Half an hour ago, in the study of the Tousaka family, the manager of the spiritual vein of Fuyuki City.
The current head of the family, Toosaka Rin, is doing something that is extremely unbecoming of a head of the family. She is staring at her Servant Gilgamesh with shining eyes and an intoxicated look on her face.
The air there was rippling like the surface of a lake disturbed by the wind. In the center of each ripple was a treasure emitting powerful magic and precious light. Lin's eyes were fixed on these treasures.
Not only could she not take her eyes away, she also kept muttering: "Treasures, treasures, so many treasures..." She looked like a female pervert, and even the owner of the treasure, who had always been quite indulgent towards Lin, couldn't stand it.
"Rin, although you have been doing better recently, I have to say that you look like a bastard right now."
"No, no!"
Gilgamesh's ridicule made Rin realize her own mistake, and she explained while blushing.
"I, I just haven't seen so many treasures appear at the same time, I was scared, that's all."
"Haha, my 'King's Treasure' is a symbol of unlimited accumulation. Even I don't know how many treasures are inside. It is natural that those who have the honor to visit me would be amazed by it."
This is not an exaggeration. Gilgamesh's treasury is the crystallization of human history and contains the original texts of all treasures. As long as humans continue to develop and new things are created, the collection in the "King's Treasure" will continue to increase.
"What lies before you is but a drop in the ocean."
"What about the other water?" Rin asked.
"Those are not what you should touch. Throughout history, only my best friend has been able to freely use my treasures. My selection of treasures suitable for you is the greatest kindness to you and Tokiomi. Do not regard my kindness as unlimited tolerance."
Although Gilgamesh's attitude did not change, Rin still felt an inexplicable pressure. Of course, with Rin's strong personality, she would not be willing to show weakness in front of her Servant.
"If you don't want to touch me, then don't touch me, you stingy guy."
"This is not stinginess, it is the rule I set as a king. Keep working hard, Rin. If your performance satisfies me, I don't mind showing you more treasures. Now tell me your choice."
"Well..." Rin hesitated for a moment and said weakly, "Can I choose all of them?"
"Hahahahahahaha."
Hearing this answer, Gilgamesh laughed loudly, with such great joy that it seemed as if he had chewed Xuanmai and could not listen at all.
Maybe it was because he laughed for too long, or maybe it was because the laughter was too magical, after more than ten seconds, Lin finally couldn't help it.
"Hey, stop laughing. If you don't want to, then you don't want to. There's no need to be so exaggerated."
"Haha—uh-huh." Gilgamesh finally stopped laughing. "I didn't say I didn't want to. I prepared it for you. It doesn't matter to me whether you take three, five, or all of them. Besides, you have followed your nature, which is much better than wanting something but not daring to say it. But, Rin, I did say I would follow my nature, but that is an attitude. There is a limit when it comes to specific things. Take this matter as an example. The original intention of the king asking you to choose the treasure was because you said you wanted to defeat that clown named Matou Shinji. You should make your choice based on this, and don't be blinded by other irrelevant things."
Although Gilgamesh arrived late and did not see the battle between Scathach and Shinji, the King of Heroes knew that it was not something that modern magicians could handle just by seeing the collision of the rafters and the rain of treasures. Even if Rin could not be measured by the standards of ordinary modern magicians, it was still too much pressure to fight against a force of that scale.
Combining the memories of the last Holy Grail War and the things that Scathach had exchanged from him, Gilgamesh dared to conclude that Shinji Matou must have more than one treasure in his hand. Perhaps it could be from melee to long-range, from attack to defense, from movement to restoration of full armament - in this way, Rin's chances of winning were infinitely close to zero.
It is only natural for a daughter to avenge her father, and it is only natural for a king to seek revenge for his subject. Now that he has made a promise, Gilgamesh will go all out. First of all, he naturally has to make up for Rin's weakness in equipment. To this end, he specially screened through the "King's Treasure" and selected a batch of suitable treasures for Rin to choose from.
"Although it is not necessary, my magic power comes from you. The treasures I bring out also consume your magic power. If you simply use it as an arrow, it's fine, but you can't even use it as equipment for a minute. Therefore, I suggest that you put aside your greed for the time being and really choose what you really need from a combat perspective, rather than a dispensable decoration."
"... "
Lin was speechless, because she knew that Gilgamesh was absolutely right, and there was nothing wrong with him. But on the other hand, the treasures Gilgamesh brought out were indeed too tempting, and each one was enough to be a family heirloom of a famous family. She really found it difficult to give up - especially in this situation where she was surrounded by treasures and the light of the treasures was dazzling.
The young lady, who had never seen what a real rich man was like, was so conflicted that after a while, she spoke weakly.
"Do you have any specific suggestions
"A wise choice. These are the treasures picked by me, and I am the one who knows them best. First of all, this—" A hint of approval flashed in Gilgamesh's erected red pupils, and he snapped his fingers casually. A fist-sized object broke away from the ripples and fell into Rin's hands.
"The golden apple? The golden apple? The one that the goddess chased after so madly?"
"Yes, it is the golden apple. Ten years ago, the Queen of Shadow Country made a deal with me, and the item in the deal was this."
"Then Her Majesty the Queen couldn't resist the charm of the golden apple?" Lin asked curiously.
Gilgamesh sneered contemptuously: "Don't compare those boring goddesses with the good opponents I have chosen. That would be an insult to her and to me. If I am not mistaken, she must have chosen the golden apple for her disciple because of its efficacy."
"What are the benefits?"
"Repair physical defects and improve overall quality of the human body."
Rin couldn't help but let out an "ah" as she remembered something. When Sakura first arrived at the Matou family's house, she often went jogging with Shinji in the morning, and the two of them always passed by the door panting. At that time, she still felt superior because she had tried running all the way from home to the Matou family's house and it was easy and not that tiring at all.
But it didn't take long before Shinji's physical fitness improved rapidly. Looking back, the confrontation between him and I began to fall into a disadvantage from that time.
"So that's how it is... I finally found your secret!"
Rin hummed as he took big bites of the golden apple, as if he was treating it as the guy he had hated since childhood.
"I will never lose to you this time! - Ugu, cough cough cough"
PS: Babylonia, Babylonia, the oldest dynasty of mankind collapsed! The hero king Gilgamesh ate, drank, gambled, and owed 350 million yuan. He ran away with his good friend Enzi. We had no choice but to use his treasures to pay our wages. The original price of the treasures was more than 300, more than 200, and more than 100 yuan. All of them were 20 yuan, all 20 yuan! Gilgamesh, you are not a human being. We have worked hard for you for decades, and you don’t pay us wages. Give me back my hard-earned money, give me back my hard-earned money!