The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Immediately afterwards, a man with a silver cross pendant around his neck suddenly rushed over.

"you!"

Hisayuu Mai was startled and instinctively wanted to resist.

Unexpectedly, the man grabbed her by the neck.

As the force increased, a 'crack!' sound rang out.

This woman, who called herself Kiritsugu's support tool, died just like that...

"you!"

Unexpectedly, the calamity came so suddenly, and a look of horror appeared on Irisviel's face.

She knew very well that if she didn't do something next, she would inevitably repeat the same mistake as Hisayu Maiya.

"watch out!"

Ultimately, driven by fear, Irisviel launched her attack.

However, after the magical explosion left the room in ruins, she realized...

My own attack was utterly insignificant!

Amidst the smoke and fire, the menacing man pounced on them like a vicious wolf.

"cough!"

Although she had studied martial arts, Irisviel was helpless to resist once an experienced martial artist got close to her.

After successfully subduing the vessel that caused the Holy Grail to manifest, Kirei Kotomine asked a question with an unfriendly expression that wasn't particularly relevant to the Holy Grail War.

"What exactly is Kirei Kotomine's purpose?"

"you?"

Irisviel gripped the man's hands tightly, trying to gain her freedom.

However, after two attempts, she failed.

Even so, she still didn't give this man named Kirei Kotomine a friendly look.

"You wouldn't understand. What Kiritsugu is doing is far greater than you can imagine!"

"Oh?"

Kirei Kotomine released his grip, looking at the woman with considerable disdain.

Then, he delivered a chop to the neck.

After knocking the woman unconscious, he carried her away.

However, before leaving, Kirei Kotomine made sure to have Assassin appear and gave him the order to observe the situation.

"You will launch a surprise attack as soon as either side has a problem."

"Yes."

The Assassin phantom wearing the mask nodded slowly.

Kirei Kotomine then left the area before the King of Conquerors arrived.

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As the chariot slowly came to a stop, the Conqueror King and Waver arrived together in front of the Elsbern family mansion.

"Wow, what a beautiful house."

Upon landing, the Conqueror King put his hands on his hips and praised the achievement.

It was as if he wasn't there to attack, but rather to sightsee.

Unfortunately, at this time, the fact that someone of his status came here was enough to attract the attention of others.

"Conqueror King!"

With a roar from Artoria, both the Conqueror King and Waver turned around to look.

They then discovered that behind them stood a knight king wielding a holy sword.

"Yo, Saber!"

At this moment, the Conqueror King was unaware of the seriousness of the problem and even waved to Artoria quite enthusiastically.

Before he could even exchange a few polite words, he was quickly interrupted.

Why are you here?!

Artoria demanded sharply.

"Saber, is it really necessary for you to ask that question?"

The Conqueror King laughed heartily and asked in return.

"My question is, why are you in the Elsbern family! Answer me!" Artoria looked as if she was ready to chop the Conqueror King to pieces on the spot.

"Hehe, I just happened to be passing by the Elsbern family and stopped by to see what's different about your family."

"The Conqueror King joked."

"But it seems your family isn't all that great. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found your mansion so dilapidated as soon as I came in."

Hearing the Conqueror King's sarcasm, Artoria's pretty face turned ashen.

At this point, Weber, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hey! Rider, show some respect! This is Elsbern family territory."

"Ok."

After Waver said that, the Conqueror King lost the desire to continue the conversation.

Ultimately, he didn't come here to gossip.

"So, Saber, before we wrap this up, would you like to have a drink?"

As the Conqueror spoke, he slowly raised the wine barrel he was holding in his right hand.

However, looking at the barrel of wine, Saber had no intention of getting involved.

First of all, she didn't like the man in front of her.

Although there weren't many subjective emotions involved, ultimately, both the other party and oneself were competitors.

What are this man's plans at this time of year when things are nearing their end?

Artoria didn't quite understand the other person, so her hand holding the sword didn't tremble at all.

"You really don't want to drink it?"

Seeing that Artoria had no intention of accepting the invitation, the Conqueror King shook his head with considerable regret.

"It's a rare opportunity to meet a king from a different time and space. If you're not willing, then so be it. But I still think it's quite a pity."

"..." After hearing the Conqueror King's感慨 (expression/remarks), Artoria fell into a long silence.

This man...

Did I really come here just to have a drink with myself?

Artoria instinctively felt that this was a lie, but at this moment, faced with the other party's invitation, she still felt that she could pay attention to it.

"Alright, Conqueror King."

"You've already run into them?"

Shortly after Artoria agreed, Kiana arrived.

She was very confused as she looked at the barrel of wine that the Conqueror had put down.

After Artoria's explanation, Kiana roughly understood the true purpose of the other party's arrival.

"You just want to drink, right? That's interesting."

Kiana laughed after saying that.

Although this emperor had a very impressive personal history, he was quite easygoing and even somewhat childlike.

It seems true that only those who believe they can change the world have the potential to do so.

However, this man ultimately died because of this belief.

"I'm not very good at drinking alcohol. If possible, I'll just have juice."

After Kiana finished speaking, she redeemed some juice from her system space and drank it.

The two kings didn't say much, but soon, the Conqueror King began his performance.

He picked up his glass, scooped up some wine, and swirled it around.

Immediately afterwards, a rich aroma wafted out, making one want to take a deep breath.

"Tsk tsk, this is really good wine. Saber, you should try it, it tastes quite good, if you don't mind."

"Me? I don't have that kind of fetish."

Artoria shook her head.

"Saber, don't be such a spoilsport," the King of Conquerors said jokingly.

Upon hearing the Conqueror King say that, Artoria rolled her eyes in exasperation.

"So, King of Conquerors, what is your purpose in coming to our family?"

That's what she really cares about.

Although the King of Conquerors did not say it explicitly, his gaze towards Saber was filled with a strange feeling.

This made Artoria very unhappy.

"Hehe, Saber, why are you so stubborn? Didn't I already tell you that we're only drinking today? We can talk about everything else after we finish drinking."

"So you mean we should fight after we finish drinking?" Artoria said coldly.

"call!"

After saying that, the Conqueror King took the wine jug and walked up to Artoria, then filled the jug with wine.