Their commission was suspicious.

"Really? I know, it must be Kiritsugu who sent you to pick me up. He must miss me, right? I want to go! Kiritsugu is always like a child in this regard, there's no way around it. Can you take me now?" Illya said excitedly.

Chen Luo could clearly see the light in Ilya's eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"But will Grandpa agree to let me leave?" But soon a look of fear appeared in Ilya's eyes.

It's clear that in Ilya's mind, that grandpa was indeed quite terrifying.

"Then you should change your clothes first. I'm going to talk to your grandpa (I'll get some free technical skills). Don't worry, your grandpa will definitely agree to let me take you out," Chen Luo said to Ilya.

"Thank you. Oh, by the way, what's your name?" Ilya asked curiously, blinking her eyes.

"You can call me Caster for now. A humble river god who grants children's wishes. As for my real name... you'll find out in a few days." Chen Luo smiled kindly before his figure gradually faded away.

This scene elicited another gasp from Ilya.

Chapter 665 The Fateful Encounter Between the Kind-Hearted Bystander Gilgamesh and Illya

Chen Luo discovered that having a goal is a very good thing; having a goal provides ample motivation to take action.

For example, Chen Luo has now found ample goals and motivation in the Moon World.

Find the Masters and important figures in each faction to see if they have any wishes, and then grant their wishes.

In short, anyone who has a role in the story and shows a clear desire to join is Chen Luo's potential client.

Perhaps because he had just arrived in this world, or perhaps because of the Holy Grail War, the missions Chen Luo took on in the Moon World during these few days, apart from the small ones, were mostly for Mystic Codes. Although only one Mystic Code can be equipped at a time, its effects are sometimes quite outrageous.

With sufficient goals and motivation, Chen Luo should take action.

such as……

“Caster! I want to eat that! That one!” Ilya exclaimed, pointing to a shop next to her as she walked down the street hand in hand with Chen Luo.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat. But don't eat too much, you're still young. So I can only buy you a small portion." Chen Luo said, looking at the cotton candy shop.

“A small portion is fine too!” Ilya nodded.

"It's getting dark. After buying the cotton candy, we should go find Mom and Dad. We really can't delay any longer," Chen Luo said as he led Ilya to the shop.

"Mmm." Ilya nodded.

Chen Luo had been walking around the streets with Ilya for half an hour. During this time, Ilya kept eating. Fortunately, Chen Luo only bought small portions, and she only took a few bites before giving Chen Luo all the leftovers.

Otherwise, Chen Luo was genuinely worried that Ilya might get an upset stomach.

It took Chen Luo a long time to get from Fuyuki City to Einzbern Castle, but it only took him two seconds to get from Einzbern Castle to Fuyuki City.

It's all thanks to the teleportation anchor.

The main reason Chen Luo was walking on the street with Ilya was because...

【Ilya's Request to Go Out】: Take Ilya away from Einzbern Castle and find her parents. Before that, let her have some fun in the outside world and fulfill the girl's fantasies about the outside world.

Rewards: 100 Primogems + Illya's Affection Level 25 + [Prism Universe] (Craft Essence)

Difficulty: Two stars

Chen Luo always suspected that he came into this world just to wholesale concept dresses, and Chen Luo felt that children shouldn't wander around outside all the time.

However, the effect of this concept costume was so good that Chen Luo was reluctant to give it up.

However, Chen Luo had a question: would anyone really receive a concept costume?

That's so strange.

Strange as it may be, Chen Luo couldn't possibly not make a profit, since the amount given was simply too much.

"Magician, you actually have the leisure to go shopping with a little girl." Just as Chen Luo and Ilya had bought cotton candy and were about to head to Einzbern Castle, a voice rang out.

"Oh, it's Gilgamesh! Would you like some cotton candy?" Chen Luo reluctantly offered Gilgamesh the cotton candy he hadn't even eaten yet.

“…No need,” Gilgamesh said coldly.

"That's good. By the way, what are you doing here, Gilgamesh? Shopping?"

"Just taking a walk. But you, this child... if I'm not mistaken, you should have some connection with Saber's Master, right?" Gilgamesh, dressed in casual clothes, looked at Illya next to Chen Luo.

Upon seeing Gilgamesh, Ilya felt inexplicably afraid of the man and immediately hid behind Chen Luo.

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“That’s right, she is Saber’s Master’s daughter. When we met some time ago, I sensed Irisviel’s high expectations for her daughter, so I brought her here from the Einzbern family headquarters, which is a long way off.” Chen Luo nodded.

"What...what are you after?" Gilgamesh was unusually curious upon hearing Chen Luo's words.

If Chen Luo was planning to use Illya to threaten Saber's Master, Gilgamesh thought it was completely unnecessary.

After all, if Chen Luo wanted to, Sabre could have left the stage on the first day of the Holy Grail War.

But Gilgamesh wouldn't believe it if you said Chen Luo was just bored.

After all, the child was wearing winter clothes, and perhaps, as Chen Luo said, he had been brought over from afar.

“I am fulfilling my divine duty. I am fulfilling Irisviel’s wish. And Irisviel’s wish is to free Ilya… that is, this child, from the fate of becoming the Lesser Grail and escape the cage that confines the canary, so I brought her out,” Chen Luo said quite honestly.

After all, deception is pointless.

“Fulfilling…divine duties. At first I thought you were just an ordinary magician, but now it seems I misjudged you. However, I did not sense any divinity in you. Are you really a god?” Gilgamesh, as the oldest hero-king, could be said to have discerning eyes, able to see the essence of a person's soul, and he enjoyed doing so.

But Chen Luo was the strangest magician he had ever met, no, the strangest existence.

The other party's claim of fulfilling divine duties did not sound like a lie, but Gilgamesh's Chains of Heaven did not detect any divinity in the other party.

Gilgamesh later heard from Tokiomi Tohsaka that Chen Luo had revealed himself to be a river god, but Gilgamesh did not believe it.

"Then... what about now?" Chen Luo pondered for a moment before adding a halo to himself.

A halo transformed from a divine seal.

This time, Gilgamesh truly sensed the immense divinity emanating from the magician before him.

The other party is indeed a true deity, not just possessing divinity, but a god.

This greatly surprised Gilgamesh.

"Are you really the river god?" Gilgamesh had no choice but to believe the information that Tokiomi Tohsaka had gathered.

"of course."

"So, according to you, your divine duty is to grant people's wishes?" Gilgamesh then thought of what Chen Luo had just said.

“That’s right, just like now.” Chen Luo touched Ilya’s hair.

Ilya was originally wearing a hat, specifically a winter hat, but she took it off after arriving in Fuyuki City because it was just too hot.

“…What a strange god, a strange divine office, and a strange nature of souls.” Gilgamesh stared intently at Chen Luo for a while before slowly speaking.

"A god from another world, he's bound to be a bit strange." Chen Luo didn't care about Gilgamesh's assessment.

“You don’t need to say more, I can see that too. After all, the gods of this world are basically a bunch of disgusting guys, arrogant, self-righteous, and do not consider the consequences. They enjoy the offerings of humans but take pleasure in torturing them…” Gilgamesh’s words were full of malice when he described the gods of this world.

It is evident how terrifying Gilgamesh's loathing for the gods of this world was.

However, Gilgamesh was not wrong.

"So... Magician, do you intend to face me directly in this Holy Grail War?" But just as Gilgamesh was expressing his malice towards the gods of this world without restraint, he suddenly changed the subject and looked directly at Chen Luo.

In that instant, Chen Luo sensed the killing intent emanating from Gilgamesh.

Chen Luo understood Gilgamesh's subtext: whether Chen Luo would actually turn against Gilgamesh, the king, for the Holy Grail.

Gilgamesh's criteria for killing consisted of two standards: an ugly soul and the intention to kill him.

Gilgamesh had excellent judgment, but even after spending some time with Chen Luo, he still couldn't see through Chen Luo's true nature.

Because this person is too strange.

However, one can clearly determine whether or not one harbors murderous intent.

"Oh, that's a question. Gilgamesh, do you think Saber and Lancer would actually survive the first day if I harbored murderous intent towards all Servants?" Chen Luo answered the other's question with a rhetorical question.

"You participated in the Holy Grail War but had no designs on the Holy Grail?" Gilgamesh squinted at Chen Luo.

“No, I want the Holy Grail, but I already have another way to summon it. Also, Gilgamesh, you might have forgotten, but you still owe me a Noble Phantasm,” Chen Luo suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Gilgamesh frowned.

"If you don't believe me, think back for yourself. How many times have I won against you, and how many of your treasures have I taken? By the way, that elixir of immortality was something you gave me as a bonus," Chen Luo reminded him.

"Hmm? Is that really true?" Gilgamesh thought about it carefully and realized that he did indeed owe Chen Luo a Noble Phantasm.

"So you're making this request now because you want me to bestow the Holy Grail from this Holy Grail War upon you?" Gilgamesh asked.

The fact that the other party had no intention of killing him could indeed make Gilgamesh spare Chen Luo.

But if that's the case, the opponent's fighting spirit is too low.

It has degenerated to the point of weakness.

Gilgamesh was a king, but even more so, a hero.

"No, I think the Holy Grail War is a fair competition, so there's no need for you to bestow it upon me, since you can't defeat me anyway. So there's no need for you to give me the Holy Grail."

"The reason I'm bringing this up now is because I spent ages figuring out the Noble Phantasm I needed, but because I won so many times, the Noble Phantasms I could think of couldn't keep up with the rewards. Hmm, I'll save this opportunity for later; who knows, I might need it in the future," Chen Luo said, somewhat troubled.

"Are you looking for death?" Gilgamesh's crimson pupils stared intently at Chen Luo.

Gilgamesh suspected that Chen Luo was mocking him.

"Hey, you don't want to fight here, do you?" Chen Luo said, glancing around.

"Hmph! I have no intention of waging the Holy Grail War in public." Gilgamesh snorted coldly.

Although Chen Luo seemed very confident in his combat power, Gilgamesh admitted that after defeating Saber, the King Arthur, he had the right to be arrogant.

Moreover, blindly obeying the king is not always what the king wants to see.

"Well... I'll be going now. I still need to take Ilya to her parents. Oh, right, this is for you." Chen Luo turned around but then turned back and handed the cotton candy to Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh crossed his arms, pondering whether to accept the marshmallow, when he saw Chen Luo throw it directly on the ground.

Just as Gilgamesh thought this was an insult to him and was about to unleash a few Noble Phantasms on the other party, a cotton candy was thrown down, but three more cotton candies slowly floated up.

Chen Luo pointed, and the golden cotton candy among the three floated towards Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh glanced down and saw an illusory river at Chen Luo's feet, between the two of them.

River God...

Gilgamesh understood the meaning of Chen Luo, the river god, almost instantly.

"Bye-bye..." Chen Luo led Ilya toward the castle.

……

"So why did you come along?" Chen Luo stood in front of the barrier of Einzbernburg with a puzzled look on his face, looking at the golden figure behind him.

"A foolish question. Where can't I go?"

"You're just picking a fight. Do you want to start one?" Chen Luo's words were tinged with a hint of eagerness.

Sooner or later, Chen Luo and Gilgamesh will fight each other.

Otherwise, how could we say that we have an advantage in the Holy Grail War?

"I have no interest in fighting right now; I'm more curious about your divine role. Is your divine role truly to grant wishes to others?"

This is one of the reasons why Gilgamesh followed.

Let's take a look at what Chen Luo's code of conduct is.

Gilgamesh was quite concerned about not being able to discern the true nature of Chen Luo's soul.

Of course, the biggest reason is boredom.

In this world, which Gilgamesh found utterly filthy, there wasn't much that was interesting.

So it's better to come with Chen Luo and observe the other party's true situation.

A deity who grants the wishes of others?

Gilgamesh found it really interesting.

Chen Luo ignored Gilgamesh following behind him and stepped into the barrier of Einzbern Castle.