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"Um, this, this, and that, besides these, I want everything else."
Watching Nero excitedly selecting items, Ma En simply smiled calmly and pulled out a black card.
This is a card he opened himself. Maren doesn't know how much money is in it. Anyway, he deposited a ton of gold into the bank and that's it. It hasn't been overdrawn yet.
After instructing the shop assistant to deliver the items to the Tohsaka family, Ma En continued to be dragged around by Nero.
Nero bought whatever she liked without hesitation, and through this constant buying spree, she almost forgot about her previous unhappiness.
After clearing out the mall, Nero handed the reins to Maren, who took Nero directly to a restaurant across the street, intending to grab a bite to eat first.
After causing so much trouble this morning and spending so much time with Nero, it's almost noon now, and Marne is starving.
They ordered a large table of food, and just as the two were about to start eating...
Nero suddenly paused, and the ahoge (cowlick) on his head twitched as if issuing a warning.
In an instant, Nero turned around and saw a face that was almost identical to his own, and the other person was also looking at him.
"What's wrong?" Jing Kai, who was eating, was a beat slow to react and was puzzled when he saw that Nero had suddenly stopped moving.
Then, he also saw the face of Takeuchi opposite him.
only……
This face is so round, oh no, I mean it's so big, no, that's not quite right either...
With a chicken leg already stuffed in his mouth, Marne mumbled in surprise, "Huh? Why is it gun-wielding (Why is it gun-wielding)?"
Marne had almost lost count of how many times he had been surprised by Servants.
Nero is one thing, since he was supposed to have replaced Ryunosuke and was summoned as a holy widow.
However, starting with Gilgamesh, the second Servant they encountered was also different.
So, what went wrong?
That girl, Shanshan, really is a jinx!
But Fa also said that the event is bound to be triggered.
The time traveler will inevitably encounter the duo of Artoria and Irisviel at a certain restaurant in Fuyuki.
It seems Wang Wei's influence has transcended the dimensional barrier!
The two people opposite them also realized what was happening.
"Lia, is that your sister?" Riesel looked back and forth between her knight king and Nero with a curious expression.
The more I look at them, the more they seem alike. Could they really be sisters?
Because she was on a date with Marne, Nero changed into a different outfit, somewhat similar to the wedding dress, also white and rather conservative.
Therefore, seeing Nero like this, Irisviel couldn't help but recall the appearance of her own Knight King when he descended in his silver armor.
It really does look alike.
However, their own Knight King appeared much more mature and was a head taller.
This is what led Irisviel to conclude that the other person was her sister.
Yes, this Knight King did not descend as Saber, but as Lancer, a Knight King wielding a holy (spear).
This is precisely why Marne was surprised, because he never expected that he would have the opportunity to see a living 'Northern Hemisphere'.
However, considering that my own Nero is also from the FGO series, it doesn't seem so surprising anymore.
But if the stab was delivered to Einzbern, then where is this generation's Saber? And who is she?
"No, I do have an older sister, but I don't have a younger sister, and I don't know her."
Artoria shook her head in reply, then looked at Nero and Marne with a serious expression.
Chapter 26 Invitation to Dinner & Hidden Thoughts
Besides looking like her, the person opposite her also had a similar temperament.
It's that kind of kingly majesty, but with a touch of domineering, slightly different, yet very intense.
Without a doubt, the other party was not an ordinary person.
Such a powerful kingly aura is simply impossible to find in this era of declining dynasties.
So, this is a Servant!
“Alice, come behind me, she’s a Servant.”
In the instant she made the decision, Artoria immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Irisviel.
"Eh? Is that so?"
Irisviel seemed a little dazed and reacted a beat slower, but she still moved closer to her Holy Lance King's back as instructed.
Nero, on the other hand, also straightened his body, watching Artoria's movements with a serious expression.
Only Marne was still leisurely munching on his chicken leg, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Nero and Artoria, as if comparing something.
As expected, they lost. The Northern Hemisphere understands people's hearts better than Nero.
The two sides remained locked in a standoff, neither speaking, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
When the atmosphere became sufficiently tense, Ma En finally finished eating a chicken leg.
"Don't be so nervous, Saber. The other Masters haven't all arrived yet, and the war hasn't officially started."
As Ma En spoke, he activated the in-game voice chat between the Master and the Servant.
[Marne: Nero, just pretend to be Saber for now. Your stats are pretty much the same anyway, and the opposing Master probably didn't realize your class, right?]
[Nero: After all, I am a Caster, and I also have the inherent skill 'Berserk Privilege' (a variant of the Emperor's Privilege, a bugged skill that says 'I am the king, I am right'). If I don't want others to see it, these mages can't do anything to me.]
[Nero: Well, your prediction seems a bit unreliable. You're wrong again. The Einzbern side's Servant is a Lancer.]
After all, that was the kind of relationship they had; they were even more like family than Tokiomi Tohsaka.
So Marne also discussed various information about this Holy Grail War with Nero.
For example, which Masters are there, and which Servants have descended.
[Marne: I didn't expect the other party to descend as a Lancer, but it's still the same person, after all, it was a summoning by name.]
[Nero: Tell me, is this woman King Arthur? Or is she another alternate dimension entity? Could I be one too?]
[Marx and Engels: This time it's parallel world individuals, the same people, making different choices and having different outcomes. As for you, as far as I know, that's truly not the case.]
The two chatted in the team's voice chat, and Nero relaxed. Marne then laughed at the Einzbern duo, saying, "Well, you don't need to be nervous. After all, fighting before the official start is against the rules."
"Judging from the appearance of the person behind him, he should be the representative of the Einzbern family, right?"
"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Ma En, and I am a disciple of the current head of the Tohsaka family and the representative of the Tohsaka family this time."
"It's fate that we met like this. You two are here to dine too, right? How about we join you for a meal?"
"After all, as representatives of the Tohsaka family, we are practically the hosts. Since you two have come from afar, it is only right that I entertain you."
Marne went on and on, and having said all that, it would be somewhat impolite for the two of them to refuse, at least that's what Irisviel thought.
Although she was not the true Master, she came to Fuyuki as a representative of the Einzbern family.
She couldn't afford to be impolite when faced with an invitation from the local powerful Tohsaka family representative.
So she looked at her own guardian knight.
The two are not in a true master-servant relationship and do not have a Command Seal contract, so they cannot use team voice chat and can only communicate with each other through eye contact.
Upon seeing this, Artoria glanced at Ma and En and slowly nodded. She did not sense any malice from the two of them.
Upon receiving a response, Irisviel smiled and stepped forward, bowing slightly: "Hello, Mr. Marn. I am Irisviel von Einzbern, the representative of the Einzbern family. It's a pleasure to meet you."
It only says that it represents someone, but doesn't say that it is the Master.
As for what the other party thinks, that's none of her business.
"We are honored by Mr. Marx and Engels' kind invitation, and we will gladly accept it."
As he spoke, he pulled Artoria to sit opposite him.
"It is my honor to dine with two beauties," En said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, his foot under the table was lightly kicked.
Turning to look at Nero, he saw that she seemed normal, but there was no one else there.
[Marx and Engels: ?]
[Nero: Oh dear, have you forgotten why we came here?]
It's fine if a perfectly good date gets interrupted; just let it go.
But you actually invited other people to eat with you? What kind of nonsense is that!
[Marne: I'll make it up to you when we get back. It's combat time now.]
Maren was also helpless. After promising to make amends, he also gave a reminder.
Although the battle has not officially begun, intelligence operations have already started.
He is now spreading false information that he is the representative of the Tohsaka family; this is part of their strategy.
[Nero: If it's about fighting, then there's nothing I can do, but I'll still take the surplus compensation.]
[Marne: You definitely won't escape.]
Then, Nero didn't press the matter further and silently began to eat without saying a word.
The two people on the other side were unaware of the interaction between Ma and En, or rather, they simply didn't notice it.
Once Artoria started eating, she immediately transformed into a glutton, quickly and elegantly munching on her food.
Irisviel ate her meal while continuing to curiously observe the two remarkably similar-looking Servants, lost in her own imagination.
Ma En didn't say much more, except for occasionally greeting people, he spent the rest of the time focusing on eating, he was really hungry.
After a lunch that was neither too lively nor too awkward, the two sides exchanged a few more polite words at the restaurant entrance before parting ways.
"Lia, have you noticed anything?"