"We've seen all the invitations. What are your thoughts?"
In the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Empress, seated on her throne, looked down at her Servant below, wanting to hear their opinions.
Honestly, she never expected the Red Faction to send an invitation to them. The Red Faction's Master was getting married to his own Heroic Spirit, and at the same time, the mysterious Eastern Heroic Spirit proposed to hold a royal banquet.
This left her momentarily unable to understand what that perverted man was planning.
Considering they are still adversaries, inviting them to each other's stronghold is a bit too much.
"Wow! It seems that the mysterious Eastern Heroic Spirit was a king, or even an emperor, in his previous life! What a perfect protagonist!"
Shakespeare spoke nervously, sounding very excited, clearly wanting to attend the wedding hosted by the Black Faction.
It's a pity he's not a king, so he probably doesn't deserve to participate in that grand banquet for kings.
However, that wedding wasn't bad either. The Red Faction's Master actually wanted to marry a Servant Heroic Spirit, making them another perfect couple!
Shakespeare was incredibly grateful that he had participated in this Holy Grail War; otherwise, he would have missed out on so many perfect protagonists and a torrent of inspiration.
"Yes, of course I went!"
The witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter, sitting below, gritted her teeth, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the battle flag, her entire body shrouded in a chilling killing intent.
Achilles and the others didn't dare say anything. They all knew that the guy named Sieg had been shamelessly following this woman had left with Ruler Jeanne d'Arc, which nearly drove the witch Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) to a rage, as she had always considered the saintess Jeanne d'Arc Alter (White Jeanne) her mortal enemy.
If it were anyone else, the witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter would have clapped her hands in delight, finally able to get rid of that leech. But the target was none other than the saintess White Jeanne Alter, whom she considered her mortal enemy.
How could she possibly tolerate this?
"I have no objection!"
With an indifferent shrug, Achilles was more inclined to attend the banquet.
After his last conversation with Wang Hao, he was no longer hostile towards the Black Faction. Now that they had extended an invitation, it would be disrespectful not to go.
Moreover, as a great Hero in Greek mythology, he had nothing to fear; he could simply go to the banquet.
Atalanta remained silent, but nodded quietly, indicating her agreement to attend the banquet.
As for Karna, who is usually taciturn, he would not object either, and he also wanted to see how much Kariya Matou had grown after their fierce battle.
To be honest, he was quite surprised by Kariya Matou. Although he was still suppressed by him, Kariya really managed to hold on.
You have to understand that he had used all his strength except for his final killing move, but he still couldn't subdue that guy.
That's right, it's about beating them into submission!
His battles with Kariya Matou were not life-or-death struggles, but rather friendly sparring. Several times he had the chance to kill Kariya Matou, but he did not strike, instead waiting for his opponent to recover, and even occasionally offering a few pointers.
After all, he had finally encountered such a formidable opponent, and he didn't want to end things so quickly.
He also wanted to see how far that man would ultimately grow in this Holy Grail War.
At the same time, in the Clock Tower Revenge Squad's base, Scáthach, seated on her throne, toyed with the invitation in her hand, a slight smile playing on her rosy lips.
"A royal banquet? How interesting!"
As a queen herself, she had no reason to miss this banquet exclusively for queens, and she didn't need to care at all whether the other party had any schemes or plots.
She even hoped the other party would have some ulterior motive, so she could openly and legitimately confront that man again.
She had a rather unsatisfying fight with that man last time, but she also confirmed that he did indeed have the power to kill her.
How could she refuse an invitation from such a good man?
"Um, Queen of the Land of Shadows, I'm also a king, so could you take me with you?"
Just then, a burly figure entered the hall, fawning over Scáthach, who was seated on the throne, and stared intently at the invitation in Scáthach hand.
He himself was a king, and left a significant mark on history. Unfortunately, because the previous battle was a test, the Mage's Association, represented by the Clock Tower, did not allow him to participate.
Therefore, the Black Faction only sent one invitation this time, and specifically invited Scáthach, the Queen of the Land of Shadows.
To be honest, he really didn't want to miss this royal banquet, but showing up uninvited would be too beneath him, so he thought of the Queen of the Land of Shadows.
"Sure, I happen to be missing a vehicle, so I'll use your Kamui might as well."
Scáthach replied lazily; as a queen, she would never refuse a request from a fellow queen.
"Hahaha... Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The big man laughed heartily. Although Scáthach's tone made him sound like a coachman, the magnanimous man didn't care about such trivialities.
Not to mention that the other party is a woman; it would be too unseemly to argue with a woman over trivial matters.
"Hmph! You scoundrel, how dare you not invite me, the king!"
Just then, a golden figure materialized in the hall, speaking with utter arrogance and revealing its anger.
He was also a king, and considered himself the supreme ruler, yet he wasn't invited. How could he tolerate this?
" Gilgamesh, we've known each other for a long time. I'll take you with me then."
The burly man laughed heartily.
Although he did not have any additional memories from his previous arrival, his Master had acquired memories from a parallel world, including memories of participating in the Holy Grail War with that Master from that parallel world.
According to the Master, he encountered Gilgamesh during that Holy Grail War and ultimately died at his hands.
Although he lacked major memories, it did not diminish his respect for, or even fear of, this King of Heroes.
There's no way around it; this person's self-control is just too severe. Their own divinity is completely countered by the opponent's Chains of Heaven, and their strongest Noble Phantasm is completely countered by another of the opponent's Noble Phantasm.
This is practically my nemesis!
Fortunately, this Holy Grail War is unprecedented in scale, with double-digit numbers of Heroic Spirit participating. And since I happen to be on the same side as that King of Heroes, we don't have to fight each other. We might even be able to cooperate.
"Hmph! I, the king, will not leave uninvited!"
With another cold snort, Gilgamesh arrogantly declared that he had great principles and wasn't a shameless, lazy bum like you.
Then, a golden ripple appeared in the space beside Gilgamesh, and a strange longsword slowly appeared. Gilgamesh grasped it in his hand, then flicked it away and disappeared into the distant horizon.
As the King of Heroes, he wouldn't stoop to going there on his own unless the other party extended an invitation to him.
Given the clue from that sword, the other party should know my origins.
If they still don't send an invitation after all this, it would be an insult to him, the King of Heroes. He will still go, but he will be carrying EA.
"You can do that?"
Blinking his eyes, the burly man was truly astonished; he never imagined such a thing could be done.
He wanted to try and imitate it, but unfortunately he didn't have the necessary Noble Phantasm, so he had to give up in the end.
" Gilgamesh, according to the information provided by my Master, there's a high chance that an acquaintance will be coming this time."
Suddenly, as if remembering something, the burly man's gaze towards Gilgamesh was tinged with a strange, Bagua glint.
According to their Master, this Gilgamesh has an extraordinary relationship with that person.
I wonder what kind of sparks will fly between them after this meeting. I'm really looking forward to it!
Wang Hao was unaware of the enemy's affairs. Although he proposed holding a royal banquet, he did not personally handle the matter but instead entrusted it to Darnic. Even the invitations were written by Darnic.
After all, as a powerful figure in the region, how could he possibly handle such trivial matters personally? Otherwise, what would be the point of having subordinates?
At the same time, he has encountered something that leaves him speechless.
"So you couldn't help yourselves and things went wrong?"
Looking at Caules with his head down and a face full of shame, and then at Kenny being fussed over by Fiore, Wang Hao never imagined that Caules had actually gotten Kenny's only child pregnant.
Is this going to involve premarital pregnancy, followed by the wife being heavily pregnant, or even marrying him while holding the baby?
Kenny was originally a collection of things pieced together, and even contained a large amount of circuitry. While this gave Kenny powerful combat capabilities, it also severely limited Kenny's potential.
So a long time ago, he performed a major operation on Kenny to give her a truly perfect body, so theoretically she could conceive a baby.
While premarital pregnancy is quite common in modern times, you, Caules, come from a prominent family; don't you have any manners or upbringing?
Most importantly, this girl doesn't want to give up these three days of cultivation time. She wants to return to the time barrier to continue cultivating, and at the same time, she doesn't want to give birth to the child so soon.
This contradictory problem is quite thorny!
"Teacher, could you allow this child to develop for a longer period of time?"
In the end, Fiore couldn't stand it anymore. Unlike the head of the family, Darnic, they would never do anything that would be beneath their family's dignity. Therefore, they would not allow the bride to have a child out of wedlock, or at least her figure could not change too much.
According to their family tradition, if a child is born before marriage, the ancestors will not receive their blessings.
Therefore, the child must not be born before the wedding is completed. This would be impossible for an ordinary person, but it is not a difficult task for them as practitioners of the mystical path.
However, just to be on the safe side, it's best to ask this inexpensive teacher to help, to avoid any potential problems for the child.
"Let's name this child Nezha from now on!"
Wang Hao glared at Caules with annoyance, which was his way of agreeing to the matter.
But honestly, it's a good thing to let that little guy grow inside Kenny for a few more years. It will lay a more solid foundation for him, and his potential will definitely be even greater.
Like those beings in myths and legends, which one wasn't gestating in the womb for years or even decades?
This is a hallmark characteristic of the evolution of powerful beings; the more powerful a being is, the less likely it is to reproduce.