Next, Shen Er, what's your business?

Chapter 99 Gilgamesh and Kotomine Kirei

At the same time, Archer sneezed inexplicably, and the uncontrolled droplets fell into the goblet on the coffee table in a flat arc.

The goblet is filled with a rose-red liquid, and the soft light shines through the crystal glass wall, reflecting a psychedelic brilliance.

This is a high-quality red wine from Chateau Latour with a long history in the Bordeaux region of France. It is also a treasure with a history of more than 20 years. It is normal to get a six-figure high price at a large auction. A wine lover's dream.

However, Archer casually threw such fine wine into the trash bin in the corner, together with the Baccarat wine glass also from France, without regret at all.

The servant whose real name is Gilgamesh has the most treasures in the world, and has a powerful fortune that lasts a lifetime. This fortune has even been sublimated into the "Golden Rule" of skill level A of the heroic spirit.People with this skill can become a rich man even if they do nothing, and they will not be troubled by money for the rest of their lives. To exaggerate it, they are sure to win when they gamble.

He casually took out a new wine glass from the wine cabinet, poured himself another half glass of red wine, picked up the wine glass and muttered to himself.

"Why do I sneeze?"

For servants who are incarnations of heroic spirits, there should be no concept of illness, unless the enemy has a disease-like treasure, but none of the seven servants appearing this time is related to disease, which makes Archer a little puzzled.

However, the hero king praised by the oldest epic just struggled for a while and stopped thinking about it. Even if he was sick, he still had enough elixir in his treasury, which was the origin of medicine and pharmacy, the nemesis of the concept of disease .

This king Gilgamesh is the strongest of course, and the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me is my best friend Enkidu.Others are nothing more than opponents worth defeating, such as the Queen of the Demon Realm, or unsightly bastards, such as the black mad dog.

With a "squeak", the door opened inward, and a young man in a black monk uniform walked into the room.

Seeing the golden servant leaning on the bench leisurely, the man's rigid expression fluctuated with surprise.

"Archer?"

Archer didn't intend to get up, but just swung his wine glass at the man standing at the door.

"Although the quantity is not large, the treasures here are more complete than Tokiomi's wine collection, what a terrible disciple."

There is only one disciple officially accepted by Tokiomi, and that is Kotomine Kirei in front of him.The owner of this room was not Archer, but Kirei.

Archer entered Kirei's room in such a majestic manner, occupied the magpie's nest, and opened the bottles of Kirei's wine collection, tasting them one by one, and finally chose such a rare bottle.

It may seem surprising to others, but Kirei has a strange habit, as long as he hears that there is top-quality wine, he will buy it first regardless of 21--Although the representative of the church is hard, the treatment is very good, Kirei's assets are not less than ordinary rich people.

Drinking is a profound world that feels endless the more you pay attention to quality.That being the case, there might be some sense of taste that could fill the void in his heart.If there is such an encounter, it is not bad to be indulging in alcohol... This desperate believer once thought half-seriously.

But so far, his dabbling in wine has never been rewarded, only more and more bottles of some luxury brands.Of course, he never thought of entertaining guests with these wines, let alone an uninvited guest, even if the other party praised his wine, he would not want to entertain such a person.

Since he was summoned, this guy has been traveling around freely with his ability to act alone.He still feels dissatisfied with maintaining his physicality, and recently even changed into "casual clothes" and swaggered down the streets at night.

Kirei had heard Tokiomi talking to Gilgamesh with a slightly complaining tone several times, but he never dreamed that he would actually come to his room.

"What's the matter with you?" Kirei asked patiently.

"Nothing, just interested in you."

Archer gazed at Kirei meaningfully through the wine glass.

"How? You can't satisfy your heart even if you have been obeying Tokiomi's orders?"

"...Now, are you dissatisfied with the contract? Gilgamesh."

Kirei didn't answer Archer's question, but just asked him back with a cold face.

Even if the opponent is the legendary King of Heroes, Kirei doesn't feel afraid at all.Regardless of Tokiomi's personal thoughts, the servant is still the Master's servant after all.No matter who this heroic spirit is, as long as he is still Archer, he is just an existence subordinate to Tokiomi.Comparing with himself as Tokiomi's direct disciple, at most, it is only the same seniority standpoint, there is no need to be overly humble to him.

Kirei's attitude didn't make Archer feel dissatisfied, he just snorted coldly and tasted the fine wine in the glass.

"It was Shichen who summoned this king, and this body can be maintained in the present world because of the offerings made by time ministers. More importantly, what he did to this king was the courtesy of a minister, and it is not impossible for this king to respond to him."

After saying this polite and unexpected sentence, Gilgamesh's unusual fiery red eyes revealed a look of boredom.

"But to be honest, I didn't expect him to be such a boring person. He has no meaning at all."

"...It's a surprise that a follower would say such a thing."

Kirei was really helpless, the anger towards Archer's extremely rude behavior of trespassing or the suspicion of not knowing the real reason for his visit had gradually subsided.In this wonderfully peaceful atmosphere, Kirei almost acquiesced in giving Archer a place in this room.

"Is Teacher Tokiomi really that boring?"

"It's extremely boring. Why do you want to use the power of the universal wishing machine to reach the 'root vortex'? There are such boring wishes in the world."

The King of Heroes laughed out loud, belittling the lofty realm that all magicians long for.But Kirei could understand his feelings.

"The longing for the 'root' is a magician's wish, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand."

"Having said that, you seem to be an outsider too, Kirei—and I heard that you were originally on the opposite side of those magicians, didn't you?"

Archer also seemed to have heard about Kirei's complicated position.This man seems to be alone, but the news is very well-informed.

Kirei folded his arms and thought for a while.If one looks at it not as Tohsaka Tokiomi's disciple, but from the standpoint of the representative of the Church of the Holy Church and the Eighth Mystery Society, what is the significance of Tokiomi's Holy Grail War.

"...the journey to pursue the 'root' is to detach from the 'outside of the world'. This detachment will not bring any change to the world located on the 'inside'. For the church that only focuses on the 'inside', The magician's quest has no meaning at all, and it is only a frivolous attempt."

"I see. I really am satisfied with my universe as long as I enjoy this garden that belongs to me."

This sentence regards the whole world as his own property, which is indeed the arrogance that only the King of Heroes has.

"This king is not interested in fields that are not controlled by this king, and he doesn't care about the 'root' at all."

Kirei smiled wryly.Unexpectedly, this Archer would be a completely opposite existence to a magician, and it is no wonder that a role model of a magician like Tohsaka Tokiomi would find him helpless.

"If the Holy Grail is simply a special device that exists to pursue the 'root', even if those magicians are jealous, the Holy Church will let them go. But unfortunately, the Holy Grail is 'omnipotent' and has the ability to change the world. The infinite possibilities of 'inside'. It can be said that it is the supreme heresy, which poses a threat to our faith. That's why the Church of the Holy Church chose Tohsaka Tokiomi. It is precisely because it is a dangerous heresy that cannot be ignored. Power wasted on a 'boring and meaningless' use, which is what we hope to see. ——It's just that my father seems to have some personal feelings besides this reason."

"Then, are the magus other than Tokiomi pursuing the Holy Grail because of different motives from Tokiomi?"

Kirei nodded in response to Archer's question.

"Teacher Tokiomi is not only a typical magus, but also an extreme rightist. There are not many people like him who thoroughly follow the righteous path of a magus. The other guys are probably pursuing some earthly rewards, prestige, desire , power . . . are all wishes confined to the 'inside' of the world."

"Isn't that great? Every item is my favorite."

"You are the king who reigns on top of common things, Gilgamesh."

Archer showed a sneer, and drank the wine in the glass in his hand, as if he didn't take Kirei's criticism as an insult.

"Kirei, what about you then? What wish do you have for the Holy Grail? I heard that you were the first to obtain the qualification to participate in the war, but you lost it later."

Gilgamesh's question was also Kirei's question, and it was also Tokiomi's and Risei's question.

"I... don't have any special wishes to fulfill... there must be something wrong with the Holy Grail."

Kirei's answer was a little perplexed, and Archer's red eyes shone with a strange light.

"This is also an explanation, but you are not because of this reason. Do you know, Kirei, the reason why Heroic Spirits become Heroic Spirits is not only their own merits, but also human beliefs. The Holy Grail, which uses Heroic Spirits to fight each other as a summoning ceremony, favors humans. Exclude people."

"Are you saying that I'm not human? Gilgamesh!" Kirei's tone became severe and cold.

"To be correct, you are not a complete human being. There are things in you that I don't even understand. Maybe that's why you lost the favor of the Holy Grail. This is what I'm interested in."

Seeing Kirei's face change drastically, Archer found it even more interesting.

"Just be confused and struggle, and let yourself, the king, see the truth behind the fog."

Archer walked out of the room with a joyful laugh, leaving Kirei alone in a daze.

"I'm not fully human? Is there something missing here?"

PS: Exclusion of people is the setting of the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City, and other holy grails and false holy grails do not seem to have such restrictions. (This restriction is actually just Mushroom’s response to the fan’s response to whether Yue Ji and the others will appear on the Fate set, but since he said it, listen carefully.)
(End of this chapter)