Chapter 34

(Reines [Sima Yi])

Feng Xi: "Congratulations, Waver, you've gained a 'cute' little sister."

Waver: "What are you talking about? I don't even know her."

["You want me to be the successor to Professor Kayneth!"]

[Waver, who had been very straightforward before, fell into a deep silence at this moment.]

[Reines did not urge him, just watching him quietly.]

[After a long while, Waver's expression calmed down, and he said, "I have one condition."]

[Reines: "What condition?"]

["I hope to add 'the Second' after El-Melloi."]

[Waver said in a low voice: "This title is still too heavy for me. The only one who truly fits it is Professor Kayneth."]

Kayneth: "Waver, you..."

Waver: "..."

He didn't know what to say; he didn't understand the thoughts of his future self in the video either.

After all, he hadn't experienced all those things yet.

[Reines asked curiously: "I thought you hated your adoptive brother very much."]

["As an individual, I still don't like him even now."]

[Waver said seriously: "But as a magus, I respect him very much."]

["No matter what, I have someone I want to chase after."]

[The scene shifted; Waver had changed into a crisp suit, took a red coat from his bodyguard, draped it over his shoulders, and walked straight out the door.]

[At this moment, his back slowly transformed into the back of the King of Conquerors.]

["That's right, even if the Holy Grail War has ended, life still continues in its boring way."]

[Then the scene began to change again.]

[It turned into the scene where the King of Conquerors was bound by the Chains of Heaven and his chest was pierced by Gilgamesh's Ea.]

[Then the King of Conquerors exited the stage, Gilgamesh seemed to say something to Waver, turned, and disappeared, leaving only Waver kneeling on the ground, crying loudly.]

["It is precisely because it continues that one must struggle on."]

[The bridge turned into the sea, and Waver's body also changed into the appearance of the Second.]

["Someday, I will reach that boundless sea you wanted to see!"]

[Waver looked at the sea in front of him, reaching out his hand as if trying to grasp something.]

[And on the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side of the sea, the figure of Iskandar appeared.]

[The video ends here.]

King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, little Master, so you were that reluctant to see me leave."

Waver: "Stop touching me, how would I know about such things..."

He truly hadn't expected Iskandar to have such a great influence on him.

After all, he had only spent two days with Iskandar so far.

[From the video, it is known that Waver became the Second with Reines's help, and their bond did not end after that.]

[In a parallel world, the Second became a Pseudo-Servant, possessed by the Heroic Spirit Zhuge Zhuge Liang, and Reines is in the same situation.]

[Question: Which Heroic Spirit is possessing Reines?]

[A: Liu Bei; B: Huang Yueying; C: Pang Tong; D: Sima Yi.]

[Please answer within five minutes; overtime will be counted as a forfeit.]

Rin Tohsaka: "What does this question have to do with the video?"

[The video mainly introduces the relationship between Reines and the Second, and also fulfills the wish of group member Kayneth.]

[So Kayneth, please do not pester the system about the Second's situation in the future.]

[The same goes for the other members; whoever dares to annoy this system again will have their answering rights revoked and be kicked from the group chat.]

Everyone: "!!!"

Feng Xi: "To be able to annoy the system into setting rules, you're something else, Professor Kayneth."

Kayneth: "I am merely concerned about my own future; is that a crime?"

Waver: "But I didn't realize this system was so intelligent before."

Feng Xi: "Alright, let's hurry up and answer the question."

"Kid, which one should we pick for this question?"

Zhang Jiao and Red Hare looked at Feng Xi in unison.

Feng Xi explained: "This question should be viewed from the relationship between Reines and Waver."

"From the video, it's clear that Reines has Waver completely wrapped around her finger."

"Look at the options: the lord, wife, friend, and rival of Zhuge Zhuge Liang. Which one do you think fits best?"

Zhang Jiao thought for a moment and said: "Judging by the relationship, it should be A or D."

"It probably isn't A."

Red Hare spoke up: "The personality of that girl named Reines is really nothing like Lord Xuande."

Zhang Jiao: "So the answer is D?"

Feng Xi smiled: "Then let's choose D."

Zhang Jiao: "No need to think about it more?"

Feng Xi: "No, the more you think, the easier it is to get stuck in a dead end."

Other group members also thought of this, for example, Kayneth.

But he didn't know much about the Three Kingdoms, so he and Diarmuid each chose an answer.

As for Waver's group, because the Second was there, this question was no different from a freebie.

[Answering time is over; now revealing the answer.]

[The screen shows a picture of Reines wearing Hanfu.]

[She is wearing water-blue long sleeves, a fluffy scarf, and two pheasant feathers inserted into the hair crown on her head.]

[Below is an introduction: Reines [Sima Yi].]

[The correct answer is D.]

[Congratulations to Waver, Feng Xi, Kayneth, the King of Conquerors, Emiya Kiritsugu, Zhang Jiao, Red Hare, and the Second for obtaining 5 Saint Quartz.]

[Gilles de Rais forfeits this round.]

[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: "After all, given your situation in the video, it would be strange if you weren't together in the future."

Waver: "..."

Kayneth: "To think Reines became a Pseudo-Servant in other worlds as well."

He had already decided that once this Holy Grail War ended, he would return and personally adopt Reines as his foster sister.

What, he can't go back?

Don't joke around; he is different from the video now and fully understands the dangers of the Holy Grail War.

If he still lost his life after all this, then he, a Color-ranked magus, would be too shameful.