[127] Altera's Wish

Saber's pursuit ended when Kayneth revoked his orders. He had calmed down and understood the current situation.

The homunculi from Einzbern would only arrive during the day. Until then, the magical disk before them had reached its limit. It couldn't bear the loss of any more Heroic Spirits. If another Heroic Spirit died, the disk would explode.

So, for now, they had to temporarily give up...

"Alright, Saber, accompany me to receive the Einzbern's representatives. We can't let another Master snatch the Holy Grail!" After a night of recovery, Kayneth felt his physical pain decrease significantly. However, his magic circuits still tingled slightly, and his magic crest had suffered some damage.

In the end, this connection between the magical energy reactors and the magus was too chaotic. Kayneth was damaged to some extent.

Fortunately, it hadn't been for long, and these effects could be repaired using magecraft and medication.

"I understand." Altera nodded.

"Hold on!" King of Conquerors Iskandar suddenly interrupted them, "This time, let Waver and me accompany you. As for Miss Saber... give her a day off. Let her roam around Fuyuki City, how about that?"

"Rider, I don't need such relaxation." Altera refused, "I am the embodiment of destruction; I only need to destroy."

"Haha, one time will be enough," King Iskandar said to Waver while holding a package, "Here, for you! I bought modern clothes for you. If you don't like them, you can buy something yourself."

"I've said I don't need them," Altera replied, her eyes flashing slightly. "I only need to destroy."

"Ah, that's enough! Seriously, can't you be less stubborn?" Iskandar said irritably, "No! If you really just like destruction, you would have already become that giant god when fighting Caster before, right? You... must be disgusted by it now. You've grown tired of destruction... What you want is something else, right? Like... something opposite to destruction, creation perhaps? Leaving something behind? Isn't that right?"

"You—!" Altera's pupils contracted slightly.

"What you truly desire isn't something else; it's freedom, isn't it? The ability to walk on this earth in a physical form..." King Iskandar looked at Altera and continued, "Although this Holy Grail War may not necessarily fulfill your wish, even if it does, the one obtaining a physical form will be me! But... just for a day, just this one day, it's fine, right? Today, let me protect your Master! Is there any safer situation than having Rider, your Master, protect you?"

"Okay, or perhaps it's clearer now. So that's it... judging from your performance, Rider's words were true," Kayneth harrumphed, "Such a stubborn Heroic Spirit... But fulfilling the wishes of Servants to a certain extent can also enhance their combat capabilities, right?"

"Haha, of course!" Rider laughed heartily, "Completing this will not only benefit her but will also significantly increase my strength! No matter what kind of enemy we face, they'll be crushed by my wheels! Crushed by my army!"

"Alright, here you go," Waver sighed and took a couple of steps forward, placing the package in Altera's hands. "Have fun."

"Why are you still standing there? Rider, aren't you supposed to protect me? Let's go!"

"I understand, kid. Let's go!" King Iskandar said, and the three of them left the workshop.

It was as if they had completely forgotten about the bounded field and the five magical energy reactors here... No, perhaps it was selective amnesia.

Though Kayneth, a traditional magus, also wanted to see what the final outcome would be.

"It's really... they always talk to themselves without asking for others' opinions... But... thanks. Thanks, Rider... Thanks, Master... Thanks, Waver... Thank you... I really mean it."

...

"It seems she's gone out," In fact, Rider and the others didn't actually go too far; they had hidden their presences for a while and watched Altera, who had changed into modern attire and walked out.

"Well, I've done my best to satisfy Servants' wishes. Now it's up to you to secure my victory in battle!" Kayneth looked at King Iskandar.

"Ah, indeed! Unexpectedly... you also have a good side. I'm impressed!" Rider laughed.

Kayneth snorted, "It's just a simple judgment. Based on the Servants' personalities as shown in that manga, I made a rough estimate. Fulfilling their wishes as much as possible should make them perform better in battles, right? Otherwise, there might be a situation where they're not working at their best, and that would be troublesome for me."

"Like right now, knowing the Servants' wishes actually makes things easier and simpler. If we had known earlier, we wouldn't have wasted the Command Spells! It's all that guy's fault... never willing to say anything."

"Well, well, let's not dwell on that. Let's hurry and go, to meet this... Lesser Grail you mentioned!"

...

"Good morning, Level One Instructor Kayneth, and the future Lord of the Clock Tower, Lord El-Melloi II. And this is the famous King of Conquerors, Iskandar, right?" A silver-haired girl bowed and introduced herself, "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mevis Clara from the Clock Tower's Department of Policies. I am responsible for bringing Einzbern's 'Lesser Grail.'"

"Haha, that's right, quite knowledgeable," King Iskandar laughed.

"Oh, spare me; I still have a long way to go!" Waver cried, hiding behind King Iskandar.

Kayneth furrowed his brows. "Tch, the Department of Policies... Alright, let's not talk too much. Where is the Lesser Grail?"

"Please follow me," Mevis said, leading the way.

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