Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 341 Side Story: The Holy Grail War (3)

Fuyuki City Airport

A plane from Germany landed slowly with a roar.

As the plane door opened, two beautiful women, one in black and one in white, stepped out.

"Saber, is this your first time flying?"

"How does it feel to fly in the sky?"

The beautiful woman with snow-white long hair and warm crimson eyes felt the ringing in her ears. Even though it was her first time on an airplane, she smiled playfully at the blonde girl in a black men's suit behind her and spoke to her.

"Irisviel, to me, an airplane is nothing more than a means of transportation."

"And I have the skill of riding; as long as I put on the reins, I can even fly an airplane."

King Arthur, whose real name was Artoria Arthur Pendragon, calmly responded to Irisviel's words.

"Ok?"

"Saber, you mean you can put a leash on the plane and fly it?"

As if she had heard a humorous joke, Irisviel smiled kindly.

"Yes."

Saber didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said; instead, she nodded seriously.

I'm sure I did the right thing.

"I didn't expect Saber to be so humorous."

The beautiful white-haired woman paid no attention to Saber's confusion and continued walking forward down the corridor.

She is a miniature Holy Grail created by the Einzbern family for the Holy Grail War, and has only been born for a short nine years.

This is the first time she has traveled so far from her hometown, and she wants to take advantage of this short break to see this unknown and unfamiliar world.

"Let's go out for a walk, Saber."

Irisviel glanced playfully at the blonde girl beside her.

“Irisviel…”

Saber wanted to refuse, because it was the Holy Grail War, and the first thing to do upon arriving in this city should be to go to the Einzbern family's base here.

But looking into the woman's pleading eyes, Saber's heart softened a little.

She looked up at the sky.

It was still early.

"Okay, but we'd better not attract too much attention."

Saber's statement is completely meaningless.

Both she and Irisviel have foreign faces and outstanding looks, attracting a lot of attention wherever they go.

The streets of Fuyuki City were considered bustling in the 1990s, with all kinds of modern facilities along the way.

Saber and Irisviel attracted a lot of attention as they walked down the street.

Irisviel looked around like a child, while Saber stood guard for Irisviel.

Although it is daytime, and according to the rules of the Holy Grail War, daytime is a period of peace, there is no guarantee that nothing unexpected might happen.

Saber stopped in her tracks and reached out to grab Irisviel's wrist.

“Saber?”

Irisviel looked at Saber beside her with a puzzled expression.

"Alice, please stand behind me."

Saber shook his head and looked at the three people in the shop next to the street who were busy playing a game console.

A man, a girl, and a little girl.

"Haha, Sakura, you lost again."

"Put one on!"

This is a video game arcade.

However, due to the sharp decline in the Japanese economy, there were only three people in the shop: Sakura and Sakura.

It appeared rather deserted.

Even so, it still couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of one of the girls in pink.

"We lost again..."

The little girl with black hair stared at the two big letters 'KO' on the game console screen, a flicker of emotion appearing in her eyes.

"Hehe, Kariya!"

Sakura spoke.

Meanwhile, Matou Kariya helplessly handed a white note to Sakura, who took it and ruthlessly stuck it on her face.

At this moment, Sakura's face was covered with small white paper strips.

"so good……"

Irisviel smiled as she watched this harmonious scene.

"Ellie."

"The other party is... a Servant."

Saber reminded him softly.

"Wha...what?"

Irisviel covered her mouth in surprise.

"Well, it's alright, isn't there a truce during the day?"

"Saber, right?"

"Want to play a round?"

Sakura naturally noticed the two people at the store entrance, turned around and waved to them, then pointed to the game console in front of her.

“Saber.”

"The other person seemed surprisingly easy to get along with."

Irisviel had a very good impression of Sakura at first sight.

"Hmph, since you've extended such a generous invitation..."

"Then I will naturally not refuse."

As King Arthur, Saber is the spiritual symbol of chivalry in the hearts of almost all knights, so naturally he would not refuse.

Moreover, even as a basic knight, one would agree to an enemy's challenge without hesitation if there were no other factors involved.

The opponent's Master is here, and he's with a little girl, so he clearly has no intention of fighting.

This is one of the reasons why Saber agreed.

"Then, sister, you can come here."

Sakura timidly left her seat and gave it to Saber.

"Thank you."

Saber nodded slightly to Matou Sakura.

"Sister, come on!"

"Defeat her!"

Matou Sakura clenched her little fist to cheer for Sakura.

She would probably be even cuter if she could remove the little notes from her face.

Irisviel couldn't help but glance at Matou Sakura a few more times.

She also has a daughter who is about the same age as Matou Sakura, but two or three years older.

Sakura Matou's appearance reminded her of her daughter, who lived far away in the Einzbern family.

"Before the battle begins, I would like you to state your rank."

Saber sat down next to Sakura, his gaze fixed intently on the pink-clad girl beside him.

His eyes were filled with the flames of battle.

"I?"

"Berserker, you can call me...emmm"

"Sakura, Sakura is fine."

Sakura paused for a moment, then spoke casually.

"Yes, yes, Sakura-neechan has the same name as Sakura."

Matou Sakura stood beside Sakura, holding onto Sakura's clothes with one hand, and spoke.

"Berserker?"

Irisviel looked at Sakura with some disbelief.

Berserker is a berserker.

Berserkers are generally irrational fighting beasts who become nothing more than killing machines.

"I see, so it's an inherent skill related to reason?"

"It seems you are a rather famous hero in history."

Saber quickly guessed why Sakura remained rational, unlike Irisviel.

"Guessed it right, but unfortunately there is no reward."

Sakura shrugged.

"Hey, consider it a loan from me."

"Please insert a coin."

Sakura took a game coin out of her pocket and handed it to Saber.

"Thank you, I will pay you back."

Saber took the game tokens and began to speak earnestly.

"No need, a hundred yuan is enough for a whole bunch."

Sakura didn't take it seriously.

"No, this is about trust and reputation between knights. One must repay a favor."

Saber looked at Sakura with a serious expression.

"Uh, whatever you want."

Sakura scratched her head.

The guy in front of me is the type with a rather serious personality.

As Saber inserted a coin, the screen immediately transitioned to the character selection phase.

Looking at the King of Fighters '97 screen in front of her, Sakura unhesitatingly chose Chang Koehan wielding the giant iron ball, as well as two other characters whose names she couldn't recall.

Saber has also chosen her role. She possesses riding skills, and can even 'ride' and control a game console.

'KO!'

Looking at the two large letters on the screen, Saber frowned slightly, then said without changing her expression:

"Two wins in three games."

"can."

Sakura nodded.

Saber glanced at Irisviel to the side.

"Hi, please wait a moment."

A short while later, Irisviel returned with a small basket of game coins.

Saber first gave one of the game coins to Sakura, and then continued to insert coins.

The second game began again.

'KO!'

"Sister won again! She's amazing!"

Sakura Matou exclaimed in surprise from the side.

At that moment, Sakura revealed a mischievous smile, reached out and took a small white piece of paper from Matou Sakura's cheek, and stuck it on Saber's face in surprise.

"The punishment for losing."

Sakura spoke with a serious expression.

She already knew how to get along with this Saber.

"Of course, if that's all there is to it, I'm willing to accept it."

Saber spoke with the same serious expression.

"However, as a knight, I will never allow myself to fall here."

"Let's continue."

Sakura, of course, wouldn't refuse Saber's challenge.

With nothing else to do, I originally just wanted to take Matou Sakura around and have some fun, but I never expected to run into such an interesting guy.

With the insertion of one game coin, a new game begins.

'KO!'

Best of seven games.

Another note was stuck to Saber's face.

'KO!'

Best of nine.

Saber remained calm at this moment.

'KO!'

"Best of eleven!"

Saber's tone rose slightly.

'KO!'

"Best of twelve!"

……

……

"Win 25 out of 48 games!"

Gripping the game console joystick tightly, Saber gritted her teeth and spoke through a flushed face.

Her emerald eyes were now burning with a fierce desire to win back what she had lost.

Her originally fair and delicate cheeks were now burning red!
Apparently...

Saber has turned reddish-brown.

"I'm not playing anymore, it's pointless, you're too bad."

"And the note is gone too."

Sakura waved her hand dismissively.

Irisviel, standing next to Saber, watched this scene with a slight smile. She hadn't expected to encounter such an interesting person on the very first day of the Holy Grail War.

"You guy!"

Saber suddenly stood up, forcing Sakura, who was still sitting on the stool, to look up at her.

"I'm going to ask the boss for a note!"

"Don't leave!"

"And this must be a problem with the machine!"

impossible!

I've mastered the riding skills; I can even handle a game console. How could I possibly lose so many games?!
"Well, he really is a stickler for details."

"I don't really care, but I still need to take Sakura out to eat."

"right?"

Sakura bent down and gently pinched Matou Sakura's cheek.

"Yes, Sister Sakura will stay with me."

Sakura Matou nodded obediently.

"..."

"I apologize for my abruptness."

Saber stared at the little girl for a moment, then quickly recovered and apologized earnestly.

Watching the three people about to leave, Irisviel suddenly spoke:
"Berserker."

"Interested in forming an alliance?"

Irisviel's words interrupted Sakura and the others from leaving.

Sakura turned to look at the beautiful woman and smiled, saying:

"Sorry, not interested."

"This Holy Grail War was boring enough as it was."

"Isn't it even more boring to form an alliance and fight together against the enemy now?"

Sakura's words surprised Irisviel.

Forming an alliance early in the Holy Grail War would undoubtedly be a win-win situation.

The Saber beside him is the strongest swordsman among the seven classes.

Berserker's stats are in no way inferior to Saber's, not to mention that the opponent also possesses rationality.

If Saber and Berserker were to form an alliance, it would definitely be a powerful combination.

But Irisviel didn't expect the other party to refuse.

Moreover, the man next to the other party should be the Berserker's Master, yet he didn't refute it.

It seems that this Master and Servant pair not only believe in Berserker's abilities, but also take Berserker's opinions as the guide.

"Looks like it's quite lively."

"I didn't expect such an interesting thing to happen on the first day."

At that moment, a huge black shadow enveloped Sakura. The person's voice was rough and loud, and could be heard throughout the entire game store.

"Hey, you scared Sakura."

"Big guy."

Looking at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her, Sakura slowly patted Matou Sakura's head.

"Ahahaha, sorry sorry."

"It happened suddenly, on a whim, and I appeared without thinking. I hope this lady won't mind."

The man had bulging muscles, short red hair, and a face as rugged as his voice. His white shirt and jeans were stretched taut by his muscles, yet he still exuded a certain elegance.

Behind the other party was a male Master who looked rather weak.

Before I begin, please allow me to introduce myself.

"Gentlemen, my name is Alexander Iskandar, the Conqueror!"

"Now I have arrived here as a Rider!"

"The Macedonian Kingdom, which once spanned three continents—Europe, Asia, and Africa—was founded by me!"

"Now, across a thousand years, the two of you have met here, a truly fortunate event in life!"

"In the name of Alexander the Great, the Conqueror, I extend to you both an invitation to serve under my command!"

"Sharing the Holy Grail!"

"What are your thoughts, gentlemen?"

The man opened his arms as if to embrace the world, and without any hesitation, revealed his real name, actually wanting to recruit Sakura and Saber as his subordinates!
"What are you saying, Rider?!"

Upon hearing this, the weak-willed Master behind Iskandar felt as if the sky had fallen, and pounded on Iskandar's magnificent body in despair.

The Servant's life story is widely known, so as long as the Servant's real name is known, targeted actions can be taken to erase them.

"That's incredibly rude, Rider!"

"How can a king submit to others!"

Before Sakura could even speak, Saber was the one who couldn't sit still any longer.

With a serious expression, she stepped forward and spoke to Irisviel's astonished gaze.

"Oh?"

"Little girl, are you a King of Glory too?"

Iskandar smiled with interest.

"Humph."

"I am the Great British Empire!"

"King Arthur!"

"Artoria Arthur Pendragon!"

Under everyone's gaze, Saber...

No.

Artoria gave her real name without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)