"By the way, Aika, did you manage to buy what I asked for?"
"Mm, here it is!"
Aika took a book out of her handbag.
When Shirou went to the church, he asked Aika to visit the only bookstore in Sighisoara.
Shirou said it was a reference book he needed for this Holy Grail War—
A biography titled The Shining Path ~ Legend of King Arthur.
Shirou and Aika went to a restaurant near the hotel for a meal.
While they waited, he excitedly opened the biography of King Arthur.
This was a world similar to, yet different from, the world Shirou came from.
Although the history of the Holy Grail War had diverged during the Third War, who could guarantee that all the history before that had been exactly the same?
Shirou decided to investigate this world's Artoria thoroughly.
—In the fifth century AD, upon the land of Britain swept along by the currents of the age, a young man stepped forward.
—The young man's name was Arthur Pendragon.
—He was the great King of Knights in human history, the man who would later lead Britain to peace, establish the Round Table, and leave behind countless legendary achievements.
"The wording feels a little overblown..."
Shirou frowned slightly. He really disliked it.
This was hardly the legend of the King of Knights. It was more like an epic about the ancient Golden King.
—To prove to the lords of Britain that he was the rightful heir to the throne, King Arthur followed the advice of the magus Merlin and drew the Sword of Selection. This part of history was known throughout the world.
—However, the public did not know that Arthur had never initially desired to become king. He had instead hoped to become a knight who served a certain