The Holy Grail is contaminated?
Every Master and Servant, upon learning this information, almost went from surprise to disbelief.
And in the eyes of others, Conqueror's actions, though foolish, also asked the questions that others wanted to ask.
And just as Iskandar unleashed his aura to question Durandal, an even more exaggerated aura erupted from another location.
It only erupted for an instant, yet it completely suppressed Iskandar's aura.
After all, the latter was merely an intangible aura cultivated through years of conquest and experience, while what Takatsuki possessed belonged to a special system from another world, a power that could materialize into an attack.
"What is this! There's no magic in it at all!"
The mage closest to Takatsuki immediately saw that the Haki Takatsuki used had no magical elements in it.
"Not a mage? Then he's... a Heroic Spirit?"
Iskandar was also greatly surprised. As the first to be affected, he naturally felt that this was a power formed purely by aura. Someone who could do such a thing was undoubtedly a hero-level figure.
"I am merely a Master."
He lightly pulled off the glove on his left hand, revealing the Command Spells on the back of his hand, which looked like flames.
As a crystallization of magic, Command Spells cannot be faked, and this is the most authentic and effective proof of a Master.
"Oh! In this era, is there still such a young hero being born? I remember, you are Berserker's Master, right?"
Iskandar's expression was exaggerated, as if he was not the one who had just been impacted by the Supreme King Haki.
"It's me. Didn't you ask for evidence? The great holy grail itself is evidence. If you want to investigate, then go investigate the last Holy Grail War. In the previous one, Einzbern illegally summoned the eighth class Servant, the Avenger Angra Mainyu. He himself had no power, but he was given the title of bearing all the evils of the world by the cult he was born into, to prove the goodness of others. And this non-existent status was recognized in terms of legend, which led to the Holy Grail being contaminated after he was killed."
He tapped the staff in his hand: "That's all I'm going to say. If you want to prove it yourself, then go prove it. Whether you want to rely on the Holy Grail to make a wish, or want to prove yourself through competition, or want to destroy the Holy Grail, you must complete the Holy Grail War. So the purpose of our mutual killing will not change."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, Iskandar scratched his chin: "Don't say that. If what you say is true, then as a Heroic Spirit of human history, it's naturally impossible to watch such a thing happen. Moreover, if what we are contending for is this kind of thing..."
Conqueror looked at the open space around him.
"Hey! There are others, right! Others hiding in the shadows, peeking!"
Although there was no response, Conqueror still loudly addressed the surroundings: "Heroic Spirits summoned here by the Holy Grail, gather here now! All of you came for the Holy Grail. Now that the Holy Grail has been contaminated, you cowards who still choose to hide! You will be despised by me, Conqueror Iskandar!"
Even with a different development, this willful king still made the same move.
Conqueror knew very well how to make these heroes, each with their own glory, appear.
Those who could be called Heroic Spirits all had their own dignity. Except for existences like Assassin, other heroes could not tolerate being despised and mocked.
And his words happened to hit the other Heroic Spirits' weak points.
Both Tokiomi and Emiya Kiritsugu realized that their Servants would absolutely not tolerate such provocation.
"Irisviel... let's go out too."
Saber had been considering her next move ever since Conqueror appeared. Although annihilating everyone on the field with Sword of Promised Victory was indeed tempting, she abandoned this idea after hearing the subsequent words.
"Just do as you wish, Saber. I will cooperate with you."
Saber expressed her gratitude for Irisviel's thoughtfulness: "Thank you, Irisviel."
With the sound of armor rubbing, Saber appeared with Irisviel in a corner, attracting the attention of others.
"Servant, Saber."
With most of the classes on the scene already exposed, Saber had no need to hide her class, as everyone knew that Archer's position belonged to the Tohsaka's Servant.
And Caster?
Saber's attire did not look like a Caster's at all.
"I ask you, is everything you just said true!"
Compared to others, Saber's desire for the Holy Grail was very strong.
Although they had not communicated with each other, in reality, Saber's Master, Emiya Kiritsugu, was also like this. His wish was to save the world, and a Holy Grail that could only kill.
To him, it would only be something he wanted to destroy.
"Of course, do I need to tell such a lie? Moreover, does it matter what the Holy Grail is like? After all, if you want the Holy Grail to descend to eliminate future troubles, the Holy Grail War must continue."
Takatsuki looked at Saber and replied to her question.
Saber was about to say something else when the appearance of another Servant interrupted her.
A shower of golden particles descended from the sky, revealing its true form on a streetlamp.
It was none other than the Streetlamp King, Gilgamesh, whom Takatsuki and the others had met before. Oh no, it was the Heroic King, Gilgamesh, who had manifested as the Archer-class Servant.
"I didn't expect to encounter a rat who ignored my existence and called himself king in the Holy Grail War."
Gilgamesh's gaze was fixed on Iskander. After all, although he was saying such things, he was actually somewhat angry at Iskandar's provocation.
"What you said makes no sense." Iskandar was also a little displeased: "I, Iskandar, am a well-known Conqueror."
"What a joke. There is only one hero truly worthy of being called king in heaven and on earth, and the rest are nothing but worthless mongrels."
Gilgamesh, who appeared on the battlefield, was full of arrogance, completely different from when they met him in the shopping mall before.
Perhaps this was his king's way, his willfulness.
Watching Iskander and Gilgamesh argue over the so-called title of King, Takatsuki knew that tonight was going to be a big melee.
After all, this time, there was no shadowy figure to break the tense atmosphere.