"There's a courtyard behind the castle, no need to break through the front…" Tia reminded, but before she finished, Alexander the Great had already crashed the ox chariot straight through the front gate with a rumble.
"Uh—hahaha! Next time tell me earlier!" Alexander the Great scratched his head awkwardly, then laughed it off.
Tia had no words left to complain.
"You idiot!" Waver covered his forehead and muttered helplessly, then raised his head and shouted at Alexander the Great, "You could've said that earlier! Any castle would have a courtyard!"
"Hmm~~ but… I'm not here to play around, Master! You have to understand this—whether it's drinking or playing games, for a Servant, these are ways to compete!" Alexander the Great patted Waver on the shoulder again.
Waver froze up on instinct, forcing himself to endure the heavy pat from Alexander the Great.
Just then, King Arthur and Irisviel ran over from the other side of the main hall.
"Rider?" King Arthur looked at Alexander the Great in casual clothes and immediately sounded doubtful. Arthur had thought Alexander came here to fight.
Because of what happened at the Holy Church last night, Kayneth never came to Einzbern Castle. So at this moment, Tia was looking at a castle that was mostly intact… except for the front gate Alexander had just smashed.
Seeing Alexander the Great like this, Irisviel and King Arthur were both a little speechless.
"Rider, what are you here for?" King Arthur instinctively stood in front of Irisviel, already changed into her battle dress.
"Yo~ Saber! Want to have a drink with me? And maybe play a few games?" Alexander the Great replied directly, holding up the drinks he bought and the TV and game console he brought.
"Huh?" King Arthur and Irisviel glanced at each other, both looking confused.
"Your castle has a courtyard, right? Take me there quickly. How can we drink in such a cramped place?" Alexander continued boldly.
At that moment, another person stepped out from behind Irisviel—Emiya Kiritsugu.
"If Rider wants to drink, then let's do it," Kiritsugu stepped in front of King Arthur and spoke casually to her and Irisviel. "I'll handle this." Then he turned to Alexander the Great. "By the way, if you want to play games, I can help set up the cables."
"Oh? So you're Saber's Master? Perfect! Lead the way!" Alexander said without hesitation.
"As expected of Rider, you already know who I am," Kiritsugu nodded, then turned and started walking back. "Follow me."
"Come on, kid, and you too, little Tia," Alexander told Waver and Tia to get off the ox cart and follow him and Kiritsugu to the castle courtyard.
King Arthur and Irisviel also followed them inside.
A little later, when Tia arrived in the courtyard, the center area was already set up with cables and outlets.
"Please," Kiritsugu said politely as he led Alexander to the middle of the courtyard. Irisviel and King Arthur also walked over.
In the center stood a round stone table with four stone stools around it. Three wine glasses were placed on the table. Alexander carried the drinks and game console easily to the table, put them on the ground, and without needing Kiritsugu's help, quickly connected the wires, plugged everything in, turned on the TV and the game, and set the drinks aside.
"Come on! Saber! How about playing a round of Grand Strategy 2 with me? Your knight said earlier that if it's you, you could definitely beat me!" Alexander said seriously.
Arthur had been confused the whole time, not understanding what Rider came here for. But after hearing that, Arthur suddenly looked interested.
"So you beat Sir Lancelot in this game called Grand Strategy 2?" Arthur immediately walked over to the game console, picked up a controller, and sat on a stone stool to start playing.
Tia originally thought this would turn into a chaotic and noisy royal drinking party, like those crazy Carnival Phantasm scenes, and imagined this might be a turning point in the Holy Grail War.
However…
Everyone was now seriously watching Arthur play the game with full focus. In the game, Arthur's strategies were excellent, and before long, she cleared a campaign.
Arthur looked at her result, then handed the controller to Rider.
"Your turn?" Arthur looked at Alexander seriously.
"Of course!" Alexander took the controller, sat on another stone stool, and played a round himself.
"Well?" Alexander looked at his result, grinning.
Arthur stared at Alexander's score with a serious face.
"The King… actually… lost…" Lancelot's voice echoed in Tia's mind, filled with disbelief.
As for Tia, she really wasn't interested in this kind of game. A fighting game would be much more exciting. When will they play that? She wanted to see Arthur's skills in a fighting game.
"Hahaha! A little game proves nothing. If I played, I'd clear it faster and better than you trash!" A voice came before the person did—Gilgamesh appeared in the courtyard in golden armor. "To think you invited me to such a shabby place. Hmph! Trash! How will you make it up to me?"
Arthur looked at Gilgamesh, then turned to Alexander. "You invited him too?"
"Yeah, of course! I ran into him on the street and invited him along," Alexander said, handing over the controller. "You play too! Let me see your strategy!"
At this moment, Irisviel stepped back in fear when she saw Gilgamesh appear, but Kiritsugu placed a hand on her shoulder, and she instantly felt relieved.
Waver, on the other hand, jumped back so fast he fell flat on the ground, and Tia was too small to help him up.
(End of The Chapter)
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