Magical Comprehensive Travel

"Yo, Saber, I wanted to visit after hearing about the castle here, but the environment here seems to be a bit bad." Rider smiled without shame, baring his teeth, and then he moved his neck seriously.

"There are too many trees in the yard and it is inconvenient to go in and out. I almost lost my way before I got to the city gate, so I cut some for you, thank me. The vision has become better."

"Rider! What are you doing here!!" Saber looked at Rider sternly, but she didn't know what to say in the face of this always inexplicable enemy.

Instead, Rider frowned in surprise and said, "Hey, King of Knights! Won't you change into a modern outfit tonight? Stop wearing that rigid armor."

At this time, the rider's master, Weber, emerged from behind the King of Conquerors. Although he did not speak, Irisviel, who was standing opposite him, easily read the meaning. Weber's fearful face was clearly written. "I want to go home!" and "Hurry up!".

Once King Iskandar was interested in the culture of the invaded territory, he was the first to wear Asian-style clothing, causing his followers to shy away from him.

Irisviel had heard of this story, but she definitely didn't think that the reason that attracted Rider in front of him to change into modern clothes was actually Saber in a suit.

What made them even more strange was that Rider's hands were not weapons or other combat use items. - but a bucket.

No matter how you look at it, it's a wooden wine bottle. Rider, who easily held the wine bottle under his arm, looked like a wine shop owner who came to deliver.

"you……"

Saber, who was at a loss for words again, took a deep breath and said calmly, "Rider, what are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry, and me!" At this moment, Mu Hantian walked out from behind Rider!

"Hope, how could you..."

"Well, I only came here at the invitation of the King of Conquerors."

"Don't ignore me, Saber, I'm here to drink with you. Stop sticking around and lead the way. Is there a courtyard suitable for banquets? The castle is full of ash, no."

Saber sighed helplessly, and the anger that had accumulated in his chest before vanished. Looking at Rider and Mu Hantian, I felt a little overwhelmed.

"Irisviel, what should I do?"

Irisviel was equally at a loss. She was angry because the barrier of the forest was destroyed before, but after seeing that smiling face, she couldn't hate it no matter what.

"He's not the kind of person who can set traps, right? Does he really want to drink? Or does he want to be soft on Saber?" Irisviel said suspiciously.

"No, Irisviel, this is a challenge." Saber, who should have lost his fighting spirit, became serious for some reason.

"challenge?"

"Yes... I am the king, and he is also the king. If you want to distinguish between high and low at the wine table, it means a 'battle' without bloodshed."

Perhaps hearing Saber's words, the King of Conquerors smiled and nodded.

"Hehe, it's good to understand. Since we can't face each other with swords, let's use wine to decide the outcome. King of knights, I won't let you go tonight, so be prepared."

"Interesting. I accept it." Saber, who responded resolutely, exuded a chilling fighting spirit as if he were on the battlefield.

It was only now that Irisviel realized that this was not a joke, but a real "battle".

………………

The venue for the banquet was chosen by the flower bed in the castle atrium. Last night's battle didn't spill over here, and it didn't look shabby when it was used to entertain guests. At this time, no one cared about the cold outside.

Rider brought the wine bottle to the atrium, and the three Servants sat down facing each other and confronted each other leisurely. Irisviel and Webber sat side by side, guessing the development of the situation, realizing that this meant a temporary truce, and she just had to watch it.

Rider smashed the barrel lid with his fist, and the mellow red wine scent filled the air in the atrium.

"Although the shape is very strange, this is a unique wine vessel in this country." Rider said as he smugly tapped the wine with a bamboo-handled spoon.

"How about the King of Knights and Hope also have a bite?"

Saber took the spoon handed over by the emperor without hesitation, and also scooped a spoonful of wine and drank it all in one go.

Seeing Saber's forthright appearance when drinking, Mu Hantian was not to be outdone, and rider let out a happy, admiring laughter.

"So, first of all, who are you going to compete with me? Rider?" Saber said to Rider after scooping another spoonful of wine.

"Exactly, a real contest in the name of the 'King', but then it's not called the 'Holy Grail War', it would be better to call it the 'Holy Grail Quiz'... In the end, between the King of Knights and the King of Conquerors, who can What about being the 'King of the Holy Grail'? This is the perfect question to ask a wine glass." Rider changed his serious tone and smiled mischievously.

Then he said as if to himself: "Ah, there is another person who claims to be a 'king' here."

"Let's end the joke, bastard." As if responding to Rider's unintelligible words, a dazzling golden light flashed in front of everyone.

That voice and that light made Saber and Irisviel's bodies stiffen immediately.

"Archer, why are you here..." Saber asked sharply, but the poised Rider answered.

"Ah, I asked him to drink with him when I saw him on the street—but still late, Jin Guang. But he doesn't walk like me, so I can't blame him."

The armored Archer stared at Rider proudly with ruby ​​eyes. "It's really a shame that you chose such a crappy place for a banquet. You just have this taste. How can you apologize for making me come here on purpose?"

"Don't say that, come on, have a drink first."

Rider smiled boldly and handed the spoon full of wine to Archer.

He thought he would be irritated by Rider's attitude, but unexpectedly, he simply took the spoon and drank the wine inside.

Irisviel remembered the "challenge" Saber had mentioned earlier. Since Archer, the unidentified golden heroic spirit called himself the "King", it was impossible for him to refuse the wine that Rider offered him.

"What kind of bad wine is this, to actually use this kind of wine to fight between heroes?" Archer said with a look of disgust.

"Really? I got it from the market here. Nice wine."

"It's because you don't understand alcohol at all, you bastard." A vortex of void appeared beside Archer, who sneered. This was a precursor to the strange phenomenon that could summon the Noble Phantasm, and Webber and Irisviel only felt a chill on their bodies.

But what appeared next to Archer tonight was not a Noble Phantasm, but a series of drinking utensils inlaid with dazzling gems. The heavy golden bottle was filled with colorless and clear liquid.

"Look, this is the 'Wine of the King'."

"Oh, so touching." Rider didn't mind Archer's tone, and happily poured the new wine into four glasses.