One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

The reason for choosing the Arbitrators instead of the Avengers is quite simple.

Because of Illya's appearance, it's highly likely that this will be either the Fourth Holy Grail War or the Fifth Holy Grail War.

During the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern summoned the Avengers once, which led to a tragedy.

If he continues to appear as the [Avenger] class, he will likely become the target of everyone's attacks and be besieged by other Heroic Spirits.

He's not Itachi Uchiha, so he doesn't want to try '1 vs 7'.

For something as important as performance evaluation, stability is naturally required; there's no room for carelessness.

The "Adjudicator" is different. According to the rules of the Holy Grail system, the Holy Grail determines that an "Adjudicator" is needed.

Or perhaps the influence of the Holy Grail War could distort the world.

In both of these cases, the Holy Grail will summon the Arbiter to intervene in the Holy Grail War.

Furthermore, only heroic spirits who died without any wishes are qualified to become "arbitrators".

This means that the "Judgment" is the 'Eighth Servant' that can reasonably exist!

Because of the unique nature of the [Arbitrator] not competing with others for the Holy Grail, he is transcendent, a being similar to a referee and a half-administrator.

In other words, once Abel takes on the role of the "Arbitrator," he can secretly cause trouble without being actively attacked by other Masters or Servants.

Of course, if you encounter someone with a mental illness, it's hard to say.

Abel felt more and more that the rank of "Judgmentalist" suited him, so he just said it directly.

He also needs to spread the word through Ilya to solidify his identity as the "Judge".

What is a Ruler?

"The adjudicator is..."

Abel briefly explained what he knew, leaving Ilya somewhat confused.

"Ilya, can you tell me how old you are?"

Abel, unwilling to discuss matters of rank further, began to inquire about the important matter at hand.

"That's great! Ilya is 8 years old this year!"

8 years old?

Are you sure she's not 18?

Upon hearing this, Abel's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Where are your parents? Why aren't they by your side for something as important as summoning a Servant?"

"It's because Ilya didn't tell Mom and Dad..."

After hearing Ilya's explanation, Abel finally understood what had happened.

Ilya originally only knew that her parents were going to Japan to do something very important, until she accidentally overheard their conversation last night and learned that they were going to participate in something called the Holy Grail War, which also included a discussion about Servants.

With a guilty conscience, Illya secretly went to the library, wanting to know what the Holy Grail War was and what Servants were.

And she actually found it.

Having learned about this information, Ilya thought that if she could summon a Servant, she might be able to help her parents.

That's how the scene of her secretly setting up a magic circle while hiding in her room came about.

She shouldn't have succeeded, since all seven Masters had already been chosen and had successfully summoned their respective Servants.

But then the system intervened, forcibly bringing Abel, the eighth Servant who shouldn't have appeared, into existence!

In short, it's outrageous!

However, this also confirmed one thing for Abel: his bad premonition was about to come true, and he was about to participate in what was probably the hellish Fourth Holy Grail War!

The Servants include not only super-powerful figures like King Arthur, Gilgamesh, and the King of Conquerors.

There are also various cunning and difficult Masters to deal with.

At that moment, Abel really wanted to shout, "It's all Tokiomi's fault...!"

Chapter 835 The Tea Party of the Two Kings

In the church.

"Go back, Alice."

"After saying goodbye to Ilya tomorrow, we will set off for Fuyuki City in Japan."

A man with a cold face, dull eyes, short black hair, and wearing a black suit spoke to the beautiful woman beside him.

"It's up to you, Kiritsugu."

The woman named Alice nodded. She had a face so beautiful and perfectly crafted that it resembled a doll, with ruby-red eyes and long, snow-white hair that shone like Ilya.

She is the man before her, Kiritsugu Emiya's wife, Illya's mother, and also a homunculus born from the alchemy of the Einzbern family, the "Minor Grail" in this Holy Grail War.

Not only her, but her daughter Ilya had the exact same experience.

Alchemy homunculus, the Lesser Grail destined for the next Holy Grail War...

This is also the fate of bearing the name of Einzbern.

As for the man beside her, Kiritsugu Emiya, known as the 'Magician Killer,' was an ally recruited by the Einzbern family, who had suffered repeated defeats, in order to achieve victory, which led to their union.

But such a union was destined to be a tragedy.

Artoria Pendragon, summoned as a Saber, was unaware of why her Master's expression had become so gloomy.

She didn't like this Master either, but in her previous life she was King Arthur in ancient British legend, known as the Knight of Knights, the King of Knights. The spirit of knights was engraved in her blood, so she didn't express any opinion.

He simply got into the car with the two men and then returned to the Einzbern family's castle.

As soon as they returned, Kiritsugu Emiya and Alice’s daughter Illya, who had been left in the castle, gave them a huge shock!

And the shock caught them somewhat off guard!

"What? You said you also summoned a Servant? And became a Master?"

Kiritsugu Emiya and Alice exchanged a glance, then finally fixed their gaze on the man sitting elegantly by the window, sipping his black tea.

Upon hearing the word "Servant," Artoria immediately assumed a defensive and attacking stance.

After all, when each Servant is summoned to the mortal world, they are instilled with all the rules of the Holy Grail War by the Holy Grail.

It can be said that each Servant is implicitly hostile to the others.

Even though the Masters of the two Servants are related, it is impossible to know what will happen next.

Abel, however, seemed unconcerned about the strange atmosphere, and even raised his teacup, gesturing towards Artoria from afar.

"Nice to meet you, would you like to sit down and have a cup of hot black tea, King Arthur of ancient Britain?"

Artoria narrowed her eyes when her identity was exposed. She really didn't sense any hostility from the other person. Besides, since someone had invited her, wouldn't it make people think she was afraid if she didn't dare to go?

So she simply walked over and sat down opposite the other person, but instead of drinking tea, she asked, "Since you can recognize my identity, who are you?"

“My name… many people have given me different names and nicknames, but I don’t like any of them, so I gave myself a new name. King Arthur can call me… Abel.”

Artoria frowned slightly.

Abel?

Was he Adam and Eve's second son?

Kiritsugu Emiya and Alice were also pondering.

But at this moment, Ilya provided the best assist, shouting loudly, "Abel is the King of Vampires, the Ruler of this Holy Grail War!"

Kiritsugu Emiya and Alice were immediately startled!

Unlike those who only gleaned fragments from books, the two of them clearly understood what the "arbitrator" was.

That is a very special class, similar to the Avenger created by the Einzbern family in the last Holy Grail War, and is not within the normal range of the seven classes.

And they also possess special rights!

But this Holy Grail War has only just begun, so how could the "Judgment" have already appeared?

Does this mean that the Greater Grail sensed something unusual would happen in this Holy Grail War?

Or did someone break the rules of the Holy Grail War, forcing the Greater Grail to use this method to steer the Holy Grail War back on track?

In an instant, Kiritsugu Emiya thought of many things.

However, we need to ask our daughter Ilya for more details; the timing is not right now.

Also, the King of Vampires?

Kiritsugu Emiya immediately thought of many names, such as Dracula, Lilith, and Cain.

The first one is modeled after Vlad III the Piercing Prince.

The second one, according to legend, was created by God at the same time from the same clay as Adam. She was Adam's first wife and later left the Garden of Eden to become a blood-sucking monster.

The third one is even more interesting: Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve!

Moreover, Abel was killed by Cain.

In folklore, Cain is also known as the progenitor of vampires.

Therefore, the King of Vampires can only be one of these three.

So let's first rule out Cain.

Because if it were Cain, he wouldn't have chosen an alias called Abel.

He killed his younger brother with his own hands, and even lied to his parents, for which he was eventually punished.

The second most unlikely candidate is Lilith.

After all, she's a female demon, so the gender doesn't quite fit.

Of course, we cannot rule out situations like King Arthur's.

But the things Lilith did in the legends make her seem more like an "avenger" than a "judge".

Then there is only one possibility left.