Chapter 119

As she finished speaking, her eyes lowered slightly, her bright Ruby- like eyes now appearing somewhat dark. She gently stroked the Command Spells on her hand, then whispered, "Let's go back first."

Lan Ze didn't notice this small detail, simply nodded slightly, and then followed behind Irisviel.

"Before you return, shouldn't you give me an explanation, Caster!"

Just then, an arrogant voice suddenly came from mid-air, followed by a surge of golden light, and several Noble Phantasm shot out, hurtling towards Irisviel's location.

Lan Ze reacted almost instantly. He grabbed Irisviel's wrist and pulled her behind him. At the same time, golden Noble Phantasm also shot out from behind Lan Ze, and several Noble Phantasm collided in mid-air.

Like countless fireworks exploding in mid-air, Lan Ze suddenly looked up and found that Gilgamesh had somehow already stood on a street lamp.

He crossed his arms and looked down at the boy on the ground with his scarlet eyes.

Irisviel looked up at the king standing on the lamppost almost simultaneously, then her gaze froze for a moment before she whispered, "Be careful, Caster. Judging from his Noble Phantasm, he might be the oldest King of Heroes recorded in history, Gilgamesh..."

"Who gave you permission to whisper before me?!" Gilgamesh roared, and the Gate of Babylon turned towards the direction of Lan Ze.

Irisviel's expression changed slightly, and her heart beat a little faster.

She had faith in her Servant, and even when she summoned King Arthur, she believed that victory in the Holy Grail War was almost certain...

Unexpectedly, a Master actually summoned this King of Heroes?

The outcome of the battle between King Arthur and Archer... it's really hard to say who will win.

"I'm asking you a question, Lan Ze!" Gilgamesh shouted again.

When she heard Gilgamesh's rebuke, Irisviel was stunned for a moment almost simultaneously.

Lan Ze...?

Who is this King of Heroes calling out to?

Could it be that King Arthur's real name was Lan Ze...?

Also, why do they seem to know each other?

While Irisviel was still in shock, Lan Ze had already looked up at the man on the streetlight. He took off his hood and smiled, "Long time no see, Archer..."

He paused, then continued, "No, shouldn't I call you Gilgamesh?"

"Did I tell you to look up?" Gilgamesh's golden gate turned towards Lan Ze, and he shouted, "You were the one who sneaked into the Tohsaka Family's residence and stole things right in front of me last night, weren't you, Lan Ze?!"

"It's not stealing, it's borrowing! I'll return the Jewel Sword design later!" Lan Ze corrected him righteously. He thought to himself that Gilgamesh was fine when he was in Uruk, so why is he acting so childish now... Indeed, you can't generalize about people.

Gilgamesh's lips twitched slightly upon hearing Lan Ze's words.

This person calls sneaking into the Tohsaka Family in the middle of the night "borrowing"?

"Why did you hide from me last night?" Gilgamesh asked, looking down at Lan Ze on the ground.

"You keep attacking me, am I supposed to just stand there and take the beating if I don't dodge?" Lan Ze retorted.

Gilgamesh snorted coldly, "If you hadn't sneaked into the Tohsaka Family, why would I, a reasonable man, have attacked you without cause?"

Lan Ze thought to himself, "You called me a bastard the other day, and greeted me with 'Gate of Babylon' without saying a word when we met. Now you're telling me you're a reasonable person... Who would believe that?"

"You'd better work on your temper; your mother might get angry if she sees you like this," Lan Ze reminded him. "She's probably watching the Holy Grail War right now."

Gilgamesh's gaze visibly froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter. "Are you trying to say that I, the king, am afraid of my mother?"

"Ha ha ha ha... What a huge joke!"

As the laughter subsided, Gilgamesh paused, his gaze lingering on Lan Ze, and asked solemnly, "What you just said, is it true?"

Lan Ze slightly raised his hand and took out a very ancient-looking parchment scroll from the golden gate behind him.

This is the design blueprint for the Jewel Sword. He has already memorized the design method, and the system's task has also been completed. Therefore, this thing is of no use to Lan Ze now.

Lan Ze threw the design blueprints towards Gilgamesh was in mid-air.

Gilgamesh caught the blueprint for the Jewel Sword, glanced at it casually, and then looked away as if he didn't care. He then placed the blueprint in the Gate of Babylon behind him, and his gaze fell on Lan Ze.

"Lan Ze, why would you want something like this out of the blue?"

Lan Ze pondered for a moment and said, "This matter involves too many things. I can only say that those who understand will understand, and those who don't won't understand even if I explain."

Gilgamesh: "?"

Contrary to his usual behavior, Gilgamesh did not fly into a rage at Lan Ze's seemingly joking words. He merely snorted coldly, "If you won't tell me, so be it. I have no interest in this matter."

"There is another matter that is currently on my mind."

Gilgamesh paused, staring intently into Lan Ze's eyes, and asked, "Why did you become Heroic Spirit?"

As he finished speaking, Gilgamesh's eyes showed a renewed interest.

Logically speaking, Lan Ze was favored by his mother and Blessing of the Creation Mother Goddess, plus he had the blood of a demigod... Gilgamesh was also puzzled by this. When he first saw Lan Ze, he was just an ordinary human, but later he became a human with the blood of a half-god.

"I didn't become Heroic Spirit, Archer," Lan Ze smiled.

"Do you remember how you summoned Merlin back then?"

Gilgamesh was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood.

When he summoned Merlin in Uruk, he was actually only summoning a clone of Merlin. It's likely that Lan Ze also has a similar method to accept the Holy Grail's summons.

"You went to such lengths to participate in the Holy Grail War; you must have your own motives, right?"

Gilgamesh paused slightly at this point, then continued, "If you don't mind, why don't you come with me to the Tohsaka Family mansion tonight for a good chat... I'm also quite curious about how things developed between you and your mother later."

In the end, a hint of curiosity did indeed appear in Gilgamesh's usually proud crimson eyes.

That's understandable. Back in Uruk, Lan Ze's relationship with the Creation Mother Goddess was quite ambiguous. He was practically favored by the Goddess, and he was curious about whether Lan Ze's relationship with Tiamat had progressed since then...

Thinking of this, the ancient King of Heroes couldn't help but feel a bit gossipy, and continued, "I have some fine wine here. If you have time, please join me tonight to enjoy this delicious wine."

"By the way, you should also tell me what happened after that."

Looking at Gilgamesh, whose attitude had suddenly changed 180 degrees, Irisviel looked at her Servant with some melancholy. Her mouth was slightly open, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back in the end.

I must trust Caster... He will make his own judgment... Irisviel thought to herself.

At this moment, Lan Ze gently shook his head, looked at Irisviel not far behind him, and said, "This is not something I can decide; everything must be done according to the Master's orders."

Honestly, rather than chatting with Gilgamesh, he'd rather go back to the castle and sleep soundly with Irisviel in his arms... Although Heroic Spirit don't need to sleep, Lan Ze wouldn't mind spending the night with Irisviel sleeping beside him.

"You actually obey your Master's orders like this?" Gilgamesh looked at Lan Ze with some surprise, as if to say, "There really isn't anyone who listens to their Master's commands."

"This isn't obedience, it's just respect for my Master," Lan Ze corrected, his gaze fixed on Irisviel.

Irisviel hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Gilgamesh before saying softly, "If we encounter trouble at the Tohsaka Family, are you confident you can leave?"

Lan Ze nodded, glanced at Gilgamesh seemed to be deliberately ignoring their conversation, and said softly, "Do you remember the day I chased after Assassin?"

"At that time, I went to the Tohsaka Family again, picked up some things, and also ran into Archer."

"You've been to the Tohsaka Family before?!" Irisviel exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm... let's steal... something," Lan Ze said with a light cough.

He didn't actually know what the Jewel Sword was for; he just picked it up on a whim when the system issued a mission. Anyway, anything that the system had its eye on must be a good thing.

"Is it the design you showed me before?" Irisviel asked.

After seeing Lan Ze nod, Irisviel had a look of sudden realization. "No wonder you asked me about the Jewel Sword back then... So you had just acquired that weapon around that time?"

Looking at Irisviel, who seemed lost in thought, Lan Ze asked, "Should we go back, or go to the Tohsaka Family for a while?"

Irisviel gazed into Lan Ze's eyes, remained silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's up to you to decide."

"I've said it before, I will believe everything you've done, whether it's about the Holy Grail War or your confession to Ryougi Shiki..."

"You definitely brought up the confession on purpose just now, didn't you, Irisviel?" Lan Ze said speechlessly.

Who would have thought that this woman, who usually seems so gentle and sweet, would have such a mischievous side... It's truly unexpected.

After a brief conversation, Lan Ze finally decided to visit the Tohsaka Family. Satisfying Golden Flash's curiosity was only a small part of it; the main reason was... he wanted to share information about Merlin with Golden Flash.

The Holy Grail War is important, but the Singularity issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

If there really is a beast, then if necessary, we might need to join forces to eliminate that beast before continuing their Holy Grail War.

Tohsaka Tokiomi stood in the hall, unusually feeling somewhat annoyed.

He paced back and forth in the hall, holding a wine glass in his hand, but he didn't look elegant as usual; instead, he gave off a somewhat anxious feeling.

That's understandable, since the design blueprints for the Jewel Sword, passed down through generations of the Tohsaka Family, were stolen just last night.

Moreover, according to the information from that King of Heroes, the thief was actually King Arthur!

King Arthur, who held his own even against Gilgamesh and escaped Gilgamesh's pursuit unscathed.

Although Tohsaka Tokiomi couldn't forge Jewel Sword, it was still something like a family heirloom of the Tohsaka Family, so they couldn't just abandon it, could they?

Therefore, he had no choice but to ask Gilgamesh for help. In fact, Tohsaka Tokiomi did not have high hopes, because the king was too arrogant and could not order Gilgamesh to do anything. He could only ask for his help.

Unexpectedly, the king seemed to show great interest in the thief and actually agreed to his request for help. Just now, he left the Tohsaka Family, seemingly having already discovered King Arthur's whereabouts.

"It seems that even the King of Heroes might need some time...?" Tohsaka Tokiomi turned to look at the night outside and sighed softly to himself.

Just then, he suddenly felt as if a pair of eyes were secretly watching him from the side.

Tohsaka Tokiomi turned his head slightly and saw a loli with medium-length purple hair huddled in a corner, looking at him uneasily.

Tohsaka Tokiomi paused for a moment, then said, "Sakura, didn't I tell you to go back and rest after you finished eating? Why did you run out again?"

Matou Sakura returned to the Tohsaka Family this morning under the escort of Matou Zouken. Because of the Holy Grail War, Tohsaka Tokiomi had already settled his wife and daughter in a safe place, but his initial plan was to send his daughter to the Matou Family to avoid wasting her Magecraft talents.

But for some reason, this morning, Matou Sakura returned on her own, supposedly with Matou Zouken's permission.

To be honest, this is a very strange thing... because Matou Zouken should know that the Holy Grail War is currently underway, yet he personally brought Matou Sakura back, and Tohsaka Tokiomi was somewhat concerned about his attitude towards Matou Sakura at the time.

It's less about doting on his granddaughter and more about fear...

However, Tohsaka Tokiomi didn't think much of it at the time. After all, she was his daughter, and with Matou Zouken's repeated requests, Tohsaka Tokiomi agreed to let Matou Sakura play at the Matou Family mansion for a day and then send her back after the day.

"Or are you having trouble sleeping?" Tohsaka Tokiomi asked again.

When Tohsaka Tokiomi asked her, Matou Sakura instinctively shrank back, seemingly frightened. Then, she looked up at Tohsaka Tokiomi and said crisply, "Because I was worried about Father, so..."

The little girl's timid appearance, coupled with her cute little face and slightly moist eyes, instantly soothed Tohsaka Tokiomi's previously anxious heart. His expression softened considerably, he placed the wine glass on the table, and then beckoned to Matou Sakura.

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When Matou Sakura came to him, he gently placed his hand on Matou Sakura head and said softly, "We're in the midst of the Holy Grail War right now. It's alright during the day, but at night, even home isn't necessarily safe. So... you should go to sleep early. There's Magic Barrier I've set up in your room, so it'll be much safer. I'll personally take you back to the Matou Family tomorrow."

Matou Sakura lowered her head slightly, then reached out a small hand and gently grasped Tohsaka Tokiomi's sleeve. Just as she was about to slowly raise her head to look at the man, her eyes, which had just been moist, now had a bewitching gleam.

Just Matou Sakura was about to speak, Tohsaka Tokiomi suddenly turned his head to look in a certain direction out the window, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes, and muttered to himself:

"Has the king finally returned...?"

They're back so early... Does that mean they didn't find King Arthur?

Or did the king manage to retrieve the blueprints for the Jewel Sword in such a short time?

Thinking of this, Tohsaka Tokiomi turned to look at Matou Sakura again and said gently, "Sakura, go back to your room and rest. I'll check on you later to see if you're sleeping well."

After saying that, Tohsaka Tokiomi left the hall and walked straight into the courtyard.

Because he realized that Gilgamesh was in the courtyard at that moment.

And... why does it feel Servant there's more than one Servant?

Tohsaka Tokiomi walked toward the courtyard as he pondered this.

At the same time, Matou Sakura also raised her head and looked out the window. After glancing at the three people in the courtyard, a hint of amusement flashed in Matou Sakura beautiful and charming eyes.

Archer and Caster...

Perfect, let me see if this so-called king is truly immune to my charm.

In the Tohsaka Family.

Gilgamesh took out two golden cups from the golden gate behind him, then took out a bottle of wine, poured a cup, and handed it to Lan Ze.