Chapter 25: Cheeky Artoria~
That night, Rizel immediately knew that Scathach had granted a reward.
The limited edition bunny girl outfit —— Scathach.
Look at that simple purple outfit, with purple bunny ears on her head.
Rizel showed no nonsense, charging forward, engaging in a battle of three hundred rounds.
She directly started getting to the point, beginning to deal with the demon.
Ria, in the night, quietly looked at the room next door, a hint of a blush on her face, her gaze complex.
Scathach had already been taken by her Master. Next, it would be her turn.
As a queen, she certainly didn't reject this kind of polygamy, especially since she had a great fondness for Rizel.
He was powerful and mysterious, able to resist even the existence of magical defenses.
As for his appearance, there was nothing to say. Every man she saw seemed to pale in comparison.
From Irisviel, Ria had learned many things, including that Rizel was very good to each of his women.
To Sakura, Illya, Irisviel, and Caren, Rizel was like their Savior.
Thinking this over, Ria felt she didn't have any resistance to this feeling.
The corner of Ria's mouth curled up slightly. Perhaps this wasn't so wrong. As a king, her life had long been tiresome. Why not choose a man for herself, rather than living with another man's wives?
With this thought, Ria no longer hesitated and faced her feelings directly.
Though it meant abandoning the Holy Sword and picking up the Holy Spear Artoria, compared to Artoria's Holy Sword, it was more reasonable and rational.
In terms of personality, Ria was also more relaxed than the stubborn ideals of Saber Artoria.
The next day, at noon.
Rizel walked in and saw Scathach lying beside him.
He smiled in satisfaction. When they had played games before, he had really liked this iron-clad queen's outfit.
Now, this queen had become his wife, and as a man, of course, he felt extremely proud.
Although Scathach was currently a Servant and did not need to rest, she seemed to feel that living for so long without experiencing an ordinary life was a regret. In her era, every day was either spent sacrificing gods or fighting gods on the road.
She had never enjoyed the simple life of an ordinary woman, so she decided to indulge herself.
Of course, training her disciples was also something she enjoyed. When she trained them before, she had hoped to create someone capable of defeating her, or even someone who could kill her.
But now, Rizel had the ability to defeat and kill her.
However, how could Rizel bring himself to kill Scathach? Thus, he wanted to tie her to his side. He wanted to share with her the concept of the Infinite World, and take her to experience the scenery of other worlds.
When Scathach learned about the distinct and fascinating worlds beyond this one, she became very interested.
The idea of fighting against the strong from other worlds became Scathach's new goal—no longer to seek death.
So now, training her disciples, Scathach simply played for fun, helping Rizel train Illya, Sakura, and Caren in martial arts.
It was a way to enhance their combat power, and Rizel was, of course, very pleased.
Thinking about this, Rizel suddenly remembered Ryougi Shiki. Although Ryougi Shiki had the power of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, which was quite formidable, her attack range was still a problem. If she couldn't get close enough to cut and kill, then it would be useless.
With Scathach's training, it might be possible to make up for Ryougi Shiki's shortcomings.
Yes, that's decided. After a short while, Rizel planned to move to Fuyuki. The Holy Grail War would begin in two months.
He planned to move there so that Scathach could train the girls in martial arts. After all, it wasn't uncommon for a magician to know martial arts. Just think of a proper lady like Tohsaka Rin.
Then, he lightly caressed Scathach on the forehead and left the room.
Opening the door, he saw Ria standing with her back against the wall.
It seemed that Ria had been startled by Rizel suddenly opening the door. Her eyes were a little flustered.
Rizel found it curious that Ria was standing there. She hadn't been eavesdropping all night, had she?
Rizel looked at Ria with an odd expression. No way, could Ria really be eavesdropping around the corner?
Ria, caught under Rizel's gaze, felt a little flustered. She had indeed listened all night, but how could she admit to such a thing?
Ria blinked, trying to shift Rizel's attention.
"Irisviel asked me to call you to get up. It's already noon." Ah, perfect. Ria thought to herself that Rizel would never know that she had listened all night.
"Is that so? Then let's go, Scathach still needs to rest a bit." Rizel didn't think much of it and left with Ria.
The two walked quietly in silence.
Ria clenched her teeth, seemingly making up her mind, as if she had made a decisive decision.
"Rizel!" Ria stopped and spoke to him.
"What's wrong, Ria?" Rizel stopped and turned around to look at her. He noticed that today, Ria didn't call him Master anymore, but directly addressed him by name.
This was a good sign. The title of Master, no matter how you put it, was always a formal term of address.
Ria seemed to want to speak but hesitated, a look of turmoil on her face. Rizel then realized something, and it seemed clear that Scathach had had quite an impact on her yesterday.
After the battle ended yesterday, Scathach had accepted Rizel as her husband, but when Ria asked her, she said, "You're just a Servant now. How could someone like you be given to another?" Was this really okay?
Scathach, on the other hand, was unconcerned and replied, "As long as you hold the Holy Grail and merge with it, then it will be possible. If Rizel, with his strength, cannot win the Holy Grail, then no one is worthy of it."
"Why should we return to the Servant position? Isn't this life good?"
And since even Alaya is like family, why worry about anything?
Thus, Ria had been half-convinced.
"I've decided," Ria said, her gaze shifting to one of determination.
"I want to stay. I hope you'll guide me more." Ria smiled as she looked at Rizel and spoke.
As expected, she had thought it through. Rizel smiled and said, "Ah, more guidance from now on, King Arthur, Arturia Pendragon."
Rizel opened his arms and directly embraced Ria.
Ria was startled by Rizel's sudden movement, her body stiffening.
As the Queen of Britain, although her subordinates, the Knights of the Round Table, were all men, she had never been intimate with any man.
This was the first time she had felt such a strong masculine presence. It seemed to intoxicate her somewhat.
Rizel then casually kissed Ria on the lips.
"Not bad, very sweet," he remarked with a comment.
Then, with a blushing Ria, Rizel took her to the living room.
He immediately declared that in a few days, they would move to Fuyuki. It was also for the preparation of the Holy Grail War.
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There were still a few days left before the Holy Grail War would begin.
Fuyuki, airport.
A young man with black hair rushed to the airport as the plane landed.
He was Waver Velvet from the Clock Tower. He was participating in the Holy Grail War this time.
Waver was here to prove himself to his master, Kayneth. He had secretly taken his master's Servant relic, a piece of a cloak.
This cloak had once belonged to the King of Macedonia, the Conqueror King Iskander, the legendary Alexander the Great.
Just like in the original story, Waver had hypnotized a married couple, making them rent a room for him.
Waver, having secured the room, began preparing to summon his Servant.
Not long after Waver left the airport, another group arrived, descending from the plane.
A blond man with a large back combed hairstyle and a beautiful red-haired woman.
It was Kayneth from the Clock Tower, along with his fiancée, Sola-Ui.
Kayneth was furious, his student had stolen that relic, and all he could do was find something else to replace it.
He summoned the leader of the Fianna Knights from Irish mythology, the Celtic hero — "Radiant Appearance" Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, who was known for his talents.
This man was a heroic warrior who had once served under his own king in mythology.
However, what was different was that Sola-Ui was no longer attracted by this man's charm.
After seeing Diarmuid, she felt that he couldn't compare to even one-tenth of Rizel.
Indeed, during Rizel's half-year stay at the Clock Tower, Sola-Ui had naturally encountered him.
Upon seeing Rizel, she was deeply drawn to him. Several times, she had suggested to her family head that she wanted to arrange an engagement with Rizel. But by then, the Sofiari family had already negotiated a marriage alliance with the Kayneth family.
She could not change that. Most days, she barely had a pleasant expression for Kayneth.
Kayneth didn't mind. He firmly believed that as long as he won the Holy Grail War this time, his fiancée would change her mind.