Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

【"Varied--"】

Hartrace and Grey were suddenly speechless.

A strangely shaped pattern, glowing red, appeared on the back of the young prince's hand—it was a Command Seal!

Weber: "!!!"

Kenneth: "How is that possible! This kid has already given up on participating in the Fifth Holy Grail War, where did he get a Command Seal?"

"How is that possible..."

Hartles exclaimed in shock, "El-Melloi II, where did you get that Command Seal from?"

The Second Hokage only replied with one sentence: "The Third Holy Grail War."

Hartles was somewhat confused, but Grey immediately understood her master's meaning.

[Lucia Celinta Edelfelt, the jewelry box she gave to the Second Prince, a gift that was supposed to be tuition.]

She mentioned that Edelfelt's ancestors participated in the Third Holy Grail War, so could this Command Seal be—?

Kenneth: "They actually kept the Command Seals from the Holy Grail War! How... no, it's possible."

Kenneth, who was about to retort, suddenly thought of Kotomine Risei and immediately stopped talking.

Command Seals can certainly be preserved; isn't the arm full of Command Seals on Kotomine Risei's arm proof of that?

However, it must have been preserved through oversight, right? The Edelfelt family was able to preserve it through their own magic and give it away to others at will.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."

According to his family records, the Third Holy Grail War should have been Edfeld's first encounter with the Holy Grail system, right?

How could the other party have managed to give me all the Command Seals on our first meeting?

Tohsaka, Matou, and the Einzbern family are all going to cry. Who is the real starter family?

Kenneth: "But Risei Kotomine, didn't you notice that?"

Kotomine Risei: "Hehe, I'm only responsible for ensuring that nothing goes wrong during the Holy Grail War. The Master's remaining Command Seals are not within my jurisdiction."

[Second Generation: "You just said that I am also one of the Masters, right, Heartless?"]

【"stop!"】

[Hartles shouted for the first time, raising his hand to fire a spell bullet, which Gray blocked with her scythe.]

[Grey's movements were also more agile than ever before, because she was about to transform into King Arthur's body, brimming with unprecedented vitality, but at the same time, her body was also experiencing intense pain.]

[The divine magical power emanating from Iskandar, who has just completed his re-ascension, is constantly burning Gray's magic circuits, and it's likely the same for Queen II.]

No, the Second Prince must have suffered even more than Gray, since his magic circuits weren't as resilient as Gray's.

The Second Prince must be suffering hellish torment; every step he takes to approach the gods is like enduring the scorching flames of purgatory.

Koles: "Is that so? But you can't tell at all from the Second Prince's face."

Shiki-kai-ri: "This also shows that the Second King is determined to stop the god Iskandar."

The Second Prince approached step by step, but the surrounding soldiers remained motionless. Was it because they hadn't received their master's orders?

The god Iskandar remained motionless in his summoned state, simply existing there. Is this how newly born gods are?

"Stop! Lord El-Melloi II!"

Hartles strode after the Second Prince, but Gray circled around to block his path.

"You once said you wanted to manifest in the world in a physical body, didn't you?"

A tear rolled down the cheek of the second prince, who murmured, "I'm sorry, Rider, I really wanted to grant your wish, but..."

He previously stated that his reason for wanting to summon Iskandar again in the Fifth Holy Grail War was to prove that the Servant was capable enough to win the Holy Grail War.

This is absolutely not a lie.

He probably always thought this way, to atone for his past naivety and foolishness.

However, deep within that thought lies another desire.

Hartlers attempted to bring Iskandar back to life only to use him as a tool. Faker attempted to bring Iskandar back to life because he wanted to worship him as a god.

However, in the end, his thoughts were—

[The Second Prince said as he walked, "That's why you're always so impatient. You always come running before I'm ready, invade at will, and then leave. But this time, you'll just have to wait and see. Laugh as rudely as ever and watch what I'm doing."]

"One day, I'll go to the Throne of Heroes. You can just listen to my stories and pat me on the back, you idiot."

"I promise, even if no one believes me, even if I myself don't believe I can do it, even if I'm not cut out to become a Heroic Spirit, I will keep walking towards you until my life is completely consumed. Because I am your master... your subject... you are my king... because you are... my... friend..."

At this point, the Second Prince's expression turned to one of near-tears.

Conqueror King: "Hahaha, that's right, kid, that's the kind of spirit we need."

Weber: "Seriously, this is turning into a romance drama..."

Koles: "Why do you seem so happy?"

Rin Tohsaka: "But becoming a Heroic Spirit, in the end, he really did it."

Second generation: "...Yes."

Heroic Spirit II didn't have the heart to criticize them.

His case is probably the only one in countless worlds to become a Heroic Spirit, and a large part of that is thanks to the Prime Minister.

After all, with his abilities, he was simply not qualified to leave his name on the realm record tape.

[Second Hokage: "I command with a Command Spell—"]

"Stop! Webber Velvet!"

Hartles also raised his hand, intending to use his final Command Spell, but the next moment, his hand flew out.

It was Grey; she cut off that arm with a scythe.

"Retreat, Rider!"

He mentioned Rider, not the present-day god Iskandar, but the meaning was correctly conveyed to the being who had become a god.

【"ah..."】

For a fleeting moment, Grey thought she heard a deep sigh; she wondered if the Second Prince had heard it.

The next moment, the protective barrier disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

The god Iskandar has truly vanished.

【"...Fool."】

The Second Prince tilted his head back and murmured, "He usually never listens to me, but he listens obediently at times like this."

Gold: "It really retreated that easily?"

The Conqueror King: "Haha, I can hardly believe that I would be so obedient."

Shishi Jie Li: "This must be the bond between the Second King and the Conqueror King."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Choosing Iskandar to be the God of Magic might be Hartles' biggest mistake."

Chapter 371 Goodnight, Hartres

"Lord El-Melloi II..."

Hartles clutched his severed arm and collapsed to the ground, while beside him, "another being" returned to this space.

"Why? Why did you summon me with your last Command Spell, Hartres?"

[Before or after his arm was severed, Hartres forcibly continued to issue commands, maintaining the connection. With his final Command Spell, he separated Faker, the core of the being, from the god Iskandar.]

"Faker!"

Grey looked at the other person warily.

Hephaestion helped Hatteres to his feet and asked, "Even if the odds are only fifty-fifty or lower, as long as you issue the command spell, the gods have a good chance of ignoring El-Melloi II and establishing the form of Age of Gods magic. Why?"

Why...?

Covered in blood, Hartles frowned and said with a bitter smile, "When I realized I couldn't stop El-Melloi II, why would I want to see you one more time than to complete the Grand Magician?"

Hartres was betrayed twice by Albion's squad. They betrayed him both as comrades and as his disciples.

That's why he resents the magician world that forced them to become like that. Contrary to his name, Faker may be the first person who hasn't betrayed him.

Perhaps, what Hartres truly wants is—

Feng Xi: "Another Master and Servant who have developed strange feelings."

Weber: "...Hartles, no, Kuro Adashino, what he really wants is probably just a trustworthy companion."

Grey assumed a fighting stance, but the Second Prince pressed down on her shoulder and shook his head.

"That's enough, Grey. After using that powerful magic spell, Hartrace..."

Hartles: "Haha, you really know that."

[He broke through Albion's defenses, repeatedly activated Noble Phantasms of Servants, and established this grand magic. He probably did replenish his magical energy by burning away Mystic Eye wielders, but it's impossible for the caster himself to emerge unscathed during this process.]

Hartles has already reached his limit.