The Godslayer in the Sky of Fate

"Archer, it is true that the best of your wine can only be matched by the Cup of the Most Precious - but alas, the Holy Grail is not meant to hold wine. Now we're going to have a Grail quiz to see if we're worthy of the Cup, but first you have to tell us why you want it.

"I can't stand you. First of all, we're 'fighting' for the Grail, and your question is a far cry from that premise."

"Huh?"

At Rider's appalled quirk of an eyebrow, Gold Glitter sighed in frustration.

"Originally that was supposed to be my possessions. All the treasures in the world originated from my collection, but because it was lost from my treasury after a long time, it is still owned by me."

"You mean, then, that you once owned the Holy Grail? Do you know what it is?"

"No,"

Golden Flash dismissed Rider's follow-up question bluntly.

"It's not something you can understand. The total amount of my property is even beyond my own knowledge, but as long as that's 'treasure', it's clear that it must belong to me. It's better to have some self-awareness if you actually want to take my treasure by force."

Now it was Saber's turn to be speechless.

"Nah nah, that's not necessarily true." Yo on the other hand said "I knew there were several things you definitely didn't have in your treasure trove."

"Oh" Golden Shine looked to Yo and said "You're not talking about the secret treasures of the ones in the East are you."

When Yo looked at Golden Flash, a sword appeared in his hand and asked "I'm afraid you don't have this one." With black patterns and strange spells, this was a magic sword.

After observing for a moment, Golden Flash nodded and said, "I indeed don't have this sword, I haven't even seen anything like it, no!" He suddenly denied, "Yes, I don't own that sword, it is in the hands of the giant Sut. Its name is Laevatein. (aka Revelation, the Norse sword of extermination)."

Rider asked, "So Golden Flash, that means if you nod your head yes then we get the Holy Grail?"

"Sure, but I have no reason to reward a rat like you."

"Are you unable to give it up?"

"Of course not, I only reward my subjects and people."

Gold Glitter smiled mockingly at Rider.

"Or Rider, if you will submit to me, then a cup or two will be yours from me."

"...... Ah, that's not doable."

Rider scratched his chin, as if he felt that the offer was too high, and simply turned his head.

"But Archer, it doesn't really matter to you if there's a Holy Grail or not, right, and you're not fighting for it in order to fulfill any wishes."

"Of course. But I can't let go of the guy who took my treasure, it's a matter of principle."

"In other words-"

Rider drained his glass.

"Which means what? Is there any reason for the reasoning?"

"It's the law."

Golden Shine replied immediately.

"The laws I have made as a king."

"Well."

Rider seemed to understand his words and sighed deeply.

"What a perfect king, able to carry out the laws he has set down. But ah, I still want the Holy Grail, and my way of doing that is to take it when I want it, because I am Iskandar the Conquering King."

"Not necessarily. I can sanction it if you come to violate it, and there is no room for negotiation."

"I'll have to see you on the battlefield then."

Golden Flash, with a serious face, nodded at the same time as Rider.

"-But Archer, anyway, let's drink first, let's put the battle to later."

"Unless, of course, you simply despise the wine I brought."

"Are you kidding me, how could I resist drinking the wine at the moment."

By now Gold Flash and Rider were so confused that Saber couldn't tell if they were friend or foe that she could only sit in silence and watch the two. After a few moments, she finally opened up to Rider.

"Conquering King, since you have admitted that the Grail is someone else's property, do you still want to take it by force?"

"-Hmm? That's of course, my belief is 'conquest' ...... also means 'seizure' and 'invasion' ah. "

Saber suppressed his anger and then asked.

"So why do you want the Grail?"

Rider actually laughed a little sardonically as he sipped his drink in reply.

"Wanting to be human."

It was such an unexpected answer that even Webb shouted in an almost frantic tone after an "ah".

"Ooooh, you! Do you still want to conquer this world - wow!"

After forcing the Master to calm down with a snap of his fingers, Rider shrugged.

"How can you conquer the world with this life, idiot? Conquest is one's dream, and one can only entrust this first step to the Holy Grail to achieve it."

"Bastard ...... actually challenged me for such a silly thing?"

Even Gold Glitter was helpless, but Rider was even more serious.

"I say, even if we appear in the present world with magic, we're just Servants in the end, and didn't originally exist in this world - it feels a little ridiculous, but are you guys really satisfied?"

"I'm not satisfied. I want to be reborn in this world and live as a human."

............"

Recall - Weber originally thought it was Rider's oddity to dislike spiritization and insist on appearing as a physical being. Indeed, while Servant could talk, dress, eat, etc. like a human, its essence was no more than that of a ghost.

"Why does ...... want a physical body so badly?"

"Because that is the basis of 'conquest'."

Iskandar murmured, gazing into his clenched fist.

"Possessing a body, marching towards the heavens and the earth, carrying out my conquests - that's what makes me a king. But right now I don't have a body, that's not possible. Nothing can begin without that either. I'm not afraid of anything, I just feel that I must have a body."