Across the heavens, I am the Avatar Sword Master

Rider looked at the solemn atmosphere in the courtyard, turned his stiff neck, and waved his hand towards Archer: "The banquet is not over yet. It would be a waste of wine if we start fighting now! Sit down. If any of you really want to fight, I will stop you!"

After saying this, Rider stared at Archer, waiting for his choice.

"Humph!"

Archer smacked his lips unhappily, gave Chen Yu a warning look, and sat down again.

Countless golden ripples behind him disappeared.

He didn't take Rider's words seriously at all. He just didn't want to get into a disadvantageous situation of fighting one against many.

It was obvious that Caster's Master's words were in favor of Saber.

Although the black mad dog did not attend the banquet, it was still on standby in the main house of Matou.

There is no benefit in starting a war at this time, so it is better to follow the path given by Rider.

After Archer sat down, Rider spoke again: "Master of Caster, if the three of us are not worthy of being the king, then according to you, who can be called the 'king'?"

"It should be a combination of the three of you. The combination of hegemony, kingship and benevolence. His temperament, mind and ability must be higher than those of his subjects. He focuses on the destination and direction of his subjects, on this life and the next, and on the future. He is virtuous, wise, educates the people, complies with the will of heaven, and serves the public. He is noble but not alone. When the king raises his arm, the world rises. When the king calls, hundreds of families respond. He reigns over the world and protects the people. I think this is the real king, and this is the king worthy of the people's following."

As the saying goes, the Tao is different.

Since ancient times, disputes over ideas have been like arguments, and it is difficult to explain them clearly and convince others.

"No one is perfect, and no one is perfect. The kind of king you are talking about doesn't exist in reality, right? Or maybe only an ideal king can do that."

"It is true that it is difficult to become such a king, but this is the ideal 'king' in people's minds. It is not an exaggeration to call him the 'ideal king'."

Chen Yu nodded and agreed with Rider's statement.

"Hehe, 'Ideal King'?... What's the point of talking about a king that doesn't exist?"

Rider laughed twice, filled his own glass, and then turned his gaze to Naiyali: "Now that it's all over, there's still one question I haven't asked Caster. Caster, why are you pursuing the Holy Grail?"

When Naiyali saw Archer put away the King's Treasure, she also let down her guard. After helping Chen Yu sit down, she said, "Naiyali doesn't have any wishes."

"what?"

Rider was shocked to hear Caster say that he had no desire to entrust the Holy Grail to him. This was much more important than Chen Yu's words about an "ideal king" worth following.

Even Saber and Archer showed surprised expressions, and Waver and Irisviel were even more incredulous. They didn't believe that the other party would have no desire to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Naiyali didn't care about other people's opinions. She looked at Chen Yu with loving eyes: "After Naiyali came to this Holy Grail War, she already got what she wanted. The act of chasing the Holy Grail is just Naiyali's response to Darling. If I have to say, Darling's wish is Naiyali's wish, and Darling's goal is naturally Naiyali's goal."

It sounds like a lie that was casually exposed, but no one stood up to question it.

The love in Naiyali's eyes was like a bonfire on a summer night, hot and bright, without a trace of falsehood.

"Since Caster said so, then Caster's Master, please tell me what your wish is!"

"My wish? If it was the uncontaminated Holy Grail, I might consider what wish to make, but with the Holy Grail right now, I just want to feed it to Nayali."

Rider keenly sensed the hidden meaning in Chen Yu's words, stared at Chen Yu and asked: "What exactly do you mean?"

Before Chen Yu could answer, Saber, who had adjusted her mentality, spoke first: "According to him, the Holy Grail was contaminated..."

Then Saber repeated the news that Chen Yu had told them in a calm tone.

Saber's words were like a bombshell dropped into the courtyard.

After listening to Saber's story, Archer showed a subtle expression.

Compared to ordinary treasures, this contaminated thing carrying "the evil of this world" seemed more worthy of his attention.

"Oh my, this is a bit difficult..."

Rider grabbed his hair in annoyance.

When I first met Saber and the others tonight, I noticed that they were in a low mood.

I originally thought that it was the trivial matter of the unfavorable war situation that caused the other party to be in a bad mood, but I didn't expect it to be related to the Holy Grail.

In terms of attainments in magic, Naiyari, who was able to descend as a Caster, is naturally the one who knows the most about magic among everyone.

Although the Holy Grail was contaminated, it was only one side of the story from Caster and his Master.

But the fact that this Holy Grail can summon beings like Berserker and Caster seems to be a problem.

There is no need to talk about Caster. Although she looks relatively normal at the moment, she herself admits that she is an evil god.

Berserker's posture looks more like a twisted evil spirit than a heroic spirit.

However, is the Holy Grail really contaminated, or is it just a one-sided statement to confuse the public?

Rider felt a headache when he thought about going back and verifying the authenticity of the news.

If it is fake, it’s fine, it’s just a smokescreen provided by the other party.

If the information is true, he doesn't want to entrust his wishes to something problematic to fulfill them.

Saber and the others were also troubled by this.

If you don't get this news, then you only need to think about how to obtain the Holy Grail.

But since learning this news, Saber felt that the sword in her hand seemed to have become much duller.

But soon, no one had time to think about this problem.

A strange smell gradually spread in the courtyard.

Saber and Rider’s expressions changed.

Even Irisviel and Waver soon noticed something strange in the air.

Although it cannot be seen, the cold murderous intent buried deep in the soul can be clearly felt even through the skin.

Accompanied by bursts of cold laughter, figures wearing pale skeletal masks appeared one after another in the moonlit courtyard.

There are men and women, tall and short, big and small.

The entire courtyard seemed to be surrounded by these strange figures.

Rider pointed at the twenty or thirty Assassins that had appeared around the courtyard and were still multiplying and said, "Are these Archers the ones you called to the banquet? I remember that your Master and Assassin's Master were allied."

After a few days of gathering intelligence, everyone has basically understood the information about other Masters, except for Caster's Master who seemed to have popped out of a stone.

Naturally, I can guess some of the situations.

However, Archer just retorted with an ugly face: "Tsk, I don't care what these bastards are doing. Only Tokiomi can do such a thing."

The dispatch of so many Assassins was definitely not an order from Kotomine Kirei alone; it must have been Tōsaka Tokiomi who was giving the instructions behind the scenes.

Although the banquet was initiated by Rider and the venue was provided by Caster, it was Archer who provided the drinks.

I, Gilgamesh, am one of the organizers, but Tōsaka Tokiomi actually dared to send assassins to the banquet. This is simply a disrespect to me!

Thinking of Tōsaka Tokiomi's actions, whether it was using the Command Spell to force him to leave, or rashly letting Assassin disturb the banquet between kings, Archer became more and more annoyed with him.

From this point on, Archer began to consider replacing his Master.

A minister who has disobeyed the king many times is of no value even if he appears to be respectful on the surface!

Toosaka Tokiomi, you have already chosen your own death!