Seeing the two beautiful ladies, Waver, who was still an innocent boy at the time, said nervously:

"Hello, I'm Waver Velvet."

Seeing Waver like this, Saber and Irisviel first greeted each other, and then Saber whispered to the King of Conquerors beside her:

“Don’t you like men like the King of Heroes? Why did you respond to his call in this Holy Grail War? He is a completely different man from the King of Heroes!”

In response to Saber’s question, the King of Conquerors smiled and said:

"As the King of Conquest, I want to conquer more than just one Hero King!"

"Oh, I can't believe you're quite philanthropic. Are you interested in conquering me, too?"

you?

Recalling Saber’s previous performance, the King of Conquerors shook his head and said:

"It's fine if you want to be my subject, but forget about having a love affair with me. You're too strong, and I don't like strong women."

"I see, I see. It's because my aura and age remind you of your mother! Really, don't you know that the most primitive and most desired object for men to conquer is their mother?"

"I see that although you appear to be in awe of strong women, in your heart you are most looking forward to being conquered by strong women! Hehe, as the King of Conquerors, I think what you should do most is not to conquer the King of Heroes, but to conquer a strong and older woman. I can assure you that conquering such a woman is the most rewarding!"

"For example, there is a certain king named Cao in Shenzhou. He seems to like this feeling of conquest very much. Are you interested in giving it a try..."

As they talked, the two of them started to talk about lewd things, which made Irisviel and Waver beside them feel very embarrassed. It was not until some time later that the four of them focused their attention on the Holy Grail War.

"So, Saber, are you ready to join forces with us?"

Saber nodded, and Irisviel beside her continued:

"What do you think, King of Conquerors?"

"Me?" the King of Conquerors thought.

"Although an alliance is not as rewarding as conquest, considering the situation of this Holy Grail War, you are indeed a suitable partner, Saber. In this case, I have decided to cooperate with you before defeating all other opponents."

……

At the same time as Saber and the King of Conquerors established an alliance, all parties involved in this Holy Grail War began to form their own alliances. As for the party that most desired allies in the Holy Grail War, it was undoubtedly Lancer and Kayneth, who had exposed their own flaws in the first battle.

But as the prodigy of the Clock Tower, Kenneth looked down on others. Even though Lancer earnestly advised him to join forces with Saber or the King of Conquerors, he remained unmoved and even hated Lancer even more for it. He felt that Lancer did not put himself in the right position, and a mere Heroic Spirit dared to question the decision of his Master.

In the end, even Sora, his fiancée, couldn't stand it anymore. With her and Lancer's advice, Kayneth finally decided to find an ally. But what made Lancer speechless was that the ally Kayneth found was neither Saber, the King of Conquerors, nor the King of Heroes, but the Matou family, who didn't even appear in the first battle.

As for the reason, it is naturally because the Matou family is a magic family with a long history and noble bloodline.

In comparison, whether it was Emiya Kiritsugu, Waver, or even Tōsaka Tokiomi, in Kenneth's eyes, they were just country bumpkins and had no qualifications to form an alliance with him.

Chapter 203 Banquet Preparation

In the suburbs of Fuyuki City, the castle of Einzbern.

Irisviel was busy in the kitchen, and Hisau Maiya, Emiya Kiritsugu's assistant, was setting up the banquet and placing the tables and chairs under Saber's instructions. Saber herself was tidying up the flowerbed in the castle that had not been trimmed for many years.

The three were so busy because they were preparing for the upcoming meeting of the King of Conquerors. It turned out that since he agreed to the alliance, the King of Conquerors proposed to hold a feast of kings to celebrate the alliance between the two parties. At the same time, the King of Conquerors also wanted to use this opportunity to entertain all the participants of this Holy Grail War, so that all the Heroic Spirits and Masters could speak freely at this feast.

As the chef among the three, Irisviel, because of the memories of Uchiha Izumi and Kocho Shinobu, although her cooking skills were not very good, the food she cooked was delicious. She placed one dish after another on the table and asked in confusion:

"Eh? Where's Kiritsugu? Everyone is so busy, where is he?"

"Kiritsugu? He went to the hotel where Kayneth was staying to plant a bomb." Saber responded:

"Since there is no possibility of forming an alliance, we naturally have to weaken Lancer's strength as much as possible. So Kiritsugu is going to use a bomb to directly blow up the hotel where Kenneth is staying. Even if we don't ask for Lancer to leave, at least we want to make Kenneth suffer heavy losses."

Hearing Saber’s answer, Irisviel asked in confusion:

“As the King of Knights, you actually agreed to his actions? Isn’t what Emiya Kiritsugu did against the chivalry you believe in?”

In response, Saber explained while arranging the furnishings in the castle:

“Your logic is very strange. Kiritsugu is my Master, not my subject. What does he want to do have to do with me? Just because I am the King of Knights, do I require everyone in this world to follow the spirit of chivalry?”

After hearing Saber's explanation, Irisviel was speechless for a moment, simply because she felt that what Saber said made a lot of sense.

"I thought you would strictly abide by the code of chivalry like the knights in the legend!"

"I am not the hero that the bards imagine. I am a knight and a king at the same time. As a king, the Knights of the Round Table under my command are not all saints with bright and clear minds. Most of them have their own shortcomings." Saber recalled:

"Especially one of my Knights of the Round Table named Palamidis. She is a female, a pagan, and likes to use tricks. It can be said that everything about her is contrary to the spirit of chivalry. Many times, her actions are more excessive than Kiritsugu's, but I still recognize her as a member of the Knights of the Round Table."

"Everyone has his own path. Even knights are very different from each other. Emiya Kiritsugu has his own path to follow. I can guide him through my actions, but I am not qualified to change him, and I have no right to easily deny the other person just because of the difference in the path. It is not the magnanimity of a king to casually and condescendingly point fingers at others' paths."

At the same time, in a restaurant building in the center of Fuyuki City.

Looking at the evacuated crowd, Emiya Kiritsugu smoked a cigarette with some guilt. After everyone was evacuated, he calmly clicked the switch of the bomb.

Boom!

With a loud roar, the hotel where Kenneth was renting was reduced to ruins.

Seeing that the mission had been completed, Emiya Kiritsugu prepared to evacuate. However, he had just taken a few steps when he saw several lightning flashes in the sky. The King of Conquerors drove the God Wheel and slowly descended from midair. Seeing Kenneth, Sora and Lancer in the center of the explosion, he laughed three times and said:

"Lancer, and his Master, are you interested in attending a king's feast together?"

Kenneth was full of confidence, thinking that his magic workshop was impregnable, and he was not afraid even if the Heroic Spirits came to attack. However, he did not expect that Emiya Kiritsugu would not take the usual approach and directly blow up the entire building, so that the magic workshop where he spent all his savings became a ruin, and he himself fell into an unprecedented embarrassing situation.

What made him feel even more embarrassed was that he had just escaped with the help of the Moon Marrow Spirit Fluid, and the strongest King of Conquerors in this Holy Grail War suddenly appeared beside him and enthusiastically invited him to attend some king's feast?

Looking at the dirty clothes on his body, Kenneth was about to refuse. However, looking at the kind eyes of the Conqueror King in front of him, he had to change his mind.

"I'll participate!"

When Emiya Kiritsugu in the distance saw this, he just silently returned to the Einzbern castle.

Because destroying Kenneth's magic workshop was already the goal for today. Emiya Kiritsugu never dreamed of sending Kenneth and others to the sky with just a few bombs, being able to weaken the opponent was enough.

When Emiya Kiritsugu returned to the castle, he saw that the interior of the castle had been decorated with all kinds of colors. In the bright lights, colorful silk and ribbons formed clouds and decorated the ancient castle into a dreamlike fairy tale kingdom. The table in the castle's living room had been moved away, and this large room was now used as a dance venue.

There was a sound of music floating in from the side. It turned out that Alice used the magic she mastered to amplify the music on the phonograph, making the atmosphere of the entire castle more solemn.

In the melodious music, Emiya Kiritsugu walked towards the garden in the center of the castle, and saw that the plants in the garden had been carefully trimmed by Saber. The trees were lush and green, with strange treetops, and the flowers were about to bloom under the effect of magic. Although it was winter, there were bursts of spring flower fragrance around, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

Looking at Saber who was still arranging the platter, Emiya Kiritsugu said in surprise;

"I didn't expect that you, the Knight King, would be so good at gardening."

Saber explained:

"Before I pulled out the sword from the stone, I was a personal maid in a noble castle. Usually, I either accompanied the young master to practice swordsmanship, or helped out in various places in the castle as a maid. Whether it was preparing banquets, arranging balls, or even washing clothes, washing dishes and pots, I have done all these things and have a lot of experience."

In fact, the layout of the entire castle was basically arranged by Saber. Only Saber, who had worked as a maid and servant for several years, could decorate the castle so gorgeously.

Emiya Kiritsugu had been very interested in Saber's experience before, and now that Saber had taken the initiative to bring it up, he immediately asked:

"But according to legend, aren't you the illegitimate daughter of King Uther? As a illegitimate daughter, even if your identity is sensitive, you shouldn't be doing such rough work, right?"

"Legends are just legends. In reality, I have never seen my parents since I was old enough to understand. My earliest memory is wandering on the streets. When I lived in that era, the Roman Empire had just declined. The Anglo-Saxons in the north took advantage of the decline of the Roman Empire to cross the sea and launched an attack on Britain where the Celts lived. War was the main theme of Britain at that time. And I was one of the orphans who lost my parents in the war and wandered on the streets."

Saber said as she carefully placed the knives and forks in order and prepared the napkins and wine.

Seeing this, Emiya Kiritsugu also came to the table to help. The table was already filled with dozens of dishes of various sizes. These dishes were mainly German, with some French, Shenzhou and Japanese cuisines, which were extremely rich. These dishes from different countries and styles were all masterpieces of Irisviel. Looking at these delicious foods, Emiya Kiritsugu secretly admired Irisviel's cooking skills, and then turned to Saber and asked:

"Since you are an orphan, then the legend is false. You are not King Uther's blood, so how did you inherit the throne?"

Saber adjusted the arrangement of the dishes while speaking:

"Of course the legend is false. Didn't you see my hair?"

"Your hair? Blonde? Wait, aren't you Celtic?"

Kiritsugu Emiya had traveled half the world, so he naturally knew that the legendary King Arthur was probably a Celt, and the Celtic's characteristics were red hair and freckles, not blonde hair and blue eyes. He had only seen extremely distinctive blonde hair and blue eyes like Saber on the Germanic people, represented by the Anglo-Saxons. As for Celtic people with blonde hair and blue eyes, there were people like that, but most of them were mixed blood of Celts and Germans.

In response, Saber shook her head and said:

"Of course I can't be a Celt. In our time, there weren't many Celts who married Germans, so the Celts were still mostly red-haired with freckles. With obvious blond hair like mine, I could only be a descendant of the Germans who invaded Britain at that time. So I can't be a descendant of King Uther, the king of the Celts."

It was not until now that Emiya Kiritsugu realized that Saber was not a descendant of the Celts, the main ethnic group of Britain at that time, but a descendant of the invaders, the Anglo-Saxons. This was ironic because according to legend, King Arthur's greatest achievement was to fight against the northern barbarians, who were mainly Anglo-Saxons.

"Then how did you become the king of the Celts, as a descendant of invaders?"

"At that time, Britain was in danger of extinction due to the invasion of invaders. In order to save the country from destruction, the magician Merlin found the Sword in the Stone and declared that whoever pulled out the sword would be the King of Britain. However, no matter how many British warriors wanted to pull out the sword, they could not. Do you know why?" Saber asked.

"Because the Sword in the Stone contains Merlin's magic?" Emiya Kiritsugu speculated.

"No! Because no one wants to be the king of Britain!" Saber explained:

"After all, it's easy to draw a sword, but it's very difficult to be a good king."

"At that time, Britain was plagued by internal and external troubles. Everyone knew that Britain was about to fall. The nobles had the right to pull out the sword from the stone. They had power and status, and they had their own castles and manors. Even if the barbarians from the north attacked them, they could still maintain their wealth and splendor."

"But if they become kings, it means their families will become royal families, and their lives and property will be tied to the royal power. When Britain is destroyed, other nobles will be able to keep their lives and inheritance, but they will be destroyed by the invasion of barbarians."

"At the end of the day, a king is a good thing, but a king of a country that is about to perish may not be."

What really makes the Sword in the Stone impossible to pull out is not magic, but the royal power attached to the Sword in the Stone.

No matter how powerful the magic is, it can't be a problem for the nobles of a country. But the weight of the royal power can make all the nobles of Britain at that time daunted.

It was not until this moment that Emiya Kiritsugu finally understood why Saber became the king. It was also at this moment that he realized that he and Saber were very similar.

The burden of a country had nothing to do with a little girl, but Saber chose to take on the responsibility of a king when all the nobles of a country were cowardly.

Similarly, the balance problem in this world had nothing to do with Emiya Kiritsugu, but when everyone else stopped, Emiya Kiritsugu chose to become the person who answered the balance problem.

Maybe their actions did not bring better answers to the world, but at least they had the courage to make choices and the responsibility to take responsibility.

"Saber, do you regret pulling out the sword in the stone and becoming the king of Britain?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked.

"No." Saber answered calmly. Then, she asked:

"Kiritsugu, what about you? In order to become a righteous partner, you have killed so many innocent people all over the world, killed a few and saved the majority countless times, faced the trolley problem countless times, and faced tragedies countless times. Do you regret it?"

"No." Emiya Kiritsugu answered with the same firmness:

"Because there are always things that someone has to do!"

Emiya Kiritsugu knew that he was like a toilet in the history of mankind.

In times of crisis, everyone flocks to me, hoping that I can kill a small number of people and save the majority; in times of peace, everyone abandons me and criticizes me for killing innocent people from the perspective of a minority.

No one wants to be a toilet, doing the dirtiest job and enduring malicious abuse.

But Emiya Kiritsugu knew that humans could not do without people like him who killed the few and saved the many, just like ordinary people's toilets could not do without toilets.

For example, if one day, an innocent girl got the remote control of a nuclear weapon. Out of curiosity, she was about to press the detonation button on the remote control, which would detonate the nuclear bombs all over the world. At this time, people like me are needed to shoot this innocent girl, bear the bad reputation and save the majority at the same time.

Kiritsugu Emiya knew that his behavior was immoral, but some things had to be done. When it really came to an extreme, humans couldn't let hundreds of millions of people be buried with them just to avoid hurting an innocent little girl!

This is a necessary evil of human civilization and a sin that decision makers must bear.

Also at the same time that Saber was communicating with Emiya Kiritsugu, there was a knock on the castle door.

Seeing that no one opened the door, Saber had to go to the gate herself. After opening the door, she saw Kenneth and Lancer in neat suits, and Sora in a luxurious evening gown, standing respectfully at the gate of the castle. The three of them showed their aristocratic temperament in their words and deeds.

After being invited by the King of Conquerors to attend the feast, even though Kenneth and the other two had just experienced the attack by Emiya Kiritsugu and were in a very bad state, for the sake of the nobles' face, Kenneth still chose to find a hotel to wash up first, and then prepared high-end suits for the three of them, and rented a luxury sports car, and then slowly came to the Einzbern castle.

Chapter 204 The King's Lies

Under Saber's guidance, the three of them walked into the castle. Seeing the decoration inside the castle, Kenneth nodded.

The decoration is OK, it has the traditional style of our England. It's just a little old-fashioned. I thought it was made by antiques hundreds of years ago! Beside Kenneth, Fufu in Sora's arms noticed Irisviel coming out of the kitchen and suddenly cried out.

"Fufu, Fufu..."

"Be good, Fu Fu. We are here to attend the banquet. We can't act naughty, okay?"

Sora stroked Fufu's head and asked in confusion:

"Strange, Fufu is usually very well behaved, why did she become so strange after entering this castle?"

Then, Saber led the three of them to the castle garden where the banquet was held. Looking at the more than 40 dishes placed on the seats and the exquisite and gorgeous decorations around them, Kenneth became more and more satisfied with this banquet.

These dishes are not bad, but... why are they all German food?

Seeing so many sausages and sauerkraut is really annoying. Can't there be more French food?

As a British, Kenneth immediately expressed his opposition to the banquet's cuisine. Even though Britain and France have been enemies for thousands of years, as a traditional English aristocrat, Kenneth still expressed his support for the delicious French cuisine.

No matter how despicable the Gauls are, they are still better than those sauerkraut-headed people in Germany!

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