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Chapter 67: Pre-Battle Deployment
🕑 Added 2025-05-22 13:28:52 +0000 UTCAt Tokiomi Tosaka's house, Gilgamesh, Jeanne, and Jeanne Alter had gathered together. Facing them was Arthur.
"The final battle is finally about to begin. Victory or defeat hangs on this one action!" Arthur declared.
"Alright, they're just a few pieces of trash. We can deal with them easily," Gilgamesh said, completely unconcerned.
"That's right, leave everything to us," Jeanne and Jeanne Alter said confidently.
The reason the relationship between the two had become so good was all thanks to Arthur. They had almost started fighting as soon as they met. As a result, Arthur brought them to a small dark room and gave them a good talking-to, and the two decided to unite against the outside enemy. (Don't think too much! No pushing down happened.)
"Alright, since everyone is so confident, then our battle can begin immediately!" Arthur nodded helplessly at everyone's reaction.
"Tokiomi Tosaka, the enemy still has several Masters. I'll have Lancelot come over in a moment. They'll be your responsibility!"
"With the assistance of the king's knight, I will definitely defeat the enemy successfully."
"Mm. Gil, haven't you always wanted to fight the King of Conquerors? He's all yours!"
"Tch, don't worry," Gilgamesh directly agreed. A King of Conquerors wouldn't be difficult for her.
"Jeanne. Artoria is your responsibility. Just hold her back, don't risk your life."
"Understood. I won't use that."
"If Artoria uses her ultimate move, you return directly to Camelot. However, in that case, you won't be able to return for three days."
"Okay, I understand." Jeanne also nodded.
"Little Jeanne."
"Here." Jeanne Alter looked at Arthur with happy eyes. Because of this man, she now felt a different kind of life. How to put it? Very interesting.
"Diarmuid is your responsibility. I believe you can completely deal with him. However, you must be careful, his two spears both have special effects."
"Don't worry, Jeanne has already told me everything. I will be careful," Jeanne Alter replied directly.
"Good! In that case, I will directly bring back the Holy Grail. Victory will definitely belong to us!" Arthur also said with high fighting spirit.
"Hahaha, interesting. To think that a Holy Grail could produce such interesting things! Alright! In that case! I'll join you in this little??!!!" Gilgamesh also said happily.
At Tokiomi Tosaka's house, the battle was ready to begin.
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Matou residence.
"Hahaha, as expected! You're just trash," Zoken Matou sneered at Kariya Matou.
"Hehe, I still have a certain possibility of winning. Just wait and see!" Kariya Matou roared, but Zoken Matou completely ignored him and directly took out a worm.
"This is the Worm King I have painstakingly cultivated! Didn't you say there was still a possibility? In that case, I'll give you a little help!"
Zoken Matou directly struck Kariya Matou's mouth with his cane. As Kariya Matou's mouth opened, he felt a round object wriggling into his throat. Kariya Matou wanted to spit it out, but the worm got closer and closer until it entered the innermost part!
A powerful magical energy emanated from within. Kariya Matou felt as if countless worms were squirming inside his body. Pain, sadness, all finally turned into the deepest hatred for Tokiomi Tosaka!
"Tokiomi Tosaka! I will definitely kill you!!!"
.........
Kayneth's residence.
"My lord." Diarmuid directly knelt before Kayneth.
"You still have the face to return!!! Do you know what you've done! You traitor!!!" Kayneth cursed madly at Diarmuid before him. He was about to die now, and he wished he could kill Diarmuid with his own hands, but he couldn't.
He still wanted Diarmuid to help him take back the Holy Grail to heal him completely.
"I'll give you one more chance. This time, I will personally guide you in battle. If you fail again! Then! You will bear the name of traitor for the rest of your life!!!"
"Yes, my lord, I will definitely retrieve the Holy Grail for you," Diarmuid replied respectfully. Looking at Kayneth's inhuman, ghostly appearance while still blaming him, Diarmuid's character wouldn't hold a grudge, but now, he held even more respect for Arthur's wisdom.
"Perhaps, what he said might be right," Diarmuid clutched the medal in his hand tightly!!!
.........
In a quiet deep forest.
"Rider, stop using your own stored magical energy. Why won't you listen to me?"
"The reason is..." Iskandar sighed helplessly.
"To be honest, as a Servant, I am a powerful consumer of magical energy. If I go all out, your life will definitely be in danger."
"But, I have made ample preparations!" Waver slowly said, looking at Iskandar.
"I don't want this to be your war alone. This is my first time participating in a battle. If I don't shed blood and make sacrifices, and don't achieve victory, then it will be completely meaningless."
What Waver couldn't give up was the deepest obsession in his heart.
"Do you understand my purpose in participating in this struggle? I don't want to use the Holy Grail to fulfill any wish. I just want everyone to know! I just want to be sure! That I, Waver—even someone like me—can obtain what belongs to me by my own strength!"
"But, my little Master, have you really seen the Holy Grail?"
Iskandar suddenly said something shocking, a sentence that stunned Waver.
"What!"
"We are all fighting desperately for this legendary Holy Grail, but none of us have ever seen it. Think carefully, does it really exist?"
Waver seemed to understand Iskandar's meaning, but he still didn't understand why this fellow was like this. He had always been so confident.
"Perhaps, what you said is right, but..."
"I, too, once fought for a goal whose existence had no evidence to prove."
Iskandar suddenly felt a sense of sadness, a feeling different from his usual self.
"To prove whether or not there was an endless ocean in this world, I embarked on a journey. My subjects, they all chose to believe in me unconditionally. We sang all the way, always heading towards the distant horizon."
"..."
"Haha, unfortunately, under the instigation of some people, my army disbanded, and my dream shattered. Only now did I realize that the Earth is actually round!!! Hahaha! My ideal at that time was just a delusion. There was no endless ocean at all!!!"
"Hey, Rider."
Waver really hadn't expected these words to be so shocking coming from Iskandar's mouth!
Waver didn't understand how the man who was willing to give everything for the dream in his heart, for his goal, could be so calm, so calm that he didn't even seem like himself anymore.
"Hahaha! I actually said it. That's really not my style!" Suddenly, Iskandar seemed to understand something. "Anyway, I'm going to fight those other kings. In that case, victory or defeat doesn't matter anymore!! The existence of the Holy Grail doesn't matter either!!"
"Rider, that's great!"
Waver also showed a happy expression.
"Alright, kid, it's time for us to go all out!!!"
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Einzbern Castle, inside a barrier, Irisviel was breathing heavily.
"Mistress, your body..." Hisau Maiya looked at Irisviel before her, feeling sadness from the bottom of her heart.
"As the Servants disappear one by one, I feel like I can't hold on much longer," Irisviel said painfully.
"Mistress, you will definitely..."
"It's impossible. The Holy Grail is already calling me." Irisviel looked into the distance, as if something there was waiting for her.
Hisau Maiya looked at Irisviel, her heart also filled with sadness.
Outside the house.
"What? Why is it you guiding me!"
"Because I am your Master!"
Artoria faced Kiritsugu Emiya. Today, Kiritsugu Emiya had suddenly appeared here, saying that he would take over the battles from now on.
"Where's Irisviel?" Artoria asked anxiously. She really liked this lovely woman.
"Now, the Holy Grail War is very obvious, so I let her go to my home in Japan to hide. She is now... very safe," Kiritsugu Emiya lied. Unfortunately, Artoria wasn't Kiyohime; she didn't see through this old fox's expression.
"In that case, it's better for her to leave sooner."
"Then, we will be together in future battles."
"Rest assured, I will carry out my mission to the end."
Everyone has their own destiny, determined by heaven. Some are born kings, some become outlaws. If the path under your feet is not your own choice, then no one knows where the journey will end. You might succeed, or you might fail, it's not certain!
