["Personally, I still really dislike him, even now."]
[Waver said solemnly, "But as a mage, I respect him deeply."]
["Whatever the case, I have someone I want to catch up to."]
[The scene changed. Waver had changed into a crisp suit. He took a red coat from the bodyguard beside him, draped it over his shoulders, and walked straight out the door.]
[At that moment, his departing figure slowly became that of the King of Conquerors.]
["That's right. Even after the Holy Grail War ended, life still went tediously on."]
[Then the scene began to change again.]
[It became a scene of the King of Conquerors bound by the Chains of Heaven, his chest pierced by Gilgamesh's Ea.]
[Then the King of Conquerors made his exit. Gilgamesh seemed to say something to Waver before turning and disappearing, leaving only Waver kneeling on the ground, sobbing loudly.]
["Precisely because it goes on, we have to keep struggling."]
[The bridge became an ocean, and Waver's body took on El-Melloi II's appearance.]
["Someday, I'll reach that endless ocean you wanted to see!"]
[Waver looked at the ocean before him and reached out, seemingly trying to grasp something.]
[On the other side of the ocean, Iskandar's figure appeared.]
[The video ended there.]
King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, little Master, so you're that reluctant to see me go?"
Waver: "Keep your hands to yourself! How would I know about something like that..."
He really hadn't expected Iskandar to have such a profound influence on him.
After all, he had only spent two days with Iskandar so far.
[As the video showed, Waver became El-Melloi II with Reines's help, and their bond did not end afterward.]
[In a parallel world, El-Melloi II became a Pseudo-Servant, possessed by the Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang, and Reines was in the same situation.]
[Question: which Heroic Spirit possessed Reines?]
[A: Liu Bei; B: Huang Yueying; C: Pang Tong; D: Sima Yi.]
[Please answer within five minutes. Exceeding the time limit will count as forfeiting.]
Rin Tohsaka: "What does this question have to do with the video?"
[The video's main purpose was to introduce the relationship between Reines and El-Melloi II, while also fulfilling group member Kayneth's wish.]
[So, Kayneth, please stop pestering the system with questions about El-Melloi II in the future.]
[The same goes for the other group members. Anyone who dares bother this system again will immediately lose their right to answer questions and be kicked out of the group chat.]
Everyone: "!!!"
Feng Xi: "Getting on the system's nerves so much it had to set rules. Impressive, Director Kayneth."
Kayneth: "I'm merely concerned about my own future. Is that wrong?"
Waver: "But who knew this system was so intelligent? I never noticed before."
Feng Xi: "All right, let's hurry up and answer the question."
"Kid, which one should we choose?"
Zhang Jue and Red Hare both looked at Feng Xi.
Feng Xi explained, "We should approach this question through Reines and Waver's relationship."
"The video showed that Reines had Waver completely under her thumb."
"Now look at the choices: Zhuge Liang's lord, wife, close friend, and rival. Which do you think looks most suitable?"
Zhang Jue thought for a moment and said, "Judging by their relationship, it should be A or D."
"It probably isn't A."
Red Hare spoke up. "That girl called Reines has a personality nothing like Lord Xuande's."
Zhang Jue: "So the answer is D?"
Feng Xi smiled. "Then let's choose D."
Zhang Jue: "Shouldn't we think it over some more?"
Feng Xi: "No need. The more we think, the easier it'll be to get stuck in a rut."
Some of the other group members had thought of this too, such as Kayneth.
But he knew very little about the Three Kingdoms, so he and Diarmuid each chose a different answer.
As for Waver's group, with El-Melloi II there, this question was practically free points.
[Time is up. The answer will now be revealed.]
[A picture appeared on the screen, showing Reines dressed in Hanfu.]
[She wore aqua-blue long sleeves and a fluffy scarf, with two pheasant feathers tucked into the crown on her head.]
[An introduction was provided below: Reines [Sima Yi].]
[The correct answer is D.]
[Congratulations to Waver, Feng Xi, Kayneth, the King of Conquerors, Kiritsugu Emiya, Zhang Jue, Red Hare, and El-Melloi II on receiving 5 Saint Quartz.]
[Bluebeard forfeited this question.]
[The other group members answered incorrectly and will have 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]
Rin Tohsaka: "What? I thought it was B."
Waver: "Huh? Why would you think that?"
Rin Tohsaka: "Well, given how you two were in the video, it wouldn't make sense if you didn't end up together."
Waver: "..."
Kayneth: "To think Reines became a Pseudo-Servant in another world too."
He had already decided that once this War of the Holy Grail ended, he would personally take Reines as his adoptive younger sister when he returned.
What, he wouldn't make it back?
What a joke. He was already different from how he had been in the video and fully understood the dangers of the War of the Holy Grail.
If he still lost his life despite that, he would be a disgrace as a Brand-ranked mage.
Chapter 38: Who Has the Highest Luck?
[The second question is over. Now for today's final question.]
[A saying has long circulated in the community: since ancient times, Lancers have had Luck E.]
[Question: which of the following Lancers has the highest Luck stat?]
Waver: "Since ancient times, Lancers have had Luck E? Is that really a saying?"
King of Conquerors: "Shouldn't we ask Diarmuid about that? @Diarmuid!"
Diarmuid: "..."
[A: The person in the picture needs no further introduction, because everyone knows him. It is Diarmuid.]
King of Conquerors: "Lancer, what's your Luck stat?"
Waver: "Why would he tell you just because you asked?"
Diarmuid: "It's E."
Waver: "???"
Rin Tohsaka: "You actually revealed it yourself?"
Diarmuid: "Even if I didn't say it, you'd guess that anyway, wouldn't you?"
[B: This was a tall man holding a red spear, with blue hair and blue clothes, his face full of arrogance.]
[This time, his name was provided directly below: Cú Chulainn.]
Rin Tohsaka: "Huh? It's being so nice this time, actually telling us his name outright."
Waver: "Probably because of the question. Without names, we'd have nothing to go on but blind guesses."
King of Conquerors: "Who is this Cú Chulainn?"
El-Melloi II: "A great demigod hero from Celtic mythology. He holds the title of Child of Light and is also known as the Hound of Ireland."
King of Conquerors: "Sounds like a very valiant man. How's his luck?"
El-Melloi II: "Probably not particularly good."
Not just bad. It's practically as if Alaya cursed him.
Feng Xi secretly chuckled to himself.
[C: The picture showed a pink-haired little girl wearing a Gothic Lolita dress, but she had two horns on her head and a tail trailing behind her. She clearly wasn't a normal human.]