Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

Late night

Saber stood on the castle and gazed at the moon in the sky. The silent night made her dazed. The bright moonlight sprinkled on the girl's golden hair, creating a dreamy scene.

Irisviel was standing nearby, and was stunned for a moment when she saw Saber like this... The aloof king, shouldering the heavy responsibility of being a king alone, was completely devoid of the innocence and liveliness of other girls.

Because the aloof king cannot show his selfish side in front of his subjects...

"Rumble, rumble..."

The chariot was speeding along the road, the power of thunder flashing around it, and the Noble Phantasm materialized by the Rider class provided the emperor with extremely high leg strength.

“… Was it an enemy attack?”

“That’s right, but barging in so openly… I’m afraid the person who came this time is Rider!”

"Kiritsugu went to investigate Caster. Could it be that the enemy took the opportunity to attack?"

“…This cannot be determined…”

"boom!"

The castle gate once again suffered an attack that it should not have endured. The oxen pulling the cart directly broke through the gate and drove the cart into the enemy camp.

The Knight King, dressed in full armor, appeared in formal attire, with the tip of his sword pointed directly at the newcomer:

"You actually came here directly. It seems that you are ready to declare war on me... Rider!"

In response to Saber's declaration, a burly man in plain clothes on the chariot showed a proud look on his face.

"What? You're not wearing fashionable modern clothes this time?"

After saying this, he put one hand on his waist, and used his huge pectoral muscles to straighten out the "grand strategy" on his chest.

"…What are you trying to do?"

"Can't you see? Of course I'm here to drink with you!"

The King of Conquerors reached out and patted the wine barrel beside him.

"Why is your place so shabby and dusty everywhere? Don't you have a spacious courtyard?"

Saber and Irisviel were also stunned upon hearing this. They looked at each other in confusion, and then looked at the Emperor.

It seems that the other party...really came here to drink?

Several people came to an inner courtyard. Saber and Rider sat opposite each other in the open space in the middle, with their respective family members behind them: Irisviel and Waver.

The emperor smashed the wine barrel with his fist, scooped a spoonful of wine with a spoon and drank it, then scooped another spoonful and handed it to Saber.

"The so-called Holy Grail War is to choose the one who is most suitable to obtain the Holy Grail... If that's the case, then there is no need for bloodshed and sacrifice. As long as the Heroic Spirits show their own character, we will naturally see who is more qualified to obtain the Holy Grail..."

Saber took the wine spoon handed to her by the Emperor, looked at the wine reflecting inside, and drank it all in one gulp...then handed the spoon back.

"So you want to compete with me?"

"…to see who is more worthy of the Holy Grail."

"Hmm... So bold... It seems that I was judging you by your appearance when I said you were a little girl."

"What a mess, you miscellaneous cultivator!"

A golden light gathered in the air, and a rebellious guy in golden armor arrived, and the crowd laughed at him as soon as he arrived...

"You actually held the "King's Banquet" in such a lifeless castle. Although it is understandable with your poor eyesight... But how are you going to apologize for troubling me to come to such a place?"

As he spoke, he scanned the entire room. Both Irisviel and Waver were overwhelmed by each other's aura.

"Archer! Why are you here?"

“…Ah, I invited him…But Gilgamesh, you’re late. After all, your speed is not as fast as that of a Rider like me.”

"Give…the latecomers a drink as a penalty!"

The emperor naturally could not stand by and watch the princess being bullied, so he immediately retorted, but the other party did not pursue the matter any further.

Gilgamesh looked at the simple wooden spoon filled with wine, took it and sniffed it, then took it away with a look of disgust...

"What kind of cheap stuff is this? Do you want to use this kind of thing to measure the king's temperament?"

"Really? But this wine is the best I've ever found."

"That's because you haven't seen real wine. Watch it carefully, Zaxiu."

Jin Shanshan pressed down with one hand, and a golden light gate opened from the palm of his hand. A pure gold wine bottle fell out from it. As soon as it appeared, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.

"This is the wine that kings drink!"

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Jin Shanshan felt very happy. For a person who is in his middle school years, pretending to be cool has always been a big thing with both benefits and risks.

But he, Gilgamesh, never fails!

He took out three golden wine glasses from the [King's Treasure] and threw them over. The emperor caught the wine glasses, poured some wine into them and took a sip...

"Wow! It really is a good wine!"

Saber also tried a sip. Even though she didn't like drinking, she was amazed by the wonderful taste.

"Humph!"

Jin Shanshan tasted his own wine. He was very happy that he had successfully shown off his wealth. He usually wouldn't even be willing to take out such things.

Irisviel looked at the unusually harmonious scene in front of her with a strange expression on her face. If you didn’t know better, you would really think they were old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a long time…

Looking at Rider's Master, the other party also had a confused look on his face. When he saw Irisviel looking at him, Waver waved his hand quickly.

I can't come! He wanted to come on his own...

"Whether it's weapons or wine, my treasury contains the best treasures... so there's no need to compare who has a higher vision."

"That's not necessarily the case... Although your wine is indeed the best, it takes more than just this to obtain the Holy Grail."

"And everyone hasn't arrived yet..."

"Ok?"

“Rider, how many people did you call…”

“…Hahaha, there’s only one more to go. Don’t tell me you don’t welcome me, Saber?”

Speak of the devil, and here he appears. On the last road of this square courtyard, a mysterious masked man falls from the sky.

"Am I late?"

When Jin Shanshan saw the person coming, he immediately looked grumpy and shouted at him:

"Why is it you? How can a cultivator like you who doesn't dare to show up attend the king's banquet?"

"You can't say that. Everyone present here is a heroic spirit. There is no fundamental distinction between high and low. What we are competing for is each other's character..."

"…But Gilgamesh is right about one thing. Berserker, you can't wear a mask in this situation. You won't even be able to drink this wine if you look like that…"

"That's true... I was too cautious before, and subconsciously wanted to hide my trump card. Thanks to you, Rider... I discovered a new way to win!"

"Huh? Me? Oh… you're welcome!"

Shinji walked up slowly and sat on the ground, taking off the mask he had been wearing on his face. Everyone looked over curiously.

Even the proud Gilgamesh didn't say anything and just watched silently. After all, Berserker's true appearance was quite curious. Everyone guessed that he might have an injury on his face, or there was something on his face that could easily expose his true appearance.

As the tiger-skin mask was taken off, the face that had never been shown before was revealed to everyone. The next moment, everyone was stunned...

Irisviel: He looks pretty handsome...

The Conqueror King: So young!

Gilgamesh: This face... seems to have been seen somewhere before?

Altria: This familiar feeling...

Weber: Holy shit!!!