I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Weber felt a little embarrassed.

Not long ago, Shinji was questioned about Maio, which caused the relationship between the two to drop to a freezing point. They even played their own games, and now they asked him for help, which would make everyone feel embarrassed.

But after all, he has reached the end of his youth, and is not the young and energetic self he was ten years ago. Time has smoothed his edges, society has faded away his youthfulness, and he knows what is light and what is heavy.

After adjusting his mood a little, Weber knocked on Shenji's door and said to the boy living next door:

"I need your help."

Seeing Weber's expression, Shen Er knew that he was not in a mood, so he immediately closed the door and asked Sanlian: "What happened?"

"'His' holy relic is lost."

"What's going on? Didn't you put that thing under the nose of the Legal Affairs Department? Is there anyone else who can steal things there?"

Shinji's pupils suddenly shrank.

He is the man who has irreplaceable meaning in Weber's life, the Conqueror King Iskandar.

The holy relic, the fragment of the cloak used by Iskandar, is Weber's most important treasure and has been stored in the office of the Clock Tower headquarters in the center of the Clock Tower.

"It's true that it's usually stored there, but..." Weber lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Shenji's eyes, "But recently it was transferred to the hidden safe of the Modern Magic Department. Because the Holy Grail War is about to begin, I want to use it as much as possible. Keep it close by."

"You said you are usually so smart, why are you confused now? No matter how high the security of the Modern Magic Department is, it cannot be higher than the headquarters. If I had known this, I would have tied you up and thrown you into Fuyuki..."

Shenji was speechless for a while. He wanted to curse a few words, but seeing his annoyed look, he sighed instead.

"Forget it, instead of talking about this, let's talk about how it was lost."

"Here's the thing-"

The Fifth Holy Grail War is about to begin, and Weber's heart is also in turmoil.

Emotionally, he wanted to participate. It doesn't matter whether he wins or loses, or the result. He wants to see the king he is loyal to again. Tell his king about his growth, tell him about his efforts, and then fight side by side again, standing together on that hot sand land.

But rationally, he knew he shouldn't go. On the one hand, the Modern Magic Department is in a golden period of development. Leaving it at this time, even if it is only for ten days and a half, is a big loss. On the other hand, he had studied the mechanism of heroic spirit summoning and knew that the re-summoned servant would not have the memory of the last Holy Grail War. His king would no longer remember him, and everything would have to start again, which made him feel a lot of panic.

Weber had more than once dreamed of meeting him again——

Accompanied by the whirlwind and flash, the huge figure came here from the other side, turned into reality, and said in the same rough voice as always:

"Oh, I'm glad that I can be attracted to you. Iskandar, the conquering king, will open the way for you. I ask you, are you my master?"

"No, you are my king."

The man who grew from a boy to a young man suppressed the excitement, raised his head and chest, and spoke in a trembling and firm tone.

"Please guide me again and let me see the same dream."

The overlord, who was the same as ten years ago, was slightly dazed, but soon showed a hearty smile again.

"Ah, isn't this Weber? He has changed so much that I didn't recognize him at once. He has really grown into an outstanding man. Hahahahahahaha. I am very happy. I am so happy that I want to drink."

"Now? But it's already two o'clock at night, there's no-"

Weber subconsciously tried to persuade him, but before he could finish his words, he was slapped down by the Conqueror King.

"Idiot, I have already told you that the king lives more vividly than anyone else. In this case, why should you care about time?"

"You--you're just looking for an excuse. In fact, you just want to drink." Weber complained.

"Yes, I just want to drink. You are my servant, so you don't want my mother-in-law. Go find some wine for me..."

"What a messy king." Weber shook his head and sighed, but the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.

"This king has always been like this, let's just keep drinking until dawn - let's have a banquet!!!"

…

However, this only exists in dreams, the reality should be——

"I ask you, are you my master?"

"No, you are my king. Please guide me again and let me see the same dream."

"Um...who are you? Do I know you?"

Although with the grandeur and heroism of the Conquering King, it would probably take less than a few minutes for him to accept the reality and re-accept Weber's allegiance, but that was not what Weber wanted. He didn't want the bond between the two to be erased. Even scolding him was better than forgetting him. When he thought of such a scene, he could not help but feel fear.

He struggled like this, from the time he received Shinji's notice in the summer to late autumn, and then from late autumn to early winter, until the recent Izeluma incident, when he was ridiculed in front of Atram.

"To Lord El-Melloi, the Holy Grail War may be just a game. To you, it may be pie in the sky, but to me, it is a real war. Watch carefully. I It will let you and other magicians know that the so-called victory or defeat on the battlefield is decided long before it begins."

The look in the brown-clothed young man's eyes angered Weber. He glared at the other person and spoke briefly and bluntly.

"I hope you can remember one thing, Mister - don't underestimate the Holy Grail War."

The moment he said these words, a strong unwillingness emerged in Weber's heart, as well as the thought that was suppressed by reason.

I want to participate in the Holy Grail War and teach this idiot who doesn't know the heights of the sky a lesson - if you say it, you can definitely do it, because you are the conquering king and you have been conquering all your life.

Once the thought arises, it can no longer be suppressed. Therefore, he took the treasure away from his headquarters and placed it in the place closest to him, as if he wanted to use this method to urge himself to make up his mind.

Of course, he also knew that his strength was low and it would be too risky to carry it with him, so he placed the holy relic in the safe of the Modern Magic Department.

The safe itself is of the same type as the headquarters and requires both magic and physical verification. Because of the presence of Frater, the master of intrusion, the security system is also quite complete. It is not easy for even a "crown" lord like Kenneth to break through the protection and take away the treasure.

Weber thought there could be no problem, but he didn't expect that less than a week had passed and his things were lost.

It was the day after Sfen Shegurat was promoted to "Pride".