"Since he is the king," Saber raised her head firmly:
"...That must be aloof!"
"No, you still don't understand."
Iskandar turned his back to Saber: "It seems that I need to show my true self here——"
The rolling yellow sand seemed to be steaming, and the hot wind unique to the desert hit my face, bringing a strong dry smell.
"——The posture of a king!"
The boundless yellow sand covered the ground, the scorching sun replaced the dim night sky, and everyone appeared in the barrier of Iskandar.
…
The rider opened his arms and said proudly:
"This is the land where my army has galloped, and this is the scenery that will forever remain in the hearts of the warriors who have shared joys and sorrows with me!"
Uniform footsteps came from the rolling yellow sand, and countless soldiers in armor stood and stopped behind Iskandar.
"The reason why this world and this landscape can take shape is because it is the mental image of all of us!"
"-Look! My unparalleled army!"
Iskandar turned around in high spirits: "My bond with them is my greatest treasure, my royal way!"
"It's my Iskandar's most powerful Noble Phantasm - the King's Army!!!"
The rider hugged his horse affectionately, then turned over and rode on.
"Only the one who unites the envy of all warriors and becomes his direction is the king! So——"
Iskandar drew his sword and rushed out at the lead, with the army behind him shouting and following closely.
"King, you are not aloof!"
――――
The assassins were wiped out like melons and vegetables. Under the iron hooves of the army, the servants who were good at assassinating in the dark were vulnerable.
Surrounded by an army of victorious cheers, Weber saw:
Archer glanced at the surrounding troops with slight approval, and then asked Caster:
"What do you think?"
Caster remained unmoved, as if thousands of troops were nothing but commonplace to him.
"...It's just a small fight."
…
Return to the courtyard.
"So, caster."
Iskandar raised his glass to the white-haired young man:
"What is your royal way?"
His eyes focused on Caster again.
It was not an easy task to get Caster to speak. The king didn't seem to have any expectations for participating in the discussion, and the few words of conversation did not reveal much information.
So his answer is being watched by everyone.
…
Caster chuckled: "It's the law."
"Strict laws restrain the foolish people, and frighten the hearts of tigers and wolves with fear."
He put down the cup in his hand, changed from sitting to standing upright with his chest crossed, floating in the air and looking down at everyone.
"To a few people, the king is aloof."
The long white hair draws beautiful arcs in the air, making people's eyes follow her unconsciously.
…
"That's it for tonight. I have nothing more to say."
――――
This is really the end of it. If you don't leave, I will have to perform a great transformation for you.
After getting far enough away from Einzbern Castle, I finally released the hero mode with confidence.
Then he almost fell to his knees on the ground.
I held on to the tree trunk, took a few breaths, turned around and sat down.
This wine has great staying power.
After I released the hero mode, I couldn't even stand. Not to mention my head was dizzy, and I felt a little nauseous.
I collapsed and covered my face:
"I don't even think about whether I can drink or not -"
I almost cried because I was so stupid. I didn’t expect that I could do such a stupid thing. I have lived in vain for so many years and I can’t understand such a thing.
"unacceptable."
I fell into self-loathing.
…
Why am I so stupid? Just because I was able to drink in my previous life doesn’t mean I can drink in this life. Why am I so stupid?!
Where is the IQ? Have you given it back to Aizawa-sensei?
I patted my face, trying to regain my evaporating sanity from the scalding temperature.
"I remember I still had something to do? What's going on?"
…………
Kenneth:I'm getting cold.
――――
Tohsaka House.
Tokiomi Tosaka sat at the table, and Kirei Kotomine stood aside.
"Caster didn't find the hidden familiar."
The young man's clear and annoyed voice came from the magic instrument on the table.
"You don't even think about whether I can drink. That's too much!"
"..."
Tokiomi Tosaka fell into deep thought.
"According to Aoi's description, if Caster is directly possessed by the Master——"
"Maybe it's caster's skill." Kotomine Kirei said.
"No, that shouldn't be the case."
Tokiomi Tosaka denied his statement:
"This method has no benefit at all. Not only will the master's information be exposed, but it will also pose a great threat to the master's safety."
"I think maybe the real caster is not him."
Tosaka Tokiomi stood up and started pacing around the room.
"The heroic spirits summoned illegally will have certain flaws. Why should we be limited to unstable spirits? Unstable forms are also very possible. If the heroic spirits summoned illegally can only appear in the body of the master, then
It all makes sense.”
Under the bright moonlight, Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes reflected a calm light.
"This caster is the eighth heroic spirit summoned illegally!"
"..."
Kotomine Kirei's dark eyes could not reflect any light. He stared steadily into the void, not knowing what he was thinking.
――――
I remembered.
Kenneth is still waiting for me to rescue him...
I almost rolled and crawled towards the coordinate point, praying in my heart as I ran:
Kenneth, hold on! Hold on! I'm here to save you!!!
But God always likes to joke - although this matter is actually my fault, but to God these are basic operations and normal.
…
[Follow-up mission 8: Prevent Sora from seizing the Command Seal]
[Task description: Kenneth was seriously injured when attacking other Masters. The magic circuits in his body were rioting and needed urgent treatment. However, his fiancée who was able to help him became obsessed with the servant who was loyal to him. Sora was preparing to capture Kenneth by force.
She wants to replace Kenneth's qualification and get a Lancer. Please ask the Summoner to stop this.】
[Provide positioning:--]
[Task reward: 1/2 resurrection coin]
[Sora has successfully captured the Command Seal]
[Follow-up task 8 has failed]
…
We were very close to the coordinate point, and when I almost thought I had arrived in time, a mission failure message popped up.
I:"……"
Kenneth, I'm sorry for you.
I shed a handful of non-existent tears and reflected apologetically on myself.
Sorry, I forgot about you, otherwise I would have had time to save you.
I sighed deeply, and then heard a vigilant question:
"-Who is where!"
…
"Um?"
I walked around the ruins of the wall that blocked my view and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
Sora and Lancer stood together, both staring at this place warily.
My eyes briefly glanced at Sola's crimson cheeks, and then focused on the Lancer who appeared here for some reason.
Ah...it turns out that Lancer is Kenneth's servant.