["Waver sighed: 'Tonight is the st battle.'"]

  ["Alright, in that case, let's head to the battlefield."]

  [Iskandar ughed heartily and said, "You 't discredit Rider."]

  [Then, Iskandar summoned his beloved horse, Bucephalus.]

  [Strangely, Iskandar did not summon his Gordius Wheel.]

  [Iskandar climbed atop the horse aured for Waver to sit on the horse's neck, but Waver refused.]

  [It turned out that Waver believed himself to be a burden and thought he would serve no purpose in this final battle. Therefore, he did not pn to join.]

  ["The first and Seal: Rider, you must achieve the final victory."]

  ["The sed and Seal: Rider, you must obtain the Holy Grail."]

  ["The third and Seal: Rider, you must quer the world."]

  ["Alright, go now. I am no longer your Master."]

  [Waver used up all three of his and Spells in one breath, turning his ba Iskandar.]

  Iskandar: "Hahaha, kid, this isn't like you. Why shrink back at the st moment?"

  Waver: "What? I'll be useless even if I go."

  Kayh: "Indeed, with your current level of magic, you 't even qualify as a supp role if you're there."

  Tohsaka Rin: "You're worried about being a burden to Rider, aren't you? You're just being disho."

  Iskandar: "Exactly, I think so too. This kid just 't bring himself to admit it."

  Waver: "Mind your own business!"

  [As Waver was about to leave, Iskandar picked him up like a child.]

  ["Since you've given me such long-winded orders, you should be mentally prepared."]

  [Without any room fument, Iskandar pced Waver firmly on the horse's neck.]

  ["I'm useless noould you still keep me with you?"]

  [Waver turned and asked in irritation.]

  ["Because we're friends, of course."]

  [Iskandar gave Waver a radiant smile.]

  [These words left Waver in tears.]

  ["For someone like me, that really…"]

  [He blushed as he twisted his fingers nervously, uo finish the sentence.]

  ["We've already fought together so many times, and you're still saying this now?"]

  [Iskandar spped Waver on the head, just as he always did, and said with vi: "Don't fet, we've faced our enemies side by side all this time. So, stand tall and stay by my side with dignity."]

  ["Waaaah…"]

  [Waver couldn't hold back his tears anymore. He grabbed Iskandar's robe to wipe his face, even blowing his o it.]

  [Iskandar: "Alright, go fulfill your first order now."]

  ["Alright, I'll do it."]

  [And so, the Rider team set off for the final battlefield.]

  Tohsaka Rin: "Wow, you two really do have an amaziionship. I think you're the most harmonious team in this Holy Grail War."

  So-ui: "Yes, and Waver is the only one who would dare use the King of querors' robe as a handkerchief."

  Iskandar: "Hahaha, you're absolutely right."

  Iskandar: "Waver, don't be so stubborime."

  Waver: "Alright, alright. Just don't drag me into anything embarrassing."

  El-Melloi II: "( ughs)"

  ["In order to seize trol over the battle, I deliberately chose a pce that was far from ideal for holding a ritual."]

  [On a quiet street, Artoria rode her motorcycle towards the location indicated by the message.]

  ["So, his goal isn't the Holy Grail itself; it's to use the Holy Grail as bait."]

  [In a filthy alley, Kariya staggered forward like a walking corpse.]

  ["It's simple. They're just enemies of this caliber."]

  [Kiritsugu extinguished his cigarette, picked up his firearm, and began his dest from the mountain temple.]

  ["Let's end this quickly, Kotomine Kirei."]

  Kayh: "This is the final battle. None of us afford to sit on the sidelines."

  Waver: "But Kotomine Kirei still hasn't shown himself."

  El-Melloi II: "He must already have something pnned."

  [At the familiar Fuyuki Bridge, Iskandar and Gilgamesh finally fronted each other.]

  Waver: "The Fuyuki Bridge again. Is that even possible?"

  Kayh: "It seems this question already has an answer."

  Iskandar: "Why does everyo like my loss is iable? Does this king have no ce of victory?"

  Kayh: "Of course not. Don't you remember how the video a few days ago showed your defeat at Gilgamesh's hands?"

  Iskandar: "Sigh, it seems I'm destio lose in the end."

  Gilgamesh: "That's obvious."

  [Instead of mog Iskandar as he usually would, Gilgamesh calmly produced a bottle of wine and ha to the King of querors.]

  ["Haha, what's this? Are you pnning a ba here?"]

  [Without hesitation, Iskandar took the wine and poured a cup for each of them.]

  [Gilgamesh g Bucephalus, who stood nearby, and asked, "Where's yordius Wheel?"]

  ["Oh, you mean that?"]

  [Iskandar replied with a sigh, "It was destroyed by Artoria's Noble Phantasm yesterday. Annoying, isn't it?"]

  Iskandar: "Ah, so that's why it's gone. I was w why I haven't been using it."

  Waver: "The video from yesterday showed the csh between Rider and Artoria, caused by La's interference."

  Iskandar: "Artoria, you've got quite the destructive power to take out my chariot."

  Artoria: "I apologize for that."

  Iskandar: "Hahaha, there's no need. We're rivals, after all. That's how it should be."

  [Learning about the destru of Iskandar's Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh seemed dissatisfied.]

  ["I had po defeat you at your full strength."]

  [Iskandar responded with vigor: "It's precisely because of imperfe that we surpass perfe."]

  ["The aura of a king surrounding you is strohan ever before."]

  [For once, Gilgamesh did not mock him, instead praising him: "Even if you have no ce of winning, your ce to stand before me deserves reition."]

  ["Cheers!"]

  [The two kings ked their gsses and drank in one gulp.]

  ["King of Uruk, allow me to ask you o thing to clude this ba."]

  ["Speak."]

  ["If I could use the treasures from yate of Babylon to arm my army, we would create the stro force imaginable."]

  ["And?"]

  [Gilgamesh's tone was calm, almost amused.]

  ["So, I ask you again: will you form an alliah me and quer the world together?"]

  Iskandar: "Hahaha, that's a great idea. I had the same thought, but I didn't get the ce t it up to Gilgamesh."

  Waver: "You actually thought about using his treasures to arm your army?"

  Iskandar: "Of course. In war, a great strategy turides of battle."

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "I must admit, if this pn succeeded, it would indeed make you nearly invincible."

  If Iskandar's Ionioi Hetairoi—the King's Army were equipped with the Noble Phantasms from Gilgamesh's treasury, it would essentially be the same as summoning tens of thousands of Servants.

  Even if a fra of these treasures could be used as ons, such as firing them as projectiles, the sheer firepower would make the army unstoppable.

  With this level of bat power, the Holy Grail War would be utterly dominated.

  Chihiro: "Unfortunately, this pn is destio fail."

  Chihiro: "Do you think Gilgamesh would ever let someone else use his colle so casually?"

  Gilgamesh: "Hmph, I'm gd at least one of you uands me."

  Gilgamesh: "King of querors, dismiss this foolish notion of yours. This king will never allow it."

  Iskandar: "What a pity. You're such a stingy guy."

  ["Pfft… Hahahahahahaha!!!"]

  [In the video, Gilgamesh ughed heartily, as if Iskandar's proposal was the most absurd thing he'd ever heard.]

  ["You grow more amusing by the moment. It's been a long time sineoher than a fool has eained me this much."]

  [Gilgamesh then calmed his ughter and spoke seriously: "But I must refuse. Unfortuhere's only one friend that I've had and will ever have. Besides, this world has no need for two kings."]

  Iskandar: "Gilgamesh, who was your friend? Could it be Kotomine Kirei?"

  Gilgamesh: "Hmph, he isn't even qualified to think of such a thing."

  Gilgamesh: "That man is merely a tool for my amusement. He is far beh the level of a friend."

  Iskandar: "Then who is it?"

  Ishtar: "It's Enkidu, isn't it? I could tell immediately."

  Gilgamesh: "Silence, Ishtar! You are unworthy to even speak his name!"

  The moment Enkidu was mentioned, Gilgamesh's irritation with Ishtar skyrocketed.

  After all, Ishtar was ily responsible for Enkidu's death, an act that still filled Gilgamesh with rage.

  Ishtar: "I really don't uand you. You discarded all of Enkidu's teags, yet you still revere him above all others."

  Gilgamesh: "Hmph, it's not your pce to question my thoughts."

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