Chapter 1027

【"Thank you."】

【Looking at the mountain of food on the table, the man still shows a rare expression of distress, but he still expresses his thanks with deep gratitude.】

【Arthur Pendragon, the Red Dragon of Britain, wielder of the Star's Holy Sword, King Arthur, and also—Saber of this Holy Grail War.】

【And his Master is none other than Sajou Manaka across from him.】

【The biggest difference between this male Old Saber and the "Ahoge King" is that he does not have Artoria's massive royal appetite, otherwise he wouldn't be worried about this food.】

【But fortunately, it is still within a range he can accept.】

Everyone: "!!!"

Blonde Rin: "A male King Arthur!"

Jinako: "So King Arthur can be male!"

Zabiko: "That sounds like a strange question; hasn't King Arthur always been male in legends?"

Jinako: "Uh, I guess so..."

Mordred: "Male, Father!!!"

Good grief, she has gained a real Father now.

No, wait a second, if the Father of that world is a man, then she...

Gawain: "A male King..."

Kay: "He looks a bit tougher than the King."

Lancelot: "Hey! Kay!"

Artoria: "It's nothing, Sir Kay speaks the truth."

The Old Saber in the video does indeed look a bit tougher and sunnier than her.

Yumizuka Satsuki: "So handsome! No wonder he has this girl so infatuated."

Lizbeifei: "Mm, he perfectly fits the concept of a Prince Charming."

【Sajou Manaka smiles shyly: "Because I didn't know your preferences, I just made whatever came to mind; the portion might be a bit too much."】

【Old Saber: "Not at all, I will eat it all with gratitude."】

【"You don't have to force yourself; just eat as much as you can."】

【Sajou Manaka's voice gets quieter and quieter: "As long as you are willing to eat, I will..."】

【Clearly, this 14-year-old girl holds special feelings for Old Saber.】

【This kind of feeling is called—love at first sight.】

【But unfortunately, creatures like King Arthur are naturally very dull when it comes to emotions.】

Flower Magician: "Hahaha, it seems you've won a round, Artoria."

Artoria: "I'm not happy at all about winning in this regard."

Isn't this just a roundabout way of saying she's a glutton? Damn it—

She clearly only eats a tiny bit more than the average person!

【Old Saber: "The quantity is not an issue; sufficient nutrition is the source of vitality for a knight on the battlefield, and one can never have too much."】

【Sajou Manaka: "But..."】

【Old Saber smiles: "I'm not just humoring you. I will eat everything you worked so hard to make for me, Manaka."】

【Well, although he's dull with emotions, he's quite the charmer.】

【Just like that, the breakfast disappears under Old Saber's repeated praises of "It's delicious," and the girl across from him reveals a bright smile, as if her whole life has brightened up.】

Tohsaka Rin: "Whether male or female, emotional issues are always so dull."

Jinako: "Even so, I can still smell the sour stench of love."

Flower Magician: "Hahaha, who would have thought that a male Pendragon would have the potential to be a 'pretty boy'."

【Sajou Manaka: "Saber, let me tell you something."】

【Old Saber: "What is it?"】

【Sajou Manaka: "I discovered something this morning. No, I should say I've known it from the beginning."】

【"Simply put, it's just like cooking."】

【"──It's the 'recipe for the Holy Grail War'."】

【Old Saber: "???"】

【Sajou Manaka: "If you encounter a dish with complex procedures, just use your brain to simplify it. Like stew, it usually needs to simmer for a long time, but you can easily stew it with a pressure cooker, right? Things like food processors or microwaves are good tools that shouldn't be underestimated."】

【"Next is preparation. I believe that taking precautions to achieve a goal is important for everything."】

【"Since every Servant is powerful, it is most efficient to attack the Master directly. Furthermore, you don't have to attack the Master himself; if he has a weaker point, sniping that weakness is even more effective."】

Everyone: "???"

They previously thought Sajou Manaka was an innocent little girl, so why did her style suddenly change?

Doesn't Sajou Manaka's meaning imply threatening other Masters with their families!

This is something no one has ever done in so many Holy Grail Wars!

Or rather, no one dared to do it—

This behavior is like Pandora's box; once opened, it will drag the Holy Grail War into an even darker and bloodier conflict.

Although Emiya Kiritsugu used Sola to threaten Lord Kayneth, Sola had already replaced Lord Kayneth as Diarmuid's Master, so she was not an unrelated person.

How can this girl say such things with a smile?

【"... So, you want to capture the magi's children? Or do you want to kill them?"】

【Old Saber cannot remain silent any longer, saying seriously: "Manaka, engaging in battle requires great courage, but I think you have already obtained that courage..."】

【Looking at the girl's unadorned, compliant attitude, as if she doesn't understand that the Holy Grail War is a slaughter, she has made up her mind to eliminate the other six people and six Servants──by any means necessary.】

【Old Saber does not want to lecture her with chivalry, because that kind of thinking is probably not something a modern girl separated by ages can understand.】

【He also doesn't want to use forceful words; after all, Sajou Manaka is his Master.】

【"However, we should not drag unrelated people into this, especially young and helpless ones."】

【He says this softly to the purity before him, as if persuading a young child.】

【He hopes to keep this beautiful girl from stepping onto a path filled with blood.】

【But unfortunately—】

【"I'm doing it all for you, Saber."】

【The girl's shining eyes gaze straight at Old Saber, but her decision does not waver at all.】

Tohsaka Rin: "Compared to Artoria, this Arthur seems more human."

Blonde Rin: "Yeah, if it were Artoria, she probably would have scolded her without hesitation."

Artoria: "..."

She wants to refute, but is powerless to do so, because what Rin said is true.

Does she really not understand the human heart...

【Old Saber: "For me?"】

【Sajou Manaka: "Yes, that way you won't have to get hurt. Although you, as a first-tier Servant, would never lose in a conflict between Servants, I would definitely be heartbroken if you got hurt in battle. And──"】

【As she speaks, the girl unbuttons the collar of her dress, revealing black markings.】

【This is her Command Spell—"Seven Wings of the Seraph"!】

【"No matter what... I really don't want to use this."】

【A short sentence, yet it took Old Saber some effort to understand the meaning behind it.】

【"Because this is the connection between you and me."】

【"..."】

【Old Saber's expression is conflicted; he doesn't know how to respond to the girl's feelings.】

【But the priority now is to find a way to persuade the girl to give up this vicious idea.】

Caules: "Just because she doesn't want to use a Command Spell, she's going to attack other Masters' families?"

Waver: "This girl seems to have a different way of thinking than ordinary people."

Caules: "Or is it that those who practice black magic all have mental problems to some extent?"

Shishigou Kairi: "Heh, aren't all magus families like that? It's normal."

Extra Feng Xi: "..."

When Caules mentioned black magic, Extra Feng Xi thought of something.

In the Strange Fake world, the Sajou Manaka of that world didn't meet Old Saber; after growing up, she became best friends with Sereinike of that world, and the two of them caused trouble in Romania together, leaving Sajou Ayaka to follow behind and clean up their mess.