The rider used a strange ladle to scoop up a ladle of wine from the bucket.
"Come on! The king's banquet has officially begun!"
"etc."
Gilgamesh twitched his nose and sniffed, with a look of disgust on his face: "What's this? Can this kind of bad wine be used at the king's banquet?"
"Um……"
Iskandar scratched his messy hair in distress: "This is the best wine I can buy in Fuyuki City."
"Hmph! It seems you don't know what real wine is."
Gilgamesh opened the king's treasury and took out a bottle of fine wine contained in a golden wine vessel.
“Let’s taste it and see.”
Gilgamesh took out three more golden wine glasses from the treasure house and threw them to Iskandar: "This is the wine truly suitable for a king."
With the corner of his eye, he glanced at Assassin, who was standing beside him with his arms folded, and Gilgamesh curled his lips in disdain.
"Mouse over there, I will not prepare a wine glass for a mere assassin. If you want to listen to the king's teachings, just bring your own drinking vessel. I grant you permission to enjoy the wine."
Lu Xiao shrugged nonchalantly: "No need, wine will corrode people's will, so let's leave the wine to the three kings to taste."
"Bastard."
Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows slightly displeased: "A rat who only dares to hide in the sewer actually dares to refuse the king's gift."
Lu Xiao twitched his lips: "Ha~ I just accepted Rider's invitation to come and watch the three people's debate. You can completely pretend that I don't exist."
"Wait, assassin, there's Glitter."
Iskandar came forward to smooth things over for the two of them: "Don't let some conflicts dampen the fun of the banquet. Any differences can be resolved after the banquet is over."
"snort!"
Gilgamesh no longer paid attention to Lu Xiao, and the host of the banquet, Iskandar, poured scarlet wine into the glasses of the three of them.
At this time, Lu Xiao's focus was not on the three kings. His eagle eye vision, which had been turned on, could intuitively capture a certain heroic spirit hiding in a spiritual form in the distance of the garden.
'Berserker? He didn't go crazy when he saw King Arthur, could it be...'
…
At the Tosaka Residence, Tokiomi was watching the entire process of the king's banquet through Berserker's perspective. Standing beside him, Kirei's right hand had only the last stroke of the command spell left.
The first stroke was used to recall berserker on the first day, and the second stroke was used just now, using the command spell to command berserker to temporarily remain calm and restrained during the surveillance process.
Even if he is forcibly restrained by a command spell, Berserker's hidden state will not be maintained for too long. Once the effect of the command spell disappears, he will still attack Lancer crazily.
After a period of contact, Kotomine Kirei has used the magic circuit connecting the heroic spirit and the master to understand the reason for Lancelot's regret in the dream, and also knows why he goes crazy every time he sees Lancer, but Kirei
Rei did not tell his teacher Tokiomi about Lancer's true identity.
The tragic story in Lancelot's dream could make ordinary people depressed for a long time, but in Kirei's eyes, it was like agar-agar dew. He even began to look forward to seeing more of Lancelot's pain and suffering in his dreams every night.
struggle.
This time Tokiomi asked him to send Lancelot to Einzbern Castle for surveillance. Kirei, who had always adhered to rationalism, gave up his usual formal principles for the first time and without hesitation ordered Lancelot to ambush with a command spell.
Watch the changes outside the castle.
He can't wait to see Lancelot and Lancer reunite. The collision between the two should give birth to many elements that make him "pleasant".
'Pleasurable...?'
Unconsciously, the corners of Kirei's mouth raised slightly. He seemed to be beginning to gradually understand the concept of pleasure mentioned by the King of Heroes, and the nature of human beings to pursue pleasure.
"Kirei."
Tokiomi Tosaka frowned and glanced at the three kings who were getting along with each other in a peaceful state. He paid more attention to Assassin who seemed to have no presence at the side.
"If you use the last command spell to order Lancelot to attack Assassin with all his strength, are you sure you can get rid of him?"
Kotomine Kirei retracted the slightly raised corners of his mouth and shook his head sternly: "I'm not sure. All Assassin has exposed now is his good basic panel attributes and the Noble Phantasm he possesses, the Sword of Damocles."
"According to the information provided by the church, Assassin has dragon attributes. Lancelot's Noble Phantasm, Lake Light, has a legend of defeating dragons, so it should have some restraint effect on him."
"In addition, Lancelot possesses the anti-personnel Noble Phantasm that prevents knights from dying with bare hands and has endless martial arts skills. He may be able to suppress the causal attack of the Sword of Damocles to a certain extent."
"But this is only a judgment based on the existing information on Assassin. We cannot be sure whether Assassin has more Noble Phantasms and inherent skills."
Kirei looked at the Conqueror who was enjoying his wine leisurely: "Based on the previous battle between Assassin and Rider, and the ability he showed when he destroyed the Matou family, Assassin at least has an inherent skill or Noble Phantasm that can summon thunder and lightning."
Berserker, whose magic power is provided by Kotomine Kirei, has very terrifying attributes. Strength, durability and agility are all A, and magic power and luck are B.
When unlocking the Lake Light without Regrets, Lancelot will seal all other Noble Phantasms, but instead, all of his basic attributes will increase by a small level, reaching a+ and b+.
In terms of pure attributes, even Gilgamesh cannot compare with Lancelot. However, the victory or defeat between heroic spirits is not determined solely by attributes. The Noble Phantasm is the trump card that determines the final outcome.
Tokiomi was temporarily undecided.
Previously, in order to prevent Gilgamesh from exposing more of his trump cards, he used a command spell to recall the King of Heroes, leaving him with one less trump card in his hand.
If he could successfully kill Assassin and obtain the church's reward, he would be sure to use two strokes of the Command Seal to drive Gilgamesh to victory, leaving the last stroke for the King of Heroes to kill himself.
As long as he could win the final victory in the Holy Grail War, Tokiomi Tosaka would not hesitate to break up with the King of Heroes for it.
Whether Lancelot can defeat the Assassin is still unknown. Gilgamesh will most likely not help Berserker during the banquet unless he uses a command spell.
After weighing the situation, Tokiomi decided to wait and see what happens.
"The effect of Lancelot's command spell will last for a while. Let's observe the situation first. Maybe the three kings will conflict with each other during the debate."
"Yes, my master."
Kotomine Kirei didn't show any emotional changes on the surface, but he suddenly remembered Gilgamesh's evaluation of Tokiomi.
'A boring and indecisive man...? Haha~'
…
"Ha~ What a wonderful wine!"
Iskandar greedily drank the wine in the golden goblet and immediately poured himself a second glass.
Even the always self-disciplined King of Knights had a surprised expression on her face. It was obvious that she had never drunk this level of wine before.
"First question."
Iskandar raised his glass and asked the two of them: "King of Heroes, King of Knights, for what reason did you respond to the call of the Holy Grail, and why do you want to obtain the Holy Grail?"
"Hmph~ It's really a stupid question that only a bastard king would ask."
Gilgamesh gently shook the wine glass in his hand, and sarcastically said with a half-smile: "All the treasures in this world belong to me, and the Holy Grail is certainly no exception."
"I came to Fuyuki just to recover the treasure that belongs to me, and to punish the robbers who dare to get their hands on my treasure."
"Those who steal and rob will be punished. This is the law promulgated by this king during his lifetime."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Iskandar laughed heartily: "That's right! Strictly enforce the laws he promulgated. This is the right of the king, and no one has the right to comment."
"But."
A subtle smile appeared on Iskandar's face: "I also have a reason to obtain the Holy Grail. Since I am called the King of Conquerors by the world, what I like will only have one result. This is the royal way I implement.
conquer."
Gilgamesh sneered and responded: "Then there is nothing to say. As long as you dare to reach out to the Holy Grail, I will definitely punish you."
"Hmph~ That's right."
Iskandar raised his wine glass and clinked it with Gilgamesh: "Sooner or later we will meet each other on the battlefield, but... let's drink in peace today. It would be a pity to miss such a good wine."
"It's okay~ I allow you to enjoy the wine tonight."
After drinking the entire glass of wine in one gulp, Iskandar, as the host of the banquet, turned his attention to Arturia.
"King of Knights, why did you come to Fuyuki? Is it also for the Holy Grail?"
"Not so."
Arturia's expression remained calm as she looked at the red wine reflecting the full moonlight in the cup: "I responded to the call of the Holy Grail just to fulfill a respectable wish."
"A righteous partner, in desperation, pins all his hopes on the 'ordinary' desire of the miracle of the Holy Grail."