"—!"
It was only an ordinary sentence, yet it made every hair on the family head's body stand on end. His heart suddenly clenched as if pierced by a small knife, even giving him the illusion that he had been killed!
Something's wrong... Something's wrong!
The family head immediately realized that something had changed...
The previous "King," though immensely dignified, could still be considered a benevolent and wise ruler. But what he had sensed just now... was the smell of blood, killing intent, brutality, and rage!
Like a tiger imprisoned in a cage, constantly sharpening its claws and fangs, ready to tear apart everyone who had once mocked it the instant its restraints were lifted!
Why?
Why had the King... Lancer become like this?
"King, are you in a bad mood?" The family head suppressed the urge to flee and asked respectfully.
"Pay it no mind. I merely slept... and dreamed of a few things."
The middle-aged man with heavy dark circles slowly opened his eyes. He had been sitting on a deerskin sofa, resting his face on one hand as he lightly dozed. Even in sleep, his posture radiated elegance and composure.
Yet the moment he opened his eyes and spoke, an invisible killing intent swept through the entire room and even the castle, making every creature with a soul tremble instinctively!
"I never expected the Holy Grail to instill knowledge into a Servant a second time... No, perhaps it wasn't the Holy Grail's doing." Lancer sank into thought. "Could it be data from the Throne of Heroes...?"
Generally speaking, the moment a Servant was summoned in a Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail System would instill them with common knowledge suited to the era, including language, to prevent any embarrassing misunderstandings.
But in his dreams, Lancer had seen