What to choose
Should I follow the family's long-cherished wish, my father's legacy, and follow the path of others
Or put all that behind you and walk your own path
Is it to become the bastard that Gilgamesh mentioned
Or be a real person who has found his direction
I-
I should—
I'm really—
What should I do
Rin asked himself.
After taking a deep breath and clearing my mind, the answer came naturally, and it was unexpectedly simple.
"I'll beat that guy, and I'm going to punch him hard in the face and see if he can still laugh!" Rin said while waving his fist.
"To avenge Tokiomi?" Gilgamesh asked, still squinting his eyes.
"That's part of the reason, but more importantly, I want to do it. Every time I see his smiling face, I feel unhappy. What gentle and polite, sunny and sensible, what better than me and I should learn from him, ahhh, it's really annoying! It's all pretending, huh - especially Sakura still likes him so much, obviously I am her sister, the biological sister with the same father and mother!"
In the end, Rin almost yelled, and this rare release of her true nature made her extremely emotional.
"Hmph, I admit it. Even though it contains ugly jealousy, it is much better than pretending to be elegant."
"Make no mistake, Archer. I have no intention of giving up on the long-cherished wish of the Tousaka family. I will use my own methods to achieve it."
Hearing these stubborn and even somewhat revealing words, Gilgamesh laughed heartily, even more joyfully than when Shinji sang "I'm going to blow up the school".
"Very good, this is the answer I want to hear. The biggest difference between humans and bastards is whether they take the initiative or go with the flow. Only then are you qualified to use my power. Feel happy, Rin. I intend to help you seriously."
"That's what you said."
"A true king never breaks his word."
"Where is the king... Is there a king like you who rides a motorcycle and stands on the wall?"
"Kingly demeanor has nothing to do with posture. A true king doesn't care what others think of him."
"What I want to say is - don't you feel tired holding up the motorcycle and keeping your balance like this?"
"Now that you mention it, it does seem so..." Gilgamesh moved his body, "But that's not important. What's important is that I feel happy. During the last Holy Grail War, I had a speed race with the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows and the King of Conquerors. When I find a suitable track, I will definitely challenge her to another race."
"The kings actually use motorcycles to decide the winner. You kings have really strange interests." Lin complained, "Is the conqueror king you are talking about the Macedonian king who fought from Europe to Asia, Alexander the Great?"
"That's right. He is the thief that I have identified, and an opponent worthy of my taking out my most precious treasure. He has followed his kingly way to the end."
When talking about the King of Conquerors, Gilgamesh showed him enough respect, just like he did to Scathach.
Rin asked, "Pulling out the treasure, does that mean you're resorting to force?"
"Of course, his way of kingship is plunder and conquest. He targeted my treasure house, so I will naturally punish the thief. But I also promised him that no matter how many times, I welcome his challenge... What's wrong, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing, I just found it a little surprising that you have this side of you."
"Everything in the world pales in comparison to me. Being able to realize this proves that you have grown."
Gilgamesh said this while proudly stroking his hair. Suddenly, a golden light shone, almost blinding Rin's eyes.
"Ah, it starts again. I'm a fool to be surprised— huh? What's that?"
Rin, who didn't want to look at Gilgamesh anymore, turned her head and saw another amazing sight - on the other side of the sky, the sky where even the starlight was very faint suddenly lit up. Although it was only for a brief moment, Rin was sure that she was not seeing things.
Then a rumbling sound reached Lin's ears, and combined with the bright light he saw before, the answer was obvious.
"Thunder? But how can it happen in this season? There is no rain in the weather forecast today. Could it be—"
"It was caused by the followers."
Archer has the best eyesight among the full-time agents. Rin can only see a rough idea, but Gilgamesh can see more.
"That ambitious familiarity... can't be wrong... let's go, Rin."
"Where to?"
"Go say hello to another old rival. Well, this distance is a little insufficient for a motorcycle, so I'll use this."
The next moment—
A huge treasure appeared in the messy playground.
It looks like a ship, but also like some kind of fish or flying insect. It is a fantasy flying battleship.
Its name is "Vimana", one of the treasures owned by Gilgamesh, and a flying vehicle that flies in the sky in Indian mythology.
"Is this... a spaceship?" Rin murmured, "They even have something like this."
"There's no time to be surprised. Get on board and start immediately."
As he said this, Gilgamesh put away his motorcycle and sat on the only golden throne in the center of the battleship.
At the same time, wind blew up around the battleship. It was unknown whether it was a function of the battleship itself or some other treasure.
The wind blew over Lin's body and carried her to the back of the warship. Before she could stand firm, the golden ship flew into the sky at an astonishing speed.
The surface of the golden spaceship was very smooth, with no railings or handrails, and Lin was almost thrown out due to inertia. Fortunately, she had practiced "Bajiquan" since she was a child, and instinctively stabilized her lower body, which saved her from danger.
"You, you, you, do you want to throw me to death?" Lin complained loudly after coming to his senses.
"Your reaction was too slow." Gilgamesh said nonchalantly, "Tokiomi did much better back then. He was always calm when I was fighting the enemy in the air."
When her father was mentioned, Rin was speechless.
Gilgamesh continued, "Get ready quickly, the enemy will attack soon."
Although she was dissatisfied with Gilgamesh's actions, Rin still adjusted her pace and breathing as quickly as possible according to his instructions, and cast protective magic and balance magic.
Soon, the attack really came.
Violent gales, lightning striking from the sky, and flying monsters with no flesh and blood but only bones left.
However, none of these caused any damage to the ship. Gilgamesh deployed more than a dozen defensive treasures around the ship, perfectly deflecting and knocking back all the attacks.
When the last flying monster was crushed, the Hero King left the throne and walked towards the bow with proud steps.
At the same time, the spaceship began to slowly descend. It was only at this time that Lin, who had no experience in air combat, could see the surrounding environment clearly.
This is a forest on the outskirts of Fuyuki City. A bonfire was lit in the forest and several tents were set up nearby. It looked like a camping site.
In the center of the camp, there were several people standing, including men and women, middle-aged people and young people. The most eye-catching one was a giant man wearing a red cloak, with overwhelming size and muscles.
He looked at Gilgamesh with an equally oppressive and rude gaze. Gilgamesh was not angry at all, but instead looked back at him with perfect majesty.
"Are you ready to challenge me once again, King of Conquerors?"