"Two, two, bomb, plane..." The sounds coming from inside the room were obvious to anyone in China. What was going on in there? That's right, it was playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game). These three guys had been playing Dou Dizhu for three days and three nights. This made Shi Chen, who was eavesdropping outside the door, extremely frustrated. This wasn't right! We're in the Holy Grail War! Not a Dou Dizhu tournament! He really regretted letting that person bring out the cards! Filled with regret, Shi Chen squatted in a corner, holding his head and drawing circles of curses.
Let's go back three days. Shi Chen was overjoyed that day. Now all five heroic spirits were on his side, it couldn't be better. Back in his room, Shi Chen happily drank red wine and hummed a little tune! But before he could enjoy his happiness for long, the noisy noise from next door ruined his good mood.
"I and Enkidu are the strongest beings in the world. All other 'misfits' should step aside!" A certain arrogant King Pikachu made his death-defying declaration, the consequence of which was that more red paint appeared on the floor.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't raise Jill well." Looking at the cunning green-haired guy pretending to cry while covering his face, and then at Gilgamesh lying on the ground bleeding profusely... Ouch! But why?! A subtle sense of pleasure keeps surfacing within me.
"Hey! Gilgamesh, wanna play a game?" Erza asked the Timekeeper for a deck of cards, seeing that Gilgamesh had already gotten up.
"Roar! Woman, you've got guts! Daring to challenge a king, how amusing! I grant you special permission to please me!" Gilgamesh looked at Erza with arrogance, oblivious to the brick behind him. It was about to smash into the dog's head, hmm! The 'Golden Retriever's' head.
"The name of this game is 'Dou Dizhu' (a popular Chinese card game)." Erza's face showed a strange smile, and the nightmare began.
"Double! Double! Double!" At this moment, the king was already shedding tears of blood, roaring with a face full of sorrow, despair, and helplessness. He was howling like a defeated dog.
"I'm sorry, Gilgamesh lost his temper." Enkidu apologized to Erza with a peculiar expression.
"You're actually the God of Gambling, right?!" A certain Gold Pikachu roared helplessly at Erza, but he hadn't sensed any divinity from her. This meant that Alaya's sealing technique was quite successful.
"If you can't afford to gamble, then shut up! How pathetic!" Erza ignored the fact that she had cheated and mocked Goldpick.
"You! You! You!" Gilgamesh couldn't utter a word after several attempts, clearly overwhelmed by Erza's words.
"Tch! Loser!" Erza narrowed her beautiful phoenix eyes and launched a fatal blow at Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground. Gilgamesh was devastated!
"It seems a bit too much!" Erza thought to herself, looking at the blond-haired guy lying on the ground coughing up blood. She felt a surge of pleasure! "Zhuge Liang must have felt really good, right? Maybe I should try provoking Gilgamesh again and see if I can get him excited."
Just as Erza was contemplating whether to continue, a powerful magical energy, brimming with fighting spirit, suddenly emanated from afar. This snapped all three of them back to reality. Since someone had challenged them to a duel, there was no reason not to go. This was the shared thought in all three's minds: "Let's go!"
"Toki, we're going first. Defend the base! Don't let anyone destroy the main camp, Lance. Come with me!" Erza watched the two disappear and turned to Toki, giving him instructions. It wasn't that Erza was overthinking things! This Holy Grail War had already fallen apart; whether the rest of the story would follow the original plot was still uncertain! What if suddenly an Emiya appeared and blew up the Tohsaka family? Then the Holy Grail War would be pointless, truly embarrassing!
"It should be! That first warrior who's got some skills! Oh well, just a mere E-rank Lucky One." Erza moved towards the battlefield, trying to recall the original plot. She had clearly forgotten the other character's name.
"Are you excited?" Erza glanced at the black figure closely following behind her. She could clearly feel the burning gaze beneath the helmet.
The word "yes" contains a multitude of emotions: excitement, guilt, and anger (towards oneself).
"In a moment! Give her a proper greeting." Erza patted the knight girl's shoulder, suppressing a sigh. She hoped the girl would remain calm at the King's Feast. She just hoped she wouldn't end up dying alongside Saber.
"Thank you, Master." The knight girl looked at her Master, her heart overflowing with gratitude. But being a woman of few words, she kept her feelings hidden in her heart. "I'm sorry I can't repay your kindness in this life. If there is an afterlife, I, Lancelot, will surely become your guardian knight, always by your side."
"My King! I have arrived." The knight girl, Lancelot, makes her entrance.
The Holy Grail War begins.