"Oh?"

 On the second floor of the arcade, a blond youth playing Street Fighter with a passerby glanced down at his feet.

 Instead of coming to find him, the magician started playing video games.

 interesting.

 Gilgamesh continued playing the game while waiting for Kazuma Sato to come upstairs.

 However, this wait lasted for several hours.

 The two people upstairs and downstairs were so engrossed in their game that they completely forgot about it.

 [Kouhei Imamura: "@Kazuma, are you done yet?"]

 [Sato Kazuma: "How much time has passed?"]

 Kitahara Iori: "It's almost six o'clock in the afternoon. Didn't you say you found it earlier?"

 [Sato Kazuma: "Found it, found it!"]

 [Kouhei Imamura: "Kazuma, I glanced at the location on the map. You didn't go into... a brothel in the shopping district, did you?"]

 [Sato Kazuma: "Wha...what kind of brothel? I'm just playing games at the arcade."]

 Kohei Imamura: "I knew it..."

 Kitahara Iori: "Why didn't you invite us to such a great opportunity?"

 [Sato Kazuma: "Then you guys come too!"]

 Kitahara Iori: "Alright, we're on our way to you now. Have your fun and then come out. Don't forget, the [Tohsaka Villa] was assigned to our team for exploration."

 [Sato Kazuma: "...Understood"]

 "Holy crap, this is so much fun."

 Having had his fill of fun, Kazuma Sato immediately jumped up and went upstairs to start looking for his Servant.

 Hehe, I hope it's a blonde, big-breasted female servant.

 But once upstairs, all the machines were fighting game sections. Sato Kazuma forced himself to look away, telling himself that business was more important.

 Cheers erupted from the crowd, prompting him to turn his gaze in that direction.

 "Mr. Jill is amazing!"

 "I'm afraid no one can defeat him!"

 "Hahahaha! Today, I'm treating!"

 The blond youth laughed wildly.

 "Ding"

 The boy in green came to his right, dropped a coin into his hand, and looked at his hand.

 "Shall we exchange a few blows?"

 [Gilgamesh] This new Master, who turned his head with great interest, doesn't seem to be a proper magician. He doesn't even have magic circuits, but his Mystic Code is quite interesting.

 It appears to be a replica copied from a certain heroic spirit, but in reality, it reproduces its function through a completely different structure and approach.

 He said:

 "can."

 Kazuma Sato sat down on the right side of the platform and began to stretch his wrists while familiarizing himself with the waist lever buttons.

 "A new challenger has emerged?!"

 "This kid is a new face. Can he really beat Mr. Gil, the king of the arcade?"

 "I think it's unlikely. Look, he's still familiarizing himself with the character's skills and combos."

 Kazuma Sato has locked up the next female fighter, "Makoto".

 "Oh?"

 Gilgamesh directly locked onto a golden monster that appeared to have only one arm, named "Euro".

 The veteran player behind him had a solemn expression:

 "Mr. Jill actually chose this! He's getting serious! It's his best and most iconic character, and also the strongest character in the lore!"

 "The legendary immortal was so powerful that he sealed one of his arms and never used his full strength!"

 "I wonder if it will be a tough battle?!"

 "I'm getting excited! Who really is the king of the arcade?"

 Ten seconds later, two large characters appeared on the central screen, accompanied by an enthusiastic broadcast.

 "KO!"

 "Perfect!"

 Gilgamesh stared wide-eyed at his own reflection lying on the screen.

 There's... this way of playing games?

 Everyone was stunned.

 Only the veteran players behind him understood.

 Kazuma Sato, controlling "Makoto," beat Gilgamesh, controlling "Euro," so badly that "Makoto" never regained his senses.

 [Empty: "In this era, using Makoto and Kazuma to praise each other is truly inhuman."]

 [Akira Ohno: "Not playing with Old Sanjaya? No class, bad review!"]

 Haruo Yaguchi: "Stop thinking about those big, muscular guys, play something that requires skill."

 [Akira Ohno: "Heh, you think you can rely on those bug-exploiting and cheating techniques?"]

 [Hidaka Koharu: "Haruo, can you beat Kazuma?"]

 [Haruo Yaguchi: "Using a timing bug, no, I mean a game mechanic, should be enough to win. If all else fails, I still have Guile's Super Shushuting."]

 [Akira Ohno: "Stop with the nonsense, I'm really going to shut you up. And are you planning to use bugs in this game? Watch out, you'll get beaten up by Real Kombat!"]

 [Ruri Gokou: "I don't play many fighting games. By the way, isn't this similar to... rock-paper-scissors?"]

 [Empty: "That's really true"]

 Kyon: "How could Kazuma possibly lose? Unless he throws the game."

 "Are you coming again?"

 "continue!"

 This time, the character of Gilgamesh can move, and he seems to see a glimmer of hope for victory.

 However, he only managed to hit the target once before being sent away.

 "Come again!!"

 Gilgamesh played fifteen games against Kazuma Sato, finally winning the last one.

 He took a deep breath, summoned the Gate of Babylon from his inner jacket, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his forehead. He was covered in sweat from overexertion and excitement.

 "Not bad, you're not bad, but don't think that's all I'm capable of. I'll practice properly tonight, and then we'll settle things once and for all."

 "OK."

 Upon hearing this, Kazuma Sato decided against inviting Gilgamesh to help him fight the boss.

 This blonde-haired hero is probably an Easter egg-like NPC, likely a comedic character, otherwise he wouldn't have accompanied them on their bird-walking trip last time.

 Look at this skinny guy, he looks like a total internet addict. He probably doesn't have any fighting ability, so there's no need to invite him.

 Kazuma Sato stood up abruptly, and the others made way for him as he walked downstairs.

 After he left, the second floor fell into a deep silence.

 "what happened?"

 Gilgamesh sensed something was wrong and looked at the veteran player, ordering, "Speak."

 The veteran player swallowed hard.

 "In the last game, he only pressed the attack button three times and hit you every time. The rest of the time he didn't move and only moved the joystick, which is how you killed him."

 "???"

 As Gilgamesh calmed down from his intense emotions, he closed his eyes and reflected on the situation, realizing...

 Except for the first game, Kazuma Sato threw the game in every subsequent game, and in the last game, he threw away the entire ocean of water.

 I was so nervous while playing that my hands were shaking, and I didn't even notice.

 "..."

 Gilgamesh lowered his head, and the atmosphere instantly became dangerous, then suddenly he tilted his head back and burst into manic laughter:

 "Hahahaha, interesting, so interesting... I never thought I could encounter such a person in this era."

 He glanced in the direction Sato Kazuma had left, a strange smile playing on his lips.

 "We will meet again."

 "——Sato Kazuma."

 L: "?"

 [Conan: "How did he know Kazuma Sato's name?"]

 [Joan of Arc: "His inherent skill has a function similar to recognizing true names"]

 [Light Yagami: "Your true name has been revealed? That's a good thing, much more cost-effective than... "]

 [Red A: "Hmph, they didn't even start fighting?"]

 [Red A: "@Gilgamesh, weren't you bragging so much? How come you need someone to give you an easy win?"]

 Gilgamesh: "You bastard! I was just not taking it seriously. Open your dog eyes and watch closely. When I fight Sato Kazuma again later, let's see if I can win."

 [Red A: "Hehe, the oldest wild boar king is going to bully a kid."]

 [Momonga: "I really want this luck stat. It feels like I won't need to spend any money to play games with Kazuma Sato."]

 [Hei Luo Hei Luo: "Well, even if there are such people, they're recruited by big guilds. Small guilds like ours shouldn't even think about it."]

 Kazuma Sato went out, and Iori Kitahara, Kohei Imamura, and Kurisu Makise returned with Cú Chulainn, and... a woman with short red hair?

 The woman had a capable demeanor, wore a suit, and had the same short red hair.

 However, her entire left arm was severed at the root, and she was very weak.

 "she is?"

 "The former Master of [Cú Chulainn],"

 Makise Kurisu began:

 "Kirei Kotomine is not an official participant in this Holy Grail War. He joined the war by seizing the Command Seals and Master status of this lady, Bazett."

 "..."

 Sato Kazuma gasped as he looked at the short-haired woman's miserable state.

 "So, we shouldn't have let him go just now."

 Cú Chulainn was constantly using runes to treat Bazett, but the injuries were too severe; he could only temporarily alleviate the wounds and keep him alive.

 But it's a miracle that it's survived this long without being dealt with.

 Kazuma Sato was a little puzzled. They had experienced the effects of Cú Chulainn's healing magic before, and it had basically brought them back from the brink of death. So why couldn't it heal this young lady?

 On second thought, he realized it was the difference between players and NPCs; players receiving healing skills and NPCs receiving healing magic were different concepts.

 No one urged them on; instead, they found a quiet private room nearby.

 Makise Kurisu stepped forward to assist Cú Chulainn in his treatment, pulling the short-haired red-haired young lady back from the brink of death.

 "Thanks."

 Cú Chulainn took a deep breath, knelt on one knee before Makise Kurisu and the others, and swore allegiance:

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