By the way, "sauerkraut" and "square-headed" are nicknames given to Germans by the British and French respectively. The origin of "sauerkraut" is that Germans really like to eat sauerkraut. "Square-headed" comes from France, meaning "someone who is too strict". As the old enemy of France, the British did not mind using this nickname given to Germans by the French.
So even though France and Britain have a thousand-year-old feud, they are birds of a feather in that they hate the Germans!
After the three members of the Lancer team sat down, Saber led Emiya Kiritsugu to sit at the banquet table. After they sat down, no one spoke, only Sora was still teasing Fufu, and the atmosphere was very awkward.
After all, more than an hour ago, Emiya Kiritsugu had bombed the hotel that the three members of the Lancer team were staying in, and the two sides were still opponents in this Holy Grail War. If they hadn't been afraid of the King of Conquerors, they would have fought on the spot.
Then, Irisviel washed up and came to her seat. Coincidentally, Irisviel sat opposite Sora, facing Fufu. Feeling the suppressed 666 beast in Irisviel's body, Fufu made a happy sound, obviously gloating.
Then, Fu Fu looked at Irisviel with fear, obviously realizing how terrifying Irisviel was. After all, in the Type-Moon world, there were not many people who could suppress the evil of mankind with their own will!
In this way, all preparations for the banquet were completed, but the King of Conquerors was still not here. Seeing this, Saber said with some dissatisfaction:
"This King of Conquerors! He was the one who wanted to host this King's Banquet, so why is he late when we are all ready?"
Unexpectedly, after this complaint, several flashes of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky. After the bull's roar, the King of Conquerors laughed heartily:
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late! It took me a little longer to find someone."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the King of Conquerors, with his Master at home, driving the Divine Wheel over their heads.
"Looking for someone? What kind of person is taking so long?"
"Who else could it be? That tsundere Gilgamesh!"
As he spoke, another golden light shone, and the heroic king Gilgamesh, wearing a golden armor, appeared in front of everyone. Looking at the surrounding arrangements, he said disdainfully:
"Is this what you call a king's feast? King of Conquerors, your taste is too low!"
At this time, the King of Conquerors in the sky also landed his ox cart, brought Waver to the table, and sighed:
"It can't be helped. It's the Holy Grail War now, so it's great to have a banquet like this! Besides, the dishes look quite sumptuous!"
The Hero King looked to the side upon hearing this and saw more than forty dishes of different cuisines on the table.
He was born in Uruk more than 4,000 years ago. There was no delicious food in that era. He had never seen these dishes. If he hadn't used the Omniscience Star, he probably wouldn't even know what these dishes were. Especially the pickled cabbage and sausages that Kenneth disliked, after Irisviel's processing, they were delicious and brought unprecedented temptation to the Hero King.
But even so, he still insisted:
"Hmph, it's okay!"
When everyone sat down, the King of Conquerors raised his glass and said to everyone:
"Regardless of the outcome of this Holy Grail War, the fact that we are able to gather here is a miracle in itself. Since it is a miracle, we should naturally raise our glasses and drink before the battle, just for the miracle itself."
Hearing the King of Conquerors' bold words, everyone present was moved. They raised their glasses one after another and drank the red wine and drinks in the glasses. After drinking a lot, the King of Conquerors said:
"It's a pity that there are only four Heroic Spirits gathered here. If the remaining three could also be here, wouldn't it be a great pleasure for the seven Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War to gather here and share the glory together!"
In response to the King of Conquerors' words, no one at the scene made any comment. Only the King of Heroes looked at the sausage in front of him and said:
"Well, King of Conquerors, just speak up if you have anything to say! I don't want this banquet of kings to be turned into just your nonsense!"
"Well, since the beautiful hero king has spoken, I will obey."
Hearing the King of Conquerors using ambiguous words to describe him again, the King of Heroes snorted in disdain, yet at the same time secretly proud of his own charm.
Even a man like the King of Conquerors succumbs to my beauty. It seems that my beauty is indeed unparalleled in the past and present! I just don’t know what kind of man Saber likes. My charm doesn’t even make her crazy.
Saber looked at the King of Heroes and thought to herself:
He is indeed good-looking, but a little reserved.
If you really like me, just grab me! Why go through so many hoops?
No wonder in the original Epic of Gilgamesh, his queen didn't even have a name. The so-called hero king is essentially a novice who doesn't understand women! Don't you know that the bed is the best battlefield to get a woman? You are a primitive man from thousands of years ago, how come you don't have any primitive barbarity? My favorability towards you has decreased a little.
The three kings secretly evaluated each other, and then heard the Conqueror's Way:
"Everyone, you must be wondering why I called everyone together to hold this King's Banquet? In fact, the reason why I called everyone together is very simple, that is because I think this so-called Holy Grail War is not necessary at all!"
no need?
After hearing the King of Conquerors’ words, Saber thought for a moment and then said:
"King of Conquerors, do you mean that all of us Heroic Spirits and Masters should unite and resolve the Holy Grail War together?"
"That's right!" The King of Conquerors nodded.
"In my opinion, the Masters and Heroic Spirits chosen by the Holy Grail are all outstanding people. If that's the case, why should we fight for the illusory Holy Grail? Not to mention that the Holy Grail may not be a wish-granting machine, even if it is, there is only one. Instead of killing each other, why not all Heroic Spirits and Masters unite and study the rituals of the Holy Grail War together."
"After all, here we have four heroes who shine in the history of human civilization, as well as many outstanding magicians. As long as we work together, what can't we accomplish?"
After hearing the King of Conquerors' proposal, everyone present suddenly understood.
Yup!
Why must there be a Holy Grail War?
A Holy Grail War brings together so many outstanding Heroic Spirits and Masters. If they all unite, what can't they do?
Instead of killing each other, it is better to cooperate and win together. As long as we can deconstruct the principle of the Holy Grail War and repeat it over and over again, then everyone will have one Holy Grail, wouldn't that be wonderful?
At this moment, everyone finally understood why the King of Conquerors held this royal banquet.
Just like the historical legend of the King of Conquerors using his sword to untie the knot, this time he, with his creative thinking, deconstructed the farce called the Holy Grail War.
It must be said that the King of Conquerors' proposal was very tempting. However, his proposal was first opposed by one person. The King of Heroes poured a glass of mellow wine from the King's Treasury, tasted it and chuckled:
"King of Conquerors, don't you think your proposal is too naive? Do you think that as a noble and unrivaled king, I will join forces with others?"
The king should be supreme!
The Hero King will only allow other Heroic Spirits to submit to him, and will never allow anyone to become an equal ally.
Like the King of Heroes, the King of Conquerors is also a proud king. He may choose to cooperate with Saber temporarily because of the situation, but afterward he will definitely compete with Saber, who is also the King of Knights, for the dignity of a king. Just because there is no two suns in the sky, there should not be two kings in the world!
The pride and dignity of kings will only make them unique in the world.
"Tell me the truth, King of Conquerors. You have never thought of sharing any glory with others. You just want to use the power of other Heroic Spirits to obtain more Holy Grails and continue your ambition to conquer the world!"
The words of the King of Heroes completely exposed the King of Conquerors' lies. He proved to everyone present that even if they really united to resolve the Holy Grail War, the King of Conquerors would still attack other Heroic Spirits afterwards. Because this is the King, the King is so self-centered and shameless!
Among the people present, the ones who could see through this, besides the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes, were Saber, who was also a king, and the well-informed Emiya Kiritsugu. As for why Emiya Kiritsugu also had such awareness, it was because he had seen too many sinful warlords and bandits, and he understood the minds of these so-called kings too well.
Deception, backstabbing, egocentrism, cruelty, and inhumanity...
If Emiya Kiritsugu is a fool who kills a few for the sake of the majority, then the King is a butcher who only kills for his own selfish desires.
What the hell is the kingly way, what the king should vent his desires, what the country should sacrifice for the king...
Kiritsugu Emiya had witnessed real-life kings before, and had also seen kings who governed the country with this philosophy. He knew what kind of disasters these so-called kings would bring to the people!
Uganda's President Amin ate people wantonly, Central African Emperor Bokassa spent all the country's wealth just to hold a coronation ceremony, Zaire President Mobutu's country was in dire straits, Equatorial Guinea's Macie almost ruined his country to the point of degenerating into a primitive society, and there were also Liberian President Doe and Haiti's Duvalier...
Kiritsugu Emiya has traveled half the world, and he has basically been to the five countries where the three major tyrants of Africa are located. Which of the five famous tyrants in Africa did not practice the concept of the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes with their actual actions, but what was the result?
Almost every one of these kings is exploring the lower limit of human social governance!
Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu never believed in the King of Conquerors from beginning to end. He felt that the King of Conquerors' proposal was a lie from the very beginning.
Because his knowledge had long made him understand a truth:
The so-called king cannot be trusted, cannot be predicted, cannot be measured, and can only be killed!
As the saying goes, kill a few to save the many, the ones who deserve to be killed the most are those kings who deceive the world and steal fame, and win the hearts of the people with the hearts of one person!
Compared with the sins committed by these kings, even the evils of this world are nothing but the sins of children playing house.
Sensing the murderous intent emanating from Emiya Kiritsugu, the King of Conquerors smiled and said:
"Master Saber, it seems you are very dissatisfied with me!"
Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent, but Saber beside him said:
"It's not you, my Master is very dissatisfied with all the kings!"
"Oh, this is very interesting! A person who doesn't like the King actually summoned the legendary Knight King? Is it because you hate the King too much that you will have to fight against your own Heroic Spirit in the future?" The King of Conquerors said again.
“Kiritsugu will not fight me, because after this Holy Grail War is over, I will leave this world. So my Master and I have the same attitude towards the King. We both believe that in this era, the so-called King should not exist, including me.”
Upon hearing Saber's words, the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes were both startled. The King of Conquerors said in a deep voice:
"Saber, are you going to deny your own path to becoming a king?"
"The path of a king? To me, being a king is just a job, a profession! My path has never been the path of a king, and my pursuit has never been to become a king!"
"Then what are you pursuing?" The King of Conquerors asked in confusion. The King of Heroes beside him also looked sideways, waiting for Saber's answer.
"Let all the elderly in the world spend their old age in peace, let all the people in the world have a stable job, and let all the children in the world go to school. Whether it is the orphans who have lost their loved ones, the children who have lost their parents, the lovers who have lost their beloved ones, or the poor people with disabilities, they can all find their own warmth in the world." Saber said solemnly:
"Everyone can find their place in the world, and everyone can wait for death peacefully. This is what I pursue."
Chapter 205 Yue Fei's Teachings
"Ha ha ha ha……"
It was the Hero King Gilgamesh.
When he heard Saber's words, he actually laughed happily.
"Hey, King of Conquerors, see that! The King of Knights, revered by the world, actually denied the way of the king! Don't you think that's interesting?"
Compared to the wildly laughing King of Heroes, the King of Conquerors had a solemn look on his face and asked Saber:
"To make all people in the world happy, is this why you responded to the call of the Holy Grail?"
"That's not the case." Saber said:
"Although I have a distant dream, I have never thought about completing it myself. The reason why I became the king was to use my own practice to explore an unprecedented path to the king. As it turns out, I failed! But this does not mean that what I did is meaningless. What is important is that people who come after me should learn lessons from my failure."
"In my opinion, great dreams require the joint efforts of everyone, rather than always relying on a king! The progress of human civilization also requires the efforts of everyone, constant attempts, constant failures, summing up lessons, summing up experience, only in this way can civilization progress. This is why I responded to the call of the Holy Grail, because I want to try again to do something for this world."
"But now, I have given up this idea." Saber said, looking up at the sky.
When the others saw Saber's actions, they all looked up at the night sky. They saw stars twinkling in the sky, and one of them was moving at a speed visible to the naked eye. Obviously, it was not a star, but the light of an airplane.
"Without a king, the people of this world still fly to the sky. Without a king, the people of this world still crush the sea of stars. Facts have proved that this era no longer needs an ancient man like me who lived more than a thousand years ago. They don't need anyone's guidance, because they rely on their own hands to create miracles that are unimaginable in our time!"
"So, I choose to give up. Because the people of this era are truly amazing, and the miracles they create are more dazzling than any wish from the Holy Grail."
After hearing Saber's story, everyone was filled with emotion, but Emiya Kiritsugu beside him was disappointed. He suddenly realized that the stars in the sky were so far away, dreamy and beautiful, quiet and indifferent, just like Saber and his own dreams, out of reach, but also desirable.
Saber, now I understand why the Sword of Promised Victory in your hand is an anti-star Noble Phantasm, and not an anti-city Noble Phantasm.
Irisviel, who was standing by, said in her heart:
Because what you pursue is not the prosperity of a country or a family, but the exploration of human civilization.
Only when the spark of civilization is materialized can it become the strongest anti-star weapon!
"Okay, now that I've talked about my pursuit, what about you?"
Saber looked around with interest. She first looked at the King of Conquerors, then the King of Heroes, and finally landed on Lancer Yue Fei. As one of the highest-ranking Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War, Lancer had been silent since the beginning of the banquet, just drinking the water in his cup.
Yes, white water!
He didn't drink because he was scolded by the king for drinking in history. So he chose to quit drinking and never touched alcohol again. This habit was maintained even after he became a heroic spirit. Lancer just drank the tasteless water alone, watching Saber and others argue like a spectator. It was not until Saber set her eyes on him that he said:
"You want to know why I responded to the call of the Holy Grail?"
Saber nodded, and everyone around him turned their attention to him.
"It's nothing special. I just want to recover my homeland and save the people in the north who have fallen into the dust of the barbarians. It's that simple."
"In that case, if you obtain the Holy Grail, are you prepared to return to the past and continue to lead your country's army to the north?" Saber asked again.
"Of course not." Lancer shook his head.
"When I was summoned, the first thing I did was to check the history of this era. I saw the end of the Song Dynasty, to which I was loyal, the end of the hostile Jin Dynasty, and the end of all the feudal dynasties. To be honest, this history had a huge impact on me."
"I used to hate the Jin people to my core, but when I saw the tragic scene when the Jin Dynasty fell, and saw the history of the Jin people being slaughtered after their final unwillingness and cries, I actually felt pity for the Jin people. Because the Jin people also tasted the pain they had brought to others, and they have paid the price for their sins."
"After that, I saw the thousands of years of feudal dynasty history come to an end. The emperor was gone, and the game of ruler-rule between rulers and subjects that had been played for thousands of years was gone. From then on, I realized that the emperor had never been important. We ancient people were too narrow-minded and insisted that the world had to have one emperor. But in fact, without the emperor, the world became a better place."
"The so-called emperor is the biggest robber in the world! I have been loyal to my country all my life, but most of the time I have been a dog for robbers. It's all a joke and meaningless. So since then, I have no idea about this Holy Grail War."
After hearing this, everyone finally understood. Lancer had actually given up the fight for the Holy Grail just like Saber.
"Another boring guy." The Hero King said this after drinking a glass of fine wine.
“What about you?” Saber looked at the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes standing opposite her and said:
"As kings, what are your reasons for participating in this Holy Grail War? What do you wish for after winning the Holy Grail War?"
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