The sea wind howled, making the Fuyuki Bridge clatter.
Iskandar slowly drew the sword from his waist.
This sword, named the sword of cyprus, was a tribute from the King of Cyprus, 'Spada.' Although not a noble phantasm, it was exceptionally tough and sturdy.
Seeing Iskandar draw his sword, Chen Yu assumed he was about to attack.
However, Iskandar raised the long sword in his hand and declared with an arrogant and magnanimous voice, "I am Conqueror King Iskandar, summoned to the Holy Grail War as the Rider Servant!"
Although Chen Yu knew from the original story that Iskandar would introduce himself, he didn't expect him to reveal his name and class so easily.
"You! What are you thinking, you idiot? You fool!"
Waver Velvet, hearing Rider openly tell his name and class to the two people opposite, was filled with extreme panic and confusion. He even forgot his fear of heights and his fear of Rider, as he clutched Rider's cloak to steady himself, screaming in alarm.
It's important to know that a Servant's True Name is the key to strategy, and revealing one's name makes it easy for the opponent to target them.
However, this situation varies from person to person. For Servants whose weaknesses pose a significant risk and are easily targeted, hiding their True Name is crucial.
But if a Servant's inherent strength is already formidable, and there are no clear weaknesses in their legends, then knowing their True Name won't have such a great impact.
Although Iskandar belongs to the latter, even if his True Name is known, it's impossible to formulate a strategy based on his class.
But Waver Velvet still worried, because such an action was simply too reckless.
"If you can't tell who the Servant is, just ask directly!"
"Rider, do you think everyone will expose their True Name as easily as you? Aiya!"
The swaying of the bridge arch caused Waver Velvet, who was arguing with his Servant, to stumble and almost fall. Frightened, Waver Velvet quickly crouched down to maintain his balance, afraid of being blown off by the wind.
"Hey, friends on the other side, do you have the courage to introduce yourselves? Since you can have your Master gallop alongside you on the battlefield, you must not be common cowards."
Iskandar stood on the swaying bridge arch as if rooted to the spot.
His crimson hair and beard fluttered in the wind.
A smile played on his lips as he spoke what he considered to be perfectly natural words.
Nyarlathotep couldn't stand Iskandar's provocation. She struck a knight's transformation pose and, mimicking Iskandar's introduction, declared, "I am Nyarlathotep, summoned to this Holy Grail War as the Caster Servant!"
This Nyarlathotep doesn't seem very smart... I didn't expect her to fall for his taunt so easily.
Chen Yu covered his forehead, somewhat unable to watch.
However, Nyarlathotep cannot be viewed as a normal Caster. Anyone who takes her for a Caster will suffer greatly.
"Hahahaha, as expected, you are not common cowards."
Hearing Nyarlathotep introduce herself, Iskandar laughed heartily again, "Since we have exchanged our True Names, then we..."
Waver Velvet thought Iskandar was about to make a move and quickly waved his arms, loudly stopping him, "Rider! Rider! Wait! Wait! Wait! You're not going to start fighting on the bridge in front of everyone, are you?"
"This is not a good place for a battlefield. The people below haven't been evacuated with a boundary field. With so many vehicles going back and forth, if the aftermath of a battle on the arch bridge causes a chain collision, the Church will definitely intervene! This violates the secret rules of the Holy Grail War!"
Waver Velvet's scream also reminded Iskandar.
"That's true, it wouldn't be good if the battle harmed civilians, although I didn't intend to start fighting right now either."
Seeing that Nyarlathotep had no intention of attacking, Iskandar sat cross-legged, took out another unopened bottle of wine from his embrace, and threw it towards Nyarlathotep, "I see you also have no intention of fighting for now, so why don't we make friends with wine and watch the tigers fight from this mountain?"
The two 'tigers' Rider referred to were, of course, Lancer and Saber, who were still battling in the Warehouse District of North Port.
Nyarlathotep easily caught the wine bottle thrown by Iskandar and turned her head to look at Chen Yu again, wanting to ask for her Darling's opinion.
To fight or to make peace?
Looking at Nyarlathotep, who once again turned to look at him, Chen Yu felt a sense of giving up.
Now you ask for my opinion, but when Rider asked for your True Name earlier, why didn't you turn back and ask for my opinion?
"Since Conqueror King also has no intention of fighting, then let's have a temporary truce."
The dignified Conqueror King Iskandar was not a two-faced villain who said one thing and did another. Since both sides agreed to a temporary truce, Chen Yu was certain that the other party would not suddenly turn hostile and launch a frontal assault.
Moreover, Waver Velvet was close to him, at most a one-for-one trade at the limit.
With his trump card of resurrection and the damage-ignoring Kuriboh, Chen Yu had the confidence to face Conqueror King directly and wasn't afraid of the other party suddenly turning hostile.
Besides, he actually had a good impression of the combination of Waver Velvet and Rider.
Especially Waver Velvet, he could be said to be one of the rare Magi with both affection and righteousness.
Although Waver Velvet was currently self-deprecating, arrogant, and had a bad temper, young people acted impulsively and weren't very good at hiding their emotions.
Who would have thought that after the Fourth Holy Grail War, within a few years, he would not only inherit the name "El-Melloi" and become the Lord of one of the Clock Tower's twelve departments—the Department of Modern Magecraft—but also grow into a tall man?
Speaking of which, the ultimate winner after the Holy Grail War was actually Waver Velvet, right?
Only he survived the Fourth Holy Grail War intact, and he also fulfilled the wish Conqueror King had set for him—to grow another 30 centimeters taller.
Chen Yu, with Nyarlathotep, piloted the Iron Man Armor to the arch of the bridge opposite.
Seeing Chen Yu approach with Caster without any hesitation, Iskandar laughed heartily while slapping Waver Velvet's back.
"Hahahaha, look, look, Master, compared to them, your courage still needs more tempering."
The huge impacts made Waver Velvet's spine and ribs tingle. Waver Velvet, whose body was weak, couldn't help but cough.
Waver Velvet was instantly enraged but dared not speak. He clung tightly to both sides of the bridge arch beneath him, afraid of being slapped off by his Rider.
Looking at Iskandar, who had no sense of moderation in his actions, Chen Yu began to wonder if he also had a touch of giant blood.
Or do all big people just have such heavy hands?
Hagrid also liked this; when excited, he liked to slap people's backs without considering their feelings.
Completely disregarding the other person's feelings.
The battle in the North Port Warehouse District entered a white-hot stage. The four of them tacitly stopped talking, each using their own methods to observe the battle between Lancer and Saber in the Warehouse District of North Port.
At this moment, the Warehouse District of North Port was in ruins.
A knight in armor holding an invisible sword was clashing with a knight wielding two spears, fighting fiercely amidst the flashing blades.
The invisible blade and the twin spears clashed, and the powerful air currents they generated ravaged everything around them.
Each step caused the ground to crack.
The wind pressure from each missed swing of a weapon was enough to tear.
The two's battle had entered a super-high-speed phase; their figures could no longer be clearly seen. Through the monitors, only the aftermath of their battle could be observed.
The wind was moaning, the birds were wailing.
A chaotic storm raged through the deserted streets, destroying and trampling.
The two, with just a close-quarters battle, had destroyed an entire district.
The birds controlled by Chen Yu only dared to film from a distance, not daring to approach in the slightest.
Fearing being swept into the whirlwind and turned into a pulp of flesh.
Lancer and Saber had already fought dozens of rounds, and both could be said to be evenly matched.
Both were wary of the weapons in each other's hands, yet they were fully engrossed in the battle, with no mind to observe their surroundings.
And tens of miles away, Iskandar drank the red wine in his hand, indifferently watching the war in North Port.
He suddenly asked Chen Yu, "Caster's Master, who do you think will win, Saber or Lancer?"
Iskandar's sudden question surprised Chen Yu.
What was he trying to probe?
Chen Yu pondered for a moment and replied, "If they don't use noble phantasms and strategies, their martial arts can be said to be evenly matched. But if they use noble phantasms, then it depends on the effects of those noble phantasms. It's really hard to say who will win or lose."
Chen Yu did not directly answer who would win between Saber and Lancer.
noble phantasms are like trump cards, the strongest skills of a Servant.
Without exposing the other party's trump cards, it's impossible to judge a Servant's strength.
Although Chen Yu knew Saber's and Lancer's noble phantasms and could predict the outcome of this battle, why should he tell him?
"Hahahaha, even if the other party doesn't use noble phantasms, they are still mighty warriors capable of holding off ten thousand men! If possible, I truly wish I could recruit them into my service right now, to be my top generals in conquering the world!"
To meet other Servants in the Holy Grail War, conquer them, and bring them under his command was Iskandar's wish.
The reason he asked Chen Yu who would win between Saber and Lancer was merely to find a pretext for the next topic.
"Caster, although I haven't heard your True Name, since you are a Caster, you must possess extraordinary magical talent. And Caster's Master, your Iron Suit looks impressive, and as a Magus, your courage is also commendable. How about both of you become members of my court Magi? The treatment and everything else can be discussed."
Iskandar put down the red wine in his hand and suddenly began to recruit Chen Yu and Nyarlathotep.
"No, I don't want to join you. You're not as good-looking as Darling, and it sounds like a lot of trouble."
Nyarlathotep, who was sipping red wine, heard Iskandar's proposal, quickly hugged Chen Yu, and rejected Iskandar's offer.
Chen Yu also shook his head, refusing Iskandar's recruitment.
Although he had a good impression of Iskandar and Waver Velvet, he didn't want to give up the Holy Grail to work for him.
Wouldn't feeding the Holy Grail to Nyarlathotep be more fragrant?
Given a choice, why feed it to a rough man?
Being rejected so decisively, Conqueror King Iskandar, the founder of an empire that once spanned three continents—Asia, Europe, and Africa—rarely felt a fleeting illusion of doubting his own charisma.
Of course, this was just a fleeting illusion.
Iskandar mumbled somewhat awkwardly, rubbing his temple with his large fist.
Although the movement looked a little funny, it did not diminish his bold demeanor in the slightest.
"Perhaps I didn't explain the benefits clearly enough. I heard Master say that young people in this era are worried about making a living, especially Magi, who are very expensive..."
Chen Yu glanced at the Conqueror King, who was deliberately acting cute beside him, and said, "Rider, you're a Servant, right? How can you, a soul-state being, pay salaries? And your Master doesn't look like he has money either."
Conqueror King didn't have the King of Heroes' Golden Rule, nor his Gate of Babylon. Chen Yu was somewhat curious how he would pay salaries.
It couldn't be by robbing the rich and dividing the land, could it?
"Hahahaha!" Iskandar let out a hearty laugh and replied, "Money? It's like dirt! Getting money is simple, just tell me where there's money! I heard that the wealthy people here like to put their money in a place called a bank. Master, shall we seize a sum to fund our conquest of the world?"
Watching his Rider prepare to rob a bank, Waver Velvet felt his sanity beginning to crumble, lamenting:
"Rider, are you some kind of bandit leader? Planning to rob a bank directly? That would cause a terrible impact and would immediately be on the front page of this country's news! That even more seriously violates the secret rules of the Holy Grail War, okay!"
First, he stole books when he summoned his Master, and now he's preparing to rob a bank. This isn't the great Alexander the Great; this is clearly a rampant bandit leader.
"What bandit leader? Master, don't say such unpleasant things. Leaving with a triumphant song is the plunder of a Conqueror King; this is the romance of a Conqueror King!"
Iskandar's rough, large hand ruffled Waver Velvet's hair, making it very messy.
"Rider!!! Let go, let go, don't play with my hair!"
Waver Velvet tried to resist, but he was no match for Iskandar and could only shout angrily.
Nyarlathotep leaned against Chen Yu and whispered again, "Darling, Darling, it seems the relationship between those two is very good too."
Chen Yu took out a bag of sunflower seeds from the Serenitea Pot and handed them to Nyarlathotep.
"Let's just crack seeds and watch the show here. Don't disturb them from deepening their bond."
The scene of Conqueror King and his consort bickering is not common.
While Rider and Waver Velvet were bickering, Chen Yu had secretly taken a few photos with his phone.
Later, after the Holy Grail War ends, he would have the opportunity to sell them at a high price to Waver Velvet, Lord El-Melloi II.
Making the other party's already tight finances even worse.
The thought of that scene was amusing.
Joyful~