Monarch El-Melloi II

At dusk, Allen sat alone by the sea in Fuyuki City, admiring the magnificent sight of the setting sun slowly sinking into the ocean.

Since he was on a steep cliff, hardly anyone ever came near apart from the occasional fishing enthusiast.

What was more, with night approaching, even the most fanatical anglers would choose to leave rather than risk falling to their deaths just to stay and fish through the night.

Suddenly!

A young man with long black hair, dressed in a black suit, slowly approached from behind. He walked straight over, sat beside Allen, and said with a faintly nostalgic tone, "I never expected ten years to pass so quickly. In my memories, the last Holy Grail War feels like it happened yesterday."

"Heh, what? Are you interested in joining the Fifth Holy Grail War too? If I remember correctly, you still have Rider Iskandar's Holy Relics, don't you?" Allen asked with a smile.

The newcomer was none other than a survivor of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Rider's beloved "Queen Consort," and the man who had inherited Kayneth's title—Monarch El-Melloi II, Waver Velvet.

Since the two had remained in contact over the years, their relationship was quite good.

Allen was responsible for providing material support: funds, potions, gems, Magic Crests, weapons and equipment, and more.

Waver, meanwhile, used those resources to establish himself at the Clock Tower, privately trading for knowledge, techniques, ideas, Holy Relics, and other things monopolized by major families and organizations.

The calm, water-like air about him made it obvious that his life was dozens of times better than in the original story, where he had constantly been targeted by schemes.

After all, mediocre second-rate talent combined with an endless stream of Magic Crests, equipment, potions, and tools was already enough to drive most