Chapter 115: Waver: Once again, I'm about to die from overwork because of Imouto-chan and Saber-Face!
"Ahahaha, that was so refreshing!!!"
By the time Iskandar returned, the sky had turned to dusk.
He led the remaining army of about a hundred men to set up camp nearby.
"It's been a long time since I got to lead troops into such a satisfying battle. The alliance soldiers have already started retreating, they probably won't come back."
Sitting next to the campfire, Iskandar raised a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Ethan.
"Here, eat a little more. You're just like that boy, one look at your face and I can tell you're not eating enough."
"Thank you, sir."
Ethan passed the still-steaming and deliciously fragrant skewer to Mash, who was sitting next to him.
"Ah, Senpai, you eat first!"
"Mash, you've worked hard today too."
"It's nothing. For Senpai, I'll continue to do my best."
Seeing Ethan insist she eat first, Mash nodded in gratitude and took a small bite.
As soon as it entered her mouth, the rich meat juices immediately burst out.
"Uwaa! This is really delicious!!!"
Mash couldn't hold back her praise.
"I often march into battle, so camping is a basic skill. It's just a shame that no one in the army this time is good at cooking. Though it's been a long time since I cooked myself, it seems my skills haven't dulled too much."
Iskandar glanced at Mordred, who was sitting next to Ethan, eating heartily with a skewer in each hand.
"For some reason, I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before…"
Then he gave Mordred, who was still engrossed in eating, a pat on the shoulder.
"Hey, do you know King Arthur?"
"——————?!"
Iskandar's question nearly made Mordred choke to death on the spot.
"Cough, cough cough!!!"
Mordred struggled to swallow the piece of meat in her mouth, then shouted angrily:
"Don't just casually bring up my father like that, you bastard!!!"
"Father?!"
Iskandar looked questioningly at Waver beside him.
After seeing Waver give a small nod in confirmation, Iskandar seemed to understand something and sighed.
"I didn't expect the King of Knights to have a successor like that… No wonder she was so desperate to use the Holy Grail to change the past back then."
"You met my father?!"
Hearing Iskandar's words, Mordred suddenly became much more animated.
She hastily shoved the remaining grilled meat into her mouth and rushed forward.
"Oh, had quite a few encounters. But that's all it was."
"You said my father once wanted to obtain the Holy Grail to change the past—is that true?! That person actually once wanted to change the past???"
Mordred kept pressing him, but Iskandar was starting to feel uncomfortable, so he looked toward Waver.
"Hey, boy, you explain to her, all that stuff that happened back then."
"Me…?!"
Waver didn't even get a chance to refuse before Iskandar shoved him forward with one hand.
"Back then I was busy dealing with strategy, so I wasn't really close with King Arthur."
"Not close? Weren't you the one who, along with the King of Heroes and King of Knights, organized something called the 'Kings meeting'..."
Before he could finish, Iskandar roughly pulled him back.
"Listen here, boy, I'm the worst at dealing with girls like that, so I'm leaving this one to you."
Then he stood up.
"We're heading out to battle again tomorrow, and I have some things to instruct the troops, so I'll take my leave for now."
"Hey, Rider!"
Waver could only watch Iskandar's back as he fled the scene like he'd just sold him out, unable to even cry.
"Why does it have to be me…"
"So you're the Master who once summoned Iskandar to participate in the Holy Grail War, and my father was the Saber of that time. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Mordred immediately leaned in close, bombarding him with questions.
"How do you know…"
When Waver's eyes glanced over and saw Reines still putting on an innocent face as if nothing had happened, he immediately understood everything.
"In any case, that has nothing to do with the current situation. Let's talk about it later."
"Don't be so stingy—wasn't my father the strongest at that time? He must have been Class Saber! Then did he use the Holy Grail to make a wish? What kind of wish was it…"
"..."
Faced with Mordred's persistent questioning, Waver also felt a headache coming on, the wrinkle between his eyebrows deepened even more.
"I want to hear it too! Onii-sama withdrew completely unharmed from that battle, it's such a ridiculously rare occurrence, even at the Clock Tower there are always rumors about Onii-sama."
Reines was still adding fuel to the fire on the side.
In the livestream room, a bunch of viewers who saw Waver's current situation were laughing so hard they almost rolled on the ground.
[Hahaha, Iskandar, 210cm muscle bro ran away because he doesn't know how to deal with a little girl.]
[Hahahahaha, Waver looks like an uncle but is still called 'boy' by Iskander!]
[Anyway, the Emperor probably didn't expect that King Arthur actually had a kid this big.]
[Iskandar: Nigerundayo, Waver-kun!]
[Hahaha, Waver got stuck with Mo-chan, he's in trouble this time.]
[Light novel title: Right after dying from overwork and becoming a Heroic Spirit, I still can't escape my PTSD from Saber-Face!]
[Hahahaha, look at Reines-chan having so much fun messing with her big bro! Host, get her a bag of popcorn.]
[Seeing Waver like this, I'm guessing bro's about to die from overwork again.]
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[System: 'Magi Mari' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]
[Message: I heard someone here wants to hear about the King, oh, turns out it's Mordred, alright I'm out.]
...
"Fou fou~~~"
Fou stood on Mash's shoulder, munching on fruit she handed it.
Mordred and Reines surrounded Waver, wanting to hear about King Arthur's heroic exploits during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Only Jeanne Alter was nowhere to be seen.
"Mash, did you see Jeanne Alter?"
"Jeanne Alter-san? I think she's still over there, I called her earlier but she said she wanted to be alone for a while."
"Got it, I'll go check."
Ethan stood up and walked toward the small hill not far away.
The night wind blew through, and the grass rustled softly underfoot.
Silver moonlight fell, and Ethan saw Jeanne Alter standing alone beneath a tree on the small hill.
At that moment, she no longer seemed as arrogant as before, but was instead looking up at the moon, as if deep in thought.
"Jeanne Alter, you're not going over there?"
"————?!"
After seeing Ethan, Jeanne Alter was slightly startled, then spoke in her familiar Tsundere tone.
"Hmph, why should I be with them? Only the weak like to gather together."
"Don't say that."
Ethan walked up and stood beside her.
"Hasn't everyone been comrades along the way?"
"Comrades?"
Jeanne Alter scoffed.
"I don't have comrades. If I had to say there's anyone to talk to, then aside from you, only Mash. In the end, I only followed you this time because I was bound by Command Spell."
"In other words, if I use up all the Command Spells, you'll leave?"
Ethan asked seriously.