Chapter 635

Si Ke Te: "After all, this is in a dream. Ice cream and wine bottles can talk, instruments play automatically. What wish-granting Holy Grail, resurrected historical figures…… isn't too surprising."

But we need to translate faithfully, not add extra words. Let's translate each line.

We'll need to be careful with punctuation and quotes.

Let's start.

「Scott：「After all, this is in a dream. Ice cream and bottles can talk, instruments play themselves. A wish-granting Holy Grail, resurrected historical figures… it's not too surprising. 」」

「Scott: 「After all, this is in a dream. Ice cream and liquor bottles can talk, instruments play themselves. Whatever wish-granting Holy Grail, resurrected historical figures… it's not too surprising. 」」

Thus translation: 【1】 「Si Ke Te: "After all, this is in a dream. Ice cream and wine bottles can talk, instruments play automatically. What wish-granting Holy Grail, resurrected historical figures…… isn't too surprising."」 Wait we need to keep the outer Chinese quotes? The instruction says translate the Chinese novel lines into English. So we should translate the Chinese text into English, not keep the Chinese quotation marks. So we should replace the Chinese quotation marks with English quotation marks? Typically we would translate the content and use English punctuation. The instruction says "translate faithfully — never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs." It doesn't say to keep the original punctuation marks. We should produce natural English prose. So we should convert the Chinese quotation marks to English quotes. Usually we would output something like:

【1】 Si Ke Te: "After all, this is in a dream. Ice cream and wine bottles can talk, instruments play automatically. What wish-granting Holy Grail, resurrected historical figures…… isn't too surprising."

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"More importantly, if the Holy Grail is real, Mr. Otto, why would you share it and put on this kind of... show? I mean, if it were me, I'd have already kept quiet and made a fortune, secretly making a wish."

"Old Otto burst into loud laughter: 'Heh heh heh heh heh, that's a good question! Then let me test you, Si Ke Te. For someone who has lived through ten amber eras, survived countless conspiracies and struggles, with wealth in the bank that could never be spent, and who has also reached the peak of Pinokangni... what else in life is an unfulfillable wish?'"

"Si Ke Te scratched his head, somewhat confused: '... More money and power? Who would complain about having too much of those? I don't know. Just tell me straight, Mr. Otto.'"

"Old Otto: 'Heh heh heh heh, your guess is already quite close, kid. What could a mere wish do to satisfy me? I will turn the Holy Grail War into a new form of entertainment for Pinokangni's future—meeting with historical figures of the past, summoning them as Servants to fight for me, and ultimately fulfilling my long-cherished wish!'"

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"Treat the Holy Grail War as a... entertainment?"

"The reception room of Einzbern Castle, with its heavy velvet curtains half-drawn, shut out the chilly night of Winter Wood City. Flames danced in the fireplace, yet they could not dispel the chill and heaviness in everyone's hearts."

"The Holy Grail War and mass entertainment—if one hadn't heard it firsthand, Irisviel would hardly imagine these two things could be connected. No one spoke in the room; Mai was disassembling a Steyr AUG rifle, while Kiritsugu stood by the window, silently smoking."

"No one knew what he was thinking. Kiritsugu's inner self was forever like a deep well, not even a ray of light could reach into it."

"\"Kiritsugu, what are you planning to do next? That Holy Grail War in the sky... \" Irisviel gave him a questioning look."

"Kiritsugu Emiya extinguished his cigarette, slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room before finally settling on Mai."

"\"First, observe the other Masters' conditions, see if they have any changes. \" His voice was calm. \"Mai, go keep an eye on Kenneth and them. \""

"\"Hmm. \" Mai quietly closed the backpack full of weapons."

"\"Saber, stay and protect Irisviel's safety. \""

"\"Good. \" Artoria slightly nodded, but also curiously asked, \"And what about you, master? \""

"\"I'll go watch the Tohsaka family to see if they take any action. \""

"\"This... is too dangerous, right? \" Saber still remembers that guy standing on the lamppost, glowing gold; if Kiritsugu were discovered, it would be a dead end."

"Kiritsugu's voice was low and steady, still showing no emotion: \"I will of course keep a safe distance; you don't need to worry, just do as I say, Saber. \""

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"\"It seems you've hidden something from me, Tokiomi. \""

"Inside the Tohsaka residence, Tokiomi Tohsaka bent deeply, cold sweat almost dripping from his chin. Before him, Gilgamesh looked down from above, a dangerous glint flashing in his crimson pupils."

"\"I am deeply terrified, King of Kings. I have already sent people to investigate the Holy Grail in the sky; please remain calm. But for now, what can be known is that the Holy Grail there is not the same one we seek, so it will not affect the King of Heroes taking the Holy Grail into his treasury. \""

"\"Are you mistaken about something, Tokiomi? \""

"Gilgamesh's gaze lifted from Tokiomi's lowered head as he walked forward slowly: \"All treasures in this world belong to me; no matter how precious the Holy Grail in the sky may be, it too is my wealth. Allowing those mongrels to snatch it from each other without my permission is simply intolerable. \""

"\"You must find out quickly; the objects worthy of my favor must be unique treasures. If there are still other Holy Grails in the world... the sin of disappointing me would be grave, Tokiomi. \""

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"\"Pinokangni will have another grand event besides the Harmony Festival that will draw the attention of the universe. Countless amounts of money and dreamers will flock here, far more than before! And as a demonstration, in the first Holy Grail War, there is nothing more persuasive than the story of 'a minor character's wish coming true.' Do you understand? \""

"Si Ke Te nodded vigorously: \"I won't disappoint you, Mr. Otto! As a lone wolf, I have the confidence to survive no matter what dire straits I fall into. \""

"\"To be honest, I just saw my nemesis again in that TV program—the one who cast me into the depths of life—it's fate that she also came to the same battlefield. \""

"Old Otto chuckled: \"Are you talking about the nameless passenger of the Astral Express? That's someone who loves to show off and is a strong contender. \""

"\"Speaking purely of strength, I certainly wasn't a match for that monster and her allies before. But now, I have been completely transformed. As a Master, skillfully using the historical spirits summoned... Servants, and bringing out their special abilities known as Noble Phantasms is the key to survival. Am I right... Mr. Reck? \""

"All that could be seen was a guy identical to Reck slowly stepping out from the shadows behind Si Ke Te."

"\"Before the Holy Grail War ends, please call me by the name Gridy for now, Producer (Master). \""

"Old Otto corrected: \"Before the Holy Grail War ends, he should use the codename Assassin to refer to you. \""

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Sword Art Online.

"\"Assassin means 'assassin.'\" Asuna slightly nodded: \"In other words, does this Reck... uh, Mr. Gridy have the ability to conceal himself like an assassin? \""

"\"Probably so, but there's one thing I'm concerned about. \" Kirito rested his chin in thought: \"If the Holy Grail War is a fight to the last person standing, then if we send Servants to kill the opposing Masters, wouldn't that directly grant victory in the war? \""

"\"It seems to be the case... \""

"\"Wouldn't the 'assassin' have a big advantage in there? \" Kirito looked up at the skyscrapers of Pinokangni in the sky: \"If the Holy Grail War doesn't set a boundary, then if Si Ke Te were a bit sneaky, he could just hide in some building, wait for others to fight it out, then send out Assassin to reap the Masters' heads, and that would guarantee victory. \""