Chapter 41: ·The King and the Emperor

Gilgamesh was taken aback; he had not expected such a strong reaction from Feng Xi and Zhang Jiao.

First Emperor: "Oh, so you are the descendants and subjects of this King?"

First Emperor: "Very good, full of vitality, but there is no need to be angry over this."

First Emperor: "Do not lose the demeanor of the people of our Great Nation in front of the king of an ignorant, petty state."

King of Heroes: "Ignorant, petty state?!"

King of Heroes: "Mongrel, who are you talking about!"

First Emperor: "Hmph, a king of barbarians, truly lacking in any etiquette."

King of Heroes: "What 'first emperor in the world,' you're just posturing and using a different title."

First Emperor: "Ignorant fool, how could you understand the significance of the title 'Emperor'?"

First Emperor: "The territory of my Great Qin is vast, stretching from Liaodong in the east, to the highlands in the west, the Lingnan region in the south, and the Yin Mountains in the north. There are over a thousand counties, and each county is a city."

First Emperor: "This king of a foreign land, may I ask how many cities you rule?"

King of Heroes: "..."

King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, as expected of the first Emperor, truly impressive."

King of Conquerors: "But I am not inferior to you, my friend."

First Emperor: "Oh, and you are..."

Feng Xi: "Your Majesty, this is the King of Conquerors from the West, Iskandar. He lived in the same era as your ancestors. During his lifetime, he occupied 5.2 million square kilometers of land and ruled over 20 million people."

First Emperor: "Oh, and what of me?"

Feng Xi: "You ruled over approximately 3.4 million square kilometers of land, with a population of about 30 million."

King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, First Emperor, it seems we each have our own strengths."

First Emperor: "You are a decent king; you are worthy of my recognition."

King of Conquerors: "First Emperor, would you be willing to be my assistant?"

King of Conquerors: "With our combined strength, we might just be able to conquer this world."

Waver: "!!!"

Waver: "What nonsense are you spouting again!"

First Emperor: "Hmph, you are quite bold, actually wanting me to work for you."

First Emperor: "However, my achievements were all due to the joint efforts of the soldiers and people of my Great Qin, especially those soldiers who charged into battle. You cannot conquer the world with just me alone."

King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, on this point, we are in complete agreement."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Your Majesty, have you also come to participate in this Holy Grail War?"

First Emperor: "The Holy Grail, a convenient object, indeed."

First Emperor: "If I had known of such a thing while I was still alive, I would have spared no cost to obtain it."

First Emperor: "However, I did not come for this object this time."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Then, you are..."

First Emperor: "I am a Ruler, having accepted a commission from the Counter Force to descend from the Throne of Heroes."

First Emperor: "Because the format of this Holy Grail War has become very peculiar and has deviated severely from the original, the Counter Force sent me down to serve as the judge for this war."

Kayneth: "Ruler! An arbiter!"

Waver: "I didn't expect this Holy Grail War to have alarmed even the Counter Force."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "May I ask, what is the role of this judge?"

First Emperor: "If one day two matters must be weighed against each other, one must choose the more important Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side without hesitation. This is the duty of an arbiter."

First Emperor: "I will not favor anyone, nor will I interfere in your battles. My sole purpose is to ensure that the Holy Grail War concludes peacefully."

First Emperor: "Well, is there anything else you wish to ask?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "No, there is not."

Upon hearing that the First Emperor was the judge, he had actually felt a bit panicked.

Strictly speaking, he had cheated in this Holy Grail War.

He had secretly colluded with the supervisor of this war, Risei Kotomine, to obtain information on other participants.

He had truly thought just now that the First Emperor had come to settle scores with him.

[Ding! The first question is about to begin!]

[This is a debate question. Group members, please watch a video first.]

Waver: "A debate question? Another new answering mode."

Kayneth: "Is it asking us to debate something in the video?"

[The video begins, the scene is once again the Einzbern Castle.]

[The castle gate is seen being smashed open for the second time; this time it is Iskandar, who drives his Gordius Wheel directly into the hall.]

[Artoria and Irisviel, hearing the commotion, rush over to investigate.]

["Hi, Saber."]

[Iskandar is seen wearing casual clothes, with no self-awareness of being an intruder, carrying a barrel of wine as he steps off the chariot and greets our King.]

[Waver, meanwhile, looks exhausted, leaning against the chariot and panting.]

Waver: "Rider, what are you doing again!"

King of Conquerors: "How would I know? But it looks like I'm here to find Saber for a drink."

Artoria: "Your uninvited entry doesn't look like you're here for a drink at all."

Feng Xi: "I recall this gate was destroyed by Mr. Kayneth just yesterday."

Rin Tohsaka: "It didn't even last a day after being repaired."

Feng Xi: "Might as well just leave it like that."

["I heard you have a castle, so I came to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take a look. It really is a lifeless place."]

[Iskandar says with great familiarity: "By the way, why are you still wearing armor? Don't you have any fashionable modern clothes?"]

[Artoria says, somewhat speechless: "Rider, what are you here for?"]

["Can't you tell? Obviously, I'm here to drink."]

[Iskandar laughs: "Alright, stop standing there in a daze. Lead the way."]

["Is there a courtyard suitable for drinking? It's all dusty in here."]

[Artoria and Irisviel, helpless, have no choice but to lead him to the central courtyard.]

[The two sit facing each other, with Irisviel and Waver standing not far behind them.]

[Iskandar smashes the barrel lid open, picks up a ladle, scoops up some wine, and drinks it.]

"This guy is really..."

Waver feels embarrassed watching this scene.

The whole process was done without asking for anyone's opinion; it was pure coercion.

Feng Xi: "King of Conquerors, you smashed the lid directly like that, won't all the wood shavings fall in?"

King of Conquerors: "Oh, man, don't worry about such trivial things."

Feng Xi: "But the person drinking with you is a lady."

Artoria: "It doesn't matter to me."