"The Princess Consort" and the Great Emperor

The second day of the Holy Grail War's opening.

Amid the bustle of Fuyuki City Airport, one figure stood out in particular.

He was tall and powerfully built, his muscles as sharply defined as a sculpture. His fiery red hair and beard gleamed beneath the sunlight with an untamed brilliance.

It was none other than Alexander the Great, the King of Conquerors who had been slain by Iori's Unlimited Blade Works in the previous Holy Grail War.

"I came, I saw, I conquered!" Having returned once more to Fuyuki City, where he had once suffered defeat, he felt both nostalgic and exhilarated.

"I was defeated here last time, but this time, I will certainly not repeat the same mistake."

"I hope this expedition can make my blood surge as it did last time."

Standing beneath the sun, he raised one hand high toward the heavens, as though he meant to conquer the entire world.

Behind him, a thin man with black hair and black eyes slowly followed him out.

He was Waver Velvet, the King of Conqueror's Master in the previous Holy Grail War, now known as Lord El-Melloi II.

He walked up beside the King of Conquerors and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid we may still be unable to fulfill your wish this time."

"According to my investigation, Fuyuki's Holy Grail developed a problem during the Third Holy Grail War seventy years ago. The reason no victor emerged from the Fourth Holy Grail War ten years ago was also because of this."

"During the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern House sought to summon Angra Mainyu, the chief evil god of ancient Persian Zoroastrianism."

"But it seemed that something went wrong during the actual summoning. The thing they summoned was far too weak to live up to that