Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

As the competitors entered and took their seats, Cat Princess raised her hand, struck the gong on one side, and announced loudly.

"Game start!"

As soon as the order was given, the tightly closed doors of the Fuyuki Grand Stadium opened again, and a group of cat fairies, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, came forward carrying bowls of steaming tonkotsu ramen.

Wait, ramen?

Upon seeing the familiar food, Samuel immediately became wary and hesitated to pick up his chopsticks, fearing he might become one of the first victims.

However, just as the snake was observing, a foreign princess who had a particular fondness for ramen had already started eating.

The rich aroma of the tonkotsu broth and the smooth, chewy texture of the noodles made Anastasia's eyes light up as she savored the delicious food. She couldn't resist and finally put down her chopsticks, picked up the large bowl, opened her mouth wide, and gulped down the noodles and broth together.

"Mmm, mmm, delicious!"

After a moment, the princess put down the large bowl with satisfaction, picked up a napkin from the table, elegantly wiped the soup from the corner of her mouth, and sincerely gave her evaluation.

It turns out, it's really normal food?

Samael glanced at the fervent Mapo Tofu enthusiasts below the stage, looking quite surprised.

However, with a brave individual testing the poison, the ancient snake felt relieved and began to focus on the competition.

This delay allowed fierce competition to unfold on the field. Out of caution, Samael and Tokiomi Tohsaka, who did not make the first move, ended up at the bottom of the rankings.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first Holy Grail Eating Contest! This is the adorable cat Arc, and I'll be bringing you a live broadcast of the entire competition!"

On the stage, the very professional White Cat Princess, with her enthusiastic tone, energized the entire audience.

"It's clear that the competition has become extremely fierce even though the competition has only just begun!"

Right now, our Bazett team is in first place. As the team's main force, Ms. Bazett is frantically devouring the tonkotsu ramen on the table at a rate of one bowl every 15 seconds! In less than three minutes, she's already finished ten bowls, leaving all other teams far behind! What astonishing efficiency!

The white cat princess on the field stared in disbelief at the designated seal executor, whose speed of serving food was almost impossible to keep up with, whose movements were so fast that they left afterimages, and whose eyes were glowing green. She subconsciously made a sarcastic remark.

"So, how many days has she not eaten?"

Ah, is this paradise...? No more squatting in the mountains looking for mushrooms and digging for wild vegetables, I can fully enjoy the pleasure of filling my stomach with meat and wheat.

Bazett, engrossed in his food, was too excited to speak.

The Holy Grail War is just...so blissful!

"It's clear that this Miss Bazett has amazing eating power and efficiency. In order to help her Master gain the upper hand, her partner Lancer has also started to speed up, and is currently achieving an astonishing 20 seconds per bowl! With the two of them working together, they are currently far ahead with a score of 48 bowls!"

Cat Princess, who was in charge of on-site reporting, gave a shot to the purple-haired beauty next to her who ate very quickly but with a calm and elegant demeanor, and then changed the subject to create suspense.

"However, their advantage is not secure. We can see that the Princesses' group is in second place with a gap of only 8 bowls, and they are working hard to catch up."

Then, Cat Princess, who was inspecting the scene, seemed to have discovered something and her expression froze.

"Wait a minute, while the princess is sweeping up the rice bowls and trying to catch up with the results, her servant Koyanskaya is actually... drinking tea? And she doesn't seem to be touching her ramen at all! In other words, her contribution to the team is currently 0!"

"Oh well, what can I do? Tonkotsu ramen is too oily, and soy sauce soup is too salty."

Under the spotlight, Koyanskaya crossed her legs, gently blew away the foam on the surface of her black tea, and smiled as she spoke, showing no shame whatsoever for slacking off in front of everyone.

"However, the princess seemed to have anticipated that her servant was unreliable, so while she was gulping down her ramen, she actually pressed the head of the hand puppet into another bowl!"

"Oh my, Vico really is... the ramen is delicious, right? Hehe, she's so cute, then have some more."

"Oh my god, the noodles disappeared, and it's actually eating them! Hmm? Another bowl?! It seems that today's tonkotsu ramen is really to Wei's liking."

Cat Princess, who was in charge of controlling the entire scene, quickly discovered the real contributor to the Princess Group's data boosting, and couldn't help but zoom in on Wei, who was lying in a bowl of ramen.

Why do I feel like this was forced?

At this moment, Samael, who was slowly slurping his noodles, looked at the Russian protector fairy who was being forced to eat noodles with her head down, and a certain princess with a reserved and elegant smile, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

It seems your nickname "Little Devil" isn't for nothing.

Immediately afterwards, the two goddesses who were ranked third realized the secret of overtaking on a certain bend, and immediately stood up and pointed at the princess who was abusing her fairy confidante, righteously and sternly reporting this heinous behavior.

"I object! They cheated, they even hired outside help!"

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"invalid objection!"

However, the cat princess, who was broadcasting live, ruthlessly rejected Ereshkigal and Rin Tohsaka's appeals and made a casual explanation.

“The princess and Vi are symbiotic beings. Since the Holy Grail has not ruled them out, it proves that it recognizes their unity and allows them to participate together.”

"Damn it, they even have this trick up their sleeve! How insidious!"

Ereshkigal and Rin Tohsaka, seeing the third person added to their duo, felt indignant but helpless.

Furthermore, due to the earlier delay, the advantage that the two had painstakingly built up has been overtaken by the other group, truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Ereshkigal and Rin Tohsaka had no choice but to channel their emotions into their appetite, immediately grabbing the large bowls and devouring their food.

However, Rin Tohsaka, whose talent seemed to have faltered, made another mistake in her haste after just tying the score with the third-place team.

"Water...cough cough, give me water...!"

The young lady under the hood had a livid face and was pounding her chest repeatedly, looking to Ellie for help.

Clearly, Rin Tohsaka choked because she swallowed too quickly.

As luck would have it, the two of them had just finished their drinks on the table.

In her haste, Ai Lei noticed a half-full glass of water on the corner of the table and, without thinking, hurriedly handed it to her dear younger sister.

However, after Rin Tohsaka gulped down half a glass of water and caught her breath, a cat fairy who had run over with a brand new water glass hesitated for a moment before weakly offering a reminder.

"That looks like... something for rinsing your mouth before a match..."

"Pfft! Cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka's expression changed. She immediately turned her head and sprayed out the mouthwash she hadn't finished swallowing, then coughed violently, almost choking on her own breath.

Immediately, Ai Lei, feeling embarrassed, forgot all about eating her noodles and started pounding her chest and offering water to her younger sister, whom she had tricked.

As a result, the two who were originally in third place saw their scores plummet and quickly fell to the bottom of the pack.

Goodness, you guys really did make the most of your unreliable faces.

It seems that when it comes to messing things up, Ellie is just as good.

Seeing this, Samael covered his face, unable to bear to look at him, both amused and exasperated.

At this moment, seeing that the two lively characters on the field had been left far behind, Cat Princess decisively switched the camera to the rising stars, and in an excited tone, she conveyed the real-time situation of the competition.

"Next up is the third-ranked Irisviel group. Her Servant, Saber, has already easily devoured 39 bowls! Although the speed isn't particularly fast, it's elegant, composed, and effortless. Is this the demeanor of a king?"

"Waiter, ten more bowls, please!"

Just as the cat princess was looking for an angle to praise her, Artoria pushed away several empty bowls in front of her, bursting with generosity.

Immediately, one after another, cat fairies carrying freshly cooked tonkotsu ramen rushed forward.

Meanwhile, Irisviel, who had just finished two bowls of food and was feeling quite full, did not lie down. Instead, she sipped a glass of apple cider vinegar to aid digestion, intending to digest before continuing her meal.

Furthermore, during the break, Alice was not idle. She would hand over water cups and tissues, acting as a support player for the team's main force.

"Currently, after a round of competition, the rankings of the bottom four have been determined."

Fourth place, Weber Group;

Fifth place, Tokiomi Tohsaka's group;

Sixth place, Marisbury Group;

Seventh place: The masked duo.

After giving a grand introduction to the top three winning seed contestants, Cat Princess then turned her attention to the next four groups, offering encouragement and words of comfort.

"However, the competition has just begun, and there is no significant gap between the seven groups. The riders who are temporarily behind should not be discouraged. After all, speed is not the key in this competition; the final amount of food consumed is! Good luck, everyone!"

Immediately, the hot-blooded young Webber, seeing that they had become mere supporting characters in the game, raised his right hand in a moment of desperation and solemnly spoke.

"Rider, by the Command Spell, overtake them! You must win!"

"Snapped!"

Iskandar, who was eating at a steady pace, couldn't help but raise his palm, the size of a palm fan, and slap his Master on the head, glaring at him in a reprimand.

"Idiot, how can you waste such precious Command Seals on something so meaningless right at the start of the battle? Don't you know that the outcome of a marathon often comes down to the final sprint?"

With his head still buzzing, Waver slumped back into his seat, listening to his servant's reprimand. Looking at the Command Seal that had vanished from the back of his hand, he immediately realized his recklessness and his face fell in embarrassment.

"Then...what should we do?"

"Alright, considering how hard you all put in, I guess I should get serious too."

Iskandar smiled freely, his brown eyes sweeping around as he looked at his opponents who were fighting hard. The passion that had been building up in his heart ignited the heated atmosphere in the arena.

"Although this is at the dinner table, it's also a battlefield in a whole new way. As the conquering king, how can I fall behind? Where are the waiters? Bring twenty more bowls!"

As the cat fairies delivering the food lined up in a long queue, Iskandar, whose stamina and appetite had been amplified several levels by the Command Spell, grabbed a pair of forks in each hand and deftly scooped up two portions of ramen noodles, feeding them directly into his gaping maw at an exponentially faster pace.

"It's heating up! It's heating up! We're seeing the Webber team launching a powerful counterattack!"

Holding the microphone, Cat Princess waved her little fist, seemingly infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere, and was quite excited.

But then, the very professional host changed the subject, creating suspense for the contestants to come.

"However, we can see that the two groups ranked fifth and sixth are not disturbed by the outside world at all in their eating rhythm. It seems that they are still brewing some trump card!"

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had already eaten five bowls, held the table with one hand, lowered his head slightly, and tried his best not to let the crowd on the field see his livid face and lose his composure.

Damn it, why isn't there a magic trick to increase appetite?

Tokiomi Tohsaka felt his stomach churning and convulsing, feeling incredibly stuffed. After some hesitation, his gaze fell on the back of his hand.

"Pretender, how about we..."

"Tokiomi, don't waste your Command Seals on this kind of thing; they have a great use."

Samael, standing to the side, raised his hand and pressed down on his Master's wrist, offering a gentle reminder with a smile.

"Besides, there's still plenty of time, trust me..."

At the same time, the man under the hood blinked and revealed an enigmatic smile.

Under that deep gaze, a strange sense of trust arose spontaneously. The somewhat impatient Tokiomi Tohsaka calmed his breathing, composed himself, and silently reminded himself.

Elegance, the Tohsaka family motto, must always be upheld...

We must never be as vulgar and rude as those two sneaky guys, losing the demeanor a magician should have.

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at the two "masked men" eating and drinking to their hearts' content, completely lacking any semblance of decorum, and couldn't help but feel a surge of superiority.

"We made it! Sixth place!"

Meanwhile, Rin Tohsaka, who had slammed the large bowl down, gritted her teeth and declared her brief victory.

Meanwhile, Ai Lei, who had been holding back her anger for a long time, couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in her words.

"Waiter, two more bowls, no, four bowls!"

"Okay, as you can see, our masked team is working hard to catch up, and we have now risen to sixth place. The gap between us and fifth place has been reduced by three bowls!"

Cat Princess, who was giving a live broadcast of the battle, found a new topic and couldn't help but turn the camera to Rin Tohsaka and Ereshkigal, who were getting stronger despite their setbacks.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was self-hypnotizing, felt the pressure from behind him again. His face darkened, his lips twitched slightly, and he tensed up once more.

But before the two sides could start their chase, Cat Princess's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned the camera to a new focus.

"Wait, something unexpected has happened on the field! The Marisbury team has raised their hands!"

"Thank you for the meal, we're full."

At this moment, Maris Billy and the silver-haired Caster in their seats stood up together, nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, then turned around and left the arena, walking slowly to the stands and sitting down leisurely.

"They've forfeited! The Marisbury group, ranked seventh, has actually forfeited!"

Seeing the two leave the stage on their own initiative, Cat Princess came to her senses and excitedly announced the explosive news that had appeared at the start of the competition.

"puff!"

Immediately, Rin Tohsaka and Ereshkigal, who had finally overtaken one person and were no longer at the bottom of the pack, burst out laughing at the sight, their eyes filled with grief and indignation.

Don't play like this!

Immediately afterwards, coughing resumed, and an arm pounded on the table, demanding water from the waiter.