifact. Wilbur and Alisfall felt a chill run down their spines.
But tonight, what appeared next to Golden Sparkle was not a weapon, but a series of wine sets inlaid with dazzling gems. The heavy golden bottle was filled with a clear, colorless liquid.
"Look, this is the 'King's Wine.”
"Oh, I'm so touched."
Rider didn't mind his tone at all. He happily poured the new wine into three glasses.
Saber was still quite wary of the unknown Golden Sparkle. She looked at the wine in the golden bottle hesitantly, but she still accepted the glass.
Nero took the glass and drank it.
" Oh, delicious!!"
Rider took a sip and immediately widened his eyes in praise. Even Saber was curious. Originally, this was not a competition to see who was more dignified, but a contest of wine.
When the wine flowed down his throat, Saber felt his head swell. This was indeed a good wine that she had never tasted before. It was strong and clean, fragrant and refreshing. The strong fragrance filled her nose and she felt like she was floating.
" That's great. This is definitely not made by humans. It must be made by gods," Rider praised.
"Indeed." You said," I'm afraid this is the best wine I've ever drunk. Unless it's the bejewelled nectar from Eastern mythology, I won't be able to find a better wine.”
" Yes, yes." Nero also praised," It's my first time to drink such delicious wine."”
Archer smiled leisurely as he watched the crowd praise him. He sat down and swirled the wine glass in his hand in satisfaction.
"Of course, whether it's wine or swords, I only have the best in my treasure vault. This is the king's taste.”
"Are you kidding me, Archer?”
Saber roared. The peace was broken by the tense atmosphere.
"I'm sick of hearing you brag about your wine stash. You don't look like a king, more like a clown.”
Shimmering Gold sneered as he looked at Saber.
"This is ridiculous. A guy who doesn't even know how to drink doesn't deserve to be king.”
"Alright, you two are so boring.”
Rider smiled wryly at Saber, who still wanted to say something. He then turned around and continued the conversation.
"Archer, the best of your wines can only be compared to the most precious cup. Unfortunately, the Holy Grail isn't used to hold wine. Now, we are going through a Holy Grail Q A to see if we have the qualifications to obtain the Holy Grail. First, you have to tell us why you want the Holy Grail. Archer, as a king, you should try to convince us that you are the only one who is qualified to obtain the Holy Grail.”
"I really can't stand you. First of all, we're going to 'fight' for the Holy Grail. Your question is a far cry from this premise.”
"Hmm?"
Golden Sparkle sighed helplessly when he saw Rider raise his eyebrows in surprise.
"That should have been mine. All the treasures in the world originated from my collection, but because of the passage of time, it has been lost from my treasury, but its owner is still me.”
"So you're saying you had the Grail? Do you know what it is?"
"No!"
Golden Sparkle flatly denied Rider's question.
"This is not something you can understand. The total amount of my wealth had even exceeded the scope of my knowledge. However, as long as it was a treasure, it would definitely belong to me. This was very clear. You actually want to snatch my treasure? You should know your limits.”
Saber was speechless.
"Nah, that might not be the case." You said," I knew there were a few things that you definitely didn't have in your treasure vault.”
"Oh." The golden shimmering looked at You and said,"You can't be talking about the secret treasures of those Eastern masters, right?"”
You looked at the golden shimmering sword and a sword appeared in her hand. She asked,"I'm afraid you don't have this one."”With black patterns and strange incantations, it was a demonic sword.
Golden Sparkle observed for a while and nodded."I don't have this sword. I've never even seen anything like it. No!”He suddenly denied it."Yes, I don't own that sword. It's in the hands of the giant Souter. Its name was Laevatein. (Also known as Lei Wo Ding, the Northern European World Destroying Demonic Sword).”
Rider asked," So, Golden Sparkle, does that mean that as long as you nod and agree, we can get the Holy Grail?”
"Of course, but I have no reason to reward rats like you.”
"Could it be that you can't bear to?"
"Of course not. I only reward my subjects and people.”
Golden Sparkle smiled mockingly at Rider.
"Or Rider, if you are willing to submit to me, I will give you one or two cups.”
"…Ah, that's impossible.”
Rider scratched his chin. He felt that the other party's offer was too high, so he turned his head away.
"But Archer, it doesn't really matter to you whether you have the Holy Grail or not. You aren't fighting for the Holy Grail to fulfill your wishes.”
"Of course. But I can't let go of the guy who stole my treasure. This is a matter of principle.”
"Which means-"
Rider finished his glass of wine.
"In other words, what do you mean? Is there a reason?"
"It's the laws."
The golden shimmering man immediately replied.
"The laws I set as king.”
"Yes."
Rider seemed to understand what he meant and sighed deeply.
"What a perfect king, able to carry out the laws he set. However, I still want the Holy Grail very much. My method is to snatch it if I want it, because I, Iskandar, am the Conqueror King.”
"Not necessarily. As long as you invade, I can punish you. There's no room for negotiation.”
"Then we can only meet on the battlefield.”
Golden Sparkling nodded at the same time as Rider with a serious expression.
"But, Archer, let's drink first. Let's put the battle for later.”
"Of course, unless you don't like the wine I brought.”
"Are you kidding me? How can I not drink the wine in front of me?”
At this moment, Saber couldn't tell if Sparkling Gold and Rider were friends or foes. She could only sit quietly and watch the two of them. A moment later, she finally spoke to Rider.
"Conquest King, since you have already admitted that the Holy Grail belongs to someone else, do you still want to use force to seize it?”
"Hm? Of course, my belief is 'conquer'... which is to' seize 'and' invade'.”
Saber suppressed his anger and asked,"
"Then why do you want the Holy Grail?”
Rider smiled sheepishly and took a sip of his wine."
"I want to become a human."
This was truly an unexpected answer. Even Wilbur shouted in a crazy tone after letting out an "ah".
"Oh, you! Do you still want to conquer this world?”
After forcing the Master to quiet down with a flick of his finger, Rider shrugged.
"Idiot, how can you conquer the world in this lifetime? Conquering was his dream, and he could only entrust this first step to the Holy Grail.”
"Bastard…you dare to challenge me for such a boring thing?”
Even Golden Sparkle was helpless, but Rider said with a serious expression,"
" I say, even if we appear in the real world with magic power, we're just Servants in the end. 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 reincarnate in this world and live on as a human.”
…………”
Thinking back, Wilbur had thought that it was Rider's quirk to not like to turn into a spirit body and insist on appearing in a physical form. Indeed, although Servants could speak, dress, eat, and so on like humans, they were essentially no different from ghosts.
"Why…do you want a physical body so much?”
" Because this is the foundation of 'conquer'.”
Iskandar stared at his clenched fists and murmured.
"To have a body, to march into the world, to carry out my conquest-that is the way of my king. But I don't have a body now, so this won't do. Without this, everything would not have started. I'm not afraid of anything. I just feel that I must have a physical body.”
Golden Sparkle seemed to be listening attentively to Rider's words. He had been drinking his wine silently from the beginning to the end. After careful observation, one could see that he was showing a strange expression that was different from before. It might be a little far-fetched to describe it as a smile, but compared to his usual mocking expression, the smile now contained a layer of viciousness.
"I've decided…Rider, I'll kill you myself.”
"Hehe, you're still saying such things now. You should prepare yourself as soon as possible. Not only the Holy Grail, but I also intend to rob your treasure vault. You were too careless to let the Conqueror King drink such fine wine.”
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