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Chapter 242 Three Kings? No, it's a Feast for Two Kings! (Published first, revised later)

To be honest, Iskandar thought he was invincible.

Even when Gilgamesh could unleash multiple Noble Phantasms simultaneously, Iskandar was never afraid.

Even if he could unleash more Noble Phantasms at the same time, what difference would it make?

Once drawn into the king's army, facing the charge of tens of thousands of soldiers, he simply couldn't possibly shoot them all down by himself.

Iskandar had seen through all of this long ago.

A single Berserker was enough to force Gilgamesh to fall off a lamppost, and Iskandar's Army of Kings has many Servants who are more famous and powerful than him.

There were not only soldiers inside.

If Gilgamesh relied solely on the Royal Treasury, he would absolutely be no match for Iskandar's Royal Army.

But he happens to possess a World-Defying Treasure, 'Heaven and Earth Divergence: The First Star of Creation'.

He completely suppressed Iskandar.

"This Gilgamesh is really difficult to deal with!"

After reviewing the information provided by Fu Le, everyone present couldn't help but show serious expressions.

Gilgamesh's strength on paper is too great.

Furthermore, his Master secretly colluded with the Assassin's Master and the Church's Inquisitors, making him an extremely dangerous figure in everyone's eyes.

"So, what do you all think of my suggestion?"

After offering his chips, Fu Le asked Iskandar and Irisviel.

The two of them are the key figures in the current two groups.

"I agreed."

"Me too!"

Iskandar and Irisviel both nodded.

"Then our alliance can be considered established."

Fu Le smiled and clapped his hands.

He has finally achieved his first goal.

Given Fu Le's current strength and intelligence, the best option is to unite with others to isolate Gilgamesh and treat him as an enemy.

Who can blame them when Gilgamesh's strength is so overpowered?

Moreover, he is arrogant and has offended many people without realizing it.

With Tokiomi Tohsaka's underhanded tactics, targeting Gilgamesh was really easy.

After reaching an agreement, the group, who were all in high spirits, immediately drank a few more glasses of wine and then chatted casually.

Although it was supposed to be casual conversation, it was actually Iskandar who was asking Artoria questions the whole time.

As a renowned king with lofty ambitions, Iskandar naturally became extremely interested in Artoria after encountering another renowned king.

His question was also one of those familiar phrases from Fu Le's memory, such as "the way of the king," "ideals," and "is the king aloof?"

I don't know how many times I've seen these Fu Le characters in fanfiction.

But as he watched Iskandar become increasingly agitated by questioning Artoria, Fu Le couldn't help but smile.

That's really interesting.

Just as Fu Le was enjoying this scene, Iskandar suddenly shifted the topic to Fu Le.

"What do you think, Brother Fu Le?"

Iskandar asked Fule which of their answers was better.

After all, this wasn't the Three Kings Banquet from the original storyline.

This is our ally's restaurant.

Iskandar would naturally not unleash his Noble Phantasm here to demonstrate his kingly ways to Artoria.

"You're asking me? I've never been a king!"

Upon seeing this, Fu Le couldn't help but spread his hands.

But Iskandar was relentless.

"Just say whatever comes to mind, buddy. I think you'll have some pretty good insights!"

"My opinion? Let me think about it."

Upon hearing this, Fu Le began to ponder the story of Iskandar and Artoria.

Seeing this, everyone else around also turned their attention to Fu Le.

The argument between Iskandar and Artoria had previously captured everyone's attention, and now that the topic had shifted to Fu Le, they naturally all looked over as well.

Especially Artoria.

She was really badly offended by Iskandar's words.

Artoria absolutely could not accept statements like "you're still just a little girl."

Therefore, she really cares about Fu Le's opinion as a third party.

After some thought, Fu Le looked at Iskandar and Artoria speechlessly and said, "In the end, does your 'royal path' really matter?"

"After all, aren't you two both rulers who lost their kingdoms?"

After Iskandar's death, the Alexander Empire he founded fell into disarray.

After Artoria's death, the Kingdom of Camelot came to an end.

For Fu Le, who lives in a country with a long history, you haven't even been able to continue your country. What kind of wise ruler are you? What right do you have to talk about your own way of being a king?
After all, for a king, there should be nothing more important than the continuation of the empire, right?

Even someone as accomplished as the First Emperor, whose reputation was not good throughout history as a major factor in the downfall of the Qin Empire, was not well-deserved.

In Fu Le's memory, the other party's reputation was better only before his reincarnation.

But that was due to other factors as well.

Perhaps the era in which Fu Le lived valued struggle more, or perhaps other groups attributed other meanings to him.

But these are all temporary.

When public opinion changes in the future, the reputation of the First Emperor will certainly change again.

After all, no matter what, the First Emperor was a major factor in the downfall of the Qin Empire.

If it weren't for the fact that Hu Hai, the infamous spendthrift, succeeded him, the First Emperor's reputation would have been even worse.

Therefore, comparing them to the famous wise rulers in Fu Le's memories of his previous life, such as Emperor Taizong of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Fu Le felt that both of them were quite incompetent.

There's absolutely no need for comparison.

Upon hearing Fu Le's words, Iskandar and Artoria's expressions changed.

Both of them were genuinely feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

But it's not easy to say it directly.

"So I won't comment on your so-called 'royal way,' but if we're talking about heroic figures, I think King Arthur is slightly inferior to the King of Conquerors."

"Why!"

As soon as Fu Le finished speaking, Artoria raised her doubts.

She absolutely does not accept this result.

After all, if she accepts this result, wouldn't that mean she is inferior to the Conqueror King in terms of the kingly way?

Therefore, she cannot accept it.

If she could accept that, she wouldn't have argued with the King of Conquerors.

Upon hearing this, Iskandar also withdrew the smile that had appeared on his face because of Fu Le's evaluation.

He was also eager to see Fu Le's comments.

"Because as a person who followed his dream, the King of Conquerors did so from beginning to end, but King Arthur, you clearly did not!"

Fu Le had his own opinion.

Having read the story, Fu Le naturally knew what Iskandar's dream was.

He embarked on a journey in search of the so-called sea at the end of the world, eventually reaching the end of his life.

His persistence is truly admirable.

In this respect, Artoria is actually the same.

She had been secretly trained by Merlin since she was chosen to be King Arthur.

Merlin had already given her the answer before she embarked on that path.

The kingdom she built will eventually perish.

Artoria already knew about this before she embarked on her journey.

But she went up without hesitation.

All she knew was that people needed her. That, too, is an admirable spirit.

Iskandar remained clear-headed until the very end, but Artoria became lost after the kingdom's destruction.

Considering this, Fu Le believes that Artoria is inferior.

Upon hearing Fu Le's response, Artoria's eyes immediately became confused.

She recalled everything Merlin had told her.

I recalled my original aspirations.

This is probably why she is so persistent at this moment.

After all, Artoria never acted for her own benefit.

She moves forward for the sake of others.

That's why she was so heartbroken when her kingdom was destroyed.

Because this means that her people will suffer all the negative consequences of the destruction of her country.

That's why she was in so much pain.

Her desire to save those people's hearts was not wrong.

But the problem is that her method is wrong.

Because what Artoria wanted to do was go back to the time before she drew the sword, not draw it herself, and let someone else draw it.

Her actions were a denial of everything she had in the past.

That's where she really went 'stupid'.

But at that moment, she couldn't tell the difference at all.

Let's stop here for tonight!

Seeing Artoria standing there with her head down and her fists clenched, Fu Le stood up and spoke to the others.

"It is indeed time to leave."

Iskandar was also quite sensible.

After hearing Fu Le's story about Artoria, he admired her even more.

The bad impression I had before has faded a lot.

After all, knowing her tragic fate, her determination to move forward is absolutely commendable.

Let's exchange contact information!

Irisviel quickly offered her advice.

As allies, we can't be without even a way to contact each other.

What kind of alliance is that?

Upon hearing this, Fu Le and Weber went up to discuss the contact issue with Irisviel.

After reaching a consensus, the group left Einzbern Castle one after another.

Fu Le and Medea teleported back to the Matou residence.

"Great, the plan is progressing very smoothly!"

As soon as Fu Le returned, he lay down on the sofa and then showed a smug look on his face.

He has now publicly formed an alliance with Iskandar and Artoria, while secretly still manipulating Lancelot.

The Holy Grail War has now become polarized.

On one side were Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine, plus Risei Kotomine as the referee.

On the other side are Fu Le, Waver, and Kiritsugu Emiya.

Matou Kariya was a hidden hand on his side.

This leaves only the unfortunate duo of Kenneth and Diarmuid out.

"Those two are truly unlucky!"

Fu Le couldn't help but shake his head.

Then the corners of his mouth turned up.

Kenneth and Diarmuid are definitely the unluckiest duo in this Holy Grail War.

Let's start with Kenneth. As the monarch of the Clock Tower, he is a true winner in life, except for his love life.

He fell in love with a woman who didn't love him.

Logically speaking, if things had progressed normally, even if his fiancée didn't love him, feelings would have gradually developed over time after they got married.

But he insisted on bringing his fiancée to this tiny Fuyuki City, which he looked down upon, to show off.

All he wanted was to show his fiancée his dashing appearance and win her heart.

But the Servant he summoned happened to be Diarmuid, who was most attractive to women.

Then his fiancée fell in love with Diarmuid at first sight.

This ultimately foreshadowed his tragic fate.

As for Diarmuid, he was so charming that his fiancée fell in love with him.

Then, for various reasons, he and his lord drifted further and further apart.

Therefore, his only thought after becoming a Servant was to be loyal to the Master who summoned him.

But this Master happened to come with his fiancée.

Then the Master's fiancée fell in love with him.

It was exactly the same as his situation when he was alive.

Kenneth, the Master, knew about Diarmuid's life story.

Therefore, he was wary of Diarmuid, especially when he saw a kind of emotion in his fiancée's eyes when she looked at Diarmuid that he had never seen before.

This made Kenneth genuinely dislike Diarmuid.

This also foreshadowed Diarmuid's future tragedy.

That's why Fu Le said these two were truly unlucky.

He's the kind of unlucky guy that Fu Le would laugh at just a little bit.

Now that they have been excluded from Fu Le's plan, they will inevitably be targeted in various ways in the future.

"I really had bad luck with men!"

Fu Le thought to himself.

Just then, Fu Le suddenly realized that Medea hadn't said a word since she returned.

So he asked Medea, "What's wrong, Medea?"

"nothing!"

Medea only came to her senses after hearing Fu Le's question.

She quickly waved her hand to indicate that she had no problem.

But seeing Fu Le's ambiguous smile, she could only helplessly say, "I just think that Saber is really interesting."

"Saber!"

Fu Le's gaze toward Medea became increasingly intriguing.

Fu Le has a vivid memory of the 'perverted' Medea from the side story!

This made Medea feel a little uncomfortable, so she quickly circled around Fu Le, walked behind Fu Le, and then placed her hands on Fu Le's shoulders.

She gently massaged Fu Le's shoulders with her palms.

"Let's continue discussing our plans."

"Next, it's time to send Assassin and Lancer off the field, right?"

Medea inquired.

Fu Le nodded slightly.

This is indeed the next step in Fule and Medea's plan.

Eliminate Assassin and Lancer.

The former was to eliminate the fighting force of Tokiomi Tohsaka's side, while the latter was to restore Artoria's fighting force.

After all, Artoria was a key candidate in the Fule Project to deal with Gilgamesh.

How can we let her remain injured?

In addition, there was another purpose in eliminating the two Fu Les.

That is to put the two of them back in their places, back into Irisviel's body, and make her feel something different.

(End of this chapter)