Sora observed carefully.
He was very interested now. How exactly was Gilgamesh using what means and what power to prevent himself from disappearing?
"Hey, I'll consider your debt repaid if you just tell me how you did that!" He asked directly.
"Haha, this is something only a king can do!" After gaining his freedom, Gilgamesh started acting arrogant again.
Naturally, he didn't attack again.
Maintaining his existence with the magical energy from his Noble Phantasm was already difficult enough.
Now he either needed to find a second master or find another way to supply magical energy.
However, after laughing heartily, Gilgamesh still revealed his method.
He proudly produced a Noble Phantasm… a golden bottle radiating brilliant golden light.
"This bottle can store magical energy."
"Normally, it helps me absorb my master's magical energy to sustain my manifestation briefly."
"I see."
Seeing this, Sora shook his head in disappointment.
Because he had a similar method himself.
Merlín had given him a sword that could store magical energy.
It was simple.
But this method wasn't what he was looking for.
He needed a better, more permanent solution.
Thinking this, Sora looked at Merlín and said:
"Merlín, do you have another way?"
Merlín smiled. "Master, there is actually another way."
"That is to obtain the Holy Grail and let me study it."
"I believe that since one of the three founding families, Einzbern, who created the Grail, could make such a thing, they can surely find a way."
"What are you talking about?" The King of Heroes asked, confused.
After all, this was his first appearance in the Holy Grail War. His original self didn't know the Grail's true nature, so such confusion was normal.
Merlín hadn't known the Grail was corrupted either until Sora told her.
Sora naturally ignored the arrogant king and simply nodded:
"Those three great magus aristocratic families must have a way."
Since they could construct such a complex Grail system, they could surely find a way for a Servant to obtain enough magical energy to exist independently in this world.
Compared to the Greater Grail system that led to the [Root], this wasn't an exceptionally difficult problem.
Sora now had a goal.
Just as Goldie had severed ties with Tokiomi, the Tohsaka Family was in an unprecedented state of weakness.
Only Tohsaka Tokiomi, that fool, remained.
It seemed that to achieve his three goals, he would have to deal with the three founding families.
He decided to start with the Matou Family.
This family was the most despicable in terms of both magecraft methods and character… yet from the mud, the most beautiful flower often blooms.
Within it was born the kindest simp… Matou Kariya.
He decided to start with this family and defeat them one by one.
Finally, he would bring all three families together.
If he could gather the power and knowledge of these three families, he believed he could achieve his goals.
Just then, Gilgamesh grew bored.
So he said: "Well, the King will take his leave now."
"You three, the King owes you a debt today. I will repay it next time."
He was, of course, just saying that. At this moment, he couldn't fight at all.
In at most two minutes, he would exhaust his magical energy, lose his physical form, and his soul would be absorbed by the Lesser Grail, becoming one of the energies to activate the Greater Grail.
Then he vanished.
In Sora's view, whether to kill this arrogant man or not didn't really matter.
But there was one who absolutely had to be dealt with.
"Let's go. To the Matou Residence."
Artoria didn't understand why.
Irisviel was also a little puzzled.
But trusting Sora, they followed him and Merlín.
This was the advantage of building a righteous persona.
Soon, the group of four… Irisviel, Artoria, Sora, and Merlín…
Actually, it was six, including the hidden Kaguya, who had brought Soji… All arrived at the Matou Residence.
The latter two had been secretly summoned nearby by Sora via the communication methods from Naruto World, acting as a reserve force.
A mature king must understand that accidents can happen with anything, so a reserve force is essential.
Otherwise, any action would be suicidal.
Six people coming to the Matou Residence, even if the opponent was one of the three founding families skilled in Command Spells and Crest Worms, was giving them ample respect.
At this moment, Matou Sakura was undergoing training.
Matou Zouken was training her.
"You are now the heir of the Matou Family. Remember, abandon your naive fantasies!"
"From today, you will receive the Matou Family's Magic Circuits!"
"I will test your magical attribute."
"Y-Yes..." Matou Sakura, a mere young girl, was filled with fear.