In the northwest sky, a magical light is flickering, and the colors are even brighter than last time.
Kiritsugu and Saber in the Mercedes sports car, Tokiomi and Gilgamesh in the Tōsaka family, and Waver and Rider in the Mackenzie family all saw this signal.
The two colors of light represent "four" and "seven" respectively. In the Major Arcana of the Tarot, the fourth is the "Emoeror" emperor and the seventh is the "Chariot" chariot. The two together imply the achievement of victory.
At this point in time, it is self-evident what such blatant signaling means.
Three kings in different positions responded at the same time.
Archer crushed the goblet in his hand, and the murderous aura emanating from him suddenly lowered the temperature in the room.
"You damned bastard, you actually dared to ignore me and claim victory all on your own! Tokiomi, which direction is that?"
"Enzosan, Ryudo Temple, that is the most suitable place to hold the Holy Grail Advent Ceremony... I think this signal should be sent by the Einzbern people, who are keeping the container of the Holy Grail."
The surprise on his face quickly faded, and Tokiomi quickly returned to his usual elegance and composure.
"My king, what are you going to do?"
"Do I need to ask? Whoever dares to do such a disrespectful act should be punished!"
As he spoke, a huge ripple appeared in the sky directly above the Toosaka family. A golden spaceship passed through the ripples and hovered in the air - the sky ship "Vimana".
Archer pushed open the window and said, "Tokiomi, you will accompany me to defeat the bastards, right?"
"Of course, Hero King, please allow me to go with you." Tokiomi bowed. He had a premonition that the Holy Grail War would end tonight.
... ...
Compared to the Archer group, the Saber group seemed much calmer.
"Master, that is..." Saber braked suddenly and stopped the car on the side of the road.
"That's the invitation letter sent by the kidnappers. Is that direction...Ryudo Temple? Airi and Maiya are there. That will also be the final stage of the Holy Grail War."
Kiritsugu pushed open the car door, his voice was emotionless, he had entered a state of absolute calm.
"Saber, just go to Ryudo Temple. It's up to you to decide what to do. Remember the terrain and precautions I told you about a few days ago."
"I remember it, Master, what about you?"
"I will also go there as quickly as possible, but I will not be traveling with you."
Saber knew that Kiritsugu had asked her to attract the enemy's attention from the front as usual, and acted secretly. She hesitated for a few seconds and whispered, "Please be careful, Master."
Kiritsugu's poker face finally showed some fluctuations, but they disappeared quickly.
"Same to you, Saber."
... ...
At the same time, Weber said goodbye to old man McKenzie and left this warm home.
"Rider."
The burly giant responded to the Master's call and took shape.
"It was a provocation, an impatient guy saying to us, 'I am the winner, come on if you have any objections.' In other words, the enemy had already decided where to decide the outcome and was looking for an opponent."
Rider seemed very satisfied. With a brave smile, his eyes seemed to pierce through the endless sky and go directly to the place of the decisive battle.
"Very good, very good. This will save us the trouble of looking for people everywhere. No Servant can remain silent after being provoked like that. All the people who are still alive will gather there now. Hehe, just as I expected, tonight is indeed the climax of the decisive battle."
The King of Conquerors' tall, steely body trembled with a fighting spirit that seemed like joy.
Waver looked at the mighty figure of the heroic spirit with cold eyes, as if he was looking at something far away and out of reach.
"Is that so? Tonight is the last night."
"That's right. Well, now that I know where the battlefield is, I must rush to the battlefield in a way that is worthy of the name of the 'cavalry' class."
Rider drew out the sword of Sepluth and raised the tip of the sword to the sky.
"Come out, my chariot!"
Along with a call, lightning flashed in the void that was cut open, and the Divine Wheel that he had ridden many times before fell from the sky.
"Come on, boy, and start the 'expedition' with me."
Rider jumped onto the chariot and patted the seat beside him with a smile, but Waver just smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Only heroes are worthy of riding in the same chariot with Alexander the Great. It is definitely not a place that lowly and insignificant people can set foot in.
It's like an incompetent magician who can't even do the most basic of things, such as hypnosis.
It is like a clown who overestimates his own abilities, only hinders the king's domineering steps forward.
The glorious path that King of Conquerors Iskandar is now on must not be tarnished.
Waver Velvet once thought that he was a winner and was very proud of it.
But now it was different. After two weeks of seeing what a true hero was, he now knew how incompetent and insignificant he was.
Even a loser has his own dignity. If I could look at that unreachable noble figure without tarnishing his glory, at least—
"My Servant, Waver Velvet, commands you with the Command Seals."
The young man raised his right fist, revealing the Command Seal that he had kept until now and had never used. That was the shackles that bound the Heroic Spirit in front of him, the biggest obstacle on the road to becoming a hegemon.
"Rider, you must win the final victory!"
This was not a compulsory task, but a matter of course, so Waver issued this order. He watched calmly as the first Command Spell emitted its contract magic power and disappeared.
"Then I command you with the second Command Spell—Rider, you must obtain the Holy Grail!"
The second Command Spell also disappeared.
The light of the Command Seal made Waver feel a little heartbroken, and the useless confusion that it was still too late to change his mind surfaced in his mind - this hesitation was so foolish that it was not worth even a sneer at all.
"Rider, you must control the world. You will never be allowed to fail."
Three Command Spells were released in succession, releasing miraculous magic power that produced several whirlwinds before disappearing without a trace.
As a magician, Weber probably won't have a second chance to use such a huge amount of magic power in his life. But he still felt that for the first time in his life, he felt so happy about his actions from the bottom of his heart. He certainly didn't regret it. As the price of losing everything, this gift was more than enough.
Waver looked down at his hand. The proof of the contract engraved on it had completely disappeared.
"... Well, now I am no longer your Master... I am nothing."
Waver lowered his head and spoke to the ground. He didn’t want to know what expression Rider was looking at him with.
Rider might have shaken his head and sighed at the coward who had given up the fight, or he might have smiled in relief at having gotten rid of his incompetent master. No matter which expression he had, Waver didn't want to see it. If possible, it would be best if they had completely forgotten that they had ever met.
"Go ahead, wherever you want to go, you... have already..."
Waver heard Rider respond calmly.
Then he would hear the sound of cattle hooves pounding the ground, gradually moving away. Just as Weber was thinking this, someone suddenly grabbed his neck and lifted him up. The next second, he was put into the familiar seat on the side of the chariot.
"Of course I will go out immediately. But since you have given me so many long-winded orders, you must be prepared to see me through to the end, right? Until all the orders are completed."
"Stupid, stupid, stupid stupid stupid! You, you... Hey, hey...!"
His will was overturned so easily that Waver was so embarrassed that even his voice changed.
"I no longer have the Command Seals! I am no longer a Master! Why are you taking me with you!? I—"
"Even if you are not my master, you are still my friend."
The tepid smile on Rider's face was the same as usual.
When Waver knew that Rider was speaking to him, the strongest part of his heart collapsed. Although he had been carefully guarding it, the collapse only took a short moment.
There were too many tears flowing out in one breath. When the tears flowed to the bottom of his nose, they mixed with the nasal discharge, making his whole face blurry. He couldn't even breathe properly, let alone talk normally. Even so, he couldn't help but swallow hard while asking.
"... Can someone like me... really be like this?... Can I... stand by your side..."
"We've been through so many life and death situations together, yet you're still saying such stupid things."
The King of Conquerors didn't care that the boy was crying so hard that he was out of breath. He just smiled and patted the boy's thin shoulder, as if he was just talking drunkenly at a banquet.
"Have you not always faced the enemy together with me? That is my friend. You must hold your head high and walk side by side with me with dignity."
"...!"
Waver forgot to laugh at himself. He had thrown away all the humiliation before today, the fear of the future, and the fear of facing death at this moment.
Only the knowledge of "conquering victory" took root deeply in his empty heart.
There is no defeat, nor shame. With the King, as long as he believes and runs on the road to domination, no matter how weak his feet are, he will reach the end of the world one day - Waver now has no doubt about this.
"Then let us carry out the order of the first Command Seal. Boy, you must open your eyes and see carefully."
"Ah, I will certainly watch with these eyes!"
The divine bull, which existed only in myth, let out a roar like a cry of victory and began to gallop, carrying the Overlord and the magician, who were one in mind, towards the place of the final battle.
The golden spaceship "Vimana" from the Age of Gods more than 4,000 years ago, the divine bull chariot "God's Wheel" from more than 2,000 years ago, and the modern top white sports car "Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe" carry the three kings to the final battle site.
That is the top of Mount Enzo, the first spiritual vein node in Fuyuki City, and the place where Justisa's body rests.