In a small courtyard that was exquisitely decorated,
Three people dressed differently were sitting around a glistening wine pot.
He raised his head and took a big gulp of the wine in the cup.
Rider was not stingy with his praise, "Good wine!"
Gilgamesh, who was sitting with one leg propped up, slowly swirled the wine cup in his hand, as if showing off his collection made him quite happy.
The corner of his mouth raised into a faint arc, "Whether it's a sword or wine, Wang's treasury will only collect the best things."
As he said that, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly turned to look in Su Yu's direction.
The seemingly weak girl was holding a wine cup with both hands, sipping.
She took small sips, and her cheeks were flushed. She didn't know if it was because of the alcohol or some other reason.
It was as if the cold aura around her had been shattered.
She revealed a charming and innocent look.
However, she seemed to be unaware of it.
After noticing his gaze, she even turned her head to look back at him.
That pair of watery black eyes seemed to be making a silent invitation.
Beautiful beyond compare, unparalleled in the world.
Heh.
The Hero King curled the corner of his mouth.
On the other side, Rider was still speaking with assurance, "Archer, your bejeweled nectar is indeed worthy of these wine cups made of gold.
But unfortunately, the Holy Grail is not the same as the wine cup. The first thing you have to figure out is what kind of wish you want to entrust to the Holy Grail.
Otherwise, all this talk is for nothing. "
Such a matter-of-fact questioning attitude seemed to make Gilgamesh uncomfortable.
He frowned slightly and said rudely, "Don't push your luck.
Bastard.
Strictly speaking,
That was originally mine. All the treasures in the world came from my treasury. "
Hearing this, Su Yu couldn't help but look up at him. She thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, you once had the Holy Grail?"
Would he know the answer to something that even Kenneth couldn't explain?
As soon as this thought popped up, Su Yu realized that she was still thinking about the past.
Without delving into her strange expression, Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows and said with a reserved expression, "Although my treasure has long surpassed the level of my knowledge, since it's a 'treasure', it means that it's one of my wealth."
In other words, he didn't know either.
Su Yu secretly curled her lips. In fact, as long as she was willing, she could make one of the Holy Grails that Kenneth had described. However, the real Holy Grails might have some unexpected functions. Otherwise, why would they be so mysterious?
"After hearing what you said, I can roughly guess your identity." Rider raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of understanding. "But Archer, logically speaking, you wouldn't care about a mere Holy Grail, right?"
"Of course," Gilgamesh closed his eyes. He had no intention of backing down. "It's just that I have to punish those who want to steal my treasure. This is a matter of principle."
"Then it seems that there's no room for negotiation. We can only fight." Rider drank the wine in his glass and said regretfully, "What about you, Lancer? You're so eager to obtain the Holy Grail. What kind of wish do you want to fulfill?"
"Huh …?"
Su Yu couldn't help but let out a small cry of surprise. In fact, she didn't feel that she was eager to obtain the Holy Grail at all.
She subconsciously turned the wine glass in her hand and seriously recalled what she had done in the past few days.
At first, she only responded to the command charm because she needed to rely on external forces to escape from that dimension. Later, when she heard that the Holy Grail could fulfill wishes, she felt that it should be very convenient to use it to find someone.
But now, she felt that compared to obtaining the Holy Grail, the significance of this war itself was much greater.
"In order to … find the answer," she thought for a moment and said, "Because there's an unsolvable puzzle, so I want to see the truth of this world and see the path under my feet."
"What kind of puzzle?" Gilgamesh on the side suddenly asked.
Su Yu was stunned for a moment and turned to look at him. The blond man's eyebrows were like swords as he looked at her inquisitively, as if he was piercing her heart.
"Oh, Hero King," as if she was bewitched by the pair of red eyes, she couldn't help but ask, "You set up the law of the world and judge the sins of all living beings. In your opinion, what is justice?"
"Oh, a stupid question," the blond man narrowed his eyes, and his wine-red eyes revealed a trace of natural arrogance, "Everything the king does is justice."
"Where does your confidence come from?" Her eyebrows had a trace of mockery, but it was unknown if she was mocking the Hero King in front of her or herself who was confused, "Who allows it, who admits it, and who will bear the sins?"
Hearing this, Gilgamesh's mouth revealed a very wanton arc. He said as if he was announcing some truth, "The king allows it, the king admits it, and the king will bear the entire world."
How can he be so arrogant and take it for granted?
Looking at his flamboyant blond hair, Su Yu's eyes showed a moment of shock. She was silent for two seconds, and just as she was about to say something, the tip of her nose suddenly itched, and she sneezed uncontrollably, "Achoo!"
"Hahahahaha," the Conqueror King suddenly burst into laughter, "You really are a little girl who hasn't grown up, Lancer."
"But your tolerance is recognized by the Holy Grail," he gave Su Yu a thumbs up, "I'm looking forward to your growth."
"Hmph, bastard." Gilgamesh looked away and didn't continue the topic.
She was indeed a little brat who hadn't grown up and was still struggling with these simple questions, but the fact that she had such thoughts proved that she was different from the vase he had imagined her to be.
In time, what would she grow into? What was the justice she was pursuing?
He began to look forward to it.
— —
After sending away the two huge troubles, Su Yu dragged her heavy body back to the bed.
She felt that some of the fever that had just subsided had returned, and her head began to hurt again. However, the fragrance of the wine lingered in her mouth for a long time. Su Yu felt that if she was given another chance, she would still choose to drink the wine and burn even more.
After all, it was the collection of the Oldest King's Treasure Vault, and it was one of a kind in the world. If she missed this opportunity, she wouldn't be able to find it again.
But if she wanted to get the Holy Grail, she was bound to confront Gilgamesh in the future. She wondered if she could force him to hand over the wine pot before killing him.
Before falling asleep, Su Yu thought in a daze.
When she woke up again, she felt someone rubbing the back of her hand. Su Yu squinted her eyes and looked at the bed, just in time to see Akaji's magnificent red hair.
"You're awake, Su Yu," Noticing the girl's slight movement, Akaji asked calmly, "How do you feel? Is there any discomfort in your body?"
"Ah," Su Yu opened her mouth, only to feel that her throat was dry, "Water …"
The red-haired boy turned around and took the glass of water. He sat on the bed and let Su Yu sit up and lean on him.
This was not the first time he had acted so intimately, but the young man had always acted like a considerate and competent friend. His gestures were very normal, and she could not help but wonder if her thoughts were sometimes too dirty.
She was sipping the warm water handed by Akaji. Suddenly, the boy next to her asked, "Su Yu, are you a master or a servant?"
"Ugh … Pfft," Suddenly hearing Akaji say a familiar word, Su Yu directly choked on the water in her mouth. She turned her head and coughed twice, then asked in surprise, "Akaji Jun, you, how do you know …?"
"Because I heard you mention the competition for the Holy Grail last time, so I looked up some information," the red-haired boy's expression was as usual, "It's the Holy Grail War that happens once every forty years, right? The information said that as a master, there will be traces of the command seal on the back of the hand. Did you use some method to hide it?"
"Uh, this …" Su Yu was suddenly speechless. She didn't know whether to tell the truth or lie according to Akaji's guess.
If she said that she hid it, would Akaji ask her to show it to him?
Before she could make a decision, the boy next to her already knew the answer, "So you really aren't a master. That day when you suddenly disappeared in front of me without any preparation, it was also because of the command seal."
"But why are you a servant?"
The boy's reaction was too fast. Su Yu opened her mouth, but nothing came out. After a long while, she said, "I … you ask me, I don't know …"
In fact, if she must say, she could say it clearly, but Akaji didn't know that she went to another world, and once the deceit started, it could no longer be stopped.
After her voice fell, the room fell into a short silence.
The red-haired boy lowered his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking. Su Yu's fingers hidden in the quilt uneasily stirred together, and for a long time, she didn't know how to break the deadlock.
At this time, the phone on the bed suddenly vibrated.
As if she found her savior, the girl quickly got up and found an excuse to cover it up, "It's, it's an email from my master, Akaji Jun, I still have something to do, let's talk about it the next time we meet."
"But your fever hasn't subsided," Akaji suddenly frowned and grabbed her wrist, "is there really such an urgent matter, do you have to deal with it now?"
In fact, he couldn't imagine the girl in front of him fighting.
The wrist he was holding was delicate and slender, as if it would break if he exerted a little force. The girl looked at him with a faint hesitation. Her delicate and moving face was like a perfect work of art. She was too beautiful and seemed fragile.
How could someone be willing to let her set foot on the battlefield?
The two stared at each other for a few seconds. After a long time, Su Yu lowered her eyes, slowly twisted her wrist, and broke away from the boy's shackles.
"Thank you, Akaji Jun, for taking care of me," she smiled faintly and exhaled, "if there's a chance next time, let's have tea together."
As soon as the voice trailed off, the girl's trace disappeared.
Akaji Seishiro subconsciously reached out his hand, but only caught a cold night wind.
— —
Teleporting back to Kenneth's magic workshop, Su Yu suddenly lost the warmth of the quilt, and only felt a cold wind on her neck.
She seemed to have recovered from her illness. She shook her head, still a little dizzy, and went straight to the room where Kenneth was.
There was no electricity in the room, only a flickering candle provided some light. When she saw the figure of the blonde young man on the seat, Su Yu was the first to call out his name, "Kenneth."
Su Yu blinked as he recalled that he had suddenly left without saying goodbye. Feeling that he was in the wrong, he took the initiative to report to Joshua. "During the time that I was away, Rider and Archer came to me for a meeting. The content of the meeting was about the reason why they wanted to obtain the Holy Grail. Also, Rider's identity has been confirmed. He is Iskandar, the Conqueror.
"…"
The man on the seat was dead silent, as if he didn't hear what she said at all.
"… Kenneth?" Su Yu called out strangely.
The atmosphere in the room became a little strange. After a long silence, the man on the seat finally moved and turned his body sideways. From Su Yu's point of view, his legs were covered with a thin layer of white quilt. Although the weather was gradually approaching autumn, it didn't seem to be cold to this extent.
The man finally turned his head, and in the deep eyes unique to foreigners, the pair of blue eyes were dead silent, but when he saw Su Yu, he suddenly burst out a terrifying sight!
"Ah ah …" His usual cadence sounded in the dark space, "Lancer, the servant I summoned with the command spell …"
"You obviously have the ability to make things convenient, but every time when I am attacked, you are not there!!"
"You useless piece of trash!!"
The man suddenly let out a hysterical wail. His voice was a mixture of anger, despair, pain, and all kinds of negative emotions mixed together to form the wail of a dying beast. Suddenly, the small space was filled with his wail.
Hearing the desperate question, Su Yu's breathing stagnated. She stood in the same spot without moving. After a while, she stuttered, "W-what happened, Kenneth, you …"
She suddenly noticed that since she entered the door until now, Kenneth had been sitting on the chair. Instead of saying that he was sitting, it was better to say that he kept a certain posture fixed on the chair, even when he was crying like that, he didn't move much.
It was as if his whole body was paralyzed.
"That man!!" He roared angrily, "Tatsuji Omiya, that damn bastard!!"
He followed behind them and found the magic workshop in the suburbs. He used ordinary people's despicable methods to lure him out to fight with him. It was obviously the ugly counterattack of the prodigal dog, but who knew that at the crucial moment, the man would suddenly fire a special bullet.
The bullet easily penetrated his magic suit and shot into his body, and then the magic circuits all over his body exploded.
It was so painful that he lost consciousness in an instant. If Sora hadn't saved him at the critical moment and dragged him back to the fortifications, he would have lost his life.
"That bastard, that bastard, that bastard!!"
Kenneth, who fell into despair, could only keep cursing.
His magic circuit was destroyed, and he could no longer use magic. A cripple without magic couldn't be the head of the Akipolud family.
His family, his honor, his achievements, and his lifelong pursuit, he lost all of them overnight.
"Tatsuji Omiya!!!"
Su Yu stood to the side with a pained expression. He felt somewhat guilty.
If there was such a thing as fate, the Heroic Spirit that Kenneth summoned would definitely not be her. If that was the case, wouldn't things be more or less different? To a certain extent, her appearance was the main culprit that caused everything to develop.
But without the shop, she didn't know how to know the so-called fate.
While she was silently thinking about remedies, Kenneth suddenly moved.
He said with a hoarse voice.
"In the name of the command curse, Su Yu …"
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