In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

Kiritsugu Emiya chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Let him be buried deep in this land the moment his dream comes true."

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"What... I didn't expect you to arrive even before me. No wonder Saber started fighting at the drop of a hat."

Iskandar, covered in dust, scratched his head as he stepped off the chariot. Only after seeing Scáthach and Rowe did he realize what was going on.

He looked at Artoria, who had an unfriendly expression, and said casually.

"Don't be angry, Saber. The reason I didn't inform you was because I wanted to give you a surprise! Look, heroes gather, kings feast together, what a magnificent thing this is! I'm sure you're very happy too!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

After looking around, Iskandar burst into laughter.

"...Surprised? It should be astonished."

Artoria gripped the hilt of her sword, frowned, and sighed, "If it weren't for the presence of the Queen of the Land of Shadows, I would have just used my full-power Noble Phantasm to hit you in the face."

"You really are something, King Conqueror. You held a banquet for someone without informing them. No wonder King Arthur was so angry."

Seeing this, Rowe couldn't help but complain, and Scáthach, standing next to him, covered her mouth and teased him.

"If I were King Arthur, and you dared to act so recklessly, I would have rushed up and chopped you into eight pieces the moment you landed."

"Ah... was my behavior really that rude? I thought the First Knight King would gladly accept such a thing..."

Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing, Iskandar scratched his head.

Once the atmosphere had calmed down, Iskandar noticed Scáthach's magnificent dress for the evening and couldn't help but exclaim, "Queen Scáthach, you look absolutely stunning in this dress. The breathtaking beauty you displayed when we first met is comparable to that of Venus, the goddess of beauty."

“Thank you for your praise, Conqueror. I just suddenly had the urge to give it a try.” Scáthach smiled slightly.

"While it is certainly exciting to have heroes gathered together, that is no excuse for you to show up uninvited and gather everyone at Saber's house."

Rowe shook his head, but after the misunderstanding between them was cleared up, he still took the initiative to invite Iskandar to come in and sit down.

"Alright, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, please come in. I've already chosen a spot for you. The courtyard behind this castle looks a bit plain, but it's quite spacious. I'll go find you some food later."

"Huh?"

When they saw that it wasn't Artoria who spoke, but Lovi, Iskandar and Waver exchanged a glance, and then their faces showed surprise.

"Um... I remember this is Saber's castle, isn't it? Why do you seem like the one acting like the host!"

Because there were so many flaws, Webber didn't even know where to begin criticizing it.

Iskandar, his face full of doubt, kept scanning Rovi and Artoria's faces before suddenly clapping his hands in a flash of inspiration.

"I see. So you had already conquered this place and subdued the Knight King before I arrived? That's truly impressive... Strategist, you've even managed to do something like this. I'm growing more and more fond of you."

"Ha ha……"

The Conqueror King's words made Scáthach, who was standing nearby, laugh. She winked at Artoria, whose face was gloomy.

"Rider, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will definitely tear your mouth apart this time."

Artoria had reached her limit in her patience with Iskandar.

However, just as they were about to fight again, Luo Wei spoke up in time to explain.

“You misunderstand. Saber’s Master had some unpleasantness with everyone yesterday, so he was unable to show up and entrusted me with hosting this banquet. He also hoped that I could apologize to you for his rudeness.”

"Oh, I see."

The Conqueror King suddenly realized, while Artoria glanced at Lovi in ​​surprise.

"It's perfectly normal to use every means at once in war, so why leave? But since that's the case, I'll have to trouble you, strategist, to take care of it."

"nature."

Having learned the whole story, the Conqueror laughed and then led Waver and his barrel inside.

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The courtyard of the Einzbern castle was not particularly beautiful; in fact, it could be described as shabby.

Because the Einzberns were all artificial beings, their emotions and desires were much weaker than those of ordinary people, and this was naturally true in terms of pleasure.

Therefore, when the Einzbern family built this castle, they really only intended it to be a stronghold, and comfort was not a consideration at all.

As a result, the huge castle not only lacks gardens and colorfully decorated courtyards reminiscent of fairy tales, but also lacks even normal landscape architecture. The entire courtyard is less a castle courtyard and more a vast open space covered with gray stone slabs, resembling an empty training ground. No wonder Iskandar said it was somewhat shabby.

Scáthach clearly didn't care much about this. After all, compared to the kingdoms of these mortal kings, her Shadow Kingdom was the real heavyweight. The harsh environment there was so bad that even ghosts would find it unbearable. Compared to her kingdom, this castle, apart from being a bit small, was already quite good.

Led by Loewy, the three took their seats in the places they had chosen in advance. When Scáthach noticed that only Iskandar and Waver had arrived, she asked in confusion, "Lancer and his Master haven't arrived yet? Rider, did you really notify them?"

"Well... they should have arrived by now."

Iskandar shook his head, and was about to say something when a loud male voice came from the corner of the courtyard.

"No need to worry, Queen Scáthach, nobles never arrive late for banquets."

A certain wealthy but not particularly handsome classical nobleman, taking an unconventional approach, emerged directly from a corner of the courtyard, followed by the tall, wealthy, and handsome Lancer Finn. It seemed they had been waiting there for quite some time.

How did they get here?

Upon seeing this, Saber's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.

She figured out that these two guys came with Rider, but while she was being held back by Rider, they slipped in and began gathering intelligence and searching for Kiritsugu Emiya in the castle.

Having suffered such a great loss, Kenneth was naturally unwilling to let his opponent off easily. It was also fortunate that Kiritsugu Emiya escaped in time; otherwise, if he had fallen into Kenneth's hands today, his fate would have been far more miserable than on the first night.

"Lancer, Saber, myself, and Queen Scáthach... Hmm, most of them have already arrived."

Iskandar carried his barrel of liquor and placed it directly on the ground. Then, seeing a long row of potato chips, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, and various other fast food items on the table, along with Coca-Cola, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

He picked up one at random and ate it in one bite. His expression suddenly lit up. He thought the food was quite good and quickly invited everyone to eat with him.

Looking at the ancient heroes who had taken their seats, and then at Lovi pushing the food cart up one by one from the underground warehouse like a cargo hauler, Iskandar was clearly very pleased. "After all, this is the first time he has ever hosted a banquet in the modern world, and he is dining with so many heroes and Masters."

"Conqueror King, do you drink the blue or red cola?"

“The red ones and the blue ones are too awful to drink, I can’t get used to them,” Iskandar replied habitually, holding up his cup. His daily snacking trips over the past few days had given him a great deal of knowledge about the drinks of this era.

"Oh, the red one. I also prefer the red one. The blue one is just like saliva."

Lowe nodded in deep agreement, but Webber, who was standing next to him, suddenly objected. Because he liked the blue one, he complained, "What do you know? The essence of the blue one is the sugar content. The red one tastes as awful as disinfectant."

happy……

Lowe ignored him and instead looked at Kenneth.

"And what about you, Mr. Kenneth?"

"I won't drink anything!"

Compared to Rider, Kenneth was furious, his face turning green. Although he didn't know why Rowe was hosting this event, seeing all the fast food and cola, his aristocratic manners made him want to grab Rowe and interrogate him, "Is this what you call a banquet? Did all the banquets I took you to at the Clock Tower end up feeding the dogs?"

In this regard, Luo Wei is completely innocent.

He wanted to offer some proper food, but heaven knows, the underground storage room in this godforsaken place was filled with nothing but hamburgers. The entire warehouse was overrun with fast food, and all he could find after searching for ages were these.

"Calm down, Professor Kenneth. You know, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. This is all we have. Even if you beg the heavens, I can't conjure something from nothing. Alchemy isn't omnipotent, and I don't have the ability to materialize things. So, just make do... The important thing is the person, not the food." Lovi glanced at the happy-looking Saber and Iskandar in their seats, then continued...

"Look, aren't they happy too?"

"My lord, calm down." Finn also managed to persuade Kenneth at this moment, and spoke up for Rowe, saying, "Yes, the pomp and circumstance are not important, what matters is the people."

"never mind……"

After listening to Rowe's explanation, Kenneth sighed, then calmed down and sat down on the spot.

After everyone was seated, Iskandar casually tapped the barrel he had brought open, scooped out the wine with a ladle, tasted it, and praised it as fine wine.

Then he filled another spoonful, poured it into the cup in front of him, and handed it to Scáthach and the others.

However, at that moment, Scáthach and Kenneth's expressions clearly turned sour as they took the glasses, especially Kenneth, who almost exploded when he smelled the familiar complex aroma of the liquor.

The reason is simple: this idiot had mixed all his expensive red wines together, turning what was originally a fine wine into a chaotic mess. The taste is now completely off, and just smelling it is torture for him, let alone drinking it.

Should we make him drink this?

Kenneth would rather drink a red and blue Coke!

Seeing Scáthach's change in expression, Lovi, as her Master, sighed helplessly and then, before she could get angry, took the Conqueror's wine from her. This avoided offending her and also helped his Servant out of an awkward situation.

"Strategist, you are truly magnificent!"

Iskandar was delighted to see Lovi accept the wine, and his gaze toward him showed obvious greater favor.

Courageous and resourceful, in control of the overall situation, considerate of his companions, and, more importantly, able to assess the situation and balance everyone.

Such talent was more attractive to him than warriors. If he had had such a strategist to assist him back then, he would surely have been able to create even more glory in his lifetime.

"Can this really be called a banquet? Putting aside the food, at least the wine should be of decent quality, right?"

After that drink, Scáthach, who had been watching the Knight King get his comeuppance, suddenly lost her joy...

I agree with that.

Artoria wholeheartedly agreed with Scáthach's words.

This guy is utterly disgracing them, the kings.

However, before they could say anything, Iskandar kept looking around, his expression gradually becoming somewhat strange. He couldn't help but ask with some doubt, "Speaking of which, where is Archer? Why hasn't he come yet? Logically speaking, he shouldn't break his promise."

No, they're already here.

Under the horrified gazes of Scáthach and Kenneth, Rowe raised his glass to Iskandar and the other man, then, as host and guest, downed his drink in one gulp with the initiator, officially beginning the banquet. He then pointed to the sky above.

Everyone looked up.

In the pitch-black night sky, a golden airship stood out dazzlingly.

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Once the last two chapters are finished, it will be time for the final battle.

It's time for my performance...